6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 28 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
discord | noun | He tried to spread disorder among us. | tension or strife |
discretion | noun | Please use your discretion about this matter | caution, common sense |
disdain | verb | I disdain the use of force in this matter. | despise |
noun | He treated her ideas with great disdain. | regard with contempt | |
disk | noun | The moon's disk was reflected on the water. | a flat, circular object |
dispense | verb | The nurse began to dispense the medicine. | distribute, give out |
distinctive | adj. | I recognized the distinctive shape, | serving to identify |
distort | verb | He tried to distort my meaning. | false or misleading |
divert | verb | He will divert the attention to another person. | to distract, turn aside |
dividend | noun | The money was an dividend. | unexpected gain or advantage |