2012gre词汇：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(18)

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