a. of or performance to fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers
E.g. These two types of semiconductor products work together in digital electronic devices such as cellular phones.
n. predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
E.g. It could create a painful dilemma for the group's members: either accept a lower price or give up additional production quotas they have just given themselves.
a. emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
E.g. Night vision declines as well; therefore, trying to read labels in dim lighting may lead to errors.
v. eat principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
E.g. In the afternoon, gentlemen from the neighborhood usually visited, and sometimes stayed to dine with him.
n. document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
E.g. A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university.
a. relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
E.g. Well, the secretary of state's trip to Canada is putting a brand new spin on the term diplomatic relations.
v. deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
E.g. Concerning over the Pentagon's ability to disable the free system at any time is drawing other countries into the GPS game.
n. flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
E.g. You can't copy your file with this disc; it's full.
v. relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
E.g. There is a local warm water to discharge from a power plant.
a. free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
E.g. Some areas for the ladies to consider: hair cut, color, makeup, shoes, purses, clothing, jewelry and certain discreet cultural factors.
n. strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
E.g. “I was surprised," said Stillman, who yelled in disgust from the penalty box.
v. stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
E.g. Believing in John's love for her, she can dismiss the notion that he might be unfaithful.
n. act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
E.g. He sent a dispatch to headquarters informing his commander of the great victory.
v. get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
E.g. Do not use them to dispose of household trash.
n. natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
E.g. I was endeavoring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition.
n. argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
E.g. Both the local workers' union and some of the foreign workers trapped aboard the rig have accused the management of Transocean of heavy handedness in its approach to resolving this dispute.
v. ignore; discount; take no notice of
E.g. Another, who had sat on the search committee, said they might disregard their artistic expertise.
v. upset; throw into confusion or disorder
E.g. There's been some suggestion the cyclone could disrupt oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
n. formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
E.g. In order to earn a graduate degree from many of our universities, a candidate is frequently required to prepare a dissertation on some scholarly subject.
v. melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
E.g. Washington announced its decision to dissolve the core group of nations - the US, India, Japan and Australia - it had assembled to deliver aid.
a. definite; separate; different
E.g. The UN has always been at pains to say that its role in occupied Iraq is distinct from that of the US-led forces, and many ordinary Iraqis appreciated that the primary UN role was humanitarian.
n. excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
E.g. A slave, of course, in distinction from a free woman, is not permitted complaints.
v. characterize; differentiate; recognize
E.g. They can't distinguish between legitimate discs and pirated ones and despite their super-sensitive noses they still can't tell the difference between movies that are worth watching and the real stinkers.
v. hand out; disseminate; allocate
E.g. They are planning to buy some main firms that distribute gas to European consumers.
n. disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
E.g. The disturbance comes just as India's government is trying to reform the country's police services.
n. act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains
E.g. Fargo-Moorhead area officials already have decided that a diversion is the best option but are debating the size and location of the channel.
v. distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
E.g. The UN Security Council should threaten sanctions against those who divert cocoa revenue into West African conflicts.
n. share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
E.g. The poor family received the fixed dole every month.
n. field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
E.g. Our cat knows who the queen of the domain is.
n. building or house, especially as great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like cupola
E.g. There is a transparent dome on the top of the aircraft, through which celestial observations are made for navigation.
n. judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
E.g. People sent the criminal to his doom.
a. distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
E.g. Alice was rather doubtful whether she ought not to lie down on her face like the three gardeners.
a. radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
E.g. They faced the drastic social change brought by the French Revolution.
n. fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
E.g. While the seamen, pointing fingers, shrink in dread, and cry, 'Turn back!”
a. very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
E.g. 'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'
a. gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
E.g. Boston has had a fair share of cold, rainy and just plain dreary weather over the last couple of months
v. float; moving aimlessly; wander
E.g. The girl saw her balloon drift eastward and disappeared finally.
ad. as it ought to be; properly; regularly
E.g. Huck was silent while he framed a duly cautious reply.
n. one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
E.g. And now, sir, to reward you for the accurate guess, I will promise to paint you a careful and faithful duplicate of this picture.
n. length of time something lasts
E.g. Because she wanted the children to make a good impression on the dinner guests, Mother promised them a treat if they'd behave for the duration of the meal.