gre_6 Flashcards
mortar
(考) hammer : anvil \ pestle : mortar(配对工具[类比] 锤子在铁砧上加工东西\杵棒在乳钵中加工东西) (例) He ground the spices himself with a mortar and pestle. mortar[‘mO:tE]n. (砌砖用的)灰浆
centripetal
(英) adj. 向心的(moving or tending to move toward a center) (记) (记)centri(中心)+pet(追求)+al→追求中心→向心的 (同) 同根词: petition(请愿请求); competition(比赛)
jubilant
(英) adj. 喜悦的,欢呼的(elated; rejoicing) (考) 反义词:dolorous(忧伤的) (记) jubil(大叫)+ ant→高兴得大叫 (同) 派生词: jubilation (n. 喜悦,欢呼) (例) Bill was jubilant when he finally beat his older brother at chess.
gusto
(英) n. 爱好(tasting; liking);兴致勃勃(keen enjoyment) (例) embrace one’s new life with gusto
dissident
(英) n. 唱反调者(a person who disagrees; dissenter) (记) dis+sid(坐)+ent→反着坐的(人)→唱反调者 (同) 同根词:preside(主持); subside(沉淀,平息)
fractional
(英) adj. 微小的,极小的(very small; unimportant) (例) a fractional difference
thorn
(英) n. 刺(a small sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant) (考) 反义词: smooth(光滑的) (同) 派生词: thorny(多刺的)
atonal
(英) adj. (音乐)无调的(without a tonal center or key) (记) a+ton(声音)+al→无声的→无调的 (同) 同根词:monotone(单调); tonetics(声调学)
rib
(英) n. 肋骨; 伞骨(one of the stiff strips supporting an umbrella’s fabric) (考) organ : kidney \ bone : rib(肾是一种器官\肋骨是一种骨骼) (例) the ribs of an umbrella(雨伞的伞骨)
ceremonious
(英) adj. 仪式隆重的(very formal ) (例) He unveiled the picture with a ceremonious gesture .
dormancy
(英) n. 休眠状态(state of being temporarily inactive) (考) 反义词: activity(活动) (记) dorm(睡眠)+ancy→在睡眠状态
evanescent
(英) adj. 迅速消失的短暂的(vanishing; ephemeral; transient ) (考) evanescent : disappear \ pliant : yield(短暂的容易消失\柔顺的容易屈从)evanescent : permanence \ archaic : currency(短暂的不持久\陈旧的不流行)反义词:lasting(长久的); perpetual(永久的); permanent(持久的) (记) e+van(空)+escent(开始…的)→出现就空了→短暂的;注意escent组词:adolescent(青少年的); efflorescent(开花期); senescent(年迈的) (例) as evanescent as snowflakes on a river
lullaby
(英) n. 摇篮曲(cradlesong) (考) lullady : song \ diatribe : discourse(摇篮曲是一种歌曲\抨击性演讲是一种演讲) (记) lull(安静)+aby是lull和goodbye的缩体
compensate
(英) v. 补偿,赔偿 (to make equivalent return to; recompense) (记) com+pens(挂,花费)+ate→全部给予花费→赔偿; (同) 同根词:expense(支出); dispense(分发分配)派生词: compensation (n. 补偿报偿) (例) The volunteers were not compensated for their time.
prophet
(英) n. 先知; 预言家(a person who claims to be able to tell the course of future events)
palpitate
(英) v.(心脏)急速而不规则地跳动(to beat rapidly; throb) (记) palp(摸)+itate→摸得着的心跳→心急跳 (同) n. palpitation
gloss
(英) n. 光泽(the brightness or luster; sheen);注解(words of explanation or translation) (考) blurb : notice \ gloss : explanation(大肆宣传是为了引起注意\注解是为了解释明白)
ordain
(英) v. 任命(神职);命令(to decree; order) (记) ord(命令)+ain→任命 (例) He was ordained priest.
tutelage
(英) n.监护,指导(serving as guardian or protector) (记) tutel(教导,监督)+age→监护 (同) 同根词:tutor(家庭教师,导师);tutee(受辅导者) (例) Private tutelage helped her pass calculus.
systematic
(英) 有系统的有条理的(based on orderly methods and careful organization) (考) 反义词:haphazard(偶然的) (记) system(系统)+atic
footnote
(英) n. 脚注(additional piece of information at the bottom of a page in a book)
agog
(英) adj. 兴奋的,有强烈兴趣的(in a state of eager anticipationexcitement) (考) interested : agog \ careful : meticulous(兴趣很强是急切渴望\十分小心是一丝不苟) (记) agog可以作词根,意为’引导’,如: demagogue(煽动者)
meteoric
(英) adj. 流星的(consisting of meteors);昙花一现的(transientswift) (考) 反义词:gradual(逐渐的); plodding(缓慢进行的) (记) 来自meteor(流星,陨石)+ic (例) a meteoric success
gully
(考) gully : erosion \ callus : friction(侵蚀形成峡谷\摩擦形成老茧)
exemption
(英) n. 免除(immunity; impunity)
amass
(英) v. 积聚(collect together; to accumulate) (记) a+mass(一团)→变成一团→积聚 (同) 同根词:massive(巨大的); massacre(大屠杀)
wane
(英) v.减少,衰微(to decrease in sizeextentor degree; dwindle) (例) The moon wanes after it has become full.
chortle
(英) v.\n. 开心地笑 (utter with a gleeful chuckling sound) (例) The audience chortled throughout the funny movie.
messenger
(英) n. 信使 (a person who brings a message) (记) 来自名词message(消息)
temperamental
(英) adj.性情的 (arising from temperament);喜怒无常的(marked by impulsive changes of mood) (记) 来自temperament(气质,性情),tempera(脾气)+ment (例) temperamental indifference to neatness and order(生来不注意整洁和条理)
conditional
(英) adj. 有条件的(depending on sth) (记) 来自condition(n. 条件:con[共同]+dit[给予]+ion→共同给出的[条件])
fervor
(英) n.热诚,热心(great warmth of emotion; ardor) (考) fervor : zealot \ doubt : skeptic \ improvidence : spendthrift(狂热者特点是热情\怀疑者特点是怀疑\浪费者特点是浪费)ennui : enthusiastic \ fervor : apathetic(无聊无热情\热心无冷漠)反义词:apathy(冷漠); zealotry(狂热行为) (例) a fervent desire to win
personage
(英) n. 名人(a person of rank or distinction);(戏剧)角色(a dramaticfictionalor historical character) (记) person(人)+age名人 (例) an important personage
transfer
(英) n.\v. 转移( move from one placejobposition to another) (记) trans(转移)+fer(带)→转移过去→转移
vertical
(英) adj. 垂直的(perpendicular to the plane of the horizon;upright) (记) 来自vertex(顶点),从顶点向下→垂直的 (例) a vertical cliff(陡直的峭壁)
unanticipated
(记) un(不)+anticipate(预料)+ed
esteem
(英) v. 尊重尊敬(have a high opinion of sb\sth) (考) 反义词:stigma(耻辱的标志)-mark of esteem(尊敬的标志); odium(厌恶); abominate(憎恶) (例) I esteem his work.
noose
(英) n. 绳套,绞索(刑)(a loop formed in a rope) (记) 和noon(中午)一起记,中间的’oo’像绳套
sprain
(英) v. 扭伤(to injure by a sudden twist) (考) sprain : injure \ cold : contagion(扭伤是一种伤\感冒是一种传染病) (记) 分割记忆:sp+rain(雨),在雨中扭伤 (例) sprain one’s ankle
chagrin
(英) n.\ v.失望,懊恼(a feeling of annoyance because one has been disappointed) (记) 分割记忆: cha-gringrin意为“苦笑”
chide
(英) v. 叱责,指责 (to scold; to reprove mildly) (考) chide : pillory \ humor : mollycoddle(程度: 过分斥责是严责\过分迎合是纵容) (记) 和child一起记(chide a child) (例) Mother chided me for eating junk food.
loner
(英) 单独的人(a person who spends a lot of time alone) (考) miser : stingy \ loner : solitary(吝啬鬼的特点是吝啬的\孤独者的特点是孤独的) (记) lone(孤独的)+er
invigorated
(考) 反义词:pine(憔悴)-become invigorated(变得有活力) (记) in(进入)+vigor(生命)+ate+ed→注入生命力的→精神焕发的
clam
(英) n. 超人的洞察力 (keen perception or insight) (记) clair(清楚clear)+voy(看)+cnce→看清楚→洞察力 (同) 同根词:clairaudience(超人的听力); voyage(航行,航海)
remediable
(英) adj. 可纠正的,可治疗的(capable of being relieved) (记) remedy(治疗)+able→可治疗的
ostensible
(英) adj. 表面上的(apparent; seeming; professed) (记) ostens(显现)+ible→显现出来的→表面上的 (例) His ostensible frankness covered a devious scheme.
recruit
(英) n. 新兵,新成员(a newcomer; a newly enlisted or drafted soldier);v. 征募(to seek to enroll) (考) professional : rookie \ soldier : recruit(专业人士相对新手\士兵相对新兵) (记) re(重新)+cruit(=cres成长)→重新成长→新兵 (例) The sergeant recruited college graduates to join the army.
temper
(英) v.锤炼 (toughen);缓和(to dilutequalifyor soften);n.脾气(disposition) (考) volatile : temper \ ready : wit(易变的脾气\敏捷的智慧)反义词:asperity(粗暴)-mildness of temper(脾气温和) (例) troops tempered in battle \ Temper wine with water(掺水使酒变淡)
electorate
(英) n.(全体)选民(the body of people entitled to vote) (记) elector(选举人)+ate
arena
(英) n. 竞技场(an Roman amphitheater where gladiatorial contests took place) (考) arena: gladiator\ court: lawyer(角斗士在竞技场上斗争\律师在法庭上斗争)
conjecture
(英) v.\ n. 推测,臆测 (prediction based on guesswork) (考) 反义词:restrain from the speculation(不准猜测); fact(事实) (记) con+ject(推,扔)+ure→全部是推测出来的→臆测 (同) 同根词:reject(拒绝); projectile(抛射体) (例) The origin of the human race is a matter for pure conjecture.
subsidize
(英) v. 津贴,资助( pay part of the costs of sth. for someone)
calculated
(英) adj. 蓄意的(intentional) (例) a calculated insult
enkindle
(英) v. 煽动点燃(感情怒气等)(to set on fire; inflame) (记) en+kindle(燃烧)→点燃; (同) 参考:rekindle(重新点燃)
articulate
(英) v. 清楚说话(to express clearly; enunciate);接合(to put together by joints) (考) articulate : speech \graceful : movement(发音清晰的演讲\优雅的运动)articulate : clearly \ shout : loudly(清楚说话特点是清楚\喊叫特点是大声)articulate : unclear \ elaborate : sketchy(清楚地说不会不清楚\详细阐述不会粗略)ratiocination : thinking \ articulation (记) articu(接合)+ate→连接得好→说话清楚 (同) 派生词: articulation (n. 发音; 连接关节) (例) The baby could not articulate specific words.
restriction
(英) n. 限制,约束 (the act of restricting) (记) 来自动词restrict(限制)
atheism
(英) n.无神论,不信神(the belief that there is no god) (记) a+the(神)+ism→无神论 (同) 派生词: atheistic adj.无神论者的同根词:pantheism(多神崇拜); theology(神学)
scar
(英) n. 伤痕,伤疤(a mark remaining on the skin from a wound (例) a face scarred by smallpox(麻子脸)
imponderable
(英) adj. (重量等)无法衡量的(that cannot be weighed or measured) (记) im(不)+ponder(重量)+able→没法测量重量的 (同) 同根词:ponderous(笨重的)
expressive
(英) adj. 表达的; 富有表情的(showing one’s feelings or thoughts) (记) express+ive
spite
(英) n.怨恨,恶意(petty ill will or hatred) (记) 词组in spite of 的spite (例) bear sb. a spite(对某人怀恨在心)
prop
(英) n. 支撑物,靠山(support);v. 支持(to support) (例) use two sticks as props for a sagging tent.
roughen
(英) v. 变得粗糙,变得不平( make or become rough) (记) rough(粗糙的)+en
hunch
(英) n. 直觉,预感(a guess or feeling not based on known facts) (例) I have a hunch he won’t arrive on time.
clairvoyance
(英) n. 超人的洞察力 (keen perception or insight) (记) clair(清楚clear)+voy(看)+cnce→看清楚→洞察力 (同) 同根词:clairaudience(超人的听力); voyage(航行,航海)
sprint
(英) n.短距离全速奔跑 (to run at top speed for a short distance) (记) s+print(印刷),像印刷一样快 (例) sprint for the finishing line(向终点线冲刺)
scads
(英) n. 大量,巨额(a very large number or amount) (考) 反义词:paucity(少量) (记) 不要和scab(痂,疤)相混 (例) He has hooked scads of fish.(他钓到了大量的鱼)
hone
(英) v. 磨刀(to sharpen with a hone) (考) 反义词:blunt(使变钝) (记) 注意不要和horn(号角)相混 (例) hone one’s artistic skills(磨砺技艺)
enfeeble
(考) adulterate : purity \ enfeeble : vigor(掺假导致不纯洁\使衰弱导致没有活力)反义词: invigorate(鼓舞); tonic(激励的)-enfeebling(衰弱的)
galactic
(英) adj. 星系的,银河系的(pertaining to the Milky Way or some other galaxy) (记) gala(乳)+ctic银河像乳汁 (同) 同根词:galactic(乳液的); galactogogue(催乳剂)
deserted
(英) adj. 无人的(with no one present) (例) The office was quite deserted.
grating
(英) adj. (声音)刺耳的(harsh and rasping);恼人的(irritating or annoying) (考) grating : sound \ acrid : odor \ fetid : smell(刺耳的声音\苦涩的味道\恶臭的气味)
perfectionist
(记) 来自perfect(完美的)
arable
(英) adj. 可耕的,适合种植的(suitable for plowing and planting) (记) ara(耕种)+able→可耕的
purlieu
(英) n.〔常作复数〕邻近地区(environmentneighborhood) (考) 反义词: infrequently visited place(不常去的地方) (记) pur(附近)+lieu(场所)→附近的场所
conclude
(英) v. 使…结束(bring sth to an end) (考) 反义词:begin(开始); embark on(开始) (记) con(全部)+clude(关闭) →全部关掉→结束 (同) 同根词: exclude (排除在外); seclude(使孤立)派生词: conclusion (n. 结束结尾; 结论); conclusive (adj.结论性的证据确凿的)
doleful
(英) adj. 忧愁的,消沉的(full of sorrow or sadness)
doltish
(英) n. 傻瓜(a stupidslow-witted person) (考) wag : humorous \ dolt : stupid(爱说笑的人特点是幽默的\傻瓜特点是笨的) (例) His date turned out to be a dolt.
anticipate
(英) v.预期,期待(to look forward to;expect ) (考) 反义词: retrospective(回顾的);untoward (不利的) (记) anti(前)+cip(落下)+ate→提前落下→预期 (同) 派生词: anticipation (n. 预料); anticipatory (adj. 预期的)同根词: incipient(开始的); emancipate(解放) (例) We anticipated the storm and brought raincoats.
feud
(英) n.宿怨,不和(a bitterlong-continuedand deadly quarrel) (例) the feud between Romeo’s family and Juliet’s
cacophony
(英) n. 难听的声音(harshjarring sound; dissonance ) (考) cacophony : sound \ glare : light \ malodor : scent(刺耳是强烈声音\刺眼是强烈光线\恶臭强烈气味)反义词: mellifluous(声音甜美的); dulcet(美妙的); euphonious(悦耳的) (记) caco(坏)+phony(声音) →声音不好 (同) 派生词: cacophonous(adj. 声音难听的)同根词: euphonious(声音好听的); symphony(交响乐)
yeast
(英) n.酵母,兴奋(something that causes ferment or activity) (考) bacteria : decomposition \ yeast : fermentation(细菌造成腐烂\酵母造成发酵) (记) 分割记忆:y+east(东方)像东方一样升起 (例) act like a yeast(起着激励作用)
erudition
(考) prescience : future \ erudition : esoteric(预知知道未来的事\博学知道深奥的事)反义词:ignorance(无知) (例) Erudition is a fine quality in a professor.
deflect
(英) v. 偏离,转向(to turn to one side; bend; swerve) (记) de+flect(弯曲)→弯到旁边→偏离 (同) 同根词:reflection(反射);flexible(灵活的)
reluctance
(考) 反义词:alacrity(乐意) (例) He left us with reluctance.
detoxify
(英) n. 解毒(remove poison) (考) detoxify : poison \ dehydrate : water(解毒去除毒\脱水去除水) (记) de(去掉)+tox(毒)+ify→去掉毒
gloom
(英) n. 黑暗(darkness; dimness; obscurity);忧郁(deep sadness or hopelessness)
poetaster
(英) n. 蹩脚诗人(an inferior poet) (记) poet(诗人)+aster(小星星,小人物)→蹩脚诗人
transfuse
(英) v.输血(to transfer blood into a vein of a person);充满(permeate) (记) trans(横向)+fuse(流)→流到另一边→输血 (例) A blush transfused her face.(她满脸通红)
spore
(英) n. 孢子 (a very small seedlikesingle cell able to develop into a new plant )
pharisaic
(英) adj. 伪善的,伪装虔诚的(marked by hypercritical censorious self-righteousness) (记) 来自公元前后犹太教的一派法利赛人(Pharisee)以形式上遵守教义的伪善作风闻名
cornet
(英) n. 短号(a brass band instrument);圆锥形蛋卷(a corn-shaped piece of pastry) (记) 来自corn(角); (同) 参考:corner(拐角)
rapacious
(英) adj.强夺的,贪婪的(excessively grasping or covetous) (考) troubled : distraught \ covetous : rapacious(程度: distraught is extremely troubled\rapacious is extremely covetous) (记) rap(抓取)+aciou→抓得多→贪婪的 (同) 同根词:rape(强奸); rapine(抢夺)派生词: rapacity(n.掠夺,贪婪 )
narration
(英) n. 叙述,故事 (the telling of a story) (记) narrate(叙述)+ion
extend
(英) v. 延展延长(make sth longer or larger);舒展(肢体)(stretch out the body or a limb at full length) (考) 反义词:abbreviate(缩短) (记) ex(出)+tend(伸展) →伸出去→扩张 (同) 派生词: extension (n. 伸长延展提供)
shove
(英) v.推挤,猛推(to move something by using force) (记) 注意不要和shovel(铁锹)相混 (例) Police shoved the playwright and his wife into a van.
crystal
(英) n. 水晶(transparent colorless mineralsuch as quartz)
idolater
(考) reverent : idolater \ trusting : dupe(偶像崇拜者过分恭敬\受骗者过分相信)
weather
(英) v. 经受住; 平安度过危难(endure the effects of weather or other forces)
crook
(英) v. 使弯曲 (to bend or curve) (记) 注意不要和creek(小河)相混
deed
(英) n. 行为(action);(土地或建筑物的)转让契约、证书(a document which transfers a present interest in property) (考) meeting : minutes \ sale : deed(会议记录是对会议的记载\契据是对销售的记载)motive : deed \ doubt : question(动机产生行为\怀疑产生问题) (记) 主要要记住“契约、证书”的一意
proceeds
(英) n. 收入(the total amount brought in) (记) 来自proceed(继续前进,举行),pro(向前)+ceed(走),proceeds指举行某种活动而得的收入 (例) The proceeds from the auction were donated to charity.
makeshift
(英) n.\ adj. 权宜之计(的),代用品(a substitute; temporary expedient) (记) 组合词:make(作)+shift(转移,改变) (例) Buttons were the child’s makeshifts for toys.
tangle
(英) v.\n. 缠结( become a confused mass of disordered and twisted threads);纷乱(a confused disordered state) (考) conundrum : solve \ tangle : unravel(解决难题\解开纠缠)
acrimony
(英) n.尖刻,刻薄(bitterness or harshness of temper; asperity) (考) 反义词: harmonious(和谐的和睦的)-acrimonious (adj.尖刻的) (记) acri(尖,酸)+mony(表示名词)→尖刻; (同) 派生词: acrimonious (adj.尖刻的)
exaggerate
(英) v. 夸张(overstate);夸大( overemphasize; intensify) (考) aphoristic : terse \ hyperbolic : exaggerated(格言的特点是简短的\夸张法的特点是夸张的)playful : banter \ exaggerated : hyperbole(玩笑的特点是诙谐的\夸张法的特点是夸张的)反义词:minimize(减少) (记) ex(出)+ag(一再)+ger(带)+ate→一再带出去→夸张 (例) Mary exaggerated the size of the fish she caught.
rhinestone
(记) rhine(莱茵河)+stone(石),一种透明无色的钻石仿制品,因首制于莱茵河畔而得名
glutton
(英) n. 贪吃者(a person who greedily eats too much; epicure) (考) glutton : overindulge \ ascetic : self-denial(贪吃者特点是放纵\禁欲者特点是自我克制)
entomology
(英) n.昆虫学(a branch of zoology that deals with insects) (记) entom(昆虫)+ology → 昆虫学
flora
(记) flor(花草)+a→植物群; (同) 参考:fauna(动物群)
artillery
(记) 分割记忆:art-ill-ery(艺术得病用大炮解决)
inexorable
(英) adj. 不为所动的(that cannot be moved or influenced);坚决不变的(that cannot be altered) (考) inexorable : dissuasion \ indomitable : conquest(不为所动的无法说服\不屈服的无法征服)反义词:relenting(温和的) (记) in(不)+exorable(可说服的)→不可说服的 (同) 同根词:oration(演讲)
stimulus
(同) 复:stimuli (例) Ambition is a great stimulus.
vagrancy
(英) n. 游荡,流浪(the state of being a vagrant)
gentleness
(考) truculent : gentleness\unregenerate:remorse(凶残的不温柔\不悔改的不后悔)
foreclosure
(英) n. 取消抵押品赎取权(act of foreclosing a mortgage) (记) 联系foreclose(v.取消抵押品赎取权;fore+close[关闭] →关闭抵押者的权力)
intimidating
(英) adj. 吓人的令人惊恐的(frightening) (记) in(进入)+timid(胆小)+ate+ing→使变得胆小的→吓人的
obstinate
(英) adj. 固执的,倔强的(unreasonably determined; stubborn; dogged) (考) obstinate : persevere \ tactless(insensitive) : offend(顽固的[人]坚持\笨拙的(迟钝的)[人]冒犯)unflappable : upset \ obstinate : persuade(镇定的人不易被扰乱\顽固的人不易被说服)反义词: tractable(驯良的) (记) ob+stin(=stand)+ate→坚决站着→固执的; (同) n. obstinacy (例) The obstinate juror refused to consider the evidence.
capsule
(英) n. 荚(seed-case of a plant);胶囊(small soluble case containing a dose of medicine)
scissors
(英) 剪刀(two sharp blades with handles at one endfastened at the center so that they can cut when they close) (考) saw : carpenter \ scissors : tailor(木匠的工具是锯\裁缝的工具是剪刀)
histocompatibility
(记) histo(细胞组织)+compatibility(兼容性)
remembrance
(英) 记忆回忆(the act of remembering)纪念物(something kept or given to remind one) (记) re(再)+membr(=member记忆)+ance→再记得→回忆
betray
(英) v.背叛(be a traitor to);暴露(to reveal; indicate) (考) juggernaut : crush \ quisling : betray(不可抗拒的力量摧毁\卖国贼背叛) (记) be+tray(背叛)→背叛; (同) 参考:traitor(叛徒) (例) Her red face betrayed her nervousness.(脸色通红暴露了她的不安)
tenure
(英) n.任期,终身职位(the right of holding something) (记) ten(拿住)+ure→任期 (例) He will be given tenure at Columbia University this year.
forestry
(考) tree : forestry \ flower : horticulture(林学研究树木\园艺学研究花草)
automobile
(考) mansion : residence \ limousine : automobile(公馆是豪华居所\轿车是豪华汽车)four-poster : bed \ convertible : automobile(四柱床是一种床\敞篷车是一种车)
transfigure
(英) v.美观,改观(transform outwardly for the better) (记) trans(改变)+figure(形象) (例) She was transfigured by love.(爱情使她容光焕发)
posterity
(英) n. 后代,子孙(all future generations) (记) post(后)+erity→后面的人→后代 (例) The author hoped her poems would survive for posterity.
waive
(英) v.放弃(to relinquish voluntarily);推迟考虑 (postpone) (例) waive honors(放弃荣誉) \ waive the problem aside
penultimate
(英) adj. 倒数第二的( next to the last) (记) pen(接近)+ultimate(最终的)→倒数第二的
pullulate
(英) v.繁殖(to breed or produce freely);剧增(teem) (记) pullul(小动物)+ate→生小动物→繁殖; (同) 参考:pullus(幼鸟,雏鸟)
suffocate
(英) v.(使)窒息而死(to die from being unable to breathe) (考) suffocate : oxygen \ starve : nutrients(窒息缺乏氧气\饥饿缺乏营养物) (记) suf(下面)+foc(喉咙)+ate→在喉咙下面→使…窒息 (例) She was nearly suffocated with tension.
atone
(英) v.赎罪,补偿(to make amends for a wrongdoing) (记) 分割分忆:at-one(一次性补偿) (同) 派生词: atonement n.赎罪,弥补 (例) Jane felt the need to atone for her misdeeds.
canine
(英) adj. 犬的,似犬的(of or like a dog) (记) 分割记忆:can-nine,一狗可以咬九人
permission
(英) n. 许可,批准 (an formal act of allowing)
inflamed
(英) adj. 发炎的(red and swollen because of infection) (例) John scratched his inflamed skin. The inflamed girl screamed.
proscribe
(英) v. 禁止(to forbid as harmful or unlawful; prohibit) (考) 反义词:permit(允许); sanction(批准) (记) pro(前面)+scribe(写)→写在前面→禁止 (同) 同根词:prescribe(开处方); circumscribe(限定) (例) The city council proscribed smoking in public places.
writ
(英) n.命令状,书面命令(an order in writing) (记) 联想记忆:write 去掉e (例) a writ for the arrest of sb.
dent
(英) n. 缺口,凹痕 (a slight hollow made in a surface);v. 弄凹(to make a dent in) (记) 比较:denture(假牙),indented(锯齿状的)
effervesce
(英) v. 冒泡(bubble; foam);热情洋溢(to be lively and high-spirited) (考) 反义词:be flat(平淡); still(平静) (记) ef+ferv(热)+esce→出热→热情洋溢 (同) 同根词: fervor(炽热热情) (例) the champagne will effervesce. \The children effervesced with excitement.
draftsmanship
(英) n. 草稿草案(preliminary written version of sth);汇票(written order to a bank to pay money to sb) (例) a draft on an American bank
parlous
(英) adj. 靠不住的,危险的(full of danger; hazardous) (记) perilous(危险的)变体
melon
(考) apple : skin \ melon : rind(苹果和苹果皮\甜瓜和甜瓜皮) (记) mel(甜)+on→甜的东西→甜瓜; (同) 参考:watermelon(西瓜)
outskirts
(英) n. 郊区,郊外(district remote from the center of a city) (考) page : margin \ city : outskirts(书页的边缘\城市的郊区) (例) on the outskirts of the city
polarity
(英) n. 极端性,二极分化(diametrical opposition) (记) polar(地极的)+ity (例) A growing polarity between the opinions of the government and those of th trade unions.
courtesy
(英) n. 礼貌客气(courteous behavior) (例) They didn’t even have the courtesy to apologize.
glue
(英) n. 胶胶水(thick sticky liquid used for joining things) (考) glue : seal \ manure : fertilize(胶水有密封作用\肥料有施肥作用)etch : corrosive \ glue : adhesive(腐蚀剂用来蚀刻\粘贴剂由来粘) (例) He sticks to her like glue.
nonflammable
(考) impervious : friable \ nonflammable : combustible(坚韧的相对脆弱的\不燃的相对可燃的) (记) non(不)+flammble(易燃的); 注意不要和inflammable(易燃的)相混 (例) Children’s clothing should be made from nonflammable material.
temptation
(英) 引诱诱惑物 (something tempting; enticement) (记) tempt(诱惑)+ation (例) yield to temptation(经不住诱惑)
pebble
(英) n. 小卵石,石子(a small usu. rounded stone) (考) droplet : deluge \ pebble : landslide(小雨和洪水\小石和山崩) 注意:pebble小,cobble大
excursion
(英) n. 短途旅游(short journeyas for pleasure; jaunt) (记) ex+curs(跑)+ion→跑出去→旅行 (同) 同根词:incursion(闯入); cursive(草书的)
choleric
(英) adj. 易怒的,暴躁的 (having irascible nature; irritable) (考) 反义词:difficult to provoke(难被激怒的) (记) choler(胆汁)+ic→胆汁多的→易怒的,choler本身是一个单词,意为’暴怒’ (同) 同根词:cholecystitis(胆囊炎)
jury
(英) 陪审团(group of people in a lawcourt who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a case and to decide whether the accused person is guilty or not guilty) (记) jur(发誓法律)+y→发誓的人→陪审团
absorb
(英) 吸收吸进(take in);减轻…作用(reduce the effect of ) (考) absorb : sponge \ seal : caulk (海绵的功能是吸收\填塞物的功能是密封)反义词:emit(发射,喷出), radiate(发射,辐射), reflect(反射),exude(渗出) (记) ab(离去)+sorb(吸收)→吸收掉 (同) 派生词: absorbed(adj. 精神集中的); absorption (n. 吸收全神贯注) (例) His work suffered because of his total absorption in sport .
ballet
(考) instrumentalist : symphony \ dancer : ballet(乐器演奏者演奏交响乐\舞者表演芭蕾舞)
lank
(英) adj. 瘦削的(long and slender) (考) 反义词:stalwart(坚定的) (例) lank grass \ lank cattle
rodent
(考) kangaroo : marsupial \ squirrel : rodent(袋鼠是有袋动物\松鼠是啮齿动物) (记) rod(咬)+ent→咬的动物 (同) 同根词:erode(侵蚀);corrode(腐蚀)
obsolescent
(英) adj. 即将过时的(in the process of becoming obsolete) (记) 来自obsolete(废弃的)+escent(开始…的)→开始被废弃的→即将过时的 (例) obsolescent equipment(老化设备)
vinegared
(英) adj.酸的,尖刻的 (sour-tempered) (记) vinegar(醋)+ed→酸的 (例) a vinegared and ill tempered woman
earring
(记) 组合词: ear+ring(耳环)
recriminate
(英) v. 反责,反控(to accuse retaliatorily) (记) re(反)+crimin(罪)+ate→反告别人有罪 (同) 同根词:discriminate(区别,辨别); incriminate(牵连)
mural
(英) adj. 墙壁的(of a wall); (考) petrography : rock \ mural : wall(岩石记述学是在岩石上铭刻\壁画是在墙上画画) (记) mur(墙)+al→墙上的画→壁画 (同) 同根词:demur(反对); immure(监禁) (例) This mural depicts the first moon landing.
lagoon
(英) n.泻湖(shallow body of water or lake near a sea)
flagrant
(英) adj.臭的,恶名昭彰的(glaringly bad; notorious; outrageous) (记) 不要和fragrant(芳香的)相混 (例) The couple’s flagrant display of affection.
yokel
(英) n.乡巴佬(a native or gullible inhabitant of a rural area) (考) yokel : sophistication \ coward : courage(乡下人不会世故\懦夫不会有勇气) (记) yoke(牛轭)+l
refractory
(英) adj. 难驾驭的(stubbornunmanageable);(病)难治的(resistant to treatment and cure) (考) adamant : flexibility \ refractory : control(坚硬的没有灵活\难驾御的没有控制)refractory (recalcitrant): authority \ reactionary : change(顽固的难接受权威\保守的难接受变化)反义词:responsive(有回答的灵活的) (记) re(重新)+fract(断裂)→宁折不弯→难驾驭的
renovate
(英) v. 修复,装修,翻新( put back into good condition) (考) 反义词:cause to decay(使腐烂)
diva
(英) n.歌剧中的女主角(operatic singer)
constitution
(英) n. 宪法(system of laws and principles according to which a state is governed) (记) constitute+ion (同) 派生词: constitutional (adj. 宪法的)
stuffy
(英) adj.(空气)不新鲜的,闷气的(oppressive to the breathing) (记) stuff(填满)+y→填满的,不通气的 (例) a stuffy room(闷热的房间)
windy
(考) windy : concise \ hackneyed : original(吹牛不会简明\迂腐不会创新)
vinyl
(英) n. 乙炔基; 软塑料(a firm bendable plastic used instead of leatherrubberwood)
connoisseur
(英) n. 鉴赏家,行家 (a person who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field in the fine arts or in matters of taste) (考) credulity : dupe \ discrimination : connoisseur(易上当者轻信\鉴赏家有鉴赏力)selflessness : altruist \ expertise : connoisseur(利他主义者无私\鉴赏家专长)connoisseur : art \ gourmet : cuisine(鉴赏家鉴赏艺术\美食家鉴赏烹饪) (记) con+nois(知道)+seur→什么都知道的人→行家; 参考: agnostic(不可知的),gons=nois (同) 同根词:agnostic(不可知的)gons=nois
artificial
(英) adj. 人造的假的(unnatural ) (记) artifice(技巧)+ial→用技巧做出的人→人工的
hue
(英) n. 色彩,色泽(color) (例) the hues of the rainbow(彩虹的颜色)
dependent
(英) adj. 依靠的(needing support from SB) (考) minion : dependent \ groveler : petitioner(奴才是过分依赖者\奴颜婢膝者是过分请求者) (记) de(加强)+pend(悬挂)+ent→依赖的
weasel
(英) v. 逃避(to evade a situation or obligation)
bracing
(考) 反义词: vapid(索然无味的)
extracurricular
(英) adj. 课外的(outside the regular course of work or studies) (记) 联系extracurriculum(adj.课外的;extra[超过的]+curriculum[课程表])
volt
(考) decibel : sound \ volt : electricity(声音的单位是分贝\电的单位是伏特)
stew
(英) v. 炖,焖(cook slowly and gently)
contumely
(英) n. 无礼,傲慢 (haughty and contemptuous rudeness); (记) co+tume(骄傲)+ly→傲慢
incontinent
(英) adj. 无力控制(自己)的(incapable of containing);纵欲的(without self-restrain) (记) in(不)+continent(节制的)
suspense
(英) n.悬念(pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome);挂念(mental uncertainty; anxiety) (记) sus(下面)+pense(挂)→(一颗心)挂着 (同) 参考: suspension(悬挂,暂停);suspicion(怀疑) (例) She waited in suspense for the return of her husband.
legislative
(英) adj. 立法的(having the power and duty to make law)
opulent
(英) adj. 富裕的(very wealthy);充足的(profuse; luxuriant) (记) opul(财富)+ent→富裕的 (同) 派生词: opulence (n. 富裕) (例) The owner of the company owned two opulent houses.
meander
[记]来自the Meander(米安德河),以其蜿蜒曲折而著名反义词:move purposively(有目的地走)
overestimate
(英) v. 对…估计过高 ( guess too high a value for); (记) over(过分)+estimate(估计)
saboteur
(英) n.从事破坏活动者(one who commits sabotage) (考) saboteur : disrupt \ apologist : defend(破坏者破坏\辩护者辩护)
lobby
(英) n. 大厅,休息厅(a hall or large anteroom) (记) lob(叶)+by→作为剧院等地方的→休息厅
attract
(考) repellent : attract \ ephemeral : endure(讨厌的不吸引人\短暂的不持久)
bilingual
(英) adj. (说)两种语言的(of two languages) (记) bi(两个)+lingu(语言)+al→两种语言的 (同) 同根词:linguistics(语言学)
locus
(英) n. 地点,所在地(a place) (记) loc(地方)+us (例) the locus of power(权力中心)
sham
(英) n.虚假(hypocrisy;hoax);v.伪装(feign) (记) 把shame(害臊)的e去掉,成sham (例) Her illness was a sham to gain sympathy.
obsequious
(英) adj. 逢迎的,谄媚的(showing too great a willingness to serve or obey) (考) obsequious : fawn \ compliant : yield \ condescending :patronize(逢迎的[人]喜欢奉承\顺从的[人]喜欢屈服\屈尊的[人]喜欢庇护)libertine : dissolute \ narcissist : self-absorbed \ sycophant : obsequious(放荡的人是放荡的\自恋的人是自恋的\逢迎的人是逢迎的)反义词: supercilious(自大的) (例) an obsequious compliment
spear
(英) n.矛(a thrusting or throwing weapon);嫩叶(a young shootor sprout);v.刺戳 (to thrust with a spear) (例) His reproachful gaze speared into my heart. (他那谴责的目光刺穿我的心)
braid
(英) 发辫(plait)
cast
(英) 扔投掷(throw sthesp deliberately or with force)脱落掉(allow sth to fall)扔投掷(act of throwing sth)铸件塑件(object made by pouring soft material into a mould) (考) choir : singer \ cast : actor(歌手组成合唱团\演员组成剧团)反义词:tout(极力赞扬)-cast aspersions on(诽谤)
zoology
(英) n. 动物学 (the scientific study of the different kinds of animals) (记) zoo(动物)+ology(学科)
diurnal
(英) adj. 白昼的,白天的(of daytime) (考) 反义词:chiefly active at night(主要在夜间活动的); occurring at night(夜间发生的); nocturnal(夜间的) (记) di(白天)+urnal(…的)→白天的; (同) 参考:nocturnal(夜间的)同根词: diary(日记)dial(日晷)
shuck
(英) n.(植物的)壳,夹 (the outer covering of a nut)无用之物 (something of little value)
conference
(英) n. 讨论会协商会(meeting for exchange of views) (记) confer+ence
attribute
(英) n.属性,品质(a characteristic or quality);v.把…归于(to assign or ascribe to) (考) 反义词:exculpate(使无罪)-attribute guilt(归罪) (记) at+tribu+te(给与)→把…归于 (同) 派生词: attribution n.归属同根词:distribute(分发); tribute(赞扬贡品) (例) Jim attributes his success to hard work.
censor
(英) v.审查检查(书报)(to subject to censorship) (考) vendor : purvey \ censor : expurgate(卖主提供货物\审查员删除内容) (记) cens(评估)+or→评估之人→检查员 (同) 同根词:censure(指责,非难)
peccadillo
(英) n. 小过失(a slight offense) (考) peccadillo : sin(erroroffense)\glitch : flaw\admonishment :castigation\cameo : sculpture(小罪和罪\小故障和故障\警告和惩罚\小雕塑和雕塑) (记) pecca(过失,罪行)+dillo(小)→小罪→小过失 (同) 同根词:peccable(易犯罪的); peccant(有罪的); impeccable(没有瑕疵的)
recuperate
(英) v. 恢复(健康),复原(to recover health or strength) (记) re(重新)+cuper(=gain获得)+ate (同) 派生词:recuperative (adj. 有助恢复健康的restorative) (例) Her child is recuperating from the measles.
detraction
(英) n. 贬低诽谤(unfair criticism of sb\sth) (记) de(坏)+tract(拉拖)+ion→拉坏→降低
remnant
(英) n. 残余物(remainder) (记) 可能是remain(剩余)的变体 (例) the remnants of the sun(残阳)\remnant of silks(丝绸零料)
spackle
(英) v.闪光(to glitter;sparkle) (例) Her evening dress was covered with spangles.
deduct
(英) v. 减去扣除(take away an amount or a part) (记) de(去掉)+duct(引导) →引导去掉→减去
slate
(英) n.石板;候选人名单(a list of candidates for nomination or election);v.提名 (to designate) (考) roster : personnel \ slate : candidate(员工的花名册\候选人的名单) (记) 来自slat(板条)+e→石板,古希腊选举时在石板上刻上候选人名单
gloaming
(英) n. 黄昏,薄暮(evening dust; twilight)
meritorious
(英) adj. 值得赞赏的(deserving praiseesteem) (记) merit(优点,长处)+orious(多…的)→长处很多→值得赞美的 (例) My boss thanked me for my meritorious efforts.
glossy
(英) adj. 光泽的,光滑的(having a smoothshiny appearance) (考) varnish : glossy \ sand : smooth(上清漆会光亮\用沙纸打磨会平坦) (记) 可能来自 glow (闪光),注意不要和 gross(总的,粗略的)相混 (例) Our cat has glossy black fur.
locomotion
(英) n. 运动,移位(motion from one place to another) (记) loco(地方)+mot(动)+ion→从一地方动到另一地方→移位
checkered
(英) adj.盛衰无常的(with many changes of fortuene) (例) He’d had a checkered past but was now determined to be successful.
incurable
(英) adj. 无可救药的(that cannot be remedied or corrected) (记) in(不)+curable(可治疗的)
circumstance
(英) n. 环境情况(condition connected with an event ) (记) circum+stance(站) →站在周围→环境
graphite
(英) n.石墨(black form of carbon used in lead pencils)
abode
(英) n. 住处,住所( home; residence) (记) 不要和adobe(土坯)相混
myth
(英) n.神话故事(a legendary story; legend)
destructive
(英) adj. 毁灭性的(causing serious damage) (记) de+struct+ive
glossary
(英) n. 字汇表,难词表(a list of difficulttechnicalor foreign terms with definitions or translations) (考) glossary : text \ legend : map(教科书后附生词表\地图后附图例) (记) gloss(舌头,语言)+ary→字汇表 (同) 同根词:glossal(舌的); glossography(注释写作)
brute
(英) n.野兽(an animal);残忍的人(a person who is brutal)
eschew
(英) v. 避开,戒绝(shun; avoid; abstain from) (考) 反义词:seek(寻找); habitually indulge in(沉溺); embrace(拥抱); greet(欢迎); welcome(欢迎) (记) 分割记忆:es(出)+chew(咀嚼,深思)→ 通过深思而去掉→戒绝 (例) eschew bad company\alcoholic drinks
tainted
(考) 反义词:wholesome(有益健康的); unspoiled(未损坏的)
oppose
(英) v. 反对 ( be or act against) (考) oppose : thwart \ treat : cure(反对是为了阻碍\治疗是为了治愈) (记) op(对)+pose(放) (同) 派生词: opposition (n. 反对,敌对)
dermatologist
(英) n. 皮肤病专家(expert in dermatology) (考) dermatologist : skin \ podiatrist : feet(皮肤科医生看皮肤\足科医生看脚) (记) dermat(皮肤)+ologist(学者) →皮肤病专家
eminence
(英) n.卓越,杰出(a position of prominence or superiority) (考) expert : experience \ luminary : eminence(行家的特点是有经验的\名人的特点是显赫的) (例) to win eminence as a painter.
illustrate
(英) v. 为… 作插图或图表;说明阐明 (explain by examplesdiagramspictures) (考) illustrate : pictures \ particularize : details(用图说明用图画\详细说明用细节) (记) il(不断)+lustr(照亮光)+ate→不断给光明→说明 (同) 派生词: illustration (n. 举例说明;图解)
maestro
(英) n. 艺术大师(a master in any art) (记) 意大利语,等于master (例) The maestro spent his extra time teaching children how to play the violin.
rasp
(英) v.(声音)像挫东西一样刺耳(make a harsh noise)
arrhythmic
(英) adj. 无节奏的不规则的(having no regulation) (考) arrhythmic : regularity \ apathetic : concern(无节奏的无规则\冷漠的无关心)反义词:regular(规则的);exhibiting regularity(展现规则的) (记) ar(无)+rhythm(节奏) +ic→无节奏的心率不齐的
trek
(英) v.长途跋涉(to make one’s way arduously) (例) We trekked for five days along the banks of the Yellow River.
skein
(英) n.一束(线或纱) (a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread) (例) a skein of wool(一束毛线)
whine
(英) v.哀号,号哭 (to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry) (例) The prisoner whined his innocence.
polymath
(英) n. 知识广博者(a person of encyclopedic learning) (记) poly(多)+math(学习)→学得多→知识广博
reputable
(英) adj. 名誉好的(enjoying good repute; held in esteem) (例) This hotel is not expensivebut it is quite reputable.
timely
(英) adj.适时的,及时的(appropriate or adapted to the times or the occasion) (例) give sb. a timely warning
distend
(英) v.(使)膨胀,胀大(to stretch out; become swollen; expand) (考) 反义词:compress(压缩) (记) dis+tend( 拉)→向四面拉→膨胀 (同) 同根词: contend(争论,竞争)
gerrymander
(英) (为使某政党在选举中取得优势)不公正地将(某地区)划成选区(arrange the boundaries of or divide an area for voting in order to give unfair advantages to one party in an election) (考) rig : contest \ gerrymander : district(竞赛舞弊\选区作弊)
martyr
(英) n. 烈士,殉道者(any of those persons who choose to suffer or die rather than give up their faith or principles) (记) 分割记忆:mar(损伤),tyr看作tyre(轮胎),在轮胎下牺牲 (例) The pope declared the martyr to be a saint.
sprightly
(英) adj.愉快的,活泼的(marked by a gay lightness and vivacity) (考) dodder : unsteady \ cavort : sprightly(不稳定的蹒跚\活泼的跳跃) (记) 分割记忆:spring+brightly→明快的春天 (例) She seems very sprightly after her holiday.
dissolve
(英) v. 使固体溶解(make a solid become liquid) (考) buoyant : sink \ insoluble : dissolve(有浮力的不会下沉\不能溶解的不会溶解)volatile : evaporate \ soluble : dissolve(易挥发的容易挥发\易溶解的容易溶解)coagulant : thicken \ solvent : dissolve(凝结剂有凝结作用\溶剂有溶解作用) (记) dis(分开)+solve(松开) →松开分散→溶解
philanthropic
(考) resourceful : inventiveness \ philanthropic : geniality(足智多谋的[人]创造\博爱的[人]亲切)
disprove
(英) v. 证明…有误(show that sth is wrong ) (记) dis+prove(证实) →不能证实
loathing
(英) n. 厌恶,憎恨 (a feeling of disgust) (考) dislike : loathing \ pleasure : bliss(程度:不喜欢憎恨\高兴极乐)
quiet
(英) adj.安静的 (考) 反义词:boisterous(喧闹的)
extort
(英) v.强索(to get money from someone by violence or threats; extract) (记) ex+tort(扭)→扭出来→强取 (同) 同根词:distort(歪曲); tortuous(弯弯曲曲的)派生词: extortion (n.强取) (例) to extort money from him
tempo
(英) n.(动作、生活的)步调,速度(rate of motion or activity) (考) crescendo : sound \ acceleration : tempo(渐增强增强声音\加速加快速度) (记) 来自tempor(时间) (例) the tempo of city life(都市生活的节奏)
philander
(英) v. 调戏追逐女人(to have many love affairs) (记) phil(爱)+ander(=andre男子)→乱爱的男子→追逐女人 (例) Belles and beaux philandered in the hotels.(美女和花花公子在旅馆调情)
filibuster
(英) v.\n. 妨碍议事,阻挠(to obstruct the passage of) (考) hoax : deceive \ filibuster : delay (愚弄是欺骗\阻碍立法是阻碍) (记) 分割记忆:fili-buster(破坏者),破坏者阻挠别人发展 (例) If you want to delay the billI suggest you filibuster.
precedence
(英) n. 优先权 (the right to be put or dealt with before others) (考) preempt : precedence \ acquire : possession(先占取得优先权\获得取得所有权)
colossus
(英) n. 巨人 (any important person or thing);巨型雕像 (a gigantic statue) (考) colossus : figurine \ boulder : pebble(巨型雕像对小雕像\大卵石对小卵石)
blockage
(英) n.障碍物(thing that blocks) (例) a blockage in an artery
worship
(英) v.\n. 崇拜,敬仰(strong feelings of loverespectand admiration) (考) worship : sacrifice \ prediction : augury(宰牲祭神是一种敬神活动\占卜是一种预测)
torpid
(英) adj.懒散的,死气沉沉的(lacking in energy or vigor;apatheticdull) (考) 反义词:responsive(响应的) (例) a torpid mind(迟钝的头脑)
knoll
(英) n. 小山; 小圆丘(a hillock; mound) (记) 与knot(结)有关,可能是knot的变体
abandon
(英) v.\n.放弃(to give up completely; desertforsake);放纵(unrestrained freedom or emotion) (考) inhibition: abandon \ agitation: tranquility(禁欲不放纵 \ 躁动不宁静)abandon : inhibition \ despair : hope(放纵无禁止\绝望无希望) (记) 尤其要记住GRE中常考的’放纵’一义(abandoned behavior) (同) n. abandonment
intent
(英) adj. 专心的渴望的(full of eager interest);目的意向(purpose) (记) 来自intend (v.打算)
hemorrhage
(英) n. 出血(尤指大出血)( heavy bleeding) (考) hemorrgage : bleeding \ vertigo : dizziness(程度: 大出血→流血\严重眩晕→头昏眼花) (记) hemo(血)+rrhage(超量流出)→超量流血→大出血
hale
(英) adj. 健壮的矍铄的(sound and healthy) (考) 反义词:infirm(弱的); effete(疲惫的); blighted(毁灭的) (记) 联系词根:hal(呼吸);hale(呼吸得很好的→精神矍铄的)
trauma
(英) n.精神创伤(long-lasting harm due to emotional shock; mental wound) (同) traumatic adj.受创伤的外伤的 (例) His first love affair proved rather traumatic.
vocational
(英) adj. 职业的( preparing one for a job) (记) vocation(职业)+al
conjugal
(英) adj.婚姻的夫妻之间的(pertaining to marriage) (记) con+jug(牛轭)+al→共在牛轭下→结婚的 (同) 同根词: conjugate(结合配对); subjugate(征服抑制) (例) conjugal happiness(婚姻的美满)
forwardness
(英) adj.孟浪的莽撞的 (presumptuous or bold)
preeminent
(英) adj. 出类拔萃的(having paramount rank or importance;outstanding) (记) pre(前面)+eminent(著名的)→在著名的人前面→出类拔萃的
discomfited
(考) discomfited : blush \ contemptuous : sneer(脸红表现出狼狈\讥笑表现出蔑视) (例) The professor was discomfited by a question he couldn’t answer.
whisper
(英) v.耳语,低声说话 (to speak softly) (考) chuckle : laughing \ whisper : speaking(轻声笑和笑\轻声说和说) (例) The leaves whispered in the breeze.
appetizing
(英) adj. 开胃的(stimulating the appetite)
criticized
(考) exemplary : criticized \ erratic : predicted(模范的不会被批评\古怪的不会被预测)
eugenic
(英) adj. 优生(学)的(relating toor improved by eugenics) (记) eu(优,好)+gen(产生)+ic→优生的 (同) 同根词:euphoria(欣快症)
fetid
(英) adj. 有恶臭的(having a bad smellas of decay; stinkingputrid) (考) fetid : smell \ grating : sound \ugly : appearance(恶臭的形容气味\刺耳的形容声音\丑陋的形容外貌)反义词:having a pleasant smell(好闻的) (例) the fetid breath of a wild animal
linoleum
(英) 油毡(a hard smoothwashable floor coveringformerly much usedesp. in kitchens) (考) varnish : wood \ wax : linoleum(木头刷漆防止损坏\油毡打蜡防止损坏) (记) lin(=linen亚麻)+oleum(=petroleum石油)→在亚麻布上涂上石油→油毡
ecumenical
(考) ecumenical : generality \ entire : integrity(一般的有一般性\完整的有完整性)反义词: diocesan(主教管区的)
plasticity
(英) n. 可塑性(capacity for being molded or altered) (考) dormant : inactivity \ malleable : plasticity(休眠的具有不活动性\可塑的具有可塑性)反义词:rigidity(坚硬,刻板) (记) plast(塑造)+ic→可塑的
dinghy
(记) 有时也写作dingy刚好和下面的dingy(肮脏的)一样拼写
woodpile
(考) bouquet : flowers \ woodpile : logs(花组成花束\木头组成木堆) (记) 组合词: wood(木头)+pile(堆)
incipient
(英) adj. 初期的,刚出现的(beginning to exist or appear) (考) immature : developed \ incipient(inchoate): realized(不成熟还没有发展\未成形的还没有实现)反义词:full-blown(充分发展的) (记) in+cip(掉)+ient→掉进来的→刚出现的 (同) 同根词:precipitate(加速促进) (例) The project we are working on is an incipient disaster.
hatch
(英) n. 船舱盖(a covering for a ship’s hatchway) (考) door : room \ hatch : hold(房间从门进入\船舱从舱盖进入) (记) hatch 作为’孵出’一意大家并不陌生,但’船舱盖’一意必须记住
prolix
(英) adj. 罗嗦的,冗长的(unduly prolonged) (考) 反义词:pithy(精练的); taciturn(沉默寡言的) (记) pro(向前)+lix(可能来自lex,词语)→话语太多→冗长的 (同) n. prolixity
membrane
(英) n. 薄膜(pliable material used as a filterseparatorresonator); (考) cell : membrane \ seed : hull(细胞外表是细胞膜\种子外表是壳) (记) 分割记忆:membr看作memberbrane看作brain(头脑) (例) The silk membrane tore easily.
impregnable
(英) adj. 攻不破的,征服不了的(not capable of being captured or entered by force) (记) im(不)+pregn(拿住)+able→拿不住的→征服不了的 (同) 同根词:pregnant(怀孕)
reserve
(英) n. 谨慎话语不多(restraintclosenessor caution);储备(stock) (考) maverick : conformity \ extrovert : reserve(与众不同的人不会一致\外向的人不会沉默寡言) (记) re(反复)+serve(保存)→保留观点→谨慎 (例) mistake sb’s reserve for haughtiness(把某人的沉默寡言误以为高傲)
schism
(英) n. 组织分裂 (divisionseparation; discord) (记) a schism in a political party (同) 派生词: schismatic (adj. 分裂的) (例) a schism in a political party
reciprocating
(考) 反义词:moving unidirectionally(单向运动的)
effulgence
(英) adj. 灿烂的(of great brightness) (考) bootless : futility \ efflugent : resplendence(无用的无用\灿烂的灿烂) (记) ef+fulg(闪亮)+ent→闪亮的→灿烂的
dazzling
(英) adj. 耀眼的眩目的(very bright) (例) a dazzling display of sporting skill
depraved
(英) adj. 堕落的腐化的(morally badcorrupt) (例) depraved thoughtsmoralscompanions
operetta
(英) n. 小歌剧(a lightamusing opera) (记) oper(=opera歌剧)+etta(小)→小歌剧
repentant
(英) adj. 感到悔恨的(experiencing repentance; penitent)
purebred
(英) adj. (动物)纯种的(bred from members of a recognized breed) (考) 反义词:mongrel(杂种的) (记) pure(纯)+bred(=breed饲养)
initial
(英) adj. 开始的最初的( at the beginning);n.(姓名的)首字母(initial letter of a name) (例) the initial letter of a word
affront
(英) v.侮辱,冒犯( to confront defiantly; offend) (记) af+front(前面,脸面)→冲着别人的脸→冒犯 (同) 同根词:effrontery (厚颜无耻); confront(当面对抗)
rife
(英) adj. 流行的,普遍的(prevalent to an increasing degree) (考) 反义词:sparse(极少的) (记) 和life(生命)一起记,生命是普遍的 (例) This article is rife with errors.
guffaw
(英) n.\v. 哄笑,大笑(a loudcoarse burst of laughter) (记) 可能是象声词gu-ffaw(哈嘿)→大笑
sedate
(英) adj. 镇静的(keeping a quiet steady attitude;unruffled) (考) 反义词: riot(骚动) (记) sed(=sid 坐下)+ate→坐下来的→安静的
vendetta
(英) n.世仇,宿怨 (blood feud) (记) vend(=vindic复仇)+etta→世仇 (例) There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families.
heirloom
(考) heirloom : ancestor \ bequest : testator(祖先留下传家宝\立遗嘱之人留下遗产)
astronomy
(英) n. 天文学(scientific study of the sunmoonstarsplanets) (考) observatory : astronomy \ conservatory : music(天文台是研究天文的地方\音乐学院是研究音乐的地方)scalpel : surgeon \ telescope : astronomer(外科医生的工具是手术刀\天文学家的工具是望远镜) (记) astro(星星)+nomy(学科) →研究星星的学科→天文学 (同) 派生词: astronomer ( n. 天文学家)); astronomical (adj. 天文学的)
rhubarb
(英) n.\v.喧闹(a heated dispute or controversy) (例) a Roman mob rhubarbing at the Palace door(冲着宫殿大门乱嚷嚷的一群罗马暴民)
eclat
(英) n. 回声回音(reflection and repetition of a sound) (考) reflection : light \ echo : sound(光产生反射\声音产生回声) (例) The valley echoed back his song.
flattering
(英) adj. 使一个人美过其实的(that flatters a person) (考) 反义词:calumnious(毁谤的)sabbatical : leave \ flattering : infatuation(休假的带来假期\恭维的使人醉心) (例) That’s a very flattering dress Ann’s wearing.
succinctness
(考) 反义词:circumlocution(话语冗长); prolixity(冗长)
despise
(英) v. 鄙视藐视(feel contempt for sb\sth) (考) lionize : admire \ vituperate : despise(崇拜是十分钦佩\辱骂是十分鄙视) (例) despise his hypocrisymeannessconceit
soil
(英) v.弄脏,污损(become dirty) (例) soil one’s good name(玷污自己的好名声)
jeopardy
(英) n. 危险(great danger; peril) (考) sequester : seclusion \ endanger : jeopardy(隐居进入隐居中\危及进入危险中)
audit
(英) v. 审计,核对(to examine and check account) (例) The company hired an accounting firm to audit the books.Some students are auditing the art classbut most are taking it for credit.
solitary
(英) adj.孤独的(without companions);n.隐士(recluse) (考) miser : stingy \ loner : solitary(吝啬鬼吝啬\孤独者孤独) (记) solit(单独)+ary→单独的 (例) solitary ruins(荒凉的废墟)
tenet
(英) n.信念,信条(a principlebeliefor doctrine generally held to be true ) (记) ten(握住)+et→(握住的)信念 (例) follow the tenets of unitysimplicity and industry(信奉团结、俭朴、勤奋的原则)
erudite
(英) adj. 博学的,饱学的(learnedscholarly) (考) literate : erudite \ agitated : frenetic(程度: 有文化的博学的\不安的狂乱的)erudite : fathom \ oblivious : neglect(博学的[人]深入了解\粗心的[人]疏忽)反义词:smattering of knowledge(知识贫乏的); ignorant(无知的);unlettered(文盲的) (记) e(出)+rud(原始,无知)+ite→走出无知→博学的 (同) 同根词:rudiments(基础知识)
self-possession
(英) n. 沉着,镇定(composure) (例) regain one’s self-possession(恢复镇定)
sensible
(英) adj. 明智的,合理的 (reasonable);可感觉到的(noticeable) (记) sens(感觉)+ible
titillate
(英) v.刺激(某人)(尤指性欲)(tickle; excite pleasantly) (例) The book has no artistic merit– its sole aim is to titillate the reader.
untapped
(英) adj. 未开发的,未利用的 (not yet put to use) (记) un(不)+tap(开发,利用)+ed
mate
(英) n. 伙伴(a friend);配偶(one of a male-female pair);v. 交配(make into a pair)
aggravating
(英) adj. 激怒的惹恼的(annoying)
ardent
(英) adj. 热心的,热烈的(intensely enthusiastic or devoted; passionate) (记) ard (热)+ent→热心的,热烈的 (同) 同根词:arduous(费力的); ardor(热心) (例) Jane’s ardent admirer sent her flowers every day.
guilty
(英) adj. 有罪的(having done wrong) (考) 反义词:exonerate(证明无罪)-prove guilty(证明有罪) (例) plead guilty to a crime
encumber
(英) v. 妨害阻碍(to impede or hamper) (记) en+cumber(躺)→躺在里边→妨害 (同) 同根词:recumbent(斜躺的) (例) He is encumbered with debts.
forebode
(英) v. 预感,凶兆(foretellpredict) (记) fore(提前)+bode(兆头)→前兆; (同) 参考:bodement(兆头,预言)
mutilate
(英) v. 残害(to injure or disfigure) (记) mutil(砍掉)+ate; (同) 参考:maim(伤残) (例) She was mutilated in the accident and has only one leg.
impasse
(英) n. 僵局(deadlock);死路( blind alley) (记) im(不)+passe(通过)→通不过→僵局
kidney
(英) 肾(either of the pair of bodily organs in the lower back areawhich separate waste liquid from the blood) (考) organ : kidney \ bone : rib(肾是一种器官\肋骨是一种骨骼)
indefinite
(英) adj. 模糊的(not precise; vague);不确定的(uncertain) (记) in(不)+definite(确定的)
hermetic
(英) adj. 密封的(completely sealed by fusion; airtight) (考) 反义词:easily comprehended(易被理解的)
opacity
(英) n. 不透明性,晦涩(the quality of being opaque) (考) opacity : light \ impermeability : fluid(不透明光透不过\不可渗透液体透不过)反义词:transparency(透明性) (例) the opacity of frosted glass
caste
(英) n.社会等级,等级(rigid class distinction) (记) 原指印度教的种姓制度
covert
(英) adj. 秘密的,隐密的 (concealedhiddendisguised) (考) 反义词: open(公开的) (记) cover(遮盖)+t→盖住的→秘密的; (同) 参考:overt(公开的) (例) The gangsters arranged a covert meeting.
retiring
(英) adj. 隐居的,不喜社交的(reservedshy) (记) 来自retire(退休,隐居),re(回)+tire(拉)→拉回去了→隐居
tether
(英) v.用绳或链拴住(牲畜)(tie an animal with a rope or tether);n.(拴牲畜的)绳或链( rope or chain); 限度范围( limit of one’s endurance) (考) 反义词:detach(分割); loose(放松); tear(撕破)
saintly
(英) adj. 圣徒似的,极为圣洁的(oflikeor suitable to a saint) (考) 反义词:turpitude(卑劣)-saintly behavior(高尚的行为) (记) saint(圣徒)+ly
wink
(英) v. 使眼色( close and open one eye quickly as a signal between people);n. 眨眼 (a winking movement of the eye)
composed
(英) adj. 镇定的沉着的 (tranquilself-possessed) (考) 反义词:distraught(发狂的) (例) Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
restorative
(英) adj. 恢复健康的(having power to restore) (记) re(重新)+stor(=store储存)+ative→重新储存能量→恢复健康的
inventiveness
(考) 反义词: ingenuity(独创性)-lack of inventiveness(缺乏创造性) (记) inventive+ness
sentient
(英) adj. 有知觉的(conscious of sense impressions)知悉的(aware) (考) 反义词:unconscious(无知觉的) (记) sent(感觉)+ient→有感觉的 (例) be sentient of a tense atmosphere(意识到一种紧张气氛)
merge
(英) v. 合并(to cause to coalesce; unite) (记) 参考:submerge(淹没); emerge(出现) (同) 同根词:submerge(淹没);emerge(出现) (例) One color merged into the other.
bedraggled
(英) adj.(衣服、头发等)弄湿的,凌乱不堪的(made wet and dirty) (记) be+draggled(凌乱的)
preamble
(英) n. 前言,序言(the introductory part of a constitution or statute) (考) oveture : opera \ prolgue : novel \ preamdle : statute(序曲是歌剧开头\前言是小说开头\序言是法律开头) (记) pre(前)+amble(跑)→跑在前面→前言 (例) without preamble(开门见山的单刀直入的)
tramp
(英) v.重步走,长途跋涉(to walktreador step heavily) (例) I have tramped all day.(我长途跋涉了一整天)
migrant
(英) n. 移民,候鸟(a person or animal that moves from one place to another) (记) migr(移动)+ant→移动的人或物→移民 (同) 同根词:immigrant(移入民); emigrant(移出)派生词: migration (n. 迁移,移居); migratory (adj. 迁移的)
propel
(英) v. 推进(to drive forward or onward; push ) (记) pro(向前)+pel(推)→推进 (例) The rocket was propelled into space from the launching pad.
headway
(英) n. 进步进展(progress) (例) We are making little headway with the negotiations.
bawl
(英) v.大叫,大喊(to shout or call out noisily; bellow) (记) 联想: b+awl(尖钻),被尖钻戳到而大喊 (例) The captain bawled out an order.
capitation
(英) n. 人头税,丁税(payment per capita) (记) capit(头)+ation→按人收税→人头税
nonviscous
(记) non(不)+viscous(粘性的)
unaffected
(英) adj. 自然的,不矫揉造作的(free from affectation;genuine) (考) posturer : unaffected \ bigot : tolerant(做作者不自然\固执己见者不宽容) (记) un(不)+affected(做作的)
tenuous
(英) adj.细薄的,稀薄的(not denserare);空洞的(flimsyweak) (考) 反义词:substantial(坚固的) (记) ten(薄,细)+uous→细薄的 (同) 同根词:attenuate(变细薄);extenuate(减轻,掩饰) (例) a tenuous hope \ a tenuous contact(若即若离的关系)
nerveless
(英) adj. 无力的(weak);无勇气的(lacking courage)
referee
(英) 裁判员( a sports official in administering a game);仲裁者(a person to whom a legal matter is referred for settlement) (考) referee : field \ judge : courtroom(裁判在球场裁决\法官在法庭裁决)judge : gavel \ referee : whistle(法官用小木槌\裁判用口哨) (记) refer(参考,提到)+ee(人); (同) 参考:reference(参考,推荐) (例) The basketball referee blew his whistle.
alcove
(英) n. 凹室(a recessed section of a room) (考) alcove : recess \ dome : roof (凹室是一种壁凹\圆屋顶是一种屋顶) (记) al+cove(拱)→拱入→凹入;常考的同义词有:recess(壁凹),niche(壁龛)
souvenir
(英) n. 纪念品(sth. that serves as a remainder;memento) (记) 分割记忆:sou看作south+venir(来的东西)南方带回来的东西→纪念物
divest
(英) (of) v. 卸下盛装(to strip)剥夺(to deprive or dispossess) (考) 反义词:endow(赋予) (记) di(去掉)+vest(穿衣)→脱衣→剥夺 (同) 同根词: vested(穿着衣服的); vestment(外衣法衣) (例) They divested the king of all his power.
minatory
(英) adj. 威胁的,恫吓的(threateningmenacing) (考) 反义词:reassuring(使安心的); unthreatening(没有威胁的); nonthreatening(没有威胁的) (记) minat(威胁)+ory→威胁的 (同) 同根词:minacious(恫吓的); minacity(威胁性)
divestiture
(考) 反义词: acquisition(获得) (记) 联系动词:divest(脱去剥夺;di[去掉]+vest[衣服] →去掉衣服→脱去)
fructify
(英) v. 结果实,成功(to bear fruit; become fruitful) (记) fruct(=fruit果实)+ify→结果实
indenture
(英) n. 契约,合同(a written contract or agreement) (记) in(进入)+dent(牙齿)+ure(状态),原指古代师徒间分割成锯齿状的契约
lunatic
(英) n. 疯子(an insane person);adj. 极蠢的(utterly foolish) (记) luna(月亮)+cy→人们认为精神病与月盈亏有关→疯狂_ (同) 同根词:lunar(月球的); lunula(新月状物); Luna原指罗马神话中的月亮女神 (例) A lunatic escaped from the mental hospital.
apprentice
(英) 学徒(person who has agreed to work for a skilled employer for a fixed period in return for being taught his trade) (例) an apprentice plumber
bluff
(英) n. 虚张声势(pretense of strength);悬崖峭壁( high cliff) (例) She threatened to sack mebut it’s all a bluff.
sullen
(英) adj.忧郁的(gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed) (例) a sullen disposition(抑郁的性格)
parvenu
(记) par(=per全部)+ven(来)+u→一下子得到→暴发_
trickery
(英) n.欺骗,诡计(deceptioncheating) (例) She couldn’t stand his trickeries.
exhibitionist
(英) n. 风头主义(a tendency to call attention to oneself or show one’s talents)
disjunctive
(英) adj. 分离的转折的(showing opposition or contrast between two ideas) (考) nominal : significance \ disjunctive : unity(不重要的不会有重要性\分离的不会统一)
incorporate
(英) v. 合并,并入(to combine or join with something already formed; include; embody) (记) in(进入)+corpor(团体)→进入团体→合并 (例) I incorporated the new peans with the old.
rouse
(英) v. 唤醒,使觉醒( waken);鼓舞( make more active) (考) 反义词:mollify(抚慰); quell(镇压)
pellmell
(英) adv. 混乱地(in mingled confusion or disorder)
align
(英) v. 将某物排列在一条直线上; 与某人结盟(join as an ally) (考) 反义词:improperly adjusted(调整不当); irregular(不规则的); curved(曲的); askew(歪斜的) (记) a+lign(木头) →[放]在[直的]木头旁边→在一条直线上→结盟
pundit
(英) n.权威人士,专家(one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner) (考) authoritativeness : pundits \ allegiance : partisans(权威具有权威性\死党具有忠诚性)augur : predict \ pundit : opine(占卜家预测\权威表达意见)miser : hoard \ dandy : preen \ sycophant : fawn \ pundit : opinion(吝啬鬼喜欢储藏\花花公子喜欢打扮\马屁精喜欢奉承\权威喜欢提意见) (记) 可能是pedant(书呆子)的变体 (例) a pundit on local history(地方史的权威)
comet
(英) 彗星(object that moves round the sun and looks like a bright star with a longless bright tail)
fulminate
(英) v. 猛烈抨击,严厉谴责(to shout forth denunciations) (考) fulminate : criticize \ adulate : flatter(斥责是严厉批评\谄媚是过分奉承) (记) fuimin(闪电,雷声)+ate→像雷电一样→谴责 (同) 同根词:fulminic(爆炸的)
charisma
(英) n.(大众爱戴的)领袖气质(a special quality of leadership);魅力(a special charm or allure that inspires devotion) (记) 分割联想:cha→china,ris→rise,ma→mao,中国升起毛(泽东)→个人魅力,气质
gait
(英) n.步法步态(manner of walking or running) (考) gait : walk \ parlance : speak(走路有步法\说话有说法)
condemn
(英) v. 极力谴责 (disapprove of strongly; censure);判刑(inflict a penalty upon) (考) 反义词:countenance(支持); approbation(认可)-condemnation(谴责)exaltation(提升); extol(赞美) (记) con+demn=damn(诅咒)→大家诅咒→谴责 (同) 同根词:damnify(损害); indemnify(赔偿补偿)派生词: condemnation (n. 谴责,定罪) (例) Most people are willing to condemn violence of any sort.
desperate
(英) adj. 不顾死活的拼命的(showing great despair and ready to do anything regardless of danger) (记) de(去掉)+sper(希望)+ate→去掉希望→绝望的
kleptomania
(英) n. 盗窃癖(an abnormalpersistent impulse to steal) (记) klepto(偷)+mania(狂热)→偷窃狂;klepto来自klepht原指希腊的绿林好汉
perspective
(英) n. (判断事物的)角度,方法(point of view) (记) per(全部)+spect(看)+ive从各方面看 (例) He tends to view most issues from a religious perspective.
incriminate
(英) v. 连累,牵连(to involve in) (考) 反义词:exoneration(免除) (记) in(进入)+crimin(罪行)+ate→被牵连罪行中 (同) 派生词: incrimination(n. 控告)
braggart
(英) n.吹牛者(person who brags)
devise
(英) v. 想出设计发明(think out a plansystemtool)
illusive
(英) adj. 幻觉的(deceptive) (考) specious : genuineness \ illusory : reality(似是而非的不真实\虚幻的不现实)
mediation
(考) mediation : compromise \ prosecution : conviction(调停为了和解\起诉为了定罪)
hindrance
(英) n. 妨碍,阻碍(obstruction; impediment; obstacle) (例) Lack of money is a real hindrance to my plans for travelling.
setback
(英) n. 挫折(something that prevents successful progress)
pander
(英) v. 怂恿迎合(不良欲望)(cater to the low desires of others) (例) The newspapers here pander to people’s interest in sex scandals.
penalty
(考) exempt : liability \ pardon : penalty(免除责任\解除处罚) (例) In this citythe penalty for speeding is a $50 fine.
decorum
(英) n. 礼节,礼貌 (propriety and good taste in behaviordress; decency; etiquette) (考) miscalculation : judgment \ gaffe : decorum(计算错误是一种判断错误\社交失礼是一种礼节错误)反义词:effrontery(厚颜无耻); impropriety(不得体) (例) Tom found the decorum at the banquet to be formal and tedious.
nonsensical
(考) nonsensical : drivel \ pompous : bombast(荒唐的胡说\夸张的夸口)
dampen
(英) v. (使)潮湿(to make damp; moisten)使沮丧,泼凉水(to deadendepressreduceor lessen) (考) assuage : sorrow \ dampen : ardor(抚慰使痛苦减少\使沮丧使热情减少) (记) 来自damp(潮湿的)+en→使…潮湿 (例) Nothing can dampen my spirits on this glorious morning.
cower
(英) v. 畏缩,蜷缩 (to crouch or huddle up from fear or cold) (考) fear : cower \ anger : rant(畏缩是害怕的表现\咆哮是愤怒的表现)反义词:brazenly confront(悍然面对); bristle(怒发冲冠) (例) The dog cowered when its master beat it.
jamb
(记) 分割记忆:jam(果酱)+b
iota
(英) n. 极小量,极少(a very small quantity) (记) 来自希腊语第九个字母,相当于英语的(i) (例) There’s not an iota of truth in that.
virtuoso
(英) n.演艺精湛的人(a person who has great skill at some endeavor) (考) virtuoso : skill \ potentate : power(艺术家要有技能\当权者要有权利)反义词:mediocrity(平庸之才) (记) virtu(好,美德)+oso (例) a virtuoso at the violin
scalpel
(英) n. 外科手术刀,解剖刀 (a small straight thin-bladed knife used in surgery) (考) scalpel : surgeon \ telescope : astronomer(外科医生用手术刀\天文学家用望远镜)tackiness : adhesive \ sharpness : scalpel(黏合剂的特点是粘\手术刀的特点是锋利) (记) 分割记忆:scalp(头皮)+el
primer
(英) n. 启蒙书,识字课本(a small book for teaching children to read) (例) The children took their primers from their school desks.
mite
(英) n. 极小量(a very small contribution or sum of money) (考) mite : creature \ speck : amount(螨虫是小生物\微粒是小量) (记) mite原意’螨虫’,词组:a mite on an elephant(大象身上一小虫),引申为’小量,一点点’ (例) Anybody with a mite of common sense could see how useless it was.
grin
(英) v. 露齿而笑(smile broadly) (考) 反义词:pout(生气) (例) He grinned at meas if sharing a secret joke.
terrain
(英) n.地势,地形 (the physical features of a tract of land) (记) terr(地)+ain→地形 (例) This is difficult terrain to travel across.(这里是不易通过的地带)