GRE3000精選詞匯：801 - 900

intransigent

不妥協(xié)的，固執(zhí)的：refusal to compromise

movement

運(yùn)動(dòng)：moving

flippancy

輕率，無禮：unbecoming levity

irk

令人煩惱的事物：source of irritation;使煩惱，使厭倦：irritating

depressed

不開心的，情緒不高的，消沉的：unhappiness;生活境況悲催的：healthful environment

deterioration

惡化，墮落：sinking

cascade

(尤指小的)瀑布：small fall

satiate

(使)飽足(的)，過分滿足(的)：satisfy fully

blueprint

藍(lán)圖，詳細(xì)計(jì)畫：architects' plans;事先計(jì)畫：work out, in advance

caveat

警告，告誡：warning of a specific limitation

dismay

使失去勇氣：lose courage;使不安，使焦慮：trouble, uneasy

vituperate

謾駡，責(zé)駡：abuse or censure

gregarious

愛社交的：enjoy the company;群居的：group with others

wiretap

偷聽，竊聽：get information

ruthless

沒有憐憫心的，殘忍的：no pity

capitulate

投降，默許：give all resistance

malicious

惡意的：deliberately harmful

tiff

小爭吵：petty quarrel

martinet

紀(jì)律嚴(yán)明之人：strict

incendiary

煽動(dòng)者：person who stirs up;煽動(dòng)性的：tending to inflame

concur

同意：agreement;同一時(shí)間發(fā)生、存在：same time;團(tuán)結(jié)合作：joint

countermand

取消，撤銷：revoke

obstinate

固執(zhí)的：in spite of persuasion;難以減輕或治癒的：mot easily subdued

frugal

節(jié)約的：economy

inadvertent

偶然發(fā)生的：by chance;疏忽的，不留意的：unintentional lack of care

convene

召開，召集：bring together in assembly;聚集，集合：come together

verisimilar

貌似真實(shí)的：appearing to be true

nauseate

(使)厭惡，(使)作嘔：cause disgust

circumspect

謹(jǐn)慎的，小心的：careful

salutary

有益健康的：promoting health;有利的，利好的：promoting well-being

subtle

微妙的，難以感知的：difficult perceive;巧妙的，間接或帶有欺騙性的：clever deceptive means

debacle

潰敗：complete failure

murky

黯淡的，昏暗的：without light;模煳的，晦澀的：lacking clarity

nonsense

無意義的話，廢話：no meaning

affliction

痛苦，悲傷，折磨：great suffering

hideous

非常丑陋的：ugly

broach

開啟，啟封：open;提出討論：present

canard

謠傳，誤傳：misleading

nicety

準(zhǔn)確，精準(zhǔn)：careful details;細(xì)微之處：fine point

retouch

潤飾，改進(jìn)：improve

snobbish

諂上傲下的，自大的：offensive air of superiority

vicious

兇惡的，惡毒的：desire to inflict;勐烈的：violence or ferocity

content

使?jié)M足：appease;主題：major subject of interest;內(nèi)容，內(nèi)涵：idea that is conveyed

homage

尊敬，敬意：respect

eschew

刻意避開;戒絕：avoid

smarmy

虛情假意的，過分恭維的：hypocritically

footloose

無拘無束的，自由的：having no attachments

aberrant

adj.異常的，非常規(guī)的：deviating

retainer

家僕：service

trickle

一滴一滴地流，緩緩地流：fall in drops

auspicious

好兆頭的：toward a happy outcome

chord

與...和諧一致，符合：accord, agree

migratory

遷移的：moving from one region to another

heterodox

非正統(tǒng)的，異端的：unorthodox opinions

badinage

打趣，善意的玩笑：banter

prerogative

特權(quán)，權(quán)力：right, power, privilege

surmount

戰(zhàn)勝，獲得勝利：achieve a victory

gratuitous

無根據(jù)的，無理由的：unwarranted;無報(bào)酬的，免費(fèi)的：without return;多余的：not needed

diabolic

惡魔一般的：devil

madcap

熱愛冒險(xiǎn)的人：seeks our very dangerous or foolhardy adventures;大膽的，魯莽的：foolishly adventurous or bold

ponderable

有價(jià)值的，值得考慮的：considerable

mire

困境：difficult situation;使陷入困境，拖后腿：hold back

ancillary

次要的：secondary importance;輔助的，補(bǔ)充的：auxiliary, supplementary

baleful

有害的：harmful;兇兆的，兇惡的：evil;致命的：causing death

stray

漫無目的：lacking purpose;離群，迷途，偏離：move away, deviate

precursor

先驅(qū)者，先導(dǎo)：precedes

pious

(信仰上)虔誠的：devotion to divine worship;忠誠的：firm in one's allegiance

stitch

突然劇痛：sharp unpleasant sensation

adumbrate

部分地或有保留地揭露：disclose;預(yù)示著：give a slight indication

nip

少量：small amount;小口吃喝：in small amounts

vacuous

茫然的，愚蠢的：lack of intelligence

tribute

稱頌，頌詞：declaration gratitude

flout

嘲弄性不理會(huì)，蔑視：treat with disregard

castigate

強(qiáng)烈(公開)指責(zé)：criticize;懲罰：penalty

interim

中間過渡時(shí)期，間隔：time between event;暫時(shí)的：for the time being

contend

競爭，爭奪：strive or vie in contest;聲明，聲稱：state as a fact

deportation

放逐：removal from a country

turbid

混濁的：deficient in clarity

incarnate

化身的，人性化的：bodily nature and form;使(思想、理論)具體，體現(xiàn)：constitute an embodiment

congenial

和善的，友好的：agreement;令人愉悅的：giving pleasure

bolster

支撐(物)：provide support;鼓勵(lì)、使有精力：boost

harmonious

和諧一致的：agreeably related

secluded

僻靜的，隱蔽的：hidden

brook

忍受，容許：tolerate;小溪流：creek

crook

使彎曲：away from a straight line

valiant

勇敢的，英勇的：bravery

improvise

即興而作：perform with little or no preparation

symbiosis

共生關(guān)係：living together

maelstrom

漩渦：violent whirlpool;混亂、動(dòng)盪的局勢(shì)：turbulent

encumber

阻礙，妨礙：impede;給…增添負(fù)擔(dān)：place burden

impenetrable

不可滲透的，不可穿透的：impossible to get through;難以理解的：incapable of being comprehended

quench

熄滅：put out;使?jié)M足：put a complete end to

adore

喜愛，因...感到愉悅：pleasure;寵愛：tenderness

nominal

不重要的：unimportant;名義上的：something in name

telling

禁酒：abstinence alcoholic

demolition

破壞，毀壞：destroying

drizzle

(下)細(xì)小、輕柔、似霧的雨，毛毛雨：misty rain

preponderant

佔(zhàn)優(yōu)勢(shì)的，更重要的：superior importance

hamstring

使無效，使無力：ineffective

wit

機(jī)智，智慧：ability to understand;智者，有智慧的人：intelligence