5000 GRE Vocabulary Words
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a. darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored The only observation I have is the colors are a bit too gloomy and dingy. |
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disagreeable |
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a. not agreeing with tastes or expectations He found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it. |
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discern |
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v. detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear I discern in the course of the morning that Thornfield Hall was a changed place. |
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disciple |
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n. follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others We must not think it strange if we see the best of men thus treated; the disciple is not greater than his Master. |
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discourse |
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n. a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation The young Plato was drawn to the Agora to hear the philosophical discourse of Socrates and his followers. |
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discrete |
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a. separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts The universe is composed of discrete bodies. |
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discriminating |
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a. able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste A superb interpreter of Picasso was sufficiently discriminating to judge the most complex works of modern art. |
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disinfectant |
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n. a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine Then researchers dunk their hands in disinfectant and exit through the chemical shower. |
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disingenuous |
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a. giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating Now that we know the mayor and his wife are engaged in a bitter divorce fight, we find their earlier remarks regretting their lack of time together remarkably disingenuous. |
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disinterested |
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a. not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial Given the judge's political ambitions and the lawyers' financial interest in the case, the only disinterested person in the courtroom may have been the court reporter. |
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dislodge |
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v. remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied The prime minister also called for troops to dislodge Mr. president as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens. |
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disparage |
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v. belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank A doting mother, Emma was more likely to praise her son's crude attempts at art than to disparage them. |
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disparity |
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n. difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree Their disparity in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella. |
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dispel |
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v. scatter; drive away; cause to vanish The bright sunlight eventually might dispel the morning mist. |
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dissent |
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v. differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval They dissent from the Bishops Conferences, not the Universal Church, and their issue is not on 'faith and morals,' but on social policy |
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dissident |
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a. disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious In the purge that followed the student demonstrations, the government hunted down the dissident students and their supporters. |
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dissipate |
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v. spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse He is a fine artist, but I fear he may dissipate his gifts if he keeps wasting his time playing games. |
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dissipated |
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a. unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure I have myself - I tell it you without parable - been a worldly, dissipated, restless man. |
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dissuade |
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v. persuade not to do; discourage Since Tom could not dissuade Huck from running away from home, he decided to run away with him. |
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divest |
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v. free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing Most secretive of men, let him, at last, divest himself of secrets, both his and ours. |