GRE网络课堂词汇笔记-张旭主讲[6]b

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8. TORNADO¹: AIR::
(A) whirlpool: water
(B) sinkhole: ground
(C) forest: fire
(D) gusher²: oil
(E) thunderbolt: lightning

9. SINGER: CHOIR³::

(A) flower: bouquet⁴
(B) leaf: forest (C) flute⁵: reed
(D) line: sculpture (E) rhythm: time

10. PIGMENT⁶: COLOR::
(A) sizing: fabric⁷ (B) spice: flavor
(C) steel: alloy⁸ (D) fertilizer: soil
(E) rock: energy

11. LABYRINTH⁹: TORTUOUS::
(A) ornament¹⁰: decorative¹¹
(B) editorial: refutable
(C) portrait: accurate
(D) poster: startling
(E) pageant¹²: retrospective
12. PRATE¹³: SPEAK::
(A) digress: conclude
(B) probe: examine
(C) soar: travel
(D) wheedle¹⁴: coax
(E) saunter: walk

13. PERTURB¹⁵: SERENITY::
(A) caress¹⁶: affection
(B) protect: security
(C) harangue¹⁷: bombast
(D) annoy: consideration
(E) reassure¹⁸: doubt

14. FURTIVE¹⁹: STEALTH::
(A) loquacious²⁰: intelligence
(B) immoral²¹: contrition
(C) pontifical²²: reverence
(D) whimsical: caprice
(E) arduous²³: endurance

15. TENDER: ACCEPTANCE::
(A) publish: wisdom
(B) exhibit: inspection
(C) scrutinize²⁴: foresight
(D) authorize²⁵: approval
(E) declare: observation

16. PLUTOCRACY²⁶: WEALTH::
(A) democracy: freedom
(B) aristocracy: land
(C) gerontocracy: age
(D) technocracy: ability
(E) autocracy²⁷: birth

28. ORIENT:
(A) hasten (B) defile²⁸ (C) menace
(D) confuse (E) decline

29. UNIMPEACHABLE:
(A) irritable²⁹ (B) preventable
(C) unused to conflict
(D) open to question
(E) available for discussion

30. MEANDER³⁰:
(A) change permanently
(B) believe strongly
(C) behave appropriately
(D) move purposively
(E) handle firmly

31. EXPEND:
(A) proceed toward (B) take away
(C) place upon (D) hold to (E) store up

32. SEAMY:
(A) decent and respectable
(B) jagged and irregular
(C) strict and authoritarian
(D) ornate and adorned
(E) subtle and dangerous

33. LUCID:
(A) unrecognized (B) limited
(C) murky³¹ (D) improbabl
(E) inconsistent

34. LASSITUDE:
(A) a fear of discovery
(B) a feeling of vigor
(C) a twinge of embarrassment
(D) a want of seriousness
(E) a sense of superiority

35. HALLMARK:
(A) grave defect (B) valueless object
(C) unfortunate incident
(D) uncharacteristic feature
(E) untimely event

36. DIATRIBE:
(A) sermon (B) discourse
(C) eulogy³² (D) lecture (E) oration³³

37. SEDULITY:
(A) lack of industriousness
(B) abundance of supporters
(C) contradiction of doctrine
(D) rejection³⁴ of analysis

(E) depletion³⁵ of resources

38. APPOSITE:
(A) malevolent (B) implicit
(C) disorganized (D) avoidable
(E) irrelevant

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1 tornado
n.飓风，龙卷风
参考例句：
A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 gusher
n.喷油井
参考例句：
We endeavour to avoid the old,romantic idea of a gusher.我们力图避免那种有关喷油井的陈旧的、不切实际的计划。 The oil rushes up the tube and spouts up as a gusher.石油会沿着钢管上涌，如同自喷井那样喷射出来。

3 choir
n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱
参考例句：
The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。 The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

4 bouquet
n.花束，酒香
参考例句：
This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。 Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

5 flute
n.长笛；v.吹笛
参考例句：
He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。 There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

6 pigment
n.天然色素，干粉颜料
参考例句：
The Romans used natural pigments on their fabrics and walls.古罗马人在织物和墙壁上使用天然颜料。 Who thought he might know what the skin pigment phenomenon meant.他自认为可能知道皮肤色素出现这种现象到底是怎么回事。

7 fabric
n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织
参考例句：
The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。 I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

8 alloy
n.合金，(金属的)成色
参考例句：
The company produces titanium alloy.该公司生产钛合金。 Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.青铜是铜和锡的合金。

9 labyrinth
n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路
参考例句：
He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。 The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。

10 ornament
v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物
参考例句：
The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。 She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。

11 decorative
adj.装饰的，可作装饰的
参考例句：
This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。 The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。

12 pageant
n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧
参考例句：
Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。 The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

13 prate
v.瞎扯，胡说
参考例句：
Listen to him prating on about nothing.听他瞎唠叨。 If the hen does not prate,she will not lay.母鸡不唠叨不下蛋。

14 wheedle
v.劝诱，哄骗
参考例句：
I knew he was trying to wheedle me into being at his beck and call.我知道这是他拉拢我，好让我俯首贴耳地为他效劳。 They tried to wheedle her into leaving the house.他们想哄骗她离开这屋子。

15 perturb
v.使不安，烦扰，扰乱，使紊乱
参考例句：
Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets.行星的运行会使彗星的轨道发生扰动。 They perturb good social order with their lie and propaganda.他们以谎言和宣传扰乱良好的社会秩序。

16 caress
vt./n.爱抚，抚摸
参考例句：
She gave the child a loving caress.她疼爱地抚摸着孩子。 She feasted on the caress of the hot spring.她尽情享受着温泉的抚爱。

17 harangue
n.慷慨冗长的训话，言辞激烈的讲话
参考例句：
We had to listen to a long harangue about our own shortcomings.我们必须去听一有关我们缺点的长篇大论。 The minister of propaganda delivered his usual harangue.宣传部长一如既往发表了他的长篇大论。

18 reassure
v.使放心，使消除疑虑
参考例句：
This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。 The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

19 furtive
adj.鬼鬼崇崇的，偷偷摸摸的
参考例句：
The teacher was suspicious of the student's furtive behaviour during the exam.老师怀疑这个学生在考试时有偷偷摸摸的行为。 His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。

20 loquacious
adj.多嘴的，饶舌的
参考例句：
The normally loquacious Mr O'Reilly has said little.平常话多的奥赖利先生几乎没说什么。 Kennedy had become almost as loquacious as Joe.肯尼迪变得和乔一样唠叨了。

21 immoral
adj.不道德的，淫荡的，荒淫的，有伤风化的
参考例句：
She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。 It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。

22 pontifical
adj.自以为是的，武断的
参考例句：
His words criticizing modern society just right indicate his pontifical character.他用以批评现代社会的言论恰好反映了他自大武断的性格。 The lawyer,with pontifical gravity,sat on a high chair.那律师摆出一副威严庄重的样子，坐在一把高脚椅上。

23 arduous
adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的
参考例句：
We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。 The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

24 scrutinize
n.详细检查，细读
参考例句：
Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man.她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。 She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.她探身向前，端详他们的面容。

25 authorize
v.授权，委任；批准，认可
参考例句：
He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。 Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

26 plutocracy
n.富豪统治
参考例句：
Financial,not moral,considerations will prevail in a plutocracy.在富豪当政的国家里，人们见利忘义。 The most prolific of the debunkers of the plutocracy was Gustavus Myers.揭发富豪统治集团的作家中，最多产的是古斯塔夫斯·迈尔斯。

27 autocracy
n.独裁政治，独裁政府
参考例句：
The revolution caused the overthrow of the autocracy.这场革命导致了独裁政体的结束。 Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy.很多贫穷国家都在放弃独裁统治。

28 defile
v.弄污，弄脏；n.(山间)小道
参考例句：
Don't defile the land of our ancestors!再不要污染我们先祖们的大地！ We respect the faith of Islam, even as we fight those whose actions defile that faith.我们尊重伊斯兰教的信仰，并与玷污伊斯兰教的信仰的行为作斗争。

29 irritable
adj.急躁的；过敏的；易怒的
参考例句：
He gets irritable when he's got toothache.他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。 Our teacher is an irritable old lady.She gets angry easily.我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。

30 meander
n.河流的曲折，漫步，迂回旅行；v.缓慢而弯曲地流动，漫谈
参考例句：
Visitors and locals alike meander along the sidewalks of the Seine River.游客与当地人沿着塞纳河岸漫步聊天。 They tumble down mountainsides and meander through flat farmlands.它们滚滚冲下山脊，蜿蜒穿过平坦的农田。

31 murky
adj.黑暗的，朦胧的；adv.阴暗地，混浊地；n.阴暗；昏暗
参考例句：
She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。 She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。

32 eulogy
n.颂词；颂扬
参考例句：
He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。 Mr.Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。

33 oration
n.演说，致辞，叙述法
参考例句：
He delivered an oration on the decline of family values.他发表了有关家庭价值观的衰退的演说。 He was asked to deliver an oration at the meeting.他被邀请在会议上发表演说。

34 rejection
n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃
参考例句：
He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。 The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

35 depletion
n.耗尽，枯竭
参考例句：
Increased consumption of water has led to rapid depletion of groundwater reserves.用水量的增加导致了地下水贮备迅速枯竭。 Farmers should rotate crops every season to prevent depletion of the soil.农夫每季应该要轮耕，以免耗尽土壤。