Webster Essential Vocabulary

Quick Review #28.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

86 Essential Vocabulary

1. discretion


2. discriminate


3. discussion


4. disdain


5. disease


6. disguise


7. disheveled


8. disingenuous


9. disparage


10. disparate


11. disparity


12. dispel

a. belittle

b. incongruity

c. toussled

d. scatter

e. insincere

f. different

g. prudence

h. despise

i. consideration

j. alter

k. distinguish

l. illness

dispersal*(dis POER sil) n.1. a scattering; a spreading about; 2. a breaking up
of light into its component colored rays (by use of a triangular prism)

• The spreader assured that the grass seeds would get a thorough dispersal.


• When white light is passed through a prism, a dispersaloccurs and the rays
  form the colors of the rainbow.


• In fact, a real rainbow is caused by the dispersalof the sun’s rays by the
  water in the air.
  [Syn. scattering]
  disregard(DIS ri GAHRD) vt.1. to pay little or no attention to; 2. to not
  respect; slight —n.1. lack of attention; neglect; 2. lack of respect


• Disregardthat little man behind the curtain! (Where have we heard some-
  thing like that before?)


• It is important to never disregardthe feelings of others.


• When Frank painted his room, he treated his wife’s dislike of red with total
  disregard.
  [-ed, -ing] [Syn. neglect]
  dissemble(dis EM bl) vt.to hide beneath a false appearance; to disguise
  —vi.to hide the truth, or one’s true feelings, motives, etc. by pretending; to behave
  hypocritically


• Some guests feel it proper to dissembletheir displeasure so as not to upset
  the host or hostess.


• You want the truth? We have to dissembleour facts, for fear that you can’t
  handle the truth.


• Gary dissembledhis dislike for chocolate by asking for a second piece.
  [-d, dissembling]