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| duplicity |
n. deceit, double-dealing, deliberate deception |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:18:26 GMT |
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| dupe |
v. fool, hoodwink, hoax
n. foolish people
eg. He was duped into giving them his credit card. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:36:27 GMT |
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| dumbfound |
v. astonish, surprise, shock, astound
eg. His reply dumbfounded me. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:36:43 GMT |
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| dulcet |
adj. sweet-talking, wheedling, melodic, mellifluous
eg. I thought I recognized your dulcet tones |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:38:35 GMT |
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| ductile |
adj. physically flexible, malleable, pliable , pliant, tensile
eg. copper is ductile, as it can be stretched |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:39:36 GMT |
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| dubious |
adj. doubtful, dubitable
ant. trustworthy, sure |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:40:09 GMT |
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| drudgery |
n. hard boring work, (labor, chore), menial task |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:41:06 GMT |
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| dross |
n. slag, waste matter, worthless impurities, (dregs, sediment), scoria
eg. The fire burns away the dross leaving the pure metal. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:41:44 GMT |
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| drone |
n. male honey-bee
v. make noise like a bee
eg. A plane was droning in the distance |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:23:21 GMT |
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| droll |
adj. amusing in an odd way, jocular
eg. There was a droll, cynical expression on his face. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:24:41 GMT |
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| drivel |
v. keep talking silly or petty things
n. nonsense, silliness
eg. driveling idiot |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:46:39 GMT |
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| dregs |
n. sediment, no-dissolving solid, useless part, dross
eg. the dregs of society/coffee |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:43:34 GMT |
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| draconian |
adj. extreme severe, harsh
eg. draconian punishment |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:26:58 GMT |
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| drab |
adj. dull, boring, dowdy, not energetic, lank
eg. drab women, dressed in browns and greys |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:43:27 GMT |
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| downcast |
adj. depressed, disheartened, (dejected, despondent, disconsolate)
syn. dolorous, doleful
eg. A group of downcast men stood waiting for food. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:29:01 GMT |
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| dowdy |
adj. unfashionable, drab, dour, obsolete, dull, unstylish
eg. a dowdy dress |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:53:02 GMT |
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| douse |
adj. throw water into sth, extinguish
eg. The car was doused in petrol and set alight. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 16:53:34 GMT |
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| dour |
adj. - not cheerful, severe, hostile
- pertinacious, tenacious, dogged
eg. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:00:51 GMT |
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| dote |
v. be excessively fond of
eg. she dotes on her grandchild |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:31:09 GMT |
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| dotage |
n. old age, senility and unable to think clearly
eg. be in your dotage |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:33:02 GMT |
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| dossier |
n. file, document |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:29:24 GMT |
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| dorsal |
adj. relating to the back of an animal
eg. dorsal fin of a shark |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:04:28 GMT |
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| dormer |
n. window built in roof |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:29:24 GMT |
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| dormant |
adj. sleeping, inactive, (latent)
ant. lively |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:05:17 GMT |
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| don |
v. put on
n. tag of a gentleman
eg. don an outfit |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:06:01 GMT |
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| domineer |
v. try to order sb, overpower, tyrannize
eg. her husband and mother-in-law domineer her. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:07:02 GMT |
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| domicile |
n. home, residence, dwelling
eg. he built a modest dwelling near the pond |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:07:45 GMT |
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| dolt |
n. stupid/oaf/pillock/ person, (dunce, dupe), stupe
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:10:12 GMT |
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| dolorous |
adj. sorrowful, doleful, (dejected, downcast, disconsolate, disheartened, despondent) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:39:37 GMT |
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| doleful |
adj. mournful, sad, dolorous, downcast, disconsolate, funereal, lugubrious, despondent, melancholy, morose
eg. a doleful expression / face / song |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:11:06 GMT |
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| doldrums |
n. blues, depression |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:17:13 GMT |
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| dogmatic |
adj. opinionated, doctrinal, arbitrary
eg. There is a danger of becoming too dogmatic about teaching methods |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:40:43 GMT |
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| doggerel |
n. clumsy or ridiculous poetry |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:16:13 GMT |
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| dogged |
adj. determined, pertinacious, tenacious, dour
eg. their dogged defence of the city |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:11:58 GMT |
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| doff |
v. take off (a hat, clothes)
eg. a gentleman should doff his hat to a lady |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:12:03 GMT |
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| doddering |
adj. weak and shaky due to old age, dotage, decrepit (decrepitude)
eg. his mother was doddering and frail |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:12:42 GMT |
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| doctrine |
n. particular principle, (creed), precept, platitude, tenet, propaganda
eg. Christian doctrine |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:14:32 GMT |
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| doctrinaire |
adj. dogmatic, unyielding
(giao' dieu`) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:43:52 GMT |
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| docket |
n. agenda, program as for trial (in court)
eg. the murder case will be in docket nextweek |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:14:57 GMT |
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| docile |
adj. obedient, easily managed, (meek, compliant)
eg. a docile lion |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:45:02 GMT |
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| divulge |
v. reveal, disclose a secret
eg. divulge a source of info |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:15:07 GMT |
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| divine |
v. prophesy, foresee
adj. of god, oracular
eg. Let's pray for divine intervention from
God |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:46:46 GMT |
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| divest |
v. strip, deprive
eg. i divest myself of my uniform |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:15:34 GMT |
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| diversity |
n. variety |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:12:42 GMT |
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| diversion |
n. change in direction or target, deflect
eg. he need a diversion from work after studying for few hour |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:49:45 GMT |
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| diverse |
adj. differing in characteristic, various, heterogeneous
eg. people from diverse cultures |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:52:20 GMT |
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| divergent |
adj. different, deviating, (heretic)
eg. a divergent opinion |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:51:36 GMT |
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| diverge |
v. go in different directions, spread
ant. converge, join |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:51:48 GMT |
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| diva |
n. operatic singer |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:05:02 GMT |
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| diurnal |
adj. daily
eg. diurnal reading |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:51:41 GMT |
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| distraught |
adj. worried, troubled, upset
eg. distraught with terror |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:19:45 GMT |
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| distrait |
adj. inattentive, distracted |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:31:59 GMT |
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| distinction |
n. honor, discrimination, eminence, preeminence
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:21:35 GMT |
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| distill |
v. purify, refine, sublimate
eg. Wine may be distilled into brandy |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:22:04 GMT |
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| distend |
v. expand, swell out, (dilate)
eg. the veins distend on his forehead |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:25:03 GMT |
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| distant |
adj. reserved or aloof, cold, (coy), reticent
eg. the distant horizon |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:20:09 GMT |
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| dissuade |
v. persuade not to do, discourage, dishearten |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:19:59 GMT |
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| dissonance |
n. discord, disharmony, dissension
eg. cognitive dissonance. Modern music is just dissonance to me |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:26:44 GMT |
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| dissolution |
n. disintegration, dissolving process, breaking up, dissipation
eg. the dissolution of (barriers of class and race/ salt into water) |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:28:48 GMT |
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| dissipate |
v. scatter, dispel, eliminate
eg. sunlight dissipate the morning mist |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:28:57 GMT |
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| dissimulate |
v. hide or disguise (attention, feeling), dissemble
eg. He has tried to dissimulate fear |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:19:31 GMT |
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| dissident |
adj. dissenting, rebellious, malcontent, (heretic)
eg. He have a dissident thought against the government |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:30:00 GMT |
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| dissertation |
n. doctorate essay, thesis, treatise |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:01:10 GMT |
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| dissent |
v. disagree, (protest)
eg. dissent to the laws of the country |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:30:57 GMT |
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| disseminate |
v. spread widely, publish (of knowledge), omnipresent
eg. Their findings have been widely disseminated. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:01:43 GMT |
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| dissemble |
v. disguise, dissimilate, pretend
eg. She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:02:04 GMT |
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| dissection |
n. analysis, cutting apart to examine
eg. Your enjoyment of a novel can suffer from too much analysis and dissection. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:02:15 GMT |
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| disquisition |
n. report, explanation |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:02:57 GMT |
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| disquietude |
n. anxiety, uneasiness |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:35:17 GMT |
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| disputatious |
adj. argumentative, fond of arguing |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:35:17 GMT |
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| disport |
v. - enjoy urself by doing sth active
-amuse oneself
eg. The children disport in the garden |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:33:34 GMT |
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| dispirited |
adj. lacking in spirit, listless, lackadaisical, lethargic
eg. She looked tired and dispirited. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:05:22 GMT |
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| disperse |
v. scatter, break up, diverge, dissolute, disband
eg. Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:34:11 GMT |
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| dispel |
v. scatter, drive away, dissipate
eg. sunlight dispelled dark clouds |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:34:25 GMT |
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| dispatch |
n/v. send fast, hurry, expedition
ant. hold back, keep, prohibit |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:34:32 GMT |
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| dispassionate |
adj. impartial, not influenced by emotion, disinterested |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:07:41 GMT |
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| disparity |
n. difference, inequality
eg. the wide disparity between rich and poor |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:35:54 GMT |
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| disparate |
adj. unrelated, basically different
eg. disparate results given by experiment |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:08:58 GMT |
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| disparage |
v. belittle, decry, (denigrate, deprecate, blacken) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:09:56 GMT |
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| dismiss |
v. remove from a position, depose, reject
eg. the boss want to dismiss some employees |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:36:43 GMT |
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| dismember |
v. cut into small parts
eg. a dismembered body was found in a truck |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:10:19 GMT |
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| dismantle |
v. cut apart, break down, dismember
eg. The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:36:52 GMT |
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| dislodge |
v. remove (from power), shift (an object)
eg. dislodge a rock from the hill |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:37:59 GMT |
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| disjunction |
n. disunity, discord btw two things
eg. disjunction between the cultural norms of his home and his oversea university |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:13:13 GMT |
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| disjointed |
adj. lacking coherence, detached
eg. disjointed sentence |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:38:46 GMT |
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| disinterested |
adj. unprejudiced, unbiased, dispassionate, evenhanded |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:13:57 GMT |
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| disinter |
v. dig up, exhume, unearth, delve
eg. disinter the body and held an autopsy |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:39:39 GMT |
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| disingenuous |
adj. insincere, deceptive, dishonest
eg. an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 03 May 2010 17:40:46 GMT |
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| disinclination |
n. unwillingness |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:57:15 GMT |
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| disheveled |
adj. untidy
(dishevel: mess up)
eg. the wind disheveled ur appearance |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:14:34 GMT |
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| dishearten |
v. discourage, dissuade
eg. Don’t let this defeat dishearten you. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:14:52 GMT |
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