GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(17)

　　diligence

　　steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

　　dilute

　　make 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

　　dingy

　　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; very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food

　　dirge

　　funeral song; slow mournful piece of music

　　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; break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.

　　disbar

　　make leave the bar or the legal profession

　　disburse

　　pay out ; 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

　　discord

　　conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance

　　discordant

　　not harmonious; conflicting

　　discount

　　disregard; regard as unimportant; deduct from a cost

　　discourse

　　serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion ; 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

　　digressing; rambling

　　disdain

　　treat with scorn or contempt

　　disembark

　　debark; go ashore ; 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 ; eject; vomit; OP. gorge

　　disgruntle

　　make discontented

　　dishearten

　　discourage

　　disheveled

　　untidy ; 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 ; 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 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 ; 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 ; 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

　　dissension

　　disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group

　　dissent

　　disagree

　　dissertation

　　formal essay; treatise

　　dissident

　　dissenting ; 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 ; 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