GRE3000精選詞匯：2001 - 2100

cornucopia

大量：overflowing

choleric

易怒的，暴躁的：angered;生氣的：anger, irate

reciprocate

往復(fù)運動：forward and backward;報答，回報：return

harness

利用：utilize

beholden

欠他人人情的：owing gratitude

vagary

不可預(yù)測的思想或行為：erratic, unpredictable

amenable

順從的，服從的：yield, submit

submerge

使淹沒：under water

detract

貶低，降低價值：diminish;使分心：draw attention

distort

扭曲，歪曲：twist

incentive

刺激，誘因：incites

synchronous

同時期的，同步的：identical period phase

faze

打擾，使尷尬：disturb the composure

assuage

緩和，減輕：lessen, intensity;平息，撫慰：pacify, calm;使?jié)M足：satisfying

responsive

反應(yīng)的，敏感的：quick to respond

scrap

廢料，廢物：discarded or useless;拋棄：get rid of;終止，放棄塬計劃：put an end to

tasty

美味的;令人愉悅的：pleasure or contentment

commencement

開始：beginning;畢業(yè)典禮：conferring

ignite

點燃：set fire to;激起，喚起(感情)：arouse the passions

construct

建造，建立：form;創(chuàng)造，相出：create imagination

rostrum

講壇，演講壇：stage speaking

virtuoso

藝術(shù)鑒賞家，專家：masterly skill;經(jīng)驗豐富的，技藝精湛的：exceptional knowledge

oration

(頗有野心、自高自大的)演說：high-flown or pompous manner

diehard

頑固的，保守的/頑固的人，保守的人：determined, devoted/opposes change, refuses new ideas

shopworn

陳舊的：worn-out

infuse

激怒：make furious

mute

不說話的，緘默的：refraining from speech;使顏色，音調(diào)等柔和：soften;減弱聲音：muffle the sound

adulterate

摻雜，加入低等成分：impure, addition

impertinent

無關(guān)緊要的：not having relevance;粗魯無禮的，大膽的：insolent rudeness;不守禮節(jié)的，不為他人著想的：lack of manners

suppress

抑制(表情)：inhibit the expression;用暴力終止，鎮(zhèn)壓：put a stop to, force

justify

證明...的合理性，為...辯解：prove to be just, right

charlatan

騙子，裝懂的人：fraudulent

obsolete

過時的，被淘汰的：no longer useful

verve

活力，熱情：vitality

bustle

忙亂，喧囂：noisy, energetic;(快速地)行走，奔忙：move briskly

tangible

可感知的：capable perceived;確鑿的，真實的：real or concrete

forebear

祖先：an ancestor

apparition

鬼魂，幽靈：ghostly figure

apostasy

放棄宗教信仰：renunciation, faith;變節(jié)，背叛：abandonment, previous loyalty

bumptious

專橫傲慢的，自以為是的：superiority

burlesque

夸張滑稽地模仿以嘲弄他人的文學(xué)藝術(shù)作品，惡搞：make fun of

vernacular

方言：nonstandard language;非正式的，口頭的：suitable for speech

perpetual

永恆的，不斷的：continuing forever

lenient

寬大仁慈的：merciful

decant

輕輕倒出：pour off without disturbing

variance

不一致，不和諧：lack harmony

sanctuary

避難所：protection

savvy

老練，機智：knowledge actually doing;明確瞭解：clear idea of;有見識的，精明能干的：practical cleverness or judgment

babble

發(fā)出含煳無意義的嘟囔聲，胡亂說：utter, meaningless;閒聊：rambling conversation

censorious

挑剔指責(zé)的：critical

natty

整潔的，時髦的：tidy

yokel

鄉(xiāng)下人，天真純樸的人：inhabitant of a rural area

serried

密集的：little space

recumbent

躺著的：lying down

sober

嚴肅的：serious-looking;節(jié)制的：restraint;有理有據(jù)的：sound reasoning

tactile

有觸覺的，能觸知的：touch tangible

chasm

分歧，(意見、利益或忠誠上)明顯差異：pronounced difference

mischievous

調(diào)皮的，淘氣的：naughty teasing;有害的：causing harm

pique

使憤怒：arouse anger;激起，刺激：excite or arouse

endemic

地方性的：to a particular region

barrage

彈幕：curtain;有壓倒之勢的、集中傾瀉的(如言語)：overwhelming, outpouring;(同時)襲來：attack with, overwhelming outpouring

initiate

創(chuàng)造，發(fā)動促進：cause beginning;剛?cè)腴T的新手：person initiation

replete

徹底吃飽了的：appetite completely satisfied;充滿…的，富于…的：possessing great numbers

stricture

責(zé)難，批評：criticism

abrogate

官方的正式廢除：annul;無視(某事的)存在：nonexistent

immure

監(jiān)禁，禁閉;使閉門不出：confine

invigorate

使精神，使強壯，鼓舞激勵：impart vigor

lumber

木材：tree logs;笨拙地行動：clumsiness;使負擔(dān)(從而拖累)：burden

prudish

明智的：wisdom, judiciousness, wise;小心謹慎的，審慎的：circumspection

friction

摩擦：rubbing;衝突，不和：clashing;

belabor

(當(dāng)眾)嚴厲批評：criticize;就...作過度的說明，喋喋不休：explain, excessively

potentate

有權(quán)勢的人：has the power

shifty

(顯得)狡詐的，(顯得)欺詐的：deceitful character

overwhelm

淹沒：cover;(感情上、精神上)使無所適從，使難以忍受：subject to mental stress

forge ?

偽造：imitate falsely;鑄造，鑄就：form;

debonair

無憂無慮，不在乎的：freedom from worries or troubles;風(fēng)度翩翩的：polished and worldly manners

scurvy

下流的，讓人鄙視的：contemptible

defuse

撫慰，減輕：make less tense

devout

(對于宗教)虔誠的：devoted to religion;忠誠的：allegiance

diligent

勤勉的，辛勤的：steady, earnest, energetic

vim

活力，精力：energy

jot

簡要記錄：write briefly

stratify

將...分成各種等級：divide into classes

plod

沉重緩慢地走：walk heavily

notoriety

(尤指因為丑聞而出名的)名人：widely known something bad;壞名聲：ill fame

quotidian

每日的，平凡的：commonplace

polarize

使分開對立，使兩極分化：break into opposing

regress

后煺：back;煺化，惡化：worse

apposite

相關(guān)的，合適的：pertinent, appropriate

tantamount

等價的，與...相等的：equivalent

condign

應(yīng)得的，恰當(dāng)?shù)模篸eserved

testimony

證詞，聲明：authentication

chaperone

同行，護送：go along with

hoodwink

欺騙：deceptive

discombobulate

使不安，使混亂：upset, confuse

pioneer

擴荒者，先驅(qū)者：first to settle;最初的，最早的：coming before;開創(chuàng)，創(chuàng)造：open up

supplicate

懇求，乞求：make a request earnest or urgent

revelry

狂樂，喧鬧的作樂：noisy partying

accost

以挑釁的形式搭訕：challenging or aggressive way

lash

擊打：hard strike;勐?lián)?，撞擊：strike with force;捆扎：bind