GRE3000精選詞匯：1 - 100

condescending

擺出高人一等的姿態(tài)的：patronizingly superior

efface

擦掉，抹去;使不明顯：make indistinct

presumptuous

放肆的，冒昧的：overstepping bounds;傲慢的：feeling of superiority

spur

刺激物：arouses action;支撐物：holds up;刺激，激勵：incite

dexterous

動作靈活的：ready, skilled;頭腦靈活的：mentally adroit, skillful

parenthesis ?

間斷：interruption

equilibrium

均勢，平衡：opposing forces are equal;(感情上的)平靜：evenness of emotions

reluctant

不情愿的，反感的：showing unwillingness

humility

謙卑，謙遜：absence of any feeling s better

cumbersome

笨重的，難處理的：difficult to handle

vicissitude

自然變化，變遷興衰：natural change

retrieve

尋回，找回：get back again

align

使排成一行：line;調(diào)準(zhǔn)，校準(zhǔn)：adjust

spiny

多刺的：spines;棘手的，麻煩的：requiring exceptional skill

perturb

使擾亂，使煩躁不安：trouble the mind

heresy

異教，和普遍觀點(diǎn)相悖的說話：controversial or unorthodox opinion

liken

顯示相似，把…比作：show as similar

unpretentious

低調(diào)的，謙遜的：modest;坦誠的，自然的：free from deceive

disabuse

打消錯誤念頭，糾正：free from error, fallacy, misconception

prosecution

實(shí)行，執(zhí)行：doing

fidelity

忠誠：being faithful

plodder

行走緩慢的人：moves slowly

smother

使窒息：killed by lack of air;抑制(表達(dá)，說出)，壓制：refrain

transient

短暫的，暫態(tài)的：transitory

hybrid

雜交品種，混合品種：mixed origin;雜交的：parents of different races

stouthearted

勇敢的：stout, spirit

acquisitive

貪婪的：desirous

limber

可塑的，柔軟的：flexible

nurture

提供營養(yǎng)：nourishment;培育，培養(yǎng)：provide with understanding

irritate

刺激，惹惱：provoke anger

compress

壓縮(體積)：reduce size, volume

tout

極力讚揚(yáng)：praise

blackmail

敲詐，勒索：extortion of money

malinger

裝病以逃避工作：pretend illness

defile

(山間)小道：a narrow passage;褻瀆：treat with great disrespect;使腐壞，污損：make unfit for use

indelible

(印記等)無法擦除的：impossible to remove;無法忘懷的：not easily forgotten

penitent

悔過的：regretful

abase

降低(地位、職位、威望或尊嚴(yán))：lower

wanting

未出現(xiàn)的，缺少的：not present;未達(dá)到要求的：not being up to standards

hurricane

颶風(fēng)：a violent rotating storm;颶風(fēng)般的事物，引起動盪的事物：resembling a hurricane

respire

唿吸：inhale, exhale air

reconstitute

重建，(尤其是通過加水)使復(fù)塬：restore by adding water

homely

其貌不揚(yáng)的，樸素簡單的：not attractive

analogous

相似的，可比較的：in common

exempt

使免除：release liability

drone

低沉單調(diào)地說;嗡嗡地叫：talk monotonous;(昆蟲振翅般)單調(diào)嗡嗡的聲音：monotonous sound;混日子：doing nothing

react

做出反應(yīng)：in response

inert

(人)懶惰缺乏活力的;(物品)惰性的：sluggish, deficient

repeal

撤銷，廢除(法律等)：rescind or annul;宣佈與…決裂：refuse to recognize

salutation

致敬，打招唿(表示歡迎和禮貌)：greeting;讚揚(yáng)：praise

scathing

尖酸刻薄的：cause hurt feelings

lax

鬆弛的，不緊的，不嚴(yán)格的：not tense, firm, or rigid;懈怠的，漫不經(jīng)心的：failing to give proper care

erratic

善變的：not constant;異常的，不同尋常的：different from the ordinary

gourmet

美食家：connoisseur food

disarm

解除武裝：reduce armed forces;使息怒，平息，撫慰：lessen;使無害：harmless

fecund

多產(chǎn)，肥沃的：fruitful

anonymous

匿名的：not named, identified;無特色的：lacking individuality

barricade

障礙物：obstruction, rampart;用障礙物阻止通過：prevent access

wayward

剛愎自用的，不服管束的：following one's own inclinations

panache

炫耀：flamboyance

fluster

使慌亂：put into agitated confusion

recidivate

回到塬先的習(xí)慣，尤指重新犯罪：return to criminal habits

gibe

嘲弄：taunting words

scrutinize

仔細(xì)檢查：observe great care

fulminate

大聲斥責(zé)：thunderous denunciation

amiable

好脾氣，友好易相處的：friendly

punctilious

注意細(xì)節(jié)的，一絲不茍的：attentive details

imbroglio

困境，復(fù)雜的局面：complicated situation;紛爭：angry expression of differing opinions

conflate

混合：turn into a single mass

garish

過于鮮艷的，過于張揚(yáng)的：strident color

marvel

令人驚奇的事物：surprise, admiration or wonder;(因?yàn)閴延^、美麗等而)表示驚訝：feel amazement

lag

最終的，最后的：following all others;緩慢行走：slowness;萎靡，失去活力：lose bodily strength

mandatory

強(qiáng)制的：forcing compliance

extraneous

無關(guān)的：no relevance;非主要因素的：not essential

sermon

佈道，說教：public speech moral

turmoil

騷動，混亂：agitation, commotion

propensity

傾向，癖好：inclination

substitute

取代者，替代品：takes the place of another;取代，替代：take the place of

chide

責(zé)備：scold mildly

asperity

(舉止、性情)粗暴：roughness;(環(huán)境)艱苦：rigor, severity

proficient

熟練的，精通的：advanced competence

varnish

上清漆，使有光澤：smooth glossy;粉飾(令人不悅的東西)：conceal unpleasant

cognizant

知道的，意識到的：aware

subliminal

下意識的，潛在意識的：below perception

vehement

(情感)強(qiáng)烈的，熱情的：great depth of feeling

ordeal

嚴(yán)峻的考驗(yàn)：severe trial

sublime

崇高的，莊嚴(yán)的：high moral;(因?yàn)榻艹?、尊貴、美麗等而)令人驚嘆的：inspire awe

topsy-turvy*

混亂的，不整潔的：lacking in order, neatness

recluse

隱士：lives away;隱居的，不愛社交的：withdrawal from society

abjure

v.發(fā)誓放棄:rejecting,abandoning;v.抵制避免:resist

baroque

裝飾華麗的，過分雕琢的，復(fù)雜的：extravagance, complexity, flamboyance;(程度上)過分的：beyond, limit

cronyism

任人唯親的，對好朋友的偏袒：favoritism friends

preen

整理(羽毛)：smooth feathers;打扮修飾：dress oneself elaborate;自滿：take pride

scotch

停止：put an end to

septic

腐敗的，感染的：putrefaction

halfhearted

不感興趣的，不熱情的：lacking heart

repute

(尤指好的)名聲，名譽(yù)：good reputation

mesh

誘捕：catch

sedate

淡定的，安靜的：free from agitation

penury

貧窮：dearth;吝嗇，節(jié)儉：frugality