adj. ~ (to do sth) deserving to be despised; contemptible
v.  ~ sb/sth (for sth) feel contempt for sb/sth; consider sb/sth as worthless
v. ~sth (fml ) rob (a place) of sth valuable; plunder sth
adj. ~ having or showing loss of hope; wretched
An absolute and irresponsible monarch.
tyranny
adj.  without money, food, etc and other things necessary for life; impoverished
adj. going from one thing to another, without a definite plan or purpose; unmethodical
adj.  not influenced by others; impartial
v.  prevent from leaving or doing sth; delay
adj. limited in range or scope; definite ;
n.  ~ quality of being firmly committed to doing sth; resoluteness
n, adj that deters or is meant to deter
n. explosion
n. unfair criticism of sb/sth; belittling ;
adj. ~ harmful
v. ~ from sth stop following
adj.  cunning; dishonest
v. think out (a plan, system, tool, etc); invent
adj. ~ of sth without sth; completely lacking in sth
v.  ~ on/upon sb (of work, duties) be transferred or passed to sb
n. person who is devoted to sth; enthusiast
adj.  sincerely religious; pious
adj. skilful with one's hands
adj.  = diabolic
n. crown worn as a sign of royal power
n. (philosophy )  art of discovering and testing truths by discussion and logical argument
adj. of or relating to dialectic
adj. light, very fine and almost transparent
n. ~ lengthy and bitter attack in words
n. ~ (fml ) separation into or between two groups or things that are opposed, entirely different, etc
n. saying; maxim
adj.  intended to teach
n. block of hard metal with a design, etc cut into it, used for shaping coins, printing-type, medals, etc or for stamping paper, leather, etc so that designs stand out from the surface
shyness
v.  spread all around; send out in all directions
n. diffusing or being diffused
n. person with a high rank or position
n. digressing
adj. falling to pieces; in a bad state of repair
v.  become wider, larger or further open
adj. ~ (in doing sth) slow in acting
n.  situation in which one has to choose between two undesirable things or courses of action
n. (often derog ) person who studies or does sth, but without serious interest or understanding
n. ~ steady effort; careful hard work
v. ~ sth  make (a liquid or colour) thinner or weaker (by adding water or another liquid)
n. diminishing or being diminished; reduction
n. continuing loud confused noise
n. any of various types of small open boat
adj. dirty-looking; not cheerful or bright; drab
n.  = dent
a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
adj.  dreadful; terrible
n. song sung at a burial or for a dead person
v. ~ sb of sth free sb of (false ideas)
adj. discontented; disloyal
n. disapproval
n. state in which people or things are no longer properly organized
n.
v. stop operating as an organization; break up
remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
v. pay out (money)
adj. that can just be discerned
adj. showing careful judgement
v. say that one does not have (sth); renounce
v. ~ sth (to sb) allow sth to be seen
[ discombobulate: ] (informal)   (chiefly U.S. and Canadian)  to throw into confusion
v. confuse or embarrass (sb)
v. make (sb) feel uneasy or uncomfortable
v. cause to feel confused, upset or embarrassed
adj. unhappy, esp at the loss of sb/sth; refusing to be comforted
n.  disagreement; quarrelling
adj.  not in agreement; conflicting
n.  amount of money taken off the cost of sth
n.  lengthy and serious treatment of a subject in speech or writing
v.  damage the good reputation of
n. ~ difference; failure to agree
adj. separate; distinct
n.  quality of being discreet; good judgement
v.  ~ ~ A from B see or make a difference (between two things)
adj.  showing good judgement and perception
n.  good judgement and perception
adj. wandering from one point to another
n. feeling that sb/sth is not good enough to deserve one's respect; contempt
v. ~ (from sth) (of people) leave a ship or an aircraft
v. = disfranchise
v.  ~ sth/sb (fml ) free or disconnect sth/sb from sth/sb that holds it/him firmly
v. spoil the appearance of
v.  ~ sth throw out (food, etc) from the stomach or throat; vomit sth
to make ill-humored or discontented  usually used as a participial  adjective
v. cause to lose hope or confidence
[ dishevel: ] di'shevelment nou
[ dishonour: ] to treat with disrespect
n. ~ (fml ) unwillingness; reluctance
adj. insincere, esp in pretending that one knows less about sth than one really does
v. (fml ) dig up (sth buried)
adj. not influenced by personal feelings or interests; unbiased
adj. in which it is difficult to understand how the ideas, events, etc follow each other and develop
Also called: dis'juncture  the act of disconnecting or the state of being disconnected; separation
v. ~ sb/sth move or force sb/sth from a previously fixed position
v.  take to pieces
v.  cut or tear off the limbs of
v.  ~ sb remove sb (esp an employee) from a position
v. suggest, esp unfairly, that is of little value or importance
adj. so different in kind or degree that they cannot be compared
n. difference or inequality
adj. not influenced by emotion; impartial
v.  ~ sb/sth send sb/sth off to a destination or for a special purpose
v. drive (sth) away; cause to vanish
v.  ~ sth give sth out; distribute sth
v. go in different directions; scatter; break up
adj.
v. ~ oneself amuse oneself energetically
n. ~ (instance of) being out of proportion
adj. fond of arguing; inclined to argue ;
a feeling or state of anxiety or uneasines
n. ~ long elaborate spoken or written report or account
n. dissecting or being dissected
v. hide or disguise (one's true thoughts and feelings); dissimulate
v. spread widely
n. angry disagreement
n. holding opinions which differ from common or officially held ones
n. ~ long essay on a particular subject, esp one written for a doctorate or similar degree; thesis
n. person who strongly disagrees with or opposes official views and policies
v. hide or disguise (one's thoughts and feelings); dissemble
v.  scatter or vanish
n. ~ breaking up (of sth); dissolving
n.  discord
v. ~ sb (try to) stop sb by advice or persuasion
adj.  far away in space or time
v. (cause sth to) swell by means of pressure from inside
undergo distillation; of liquids
adj.  easily heard, seen, felt or understood; definite
n.  ~ difference or contrast between one person or thing and another
adj. ~ that distinguishes sth by making it different from others
v.  pull or twist out of its usual shape
n. distorting or being distorted
v. ~ sb stop sb concentrating on sth
adj. absent-minded; not paying attention ;
adj. very troubled in mind with grief or worry
adj.  of the daytime; not nocturnal
operatic singer; prima donna
v.  ~ (of lines, roads, etc) separate and go in different directions, becoming further apart
adj. divergent paths, opinions
adj. of different kinds; varied
n.  action of turning sth aside or changing its direction
n. state of being varied; variety
v.  ~ sb of sth take off (sb's clothes)
adj.  of, from or like God or a god
v. ~ sth make known (sth secret)
adj. easy to control
n.  document or label listing goods delivered, jobs done, contents of a package, etc ,
adj. rigidly applying a theory with no concern for practical problems
n. set of beliefs held by a church, political party, group of scientists, etc
n. paper, form, book, etc giving information about sth, evidence or proof of sth
adjs weak and uncertain in movement
v. take off (one's hat)
adj. determined; not giving up easily
n. verse that produces a clumsy and ridiculous effect
adj.  of or based on dogma
n.  the doldrums parts of the ocean near the equator where there is little or no wind
adj. sorrowful
n. stupid person
n. a person's place of residence, esp as officially established for purposes of taxation, etc ,
adj.  ~ most important or prominent; dominating
v.  have control of or a very strong influence on (people, events, etc)
v. ~ (derog ) try to make sb do exactly what one wants by ordering him about, regardless of what he wants to do
n.  teacher at a university, esp at an Oxford or a Cambridge college
n.  death or ruin; any terrible and inevitable fate
adj. temporarily inactive
n. upright window built in a sloping roof
adj. of or on the back of an animal or a plant
n. set of documents containing information about a person, an event, etc; file  ,
n. in one's dotage confused in one's mind because of old age
v.  ~ on sb/sth show (too) much fondness for sb/sth
adj. stern; severe; gloomy-looking; joyless
v. ~ sb/sth put sb/sth into (water); throw (water) over sb/sth ;
adj. (derog )  (of clothes, etc) dull; unfashionable; drab ,
adj.  looking downwards
n. property or money brought by a bride to her husband
= douse
v.  sleep lightly
adj. dull; uninteresting
adj. very harsh
n.  rough preliminary written version of sth
n.  play for the theatre, radio or TV
adj.  having a strong or violent effect
n.  current of air in a room or some other enclosed space
n.  (usu sing ) ~ (for sth) act of picking at random tickets in a lottery, matches in a tournament, etc
n.  solid particles that sink to the bottom of certain liquids, esp wine and beer
v.  allow saliva to run from the mouth
v.  fall in drops
n. silly nonsense
adj. amusing in an odd or a quaint way
n.  male honey-bee
v. bend or hang downwards through tiredness or weakness
n. scum of waste matter on melted metals
n. person who has to do long hard boring jobs
n. hard boring work
adj.  ~ not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; doubtful