托福阅读词汇考察

confederacy——a union of persons, parties, or states; a league联盟=ally one that is allied with another, especially by treaty同盟者

conceal——to keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; hide隐藏=hide

dramatically——arresting or forceful in appearance or effect引人注目的=striking

durable——lasting; stable持久的;稳定的=lasting

domains——[计]域=fields

domestic——tame or domesticated. used of animals驯养的=tame

dominate——to enjoy a commanding, controlling position in占支配地位=be prevalent in

divergence——difference, as of opinion意见分歧difference

diverse——made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements多种多样的=various

dogma——an authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true信条=belief

distinction——the condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference差别=difference

distinct——readily distinguishable from all others; discrete有区别的,不同的=different, separate, definite

dispute——to argue about; debate就…进行争论=argument, disagreement

disseminate——to spread abroad; promulgate散布=spread, distribute

disposal——the act or process of getting rid of something除掉=get rid of

discrete——constituting a separate thing; distinct分离的=separate existing as an independent entity单独的

discard——to throw away; reject丢弃,抛弃=get rid of

diffuse——to become widely dispersed; spread out散布=travel to be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass传送

differentiate——to constitute the distinction between区分=distinguish to perceive as being different or distinct区分

dictate——to prescribe with authority; impose命令;to issue orders or commands命令=determine to reach a decision; resolve解决,决定,=prescribe to set down as a rule or guide; enjoin指定,规定

devastate——to lay waste; destroy变成废墟,荒芜;破坏=ruin

device——a contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks机器=instrument a device for recording, measuring, or controlling, especially such a device functioning as part of a control system仪表

devoid of ——free of无……的,免于……的;摆脱了……的

destruction——the act of destroying毁灭=demolition the act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives.摧毁破坏

detect——to discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of查明;发现=discover, sense to become aware of; perceive感觉意识到

detectable——can be discovered or ascertained the existence, presence, or fact可查明;可发现apparent, measurable,sizable

derive——to obtain or receive from a source得到=obtain,

to issue from a source; originate起源于=stem from

depression——an area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow下陷处=low

depressed——low in spirits; dejected情绪低落的;沮丧的=saddened

deposit——to put or set down; place放置=place, lay

deplete——to decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out消灭,用完或用光=exhaust, run out

dense——hard to penetrate; thick浓厚的=thick, heavy