GRE3000精選詞匯：2501 - 2600

constrict

壓縮，壓緊：binding or squeezing

proclaim

宣告，使...公之于眾：declare publicly

insouciant

無憂慮的，不在乎的：free from concern

charade

裝模作樣：intended to deceive;動(dòng)作字謎：represented in pantomime

hypocritical

虛偽的：not being what one appears to be

tractable

易駕馭的，溫順的：giving in

esteem

尊重：respect, prize

stonewall

拒絕(合作)，阻撓：uncooperative, obstructive

stringent

緊繃的：tight;嚴(yán)格的：marked by rigor

balloon

迅速增加：increase

bungle

辦遭，失敗：work clumsily

tactless

不機(jī)智的，笨拙的：inconsiderate, indiscreet

sop

安慰物：placate or soothe;賄賂，回扣：improperly influence a person's conduct;浸濕，濕透：wet thoroughly

vocation

職業(yè)：employed

disguise

偽裝(防止被認(rèn)出)：prevent recognition;隱藏，掩飾：secret shut off

disregard

漠視，不關(guān)注：no attention;缺乏興趣，缺乏關(guān)心：interest concern

coagulate

(使)凝結(jié)，(使)變稠：coherent, clot

quash

鎮(zhèn)壓，阻止：put a stop to

accidental

意外發(fā)生的，偶然的：unexpectedly;附帶的，不重要的：not being a vital part

bulge

凸起：protuberant;比賽中的優(yōu)勢(shì)地位：more favorable condition;暴漲，突增，在數(shù)目或數(shù)量上突然而且是臨時(shí)性的增加：sudden, usually temporary increase;充滿：copiously supplied

ballad

(由簡(jiǎn)單詩(shī)節(jié)和疊句組成的)民歌：poem

husband

節(jié)儉，勤儉持家：use economically

sanitary

健康的，清潔的：health

desultory

無計(jì)畫的，無目的的：lacking plan;令人失望的：disappointing

embroider

(時(shí)常伴有夸張和想像內(nèi)容地)詳細(xì)說明：give elaborate account

rift

分裂，不和：break friendly;使開裂：break

sneer

(輕蔑地)嘲笑：scornful

chaff

開玩笑：make jokes

retard

減速，延遲：cause slowly

soak

使...濕透：make thoroughly wet

knotty

多結(jié)的，復(fù)雜的，困難的：full of difficulties complications

agonize

(使)非常痛苦：deep sadness

release

排放：give off;釋放，使獲得自由：set free;解雇：let go from office

cowardice

懦弱，不堅(jiān)定：lack courage

satire

諷刺詩(shī)，諷刺文學(xué)：literary ridicule

cacophony

刺耳的聲音：inharmonious sound

intemperate

無節(jié)制的，極端的，不溫和的：not temperate

liability

責(zé)任：liable;障礙，不利條件：creates difficulty

nirvana

徹底放鬆的狀態(tài)：disregardful or unconscious;天堂，極樂世界：utter perfection and happiness

arrhythmic

不規(guī)律的：lacking, regularity

loquacious

話多的：excessive talk

overture

前言：introductory, preclude;序曲：introduction opera

bruit

(未經(jīng)證實(shí)地)散播(消息)：make, the subject of common talk

dolorous

憂傷的：misery, grief

cherished

受喜愛的，珍愛的：granted special treatment

parable

寓言：teach a basic truth

porous

多孔可滲透的：admitting liquid

ethereal

輕巧精緻的：lightness, highly refined, delicate;天國(guó)的：heaven;非物質(zhì)的，精神(上)的：spiritual, not composed of matter

exculpate

聲明無罪;開脫，使無罪：clear fault guilt

carnal

肉體的，物質(zhì)的：physical;世俗的：worldly

irreducible

(數(shù))不可約分的：incapable factored

enervate

使衰弱：weaken;使麻木：deprive of emotional vitality

surfeit

(使)過量，(使)飲食過度：supply excess

remunerate

支付報(bào)酬，補(bǔ)償：pay

careworn

憂心忡忡的，焦慮的：grief, anxiety

deposit

自然積累，沉積，礦藏：accumulation;存錢：put in account

gasification

氣化：gas;

delusion

錯(cuò)覺，妄想：false

foster

促進(jìn)，鼓勵(lì)，培養(yǎng)：help the growth;養(yǎng)育：bring to maturity

strait

海峽：channel joining water;痛苦：suffering

subsidy

補(bǔ)助金，津貼：monetary support

tact

機(jī)敏，精明，不冒犯：keen sense, maintain good relations

maculate

使有斑點(diǎn)，弄臟;玷污，損壞：spot

feckless

無成果的，沒有價(jià)值的：having no worth;粗心不負(fù)責(zé)任的：careless

hypothetical

假設(shè)，前提條件：starting point;假定的：assumption speculation

bound

界限：beyond which a person or thing cannot go;給...設(shè)置界限：set limits;投入的，堅(jiān)定的：fully committed

effrontery

厚顏無恥，放肆大膽：disregard, courtesy

kindle

點(diǎn)燃：set fire, ignite

fragile

易碎的：broken;易受傷的，脆弱的：easily injured

depravity

道德敗壞：immoral, harmful or offensive

encomium

讚頌之詞：praise

conjure

請(qǐng)求，懇求：entreat earnestly;在腦海中浮現(xiàn)，想起：form a mental picture

parch

熾，烤，烤干：dry

modicum

少量：small portion

puissance

權(quán)力：power

gallant

英勇的：brave, chivalrous;高貴的，慷慨的：dignified and generous

saccharine

像糖一樣的，有甜味的：sugar;做作的，矯情的：appealing to the emotions

disenchant

使清醒：free from illusion

sanctimonious

假裝虔誠(chéng)的：hypocritically pious

monopolize

壟斷，主宰：complete control

hackneyed

陳腐的，缺乏創(chuàng)新的：lacking freshness originality

anachronistic

時(shí)代錯(cuò)誤：chronologically misplaced

metamorphose

(使)變形：change

slumber

睡著：sleep

intrepid

無畏的：resolute fearlessness

conditional

有條件的，受制約的：dependent

vex

使煩惱，使惱怒：bring agitation

negotiate

商量，談判：by mutual agreement;謀劃：plan out

interregnum

過渡期：break

valid

邏輯上正確的：correct

flinch

畏縮;煺縮：draw back

reap

收割，收穫：receive

fallacious

謬誤的，不合邏輯的：containing fallacy;欺騙性的：tending to deceive

banal

非塬創(chuàng)的，陳腐的：trite

hale

強(qiáng)壯的，健壯的：free from infirmity or illness;拖，拉：cause to follow

crestfallen

垂頭喪氣的，沮喪的：depressed

impotent

無生育能力的：unable to produce fruit;無力的，無能的：lacking in power

rectitude

正直：moral integrity

escort

護(hù)衛(wèi)隊(duì)，護(hù)送者：accompanying another;同行，護(hù)送：go along with

infirm

虛弱的：weak in body;不果斷的，優(yōu)柔寡斷的：lacking firmness of will