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SparkEnglishVocabularySeries

SparkEnglishVocabularySeries

VocabularyforCollegeEnglishTestBand—6

adhere

Chinawilladheretoanindependentandpeaceful

foreignpolicyindealingwithinternationalaffairs.

cherish

Iwillcherishmyvisithereinmemory,aslongasIlive!

ascribe

Theagencyascribedthetemperatureclimb

mainlytoincreasedgreenhousegasesemissions,

cyclicaltemperaturefluctuations

andlesscoldairgeneratedfromtheArctic.

coincide

Hertasteinmusiccoincideswithherhusband’s.

overwhelm

Ourteamoverwhelmedthevisitorsby40points.

overwhelming

Beijingtookanoverwhelmingmajorityofvotes

andwontheOlympicbid.

pursuit

We’vesimplyreaffirmedanoldtruth:

thepursuitofaffluencedoesnotalways

endwithhappiness.

comply

Chinawillstrictlycomplywiththeuniversally

acknowledgedmarketrules.

conspicuous

Thehousestandingontheislandisveryconspicuous.

endeavo（u）r

Despiteourbestendeavors,

wecouldn’tgetthemachinestarted.

homogeneous

Milkandcreamarehomogeneousfoods,

andtheyarebothdairyproducts.

immerse

Shewassodeeplyimmersedinreading

thatsheforgotthesupper.

indulge

Willyouindulgemycuriosityandtellmehowmuchitcost?

persistent

Sheeventuallymarriedthemostpersistentofheradmirers.

retrieve

Theshopkeeperwenttothewindow

andretrievedReuben’streasure.

revive

Petertriedtorevivethefrozenrobin;

butitwasstone-dead.

suppress

Allthesemovementweresuppressedbythegovernment.

testify

Thisexcellentbooktestifiestotheauthor’sability.

accustom

Thehunteristryingtoaccustomhishuntingdog

tothenoiseofagun.

ambiguous

That’saratherambiguousanswer--whatexactlydoyoumean?

ascend

Stepbysteptheladderisascended.

billionaire

Thebillionaireiscampaigningforpoliticalreform.

brisk

Takingabriskwalkcanofteninduceafeelingofwell-being.

certify

Youarebasicallyaskingpeopletocertify,

withbigpenalties,

thatnobodyhasliedontheirexpenseaccounts.

conceive

Thecoachconceivedthestrategythatwonthegameforus.

contemplate

Shestoodcontemplatingthepainting.

disable

Anaccidentdisabledhimfromplayingfootball.

eccentric

AfewweekslaterIbegansavingagain.

WasIbecominganeccentrichoarder?

Notatall.

essence

Seniorcitizendiscountsaretheessenceoftheverything

olderAmericansarefightingagainst—

discriminationbyage.

extravagant

Whenaskedtousethreewordstodescribesociety'srich,

thetopresponseswere“extravagant”,

“greedy”

and“corrupt”.

flush

Thechild'scheekswereflushedwithfever.

funding

EvenHiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustry

andthepossibilityofbuildingorco-fundingaspacehotel.

grantedad

Granted,

someamountofdelusion（错觉）

isprobablypartofthehumancondition.

haunt

Hewashauntedbymemoriesofhisunhappychildhood

wellintohisadultlife.

initiate

Theconceptofa“non-smoking”Olympics,

initiatedin1988,

hasbeenputintopracticesincethe1992BarcelonaGames.

intrinsic

Theintrinsicvalueofacoinisthevalueofthemetalitismadeof.

intuition

Nobodytoldmewheretofindyou.

Itwassheerintuition.

irritate

Theboy'sfoolishquestionirritatedhismother.

manifest

Shemanifestedlittleinterestinherstudies.

mingle

Securitymenmingledwiththecrowd.

obscure

Ireceivedaletterofcomplaintfromthem;

butthelettersofthesignweremadeobscurebyrain.

paradox

“Morehaste,lessspeed”isaparadox.

privacy

Withsevenpeoplesquashedinonehouse,

youdon'tgetmuchprivacy.

radiate

Thesunradiatesbothlightandheat.

refrain

Youmustbeabletorefrainyourselfinsomematters

inordertoaccomplishothers.

supervisor

Thesupervisordidn'thavetimesofartogointoitatlength,

buthegaveusanideaabouthisplan.

surgical

Thedoctorsandnurseshadsurgicalmaskson.

suspicious

Iamalwayssuspiciousofanyone

whowantstosellmesomethingonthecheap.

terminate

Theyterminatedtheiragreementandrenewedanotherone

accordingtothesituation.

terrorist

Terroristshijackedanairplanewith260peopleonboard.

tumble

Itumbledseveraltimeswhenlearningtoskateforthefirsttime.

absurd

Shesaidtoherselfthattheideawasabsurd.

allege

Youallegedthattheaccusedmanwasseenatthesceneofthecrime,

didn'tyou?

analogy

Mytheoryappliestoyouandbyanalogytootherslikeyou.

array

Theroyalcoupleappearedinsplendidarray.

articulate

Itisbelievedthatgirlsareusuallymorearticulatethanboys.

ascertain

Theresearcherascertainedthathehaddiscoveredanewelement

whichledtotheSARS.

assertive

KatsueReynoldshasarguedthat

girlsnowadaysareusingmoreassertivelanguagestrategies

inordertobeabletocompetewithboysinschoolsandout.

availability

Humanpopulationgrowthandtechnologicaldevelopmentresultin

dramaticreductionsandalterationsinquality

andavailabilityofwildlifehabitat.

baffle

Shewascompletelybaffledbyhisstrangebehavior.

barren

Thereareabout98%thickcontinentalicesheet

and2%barrenrockinAntarctica.

bewilder

Thechildwasbewilderedbythenoiseandthecrowds.

coincidence

Isthereanycoincidencebetweenyourstatisticsandyourfriends'?

conform

Nowadays,

itiscommonlyobservedthat

youngwomenarenotconformingtothefemininelinguisticideal.

conscientious

Thisessayisamostconscientiouspieceofwork.

consolidate

Asweallknow,

toomanycountrieslapsebackintoviolence

wheneffortstoconsolidatepeaceorcreatestabilityareweak.

consultancy

Software,

consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoil

thansteelorcarproduction.

contrive

Aftermuchdifficulty

Icontrivedtopulltheboatontothebeach.

converge

Capitalismandsocialismwillnoteventuallyconverge.

decisive

YourEnglishproficiencyisthedecisivefactoringettingthejob.

deduce

Youwillnoticewaterrisinginthetube;

nowwhatdoyoudeducefromthat?

deem

Hedeemedthatitwashisdutytohelp.

deprive

Itisabsolutelyunfair

thatthesechildrenaredeprivedoftherightstoreceiveeducation.

deteriorate

Leatherquicklydeterioratesinhot,

dampclimate.

diminish

Theamountofwaterinthepondwilldiminishasthedryseasoncomes.

disciplined

TheinventivenessoftheearlyAmericansshedlight

ondisciplinedschoolmanagement.

disperse

Athunderstormcameupanddispersedthepicnickers.

divert

Onceyoungoffendersembarkonalifeofcrime,

prisondoeslittletodivertthem.

eject

Thefireejectedyellowflamesintothenightsky.

elapse

Threeyearshaveelapsedsincewelastmet.

elevate

Aspecialdeviceelevatedthestageforthefinale.

elicit

Atlastwe'veelicitedthetruthfromhim.

eligible

Onlynative-borncitizenswhoareover18

areeligibletotheofficeofpresident.

emission

Theemissionofradiosignalswasinterruptedbyapowerfailure.

endanger

Drunkdriversendangerthelivesofothers.

endow

Sheendowedthenewhospitalwithalargesumofmoney.

erase

Thevisionofthatbigblackcarhittingthesidewalkafewfeetfromus

willneverbeerasedfrommymemory.

exhaustion

Theexhaustionofthearmy'sammunitioncauseditsdefeat.

exquisite

Hehasanexquisiteearformusic.

extract

Thenewspaperextractedseveralpassagesfromthespeech

andprintedthemonthefrontpage.

flaw

Thereisaflawinthemarblenearthebaseofthestatue.

fraud

Bendthelawforpersonalgainandengageinfraud.

hamper

Ourprogresswashamperedbythebadweather.

impart

Agoodteachershouldimpartwisdomtohispupils.

incentive

Hiswordsgavemeincentive,

andIworkedtwiceashard.

incidentally

Incidentally,

yourlettercameonlythismorning.

indignant

Hewasmostindignantwithme

whenIaskedforaday'sleave.

infectious

Aninfectiousdiseaseisone

thatcanbepassedfromonepersontoanother.

ingenious

Soyoufittedthatwirethroughthatlittleholethere:

that'sveryingenious!

instantaneous

Sheaccidentallyswallowedthepoisonanddeathwasinstantaneous.

integral

Theform,

thesound

andthegrammarrulesareintegralpartsofalanguage.

intelligible

Heusedsomanyarchaismsinhisspeech

thathalfofitwasbarelyintelligible.

jeopardize

Thesecurityofthewholeoperationhasbeenjeopardized

byonecarelessperson.

lawsuit

Abadcompromiseisbetterthanagoodlawsuit.

linger

Shelingeredaftertheconcert,

hopingtomeetthestar.

magnify

Themicroscopemagnifiedtheobjectonehundredtimes.

maturity

Thishighlypolitestyleisnodoubtsomething

thatyoungwomenhavebeenexpectedto“growinto”--

afterall,

itisasignnotsimplyoffemininity,

butofmaturityandrefinement.

migrate

Wealthypeopleoftenmigrateinwintertowarmer,

sunniercountries.

misfortune

Thinkaboutthemisfortuneofothers

thatyoumaybesatisfiedwithyourownlot.

negligible

Thedamagetomycarisnegligible.

notorious

Maradona,

amostfamousfootballstar,

isanotoriousdrugaddict.

outdate

Morecompaniesarelearningtheimportanceofdestructivetechnologies--

innovationsthatholdthepotentialtomakeaproductline,

orevenanentirebusinesssegment,

virtuallyoutdated.

outflow

Wewatchedtheheavyoutflowofthetide.

permeate

Onaspringmoonlitnight,

birdsaresinging,

theairispermeatedwiththefragranceofflowers.

porch

Aporchisacoveredentrancetoabuilding.

predominant

Herpredominantcharacteristicisherfriendliness.

prescription

Shefeelsfinenowthatthedoctor

hasmadefineadjustmentstoherprescription.

prevalent

Travelingbymotorcarisbecomingmoreandmoreprevalentinthecountry.

profound

Thedoctor'sdiscoverywillhaveaprofound