SAT Words Unit 11

1. Denounce

Verb Criticize; Condemn The president denounced the

actions of his country’s closest ally.

2. Depleted

Verb Emptied; drained; used up The epidemic became a

medical emergency when supplies of the antibiotic were depleted.

3. Deplore

Verb To express regret or

disapproval; complain; criticize

Visitors deplored the terrible conditions in which local residents were living.

4. Deprecate

Verb Disapprove; dislike People liked his self-

deprecating sense of humor.

5. Deride

Verb Make fun of; ridicule Lester was derided every day

at work for his unusual taste in clothes.