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标 题: Barron's word list 13
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:19:38 星期一), 站内信件
deciduous falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves;
Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
decimate kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a
large part of
decipher decode; CF. indecipherable
declivity downward slope
d\'ecollet\'e (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low
neckline (on a dress)
decree authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or
judge by decree
decomposition decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple par
ts
decorum propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness o
f behavior or conduct
decorous proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)
decoy lure or bait; V.
decrepitude state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
decrepit weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit ol
d chair/man
n decry express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous
to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
deducible derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
deface mar; disfigure
mar spoil the appearance of
defame harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defama
tion; ADJ. defamatory
default failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
defeatist resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a na
tural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
defection desertion
defect shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
defer give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N
. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
deference courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another
's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
defiance refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
defile pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate;
N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
definitive most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved;
conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme cour
t
deflect turn aside; turn away from a straight course
defoliate destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. de
foliant
defray provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
defrock strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
frock long loose garment (worn by monks)
deft neat; skillful
defunct dead; no longer in use or existence
degenerate become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; E
x. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
degradation humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgr
ace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in ra
nk
dishonor disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
n dehydrate remove water from; dry out
deify turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF.
deity
deign condescend; stoop
stoop bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower stand
ard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying
delete erase; strike out
deleterious harmful
deliberate consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
delineate portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
delirium mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ.
delirious
delta flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
delude deceive
deluge flood; rush; V.
delusion false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; E
x. under the delusion that
delusive deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. de
lusive promises
delve dig; search deeply; investigate
demagogue person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people;
CF. demagoguery
demean disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
demeanor behavior; bearing
demented insane
demise death
demographic related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study
of human population
demolition destruction; V. demolish
demoniac(demoniacal) fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; dev
il
fiend evil spirit; devil
demotic of or pertaining to the people
demur object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qua
lms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday
demure (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to b
e demure
denigrate blacken; defame
denizen (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular p
lace; regular visitor
denotation meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to di
rectly; mean; CF. connotation
d\'enouement final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other
literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
denounce condemn; criticize; N. denunciation
depict portray
expos\'e public revelation of something discreditable
deplete reduce; exhaust
deplore regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex
. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving sever
e disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition
deploy spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distr
ibute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
battalion army unit made up of four or more companies
depose dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
deposition testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
depravity extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
deprecate express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. d
eprecatory
depreciate lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value
depredation plundering; destruction
deranged insane
institute organization for a special purpose; V: establish
institution instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom
, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution o
f marriage
institutionalize make into an institution; put or confine in an institution
derelict negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted
by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person
dereliction neglect of duty; abandonment
deride ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect
derision ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory
derivative unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose st
yle; N.
derivation deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of th
e word
dermatologist one who studies the skin and its diseases
acne skin disease (on the face)
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