Barron 3500 SAT List 18

Question 0

euphemism

Answer 0

N. /委婉的表达/mild expression in place of an unpleasant one. The expression “he passed away” is a euphemism for “he died.”

Question 1

eulogy

Answer 1

N. /颂词；赞美词/expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death. Instead of delivering a spoken eulogy at Genny’s memorial service, Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.

Question 2

euphonious

Answer 2

ADJ. /悦耳的/pleasing in sound. Euphonious even when spoken, the Italian language is particularly pleasing to the ear when sung. euphony. N.

Question 3

euphoria

Answer 3

N. /非常愉快；病态的愉快，愉悦症/feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated). Delighted with her SAT scores, sure that the university would accept her, Allison was filled with euphoria. euphoric,ADJ.

Question 4

evanescent

Answer 4

ADJ. /消散的；凋零的/fleeting; vanishing. Brandon’s satisfaction in his new job was evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks. evanescence, N.

Question 5

evasive

Answer 5

ADJ. /逃避的/not frank; eluding. Your evasive answers con¬vinced the judge that you were withholding important evi¬dence. evade,V.

Question 6

evenhanded

Answer 6

ADJ. /公平的/impartial; fair. Do men and women receive evenhanded treatment from their teachers, or, as recent studies suggest, do teachers pay more attention to male students than to females?

Question 7

evince

Answer 7

V. /表示/show clearly. When he tried to answer the ques¬tions, he evinced his ignorance of the subject matter.

Question 8

evocative

Answer 8

ADJ. /唤起的/tending to call up (emotions, memories). Scent can be remarkably evocative: the aroma of pipe tobacco evokes the memory of my father; a whiff of talcum powder calls up images of my daughter as a child.

Question 9

ewe

Answer 9

N. /母羊/female sheep. The flock of sheep was made up of dozens of ewes, together with only a handful of rams.

Question 10

exacerbate

Answer 10

V. /恶化，加剧/worsen; embitter. The latest bombing exac¬erbated England’s already existing bitterness against the IRA, causing the prime minister to break off the peace talks abruptly.

Question 11

exacting

Answer 11

ADJ. /苛刻的/extremely demanding. Cleaning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was an exacting task, one that demanded extremely meticulous care on the part of the restorers. exaction, N.

Question 12

exalt

Answer 12

V. /晋升；赞扬/raise in rank or dignity; praise. The actor Alec Guinness was exalted to the rank of knighthood by the queen.

Question 13

exasperate

Answer 13

V. /激怒/vex. Johnny often exasperates his mother with his pranks.

Question 14

exceptionable

Answer 14

ADJ. /不可的，可反对的/objectionable. Do you find the punk rock band Green Day a highly exceptionable, thoroughly distasteful group, or do you think they are exceptionally tal¬ented performers?

Question 15

excerpt

Answer 15

N. /摘抄，摘录/selected passage (written or musical). The cin¬ematic equivalent of an excerpt from a novel is a clip from a film. alsoV.

Question 16

excise

Answer 16

V. /去除/cut away; cut out. When you excise the dead and dying limbs of a tree, you not only improve its appear¬ance but also enhance its chances of bearing fruit. exci¬sion. N.

Question 17

exclaim

Answer 17

V. /呼喊，大叫/cry out suddenly. “Watson! Behind you!” Holmes exclaimed, seeing the assassin hurl himself on his friend.

Question 18

excoriate

Answer 18

V. /责难，挖苦，批判；揭露/scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off. Seeing the holes in Bill’s new pants, his mother furiously excoriated him for ruining his good clothes. The tight, starched collar chafed and excoriated his neck, rubbing it raw.

Question 19

exculpate

Answer 19

V. /开脱，洗脱/clear from blame. He was exculpated of the crime when the real criminal confessed.

Question 20

execrable

Answer 20

ADJ. /非常糟糕的/very bad. The anecdote was in such exe¬crable taste that it revolted the audience.

Question 21

execute

Answer 21

V. /执行，完成/put into effect; carry out. The choreographer wanted to see how well she could execute a pirouette. (sec¬ondary meaning) execution, N.

Question 22

exegesis

Answer 22

N. /解释，注解，通译/explanation; interpretation, especially of a bib¬lical text. The minister based her sermon on her exegesis of a difficult passage from the book of Job. exegetical,ADJ.

Question 23

exemplary

Answer 23

ADJ. /出色的；典范的；（杀鸡儆猴的）例子/serving as a model; outstanding. At com¬mencement the dean praised Ellen for her exemplary behavior as class president.

Question 24

exemplify

Answer 24

V. /作为典型；具体化/serve as an example of; embody. For a gen¬eration of balletgoers, Rudolf Nureyev exemplified the ideal of masculine grace.

Question 25

exempt

Answer 25

ADJ. /被免除的/not subject to a duty, obligation. Because of his flat feet, Foster was exempt from serving in the armed forces. alsoV.

Question 26

exertion

Answer 26

N. /努力，尽力/effort; expenditure of much physical work. The exertion spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.

Question 27

exhaustive

Answer 27

ADJ. /彻底的，完全的/thorough; comprehensive. We have made an exhaustive study of all published SAT tests and are happy to share our research with you.

Question 28

exhilarating

Answer 28

ADJ. /爽快的，使人愉快的/invigorating and refreshing; cheering. Though some of the hikers found tramping through the snow tiring, Jeffrey found the walk on the cold, crisp day exhilarating.

Question 29

exhort

Answer 29

V. /劝诫，忠告/urge. The evangelist exhorted all the sinners in his audience to reform. exhortation, N.

Question 30

exhume

Answer 30

V. /出土，发掘/dig out of the ground; remove from the grave. Could evidence that might identify the serial killer have been buried with his victim? To answer this question, the police asked the authorities for permission to exhume the victim's body.

Question 31

exigency

Answer 31

N. /紧急情况/urgent situation. In this exigency, we must look for aid from our allies.

Question 32

exodus

Answer 32

N. /离开，启程/departure. The exodus from the hot and stuffy city was particularly noticeable on Friday evenings.

Question 33

exonerate

Answer 33

V. /开脱，免罪/acquit; exculpate. The defense team fever¬ishly sought fresh evidence that might exonerate their client.

Question 34

exorbitant

Answer 34

ADJ. /过度的/excessive. The people grumbled at his exor¬bitant prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.

Question 35

exorcise

Answer 35

V. /驱邪/drive out evil spirits. By incantation and prayer, the medicine man sought to exorcise the evil spirits which had taken possession of the young warrior.

Question 36

exotic

Answer 36

ADJ. /陌生的，外来的，奇异的，异国情调/not native; strange. Because of his exotic headdress, he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.

Question 37

expansive

Answer 37

ADJ. /扩张的；爽快的；广阔的/outgoing and sociable; broad and exten¬sive; able to increase in size. Mr. Fezziwig was in an expan¬sive humor, cheerfully urging his guests to join in the Christmas feast. Looking down on his expansive paunch, he sighed: if his belly expanded any further, he'd need an expansive waistline for his pants.

Question 38

expatriate

Answer 38

N. /放逐；被放逐者/exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land. Henry James was an American expatriate who settled in England.

Question 39

expedient

Answer 39

ADJ. /合适的，有利的；策略性的/suitable; practical; politic. A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical. expediency, N.

Question 40

expedite

Answer 40

V. /加速，催促/hasten. Because we are on a tight schedule, we hope you will be able to expedite the delivery of our order. The more expeditious your response is, the happier we'll be.

Question 41

expenditure

Answer 41

N. /支出，花费/payment or expense; output. When you are operating on an expense account, you must keep receipts for all your expenditures. If you don't save your receipts, you won't get repaid without the expenditure of a lot of energy arguing with the firm's accountants.

Question 42

expertise

Answer 42

N. /专业知识，技能/specialized knowledge; expert skill. Although she was knowledgeable in a number of fields, she was hired for her particular expertise in computer programming.

Question 43

expiate

Answer 43

V. /赎罪/make amends for (a sin). He tried to expiate his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.

Question 44

expletive

Answer 44

N. /感叹词；咒骂/interjection; profane oath. The sergeant's remarks were filled with expletives that offended the new recruits.

Question 45

explicate

Answer 45

V. /解释，澄清/explain; interpret; clarify. Harry Levin expli¬cated James Joyce's often bewildering novels with such clarity that even Finnegan's Wake seemed comprehensible to his students.

Question 46

explicit

Answer 46

ADJ. /清晰的；坦率的/totally clear; definite; outspoken. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be explicit about what's bugging you.

Question 47

exploit

Answer 47

N. /壮举/deed or action, particularly a brave deed. Raoul Wallenberg was noted for his exploits in rescuing Jews from Hitler's forces.

Question 48

exploit

Answer 48

V. /开发，开拓/make use of, sometimes unjustly. Cesar Chavez fought attempts to exploit migrant farmworkers in California. exploitation, N. exploitative,ADJ.

Question 49

expository

Answer 49

ADJ. /解释性的/explanatory; serving to explain. The man¬ual that came with my VCR was no masterpiece of exposi¬tory prose: its explanations were so garbled that I couldn't even figure out how to rewind a tape. exposition, N.

Question 50

exposure

Answer 50

N. /曝光，揭露；暴露（于疾病、恶劣的环境等）的状态/risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open. Exposure to sun and wind had dried out her hair and weathered her face. She looked so changed that she no longer feared exposure as the notorious Irene Adler, one¬time antagonist of Sherlock Holmes.

Question 51

expropriate

Answer 51

V. /没收，剥夺，征用/take possession of. He questioned the gov¬ernment's right to expropriate his land to create a wildlife preserve.

Question 52

expunge

Answer 52

V. /取消，去除，排除/cancel; remove. If you behave, I will expunge this notation from your record.

Question 53

expurgate

Answer 53

V. /清除，净化/clean; remove offensive parts of a book. The editors felt that certain passages in the book had to be expurgated before it could be used in the classroom.

Question 54

extant

Answer 54

ADJ. /现存的/still in existence. Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.

Question 55

extent

Answer 55

N. /范围；程度/degree; magnitude; scope. What is the extentof the patient's injuries? If they are not too extensive, we can treat him on an outpatient basis.

Question 56

extenuate

Answer 56

V. /弱化；减轻/weaken; mitigate. It is easier for us to extenu¬ate our own shortcomings than those of others.

Question 57

extol

Answer 57

V. /赞美/praise; glorify. The president extolled the astro¬nauts, calling them the pioneers of the Space Age.

Question 58

extort

Answer 58

V. /敲诈，勒索/wring from; get money by threats, etc. The black¬mailer extorted money from his victim.

Question 59

extradition

Answer 59

N. /引渡/surrender of prisoner by one state to another. The lawyers opposed the extradition of their client on the grounds that for more than five years he had been a model citizen.

Question 60

extraneous

Answer 60

ADJ. /肤浅的，不重要的/not essential; superfluous. No wonder Ted can't think straight! His mind is so cluttered up with extraneous trivia, he can't concentrate on the essentials.

Question 61

extrapolation

Answer 61

N. /推测，推断/projection; conjecture. Based on their extrapolation from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday, the networks predicted that Bob Dole would be the Republican candidate for the presidency. extrapolate,V.

Question 62

extricate

Answer 62

V. /解脱，放出，释放/free; disentangle. Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.

Question 63

extrinsic

Answer 63

ADJ. /外围的，不重要的；外来的/external; not essential; extraneous. A criti¬cally acclaimed extrinsic feature of the Chrysler Building is its ornate spire. The judge would not admit the testimony, ruling that it was extrinsic to the matter at hand.

Question 64

extrovert

Answer 64

N. /性格外向的人/person interested mostly in external objects and actions. A good salesman is usually an extrovert, who likes to mingle with people.

Question 65

extrude

Answer 65

V. /挤压，逼/force or push out. Much pressure is required to extrude these plastics.

Question 66

exuberance

Answer 66

N. /富得流油的；精力充沛；浪费，过度/overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness. I was bowled over by the exuber¬ance of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!

Question 67

exude

Answer 67

V. /卸下，流出/discharge; give forth. We get maple syrup from the sap that exudes from the trees in early spring. exudation, N.

Question 68

exult

Answer 68

V. /高兴，兴高采烈/rejoice. We exulted when our team won the victory.

Question 69

fabricate

Answer 69

V. /制造；编造（谎言）/build; lie. If we fabricate the buildings in this project out of standardized sections, we can reduce construction costs considerably. Because of Jack's tendency to fabricate, Jill had trouble believing a word he said.

Question 70

facade

Answer 70

N. /正面的；表面的，肤浅的/front (of building); superficial or false appearance. The ornate facade of the church was often photographed by tourists, who never bothered to walk around the building to view its other sides. Susan seemed super-confident, but that was just a facade she put on to hide her insecurity.

Question 71

facet

Answer 71

N. /（宝石的）琢面；方面/small plane surface (of a gem); a side. The stone¬cutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several facets.

Question 72

facetious

Answer 72

ADJ. /不合时宜的玩笑；幽默/joking (often inappropriately); humorous. I'm serious about this project; I don't need any facetious, smart¬alecky cracks about do-gooder little rich girls.

Question 73

facile

Answer 73

ADJ. /充足的；容易完成的；肤浅的/easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superfi¬cial. Words came easily to Jonathan: he was a facile speaker and prided himself on being ready to make a speech at a moment's notice.

Question 74

facilitate

Answer 74

V. /促进；帮助；使变容易/help bring about; make less difficult. Rest and proper nourishment should facilitate the patient's recovery.

Question 75

facsimile

Answer 75

N. /复制品/COPY. Many museums sell facsimiles of the works of art on display.

Question 76

faction

Answer 76

N. /派别；内讧；纠纷/party; clique; dissension. The quarrels and bick¬ering of the two small factions within the club disturbed the majority of the members.

Question 77

faculty

Answer 77

N. /才能，教职员工/mental or bodily powers; teaching staff. As he grew old, Professor Twiggly feared he might lose his facul¬ties and become unfit to teach. However, he had tenure: whether or not he was in full possession of his faculties, the school couldn't kick him off the faculty.