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GRE备考:GRE阅读词汇笔记(18)

发布时间:2016-03-01  编辑:查字典英语网小编

  distort twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N distortion distract take 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 ; 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 ; deprive ; dispossess; N. divestiture

  divine

  perceive intuitively ; 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 taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal

  document

  provide written evidence ; 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 Javerts dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean

  doggerel

  poor verse

  dogmatic

  opinionated; holding stubbornly to ones opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal

  doldrums

  blues; listlessness; slack 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 ones 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 ; 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 ones 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 ; 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 ; 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; causing doubt; filled with doubt; N. dubiety

  ductile

  malleable; pliable; easily pulled into shape; flexible; easily influenced or controlled

  dulcet

  sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious

  dull

  not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.

  dumbfound

  astonish ; 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

  respectful; obedient

  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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