300 Words to Know: Set 6

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1. Despondent Adj.

depressed, dejected, morose

The children were ______________ when they realized it

was too rainy to play outside.

2. Destitute Adj.

poor, impoverished, bankrupt

After gambling all of his money on race horses, Kym was

left ______________.

3. Detain Verb

arrest, apprehend, hinder

The escaped criminal was ______________ at the border.

4. Detest Verb

hate, despise, loathe

You know how everyone at the school ______________ it.

5. Detrimental Adj.

damaging, destructive, harmful

The new law will have ______________ influences on

certain people.

6. Devour Verb

swallow, consume, eat

Most earthworms live in the soil, which they

______________ as they burrow through it.

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7. Dialogue Noun

talk, communication, conversation

The play's characters were well-drawn, and the

______________ was full of comic strength.

8. Didactic Adj.

educational, preachy, instructive

James was a very ______________ person; he really

loved teaching.

9. Diminish Verb

lessen, decline, decrease

Even as she grew quite elderly, her quick wit did not
______________.

10. Discard Verb

cancel, abandon, get rid of

The boy accidentally ______________ an important doc-

ument while taking out the trash.

11. Disdain Noun

hate, indifference, scorn

The cat viewed the cheap supermarket cat food with

______________ and stalked away.

12. Disparate Adj.

contrasting, different, inconsistent

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The group of friends was quite ______________, with a
variety of backgrounds and interests.

13. Dispose Verb

place, order, deal with

He always ______________ of the newspapers after

reading them.

14. Distort Verb

misrepresent, alter, warp

Reflections can ______________ in moving water.

15. Divisive Adj.

disruptive, at odds, conflicting

The ______________ issue kept the brothers from talking

to each other for years.

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