GMAT考试词汇精选(MP3+文本) 第90期:Unit12-2
日期:2015-10-23 18:19

(单词翻译:单击)

1.discordn.不和,纷争(strife, conflict)

词根记忆:dis(不)+cord(一致)叶不和,纷争

例:international discord国际争端

2.discount v.忽视(to disregard);打折(to sell or offer for sale at a reduced price)n.折扣 (a reduction from the full or standard amount of a price or debt)

词根记忆:dis(不)+count(计算)一不计算在内--折扣

例:Many scholars discount the role of public policy when explaining employers' maternity leave policies.//discount stores折扣店

3.discrepancy n.差异(difference);矛盾(the quality or state of being discrepant)

词根记忆:dis(分开)+crep(破裂)+ancy--裂开--差异;矛盾

例:There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the accident.

4.discrete a.个别的(individually distinct);不连续的(noncontinuous)

词根记忆:注意:discreet(a.小心的,谨慎的)

例:The American classical virtue stressed civic duty and made the whole community greater than its discrete parts. ll Digital recordings reduce the original sound to a series of discrete numbers.

5.discretion n.谨慎(the quality of being discreet);审慎(prudence)

例:Ten years ago physicians were allowed more discretion.

6.discretionary a.自由决定的(exercised at one's own discretion);可随意使用的(available for use as needed or desired)

词根记忆:来自discretion(n.自行处理)

例:discretionary powers自主行事的权力//You may be eligible for a discretionary grant for your university course.

7.discriminate v.(against)歧视(to look down upon sb./sth.);辨别(to distinguish)

词根记忆:dis+crimin(罪行)+ate--种罪行一歧视

例:lt's totally wrong to discriminate against women.//We must learn to discnminate right from wrong.

派生词:discrimination(n.歧视):discriminatory(a.歧视的,不公平的)

8.disdainful a.轻蔑的,鄙视的(scomful and contemptuous)

词根记忆:来自disdain( v./n.鄙视,蔑视)

例:He's disdainful of anyone who is from America.

9.disenchanted a.不再着迷的,不抱有幻想的(disappointed, dissatisfied)

词根记忆:来自disenchant(v.使清醒)

例:Little Tom quickly became disenchanted with his new toy.

10.disenfranchise v.剥夺…的公民权(to deprive of a franchise)

词根记忆:disenfranchise=disfranchise, dis(剥夺)+franchise(选举权)--剥夺选取权--剥夺…的公民权

例:White supremacists devised new methods to disenfranchise Negroes.

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重点单词
  • contemptuousadj. 轻视的
  • dissatisfiedadj. 不满意的;不高兴的;流露不满的 v. 使不满(
  • discreetadj. 谨慎的
  • reductionn. 减少,缩小,(化学)还原反应,(数学)约分
  • disregardn. 不理会,漠视 vt. 忽视,不顾
  • discreteadj. 不连续的,离散的
  • discountn. 折扣,贴现率 vt. 打折扣,贴现,不重视,不全信
  • disappointedadj. 失望的
  • discordn. 不调和,分歧,意见不一 vi. 不一致,不协调
  • conflictn. 冲突,矛盾,斗争,战斗 vi. 冲突,争执,抵触