美国人的GRE词汇复习资料.docVIP

PAGE 19 PAGE 23 (Cracking the GRE 2006 Edition - Princeton Review) HIT PARADE GROUP 1 ?abscond????verb????to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide ? aberrant????adjective????deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration) ? alacrity????noun?????eager and enthusiastic willingness ? anomaly????noun????deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adjective form: anomalous) ? approbation????noun????an _expression of approval or praise ? arduous????adjective????strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort ? assuage????verb????to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify ? audacious????adjective????daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity) ? austere????adjective????without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity) ? axiomatic????adjective????taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom) ? canonical????adjective????following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon) ? capricious????adjective????inclined to change ones mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable ? censure????verb????to criticize severely; to officially rebuke ? chicanery????noun????trickery or subterfuge ? connoisseur????noun????an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert ? convoluted????adjective????complex or complicated ? disabuse????verb????to undeceive; to set right ? discordant????adjective????conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound ? disparate????adjective????fundamentally distinct or dissimilar ? effrontery????noun????extreme boldness; presumptuousness ? eloquent????adjective????well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence) ? enervate????verb????to weaken; to reduce in vitality ? ennui????noun????dissatisfaction and restlessness result from boredom or apathy ? equivocate????verb????to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adject form: equivocal) ? erudite????adjective????very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition) ? exculpate????verb????exonerate