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Question 1

combustible

Answer 1

(英) adj. 易燃的 (flammable)；易激动的 (easily aroused) (考) combustible : ignite \ malleable : shape(易燃的容易点燃\可锻的容易成形)impervious : friable \ nonflammable : combustible(反义: 不受影响的→易受影响的\不燃烧的→燃烧的) (记) com+bust(燃烧)+ible→易燃的

Question 2

sycophant

Answer 2

(英) n.马屁精 (a servile self-seeking flatterer) (考) libertine : dissolute \ rival : competition \ sycophant : flattery(fawn)\ miser :hoard \ dandy : preen \ extortionist : intimidation \ pundit : opinion \ narcissist : self-absorb (放荡者放荡\竞争者竞争\谄媚者谄媚\吝啬鬼储藏\花花公子打扮\敲-诈者恐吓\博学者主张\自我陶醉者陶醉) (记) syco(无花果)+phant(显现); 原意为献上无花果→拍马者

Question 3

diocesan

Answer 3

(考) 反义词: ecumenical(世界基督教的)

Question 4

pertinent

Answer 4

(英) adj. 有关的，相关的(relevant) (考) pertinent : relevance \ redundant : superfluity(同义:相关的→相关\多余的→多余)反义词：immaterial(非实质的); irrelevant(无关的) (记) per(始终)＋tin(拿住)＋ent→始终拿在手里放不下→有关系的 (例) remarks not pertinent to the subject

Question 5

incur

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(英) v. 招惹(bring upon oneself) (记) in(进入)+cur(跑)→引着跑进来→招惹 (例) I incurred his dislike from that day on(从那天起我就招惹了他的讨厌).

Question 6

beatitude

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(英) n.至福，十分幸福(perfect blessedness or happiness)

Question 7

hide

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(英) n. 兽皮(an animal skin or pelt) (考) miller : grain \ tanner : hide(磨房工人加工谷物\鞣革工人加工皮革)

Question 8

vacancy

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(英) n.空白，空缺 (a vacant officepostor tenancy)

Question 9

topsy-turvy

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(英) adj.颠倒的混乱的(in a state of confusion) (考) 反义词: tranquil(安静的)

Question 10

welcome

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(考) 反义词：rebuff(拒绝); ostracize(放逐)

Question 11

bid

Answer 11

(英) v.命令(command);出价投标(offer as a price) (例) She bade him enter.

Question 12

helmet

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(考) amulet : evil \ helmet : injury(辟邪物用来辟邪\头盔用来避免伤害) (记) 注意请不要和 hermit(隐士)hermetic(密封的)相混

Question 13

floppy

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(英) adj.松软的(soft and flexible)；衰弱的(flabby; flaccid) (记) 来自flop(翅膀的扑动)，小鸟刚学会飞，扑动翅膀→floppy(松软的下垂的) (例) This material is too floppy for a coat. floppy disk(软盘)

Question 14

lope

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(英) n. 轻快的步伐(a longeasyswinging stride)； (考) lope : run \ drawl : speak(慢跑和跑\慢说和说) (记) 注意不要和lobe(耳垂)相混; (同) 参考：elope(私奔)

Question 15

shallow

Answer 15

(英) adj. 浅的 (not deep);浅薄的(lacking serious thinking) (考) 反义词：profound(极深的) (例) a shallow writer

Question 16

swine

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(英) 猪 (pig) (记) 分割记忆：s+wine(酒)，喝酒喝得像猪一样→猪

Question 17

attrition

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(英) n.消磨，磨损(wearing away or grinding down by friction) (记) at_trit(磨擦)+ion→磨损 (同) 同根词：contrition(悔恨)

Question 18

superfluous

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(英) adj.多余的，累赘的 (exceeding what is needed) (考) terseness : superfluous \ spontaneity : studied(简洁的不会多余\自然的不会故意)反义词：integral(构成整体所必须的) (记) super(超过)＋flu(流)＋ous→流得过多→多余的

Question 19

apropos

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(英) adj.\ adv. 适宜的; 有关(with reference to; regarding) (例) I thought her remarks were very apropos.

Question 20

plaster

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(英) n. 灰泥，石膏(a pasty composition) (记) plast(塑造)+er→塑造成墙的东西→灰泥 (例) plaster over rough places on the wall

Question 21

component

Answer 21

(英) n. 成分零部件(any of the parts of which sth is made) (考) 反义词：nexus(连接)-disconnected components(不相关的元素) (记) com(共同)+pon(放)+ent→放到一起[的东西] →成分

Question 22

polemic

Answer 22

(英) n. 争论，论战(an aggressive attack or refutation) (考) polemic : disputatious \ invective : abusive(爱争论的人争论\爱辱骂的人漫骂) (记) polem(战争)+ic→战争，争论; (同) 参考：polemology(战争学)

Question 23

hurl

Answer 23

(英) v. 用力投掷(to fling with force) (考) scowl : displeasure \ kiss : affection \ hurl : disgust(皱眉表示不高兴\接吻表示爱情\愤慨地说表示厌烦)hurly -burly n. 喧闹，骚动(a turmoil; uproar) (例) hurl a javelin(掷标枪) \ hurl insults(恶狠狠地辱骂)

Question 24

taint

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(英) v.玷污，败坏(to contaminate morally；corrupt) (记) tain(拿住，弄脏)+t; (同) 参考：attaint(玷污)；stain(玷污，染色) (例) The moral taint has spread among all classes.

Question 25

gloss-over

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(考) 反义词：scrutinize(细察)

Question 26

inedible

Answer 26

(英) adj. 不宜食用的(not suitable to be eaten) (记) in(不)+edible(能吃的) →不能吃的

Question 27

decadence

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(考) 反义词：wholesomeness(健全) (例) The mayor criticized the teenagers for their decadence.

Question 28

compound

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(英) n. 复合物(thing made up of separate things);v. 搀和(mix sth together) (考) soldier : army \ element : compound(士兵组成军队\元素组成化合物)反义词：separate(分开) (例) the vat in which the chemicals are compounded.

Question 29

clement

Answer 29

(英) adj. 仁慈的(lenient; merciful)；温和的(mild) (考) 反义词: ruthlessness(无情) (同) 派生词: clemency(仁慈温和)

Question 30

strew

Answer 30

(英) v.撒散播(spread randomly; scatter)

Question 31

torture

Answer 31

(英) n.酷刑，折磨 (the infliction of intense pain to punishcoerceor afford sadistic pleasure); _v.对…_施以苦刑 (to cause intense suffering to； torment) (记) tort(扭)+ure→扭打，折磨 (例) put sb. to torture(拷问某人)

Question 32

douse

Answer 32

(英) v. 把…浸入水中(to plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid) (考) 反义词：ignite(点燃) (例) to douse the car with a hose

Question 33

applicant

Answer 33

(英) n. 申请人(person who appliesesp for a job) (考) remonstrator : dissuade \ applicant : appeal(忠告者是为了劝阻\申请者是为了请求)interview : applicant \ audition : actor(申请者工作前要进行面试\演员演出前要进行试听)

Question 34

propeller

Answer 34

(英) n. 螺旋桨; 推进器(one that propels)

Question 35

pusillanimous

Answer 35

(英) adj.胆小的(lacking courage and resolution; cowardly) (考) 反义词: dauntless(大胆的); stouthearted(大胆的) (记) pusill(虚弱的)＋anim(生命，精神)＋ous→胆小的

Question 36

formulate

Answer 36

(英) v. 公式化(to express in a formula)系统表达(to express in a systematic way) (记) form(形式)+ulate→形式化→公式化

Question 37

typographical

Answer 37

(英) adj. 印刷上的 (of typography) (记) 来自名词typography（印刷术；typo[模式]+graphy[写] →用模型写→印刷）

Question 38

postulate

Answer 38

(英) v. 假定(to assume or claim; presume)；要求(demandclaim) (考) 反义词：deny as false(作为假的否认) (记) postul(放)+ate→放出观点→假定; (同) 参考：expostulate(告诫，警告) (例) He postulates that energy is expended within the plant.

Question 39

leash

Answer 39

(英) n.(系狗的)绳子(restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal)

Question 40

epithet

Answer 40

(英) n. (贬低人的)短语或形容词(an adjectivenounor phraseused to characterize person or thing in a derogative sense) (考) epithet : disparage \ alias : mislead(贬低人的话目的是贬低人\别名的目的是误导人) (记) epi(在…下)+thet( =put放)→(人)放到下面的话→贬低的语言

Question 41

regulate

Answer 41

(英) v. 管制(to govern according to rule)；调整(to bring order or uniformity to) (记) regul(=reg统治)+ate→规定，控制 (例) to regulate one's habits

Question 42

exculpatory

Answer 42

(英) adj. 辩白的申明无罪的(being say that sb is not guilty) (考) exculpatory : absolve \ hortative : encourage \ motivational : stir(申辩是为了赦免\力劝是为了鼓励\激发性是为了促动)alibi : exculpatory \ warning : admonitory(不在场辩解是辩解性的\警告是警告性的) (记) exculpate(v.无罪释放;ex[出]+culp[错罪]+ate→从罪中出来)+ory

Question 43

mask

Answer 43

(英) n. 假面具(a covering for the face)；v. 隐藏(感情)(to conceal or cover) (考) mask : face \ pseudonym : name(面具是[假]面\化名是[假]名) (例) His smile masked his anger.

Question 44

kindle

Answer 44

(英) v. 着火，点燃(to set on fire; ignite) (记) candle(蜡烛)的变体; (同) 参考：rekindle(重新点燃) (例) We tried to kindle the wood but it was wet.

Question 45

amorous

Answer 45

(英) adj. 有性欲的; 情爱的(of sexual love or lovemaking) (记) amor(爱)+ous; amour(情爱)本身是一个单词

Question 46

commandeer

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(英) v. 强占(take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment);征用( draft for military purposes)

Question 47

indecipherable

Answer 47

(考) indecipherable : decoded \ unmanageable : controlled(无法破译的不能被破译\难于控制的不能被控制) (记) 来自decipher意为“破译”

Question 48

retreat

Answer 48

(英) n.\v. 撤退(withdrawal of troops)；隐居(a place of privacy or safety; refuge) (考) 反义词：incursion(入侵) (记) re(回)+treat(=tract 拉)→拉回，撤退 (例) force the enemy to retreat\retreating eyes(凹陷的眼睛)

Question 49

predecessor

Answer 49

(英) 前任前辈(a person who held a position before someone else)原先的东西(something formerly usedbut which has now been changed for something else) (考) legacy : predecessor \ gift : donor(前辈留下遗产\捐赠者留下赠品) (例) Will the new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors?

Question 50

comprehensive

Answer 50

(英) adj. 全面的，综合的 (dealing with all of the relevant details; inclusive) (记) com＋prehens(抓住) ＋ive→全部抓住→全面的; (同) 同根词：prehensile(适于抓住的); apprehensive(担忧的) (例) a comprehensive survey

Question 51

industriousness

Answer 51

(考) industriousness : activity \ fastidiousness : selectivity(勤奋多活动\挑剔多选择)反义词：sedulity(勤奋)-lack of industriousness(缺乏勤奋)

Question 52

whimsy

Answer 52

(英) n.古怪，异想天开(whimcaprice; a fanciful or fantastic creation) (记) whim(怪念头)+sy (例) a story full of whimsy(充满离奇情节的故事)

Question 53

calcification

Answer 53

(考) 反义词： flexibility(柔软) (记) 来自calcify(n.钙化僵化;calc[石头]+ify)

Question 54

inadvertent

Answer 54

(英) adj. 不注意的，疏忽的(not attentive; heedless) (考) 反义词：intentional(故意的) (记) in(不)+advertent(故意的)→非故意的 (例) His inadvertent comments reflected what he really thought.

Question 55

ignoramus

Answer 55

(英) n. 无知者，笨蛋(an ignorant and stupid person) (记) 源自英国剧作家 Ruggle 所著剧本中一个无知律师叫 Ignoramus；ig(不)+gnor(知) +amus→无知

Question 56

stenography

Answer 56

(英) n.速记，速记法(process of writing in shorthand) (记) steno(窄，小)＋graphy(写)→缩小写→速记

Question 57

excerpt

Answer 57

(英) n.书电影乐曲等的节录(selected passage taken from a longer work)

Question 58

blare

Answer 58

(英) v. 高声鸣叫(to sound trumpetlike tones) (记) 和bleat（牛羊的叫声）来自同一词源 (例) The radio is blaringturn it off.

Question 59

doldrums

Answer 59

(英) n. 赤道无风带; 情绪低落(low spirits; listless feeling) (考) doldrums : energy \ depravity : virtue(消沉没有活力\堕落没有美德) (记) doldr=dole(悲哀)+ums→忧郁→情绪低沉; 参考: doleful(忧愁的) (例) The rainycold weather only reinforced the doldrums I found myself in.

Question 60

engrossing

Answer 60

(英) adj. 引人入胜的(absorbing)

Question 61

concoct

Answer 61

(英) v. 调制，捏造 (to make by combining various ingredients) (记) con＋coct=cook(烹调)→调制 (同) 派生词: concoction (n. 调配[物]，谎言) (例) John concocted an excuse for being late.

Question 62

spire

Answer 62

(英) n.(教堂)尖顶(the upper tapering part; pinnacle) (考) spire : church \ minaret : mosque(尖顶是教堂的顶端\尖塔是寺庙的顶端) (例) the spire of a mountain(山顶)

Question 63

pepsin

Answer 63

(英) n. 胃蛋白酶(a protease of the stomach)

Question 64

impiety

Answer 64

(英) n. 不敬不恭(lack of respect) (考) 反义词：devoutness(朝拜) (例) be guilty of filial impiety

Question 65

snarl

Answer 65

(英) n.\v.纠缠，混乱(intertwine；tangle) (考) 反义词: disentangle(解脱) (同) 参考：gnarl(节疤);派生词: snarled (adj.纠缠不清的) (例) the psychological snarls(心理纷乱)

Question 66

gaiety

Answer 66

(英) n. 欢乐，快活(cheerfulness) (记) 来自gay(欢乐的); (同) 参考：gaily(欢乐地)

Question 67

obstacle

Answer 67

(英) n. 障碍，干扰(impediment; obstruction; hindrance) (考) blandishment : cajole \ obstacle : impede(甜言蜜语为了诱骗\障碍物为了阻碍) (记) ob(在…上)+sta(=stand)+acle→站在路上的东西→障碍 (例) natural obstacles(天然障碍)

Question 68

edifice

Answer 68

(英) n. 宏伟的建筑(如宫殿、教堂)(a largeimposing building) (考) tower : edifice \ rampart : barrier(塔楼是一种大建筑\壁垒是一种障碍) (记) 和下面的edify(陶冶)一起记

Question 69

duel

Answer 69

(英) n. 决斗(a formal fight between two persons) (考) skirmish : insignificance \duel : formality(小战斗的特点是不重要\决斗的特点是正式)

Question 70

symbiosis

Answer 70

(英) n.共生(关系)(the living together in more or less intimate association or closer union of two dissimilar organisms; a cooperative relationship) (记) sym(共同)+bio(生命)+sis→共生

Question 71

venturesome

Answer 71

(英) adj.(指人)好冒险的大胆的; 冒险的(risky)

Question 72

conduct

Answer 72

(英) n. 品德行为(person's behavior);v. 领导引导(lead or guide) (考) grammar : language \ protocol : conduct(语法是语言的规则\礼仪是行为的规则) (记) con+duct(引导带来) →引导大家一起做→指挥

Question 73

deterrent

Answer 73

(英) adj. 威慑的，制止的(deterring or discouraging) (考) 反义词：incentive(刺激物); inducement(引诱物) (例) His punishment will be a deterrent to others .

Question 74

sedentary

Answer 74

(英) adj. 久坐的(requiring much sitting) (考) 反义词：migratory(迁徙的) (记) sed(坐)+entary→久坐的 (例) a sedentary occupation

Question 75

vertex

Answer 75

(英) n.(三角形等)顶角; 顶点 (highest point；summit) (记) a monument on the vertex of the hill(山顶上的一座纪念碑) (例) a monument on the vertex of the hill(山顶上的一座纪念碑)

Question 76

debunk

Answer 76

(英) v. 揭穿真相，暴露(to expose the false or exaggerated claims) (记) de+bunk(岸bank)→去掉河岸→暴露 (例) A lot of people used to believe thatbut now it's been quite thoroughly debunked.

Question 77

uncommitted

Answer 77

(英) adj. 不受约束的，不承担责任的(not pledged to a particular belief or allegiance) (记) un(不)+committed(有责任的)

Question 78

double-cross

Answer 78

(考) snub : disdain \ double-cross : disloyalty(怠慢是轻蔑的表示\欺骗是不忠的表示) (例) a double-cross that cost six lives

Question 79

exude

Answer 79

(英) v.使慢慢流出(to pass out in drops through pores; ooze)；四溢(to diffuse or seem to radiate) (考) 反义词：absorb(吸收) (记) ex+sud(汗)→出汗→慢慢流出 (同) 同根词:sudorific(发汗的); sudation(出汗) (例) Drops of sweat exuded from every pore.\ The applicant exuded charm during the interview.

Question 80

materialize

Answer 80

(英) v. 赋予形体(represent in material form)；实现(to become fact) (记) material(材料，物质)+ize→物质化→使具体化 (例) materialize an idea in words(用语言体现思想)

Question 81

rafter

Answer 81

(英) n.椽子(any of the parallel beams that support a roof) (考) roof : rafter \ umbrella : rib(房顶用椽子支撑\雨伞用伞骨支撑) (记) 可能来自raft(木排，木筏)＋errafter也可指'放筏人'

Question 82

hedonism

Answer 82

(英) n. 享乐主义；享乐(the self-indulgent pursuit of pleasure)

Question 83

transcend

Answer 83

(英) v.超越，胜过(to rise above or go beyond the limit of) (记) tran(超过)+scend(爬)→爬过→超越 (同) 派生词: transcendence （n.超越，卓越）；transcendent （adj. 超常的，卓越的） (例) These issues transcend the limits of language study.

Question 84

configuration

Answer 84

(英) n. 结构(arrangement of parts; form);轮廓 (contour; outl ine) (记) con＋figure(形状)＋ion→全部形状→轮廓 (同) 同根词: figurative(比喻的); figurehead(傀儡领袖) (例) Scientists know little about the configuration of the moon's surface.

Question 85

unworldly

Answer 85

(记) un（不）+worldly（世间的）

Question 86

endow

Answer 86

(英) v. 资助捐助(give moneyproperty to) (考) endow : income \ endorse : approval(捐赠获得收入\批准获得同意)反义词：divest(剥夺) (例) endow a bed in a hospital

Question 87

scintilla

Answer 87

(英) n. 一点，丝毫(sparktrace) (记) scintill(闪火花)+a→像火花闪→一点点 (例) charges without a scintilla of evidence

Question 88

granite

Answer 88

(考) iron : metal \ granite : rock(铁是一种金属\花岗岩是一种岩石) (记) gran(=grain 颗粒)+ite→颗粒状石头→花岗岩

Question 89

manageable

Answer 89

(英) adj. 易管理的，能处理的 (easy to control or deal with) (记) 来自动词manage（管理；man[手]+age）

Question 90

symphony

Answer 90

(英) n. 交响乐 (a piece of music for an orchestra) (考) epilogue : novel \ coda : symphony(小说结尾有后记\交响乐结尾有尾声)script : play \ score : symphony(戏剧表演根据剧本\交响乐演奏根据乐谱)exhibition : painting \ concert : symphony(展览会展出画\音乐会表演交响乐)symphony : conductor \ film : director(指挥指导交响乐\导演指导电影)

Question 91

efficacy

Answer 91

(英) n. 有效性功效(state or quality of being efficacious) (例) test the efficacy of a new drug

Question 92

destitution

Answer 92

(英) n. 匮乏穷困(being impoverished) (记) 来自destitute(adj.缺乏的贫穷的;de[没有]+stitute[建立] →建立进去→设立)

Question 93

inexplicable

Answer 93

(英) adj. 无法解释的 ( that cannot be explained or accounted for) (记) in(不)+explicable(可以解释的) (例) the inexplicable disappearance of the woman

Question 94

emigrate

Answer 94

(英) v. 自本国移居他国(to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere ) (考) emigrate : exile \ enlist : conscript(自愿移居和强行驱逐\自愿入伍和强行征募) (记) emigrate表示移出immigrate表示移入，migrate指动物或人来回迁移 (例) He emigrated from Germany to France.

Question 95

viola

Answer 95

(英) n. 中提琴(a stringed musical instrument)

Question 96

deceive

Answer 96

(英) v. 欺骗(to deludemislead) (考) hoax : deceive \ filibuster : delay(愚弄是一种欺骗\阻碍立法是一种阻碍)stratagem : deceive \ concession : placate(谋略是为了欺骗\让步是为了抚慰)grandstand : impress \ equivocate : deceive(哗众取宠是为了留下印象\含糊其词是为了欺骗)blandishment : coax \ prevaricati (记) de(坏)+ceive(拿抓) →拿坏的东西来→欺骗

Question 97

offensive

Answer 97

(考) euphemism : offensive \ aphorism : diffuse(委婉之词不具冒犯性\格言警句不具散漫性) (记) of+fense(保护)→没有防范好→得罪

Question 98

shibboleth

Answer 98

(英) n.陈旧语句 (truismplatitude) (记) 此词源自《圣经》，用于区别逃亡的以法莲人，若不会发音，而读作siboleth必是以法莲人，即被拿住杀死

Question 99

aria

Answer 99

(英) n. 独唱曲，咏叹调(an melody in an operacantataor oratorio for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment) (考) soliloquy (monologue) : play \ aria : opera(独白是戏剧中独自说的部分\独唱曲是歌剧中独自唱的部分)

Question 100

condescend

Answer 100

(英) v. 屈尊，俯就 (to descend voluntarily to a lower level; deign; stoop) (考) patronize : condescension \ deride : mockery(用恩赐态度资助\用嘲弄态度嘲笑)condescending : patronize \ obsequious : fawn(屈尊的[人]惠顾\奉承的[人]奉承) (记) con＋de＋scend(爬)→全部向下爬→俯就 (同) 同根词：descend(下降); ascend(上升)派生词: condescension(n.屈尊贬低); condescending(谦逊的) (例) The boss condescends to eat lunch in the company cafeteria.

Question 101

extirpate

Answer 101

(英) v.消灭，根除(exterminate; abolish) (记) ex+stirp(种，根)+ate→把根拿出来→根除 (同) 同根词：stirp(血统); stirpiculture(优生法) (例) extirpate a bad social practice

Question 102

porridge

Answer 102

(英) n.麦片粥(soft food made by boiling oatmeal)

Question 103

grease

Answer 103

(英) n. 滑脂(any thick semi-solid oily substance) (例) axle-grease

Question 104

coda

Answer 104

(英) n. 乐曲的尾声(final passage of a piece of music) (考) epilogue : novel(play)\ coda : symphony(sonata) \ peroration : speech \ dessert : meal(小说[戏剧]结尾是后记\交响乐[奏鸣曲]的结尾是尾声\演讲的结尾是结束语\用餐的结尾是甜点)反义词：prelude(序曲)

Question 105

elate

Answer 105

(英) v. 使兴奋使兴高采烈(make exciting) (记) e(出)+late(拿出带出)→拿出情绪→高兴

Question 106

whistle

Answer 106

(英) n. 口哨口哨声; v. 吹口哨( make a whistle) (考) judge : gavel \ referee : whistle(法官用小木槌判决\裁判用口哨判决)

Question 107

fiscal

Answer 107

(英) adj.国库的(relating to public treasury or revenues)财政的(financial) (记) fisc(国库)+al→财政的 (同) 同根词：confiscate(充公，没收) (例) The company's fiscal year runs from Oct.1 to Sep. 30_

Question 108

self-confident

Answer 108

(英) adj. 自信的 (sure of one's own power to succeed) (考) self-confident : timid \ open : shy(反义: 自信对胆小\开放对害羞) (记) self（自己）+confident（有信心的）

Question 109

rejuvenate

Answer 109

(英) v. 使返老还童(to make young or youthful again) (记) re(重新)+juven(年轻)+ate; (同) 参考：juvenile(年轻的)派生词: rejuvenation (n. 返老还童，恢复活力) (例) The mountain air will rejuvenate you.

Question 110

serial

Answer 110

(英) adj. 连续的，一系列的( arranged in a series of things) (例) a serial murderer

Question 111

efface

Answer 111

(英) v. 擦掉，抹去(wipe out;erase) (考) 反义词：blazon(画纹章); etch(蚀刻) (记) ef+face(脸表面)→去掉表面→擦掉 (例) It is not possible to efface the memory of a loved one.

Question 112

flotsam

Answer 112

(英) n.(在海上漂浮的)遇难船只的残骸(drifting wreckage)

Question 113

galvanize

Answer 113

(英) v. 电镀(to plate metal with zincoriginally by galvanic action)；通电(to apply an electric current to)；激励(to stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur) (考) galvanize : stimulate \ irrigate : flush(通电刺激是刺激\冲洗伤口是冲洗)反义词：lull(使麻痹) (记) galvanic(电的)+ize→电镀 (同) 同根词：galvanic(电流的，使人振奋的) (例) galvanized iron. The fear of losing his life galvanized him into fighting back.

Question 114

intumescence

Answer 114

(英) n. 肿大，肿胀(swelling) (记) in(进入)+tum(肿大)+escence(状态，时期)→肿大(状态) (同) 同根词：tumid(肿大的); tumulus(古坟)

Question 115

catalytic

Answer 115

(英) adj. 催化作用的(of or causing catalysis) (记) 联系catalyst(n.催化剂;cata[向下]+lyst→分解下去→催化剂)

Question 116

inveigh

Answer 116

(英) v.痛骂抨击(utter censure or invective) (考) 反义词：verbally provide support(口头支持)

Question 117

deficit

Answer 117

(例) a deficit of rain

Question 118

dictator

Answer 118

(英) n. 独裁者(a ruler with absolute power and authority)

Question 119

reactant

Answer 119

(考) 反义词：inert material(惰性物质) (记) react（反应）+ant

Question 120

stickler

Answer 120

(英) n.坚持细节之人 (one who insists on exactness) (考) stickler : approximation(imprecision) \ purist : adulteration(讲究细节的人不会大约\纯粹主义者不会掺假)stickler : exacting \ defeatist : resigned \martinet : discipline \ pedagogue :indoctrinate(讲究细节的人严格\失败主义者认命\严格的人有纪律\学究说教 (记) stickle(固执己见)＋er; stick(坚持)

Question 121

text

Answer 121

(英) n.(演讲等)原文(the original words and form of a written or printed work) (考) glossary : test \ legend : map(教科书配有生词表做解释\地图配有图例做解释)text : extemporize \ score : improvise(即兴演讲不需手稿\即兴演奏不需乐谱) (例) the full text of an address(演讲的全部原文)

Question 122

sinkhole

Answer 122

(记) 组合词：sink（水池）+hole（洞）

Question 123

pyre

Answer 123

(英) n.火葬用的柴堆(a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite) (记) pyr(火)＋e; (同) 参考：pyrexia(发烧); pyrogenic(发热的)

Question 124

spoor

Answer 124

(英) n.(野兽的)足迹 (a traila scentor droppings of a wild animal)

Question 125

misplace

Answer 125

(英) v. 把...放错位置 ( put in an unsuitable place) (记) mis（错误）+place（放置）

Question 126

petroglyph

Answer 126

(记) petro(石头)+ology→岩石学

Question 127

baleful

Answer 127

(英) adj.邪恶的，恶意的(harmful; ominous; deadly; sinister) (考) baleful : menace \ solicitous : concern(恶意的恐吓\热切的关心)反义词: beneficent(仁慈的)

Question 128

variable

Answer 128

(英) adj. 易变的，不稳定的( likely to vary) (考) 反义词: immutable(不可改变的)

Question 129

provisional

Answer 129

(英) adj.暂时的，临时的(temporary) (考) 反义词：definitive(决定性的) (例) provisional regulations(暂行条例)

Question 130

staggering

Answer 130

(英) adj.令人吃惊的(astonishingshocking) (例) a staggering strategic success(战略上的惊人成功)

Question 131

passive

Answer 131

(英) adj. 被动的，消极的 (accepting what happens or what other people do) (记) pass（感情）+ive→感情用事的→被动的

Question 132

premonition

Answer 132

(英) n. 预感，预兆 (a feeling that something is going to happen) (例) a premonition of disaster

Question 133

abscond

Answer 133

(英) v. 潜逃，逃亡(to run away and hide in order to escape the law) (考) abscond : depart \ pilfer : take \ lurk : wait \ purloin :appropriate(潜逃是偷偷走\偷是偷偷拿\潜伏是偷偷等\偷窃是偷偷获得)follow : shadow \ leave : abscond(尾随是偷偷跟随\潜逃是偷偷离开) (记) abs(离开)+cond(藏起来) (同) 同根词：condiment(调味品→把坏味道藏起来)recondite(深奥难懂的)

Question 134

risible

Answer 134

(英) adj. 可笑的，引人发笑的 (arousing or provoking laughter) (记) ris(笑)+ible→可笑的; (同) 参考：derisive(嘲笑的)

Question 135

vacillate

Answer 135

(英) v.游移不定，踌躇(to waver in mindwill or feeling) (考) 反义词：resolve firmly(果断决定); stand firm(坚定不移); equipoise(平衡) (记) vacill(摇摆)+ate→摇摆的 (例) vacillate between hope and fear

Question 136

disenchant

Answer 136

(英) v. 对…不再抱幻想(cause to lose his good opinion of sb\sth) (记) dis(不)+enchant(使陶醉) →使不再陶醉在(幻想中)

Question 137

protract

Answer 137

(英) v.延长，拖长(to prolong in time or space; continue) (考) 反义词：curtail(缩短); cut short(减短)[类比]protract : length \ throng : number(拖延使长度加长\群聚使数量增多) (记) pro(向前)＋tracts(拉)→向前拉→延长 (例) a protracted stay in hospital

Question 138

appendage

Answer 138

(英) n. 附加物(anything appended; adjunct) (记) ap+pend(挂上)+age→挂上的东西→附加物 (同) 同根词：appendix(附录); pendulum(钟摆)

Question 139

spell

Answer 139

(英) n.连续的一段时间(a continuous period of time) (记) spell还有'拼写'、'咒语'等意思 (例) give sb.a breathing spell(给某人一点喘息的时间)

Question 140

forthright

Answer 140

(英) adj. 直率的(clear and honest in manner and speech) (考) acrid : gentleness \ forthright : guile(刻薄的不柔和\直率的不狡诈)反义词：furtive(秘密的) (例) He has a reputation for being a forthright critic.

Question 141

unwitting

Answer 141

(英) adj.无心的，不经意的 (not intended; inadvertent; unaware) (记) un(不)+witting(知道的，有意的) (例) His insult，though unwitting， pained her．

Question 142

menace

Answer 142

(英) v.\n. 威胁，危险(threat) (考) baleful : menace \ solicitous : concern(有害的[东西]带来危害\热心的[人]带来关心) (记) 分割记忆：men(人)+ace看作face当面的人→威胁 (例) Two men menaced him with weapons and forced him to give up his money.

Question 143

coterie

Answer 143

(英) n. (有共同兴趣的)小团体(a close circle of friends who share a common interest or background; clique) (记) 来自cote(小屋，笼)＋rie→一个屋子的人→小团体 (同) 参考：cottage(小屋，小别墅)，cotenant(共同租屋人)

Question 144

gutless

Answer 144

(记) 来自 gut(肠胃勇气)+less→没有勇气的

Question 145

repudiate

Answer 145

(英) v. 拒绝，抛弃 (to refuse to accept) (记) re(反)+pudi(=put 放)+ate→放掉→抛弃 (同) 派生词： repudiation （n. 拒绝，抛弃） (例) repudiate offers of friendship

Question 146

coagulant

Answer 146

(考) antibiotic : infection \ coagulant : bleeding(抗生素防止感染\止血剂防止流血)coagulant : thicken \ solvent : dissolve(凝结剂使变厚\溶剂使溶解)

Question 147

atrocious

Answer 147

(英) adj.残忍的，凶恶的(very cruelevilbrutaloutrageous) (考) atrocious :bad \ momentous : important(凶恶的是非常坏\重大的是非常重要) (记) atroc(阴沉，凶残)+ious→凶狠的

Question 148

pout

Answer 148

(英) v.厥嘴板脸(to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips) (考) 反义词：grin(露齿而笑)

Question 149

stable

Answer 149

(英) adj. 牢固的，稳定的(not easily movedupset) (考) pristine : decay \ stable : fluctuation(反义: 新鲜对腐烂\稳定对波动)反义词：volatile(易变的); labile(易变的) (记) st（站）+able→能站的→稳定的

Question 150

impose

Answer 150

(英) v. 征税(to place a burdentax by authority) (记) im(进入)+pose(放)→放进去→强加 (同) 同根词：dispose(布置，处理) (例) A new tax has been imposed on wine.

Question 151

rancorous

Answer 151

(英) adj.怨恨的，憎恨的(marked by rancor) (例) The rancorous enemies refused to make peace.

Question 152

fiend

Answer 152

(英) n.恶魔(an inhumanly wicked or cruel person)；魔鬼(devil) (记) 和friend(朋友)一起记(a friend is not a fiend)

Question 153

sabotage

Answer 153

(英) n. 阴谋破坏，颠覆活动(intentional destruction) (记) sabot(木鞋)+age原指将木鞋扔进机器进行破坏 (例) The destruction of our computer files was an act of sabotage.

Question 154

glaring

Answer 154

(英) adj. 耀眼的，刺目的(shining with dazzling light) (考) glaring : bright \ deafening : loud(耀眼是十分明亮\震耳欲聋是十分声高) (记) 和flare(闪光)一起记 (例) This glaring light hurts my eyes.

Question 155

herald

Answer 155

(英) n. 传令官；预示先驱(forerunner) (考) unabashed : embarrassment \ unheralded : announcement(不害羞的无害羞\未预告的无宣布) (例) Grey skies are the heralds of rain.(灰蒙蒙的天空是下雨的前兆)

Question 156

clinch

Answer 156

(英) 钉牢 (to secure [a nailboltetc. that has been driven through something] by bending or flattening the projecting end);彻底决定 (to settle [an argumentbargainetc.] definitely) (考) 反义词: make more doubtful(令人更怀疑) (记) 与clench有时通用但clinch的“彻底决定”一意一定要记熟 (例) That clinched the deal! We have reached an agreement.

Question 157

exacting

Answer 157

(英) adj. 苛求的(strict)；要求严格的(demanding; arduous; onerous) (考) stickler : exacting \ defeatist : resigned(坚持细节者特点是严格\失败主义者特点是听命)vigilant : entrapped \ exacting : satisfied \ wary : gulled(警惕的不易被陷害\苛刻的不易被满足\机警的不易被欺骗) (例) a day of exacting and tiring

Question 158

agreeable

Answer 158

(英) adj. 令人喜悦的(pleasing);欣然同意的(ready to agree) (考) 反义词：irritable(坏脾气的)

Question 159

emphasis

Answer 159

(英) n. 强调( stress given to words when spoken) (考) underscore : emphasis \ brand : ownership(下划线表示强调\商标表示所有权) (例) give special emphasis to a phrase

Question 160

rapture

Answer 160

(英) n.狂喜，极高兴(carried away by overwhelming emotions) (记) 来自rapt(着迷的)＋ure→着迷，狂喜

Question 161

numismatist

Answer 161

(考) philatelist : stamps\ numismatist : coins(集邮家收藏邮票\钱币家收藏钱币)

Question 162

infidel

Answer 162

(英) n. 不信教者(a person who holds no religious belief) (记) in(不)+fid(相信)+el→不相信宗教的人

Question 163

overshadow

Answer 163

(英) v. 遮蔽使失色(to cast a shadow over) (记) over(在…上)+shadow(阴影) (例) Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.

Question 164

mercenary

Answer 164

(英) adj. 惟利是图的(acting merely for money; venal)；n.雇佣兵(a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army for money) (考) mercenary : money \ vindictive : revenge(惟利是图的[人]想要钱\怀恨在心的[人]想要报仇)mercenary : soldier \ hack : writer(雇佣兵是用钱买的兵\雇佣文人是用钱买的文人) (记) mercen(工资)+ary→为了工钱的→贪财的 (例) The corrupt lawyer had mercenary objectives.

Question 165

ewe

Answer 165

(英) n. 母羊(female sheep)

Question 166

chore

Answer 166

(英) n.家务琐事(daily domestic task);讨厌的工作(unpleasant task)

Question 167

characterize

Answer 167

(英) 将某人\某事物的特点描述成或刻画成某事物(describe the character of SB\sth as sth) (例) The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate .

Question 168

totter

Answer 168

(英) v.摇摇欲坠(to tremble or rock as if about to fall)；步伐蹒跚(staggerwobble) (例) The pile of books tottered and then fell.

Question 169

dissertation

Answer 169

(英) n. 专题论文(long essay on a particular subject ) (例) a dissertation on Arabic dialects

Question 170

exchangeable

Answer 170

(英) adj. 可交换的可更换的(that can be exchanged) (例) Sale goods in this shop are not exchangeable.

Question 171

omelet

Answer 171

(英) n. 煎蛋卷 (eggs beaten together and cooked in hot fat)

Question 172

awe-inspiring

Answer 172

(英) v.敬畏(to cause a mixed feeling of reverence and fear) (考) redoubtable : regard(awe)\ despicable : scorn(contempt; disregard)(可怕的让人敬畏\可鄙的让人鄙视)反义词：irreverence(不尊敬) (例) The campers were always awed by the beautiful sunset.

Question 173

category

Answer 173

(英) n.类别，范畴(a class or division in a scheme of classification)

Question 174

substratum

Answer 174

(英) n.基础，根据(an underlying support；foundation) (记) sub(下面)＋stratum(层次)→下面一层→基础

Question 175

speleology

Answer 175

(英) n.洞穴学(the scientific study or exploration of caves) (记) spele(洞穴)＋ology(学科)→洞穴学 (同) 同根词：spelaean(洞穴的，穴居的)；spelunker(洞穴探索者)

Question 176

insouciant

Answer 176

(英) adj. 漫不经心的(unconcerned)

Question 177

conscience

Answer 177

(英) n. 良心是非感(person's awareness of right and wrong) (记) con(全部)+sci(知道)+ence→全部知道→有良知→良心

Question 178

lynch

Answer 178

(英) v. 私刑处死(to murder without lawful trialas by hanging) (记) 和lunch(午饭)一起记(give lunch and then lynch吃饭然后处死) (例) The prisoner was taken from the sheriff and lynched by an angry mob.

Question 179

fosse

Answer 179

(英) n. 护城河(a ditch or moat used in fortifications) (记) foss(石头)+e→像石头一样坚固的东西→护城河 (同) 同根词：fossil(化石); fossify(石化，僵化)

Question 180

damp

Answer 180

(考) damp : vibration \ stanch : flow(制止振动\制止流动)

Question 181

skillet

Answer 181

(英) n.煎锅 (frying pan) (记) 分割记忆：skill(技术)＋et煎饼需要技术

Question 182

concerto

Answer 182

(英) n. 协奏曲 (a musical composition) (记) concert(音乐会)＋o→协奏曲

Question 183

prefigure

Answer 183

(英) v. 预示(to showsuggestor announce by an antecedent type)；预想(foresee) (记) pre(提前)+figure(形象)→提前想好形象 (同) 派生词：prefiguration （n. 预兆，预示） (例) prefigure the future(预想未来)

Question 184

impressed

Answer 184

(考) apologize : contrite \ compliment : impressed(内疚才会道歉\被打动才会称赞)

Question 185

accord

Answer 185

(英) v.\n. 同意(to make agree; reconcile)；给予(to grant or bestow) (记) ac+cord(心)→心心相通→一致，同意； (同) 派生词: accordance(一致相应)同根词: discord(不和不一致)concord(协和协调) (例) He was accorded permission to use the library.

Question 186

factious

Answer 186

(考) 反义词：cooperative(合作的)

Question 187

stench

Answer 187

(英) n.臭气，恶臭(stink) (考) stench : nose \ din : ear(臭气对鼻子刺激\喧嚣对耳朵刺激) (记) 注意不要和stanch(止住)相混 (例) the stench of rolling eggs(臭蛋的气味)

Question 188

capacious

Answer 188

(英) adj. 容量大的，宽敞的(roomy; spacious) (记) cap (抓)+acious→能抓住东西→宽敞的

Question 189

conservatism

Answer 189

(英) n. 保守主义(tendency to resist great or sudden change)

Question 190

ignorant

Answer 190

(英) adj. 无知的愚昧的(knowing little or nothing) (考) 反义词：erudite(博学的) (例) He's not stupidjust ignorant.

Question 191

intoxicant

Answer 191

(英) 醉人的(that intoxicates; intoxicating) (考) anesthetic : numbness \ intoxicant : drunkenness(麻醉剂带来麻醉\酒精饮料带来沉醉)

Question 192

denizen

Answer 192

(英) n. 居民(an inhabitant or occupant)；外籍居民(an alien granted specified rights of citizenship) (记) 联想记忆：den(兽穴，窝)，住在窝里的人→居民; (同) 参考：citizen(城市居民)

Question 193

defendant

Answer 193

(英) n. 被告(the defending party; opposed to plaintiff) (记) defend(保护)+ant→保护自己→被告; (同) 参考：plaintiff(原告)

Question 194

deny

Answer 194

(英) v. 否认否定(say that sth is not true) (考) 反义词：postulate(假定); aver(断言); corroborate(确证); posit(断定) (例) deny a statementa claiman accusation

Question 195

layer

Answer 195

(英) n. 层(a thickness of some substance)

Question 196

den

Answer 196

(英) n. 兽穴窝(animal's hidden home);秘密相聚的地方(secret meeting-place) (例) a den of thieves

Question 197

tremendous

Answer 197

(英) adj. 惊人的(may excite trembling or arouse dread);巨大的 (notable by extreme sizepowergreatness or excellence) (记) 来自tremble(颤抖)+endous→让人发抖的→惊人的 (例) a tremendous amount of money

Question 198

soggy

Answer 198

(英) adj.湿透的(saturated or heavy with water or moisture) (例) a soggy lawn(湿润的草地)

Question 199

chandelier

Answer 199

(英) n.枝形吊灯(烛台)(a lighting fixture) (记) chandel=candle(蜡烛)+ier→烛台 (同) 同根词：chandler(蜡烛商人)

Question 200

congenial

Answer 200

(英) adj. 意气相投的 (having the same tastes and temperament; companionable);性情好的(amiable; agreeable) (考) 反义词：dour(严厉的) (记) con＋geni=genius(才能)＋al→共同才能→情趣相投的 (同) n. congeniality (例) congenial companions. congenial weather

Question 201

hymn

Answer 201

(英) n. 赞美诗(any song of praise) (考) hymn : praise \ dirge : grief(赞美诗表达赞美\挽歌表达悲哀) (记) hymn 本身可作构词成分; (同) 参考：hymnology (赞美诗研究); hymnbook(赞美诗集)

Question 202

testament

Answer 202

(英) n.遗嘱(an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death)；证明(a tangible proof or tribute) (例) His success is a testament to his skills.(他的成功便是他技艺娴熟的证明)

Question 203

dissociation

Answer 203

(考) 反义词：affiliation(加入) (记) dis(分开)+soci(社会)+ation→伙伴分开→分离

Question 204

unfounded

Answer 204

(英) adj.无事实根据的(groundlessunwarranted) (记) un(没有)+founded(有根据的)

Question 205

omnipotent

Answer 205

(英) adj. 全能的，万能的(all-powerful) (记) omni(全部)+potent(有力的)→全能的 (同) 同根词：omnifaceted(全面的)；omnipresent(无所不在的) (例) The omnipotent king killed his political enemies.

Question 206

lavishly

Answer 206

(考) 反义词：excoriate(批判)-praise lavishly(过分赞扬)

Question 207

niggling

Answer 207

(英) adj. 琐碎的(petty; trivial; inconsequential) (记) nig(小)+gle→在小事上费力 (例) niggling remarks \ a niggling job

Question 208

snug

Answer 208

(英) adj.温暖的，舒适的 (warm and comfortable;cozy) (例) Snug little room with a fire going(有壁炉的舒适小房间).

Question 209

fascia

Answer 209

(英) n.饰带(a flat strip ; band; fillet)；(商店上挂的)招牌(a board over a shop front) (记) fasci(一束)+a→一束带子→饰带 (同) 同根词：fascine(柴捆); fasciated(用带捆住的)

Question 210

thresh

Answer 210

(英) v. 打谷脱粒(beat cereal plants with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw)

Question 211

tractability

Answer 211

(考) 反义词：incorrigibility(难于管理); obstinacy(倔强)

Question 212

adjourn

Answer 212

(英) v. 使延期休会推迟 (postpone) (考) 反义词：convoke(召集会议) (记) ad+journ(走路) →再走一次路→推迟 (同) 同根词: journey(旅行)journal(期刊) (例) After dinner we all adjourned to the lounge.

Question 213

teetotal

Answer 213

(英) adj.滴酒不沾的 (complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks) (记) 来自英国戒酒运动拥护者Turner 1833年戒酒演讲中的total一词的口吃讹音teetotal

Question 214

coagulation

Answer 214

(英) v. 使凝结 (curdle; clot) (记) co(一起)+ag(做)+ulate→做到一起→凝结，合并 (同) 同根词：coagent(合作者) (例) The blood coagulatedand the wound began to heal.

Question 215

interrelate

Answer 215

(英) v. 互相关连，相关(to make or become mutually related)

Question 216

dowry

Answer 216

(英) n.嫁妆妆奁(money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage)

Question 217

intriguing

Answer 217

(英) adj. 引起极大兴趣的(fascinating) (考) interesting : intriguing \ bootless : futile(同义:有趣的=有趣的\无用的=无用的) (记) in(使)+trigue(引出，引发)→引发(兴趣) (例) a thoroughly intriguing young woman

Question 218

carillon

Answer 218

(英) n.编钟钟琴(a set of bells capable of being played) (记) 分解出三个单词: car-ill-on汽车病了因为开到了编钟上

Question 219

untimely

Answer 219

(英) adj. 过早的(happening too soon); 不适时的(not suitable for the occasion) (记) un（不）+timely（及时的，适时的）

Question 220

herbicide

Answer 220

(英) n. 除草剂(substance used to destroy weeds) (考) insect : pesticide \ plant : herbicide(杀虫剂用来消灭昆虫\除草剂用来消灭植物) (记) herb(草本植物)+i +cide(杀) →除草剂

Question 221

frisky

Answer 221

(英) adj. 活泼的快活的(playful; frolicsome; merry) (记) 分割记忆：f看作forrisk(冒险) (例) The two dogs were having a frisk on the grass. feel frisky in the spring.

Question 222

residence

Answer 222

(英) n. 住宅 (dwelling) (考) mansion : residence \ limousine : automobile(豪华住宅和住宅\豪华轿车和轿车) (记) 来自reside(定居，存在)，re(再)+side(坐)→再次坐→定居 (例) a fine residence(精美的住宅)

Question 223

garish

Answer 223

(英) adj. 俗丽的，过于艳丽的(too bright or gaudy; showy glaring) (记) gar(花)+ish→花哨的，注意不要和 garnish(装饰、配备)相混 (同) 同根词：garland(花环)；garment(衣服) (例) garish colors

Question 224

dissatisfaction

Answer 224

(英) n.不满意(lack of satisfaction) (考) daredevil : audacity \ malcontent : dissatisfaction(冒失鬼的特点是大胆\不满者的特点是不满) (记) 来自dissatisfy(v.不满意;dis[不]+satis[足够]+fy→使不满意)

Question 225

pending

Answer 225

(英) adj. 即将发生的(imminentimpending)；未决的(not yet decided) (记) pend(挂)＋ing→挂着的状态→未决的 (例) a pending lawsuit(待决案件) \ a pending exam

Question 226

interrogate

Answer 226

(英) v. 审问，审讯(formally in examining) (考) confidence : arrogant \ inquiry : interrogatory(自信过分是自大\询问过分是质问) (记) inter+rog(问)+ate→在中间问→审问 (同) 同根词：arrogate(冒称，强做)派生词: interrogation (n. 讯问审问) (例) The police interrogated everyone present during the murder.

Question 227

sanction

Answer 227

(英) n.\v. 批准，认可(to ratify or confirm; countenance) (考) recommend : laud \ sanction : foster(推荐是称赞的表现\批准是支持的表现)反义词：proscribe(禁止) (记) sanct(神圣)+ion→神圣之物，原指教会的法令，引申为'批准'，'赞许' (例) The mayor refused to sanction the city council's actions.

Question 228

mill

Answer 228

(考) mill : grain \ forge : medal \ refinery : petroleum(磨房加工谷物\铁匠铺加工金属\炼油厂加工石油)

Question 229

mellifluous

Answer 229

(英) adj. (音乐等)柔美流畅的(sweetly or smoothly flowing) (考) mellifluous : music \ ambrosial : food(悦耳的音乐\美味的食品)反义词：cacophonous(刺耳的); raspy(刺耳的) (记) melli(蜂蜜)+flu(流)+ous→流蜜的 (同) 同根词：melliferous(产蜜的); mellow(甘美多汁的)

Question 230

occult

Answer 230

(英) adj. 秘密的不公开的(hidden; concealed) (考) 反义词：bare(赤裸的); patent(明显的); fathomable(可看透的) (记) oc(不)+cult(教派)→在教派内不公开的; (同) 参考：cult(崇拜，教派) (例) Astrology and alchemy are occult sciences.

Question 231

bestial

Answer 231

(英) adj.野兽的残忍的(beastlike; brutal) (记) best=beast(野兽)

Question 232

exculpate

Answer 232

(英) v. 开脱，申明无罪(to free from blame; declare or prove guiltless) (考) 反义词：attribute guilt(归罪); indict(控告); inculpate(控告) (记) ex+culp(罪行)+ate→开脱罪行 (同) 同根词：culpit(罪犯); culpable(有罪的)

Question 233

astonishing

Answer 233

(英) adj. 使人惊讶的(very surprising) (例) I find it quite astonishing that none of you liked the play.

Question 234

desert

Answer 234

(英) v. 放弃离弃(go away from a place without intending ever to return) (记) de(分开)+sert(加入) →不在加入→离开→抛弃

Question 235

believable

Answer 235

(英) 可信任的(that can be trusted) (考) 反义词: implausible (难以置信的)

Question 236

topsoil

Answer 236

(英) n.表层土 (surface soil which the farmer turns over in plowing) (考) topsoil : erode \ paint : peel(侵蚀表层土\剥落油漆)

Question 237

belittle

Answer 237

(英) v.轻视，贬抑(speak slightingly of ; depreciate) (记) be+little(小)→把(人)看小→轻视 (例) The reporter's comments belittled the candidate.

Question 238

reprisal

Answer 238

(英) n. (政治或军事的)报复 (practice in retaliation for damage or loss suffered) (记) re(回)+prise(=price 代价)+al→还给对方代价→报复 (例) take bloody reprisals against the enemy

Question 239

explicit

Answer 239

(英) adj.清楚明确的(distinctly expressed; definite) (考) 反义词：inchoate(未形成的); tacit(含蓄的); immanent(内在的); obscure(模糊的) (例) to give explicit directions

Question 240

premeditated

Answer 240

(英) adj. 预谋的，事先计划的(characterized by a measure of forethought) (考) 反义词：offhand(即兴的); spontaneous(自然的) (记) pre(预先)+meditated(思考过的); (同) 参考：meditation(沉思) (例) The police couldn't solve the premeditated crime.

Question 241

posse

Answer 241

(英) n. 民防团 (a group of men gathered together by a sheriff to help find a criminal or keep order)

Question 242

harry

Answer 242

(英) v.袭扰打劫(harassannoytorment) (考) 反义词：comfort(缓和)

Question 243

plaza

Answer 243

(英) n. 广场(a public square)；集市(shopping center) (记) 来自place(地方)

Question 244

epaulet

Answer 244

(英) n. 肩章，肩饰 (a shoulder ornament for certain uniforms) (考) epaulet : shoulder \ ring : finger(肩章戴在肩膀上\戒指戴在手指上)

Question 245

draft

Answer 245

(英) n. 草稿草案(preliminary written version of sth);汇票(written order to a bank to pay money to sb) (例) a draft on an American bank

Question 246

venal

Answer 246

(英) adj.惟利是图的，贪赃枉法的(characterized by or associated with corrupt bribery) (考) disinterested : partisanship \ venal : probity(党派偏见不会公正\正直不会贪污)反义词：incorruptible(廉洁的); unsusceptible of bribery(不怀疑受贿的) (同) 派生词: venality (n.惟利是图) (例) These political leaders were both venal and incompetent.

Question 247

appendix

Answer 247

(英) n. 附录(section that gives extra information at the end of a book ) (考) synopsis : condensed \ appendix : supplementary(概要是浓缩的\附录是补充的) (例) This dictionary has several appendices .

Question 248

mast

Answer 248

(英) 船桅旗杆(a tall spar or now often a hollow metal structureused to support the sailsand radio equipmentetc; any vertical poleas in a crane or derrick) (例) The heavy winds cracked the ship's mast.

Question 249

callow

Answer 249

(英) adj. (鸟)未生羽毛的(unfledged)；(人)未成熟的(immature) (考) frank : secretiveness \ callow : maturity(坦率不坦率\不成熟对成熟)反义词：behaving with adult sophistication(成熟老练地做事) (记) callow来自中古英文call，意为bald(秃的)

Question 250

lackadaisical

Answer 250

(英) adj. 无精打采的(listlesslanguid)；无兴趣的(showing lack of interest ) (记) lacka(缺少)+dais(=daisy漂亮姑娘)+ical→缺少漂亮姑娘的→(使人)无精打采的 (例) The lackadaisical teenager slept all day.

Question 251

prune

Answer 251

(英) n.梅干(a plum dried without fermentation);v.修剪(to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous) (考) prune : hedge \ trim : hair(修剪树篱\修剪头发)prune : plum \ raisin : grape(梅干和梅\葡萄干和葡萄) (例) prune all the dead branches

Question 252

budge

Answer 252

(英) v.移动一点(to move a little)；妥协(to yield) (考) obdurate(diehard): budge \ lachrymose : cheer(顽固的不会让步\悲哀的不会高兴) (记) 比较：budget(预算)，去掉一个't'就成了'budge' (例) I bargained hardbut the shop owner did not budge a bit.

Question 253

billowing

Answer 253

(英) adj. 如波浪般翻滚的(surging )

Question 254

audition

Answer 254

(英) n. (演员等)试唱、试演(a hearing to test the fitness of an actor) (考) interview : applicant \ audition : actor(申请者要参加面试\演员要参加试听) (记) audit(听)+ion→听(新演员)唱→试唱 (同) 同根词：auditorium(大讲堂); audit(旁听)

Question 255

aerial

Answer 255

(考) aerial : air \ aquatic : water(空气的和空气\水的和水)

Question 256

legacy

Answer 256

(英) n. 遗产(bequest) (考) legacy : predecessor \ gift : donor(前辈留下遗产\捐赠者留下赠品) (记) 来自legate(把…遗赠给)，leg(选择)+ate→选出接受(遗产的人)

Question 257

causal

Answer 257

(英) adj.原因的因果关系的(implying a cause-and-effect relationship) (同) 近形词: casual(adj. 偶然的)派生词: causality (n. 因果关系relationship between cause and effect)

Question 258

veritable

Answer 258

(英) adj. 确实的，名副其实的(real and genuine) (考) 反义词：specious(似是而非的) (例) a veritable villain

Question 259

candor

Answer 259

(英) n. 坦白率直(frankness) (考) 反义词：artifice(狡诈) (记) cand(白)+or(表状态) →白的状态→坦白

Question 260

insane

Answer 260

(英) adj. 疯狂的(deranged; demented; mad) (记) in(不)+sane(清醒的)→头脑不清醒的 (例) You'd be insane to wear a bathing suit to the wedding.

Question 261

eviscerate

Answer 261

(英) v. 取出肠及内脏(to remove the viscera from; disembowel) (记) e+viscer(内脏)+ate→取出内脏; (同) 参考：viscera(内脏，内容)

Question 262

drunkenness

Answer 262

(考) anesthetic : numbness \ intoxicant : drunkenness(麻醉剂可以使人麻木\酒精可以使人沉醉)

Question 263

trench

Answer 263

(英) n.沟，壕沟(a long cut in the ground；ditch) (记) 注意构词：entrenched(牢固的，确立的)

Question 264

insurrection

Answer 264

(英) n. 造反，叛乱(rebellion; revolt) (记) in(内部)+sur(下面)+rect(竖直，直)+ion→内部的下属站直了→造反 (同) 同根词：rectitude(正直); resurrect(复活)

Question 265

dignitary

Answer 265

(英) n.显要人物(person of high rank or position)

Question 266

solvency

Answer 266

(考) regimen : health \ budget : solvency(养生法对健康有帮助\预算对偿债能力有帮助)反义词：bankruptcy(破产)

Question 267

nausea

Answer 267

(英) n. 作呕，恶心(sickness at the stomach) (记) 原来写作nausianaus(=naut船)+ia(病)→船上的病→晕船→恶心(例) The rough boat ride gave me an attack of nausea.

Question 268

heinous

Answer 268

(英) adj. 十恶不赦的(outrageously wicked or evil; abominable) (考) 反义词：commendable(值得表扬的) (例) Even the police were shocked by the heinous crime.

Question 269

framing

Answer 269

(英) n.框架结构(a frame or framework) (考) skeleton : animal \ framing : building(动物有骨骼支撑\建筑有框架结构支撑)

Question 270

drudgery

Answer 270

(英) n.苦工(fatiguing work) (考) 反义词: rewarding work(美差)

Question 271

hibernation

Answer 271

(考) interregnum : government \ hibernation : activity(无王时期没有政府统治\冬眠时期没有活动)

Question 272

plebeian

Answer 272

(英) n. \adj. 平民，平民的( of the common people) (记) plebe(古罗马平民)+ian→平民的 (例) To the bravethere is but one sort of plebeianand that is the coward.

Question 273

custody

Answer 273

(英) n. 监管，保管(protection; guardianship) (记) custo(保管)+dy→监护；比较记忆：custom(习俗)

Question 274

slit

Answer 274

(英) v.撕裂 ( sever);n. 裂缝(a long narrow cut or opening) (同) 参考：split(分裂); slice(切开) (例) slit the envelope open

Question 275

ungrudging

Answer 275

(记) un（不）+grudging（吝啬的）

Question 276

fragmentation

Answer 276

(英) n. 破裂分裂 (考) 反义词：consolidation(合并) (记) frag+ment+ation(表结果的名词)

Question 277

disturb

Answer 277

(英) v. 搅乱弄乱(move sth from a settled position) (记) dis(分开)+turb(搅乱) →搅开了→搅乱了

Question 278

gambler

Answer 278

(英) n. 赌博者(person who gambles) (例) a habitual gambler

Question 279

restless

Answer 279

(考) 反义词：quiescence(静止)-restless activity(不停的活动)

Question 280

respiratory

Answer 280

(英) adj. 呼吸的(connected with breathing)

Question 281

jamboree

Answer 281

(英) n. 快乐、喧闹的集会(a boisterous party or nosy revel) (记) 起源不清，可能来自jam(拥挤)+boree(喧闹声)

Question 282

patriotism

Answer 282

(英) n. 爱国主义，爱国心(love for or devotion to one's country) (记) patriot(爱国者)＋ism (例) The politician invoked patriotism in his campaign speech.

Question 283

masonry

Answer 283

(英) n. 石工技术(the trade or art of a mason) (例) The masonry showed great skill and care.

Question 284

grandiloquence

Answer 284

(考) declamation : grandiloquence \ diatribe : abuse(高谈阔论用夸大之词\恶骂用辱骂之词)

Question 285

verdant

Answer 285

(英) adj.青葱的，翠绿的(green in tint or color) (考) 反义词：sere(干枯的); sterile(贫瘠的) (记) verd(绿色)+ant→翠绿的 (例) verdant grass (绿草)

Question 286

frequent

Answer 286

(英) adj. 惯常的(happening often) (考) 反义词：visit rarely(很少拜访) (例) the car manufacturer's frequent changes of models

Question 287

prodigy

Answer 287

(英) n. 奇事(something extraordinary or inexplicable)；奇才(a highly talented child or youth) (考) prodigy : person \ miracle : occurrence(奇才是神奇的人\奇迹是神奇的事) (例) The young prodigy spoke Latin and Greek before she was 5.

Question 288

admire

Answer 288

(英) v. 钦佩赞赏(regard with respect and satisfaction) (考) elegy : sorrow \ eulogy : admiration(哀诗的特点是哀伤\颂词的特点是赞美)gripe : discontent \ praise : admiration(因为不满而抱怨\因为赞赏而赞扬)lionize : admire \ vituperate : despise(崇拜是十分钦佩\辱骂是十分鄙视)反义词：abhor(憎恶) (记) ad(一再)+mire(惊奇看) →一再让人惊喜→羡慕 (同) 派生词: admiration (n.钦佩赞赏); admirer (n.赞赏者羡慕者)同根词: mirage(海市蜃楼); miraculous(奇迹般的)

Question 289

unify

Answer 289

(英) v. 统一，使成一体; 使相同( make all the same) (考) 反义词：partition(分裂) (记) un(一个)+ify

Question 290

rudimentary

Answer 290

(英) adj. 初步的，未充分发展的(fundamental; elementary) (记) rudi(无知的，粗鲁的)+ment+ary→无知状态→初_步的 (同) 同根词：erudite(深奥的) (例) This program is only rudimentary and is being developed for release next year.

Question 291

dally

Answer 291

(英) v. 闲荡，嬉戏 (to waste time; loiter; trifle) (考) dally : time \ squander : money(浪费时间\浪费金钱) (记) 可以和'daily'(每日的)一起记，dally time away (蹉跎光阴)

Question 292

tenacious

Answer 292

(英) adj. 坚韧不拔的(persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual) (考) beneficent : harm \ tenacious : yield(仁慈的不会伤害\顽固的不会屈服)temperate : restrain \ tenacious : persist(节制的人节制\顽固的人坚持) (记) ten(拿住)+acious→拿住不放→固执的 (例) He's pretty tenacious when it comes to standing up for his rights.

Question 293

calamity

Answer 293

(英) n. 大灾祸，不幸之事(any extreme misfortune) (记) calam(破坏destruction)+ity→大灾祸 (同) 派生词: calamitous (adj. 造成灾祸的)

Question 294

gesture

Answer 294

(英) n. 姿势手势(expressive movement of a part of the body) (考) parody : style \ mime : gesture(拙劣的模仿模仿风格\哑剧模仿姿态) (记) gest(带来产生)+ure→带来信息的动作→手势

Question 295

retinue

Answer 295

(英) n. 侍从，随员团(a group of attendants) (考) retainer : retinue \ witch : coven(随从组成随员团\女巫组成女巫集会) (记) re(使)+tin(拿住)+ue→帮拿东西的人→随从

Question 296

smuggler

Answer 296

(考) smuggler : tariff \ stowaway : fare走私者逃避关税\偷乘者逃避交通费)smuggler : import \ embezzler : appropriate(走私者偷偷进口\贪污者偷偷挪用)

Question 297

perennial

Answer 297

(英) adj. 终年的(present all the year)；永久的(perpetualenduring) (考) 反义词：fleeting(飞逝的) (记) per＋enn(年)＋ial→一年到头的→永久的 (例) Tom prefers perennial plants to those that last only a single year.

Question 298

substantial

Answer 298

(英) adj. 坚固的，结实的(strongly made);实质的(concerning the important part or meaning) (考) 反义词：tenuous(脆弱的); vaporous(无实质的)

Question 299

slew

Answer 299

(英) v.(使)旋转 (to turntwist; pivot);n.大量(a large number) (考) 反义词：limited quantity(有限数量); paucity(极小量) (记) 和slow(慢)一起记 (例) He slewed around in his chair.a whole slew of boys.

Question 300

esoteric

Answer 300

(英) adj. 秘传的；神秘的(beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people; abstruse) (考) prescience : future \ erudition : esoteric(预知知道未来的事\博学知道深奥的事)反义词：generally known(众所周知的); common accepted(一般人都知道的) (记) 分割记忆：es(出)，oter看作outer，不出外面的→秘传的 (例) The esoteric article baffled useven though it was perfectly clear to specialist.

Question 301

insignificance

Answer 301

(考) skirmish : insignificance \ duel : formality(小战斗的特点是不重要\决斗的特点是正式) (记) in(不)+sign(信号)+ific(带有)+ance→没有带信号→没有意义

Question 302

domesticity

Answer 302

(英) n. 家庭生活(home life; devotion to home and family life) (记) 来自domestic(家庭的)dome(家屋顶)

Question 303

scan

Answer 303

(考) scan : metrical \ parse : grammatical(分析韵律\剖析文法)

Question 304

prorogue

Answer 304

(英) v. 休会(to suspend a legislative session)；延期(postpone; adjourn) (记) pro(前面)+rogue(问)→在前面通知下次开会(的日期)→休会

Question 305

disagreeable

Answer 305

(英) adj.讨厌的 (unpleasant)；乖戾的(hard to get along with; quarrelsome) (考) disagreeable : hateful \ harmful : lethal(程度: 不满的到憎恨的\有害的到致命的) (例) a disagreeable job \disagreeable temper

Question 306

terminology

Answer 306

(英) n.术语，术语学(the technical or special terms) (记) term+(术语)+inology→术语(学) (例) legal terminology(法律术语)

Question 307

warble

Answer 307

(英) v.(尤指鸟)叫出柔和的颤音([of a bird] sing; babble)

Question 308

desiccate

Answer 308

(英) v. (使)完全干涸，脱水(to dry completely; to preserve by drying) (考) desiccate : moisture \ detoxify : poison(脱水除去湿度\解毒除去毒素)反义词：drench(使湿透); hydrate(使与水化合); add water to(加水) (记) de+sicc(干)+ate→弄干脱水; (同) 参考：dehydrate(脱水)同根词：siccative(使干燥的， 干燥剂)派生词: desiccation (n. 脱水干燥)

Question 309

decadent

Answer 309

(英) adj. 颓废的，衰退的 (declining in morals; deterioration ; decay) (记) de+cad(落下)+ent→落下的→衰退的

Question 310

girdle

Answer 310

(英) n. 腰带(a belt or sash for the waist)；v. 环绕(to encircle) (记) 来自 gird(束腰)+le→束腰物→腰带 (例) He girdled the world twice.(他两次周游全球)

Question 311

stunning

Answer 311

(英) adj.极富魅力的(strikingly impressive in beauty or excellence)

Question 312

brace

Answer 312

(英) v.使稳固，架稳(to strengthen; prop up) ;n.支撑物(fastener) (记) brace原指两条手臂，用手支撑→稳固 (同) 同根词：embrace(拥抱); bracelet(手镯) (例) I braced myself when the test scores were announced.

Question 313

puncture

Answer 313

(英) v.刺穿，刺破(to pierce with a pointed instrument); (记) punct(点)＋ure→点穿→穿孔 (例) A nail on the road punctured the tire.

Question 314

tyrant

Answer 314

(英) n.暴君(a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally) (例) a tyrant of a teacher(一位专横的教师)

Question 315

demur

Answer 315

(英) v. 表示异议，反对(hesitate because of doubts or objections) (考) countenance : toleration \ praise : approbation \ demur : objection(认可表示容忍\赞扬表示嘉许\反对表示异议)demur : qualms \ waver : irresoluteness(因为有疑虑所以犹豫\因为不果断所以动摇)反义词：accept(认可) (记) de+mur(墙)→竖起墙→反对 (同) 同根词：mural(壁画); demure(严肃的) (例) Anne demurred at the suggestion that she assigned too much homework.

Question 316

draconian

Answer 316

(英) adj.严厉的严酷的(extremely severe) (考) palmy : prosperity \ draconian : severity(繁荣的和繁荣\严厉的和严厉)反义词：indulgent(放纵的); mild(温和的) (例) draconian forms of punishment(残酷的惩罚形式)

Question 317

recall

Answer 317

(英) v. 回想，回忆起 ( bring back to the mind);收回(take back);n. 唤回(call to return) (记) re（向后）+call（喊，想）→回想

Question 318

pharmaceutical

Answer 318

(英) adj. 制药的(of the manufacture and sale of medicines) (例) The pharmaceutical company researched the new drug's effects.

Question 319

superficially

Answer 319

(考) 反义词：plumb(探究)-examine superficially(肤浅地检查)

Question 320

vim

Answer 320

(英) n.精力，活力(robust energy and enthusiasm) (考) 反义词：lassitude(疲乏) (例) do sth. with splendid vim(以极充沛的精力做某事)

Question 321

sapphire

Answer 321

(英) n. 青石，蓝宝石(clearbright blue jewel)；adj.天蓝色的(deep-blue) (例) a sapphire brooch(蓝宝石的别针)

Question 322

diversification

Answer 322

(记) 来自:diversify(v.多样化;di[分开]+verse[转]+ify→分开转→多样化)

Question 323

dispassionate

Answer 323

(英) adj.平心静气的 (free from passionemotionor bias) (考) 反义词：tirade(长篇攻击性演说)-dispassionate speech(心平气和的演说) (记) dis+passionate(激情的)→不表现激情→心平气和的；注意千万别看成'冷漠的'意思。 (同) n. dispassion

Question 324

truism

Answer 324

(英) n.自明之理，真理(an undoubted or self-evident truth) (记) tru(th)+ism→真理

Question 325

untenable

Answer 325

(英) adj. 无法防守的，站不住脚的(impossible to defend or show to be reasonable) (考) untenable : defended \ inevitable : avoided \ invulnerable : injued(难以防守的不易被防守\不可避免的不易被避免\不受伤害的不易被伤害) (记) un（不）+tenable（站得住脚的）

Question 326

fop

Answer 326

(英) n. (喜好精致服装的)花花公子(dandy)

Question 327

amulet

Answer 327

(英) n. 护身符(piece of jewelry worn as a charm against evil ) (考) amulet : evil \ helmet : injury (用辟邪物来避免邪恶\用头盔来避免伤害)

Question 328

garble

Answer 328

(英) v. 曲解，窜改(to suppress or distort parts to mislead or misrepresent) (考) correct : accurate \ garble : unintelligible(改正使正确\串改使无法了解)反义词: elucidate(阐明) (记) 联想记忆：美国女影星嘉宝(Garbo) (例) The newspaper gave a garbled account of the meeting.

Question 329

maintenance

Answer 329

(英) n. 维持，维护 (the act of maintaining) (记) main（手）+ten（拿住）+ance

Question 330

grievous

Answer 330

(英) adj. 严重伤害的(causing suffering ; hard to bear; severe) (考) 反义词：slight(轻微的) (记) griev(悲痛)+ous (例) The soldier received a grievous head wound.

Question 331

incommensurate

Answer 331

(英) adj. 不成比例的，不相称的(not proportionate; not adequate) (记) in(不)+commensurate(等量的，相称的)→不相称的

Question 332

license

Answer 332

(英) 自由(freedom to deviate from strict conductruleor practice );放肆(excessiveundisciplined freedomconstituting an abuse of liberty; freedom) (考) teacher : certification \ driver : license(教师要有证书\司机要有执照)countermand : order \ revoke : license(取消定单\撤回执照) (记) 原指政府等的许可或许可证，licen允许+se (同) 同根词：licensure(许可证); licentious(放荡的)

Question 333

anthem

Answer 333

(英) n.圣歌(an religious choral song)；赞美歌(a song of praiseas to a nation) (记) 分割记忆：an-them：一首他们一起唱的歌

Question 334

rotate

Answer 334

(英) v. 旋转，转动 ( turn round a fixed point or axis)

Question 335

iodine

Answer 335

[记]in(不) + vulnerable(脆弱的)

Question 336

paroxysm

Answer 336

(英) n. (感情等)突发(a sudden violent emotion or action) (记) par(变)＋oxy(尖锐)＋sm→变尖锐→突发 (例) paroxysms of anger\paroxysms of pain

Question 337

dilapidated

Answer 337

(英) adj.破旧的，倒塌的 (broken down; shabby and neglected) (考) 反义词: restored(被修复的) (记) di (二)+lapid (石头)+ated→石头分成两半→倒塌的 (同) 同根词：lapidary(石头的) (例) The dilapidated barn has hole in its wall.

Question 338

scaffold

Answer 338

(英) n. 脚手架(造房时搭的架子) (a temporary wooden or metal framework for supporting workmen and materials)

Question 339

switch

Answer 339

(英) n. 开关，电闸; v. 转变，改变( change or exchange) (考) liquid : valve \ electric current : switch(液体有阀门控制\电流有开关控制) (例) switch to modern methods

Question 340

vertebrate

Answer 340

(英) 脊椎动物 (any of a subphylum of chordates that possess a spinal column) (记) 来自vertebra(脊椎)，vert(转)+ebra

Question 341

calorimeter

Answer 341

(考) heat : calorimeter \ distance : odometer(热量计用来测量热度\里程表用来测量距离) (记) calori(热)+meter(测量) →测量热的仪器→热量计

Question 342

fort

Answer 342

(英) v. 誓绝，放弃(to renounce on oath ) (记) for(出去)+swear(发誓)→发誓抛弃→誓绝; (同) 参考：abjure(绝誓) (例) forswear wealth and marriage(发誓放弃财富和婚姻)

Question 343

elevate

Answer 343

(英) v. 将某人某物举起(lift sb\sth up) (记) e(出)+lev(举起)+ave→举出→升高

Question 344

swirl

Answer 344

(英) v.旋转(to move with an eddying motion);n.漩涡(a whirling motion；eddy） (记) s+wirl(转); (同) 参考：whirl(旋转) (例) dust swirling in the air \ the slow swirl of the stream

Question 345

supercilious

Answer 345

(英) adj.目中无人的(coolly or patronizingly haughty) (考) 反义词：obsequious(谄媚的); humble(卑下的)superciliousness n. 傲慢反义词：humility(谦卑) (记) super(超过)＋cili(眉毛)＋ous→超过眉毛→高傲的

Question 346

reagent

Answer 346

(英) n.试剂(导致化学反应)( a substance used because of its chemical or biological activity) (记) re＋agent(剂力量)

Question 347

reticent

Answer 347

(英) adj. 沉默不语的 (inclined to be silent; reserved) (考) reticent : talk(speak)\ abstemious : gorge \ parsimonious : spend(沉默不说话\节制不贪食\小气不花费)反义词：loquacious(多话的); vociferous(大声叫喊); voluble(爱说话的) (记) re(再次)+tic(=silent 安静)+ent→再安静→沉默寡言的; (同) 参考：taciturn(沉默的)派生词: reticence (n. 沉默寡言) (例) I was reticent about my manager's mistakes.

Question 348

cuddle

Answer 348

(英) v.\ n. 搂抱，拥抱 (to hold lovingly and gently; embrace and fondle; caress) (记) 注意不要和puddle(水坑)相混 (例) The little girl picked up her pet and cuddled it.

Question 349

panic

Answer 349

(英) n. 恐慌，惊惶(a sudden unreasoning terror) (记) 来自希腊神话中的畜牧神潘(Pan)，panic是指潘的出现所引起的恐惧 (例) Panic overwhelmed me.

Question 350

recycle

Answer 350

(英) 再应用回收利用(treat a substance that has already been used so that it is fit to use again) (考) recycle : disposal \ rehabilitate : demolition(再利用是不丢弃\恢复状态是不毁坏) (记) re（再）+cycle（循环）

Question 351

medal

Answer 351

(考) blandishment : coax \ medal : honor(甜言蜜语用来哄骗\奖章用来奖励)athlete : trophy \ soldier : medal(运动员获得奖品\士兵获得勋章) (记) 由metal(金属)变化而来，因为奖牌是金属做的 (例) The brave soldier was awarded several medals after the war.

Question 352

erosion

Answer 352

(考) downpour : flooding \ wind : erosion(暴雨导致水灾\风导致侵蚀)gully : erosion \ callus : friction(侵蚀形成溪谷\摩擦形成老茧)反义词： accretion(增加)-reduction in substance caused by erosion(由侵蚀引起地物质减少)

Question 353

recapitulate

Answer 353

(英) v.扼要重述(to repeat the principal points; summarize) (记) re(重新)＋capit(头)＋ulate→把重要的东西(头)放到一起; (同) 参考：capitulate(投降) (例) The speaker recapitulated at the end of her lecture.

Question 354

bacteria

Answer 354

(英) n.细菌(单数: bacterium) (考) bacteria : decomposition \ yeast : fermentation(细菌帮助解体\酵母帮助发酵)sterile : bacteria \ impeccable : flaws(无菌的没有细菌\无瑕疵的没有瑕疵)enzyme : catalyst \ bacterium : microbe(酶是一种催化剂\细菌是一种微生物)host : parasite \ medium : bacterium

Question 355

omit

Answer 355

(英) v. 省略，遗漏 ( leave out);疏忽( leave undone)

Question 356

amicable

Answer 356

(英) adj. 友好的(friendly in feeling; showing good will) (考) 反义词：inimical(敌意的) (记) amiable强调人自身具备的性格和蔼； amicable强调对外界人物的态度友好 (例) Although we had arguedour parting was amicable.

Question 357

inhabit

Answer 357

(英) v. 栖居于占据(live in sthoccupy) (记) in(进入)+habit(居住) →住里面

Question 358

crude

Answer 358

(英) adj. 未提炼的(not refined or processed)；粗鲁的(lacking gracetactor taste)；n. 原油 (crude petroleum) (记) crud(粗糙)+e→未提炼的

Question 359

outmaneuver

Answer 359

(考) 反义词：yield(屈服)

Question 360

collar

Answer 360

(英) n. 衣领(band round the neck of a shirt) (记) 来自词根: coll(脖子) (同) 近形词: dollar(美圆); cellar(地窖)

Question 361

muscular

Answer 361

(英) adj. 肌肉的 (consisting of muscles) (记) 来自名词muscle（肌肉）

Question 362

testator

Answer 362

(英) n.立遗嘱的人(maker of a will) (考) heirloom : ancestor \ bequest : testator(传家宝是祖先留下\遗产是立嘱人留下)

Question 363

jingoism

Answer 363

(英) n. 沙文主义(chauvinism) (记) jingo(侵略主义者)+ism

Question 364

conjunction

Answer 364

(英) n. 联合连词(word that joins phrases or sentences) (记) con(共同)+junct(结合连接)+ion→共同连上→结合 (同) 同根词: junction(连接交叉点); injunction(命令指令)

Question 365

gear

Answer 365

(英) n. 装备(equipment)仪器(set of apparatus or machinery) (考) gear : tooth \ screw : thread(齿轮上有齿\螺丝钉上有螺纹) (例) The landing-gear has jammed.

Question 366

precipitant

Answer 366

(英) adj. 仓促的(abrupt and sudden) (考) 反义词：solvent(溶剂)

Question 367

incompetence

Answer 367

(英) n. 不胜任不称职(lack of ability to do a task successfully) (记) in(无)+compete(竞争能力)+ence→无能力的

Question 368

pitiful

Answer 368

(英) adj. 值得同情的，可怜的 (deserving pity) (记) pity（同情）+ful

Question 369

credence

Answer 369

(英) n. 相信，信任 (belief in the reports or testimony of another) (记) cred(相信)＋ence→相信; (同) 同根词：credibility(可信，可靠)

Question 370

aggregate

Answer 370

(英) v. 集合( to gather into a whole)；合计( total; sum) (记) a g+greg(团体)+ate→成为团体→集合; (同) 派生词: aggregation (n. 聚集，总合)同根词：gregarious(喜社交的); egregious(过分的极坏的)

Question 371

magnanimous

Answer 371

(英) adj. 宽宏大量的，慷慨的(noble in mindhigh-souled) (考) taciturn : chatter \ magnanimous : begrudge(沉默寡言的人不会喋喋不休\心胸宽广的人不会嫉妒吝啬) (记) magn(大)+anim(生命，心胸)+ous→大的心胸 (同) 同根词：equanimity(沉着，镇静); magnify(放大扩大)

Question 372

falcon

Answer 372

(英) v.伪造(to make seem real by any sort of deception or tampering )；佯装(to practice deception by simulating) (记) fake作名词，指冒牌的人或物(He was a fake.)，作形容词，意为伪造的 (fake money) (例) She faked illness so that she did not have to go to school.

Question 373

exponentially

Answer 373

(英) adv. 迅速增长地(increase more and more rapidly)

Question 374

plight

Answer 374

(英) n.困境苦境(difficult condition) (考) 反义词：favorable condition(顺境)

Question 375

recast

Answer 375

(英) v. 重铸( give a new shape to);更换演员( change the actors in a play) (记) re（重新）+cast（铸）

Question 376

tourniquet

Answer 376

(英) n.止血带 (a device to check bleeding or blood flow) (考) tourniquet : blood \ dam : water(止血绷带用来阻止血流动\坝用来阻止水流动) (记) tour(转)+niquest→缠绕在伤口上的绑带

Question 377

cleanliness

Answer 377

(英) n. 清洁干净(being clean)

Question 378

shrivel

Answer 378

(英) v.枯萎，皱缩(to draw into wrinkles with a loss of moisture) (例) plants shriveling in the dry heat

Question 379

declare

Answer 379

(英) v. 正式宣布某事(formally announce sth ) (记) de(加强)+clare(清楚明白) →强调清楚

Question 380

distress

Answer 380

(英) n. 痛苦，悲痛(painsufferingdiscomfort; agony; anguish) (记) di+stress(压力紧张)→压倒→悲痛

Question 381

neutralize

Answer 381

(英) v. 使无效(to make ineffective; nullify)；中和(to make neutral) (考) soothe: anger\neutralize: acid(抚慰消除愤怒\ 中和消除酸) (记) 来自neutral(中性的)+ize (例) to neutralize an acid with a base

Question 382

squirrel

Answer 382

(英) n. 松鼠 (a small animal with a long furry tail)

Question 383

extirpation

Answer 383

(英) n. 根除铲除(extermination) (考) 反义词：propagation(繁殖)

Question 384

enlist

Answer 384

(英) v.(使)入伍从军征募(to engage for duty in the army; recruit) (考) emigrate : exile \ enlist : conscript(自愿移居和驱逐\征兵和强行征兵) (记) en+list(名单)→进入(战士的)名单→入伍; (同) 参考：induction(入伍) (例) He enlisted when he was 18.

Question 385

impertinence

Answer 385

(英) n. 无礼粗鲁(rudeness) (考) 反义词: respect(尊敬); relevance(适当) (例) I've had enough of your impertinence.

Question 386

acclaim

Answer 386

(英) v. 欢呼称赞(to greet with loud applause; hail) (记) ac+claim(叫喊)→不断叫喊→欢呼 (同) 同根词：claim(要求声称)proclaim(声明)exclaim(大喊)

Question 387

hoard

Answer 387

(英) v. n. 贮藏，秘藏(to accumulate and hide or keep in reserve) (考) wait : lurk \ save : hoard(潜伏是偷偷等待\隐藏是偷偷储存)miser : hoard \ dandy : preen \ sycophant : fawn \ pundit : opinion(吝啬鬼储藏\花花公子打扮\马屁精奉承\学究主张) (记) 和board(木板)一起记，把东西藏在木板后(hoard something behind the board)

Question 388

vociferous

Answer 388

(英) adj.喧哗的，大叫大嚷的 (marked by vehement and insistent outcry) (考) 反义词：reticent(沉默的) (记) voci(声音)+fer(带来)+ous→带来喧哗的 (例) a vociferous opponent(高声的反对者)

Question 389

impoverish

Answer 389

(英) v. 使成赤贫(to make poor; reduce to poverty) (记) im(进入)+pover(贫困)+ish→进入贫困; (同) 参考：poverty(贫困) (例) They are impoverished by heavy taxes.

Question 390

turbulence

Answer 390

(考) 反义词：tranquillity(宁静)

Question 391

disrepute

Answer 391

(英) n. 名声不好(state of having a bad reputation) (记) dis+repute(名声) →名声消失

Question 392

distorted

Answer 392

(例) a distorted view

Question 393

coquette

Answer 393

(英) n. 卖弄风情的女子(girl or woman who flirts) (考) supplicant : deseeching \ coquette : flirtatious(恳求着恳求\ 卖弄风情的女子调情)

Question 394

qualified

Answer 394

(英) adj. 有资格的(having suitable knowledge or qualification);有限制的(limited) (考) 反义词：adsolute(不受限制的); categorical(无条件的) (记) 来自动词qualify（具有资格，限制）

Question 395

manifest

Answer 395

(英) adj. 明白的(to make clear or evident);v. 载货清单(an itemized list of a ship's cargo) (考) manifest : perceive \ brittle : break \ transparent : understand(明显的[东西]容易察觉\易碎的[东西]容易打碎\易懂的[东西]容易了解) (记) mani(手)+fest(打)→用手公开打→公开的，明了的，尤其要记住'载货清单'一意 (例) The audience screamed when the ghost manifested itself behind the actor.

Question 396

porcupine

Answer 396

[记]词根记忆：porc(猪) + upine(=spine 刺) →有刺的猪

Question 397

malefactor

Answer 397

(英) n.罪犯作恶者(evildoer; criminal) (记) male(恶)+fact(做)+or→作恶的人

Question 398

immensity

Answer 398

(英) adj. 极大的(very large)；无限的(limitless; infinite) (记) im(不)+mense(=measure测量)→不能测量的→巨大的

Question 399

drove

Answer 399

(英) n.畜群(flock; herd)；人群(a moving crowd of people) (记) 和drive的过去式drove一样拼写

Question 400

linger

Answer 400

(英) v. 逗留，留恋(to continue to stay) (记) ling(可能来自length长度)+er→拉长(时间)→逗留 (例) Smoke lingered long after the fire was extinguished.

Question 401

miserable

Answer 401

(英) adj. 痛苦的 (very unhappy) (考) 反义词：halcyon(愉快的)

Question 402

ambiguous

Answer 402

(英) adj. 含糊的(not clear; uncertain; vague; obscure) (考) ambiguous : clarity \ mendacious : truth(含糊的不清晰\虚假的不真实)ambiguous : understand \ blatant : ignore(含糊的不容易理解\炫耀的不容易忽视)equivocation :ambiguous \ platitude : banal(含糊其词的特点是含糊\陈词滥调的特点是陈腐)反义词：watershed(分水岭)-ambiguity(含糊不 (记) ambi(二)+guous(做…的) →做二件事的→含糊的 (同) 派生词: ambiguity (n. 含糊不清) (例) an ambiguous answer ambiguity

Question 403

blue

Answer 403

(英) adj. 忧伤的沮丧的(state of depression or melancholy)

Question 404

vainglorious

Answer 404

(英) adj.自负的，虚荣心强的(marked by excessive or ostentatious pride) (例) He was rather vainglorious about his own war record.

Question 405

citadel

Answer 405

(英) n.堡垒(fortress)

Question 406

vocation

Answer 406

(英) n. 擅长(particular fitness or ability for a certain kind of work);工作，职业 (a job) (记) voc（叫喊）+ation→受到召唤→有职业

Question 407

pedigree

Answer 407

(英) n.家系祖先(ancestry; lineage) (例) a pedigre registration certificate(纯种系谱登*记证明)

Question 408

prehensile

Answer 408

(英) adj.能抓物的能缠绕东西的(capable of grasping or holding)

Question 409

reprimand

Answer 409

(英) n. 训诫，谴责 (a severe or formal reproof);v. 训诫，谴责 (to reprove sharply or censure formally) (考) reprove : reprimand \ jeer : derision \ reprimand(blame): censure(责备和谴责\嘲笑和嘲弄\责备和谴责) (记) re(重新)+prim(首要)+mand(命令)→再次给以严厉的命令→谴责 (例) The boy got a new reprimand from his teacher.

Question 410

unification

Answer 410

(英) n. 统一，一致 (the result of unifying) (考) 反义词：divergence(分歧) (记) 来自动词unify（统一）+cation

Question 411

prominent

Answer 411

(英) adj. 显著的(noticeable);著名的(of great importancefame) (记) pro（向前）+min（伸）+ent→向前伸出→杰出的

Question 412

brag

Answer 412

(英) v. 吹嘘(boast) (记) bag(口袋)'r'像一个嘴巴在吹 (例) Stop bragging

Question 413

sequester

Answer 413

(英) v. (使)隐退，隐居(secludewithdraw) (考) sequester : seclusion \ endanger : jeopardy(使引退进入隐居\使危及进入危险)反义词：permit to mingle(使混合) (记) 注意不要和sequestrate(扣押)相混，两个单词均来自sequ(跟随) (例) sequester oneself from the world

Question 414

intellect

Answer 414

(英) n. 智力思维能力(power of the mind to reason and acquire knowledge) (记) intel(在...中间)+lect(选择)→在中间选出的人→智者

Question 415

whet

Answer 415

(英) v.磨快 (to sharpen)；刺激(excitestimulate) (考) 反义词：blunt(弄钝) (记) 和what一起记: whet the knife for what? (例) whet a knife \ whet one's interest(刺激兴趣)

Question 416

atavism

Answer 416

(英) n.返祖现象(resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents)

Question 417

consequently

Answer 417

(英) adv. 所以因而(therefore) (例) My car broke down and consequently I was late.

Question 418

oratory

Answer 418

(英) n. 演讲术 (the art of making good speeches)

Question 419

chromatic

Answer 419

(英) adj. 彩色的，五彩的 (having colour or colours) (考) 反义词: colorless(无色的) (记) chrom(颜色)+atic→彩色的 (同) 同根词：chromatron(彩电显像管); chromosome(染色体)

Question 420

willowy

Answer 420

(英) adj.苗条的 (gracefully tall and slender)

Question 421

disjointed

Answer 421

(英) adj.脱节的 (out of joint)；杂乱的(without unity or coherence) (考) disjointed : coherence \ banal : originality(脱节的不连贯\陈腐的不新颖)反义词：orderly(有序的) (记) dis+joint(关节)→脱节 (例) dislocate

Question 422

oppressive

Answer 422

(英) adj. 残酷的，压迫的(tyrannical; onerous) (记) op+press(压)+ive→压下去→压迫的 同根词:depress(降低抑制) (例) take oppressive measures to crush the rebellion

Question 423

entree

Answer 423

(英) n. 获准进入的权力或特权(privilege of admission);主菜(main dishes) (例) What did you have as an entree

Question 424

unchangeable

Answer 424

(考) 反义词：versatile(易变的) (记) un（不）+changeable（可改变的）

Question 425

codicil

Answer 425

(英) n. 遗嘱修改附录(supplement to a will) (例) She added a codicil to her will just before she died.

Question 426

estimable

Answer 426

(英) adj. 值得尊敬的(worthy of great respect) (考) 反义词：infamous(声名狼藉的); contemptible(可鄙的)

Question 427

inviting

Answer 427

(英) adj. 诱人的，引人入胜的(tempting; alluring; enticing) (记) 来自invite(邀请)

Question 428

grope

Answer 428

(英) v. 摸索，探索(to feel or search about blindly) (记) 分割记忆：g 看作 grasp(抓住)，rope(绳子)→抓住绳子→摸索向前 (例) We are groping after the truth.

Question 429

imbecile

Answer 429

(英) n. 心智能力极低的人(a very foolish or stupid person) (同) 派生词: imbecility (n. 低能，愚蠢) (例) The imbecilic movie was a waste of my money.

Question 430

coherence

Answer 430

(英) n. 连贯性; 凝聚(being stick together in a mass or group) (考) disjointed : coherence \ banal : originality(脱节的无连贯\陈腐的无新颖) (记) 来自cohere(v.附着粘着;co+here[粘] →粘在一起)

Question 431

onerous

Answer 431

(英) adj. 繁重的麻烦的(burdensome) (记) oner(笨重的)+ous→繁重的 (同) 同根词：exonerate(无罪释放)

Question 432

pantry

Answer 432

(英) n. 食品室(a room used for storing food; larder ) (考) pantry : food \ closet(wardrobe) : clothes \ armory : weapons(食物柜用来放食品\衣柜用来放衣服\武器库用来放武器) (记) 和pastry(糕点)一起记; 参考:larder(食品室) (同) 近形词: pastry(糕点); paltry(琐碎的); patrol(巡逻)

Question 433

exorbitance

Answer 433

(记) ex(出)+orbit(轨道)+ance→出轨→索价过高

Question 434

controlled

Answer 434

(考) indecipherable : decoded \ unmanageable : controlled(无法破译的不能被破译\无法控制的不能被控制)

Question 435

finery

Answer 435

(英) n.华丽优雅的服装或装饰(beautiful clothes for a special occasion)

Question 436

dissension

Answer 436

(英) n. 争执(angry disagreement) (考) 反义词: concord(和谐) (记) dis(分开)+sens(感觉)+ion→感觉不同→争执

Question 437

impossibility

Answer 437

(考) vagary : predict \ impossibility : execute(奇异行为无法预测\不可能的事无法执行) (例) the impossibility of any improvement

Question 438

courteous

Answer 438

(英) adj. 彬彬有礼的(showing good manners)

Question 439

misinform

Answer 439

(英) v. 向...提供错误信息 ( give someone wrong information) (记) mis（错误）+inform（提供信息）

Question 440

prestidigitation

Answer 440

(英) n. 变戏法，手法敏捷(a conjuring trick requiring manualdexterity) (记) presti(灵活)+digit(手指)+ation→灵活的手指→变戏法

Question 441

attendant

Answer 441

(英) 服务员侍者(person whose job is to provide a service in a public place)

Question 442

cobbler

Answer 442

(同) 近形词: cobble(圆石块，鹅卵石); coddle(娇养溺爱)

Question 443

stockade

Answer 443

(英) n.栅栏，围栏(a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense) (考) stockade : enclosure \ pillar : support(栅栏用来包围\柱子用来支撑) (记) stock(木头)＋ade→木头编成的围栏

Question 444

tensile

Answer 444

(英) adj.张力的紧张的(capable of being stretched)

Question 445

transitional

Answer 445

(英) n.过渡时期，转变(passage from one stage or place to another) (记) trans(交换)+sit(坐)+ion→交换坐→过渡 (例) She is subject to frequent transitions from high spirits to depression.

Question 446

crest

Answer 446

(英) n.山顶浪尖(top (as of a hill or wave);羽饰鸡冠( showy feathers on the head of a bird) (考) crest : wave \ summit(peak): mountain(浪尖和浪\山顶和山)

Question 447

alphabetical

Answer 447

(英) adj. 按字母表顺序的(in the order of the alphabet) (考) dictionary : alphabetical \ annals : chronological(字典是按照字母顺序\编年史是按照年代顺序) (例) Put these words in alphabetical order.

Question 448

pleat

Answer 448

(英) n. (衣服上的)褶(a fold in cloth) (记) plait(打褶，编辫子)的变体

Question 449

impecunious

Answer 449

(考) foolish : discretion \ impecunious : money(鲁莽的缺乏谨慎\贫困的缺乏钱)反义词：wealthy(富有的); prosperous(繁荣的); affluent(丰富的) (记) im(无)+pecun(钱)+ious→无钱的 (同) 同根词：peculate(挪用); pecuniary(金钱的)

Question 450

enumerate

Answer 450

(英) v. 列举，枚举 (to name one by one; specifyas in a list) (记) e+numer(数字)+ate →数字出来→列举

Question 451

laminate

Answer 451

(英) v. 切成薄板(片)(to form or press into a thin sheet or layer) (记) lamin(薄片)+ate (同) 同根词：laminable(能打制成薄片的); lamina(薄片) (例) The flooring of the house is thinlaminated wood.

Question 452

bonus

Answer 452

(英) 奖金红利(payment added to what is usual or expected)意外的好处(anything pleasant in addition to what is expected) (记) 分割记忆:bon(好)发奖金是好事

Question 453

contemplate

Answer 453

(英) v. 深思 (to think about intently) (记) con(始终)+templ(庙)+ate→始终像庙中人一样深思→静思 (同) 同根词：temple(太阳穴，庙宇); contemplative(爱思考的)派生词: contemplation (n. 沉思，思考) (例) Philosophers contemplate the existence of humankind.

Question 454

irritation

Answer 454

(英) n. 愤怒刺激(being irritated) (考) antidote : poisoning \ balm : irritation(解毒剂消除中毒\油膏消除刺激) (例) a skin irritation

Question 455

entrepreneur

Answer 455

(英) n. 企业家，创业人(a person who organizes and manages a business undertaking) (记) 来自法语，等于enterpriser; (同) 参考：enterprise(事业)

Question 456

phantom

Answer 456

(记) 来自pharmacy(药房，药剂学)， pharma(药，毒) (例) The pharmacist has a degree in pharmacology.

Question 457

fumigate

Answer 457

(英) v. 以烟熏消毒(to expose to the action of fumes in order to disinfect or kill the vermin in) (记) fum(=fume 烟)+igate(用…的)→用烟消毒 (例) fumigate a room

Question 458

radiance

Answer 458

(英) n.发光；喜悦(the state of loveconfidenceor happiness) (记) radi(光线，射线)＋ance→发光 (同) 同根词：radiation(发光，传播); radiator(散热器) (例) The morning was brightened by the radiance of the sun. The photograph captured the bride's radiance at the wedding.

Question 459

scrape

Answer 459

(英) v. 刮擦，擦掉(to remove from a surface by repeated strokes of an edged instrument) (例) scrape the mud from one's boots

Question 460

tart

Answer 460

(英) adj.酸的 (agreeably sharp or acid)；尖酸的(bitingacrimonious) (例) tart apples(酸苹果)\a tart disposition(刻薄的本性)

Question 461

martial

Answer 461

(英) adj. 军事的，战争的( suitable to warsoldiersetc.) (考) martial : military \ runic : mysterious(同义词类比) (例) martial music

Question 462

blotch

Answer 462

(英) n. (皮肤上的)红斑点(patch or blemish on the skin)；(墨水等)大斑点(large blot or stain) (记) 比较：botch(弄坏，做事拙劣) (例) a blotch on the page with coffee. red blotches on her face.

Question 463

regimental

Answer 463

(英) adj. 团的 (of a regiment)

Question 464

counselor

Answer 464

(英) n. 顾问(adviser);律师(lawyer) (例) a wise counsellor in time of need

Question 465

viability

Answer 465

(考) 反义词：inability to live(不能生存)

Question 466

ingrained

Answer 466

(英) adj. 根深蒂固的(firmed，fixed or established) (考) 反义词：easily to change(容易改变的) (记) in(进入)+grain(木头的纹理)→进入纹理之内→根深蒂固的 (例) ingrained habits

Question 467

credit

Answer 467

(英) n. 赊购(permission to delay payment);信任(trust); (考) credits : movie \ byline : article(片头字幕介绍电影的演员\标题下署名行介绍文章的作者) (记) cred+it(表名词)

Question 468

assail

Answer 468

(英) v. 抨击(to attack with arguments)猛攻(to assault) (记) as+sail(跳上去)→跳上去打→猛攻；也可用联想：as-sail(帆)：扬帆起航向前攻 (例) The army assailed the town.

Question 469

resound

Answer 469

(英) v. 回荡着声音( be filled with sound);鸣响( be loudly and clearly heard) (考) glimmer : dazzle \ murmur : resound(发微光和发强光\低声说和高声说) (例) The hall resounded with applause.

Question 470

generate

Answer 470

(英) v. 造成(to bring into being)产生(to originate or produce) (考) emollient : soothe \ dynamo : generate(缓和剂作用是缓和\发电机作用是发电) (记) gener(种属，产生)+ate→产生 (同) 同根词：generative(有生殖力的)；generic(种类的)

Question 471

bridle

Answer 471

(英) n.马笼头(a head harness)；v.抑制，控制(to curb or control) (考) 反义词：without restraint(没有控制的) (记) 比较bride(新娘)，在婚后的生活中，新娘可能给新郎上笼头(The bride puts a bridle on the bridegroom.) (例) Bridle your tongue and be more careful about what you say.

Question 472

navigate

Answer 472

(英) v. 航海，导航 ( direct the course of a shipplane) (考) abacus : calculate \ sextant:navigate(算盘是计算工具\六分仪是航海工具) (记) nav（船）+ig（走）+ate→船走→航海 (同) 派生词: navigation (n. 航海，航空)

Question 473

clarity

Answer 473

(英) n. 清楚 (condition of being clear; clearness) (考) equivocation : truth \ euphemism : offense \ obfuscation : clarity(含糊其词使不真实\委婉言辞使不冒犯\迷惑使不清楚)consensus : factionalism \ clarity : confusion(党派分歧无法达成共识\混淆无法解释清楚)ambiguous : clarity \ mendacious : truth(含糊的无清楚\虚假的无真实){ENTER

Question 474

eerie

Answer 474

(英) adj.可怕的阴森恐怖的(weird; causing fear because strange) (例) a dark and eerie old house(黑暗而可怕的旧房子)

Question 475

defer

Answer 475

(英) v. 推延 (to put off to a future time; delay)听从(yield with courtesy) (考) defer : leader \ admire : hero(领导让人听从\英雄让人崇拜)

Question 476

overlook

Answer 476

(英) v. 忽视 (not to notice);俯视 ( have a view from above) (记) over（在...上面）+look（看）→在上面看→俯视，引申为疏忽

Question 477

flannel

Answer 477

(考) flannel : cloth \ linen : fabric(法兰绒是一种布料\亚麻是一种织物)

Question 478

vermin

Answer 478

(英) 害虫，寄生虫(small common harmful or objectionable animals) (记) verm(蠕虫)+in→害虫 (同) 同根词：vermicide(杀肠虫药)；vermiculate(蠕虫状的，错综复杂的)

Question 479

nippers

Answer 479

(记) 来自动词nip(夹住，咬住); (同) 参考：nipple(乳头)

Question 480

heyday

Answer 480

(英) n. 全盛时期，青春期(the time of greatest healthvigorsuccessprosperity; prime) (记) 组合词：hey(惊喜声)+day→惊喜的日子→黄金时代 (例) in the heyday of sb's power

Question 481

meddlesome

Answer 481

(英) adj. 爱管闲事的(interfering; curious) (记) 来自meddle(干涉，干预)+somemed(混合); (同) 参考：medley(混合物)

Question 482

embryonic

Answer 482

(英) adj. 胚胎的萌芽期的(incipientrudimen tary) (例) a chick at its embryonic stage of development. The plan is still in embryonic state.

Question 483

unobstructed

Answer 483

(记) un（不）+obstruct（障碍）+ed

Question 484

transient

Answer 484

(英) adj.短暂的，转瞬即逝的 (passing quickly into and out of existence; transitory) (考) 反义词：lasting(持久的) (例) transient happiness

Question 485

pamphlet

Answer 485

(英) n. 小册子(an unbound printed publication) (记) 来自拉丁文pamphilus是一首爱情名诗; pam=pan(全部)+phil(爱)+us→表达爱情 (例) a political pamphlet

Question 486

truncheon

Answer 486

(英) n.警棍，警棒(a police officer's club) (记) trunch(=trunk树干)+eon→用树干做成的(警棍)

Question 487

disquiet

Answer 487

(英) v.\ n. 担心，焦虑 (a disturbed or uneasy feeling; anxiety) (考) 反义词：put at ease(使放松) (同) adj. disquieting

Question 488

misapprehension

Answer 488

(英) n. 误会，误解 (a mistaken belief) (记) mis（错误）+apprehension（理解）

Question 489

wail

Answer 489

(英) v.哀号，痛哭 (to express sorrow audibly; lament) (例) The wind wailed in the trees.(风在林中呼啸)

Question 490

pettish

Answer 490

(英) adj. 易怒的，使性子的(fretfulpeevish) (记) 来自pet(不高兴)+tish→不高兴的，易怒的 (例) He was getting more and more pettish and hysterical.

Question 491

perpetuation

Answer 491

(考) 反义词：extinction(灭绝)

Question 492

indubitable

Answer 492

(英) adj. 不容置疑的(unquestionable) (考) 反义词：questionable(可疑的) (记) in(不)+dubit(怀疑)+able→不可怀疑的 (同) 同根词：dubitation(怀疑)

Question 493

mood

Answer 493

(考) mercurial : mood \ fickle : affection \ whimsical : behavior(易变的情绪\易变的感情\易变的行为)

Question 494

glisten

Answer 494

(英) v. 闪烁，闪耀(to shine or sparkle with reflected light) (考) dingy : glisten \ slippery : adhere(无光泽的不闪光\滑的不粘着) (记) 来自glist (闪光)+en分割记忆：g+listen (例) His hair glistened with oil.

Question 495

philatelist

Answer 495

(英) n. 集邮家(one who collects or studies stamps) (考) philatelist : stamps \ numismatist :coins(集邮家收集邮票\钱币收藏家收集硬币)

Question 496

subliminal

Answer 496

(英) adj.潜意识的(existing or functioning below the threshold of consciousness) (考) 反义词：at a perceptible level(在感觉层次) (记) sub(下面)＋limin(＝limen量小限度的神经刺激)＋al (例) play a subliminal part in(在...起到了潜意识的作用)

Question 497

revert

Answer 497

(英) v. 恢复，回复到( go back to);重新考虑( talk about or consider again)

Question 498

gratify

Answer 498

(英) v. 使高兴，使满足(to give pleasure or satisfaction) (考) gratify : desire \ slake : thirsty(使满足消除欲望\解渴消除口渴)反义词: aggrieve(使苦恼); irk(使苦恼) (记) grat(高兴)+ify→使高兴 (同) 同根词：gratulant(表示高兴的); gratitude(感激之情) (例) Anne was gratified by his efforts to help her.

Question 499

invoke

Answer 499

(英) v. 祈求；恳求(implore; entreat)；(法律的)实施生效(put into use a law) (记) in(进入)+voke(喊，唤)→唤起来→祈求 (同) 派生词: invocation (n. 祈祷) (例) to invoke the powers of the law to prevent a crime

Question 500

monarch

Answer 500

(英) n. 君主，帝王(a hereditary sovereign) (记) mon(单个)+arch(统治者)→个人统治→君主 (例) As a federal republicthe United States has never had a monarch.

Question 501

accretion

Answer 501

(英) n.自然的增加(growth in size by accumulation)；增加物( addition) (考) 反义词：reduction in substance caused by erosion(由侵蚀引起的物质减少) (记) ac+cret(增加)+ion (同) adj. accretive

Question 502

emblazon

Answer 502

(英) v.以纹章或其他方式装饰(ornament richly [a shield or flag])

Question 503

perceive

Answer 503

(英) v. 察觉，发觉(to become aware of through the senses) (考) manifest : pereceive \ brittle : break(明显的容易察觉\易碎的容易打碎) (记) per(全部)＋ceive(拿住)→全部拿住→发觉 (同) 同根词：conceive(设计，想象); receive(接受) (例) She perceived that he was tired.

Question 504

weld

Answer 504

(英) v.焊接，熔接；结合 (to unite or reunite) (考) splice : rope \ weld : metal(连接绳子\焊接金属)(同) 参考：solder(焊接) (例) weld the crack in the tube \ weld people into a group

Question 505

consciousness

Answer 505

(英) n. 知觉清醒状态(state of being conscious) (记) con+sci(知道)+ious(...的)+ness

Question 506

impassiveness

Answer 506

(考) 反义词：ebullience(热情洋溢) (记) impassive(adj.冷漠的;im[无]+pass[感情]+ive→无感情的)+ness

Question 507

full-blown

Answer 507

(英) adj. (鲜花)盛开的(esp of flowers fully developed) (考) 反义词：incipient(初始的) (例) full-blown roses

Question 508

sanguinary

Answer 508

(英) adj. 有血的，血腥的(accompanied by much bloodshed or carnage; bloodstained) (记) sanguin(血)+ary→血的，流血的 (例) sanguinary violence(血腥暴力) \ sanguinary battle(血战)

Question 509

impinge

Answer 509

(英) v.侵犯(infringe; encroach);撞击(collide with) (例) The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.

Question 510

forthrightly

Answer 510

(考) 反义词：cozen(欺骗)-deal with forthrightly(直率地对待)

Question 511

pry

Answer 511

(英) v. 刺探(make nosy or presumptuous inquiry)；撬开(pull apart with a lever) (考) importune : request \ pry : inquiry (强求是拼命要求\刺探是拼命询问) (例) pry behind the curtain of sb's life(窥探某人的私生活)

Question 512

confederacy

Answer 512

(英) n. 联盟或同盟(alliance ) (记) con(共同)+feder(联盟)+acy→联盟

Question 513

imprecision

Answer 513

(考) 反义词：exactitude(精密) (记) imprecise的名词

Question 514

aphorism

Answer 514

(英) n. 格言(a shortpointed sentence; maxim; adage) (考) brevity : aphorism \ distortion : caricature(格言的特点是简洁\漫画的特点是扭曲)euphemism : offensive \ aphorism : diffuse(委婉语言不会是冒犯的\格言不会是散漫的)pithiness : aphorism \ exaggeration : caricature(格言的特点是简洁\漫画的特点是夸张)aphoristic : terse \ (记) 提醒您已学到的adage(格言)以及要学到的maxim(公理格言) (同) 派生词: aphoristic (adj. 格言似的警句似的)

Question 515

harridan

Answer 515

(英) n. 凶恶的老妇，老巫婆(a nastybad-tempered woman) (记) 原意为'骑坏的老马'hard－ridden→harridan

Question 516

royalty

Answer 516

(英) n. 皇室；版税(percentage paid for the work of an authorcomposeretc. by the publisher) (考) royalty : payment \ subpoena : writ(版税是一种酬劳\传票是一种书面命令) (记) royal(王室的)+ty→皇室，注意'版税'一意 (例) Besides copyrightthe writer got a 10 percent royalty on sales. The young prince was trained for royalty.

Question 517

tread

Answer 517

(英) v. 踩踏( put one's foot when walking); (例) walk with a heavy tread

Question 518

recalcitrant

Answer 518

(英) adj.顽抗的(obstinately defiant of authority or restraint; unruly) (考) recalcitrant(refractory): authority \ implacable : conciliation \ reactionary :change(顽固的难以施加权威\不安静的难以安抚\保守的难以改变)incongruent : conform \ recalcitrant : obey(不一致的难以统一\顽固的难以服从)反义词: submissive(顺从的); amenable(顺从的) (记) re(重新)＋calcitr(=calc石头)＋ant→变成石头→固执的

Question 519

matin

Answer 519

(英) n.(电影院或剧院的)下午场(dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon)

Question 520

domesticate

Answer 520

(英) v. 驯养(to tame wild animals and breed for human use) (例) I was unable to domesticate the wild dog.

Question 521

catalog

Answer 521

(英) n. 目录(complete list of items of a book);系列(series) (记) catalog=catalogue; cata(下面)+logue(说话) →在下面要说的话→目录

Question 522

crabbed

Answer 522

(英) adj. 暴躁的 (peevish; ill-tempered; cross) (记) 来自crab(螃蟹，坏脾气的人)

Question 523

feign

Answer 523

(英) v.假装，伪装(to make a false show of ; pretend) (例) I feigned illness so I could stay home from work.

Question 524

counterproductive

Answer 524

(英) adj. 事与愿违的(having the opposite effect to that intended) (记) counter +productive(有成效的) →反效果的

Question 525

overbearing

Answer 525

(英) adj. 专横的，独断的(arrogant; domineering) (考) 反义词：unassuming(谦逊的) (记) over(过分)+bearing(忍受)→使别人过分忍受→专横的 (例) Everyone dislikes my overbearing boss.

Question 526

porcelain

Answer 526

(考) clay : porcelain \ flax : linen(瓷器由黏土造成\亚麻布由亚麻造成)glaze: porcelain \ varnish : wood(釉面保护瓷器\清漆保护木头)

Question 527

chasten

Answer 527

(英) v. (通过惩罚而使坏习惯等)改正，磨练 (to punish in order to correct or make better) (记) 来自chaste(纯洁的)+en→使人纯洁 (例) She chastened her friend for being rude.

Question 528

confer

Answer 528

(英) v. 讨论商谈(have discussions);赠予(reward to ) (记) con (共同)+fer(带来拿来) →共同带来观点→协商

Question 529

vanity

Answer 529

(英) n.虚荣，自负(inflated pride in oneself; conceit) (记) van(空)+ity→空虚→虚荣; (同) 同根词：vanish(消失) (例) do sth. out of vanity

Question 530

filigree

Answer 530

(英) n.金银丝做的工艺品(delicatelacelike ornamental work of intertwined wire of goldsilveretc.) (考) filigree : wire \ lace : thread(细丝工艺品用金属丝制成\花边用线制成) (记) fili(丝)+gree(=grain颗粒)→由丝和颗粒所组成的→金银丝工艺品 (同) 同根词:filament(灯丝细丝)

Question 531

self-satisfaction

Answer 531

(考) preen : self-satisfaction \ fume : anger(打扮表示自满\怒火表示愤怒) (记) self（自己）+satisfaction（满意）

Question 532

resourceful

Answer 532

(英) adj. 机智的(good at finding ways to deal with difficult situations) (考) resourceful : inventiveness \ philanthropic : geniality(机智的特点是创新\慈善的特点是亲切)

Question 533

gargantuan

Answer 533

(考) 反义词：minuscule(极小的) (记) 来自法国作家拉伯雷《巨人传》中的巨人Gargantua

Question 534

toil

Answer 534

(英) v.\n.辛苦，辛勤劳作(long strenuous fatiguing labor) (记) 参考:foil(阻挠金属箔) (同) 近形词：foil(阻挠，金属箔); coil(卷绕); roil(搅拌) (例) toil at one's task

Question 535

elite

Answer 535

(英) n.精华中坚(the group regarded as the best and most powerful)

Question 536

reactionary

Answer 536

(英) adj.保守的，反动的(ultraconservative in politics) (考) contumacious(recalcitrantrefractory): authority \ reactionary(hideboundconservative): change(innovationnovelty)(顽固的无法接受权威控制\保守的无法接受变化) (记) re(反)＋action(动)＋ary→反对运动的→保守的 (例) The reactionary pundit criticized the congressional action.

Question 537

commiserate

Answer 537

(英) v. 同情，怜悯 (to feel or show sorrow or pity for) (记) com+miser(可怜)+ate→共同可怜→同情； (同) 同根词：miserable(可怜的); miser(吝啬鬼)派生词: commiseration (n. 同情的言语expression of sympathy) (例) I commiserated with my friend after his accident.

Question 538

straightforwardly

Answer 538

(考) 反义词：equivocate(含糊其词)-communicate straightforwardly(直截了当地交流) (记) 来自形容词straightforward(正直的)

Question 539

mechanism

Answer 539

(英) n. 结构，机制 (the arrangement and action of the parts of a machine)

Question 540

ballroom

Answer 540

(英) n.大舞厅(a large hall for dancing)

Question 541

conquest

Answer 541

(考) inexorable : dissuasion \ indomitable : conquest(无情的无法说服\不屈服的无法征服)

Question 542

skepticism

Answer 542

(英) n. 怀疑论 (a doubting state of mind) (考) 反义词：conviction(坚信); credulity(轻信)

Question 543

interdict

Answer 543

(英) v. 禁止(to prohibit; forbid with authority)；切断(补给线)(to impede or hinder by firepower or bombing)； (记) inter(在中间)+dict(说)+在内部命令(不准做)→禁止 (例) The play was interdicted by law.

Question 544

palpable

Answer 544

(英) adj. 可触知的明显的(tangibleperceptiblenoticeable) (考) 反义词：subtle(微妙的) (记) palp(摸)+able→摸得到的→明显的 (同) 同根词：palpate(用手触摸); palpitate(v.心跳)

Question 545

meretricious

Answer 545

(英) adj. 华而不实的，俗艳的(of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry) (记) 来自meretrix(妓女) (例) a meretricious style(华而不实的文体)

Question 546

shoal

Answer 546

(英) n.浅滩，浅水处(a sandbank that makes the water shallow) (考) 反义词：deep(深的) (例) strike on a shoal(搁浅)／a shoal of tourists(大批旅客)

Question 547

assert

Answer 547

(英) v. 断言，主张(to state positively; declareaffirm) (考) calumny : assertion \ perjury : testimony(诽谤是假断言\伪证是假证词)反义词：diffidence(羞怯，缺乏自信) (记) as+sert(参与)→一再参与(讨论)→主张 (同) 派生词: assertive(adj. 言语果断的，断言的); assertiveness(n. 坚定而自信); assertion(n.坚决断言) (例) The lawyer asserted that his client was innocent.

Question 548

zest

Answer 548

(英) n.刺激性 (an enjoyable exciting quality；piquancy)；热心，兴趣 (keen enjoyment; relish) (例) The hungry man ate with zest.(那饿汉吃得津津有味)

Question 549

viands

Answer 549

(英) n.(复数)食品，食物 (provisionsfood) (记) via(活)+ands→活下去的东西→食品 (例) The shops were full of Christmas viands.

Question 550

redistribution

Answer 550

(考) illiteracy : education \ inequity : redistribution(文盲要受教育\不公平要重新分配) (记) re（重新）+distribution（分配）

Question 551

administer

Answer 551

(英) v. 管理(manage);供给(provide) (记) ad+minister(部长大臣) →做部长→管理; (同) 派生词: administration (n.管理行政); administrator (n.管理人行政人员) (例) administer a charity

Question 552

unscented

Answer 552

(考) 反义词：redolent(芳香的) (记) un（不）+scented（有气味的）

Question 553

systematize

Answer 553

(英) v. 使系统化( arrange in a system or by a set method) (考) 反义词：randomize(随机化) (记) system(系统)+atize

Question 554

meager

Answer 554

(英) adj. 贫乏的(of small amount; inadequate)；削瘦的(lean; emaciated) (记) 分割记忆：m+eager(热心的)，光靠热心解决不了贫乏 (例) He can's exist on his meager income.

Question 555

argot

Answer 555

(英) n.隐语黑话( slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people) (考) 反义词：standard language(标准语言); common verbalism(一般用语)

Question 556

immunize

Answer 556

(英) v. 使免疫(to give immunity by inoculation) (考) fertilize : grow \ immunize : resist(施肥使生长\免疫使抵抗)

Question 557

appealing

Answer 557

(考) 反义词：noisome(有害的)

Question 558

acuity

Answer 558

(英) n.(尤指思想或感官)敏锐(sharpnessacuteness) (记) acu(尖酸锐利)+ity(表性质) →尖的性质→敏锐 (同) 同根词：acupuncture( 针灸)acumen(敏锐)

Question 559

striking

Answer 559

(英) adj.引人注目的，明显的(attracting attention or notice) (记) 来自strike(打击)＋ing (例) The girl is striking in face and figure.

Question 560

fragile

Answer 560

(英) adj. 易碎的，易坏的(brittle; crisp; friable) (考) fragile : break \ flammable : burn\ porous : penetrate(易碎的容易打碎\易燃的容易燃烧\多孔的容易穿透) (记) frag(=fract 断裂)+(易…的)→易碎的 (同) 同根词：fragment(碎片) (例) Don't drop these eggs! They are fragile.

Question 561

vain

Answer 561

(英) adj. 自负的 (full of self-admiration);徒劳的(without result) (考) primp : vain \ gloat : smug(打扮是一种虚荣的表现\幸灾乐祸是一种自喜的表现) (例) a vain attempt

Question 562

uneasiness

Answer 562

(考) feed : hunger \ reassure : uneasiness(喂食消除饥饿\宽心消除不安) (记) 来自形容词uneasy（不安的）

Question 563

corporeal

Answer 563

(英) adj. 肉体的身体的(of the body);物质的(materialrather than spiritual) (考) 反义词：spiritual(精神的); intangible(无形的); disembodied(无实体的); immaterial(非物质的) (记) corpor+eal(由real变体) →真的身体→有形的

Question 564

elucidate

Answer 564

(英) v. 阐明，说明(to give a clarifying explanation) (考) 反义词：garble(混淆); obfuscate(使模糊) (记) e+lucid(清晰)+ate→弄清晰→阐明; (同) 参考：lucidity(清晰，明白)派生词: elucidation (n. 清楚阐明) (例) Would you elucidate futher on this topic?

Question 565

hypodermic

Answer 565

(英) adj. 皮下注射的(injected under the skin) (记) hypo(在…下面)+derm(皮)+ic→皮下(注射)的 (同) 同根词：epidermis(表皮)

Question 566

lectern

Answer 566

(英) n. 书桌（尤指教堂里的读经台）(a sloping table for holding a book)

Question 567

carpenter

Answer 567

(英) 木匠(person whose job is making wooden objects and structures) (考) taxonomist : classify \ carpenter : build(分类学家擅长分类\木匠擅长建造)saw : carpenter \ scissors : tailor \ butcher : knife(木匠的工具是锯\裁缝的工具是剪刀\屠夫的工具是刀)

Question 568

ellipse

Answer 568

(英) n.椭圆(形)(oval) (记) el+lipse(离开)→离开中心→不圆→椭圆

Question 569

bleachers

Answer 569

(记) bleach(白)+ers→空白没遮盖的座位→露天看台; (同) 近形词：bleach(漂白，变白); bleak(寒冷的)

Question 570

animate

Answer 570

(英) adj. 活的有生命的(livinghaving life);v.赋予生命(give life to sth\sb) (考) 反义词: lassitude(疲乏)；drone(单调的声音) (记) anim(生命精神)+ate→使有生命 (同) 派生词: animated (adj. 活跃的活泼的); animation (n. 兴奋，活跃动画 vivacity)同根词：magnanimous(大度的); unanimous(意见一致的)

Question 571

constitute

Answer 571

(英) v. 组成，构成(form a whole) (考) 反义词：abdicate(放弃) (记) con(一起)+stitute(建立放)→放到一起→构成

Question 572

vascular

Answer 572

(记) vascul(血管)+ar→血管的

Question 573

cripple

Answer 573

(英) v. (使)残废(to make cripple of; lame; maim;disable) (记) 来自creep(爬行)→爬行的人，残废 (例) The accident crippled the driver. The strike crippled the company.

Question 574

novice

Answer 574

(英) n. 生手新手(apprentice; beginner) (记) 参考:neophyte(新手) (同) 参考：neophyte(新手) (例) Although I've played golf for yearsI still play like a novice.

Question 575

florid

Answer 575

(英) adj. 华丽的(highly decorated; showy; ornate)；(脸)红润的(rosy; ruddy) (记) flor(花)+id→像花一样的→华丽的 (例) florid language. florid with excitement.

Question 576

headstrong

Answer 576

(英) adj. 刚愎自用的(obstinately determined) (考) willfulness : headstrong \ subservience : fawning(固执的[人]任性\奉承的[人]阿谀)反义词：tractable(温顺的)

Question 577

containment

Answer 577

(英) n. 阻止遏制(keeping sth within limits) (例) Until we'd built up sufficient forces to drive the invaders backwe pursued a poicy of containment.

Question 578

macerate

Answer 578

(英) v. 浸软(to soften by soaking in liquid)；消瘦(to cause to grow thin) (考) 反义词：harden by drying(通过干燥变硬) (记) 直接来自拉丁文macerate(泡软) (例) flax macerated in water(水中泡过的亚麻)

Question 579

tournament

Answer 579

(英) 比赛 (a series of games or contests);(旧时)骑士比武大会 (a knightly sport of the middle ages between mounted combatants armed with blunted lances or swords and divided into two parties contesting for a prize or favor bestowed by the lady of the tournament) (记) 分割记忆：tour+name+nt

Question 580

insuperable

Answer 580

(记) insul(不)+super(超越)+able→不可超越的 (同) 同根词：supernatural(超自然的) (例) insuperable difficulties

Question 581

chorus

Answer 581

(英) n. 合唱队，歌舞团 (a group of dancers and singers)

Question 582

pathos

Answer 582

(英) n. 感伤哀婉悲怆(an emotion of sympathetic pity) (记) path(感情)＋os→感情状态→哀婉 (例) the pathos of sb's situation

Question 583

tan

Answer 583

(英) v.鞣(革) (to convert ［hide］ into leather) (同) 派生词: tanner (n.制革工人) (例) tan sheepskin(将羊皮制成皮革)

Question 584

consummate

Answer 584

(英) adj. 完全的，完善的(complete or perfect);v. 完成 (finish; accomplish) (记) con＋sum(总数)＋mate→全部总数→完美的 (同) 派生词: consummation (n. 达到极点，完成) (例) Bill has a consummate roommate—he's never home and always pays the rent. \ Signing the contract consummated the deal.

Question 585

fungicide

Answer 585

(英) n. 杀真菌剂(substance that kills fungus) (记) fungi (真菌)+cide(杀)

Question 586

corroboration

Answer 586

(考) 反义词：lessening of certainty(确定性减少)

Question 587

superintend

Answer 587

(英) v.监督 (to exercise the oversight of) (记) super(在…上面)+intend(监督) (例) a committee on finance to superintend all appropriations.

Question 588

numismatic

Answer 588

(记) numisma(钱币)+tic→钱币的 (例) The misprinted stamp had a high numismatic value.

Question 589

diagonal

Answer 589

(英) 对角的(crossing a straight-side figureeg a rectanglefrom corner to corner) (考) diameter : circle \ diagonal : rectangle(直径是圆形内最长直线\对角线是矩形内最长直线)

Question 590

combat

Answer 590

(英) n. 格斗搏斗(fight between two peoplearmies) (记) com(共同)+bat(打击) →共同打→战斗

Question 591

commemorate

Answer 591

(英) 纪念伟人大事件等(keep a great person eventetc in people's memories) (记) com(共同)+memor(记住)+ate →大家一起记住→纪念

Question 592

factotum

Answer 592

(英) n.杂役，听差(a person hired to do all sorts of work; handyman) (记) fact(做)+totum(=everything)什么事都做→杂役; (同) 参考：total(全部的)

Question 593

teetotalism

Answer 593

(考) 反义词：intemperance(酗酒)

Question 594

underdog

Answer 594

(英) n. 受欺负者，弱者(a weaker person or country) (考) 反义词: bully(欺凌弱小者) (记) under（在...下面）+dog（狗）

Question 595

decree

Answer 595

(英) n. 命令，法令 (an official orderedictor decision)； (例) They have decreed an end to all this fighting.

Question 596

zigzag

Answer 596

(考) zigzag : turns \ montage : images(之字形是转弯的组合\蒙太奇是影象的组合)

Question 597

survive

Answer 597

(英) v. 幸存 ( continue to exist after coming close to death) (考) 反义词：perish(死亡) (记) sur（在下面）+vive（生命）→在（事故）下面活下来→幸存

Question 598

furbish

Answer 598

(英) v. 磨光，刷新(to brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish) (记) 注意不要和furnish(装饰，提供)相混 (例) furbish an old silver ornament. furbish up our house.

Question 599

eliminate

Answer 599

(英) v. 除去淘汰(removeeradicate) (记) e+limin(门槛)+ate→扔出门槛→除去 (例) eliminate the mistakes from your writing

Question 600

pleasure

Answer 600

(考) hedonist : pleasure \ recluse : privacy(享乐主义者喜欢快乐\隐士喜欢独处\)blush : embarrassment \ smile : pleasure(窘迫的表情是脸红\愉快的表情是微笑)pleasure : ecstasy \ surprise : astonishment(程度: 高兴→狂喜\吃惊→大吃一惊)dislike : loathing \ pleasure : b

Question 601

poison

Answer 601

(英) v. 毒死( harm or kill with poison) (考) detoxify : poison \ dehydrate : water(解毒是要去除毒\脱水是要去除水)antidote : poison \ tonic : lethargy(解毒剂是用来解除毒素\补药是用来解除困乏)detoxification : poison \ neutralization : acid(解毒去毒\中和去酸)

Question 602

fretwork

Answer 602

(英) n. 格子细工(在木头上雕出各种图案，格子的工艺)(work ornamented with decorative carving or interlacing lines) (记) 组合词：fret(建筑上的回纹饰)+work

Question 603

covenant

Answer 603

(英) n. 契约 (a binding and solemn agreement)；v. 立书保证(to promise by a covenant) (记) co＋ven(来)＋ant→来到一起立约→契约 (例) I covenanted to pay a sum of money each week to the church_

Question 604

moan

Answer 604

(英) v.\n. (痛苦的)呻吟；(不满的)抱怨(a complaint) (例) He is always moaning his luck.

Question 605

pharmacist

Answer 605

(英) n. 药剂师 (a person skilled in the making of medicine)

Question 606

irresistible

Answer 606

(记) ir(不)+resist(对抗)+ible→不可抵抗的

Question 607

harness

Answer 607

(英) n. 马具；v. 束以马具；利用(to control so as to use the power) (例) harness nuclear energy(利用原子能)

Question 608

waterproof

Answer 608

(英) adj. 防水的; v. 使防水( make waterproof) (考) 反义词：permeable(可渗透的) (记) water（水）+proof（防...的）

Question 609

petition

Answer 609

(英) n. 请愿(entreaty; appeal) (记) pet(寻求)＋ition→寻求(帮助)→请愿 (例) The workers signed a petition demanding better working conditions.

Question 610

tariff

Answer 610

(英) n.关税 (a duty imposed by a government on imported goods) (考) smuggler : tariff \ stowaway : fare(走私者逃避关税\偷乘者逃避交通费) (例) preferential tariff(特惠关税)

Question 611

canonical

Answer 611

(英) adj. 符合规定的，经典的(according toor ordered by church canon) (考) 反义词：heterodox(异端的); nontraditional(非传统的) (记) 比较:cannon(大炮)参考:apocrypha(伪经)

Question 612

occlude

Answer 612

(考) 反义词：unobstructed(顺畅的)-occluded(阻塞的) (记) oc（一再）+clude（关闭）→一再关起来不畅通→堵塞

Question 613

cronyism

Answer 613

(考) nepotism : relative \ cronyism : friend(裙带关系是用亲戚\任用亲信是用朋友) (记) 联系crony(密友亲密的伙伴)一起记

Question 614

ingratiating

Answer 614

(考) ingratiating : win favor \ disingenuous : deceive(讨好为了邀宠\虚伪为了欺骗) (例) Mary's ingratiating comments flattered her boss.

Question 615

stipend

Answer 615

(英) n. 薪俸，养老金(a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services )

Question 616

hinder

Answer 616

(英) v. 阻碍，妨碍(thwart; impede; frustrate) (记) hind(后面)+er→落在后面→阻碍 (例) Bad weather hindered travel.

Question 617

unimpressive

Answer 617

(考) 反义词：redoubtable(可怕的) (记) un（不）+impressive（给人印象深刻的）

Question 618

massless

Answer 618

(记) mass(体积)+less

Question 619

hypocrite

Answer 619

(英) n. 伪善者伪君子(person who pretends to have opinions) (记) hypo(下面次等)+crite(批评者) →在背后批评的人→伪君子

Question 620

excavate

Answer 620

(英) v. 挖掘(to make a hole or cavity in);挖出(to uncover or expose) (考) 反义词：fill in(填充) (记) ex+cav(洞)+ate→挖出洞→挖掘 (同) 同根词：cavity(洞，腔) (例) excavate the ancient city of Troy

Question 621

save

Answer 621

(考) wait : lurk \ save : hoard(潜伏是偷偷等待\隐藏是偷偷储藏)

Question 622

sapling

Answer 622

(英) n. 树苗，年轻人(a young tree; a young) (记) sap(树液)+ling(小)→小树 (例) After the forest firesaplings grew from the ashes.

Question 623

tangible

Answer 623

(英) adj.可触摸的 (touchablepalpable)

Question 624

precis

Answer 624

(英) adj. 陡峭的(very steepperpendicular)；仓促的(precipitate) (考) 反义词：gradually sloping(渐渐平缓); level(变平) (记) pre(提前)+cipit(落下)+ous→仓促的 (例) The skier viewed the precipitous slope as a challenge.

Question 625

pincers

Answer 625

(记) 由pinch(捏，掐)变化而来

Question 626

sensational

Answer 626

(英) adj. 耸人听闻的，轰动的(exceedingly or unexpectedly excellent or great) (例) a sensational discovery(轰动的发现)

Question 627

puny

Answer 627

(英) adj.弱小的，发育不良的(slight or inferior in power; weak) (考) measly : contemptibly \ puny : weakly(卑鄙的对应下贱的\弱小的对应虚弱的) (记) 可能是pony(小马)的变体 (例) puny little arms and legs

Question 628

off-key

Answer 628

(英) adj. 走调的，不和谐的（out of tune ） (例) Some of his remarks were rather off-key. 反义词：at the proper pitch

Question 629

mishap

Answer 629

(英) n. 不幸，坏运气(an unfortunate accident) (考) catastrophe : mishap \ humiliation : embarrassment(灾难是大不幸\羞辱是大难堪) (记) mis(坏)+hap(运气)→运气不好 (同) 同根词:happiness(幸福) (例) The fisherman drowned in a boating mishap.

Question 630

volition

Answer 630

(英) n.自决，意志(the power of choosing or determining；will) (考) 反义词：inability to choose(不能选择) (记) vol(意志)+ition→有意志→自决 (同) 同根词: benevolent(好意的) \ malevolent(恶意的) (例) benevolent(好意的) malevolent(恶意的)

Question 631

overreach

Answer 631

(英) v. 做事过头(to reach or stretch beyond) (记) over(过分)+reach(伸出); 参考: overreach one's authority(越权) (例) overreach one's authority(越权)

Question 632

verge

Answer 632

(英) n.边缘(border; edgerimor margin)

Question 633

curmudgeon

Answer 633

(英) n. 脾气暴躁之人(a surlyill-manneredbad-tempered person) (考) 反义词：agreeable person(随和的人) (记) 无词根；分割记忆：cur(可看作词根：跑)+mud(泥)→跑到泥巴里去→发脾气→脾气暴躁的人

Question 634

munificent

Answer 634

(英) adj. 慷慨的，大方的(displaying great generosity) (考) miser : munificent \ zealot : blas(吝啬鬼不慷慨\狂热者不厌倦) (记) muni(公共)+ficent(做…的)→为公共做→慷慨的 (例) a munificent gift(厚礼)

Question 635

complaisant

Answer 635

(英) adj. 顺从的，讨好的 (affably agreeable; obliging) (考) complaisance : intractable \ adeptness : maladroit(柔顺的不难处理\熟练的不笨拙)反义词: churlishness(粗野); obdurate(固执的); obstinacy(固执) (记) com+plais(可能等于please)+ant→please others→讨好的 (同) 派生词: complaisance (n. 迁就，奉承)

Question 636

demoralize

Answer 636

(英) v. 使士气低落(weaken the self-confidence) (记) de(去掉)+moral(士气)+ize→去掉士气

Question 637

principled

Answer 637

(英) 有原则的(based upon principles)有道德原则的(having principles) (考) moralistic : principled \ pedantic : learned(道学气是过分讲究原则\迂腐是过分讲究学问) (记) 来自名词principle(原则)+d

Question 638

idiocy

Answer 638

(英) n. 愚蠢(the state of being an idiot) (记) idiot(白痴)+cy→愚蠢

Question 639

medieval

Answer 639

(英) adj. 中世纪的，中古的(of the Middle Ages) (记) medi(中间)+ev(时间)+al→在中间时间→中世纪的 (例) We studied the Crusades in my medieval-history class.

Question 640

quibble

Answer 640

(英) n.遁词(shift from the point)；吹毛求疵的反对意见(a minor objection or criticism) (考) minutiae : details \ foible : flaw(fault) \ quibbles : objections(程度: 细枝末节和细节\小缺点和缺点\轻微的反对和反对)encomiast : eulogize \ nitpicker : criticize \ preacher : sermon \ quibbler :cavil(赞美者赞美\挑剔者批评\传教士传道\吹毛求疵者找错) (记) quip(妙语，借口)的变体 (例) There were quibbles over some of the details.(对于某些细节问题有小小的批评意见)

Question 641

avenge

Answer 641

(英) v.为…复仇，为…报仇(to get revenge for) (记) a+venge(报复) (同) 同根词：vengeance(复仇); revenge(复仇) (例) They avenged his death by burning the village.

Question 642

baron

Answer 642

(英) n.贵族(lord; nobleman)大亨，巨头( magnate) (记) baro(压)+n→压迫别人的人→大老板

Question 643

mollusk

Answer 643

(记) moll(软)+usk→软的身体→软体动物 (例) Snailsslugs and octopuses are mollusks.

Question 644

induct

Answer 644

(英) v. 使就职(install)；使入伍(to enroll in the armed forces) (记) in(进去)+duct(引导)→引进→入伍 (例) I was inducted into the navy.

Question 645

invincible

Answer 645

(英) adj. 不可征服的(unconquerable) (考) invincible : subdued \ impervious : damaged(无法征服的不能被征服\无法损坏的不能被损坏) (记) in(不)+vinc(战胜)+ible→不可战胜的 (同) 同根词：convince(说服)

Question 646

anagram

Answer 646

(英) n. 变形词(word made by rearranging the letters of another word ) (记) ana(错误分开)+gram(写图) →[容易]写错的→变形了的; 例如: silver写成 sliver

Question 647

insanity

Answer 647

(英) n. 疯狂(derangement)；愚昧(great folly; extreme senselessness)

Question 648

tolerance

Answer 648

(英) n. 容忍，忍受(allowing people to behave in a way that may not please onewithout becoming annoyed) (考) bigot : tolerance \ liar : honesty(固执己见者无宽容\说谎者无诚实)inured : tolerance \ addicted : dependency(对恶习惯是过分宽容\对毒上瘾是过分依赖)

Question 649

jade

Answer 649

(英) n. 疲惫的老马，玉，翡翠(hack; gem; emerald)

Question 650

furrow

Answer 650

(英) n. 犁沟；皱纹(deep wrinkle on the face) (记) 和burrow(洞穴)一起记

Question 651

impotent

Answer 651

(英) adj. 无能的; 阳痿的(unable to engage in sexual intercourse) (记) im(无)+potent(有力的)→无能的

Question 652

wan

Answer 652

(英) adj.虚弱的(feeble)；病态的(sickly pallid) (例) a wan complexion(病容)

Question 653

spank

Answer 653

(英) v.打，拍打(在屁股上) (to strike on the buttocks with the open hands) (例) She took down the child's pants and spanked his bottom.

Question 654

vesture

Answer 654

(英) n.衣服 (a covering garment) (记) vest(衣服)+ure; 比较：vestiture(服装) (例) a vesture of cloud(一层云)

Question 655

inert

Answer 655

(英) adj. 惰性的(having few or no active properties)；行动迟钝的(dull; slow) (考) 反义词：reactant(反应物); active(积极的); dynamic(动力的) (记) in(不)+ert(动)→不动的→惰性的 (例) the inert gas \ to lie inert in the bed

Question 656

peninsula

Answer 656

(英) 半岛(a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land) (记) pen(接近)+insula(岛) →象岛→半岛

Question 657

disperse

Answer 657

(英) v. 消散驱散(cause sb\sth to go in different directions) (考) disperse : reconvene \ dismiss : reinstate(解散后重新召集\解职后复职)反义词：focus(聚集); aggregate(聚集) (例) The crowd dispersed in all directions.

Question 658

purgative

Answer 658

(英) n.泻药(a purging medicine; cathartic)

Question 659

intermingle

Answer 659

(英) v. 混合，掺杂(to mix together) (记) inter+mingle(混合)→混合进去

Question 660

elephantine

Answer 660

(英) adj. 笨拙的庞大的(having enormous size; massiveclumsy) (考) 反义词：microscopic(微小的) (记) 由elephant(大象)而来

Question 661

discount

Answer 661

(英) n. 折扣(amount of money taken off the cost) (考) 反义词：surcharge(附加费) (例) We give 10% discount for cash.

Question 662

germ

Answer 662

(英) 胚芽芽孢(portion of a living organism capable of becoming a new organism)微生物细菌(micro-organismesp one capable of causing disease) (记) germ本身就是词根:种子引申为'细菌'

Question 663

grisly

Answer 663

(英) adj. 恐怖的，可怕的(inspiring horror or great fear) (考) droll : laugh \ grisly : flinch(滑稽的使人发笑\恐怖的使人畏缩) (例) a grisly story about people who ate human flesh

Question 664

unbecoming

Answer 664

(记) un（不）+becoming（合适的） (例) an unbecoming speech (有体面的话)

Question 665

gasification

Answer 665

(英) n. 气化 (conversion into gas especially) (考) 反义词：solidification(凝固)

Question 666

executive

Answer 666

(英) n. 经理(a person who manages a corporation)；

Question 667

recombine

Answer 667

(记) re（重新）+combine（组合） (同) 派生词: recombinant (n. 重组体)

Question 668

lowbred

Answer 668

(英) adj. 粗野的，鲁莽的(ill-mannered; vulgar; crude) (记) low(低下)+bred(=breed养育)→教养低下→粗野的; (同) 参考：purebred(纯种的)

Question 669

stingy

Answer 669

(英) adj. 吝啬的，小气的(not generous or liberal) (考) miser : stingy \ loner : solitary(吝啬鬼吝啬\孤独者孤独) (记) sting(刺)＋y; (同) 参考：stint(节省，吝惜) (例) be stingy with one's money(吝惜钱财)

Question 670

seal

Answer 670

(英) 印章图章(the official mark of a governmentcompanyetc.often made by pressing into red waxwhich is fixed to certain formal and official writings)封条(a small piece of paperwaxor wire fasten across an opening)盖章于(fix a seal onto)v. 密封(考) glue : seal \ manure : fertilize(胶水用来密封\肥料用来施肥)lubricate : abrasion \ seal : leakage(润滑防止磨损\密封防止泄露)absord : sponge \ seal : caulk(海绵用来吸收\填漏物用来密封)

Question 671

breakthrough

Answer 671

(英) n.突破敌人防线; 重大的发现(important discovery)

Question 672

commodious

Answer 672

(英) adj. 宽敞的 (offering plenty of room; spacious; roomy) (考) 反义词：cramped \ (constricted)(狭窄的)taut : commodious \ extraordinary : purlieu(紧张的不宽敞\异常的不普通) (记) com+mod=code(方式，范围)+ious→大的范围→宽敞的； (同) 近形词：commodity(商品); v. accommodation(适应膳食)

Question 673

offbeat

Answer 673

(英) adj. 不规则的不平常的(unconventional) (考) 反义词：conventional(惯例的)

Question 674

complicity

Answer 674

(英) n. 合谋串通(participation; involvement in a crime) (记) com+plic(重叠)+ity→共同重叠→同谋关系

Question 675

fragility

Answer 675

(英) n. 脆弱纤弱(quality of being fragile) (记) fragile(adj.易碎的;frag[打碎]+ile[能...的] →能碎的)+ity

Question 676

rider

Answer 676

(英) n.附文附件(amendment to a legislative bill) (考) rider : bill \ endorsement : policy(法案的附件\保单的背书)

Question 677

continent

Answer 677

(英) adj. 自制的(self-restrained; temperate) (记) con＋tin(拿住)＋ent→拿住自己→克制的； (同) 派生词: continence (n. 节制，克制力)

Question 678

corridor

Answer 678

(英) n. 过道走廊(long narrow passage)

Question 679

bust

Answer 679

(英) 半身(雕)像(a piece of sculpture representing the headshouldersand upper chest of a human body)

Question 680

shunt

Answer 680

(英) v.使(火车)转到另一轨道，转移方向(to switch a train from one track to another) (考) divert : shunt \ retard : brake(转轨为了转向\刹车为了减速) (例) Shunt the car into a sidling.(把这节车厢转到岔线)

Question 681

intermission

Answer 681

(英) n. 暂停，间歇(an interval of time) (记) inter+mission(发送)→在发送之间→间歇

Question 682

ensue

Answer 682

(英) v. 继而发生(happen afterwards ) (考) 反义词: anterior(前面的)-ensuing(随后的) (记) en(进入)+sue(跟丛) →进入跟丛→接着发生 (同) 派生词: ensuing(adj. 随后的)

Question 683

ethos

Answer 683

(英) n. (个人，团体或民族)道德风貌，思潮信仰(the characteristic and distinguishing attitudeshabitsbeliefs of an individual or of a group) (记) eth=ethn(种族)+os→种族气氛→道德风貌

Question 684

mismanagement

Answer 684

(记) mis（错误）+management（管理）

Question 685

rapport

Answer 685

(英) n.和睦，意见一致(relation marked by harmonyconformity or affinity) (记) 来自re(再次)＋ap(一起)＋port(带)的缩略→再次带到一起→和睦 (例) The candidate had an amazing rapport with all kinds of people.

Question 686

unchecked

Answer 686

(英) adj. 地图上没标明的 (not recorded or plotted on a map) (记) un(不)+charted(在图上标明的)

Question 687

trivia

Answer 687

(英) n.琐事，无价值之物(trivial facts or details) (记) tri(三)+via(路) →三条路→同时做三件小事

Question 688

exponent

Answer 688

(英) n.说明者，支持者(a person who expounds and promotes) (考) exponent : advocate \ pollster : canvass(支持者支持\民意测验者检查) (记) ex+pon(放)+ent→把(道理等)放出来的人→说明者 (同) 同根词：apponent(拥护者); opponent(反对者) (例) an exponent of the opinions of Freud

Question 689

bubble

Answer 689

(英) v.起泡(foam; effervesce)；n.气泡，水泡(a tiny ball of air or gas in a liquid) (记) 比较babble(说急话)pebble(小卵石)puddle(小水坑) (同) 近形词: babble(说急话)，pebble(小卵石)，puddle(小水坑)

Question 690

assorted

Answer 690

(英) adj. 混杂的( mixed) (记) as+sort(种类)+ed→把各种东西放到一起→混杂的

Question 691

injection

Answer 691

(记) inject(v.注射; in[进]+ject[扔]→扔进去→注射)

Question 692

studious

Answer 692

(英) adj.勤学的用功的(given to diligent study)

Question 693

gestate

Answer 693

(英) v. 怀孕孕育(evolve as in prenatal growth)

Question 694

versatile

Answer 694

(英) adj. 多才多艺的 (having many different kinds of skills);多用途的(having many different uses) (考) 反义词：unchangeable(不变的); having limited applications(用途有限的) (记) vers（转）+atile→玩得转→多才多艺的

Question 695

landslide

Answer 695

(英) n. 山崩；压倒性胜利(overwhelming victory) (考) deluge : droplet \ landslide : peddle(大暴雨:小水滴\ 山崩:小卵石) (记) 组合词:land(地)+slide(滑行)→地向下滑→山崩

Question 696

silt

Answer 696

(英) n.淤泥，淤沙(loose sedimentary material) (考) artery : plaque \ channel : silt(血小板阻碍动脉\淤泥阻碍河道) (例) The harbor is being choked up with silt.

Question 697

plodding

Answer 697

(考) 反义词：meteoric(疾速的)

Question 698

sledgehammer

Answer 698

(英) n.长柄大锤(a large heavy hammer that is wielded with both hands) (记) 分割记忆：sledge(雪橇)＋hammer(锤子)

Question 699

fearless

Answer 699

(英) adj. 无畏的(not afraid of sth) (考) fearless : daunt \ impassive : perturb(无畏的不会被恐吓\冷漠的不会被打扰) (例) a fearless mountaineer

Question 700

acquainted

Answer 700

(英) adj. 对某事物熟悉的(familiar with sth);对某人认识的(knowing personally) (记) 来自acquaint(v.使了解告知ac[使]+quaint[知道] →使[人们]知道→告知)

Question 701

cyclone

Answer 701

(英) n. 旋风，飓风 (a windstorm with violentwhirling movement; tornado or hurricane ) (考) rain(snow): precipitation \ hurricane : cyclone(降雨(降雪)是降水\飓风是旋风) (记) cycl(圆，转)+one→转的东西→旋风 (同) 同根词：cyclmate(糖精); cyclopedic(百科全书的，广泛的)

Question 702

cellar

Answer 702

(记) 分割记忆：cell(细胞小屋)+ar，比较：cello(大提琴)

Question 703

erode

Answer 703

(英) v. 腐蚀(wear away; disintegrate)；侵蚀(to cause to deterioratedecayor vanish); (考) erode : diminish \ accrete : enlarge(侵蚀使减小\增加使扩大)topsoil : erode \ paint : peel(表层土容易被侵蚀\油漆容易被剥落)accrete : growth \ erode : destruction(共生使生长\侵蚀使破坏)反义词：deposition(沉积)-process of eroding(侵蚀过程); deposit(沉淀) (记) e+ro de(咬)→咬掉→腐蚀 (同) 同根词：rodent(咬的，啮齿动物) (例) Strong winds eroded the shoreline.

Question 704

aplomb

Answer 704

(英) n. 沉着，镇静(self-possession; assurance) (记) 来自法语

Question 705

legion

Answer 705

(英) n. 兵团(a large group of soldiers; army) (记) leg(=lect选择)+ion→选出的团队→军团，兵团

Question 706

vaccination

Answer 706

(英) n.预防注射，种痘 (the act of inoculation) (考) overexposure : jaded \ vaccination : immune(过分曝光可使胶卷老化\接种疫苗可使免疫)

Question 707

minute

Answer 707

(考) agenda : minutes \ itinerary : log(会议记录记录会议议程\旅行日志记录旅行行程)meeting : minutes \ sale : deed(会议记录记录会议\销售契约记录销售)

Question 708

rejoice

Answer 708

(英) v. 喜欢，高兴(to feel joy or great delight) (考) 反义词：grouse(抱怨) (记) re(反复)+joice(=joy高兴) (例) to rejoice at good news

Question 709

blighted

Answer 709

(英) adj. 枯萎的; 破旧的(withered) (考) 反义词：hale(强壮的)

Question 710

stun

Answer 710

(英) v.使昏迷，使发愣(to make senseless or dizzy by a blow) (例) The natural beauty of the mountain stuns the visitors.

Question 711

pasteurize

Answer 711

(英) v. 以高热杀菌，消毒(to heat in order to destroy bacteria) (记) 来自人名Pasteur(巴斯德，发明巴氏消毒法) (同) 派生词: pasteurization (n. 加热杀菌法，巴斯德杀菌法) (例) The dairy pasteurized the milk before putting it into bottles.

Question 712

content

Answer 712

(英) adj. 知足的满意的(satisfied);n. 内容(what is contained);满意(state of being content) (考) disaffected : contentment \ dubious : commitment(conviction)(不满的难以满足\不确定的难以承诺)gripe : discontent \ praise : admiration(抱怨表示不满\称赞表示钦佩)反义词：disaffected(不满地); restiveness(不合作)-contentment(顺从) (记) con+tent(拉) →全部拉开→全身舒展→满意 (同) 派生词: contentment(顺从满足) (例) the quiet content of a well-fed child

Question 713

evocative

Answer 713

(英) adj. 唤起的 激起的(tending to evoke) (例) The taste of these cakes is evocative of my childhood.

Question 714

fulfillment

Answer 714

(英) v. 履行(perform sth to completion);满足符合(satisfy) (考) 反义词：default(不履行责任)-fulfil an obligation(履行义务) (例) fulfil a desireprayerhopeneeddream

Question 715

rampant

Answer 715

(英) adj.蔓生的，猖獗的(marked by a menacing wildness or absence of restraint) (记) Disease was rampant(疾病蔓延) (例) Disease was rampant(疾病蔓延)

Question 716

latitude

Answer 716

(英) n. 言行自由(freedom of opinionconductor action) (记) lati(阔)+tude→纬度; (同) 参考：latifoliate(阔叶的)

Question 717

collide

Answer 717

(英) v. 碰撞 (crash)；冲突 (to come into conflict; clash) (记) col+lide(受伤)→共同受伤→碰撞; (同) 近形词: collude(串通，勾结) (例) The two planes collided in the midair.

Question 718

swindle

Answer 718

(英) v.诈骗(to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit) (考) implacadle : compromise \ honest : swindle(难以抚慰的不会让步\诚实的不会诈骗) (记) 分割记忆：s+wind+le，注意不要和dwindle(减少)相混

Question 719

gourmet

Answer 719

(英) n. 美食家(a person is an excellent judge of fine foods and drinks; epicure) (考) bibliophile : books \ gourmet : food(epicure)\ calligrapher : handwriting(爱书者喜欢书籍\美食家喜欢食物\书法家喜欢书写)connoisseur : art \ gourmet : cuisine(鉴赏家会鉴赏艺术品\美食家会鉴赏烹饪) (记) 注意以上二词意义的不同：gourmand指贪吃的人，gourmet指品尝食品是否美味的人 (例) The gourmetfinding nothing that suited him on the menuleft the restaurant.

Question 720

mutate

Answer 720

(考) 反义词：remain the same(保持不变); root(生根不变) (记) mut(变)+ate→变化

Question 721

surfeit

Answer 721

(英) n.(食物)过量，过度 (an overabundant supply；excess) (考) 反义词：famish(使挨饿); starve(使挨饿); deprivation(缺乏); insufficient supply(不足的供应); deficiency(不足) (记) sur(过分)+feit(做)→做过了头→过量 (例) a surfeit of compliments(过度恭维)\feed oneself to surfeit(吃得过饱)

Question 722

marital

Answer 722

(英) adj. 婚姻的(of marriage; connubial) (记) marit(=marriage婚姻)+al→婚姻的，夫妻的; (同) 参考：maritage(嫁妆) (例) The happy couple lived in marital bliss.

Question 723

superfluity

Answer 723

(英) n. 多余的量(a larger amount than is needed) (考) pertinent : relevance \ redundant : superfluity(同义: 相关的→相关\多余的→多余)

Question 724

nonentity

Answer 724

(英) n. 无重要之人或事(a person or thing of no importance) (考) dilettante : commitment \ nonentity : consequence(外行不专心\无足轻重的人不重要) (记) non+entity(存在)→不存在→无能之人 (例) The popular mayor viewed her opponents as nonentities.

Question 725

pregnant

Answer 725

(英) adj. 怀孕的(gravid)；充满的(fullteeming) (考) 反义词：inane(空洞的) (记) pregn(拿住)+ant→拿住孩子→怀孕 (同) 同根词：pregnable(可攻克的)

Question 726

longing

Answer 726

(英) n. 渴望 (a strong feeling of wanting) (考) exult : satisfaction \ crave : longing(狂喜表达一种满足\渴望表达一种向往) (记) 来自动词long（渴望）+ing

Question 727

muffler

Answer 727

(考) muffler : neck \ mitten : hand(围巾带在脖子上\手套带在手上)

Question 728

empower

Answer 728

(英) v. 授权给某人采取行动(give lawful power or authority to sb to act) (记) em (进入)+power(权力) →进入权力的状态→拥有权力

Question 729

vanilla

Answer 729

(英) n.香草，香子兰(any of a genus of tropical American climbing orchids)

Question 730

available

Answer 730

(英) adj.可用的可得到的([of things] that can be used or obtained) (记) avail(效用)+able→能有用的 (同) 派生词: availability (n.利用的可能性; 可以利用的人或物) (例) This is the only available room.

Question 731

impolitic

Answer 731

(英) adj. 不智的，失策的(unwise; injudicious) (记) im(不)+politic(有手腕的策略的)→不策略的; 比较：apolitical(不关心政治的)

Question 732

mat

Answer 732

(英) n. 垫子( flat piece of material used as a floor covering);adj.表面无光泽的(not shiny)

Question 733

sundry

Answer 733

(英) adj. 各式各样，各种的 (miscellaneousvarious) (记) 分割记忆：sun(太阳)＋dry(干)，太阳晒干各种东西 (例) a sundry revenue(杂项税收)

Question 734

cleaver

Answer 734

(英) v. 劈开 (to divide with an ax)；分裂 (to split; separate) (记) 分割记忆: c+leave(分开) (同) adj. cleavable (例) He cleaved the logs with his axe.

Question 735

backslide

Answer 735

(英) v.故态复萌(revert to bad habits) (记) back(向后)+slide(滑动) →往后滑 (例) I managed to keep off cigarettes for two monthsbut recently I'm afraid I've begun to backslide.

Question 736

bedlam

Answer 736

(记) 分拆联想：bed(床) + lam(想成“乱”) →没叠被子床上乱→混乱(反) serenity(n. 平静)

Question 737

preen

Answer 737

(英) v. 整理羽毛(［of a bird］ to trim and dress with a bill)；(人)打扮修饰(to dress or smooth ［oneself］ up；primp) (考) preen : self-satisfaction \ fume : anger(打扮表示自我满足\冒怒气表示愤怒)ingenuous : dissemble \ raffish : preen \ polite : snub(自然的[人]不会假装\艳俗的[人]不会打扮\礼貌的[人]不会怠慢)miser : hoard \ dandy : preen \ sycophant : fawn \ pundit : opinion(吝啬鬼喜欢 (记) 参考:plume(整理羽毛) (同) 参考：plume(整理羽毛) (例) The birds preen themselves for hours.

Question 738

infamous

Answer 738

(英) adj. 恶名昭彰的( notorious)；邪恶的(scandalous; outrageous) (考) 反义词：estimable(可尊敬的) (记) in(不好)+fam(名声)+ous→名声不好的; (同) 参考：fame(名声)

Question 739

altitude

Answer 739

(英) n. 海拔高度(height above sea-level) (记) alt(高)+itude(表名词) →高度 (同) 同根词: exalt(赞扬升高); altimeter(高度计)

Question 740

vogue

Answer 740

(英) n.时髦，时尚 (popular acceptation or favor) (例) a growing vogue for things made in Japan(日本货的日益风行)

Question 741

flighty

Answer 741

(英) adj.(尤指女人)轻浮的朝三暮四的(capricious; impulsive)

Question 742

cloudiness

Answer 742

(英) n.乌云密布(state of covering with clouds)

Question 743

arroyo

Answer 743

(英) n.旱谷干涸的沟壑(gully);小溪( narrow channel)

Question 744

suspicious

Answer 744

(英) adj. 怀疑的(suspecting guilt or wrongdoing) (考) suspicious : paranoid \ admiring : idolatrous(程度: 怀疑→过分猜疑\钦佩→盲目崇拜) (例) a suspicious action

Question 745

contemptuous

Answer 745

(英) adj. 鄙视的表示轻蔑的(showing contempt) (考) discomfited : blush \ contemptuous : sneer(脸红表示狼狈的\讥笑表示轻视的) (记) contemptible和contemptuous都来自contempt; contemptible是指做的事令人轻视contemptuous是指人表示轻视的态度

Question 746

primp

Answer 746

(英) v.(妇女)刻意打扮(to dress and groom oneself carefully) (考) primp : vain \ gloat : smug(刻意打扮是虚荣的表现\满意凝视是自鸣得意的表现) (记) prim(最早，最好)+p→向最好处打扮 (例) Anne primped for 30 minutes before going to the party.

Question 747

flaccid

Answer 747

(英) adj. 松弛的(soft and limply flabby)；软弱的(weak; feeble) (考) 反义词：firmness(坚定)-flaccidity(软弱) (记) flac(=flab松弛)+cid→松弛的 (同) 派生词: flaccidity(n.软弱) (例) a flaccid handshake. a flaccid balloon

Question 748

liken

Answer 748

(英) v. 把...比作... ( compare to) (考) liken : similarity \ discriminate : difference(有相似性才可以相比\有差别才可以区分) (例) Life has often been likened to a journey.

Question 749

breadth

Answer 749

(英) n. 宽度(distance from side to side)

Question 750

protect

Answer 750

(英) v. 保护(to keep from harm or injury) (考) food : nourish \ antibodies : protect(食物用来滋养\抗体用来保护)

Question 751

inchoate

Answer 751

(英) adj. 刚开始的(just begun; incipient)；未发展的(not yet completed or fully developed) (考) immature : developed \ incipient(inchoate): realized(不成熟的还没有成熟\未成形还没有实现)反义词：completely formed(完全形成的); fully formed(完全形成的) (记) in(进入)+choate(开始)→刚开始的;分割记忆：inch(寸)+oat(燕麦)+e，燕麦刚长一寸→初期的，不成熟的

Question 752

unorthodoxy

Answer 752

(记) un（不）+orthodoxy（正统）

Question 753

apocalyptic

Answer 753

(英) adj. 预示世界末日的；启示的 (prophetic) (考) 反义词：inconsequential(不重要的) (记) 来自apocalypse(天启，启示): apo(离开，远)+calyps(盖上)+e→揭开→启示

Question 754

moderator

Answer 754

(英) n. 调解人，仲裁人(a person or thing that moderates) (记) moderate(减轻)+or→减轻事物严重性的人→调解人 (例) The moderator introduced the members of the guest panel.

Question 755

acorn

Answer 755

(英) n.橡实，橡子(an oak nut) (记) a+corn(谷物) →一个谷物→橡实

Question 756

sinuous

Answer 756

(英) adj.蜿蜒的，迂回的(having many curves and twists winding) (考) 反义词：direct(直接的) (记) sinu(弯曲)＋ous→弯曲的; (同) 同根词：insinuate(暗指)

Question 757

ineffective

Answer 757

(英) adj. 不起作用的无效果的(not producing the required effects) (记) in(无)+effect(效果)+ive→做不出来的→不起作用的

Question 758

explanatory

Answer 758

(英) 解释的说明的(givingserving or intended as an explanation) (例) explanatory notes at the back of a book

Question 759

smattering

Answer 759

(英) n.略知(superficial knowledge)；少数(a small scattered number) (考) 反义词：erudite(博学的) (例) know a smattering of Hebrew (懂一点希伯来语) \ a smattering of votes(寥寥几票)

Question 760

tolerant

Answer 760

(英) adj. 容忍的，宽容的 (showing tolerance) (考) posturer : unaffected \ bigot : tolerant \ provincial : cosmopolitan \ servile :domination(做作者不自然\固执己见者不宽容\狭隘的人不开阔\奴性的人不统治) (例) I'm a tolerant man but your behavior is more than I can bear.

Question 761

veterinary

Answer 761

(记) veterin(野兽的)+ary

Question 762

ivory

Answer 762

(英) n. 象牙长牙(the tusks of elephantswalrusesetc)

Question 763

exquisite

Answer 763

(英) adj.精致的(elaborately made)；近完美的(consummate; delicate) (记) ex+quisit(要求，寻求)→按要求做出→精致的 (同) 同根词：requisite(必要的); inquisitive(好问的) (例) exquisite manners. exquisite beauty.

Question 764

grouse

Answer 764

(英) v. 牢骚，诉苦(to complain; grumble) (考) 反义词：rejoice(喜悦) (记) grouse 作为'牢骚'一意是grouch 的变体

Question 765

burnish

Answer 765

(英) v. 擦亮，磨光(to become shine by rubbing; polish) (考) numb : insensible \ burnish : lustrous(使麻木是使没有知觉的\磨光是使有光泽的) (记) 联想: burn(烧)+ish烧得发亮 (同) 近形词: tarnish(使…失去光泽); furnish(提供装修)

Question 766

windfall

Answer 766

(英) n.风吹落的果实(fallen fruit);意外的好运( unexpected lucky event)

Question 767

wallow

Answer 767

(英) v.\n.(猪等)在泥水中打滚 (to roll about in mud)；沉溺于(to take unrestrained pleasure) (记) 分割记忆：wall(墙)+low(低下的) (例) wallow in the mire(在泥沼中打滚)

Question 768

dossier

Answer 768

(英) n. 卷宗，档案(a collection of documents and reports ) (考) portfolio : securities \ dossier : reports(股票总称和股票\报告总称[档案]和报告)

Question 769

ignoble

Answer 769

(英) adj. 卑鄙的(dishonorable; base; mean) (记) ig(不)+noble(高贵)→不高贵的→下流的 (例) an ignoble purpose

Question 770

calumniate

Answer 770

(考) corroborate : evidence \ calumniate : falsehood(用证据证明\用谎言诽谤)反义词：vindicate(辩护); approbate(嘉许)

Question 771

irreverence

Answer 771

(考) castigation : disapproval \ blasphemy : irreverence(谴责表示不赞成\亵渎表示不尊敬)反义词: awe(敬畏)

Question 772

dalliance

Answer 772

(英) n. 戏弄，调情(dallying; flirtingtoying)

Question 773

supplant

Answer 773

(英) v.排挤，取代 (to supersede by force or treachery) (考) supplant : replace \ snatch : take(排挤是强行取代\攫取是强行拿) (记) sup(下面)+plant(种植)→在下面种植→取代 (例) The pretty young wife finds herself having been supplanted by a briskunlovely woman.

Question 774

vanguard

Answer 774

(英) n.前卫(the troops moving at the head of an army) (记) van(前部)+guard(卫士) (例) the vanguard of modern literature(现代文学的先驱者)

Question 775

flexibility

Answer 775

(英) n. 韧性弹性(quality that can bend easily without breaking) (考) limber : flexibility \ spindly : frailty(柔软的有柔软性\脆弱的有脆弱性)adamant : flexibility \ refractory : control(坚硬的无灵活性\难控制的无控制)static : move \ pliable : inflexible(静态的不移动\柔软的不顽固)反义词：calcification(僵化) (记) flexible(adj.有韧性的;flex[弯曲]+ible[能...的])+ity

Question 776

unsettle

Answer 776

(英) v. 使不安宁，搅乱( make less calmmore anxiousdissatisfied) (考) 反义词：ensconce(安置) (记) un（不）+settle（使平静）

Question 777

pith

Answer 777

(英) n. 精髓，要点(the essential part; core) (考) 反义词：superficial element(表面的因素); insignificant part(不重要的部分) (例) an argument without pith

Question 778

consanguinity

Answer 778

(英) n. 血亲，同族(blood relationship) (记) con＋sanguin(血)＋tiy→共同的血→血亲 (同) 同根词：exsanguine(无血的); sanguine(乐观自信的)

Question 779

blooming

Answer 779

(英) adj. 有花的(having flowers);精力旺盛的(full of energy)

Question 780

retrograde

Answer 780

(英) adj. 后退的(moving in a backward direction);v. 倒退(to go back; retreat) (记) retro(向后)+grade(步伐，走)→向后走→后退

Question 781

smooth

Answer 781

(英) 光滑的(having an even surface without sharply raised or lowered placespointslumpsetc.)平稳的(even in movement without sudden changes or breaks)弄平使光滑(make smoother)消除排除(remove from a surface) (考) varnish : glossy \ sand : smooth(油漆出光泽\打磨出光滑)反义词：corrugated(起皱的); serrated(锯齿状的); spiny(多刺的)

Question 782

vagabond

Answer 782

(记) vage(走，流浪)+bond (同) 同根词：vague(含糊的)；vagrant(流浪者) (例) vagabond gypsies

Question 783

inhibit

Answer 783

(英) v.抑制(to prohibitforbid) (考) 反义词: foment(激起); catalyze(催化) (记) in(不)+hibit(拿)→不许拿出→禁示 (同) 同根词：exhibit(展览); prohibit(阻止)

Question 784

authoritarian

Answer 784

(英) n.极权主义者(person who believes in complete obedience to authority) (记) 来自authority(权威，权力)，author(作家，有权的人)

Question 785

tobacco

Answer 785

(考) nicotine : tobacco \ caffeine : coffee(烟草中含有尼古丁\咖啡中还有咖啡因)

Question 786

trajectory

Answer 786

(英) n. (抛射物)弹道轨道(the curve that a body describes in space) (记) tra(横向)+ject(扔)+ory

Question 787

slake

Answer 787

(英) v.解渴，消渴 (satisfyquench) (考) slake : thirst \ satiate : hunger(解渴使不再渴\饱足使不再饥饿)gratify : desire \ slake : thirsty(满足欲望\解除口渴) (记) 分割记忆：s＋lake一湖水→解渴 (例) slake one's thirst

Question 788

putrid

Answer 788

(英) adj.腐臭的(rotten) (例) The vultures descended toward the putrid flesh.

Question 789

impediment

Answer 789

(英) n. 妨碍，阻碍物(obstacle)

Question 790

cytology

Answer 790

(英) n. 细胞学(the branch of biology dealing with the structurefunctionpathologyand life history of cells) (记) cyt(细胞)+ology(学科); (同) 参考：cytogenous(细胞生成的)

Question 791

orthopedics

Answer 791

(记) ortho(正)+ped(儿童)+ics→原指对畸形儿童的整形

Question 792

coalesce

Answer 792

(英) v. 联合，合并(to unite or merge into a single body; mix) (考) 反义词：disaggregate(分散); bifurcate(分叉); fragment(分裂) (记) co+al=ally(联盟)+esce→一起联盟→联合 (例) The three old parties coalesced to form a new one.

Question 793

defy

Answer 793

(英) v. 违抗藐视(refuse to respect sb. as an authority) (考) 反义词：acquiesce(默许同意) (例) They defied their parents and got married.

Question 794

unconvincing

Answer 794

(英) adj. 不易令人信服的，没有说服力的 (not easy to believe or accept) (记) un（不）+convincing（令人信服的）

Question 795

apiary

Answer 795

(记) api(蜂)+ary(场所)→养蜂场 (同) 同根词：aviary(养鸟场)

Question 796

adhere

Answer 796

(英) v.粘着(to stick fast; stay attached) (考) dingy : glisten \ slippery : adhere(无光泽的不会闪光\光滑的不会粘附)fanatic : admirer \ zealot : adherent(狂热者是过分仰慕者\狂热者是过分追随者)etch : corrosive \ glue : adhesive(烛刻需要腐蚀剂\粘贴需要粘和剂)tackiness : adhesive \ sharpness : scalpel(黏合剂的特点是粘\手术刀的特点是锋利)(记) ad+here(粘连)→粘在一起； (同) 派生词: adhesion(坚持忠于); adherent (n.拥护者，党徒)

Question 797

semblance

Answer 797

(英) n. 外貌 (outward and specious appearance) (记) sembl(相像)+ance (同) 同根词:resemble(相似)；dissemble(掩饰)

Question 798

democracy

Answer 798

(英) n. 民主民主政治(system of government by the whole people of a country) (记) demo(人民人们)+cracy(统治) →民主政治

Question 799

disbar

Answer 799

(英) v.取消律师资格 (to expel a lawyer from the bar; exclude) (考) attorney : disbar \ student : expel(逐出律师界不能再当律师\开除学籍不能再当学生) (记) dis+bar(律师界)→逐出律师界 (例) The judge threatened to disbar the troublesome attorney.

Question 800

dangle

Answer 800

(英) v. 悬挂，吊胃口 (to hang loosely so as to swing back and forth) (记) 参考：tantalize(逗弄，惹弄) (例) keep someone dangling(吊某人胃口)

Question 801

exempt

Answer 801

(英) adj. 被免除的(not subject to a ruleobligation)；v. 使免除(free from a rule or obligation) (考) exempt : liability \ pardon : penalty(免除义务\赦免刑罚) (记) ex+empt(拿，买)→拿出去→免除 (同) 同根词：exemplar(榜样，empl=empt); preempt(以先买权取得，占先) (例) The doctor's note exempted Mary from gym class.

Question 802

proponent

Answer 802

(英) n. 支持者，拥护者(advocate) (考) 反义词：detractor(贬低者) (记) pro(向前)+pon(放)+ent; (同) 参考：opponent(反对者) (例) The candidate's proponents applauded her speech.

Question 803

waggish

Answer 803

(英) adj. 诙谐的，滑稽的 (humorous) (例) a waggish remark(俏皮话)

Question 804

unequivocal

Answer 804

(英) adj. 不含糊的，明确的(completely clear) (考) 反义词：waffle(含糊其词)---speak unequivocally(清楚讲) (记) un（不）+equivocal（意义含糊的）

Question 805

falsify

Answer 805

(英) v.窜改(to altera recordetc.fraudulently)；说谎(to tell falsehoods; lie) (记) fals(假)+ify→弄假→窜改 (例) The commander decided to falsify the report to trick the enemy.

Question 806

enthrall

Answer 806

(英) v. 迷惑迷住(to hold spellbound; charm) (记) en+thrall(奴隶)→成为奴隶→迷住; (同) 参考：thrall(奴隶) (例) The little boy was enthralled by the soldier's stories of battles.

Question 807

curiosity

Answer 807

(英) n. 好奇心(inquisitiveness) (考) curiosity : know \ wanderlust : travel(好奇心的人想知道\旅游癖的人想旅行) (记) curi(关心)+osity(多的状态) →关心多→好奇心

Question 808

fleeting

Answer 808

(英) adj.短暂的，飞逝的(passing swiftly; not lasting; transient) (考) 反义词：perennial(长期的) (记) 来自fleet(疾飞，掠过) (例) Youth is so fleeting.

Question 809

tongs

Answer 809

(英) n.夹子，钳子(any of numerous grasping devices hinged like scissors)

Question 810

quail

Answer 810

(英) v.畏惧，颤抖(to coil in dread or fear; cower) (考) 反义词：become resolute(坚决) (记) quail原意为'鹌鹑' (例) His heart quailed.(他心存恐惧)

Question 811

warden

Answer 811

(英) n.看守人，管理员 (guardiankeeper) (记) 分割记忆：ward(病房，监视)+en (例) the warden of an old people's home(养老院的管理员)

Question 812

implacable

Answer 812

(英) adj. 难以满足的，难平息的(that cannot be appeased or pacified) (考) implacable : appease \ indomitable : subdue(难平息的无法平息\难征服的无法征服)implacable : compromise \ honest : swindle(难抚慰的不会和解\诚实的不会诈骗)recalcitrant : authority \ implacable : conciliation(不顺从的不服权威\难抚慰的不听劝慰) (记) )im(不)+plac(平静)+able→不能平静的 (同) 同根词：placate(抚慰，平息)

Question 813

quisling

Answer 813

(英) n.卖国贼，内奸(traitorcollaborator) (考) juggernaut : crush \ quisling : betray(摧毁性力量毁灭\卖国贼背叛) (记) 来自人名Quisling挪威政客，二战德国占领挪威期间任傀儡政府总理

Question 814

pragmatic

Answer 814

(英) adj. 实际的，实用主义的(practical as opposed to idealistic) (记) pragm(实际)+atic→实际的; (同) 参考：practical(实际的，pract=prag) (例) The successful boss took a pragmatic approach to solving problems.

Question 815

dispute

Answer 815

(考) prohibitive : purchase \ peremptory : debate(昂贵的无法购买\专横的无法争论)反义词：accept(接受，同意)

Question 816

effrontery

Answer 816

(英) n. 厚颜无耻(unashamed boldness; impudence; temerity) (考) 反义词：decorum(得体); deference(顺从); timidity(胆怯) (记) ef+front(脸面)+ery →不要脸面→厚颜无耻

Question 817

correlate

Answer 817

(英) n. 相关的事物 (either o f two interrelated things) (记) cor＋rela te(相关) →共同相关→相关的事物 (例) Smoking and diseases of the lungs are thought to be correlates.

Question 818

crochet

Answer 818

(记) 请和rocket(火箭)一起记

Question 819

depict

Answer 819

(英) v. 描绘描画(show sb\sth as a picture ) (记) de(加强)+pict(描画)→加强描画→描绘

Question 820

incuriosity

Answer 820

(英) n. 不好奇无兴趣(lack of interests) (记) in(不)+curi(关心)+osity(多的状态)→不多关心→不好奇

Question 821

sediment

Answer 821

(英) n. 沉淀物，渣(the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid) (记) sedi(坐)+ment→坐下去的东西→沉淀物

Question 822

screech

Answer 822

(英) v. 发出尖叫声( make an unpleasant high sharp sound) (例) the screech of tyres

Question 823

bulletin

Answer 823

(英) n. 布告公告(short official statement of news) (例) a news bulletin

Question 824

blunt

Answer 824

(英) adj. 钝的(without a sharp edge );直率的(frank and straightforward) (考) slacken : tension \ blunt : sharpness(放松不再紧张\弄钝不再锋利)反义词：hone(磨锋利); whet(磨快) (例) a blunt refusal

Question 825

comatose

Answer 825

(例) Eventuallythe comatose patient revived.

Question 826

debut

Answer 826

(英) n. 初次登台，初次露面 (a first appearance before the publicas of an actor) (考) 反义词：farewell performance(告别演出)

Question 827

calibrate

Answer 827

(英) v. 量…口径(to determine the calibre of) (考) measure : dimensions \ calibrate : diameter \ plumb : depth(测量大小\测量直径\测量深度)反义词：unstandardized(未校准的) (记) calib原指鞋匠的楦子楦子使鞋子标准

Question 828

ignite

Answer 828

(英) v. 发光(make glow with heat)；点燃燃烧(to set fire to) (考) combustible : ignite \ malleable : shape(易燃的容易点燃\可锻的容易造形)反义词：extiguish(熄灭); douse(熄灭) (例) ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper

Question 829

stripped

Answer 829

(英) n.年轻男子(youth) (记) strip(脱衣)＋ling(小)→脱衣干活的小伙子

Question 830

narcissism

Answer 830

(英) n. 自恋，自爱(inordinate fascination with oneself) (考) narcissism : love \ guilt : blame(自恋是爱自己\内疚是谴责自己)hedonistic : pleasure \ narcissistic : self(享乐主义的人喜欢快乐\自恋的人喜欢自我)narcissist : self-absorbed \ sycophant : obsequious(自恋者自我陶醉\奉承者谄媚奉承) (记) 来自Narcissus希腊神话中的美少年，因爱恋自己水中的影子而淹死，化为水仙花(narcissus) (同) 派生词：narcissistic(自恋的); narcissist(自恋者)

Question 831

disputable

Answer 831

(英) adj. 有争议的(that may be argued about) (记) dispute(争论)+able

Question 832

nephritis

Answer 832

(记) nephr(肾)+itis(炎症)→肾炎; (同) 参考：nephrolith(肾结石)

Question 833

speculate

Answer 833

(英) v.沉思，思索(to mediate on or ponder)；投机(to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations) (考) 反义词：conjecture(推测思考)-restrain from the speculation(不思考) (记) spec(看)＋ulate(做得多)→看得多→引起沉思 (同) 派生词: speculation （n.思索，推测；投机）

Question 834

settle

Answer 834

(英) v. 安置于(place); 决定(decide on); 栖息( come to rest) (考) 反义词：roil(搅浑，扰乱，激怒)

Question 835

flaggy

Answer 835

(考) 反义词: thriving(兴旺的); vibrant(活跃的)

Question 836

vehemence

Answer 836

(考) rail : vehemence \ entreat : urgency(抨击的特点是猛烈\恳求的特点是急切)

Question 837

ratiocination

Answer 837

(英) n.推理(the process of exact thinking)；推论(a reasoned train of thought) (考) ratiocination : thinking \ articulation : talking(清晰思考是ratiocination\清晰说话是articulation) (记) ratil(理由)＋cination→推理

Question 838

halo

Answer 838

(英) n. 幻觉幻视(illusion of seeing or hearing) (例) suffer from hallucination

Question 839

invoice

Answer 839

(英) v.开发票(to present an invoice) (记) 分割记忆：in+voice (例) John mailed his invoice directly to the accounting department.

Question 840

maladroit

Answer 840

(英) n. 笨拙的(awkward; clumsybungling) (考) maladroit : skill \ glib : profundity(笨拙的[人]没有技巧\巧舌的[人]没有深度) (记) mal(坏)+adroit(灵巧的)→不灵巧的 (例) The mayor's maladroit handling of the press conference affected his pubic image.

Question 841

pylon

Answer 841

(英) n.高压电线架，桥塔(any of various towerlike structures) (考) strut : wing \ guy : pylon(支杆支撑机翼\支索支撑高压电线架)

Question 842

concussion

Answer 842

(英) n. 脑震荡；强烈震动(a violent shaking) (记) con＋cuss(震动)→ion→震荡 (同) 同根词：percussion(撞击，震动); discussion(讨论) (例) a concussion caused by the explosion

Question 843

revulsion

Answer 843

(英) n.厌恶憎恶(sudden strong feeling of disgust);剧烈反应( sudden negative reaction)

Question 844

egocentric

Answer 844

(英) adj. 利己的( self-centered) (考) 反义词：altruism(利他主义) (记) ego(我)+centr(中心)+ic→自我中心的; 参考: egoism(自我主义私心)

Question 845

armory

Answer 845

(英) n. 军械库(place where arms and armor are kept) (考) larder(pantry): food \ armory : munitions(weapons)(食品储藏室储藏食品\军火库储藏军火武器) (记) 来自arm(武器)

Question 846

invective

Answer 846

(英) n. 猛烈抨击，痛骂(a violent verbal attack; vituperation; diatribe) (考) polemic : disputatious \ invective : abusive(辩论是争论性的\漫骂是辱骂性的)exhortation : motivate \ invective : discredit(劝告为了激发\漫骂为了羞辱)反义词：laudatory speech(赞扬的演说); laudatory words(赞扬之词) (记) in(进入)+vect(猛烈)+ive→猛烈抨击

Question 847

satirize

Answer 847

(英) v. 讽刺( use satire against) (考) panegyric : eulogize \ lampoon : satirize(颂词用来赞扬\讽刺文章用来讽刺)

Question 848

rung

Answer 848

(英) n. 梯子横挡，梯级(cross-bars that form the steps of a ladder)

Question 849

convex

Answer 849

(英) adj. 凸出的 (curving outward) (记) 参考：concave(凹入)，比较：vex(使…苦恼)

Question 850

specify

Answer 850

(英) v. 指定，详述 ( state exactly) (例) The regulations specify that you may use a dictionary in the examinaton.

Question 851

moralistic

Answer 851

(英) adj. 道学气的(concerned with morals) (考) moralistic : principled \ pedantic : learned(道学气的是过分讲究原则\学究气的是过分讲究学问) (记) moral(道德的)+ist

Question 852

uniformity

Answer 852

(考) 反义词: variation(差异); diversity(多种多样) (记) uniform（一致的）+ity

Question 853

fealty

Answer 853

(英) n.效忠(duty and loyalty; allegiance) (记) fidelity(忠贞，忠诚)的变体，fid(相信)+elity (例) He swore fealty to the king for his land.

Question 854

abdomen

Answer 854

(英) 腹(the part of body cavity from thorax to the pelvic girdlecontaining the digestive organsetc.);下腹(胸部到腿部的部位)(the area of this part); (同) 派生词: abdominal(腹部的)

Question 855

repossess

Answer 855

(英) v. 取回，收复 (to regain possession of) (记) re(重新)+possess(拥有) (例) The car company repossessed the cars of people who can't make payment.

Question 856

stem

Answer 856

(英) (植物的)茎叶柄 (a plant part [as a branchpetiole] that supports another [as a leaf or fruit]);v.阻止遏制(水流等) (to stop or check by damming; esp. stanch) (例) stem a stream with sand (用沙土堵住溪水)

Question 857

alley

Answer 857

(英) n.小巷小径(a lane between buildings or in a garden) (同) 近形词: allay(减轻); alloy(合金)

Question 858

communicate

Answer 858

(英) v. 传送信息沟通(make sth known) (考) tamper : adjust \ misrepresent : communicate(篡改妨碍校准\误传阻止沟通)censorship : communication \ preservative : decay(审查制度防止交流\防腐剂防止腐烂) (记) com+mun(公共)+ic+ate→大家共有 →交流 (同) 派生词: communication n. 传递传播(act of communicating)

Question 859

challenger

Answer 859

(英) n. 挑战者(person who challengesesp in sport)

Question 860

teeter

Answer 860

(英) v. 摇摆踌躇(to move unsteadily) (考) 反义词: stabilize(稳定)

Question 861

staple

Answer 861

(英) n.主要产品(the chief commodity or production) (例) the staples of British industry(英国工业的主要产品)

Question 862

impassive

Answer 862

(英) adj. 无动于衷的，冷漠的(stolid; phlegmatic) (考) fearless : daunt \ impassive : perturb(无畏的不会受恐吓\冷静的不会受干扰)impassive : perturb \ voracious : satisfy(冷漠的不易打扰\贪婪的不易满足)反义词：overwrought(过度紧张的); emotional(有感情的) (记) im(没有)+pass(感情)+ive没有感情的，注意不要和 impassioned(充满激情的)相混 (例) In shockMary spoke of the accident in an impassive voice.

Question 863

pulley

Answer 863

(英) n.滑轮，滑车(a wheel used to transmit power by means of a bandbeltcordropeor chain passing over its rim[轮缘]) (记) pull(拉)＋ey

Question 864

chant

Answer 864

(英) v.歌唱或背诵(sing or recite) (记) chant可以看作'唱'(chang)的拼音

Question 865

pedantry

Answer 865

(英) n. 迂腐(pedantic presentation of knowledge)

Question 866

deflated

Answer 866

(英) adj. 灰心丧气的(feeling less important or less confident) (记) 由deflate(放气)而来，flat(气) (同) 派生词: deflation(n. 通货紧缩)同根词：inflate(充气)；flatus(气息)；flatulent(空虚的，浮夸的)

Question 867

malleable

Answer 867

(英) adj. 可塑的；易改变的(capable of being changed; adaptable; pliable) (考) ductility : malleable \ toxicity : poisonous(有延展性的[东西]是可塑的\有毒性的[东西]是有毒的)malleable : shape \ malleable : alter \ friable : crumble \ combustible :ignite(可塑的可以成形\可变的可以改变\易碎的可以破碎\易燃的可以点燃)malleable : shape \irresolute : opinion{ENT (记) malle(=mallet锤子)+able→可锤打的，可变的 (同) 同根词：malleate(锻，锤薄)，mallet(木锤) (例) Tom is very malleableand I can get him to do anything I want.

Question 868

cathedral

Answer 868

(英) n. 总教堂(main church of a district under the care of a bishop) (例) a cathedral city

Question 869

cadge

Answer 869

(英) v. 乞讨;占便宜(get sth from sb by asking) (考) 反义词：earn(挣钱) (同) 近形词: badge(徽章); budge(移动退让) (例) Could I cadge a lift with you

Question 870

incumbent

Answer 870

(英) n. 在职者，现任者(the holder of an office or benefice); adj.义不容辞的 (记) in+cumb(躺)+ent→躺在(职位)上的人 (同) 同根词：encumber(妨碍); recumbent(斜躺的)

Question 871

initiative

Answer 871

(英) n. 主动；首创精神(enterprise) (记) 来自initial(开始的，最初的) (例) His initiatives won him a lot of accolades.

Question 872

honorarium

Answer 872

(考) amenity : comfortable \ honorarium : grateful(宜人表示舒服\酬金表示感谢) (记) honor(荣誉)+arium(东西，地方)→表示荣誉的东西→谢礼

Question 873

obsession

Answer 873

(英) n. 入迷(excessive preoccupation)；固执的念头(persistent ideadesireemotion) (记) 来自obsess(迷住)，ob+sess(=sit坐)→坐着不走→迷住 (例) be obsessed by money \ He had an obsession for home.

Question 874

corrosion

Answer 874

(英) n. 腐蚀(corroding or being corroded) (考) rust : corrosion \ dew : condensation(腐蚀产生锈\冷凝产生露)etch : corrosive \ glue : adhesive(腐蚀剂用来蚀刻\粘合剂用来粘合) (记) cor+ros(咬)+ion (同) 派生词: corrosive(adj. 腐蚀性的)

Question 875

vernal

Answer 875

(英) adj.春季的，春季似的(fresh or new like the spring) (例) The vernal radiance of her smile captivated us all(她春意昂然的微笑迷醉了我们).

Question 876

pedestrian

Answer 876

(英) adj. 徒步的；缺乏想象的(commonplaceunimaginative)； (考) 反义词：uncommon(不平凡); imaginative(有想象力的) (记) ped(脚)＋estrian→用脚走的→徒步的 (例) This novel has a rather pedestrian plotinvolving lovemarriageand life in a small village.

Question 877

loosen

Answer 877

(英) v. 变松，松开 ( become less firmedfixed) (考) 反义词：tauten(拉紧) (记) loose(松的)+en

Question 878

obtuse

Answer 878

(英) adj. 愚笨的(dull or insensitive)；不锐利的(blunt) (考) rectitude : transgress \ calmness : restive \ keenness : obtuse(正直不犯罪\安静不烦躁\敏锐不愚笨) (例) I am really obtuse on this.

Question 879

contrived

Answer 879

(英) adj. 不自然的，人造的 (not spontaneous or natural) (例) The tardy student＇s excuse seemed very contrived.

Question 880

lax

Answer 880

(英) adj. 懒散的(slack)；松弛的(remiss) (考) 反义词：stringent(严厉的) (例) I encouraged the lax parents to discipline their children more.

Question 881

toleration

Answer 881

(英) 容忍宽容(tolerance of religious beliefs that are different from those recognized by the state) (考) countenance : toleration \ demur : objection(认可表示容忍\反对表示异议) (记) 来自动词tolerate(容忍)

Question 882

condone

Answer 882

(英) v. 宽恕原谅(treat an offence as if it were not serious ) (考) 反义词：denounce(谴责) (记) con(共同)+done(给予) →给出大度→原谅 (同) 同根词: donate(捐赠); pardon(原谅)

Question 883

devotion

Answer 883

(英) n. 献身 (giving up oneself or one's timeenergyetc. to some purposeactivityor person)；热爱 (loyalty or deep affection)；虔诚(religious worship) (记) de+vot(=vow宣誓)→宣誓效忠→献身; (同) 同根词:votary (信徒爱好者)

Question 884

sybarite

Answer 884

(英) n.奢侈逸乐的人（lover of luxury） (考) 反义词：spartan(刚毅的人); ascetic(禁欲者)

Question 885

spike

Answer 885

(英) n.长钉，大钉(a very large nail) (例) He hammered the spike in straight.(他将那枚大钉笔直地敲了进去)

Question 886

satiate

Answer 886

(英) v. 使充分满足，使饱足( satisfy fully) (考) slake : thirst \ satiate : hunger(解渴\消饿) (例) be　satiated　with　pleasure（厌腻于欢乐）

Question 887

surreptitious

Answer 887

(英) adj.鬼鬼祟祟的(acting or doing something clandestinely) (考) 反义词：barefaced(公然的); aboveboard(光明正大的) (记) sur(在…下面)+rept(爬)+itious→在下面爬→偷偷爬(进来) (例) a surreptitious glance \ a surreptitious meeting

Question 888

predestine

Answer 888

(英) v. 注定(to destinedetermine beforehand) (考) 反义词：leave to chance(随机发生) (记) pre(预先)+destine(命运注定) (同) 派生词：predestination （n. 宿命论，命定论） (例) He felt that he was predestined to lead his country to freedom.

Question 889

drastic

Answer 889

(英) adj.猛烈的激烈的(strong; violent and severe) (例) Drastic measures will have to be taken to restore order(为恢复秩序而采取激烈措施).

Question 890

treacherousness

Answer 890

(考) 反义词：faithfulness(忠诚) (记) 来自形容词treacherous（危险的，不忠实的）

Question 891

jingoist

Answer 891

(考) 反义词: pacifist(和平主义者)

Question 892

contribution

Answer 892

(英) n. 捐款捐助(action of contributing) (例) the contribution of money to charity

Question 893

camaraderie

Answer 893

[记] comrade(同志) + rie反义词：enmity(n. 敌意)

Question 894

polished

Answer 894

(英) adj. 精致的，完美的 (done with great skill and control);文雅的 (polite and graceful) (考) 反义词：rustic(乡村的); untutored (粗野的)

Question 895

sanatorium

Answer 895

(英) n. 疗养院，休养所(sanitarium；a quiet resort) (记) sanat(治疗)+arium(地方)→疗养院 (同) 同根词：sanatory(有益健康的)

Question 896

mimic

Answer 896

(英) v. 模仿，戏弄(to imitate or copy playfully or derisively) (例) The comedian mimicked the president's voice.

Question 897

affliction

Answer 897

(英) n. 痛苦，折磨(pain; suffering; misfortune) (记) af+flict(打击)+ion→一再受到打击→痛苦 (同) 同根词: conflict(冲突); infliction(痛苦)

Question 898

colony

Answer 898

(英) 殖民地(area conquered by people from anothers country and controlled by that country) (考) bacterium : colony \ citizen : nation(细菌组成菌落\公民组成国家) (例) a former British colony

Question 899

master

Answer 899

(考) master : experience \ luminary:eminence(专家有经验\知名人士有知名度)

Question 900

chameleon

Answer 900

(考) salmon : ichthyologist \ chameleon : herpetologist(鱼类学家研究鲑鱼\爬虫类学家研究变色龙) (记) chame看作shame+leon=lion，'害羞的狮子变色的龙'

Question 901

watershed

Answer 901

(考) 反义词: ambiguity(含糊)

Question 902

divagate

Answer 902

(英) v. 离题(to stray from the subject)；飘泊(to wander about) (记) di+vag(走)+ate→走开→离题 (同) 同根词: vagabond(流浪的); vagary(奇想)

Question 903

disengaged

Answer 903

(英) adj.空闲的 (having no engagements) (记) dis+engaged(忙碌的)→不忙碌

Question 904

monograph

Answer 904

(英) n. 专题论文(a learned treatise on a particular subject) (记) mono(单个)+graph(写)→为一个主题而写→专题论文

Question 905

exert

Answer 905

(英) v. 运用(力量等)(to apply with great energy or straining effort) (记) ex+ert(力量)→出力 (同) 同根词：inert(惰性的不活跃的) (例) She opened the door by exerting all her strength.

Question 906

fortress

Answer 906

(英) n. 堡垒，防御工事(a fortified place; fort) (记) fort 作为词根意为'坚、强'; (同) 参考：forte(特长)；fortify(增强)

Question 907

repose

Answer 907

(英) v. 躺着休息，安睡(to lie at rest) (考) guilt : expiation \ fatigue : repose(犯罪应该赎罪\疲劳应该休息) (记) re(重新)+pose(放)→放下去→躺下去 (例) The cat is reposing on my knee.

Question 908

accentuate

Answer 908

(英) v. 着重(to pronounce with an accent or stress)；强调(to emphasize) (记) ac+cent=cant(唱，说)+uate→不断说→强调 (同) 同根词：accent(重音)cantata(清唱剧)

Question 909

eviction

Answer 909

(英) (对房客或佃户的)驱逐(being evicted) (考) deportation : country \ eviction : dwelling(驱逐出国家\逐出住所) (记) evict(v.逐出;e[出]+vict[征服] →征服后把人赶出去)+ion

Question 910

decamp

Answer 910

(英) v. (士兵)离营 (to break or leave camp)；匆忙秘密地离开(to go away suddenly and secretly; run away) (例) The lodge(房客)has decamped without paying his bill.

Question 911

assume

Answer 911

(英) v. 假定(accept sth as true before there is proof);承担担任(take on dutiesresponsibilities) (考) 反义词：abdicate(放弃); refuse(拒绝) (记) as(加强动作)+sume(拿取) →拿住→承担(责任) (同) 派生词: assumption (n. 假定设想; 承担)

Question 912

occupation

Answer 912

(英) n. 工作，职业 (a jobemployment);占领 (occupying a place) (记) occupy（占领，使用）+ation

Question 913

querulous

Answer 913

(英) adj.抱怨的，多牢骚的(habitually complaining; fretful) (考) querulous : complain \ prodigal : spend(多牢骚的人喜欢抱怨\挥霍的人喜欢花钱)querulous : words \ profligate : money(牢骚的说很多话\挥霍的花很多钱) (记) quer(=query疑问，质问)＋ulous→老是疑问→抱怨的

Question 914

lasting

Answer 914

(英) adj. 持久的，永久的 (continuing for a long time) (考) 反义词：evanescent(短暂易逝的) (记) last(持续)+ing

Question 915

leisureliness

Answer 915

(考) 反义词：dispatch(迅速) (记) 来自形容词leisurely（空闲的）+ness

Question 916

molding

Answer 916

(英) n. 装饰线条 (a decorative band of stone or wood);铸造物(an object produced from a mould) (考) ruffle : shirt \ molding : cabinet \ hem : garment(花边修饰衬衫\线条修饰柜子\摺边修饰衣服) (记) mold(铸造)+ing

Question 917

frustrate

Answer 917

(英) v. 挫折，使沮丧(foil; baffle; defeat) (考) 反义词：abet(支持) (例) frustrate an opponent(战胜对手). frustration over political corruption(因政治腐败而产生失望)

Question 918

pretext

Answer 918

(英) n. 借口(a purpose or motive assumed in order to cloak the real intention) (记) pre(预先)+text(课文)→预先的文章→借口 (例) John's claim of being sick was a pretext for skipping school.

Question 919

soluble

Answer 919

(英) adj. 可溶的(that can be dissolved);可以解决的(that can be solved) (考) volatile : evaporate \ soluble : dissolve(易挥发的和挥发\易溶解的和溶解) (记) solu（松开）+ble

Question 920

pang

Answer 920

(英) n.一阵剧痛(sudden sharp feeling of pain)

Question 921

apophasis

Answer 921

(考) apophasis : claim \ oxymoron : paradox(表面否认法是用无证据的说法\矛盾修饰法是用似是而非的论点

Question 922

putrefaction

Answer 922

(英) n.腐坏，腐败(decomposition; corruption) (考) homogenization : uniform \ putrefaction : rotten(一致化导致一致\腐败导致腐烂)

Question 923

abjure

Answer 923

(英) 誓绝(to give up on oath; renounce)；弃绝 ( recant) (考) 反义词: espouse(支持拥护); affirm(坚决肯定); embrace(拥护) (记) ab+jure(发誓)→发誓去掉→弃绝 (同) 同根词：perjury(伪誓，伪证)， jury（陪审团）

Question 924

temporal

Answer 924

(英) adj. 时间的(relating to time)；世俗的(relating to earthly things) (记) tempor(时间)+al→世俗的 (例) human institutions and temporal events(人类习俗与世事)

Question 925

inconsiderable

Answer 925

(英) adj. 微小的不值得考虑的(small in size or value) (记) in(不)+consider(考虑)+able(能...的) →不值得考虑的

Question 926

inane

Answer 926

(英) adj. 无意义的(lacking sense; silly)；空洞的(emptyvoid) (考) 反义词： meaningful(有意义的); pregnant(有意义的; 怀孕的) (同) 派生词: inanity (n. 无意义，无聊) (例) No theater would produce your inane play.

Question 927

lampoon

Answer 927

(英) 讽刺文章(a piece of satirical writing);讽刺(to attack or ridicule by means of lampoon; caricature) (考) panegyric : eulogize \ lampoon : satirize(颂词表达赞扬\讽刺文章表达讽刺)limerick : poem \ lampoon : satire(五行打油诗是一种诗\讽刺文章是一种讽刺作品)反义词：paean(赞歌) (记) lamp(灯)+oon→用灯照别人→讽刺

Question 928

justifiable

Answer 928

(英) adj. 有理由的，无可非议的(that can be justified or defended as correct) (记) just(公正)+ifiable(ify+able)→公正的，有理的

Question 929

boundless

Answer 929

(英) adj. 无限的(without limits) (考) boundless : limit \ impeccable : flaw(无限的没有界限\无瑕疵的没有瑕疵) (例) boundless generosityenthusiasm

Question 930

labored

Answer 930

(英) adj. 吃力的； (文体等)不自然的(not natural; strained) (考) 反义词：glib(口齿伶俐的)

Question 931

invigorating

Answer 931

(英) adj. 使人健壮的(that invigorates) (考) 反义词：soporific(困倦的) (例) an invigorating climate

Question 932

poncho

Answer 932

(英) n. 斗篷(a blanket worn as a sleeveless garment)；雨衣(a waterproof garment) (例) a waterproof poncho(防水披风)

Question 933

philanthropy

Answer 933

(英) n. 慈善，仁慈 (a feeling of kindness and love)

Question 934

imperative

Answer 934

(英) adj. 急需的(absolutely necessary; urgent; compelling) (考) question : interrogative \ order : imperative(问题表示怀疑\命令表示强制) (记) imper(命令)+ative→命令的，紧急的 (同) 同根词：imperator(绝对统治者)

Question 935

nostrum

Answer 935

(英) n. 秘方药(quack medicine)；万灵丹(panacea) (记) nostr(家)+um→家里制的药→秘方药 (例) There is no simple nostrum for political and social evils.

Question 936

overwrought

Answer 936

(英) adj. 紧张过度的(very nervous or excited) (记) over(过分)+wrought(兴奋的，精神的) (例) An angry and overwrought actor broke the reporter's camera.

Question 937

earplug

Answer 937

(英) n. 耳塞(soft material put into the ears to keep out airwater or noise) (考) earplug : noise \ shield : impact(耳塞是为了避免噪音\盾牌是为了避免攻击) (记) ear(耳朵)+plug(插) →插入耳朵里的东西→耳塞

Question 938

elemental

Answer 938

(英) adj. 强劲的失去控制的(powerfuluncontrolled);基本的(basic) (例) an elemental truth

Question 939

retail

Answer 939

(英) v. 零售 (to sell to the ultimate consumers); (记) re(再次)+tail(剪，玩)→剪下来卖→零售; (同) 参考：tailor(裁缝)派生词: retailer (n. 零售商) (例) At John's storeeverything retails for less!

Question 940

cabinet

Answer 940

(英) 储藏柜(piece of furniture with drawers of storing things) (考) ruffle : shirt \ molding : cabinet(装饰性花边用来装饰衬衣\装饰性板条用来装饰柜子) (例) a filing cabinet

Question 941

fresco

Answer 941

(英) n. 壁画(paintings with watercolors on wet plaster) (考) freso : wall \ parquetry : floor(壁画画在墙上\镶木地板镶在地上) (记) 来自fresh(新鲜的)+cool(凉爽的)，原指'凉爽的新鲜空气'→湿壁画

Question 942

paranoid

Answer 942

(英) n. 偏执狂(a psychosis characterized by systemized delusions of persecution or grandeur)；多疑症(irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others) (考) enthusiasm : mania \ suspicion : paranoia(程度: 热情→狂热\怀疑→多疑) (记) para(旁边)＋no(=noos精神)＋ia→精神偏向的病→偏执狂

Question 943

surrogate

Answer 943

(英) n.代替品(one that serves as a substitute)；代理人(one appointed to act in place of another；deputy) (记) sur(下面)+rog(要求)+ate; (同) 参考：subrogate(代替，取代) (例) He saw in his unclein some sensea surrogate of his father.

Question 944

detachment

Answer 944

(英) n.分离 (a detaching; separation)；超然，公平(the state of being disinterestedimpartial or aloof)

Question 945

drill

Answer 945

(英) n. 钻钻床(machine with a detachable pointed end for making holes) (考) die : shaping \ drill : boring(模具用来使成形\钻用来钻孔)bit : drill \ blade : razor(钻靠钻头来钻\剃刀靠刀锋来刮) (例) The well-drilled crew managed to rescue most of the passengers.

Question 946

jibe

Answer 946

(英) v. 与…一致，符合(to be in harmonyagreementor accord) (考) 反义词：conflict(冲突) (记) jibe作为'嘲笑'一意大家较为熟悉，但'符合'一义在GRE更重要 (例) Our opinions jibe.(我们观点相符)

Question 947

insight

Answer 947

(英) n. 洞察力(ability to see into the true nature) (考) 反义词：discernment(洞察力)-lack of insight(缺乏洞察力) (记) in(进入)+sight(眼光) →眼光看进去→洞察力

Question 948

gaunt

Answer 948

(英) adj. 憔悴的，瘦削的(thin and bony; hollowed-eyed and haggard) (记) 和taunt(嘲弄)一起记，因为被taunt所以变gaunt. (例) The children orphaned during the war were sick and gaunt.

Question 949

bravura

Answer 949

(英) 华丽而雄壮的表演(brilliant or ambitious performance) (考) bravura : performance \ resplendent : appearance(华美的表演\灿烂的外表)

Question 950

discursive

Answer 950

(英) adj.散漫的，无层次的(wandering from one topic to another) (考) 反义词：keen on title(集中在主题上的); succinct(简洁的) (记) dis+curs(跑)+ive→到处乱跑→散漫的 (例) write in a discursive style

Question 951

inviolable

Answer 951

(英) adj. 不可侵犯的(that cannot be violated)；不可亵渎的(sacred) (考) pierce : impenetrable \ profane : inviolable(难以渗透的无法渗透\不可亵渎的无法亵渎)反义词：profane(亵渎的); impure(不纯的) (记) in(不)+viol(违反，冒犯)+able→不可冒犯的 (同) 同根词：violate(冒犯) (例) Despite the inexorable torturethe captured agent kept the inviolable secret about his comrades.

Question 952

crooked

Answer 952

(英) adj. 弯曲的，扭曲的(not straight; bent; curved; askew) (例) She crooked her arm to make carrying the parcel easier. a crooked street

Question 953

cordon

Answer 953

(英) n. 警戒线，哨兵线 (a line or circle of policesoldiersetc. guarding an area) (考) levee : river \ cordon : crowd(河堤防止河流流过\警戒线防止人流走过) (记) 来自cord(绳索)，注意不要和cordial(衷心的)相混

Question 954

sophism

Answer 954

(英) n. 诡辩(an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid) (考) sophism : reasoning \ counterfeit : money(诡辩是假推理\伪钞是假钱) (记) soph(智慧)＋ism; 参考: philosophy(哲学)

Question 955

infidelity

Answer 955

(英) n. 不忠实，不贞(unfaithfulness or disloyalty to another)

Question 956

painkiller

Answer 956

(英) n. 止痛药(a medicine that relieves pain) (记) 组合词：pain(痛)+killer(杀者)

Question 957

prick

Answer 957

(英) n. 小刺( sth. pointed)；刺痛(sharp feeling of remorseregretor sorrow);v. 刺伤(to prick something)；戳穿(to pierce with a sharp point) (例) A bee pricks the skin with its sting.

Question 958

apologist

Answer 958

(英) n. 辩解者(a person who speaks in defense of a doctrine or faith) (考) saboteur : disrupt \ apologist : defend(怠工者破坏\辩解者保护)反义词：critic(批评者); detractor(诋毁者)

Question 959

runic

Answer 959

(考) martial : military \ runic : mysterious(同义: 军事的和军事的\神秘的和神秘的)

Question 960

clog

Answer 960

(考) clog : drainage \ stalemate : negotiations(阻塞排水\使谈判僵局)

Question 961

philately

Answer 961

(英) n. 集邮(stamp collecting) (记) phil(爱)+ately(邮票)

Question 962

reprise

Answer 962

(英) n.(音乐剧中)乐曲的重复(musical repetition);重复(repeat performance)

Question 963

astigmatic

Answer 963

(记) a+stigma(污点)+tic→看不见污点→散光的 (同) 派生词: astigmatism (n. 散光)同根词：stigmatize (玷污)

Question 964

scald

Answer 964

(英) v. 烫，用沸水消毒(to burn with hot liquid or steam);n. 烫伤(an injury caused by scalding) (例) He scalded his tongue on the hot coffee.

Question 965

pretension

Answer 965

(英) n. 自命不凡(an aspiration or intention that may not reach fulfillment) (例) I make no pretensions to skill as an artistbut I enjoy painting.

Question 966

expedient

Answer 966

(英) adj. (指行动)有用的(of an action usefulhelpful of advisable) (例) actions that were expedien rather than principled

Question 967

requisition

Answer 967

(英) n. 要求(a demand made with authority) (例) the requisition of a house as a military hospital

Question 968

persuasive

Answer 968

(英) adj. 能劝说的，善于游说的(convincing) (记) 来自persuade(说服劝服)per(始终)＋suade(敦促)→始终敦促→劝说 (同) 同根词:dissuasion(劝阻劝止) (例) The candidate's persuasive speech convinced me to vote for her.

Question 969

convince

Answer 969

(英) 使某人确信(make SB feel certaincause SB to realize);说服(persuade) (考) lethargic : stimulate \ skeptical : convince(困乏的人需要刺激\怀疑的人需要说服)cogent : convince \ repugnant : repel(使人信服的使信服\讨厌的使厌恶)admonish : denounce \ persuade : convince(程度: 警告到谴责\劝说到让人信服) (记) con(全部)+vince(征服克服)→彻底征服对方→使(人)确信 convince[kEn'vIns]v. 使某人确信;说服 (英) v. 使某人确信(make sb. feel certain);说服(persuade) (记) con(全部)+vince(征服克服) →彻底征服对方→使(人)确信

Question 970

trade

Answer 970

(考) impresario : entertainment \ broker : trade(演员经纪人经营娱乐\贸易经纪人经营贸易)jog : exercise \ barter : trade(慢跑是一种锻炼\易货贸易是一种贸易)agrarian : farming \ mercantile : trade(农业的做农业\商业的做商业)

Question 971

envelop

Answer 971

(英) v. 包住某事物[某人](wrap sth\sb up) (例) a baby enveloped in a blandet

Question 972

sizzler

Answer 972

(英) n.炎热天气，大热天(scorcher) (记) 象声词：sizzl(咝咝作声)＋er→被太阳烤得咝咝响→大热天

Question 973

irk

Answer 973

(英) v. 使苦恼的，厌烦(to annoydisgustirritate) (考) irk : enrage \ suggest : urge(程度: 使烦恼激怒\建议敦促)反义词：make someone pleased(使某人高兴) (例) His poor marks irked the teacher.

Question 974

rostrum

Answer 974

(英) n. 讲台，讲坛(a raised place for a public speaker) (考) rostrum : orator \ bench : judge(演讲者在讲台上\法官在法官席上)

Question 975

begrudge

Answer 975

(英) v.吝啬，勉强给(to give with ill-will or reluctance) (考) taciturn : chatter \ magnanimous : begrudge(沉默寡言不会喋喋不休\心胸宽广不会嫉妒) (记) (给)be+grudge(吝啬) (同) 参考：grudge(吝啬；怨恨)

Question 976

misdemeanor

Answer 976

(英) n. 轻罪行为失误(a crime that is less serious than stealing or murder) (考) misdemeanor : crime \ lapse : error(轻罪比罪行轻微\失误比错误轻微 (例) They were fined for their misdemeanor.

Question 977

ascend

Answer 977

(英) v. 上升(to go up; rise)攀登( mount; climb) (考) 反义词：go down(下降) (记) a+scend(爬)→爬上→攀登 (同) 同根词：descend(下降); transcendent(超越的) (例) ascend in the ranks of his company. ascend the mountains

Question 978

discontented

Answer 978

(英) adj.不满足的(wanting something more or different) (记) dis+contented(满足的)

Question 979

threadbare

Answer 979

(英) adj.磨破的(worn off; shabby)，陈腐的(exhausted of interest or freshness) (考) threadbare(timeworn) : novelty \ labyrinthine : directness(磨破无新\曲折无直) (记) 组合词：thread(线)+bare(露出)→露出线头→磨破的 (例) a threadlbare argument

Question 980

piazza

Answer 980

(英) n. 阳台(verandaporch)；广场(an open square) (记) 来自意大利语，意为marketplace(市场)

Question 981

creek

Answer 981

(英) n. 小湾，小溪(a small streamsomewhat larger than a brook) (考) creek : river \ peddle : rock \ hill : mountain(小河和河流\小卵石和石头\小山和山) (记) 比较:creep(爬行)creel(鱼篮) (同) 近形词: 比较：creep(爬行)，creel(鱼篮)

Question 982

depose

Answer 982

(英) n. 免职，废黜(to remove from office or a position of power) (记) de+pose(放)→放下去→免职 (同) 参考：position(职位); repose(休息，宁静) (例) The head of state was deposed by the army.

Question 983

avaricious

Answer 983

(英) a.贪婪的，贪心的(full of avarice; greedy) (考) stoic : perturb \ avaricious : satisfy(镇定的无法被干扰\贪婪的无法被满足) (例) He is too avaricious to donate anything to the poor.

Question 984

propitiate

Answer 984

(英) v. 讨好，抚慰(appeaseconciliate; pacify) (考) immutable : altered \ inalienable : surrendered \ implacable : propitiated(不可更改的无法改变\不可屈服的无法征服\不可安抚的无法劝解)反义词: arouse hostility(激起敌意); antagonize(对抗); incense(激怒) (记) pro(向前)+piti(=pet寻求)+ate→主动寻求和解→讨好，求好感 (例) England tried to propitiate Germany before Word War.

Question 985

intermittent

Answer 985

(英) adj. 断断续续的，间歇的(periodic; recurrent; alternate) (考) 反义词：perpetual(永久的); constant(不断的) (记) 来自intermit(暂停，中断) (例) We had intermittent rain all day long.

Question 986

recession

Answer 986

(英) n. 衰退时期，萧条时期(a period of reduced economic activity) (例) an economic recession

Question 987

pungency

Answer 987

(英) n.刺激性，尖刻(the quality and state of being pungent) (考) 反义词：blandness(无味)

Question 988

bastion

Answer 988

(英) n.堡垒(stronghold)

Question 989

handle

Answer 989

(英) n. 柄，把手；v. 处理(manipulate; wield) (考) 反义词：cumbersome(麻烦)-easy to handle(容易处理) (记) hand(手)+le→把手

Question 990

stricture

Answer 990

(英) n.严厉谴责(an adverse criticism)；束缚(restrictions) (记) 来自strit(严格的)＋ure (例) strictures against bribetaking(对受贿行为的抨击)／moral strictures(道德束缚)

Question 991

tilt

Answer 991

(英) v.(使)倾斜 (slant);n.倾斜，斜坡(a sloping surface) (记) 参考:stilt(高跷) (同) 参考：stilt(高跷)派生词: tilted （adj. 倾斜的） (例) The aircraft tilted its wings.

Question 992

convoluted

Answer 992

(英) adj. 旋绕的(coiled; spiraled) ；费解的(extremely involved; intricate; complicated) (考) convoluted : complexity \ ephemeral: transience(费解的东西复杂\短暂的东西短暂)反义词：straightforward(直接的) (记) con＋volut(转)＋ed→全部转→旋绕的 (同) 同根词：revolutionary(革命的) (例) Some sheep have convoluted horns. convoluted arguments.

Question 993

precept

Answer 993

(英) n. 箴言，格言(a command or principle; doctrine) (记) pre(预先)+cept(拿住)→预先接受的话→格言 (同) 近形词：percept(感觉，知觉) (例) The precepts of the ancient religions have been recorded for thousands of years.

Question 994

mirth

Answer 994

(英) n. 欢乐，欢笑(gaiety or jollity) (考) mirth : laughter \ approval : applause(笑声代表欢乐\鼓掌表示赞同) (记) 可能与merry(高兴的)有关; (同) 参考：mirthful(欢乐的)；mirthless(忧郁的) (例) Christmas is a time of mirthespecially for children.

Question 995

ode

Answer 995

(英) n. 长诗，颂歌(a lyric exaltation poem) (考) chord : tone \ ode : poem(和音是一种音调\长诗是一种诗) (例) Shelly's Ode to the West Wind.(雪莱的《西风颂》)

Question 996

plaintive

Answer 996

(英) adj. 可怜的，伤心的(expressive of woe；melancholy) (记) plaint(哀诉)+ive; 参考: a plaintive old song (例) a plaintive old song

Question 997

rotund

Answer 997

(英) adj.(人)圆胖的，(声音)洪亮的(round; plump or stout; sonorous) (记) rot(转，圆)+und→→圆乎乎的→圆胖的 (例) a rotund face

Question 998

gaze

Answer 998

(英) v.\n. 凝视，注视(to look intently and steadily; stare) (记) 参考：gazelle(瞪羚) (例) gaze into the distance(凝眸远眺)

Question 999

remainder

Answer 999

(英) n. 剩余物(a remaining grouppartor trace) (考) remainder : subtraction \ residue : evaporation(减去留下剩余\蒸发留下残余)vestige : remainder \ figurine : statue(遗迹是一种遗留物\小雕像是一种雕像) (例) the remainder of the food

Question 1000

forge

Answer 1000

(英) n. 铁匠铺(smithy)；v. 锤炼(to form or shape)；伪造(counterfeit) (考) pirate : take \ forge : copy(掠夺是非法拿\伪造是非法复制)mill : grain \ forge : metal(磨房用来磨谷物\铁匠铺用来锻造金属)反义词: lag(落后)-forge ahead(稳步前进) forge[fO:dZ]v. (迎着困难)稳步前进； (英) v. (迎着困难)稳步前进(to move forward) (例) to forge ahead with one's plans