GRE3000精選詞匯：2401 - 2500

zenith

最高點(diǎn)，巔峰：culminating

doff

脫下：take off, remove

prostrate

平躺(的)，使平躺：lying flat;衰弱的，使衰竭：weakness

falter

蹣跚：walk unsteadily;猶豫躊躇：unsteady in purpose or action

mint

巨額：abundant amount;無損壞的：unmarred

emigrate

移民，移居海外：leave

lacerate

使非常痛苦：cause pain

hesitance

猶豫，不情愿：hesitant, reluctant

jaded

疲憊的：depleted in strength;厭倦的，沒興趣沒熱情的：patience exhausted

summon

召集，召喚：call together;傳喚(出庭、出席)：command to appear in court

etch

蝕刻;留下深刻印象，銘記：produce a vivid impression

farce

(帶有嘲諷元素的)滑稽戲：broadly satirical comedy;鬧劇：ridiculous

absurd

不合理的：unreasonable

intuitive

直覺的：by intuition

voyeur

窺淫狂：observing unsuspecting individuals

terminus

終點(diǎn)，終點(diǎn)站：end

coma

昏迷，深度無知覺：profound unconsciousness;遲鈍，冷漠：sluggishness

dike

堤壩，水壩：control or confine water;水溝，水渠：long narrow channel

teeming

大量的：great numbers

beseech

(急切地)懇求：beg

compound

混合物：something composed;混合的：consisting;混合：together;擴(kuò)大，增多：greater;和解：agree

vignette

簡介，短文：vivid representation

exasperate

激怒：excite

fretful

易怒的，煩躁的：vexed

gratify

使?jié)M足：desired please

barter

以物換物：trade, without

ratify

(官方地)認(rèn)可，批準(zhǔn)：official acceptance

stifle

抑制(聲音、唿吸等);阻止，扼殺：hold back

prophetic

預(yù)言的，預(yù)示的：foretelling

ameliorate

改善，改進(jìn)：become better, improve

berate

(長時(shí)間)嚴(yán)厲指責(zé)：scold, vehemently, at length

protuberant

隆起的，凸出的：thrusting out

*alienate

使...疏遠(yuǎn)：unfriendly, hostile,indifferent;轉(zhuǎn)讓，讓渡：convey or transfer

rapprochement ?

和睦，友好：cordial relations

beneficent

仁慈的，好慈善的：charity;(對(duì)個(gè)人或社會(huì))有益的：contributing

symmetry

對(duì)稱：balanced proportions

creek

小溪，小河：smaller

demanding

難以取悅的，難滿足的：satisfied;費(fèi)時(shí)間花心思的：requiring careful attention

supersede

取代，替代：displace

playful

愛開玩笑的，好打鬧的：joking or teasing

mean

卑賤的：ignoble;吝嗇的：sharing little;打算，懷有目的：purpose or goal;意味著：convey, show or indicate

mosque

清真寺：worship Muslim

sturdy

強(qiáng)健的，結(jié)實(shí)的：strengthen

underdog

受害者，輸家： loser/victim

observant

警惕的，警覺的：paying close attention;嚴(yán)格遵守(規(guī)章、制度或塬則)的：observing

adjourn

延期，休會(huì)：suspend;

amble

漫步，閒逛：walk slowly, leisurely, stroll

credence

堅(jiān)信：firm brief

unruly

難駕馭的，不守規(guī)矩的：difficult to discipline

accord

一致：consistency;相符合，相一致：in harmony;授予，給予：to grant or give

enamel

涂亮漆;使具有光滑或亮澤的表面：give a glossy surface;用亮麗的表面裝飾：adorn

bracing

令人振奮的，給人帶來活力的：giving strength

dissent

持異議，不同意：differ;反對(duì)正統(tǒng)：departure accepted;不和諧：lack harmony

ecumenical

全球基督教會(huì)的：whole churches;世界範(fàn)圍的，普遍性的：worldwide

abdicate

v.正式放棄(權(quán)力、責(zé)任)：throne

diffident

不自信的：lack self-confidence;內(nèi)向的：reserved

uncanny

離奇的，奇異的：extraordinary or abnormal

original

創(chuàng)新的：creative, inventive;最初的，最早的：before

grit

(面對(duì)困難時(shí)所表現(xiàn)出來的)毅力：endure pain or hardship

paramount

最重要的：chief importance

persistence

堅(jiān)持，持續(xù)：lasting existence

pejorative

輕蔑的，貶低的：disparaging

leaven

在…中加入輕鬆、活潑或變更的因素：mingle permeate

decrepit

虛弱的，衰老的，破舊的：weakened

frosty

寒冷的：low temperature;無強(qiáng)烈情感的，冷淡的：lacking in friendliness or warmth

ham-handed

笨手笨腳的：lacking dexterity

laudatory

表示讚揚(yáng)的：praise

batch

一批次的量：unit;一小群人：small number of persons

cachet

同意：approval;聲望：prestige

zeal

熱心，熱誠：enthusiastic devotion

genteel

有教養(yǎng)的，不粗俗的：free from vulgarity

tinker

亂修，亂調(diào)整：thoughtlessly

hidebound

死板的，極度保守的：tending to favor

opine

表達(dá)觀點(diǎn);想，認(rèn)為：express opinions

blatant

大聲喧嘩的：noisy;(讓人生厭地)惹人注目的：noticeable

spurn

摒棄，拒絕：reject with disdain

subterfuge

詭計(jì)：deception to conceal

sapient

聰明的，有洞察力的：deep understanding, intelligent

inferno

大火：fire;地獄：resembles hell

parry ?

躲避(問題)：evade

epigram

機(jī)智的短詩，警句：short witty

tangy

刺激的：powerfully stimulating

sullen

悶悶不樂的：lacking in cheer

delicacy

(外貌、結(jié)構(gòu)等)精緻，極度興奮，發(fā)狂：fineness

deter

嚇住，威懾：prevent, discourage

random

隨機(jī)的，隨意的：lacking pattern

fester

感染，潰爛，腐爛：corrupt

abstemious

(吃喝等)有節(jié)制的，節(jié)儉的：restraint, food or alcohol, sparing

whiff

微風(fēng)：slight gust;細(xì)微的信號(hào)，輕微痕跡：imperceptible sign

plateau

高塬：raised above;穩(wěn)定時(shí)期，平臺(tái)期：stable level

pedant

書呆子，墨守成規(guī)之人：formal rules

canny

精明的，聰明的：careful and shrewed

humiliate

羞辱，使喪失尊嚴(yán)：to a lower position

exponent

宣導(dǎo)者，支持者：advocates;實(shí)踐者，典型代表：full realization

boo

噓(以表示不滿或嘲笑)：contempt, scorn, disapproval

coeval

同時(shí)代的，同齡的：equal age

paranoid

多疑的，對(duì)他人極端恐懼和懷疑的：extreme fear of distrust

plentitude*

豐富，充沛：more than sufficient;大量：considerable amount

jocular

搞笑的，歡樂的：joking, playful

compromise

妥協(xié)：concessions;使危險(xiǎn)：danger