distort |
twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion |
distract |
take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
distrait |
absentminded; distracted |
distraught |
upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
diurnal |
daily; occurring during the daytime |
diva |
operatic singer; prima donna |
diverge |
vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
diverse |
differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: | 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. divestiture(divestment) |
divine |
perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination |
divulge |
reveal |
docile |
obedient; easily managed; submissive |
docket |
program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket |
doctrinaire |
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
doctrine |
teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal |
document |
provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N. |
doddering |
shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder |
doff |
take off; OP. don |
dogged |
determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
doggerel |
poor verse |
dogmatic |
opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal |
doldrums |
blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums |
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. |
dominant |
exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive |
dominate |
control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; 郴妨促焊促 |
domineer |
rule over tyrannically |
don |
put on; OP. doff |
doom |
condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
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 papers 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 |
douse |
plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; 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 |
dowry |
money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage |
dowse |
use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals |
doze |
sleep lightly; nap |
drab |
dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life |
draconian |
extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician |
draft |
first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript |
drama |
prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation |
drastic |
strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures |
draught |
current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time |
draw |
choosing of a lot or card |
dregs |
sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue |
dribble |
flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N. |
drip |
fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops |
drivel |
nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense |
droll |
queer and amusing |
drone |
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N. |
droop |
bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N. |
dross |
waste matter; worthless impurities |
drudge |
do drudgery; N: person who drudges |
drudgery |
hard unpleasant work; menial work |
dubious |
questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with 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 |
dull |
(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. |
dumbfound(dumfound) |
astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck |
dummy |
imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy |
dupe |
someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive |
duplicity |
double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous |
duration |
length of time something lasts |
duress |
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
dutiful(duteous) |
(of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty) |
dwindle |
shrink; reduce gradually |
dynamic |
energetic; vigorously active |
dynamo |
generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
dys- |
abnormal; impaired |
dysentery |
inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract |
dyslexia |
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read |
dyspeptic |
suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food |
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