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| DYSTROPHY |
Faulty or inadequate nutrition or development |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 05:54:03 GMT |
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DUPLICITY (n)
duplicitous (adj)
They were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides. |
lack of honesty, especially by saying different things to two people |
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seaboy Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:18:46 GMT |
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| DUPE |
To deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
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| DOUR |
sullen, gloomy |
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| DORMANT |
sleeping; lethargic; latent |
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| DOLEFUL |
sorrowful, mournful |
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| DOGMATIC |
opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal |
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| DOGMA |
A firmly held opinion, often a religious belief |
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| DOCUMENT |
Provide written evidence |
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| DOCTRINE |
A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief; dogma |
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| DIVEST |
strip; deprive |
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| DISTILL |
purify; refine; concentrate |
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| DISTEND |
To expand by stretching; swell out |
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| DISSONANCE |
discord; opposite of harmony |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 05:51:21 GMT |
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| DISSOLUTION |
disintegration; looseness in morals |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 05:51:21 GMT |
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DISSEMINATE (v)
dissemination (n)
One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease. |
-distribute; spread widely; scatter (like seeds)
-to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people: |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:51:22 GMT |
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DISSEMBLE (v)
He accused the government of dissembling.
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-disguise; pretend; to disguise one’s real intentions or character
-to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:48:14 GMT |
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DISQUIET (n)
disquieting (adj)
The leader's decline in popularity is causing disquiet among supporters. |
A lack of calm or peace |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:45:52 GMT |
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| DISPORT (v) |
To divert or amuse oneself |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:53:13 GMT |
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DISPARATE (adj)
The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other. |
-Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
-different in every way |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:45:08 GMT |
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DISPARAGE (v)
The actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity. |
-Belittle
-to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:43:11 GMT |
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| DISMISS |
Eliminate from consideration; reject |
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| DISJOINTED |
Lacking coherence; separated at the joints |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:53:56 GMT |
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| DISINTERESTED |
Unprejudiced |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:56:08 GMT |
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DISINGENUOUS (adj)
It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.
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-Lacking genuine candor; insincere
-(of a person or their behaviour) slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:53:46 GMT |
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| DISCRETE |
separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts |
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DISCREPANCY (n)
discrepant (adj)
There is some discrepancy between the two accounts. |
-Lack of consistency; difference
-difference between two things that should be the same |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:57:29 GMT |
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DISCREDIT (v, n)
discreditable (adj)
Evidence of links with drug dealers has discredited the President. |
-defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
-to cause people to stop respecting someone or believing in an idea or person |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:44:33 GMT |
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DISCORDANT (adj)
discord (n)
The contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly discordant note. |
Not harmonious; conflicting |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:52:34 GMT |
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DISCERNING (adj)
a discerning customer |
-Mentally quick and observant; having insight
-showing good judgement, especially about style and quality |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:56:44 GMT |
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DISABUSE (v)
He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that (idea/notion). |
-Correct a false impression; to set right; to
free from error
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seaboy Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:05:16 GMT |
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| DIRGE (n) |
-Lament with music
-a slow sad song or piece of music, sometimes played because someone has died
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:43:39 GMT |
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DILETTANTE (n)
plural dilettantes or dilettanti
He's a bit of a dilettante as far as wine is concerned. |
-Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
-a person who is or seems to be interested in a subject, but whose understanding of it is not very deep |
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:49:03 GMT |
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DILATORY (adj)
dilatory behaviour/tactics
British institutions have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges. |
-Inclined to delay or procrastinate
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seaboy Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:21:12 GMT |
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DIGRESSION (n)
digress (v)
But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs.
Talking about money now would be a digression from the main purpose of this meeting. |
Wandering away from the subject
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-(v) to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else
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seaboy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:55:32 GMT |
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DIFFUSE (v, adj)
1.Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
2. The drop of red dye diffused slowly in the water. |
1. to (cause something to) spread in many directions
2. to (cause a gas or liquid to) spread through or into a surrounding substance by mixing with it
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:44:02 GMT |
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DIFFIDENT (adj)
diffidence (n)
a diffident manner
You shouldn't be so diffident about your achievements - you've done really well! |
-Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
-shy and not confident of your abilities |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 13:02:51 GMT |
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DICHOTOMY (n)
There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do.
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-split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
-a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:40:06 GMT |
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DIATRIBE (n)
He launched into a long diatribe against the government's policies.
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-Bitter scolding; invective
-an angry speech or piece of writing which severely criticizes something or someone |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:48:14 GMT |
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DETERRENT (n, adj)
deter (v)
a nuclear deterrent |
Something that discourages; hindrance |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:51:09 GMT |
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DESULTORY (adj)
She made a desultory attempt at conversation.
He wandered around, clearing up in a desultory way. |
-aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
-without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest: |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 12:59:59 GMT |
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DESICCATE (v)
desiccated (adj)
desiccation (n) |
To dry out thoroughly |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:41:12 GMT |
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DERIVATIVE (adj)
His painting/style is terribly derivative.
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unoriginal; obtained from another source |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:53:09 GMT |
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DERISION (n)
deride (v)
derisive (adj)
They treated his suggestion with derision. |
-Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
-when someone or something is laughed at and considered ridiculous or of no value |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:49:19 GMT |
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DERIDE (v)
derision (n)
derisive (adj)
This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.
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-ridicule; make fun of
-to laugh at someone or something in a way which shows you think they are ridiculous or of no value |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 12:55:53 GMT |
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DENIGRATE (v)
denigration (n)
You shouldn't denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.
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-Blacken
-to say that someone or something is not good or important |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:38:54 GMT |
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DELUDE (v)
He's deluding himself if he thinks he's going to be promoted this year. |
to make someone believe something that is not true; to deceive |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:44:54 GMT |
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DELINEATE (v)
delineation (n)
The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter of the book.
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-portray; depict; sketch
-to describe or mark the edge of something |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:47:30 GMT |
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DEIGN (v)
deign to do sth
If she deigns to reply to my letter, I'll be extremely surprised.
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-To think fit or in accordance with one’s dignity
-to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 11:51:48 GMT |
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DEFERENTIAL (adj)
deference (n)
She is always extremely deferential to/towards anyone in authority. |
respectful and polite |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:37:45 GMT |
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DEFERENCE (n)
deferential (adj)
He treats her with such deference. |
respect and politeness |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 11:53:02 GMT |
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DEFAULT (n,v)
Defaults on loan repayments have reached 52 000 a month. |
Failure to act |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:50:31 GMT |
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DECORUM (n)
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum. |
-propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
-behaviour that is controlled, calm and polite: |
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 11:51:02 GMT |
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DECADENT (adj)
decadence (n)
a decadent society |
decaying; deteriorating |
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seaboy Sun, 31 May 2009 04:52:14 GMT |
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DAUNT (v)
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem. |
-intimidate; frighten
-to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something; to discourage.
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seaboy Fri, 29 May 2009 12:58:23 GMT |
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