BARRON SET#6
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- 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
- 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;
- 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
- earmark
- set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
- earthly
- of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason
- earthy
- unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal
- ebb
- (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide
- ebullient
- showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling
- eccentric
- irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
- eccentricity
- oddity; idiosyncrasy
- ecclesiastic
- ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
- eclectic
- selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism
- eclipse
- darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
- ecliptic
- path of the sun and the planets
- ecologist
- person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology
- economy
- efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
- ecosystem
- ecological community together with its environment
- ecstasy
- rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
- eddy
- swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
- edict
- decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
- edifice
- building (of imposing size)
- edify
- instruct; correct morally
- eerie
- weird; causing fear because strange
- efface
- rub out; remove the surface of
- effective
- effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
- effectual
- able to produce a desired effect; valid
- effectuate
- effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
- effeminate
- having womanly traits
- effervescence
- inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
- effete
- having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
- efficacy
- power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
- effigy
- dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President
- effluvium
- noxious(harmful) smell
- effrontery
- rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
- effulgent
- shining brightly; brilliant
- effusion
- pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing
- ego
- one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem
- egoism
- excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
- egotism
- tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance
- egotistical
- egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
- egregious
- notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
- egress
- exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
- ejaculation
- exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
- elaborate
- work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.
- elaboration
- addition of details; intricacy
- elastic
- able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material
- elated
- filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation
- elegy
- poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
- elevation
- elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house
- elicit
- draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
- elixir
- cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
- ellipsis
- omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
- elliptical
- elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
- elope
- run away secretly with the intention of getting married
- eloquence
- expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
- elucidate
- explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
- elusive
- evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.
- elysian
- relating to paradise; blissful
- Elysium
- place or condition of bliss
- emaciated
- thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)
- emanate
- issue forth; come out
- emancipate
- set free; liberate
- emasculate
- weaken; castrate
- embargo
- ban on commerce or other activity
- embark
- commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey
- embed(imbed)
- enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
- embellish
- adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
- embezzlement
- taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
- embitter
- make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.
- emblazon
- ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment
- embody
- give a bodily form to; incorporate; include
- emboss
- produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design
- embrace
- hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet
- embroider
- decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
- embroil
- throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio
- embryonic
- undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
- emend
- correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
- emetic
- substance causing vomiting; ADJ.
- eminent
- rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
- emissary
- agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
- emollient
- soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
- emolument
- salary; payment for an office; compensation
- empathy
- ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy
- empirical
- based on experience
- emulate
- imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)
- enact
- make (a bill) into law
- enamored
- in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love
- encipher
- encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher
- encircle
- surround
- enclave
- territory enclosed within an alien land
- encomiastic
- praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
- encompass
- surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
- encroachment
- gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon
- encumber
- burden; N. encumbrance
- endear
- make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced
- endearment
- fond word or act; expression of affection
- endemic
- prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic
- endorse
- approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal
- endue
- provide with some quality; endow
- enduring
- lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive
- energize
- invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
- enervate
- weaken; take away energy from
- enfranchise
- admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise
- engage
- attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle
- engaged
- employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
- engaging
- charming; attractive
- engender
- cause; produce; give rise to
- engross
- occupy fully; absorb
- engulf
- surround and swallow up
- enhance
- increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve
- enigma
- puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling
- enjoin
- command; order; forbid
- enlist
- (cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)
- enliven
- make lively or spirited; animate