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1 disparate adj
consisting of things or people that are very different and not related to each other:
a meeting covering many disparate subjects
the difficulties of dealing with disparate groups of people

2 dissemble Vt & Vi
to hide your true feelings, thoughts etc

3 disseminate V
to spread information or ideas to as many people as possible:
Her findings have been widely disseminated.

4 dissolution n LAW
1 the act of formally ending a parliament, business, or marriage [↪ dissolve]:
The president announced the dissolution of the National Assembly.

2 the act of breaking up an organization, institution etc so that it no longer exists:
the dissolution of the monasteries

3 the process by which something gradually becomes weaker and disappears:
the eventual dissolution of class barriers

5 dissonance n MuSIC
1 technical a combination of notes that sound strange because they are not in harmony [≠ consonance]

2 formal lack of agreement

—dissonant adj

6 distend v
to swell or make something swell because of pressure from inside

distended adj:
a distended stomach

—distension n

7 distill v
1 to make a liquid such as water or alcohol more pure by heating it so that it becomes a gas and then letting it cool. Drinks such as whisky are made this way:
distilled water

8 doctrinaire adj
certain that your beliefs or opinions are correct and unwilling to change them:
The party followed an increasingly doctrinaire course.

9 dogmatic adj
someone who is dogmatic is completely certain of their beliefs and expects other people to accept them without arguing:
Her staff find her bossy and dogmatic

10 dupe v
to trick or deceive someone

dupe somebody into doing something
Consumers are being duped into buying faulty electronic goods.