《GRE 易溷淆单词复习笔记》.doc

1. abase, abate, debate, debase abase v. 贬抑， 使卑下 lower, humiliate abase oneself 贬低自己 abate v. 减轻， 降低 lessen, subside abate the noise in cities 降低城市噪音 debate v. 争论， 辩论 dispute or argue about They are debating the education system. debase v. 贬低， 降格， 贬值， 降低成色 reduce to lower state debase the coinage 降低铸币的成色 2. abdicate, addict, edict, indict, verdict abdicate v. 让位， 辞职， 放弃(职位， 权力等) renounce; give up formally (throne, authority etc.) abdicate all responsibilities 放弃一切职责 addict v. 使沉溺， 使上瘾 — — devote habitually or compulsively; become compulsively and physiologically dependent on a habit-forming substance The boy is addicted to pop music. The old man became addicted to the drug. edict n. 法令， 命令 order or proclamation issued by an authority indict v. 控诉， 起诉 charge, accuse He was indicted for murder. verdict n. 判决， 决定 decision reached by a jury on a question of fact in a law case reverse the verdict 翻案 3. abject, adjacent, deject, eject, conjecture abject a. 卑鄙的， 可怜的 wretched, hopeless, contemptible, despicable live in abject poverty/misery 生活在贫困之中 adjacent a. 邻近的， 接近的 lying near, next to adjacent angles(数学)邻角 deject v. 使愁闷； 使气馁 feel gloomy; be discouraged eject v. 喷出， 逐出 force sb./sth. out, expel sb./sth., send (sth.) out usu. violently or suddenly The noisy youths were ejected from the cinema. conjecture n./v. 推测， 臆说， 猜想 surmise, guess 4. abjure, adjure, conjure, perjure abjure v. 发誓放弃 promise or swear to give up abjure ones religion 放弃信仰 adjure v.