GRE出国考试词汇辅导:GRE考试易混词汇(3)

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Delude1：欺骗 Deluge2：洪水，豪雨

　　Decompose3：使腐烂 Discompose：使失态，慌张

　　Depredation4：劫掠 Depreciation5：贬值

　　Deposition6：免职，沉积 Disposition7：处理，天性气质

　　Demur8: take exception, object. Demure9: decorous; shy, bashful

　　Dilatory10: delaying; tardy11, show Dilate12: swell13, distend14 , expand

　　Disaffected15: alienate16 the affection or loyalty17 of Unaffected: natural, genuine

　　Decorum: orderliness, propriety18 Decoration: ornament19

　　Dinghy: a small boat Dingy20: dirty, shabby, discolored

　　Drudge21: to do hard, menial, or monotonous22 work Dredge: a machine or barge23 for removing earth or silt24

　　Discomfit25: upset, frustrate26 mollify Discomfort27: make uncomfortable or uneasy

　　Duplicity: the disguising of true; intentions by deceptive28 words or action Duplicate: to make double or two-fold or action

　　Equanimity29: 沉着，镇静 Equality： 均匀，同等

　　Expire：期满，熄灭 Expiate30：赎罪

　　Edifice31：大厦 Edification：陶冶 Orifice：小孔

　　Eclipse：（日、月）蚀，失势 Ellipse：椭圆形 Ellipsis（ses）：省略法

　　Exquisite32：精致的 Perquisite33：固定津贴

　　Emancipation34：释放，解脱 Emaciation35：消瘦 Emasculate：weaken

　　Equation：等式、方程式 Equitation：骑马术

　　Elicit36：引出，探出 Explicit37：清楚明确的

　　Exigency38: requirements; urgent need Exiguous39: scanty40 in amount

　　Ecumenical: worldwide Empiricism: 经验主义

　　Epigram: a short witty41 poem or saying Epilogue: a speech addressed to the spectators by an actor at the end of a play Episode: a unit of action in a dramatic or literary work; occurrence Epistle: one of the letters of the New Testament42 Epitaph: an inscription43 in memory of a dead person Epithet44: a characterizing and often abusive word or phrase Epitome45: abstract, summary; embodiment.

　　Eddy: whirlpool, a circular current Ebb: the reflux of the tide toward the sea; a point or condition of decline


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1 delude lmEzj     
vt.欺骗；哄骗
参考例句：
  • You won't delude him into believing it.你不能诱使他相信此事。
  • Don't delude yourself into believing that she will marry you.不要自欺，别以为她会嫁给你。
2 deluge a9nyg     
n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥
参考例句：
  • This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
  • I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。
3 decompose knPzS     
vi.分解；vt.（使）腐败，（使）腐烂
参考例句：
  • The eggs began to decompose after a day in the sun.鸡蛋在太阳下放了一天后开始变坏。
  • Most animals decompose very quickly after death.大多数动物死后很快腐烂。
4 depredation mw0xB     
n.掠夺，蹂躏
参考例句：
  • The synergism between erosion and corrosion is main factor resulting in slurry erosion depredation of materials.冲刷和腐蚀间的交互作用是引起材料发生泥浆型冲蚀破坏的主要因素。
  • Much of the region's environmental depredation is a result of poor planning.该地区的环境破坏大都是由于规划不善造成的。
5 depreciation YuTzql     
n.价值低落，贬值，蔑视，贬低
参考例句：
  • She can't bear the depreciation of the enemy.她受不了敌人的蹂躏。
  • They wrote off 500 for depreciation of machinery.他们注销了500镑作为机器折旧费。
6 deposition MwOx4     
n.免职，罢官；作证；沉淀；沉淀物
参考例句：
  • It was this issue which led to the deposition of the king.正是这件事导致了国王被废黜。
  • This leads to calcium deposition in the blood-vessels.这导致钙在血管中沉积。
7 disposition GljzO     
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署
参考例句：
  • He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
  • He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
8 demur xmfzb     
v．表示异议，反对
参考例句：
  • Without demur, they joined the party in my rooms. 他们没有推辞就到我的屋里一起聚餐了。
  • He accepted the criticism without demur. 他毫无异议地接受了批评。
9 demure 3mNzb     
adj.严肃的；端庄的
参考例句：
  • She's very demure and sweet.她非常娴静可爱。
  • The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
10 dilatory Uucxy     
adj.迟缓的，不慌不忙的
参考例句：
  • The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。
  • The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.那辆姗姗来迟的大型轿车沿着汽车道开了上来。
11 tardy zq3wF     
adj.缓慢的，迟缓的
参考例句：
  • It's impolite to make a tardy appearance.晚到是不礼貌的。
  • The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
12 dilate YZdzp     
vt.使膨胀，使扩大
参考例句：
  • At night,the pupils dilate to allow in more light.到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。
  • Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。
13 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强
参考例句：
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
14 distend 58tyz     
vt./vi.（使）扩大，（使）扩张
参考例句：
  • The stomachs of starving people often distend.饥民的腹部常鼓得大大的。
  • The patients were asked to micturate to distend the urethra.采用患者自行排尿方法充盈尿道。
15 disaffected 5uNzaI     
adj.（政治上）不满的，叛离的
参考例句：
  • He attracts disaffected voters.他吸引了心怀不满的选民们。
  • Environmental issues provided a rallying point for people disaffected with the government.环境问题把对政府不满的人们凝聚了起来。
16 alienate hxqzH     
vt.使疏远，离间；转让(财产等)
参考例句：
  • His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.他离间那两个朋友的企图失败了，因为他们彼此完全信任。
  • We'd better not alienate ourselves from the colleagues.我们最好还是不要与同事们疏远。
17 loyalty gA9xu     
n.忠诚，忠心
参考例句：
  • She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
  • His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。
18 propriety oRjx4     
n.正当行为；正当；适当
参考例句：
  • We hesitated at the propriety of the method.我们对这种办法是否适用拿不定主意。
  • The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.这件机密的事处理得极为适当。
19 ornament u4czn     
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。
20 dingy iu8xq     
adj.昏暗的，肮脏的
参考例句：
  • It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
  • The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。
21 drudge rk8z2     
n.劳碌的人；v.做苦工，操劳
参考例句：
  • I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
  • I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。
22 monotonous FwQyJ     
adj.单调的，一成不变的，使人厌倦的
参考例句：
  • She thought life in the small town was monotonous.她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味。
  • His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.他的文章千篇一律，一个调调儿。
23 barge munzH     
n.平底载货船，驳船
参考例句：
  • The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
  • Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。
24 silt tEHyA     
n.淤泥，淤沙，粉砂层，泥沙层；vt.使淤塞；vi.被淤塞
参考例句：
  • The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.湖里几乎快被淤泥和植物填满了。
  • During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.每年河水泛滥时都会在田野上沉积一层淤泥。
25 discomfit jlLz6     
v.使困惑，使尴尬
参考例句：
  • He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.部长对他计划的不理会将使他特别尴尬。
  • The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament.反对派领导人常搞得他在国会中下不来台。
26 frustrate yh9xj     
v.使失望；使沮丧；使厌烦
参考例句：
  • But this didn't frustrate Einstein.He was content to go as far as he could.但这并没有使爱因斯坦灰心，他对能够更深入地研究而感到满意。
  • They made their preparations to frustrate the conspiracy.他们作好准备挫败这个阴谋。
27 discomfort cuvxN     
n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便
参考例句：
  • One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
  • She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。
28 deceptive CnMzO     
adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的
参考例句：
  • His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
  • The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。
29 equanimity Z7Vyz     
n.沉着，镇定
参考例句：
  • She went again,and in so doing temporarily recovered her equanimity.她又去看了戏，而且这样一来又暂时恢复了她的平静。
  • The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership.领导层坦然地接受了失败。
30 expiate qPOzO     
v.抵补，赎罪
参考例句：
  • He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money to the church.他以捐款给教会来赎罪。
  • It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work.似乎艾丽斯正在通过自己的慈善工作来弥补父亲的罪过。
31 edifice kqgxv     
n.宏伟的建筑物(如宫殿，教室)
参考例句：
  • The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
  • There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area.该地区有一幢维多利亚式的庞大建筑物。
32 exquisite zhez1     
adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的
参考例句：
  • I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
  • I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。
33 perquisite KMgxG     
n.固定津贴，福利
参考例句：
  • Perquisites include the use of the company car.福利包括可以使用公司的汽车。
  • Politics in Britain used to be the perquisite of the property-owning classes.英国的政治以往是有产阶级的特权。
34 emancipation Sjlzb     
n.（从束缚、支配下）解放
参考例句：
  • We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation. 我们必须唤起他们为其自身的解放而斗争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They rejoiced over their own emancipation. 他们为自己的解放感到欢欣鼓舞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
35 emaciation 6650f57546884c104ef74d23f59a8922     
n.消瘦，憔悴，衰弱
参考例句：
  • His face was hollowed out to the point of emaciation. 他的脸瘦削到了憔悴的地步。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation. 这些照片展现了肥胖与消瘦两个极端。 来自《简明英汉词典》
36 elicit R8ByG     
v.引出,抽出,引起
参考例句：
  • It was designed to elicit the best thinking within the government. 机构的设置是为了在政府内部集思广益。
  • Don't try to elicit business secrets from me. I won't tell you anything. 你休想从我这里套问出我们的商业机密, 我什么都不会告诉你的。
37 explicit IhFzc     
adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的
参考例句：
  • She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
  • He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。
38 exigency Xlryv     
n.紧急；迫切需要
参考例句：
  • The president is free to act in any sudden exigency.在任何突发的紧急状况下董事长可自行采取行动。
  • Economic exigency obliged the govenunent to act.经济的紧急状态迫使政府采取行动。
39 exiguous XmQxh     
adj.不足的，太少的
参考例句：
  • The rest of the old man's exiguous savings are donated to that boy.那老人微薄积蓄中的剩余部分都捐赠给了那个男孩。
  • My secretary is a exiguous talent.我的秘书是个难得的人才。
40 scanty ZDPzx     
adj.缺乏的，仅有的，节省的，狭小的，不够的
参考例句：
  • There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.他们的指控证据不足。
  • The rainfall was rather scanty this month.这个月的雨量不足。
41 witty GMmz0     
adj.机智的，风趣的
参考例句：
  • Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
  • He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。
42 testament yyEzf     
n.遗嘱；证明
参考例句：
  • This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
  • It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。
43 inscription l4ZyO     
n.（尤指石块上的）刻印文字，铭文，碑文
参考例句：
  • The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
  • He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。
44 epithet QZHzY     
n.（用于褒贬人物等的）表述形容词，修饰语
参考例句：
  • In "Alfred the Great","the Great"is an epithet.“阿尔弗雷德大帝”中的“大帝”是个称号。
  • It is an epithet that sums up my feelings.这是一个简洁地表达了我思想感情的形容词。
45 epitome smyyW     
n.典型，梗概
参考例句：
  • He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
  • This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。

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