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易混词汇 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 &nb
2、sp; lessen, subside abate the noise in cities 降低城市噪音 debate v. 争论, 辩论
3、nbsp; 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. ab
4、dicate, 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 physiol
5、ogically 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
6、 order or proclamation issued by an authority indict v. 控诉, 起诉 charge, accuse &nbs
7、p; 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
8、 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 &
9、nbsp; lying near, next to adjacent angles(数学)邻角 deject v. 使愁闷; 使气馁 feel gloomy; be
10、 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
11、 n./v. 推测, 臆说, 猜想 surmise, guess 4. abjure, adjure, conjure, perjure abjure v. 发誓放弃 promise or
12、 swear to give up abjure one's religion 放弃信仰 adjure v. 恳请, 命令 request solemnly
13、nbsp; I adjure you to tell the truth before this court. conjure v. 请求 call upon &n
14、bsp; 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, su
15、rrogate, prorogate abrogate v. 废除, 取消 repeal or annul by authority arrogate v. 冒称
16、nbsp; 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,
17、代理人 person or thing that acts or is used instead of another prorogate n. 休会
18、 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.
19、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]
20、 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 &nbs
21、p; 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
22、nbsp; difficult to comprehend, obscure Your statement is a bit too abstruse. extrude v. 挤压出, 突出, 伸出 force or push out
23、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 &nbs
24、p; impose on others with undue insistence; push into prominence [ 例] Don't obtrude your opinions on other's. protrude v. 突出, 伸出 &nb
25、sp; stick out 8. accede, concede, recede, secede, precede, process, recess accede v. 同意 agree [ 例]We acceded to his request. concede &nb
26、sp;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 o
27、r 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 perform
28、ed 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
29、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
30、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  
31、 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] reclai
32、m 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
33、 make (sb.) anxious, worry [ 例] The candidate was greatly disquieted by the fall in public support. inquietude n. 焦虑, 不安 &nb
34、sp; uneasiness of mind; anxiety quietude n. 平静, 寂静 tranquillity 11. acquisitive, disquisition, exquisite, inquisitive, perquisite, requisite acquisitive &nbs
35、p;a. 贪得无厌的 grasping, avaricious He is an acquisitive collector. disquisition n. 专题论文
36、 long elaborate spoken or written report or account exquisite a. 高雅的; 精致的 extremely beautiful or delicate; finely or skillfully made o
37、r 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 &
38、nbsp; any gain above stipulated salary requisite n. 必需物; a. 必要的 necessary requirement 12. acquittal, iniquity, ubiquitous
39、 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 &nbs
40、p; gross immorality or injustice, wick-edness [ 例] The monarch forgave his subjects' iniquity. ubiquitous a. 无所不在的, 普通的 be
41、ing everywhere, omnipresent requite v. 报答; 报复 repay; revenge The King requited his services with a lot of money. 13. adhere, cohere, inhere adh
42、ere 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, d
43、isjoin, 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 sepa
44、rated [ 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 &n
45、bsp; 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; preven
46、t (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
47、 转移, 转向 turn aside from a course or direction; distract The car was forced to divert to another road. His attention
48、 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 &n
49、bsp;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 c
50、ompletely; 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 &nb
51、sp; 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
52、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 &
53、nbsp; attack digress v. 离题 wander away from the subject egress n. 出口, 外出 way out, exit ingress n. 进入 &n
54、bsp; 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 &
55、nbsp; 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 &n
56、bsp; 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, pr
57、elude 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 &
58、nbsp; 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 lif
59、e 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  
60、 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
61、 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 animos
62、ity 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] Sh
63、e 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] ex
64、pend 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
65、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 rem
66、ove (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.
67、 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 hous
68、e 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. deprecia
69、te 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 comprehe
70、nsive 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  
71、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
72、 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






