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| disgruntle |
v. (annoy), anger, vex, disconcert, discomfit, discomposure, discombobulate
eg. the passengers were disgruntled by numerous delays |
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| disgorge |
v. eject, give in
(nho^? ra, nha? ra, do? ra)
eg. disgorge the cash he had stolen |
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| disfigure |
v. spoil the appearance of, make ugly
eg. wonderful beach was disfigured by high-rise hotels |
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| disengage |
v. uncouple, separate, become free
eg. I want to disengage myself from his influence |
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| disenfranchise |
v. deprive of a civil right
(tuoc' quyen` cong dan)
eg. the blacks were dis enfranchised |
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| disembark |
v. unload cargo from a ship
eg. the passengers could disembark now |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:05:47 GMT |
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| discursive |
adj. wandering from one to another, rambling
eg. the discursive style of the novel |
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| disdain |
v. hate, antipathy, aversion, contempt
eg. Immigrants accept the jobs disdained by the local workforce. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:08:10 GMT |
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| discretion |
n. - prudence and wise, politic, judicious
- volition, free will to decide
eg. age of discretion/discerning, to act with discretion |
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| discrete |
adj. separate, unconnected
eg. a government with three discrete divisions |
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| discrepancy |
n. lack of consistency, difference
eg. discrepancies btw two versions |
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| discredit |
v. defame (deprecate, denigrate, libel), make sb disbelieve in sth
eg. the government was discredited by this scandal |
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| discourse |
n. formal discussion, dialogue
v. talk formally about a topic
eg. a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:15:31 GMT |
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| discount |
v. disregard, dismiss
n. price reduction, rebate
eg. We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:15:44 GMT |
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| discordant |
adj. not harmonious/agreement, dissonant, dissenting, factious
eg. views discordant with present-day ideas |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:17:53 GMT |
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| discord |
n. quarreling, lack of harmony
eg. marital/family discord |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:18:01 GMT |
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| disconsolate |
adj. doldrums, dejected, despondent, desolate, melancholy, morose
eg. The disconsolate players left for home without a trophy. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:19:38 GMT |
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| disconcert |
v. disturb (embarrass, discomfit, bewilder, confuse)
eg. His answer rather disconcerted her. |
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| discomfit |
v. upset, disconcert, discompose, disgruntle
eg. be discomfited by rude questions |
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| discombobulated |
adj. upset or confused, disconcerted, disgruntled, discomfited
eg. the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand |
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| disclose |
v. reveal, unwrap, unravel |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:26:35 GMT |
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| disclaim |
v. refuse, deny to accept sth
ant. accept, acknowledge, admit |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:27:32 GMT |
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| discerning |
adj. insightful, scholarly, perspicacious, sagacious, astute
eg. she is very discerning in art critics |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:29:51 GMT |
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| discernible |
adj. recognizable, distinguishable, perceptible
eg. There is often no discernible difference between rival brands. |
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| disburse |
v. pay out, defray
eg. disburse money for education |
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| disband |
v. stop functioning, dissolve, disperse,
eg. the club disbanded after losing too much |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:30:58 GMT |
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| disavowal |
n. refusal, disclaiming |
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| disarray |
n. disorder, untidy state
eg. the house was in total disarray |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:32:01 GMT |
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| disapprobation |
n. disapproval |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:22:25 GMT |
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| disaffected |
adj. disloyal, dissatisfied, malcontent, rebellious
eg. Some disaffected members left to form a new party. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:32:41 GMT |
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| disabuse |
v. purge/ correct a false impression, rectify
eg. disabuse him of foolish prejudices |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:33:03 GMT |
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| dirge |
adj. lament with music, coronach, lament, requiem
eg. The funeral dirge stirred us to tears |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:36:01 GMT |
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| dire |
adj. dreadful, disastrous, desperate
eg. a dire crisis/news |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:36:58 GMT |
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| diorama |
n. 3d scene or picture |
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| dint |
n. means, effort
eg. By dint of hard work,... |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:14:05 GMT |
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| dingy |
adj. dirty-looking, not cheerful
n. small boat
eg. dingy studio apartment |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:38:03 GMT |
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| dinghy |
n. small boat, dirty-looking
eg. dinghy studio |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:30:23 GMT |
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| din |
n. resonant and strident noise, clamor, hubbub
eg. We couldn’t hear ourselves speak above the din. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:39:09 GMT |
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| diminution |
n. diminishing, reduction
eg. a diminution in population growth |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:39:17 GMT |
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| dilute |
v. make less concentrated, defile, weaken
(lam` loang~)
eg. coffee diluted with milk |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:40:13 GMT |
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| diligence |
n. steadiness of effort, application, industriousness
eg. frugality and diligence are still regarded as virtues |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:41:14 GMT |
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| dilettante |
n. amateur follower in arts, person who does not study seriously
eg. his dilettantish efforts at painting |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:42:00 GMT |
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| dilemma |
n. limbo, predicament, quandary
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:42:37 GMT |
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| dilatory |
adj. intentionally delaying, laggard
eg. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment. |
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| dilate |
v. expand, become bigger
eg. dilate an image |
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| dilapidated |
adj. ruined, in bad conditions, ramshackle, derelict, bedraggled, (threadbare, tatty)
eg. a dilapidated fence |
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| digression |
n. wandering away from the subject, discursive, parenthesis, diversion
eg. After several digressions, he finally got to the point. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:45:53 GMT |
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| diffuse |
adj. spread out |
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| diffidence |
n. shyness, lack of confidence |
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| die |
n. mold, device for stamping or shaping coin, |
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| didactic |
adj. instructional
eg. didactic art |
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| dictum |
n. authoritative statement, wise saying, maxim
eg. the dictum that 'In politics, there are no friendships'. |
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| dichotomy |
n. ramification; branching into parts
eg. the dichotomy between eastern and western culture |
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| diatribe |
n. bitter criticism, (harangue, invective)
eg. He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. |
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| diaphanous |
adj. thin and transparent, (gossamer, lucid, glaring)
eg. a hat with a diaphanous veil |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:50:13 GMT |
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| dialectical |
adj. relating to debating arguments (in philosophy) |
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| diadem |
n. crown, sign for royal power |
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| diabolical |
adj. devilish, demoniac
eg. diabolical plot to destroy the city |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:51:45 GMT |
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| dexterous |
adj. physically skillful, deft, adroit, canny
eg. dexterous of hand and inventive of mind |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:52:32 GMT |
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| devout |
adj. pious, highly religious |
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| devotee |
n. devoted person, enthusiast, follower, stalwart
eg. He’s been a golf devotee for 25 years. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:52:55 GMT |
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| devolve |
v. - transfer to another, pass on
- grow worst
eg. devolve one's work upon another |
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| devoid |
adj. lacking, deficient, barren
eg. devoid of intelligent |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:57:16 GMT |
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| devise |
v. invent, plan, contrive
eg. devise a devious plan |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:57:23 GMT |
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| devious |
adj. roundabout, oblique, deceitful, deviating from straight course
eg. He got rich by devious means. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 15:57:59 GMT |
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| deviate |
v. turn away from (norm, principle)
eg. deviate from a routine |
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| detrimental |
adj. harmful, damaging, deleterious, baleful
eg. the sun’s detrimental effect on skin |
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| detraction |
n. slandering, aspersion (si? nhuc.) |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:12:46 GMT |
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| detonation |
n. explosion |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:05:48 GMT |
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| deterrent |
n. hinder by causing fear or anguish, intimidation, disincentive
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:00:35 GMT |
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| determinate |
adj. definite, fixed
eg. a sentence with a determinate meaning |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:50:14 GMT |
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| detached |
adj. - separated, removed
- indifferent, disinterested
eg. She wanted him to stop being so cool, so detached, so cynical. |
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| desultory |
adj. aimless, whimsical, haphazard
eg. a desultory conversation |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:01:29 GMT |
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| desuetude |
n. inactivity, the state of disusing, fallow |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:02:11 GMT |
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| destitute |
adj. needy, without money and food |
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| despot |
n. an absolute ruler (esp a harsh ruler)
eg. an enlightened despot |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:02:22 GMT |
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| despondent |
adj. depressed, dejected, melancholy, disconsolate, desolate
eg. There are times when it is hard not to feel despondent. |
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| despoil |
v. rob sth valuable, (desolate, plunder, pillage, ransack)
eg. the raiders despoiled the village |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:03:46 GMT |
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| despise |
v. feel contempt, regard as worthless, disrespect
eg. He despised himself for being so cowardly |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:41:47 GMT |
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| desperado |
n. criminals, person who commit dangerous outlaw
eg. the desperado robbed the train |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:41:04 GMT |
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| desolate |
v. destroy, sadden
adj. disconsolate, depressed, despondent
eg. the bandits desolated the town, burning farms. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:18:57 GMT |
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| desecrate |
v. violate, abuse, profane, unhallow
eg. desecrate holy objects |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:06:01 GMT |
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| descry |
v. see sth far away, catch sign of, spot
eg. descry a rainbow at the horizon |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:39:31 GMT |
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| derogatory |
adj. hostile, uncomplimentary, offensive
eg. derogatory remark |
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