n. Room in which meals are eaten.

n. Acute infectious bacterial disease with inflammation of a mucous membrane esp. Of the throat. [greek diphthera skin, hide]

n. (pl. -cuses) giant plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail. [greek diplous double, dokos wooden beam]

adj. - of or involved in diplomacy.

- tactful. diplomatically adv. [french: related to *diploma]

- bag n. Container for dispatching official mail etc. To or from an embassy, usu. Exempt from customs inspection.

- immunity n. Exemption of diplomatic staff abroad from arrest, taxation, etc.

- service n. Branch of the civil service concerned with the representation of a country abroad.

n. Alcoholism. dipsomaniac n. [greek dipsa thirst]

n. Woman director.

n. (pl. -ies) 1 permanent physical or mental incapacity.

- lack of some capacity etc., preventing action.

v. - fail to fulfil the desire or expectation of.

- frustrate (a hope etc.). disappointed adj. Disappointing adj.

v. (-ving) (usu. Foll. By of) have or express an unfavourable opinion. disapproval n.

v. (-ging) bring into disorder. disarrangement n.