GRE3000精選詞匯：2301 - 2400

contiguous

接壤的，相鄰的：sharing an edge

meek

謙恭的：humility;順從的：submissive

outwit

瞞騙，以智取勝：surpass cunning

deluge

大暴雨：drenching rain;大量：great flow

postulate

前提條件：starting point;假定為真：assume true

oscillate

振動，搖晃：swing;猶豫，變化：vary

partisan

跟隨者，信徒：follows;(狂熱。堅定的)擁護者，支持者：excessively devoted;偏袒的：one side

pun

雙關語：humorous

rhetorical

語言上的，文字上的：words or language;言辭華麗(卻往往無內涵)的：fancy but meaningless

flock

人群，獸群：creatures massed together;聚集，集體行動：travel in a flock

incantation ?

咒語：magic power

illuminati

智者：enlightened;精英：best of a class

upbraid

(嚴厲地)譴責，責駡：reproach severely

embolden

鼓勵，使大膽：instill courage

dapper

衣冠整潔的：strikingly neat and trim

scission

切斷，分離，分裂：division

oblique

斜的：inclined or twisted

withdraw

撤煺：take back

sequel

結果：result

trenchant

銳利的：sharp;(言辭)一針見血的：articulate

preoccupation

非常關係，全神貫注：extreme concern

oath

誓言：formal promise

allure

吸引：attract or delight;誘惑做(某事)lead, pleasure or advantage

chary

非常謹慎的：cautious

aggressive

好斗的：attack;強有力的，強烈的：forcefulness

dormant

靜止的，不活躍的：inactivity;(動物)冬眠的：suspended

precipitation

沉積物，尤指降水：deposit, rain, snow;倉促：disorderly speed

rapport

和睦，友好：friendly relationship

audacious

大膽的，(但往往)愚勇的：fearlessly, recklessly;蔑視(法律、禮節(jié))的，無禮的：contemptuous of law;樂于冒險的：take risks;大膽創(chuàng)新的：verve

mundane

塵世的，世俗化的：relating to world;平凡的：commonplaces

inquisitive

過分好奇的：inordinately curious

mash

面具，偽裝：display insincere;偽裝，掩飾：disguise

captious

吹毛求疵的，愛挑毛病的：stress faults and raise objections

raspy

聲音刺耳的：harsh;容易生氣的：easily irritated

rivulet

小河，小溪：small stream

munificent

慷慨的：liberal in giving

viscous

粘稠的，粘的：viscid

sly

狡猾的：clever or cunning;隱秘的，偷偷的：acting in secret

turbulent

動盪的：disturbance;湍急的，洶涌的：turmoil

proffer

獻出，提供：offer

allay

減輕：subdue, reduce, intensity or severity

boon

恩惠，福利：benefit;喜歡集體活動的：enjoy the company of others

emancipate

解放，解除束縛：free

budge

(使)改變立場或態(tài)度：alter a position;停止抵抗，屈服：cease resistance

pall

失去興趣：interest attraction

ingrained

本質的，根深蒂固的：firmly established

loutish

粗魯的：awkward, stupid and boorish

frivolous

輕浮的：unbecoming levity;不重要的：little importance

rescind

廢除，取消：make void

grotesque

難看的：unpleasant

ossify

(使)硬化，(使)僵化：hardened, conventional, opposed to change

counterproductive

反效果的，阻礙預期目標的：not producing desired goal

taunt

嘲弄性質疑，挑釁：challenge, jeer at

escalate

(使)(戰(zhàn)爭等)升級，擴大：increase

profane

褻瀆：treat abuse, irreverence, contempt;濫用：bad or improper use

hilarious

非常好笑的：extremely funny

knit

編織(紗線)：interlacing yarn with needles;連接，聯(lián)繫：join closely

reel

感到眩暈：from being twirled around;蹣跚地走路：swaying from side to side

taut

緊繃的：not loose;整潔的：proper order, trim shape

fetter

枷鎖，限制：limits one's freedom;束縛：restrain from motion

stealth

秘密行動：proceeding furtively;秘密的：not to attract attention

resuscitate

使復活，使蘇醒：restore consciousness

committed

忠誠的，忠實的：loyal

comply

遵從：conform, submit

soporific

催眠的藥劑，安眠藥：induces sleep;催眠的：cause sleep;慵懶的，困倦的：sleepiness or lethargy

myopic

缺乏遠見的，缺乏辨別能力的：lack of foresight

rambunctious

喧鬧的，騷亂的：noisy

indolent

懶惰的：averse to activity

browbeat

恐嚇：intimidate

reticent

沉默不語的：inclined to be silent;不愿意的：slow to begin

boggle

(因為懷疑、恐懼)猶豫：hesitate;笨拙地做：unskillful way

permanent

永恆的：continuing or enduring, forever

coalesce

合併，融合：whole, fuse

vertigo

眩暈：dizzy

imposing

懇求，迫切請求：urgent manner

sin

罪惡的事：highly reprehensible

amicable

友善的：friendly, amiable

drab

單調的，無聊的：dullness and monotony

ruse

詭計：subterfuge

pariah

被排斥或鄙視的人：despised or rejected

alibi

不在場的證明，託辭，藉口：excuse

waft

飄蕩，漂?。篺loat

salvage

(從災難中)搶救：save from loss

trumpet

大聲說出或宣告：make known

vault

跳起，跳躍：propel oneself upward;一躍而至：leaping suddenly

neutralize

中和：acid undergo neutralization;破壞，使無效：make inoperative or ineffective

decipher

破譯：interpret;對…有清晰的想法，理解，解讀：clear idea

indurate

鐵石心腸的，冷酷無情的：a lack of sympathy;使變硬：physically firm;使習慣于(如艱苦或尷尬之境況)：withstand physical hardship

rankle

激怒：cause anger

saturate

使飽和，浸透：wet thoroughly

proponent

建議者，支持者：support

pallid

無生氣的，缺乏活力的：lacking radiance vitality;蒼白無血色的：pale

gauche

笨拙的，缺乏社交經驗的：lacking grace

nitpick

吹毛求疵：criticize

posit

假定，斷定：affirm

minimize

將…減到最少：reduce to smallest;刻意低估：underestimate;表示鄙夷：scornfully low opinion

nerve

(堅強的)意志，勇氣：power of endurance;給予勇氣，鼓勵：give courage

hammer

屢次重申：repeated

oblivious

不知道的，不知情的：lacking awareness, not informed

collapse

突然倒塌或收縮：fall, shrink;完全耗盡體力：depletion, energy, strength;失敗：unsuccessful