2012gre詞匯考試備考:2012新GRE閱讀詞匯必備資料11

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    continence
    

    self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
    

    contingent
    

    dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
    

    contortions
    

    twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
    

    contraband
    

    illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
    

    contravene
    

    contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
    

    contrite
    

    penitent; repentant; N. contrition
    

    contrivance
    

    something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
    

    contrive
    

    invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
    

    contrived
    

    unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
    

    controvert
    

    oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
    

    contumacious
    

    stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
    

    contusion
    

    bruise
    

    conundrum
    

    riddle; difficult problem
    

    convene
    

    come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
    

    convention
    

    social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
    

    conventional
    

    ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
    

    converge
    

    approach; tend to meet; come together
    

    conversant
    

    familiar with; having knowledge of
    
GRE,全稱Graduate Record Examination,中文名稱為美國研究生入學考試,適用于除法律與商業(yè)外的各專業(yè)。由美國教育考試服務處(Educational Testing Service,簡稱ETS)主辦,GRE是美國、加拿大的大學各類研究生院(除管理類學院,法學院)要求申請者所必須具備的一個考試成績,也是教授對申請者是否授予獎學金所依據(jù)的最重要的標準。 另有,Generic Routing Encapsulation(通用路由封裝)也簡稱GRE。
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