GRE阅读辅导：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(2)

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adulation
flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
; F6 C2 i3 k& v7 `0 b' v' `$ c& Aadulterate
$ O$ `/ L  _- j0 ?- R) C2 M$ Bmake impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
5 J. Y* U) j: ^4 e( }( X* B; `# ]Advent
arrival
3 a$ K8 |6 M3 t- k( u7 c4 B! Kadventitious
+ A- {% p$ C& Uaccidental; casual; happening by chance
) i  |0 ~: U5 ?6 F0 c7 `adversary
7 K6 I1 R+ d0 F' J8 U1 W: ], @$ ]opponent; enemy
adverse
/ S& Y, R* b* `# j. K$ n; Y* }7 ogoing against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
adversity
2 E; g3 _2 y$ m) Y. {8 {" Jgreat hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
advert
/ t! g$ \1 ]3 ^! Q* J! Srefer
. Q- R$ p- |( \0 H& b6 Wadvocacy
support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
advocate
speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
6 N( Q( L% F0 h: V( q) caegis
shield; protection; defense
aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry)
nest of a large bird of prey
  f) M8 h: A2 m) `  Daesthetic
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
affable
4 h) b3 U+ L$ G7 L: N4 i- m. x2 Q5 i# ?5 leasily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
affected
artificial; pretended
affidavit
$ B; a# c& n8 z% c$ Qwritten statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
affiliation
1 {) y! M/ j( K: t( ojoining; associating with
affinity
! ~7 h1 B4 B" A& p* u- ~feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages
& `4 S% b, D7 o9 Daffirmation
positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
7 k+ \, \& Q% T- h- aaffliction
2 r1 y3 s8 [* @state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
affluence
abundance; wealth
% R5 n% B" X, u3 o2 f, X" E7 Paffront
  o* D+ n# V/ `+ C$ Y8 b$ Z. ]insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
/ g, O( o( D5 aafterlife
life after death; later part of one's life
# Z; s( K3 U6 z" m/ f0 Bagape
openmouthed
agenda
" ]% F! t# j" t1 {+ s$ d9 o3 v8 gitems of business at a meeting
3 |3 l  r2 G' b  f: \# g* j  P% iagglomeration
collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
aggrandize
0 l& M% G6 H& Z  zmake greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement
" h; |/ e1 C- C+ y6 y7 _1 Laggregate
sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
aghast
! ?5 R5 b$ [3 i* }& D& ~filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
agility
" t" b! n! x/ l& Mnimbleness; ability to move quickly
agitate
stir up; disturb
agnostic
5 q* k9 [. W% t. g4 T- t; ]$ P8 U5 Fone who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
agog
highly excited; intensely curious
agrarian
pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
airy
; }& U. @/ v) ^) `: Zof air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal
9 D8 |. p2 t0 t* aalacrity
2 s' M0 ^% m, J, zcheerful promptness without reluctance
alchemy
1 W: h! o0 h3 s- B; h, v, f" amedieval chemistry
alcove
nook; recess
  I( M& w% {' J7 k: jalias
) j' ~3 k0 L- g, ?an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias
alienate
make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of
alimentary
3 r' `' f4 L; P6 _supplying nourishment
% g, S8 V  J' Ralimony
payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
allay
2 r9 h$ e0 H+ j2 @calm; pacify
allege
state without proof
$ P9 {  g& Q& o) hallegiance
loyalty
5 N% ^) X0 _' [7 ^2 [allegory
# `7 R- Z" q! D( F8 H" ?  \story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
; v# T5 A$ Z, o  U1 J6 p9 Y7 yalleviate
' X3 |( V7 P  ?0 rrelieve (pain)
alliteration
- J6 d! {- U# {' F3 rrepetition of beginning sound in poetry
allocate
7 Y- X9 R- }' ]9 s" \& x+ g+ qassign; set apart for a particular purpose
) ~! ?/ B. o5 C9 Calloy
) R1 J) u2 Y2 C# qmixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness
2 J7 E1 u# s4 Q+ eallude
refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
/ d# X6 T+ p) d1 k  m1 Qallure
entice; attract; tempt
0 [: e8 x, Q; ?6 s( _4 R2 |alluvial
pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
alms
money or goods given to the poor
3 {9 g7 _4 D% \* U* Baloft
upward; high up in the air
3 n5 ]; K) J7 v( g$ ?/ v( Z$ s  _aloof
apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
altercation
noisy quarrel
1 q, ~1 ]1 ?& n5 r/ B8 kaltruistic
- c' k6 Y: T' \unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
1 e9 y4 A7 I( W) m6 _5 o6 Vamalgam
; `  H' N4 t1 T% v$ R7 gcombination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
amalgamate
(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
amass
collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
0 ~# g& l* U  J7 M- k  Hamazon
female warrior
6 F, P& U2 l% h7 O8 y% P9 kambidextrous
. b, Z* r" L& ^, ncapable of using either hand with equal ease
ambience
, W% J; b# [1 g' W! Menvironment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
ambivalence
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
7 A3 j4 G& N5 O& W: f) Yamble
walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
ambrosia
food of the gods
" T2 Y2 \1 s" V' G% Hambulatory
able to walk
ambush
act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V.
" @1 Q$ G/ L4 J# Nameliorate
improve
amenable
obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests
, Z' }4 e5 v. l' R8 ~  d5 G: H( vamend
correct; change ; generally for the better
amenities
convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
* D9 U0 T* C% o0 D+ s; R9 pamiable
agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
. {, p! S, X' v/ `amicable
. v& |3 j1 Q7 g2 Z- f/ k- Vpeaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
amiss
wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
5 S1 |2 {/ h# _5 @8 t( b8 yamity
/ i4 G7 Z/ h( c! _& w* @0 |friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
9 R& x: y. [5 A  vamnesia
$ @8 p" I* R/ g0 i8 R# dloss of memory
amnesty
pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
amok(amuck)
in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
amoral
nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
amorous
moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
amorphous
4 P+ U7 ?  k) j, H  e: C3 y! W6 zformless; lacking shape or definition
# R4 L6 P! R5 L  l% ]amphibian
! g7 i! L$ k% G: C3 Lable to live both on land and in water; N.
amphitheater
+ B/ J; _, X7 @/ soval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena
: E4 ]  I9 h. Q$ {ample
enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
5 j7 H6 ^2 g% Y; lamplify
  Q5 ~! d' F+ c2 `) [# Gincrease in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph