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incongruity: Our interests differ owing to the disparity in our
ages.
dispassionate
adj. 1 cool, calm, composed, self-possessed, unemotional,
unexcited, unexcitable, unflappable, level-headed, sober,
self-controlled, even-tempered, unruffled, unmoved, tranquil,
equable, placid, peaceful, serene: You can count on Henry for a
dispassionate treatment of the subject. 2 fair, impartial,
neutral, disinterested, detached, equitable, even-handed,
unbiased, just, objective, unprejudiced, open-minded, candid,
frank, open: The judge is known to be completely dispassionate
in his decisions.
dispatch v. 1 send off or away or out, send on one's way: We dispatched
a messenger with the parcel. 2 send, mail, post, transmit,
forward, ship, express, remit, convey , Chiefly US and Canadian
freight: Please dispatch this letter as quickly as possible. 3
kill, murder, slay, dispose of, put to death, execute, do away
with, do in, assassinate,- liquidate, finish (off), put an end
to, put away (for good), Slang polish off, bump off, eliminate,
gun down, silence, get, erase, rub out, knock off, bury, US ice,
hit, take for a ride, waste, zap: The gang soon dispatched all
their rivals. 4 hasten, hurry, speed up, accelerate, get done,
accomplish, get through, conclude, finish off, complete,
execute, do: The task was dispatched in just two days.
--n. 5 haste, speed, promptness, quickness, expedition,
expeditiousness, celerity, alacrity, swiftness, hurry, rapidity:
She concluded the interview with dispatch and sent me away. 6
communiqu‚, report, bulletin, story, news (item), communication,
message, piece: document, instruction, missive: Here is a
dispatch from our correspondent on Pitcairn Island. 7
execution, killing, murder, disposal, assassination,
dispatching, slaying: The dispatch of the consul left us
without a representative.
dispensable
adj. disposable, non-essential, unessential, inessential,
unnecessary, unneeded, expendable, superfluous, needless,
useless: He said that a dishwasher was a luxury and entirely
dispensable.