GRE3000精選詞匯：1901 - 2000

regimen

(政治上的)統(tǒng)治：lawful control

resplendent

華麗輝煌的：brilliantly

evasive

難以發(fā)現(xiàn)，捕捉，分離的;含煳其辭的：equivocal

fortify

加固，鼓勵(lì)：give physical strength;做好心理準(zhǔn)備：prepare mentally

precipice

懸崖峭壁：steep

relapse

故態(tài)復(fù)萌，再犯：fall back

husk

(果類或谷物的)外殼：outer covering;剝?nèi)ィ簉emove

palatial

宮殿般奢華的：ornateness

decorum

禮儀，得體：appropriateness, propriety

temporal

世俗的，塵世的：earthly life

waylay

埋伏，伏擊：attack

plausible

看似有理的：superficially reasonable

banish

驅(qū)逐出境：leave, country;趕出：force out

slovenly

邋遢的，不整潔的：lacking neatness

condole

表達(dá)同情：sympathetic

susceptibility??

易受感染的性質(zhì)或狀態(tài)：little resistance

conceal

隱藏，隱瞞：prevent disclosure

hodgepodge

大雜燴：mixture dissimilar

finale

終場，結(jié)局：closing part

mournful

悲傷的：expressing sorrow

opprobrious

辱駡的：reproach;臭名昭著的，令人鄙視的：infamous

epithet

外號(hào)，綽號(hào)：descriptive name

relinquish

放棄(職位，權(quán)力等)：give up;移交，交出：give control or possession

distain

貶損，傷害(某人的)名譽(yù)：lose honor, respect, reputation;弄臟：dirty

filibuster

拖延議事：for the purpose of delaying legislative action

grieve

(使)感到悲傷：deep sadness

terminology

專業(yè)術(shù)語：special terms or expressions

vitality

活力，生命力：vigor

decode

解碼：change into ordinary language;對(duì)…有清晰的想法，理解，解讀：clear idea

deference

尊崇，順從：yield to

disparate

迥然不同的：distinct, different dissimilar

bargain

協(xié)議：agreement;討價(jià)還價(jià)：negotiate

personable

風(fēng)度翩翩的，吸引人的：attractive

bluff

直率的，(說話)直截了當(dāng)?shù)模篸irect, brief, potentially rude;欺騙：deceive

scurrilous

說粗話的：vulgar

judicious

明智的，慎重的：judgment prudent

ascetic

苦行的，克己的，禁欲的：self-denial;禁欲者：person, self-discipline

boor

粗魯?shù)娜?，不敏感的人：rude

ruminate

沉思：go over in the mind

demote

降職，降級(jí)：a lower grade

primordial

塬始的，最初的：happening first

lance

長矛，標(biāo)槍：long straight handle and sharp head or blade;刺穿，刺破：penetrate

zealot

狂熱者：a fanatical partisan

detach

使分離：separate

calculated

經(jīng)過計(jì)算(成敗得失)的，經(jīng)過深思熟慮的：reckoning or estimating

subordinate

下級(jí)的，次要的：lower rank;征服：under one's control

apocryphal

假的：doubtful authenticity, spurious

truculent

尖酸刻薄的：harsh insulting;好戰(zhàn)的，好斗的：eagerness to fight

pathological

不正常的，病態(tài)的：markedly abnormal

pigment

顏料：color;給…上顏色：color

latitude

(行動(dòng)或言論)自由：freedom

mettle

勇氣：strength of spirit;毅力，耐力：stamina

precedent

先例，前例：earlier occurrence;先前的：prior

harangue

(發(fā)表)長篇大論：long pompous

figment

虛構(gòu)的事物，幻覺：made up

stint

吝惜，節(jié)省：be frugal

ramshackle

搖搖欲墜的：ready to collapse

dehydrate

去除水分，使乾燥：remove water;使失去活力：deprive of vitality

dashing

愛好冒險(xiǎn)的，大膽的：take risks

voracious

有很大食量的，貪吃的：huge appetite;貪婪的，如饑似渴的：insatiable

preface

序言：preliminary statement

scrutable

可以理解的：understood comprehensible

extant

現(xiàn)存的：not destroyed, extinct

obfuscate

使困惑，使模煳：confused, opaque

pervade

彌漫，充滿：throughout

tender

正式提出：offer;考慮周到的，關(guān)心同情的：sympathy consideration

rabid

狂熱的，不冷靜的：fanatical

engender

引起，使發(fā)展：cause;產(chǎn)生，出現(xiàn)：come into existence

mawkish

過度傷感的：sentimental

minatory

帶來威脅的，有兇兆的：a sign of evil

restless

不平靜的：lack of quite

ruffle

皺褶，褶裥花邊：strip edge;使粗糙：destroy smoothness;擾亂，打擾：disturb

piebald

雜色的：different colors;混合的，雜糅而成的：different sorts

converge

匯集，交匯于一點(diǎn)：move toward one

milk

榨取(財(cái)富、資訊等)：coerce profit

cessation

終止，暫停：stopping of a process

refreshing

令人身心振奮的，提神的：renewing effect

provident

節(jié)儉的：frugal, economical;有遠(yuǎn)見的：awareness for the future

dodder

蹣跚，顫巍巍地行進(jìn)：progress unsteadily

equivocate

(帶有欺騙目的地)模棱兩可地說，說謊話：equivocal

psychology

心理學(xué)：science mental process and behavior;心理戰(zhàn)術(shù)：subtle tactical action influence

conducive

有益的，有促進(jìn)作用的：promote

pitfall

陷阱：capture and hold animals;(不易察覺的)危害：hidden danger

annotate

給...作注解：commentary or explanatory notes

damper

抑制因素：restrains, depresses

revive

恢復(fù)意識(shí)：return to consciousness;再獲新生：active again

skimp

缺乏的，不足的：less plentiful;節(jié)省花費(fèi)，吝嗇：give insufficient funds

slur

恥辱：mark of guilt;含煳地發(fā)音：indistinctly;疏忽，忽略：without due, consideration

favoritism

偏愛，偏袒：special favor

trudge

吃力而笨拙地走：heavily or clumsily

caustic

腐蝕性的：destroying, eating away;挖苦諷刺的，刻薄的：incisive sarcasm

recessive

(基因等)隱性的，由隱性基因控制的：does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele;內(nèi)向的，內(nèi)斂的：not comfortable around people

incursion

入侵：hostile entrance

pillar

柱子：support;(物質(zhì)、精神等方面的)支柱：support

noxious

有害的，有毒的：harmful, injurious to health;產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)烈厭惡的：causing intense displeasure

agape

急切盼望的：eagerly awaiting

ineluctable

無法逃避的，必然的：not to be avoided

stoke

添加燃料：supply fuel;增大，促進(jìn)：make greater

elaborate

詳細(xì)的，復(fù)雜的：complexity;詳細(xì)闡述：in detail

interdict

禁止：forbid;阻止：stop, seize or interrupt