2013年4月gre考試必備的詞匯(9)

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    awe [C:] n./ v 敬畏(an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder )
    (類)redoubtable·regard/ awe=despicable·scorn 令人敬畏的·敬畏=可鄙的·鄙視 (因果)
    (反)awe ◆ Irreverence 敬畏◆不尊敬
    (記)與音似的owl 貓頭鷹一起記→貓頭鷹讓人敬畏
    awkward [5C:kwEd] adj. 笨拙的(lacking dexterity or skill)
    (類)craven·admirable=【deft·awkward】疑為干擾選項
    怯懦的·令人欽佩的(反面特征)靈巧的·笨拙的(反義關系)
    參考:maladroit·deft=voluble·terse 笨拙的·靈巧的=冗長的·簡潔的(反義)
    (反)svelte ◆ paunchy and awkward 苗條的,瘦的 ◆ 大腹便便且笨拙的
    (反)dexterous 靈巧的 lithe 優(yōu)雅的
    awl [C:l] n. 錐子,尖鉆(a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes)
    (類)awl·pierce=pestle·hash 尖鉆·刺穿=杵·碾碎 (后者是前者的功能)
    (記)awl 變形為 law 聯(lián)想:尋找法律的空隙鉆進去。
    awning [5C:nIN] n. 雨篷,遮陽篷(a rooflike structure that serves as a shelter)
    (類)awning·sun=umbrella·rain 遮陽蓬·太陽=雨傘·雨
    awry [E5raI] adj. 扭曲的,走樣的(deviating from a straight line or direction)
    (反)orderly 有序的 aligned 成一行的
    axiomatic [7AksiE5mAtik] adj.不證自明的,公理的(self-evident truth requiring no proof)
    (反)controversial 爭議性的
    babble [5bAbl] vt. 胡說八道(to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds)
    (類)babble·sense=parrot·originality 胡說八道·理性=鸚鵡學舌·創(chuàng)新(前缺乏后)
    babble·talk=scribble·write 胡說八道·說=亂涂亂畫·寫(亂與正常)
    (反)babble/ waffle ◆ express succinctly 閑聊,胡扯 ◆ 簡潔地表達
    (記)來自baby 嬰兒呀呀學語;引申胡說八道。