gre_9 Flashcards
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roguish
(英) adj. 捣蛋的,无赖的(unscrupulous; playfully mischievous) (记) 来自rogue(无赖)+ish (例) a roguish smile(调皮的微笑)
hodgepodge
(考) hodgepodge : uniform \ clich : original(大杂烩没有一致性的\陈词滥调没有创新的)items : hodgepodge \ people : rabble(各种物品形成大杂烩\各种人形成乌合之众)
hypochondria
(英) n. 忧郁症,臆想病(over anxiety over one’s healthoften with imaginary illnesses and severe melancholy) (记) hypo(在…下面)+chondr(软骨)+ia→没有骨气→没病的以为有病→臆想病
metabolism
(记) meta(变化)+bol(=throw扔)+ism→产生变化→新陈代谢 (例) Lazy people with slow metabolism tend to gain weight.
restitution
(英) n. 归偿(a restoration to its rightful owner);赔偿(giving an equivalent for some injury) (记) re(重新)+stitut(站立)+ion→重新站过去→归还 (同) 同根词:institution(创立,建立) (例) demand financial restitution
bud
(英) n. 芽; 花蕾(small knob from a flower) (例) Buds appear on the trees in spring .
demented
(英) adj.疯狂的(insane) (记) de(去掉)+ment(神智) →去掉理智
cemetery
(英) n.坟墓,公墓(a place for the burial of the dead; graveyard) (记) cemet(睡)+ery→(死后)睡的地方→坟墓; 联想:cement(水泥),用水泥造成坟墓(use cement to build cemetery)
chaste
(英) adj. 贞洁的 (virtuous);朴实的 (restrained and simple) (记) chaste(贞洁的)姑娘被chase(追逐) (同) 派生词: chastity n. 贞节,纯洁 (例) The prudish man read only chaste literature.
allude
(英) v.间接提到,暗指(to refer in a indirect way) (考) 反义词:mention explicitly(明确提出) (记) al+lude(嬉笑)→在嬉笑中说→暗指 (同) 派生词: allusion (n.暗示an indirect reference); allusive (adj.含暗示的暗指的)同根词:ludicrous(嬉弄的,可笑的); elude(躲避使…困惑) (例) She alluded to her birthdayhoping I would buy her a present.
imaginative
(考) 反义词: reportorial(纪实的); pedestrian(陈腐的)
vigil
(英) n.保持清醒(keeping watch during normal sleeping hours)
abruptly
(英) adv. 突然地意外地(suddenly and unexpectedly) (记) ab+rupt(断)+ly→突然断了 (同) 同根词: bankrupt(破产)corrupt(腐败的) (例) speak abruptly in short sentences
mendicant
[记]词根记忆:mend(修补) + icant→需要修补的人→乞丐
disheveled
(英) adj.(指毛发或衣服)凌乱的(untidy of hair or clothing)
orthodox
(英) adj. 正统的(conforming to the usual beliefs of established doctrines) (考) dissenter : orthodox \ maverick : group(反对者排斥正统\独立者排斥群体) (记) ortho(正)+dox(观点)→正统观点 (同) 同根词:heterodox(异端邪说的);paradox(矛盾的) (例) John is more orthodox in his behavior.
unanimous
(英) adj. 全体意见一致的 (being of one mind) (记) un(=uni一个)+anim(生命,精神)+ous (例) He was elected by a unanimous vote.
refraction
(英) n.折射(bending of a ray of light)
capricious
(英) adj. 变化无常的,任性的(erratic; flighty) (考) capricious : whim \ objective:fact(反复无常的行为是易变的\事实是客观的)反义词:resolute(坚决的); steadfast(不变的) (记) 由caprice(变化,任性)而来,参考: capriccio(随想曲) (同) 派生词: capriciousness (n. 反复无常) (例) We can’t go camping while the weather is so capricious.
knack
(记) knock的变体,意为敲开脑袋→开窍 (例) He has a knack of making friends wherever he goes.
auspices
(英) n.资助,赞助(approval and support; patronage) (记) au+spic(看)+es→看到(好事)→吉兆赞助 (同) 同根词:conspicuous(明显的); suspicious(怀疑的)
arrangement
(英) 安排布置(putting in order)计划筹备(planpreparation) (考) 反义词:welter(混乱)-orderly arrangement(有秩序安排) (例) Can I leave the arrangement of the tables to you
voracious
(英) adj.狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的(ravenous; excessively eager; insatiable) (考) impassive : perturb \ voracious : satisfy(冷漠的不会被干扰\贪婪的不会被满足)反义词:lack of appetite(没有胃口的) (记) vor(吃)+acious→吃得多的 (同) 派生词: voracity (n.贪食,贪婪)
daft
(英) adj. 傻的(sillyfoolish) (考) 反义词: judicious(明智的)