趙麗詞匯8000電子講義
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abominable adj. 可厭的;可惡的
omin ominous 不好的,詛咒性的,壞的,惡劣的
brainy adj. 聰明的;精明的
brainstorm 頭腦風(fēng)暴
deteriorate v. 使變壞
devastate 毀壞
exquisite adj. 精美的
quaint 古怪的 quiff 小卷發(fā)
incurable adj. 無(wú)可救藥的
TYPICAL USE: Cancer is no longer an incurable disease nowadays; it can be remedied by using radioactivity.
manual adj. 手制的;n. 手冊(cè)
potential. 可能的;潛在的
ruthless adj. 無(wú)情的;強(qiáng)忍的
rude 粗魯?shù)?BR> voluble adj. 口若懸河的
volume 卷,冊(cè) valuable 有價(jià)值的
vociferous adj. 嘈雜的;喧嘩的
bleak adj. 寒冷的;荒涼的
chill 寒冷的
castigate v. 懲治;苛評(píng);譴責(zé)
agate aggregate instigate propagate fumigate profligate colligate mitigate
irritable 易怒的,容易生氣的 irrigate 灌溉 navigate 航行 investigate 調(diào)查 易怒的是桌子,灌溉的是大門(mén),扔掉大門(mén)受懲罰,那六個(gè)大門(mén)在航行,投資大門(mén)為調(diào)查 irritate v. irritation n. castigation n. irrigation n. investigation n.
TYPICAL USE: The electric inspector was castigated for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to. criticize 批評(píng)
enmity n. 敵意;不和
impartial adj. 公平的
partial 不公平的 prejudiced 不公平的,偏見(jiàn)的
lucid adj. 1. 明白的;清晰的 2. 神志清明的
obscure 晦澀的 absurd 荒謬的,可笑的
perpendicular adj. 垂直的
suspending 懸浮,暫停服務(wù) impending 逼近,迫近 append 附加
retrospect n. 反顧;回顧
TYPICAL USE: In retrospect, many good opportunities were neglected in my life.
sagacity n. 睿智,聰敏
sage 圣人
urbane adj. 溫文的;文雅的
ardent adj. 極熱心的;熱情的
earnest 熱情的,認(rèn)真的 estate 地產(chǎn) modest 謙虛
humble satiate
adulate contemplate considerate
derogatory adj. 損毀的;誹謗的
arrogant 傲慢的 interrogate 審問(wèn) surrogate 代理
discretion n. 1. 謹(jǐn)慎;明辯 2. 自由選擇或決定
discrete 單獨(dú)的 - separate discreet 謹(jǐn)慎的
hilarious adj. 高興的;熱鬧的
TYPICAL USE: The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.
paramount adj. 最重要的;至上的
compare 比較 mountebank 江湖騙子 parasite 寄生蟲(chóng) paralyze 麻醉
analyze 分析
paramour 情婦
recede v. 后退
concede 讓步 precede
rife adj. 充斥的
spontaneous adj. 自然的;自發(fā)的
response 反應(yīng)
tenuous adj. 細(xì)的;薄的
acme n. 頂點(diǎn);極點(diǎn)
TYPICAL USE: A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.
candor n. 坦白;誠(chéng)意
candidate 候選人 candle 蠟燭
condor 禿鷲 bald eagle 禿頭鷹,白頭鷹
dissuade v. 勸阻
persuade 勸說(shuō)
gratuitous adj. 不需要的
impeach n. 檢舉;彈劾
imp 頑童
ostensible adj. 表面的;假裝的
paltry adj. 無(wú)價(jià)值的;微不足道的
sordid adj. 污*的;不潔的
TYPICAL USE: The poor family lived in a sordid log cabin in the valley.
tidy adj. 整潔的;整齊的
aloof adv. 遠(yuǎn)離;躲開(kāi)
cardinal adj. 首要的;主要的
record 記錄 accord 同意 disaccord 不同意
the disaccord of apple 禍水
drab adj. 1. 暗黃灰色;土褐色 2. 單調(diào)的;枯澀的
TYPICAL USE: 1. There are many drab houses in the smoky mining town.
feud n. 家族的累世;宿仇
duel 決斗
insolent adj. 粗野的;無(wú)禮的
humble
mitigate v. 使緩和;使減輕
TYPICAL USE: The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the man had treated the child.
pertinent adj. 中肯切題的
predecessor n. 某職位的前任
successor
tardy adj. 延遲的
retard 阻礙
whet v. 刺激
famine famish v.
acquit v. 宣告無(wú)罪
brittle adj. 脆的;易碎的
fragile 脆的,易碎的 exile 流放 reconcile 調(diào)解 agile 靈敏的,敏捷的
fraction 部分
detract v. 去掉;減損
attract 吸引 tractable 性格溫順的 intractable 固執(zhí)倔強(qiáng)的 contract v. 收縮;n. 合同 extract 提?。籲. 提取物 distract 分散注意力,分散精神
concentrate on be absorbed in confine oneself to sth.
subtract 減掉
exaggerate 夸大
fabulous
extirpate v. 根除
establish 建立
indulgent adj. 1. 放任的 2. 寬容的
gull 海鷗 hull 硬殼 lull 安靜
lullaby 搖籃曲
mull 思考
mull over sth.
bull 公牛
cow 母牛
dull 白癡的,郁悶的,無(wú)聊的,枯燥的,乏味的 cull 挑選,采摘 前面唱歌的是海鷗,海鷗喝水用硬殼,拉住海鷗快安靜,飛到山后去思考,海鷗不同意變公牛,打它一下變白癡,只好重新去挑選
lullaby gullible 易上當(dāng)?shù)?indulge in
indulgent
mendacious adj. 好說(shuō)謊的;不誠(chéng)實(shí)的
mend 修補(bǔ) mendable 可修補(bǔ)的
plausible adj. 似乎合理的;似乎公平的
sanction n. 批準(zhǔn);認(rèn)可
shallow adj. 淺的
verge n. 邊;緣
fringe border margin
adjacent adj. 接近的;鄰近的
calamity n. 不幸之事;災(zāi)難
devastate v. 毀滅;破壞
deteriorate
TYPICAL USE: The floods and storms which have no precedent in the recorded history devastated the country.
exultant adj. 狂歡的;大喜的
result 結(jié)果 insult 侮辱
mournful 悲傷的,悲痛的,極度難過(guò)的
inexhaustible adj. 無(wú)窮無(wú)盡的
maudlin adj. 易落淚的
lacrimose 悲傷的,易流淚的
plunder v. 搶奪
donate 捐獻(xiàn) donation n.
scrupulous adj. 謹(jǐn)慎的
sundry adj. 種種的
TYPICAL USE: From sundry hints, I guessed I was to be given a bicycle for my birthday present.
zealous adj. 熱心的
zest
altruistic adj. 利他的
clamor n. 叫囂
claim 聲稱(chēng),宣稱(chēng)
acclaim 歡迎 exclaim 大喊 declaim 抨擊,朗誦 reclaim 收回,取回來(lái) proclaim 宣布 disclaim 棄權(quán)
disintegrate v. 風(fēng)化
integrity 誠(chéng)信
forebear n. 祖先
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intact adj. 原封不動(dòng)的
contact contact with sb. contagion 傳染
molest v. 騷擾
mole 鼴鼠
TYPICAL USE: We did not molest the big dog, because we were afraid of him.
demolish 毀壞
shrew
profuse adj. 很多的
confuse 混淆 infuse 注入 effuse 洋溢 transfuse 輸血
slack adj. 懈怠的;疏忽的
TYPICAL USE: He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
slab slack slag slay
slate slump 跌落
tart adj. 酸的
viable n. 可成立的
navigate trivial vigorous vicar ivy virus
morose amorous prose endorse 簽單,同意,背書(shū)
vice 惡習(xí) vibrate 波動(dòng) Viking 海盜 vitiate 宣告無(wú)效,否定
aslant adj. 斜的
slip 滑 slippery adj. 光滑的,狡猾的 slick 直的,柔順的 slope 斜坡 sledge 雪橇
concede v. 承認(rèn)
TYPICAL USE: They conceded that victory was no longer attainable and agreed to a negotiated surrender.
distrust v. 不信任
entrust 委托
groggy adj. 不穩(wěn)的
cliff clinique climax cliche cheque
intrepid adj. 勇敢的
scourge
timid 膽小的
overbearing adj. 傲慢的
arrogant humble modest earnest estate
rash adj. 魯莽的;冒失的
sporadic adj. 零星的
radical eradicate
toxic adj. 有毒的
intoxicate agony sob sober somber
avert v. 避免;防止
convert 轉(zhuǎn)化,轉(zhuǎn)變 vertigo 眩暈 invert 反轉(zhuǎn),顛倒 overt 公開(kāi)的 subvert * divert 疏散,轉(zhuǎn)移
deduce v. 推論
produce 生產(chǎn) seduce 勾引 induce 引誘
embark v. 1. 搭載 2. 從事;著手
humiliate v. 使丟臉
mortify
jovial adj. 快樂(lè)的
pastime n. 消遣;娛樂(lè)
umpteen adj. 很多的
blur v. 弄臟
demolish v. 破壞
mole molest
enslave v. 奴役
impede v. 阻礙
TYPICAL USE: Many a man is impeded in his career by a lack of belief in himself.
lull v. 使入睡;使安靜
TYPICAL USE: The mother lulled the baby to sleep by singing a song.
plaintiff n. 原告
defendant 被告
robust adj. 強(qiáng)壯的
strenuous adj. 辛苦的
toil
vitiate v. 1. 使污濁 2. 使無(wú)效
neglect 忽視 negative 消極的 negotiate 談判(不要提吃飯,我們?cè)谡勁校?intimate 親密的 legitimate 合法的,正當(dāng)?shù)?reticent 沉默寡言的
TYPICAL USE: 1. Pollution from smoke and dust vitiated the air.
TYPICAL USE: 2. All his attempts to improve were vitiated by his lack of will-power.
vitiation n.
aggrieve v. 迫害
brief 簡(jiǎn)潔,小內(nèi)衣 grief 悲傷 relief 緩解 不簡(jiǎn)潔,哥悲傷,阿姨平躺為緩解
believe belief n. grieve v. relieve v.
callous adj. 1. 硬心腸的 2. 變硬的 (如腳底起硬繭)
disapprove v. 不贊成
fabulous adj. 驚人的
fable 寓言
infuriate v. 激怒
mordant adj. 尖酸的;諷刺的
prowess n. 勇敢
subversive adj. *的
subvert *
temporary adj. 暫時(shí)的
tempo 節(jié)奏 temerity 輕率,草率 temper 脾氣;v. 緩和,煅煉
lose one's temper
tempera 顏料蛋 temperamental 氣質(zhì)的,性情的 temperate 自制的,溫和的,適度的 tempest 暴風(fēng)雨,*,騷動(dòng) 只有er是輕率,p氣緩和和煅煉,加a變成顏料蛋,再加饅頭氣質(zhì)變,去掉饅頭加te,自制溫和和適度,去掉速度加街道,*騷動(dòng)暴風(fēng)雨
dismal adj. 沮喪的
dismay
genial adj. 親切的
inveterate adj. 習(xí)慣性的
adulterate 成年在前才摻假,每天吃ve成習(xí)慣
articulate maculate immaculate
offence n. 犯罪;觸犯
sojourn v./n. 寄居
TYPICAL USE: During his sojourn in Africa he learned much about native customs.
turmoil n. 混亂
spoil toil
suspend v. 暫停
suspending
assent v. 同意
cosy adj. 溫暖而舒適的
diversify v. 使多樣化
diverse
haggard adj. 憔悴的
hag 巫婆,丑陋的老太婆 nag 嘮嘮叨叨 wag 搖擺 tag 追隨,跟隨 喝水的巫婆那個(gè)嘮叨,娃娃搖擺她追隨
irreparable adj. 無(wú)法挽救的
paternal adj. 父系的
maternal 母系的 matrix 子宮,母體,矩陣
replica n. 復(fù)制品
seclusion n. 隔離;隱居
seclude 隔離
wrangle v. 爭(zhēng)吵
dangle 懸掛,吊......的胃口
drape 懸掛
dangle brilliant prospects
wangle 設(shè)法得到 wrangle 爭(zhēng)吵,吵架 tangle 糾纏 spangle 閃光 吊胃口,我得到,花爭(zhēng)吵,它混亂,專(zhuān)家在前才閃光
TYPICAL USE: The two friends wrangled and now they don't speak to each other.
bigoted adj. 固執(zhí)已見(jiàn)的
deficient adj. 不足的
elude v. 躲避
elusive 深?yuàn)W的,難懂的,難以理解的
ignoble adj. 卑微的
kindred adj. 同類(lèi)的
melancholy adj. 憂(yōu)郁的
poltroon n. 懦夫
dastard 懦夫
rout v. 潰敗
tour 旅游
vulnerable adj. 難防守的,脆弱的,易受傷害的
abide v. 居住
cosy snug snuggle
boisterous adj. 喧鬧的
despicable adj. 可鄙的
suspicious
exotic adj. 外來(lái)的
domestic
imperative adj. 1. 必需的 2. 命令的
nonplus v. 使困惑
pompous adj. 夸大的
bomb describe – description
sever v. 分開(kāi);斷絕
manoeuvre
sultry adj. 悶熱的
wane v. (月) 虧;減弱
wax 月圓
acclimate v. 習(xí)慣于
congest v. 充滿(mǎn)
ingest 咽下 digest 消化 egest 排泄
TYPICAL USE: His face was congested with anger as the argument grew more heated.
effusive adj. 熱情的
earnest
frugal adj. 節(jié)約的
TYPICAL USE: A good manager is frugal in the use of his funds.
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insolvent adj. 無(wú)力償還的;破產(chǎn)的 n. insolvency
bankrupt
nausea n. 暈船 v. nauseate
navigate navy 海軍 astronaut 太空人,宇航員
redeem v. 贖回 n. redemption
seep v. 滲入 n. seepage
plight 困境 plunge 投入水中,跳入水中 plunge into
symmetry n. 對(duì)稱(chēng) adj. symmetrical
sympathy 同情 symbiosis 共生 symptom 癥狀 symphony 交響樂(lè) symbol 信仰
aggravate v. 使更壞 n. aggravation
deteriorate
balmy adj. 溫和的
embalm
culmination n. 極點(diǎn);頂點(diǎn) v. culminate
endorse v. 簽名于 (票據(jù)等的) 背面 n. endorsement
TYPICAL USE: The storekeeper endorsed my bill when I paid the full amount.
hygiene n. 衛(wèi)生學(xué) adj. hygienic
intangible adj. 不能觸摸的
oblivious adj. 忘記的 n. oblivion
obvious 明顯的,顯而易見(jiàn)的
rite n. 儀式 adj. ritual
wright shipwright 造船人 writer playwright 劇作家
simulate v. 假裝 adj. simulative
imitate imitation n. amiable disguise 偽裝 disgusting mimic
transcribe v. 以另一種文字或符號(hào)寫(xiě)出 n. transcript
annex v. 合并 n. annexation
connect disconnect connection
brew v. 1. 釀造 n. brewage 2. 圖謀
TYPICAL USE: 2. The boys whispering in the corner are brewing some mischief.
deride v. 嘲笑 adj. derisive
evaluate v. 評(píng)估 n. evaluation
imminent adj. 即將來(lái)臨的 n. imminence
prominent 的 eminent 杰出的 preeminent 極其杰出的,極其優(yōu)秀的
judicious adj. 明智的 n. judiciousness
judgement 判斷 prejudice 偏見(jiàn)
preponderance n.(數(shù)目、重量、力量)優(yōu)勢(shì) adj. preponderant
ponderous 笨重的
sage adj. 明智的 n. sageness
specter n. 幽靈 adj. spectral
fiend
tumult n. 騷動(dòng) adj. tumultuous
tumid 臃腫的 tumble 摔倒,跌倒 tumor 腫塊,腫瘤 tumbler 不倒翁
apathy n. 漠不關(guān)心;冷漠 adj. apathetic
sympathy 同情 pathogen 病原體 homoeopathy 順勢(shì)療法 allopathy 對(duì)抗療法
indifferent 冷漠的,漠不關(guān)心的
collide v. 沖突 n. collision
eyelid 眼瞼
drape v. 懸掛 n. drapery
TYPICAL USE: The buildings were draped with red, white, and blue bunting.
fatuous adj. 愚昧的 n. fatuity
fate 命運(yùn) fatal 致命的 fatigue 疲憊
impudent adj. 厚顏的 n. impudence
meditate v. 考慮 adj. meditative
mediate 調(diào)解
purify v. 洗除罪惡 n. purification
sagacious adj. 精明的 n. sagacity
suave adj. 文雅的 n. suavity
polished refined gauche 粗俗的 snobbish 勢(shì)利的,附庸風(fēng)雅的
snicker 竊笑
vigilance n. 警醒 adj. vigilant
vigor
accelerate v. 加速進(jìn)行 n. acceleration
averse adj. 反對(duì)的;不愿的 n. aversion
adversary anniversary reverse converse inverse
corroborate v. 確證 adj. corroborative
confirm
encamp v. 扎營(yíng) n. encampment
campus
humid adj. 潮濕 n. humidity
moist moisture n. damp
dam 堤壩 poverty property 財(cái)產(chǎn) loop
irrigation n. 灌溉 adj. irrigational
preeminent adj. 卓越的 n. preeminence
rudiment n. 初步 adj. rudimentary
rude erudite 博學(xué)多才的 crude
crude oil 原油
stifle v. 使窒息 adj. stifling
smother baffle 迷惑
versatile adj. 多才多藝的 n. versatility
anatomy n. 身體結(jié)構(gòu) adj. anatomical
epitome 故事的梗概
brawn n. 肌肉 (尤指強(qiáng)壯的肌肉) adj. brawny
dexterity n. 靈巧;機(jī)敏 adj. dexterous
MEANING: skill in using the hands
erupt n. 爆發(fā) n. eruption
corrupt 腐敗 disrupt 瓦解 erupt 噴發(fā) abrupt 突然的
hypothesis n. 假說(shuō) adj. hypothetical
hypocrite 偽君子 hypotension 低血壓
tense 緊張的 dense 濃密的 - condense 壓縮 sense 感官,感覺(jué) immense 宏偉的,巨大的
tension 緊張的情況 intense 強(qiáng)烈的 intensify v. 加劇 intensity n. 強(qiáng)度 intensive 集中的,強(qiáng)化的 extensive 廣泛的
common sense 常識(shí) nonsense 古怪的 sensitive 過(guò)敏的,敏感的 sensitive paper 感光紙
hyper hypertension 高血壓
manipulate v. 操縱 n. manipulation
prowess n. 英勇 adj. prowessful
scrupulous adj. 1. 正直的 n. scrupulosity 2. 謹(jǐn)慎小心的
suffice v. 足夠 n. sufficiency
sufficient
antique adj. 古代的 n. antiquity
antique n. 古董
coherent adj. 連貫的 n. coherence
adhere 貼
adhere to
inherent 內(nèi)在的,固有的 hesitate 猶豫不決 glue 膠水
doze v. 小睡 adj. dozy
fascinate v. 使迷惑 n. fascination
innovate v. 革新 n. innovation
novel 小說(shuō);adj. 新穎的
mystify v. 使困惑 n. mystification
mystery 神秘
It is a mystery to me ...
recur v. 再發(fā)生 n. recurrence
shimmer v. 發(fā)閃爍之光 n. shimmery
slim 纖細(xì)的
technicality n. 專(zhuān)門(mén)的事項(xiàng) v. technicalize
articulate 1. adj. 發(fā)言清晰的 n. articulation 2. v. 發(fā)言清晰
confront v. 面對(duì) n. confrontation
affront 冒犯 effrontery 侮辱
efface 抹擦掉
ecstasy n. 出神 v. ecstasize
foster v. 助長(zhǎng) n. fosterage
irradiate v. 照耀 n. irradiation
obstinate adj. 固執(zhí)的 n. obstinacy
repugnant adj. 使人討厭的 n. repugnance
soporific adj. 催眠的 adv. soporiferously
triumph n. 大成功 adj. triumphant
abound v. 富于 adj. abundant
arrogant adj. 傲慢的 n. arrogance
compile v. 編纂 n. compilation
rim 邊緣 brim 邊緣(圓形物體) grim 恐怖的,嚴(yán)厲的 prim 端莊的,整潔的 只有rim是邊緣,前面加b含義不變,前面加鬼(g)真恐怖,前面加p才是端莊整潔 vim 精力 maim 殘廢 六個(gè)mm精力充沛,賣(mài)了mm變成殘廢 jam n. 果醬;v. 塞滿(mǎn) mm的家里塞滿(mǎn)果醬
pilgrim 信徒
entreat v. 懇求 n. entreaty
filth n. 污物 adj. filthy
inch 英寸 flinch 畏縮,退縮 pinch 捏 inchoate 發(fā)芽的 只有inch是英寸,飛回一寸為畏縮,拍進(jìn)一寸用手捏,吃掉一寸才發(fā)芽
sprout
incumbent adj. 負(fù)有義務(wù)的 n. incumbency
monotony n. 單調(diào) adj. monotonous
reciprocate v. 回報(bào) n. reciprocation
recipe 秘方,食譜
shaggy adj. 多粗毛的 n. shagginess
tribulation n. 苦難 v. tribulate
tribute tributary 支流 contribute 捐獻(xiàn) attribute 歸因于 distribute 分布,分發(fā)
adolescent 1. adj. 青年的 n. adolescence 2. n. 青年
autocratic adj. *的 n. autocracy
democratic 民主的
arithmetic 數(shù)學(xué)
intuition n. 直覺(jué) adj. intuitive
revere v. 尊敬 n. reverence
severe 嚴(yán)厲的 小蛇在前永遠(yuǎn)嚴(yán)厲,小花在前永遠(yuǎn)尊敬
valor n. 勇氣 adj. valiant
antagonist n. 敵手 adj. antagonistic
gaudy adj. 華而不實(shí)的 n. gaudiness
ignite v. 使燃燒 n. ignition
negotiate v. 商訂 n. negotiation
vindicate v. 辨解 n. vindication
doodle 涂鴉,亂寫(xiě) kindle 點(diǎn)燃 swindle 詐騙 dwindle 減少 做做在前是亂寫(xiě),種類(lèi)在前是點(diǎn)燃,蛇兒乘風(fēng)來(lái)騙取,弟弟隨風(fēng)日漸少
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abominable adj. 可厭的;可惡的
omin ominous 不好的,詛咒性的,壞的,惡劣的
brainy adj. 聰明的;精明的
brainstorm 頭腦風(fēng)暴
deteriorate v. 使變壞
devastate 毀壞
exquisite adj. 精美的
quaint 古怪的 quiff 小卷發(fā)
incurable adj. 無(wú)可救藥的
TYPICAL USE: Cancer is no longer an incurable disease nowadays; it can be remedied by using radioactivity.
manual adj. 手制的;n. 手冊(cè)
potential. 可能的;潛在的
ruthless adj. 無(wú)情的;強(qiáng)忍的
rude 粗魯?shù)?BR> voluble adj. 口若懸河的
volume 卷,冊(cè) valuable 有價(jià)值的
vociferous adj. 嘈雜的;喧嘩的
bleak adj. 寒冷的;荒涼的
chill 寒冷的
castigate v. 懲治;苛評(píng);譴責(zé)
agate aggregate instigate propagate fumigate profligate colligate mitigate
irritable 易怒的,容易生氣的 irrigate 灌溉 navigate 航行 investigate 調(diào)查 易怒的是桌子,灌溉的是大門(mén),扔掉大門(mén)受懲罰,那六個(gè)大門(mén)在航行,投資大門(mén)為調(diào)查 irritate v. irritation n. castigation n. irrigation n. investigation n.
TYPICAL USE: The electric inspector was castigated for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to. criticize 批評(píng)
enmity n. 敵意;不和
impartial adj. 公平的
partial 不公平的 prejudiced 不公平的,偏見(jiàn)的
lucid adj. 1. 明白的;清晰的 2. 神志清明的
obscure 晦澀的 absurd 荒謬的,可笑的
perpendicular adj. 垂直的
suspending 懸浮,暫停服務(wù) impending 逼近,迫近 append 附加
retrospect n. 反顧;回顧
TYPICAL USE: In retrospect, many good opportunities were neglected in my life.
sagacity n. 睿智,聰敏
sage 圣人
urbane adj. 溫文的;文雅的
ardent adj. 極熱心的;熱情的
earnest 熱情的,認(rèn)真的 estate 地產(chǎn) modest 謙虛
humble satiate
adulate contemplate considerate
derogatory adj. 損毀的;誹謗的
arrogant 傲慢的 interrogate 審問(wèn) surrogate 代理
discretion n. 1. 謹(jǐn)慎;明辯 2. 自由選擇或決定
discrete 單獨(dú)的 - separate discreet 謹(jǐn)慎的
hilarious adj. 高興的;熱鬧的
TYPICAL USE: The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.
paramount adj. 最重要的;至上的
compare 比較 mountebank 江湖騙子 parasite 寄生蟲(chóng) paralyze 麻醉
analyze 分析
paramour 情婦
recede v. 后退
concede 讓步 precede
rife adj. 充斥的
spontaneous adj. 自然的;自發(fā)的
response 反應(yīng)
tenuous adj. 細(xì)的;薄的
acme n. 頂點(diǎn);極點(diǎn)
TYPICAL USE: A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.
candor n. 坦白;誠(chéng)意
candidate 候選人 candle 蠟燭
condor 禿鷲 bald eagle 禿頭鷹,白頭鷹
dissuade v. 勸阻
persuade 勸說(shuō)
gratuitous adj. 不需要的
impeach n. 檢舉;彈劾
imp 頑童
ostensible adj. 表面的;假裝的
paltry adj. 無(wú)價(jià)值的;微不足道的
sordid adj. 污*的;不潔的
TYPICAL USE: The poor family lived in a sordid log cabin in the valley.
tidy adj. 整潔的;整齊的
aloof adv. 遠(yuǎn)離;躲開(kāi)
cardinal adj. 首要的;主要的
record 記錄 accord 同意 disaccord 不同意
the disaccord of apple 禍水
drab adj. 1. 暗黃灰色;土褐色 2. 單調(diào)的;枯澀的
TYPICAL USE: 1. There are many drab houses in the smoky mining town.
feud n. 家族的累世;宿仇
duel 決斗
insolent adj. 粗野的;無(wú)禮的
humble
mitigate v. 使緩和;使減輕
TYPICAL USE: The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the man had treated the child.
pertinent adj. 中肯切題的
predecessor n. 某職位的前任
successor
tardy adj. 延遲的
retard 阻礙
whet v. 刺激
famine famish v.
acquit v. 宣告無(wú)罪
brittle adj. 脆的;易碎的
fragile 脆的,易碎的 exile 流放 reconcile 調(diào)解 agile 靈敏的,敏捷的
fraction 部分
detract v. 去掉;減損
attract 吸引 tractable 性格溫順的 intractable 固執(zhí)倔強(qiáng)的 contract v. 收縮;n. 合同 extract 提?。籲. 提取物 distract 分散注意力,分散精神
concentrate on be absorbed in confine oneself to sth.
subtract 減掉
exaggerate 夸大
fabulous
extirpate v. 根除
establish 建立
indulgent adj. 1. 放任的 2. 寬容的
gull 海鷗 hull 硬殼 lull 安靜
lullaby 搖籃曲
mull 思考
mull over sth.
bull 公牛
cow 母牛
dull 白癡的,郁悶的,無(wú)聊的,枯燥的,乏味的 cull 挑選,采摘 前面唱歌的是海鷗,海鷗喝水用硬殼,拉住海鷗快安靜,飛到山后去思考,海鷗不同意變公牛,打它一下變白癡,只好重新去挑選
lullaby gullible 易上當(dāng)?shù)?indulge in
indulgent
mendacious adj. 好說(shuō)謊的;不誠(chéng)實(shí)的
mend 修補(bǔ) mendable 可修補(bǔ)的
plausible adj. 似乎合理的;似乎公平的
sanction n. 批準(zhǔn);認(rèn)可
shallow adj. 淺的
verge n. 邊;緣
fringe border margin
adjacent adj. 接近的;鄰近的
calamity n. 不幸之事;災(zāi)難
devastate v. 毀滅;破壞
deteriorate
TYPICAL USE: The floods and storms which have no precedent in the recorded history devastated the country.
exultant adj. 狂歡的;大喜的
result 結(jié)果 insult 侮辱
mournful 悲傷的,悲痛的,極度難過(guò)的
inexhaustible adj. 無(wú)窮無(wú)盡的
maudlin adj. 易落淚的
lacrimose 悲傷的,易流淚的
plunder v. 搶奪
donate 捐獻(xiàn) donation n.
scrupulous adj. 謹(jǐn)慎的
sundry adj. 種種的
TYPICAL USE: From sundry hints, I guessed I was to be given a bicycle for my birthday present.
zealous adj. 熱心的
zest
altruistic adj. 利他的
clamor n. 叫囂
claim 聲稱(chēng),宣稱(chēng)
acclaim 歡迎 exclaim 大喊 declaim 抨擊,朗誦 reclaim 收回,取回來(lái) proclaim 宣布 disclaim 棄權(quán)
disintegrate v. 風(fēng)化
integrity 誠(chéng)信
forebear n. 祖先
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intact adj. 原封不動(dòng)的
contact contact with sb. contagion 傳染
molest v. 騷擾
mole 鼴鼠
TYPICAL USE: We did not molest the big dog, because we were afraid of him.
demolish 毀壞
shrew
profuse adj. 很多的
confuse 混淆 infuse 注入 effuse 洋溢 transfuse 輸血
slack adj. 懈怠的;疏忽的
TYPICAL USE: He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
slab slack slag slay
slate slump 跌落
tart adj. 酸的
viable n. 可成立的
navigate trivial vigorous vicar ivy virus
morose amorous prose endorse 簽單,同意,背書(shū)
vice 惡習(xí) vibrate 波動(dòng) Viking 海盜 vitiate 宣告無(wú)效,否定
aslant adj. 斜的
slip 滑 slippery adj. 光滑的,狡猾的 slick 直的,柔順的 slope 斜坡 sledge 雪橇
concede v. 承認(rèn)
TYPICAL USE: They conceded that victory was no longer attainable and agreed to a negotiated surrender.
distrust v. 不信任
entrust 委托
groggy adj. 不穩(wěn)的
cliff clinique climax cliche cheque
intrepid adj. 勇敢的
scourge
timid 膽小的
overbearing adj. 傲慢的
arrogant humble modest earnest estate
rash adj. 魯莽的;冒失的
sporadic adj. 零星的
radical eradicate
toxic adj. 有毒的
intoxicate agony sob sober somber
avert v. 避免;防止
convert 轉(zhuǎn)化,轉(zhuǎn)變 vertigo 眩暈 invert 反轉(zhuǎn),顛倒 overt 公開(kāi)的 subvert * divert 疏散,轉(zhuǎn)移
deduce v. 推論
produce 生產(chǎn) seduce 勾引 induce 引誘
embark v. 1. 搭載 2. 從事;著手
humiliate v. 使丟臉
mortify
jovial adj. 快樂(lè)的
pastime n. 消遣;娛樂(lè)
umpteen adj. 很多的
blur v. 弄臟
demolish v. 破壞
mole molest
enslave v. 奴役
impede v. 阻礙
TYPICAL USE: Many a man is impeded in his career by a lack of belief in himself.
lull v. 使入睡;使安靜
TYPICAL USE: The mother lulled the baby to sleep by singing a song.
plaintiff n. 原告
defendant 被告
robust adj. 強(qiáng)壯的
strenuous adj. 辛苦的
toil
vitiate v. 1. 使污濁 2. 使無(wú)效
neglect 忽視 negative 消極的 negotiate 談判(不要提吃飯,我們?cè)谡勁校?intimate 親密的 legitimate 合法的,正當(dāng)?shù)?reticent 沉默寡言的
TYPICAL USE: 1. Pollution from smoke and dust vitiated the air.
TYPICAL USE: 2. All his attempts to improve were vitiated by his lack of will-power.
vitiation n.
aggrieve v. 迫害
brief 簡(jiǎn)潔,小內(nèi)衣 grief 悲傷 relief 緩解 不簡(jiǎn)潔,哥悲傷,阿姨平躺為緩解
believe belief n. grieve v. relieve v.
callous adj. 1. 硬心腸的 2. 變硬的 (如腳底起硬繭)
disapprove v. 不贊成
fabulous adj. 驚人的
fable 寓言
infuriate v. 激怒
mordant adj. 尖酸的;諷刺的
prowess n. 勇敢
subversive adj. *的
subvert *
temporary adj. 暫時(shí)的
tempo 節(jié)奏 temerity 輕率,草率 temper 脾氣;v. 緩和,煅煉
lose one's temper
tempera 顏料蛋 temperamental 氣質(zhì)的,性情的 temperate 自制的,溫和的,適度的 tempest 暴風(fēng)雨,*,騷動(dòng) 只有er是輕率,p氣緩和和煅煉,加a變成顏料蛋,再加饅頭氣質(zhì)變,去掉饅頭加te,自制溫和和適度,去掉速度加街道,*騷動(dòng)暴風(fēng)雨
dismal adj. 沮喪的
dismay
genial adj. 親切的
inveterate adj. 習(xí)慣性的
adulterate 成年在前才摻假,每天吃ve成習(xí)慣
articulate maculate immaculate
offence n. 犯罪;觸犯
sojourn v./n. 寄居
TYPICAL USE: During his sojourn in Africa he learned much about native customs.
turmoil n. 混亂
spoil toil
suspend v. 暫停
suspending
assent v. 同意
cosy adj. 溫暖而舒適的
diversify v. 使多樣化
diverse
haggard adj. 憔悴的
hag 巫婆,丑陋的老太婆 nag 嘮嘮叨叨 wag 搖擺 tag 追隨,跟隨 喝水的巫婆那個(gè)嘮叨,娃娃搖擺她追隨
irreparable adj. 無(wú)法挽救的
paternal adj. 父系的
maternal 母系的 matrix 子宮,母體,矩陣
replica n. 復(fù)制品
seclusion n. 隔離;隱居
seclude 隔離
wrangle v. 爭(zhēng)吵
dangle 懸掛,吊......的胃口
drape 懸掛
dangle brilliant prospects
wangle 設(shè)法得到 wrangle 爭(zhēng)吵,吵架 tangle 糾纏 spangle 閃光 吊胃口,我得到,花爭(zhēng)吵,它混亂,專(zhuān)家在前才閃光
TYPICAL USE: The two friends wrangled and now they don't speak to each other.
bigoted adj. 固執(zhí)已見(jiàn)的
deficient adj. 不足的
elude v. 躲避
elusive 深?yuàn)W的,難懂的,難以理解的
ignoble adj. 卑微的
kindred adj. 同類(lèi)的
melancholy adj. 憂(yōu)郁的
poltroon n. 懦夫
dastard 懦夫
rout v. 潰敗
tour 旅游
vulnerable adj. 難防守的,脆弱的,易受傷害的
abide v. 居住
cosy snug snuggle
boisterous adj. 喧鬧的
despicable adj. 可鄙的
suspicious
exotic adj. 外來(lái)的
domestic
imperative adj. 1. 必需的 2. 命令的
nonplus v. 使困惑
pompous adj. 夸大的
bomb describe – description
sever v. 分開(kāi);斷絕
manoeuvre
sultry adj. 悶熱的
wane v. (月) 虧;減弱
wax 月圓
acclimate v. 習(xí)慣于
congest v. 充滿(mǎn)
ingest 咽下 digest 消化 egest 排泄
TYPICAL USE: His face was congested with anger as the argument grew more heated.
effusive adj. 熱情的
earnest
frugal adj. 節(jié)約的
TYPICAL USE: A good manager is frugal in the use of his funds.
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insolvent adj. 無(wú)力償還的;破產(chǎn)的 n. insolvency
bankrupt
nausea n. 暈船 v. nauseate
navigate navy 海軍 astronaut 太空人,宇航員
redeem v. 贖回 n. redemption
seep v. 滲入 n. seepage
plight 困境 plunge 投入水中,跳入水中 plunge into
symmetry n. 對(duì)稱(chēng) adj. symmetrical
sympathy 同情 symbiosis 共生 symptom 癥狀 symphony 交響樂(lè) symbol 信仰
aggravate v. 使更壞 n. aggravation
deteriorate
balmy adj. 溫和的
embalm
culmination n. 極點(diǎn);頂點(diǎn) v. culminate
endorse v. 簽名于 (票據(jù)等的) 背面 n. endorsement
TYPICAL USE: The storekeeper endorsed my bill when I paid the full amount.
hygiene n. 衛(wèi)生學(xué) adj. hygienic
intangible adj. 不能觸摸的
oblivious adj. 忘記的 n. oblivion
obvious 明顯的,顯而易見(jiàn)的
rite n. 儀式 adj. ritual
wright shipwright 造船人 writer playwright 劇作家
simulate v. 假裝 adj. simulative
imitate imitation n. amiable disguise 偽裝 disgusting mimic
transcribe v. 以另一種文字或符號(hào)寫(xiě)出 n. transcript
annex v. 合并 n. annexation
connect disconnect connection
brew v. 1. 釀造 n. brewage 2. 圖謀
TYPICAL USE: 2. The boys whispering in the corner are brewing some mischief.
deride v. 嘲笑 adj. derisive
evaluate v. 評(píng)估 n. evaluation
imminent adj. 即將來(lái)臨的 n. imminence
prominent 的 eminent 杰出的 preeminent 極其杰出的,極其優(yōu)秀的
judicious adj. 明智的 n. judiciousness
judgement 判斷 prejudice 偏見(jiàn)
preponderance n.(數(shù)目、重量、力量)優(yōu)勢(shì) adj. preponderant
ponderous 笨重的
sage adj. 明智的 n. sageness
specter n. 幽靈 adj. spectral
fiend
tumult n. 騷動(dòng) adj. tumultuous
tumid 臃腫的 tumble 摔倒,跌倒 tumor 腫塊,腫瘤 tumbler 不倒翁
apathy n. 漠不關(guān)心;冷漠 adj. apathetic
sympathy 同情 pathogen 病原體 homoeopathy 順勢(shì)療法 allopathy 對(duì)抗療法
indifferent 冷漠的,漠不關(guān)心的
collide v. 沖突 n. collision
eyelid 眼瞼
drape v. 懸掛 n. drapery
TYPICAL USE: The buildings were draped with red, white, and blue bunting.
fatuous adj. 愚昧的 n. fatuity
fate 命運(yùn) fatal 致命的 fatigue 疲憊
impudent adj. 厚顏的 n. impudence
meditate v. 考慮 adj. meditative
mediate 調(diào)解
purify v. 洗除罪惡 n. purification
sagacious adj. 精明的 n. sagacity
suave adj. 文雅的 n. suavity
polished refined gauche 粗俗的 snobbish 勢(shì)利的,附庸風(fēng)雅的
snicker 竊笑
vigilance n. 警醒 adj. vigilant
vigor
accelerate v. 加速進(jìn)行 n. acceleration
averse adj. 反對(duì)的;不愿的 n. aversion
adversary anniversary reverse converse inverse
corroborate v. 確證 adj. corroborative
confirm
encamp v. 扎營(yíng) n. encampment
campus
humid adj. 潮濕 n. humidity
moist moisture n. damp
dam 堤壩 poverty property 財(cái)產(chǎn) loop
irrigation n. 灌溉 adj. irrigational
preeminent adj. 卓越的 n. preeminence
rudiment n. 初步 adj. rudimentary
rude erudite 博學(xué)多才的 crude
crude oil 原油
stifle v. 使窒息 adj. stifling
smother baffle 迷惑
versatile adj. 多才多藝的 n. versatility
anatomy n. 身體結(jié)構(gòu) adj. anatomical
epitome 故事的梗概
brawn n. 肌肉 (尤指強(qiáng)壯的肌肉) adj. brawny
dexterity n. 靈巧;機(jī)敏 adj. dexterous
MEANING: skill in using the hands
erupt n. 爆發(fā) n. eruption
corrupt 腐敗 disrupt 瓦解 erupt 噴發(fā) abrupt 突然的
hypothesis n. 假說(shuō) adj. hypothetical
hypocrite 偽君子 hypotension 低血壓
tense 緊張的 dense 濃密的 - condense 壓縮 sense 感官,感覺(jué) immense 宏偉的,巨大的
tension 緊張的情況 intense 強(qiáng)烈的 intensify v. 加劇 intensity n. 強(qiáng)度 intensive 集中的,強(qiáng)化的 extensive 廣泛的
common sense 常識(shí) nonsense 古怪的 sensitive 過(guò)敏的,敏感的 sensitive paper 感光紙
hyper hypertension 高血壓
manipulate v. 操縱 n. manipulation
prowess n. 英勇 adj. prowessful
scrupulous adj. 1. 正直的 n. scrupulosity 2. 謹(jǐn)慎小心的
suffice v. 足夠 n. sufficiency
sufficient
antique adj. 古代的 n. antiquity
antique n. 古董
coherent adj. 連貫的 n. coherence
adhere 貼
adhere to
inherent 內(nèi)在的,固有的 hesitate 猶豫不決 glue 膠水
doze v. 小睡 adj. dozy
fascinate v. 使迷惑 n. fascination
innovate v. 革新 n. innovation
novel 小說(shuō);adj. 新穎的
mystify v. 使困惑 n. mystification
mystery 神秘
It is a mystery to me ...
recur v. 再發(fā)生 n. recurrence
shimmer v. 發(fā)閃爍之光 n. shimmery
slim 纖細(xì)的
technicality n. 專(zhuān)門(mén)的事項(xiàng) v. technicalize
articulate 1. adj. 發(fā)言清晰的 n. articulation 2. v. 發(fā)言清晰
confront v. 面對(duì) n. confrontation
affront 冒犯 effrontery 侮辱
efface 抹擦掉
ecstasy n. 出神 v. ecstasize
foster v. 助長(zhǎng) n. fosterage
irradiate v. 照耀 n. irradiation
obstinate adj. 固執(zhí)的 n. obstinacy
repugnant adj. 使人討厭的 n. repugnance
soporific adj. 催眠的 adv. soporiferously
triumph n. 大成功 adj. triumphant
abound v. 富于 adj. abundant
arrogant adj. 傲慢的 n. arrogance
compile v. 編纂 n. compilation
rim 邊緣 brim 邊緣(圓形物體) grim 恐怖的,嚴(yán)厲的 prim 端莊的,整潔的 只有rim是邊緣,前面加b含義不變,前面加鬼(g)真恐怖,前面加p才是端莊整潔 vim 精力 maim 殘廢 六個(gè)mm精力充沛,賣(mài)了mm變成殘廢 jam n. 果醬;v. 塞滿(mǎn) mm的家里塞滿(mǎn)果醬
pilgrim 信徒
entreat v. 懇求 n. entreaty
filth n. 污物 adj. filthy
inch 英寸 flinch 畏縮,退縮 pinch 捏 inchoate 發(fā)芽的 只有inch是英寸,飛回一寸為畏縮,拍進(jìn)一寸用手捏,吃掉一寸才發(fā)芽
sprout
incumbent adj. 負(fù)有義務(wù)的 n. incumbency
monotony n. 單調(diào) adj. monotonous
reciprocate v. 回報(bào) n. reciprocation
recipe 秘方,食譜
shaggy adj. 多粗毛的 n. shagginess
tribulation n. 苦難 v. tribulate
tribute tributary 支流 contribute 捐獻(xiàn) attribute 歸因于 distribute 分布,分發(fā)
adolescent 1. adj. 青年的 n. adolescence 2. n. 青年
autocratic adj. *的 n. autocracy
democratic 民主的
arithmetic 數(shù)學(xué)
intuition n. 直覺(jué) adj. intuitive
revere v. 尊敬 n. reverence
severe 嚴(yán)厲的 小蛇在前永遠(yuǎn)嚴(yán)厲,小花在前永遠(yuǎn)尊敬
valor n. 勇氣 adj. valiant
antagonist n. 敵手 adj. antagonistic
gaudy adj. 華而不實(shí)的 n. gaudiness
ignite v. 使燃燒 n. ignition
negotiate v. 商訂 n. negotiation
vindicate v. 辨解 n. vindication
doodle 涂鴉,亂寫(xiě) kindle 點(diǎn)燃 swindle 詐騙 dwindle 減少 做做在前是亂寫(xiě),種類(lèi)在前是點(diǎn)燃,蛇兒乘風(fēng)來(lái)騙取,弟弟隨風(fēng)日漸少