gre必考词汇：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(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