Week11
- 1. Discerning (dis-SURN-ing) Showing insight and judgment. Kids often have a lack of discernment in making good choices.
- 2. Discordant (dis-KOHR-dehnt) Lack of accord or harmony There was a discordance between the two men because of his horrible playing.
- 3. Disdain (dis-DAYN) To treat contemptuously, with disrespect Juan was acting very disdainfully while talking to Camilo.
- 4. Disinclination (dis-in-kli-NAY-shun) To make or be unwilling, reluctant, or averse He obviously doesn’t have a disinclination for playing poker.
- 5. Disparage (dis-PAR-ij) Speak in a belittling manner, treat as if they are less than you Is very easy to disparage another's work when you don’t know how much effort the person has put into it.
- 6. Disparity (dis–PAR-i-tee) To be distinct in kind or quality; to be unequal or unbalanced There is a lot of disparity when you look to Daniel and Julian's work; Julian is much more organized.
- 7. Disperse (dis-PURS) To break up or scatter. Is well known that if a suspect is caught, his friends will disperse all over the city to hide.
- 8. Disseminate (dis-SEHM-i-nayt) To scatter or spread widely, usually information The news that Pablo won the art contest was disseminated throughout the school over the PA system.
- 9. Dissonance (DIS-suh-nuhns) A harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds Santiago's house was calm until the dissonance of a car crash got his attention.