100-150 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Dispassionate
able to think clearly or make good decisions because of not being influenced by emotions.Unbiased.Impartial.
Everyone in love (ex: puppy), me note make good decisions
“In all the media hysteria, there was one journalist whose comments were clear-sighted and dispassionat”
Dispatch
to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose OR kill.
“the dispatch of troops”
Disperse
Disséminer,to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this.
“Police dispersed the crowd that had gathered.”
Disposition
Naturel,tempérament
Dix in this position, with diff temperament (movie dis), emission tv ralité
“She is of a nervous/cheerful/sunny disposition./a disposition to deceive”
Disquieting
Inquietant, disturbing, causing anxiety or worries.
1 quiet, 10 no longer quiet
“If this is true, it would be another disquieting demonstration of the strength of nationalism and the idea of the nation-state.”
Dissent
Contestation. a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief.
HK: 10 then 100 contest
“When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.”
Dissonance
harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement
“Such dissonances are central to two other essays.”
Distill
To distill something said or written is to reduce it but keep the most important part:
“She distilled the report into a paragraph.”
Diverge
to follow a different direction, or to be or become different:
“lthough the two organizations have worked together for many years, their objectives have diverged recently.”
Din
Vacarme, a loud, unpleasant confused noise that lasts for a long time.
din ceremony
“The children were making a terrible din.”
Disabuse
Détromper, to cause someone no longer to have a wrong idea.
“He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that”
T’abuse, non desabuse pour toi
(ABUSE=ABUSER)
Discerning
showing good judgment, eclairé, perspicace
harvey diserne qulity suit
“a discerning customer”
Discrepancy
a difference between two things that should be the same
“The committee is reportedly unhappy about the discrepancy in numbers.”
Discriminating
able to know and act on the difference between good and bad, make distinction.
“They’re discriminating shoppers.”
Disingenuous
Peu sincére, slightly dishonest, or not speaking the complete truth.
“It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.”
Full Metal Alc, ingenuous vs pope disingenuous
Disinterested
désintéressé, having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore free to act fairly, unbiaised.
=/= Uninteressted
“In the first generation of bioethics issues, bioethicists could be cast as privileged observers and disinterested commentators.”
Disjointed
not well connected or well ordered, incoherent, jerky(saccadé)
Dismiss
To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
“Let’s not just dismiss the idea before we’ve even thought about it.”
OR
Fire, “He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence.”
OR
to formally ask or order someone to leave:
“The professor dismissed the class early because she had a meeting.”
Denigrate
BELITTLE (rabaisser),DEFAME(diffamer), attack the reputation of or saying sth/so is not good or important
10 petits negres, rabaisse pour devenir petit
“You shouldn’t denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.”
Denote
represent sth, indication for ,be a name or symbol for
“The graphic technique is usually sufficient to denote the material concerned.”
Deride
railler/tourner en ridicule.to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value.
Jap face plat, betise deridé
“This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.”
Derivative
If something is derivative, it is not the result of new ideas, but has been developed from or copies something else.
“His painting/style is very derivative.”
Desiccate
Dessécher OR not interesting or completely without imagination
“All the party seems to have to offer is the same desiccated old ideas.”
Detached
A detached person does not show any emotional involvement or interest in a situation, impartial, disinterested, aloof(distant)
“Throughout the novel, the story is seen through the eyes of a detached observer.”
