Barron 3500 SAT List 28 Flashcards

Question

lethargic

Answer 1

ADJ. /昏睡的；瞌睡的/drowsy; dull. The stuffy room made her lethargic: she felt as if she was about to nod off.

Answer 2

V. /升空漂浮（魔法）/float in the air (especially by magical means). As the magician passed his hands over the recumbent body of his assistant, she appeared to rise and levitate about three feet above the table.

Answer 3

N. /轻佻，轻浮/lack of seriousness; lightness. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew: such levity is improper in church.

Answer 4

V. /征收/impose (a fine); collect (a payment). Crying "No taxation without representation," the colonists demonstrated against England's power to levy taxes.

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ADJ. /淫荡的，下流的，好色的；猥亵的/lustful. They found his lewd stories objectionable.

Answer 6

N. /字典编纂者/compiler of a dictionary. The new dictio¬nary is the work of many lexicographers who spent years compiling and editing the work.

Answer 7

N. /字典/dictionary. I cannot find this word in any lexicon in the library.

Answer 8

N. /责任；缺点；债/drawback; debts. Her lack of an extensive vocab¬ulary was a liability that she was eventually able to overcome.

Answer 9

N. /联络；连音/contact keeping parts of an organization in com¬munication; go-between; secret love affair. As the liaison between the American and British forces during World War II, the colonel had to ease tensions between the leaders of the two armies. Romeo's romantic liaison with Juliet ended in tragedy.

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N. /诽谤；中伤/defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character. If Batman wrote that the Joker was a dirty, 'rotten, mass-murdering criminal, could the Joker sue Batman for libel?

Answer 11

N. /解放者/one who sets free. Simon Bolivar, who led the South American colonies in their rebellion against Spanish rule, is known as the great liberator. liberate,V.

Answer 12

N. /歌词，剧本（舞剧，歌剧的）/text of an opera. The composer of an opera's music is remembered more frequently than the author of its libretto.

Answer 13

ADJ. /不道德的；下流的；放纵的/amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained. Unscrupulously seducing the daughter of his host, Don Juan felt no qualms about the immorality of his licentious behavior.

Answer 14

ADJ. /极小的/extremely small. Tiny and delicate, the model was built on a lilliputian scale. also N.

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ADJ. /柔韧的；可塑的/flexible. Hours of ballet classes kept him limber.

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N. /五行打油诗/humorous short verse. The limerick form is the best; its meter is pure anapest. A limerick's fun for most everyone, and the word may occur on your test.

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ADJ. /清澈/clear. A limpid stream ran through his property.

Answer 18

N. /关键/something that holds or links various parts together. The linchpin in the district attorney's case was a photograph showing the defendant shaking hands with the hired killer.

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N. /血统/descent; ancestry. He traced his lineage back to Mayflower days.

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V. /逗留；闲逛；流连/loiter or dawdle; continue or persist. Hoping to see Juliet pass by, Romeo lingered outside the Capulet house for hours. Though Mother made stuffed cabbage on Monday, the smell lingered around the house for days.

Answer 21

ADJ. /语言的/pertaining to language. The modern tourist will encounter very little linguistic difficulty as English has become an almost universal language.

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N. /药膏；擦油/ointment; lotion; salve. The trainer carefully applied the liniment to the quarterback's bruise, gently rub¬bing it into the skin.

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V. /奉为名人；游览名胜/treat as a celebrity. She enjoyed being lionized and adored by the public.

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V. /清算/settle accounts; clearup. He was able to liqui¬date all his debts in a short period of time.

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V. /倾斜/tilt; lean over. That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead, it lists to one side. (secondary meaning)

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ADJ. /倦怠的，冷漠的/lacking in spirit or energy. We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his list¬less attitude.

Answer 27

N. /连续虔诚的祈祷/supplicatory prayer. On this solemn day, the con¬gregation responded to the prayers of the priest during the litany with fervor and intensity.

Answer 28

ADJ. /柔软的/flexible; supple. Her figure was lithe and willowy.

Answer 29

N. /诉讼/lawsuit. Try to settle this amicably; I do not want to become involved in litigation. litigant, N.

Answer 30

ADJ. /铅灰色的；青一块紫一块的；暴怒的/lead-colored; black and blue; enraged. His face was so livid with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.

Answer 31

ADJ. /不情愿的；勉强/reluctant; disinclined. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.

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V. /厌恶；增武/detest. Booing and hissing, the audience showed how much they loathed the wicked villain.

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ADJ. /高高在上的/very high. Though Barbara Jordan's fellow stu¬dents used to tease her about her lofty ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land.

Answer 34

N. /日志；圆木/record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities. "Flogged two seamen today for insubordination" wrote Captain Bligh in the Bounty's log. To see how much work I've accomplished recently, just take a look at the number of new files listed on my computer log.

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V. /闲逛；徘徊/hang around; linger. The policeman told him not to loiter in the alley.

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V. /懒洋洋的坐或靠/lounge about. They lolled around in their chairs watching television.

Answer 37

N. /长命不老/long life. When he reached ninety, the old man was proud of his longevity.

Answer 38

V. /织布机/appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form). The shadow of the gallows loomed threat¬eningly above the small boy.

Answer 39

V. /慢跑/gallop slowly. As the horses loped along, we had an opportunity to admire the ever-changing scenery. loquacious ADJ. talkative. Though our daughter barely says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how loquacious she can be: our phone bills are out of sight! loquacity, N.

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N. /笨人，呆子/clumsy person. That awkward lout dropped my priceless vase!

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V. /牛叫，哞/moo. From the hilltop, they could see the herd like ants in the distance; they could barely hear the cattle low.

Barron 3500 SAT List 28 Flashcards

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