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disclose |
v. unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view I have no intention to disclose their names for security reasons. |
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discord |
n. conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things Watching Tweedledum battle Tweedledee, Alice wondered what had caused this pointless discord. |
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discrepancy |
n. lack of consistency; the difference The police noticed an obvious discrepancy in his description of the crime and did not believe him. |
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disdain |
v. view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion In the film Funny Face, the bookish heroine used to disdain fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests. |
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disparity |
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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ditch |
n. the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth This village needs a deep ditch or channel to run water after a prolonged downpour. |
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diverge |
v. vary; go in different directions from the same point The spokes of the wheel diverge from the hub. |
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divulge |
v. reveal; make known to the public I Will update you regarding the details, but all I can divulge is that it involves a handsome guy. |
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dock |
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 |
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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doleful |
a. sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful He found the bereaved family's doleful lamentations emotionally disturbing, and he left as quickly as he could. |
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dose |
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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downcast |
a. low in spirits; depressed; directed downward Cheerful and optimistic by nature, Beth was never downcast despite the difficulties she faced. |
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doze |
v. slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy If I doze off and stop flipping the pages, the boy goes to sleep too. |
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dreadfully |
ad. terribly; with alarm; fearfully 'If it had grown up,' she said to herself, 'it would have made a dreadfully ugly child: but it makes rather a handsome pig, I think.' |
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drench |
v. wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly The poster doesn't stick even though I drench it with glue. |