Everyday Barron's wordlist 1226-1250
disjointed disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
disjunction act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive
dislodge remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge
dismantle V. take apart; disassemble
mantle loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
crust N. hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
dismember V. cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb
dismiss V. eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal
disparage V. belittle
disparate adj. basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated
disparity N. difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
dispassionate adj. calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
dispatch N. speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill
dispel V. scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
dispense V. distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
disperse V. scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
dispirited adj. lacking in spirit
disport V. amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
disputatious adj. argumentative; fond of argument
disquietude N. uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious
disquisition N. formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report
dissection N. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
dissemble V. disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
disseminate V. distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
