6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 28

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