| deranged, derive, descry, desist, desolate, despondent, destitute, desultory, detrimental, dismay |
1. The Jewish people once flourished but became __________________ soon after the Nazis took over the country.
2. She looked down in __________________ at her report card.
3. The man in a __________________ sociopath.
4. We __________________ knowledge from reading books.
5. Overexposure to sunlight can have a __________________ effect on the skin.
6. I could only just __________________ the vessel in full sail, at such a distance that I soon lost sight of it.
7. He was very __________________ because he lost an important game.
8. The court has ordered him to __________________ from bothering his neighbor.
9. The bleak and __________________ landscape makes her feel more depressed.
10. She works in __________________ way and completes nothing.
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1. destitue
2. dismay
3. deranged
4. derive
5. detrimental
6. descry
7. despondent
8. desist
9. desolate
10. desultory