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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 14
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:20:15 星期一), 站内信件
derogatory expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disp
arage
descry catch sight of (something distant)
desecrate profane; violate the sanctity of
violate break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually; Ex. violate gra
ves
desiccate dry up
desolate (of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn;
joyless
desolate make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
desperado reckless, desperate outlaw
desperate having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of
loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort
despise look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despic
able: contemptible
despoil plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
despondent without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss
of hope with gloom; dejection
despot tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
destitute extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; dev
oid; Ex. destitute of any experience
impoverish make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex
. impoverished soil
desultory aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
detached emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and obje
ctive; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment
detain keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention
determinate having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable
; fixed; conclusive; final
determination resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; deci
sion
deterrent something that discourages or deters
detonation explosion
detraction slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor
detrimental harmful; damaging; N. detriment
deviate turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted stan
dard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of li
ght by a prism
devious roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straig
htforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route
devise think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest
devoid empty; lacking
devolve deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); E
x. devolve on/upon/to
deputize work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to
take charge when the leading person is away
devotee enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach
devout pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope
religious of religion; (of a person) pious; having reverence for a deity
dexterous skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity
diabolical diabolic; devilish; fiendish
diadem crown
dialectical relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialect
ical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange o
f logical arguments
diaphanous sheer; transparent
diatribe bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse
dichotomy division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts
(especially contradictory ones)
dictum authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); sayi
ng; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said
in passing)
didactic (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching;
instructional; N. didacticism
die metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or i
mpressing; mold; CF. dice
diffidence shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident
diffuse wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in
all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse
digression wandering away from the subject; V. digress
dilapidated falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect
; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation
dilate expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)
dilatory delaying; tending to delay
dilemma situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable option
s; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
dilettante aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it
seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
diligence steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
dilute make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute th
e influence of the president
diminution lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish
din continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition
weary tired after long work; V.
dinghy small boat (often ship's boat)
maroon leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown
dingy (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain
dull (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge
or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understandin
g; stupid; V.
dint means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
diorama life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-di
mensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background
dire warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; ur
gent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food
dirge funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)
disabuse correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief
disaffected disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affectio
n or loyalty
disapprobation disapproval; condemnation
disarray state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her cloth
es in disarray
disavowal denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. discl
aim
disband dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The clu
b has disbanded.
disburse pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse
discernible distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement
discerning mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to
make good judgments; V. discern: perceive
disclaim disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
disclose reveal; N. disclosure
discombobulated discomposed; confused
discompose disturb the composure of; confuse
discomfit frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
disconcert confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb
disconsolate hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)
discord conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are playe
d)
discorda nt not harmonious; conflicting
discount disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a c
ost
discourse serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (eithe
r written or spoken); conversation; V.
discredit defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discre
ditable: causing discredit; shameful
discrepancy lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; E
x. discrepancy between two descriptions
discrete separate; unconnected
discretion prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of
action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary
discriminating able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimin
ation
discriminate distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference
brisk quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor
discursive (of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear
plan)
disdain treat with scorn or contempt
disembark debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. emb
ark
disenfranchise disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
disengage uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage
disfigure mar the appearance of; spoil
disgorge surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
disgruntle make discontented
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