GRE3000精選詞匯：1001 - 1100

winsome

迷人的，漂亮的：pleasing and engaging

wane

減少，衰煺，降低：decrease

ephemeral

短暫的：very short time

aspect

外表，容貌：appearance

deracinate

根除：pull out

oxymoron

矛盾修飾法：combination contradictory

captivate

吸引：attract

votary

崇拜者，信徒：fervently devoted

enmity

敵意：mutual hatred

accessory

輔助的，附屬的：secondary, supplementary, subordinate;幫兇：one, wrongdoing

lurch

蹣跚：swaying

brisk

充滿生機的，有活力的：activity;(言辭或方式)尖刻辛辣的，刻薄的：keen or sharp

cozen

誘騙：mislead

slate

列入名單，計畫，安排：put on a list

diminish

(使)變小，(使)減少：smaller, less;輕視，貶低：lessen, belittle

vitriolic

(言辭)刻薄的：scathing

expiate

贖罪，糾正：extinguish the guilt

inflame

點燃，燃燒：set on fire;使加?。簃ore violent

synonymous

同義的：same similar meaning

insubordinate

不服從權(quán)威的：not submissive

repudiate

否認：declare not to be true;拒絕接受：unwillingness to accept

exigent

緊急的：immediate

proprietary

所有權(quán)：ownership;私營的：privately owned

irascible

易怒的：easily provoked anger

gangly

身材瘦長的：tall

mingle

mingle：social;混合，結(jié)合：mix

opportune

合適的，恰當?shù)模篶onvenient

tangent

離題(的)，不相關(guān)(的)：irrelevant

officious

多管閒事的：thrusting oneself

guilt

自責，悔恨：wrongdoing

pandemic

大範圍流行的：widespread

demoralize

使士氣低落：dishearten;貶低，使墮落：lower in character

clamor

喧鬧;喧嘩，雜訊：loud, inharmonious

mania

熱衷，狂熱：intense enthusiasm

plump

豐滿的：well-around;鼎力支持，讚不絕口：give full support

demotic

通俗的，大眾化的：common

deplore

哀悼：sorrow

motivate

刺激，激發(fā)：provide incentive

distinctive

完全不同的：not of the same kind;特徵性的，典型的：serving to identify

bravura

優(yōu)秀演技(的)：brilliant

reassure

使安心，打消疑慮：restore to confidence

bombast

夸大的言辭：pompous

rabble

混亂的人群;暴民;下層群眾：disorganized crowd of people

superficial

表面的，膚淺的：lacking depth

gawky

(舉止)笨拙的：inability to move in a graceful manner

aloof

孤高的，不合群的：distant

recalcitrant

頑抗的，不順從的：resistance defiance

remodel

改造，改變結(jié)構(gòu)：alter the structure

aggregate

集合體：units or parts, associated;集合，聚焦：collect or gather

deign

(不情愿地)屈尊，俯就：condescend reluctantly

grudge

怨恨，仇恨：ill will

animus

敵意：spiteful, malevolent, enmity

contumacious

不服從的，倔強的：disobedient

wicked

邪惡的：morally bad

debut

初次登臺，出道：first appearance

array

排列，陣列：arrangement;排列，擺放：arrange or display;裝飾，裝修：dress or decorate

ally

盟友，支持者：association;加入聯(lián)盟：enter

obligatory

強制性的：compulsory;(見得多以至于)無聊的：dull

unwitting

不知道的，未覺察的：unware;偶然的，并非有意的：by chance, not intended

effusive

感情氾濫的/溢于言表的;感情表達不節(jié)制的/過度的;過分多情的:unrestrained in emotional expression

calibrate*

校準，調(diào)校：check, adjust, determine

purlieu

常去的地方：socializing;臨近的地區(qū)：adjoining region

nomad

游牧的;居無定所的人：no fixed residence

venal

貪污受賄的：open to corrupt

askew

不成直線的(地)，歪的(地)：awry

solicitous

為他人操心的，體諒他人的：happiness of others;迫切的，渴望的：urgent desire

pastiche

(帶嘲諷的)模仿：imitates with satirical intent;大雜燴：hodgepodge

limpid

透明清澈的：transparent clearness;鎮(zhèn)定的，淡定的：free from agitation

flaw

瑕疵，缺點：imperfection;降低，破壞，使不完美：reduce perfection

pilot

領(lǐng)航員，飛行員：steer a ship;初步性的，試驗性的：tentative model;帶領(lǐng)通過：lead

forthright

直率的，說話率真的：free in expressing opinions;直接的，不繞彎子的：free from ambiguity or evasiveness：going straight to the point

prosaic

單調(diào)的，常見的：normal course of events

ebullient

熱情奔放的：zestfully

transitory

短暫的：lasting only a short time

patent

顯而易見的，明顯的：readily visible

connoisseur

鑒賞家(尤指藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域)：with discrimination, appreciation;專家：high level of knowledge

fanatic

狂熱者：unreasoning enthusiasm;狂熱的;盲信的：intense uncritical devotion

formidable

令人害怕的：causing fear;艱難的：requiring effort

astounding

令人吃驚的，出乎意料的：astonishment, amazement

impostor

冒充者：assumes false identity

murmur

小聲的話語：low sound;低聲抱怨，發(fā)牢騷：grumble

tangle

困惑，不解：perplexity;糾纏，使....糾結(jié)：in a snare

snare

無法逃脫的困境：catches and holds;捕捉：capture by

paradigm

典範，模範：pattern

expedition

動作迅速：speed

abandon

放縱：constraint;放縱：unrestrainedly;放棄：withdraw;停止做某事：put an end to

onset

攻擊，進攻：attack, assault;起始，開始：begins

effervesce

冒泡：bubble;興奮，熱情洋溢：high spirits

exodus

大批離去：departure

puny

微小的，弱小的：inferior size, weak

abominate

憎惡：abhor

impervious

不可滲透的，不可穿透的：not allowing entrance;不能被破壞的：not capable of being damaged;不為所動的：not capable of being affected

epilogue

文學作品的結(jié)局：concluding section literary;戲劇的收場白：final scene of a paly

usurp

篡奪，篡位：seize power without legal authority

languish

變得衰弱：become feeble

renovate

修復(fù)，維修：restore;使重獲新生，使煥然一新：bring back to life

entangle

使捲入，使糾纏：twist confused mass;使變復(fù)雜或困難：complex or difficult

distract

轉(zhuǎn)移(注意力)，使分心：draw, direct different;使焦慮，使不安：trouble, uneasy;瘋狂的：insane, mad

impromptu

即席的表演:done extemporaneously;即席的，即興的：without previous preparation

obstreperous

難駕馭的，任性的：unruly;吵鬧的：loud and insistent cries