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disparity
Ex. Their disparity in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderalla. |
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| difference; condition of inequality |
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dispassionate
Ex. Known in the company for his cool judgment, Bill could impartially examine the causes of a problem, giving a dispassionate analysis of what had gone wrong, and go on to suggest how to correct the mess. |
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dispel
Ex. The bright sunlight eventually dispelled the morning mist. |
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| drive away; scatter; cause to vanish |
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disperse
Ex. The police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters. |
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| cause to break up; scatter |
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disputatious
Ex. Convinced he knew more than his lawyers, Alan was a disputatious client, ready to argue about the best way to conduct the case. |
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| argumentative; found of arguing |
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disseminate
Ex. By their use of the Internet, propagandists have been able to disseminate their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe. |
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| distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
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dissent
Ex. In the recent Supreme Court decision, Justice O'Connor dissented from the majority opinion. |
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dissipate
Ex. He is a fine artist, but I fear he may dissipate his gifts if he keeps wasting his time on such trivial pursuits. |
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dissonance
Ex. Composer Charles Ives often used -clashing or unresolved chords-for special effects in his musical works. |
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dissuade
Ex. Tom could not dissuade Huck from running away from home. |
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