Unit 21-23

Question 1

Deride

Answer 1

To mock嘲笑，讥讽

Question 2

Derivative

Answer 2

衍生物，派生词，衍生的

Question 3

Desiccate

Answer 3

To dry completely

Question 4

Desuetude

Answer 4

A state of disuse废弃

Question 5

Desultory

Answer 5

Random, disconnected, rambling

Question 6

Deterrent

Answer 6

Sth that discourages or hinders

Question 7

Detraction

Answer 7

转移，诽谤

Question 8

Diaphanous

Answer 8

透明的，精致的，幻想的不切实际的

Question 9

Diatribe

Answer 9

Bitter verbal attack

Question 10

Dichotomy

Answer 10

两分，二分法

Question 11

Diffidence

Answer 11

Shyness, lack of confidence

Question 12

Diffuse

Answer 12

To spread out; wordy, rambling

Question 13

Digression

Answer 13

The act of straying from the main point

Question 14

Dirge

Answer 14

Funeral hymn哀乐

Question 15

Disabuse

Answer 15

解惑，消除误解

Question 16

Discerning

Answer 16

Perceptive有识别力的，有眼力的

Question 17

Discomfit

Answer 17

To make uneasy, disconcert 使困窘、惊慌

Question 18

Discordant

Answer 18

Not in tune不悦耳的，不协调的

Question 19

Discredit

Answer 19

To dishonor, disgrace, defame

Question 20

Discrepancy

Answer 20

Difference差异，矛盾，不符合之处

Question 21

Discrete

Answer 21

分离的，个别的，不相关联的

Question 22

Discretion

Answer 22

Quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions谨慎周详，freedom to act on one’s own

Question 23

Disingenuous

Answer 23

Not candid

Question 24

Disinterested

Answer 24

Unprejudiced, objective

Question 25

Disjointed

Answer 25

Lacking order or coherence, dislocated

Question 26

Dismiss

Answer 26

To put away from consideration; reject

Question 27

Disparage

Answer 27

To belittle 贬低，轻视

Question 28

Disparate

Answer 28

Dissimilar

Question 29

Dissemble

Answer 29

To pretend, disguise one’s motives

Question 30

Disseminate

Answer 30

To spread