Ielts vocabulary Masterclass book + ielts listening & Reading Dictionary: Dominate Proficiency Level Vocabulary for ielts listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking

partnership, or official body
SENTENCE: The dissolution of their marriage after 20 years took place in
a few minutes.
Dissonance : MEANING: lack of agreement or harmony, especially in
music
SENTENCE: The meeting ended in uproar and dissonance.
Distend : MEANING: Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside
SENTENCE: The abdomen distended rapidly.
Distil : MEANING: Remove impurities from, increase the concentration
of
SENTENCE: You can’t drink the water from the river, but you can distil it.
Divest: MEANING: Take something away from somebody
SENTENCE: The president was divested of his power to act and could no
longer govern.
Doctrinaire: MEANING: Trying to impose doctrine without taking
practical considerations into account

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SENTENCE: Mr. Chief Justice is such a doctrinaire person that he will
never compromise on the sentences he makes for terrorists.
Document: MEANING: Support with evidence; written piece
SENTENCE: In the analytical writing assessment, if you write an essay
with well-documented examples, you should get a high score.
Dogmatic: MEANING: inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true
SENTENCE: She was not tempted to be too dogmatic about what she
believed.
Dogmatism: MEANING: The tendency to be right all the time, with little
consideration for others
SENTENCE: Mr. Jones shows an inflexible dogmatism when it comes to
answering difficult questions.