Vocabulary Quiz: D Words
Test your knowledge of 27 words starting with D
Debacle
A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
Which word is most similar in meaning?
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✓ Correct Answer: Fiasco
Debilitating
(Of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm.
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✓ Correct Answer: Weakening
Decadent
Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline; luxuriously self-indulgent.
Which word is most similar in meaning?
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✓ Correct Answer: Dissolute
Decorum
Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
Which word is most similar in meaning?
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✓ Correct Answer: Propriety
Deflect
Similar to: deviate
Which word is most similar in meaning?
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✓ Correct Answer: Deviate
Deft
Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
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✓ Correct Answer: Skillful
Demur
To raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
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✓ Correct Answer: Object
Deprecate
mock : 농담으로 남의 모습이나 동작을 흉내내다
Which word is most opposite in meaning?
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✓ Correct Answer: Extol
Derivative
(Of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason.
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✓ Correct Answer: Imitative
Derogatory
Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Which word is most similar in meaning?
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✓ Correct Answer: Disparaging
About This Quiz
This quiz covers intermediate-level SAT vocabulary words that start with the letter D. Mastering these words will help you succeed on the SAT Reading and Writing sections. Each question tests your understanding of word meanings through synonym and antonym identification, common formats on the Digital SAT. Practice regularly to build your vocabulary and improve your score.