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GRE Lesson 13
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deterrent | something that discourages or deters |
| detonation | explosion |
| detraction | slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
| deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
| devious | roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route |
| devise | think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest |
| devoid | empty; lacking |
| devolve | deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to |
| devotee | enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach |
| devout | pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope |
| dexterous | skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity |
| diabolical | diabolic; devilish; fiendish |
| diadem | crown |
| dialectical | relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments |
| diaphanous | sheer; transparent |
| diatribe | bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
| dichotomy | division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
| dictum | authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| die | metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
| diffidence | shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| dignitary | person of high rank or position |
| digression | wandering away from the subject; V. digress |
| dilapidated | falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation |
| dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
| dilatory | delaying; tending to delay |
| dilemma | situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
| dilettante | aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight |
| diligence | steadiness of effort; persistent hard work |
| dilute | make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| din | continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition |
| dinghy | small boat (often ship's boat) |
| dingy | (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain |
| dint | means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work |
| diorama | life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background |
| dire | warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food |
| dirge | funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person) |
| disabuse | correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief |
| disaffected | disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty |
| disapprobation | disapproval; condemnation |
| disarray | state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray |
| disavowal | denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim |
| disband | dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded. |
| disbar | make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
| disburse | pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse |
| discernible | distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement |
| discerning | mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive |
| disclaim | disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer |
| disclose | reveal; N. disclosure |
| discombobulated | discomposed; confused |
| discomfit | frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb |
| discompose | disturb the composure of; confuse |
| disconcert | confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb |
| disconsolate | hopelessly sad (at the loss of something) |
| discord | conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played) |
| discordant | not harmonious; conflicting |
| discount | disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost |
| discourse | serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V. |
| 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 |
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