Barron 3500 SAT List 14

Question 0

descant

Answer 0

V. /全面而详细的讨论/discuss fully. He was willing to descant upon any topic of conversation, even when he knew very little about the subject under discussion. also N.

Question 1

derogatory

Answer 1

ADJ. /贬低的，贬损的/expressing a low opinion. I resent your derogatory remarks.

Question 2

descry

Answer 2

V. /看到/catch sight of. In the distance, we could barely descry the enemy vessels.

Question 3

desecrate

Answer 3

V. /亵渎/profane; violate the sanctity of. Shattering the altar and trampling the holy objects underfoot, the invaders desecrated the sanctuary.

Question 4

desiccate

Answer 4

V. /弄干/dry up. A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea of how the pioneers used to desiccate food in order to preserve it.

Question 5

desolate

Answer 5

ADJ. /荒无人烟的/unpopulated. After six months in the crowded, bustling metropolis, David was so sick of people that he was ready to head for the most desolate patch of wilderness he could find.

Question 6

desolate

Answer 6

V. /放弃/rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake. The bandits desolated the countryside, burning farms and carrying off the harvest.

Question 7

despise

Answer 7

V. look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful. Mr. Bond, I despise spies; I look down on them as mean, despicable, honorless men, whom I would wipe from the face of the earth with as little con¬cern as I would scrape dog droppings from the bottom of my shoe.

Question 8

despoil

Answer 8

V. /掠夺/plunder. If you do not yield, I am afraid the enemy will despoil the countryside.

Question 9

despondent

Answer 9

ADJ. /忧郁的；沮丧的/depressed; gloomy. To the dismay of his parents, William became seriously despondent after he broke up with Jan; they despaired of finding a cure for his gloom. despondency, N.

Question 10

despot

Answer 10

N. /暴君/tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler. How could a benevolent king turn overnight into a despot?

Question 11

destitute

Answer 11

ADJ. /一贫如洗/extremely poor. Because they had no health insurance, the father’s costly illness left the family destitute.

Question 12

desultory

Answer 12

ADJ. /慢无目的的；断断续续的/aimless; haphazard; digressing at random. In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him, reading was purposeful, not desultory.

Question 13

detached

Answer 13

ADJ. /分离的/emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected. A psychoanalyst must maintain a detached point of view and stay uninvolved with his or her patients’ personal lives. To a child growing up in an apart¬ment or a row house, to live in a detached house was an unattainable dream.

Question 14

detergent

Answer 14

N. /洗洁精；洗涤剂/cleansing agent. Many new detergents have replaced soap.

Question 15

determination

Answer 15

N. /决定；测量，计算；解决/resolve; measurement or calculation; decision. Nothing could shake his determination that his children would get the best education that money could buy. Thanks to my pocket calculator, my determination of the answer to the problem took only seconds of my time.

Question 16

deterrent

Answer 16

N. /挫败；使气馁/something that discourages; hindrance. Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a deterrent to potential killers? deter,V.

Question 17

detonation

Answer 17

N. /引爆，爆炸/explosion. The detonation of the bomb could be heard miles away.

Question 18

detraction

Answer 18

N. /诽谤/slandering; aspersion. He is offended by your frequent detractions of his ability as a leader.

Question 19

detrimental

Answer 19

ADJ. /有害的/harmful; damaging. The candidate’s acceptance of major financial contributions from a well¬known racist ultimately proved detrimental to his campaign, for he lost the backing of many of his early grassroots sup-porters. detriment, N.

Question 20

deviate

Answer 20

V. /背离/turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge. Richard never deviated from his daily routine: every day he set off for work at eight o’clock, had his sack lunch (peanut butter on whole wheat) at 12:15, and headed home at the stroke of five.

Question 21

devious

Answer 21

ADJ. /拐弯抹角的；偏僻的/roundabout; erratic; not straightforward. The Joker’s plan was so devious that it was only with great diffi¬culty we could follow its shifts and dodges.

Question 22

devise

Answer 22

V. /设计；发明/think up; invent; plan. How clever he must be to have devised such a devious plan! What ingenious inven¬tions might he have devised if he had turned his mind to science and not to crime.

Question 23

devoid

Answer 23

ADJ. /缺乏的/lacking. You may think her mind is a total void, but she’s actually not devoid of intelligence. She just sounds like an airhead.

Question 24

devotee

Answer 24

N. /热心的追随者/enthusiastic follower. A devotee of the opera, he bought season tickets every year.

Question 25

devout

Answer 25

ADJ. /虔诚的；诚恳的/pious. The devout man prayed daily.

Question 26

dexterous

Answer 26

ADJ. /灵巧的；右撇子/skillful. The magician was so dexterous that we could not follow him as he performed his tricks.

Question 27

diabolical

Answer 27

ADJ. /恶魔的/devilish. "What a fiend I am, to devise such a diabolical scheme to destroy Gotham City," chortled the Joker gleefully.

Question 28

diagnosis

Answer 28

N. /诊断/art of identifying a disease; analysis of a con¬dition. In medical school Margaret developed her skill at diagnosis, learning how to read volumes from a rapid pulse or a hacking cough. diagnose, V.; diagnostic,ADJ.

Question 29

dialectical

Answer 29

ADJ. /辩证的，辩证法的/ relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal. The debate coach's students grew to develop great forensic and dialectical skill. Teaching, however, is inherently a dialectical situation: the coach learned at least as much from her students as they learned from her. dialectics, N.

Question 30

diaphanous

Answer 30

ADJ. /透明的，半透明的/ sheer; transparent. Through the diaphanous curtains, the burglar could clearly see the large jewelry box on the dressing table.

Question 31

diatribe

Answer 31

N. /抨击，谴责，讽刺/ bitter scolding; invective. During the lengthy diatribe delivered by his opponent he remained calm and sel f-controlled.

Question 32

dichotomy

Answer 32

N. /对分；分叉/ split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones). Wi llie didn't know how to resolve the dichotomy between his ambition to go to college and his childhood longing to run away and join the circus. Then he heard about Ringling Brothers Circus College, and he knew he'd found the perfect school.

Question 33

dictum

Answer 33

N. /正式声明；权威意见；名言，格言/ authoritative and weighty statement; saying; ma~im. University administrations still follow the old dictum of "Publish or perish ." They don't care how good a teacher you are; if you don't publish enough papers, you're out of a job.

Question 34

didactic

Answer 34

ADJ. /教学的，教导的/ teaching; instructional. Pope's lengthy poem An Essay on Man is too didactic for my taste: I dislike it when poets turn preachy and moralize.

Question 35

differentiate

Answer 35

V. /区别，鉴别/ distinguish; perceive a difference between. Tweedledum and Tweedledee were like two peas in a pod; not even Mother Tweedle could differentiate the one from the other.

Question 36

diffidence

Answer 36

N. /缺乏自信，胆怯，羞怯/ shyness. You must overcome your diffidence if you intend to become a salesperson.

Question 37

diffuse

Answer 37

ADJ. /(文章等)冗长的；弥漫的，四散的/ wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas). If you pay authors by the word, you tempt them to produce diffuse manuscripts rather than brief ones. diffusion, N.

Question 38

digression

Answer 38

N./离题；偏离/ wandering away from the subject. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official theme; his digressions were always more fascinating than the topic of the day. digress, v.

Question 39

dilapidated

Answer 39

ADJ. /倾塌的，损坏的/ ruined because of neglect. The dilapidated old building needed far more work than just a new coat of paint. dilapidation, N.

Question 40

dilate

Answer 40

V. /使膨胀，扩大/ expand. In the dark, the pupils of your eyes dilate.

Question 41

dilatory

Answer 41

ADJ. /迟误的，拖延的/ delaying. If you are dilatory in paying bills, your credit rating may suffer.

Question 42

dilemma

Answer 42

N. /(进退两难的)窘境，困境/ problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives. In this dilemma, he knew no one to whom he could turn for advice.

Question 43

dilettante

Answer 43

N. /(艺术、科学等方面)半吊子；业余爱好者/ aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler. He was not serious in his painting; he was rather a dilettante.

Question 44

diligence

Answer 44

N. /勤勉，勤奋/ steadiness of effort; persistent hard work. Her employers were greatly impressed by her diligence and offered her a partnership in the firm. diligent, ADJ.

Question 45

dilute

Answer 45

V. /稀释，冲淡；削弱/ make less concentrated; reduce in strength. She preferred to dilute her coffee ,with milk.

Question 46

diminution

Answer 46

N. /缩减，降低/ lessening; reduction in size. Old Jack was as sharp at eighty as he had been at fifty; increasing age led to no diminution of his mental acuity.

Question 47

din

Answer 47

N. /喧嚣，嘈杂声/ continued loud noise. The din of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice. also v.

Question 48

dinghy

Answer 48

N. /(舰、船上的)小型供应艇；救生艇/ small ship's boat. In the film Lifeboat, an ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at sea in a dinghy

Question 49

dingy

Answer 49

ADJ . /暗淡的，无光泽的；(地方等)肮脏的；昏暗的/ dull; not fresh; cheerless. Refusing to be depressed by her dingy studio apartment, Bea spent the weekend pol ishing the floors and windows and hanging bright posters on the walls.

Question 50

dint

Answer 50

N. /力量；作用/ means; effort. By dint of much hard work, the volunteers were able to place the raging forest fire under control.

Question 51

diorama

Answer 51

N. /(有人物、走兽等塑像的)微型立体景 life-size three-dimensional scene from nature or history. Because they dramatically pose actual stuffed animals against realistic painted landscapes, the dioramas at the Museum of Natural History particularly impress high school biology students.

Question 52

dire

Answer 52

ADJ . /可怕的，悲惨的/ disastrous. People ignored her dire predictions of an approaching depression.

Question 53

dirge

Answer 53

N. /哀歌，挽歌/ lament with music. The funeral dirge stirred us to tears.

Question 54

disabuse

Answer 54

V. /去除...的谬误；使醒悟/ correct a false impression; undeceive. I will attempt to disabuse you of your impression of my client's guilt; I know he is innocent.

Question 55

disaffected

Answer 55

ADJ. /不忠的，不满的/ disloyal. Once the most loyal of Gorbachev's supporters, Sheverdnaze found himself becoming increasingly disaffected.

Question 56

disapprobation

Answer 56

N. /不以为然；非难/ disapproval; condemnation. The conservative father viewed his daughter's radical boyfriend with disapprobation.

Question 57

disarray

Answer 57

N. /混乱，紊乱/ a disorderly or untidy state. After the New Year's party, the once orderly house was in total disarray.

Question 58

disavowal

Answer 58

N. /否认，不承认/ denial; disclaiming. His disavowal of his part in the conspiracy was not believed by the jury. disavow, V.

Question 59

disband

Answer 59

V. /解散，遣散/ dissolve; disperse. The chess club disbanded after its disastrous initial season.

Question 60

disburse

Answer 60

V. /支出，支付/ payout. When you disburse money on the company's behalf, be sure to get a receipt.

Question 61

discernible

Answer 61

ADJ. /看得清的；辨认得出的/ distinguishable; perceivable. The ships in the harbor were not discernible in the fog. dfscern, v.

Question 62

discerning

Answer 62

ADJ. /聪明的；有洞察力的/ mentally quick and observant; having insight. Though no genius, the star was sufficiently discerning to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.

Question 63

disclaim

Answer 63

V. /放弃；否认/ disown; renounce claim to. If I grant you this privilege, will you disclaim all other rights?

Question 64

disclose

Answer 64

V. /使...显露；揭露/ reveal. Although competitors offered him bribes, he refused to disclose any information about his company's forthcoming product. disclosure, N.

Question 65

discombobulated

Answer 65

ADJ. /困惑的；挫败的/ confused; discomposed. The novice square dancer became so discombobulated that he wandered into the wrong set.

Question 66

discomfit

Answer 66

V. /扰乱/put to rout; defeat; disconcert. This ruse will discomfit the enemy. discomfiture, N. discomfited,ADJ.

Question 67

discomposure

Answer 67

N. /心乱；不安/agitation; loss of poise. Perpetually poised, Agent 007 never exhibited a moment's discompo¬sure.

Question 68

disconcert

Answer 68

V. /迷惑；扰乱；使难堪/confuse; upset; embarrass. The lawyer was disconcerted by the evidence produced by her adversary.

Question 69

disconsolate

Answer 69

ADJ. /悲伤；沮丧/sad. The death of his wife left him dis¬consolate.

Question 70

discord

Answer 70

N. /冲突的；不和谐的/conflict; lack of harmony. Watching Tweedle¬dum battle Tweedledee, Alice wondered what had caused this pointless discord.

Question 71

discordant

Answer 71

ADJ. /不和谐的；冲突的/not harmonious; conflicting. Nothing is quite so discordant as the sound of a junior high school orchestra tuning up.

Question 72

discount

Answer 72

V. /漠视；解散/disregard; dismiss. Be prepared to discount what he has to say about his ex-wife.

Question 73

discourse

Answer 73

N. /演讲；谈话/formal discussion; conversation. The young Plato was drawn to the Agora to hear the philosophical dis¬course of Socrates and his followers. alsoV.

Question 74

discredit

Answer 74

V. /不信任；丢脸/defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve. The campaign was highly negative in tone; each candidate tried to discredit the other.

Question 75

discrepancy

Answer 75

N. /相差；缺乏一致/lack of consistency; difference. The police noticed some discrepancies in his description of the crime and did not believe him.

Question 76

discrete

Answer 76

ADJ. /分离；没有关系的/separate; unconnected. The universe is com¬posed of discrete bodies.

Question 77

discretion

Answer 77

N. /判断力；审慎的/prudence; ability to adjust actions to circum¬stances. Use your discretion in this matter and do not dis¬cuss it with anyone. discreet,ADJ.

Question 78

discriminating

Answer 78

ADJ. /有识别能力的；有偏见的/able to see differences; prejudiced. A superb interpreter of Picasso, she was sufficiently discrimi¬nating to judge the most complex works of modern art. (secondary meaning) discrimination, N.

Question 79

discursive

Answer 79

ADJ. /散漫的；不得要领的/digressing; rambling. As the lecturer wan¬dered from topic to topic, we wondered what if any point there was to his discursive remarks.

Question 80

disdain

Answer 80

V. /蔑视/view with scorn or contempt. In the film Funny Face, the bookish heroine disdained fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests. also N.

Question 81

disembark

Answer 81

V. /登陆；靠岸/go ashore; unload cargo from a ship. Before the passengers could disembark, they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser.

Question 82

disenfranchise

Answer 82

V. /剥夺（公民权）/deprive of a civil right. The imposition of the poll tax effectively disenfranchised poor Southern blacks, who lost their right to vote.

Question 83

disengage

Answer 83

V. /脱离；分离/uncouple; separate; disconnect. A standard movie routine involves the hero's desperate attempt to dis¬engage a railroad car from a moving train.

Question 84

disfigure

Answer 84

V. /诬陷，抹黑，诽谤/mar in beauty; spoil. An ugly frown disfigured his normally pleasant face.

Question 85

disgorge

Answer 85

V. /吐出，涌出，呕吐/surrender something; eject; vomit. Unwilling to disgorge the cash he had stolen from the pension fund, the embezzler tried to run away.

Question 86

disgruntle

Answer 86

V. /使郁闷/make discontented. The passengers were disgruntled by the numerous delays.