GRE3000精選詞匯：1801 - 1900

fatuous

愚笨的，昏庸的：foolish

alacrity

反應(yīng)迅速，樂意，欣然

shrewd

精明的，機(jī)敏的：cleverness or judgment;刺骨的，強(qiáng)烈的：discomfort

snarl

糾纏，糾結(jié)：twist;咆哮，怒吼：to anger

doyen

有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人，資深人士：knowledge experience;(加入時(shí)間較長(zhǎng)的)高級(jí)會(huì)員：senior member

quandary

困惑，窘境：perplexity, doubt

argot

隱語，黑話，行話：specialized, particular

exploit

英雄行為：notable act;最大程度地利用：employ

fascinate

強(qiáng)烈吸引，使入迷：hold an intense interest

prod

促使…行動(dòng)：persuade

predecessor

前任，先輩：previously occupied

carp

對(duì)小事吹毛求疵，挑剔，表現(xiàn)不滿：peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely

croon

低聲歌唱或說話：murmuring

whimsical

反復(fù)無常的：sudden illogical changes

knack

訣竅，聰明的做法：clever

stratagem

謀略，策略：deceiving

manipulate

巧妙操作：skillful;巧妙處理，暗中操控：deviously

delegate

代理人，代表：representative for another;移交(權(quán)力，任務(wù)等)：possession or safekeeping of another

deft

靈巧的，熟練的：skill

census

人口普查：survey, population

smart

反應(yīng)敏捷的，聰穎的：sharp quick thought;整潔的：strikingly neat;感到疼痛，感到痛苦：suffer acutely

bait

逗弄，激怒：persecute, exasperate;引誘：lead away;誘餌：something, luring

dilate

(使)膨脹，擴(kuò)大：enlarge, expand, wide;詳細(xì)表達(dá)：more fully greater detail

acrimonious

刻薄的，充滿仇恨的：deep-seated resentment

naïve

天真純樸的：lacking worldly experience

belligerence

好斗，好戰(zhàn)：aggressive or truculent

pillory

當(dāng)眾嘲弄：public contempt

flamboyant

艷麗奪目的，炫耀的，充滿裝飾的：strikingly elaborate

ennoble

使尊貴：noble

fad

(短暫的)流行，時(shí)尚：popular for a short time

inducement

動(dòng)機(jī)，刺激源：motive;勸說，游說：pleading with someone to accept

patronize

贊助：provide aid;以高人一等的態(tài)度對(duì)待：treat haughtily

arid

乾燥的：little or no precipitation;無趣的，無聊的：lack of interest

legacy

遺產(chǎn)：handed down ancestor

backhanded

間接的，含沙射影的，虛情假意的：indirect

mastery

技藝超群，精通：great skill

earnest

嚴(yán)肅認(rèn)真的：serious

pungent

辛辣的，諷刺的：use of wit cause hurt feelings

spent

精疲力竭的：drained of energy

plastic

可塑的：modified;虛假的，做作的：lacking in natural

bridle

限制

scrupulous

正直的：principled;一絲不茍的：great care and effort

abiding

永久的：enduring

stolid

無動(dòng)于衷的，感情麻木的：little emotion

minute

仔細(xì)的，謹(jǐn)小慎微的：careful scrutiny;小的，不重要的：of small importance

affectation

虛偽，做作：not natural, not genuinely felt

halcyon

寧靜的，平靜的：free from;繁榮的，豐富的：affluent

disaffected

不滿的，叛逆的：discontented

exude

分泌，流出：flow forth

assess

評(píng)估(重要性、尺寸、價(jià)值等)：determine;徵收費(fèi)用(如罰款)：charge, penalty

proofread

正式宣佈：make known

fusty

過時(shí)的：old-fashioned;腐臭的：stale odors

shoal

淺的：little depth

trivial

瑣碎的，無足輕重的：little importance

enunciate

清晰地說：articulate;公開宣佈，宣稱：openly or publicity

galvanize

(好似用電擊)刺激：stimulate excite

wistful

(帶著憂傷而)渴望的，懷念的：yearning or desire with melancholy

sip

(尤指小口地)喝：swallow in liquid form

fraudulent

欺詐的：fraud

purity

純凈;純潔，純?cè)冢篶lean, morally pure

prodigal

揮霍的：spendthrift;敗家子：spends freely

explicate

解釋，說明：detailed explanation

anomalous

不普通的,不平常的：out, ordinary;反常的，不正常的：departing

benign

好心的，仁慈的：kindness, gentleness;無害的：not causing

nautical

航海的：on water

inevitable

不可避免的，必然的：incapable avoided

overt

明顯的，公開的：open

discredit

羞恥，使喪失名譽(yù)：damage reputation, disgrace;懷疑，不相信：not true, real

fitful

無規(guī)律的，缺乏週期的：erratic or intermittent

disciple

信徒，追隨者：follower

nascent

新生的：recently come into existence

effulgent

光輝燦爛的：resplendent

derelict

怠忽職守的，不認(rèn)真的：lacking duty, carelessly;被社會(huì)遺棄的人：social misfit

champion

支持：support

craven

非常懦弱的，因膽小而遭人鄙視的：lacking courage

quell

壓制：suppress;使平靜，使安靜：pacify

pivotal

最關(guān)鍵的，最為重要的：greatest possible importance

acute

敏銳的：keen discernment;嚴(yán)重的，急性的：immediate attention;(程度、影響)極強(qiáng)的：extreme

guzzle

狂飲：drink greedily

industrious

勤勉的：diligent

premeditate

預(yù)先考慮：consider beforehand

foolproof

十分簡(jiǎn)單以至于不會(huì)失敗的：leave no opportunity for error, misuse or failure

redundant

多余的，冗余的：exceeding necessary

commitment

致力，投入：obligated, impelled;確信：belief;承諾，表態(tài)：revealing one's view

discretion

謹(jǐn)慎：discreet, circumspection;自製，節(jié)制：checking

spindly

細(xì)長(zhǎng)纖弱的：frail or flimsy

impunity

免責(zé)，免受處罰：freedom from punishment

repatriate

遣返：return to country

self-abasement

自卑，自謙：humiliation

tycoon

大亨，巨頭：person of rank, power, influence

dissonance

(音調(diào))不和諧，刺身;不一致，分歧：disagreeable

distend

(使)膨脹：expand

panegyric

讚頌之詞，頌文：eulogistic

exacerbate

使加劇，使惡化：severe

unlettered

未受教育的，文盲的：deficient in the knowledge, illiterate

cachet*

威望，聲望：mark or quality

palaver

對(duì)話，交流：exchange of views;閒聊：profusely or idly

scourge

禍害：source of harm

crest

頂部，浪尖，山頂

wholesome

有益身心健康的：promoting health