Di-Hi Flashcards
disperse
V: break up, split up; dissipate
The crowd began to disperse
The cloud finally dissipated
- disseminate, distribute, scatter
Some plants rely on birds to disperse their seeds
excavate
V: dig
“the cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench”
extol
V: acclaim; praise enthusiastically.
“he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”
facet
N: surface, side; one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.
- a particular aspect or feature of something.
“participation by the laity in all facets of church life”
fallacy
N: misconception, myth; a mistaken belief
“The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy”
fleeting
A: ephemeral, brief
Hoping to get a fleeting glimpse of the white whale
N: fleetingness
drench
V: wet thoroughly; soak.
2. forcibly administer a drug in liquid form orally to (an animal).
“I fell in the stream and got drenched”
2. “three-times-a-year drenching for calves”
N: a dose of medicine administered to an animal.
“a worming drench”
exemplify
V: epitomize, be a typical example of.
“rock bands that best exemplify the spirit of the age”
dissect
V: cut up
- analyze
Novels that dissect our obsession with cities
exquisite
A: beautiful
A piece of exquisite glass
- intense, sharp, severe
an exquisite agony
exile
V/N: kick out a person from their country
2. a person who lives away from their native country, either from choice or compulsion.
“the return of political exiles”
exhilarating
A: making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
“an exhilarating two-hour rafting experience”
V: make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
“the children were exhilarated by a sense of purpose”
firebrand
N: a person who is passionate about a cause, typically inciting change
2. a piece of burning wood
a political firebrand 政治狂热分子
