'DIS, DI, DIF' Vocab Flashcards
Disconcert
To upset; to frustrate
Disconsolate
Not able to be consoled; hopelessly sad
Disarray
Not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress
Disburse
To take away from a purse; to pay out, as from a fund
Discordant
Hearts apart; not in accord; disagreeable to the ear
Dismantle
Originally, to take a mans cloak off his back; to strip a house of furnishings; to take apart
Disproportionate
Not proportionate; out of proportion in size, shape, or amount
Discomfit
To undo; to thwart the plans of; to make uneasy
Dissect
To cut apart, especially for an anatomical study
Disseminate
To spread abroad as if sowing seed
Disparate
Not equal; unlike
Dissident
Sitting apart; one who disagrees; a dissenter
Disparity
Difference; unlikeness
Diversion
Something that turns the mind away and relaxes or entertains
Diverse
Turned away from each other; unlike, as diverse opinions