1000 Essential Words List 16

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  1. dissent
    a difference of opinion
    verb
    It takes courage for a congressman to openly dissent against the party's platform.
  2. dissolution
    separation into component parts
    noun
    The dissolution of the band was caused by budget cuts in the school's music department.
  3. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
    verb
    Severe malnutrition causes the stomach to distend in addition to causing other major physical conditions.
  4. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    adjective
    The girl was distraught until the animal shelter called with the news they had found her lost puppy.
  5. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
    adjective
    Although the brothers had similar interests growing up, they took divergent paths once they graduated.
  6. divest
    take away possessions from someone
    verb
    The black majority was divested of their basic human rights in South Africa during apartheid.
  7. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
    verb
    She waited to divulge the fact that she was pregnant until she had told her family first.
  8. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
    noun
    Most people agree with parts of a political party's doctrine but not necessarily every aspect of it.
  9. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
    verb
    The employees had to document their gas mileage to be reimbursed for it.
  10. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
    adjective
    Many plants become dormant in winter, blooming again in spring.
  11. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
    adjective
    Her excuses were always dubious but her teachers never caught her in an out right lie.
  12. dupe
    fool or hoax
    verb or noun
    The class decided to dupe the substitute teacher by pretending one of the students was deaf.
  13. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
    noun
    She couldn't stand the duplicity required to jungle more than one boyfriend at a time.
  14. earthenware
    ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
    noun
    The earthenware plates combined with the heavy pewter flatware gave the table a rustic, welcoming look.
  15. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    adjective
    The opera singer was as famous for her eccentric style as she was for her sing abilities.
  16. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
    adjective
    Many people were surprised at how eclectic his musical tastes were as they encompassed classical and house and everything in between.
  17. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    adjective
    After months in isolation, the prisoners were edacious for news from the outside world as well as nutritious food.
  18. edible
    suitable for use as food
    adjective
    Although the hungry hikers ate it willingly, the rest of us found the burned stew barely edible.
  19. educe
    construe a meaning or elicit a principle
    verb
    Her goal as a dance instructor was not just to teach ballet but to educe a sense of self-confidence in all her students.
  20. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    verb
    The years had not managed to efface the memories of the fabulous summer she had spent in Europe with her friends.
Created on Sat Aug 23 14:47:26 EDT 2014

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