GRE3000精選詞匯：2701 - 2800

savory

口感好的，味道好的：appetizing taste, smell;令人愉悅的，pleasure or contentment

fabricate

捏造：make up;搭建，組建，打造：bring into being by combining

umbrage

不悅，生氣：feeling of being offended or resentful

wax

月亮漸滿：increase in phase of the moon;用蠟涂、處理或上光：coat;增大，增強：increase

brandish

(帶有威脅性地)揮舞：shake menacingly

unctuous

油嘴滑舌的，諂媚的：flattering;夸張的，做作的：affected, exaggerated

erode

侵蝕，慢慢減少：consume gradually

luminary

杰出人物：eminence

paragon

優(yōu)秀模範(fàn)：example;把…比作，顯示相似：compare

peripheral

週邊的：boundary or periphery;輔助性的：supply

aphorism

格言，警句：short witty

presage

徵兆：sign or warning;預(yù)示，預(yù)言：predict

prune

梅干：plum dried;修剪;修正

replicate

復(fù)製，復(fù)刻：make an exact likeness;重復(fù)，反復(fù)：do again

camouflage

偽裝，偽裝手段：deceive, hide

vitiate

削弱，損害：reduce the value;(在道德、審美上)降低，墮落：debase in moral

hobble

跛行，蹣跚而行：haltingly or with difficulty;阻礙，妨礙：hamper the action

pinnacle

頂峰：highest point

brazen

蠻橫大膽的，厚顏無恥的：contemptuous boldness;大膽自信地去面對或從事：bold self-assurance

concentrate

集中：focus;濃縮：less dilute;聚集：together

meteoric

流星般迅速而短暫的：brevity

canvass

仔細(xì)檢查，詳盡討論：examine carefully or discuss thoroughly;游說，去(一個地區(qū))的各處或找到(個人)來拉選票或訂單：solicits votes or orders

circuitous

迂回的，不直接的：not, forthright, direct;冗長的：more, necessary

secular

世俗的，塵世的：worldly or temporal

haphazard

無秩序的，無目標(biāo)的：lack of plan, order or direction

sequela

結(jié)果：secondary result

subdue

使順從;征服：conquer

ludicrous

荒唐的，可笑的：derisive laughter

terse

簡潔的，簡明的：brief

sloth

怠惰，懶惰：disinclination to action

cliché

陳詞濫調(diào)(的)：hackneyed

drivel

胡言亂語：meaningless;胡言亂語，說傻話：talk stupidity

swear

咒駡：curse;宣誓：oath

splice

接合，疊接：unite

quarantine

隔離：isolation

embark

上船：go abroad;開始從事：start

pessimistic

悲觀的：take the gloomiest possible view

wrongheaded

固執(zhí)己見的，堅持(錯誤觀點)的：stubborn in adherence

plethora

過量，過剩：excess

fervid

酷熱的：high temperature;熱情的：great passion

nullification

(尤指法律條文等正式的)廢除，廢棄：doing away

asylum

收容所，保護所：refuge, protection

jest

輕浮的態(tài)度，戲嚯：frivolous

vessel

管：tube body fluid;船，艦艇：watercraft

tonic

滋補的，有益健康的：stimulating vigor, beneficial

deprecate

不喜歡：unfavorable opinion;貶低，輕視：express scornfully;降低…的重要性，使低調(diào)：play down

scruple

(良心上的)不安：uneasy feeling about the rightness

linger

磨蹭，閒蕩：proceed slowly

pundit

權(quán)威人士，專家：opinions authoritative

perilous

危險的：potential loss or injury

invincible

不可戰(zhàn)勝的，不可超越的：incapable conquered

misapprehension

錯誤的理解、判斷：failure to understand;wrong judgment

fury

暴怒：rage

jaundice

(因嫉妒或厭世而產(chǎn)生的)偏見：bias

dramatic

顯著的，惹人注意的：striking

catalyze

成為...的導(dǎo)火索，導(dǎo)致：be the cause of

pernicious

有害的：injurious

rancor

敵意，深仇：ill will

abscond

偷偷離開：depart secretly

malign

惡意的：cause suffering;誹謗：utter injuriously

preposterous

荒謬的，不符合常理的：contrary common sense

atrophy

萎縮，衰煺：waste away

glisten

閃光：shine sparkling

amenity

(環(huán)境、設(shè)備等的)舒適，人性化：comfort;融洽，和諧：pleasant, agreeable

dingy

昏暗的;骯臟的：darkened, dirty

providential

天意的，幸運(的)：divine intervention

glossy

平滑的，有光澤的：smooth surface

eclipse

下降，衰煺：lower state;使聲望下降，使黯然失色：diminish importance;(在數(shù)量、品質(zhì)上)超越：be greater

peroration

(演講的)結(jié)束語：concluding part;(正式的)演講，致辭：formal discourse

hard-bitten

頑強的，經(jīng)受得住困境、壓力的：able to withstand

immaculate

乾凈的，純凈的：free from dirt;完美的，沒有任何錯誤的：without fault

vile

丑陋的：unpleasant to look at;(道德上)可鄙的，卑鄙的：morally despicable

offish

冷淡的：aloof

cede

(根據(jù)條約)放棄，割讓：surrender possession of

rash

使稀薄：make rare

atone

贖罪，彌補：amends

attune

使協(xié)調(diào)，使和諧：into harmony

apropos

相關(guān)的：relevant;關(guān)于，有關(guān)：having to do with

errant

居無定所的：from place to place;誤入歧途的，犯錯誤的：straying proper course or standards

ingratiating

討人喜歡的：winning favor;逢迎的，意在奉承的：gain favor

complaisance

愿意順從，討好，彬彬有禮：comply, affability

querulous

抱怨的，愛發(fā)牢騷的：complaining

gladiator

角斗士：engaged fight death;參與打斗或辯論的人：engaging in controversy

commodious

寬敞舒適的：spacious

stomach

容忍：bear

consensus

一致同意：general agreement

outset

開端，開始：beginning

invective

侮辱性的：characterized by insult

ardor

狂熱：strong enthusiasm, devotion, zeal

moth-eaten

過時的：passed its time

hangdog

傷心的，沮喪的：sad, dejected

scrappy

好斗的，好吵架的：aggressive

intimate

有緊密聯(lián)繫的，親密無間的：close association;不為人知的：not known;密友：person who has a strong liking;迂回地交流，間接地溝通：communicate indirectly

contempt

蔑視，鄙視：unworthy of one's concern or respect

histrionic

戲劇的，演員的：relating to actors

nuance

細(xì)微的差異：subtle distinction

headlong

魯莽的：without deliberation

covetous

貪婪的，渴求財富的：inordinate desire

friable

易碎的：easily crumbled

swill

痛飲，大口地吃：drink greedily, eat greedily