GRE3000精選詞匯：2801 - 2900

aver

聲稱為真：state, forcefully;(態(tài)度強硬而明確地)聲明：state clearly

secrete

隱藏：conceal;分泌：generate

surly

脾氣不好的：churlish in mood

pensive

沉思的，(尤指)哀思的：thinking

solace

安慰：comfort in sorrow;安慰，安撫：console

embezzle

盜用：appropriate

retort

(尤指機智的)回應(yīng)，回答：quick, witty reply

automatic

(機器等)自動的：independent of external influence;自發(fā)的，情不自禁的：spontaneously or unconsciously

surcharge

過高收費：charge much

squeamish

噁心的，暈船的：nausea

tortuous

轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的：indirect

malevolent

惡意的，惡毒的：vicious ill will, spite，hatred

surrender

交出，放棄，投降：give over to;使沉溺于：give(oneself)over

diurnal

白天發(fā)生或行動的：daytime;每天的：every day;期刊：publication at regular intervals

pragmatic

實用主義的，務(wù)實的：practical approach

probe

深入調(diào)查：penetrating investigation

ensue

緊隨其后：afterward

flexible

靈活的，可變的：readily changed;易受影響的：susceptible to influence

euphonious

悅耳的：pleasing

frail

虛弱的：weak;(意志)薄弱的：weak;(希望)渺茫的：slight

jog

慢跑：movement exercise;喚起：rouse

timeworn

陳腐的：hackneyed

entrap

誘騙：lure

calligraphy

(優(yōu)美的)書法：elegant handwriting

torpid

麻木的，沒有知覺的：sensation;遲鈍的，行動遲緩的：slow

salient

顯著的，最突出的：conspicuously

contemplate

沉思，仔細考慮：consider

extinguish

熄滅：put out;終止：bring to a complete end

skirt

界限，邊界：marks the outer limit;繞行，避開：go around

pout

(尤指撅嘴或板著臉)表示不悅：show displeasure

measly

少得可憐的，微不足道的：small

adversary

敵手，對手：resists, enemy

retrench

削減開支：curtail expenses

infamous

臭名昭著的：bad reputation

irrigate

灌溉：supply water;沖洗：flush

meet

合適的：very proper

iridescent

五顏六色的：lustrous colors

evanescent

逐漸消失的，短暫的：vanish

fracture

破裂：breaking;打碎，破壞：separate into pieces

aggrieve

使苦惱，使悲痛：pain, trouble, distress

jargon

行業(yè)術(shù)語：specialized or technical language

endeavor

努力，奮斗：conscientious or concerted effort;努力做，拼搏：devote serious and sustained effort

explicit

表達清晰的：fully revealed or expressed;成熟的，完全形成的：fully developed

coarse

粗糙的，表面不平整的：not smooth;(聲音)刺耳的，粗聲粗氣的：rough in tone;粗俗的：lacking refinement;(品質(zhì))低劣的：inferior quality

deplorable

可鄙的，可恥的：condemnation or reproach;悲慘的，可悲的：cause great distress

strike

攻擊：force or violence;鑄造(獎牌)：form by stamping;擊打：deliver a blow;襲擊，攻擊：violent action;撞擊：forceful contact

subservient

奉承的，屈從的：obsequiously

arable

適合耕作的：growing of crops

hasty

輕率的：superficial excessive or careless speed

callous

無同情心的，冷漠的：unfeeling

chorale

讚美詩：hymn or psalm;合唱班，合唱團：group of singers

deadpan

無趣的，無生氣的，不活潑的：impassively

substantial

物質(zhì)的：having substance;有重大意義的：considerable in importance

discomfit

使尷尬：embarrassment;阻礙：prevent

extrapolate

(通過邏輯)判斷：form an opinion through reasoning

importune

宏偉壯麗的：impressive

insulate

使絕緣，使隔離：detached situation

sate

使飽足，充分滿足：satisfy fully

disparage

貶低;輕蔑地說：lower, disrespectful

forage

尋找：search

methodical

井然有序的，有條理的：systematic order

evince

表明：make known

prowl

潛行于，巡游以獵取食物，徘徊：roam through search of prey

retribution

報酬，報應(yīng)：reward or punishment

slouch

懶人：lazy person;緩慢行走：move slowly

dissension

意見不合：difference, disagreement

sequester

使隔離，分離：segregate;使隱煺：seclusion

candor

坦率，直率，誠摯：honest, sincere

willful

固執(zhí)的，倔強的：self-willed;故意的：deliberately

insular

(觀念、想法等)孤立狹隘的：narrow provincial viewpoint

subside

下陷，下沉，減弱：tend downward

truncate

截短，縮短(時間、篇幅等)：shorten

rebuff

嚴詞拒絕：reject

ironclad

非常堅固的，堅不可摧的：unbreakable

extemporize

即興表現(xiàn)：without prior preparation

harry

不斷煩擾，騷擾：distress, harass

urbane

彬彬有禮的，文雅的：polite

secede

脫離，拖出(組織、團體、聯(lián)盟等)：withdraw from an organization

lament

悼詞：composition grief;抱怨：resentment;為…哀悼，表達痛苦或遺憾：express sorrow

testy

易怒的，暴躁的：easily annoyed, irritable

predilection

愛好，偏袒：disposition favor

signal

(在重要性、成就方面)非同尋常的：standing above;給出信號：direct or notify

valediction

告別：bidding farewell;告別詞：address farewell

glitch

小故障：minor malfunction

strut

趾高氣昂地走：walk pompous;支柱，壓桿strengthen a framework

peripatetic

巡游的，四處游歷的：place to place

laconic

簡潔(以至于顯得粗魯或難以理解的)：minimum of words, concise

onerous

費時間花心思的：requiring much time, effort

palpitation

(有節(jié)奏的)舒張收縮：expanding and contracting

equity

不偏不倚，公平：lack of favoritism

uncouth

粗俗的，沒有品位的：lacking in refinement

flirt

調(diào)情：behave amorously;無規(guī)則地快速運動：make irregular movements

maudlin

過于感傷的：tearfully sentimental

facilitate

使變?nèi)菀?，促進：make easy

spoof

輕鬆幽默的模仿，小惡搞：exaggerates for comic effect;誘騙，誘使相信：believe what is true

turncoat

叛徒：switches, traitor

rampant

(植物)生長茂盛的：growing thickly;猖獗的，不受限制的：occurring without restraint

maladroit

笨拙的：lack of nimbleness

fluky

僥倖的：happening by good luck;偶然的：by chance

rudimentary

初始的，未發(fā)展的：earliest development;最根本的，基礎(chǔ)的：first principles