新gre红宝书：GRE常考600单词（4）

dawdler person who is slow; waste of time

dearth shortage

deference respect

defiance open disobedience or resistance

deflect turn aside

deluge great flood, heavy rush of water

demur raise an objection

dent hollow, depression mad by a blow

deposition dethronoment, depositing

deprave make morally bad; corrupt

derision ridicule, mockery, deriding

derivative derived, not original or primitive

descry catch sight of, see smth in the distance

detach separate

diatribe bitter and violent attack in words

dilate speak comprehensively, become wider, large

disabuse free from false ideas, put right

discern see with an effort but clearly

discourse speech, lecture

dismal sad, gloomy, miserable

disparate essentially different

dissemble speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)

dissent have a different opinion, refuse to assent

dissipation going away, dispersing

distinct easily heard, seen, understood, clearly marked

distorted pulled out of the usual shape, give a false account of

distraught distracted, violently upset in mind

distraught disracted; violently upset in mind

divergerence getting farther apart from a point

divestiture taking off, getting rid of, giving up

divulge make known smth secret

dormant in a state of inactivity but awaiting development

dote show much fondness, center one's attention

drone male bee, person who isn't self-employed

drowsiness feeling sleepy, half asleep

dud no use person, smth that fails

dupe cheat, make a fool of

dwarf person or smb much below the usual size