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1.adept adopt adapt
adept
adj.(与 at, in 连用)熟练;精通
She was adept at the fine art of irritating people.
n.内行;老手
adopt
vt.收养;采取;采取
They adopted our methods.
正式经过;采纳
The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favor to 10 against it.
adapt
vt.使适应;使适合
He adapted himself to the cold weather.
When he moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well.
2.adopted adoptive
adopted
adj. 被收养,被采纳
an adopted child
an adopted advice
adoptive
adj.收养(孩子)
an adoptive mother
3.averse adverse
averse
adj.(常与to连用)嫌恶
I am not averse to a dance party and a good mean after a week's hard work.
The minister is averse to/from flattery.
adverse
adj.不利;相反
an adverse decision
Adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.
4.affection affectation
affection
n.友爱,爱情,影响,疾病,倾向
affectation
n.假装,虚饰,做作
5.altitude latitude longitude multitude attitude aptitude
altitude
n.(海拔)高度
At high altitudes of Tibet it is difficult to breathe.
高处
The plane flew at an altitude of 0 metres.
latitude
n.纬度,范围, (用复数)地域,行动或言论自由(范围)
longitude
n.经度,经线
multitude
n.多数,群众
attitude
n.姿势;态度
People's attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely.
看法;意见
What is the Municipal Authority's attitude to the proposal of a tunnel across the river?
aptitude
n.能力;才能;天资
6.angle angel
angle
n.角;角度
a right angle
角落;墙角;棱角
观点;看法;看问题角度
to consider all angles of the question
The professor angled his report to suit the audience he was speaking to.
vt.转动一个角度
to angle a camera
带成见地描述(某事)
He angles his reports to please his editor in chief.
用钩和钓钓鱼
He is keen on angling.
(与 for 连用)利用伎俩取得,攫取
angel
n.天使;守护神;仁慈、漂亮女人
7.announce denounce renounce pronounce
announce
vt.通告;发表;宣告,宣告
The captain announced that the plane was going to land.
denounce
vt.揭露;告发;斥责
renounce
vt.正式放弃
He renounced his claim to the property.
宣告断绝关系
He renounced his religion.
pronounce
vt.& vi.发音;发出…音
How do you pronounce c-l-e-r-k?
宣称;宣告;断言
The expert pronounced the picture to be a forgery.
Everyone pronounced the party to be very good.
(常与on, for, against, in favor of连用)
〈法〉宣判
The judge pronounced sentence on the prisoner.
8. annual annul annual
adj.每年;一年一次
an annual event
annul
vt.取消,废除(婚姻、契约等)
9.apposite opposite
apposite
adj.适当
opposite
adj.相正确,对面,对立,相反,对等;对应
n.相反事物
10.appraise apprise praise
appraise
vt.评定,评价,判定
apprise
vt.通知;通知
She was apprised of our arrival.
The secretary came to apprise us that the erection of the monster machine had been successfully completed.
praise
vt.赞美;赞扬;歌颂;赞颂
She praised her daughter's hard work.
11.apprehensive comprehensive
apprehensive
adj.忧虑;担心
apprehensive for sb.'s safety
comprehensive
adj.全方面;广泛;包含内容多;详尽
The state government gave a very comprehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry.
12 argument augment
argument
n.争论,辩论,论据,论点,~ (for,against),意见
augment
vt.& vi.增大;增加
13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribe
inscribe proscribe
ascribe
vt.归因于, 归咎于
describe
vt.描写,记述,形容,形容
v.描述
prescribe
vt.&vi.开药方;处方;命令;要求
The law prescribes what should be done.
What punishment does the law prescribe for corruption?
The doctor prescribed total abstinence.
subscribe
vt.& vi.(常与to,for连用)捐款;捐助;订购(报纸、杂志等)
(常与 to 连用)同意,赞同
inscribe
vt.(常与 in,on,with 连用)题写;铭刻
She inscribed her own name on the textbook.
(常与to连用)题名
This book I inscribe to my old comrades-in-arms.
proscribe
vt.禁止
14. assent ascent
assent
vi.(常与to连用)同意
ascent
n.上升,(地位,声望等)提升,攀登,上坡路
15.dissent descent decent
dissent
vi.(常与 from 连用)持异议;不一样意;意见不一致
He and I dissented from each other in choosing
a suitable candidate.
descent
n.下降;下滑;降下;下来;血统;遗传
He traces his descent from an old Norman family.
decent
adj体面,适宜
16. assume resume consume presume
assume
vt.假定;假设
I assume you always get up at the same time.
采取;负担
to assume new duties
resume
n.摘要,概略,<美>履历
vt.再继续,重新开始,重新占用,再用,恢复
consume
vt.& vi.吃,喝;消耗;消费;花费
His old car consumed much gasoline.
毁灭;烧毁
The fire soon consumed the old wooden
buildings in the neighborhood.
presume
vt.&vi.(常与 that 连用)假定;假设;认为
I presume from your speech that you are a
foreigner.
You must presume no such thing.
看成;姑且认为
If a person is missing for 7 years, he is presumed dead.
(常与 to + inf 连用)放肆;擅作主张
A servant ought not to presume.
(与 on, upon 连用)指望;寄希望于…
We must not presume too mush on the reliability of such sources.
17.avocation vocation vacation
avocation
n.(个人)副业, 业余兴趣
vocation
n.职业;行业;天职;使命
vacation
n.假期
I worked in a small beachside restaurant
during the college vacation.
18.authentic authoritative
authentic
真实:与事实相符而且值得相信、信赖:
an authentic account by an eyewitness.
真正:有着经证实起源或创作者;非伪造或非复制:
an authentic medieval sword.
一把真正中世纪剑
authoritative
adj.(形容词)官方:有着或由政府发起;官方:
an authoritative decree;authoritative sources
权威性:拥有公认精准性或优异性;极可信赖:
an authoritative account of the revolution.
专断:行使权力;命令:
the captain's authoritative manner.
19.adjoin adjacent adjourn
adjoin
vt.毗连;临近;贴近
Our house adjoins theirs.
adjacent
adj.(与 to 连用)相邻,邻近
adjourn
vt.& vi.
延期;休会,会议暂停
The meeting will be adjourned till next Wednesday.
20.admire admiral
admire
v.赞美,钦佩,羡慕
admiral
n.海军上将,舰队司令,旗舰
21.adore adorn
adore
vt.崇敬;敬爱;敬重;非常喜欢
He adores the cinema.
She adores going to the volleyball match.
adorn
vt.装饰
She likes to adorn herself with jewels.
增加…主要性或吸引力
He tried to adorn his story with a lot of lies
22. appliance applicant application
appliance
n.用具,器具
applicant
n.申请者,请求者
application
n.请求,申请,申请表,应用,利用
23.alley ally
alley
n.小路,巷, (花园里两边有树篱)小径
ally
v.结盟,与...(在血统,性质等上)关于联,同盟
n.同盟国, 支持者
24.accession access
accession
n.就职,就任,添加,增加
access
n.通路,访问,入门
vt.存取,靠近
1. bull bully
bull
n.公牛,粗壮如牛人;乐观进取人;胡扯;废话
bully
vt.威吓;欺侮;以强凌弱
He's always bullying smaller boys.
2.bandage bondage
bandage
n.绷带
bondage
n.奴役,束缚
3.bread bead
bread
n.面包
4.bump dump jump hump lump plump pump
bump
n. 撞击,肿块
v.碰(伤),撞(破),颠簸
dump
vt.倾倒(垃圾),倾卸
n.堆存处
jump
n.跳跃,上涨,惊跳
vt.跳跃,跃过,突升,使跳跃
vi.跳跃,暴涨
hump
n.驼峰,驼背,小园丘,峰丘
v.(使)隆起,弓起
lump
n.块(尤指小块),肿块,笨人
vt.使成块状,混在一起.
plump
adj.圆胖,丰满,鼓起
vt.突然放下,使丰满,使鼓起
vi.变丰满,鼓起
pump
n.泵,抽水机
vt.(用泵)抽(水),抽吸
5.beach breach bleach
beach
n.海滨;湖滨;河滩
The little beach hotel has a pleasant ambient
breach
n.(常与 of 连用)违反;不推行;破坏
in breach of contract
Your company is in breach of the contract.
bleach
vt.&vi.使变白
Did you bleach this table cloth?
bead
n.珠子,水珠
vt.祈祷
6.bride bribe
bride
n.新娘
bribe
n.&vt.贿赂
7.boom broom
boom
n.&v.繁荣,兴旺
broom
n.扫帚
8.buffet buffer
buffet
n.餐具柜,小卖部,殴打,打击
vt.①连续地打击②搏斗
buffer
vt.缓冲、缓解
1.censor censure
censor
n.检验员
vt.检验,审查
censure
v.责难
n.责难
2.cession session
cession
n.割让,转让, [律]让与(他人)债权
session
n.(官方机构)会 议,会期,开会期
The general session approved the report of the investigation committee.
学期;大学学期
3. clash crush crash
clash
n.冲突,撞击声,抵触
the clash of weapons
clash of interests
a clash with the police
I failed to go to her wedding because it clashed with my examination.
战斗
It is broadcast that the two armies clashed near the borderline again before dawn.
vi.& vt.
冲突
The enemy armies clashed.
(事情)在时间上相冲突
It's a pity the two concerts clash.
(常与 with 连用)(色彩)不协调
This shirt clashes with your trousers.
crush
vt.& vi.
压碎;压坏;碾碎;挤压;塞
to crush one's way through the crowd
破坏;镇压;压服
to crush all opposition
crash
n.碰撞,坠落,坠毁,撞击声,爆裂声
v.碰撞,坠落,坠毁, (指商业企业, 政府等)&破产,垮台
4. classic classical
classic
n.杰作,名著
adj.第一流
classical
adj.古典,正统派,古典文学
5. clench clinch
clench
vt.&vi.紧合;咬紧(牙关);捏紧(拳头)
She clenched her teeth when she was operated on.
紧握;抓牢
The girl clenched her money in her hand.
clinch
vt.& vi.敲弯钉头钉牢;钉住;把(木头)钉牢在一起;确定;决定(贸易等);达成买卖或协议
The two companies clinched the deal quickly.
The offer of more money clinched it for her.
She agree to undertake the job as the assistant to the managing director.
6.coarse hoarse roar
coarse
adj.粗;粗糙;未精炼;(表面)不光滑
coarse cloth
粗鲁;鲁莽;不礼貌
coarse talk
hoarse
adj.嘶哑
His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.
roar
n.吼声;咆哮声
the roar of an angry lion
The lion gave a loud roar.
7. canvass canvas
canvas
n.粗帆布;一块油画布
The young artist showed me his recent canvases.
canvass
n.细查,讨论,劝诱
vt.彻底检验,细究,向...拉票或拉生意,讨论
vi.游说,拉选票
8. cannon canon
cannon
n.加农炮;大炮
canon
n.教规,宗教法规
9. credible credulous
credible
adj.可信;可靠
credulous
adj.轻信他人
10.continual continuous
continual
adj.连续
Recently the young couple have continual arguments with each other for trifles.
continuous
adj.不停
continuous rain all day
11.collide collude
collide
vi.互撞;碰撞;(车、船等)猛撞
The two trains collided.
冲突;反对;强烈抵触(with)
collude
vi.共谋;勾结;串通(with)
12. comment commend
comment
n.注释,评论,意见
vi.注释,评论(on )
commend
vt.称赞,褒扬,推荐,委托,吸引
13. compel expel propel repel
compel
vt.强迫,迫使
expel
vt赶走:驱逐或把…赶出去:
expel an invader.
排出:从容器里或象从容器里释放;被迫离开;把…除名:
expelled the student from college for cheating.See Synonyms at eject
propel
vt.推进,推进;驱策
repel
vt.击退;逐退
to repel an attack
使厌恶;使反感
His accent repels me.
14. contemporary temporary
contemporary
n.同时代人
adj.当代,同时代
temporary
adj.暂时,暂时,暂时性
15. contemptuous contemptible
contemptuous
adj.(常与 of 连用)表示轻蔑;高傲
a contemptuous look
contemptible
adj.卑鄙
It was contemptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!
It was a contemptible trick to tell lies and play on an old friend!
16. confer infer refer prefer defer
confer
vt.授予(称号、学位等)on,赠与,把...赠与,协议
v.协商,交换意见(on)
The engineers and technicians are still conferring on the unexpected accident.
infer
vt.推断;推知;推论
to infer an unknown fact from a known fact
I infer from your letter that you have not made up your mind yet.
refer
vt.& vi.(常与to连用)包括;提到;针对;关于
The new law does not refer to farm land.
提交;交付
The shop referred the complaint to the manufacturers.
prefer
vt.(常与to连用)更喜欢;宁愿
to prefer coffee to
Which of these two dresses do you prefer?
defer
vt.推迟;延期
vt.(与to连用)服从;顺从
Do you always defer to your parents’ wishes?
17. consequent subsequent
consequent
adj.作为结果
subsequent
adj.随即,日后;继起
18. conventional convenient
conventional
adj.通例,常规,习俗,传统
convenient
adj.便利,方便
19. confidant confidante confident confidential
confidant
n.知己男友
confidante
n.知己女友
confident
adj.确信;有信心;自信
Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.
confidential
adj.机密;秘密
a confidential order
参加机密;视为心腹
a confidential secretary
20. convert divert invert revert reverse
convert
vt.(常与 into 连用)转变;变换
to convert an old house into a new one
That building has been converted into a school.
兑换
I want to convert some Hong Kong dollars into American dollars.
改变信仰、党派或意见等
She managed to convert him to her opinion.
divert
vt.转向;转移
A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.
Traffic was ordered to divert to another road because of the repair of the main road.
The government is planning to divert the river to supply water to the town.
A loud noise from the street diverted my attention.
invert
vt.置于相反位置;上下倒置
The little boy caught the insect by inverting the cup over it.
revert
vi.(与to连用)恢复原状;回复;回到(原来话题);(财产等)归复,偿还
reverse
vt.倒退;倒转
He reversed the car.
翻转
She reversed the paper.
改变;使成相反东西
He reversed the judgment and set the prisoner free
21. counsel consul council
counsel
n.讨论,商议,辩护律师
vt.劝说,忠言
consul
n.领事
council
n.政务会,理事会,委员会,参议会,讨论会议,顾问班子,立法班子
22.conscious conscientious
conscious
adj.有意识;神志清醒
He is hurt but still conscious.
了解;觉察
She was not conscious of his presence in the room.
刻意:有意设计或做;刻意:
a conscious insult。
made a conscious effort to speak more clearly。
conscientious
adj.凭良心;慎重;尽责
a conscientious piece of work
Be conscientious and make a good job of publishing.
23. cosmic comic
cosmic
adj.宇宙
comic
n.滑稽演员
adj.滑稽,喜剧
24. commerce commence
commerce
n.商业
commence
v.开始,着手
25. complexion complex
complexion
n.面色,肤色,情况,局面
complex
adj.复杂,合成,综合
26. compulsive compulsory
compulsive
adj.强制,强迫,由强迫产生,禁不住
compulsory
adj.必需做,必修,被强迫,被强制,义务
1. decease disease
decease
n.死亡
disease
n.疾病,弊病
2. definite definitive
definite
adj.明确,一定
definitive
adj.最终,确定,权威性
3. desert dessert
desert
n.沙漠,应得赏罚,功过
adj.沙漠,不毛,荒凉
vt.放弃,遗弃,逃跑
vi.逃掉,逃亡,开小差
dessert
n.餐后甜点
4. desirable desirous
desirable
adj.值得做;值得想望;值得弄到手
It is most desirable that he should attend the conference.
desirous
adj.(与of连用)渴望,想…
5. diary dairy
diary
n.日志
dairy
n.牛奶场,奶品场,售牛奶,奶油
6. diploma diplomat diplomacy diplomatic
diploma
n.文凭,毕业证书,证实权力、特权、荣誉等证书,奖状
diplomat
n.外交官,有外交手腕人,有权谋人
diplomacy
n.外交
diplomatic
adj.外交,老练
7. disclaim reclaim exclaim proclaim acclaim claim
disclaim
v.放弃,弃权,拒绝
reclaim
vt.要求偿还,收回,开垦
exclaim
v.呼叫,惊叫,大声叫
proclaim
vt.宣告,申明,显示,显露
acclaim
vt.欢呼,欢呼着拥戴;欢呼着同意
claim
n.(依照权利提出)要求 ,主张,要求而得到东西
vt.(依照权利)要求,认领,声称,主张,需要
8.discreet discrete
discreet
adj.小心,慎重,有思虑,贤明
discrete
adj.离散;分立;不连续
9. distinct distinctive
distinct
adj.清楚,显著,截然不一样,独特
distinctive
adj.与众不一样, 有特色
10. donate denote
donate
v.捐赠,赠予
denote
vt.指示,表示
11. dwindle bewilder
dwindle
v.缩小
bewilder
vt.使迷惑,使不知所措,使昏乱
12.dual duel
dual
adj.双,二重,双重
duel
n.决斗,两个人争斗;争辩;双方抗争
13.disinterested uninterested
disinterested
adj.公正无私;无偏见;客观
His action was not altogether disinterested.
uninterested
adj.不感兴趣
Settle your own argument - I'm quite uninterested!
14.dissemble disassemble
dissemble
vt., vi.
隐藏,掩饰(思想、感情等)
disassemble
vt.解开,分解
1. eradicate erase
eradicate
vt根除:连根撕碎,去除,扑灭,根除
Their goal was to eradicate poverty.
erase
vt.擦掉,抹掉;经过用橡皮涂抹或刮除(字迹或图形等);删除:从磁带或其它存放介质上消除掉(统计信息)
erased a file from the diskette.
erased the videocassette.
使忘却:象涂抹掉一样消除、消亡:
had to erase all thoughts of failure
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