5000 GRE Vocabulary Words
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n. a kind of dagger or poniard The dirk mentioned by Wolf Larsen rested in its sheath on my hip. |
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disaster |
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n. catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty He's asked President Bush to declare the area a disaster zone to free up federal funds. |
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disastrous |
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a. extremely bad; terrible; dreadful The Haddan School was built in 1858 on the sloping banks of the Haddan River, a muddy location that had proven disastrous from the start. |
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discharge |
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v. relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off There is local warm water to discharge from a power plant. |
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discreet |
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a. free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable Some areas for the ladies to consider: hair cut, color, makeup, shoes, purses, clothing, jewelry, and certain discreet cultural factors. |
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discretion |
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n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; the trait of judging wisely and objectively The servants showed great tact and discretion. |
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disguise |
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n. dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception The ring, Adele, is in my breeches-pocket, under the disguise of a sovereign. |
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dispatch |
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n. act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste He sent a dispatch to headquarters informing his commander of the great victory. |
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distinction |
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n. excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference A slave, of course, in distinction from a free woman, is not permitted complaints. |
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distinguished |
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a. prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements Lord Oxburgh is a geologist; at the end of a long and distinguished career in science, he has now found himself in the Shell chairman's seat. |
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distracted |
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a. having the attention diverted; suffering conflicting emotions; distraught His face was wan, and his expression distracted, his eyes darting from face to face. |
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distraught |
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a. deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane Her father had recently died, and her mother was still distraught from the loss. |
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distress |
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n. discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to Nations have been in distress from the days of Julius Caesar. |
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disturbance |
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n. disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder The disturbance comes just as India's government is trying to reform the country's police services. |
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dock |
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v. deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal They will dock us of two days of our annual leave. |
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dodge |
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v. avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick Before summer, one challenge lawmakers can't dodge the budget. |
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dome |
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n. building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola There is a transparent dome on the top of the aircraft, through which celestial observations are made for navigation. |
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don |
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v. put clothing on one's body When Clark Kent has to don his Superman outfit, he changes clothes in a convenient phone booth. |
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dose |
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n. quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion Since the additional dose is not harmful and provides extra protection, everyone is recommended to get the second one. |
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drool |
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v. drivel, or drop saliva; let run from the mouth; talk nonsense; silly talk or write Here is the chance for him to make much more money, so much that even his peers will drool in envy. |