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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 15
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:21:57 星期一), 站内信件
dishearten discourage
disheveled untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel
disinclination unwillingness
disingenuous not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuo
us
disinter dig up; unearth; OP. inter
disinterested unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
disjointed disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
disjunction act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressin
g a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive
dislodge remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food c
aught in his throat; CF. lodge
dismantle take apart; disassemble
mantle loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or enve
lops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
crust hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
dismember cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb
dismiss eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court
without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave;
ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal
disparage belittle
maneuver(manoeuver) strategic military or naval movement (done for training
purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military man
euver; use maneuvers in gaining an end
disparate basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated
disparity difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
dispassionate calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
dispatch speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: s
end to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill
dispel scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
dispense distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: disp
ensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
disperse scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
dispirited lacking in spirit
disport amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
disputatious argumentative; fond of argument
disquietude uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious
disquisition formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a form
al inquiry; long formal speech or written report
dissection analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
dissemble disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
disseminate distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
dissent disagree
dissertation formal essay; treatise
dissident dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious
; N.
dissimulate pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
dissipate squander; waste foolishly; scatter
dissolution disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals;
sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint;
leading an immoral life
reduce diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; low
er in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks;
Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction
dissuade persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
dissonance discord
distant reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. dista
ntly
distend expand; swell out
distill refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); conce
ntrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from
sea water; CF. brew
distinction honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. gra
duated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
distinct clearly different; clearly noticed
distinctive clearly different from others of the same kind
distort twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. disto
rtion
distrait absentminded; distracted
distraught upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to
the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
distract take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxio
us; ADJ. distracted
diurnal daily; occurring during the daytime
diva operatic singer; prima donna
diverge vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergen
t: differing; deviating
diverse differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. di
versity: variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance
diversion act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course
; distract; amuse
divest strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divest
iture(divestment)
divine perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; for
etell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
dowse use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
divulge reveal
docile obedient; easily managed; submissive
ferocious fierce; violent; N. ferocity
docket program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of thin
gs to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directio
ns; V: describe in a docket
doctrinaire unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyield
ing; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its pra
ctical difficulties
doctrine teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.)
taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal
indoctrinate cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctri
nated with mindless anti-communism
document provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.
doddering shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder
merit deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
doff take off; OP. don
dogged determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspect
or Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
persevere continue steadily in spite of difficulties
doggerel poor verse
dogmatic opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctri
nal
doldrums blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) peri
od; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot mov
e because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums
blues state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evo
lved from southern Black American songs)
dolorous sorrowful; N. dolor
dolt slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull
domicile home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled
in Britain.
domineer rule over tyrannically
dominate control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a heig
ht;
dominant exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than
the other part of a system; not recessive
don put on; OP. doff
outfit clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit
dormant sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent
dormer window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
dorsal relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin
dossier file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of paper
s labeled on the back
dotage senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage
dote be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
dour sullen; gloomy; stubborn
sullen silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy
brood sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the you
ng of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time
douse plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; ext
inguish; throw water over; dowse
dowdy untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive
way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
downcast disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
drab dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life
draconian extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian po
litician
dregs sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
drivel nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense
nonsense speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex
. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail
dribble flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; m
ove a ball; N.
drip fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling i
n drops; liquid that falls in drops
trickle flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.
droll queer and amusing
queer strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal
drone idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee
drone talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.
murmur low, indistinct, continuous sound; V. CF. mumble
dross waste matter; worthless impurities
drudgery hard unpleasant work; menial work
drudge do drudgery; N: person who drudges
dubious questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled wit
h doubt; N. dubiety
ductile malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible;
(of someone) easily influenced or controlled
dulcet sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
dumbfound(dumfound) astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, du
mbstruck
dupe someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive
duplicity double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. dup
licitous
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