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智课网TOEFL备考资料托福高阶词汇list 23 以下是托福高阶词汇list 23， 供各位考生参考。 foolproof adj.极简单的;安全无比的 同certain, guaranteed, infallible Jenny has a foolproof plan to get Colin’s hat back from Billy. 珍妮有个简单的法子，可把科林的帽子从比利那儿拿回来。 gaunt adj.骨瘦如柴的;憔悴的 同bony, lean, haggard Many people criticize fashion designers for using gaunt models to display their clothes. 许多人批评服装设计师用骨瘦如柴的模特来展示服装。 harsh adj.严厉的 同rough, severe, stern Some people from Singapore often cannot adjust to the harsh winters in Canada. 一些新加坡来的人常无法适应加拿大的严冬。 imitate v.模仿 同mimic, copy, ape, simulate When my sister and I were very young, my sister would imitate everything I did. 在我和妹妹还小的时候，她会模仿我的一举一动。 inquisitive adj.好奇的;好问的 同curious, inquiring, questioning, prying Harriet’s inquisitive mind led her to become a research scientist. 哈丽特的好奇心使她成为一名从事研究的科学家。 insinuate v.暗示 同suggest, hint, imply Are you insinuating that I am the one who stole Andy’s radio? 你在暗示是我偷了安迪的收音机吗? jurisdiction n.管辖权;裁判权 同judicial right, prerogative, legal right Once the thief’s car passed across the state border, our state police had no jurisdiction to follow him. 一旦窃贼的车越过州界，本州的警察便无权跟踪他。 latent adj.潜在的;潜伏的 同concealed, hidden, veiled, lurking, underlying The latent cause of crime is often avarice. 贫婪常是犯罪的潜在诱因。 laud v.褒奖;赞美 同praise, extol, compliment Dr. Harris’fellow researchers lauded her thirty years of work in the laboratory. 哈里斯博士的同事们赞扬了她30年来在实验室的工作。 malleable adj.顺从的 同flexible, moldable, tractable, impressionable When children are young, their minds are very malleable. 当孩子还小时，其思想具有相当的可塑性。 millennium n.一千年 同one thousand years In the year 3000, we will reach the beginning of a new millennium. 到3000年时，我们将会到达一个新千年的起点。 murmur v.喃喃低语 同mumble, mutter, grumble Carl murmured something that none of us heard clearly. 卡尔喃喃低语，没人听清楚他讲了什么。 negligible adj.不足取的;无关紧要的 同unimportant, insignificant, trifling, petty The wind was so light that it had only a negligible effect on the outside temperature. 风这么弱，对外面的温度起不了多大的作用。 obsess v.迷惑;着