要你命3k GRE词汇 List 7 助记例句

Unit 1

despicable

adj

• The minister, who visited the scene a few hours after the explosion, said it was a despicable crime.
• When we say to someone: "You are an ugly, useless, despicable person," we might have ruined the possibility for a relationship with that person for life.
• Fast forward a mere four months and you have Despicable Me, another 3D animated kids movie, pulling in 45% of its revenue from 3D screens.

despise

vt

• She despised gossip in any form.
• I despise anyone who is cruel to animals.

despotic

adj

• The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
• George Orwell took the liberty to tell us how what the world look like if despotic and oppressive regimes took the upper hand.
• Despotic rulers stay in power by rewarding a small group of loyal supporters, often composed of key military officers, senior civil servants and family members or clansmen.

desultory

adj

• Lynne made desultory conversation with Irene and Alex.
• I wandered about in a desultory fashion.
• But what was, only a decade ago, a desultory campaign against the disease now looks like a determined assault.

detach

vt

• Detach the upper part of the form and return it with your payment.
• During the accident the trailer was detached from the car.
• But recognizing that fact is a far from being able to detach oneself from danger.

detain

vt

• One man has been detained for questioning.
• Police have detained two suspects in connection with the attack.
• Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won't detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."

deter

vt

• The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice.
• Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns.

deterioration

n

• The paper also addresses the deterioration of working conditions in the manual employment sector.
• The facility is not equipped with intensive care facilities that could deal with any sudden deterioration of his heart condition.

detour

n

• He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
• After a number of unexpected detours, we finally arrived at our destination.
• We took a detour from the main streets.

detract

1. vt
   Small errors that do not seriously detract from the book.
2. vt

• He was determined not to let anything detract from his enjoyment of the trip.
• Numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot

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Unit 2

detritus

n

• organic detritus from fish and plants
• the detritus of everyday life
• South Prescott was built on landfills holding the detritus of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

devoted

adj

• I have personally been devoted to this cause for many years.
• The Swedish soldiers were devoted to their king and he turned them into a fighting force without equal.

devout

adj

• a devout Christian / Muslim
• Devout Marxists believed fascism was the "last stand of the bourgeoisie."

dexterous

1. adj

• a dexterous surgeon
• As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.

2. adj

• They praised her dexterous handling of the crisis.
• The movie is a dexterous retelling of a classic love story.

diabolic

adj

• The police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolic serial killer.
• Hoping to stop a diabolic plot, the CIA implants the memories and skills of a dead agent into the mind of a dangerous convict.

diaphanous

1. adj
   only a diaphanous hope of success
2. adj
   He bride wore a diaphanous veil.

diatribe

n

• a diatribe against racism
• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.
• The book is a diatribe against the academic left.

didactic

adj

• The poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion.
• Equally challenging, for those who are didactic, is finding the most fitting artistic way to raise awareness of the crisis.

diehard

adj / n

• But for diehard red shirts, that would be a big climb-down(退让).
• Some diehard smokers blamed health-obsessed Americans for starting the trend.

dovish

adj

• Dovish people always want peace.
• It must be said that the defence minister is a little bit more dovish than other people in the ruling elite.

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Unit 3

diffuse

1. adj

• a diffuse style of writing
• a diffuse report

2. v

• Over time, however, the technology is diffused and adopted by other countries.
• The printing press helped diffuse scientific knowledge.

digress

v

• I've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap(扼要重述).
• Let me digress for a moment and tell you a short story.
• She digressed from her prepared speech.

dilapidate

v

• furniture is dilapidated by use
• More and more students who live off-campus go wrong easily and dilapidate their study.
• The structure is dilapidated and inaccessible to people with disabilities.

dilate

v

• At night, the pupils(瞳孔) dilate to allow in more light.
• Red wine can help to dilate blood vessels.

dilatory

adj

• The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
• The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.

dilettante

n / adj

• Perhaps you'd be more serious about this job if you weren't such a dilettante.
• I'm too serious to be a dilettante and too much a dabbler to be a professional.
• You can always tell a true expert from a dilettante.

diligent

adj

• Success always smiles upon people who are diligent.
• For another, if a person is diligent and determined, he will realize his dream no matter how poor, humble, or unlucky he may be.

dilute

vt / adj

• a dilute acid / solution
• The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
• Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.

diminish

1. v

• The world's resources are rapidly diminishing.
• Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.

2. v

• He never put her down or diminished her.
• I don't wish to diminish the importance of their contribution.

disquisition

n

• Our disquisition mainly study the clothes, food and housing.
• The study methods of this disquisition are detailed detailed description and comparison.
• I've even written a short disquisition on the issue.

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Unit 4

dingy

adj

• She hung her coat upon the hook in the entrance to the small, dingy apartment, and opened the door to the kitchen.
• Pyongyang is the show city, spruced up for the celebrations and visiting media, yet it remains dingy away from a few main streets.
• A year ago we had our dingy garage converted into an office/art studio.

diocesan

adj

• The meeting was attended by three bishops and two diocesan administrators.
• the diocesan synod(宗教会议)

diplomatic

adj

• a diplomatic attempt at preventing any hurt feelings
• a diplomatic way to say no
• She is very direct. I tend to be more diplomatic, I suppose.

dire

1. adj

• Some analysts are issuing dire economic forecasts.
• At the heart of the epidemic in Wuhan, the situation remains dire.
• The government looked as if it would split apart, with dire consequences for domestic peace.

2. adj

• We're in dire need of your help.
• The circumstances are now more dire than ever.

demography

n

• the shifting demography of Europe
• Populations can rise while fertility declines because of inertia, which matters a lot in demography.

disabuse

vt

• Let me disabuse you of that foolish idea.
• Let us disabuse ourselves of the idea that we are invincible(无敌).

disaffected

adj

• Some disaffected members left to form a new party.
• Even a decade of growth has left plenty of poor and disaffected people.
• And all this from a company started in the 1890s by disaffected railroad worker Warren Bechtel.

disarm

vt

• He disarmed her immediately by apologizing profusely.
• She disarmed criticism by admitting her errors.

disarray

n

• Our plans were thrown into disarray by her arrival.
• The nation is in disarray following rioting(暴乱) led by the military.
• This earthquake led to a once-paralyzed government, power vacancy and social order in disarray.

disavow

vt

• She tried to disavow her past.
• They disavowed claims of a split in the party.
• Dr. Samuels immediately disavowed the newspaper story.

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Unit 5

discern

v

• It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.
• He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.
• You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend.

discharge

1. vt

• She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct.
• He was discharged from the army following his injury.

2. vt

• He was conditionally discharged after admitting the theft.
• Patients were being discharged from the hospital too early.

disciple

n

• a major intellectual figure with disciples throughout Europe
• My very first disciple was so weak that the exercises killed him.

discombobulate

vt

• Our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss.
• inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order
• His determination to discombobulate the bourgeoise was not regarded as a joke.

discomfit

1. vt

• He was discomfited by the question.
• He was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one.

2. vt

• discomfit our foes(敌人)
• Constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up.

discommode

vt

• The breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously.
• We were discommoded by his late arrival.

discompose

1. vt

• He was discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine.
• GRE does not seem to discompose Jason; on the contrary, he looks rather relaxed.

2. vt
   The wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers.

disconcert

vt

• His compliments disconcerted her a little.
• We were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the problem.

discord

n

• discord between the two parties
• We would rather there not be any discord in our society today.
• The city has long been known as a scene of racial intolerance and discord.

discredit

1. vt

• The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President.
• a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival

2. vt

• These theories are now largely discredited among linguists(语言学家).
• It is unprecedented for prosecutors to discredit their own star witness.

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Unit 6

discrepancy

n

• Much of territory discrepancy is to do with history.
• the discrepancy between press and radio reports
• What are the reasons for the discrepancy between girls' and boys' performance in school?

discrete

adj

• CSE107 -- Discrete Mathematics and Probability
• instruction manuals that break down jobs into scores of discrete steps

discretion

1. n

• This is confidential, but I know that I can rely on your discretion.
• Nobody starts a software project planning to fail, but discretion truly is the better part of valor if things start coming apart.

2. n

• The coach used his own discretion to let the injured quarterback play.
• Each artist in the gallery has discretion over the price that will be charged for his or her work.

discretionary

adj

• You may be eligible for a discretionary grant for your university course.
• Magistrates were given wider discretionary powers.
• Of course, I have discretionary income.

discriminate

1. vt

• The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers.
• A number of features discriminate this species from others.

2. vi

• It is illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, sex or religion.
• They believe the law discriminates against women.

discursive

adj

• gave a discursive lecture
• The speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point.
• Her discursive style is sometimes whimsical, but mostly distracting.

disdain

vt

• He disdained to turn to his son for advice.
• Jackie disdained the servants that her millions could buy.
• She disdained his offer of help.

disengage

vt

• They wished to disengage themselves from these policies.
• We saw the booster(助推器) rockets disengage and fall into the sea.
• John gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace.

disgorge

v

• The ground had opened to disgorge a boiling stream of molten lava(岩浆).
• If the prey(猎物) item is too big, the frog can simply disgorge its stomach and wait it out for the next meal.

disgruntle

vt

• angry letters from disgruntled readers
• An employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS(美国国税局).

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Unit 7

dignified

adj

• looking dignified in a suit and tie
• The hotel's lobby is dignified and inviting.

disinclination

n

• There was a general disinclination to return to the office after lunch.
• They are showing a marked disinclination to pursue these opportunities.
• How can I conquer my disinclination to meet people?

disinfect

vt

• to disinfect a surface / room / wound
• Just be careful not to spread the infection; disinfect hands frequently, and don't share snacks.

disjointed

adj

• an incomplete and disjointed history
• Sally was used to hearing his complaints, usually in the form of disjointed, drunken ramblings.

disinter

adj

• The bones were disinterred and moved to a burial site.
• The Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred in hopes that it would yield secrets about the Old Kingdom.

disinterested

adj

• Her advice appeared to be disinterested.
• The current sole superpower is far from being a disinterested observer.
• He was seen less and less as a disinterested researcher, and more and more as a propagandist(宣传员).

disjunctive

adj

• a disjunctive narrative sequence
• Michael Whittle's art concerning biology records the disjunctive dialogue between mind and nature.

dismantle

vt

• I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads(弹头).

dismay

1. vt

• The imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started.
• The excessive homework dismayed ourselves.

2. vt

• Her choice of career dismays her parents.
• The committee was dismayed by what it had been told.

disparage

vt

• I don't mean to disparage your achievements.
• Don't disparage her attempts to become an actress.
• White House spokesman Bill Burton said Obama "made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics.

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Unit 8

disparate

adj

• Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy.
• It also offers the best chance to bring together disparate communities and let them develop a common identity.

dispassionate

adj

• We, as prosecutors(检查官), try to be dispassionate about the cases we bring.
• A team is also likely to be more dispassionate than a single reporter on a mission.

dispatch

1. n

• do sth. with dispatch
• He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.
• The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.

2. vt

• Troops have been dispatched to that area.
• The victory inspired him to dispatch a gleeful telegram to Roosevelt.

dispose

1. vt

• a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep
• faulty diet disposes one to sickness

2. vi

• They dispose of the city's waste in the sea.
• His job is not only to dispose of problems but also to meet unexpected challenges.

disregard

1. vt

• The board completely disregarded my recommendations.
• He disregarded the advice of his executives.

2. n

• Whoever planted the bomb showed a total disregard for the safety of the public.
• She shows a total disregard for other people's feelings.

dissect

vt

• Her latest novel was dissected by the critics.
• We now dissect the class and its various methods and explain the roles and anatomy of each method.

dissemble

v

• She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling.
• She tried to dissemble her disappointment with a joke.
• They only call it rubbish to dissemble their real motives.

disseminate

vt

• Their findings have been widely disseminated.
• Newspapers, journals and other means of publicity run by Party organizations at all levels must disseminate the line, principles, policies and resolutions of the Party.

dissension

n

• dissension within the government
• The tax cut issue has caused dissension among administration officials.

dissent

1. vi

• Only two ministers dissented from the official view.
• No one dissents from the decision to unify.
• Just one of the 10 members dissented.

2. n

• He is the toughest military ruler yet and has responded harshly to any dissent.
• With barely a murmur of dissent, Leon Panetta has taken over at the Pentagon, and General David Petraeus has stepped into his shoes at the CIA.

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Unit 9

dissipate

1. vt

• Her laughter soon dissipated the tension in the air.
• In Russia, suspicion of products that are discounted has only recently begun to dissipate.

2. vt

• He needs someone who can keep him from dissipating his time and energy on too many different things.
• Don't dissipate your time and efforts.

dissolute

adj

• His dissolute life is inconsistent with his Puritan(清教徒) upbringing.
• The king and the important court officials were dissolute and incompetent.
• I have also heard that he leads a dissolute lifestyle, but that is probably just a nasty rumor.

dissolve

1. v

• Salt dissolves in water.
• Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.

2. v

• Their marriage was dissolved in 1999.
• The committee has been dissolved.

dissonance

n

• the dissonance between the truth and what people want to believe
• the dissonance between what we are told and what we see with our own eyes
• The mingling of bitter comedy and stark tragedy produces sharp dissonances.

dissuade

vt

• Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.
• I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job.
• She steadfastly maintained that her grandsons were innocent, and nothing could dissuade her from that belief.

distain

vt

• The neo-humanists condemned the naturalist's distain of graceful style and form.
• He distained my reputation by telling fake stories.

distal

adj

• the distal ends of the tibia(胫骨) and fibula(腓骨)
• the distal ends of nerve

distend

v

• an abdomen(腹) distended by disease
• The main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them.

distill

vt

• Be a Romantic Scientist: Distill your own perfume oil.
• Distill the water we got from the ocean.

distort

vt

• A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms.
• The media distorts reality; it categorizes people as all good or all bad.
• Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.

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Unit 10

distract

vt

• It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
• Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework.

distraught

adj

• Mr. Barker's distraught parents were last night being comforted by relatives.
• My mom called me one Monday morning in September. She was distraught.
• The distraught couple's neighbour, still half-hoping for a sight of her daughter, burst out angrily: "Why isn't there money to build a good school for our kids?

diurnal

adj

• Kangaroos are diurnal animals.
• Even if the prey had a good sensory system to notice a predator closing in, the success rate of a nocturnal attack may be higher than a diurnal attack.

diverge

1. vt

• Don't diverge in your speech.; Please keep to the subject.
• We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.

2. vi

• Opinions diverge greatly on this issue.
• The view of the Estonian government does not diverge that far from Lipmaa's thinking.

diversity

n

• the biological diversity of the rainforests
• There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education.
• They help us grasp the diversity of life on the planet.

divert

1. vt

• Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads.
• The war diverted people's attention away from the economic situation.
• We diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers.

2. vt

• Children are easily diverted by interesting stories.
• children diverting themselves with their toys

divestiture

n

• Divestitures are used to break up monopolies(垄断).
• Without the divestiture, the broadcast giant would have owned more than 200 stations across the country.

divulge

vt

• Police refused to divulge the identity of the suspect.
• Officials refuse to divulge details of the negotiations.
• While an individual site may not divulge too much personal information, the aggregate of all this information may reveal more about them than people realize.

dodder

vi

• He could only dodder along after operation.
• He was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home.

dodge

v

• He ran across the road, dodging the traffic.
• She tried to dodge paying her taxes.
• He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down.