GRE3000精選詞匯：501 - 600

voluptuous

奢侈逸樂的，沉湎酒色的：enjoyments luxury

chivalrous

有騎士風(fēng)度的，(尤指對(duì)女性)彬彬有禮的：gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration

shiftless

胸?zé)o大志的，懶惰的：lacking ambition

glower

怒目而視：stare with anger

inexorable

無法勸阻的，不為所動(dòng)的：not persuaded

figurative

比喻的：denoting another

revise

更改，修正：improve

beset

使苦惱，騷擾：cause persistent suffering;攻擊，襲擊：set upon

expedite

加快進(jìn)程：speed up the progress

unwonted

不習(xí)慣的，不尋常的：not habitual, ordinary, unusual

zesty

刺激的，開胃的：piquant

supplant

排擠，篡奪...的位置：usurp the place of

terror

極度恐懼：intense fear

paean

歡樂頌：joyous song praise

infinite

無盡的，無限的：no boundaries

propitiate

撫慰，勸解：appease

perforate

打孔，穿透：make a hole

prevail

盛行，戰(zhàn)勝：greater in strength

quack

騙子醫(yī)生，江湖郎中：pretender

frequent

時(shí)常拜訪：often;時(shí)常發(fā)生的，重復(fù)再現(xiàn)的：short intervals

chase

鏤雕(金屬)以裝飾：decorate;驅(qū)趕：force out

lug ?

拖動(dòng)，拉動(dòng)：cause to follow;費(fèi)力搬運(yùn)：laboriously

appall

使驚恐：consternation

apt

恰當(dāng)?shù)?，合適的：suitable, appropriate;有傾向的，可能的：tendency, likely;聰明的：intelligent, responsive

summary

摘要：abstract;就地的，立即的：on the spot

consternation

驚愕，恐慌，恐懼：paralyzing dismay

lubricate

使?jié)櫥簉educe friction

twig ?

瞭解：have a clear idea

suture

縫合：joining

gorge

峽谷：canyon;狼吞虎嚥：eat greedily

speck

小點(diǎn)，少量：small amount

immune

不易被感染的，有免疫力的：having resistance to infection;不受影響的：not affected by influence;不受約束的，免除的：not subject to an obligation

surpass

超越，強(qiáng)于：become better;突破(界限、紀(jì)錄等)：beyond the limit

safeguard

保護(hù)措施：prevent accident;保護(hù)：make safe

cunning

狡猾的：artful deceptiveness;(手工)靈巧的：skillful;欺詐，欺騙：practice of misleading

venial

可寬恕的：easily excused

verbose

冗長(zhǎng)的，啰嗦的：more than necessary

connive

暗中合作，共謀：cooperate secretly;縱容：假裝忽視或并未採(cǎi)取措施阻止錯(cuò)誤：pretend ignorance ought to oppose

peculiarity

特徵，特點(diǎn)：distinguishing characteristic

tenable

有據(jù)可依的，無懈可擊的：capable defended, reasonable

fateful

意義重大的：momentous;帶來災(zāi)難的，毀滅性的：bringing death

discreet

(言行)謹(jǐn)慎的：good judgment and restraint;不易察覺的：not readily seen or noticed

exult

感到歡喜：rejoice

abnegate

否認(rèn)：deny，renounce;投降，放棄，交出(權(quán)力等)：surrender，relinquish

preempt

預(yù)先佔(zhàn)有：seize, before others;替換：replace

dabble

涉獵，對(duì)…淺嘗輒止：superficially

misconstrue

誤解，曲解：mistake

precipitate

匆忙的：careless speed;促使，導(dǎo)致：cause to happen

dilatory

拖延的，磨蹭的：cause delay procrastination

deploy

(有目的地)展開;調(diào)度，部署：spread out

mutter

低聲抱怨：murmur complainingly

prescription

規(guī)定，傳統(tǒng)的規(guī)矩：rule

circumvent

躲避，不遵從：avoid, comply

annex

裙樓，副樓：auxiliary building;添加，合併：join;吞併，奪取(土地等)：incorporate

inalienable

不可剝奪的，不能讓與的：cannot be transferred

ill-bred

沒有教養(yǎng)的，沒有禮貌的：impolite

nebulous

模煳的：indistinct

peep

一瞥：brief look;輕聲：slight sound

exceptional

例外的，特別的，非凡的：uncommon, extraordinary

sectarianism

宗派主義，頑固：adherence prejudices

favorable

贊許的：expressing approval;有利的：promote

palpable

摸得到的：capable touched;明顯的，易覺察的：obvious

rubicund

紅潤(rùn)的，健康的：healthy rosiness

ensemble

合唱，合奏曲：two or move vocalists

interrogate

質(zhì)問，審問：question formally

sunder

分裂，分離：break apart

uphold

支持，贊成：support

royalty

皇家身份：regal character;版稅;專利權(quán)稅：payment

flourish

茂盛，繁榮：achieve success;裝飾：ornamentation

bellwether

領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，帶頭人：lead

convulsion

痙攣(強(qiáng)烈的、無法控制的肌肉收縮)：involuntary contraction;騷亂：disturbance

hierarchical

分等級(jí)的，等級(jí)制的：classified

curt

言詞簡(jiǎn)略的，直接(以至顯得粗魯)的：direct, brief, and potentially rude;言簡(jiǎn)意賅的：convey much information

obstruct

妨礙，給…製造困難：impede, create difficulty;阻擋：prevent passage

glib

流利圓滑的(常含有不真誠(chéng)或欺詐的成分)，油腔滑調(diào)的：fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的，膚淺的：lacking depth

odium

憎惡，討厭：strong dislike

dismantle

分解，分拆：pieces, destroy integrity

reserved

內(nèi)向的，緘默的：restrained

outlandish

古怪的，奇異的：out of the ordinary, bizarre

palatable

感到愉悅滿足的：pleasure or contentment

elephantine

巨大的：enormous size;笨拙的：clumsy

purvey

(大量)供給，供應(yīng)：supply

abeyance

n.終止，擱置：inactivity

contradict

否認(rèn)，反駁;與...相矛盾：contrary

hasten

促進(jìn)：speed-up, accelerate

douse

熄滅：put out;弄濕：wet

mannered

不自然的，做作的：artificial

bedeck

裝飾，點(diǎn)綴：make more attractive

caricature

用諷刺歪曲等手法的夸張，漫畫，諷刺畫：exaggeration;嘲笑性模仿或夸張：copy, exaggerate

excruciate

折磨，使痛苦：pain

harsh

粗糙的，不具有美感的：coarse rough disagreeable sense;嚴(yán)厲的：exacting

awkward

缺乏靈活性和技巧的：lacking dexterity;(處理問題)缺乏手段和智謀的：a lack of skill and tact;臃腫笨拙的，不優(yōu)雅的：lacking ease;令人尷尬的：embarrassment;(因過大或過重設(shè)計(jì)問題)難以操作的：difficult to use

thwart

阻撓：oppose

vindicate

為...平反，為...辯護(hù)，使無罪：free from blame;證明，證實(shí)：give evidence

pregnant

重要的，意味深長(zhǎng)的：full of meaning;懷孕的：containing offspring

magnificent

壯麗的：strikingly impressive

prototype

塬型：original model

avarice

貪財(cái)，貪婪：insatiable

elate

使開心，使自豪：fill with joy

repulse

使厭惡，排斥：reject with denial