GRE常考动词（八）
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denouement :: outcome; final development of the plot of a play deposition :: testimony under oath depravity :: corruption; wickedness depredation :: plundering derision :: ridicule dermatologist :: one who studies the skin and its diseases desideratum :: that which is desired despotism :: tyranny desuetude :: disused condition detergent :: cleansing agent detonation :: explosion detraction :: slandering; aspersion detriment :: harm; damage diadem :: crown dialectic :: art of debate diatribe :: bitter scolding; invective dichotomy :: branching into two parts dictum :: authoritative and weighty statement diffidence :: shyness diffusion :: wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas dilapidation :: ruin because of neglect dilemma :: problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives dilettante :: aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler diminution :: lessening; reduction in size dint :: means; effort dipsomaniac :: on who has a strong craving for intoxicating liquor disavowal :: denial; disclaiming discretion :: prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances dishabille :: in a state of undress disparity :: difference; condition of inequality dispersion :: scattering disquisition :: a formal systematic inquiry dissection :: analysis; cutting apart in order to examine dissertation :: formal essay dissonance :: discord dissuasion :: advice against distortion :: twisting out of shape diva :: operatic singer; prima donna diversity :: variety; dissimilitude divination :: foreseeing the future with aid of magic |
