gre必考詞匯：新東方GRE閱讀詞匯筆記(17)

diligence	steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
dilute	make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president
diminution	lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish
din	continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition
dinghy	small boat (often ship's boat)
dingy	(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain
dint	means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
diorama	life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background
dire	warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; 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 affection or loyalty
disapprobation	disapproval; condemnation
disarray	state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray
disavowal	denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim
disband	dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.
disbar	make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession
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
discomfit	frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
discompose	disturb the composure of; confuse
disconcert	confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb
disconsolate	hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)
discord	conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)
discordant	not harmonious; conflicting
discount	disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost
discourse	serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V.
discredit	defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful
discrepancy	lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions
discrete	separate; unconnected
discretion	prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary
discriminate	distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference
discriminating	able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination
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. embark
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
dishearten	discourage
disheveled	untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel
dishonor	disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
disinclination	unwillingness
disingenuous	not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous
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: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive
dislodge	remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge
dismantle	take apart; disassemble
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
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: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill
dispel	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
dispense	distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; 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
disproportion	lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate
disputatious	argumentative; fond of argument
disquietude	uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious
disquisition	formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal 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)
dissension	disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
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
dissonance	discord
dissuade	persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
distant	reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
distend	expand; swell out
distill	refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew
distinct	clearly different; clearly noticed
distinction	honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
distinctive	clearly different from others of the same kind

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