Jul 9, 2008

SAT Prep | Vocabulary Group 4

desecrate – v. – to violate a holy place or sanctuary

detached – adj. – separated; not interested; standing alone

deter – v. – to prevent; to discourage; to hinder

didactic – adj. – 1. instructive; 2. dogmatic; preachy

digress – v. – to stray from the subject; to wander from topic

diligence – n. – hard work

discerning – adj. – distinguishing one thing from another

discord – n. – disagreement; lack of harmony

discriminating – 1. v. to distinguish one thing from another; 2. v. – to demonstrate bias; 3. adj. – able to distingush

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