GRE词汇连载(四)

2015年05月31日

  lionize |ˈlaɪənaɪz|

  transitive verb to treat as an object of great interest or importance 把…视为名人

  [近义] glorify, exalt, acclaim, extol, applaud, venerate,

  [反义] vilify, disparage, defame, malign

  [原形] lion |ˈlaɪən| noun 名人

  zenith |ˈzenɪθ|

  noun : culminating point: acme 顶峰

  [近义] acme, pinnacle, apex, apogee, summit, climax, culmination, meridian

  [反义] nadir, bottom

  [原义] the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer 天的顶部

  embellish |ɪmˈbelɪʃ|

  transitive verb to make beautiful with ornamentation: decorate 渲染

  [近义] bedizen, adorn, ornament, bedeck, exaggerate

  [反义] downplay, understate, simplify

  [来源] bel- = handsome “美丽,端庄”

  [同根] belle |bel| noun 美女

  [配图] 著名国产女鞋品牌

  grandstand |grændstænd|

  intransitive verb to play or act so as to impress onlookers 用哗众取宠的表演吸引观众或者选民的注意

  [近义] impress, amaze, rouse

  [反义] keep a low profile, keep a low key, isolate oneself

  [原义] grandstand |grændstænd| noun大看台,骗人的把戏; adjective 清晰的,全面的

  [衍生] grandstanding |’ɡrænd.stændɪŋ| noun哗众取宠

  imperious |ɪmˈpɪərɪəs|(’e’!)

  adjective marked by arrogant assurance专横的,傲慢的; intensely compelling: urgent 必需的,急需的

  [近义] peremptory, overbearing, dictatorial, presumptuous

  [反义] humble, modest, easygoing, amicable

  [来源] emperor |ˈempərə(r)| noun 帝王

  didactic |daɪˈdæktɪk|

  adjective designed or intended to teach 说教的,好教训人的

  [近义] instructive, edifying, pedagogic

  [反义] entertaining, appealing, delightful

  [衍生] didactically |daɪˈdæktɪkli| adverb 教诲地,说教性地

  didacticism 教导性

  glutton |ˈglʌtn|

  noun one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something 入迷的特别喜欢某物的人

  [近义] enthusiast, zealot, aficionado, addict

  [反义] detester, nonchalant people

  [原义] 贪吃,贪吃的人

  [衍生] gluttony |ˈglʌtəni| noun 贪吃,暴食(七宗罪之一)

  [故事] 但丁的《神曲》(Divine Comedy)中对于地狱炼狱和天堂的描绘是电影《七宗罪》的思想起源,其中七宗罪很很多艺术作品的话题:gluttony, sloth, lust, greed, pride, wrath, and envy。

  表中是神曲中地狱的等级:

Excessive love for earthly good

对于尘世之物过分迷恋

LUST 好色

GLUTTONY 贪吃

AVARICE 贪婪

Love lacking zeal for the good

对于美好之物缺乏热忱

SLOTH 懒惰

WRATH 暴怒

Love wrongly directed

爱错了方向

ENVY 嫉妒

PRIDE 傲慢

  plethora |ˈpleθərə|

  noun excess, superfluity 过多< the plethora of useless institutions 大量无用的公共机构>

  [近义] excess, overabundance, surplus, surfeit, profusion;

  [反义] dearth, lack, want, deficiency

  [来源] pleio- be full “充满” 原义是医学术语“多血症”

  [同根] plenary |ˈpliːnəri| adjective 全体出席的

  plenum |ˈplinəm| noun 【物理】充气室,增压室;全体人员

  replenish |rɪˈplenɪʃ| verb 给注入精力,恢复

  plenitude |ˈplenɪtjuːd| noun 充分,完全,大量

  conspire |kənˈspaɪə(r)|

  intransitive verb to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement: plot, scheme 密谋

  [近义] machinate, collude, connive, intrigue

  [衍生] conspiracy |kənˈspɪrəsi| noun 阴谋

  [来源] con- together + spire to breath 一起呼吸,也可理解成一起吹奏乐器

  [同根] perspiration |ˌpɜːspɪˈreɪʃn| noun 出汗,辛苦

  expire |ɪkˈspaɪə(r)| verb 终止,到期,【古】断气

  respire |riˈspaiә(r)| verb 呼吸,【古】恢复勇气(或力量,希望等)

  respite |ˈrespaɪt,ˈrespɪt| noun 喘息

  aspire |əˈspaɪə(r)| intransitive verb 追求,渴望,有志于

  aspiration |ˌæspɪˈreɪʃn| noun 抱负

  inspiration |ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn| noun 灵感

  vanguard |ˈvængɑːd|

  noun the forefront of an action or movement 先锋

  [近义] forefront, trailblazers, founding fathers

  [反义] conventionalism, follower

  [他义] 军事上的先头部队

  [衍生] avant-garde |ˌævɒŋˈgɑːd| noun (文学艺术的)先锋派(来自于法语的vanguard)

刚刚背过的单词

1

conspire

a

bedeck

2

didactic

b

connive

3

embellish

c

dictatorial

4

glutton

d

exalt

5

grandstand

e

excess

6

imperious

f

forefront

7

lionize

g

gourmand

8

plethora

h

impress

9

vanguard

i

pinnacle

10

zenith

j

preachy

  答案:

  1. b; 2. j; 3. a; 4. g; 5. h; 6. c; 7. d; 8. e; 9. f; 10. i

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