GRE常考动词（二十二） |
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repercussion1 :: rebound2; reverberation3; reaction
repertoire :: list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to presen
replica :: copy
repository :: storehouse
reprieve :: temporary stay
reprisal :: retaliation
reprobate :: person hardened in sin, devoid4 of a sense of decency
reprobation :: severe disapproval
repugnance :: loathing
requiem :: mass for the dead; dirge
requisite :: necessary requirement
rescission :: abrogation5; annulment
residue :: remainder; balance
respite :: delay in punishment; interval6 of relief; rest
restitution :: reparation; indemnification
reticence :: reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination7 to be silent
retinue :: following; attendants
retraction :: withdrawal
retribution :: vengeance8; compensation; punishment for offenses
revelry :: boisterous9 merrymaking
reverie :: daydream10; musing
revulsion :: sudden violent change of feeling; reaction
rhetoric :: art of effective communication; insincere language
rift :: opening; break
rigor :: severity
rime :: white frost
rood :: crucifix
rostrum :: platform for speech-making; pulpit
rote :: repetition
rotunda :: circular building or hall covered with a dome
rotundity :: roundness; sonorousness11 of speech
rubble :: fragments
ruse :: trick; stratagem
saga :: Scandinavian myth; any legend
salver :: tray
sangfroid :: coolness in a trying situation
sarcophagus :: stone coffin12, often highly decorated
satellite :: small body revolving13 around a larger one
satiety :: condition of being crammed14 full; glutted15 state; repletion
satire :: use of ridicule16, irony17, or sarcasm18 to expose folly19, vice20, etc.
satrap :: petty ruler working for a superior despot
satyr :: half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysos
savant :: scholar
savoir faire :: tact; poise; sophistication
scavenger :: collector and disposer of refuse; animal that devours carrion
schism :: division; split
scintilla :: shred; least bit
sciolism :: quackery; superficial information
scion :: offspring
scourge :: lash; whip; severe punishment
screed :: long, tiresome harangue
scullion :: menial kitchen worker
secession :: withdrawal
seine :: net for catching fish
semblance :: outward appearance; guise
senescence :: state of growing old
senility :: old age; feeblemindedness of old age
sepulcher :: tomb
seraph :: high-ranking, six-winged angel
serendipity :: gift for finding valuable things not searched for
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repercussion
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| n.[常pl.](不良的)影响，反响，后果 |
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- After being put out,service has received very good market repercussion.服务推出后收到了非常好的市场反响。
- The president's death had unexpected repercussion.总统的逝世引起出乎意料的反响。
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rebound
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| v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回 |
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- The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
- Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。
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reverberation
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| 反响； 回响； 反射； 反射物 |
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- It was green as an emerald, and the reverberation was stunning. 它就象翠玉一样碧绿，回响震耳欲聋。
- Just before dawn he was assisted in waking by the abnormal reverberation of familiar music. 在天将破晓的时候，他被一阵熟悉的，然而却又是反常的回声惊醒了。
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devoid
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| adj.全无的，缺乏的 |
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- He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
- The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。
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abrogation
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| n.取消，废除 |
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- China regrets the abrogation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. 中国对《反弹道导弹条约》失效感到遗憾。
- Measures for the abrogation shall be stipulated by the State Council. 废除的办法由国务院制定。
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interval
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| n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息 |
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- The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
- There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。
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inclination
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| n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好 |
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- She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
- I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。
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vengeance
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| n.报复，报仇，复仇 |
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- He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
- For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
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boisterous
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| adj.喧闹的，欢闹的 |
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- I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it.我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
- The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起，不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。
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daydream
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| v.做白日梦，幻想 |
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- Boys and girls daydream about what they want to be.孩子们遐想着他们将来要干什么。
- He drifted off into another daydream.他飘飘然又做了一个白日梦。
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coffin
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| n.棺材，灵柩 |
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- When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
- The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
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revolving
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| adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想 |
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- The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
- The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。
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crammed
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| adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式) |
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- He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
- All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。
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glutted
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| v.吃得过多( glut的过去式和过去分词 )；（对胃口、欲望等）纵情满足；使厌腻；塞满 |
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- The market was glutted with shoddy goods. 次货充斥市场。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The tour of Guilin glutted my eyes. 桂林一游使我大饱眼福。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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ridicule
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| v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄 |
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- You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
- Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。
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irony
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| n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄 |
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- She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
- In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
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sarcasm
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| n.讥讽，讽刺，嘲弄，反话 （adj.sarcastic） |
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- His sarcasm hurt her feelings.他的讽刺伤害了她的感情。
- She was given to using bitter sarcasm.她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。
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folly
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| n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话 |
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- Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
- Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
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vice
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| n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的 |
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- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
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