Set 7D
Terms
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- dichotomy
- division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
- n die
- metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice
- disinclination
- unwillingness
- s dowse
- use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals
- n disinter
- dig up; unearth; OP. inter
- diffidence
- shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident
- divest
- strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)
- n doctrinaire
- unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties
- din
- continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition
- n disgorge
- surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
- n disingenuous
- not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous
- divine
- perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
- s discompose
- disturb the composure of; confuse
- disabuse
- correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief
- n dictum
- authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
- n dissimulate
- pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
- dilatory
- delaying; tending to delay
- n dilettante
- aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
- discretion
- prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary
- disenfranchise
- deprive of a civil right;
- n didactic
- (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism
- n disport
- amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
- n dint
- means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
- distend
- expand; swell out
- s indoctrinate
- cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism
- n discursive
- (of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan)
- n dirge
- funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)
- disparate
- basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated
- 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
- n dissemble
- disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
- s mantle
- loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- diurnal
- daily; occurring during the daytime
- discomfit
- frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
- disquietude
- uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious
- discerning
- mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive
- dissident
- dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
- n diatribe
- bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse
- doctrine
- teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal
- s reduce
- diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction
- disjunction
- act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive
- dissipate
- squander; waste foolishly; scatter
- disconsolate
- hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)
- disinterested
- unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
- n disquisition
- formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report
- n disaffected
- disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty
- n diffuse
- wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse
- n distrait
- absentminded; distracted
- n dire
- warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food
- n dissolution
- disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life
- disputatious
- argumentative; fond of argument
- diverge
- vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating