GRE3000精選詞匯：401 - 500

lullaby

催眠曲：song lull sleep;使鎮(zhèn)靜，使安心：free from distress

covert

隱蔽的，秘密的：not shown;隱秘庇護(hù)所：avoid others

gambol

歡跳，雀躍：playfully

sham

欺瞞：deceitfulness;掩飾，假裝：present a false appearance;虛假的：fake

pore

仔細(xì)流覽，仔細(xì)研究：read or study attentively

implicit

不言而喻的，心照不宣的：understood though unexpressed;無疑問的，無保留的：without doubt

impending

即將發(fā)生的：soon to take place

dubious

充滿不定性的，值得懷疑的：uncertainty, questionable;(對事實(shí)等)持懷疑態(tài)度的：not feeling sure;遲疑不決的，不愿行動的：slow to begin because of doubts

imperative

命令：must be obeyed;命令的，強(qiáng)制性的：forcing one's compliance;迫切的：needing immediate attention;必要的：impossible to do without

inter

埋葬：place in grave

succinct

簡明的，簡潔的：clear, precise

tawdry

俗麗的，花哨而庸俗的：gaudy

exorbitant

過度的：exceeding the customary or appropriate limits

clot

密集的一群：a number of things, a unit;堵塞：prevent, through, filling with something;凝結(jié)：jelly

filter

過濾：pass through a filter;去除雜質(zhì)：remove impurities

emaciate

使消瘦，使衰弱：become thin;削弱：feeble

burnish

擦亮，磨光：make smooth or glossy

damn

(在道德上)譴責(zé)：morally wrong or evil;非常地，極其地：great degree

idiosyncrasy

獨(dú)特而奇怪的習(xí)慣：odd or peculiar habit

pan

嚴(yán)厲批評：harsh criticism

timid

膽小的，不自信的lacking courage, self-confidence

seemly

得體的，遵守禮節(jié)的：following the established traditions

cajole

哄騙：wheedle

cavil

挑剔，吹毛求疵：quibble

eminent

杰出：above others

indispensable

必不可少的，不可或缺的：impossible to do without

acquiesce

勉強(qiáng)同意;默許：accept, tacitly or passively

enfranchise

給予…權(quán)力(例如選舉權(quán))：endow rights;解放：set free

absolute

專制的：unconstrained;無限的unqualified;完美的，純凈不慘雜的：free from imperfection, mixture;不容置疑的，確鑿的：unquestionable

coltish

不守紀(jì)律的：not subjected, discipline;愛開玩笑的：joking, teasing

eccentric

行為出格的，不循規(guī)蹈矩的：deviating conventional

hardy

頑強(qiáng)的：able to withstand;愿意冒風(fēng)險的：willing to take risks

astute

機(jī)敏的，有洞察力的：shrewdness, perspicacity

innocuous

無害的：no injury;乏味的，不會引起敵意的：not arouse

convey

運(yùn)輸：transport;傳遞，交流：communicate

plush

(味道等)濃郁的：abundance quality;奢華的，豪華的：notably luxurious

ambrosial

(食物)特別美味的，香的：extremely pleasing

fast

絕食，齋戒：abstaining from food;快速的：quick;忠誠的：firm in one's allegiance;穩(wěn)固的，難以拆卸的：firmly positioned

imprudent

不明智的：lacking good judgment

pacify

使平靜，安慰：ease the anger

menace

威脅，使處于危險：intention to harm

fracas

爭吵，吵鬧：physical dispute, noisy fight

retinue

隨行人員：group of retainers

jejune

無趣乏味的：not interesting;幼稚的：annoying qualities children

translucent

透明的：permitting passage light, transparent

acclimate

使適應(yīng)：to change (something) so as to make it suitable

hone

磨快：sharpen

nonchalant

冷漠：indifference

sonnet

十四行詩：14-line verse form

clandestine

隱藏的，秘密的：secret, illicit, improper

adjudicate

裁決，判定：settle

adjunct

附屬物，非必需部分：not essentially a part

clement

寬容的，善良的：tolerant, kind;氣候溫和的：neither, high, low

distal

遠(yuǎn)離中心的，(神經(jīng))末梢的：situated away

burgeon

迅速成長擴(kuò)大，蓬勃發(fā)展：grow, rapidly, flourish

ration

定額供應(yīng)量，配給量：amount allotted;按比例分配：share or portion

grandeur

宏偉，壯麗：grand

whet

磨快：sharpen

gist

要點(diǎn)：main point

intelligible

可理解的：being understood

abundant

大量的： great plenty

advocate

支持，提倡：support

affix

粘合：attach physically

frothy

用輕薄材料製作的：light;(內(nèi)容等)快樂輕佻、不嚴(yán)肅的：gaily frivolous

tacit

暗示的：implied, not actually expressed

spartan

簡樸的，節(jié)約的：simplicity

distraught

精神狂亂的，極瘋狂的：agitated, insane

syllogism

由一般到個別的推理，演繹：reasoning, deduction

confident

有信心的，自信的：assurance, self-reliance

churl

粗野的人：rude, boorish;吝嗇鬼：mean, stingy

stygian

極陰暗的：extremely dark

didactic

喜歡說教的：teach

pristine

純凈的，質(zhì)樸的，未被文明腐蝕的：pure, free from dirt or decay

resolute

堅(jiān)定的：firm determination

fringe

邊緣：border;與…接壤，位于…的邊緣：be adjacent

pulverize

將…研磨成粉;將…徹底摧毀：complete end

inane

空洞的：lacking significance

buoyant

有浮力的：floating;心情好的：good mood or disposition

plummet

突然下降：decline suddenly

nondescript

平凡的，不吸引人的：lacking distinctive, interesting

lyric

(可以哼唱的)小曲：musical composition;如詩歌般流暢優(yōu)美的：suggestive of poetry or music

gust

情感爆發(fā)：sudden intense expression

brittle

易碎的，脆弱的，易壞的：broken;不熱心的，不真心的：lacking in friendliness

channel

水渠：passageway for water;海峽：between two land masses;將...導(dǎo)入，投入：move to a central point

ragged

衣衫襤褸的：threadbare clothes;凹凸不平的，不光滑的：not smooth

downpour

傾盆大雨：heavy rain

graft

移植，移接：implant surgically

roster

值勤表，花名冊：list of personnel

frowsy

邋遢的：slovenly;味道難聞的：unpleasant smell

quiescent

平靜的，靜止的：quiet, inactive

convention

常規(guī)，習(xí)俗：agreement, acceptance;公約，協(xié)議：agreement;大會，集會：coming together

relish

喜好，偏好：appreciation or liking;(愿望達(dá)成時的)高興，滿足感：when wishes are met;享受，喜歡：take pleasure

discursive

(談話內(nèi)容)雜亂的：without order

jape

嘲弄：mockingly

bask

休息，悠然自得：lie or relax

merited

應(yīng)得的，理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)模簑hat is called for

aggravate

加重，惡化：worse, serious, severe

delve

探究，鉆研：detailed search for information

deadlock

僵局：a state of inaction or neutralization;使陷入僵局，使停頓：to a deadlock

cardinal

主要的，非常重要的：foremost importance, paramount