TOEIC WORDS - D- PART 3

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discrete /diskrí:t/　adj. separate; individual; discontinuous
discretion /diskréʃən/　n. caution; wisdom; careful judgment
discriminate /diskrímənèit/　v. to draw a distinction
discuss /diskʌ's/　v. to talk about; to debate; to converse
discussion /diskʌ'ʃən/　n. debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
disease /dizí:z/　n. sickness; illness
disembark /dìsembɑ':rk/　v. to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land
disinterested /disíntərèstid/　adj. impartial
disk /dísk/　n. flat circular object
dislodge /dislɑ'ʤ/　v. to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
dismal /dízməl/　adj. gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
dismiss /dismís/　v. to send away; to fire; to release; to free
dismissal /dismísəl/　n. displacement by authority from an office or an employment
disparate /díspərət/　adj. markedly different; contrasting
dispatch /dispæ'ʧ/　n. sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
dispatch /dispæ'ʧ/　v. to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate
dispel /dispél/　v. to drive away by or as by scattering in different directions
dispense /dispéns/　n. expenditure; pardon
dispense /dispéns/　v. to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out
disperse /dispə':rs/　v. to spread widely, to scatter
displace /displéis/　v. to put out of the proper or accustomed place
display /displéi/　n. what is visible on a monitor
display /displéi/　v. to show
disposal /dispóuzəl/　n. getting rid of; arranging
dispose /dispóuz/　v. to control; to arrange; to put in order
disposition /dìspəzíʃən/　n. character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
dispute /dispjú:t/　n. quarrel; disagreement; argument
dispute /dispjú:t/　v. to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
disregard /dìsrigɑ':rd/　v. to take no notice of
disrupt /disrʌ'pt/　v. to interrupt; to disturb
disseminate /disémənèit/　v. to scatter widely; to distribute
dissent /disént/　n. disagreement
dissipate /dísəpèit/　v. to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered
dissolution /dìsəlú:ʃən/　n. a breaking up of a union of persons
dissolve /dizɑ'lv/　v. to liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture
dissuade /diswéid/　v. to change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading
distinction /distíŋkʃən /　n. a note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.
distinctive /distíŋktiv/　adj. special; unique; different
distinguish /distíŋgwiʃ/　v. to make noticeable or different
distort /distɔ':rt/　v. to twist into an unnatural or irregular form
distract /distræ'kt/　v. to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
distraction /distræ'kʃən/　n. the act of being turned away from the focus
distributor /distríbjutər/　n. person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer
distrust /distrʌ'st/　n. lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person
disturb /distə':rb/　v. to interfere with; to interrupt
diverse /divə':rs/　adj. different; varied
diversification /divə`:rsəfikéiʃən/　n. process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of products and services
diversify /divə':rsəfài/　v. to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
diversion /divə':rʒən /　n. pastime.
diversity /divə':rsəti/　n. variety; difference; unlikeness
divert /divə':rt/　v. to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect
divide /diváid/　n. separation; ridge between drainage areas; watershed
divide /diváid/　v. to separate into parts
dividend /dívədènd/　n. a share in a distribution
division /divíʒən/　n. partitioning; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty
doctor /dɑ'ktər/　n. person who is licensed to practice medicine (i.e. physician, surgeon etc.)
doctor /dɑ'ktər/　v. to provide medical treatment; to fix; to repair; to mend
document /dɑ'kjumənt/　n. certificate; written file
document /dɑ'kjumənt/　v. to record for evidence; to write down; to substantiate
documentation /dɑ`kjumentéiʃən/　n. collection of written records; use of written records as evidence
dollar drain n. a situation in which the imports of a country from the USA are larger than their exports to the USA
domain /douméin/　n. a sphere or field of action or interest
domestic /dəméstik/　adj. pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)
domestic /dəméstik/　n. housemaid; servant; housekeeper
dominant /dɑ'mənənt/　adj. conspicuously prominent
dominate /dɑ'mənèit/　v. to control; to rule; to command
domination /dɑ`mənéiʃən/　n. control by the exercise of power or constituted authority
donate /dóuneit/　v. to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow
donation /dounéiʃən/　n. gift; contribution
donor /dóunər/　n. one who makes a donation or present
dot /dɑ't/　n. spot; speck; part (the point) in an Internet web address
dot /dɑ't/　v. to stud; to constellate
dotted /dɑ'tid/　adj. spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)
doubt /dáut/　n. misgiving; lack of certainty
doubt /dáut/　v. to be uncertain; to have misgivings
down payment n. an initial partial payment
download /dáunloud/　v. to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection
downsize /dàunsáiz/　adj. of a smaller version or dimension
downsize /dàunsáiz/　v. to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to cut the number of employees
downsizing /dàunsáiziŋ/　n. bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses
downtown /dàuntáun/　adj. pertaining to the commercial center of a city
downtown /dàuntáun/　adv. into the city center; into the the town
downtown /dàuntáun/　n. commercial center of a city; business distract
downturn /dáuntə:rn/　n. negative tendency (especially in economy or business)
downward /dáunwərd/　adj. descending
downward /dáunwərd/　adv. towards a lower place, position or section
draft /dræ'ft/　n. rough outline; sketch; written order for payment; conscription
draft /dræ'ft/　v. to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to draw out and separate
dramatist /dræ'mətist/　n. one who writes plays
drastic /dræ'stik/　adj. extreme; intense; severe
drastically /dræ'stik(ə)li/　adv. intensely; in an extreme manner; severely
draw /drɔ':/　n. attraction; lottery; contest which ends in a tie; natural channel; gully
draw /drɔ':/　v. to cause to come by attracting
dress code n. formally or socially imposed standards of attire
drill /dríl/　n. practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow
drill /dríl/　v. to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows
drive /dráiv/　n. trip in a vehicle; type of computer hardware; combined effort to accomplish a goal (i.e. fund raiser)
drive /dráiv/　v. to travel in a car; to transport in a vehicle; to compel
driver /dráivər/　n. chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
drop /drɑ'p/　n. small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant