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1. abase, abate, debate, debase
abase v. 贬抑, 使卑下 lower, humiliate abase oneself 贬低自己
abate v. 减轻, 降低 lessen, subside abate the noise in cities 降低城市噪音
debate v. 争论, 辩论 dispute or argue about They are debating the education system.
debase v. 贬低, 降格, 贬值, 降低成色 reduce to lower state debase the coinage 降低铸币的成色
2. abdicate, addict, edict, indict, verdict
abdicate v. 让位, 辞职, 放弃(职位, 权力等) renounce; give up formally (throne, authority etc.)
abdicate all responsibilities 放弃一切职责
addict v. 使沉溺, 使上瘾
— — devote habitually or compulsively; become compulsively and physiologically dependent on a habit-forming substance
The boy is addicted to pop music. The old man became addicted to the drug.
edict n. 法令, 命令 order or proclamation issued by an authority
indict v. 控诉, 起诉 charge, accuse He was indicted for murder.
verdict n. 判决, 决定 decision reached by a jury on a question of fact in a law case reverse the verdict 翻案
3. abject, adjacent, deject, eject, conjecture
abject a. 卑鄙的, 可怜的 wretched, hopeless, contemptible, despicable
live in abject poverty/misery 生活在贫困之中
adjacent a. 邻近的, 接近的 lying near, next to adjacent angles(数学)邻角
deject v. 使愁闷; 使气馁 feel gloomy; be discouraged
eject v. 喷出, 逐出 force sb./sth. out, expel sb./sth., send (sth.) out usu. violently or suddenly
The noisy youths were ejected from the cinema.
conjecture n./v. 推测, 臆说, 猜想 surmise, guess
4. abjure, adjure, conjure, perjure
abjure v. 发誓放弃 promise or swear to give up abjure one's religion 放弃信仰
adjure v. 恳请, 命令 request solemnly I adjure you to tell the truth before this court.
conjure v. 请求 call upon conjure you not to leave me 恳求你不要离开我
perjure v. 使发伪誓, 使破坏誓言 render (oneself) guilty of perjury by deliberately testifying falsely under oath
perjure oneself 作伪证, 发假誓
5. abrogate, arrogate, derogate, surrogate, prorogate
abrogate v. 废除, 取消 repeal or annul by authority
arrogate v. 冒称 claim without reasonable grounds
arrogate all the credits to himself 把一切荣誉归为自己
derogate v. 贬低, 诽谤 detract from
surrogate n. 代替品, 代理人 person or thing that acts or is used instead of another
prorogate n. 休会 an end of a session of Parliament
6. abstracted, distracted, detract, contract, retract
abstracted a. 心不在焉的 thinking of other things; not paying attention
distracted a. 心烦意乱的, 精神不集中的 unable to concentrate properly, esp. because of one's strong feelings
be distracted with fear, sorrow, anxiety, etc. 因害怕悲伤,忧虑等而精神不集中
detract v. 贬低, 降低[ 常与from 连用] make sth. seem less valuable or important
detract from the merit of sth./sb.贬低某物(某人)的长处 /功绩
contract v. 收缩 make or become smaller or shorter Metals contract as they get cooler.
retract v. 缩回, 收回 withdraw
7. abstruse, extrude, intrude, obtrude, protrude
abstruse a. 奥妙的, 深奥的 difficult to comprehend, obscure Your statement is a bit too abstruse.
extrude v. 挤压出, 突出, 伸出 force or push out
intrude v. 闯入, 强行引入 trespass; enter as an uninvited person He intruded his own ideas into the argument.
obtrude v. 强加; 突出 impose on others with undue insistence; push into prominence
[ 例] Don't obtrude your opinions on other's.
protrude v. 突出, 伸出 stick out
8. accede, concede, recede, secede, precede, process, recess
accede v. 同意 agree [ 例]We acceded to his request.
concede v. 勉强承认; 退让 admit that sth. is true, valid, proper, etc.; give sth. Away
[ 例 ]We cannot concede any of our territory.
recede v. 后退
— —move back from a previous position or away from an observer
[ 例] recede from an engagement 取消婚约
secede v. 正式脱离或退出(组织)
— — withdraw (from membership of an organization, state, etc.)
precede v. 在… … 之前, 早于 — — happen before
process n. 过程, 作用, 步骤 — — series of actions or operations performed in order to do, make or achieve sth.
[ 例] the process of digestion 消化过程
recess n. 休假; 壁凹(墙上装架子, 柜子等凹处)
— — period of time when work or business is stopped; space in a room where part of a wall is set back from the main part
[ 例]a recess in the coastline 海岸线上的凹进处 summer recess 暑假
9. acclaim, declaim, disclaim, reclaim
acclaim n./v. 喝彩, 欢呼, 称赞
— — welcome sb./sth. with shouts and approval; applaud loudly
[ 例] People acclaimed the winner of the race. They acclaimed him king.
declaim v. 演说, 高谈阔论 speak (sth.) as if addressing an audience
[ 例]A teacher stood declaiming in the classroom.
disclaim v. 放弃, 弃权, 拒绝 disown; renounce claim to
[ 例] She disclaimed any share in the invention.
reclaim v. 开垦(土地); 纠正 — —make (land) suitable for cultivation, e.g. by draining or irrigating it; win sb. back or away from sin, error, etc.
[ 例] reclaim land from the sea 填海拓地
10. acquiesce, disquiet, inquietude, quietude
acquiesce v. 默许; 勉强同意 accept sth. without protest; offer no opposition
disquiet n./v. 担心, 焦虑 make (sb.) anxious, worry
[ 例] The candidate was greatly disquieted by the fall in public support.
inquietude n. 焦虑, 不安 uneasiness of mind; anxiety
quietude n. 平静, 寂静 tranquillity
11. acquisitive, disquisition, exquisite, inquisitive, perquisite, requisite
acquisitive a. 贪得无厌的 grasping, avaricious He is an acquisitive collector.
disquisition n. 专题论文 long elaborate spoken or written report or account
exquisite a. 高雅的; 精致的 extremely beautiful or delicate; finely or skillfully made or done
[ 例 ] an exquisite piece of lace 精致的饰带
inquisitive a. 过分好问的, 好奇的 (too) fond of inquiring into other people's affairs
[ 例] an inquisitive child 一个好问的孩子
perquisite n. 固定津贴, 福利 any gain above stipulated salary
requisite n. 必需物; a. 必要的 necessary requirement
12. acquittal, iniquity, ubiquitous, requite
acquittal n. 宣判无罪 deliverance from a charge Lack of evidence resulted in his acquittal.
iniquity n. 不公正, 邪恶, 罪过 gross immorality or injustice, wick-edness
[ 例] The monarch forgave his subjects' iniquity.
ubiquitous a. 无所不在的, 普通的 being everywhere, omnipresent
requite v. 报答; 报复 repay; revenge The King requited his services with a lot of money.
13. adhere, cohere, inhere
adhere v. 黏附, 胶着, 坚持
— — remain faithful, stick fast to
[ 例]You should adhere to your principles.
cohere v. 粘合, 凝聚, 紧凑
— — stick or hold together in a mass or group
inhere v. 固有, 存在, 生来就有的
— — be inherent or innate
[ 例] qualites inhering in sb.某人固有的气质
14. adjunct, conjoin, disjoin, enjoin, rejoin, rejoice
adjunct n. 附件, 助手; a. 附属的
— — something attached to but holding an inferior position
conjoin v. (使)结合, (使)连接 join together
disjoin v. (使)分开, 拆散, 使混乱 undo the joining of, separate; become separated
[ 例] The girl gave a disjointed account of his experience in China.
enjoin v. 吩咐, 命令 command, order, forbid
rejoin v. 回答; 答辩 say in answer or reply; retort
rejoice v. 喜欢, 高兴 feel or show great joy, have or glory in (a title, etc.)
15. advert, avert, convert, divert, invert, overt, pervert, revert, subvert
advert v. 注意, 留意
avert v. 转移; 避免 turn sth. away; prevent (sth.) Her mother managed to avert suspicion.
convert v. (使)转变; 皈依 change (sth.) from one form or use to another; change one's beliefs
[ 例]convert sb. from atheism to Christianit 使某人由无神论者变为基督教徒
divert v. 转移, 转向 turn aside from a course or direction; distract
The car was forced to divert to another road. His attention was diverted by what the old man said.
invert v. 使颠倒, 使转化
— — turn inside out or upside down; reverse the position, order
overt a. 明显的, 公然的 open and observable overt hostility 公然反对
pervert v. 反常, 使堕落, 颠倒, 误解
— — cause to turn away from what is right, proper; corrupt; distort
[ 例] pervert the truth 歪曲事实
pervert the meaning of this article 误解文章的意思
revert v. 回复 return to a former condition
subvert v. 推翻, 搅乱, 毁灭
— — destory completely; ruin
[ 例] subvert the monarchy 推翻君主政体
16. aggregate, congregate, segregate, egregious, gregarious
aggregate n./v./a. 合计, 总计; 聚集 sum; total aggregate riches 聚集财富
congregate v. 聚集 come together in a crowd
[ 例]A crowd quickly congregated (round the speaker).
segregate v. 隔离 put sb./sth. in a place away from the rest; isolate
egregious a. 过分的, 惊人的 gross, shocking
gregarious a. 群居的, 爱社交的 living in societies; liking the company
17. aggress, digress, egress, ingress, regressaggress
aggress v. 攻击; 挑衅 attack
digress v. 离题 wander away from the subject
egress n. 出口, 外出 way out, exit
ingress n. 进入 going in; (right of) entrance
regress v. 退步, 退化 return to an earlier or less advanced form or state
18. agile, fragile, frail
agile a. 敏捷的, 灵活的 active, quick-moving
fragile a. 易碎的, 脆弱的, 易逝的 easily broken, damaged or destroyed fragile happiness 易逝的幸福
frail a. 脆弱的; 不坚实的 physically or morally weak; easily broken; fragile
[ 例]a frail child 脆弱的孩子 Careful: that chair's rather frail !
19. allude, collude, delude, elude, interlude, prelude
allude v. 暗指, 影射
— — refer indirectly, hint
[ 例] It was clear she was alluding to Jane.
collude v. 串通, 勾结, 共谋
— — act together secretly to achieve a illegal purpose;conspire
[ 例] collude with 勾结
delude v. 欺骗, 哄骗 deceive
elude v. 逃避 escape (sb./sth.), esp. by a trick or cleverness
[ 例] I recognize her face, but her name eludes me.
interlude n. (活动间的)暂时休息
short period of time separating the parts of a play, film, etc.
[ 例] Holidays are such short interludes in a life of work.
prelude [ 5 p r e l j u : d] n. 序幕, 前奏 introduction, forerunner
20. amoral, immoral, morale
amoral a. 不基于道德标准的 not based on moral standards Animals are amoral.
immoral a. 不道德的, 淫荡的 not following accepted standards of morality, not moral.
morale n. 士气, 精神力量
— — state of confidence, enthusiasm, determination, etc. of a person or group at a particular time
[ 例] boost the team's morale 提高团队的士气
21. animated, animosity, animus, inanimate, unanimous
animated a. 活泼的, 生动的
— — lively, vigorous; giving the appearance of movement
[ 例] animated drawings 动画
animosity n. 仇恨, 封锁, 憎恶
— — strong dislike
[ 例] He felt no animosity toward his friend's critics.
animus n. 敌意, 意图
— — hostile feeling or intent
[ 例] The animus of the lecturer resulted in sarcastic and insulting remarks.
inanimate a. 无生命的 lifeless
unanimous a. 全体意见一致的
— — all agreeing on a decision or an opinion
[ 例] She was elected by unanimous vote.
22. append, expend, impend
append n. 附加, 添加, 悬挂 attach
[ 例] append an extra clause to the agreement 在协议上加道条款
expend v. 花费, 用光 spend, use (money, etc.) in doing sth.
[ 例] expend time, effort and money on a project 在方案花费时间、精力和金钱
impend v. 迫近, 逼近 be about to take place
23. appose, compose, depose, disposed, impose, repose
appose v. 并列, 放… … 在对面 place in proximity
[ 例 ] appose a box before the girl 把盒子放到女孩对面
compose v. 组成; 写作 make up the constituent parts of; create a literary or a musical piece
be composed of 由… … 组成 compose a poem 写诗
depose v. 免职, 废黜 remove (esp. a ruler such as a king) from power
disposed a. 愿意的, 想干的 wanting or prepared to do sth.
[ 例] I'm not disposed to meet them in this place.
Impose v. 征税; 强加
— — place (a penalty, tax, etc.) officially on sb./sth.; place (sth. unwelcome or unpleasant) on sb./sth.
[ 例]A new tax has been imposed on car.
repose v. 躺着休息, 安睡 rest, lie
24. appraise, appreciable, appreciative, depreciate
appraise v. 评价, 评估 estimate value of
[ 例] It would be unwise to buy the house before having it appraised.
appreciable a. 可感知的; 可观的
— — that can be seen or felt; considerable
[ 例] an appreciable increase in salary 薪水可观的增加
appreciative a. 欣赏的, 感激的
— — feeling or showing understanding or gratitude
[ 例] I'm most appreciative of your generous act.
depreciate v. 贬低, 贬值 lessen in value
[ 例] Shares in our company has depreciated.
25. apprehensive, comprehensive, reprehensive, reprehend, misapprehension
apprehensive a. 忧虑的, 不安的 fear, unhappy feeling about future
[ 例] apprehensive for sb.'s safety 担心某人的安全
comprehensive a. 全面的 that includes (nearly) everything
[ 例] She has a comprehensive grasp of the article.
reprehensive a. 谴责的, 非难的 deserving rebuke; blameworthy
reprehend v. 谴责, 责难 rebuke, reprove
misapprehension n. 误会 misunderstanding
26. aspire, conspire, inspired, perspire, transpired
aspire v. 渴望, 追求 desire strongly
conspire v. 共谋, 阴谋; (指事件)凑合起来
— —make secret plans (with others), esp. to do wrong;combine
inspired a. 有创见的, 有灵感的 full of creative power
[ 例] She is always full of inspired views.
perspire v. 出汗, 流汗, 分泌
— — give off moisture through the skin; sweat
transpire v. 蒸发; 泄露; 发生
— — exhale; become known; happen
27. astringent, stringent, strained, strident
astringent a. 收敛性的, 严酷的
— — substance that shrinks; harsh
[ 例] astringent criticism 严厉的批评
stringent a. (规定)严格的, 缺钱的
— — binding, rigid
[ 例] stringent econo</p>
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