GRE3000精選詞匯：2901 - 3000

impassive

冷漠的，無感情的：no sign of feeling

wastrel

肆意揮霍的人，敗家子：expends self-indulgently

plebeian

平民的，社會下層：low social or economic rank

saunter

閒逛，漫步：by foot

fumble

笨拙地做：awkward attempts;(無意識的)失誤：departure from truth

conspire ?

合謀，密謀：plan secretly

compunction

焦慮，內(nèi)疚，良心不安：anxiety, guilt

tantrum

勃然大怒，發(fā)脾氣：bad temper

default

不履行義務(wù)，怠忽職守：nonperformance

nexus

連結(jié)：connection;核心, 最重要的地帶：greatest importance

tatty

破舊的，襤褸的：shabby

pellucid

透明的：admitting light;清晰明確的，易懂的：clear

plight

困境：unfortunate

corrugated

褶皺的：folds

posture

姿勢，姿態(tài)：way of holding the body;故作姿態(tài)，裝模作樣：pretended attitude

repel

抵制：fight against;使厭惡：cause aversion

marginal

邊緣的：near a border;不重要的：not of central importance

nostalgia

思鄉(xiāng)之情：homesick;懷舊，懷念：sentimental yearning for return

epicure

美食家：discriminating tastes

inconsequential

不合邏輯的：not following good reasoning;不重要的：no significance

impostor*

冒名頂替者，騙子：assumes false identity

pertinacious

頑固的，固執(zhí)地堅(jiān)持的：sticking

misgiving

擔(dān)憂，憂慮：doubt

diffuse

啰嗦的：verbose;不集中的，擴(kuò)散的：not concentrated;擴(kuò)展，散開：extend, scatter

calibrate

調(diào)整，使標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化：standardize;(根據(jù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn))精確測量：measure precisely

phenomenal

不尋常的，非凡的：out of the ordinary

willy-nilly

不論是否愿意地：desired or not;無秩序的，隨意的：without order

jubilant

喜悅的：joyful

clarity

清晰，清楚：clear, lucidity;清澈透明:easily seen through

cogent

令人信服的：convincing;相關(guān)的：pertinent

squander

使分散：apart;浪費(fèi)：spend wastefully

commensurate

同樣大小的：equal;相稱的，相當(dāng)?shù)模簆roportionate

skeleton

骨架，框架：structural framework

jettison

丟棄，投棄：cast

disgorge

嘔吐出：discharge, vomit;被迫放棄：give up

smug

自大的，自鳴得意的：opinion of oneself;整潔的，有序的：good order

insolent

粗野的，無禮的：rude

splinter

尖細(xì)條，刺：sharp, slender piece;將...切成細(xì)條：break into sharp, slender pieces

hymn

讚歌，讚美詩：song of praise;讚美：proclaim the glory

finesse

嫺熟技巧：skill;精心策劃：plan out with subtle skill;(巧妙地)躲避：keep away from

concrete

實(shí)體的，實(shí)在的：matter;事實(shí)性的，明確的：in fact

verify

校驗(yàn)，證實(shí)：determine accuracy

green

無經(jīng)驗(yàn)的：deficient experience

sycophant

馬屁精：flatter

peeve

打擾，惹惱：disturb

rend

撕裂，勐拉：tear or split apart

studio

工作室，畫室，攝影室：working place of a painter

germinate

發(fā)芽：begin to grow;出現(xiàn)：come into being

stalwart

無所畏懼的：no fear;(體魄等)強(qiáng)健的：strength vigor;堅(jiān)定的：firm, resolute

stipulate

規(guī)定，特定要求：specify agreement

talisman

護(hù)身符：bring good luck, keep away evil

constringe

使緊縮：draw together

clog

阻礙物：something, movement, progress difficult;阻礙：difficulty;堵塞：prevent, through

cherubic

天使般可愛的：rosy

discommode

打擾，使不便：trouble

matriculate

入學(xué);錄取：admit or be admitted

neophyte

初學(xué)者，新手：beginner

insentient

無感覺的，無知覺的：lacking perception;一知半解的，略懂的：not having a deep understanding

occult

難以理解的：not easily apprehended, mysterious;使隱藏或神秘：keep secret

prospect

探查，勘探：go into discovery;期待，期望的事物：looking forward to

solid

固態(tài)的，堅(jiān)固的：not easily yield to pressure;有理有據(jù)的：sound reasoning;堅(jiān)定的，不遲疑的：not showing weakness

contagious

傳染的：communicate;(情緒等)喚起共鳴的：exciting a similar feeling

motile

能動的：movement

therapeutic

治療的，有療效的：treatment disease

effete

衰弱的，衰落的：depleted;缺乏信念的，懦弱的：lacking strength of will

want

短缺：lacking;渴望：desire

persecute

迫害，折磨：cause suffering

resurrect

使重生，使復(fù)蘇：bring back to life

scintillate

閃耀：sparks

coda

終曲：concluding passage

repose

(勞作后的)休息：state of resting;平靜，寧靜：freedom from storm;休息：take a rest;放置，交給他人：safekeeping or another

obsequious

諂媚的，奴性的：fawning attentiveness

unanimous

一致同意的：consent of all

forbearance

克制，忍耐：tolerance and restraint;友好仁慈的態(tài)度：kind, gentle or compassionate treatment

blemish

缺點(diǎn)，污點(diǎn)：imperfection;損害，玷污：reduce

sidestep

(通過逃避而)不遵守：avoid having to comply with

ripen

使成熟，變成熟：make ripe

anecdote

短小有趣的故事：short narrative, interesting, amusing

stodgy

平庸的，乏味的：dull;非常守舊的：old-fashioned

droll

古怪有趣的，離奇可笑的：amusingly odd

catholic

普遍的，包容的：not limited or specialized

untenable

防守不住的，站不住腳的：defended

slippery

光滑的：slide;隱秘的：acting in secret;意義不明確的：not precise in meaning

conscientious

仔細(xì)的，一絲不茍的：involving great care;有良心的，正直的：governed by conscience

stingy

小氣的，吝嗇的：unwilling;極少量的：less plentiful

pedagogue

教育者，老師：give formal instruction

soliloquy

(尤指自言自語的)獨(dú)白：without addressing a listener

moderate

使緩和：lessen intensify;適度的，中庸的：within limits

wan

蒼白的，病態(tài)的：poor health

giddy

輕率不嚴(yán)肅的：lacking in seriousness;喜悅的：elated

sage

智者：wisdom

crescendo

(聲音)漸強(qiáng)：gradual increase;(漸強(qiáng)之后到達(dá)的)頂峰：peak

despise

極其不喜歡的：dislike strongly

discern

識別，辨別差異：perceive, detect

impuissance

無權(quán)，虛弱：lack of power

pry

刺探，打聽：inquire closely, curiously;

torpor

缺乏興趣：lack of interest;(肉體或精神上的)遲鈍，懶散：inertness

leery

懷疑的，不信任的：suspicious

boycott

聯(lián)合抵制，拒絕參與：concerted refusal

steep

浸泡：make wet;陡峭的：approaching perpendicular;過分的，過高的：beyond limit