BARRON 2
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- dabble
- v. ~ sth splash (hands, feet, etc) around in water
- dainty
- adj. (of things) small and pretty
- dais
- n. raised platform, esp at one end of a room, for a speaker, etc
- dally
- v. ~ (over sth) waste time
- damn
- v. condemn (sb) to suffer in hell
- dank
- adj. unpleasantly damp and cold
- dapper
- adj. (usu of a small person) neat and smart in appearance; nimble in movement
- dappled
- adj. having patches of different colour or shades of colour
- dart
- n. small pointed missile used as a weapon or in the game of darts
- daub
- v. ~ A on ~ B (with A) put (a soft substance) on (a surface) in a rough or careless way
- daunt
- v. discourage (sb); frighten
- dauntless
- adj. not easily discouraged or frightened
- dawdle
- v. be slow; waste time
- daze
- v. make (sb) confused and unable to react properly
- dazzle
- v. blind (sb) briefly with too much light, brilliance, etc
- deadlock
- n. complete failure to reach agreement or to settle a quarrel or grievance
- deadpan
- marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
- dearth
- n. ~ shortage; scarcity
- debacle
- n. sudden and complete failure; fiasco
- debar
- to exclude from a place, a right, etc.; bar
- debase
- v. lower the quality, status or value of
- debauch
- v. make act immorally by using bad influence
- debilitate
- v. make very weak
- debonair
- adj. cheerful and self-assured
- debris
- n. scattered fragments; wreckage
- debunk
- v. show that the reputation of is undeserved or exaggerated
- debut
- n. first appearance in public as a performer
- debutante
- n. young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society
- decadence
- n. (falling to a) lower level (in morals, art, literature, etc) esp after a period at a high level
- decant
- v. ~ sth pour (wine, etc) from a bottle into another container, esp slowly so that the sediment is left behind
- decapitate
- v. cut the head off
- decelerate
- v. slow down
- deciduous
- adj. that loses its leaves annually, usu in autumn
- decimate
- v. kill or destroy a large part of (sth)
- decipher
- v. succeed in understanding
- declivity
- n. downward slope
- decomposition
- n.
- decorous
- adj. dignified and socially acceptable
- decorum
- n. dignified and socially acceptable behaviour
- decoy
- n. (real or imitation) bird or animal used to attract others so that they can be shot or trapped
- decree
- n. order given by a ruler or an authority and having the force of a law
- decrepit
- adj. made weak by age or hard use
- decrepitude
- n. state of being decrepit
- decry
- v. ~ sb/sth (as sth) speak critically of sb/sth to make him/it seem less valuable, useful, etc; disparage sb/sth
- deducible
- adj. that may be deduced
- deface
- v. spoil the appearance or legibility of by marking or damaging the surface
- defalcate
- misuse money held in trust
- defamation
- n. defaming or being defamed
- defame
- v. attack the good reputation of say bad things about (sb)
- default
- n. failure to do sth, esp to pay a debt or appear in court
- defeatist
- n. person who shows defeatism . -- adj
- defect
- n. fault or lack that spoils a person or thing
- defection
- n. ~ deserting a party, cause, religion, etc ,
- defer
- v. ~ sth (to sth) delay sth until a later time; postpone sth
- deference
- n. giving way to the views, wishes, etc of others, usu out of respect; respect
- defiance
- n. open disobedience or resistance; refusal to give way to authority or opposition; defying
- defile
- v. make (sth) dirty or impure
- definitive
- adj. clear and having final authority; that cannot or need not be changed
- deflect
- v. ~ (from sth) (cause sth to) turn from its direction of movement
- defoliate
- v. destroy the leaves of
- defray
- v. provide money for (sth); pay for (sth)
- defrock
- v. = unfrock
- deft
- adj. ~ skilful and quick, esp with the hands
- defunct
- adj. (of people) dead
- degenerate
- v. ~ (into sth) pass into a worse physical, mental or moral state than one which is considered normal or desirable
- degradation
- n. degrading or being degraded
- dehydrate
- v. remove water or moisture from
- deify
- v. make a god of (sb/sth); worship as a god
- deign
- v. be kind or gracious enough (to do sth); condescend
- delete
- v. ~ sth cross out or deliberately omit (sth written or printed)
- deleterious
- adj. ~ (fml ) harmful
- deliberate
- adj. done on purpose; intentional
- delineate
- v. show (sth) by drawing or describing; portray
- delirium
- n. mental disturbance caused by illness, resulting in restlessness and often wild talk
- delta
- n. the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet }
- delude
- v. ~ sb deliberately mislead sb; deceive sb
- deluge
- n. great flood or rush of water
- delusion
- n. deluding or being deluded
- delusive
- adj. not real; misleading
- delve
- v. ~ in/into sth search or rummage in sth
- demagogue
- n. political leader who tries to win people's support by using emotional and often unreasonable arguments
- demean
- v. ~ oneself lower oneself in dignity; deprive oneself of others' respect
- demeanor
- behavior; bearing ; behavioral attributes
- demented
- adj. mad
- demerit
- n. fault; defect
- demise
- n. death
- demographic
- related to population balance
- demolition
- the act of demolishing; especially :destruction in war by means of explosives
- demoniac
- adj. very evil; devilish
- demotic
- adj. of or used by ordinary people
- demur
- v. ~ (at sth) (fml ) express a doubt (about sth) or an objection (to sth)
- demure
- adj. (pretending to be) quiet, serious and modest
- denigrate
- v. claim that (sb/sth) is inferior, worthless, etc; belittle
- denizen
- n. person or type of animal or plant living or growing permanently in a place
- denomination
- n. name, esp of a general class or type; classification
- denotation
- meaning; distinguishing by name
- denouement
- n. last part, esp of a novel, play, etc, in which everything is settled or made clear
- denounce
- v. ~ sb (to sb) (as sth) give information (to the authorities) against sb
- depict
- v. show (sb/sth) as a picture; portray
- deplete
- v. reduce greatly the quantity, size, power or value of
- deplore
- v. be shocked or offended by (sth); condemn
- deploy
- v. (cause troops, etc to) move into the correct position for battle
- deport
- v. ~ sb legally force (a foreigner, criminal, etc) to leave a country
- depose
- v. remove from power
- deposition
- n. removing from power; dethronement
- depravity
- n. state of being depraved; corruption
- deprecate
- v. feel and express disapproval of (sth)
- depreciate
- v. become less valuable
- depredation
- n. damage caused by an attack, accident, etc
- deputize
- verb to appoint or act as deput
- deranged
- adj. unable to act and think normally, esp because of mental illness; seriously disturbed
- derelict
- adj. deserted and allowed to fall into ruins; dilapidated
- dereliction
- n. being derelict
- deride
- v. ~ sb/sth treat sb/sth as funny and not worthy of serious attention; mock sb/sth
- derision
- n. ridicule or mockery
- derivation
- n. development or origin
- derivative
- adj. derived from sth else; not original
- dermatologist
- n. expert in dermatology
- derogatory
- adj. showing a hostile or critical attitude (to sb's reputation, etc); insulting
- descry
- v. (fml ) see (sth) esp a long way away; catch sight of
- desecrate
- n. treat in an unworthy or evil way
- deserts
- n. what one deserves
- desiccate
- v. remove all the moisture from to preserve it
- desolate
- adj. deserted and miserable
- desperado
- n. (dated ) man who commits dangerous, esp criminal, acts without worrying about himself or other people
- desperate
- adj. feeling or showing great despair and ready to do anything regardless of danger
- despicable
- adj. ~ (to do sth) deserving to be despised; contemptible
- despise
- v. ~ sb/sth (for sth) feel contempt for sb/sth; consider sb/sth as worthless
- despoil
- v. ~sth (fml ) rob (a place) of sth valuable; plunder sth
- despondent
- adj. ~ having or showing loss of hope; wretched
- despot
- An absolute and irresponsible monarch.
- despotism
- tyranny
- destitute
- adj. without money, food, etc and other things necessary for life; impoverished
- desultory
- adj. going from one thing to another, without a definite plan or purpose; unmethodical
- detached
- adj. not influenced by others; impartial
- detain
- v. prevent from leaving or doing sth; delay
- determinate
- adj. limited in range or scope; definite ;
- determination
- n. ~ quality of being firmly committed to doing sth; resoluteness
- deterrent
- n, adj that deters or is meant to deter
- detonation
- n. explosion
- detraction
- n. unfair criticism of sb/sth; belittling ;
- detrimental
- adj. ~ harmful
- deviate
- v. ~ from sth stop following
- devious
- adj. cunning; dishonest
- devise
- v. think out (a plan, system, tool, etc); invent
- devoid
- adj. ~ of sth without sth; completely lacking in sth
- devolve
- v. ~ on/upon sb (of work, duties) be transferred or passed to sb
- devotee
- n. person who is devoted to sth; enthusiast
- devout
- adj. sincerely religious; pious
- dexterous
- adj. skilful with one's hands
- diabolical
- adj. = diabolic
- diadem
- n. crown worn as a sign of royal power
- dialectic
- n. (philosophy ) art of discovering and testing truths by discussion and logical argument
- dialectical
- adj. of or relating to dialectic
- diaphanous
- adj. light, very fine and almost transparent
- diatribe
- n. ~ lengthy and bitter attack in words
- dichotomy
- n. ~ (fml ) separation into or between two groups or things that are opposed, entirely different, etc
- dictum
- n. saying; maxim
- didactic
- adj. intended to teach
- die
- n. block of hard metal with a design, etc cut into it, used for shaping coins, printing-type, medals, etc or for stamping paper, leather, etc so that designs stand out from the surface
- diffidence
- shyness
- diffuse
- v. spread all around; send out in all directions
- diffusion
- n. diffusing or being diffused
- dignitary
- n. person with a high rank or position
- digression
- n. digressing
- dilapidated
- adj. falling to pieces; in a bad state of repair
- dilate
- v. become wider, larger or further open
- dilatory
- adj. ~ (in doing sth) slow in acting
- dilemma
- n. situation in which one has to choose between two undesirable things or courses of action
- dilettante
- n. (often derog ) person who studies or does sth, but without serious interest or understanding
- diligence
- n. ~ steady effort; careful hard work
- dilute
- v. ~ sth make (a liquid or colour) thinner or weaker (by adding water or another liquid)
- diminution
- n. diminishing or being diminished; reduction
- din
- n. continuing loud confused noise
- dinghy
- n. any of various types of small open boat
- dingy
- adj. dirty-looking; not cheerful or bright; drab
- dint
- n. = dent
- diorama
- a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
- dire
- adj. dreadful; terrible
- dirge
- n. song sung at a burial or for a dead person
- disabuse
- v. ~ sb of sth free sb of (false ideas)
- disaffected
- adj. discontented; disloyal
- disapprobation
- n. disapproval
- disarray
- n. state in which people or things are no longer properly organized
- disavowal
- n.
- disband
- v. stop operating as an organization; break up
- disbar
- remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
- disburse
- v. pay out (money)
- discernible
- adj. that can just be discerned
- discerning
- adj. showing careful judgement
- disclaim
- v. say that one does not have (sth); renounce
- disclose
- v. ~ sth (to sb) allow sth to be seen
- discombobulated
- [ discombobulate: ] (informal) (chiefly U.S. and Canadian) to throw into confusion
- discomfit
- v. confuse or embarrass (sb)
- discompose
- v. make (sb) feel uneasy or uncomfortable
- disconcert
- v. cause to feel confused, upset or embarrassed
- disconsolate
- adj. unhappy, esp at the loss of sb/sth; refusing to be comforted
- discord
- n. disagreement; quarrelling
- discordant
- adj. not in agreement; conflicting
- discount
- n. amount of money taken off the cost of sth
- discourse
- n. lengthy and serious treatment of a subject in speech or writing
- discredit
- v. damage the good reputation of
- discrepancy
- n. ~ difference; failure to agree
- discrete
- adj. separate; distinct
- discretion
- n. quality of being discreet; good judgement
- discriminate
- v. ~ ~ A from B see or make a difference (between two things)
- discriminating
- adj. showing good judgement and perception
- discrimination
- n. good judgement and perception
- discursive
- adj. wandering from one point to another
- disdain
- n. feeling that sb/sth is not good enough to deserve one's respect; contempt
- disembark
- v. ~ (from sth) (of people) leave a ship or an aircraft
- disenfranchise
- v. = disfranchise
- disengage
- v. ~ sth/sb (fml ) free or disconnect sth/sb from sth/sb that holds it/him firmly
- disfigure
- v. spoil the appearance of
- disgorge
- v. ~ sth throw out (food, etc) from the stomach or throat; vomit sth
- disgruntle
- to make ill-humored or discontented usually used as a participial adjective
- dishearten
- v. cause to lose hope or confidence
- disheveled
- [ dishevel: ] di'shevelment nou
- dishonor
- [ dishonour: ] to treat with disrespect
- disinclination
- n. ~ (fml ) unwillingness; reluctance
- disingenuous
- adj. insincere, esp in pretending that one knows less about sth than one really does
- disinter
- v. (fml ) dig up (sth buried)
- disinterested
- adj. not influenced by personal feelings or interests; unbiased
- disjointed
- adj. in which it is difficult to understand how the ideas, events, etc follow each other and develop
- disjunction
- Also called: dis'juncture the act of disconnecting or the state of being disconnected; separation
- dislodge
- v. ~ sb/sth move or force sb/sth from a previously fixed position
- dismantle
- v. take to pieces
- dismember
- v. cut or tear off the limbs of
- dismiss
- v. ~ sb remove sb (esp an employee) from a position
- disparage
- v. suggest, esp unfairly, that is of little value or importance
- disparate
- adj. so different in kind or degree that they cannot be compared
- disparity
- n. difference or inequality
- dispassionate
- adj. not influenced by emotion; impartial
- dispatch
- v. ~ sb/sth send sb/sth off to a destination or for a special purpose
- dispel
- v. drive (sth) away; cause to vanish
- dispense
- v. ~ sth give sth out; distribute sth
- disperse
- v. go in different directions; scatter; break up
- dispirited
- adj.
- disport
- v. ~ oneself amuse oneself energetically
- disproportion
- n. ~ (instance of) being out of proportion
- disputatious
- adj. fond of arguing; inclined to argue ;
- disquietude
- a feeling or state of anxiety or uneasines
- disquisition
- n. ~ long elaborate spoken or written report or account
- dissection
- n. dissecting or being dissected
- dissemble
- v. hide or disguise (one's true thoughts and feelings); dissimulate
- disseminate
- v. spread widely
- dissension
- n. angry disagreement
- dissent
- n. holding opinions which differ from common or officially held ones
- dissertation
- n. ~ long essay on a particular subject, esp one written for a doctorate or similar degree; thesis
- dissident
- n. person who strongly disagrees with or opposes official views and policies