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美国大学入学考试分析性阅读核心词汇表

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Abhor

Iabhorlimabeans;theytasteawfultome.

Presumptuous

Woulditbepresumptuousofmetoaskforseconds？

subtle

Yoursubtleuseofseasoningswasjustright.

Hoard

Hey!

Don’thoardthemashedpotatoesatyourendofthetable.

Taint

Ithinkthisribroastistainted;don’teatit!

Abstemious

Nomoreforme.I’mbeingabstemious.

Satiate

I’mtotallysatiated.Icouldnoteatanotherbite.

Replete

I’mfeelingreplete.Nomoremashedpotatoesforme.

Superfluous

Nothanks,morefoodwouldbesuperfluous.

Plateau

NomoreBrusselssprouts;myplatehasreachedaplateau.

Surfeit

I’vealreadyhadasurfeitofdinner.Nomore,please.

Ambiguous

Maybebecausewe’refeelingsoambiguous,weshouldjusthangouthere.

Apathy

I’mcompletelyapathetic.I’lldowhateveryouwanttodo.

Indifference

WellI’mindifferenttoo.I’lldowhateveryouwanttodo.

Precarious

No,mymentalstateistooprecarioustojuststayhere.

Skeptical

Ifyou’reskepticalaboutyourmentalhealth,thenmaybeweshouldjustskipit.

Vacillation

I’mvacillatingbetweengoingtoamovieorgoingtothemall.Whataboutyou?

Paucity

IhavesuchapaucityofclothesthatIbarelyhaveanythingtowear.

Penchant

Ihaveapenchantforbluesuedeshoes;Ican’thaveenough!

Philanthropist

Dad,youaresuchaphilanthropistwithyourdonationstomyshoppingfunds.

Prodigal

IknowyoumaybelieveI’mbeingprodigal,butIreallyneedthismp3player.

Spendthrift

DoyouthinkIwouldbeaspendthriftifIboughtthis$100shirt?

Utility

Ithinkthisblousehasalotofutility—itgoeswitheverythingIown!

Versatile

Thisshirtisveryversatile—youcanwearitinside-outtoo.

Exploit

Kimwasknownforherhonestyandintegrityandwouldneverexploitsomeone’sweaknessestoheradvantage.

Novice

Revere

Johnknewhowharditwastobeabeginner,sohewasalwaysreadytoteachanovice.Forthis,hisfriendsreveredhim.

Yearning

Satiate

Truncate

Selenahadayearningtowrite1,000-pagenovel,andnothinglesswouldsatiateher.Sadly,theschoolnewspapercouldonlyprintafewhundredwords,soshehadtotruncateherstoryconsiderably.

Succumb

Thoughhetriedtoresist,Larrysuccumbedtohisdesireforatriple-chocolatefudgesundae.

Slander

Terminate

Afterthepoliticianwasaccusedofslander,Alexandradecidedtoterminateherworkforhiscampaign.

Sobriety

Eventhoughsomepeoplethoughtitwasalaughingmatter,Jamestalkedaboutwithextremesobriety.

Debunk

Iwoulddebunkthisyoungwoman’sclaimthatIamherdaughter;Ihaveneverseenherbeforeinmylife.

Defendant

Yourhonor,thedefendantisobviouslylying;hisnoseisgettinglonger.

Elusive

Weareaskingthatshebeheldwithoutbailbecauseshehasbeenelusiveinthepast.

Testimony

Iaskthatthisman’stestimonyabouttheaccidentbestrickenfromtherecordbecauseitdisagreeswithmine.

Rebuttal

Inrebuttaloftheprosecution’scaseagainstme,Iwouldliketocallmymothertothestand.

Truant

Heisaknowntruant;lastweekheshowedupatschoolonlytwice.

Repeal

Thegovernorisgoingtorepealthedeathpenalty,buthewantstowaituntilafteryourexecution.

Preclude

IfIhavesteakformylastmeal,wouldthatprecludemyhavinglobsteraswell?

Swindle

Themanswindledinnocentpeoplebypersuadingthemtobuytractsoflandthatwereunderwaterathightide.

Patently

ItispatentlyobviousthatIwon’tgetafairtrialinthisstate.

Tacit

Thetacitopinionofthiscourtisthatyouareacrybaby,butofcoursewewouldn’tsaythattoyourface.

Unbiased

objective

Itismyunbiasedandobjectiveopinionthatyouarenotgoodatanything.

Void

Thejudgehasdecidedtovoidthelowercourt’sdecisiontosetyoufreeandinsteadsendyoutojailfor144years.

Innocuous

Myclientisbasicallyinnocuous.Hewouldnotharmafly—unlesstheflyreallyprovokedhim.

Infallible

Idonotknowwhyyouwasteyourtimearguingwithme.Myreasoningisalwaysinfallible.

Trite

Ifindyourargumentstobetrite—almostclichés.

Infer

Iinferfromyourgaggingnoisesthatyoudonotthinkmuchofconclusion.

quibble

MayIraiseonesmallquibble?

Yourmotherwearsarmyboots.

Aesthetic

Theaestheticsensibilitydemonstratedbythewritingtookmybreathaway.

Stylize

IfoundthebooktobesostylizedthatIcouldnotempathizewiththecharacters.

Paradox

Thecentralparadoxofthisbookisthatanypublisherwouldbefoolishtoprintitinthefirstplace.

Mosaic

Theauthoroffersarichmosaicofdifferentimmigrants’livesallseamlesslyboundtogether.

Opaque

Themeaningofthepassageisalmosttotallyopaque—wedonotunderstandthecharacter’smotivation,orevenwhathappenedtoher.

Synopsis

BeforeIcommentonthebook’sthemes,Iwillbeginwithalongsynopsisoftheplot.

Stanza

Eachstanzaofthepoemcontainsthreelines,noneofwhichrhyme.

Thesis

Mythesisisthattheauthorisinsearchofhisinnerchild;toprovemypointIhavewrittenthis900-pagemanuscript.

Symmetry

Attheendofthebooks,theauthorreturnstothescenethatbeganthebook,thusgivingapleasingsymmetrytothework.

Phenomena

Thephenomenadescribedinthebookarelessinterestingthantheunseenforcesthatproducedthem.

Esoteric

WhileitcouldbesaidthatTopicsinLinguisticPhoneticsisanesotericbook,Iforonefoundittobeagoodread.

Synthesis

HisartwasasynthesisofancientGreekandmodernstyles.

Marred

Thespiritofthematchwasamrredwhenthehometeamrefusedtoshakehandswiththevisitors.

Obliterate

Ifwearegoingtowin,wehavetoobliterateitsdefense.

Vanquish

Weerebehindby22pointsintheforthquarter;it’slookingominous.

Nullified

Theoffsettingpenaltiesmollifiedeachother.

Negate

ThepersonalfoulnegatedaboutthisgamesoIbetmylifesavings.

Sluggish

Theoffenseislookingsluggish—someonehadbetterwakeitup.

Mobility

Youknow,thecastonhisleghasbarelyaffectedhismobility.

Speculation

ThereisspeculationthathemightbetradedtotheBulls.

Supremacy

Thesupremacyofourvolleyballteamwasevidentasithandilydefeatedhisopponents.

Synchronize

Thecheerleaderssynchronizedtheirmovementssothattheyfinishedatpreciselythesameinstant.

Unethical

ThecoachwassuspendedfromtheNCAAforunethicalpractices.

Unheralded

Lisawasanunheraldedvolleyballplayeruntilshewonthebiggameforus;now,ofcourse,wetreatherlikeastar.

Unprecedented

ItsvictoryoverStateUniversitywasunprecedented;inthe30yearsofcompetition,StateUniversityhasalwayswon.

Condemn

Mitigate

Detrimental

Conventional

Donotcondemnmefornotdoingmyhomework,Ms.Cornwell!

Therearemitigatingcircumstances:

IfeltitwouldbedetrimentaltomydevelopmentifIweretobetieddowntothemindlessconformityofsuchconventionalhomework.

Exacerbate

Ialsothoughtthatsomuchtypingmightexacerbatetheinjurytomywrist.

Opaque

Soporific

ThebookwassoopaquethatIdidnotunderstandaword.Moreover,itwassosoporificthatIcouldnotstayawakewhilereadingit.

Infallible

Infallible

Iknowthismaysoundimplausible,butitcontainsafewerrors—afterall,nooneisinfallible.

Plagiarist

Pastiche

Notasinglebitofitwasplagiarized;Iwroteitallmyself.Althoughitdoescontainoneparagraphthatcouldbeconsideredapastiche.

Tantamount

Persecution

Thispunishmentistantamounttopersecution.

Rectify

Okay,soIdidnottakeoutthegarbage,butdon’tworry;I’llrectifythesituationtomorrow.

Sanctuary

Myroomismysanctuary.Pleaseleave.

slothful

I’mnotactive;I’mslothful.

Provoke

Vulnerable

Pleasedon’tprovokemenow;I’mfeelingveryvulnerable.

Renounce

Iherebyrenounceallblood-tietoyou.

Indomitable

Innate

Integrity

Therearemanyexamplesthattestifytomyindomitablespirit;forexample,whenIstubbedmytoebeforeabigtest,Iwentrightaheadandtoolthattest,eventhoughIwasintremendouspain.Icouldhavegonetothenursetogetanexcuse,butmyinnateintegritywouldnotallowmetotaketheeasywayout.

Pioneer

Omniscient

Temper

Superfluous

Strive

Vitality

Virtue

AlthoughIamonly17yearsold,Iamconsideredapioneerinmicrobiology,havingmademanyimportantdiscoveriesinthefield.Indeed,somecolleagueshavebeentemptedtocallmeomniscientbecauseIseemtohaveanalmostencyclopedicgaspofthesubjectmatter.However,mymodestyalwaysmakesmetellthemthattheymusttempertheirhero-worship.Istillstrivetobearegularguy,whojusthappenstohavethevitalityofasuperheroandthevirtueofMotherTeresa.

Meticulous

Myworstattribute?

Iamtoometiculous;nodetailistoosmallformetokeeptrackof.

Methodical

Systematic

I’mtoomethodicalandsystematic;IalwaysstartwithtaskAandthenmovetotaskB.

Mundane

Monotonous

Notaskistoomundaneormonotonousforme,andI’llalwaysperformitwithasmile.

Predecessor

MayIaskhowmuchyoupaidmypredecessor?

Resourceful

GivemeyourbiggestproblemsandI’llsolvethem.I’mveryresourceful.

Subordinate

Iactuallylikesubordinateroles;Idonotlikeresponsibility.

Utility

Iseemyselfasautilityplayer.Icanfitintolotsofsituations.Iamveryversatile.

Vigor

Zeal

Energy?

Areyoukidding?

Ihavelotsofvigor.Iamjustfullofzeal/

Prevailing

So,whatistheprevailingwageatthisGapoutlet?

“SowhatdoyouthinkofLisa?

”

“Sheistotallycool.”

“Couldyoubemorespecifc?

”

Witty

Ifyouthinksheisclever:

sheiswitty.

Urbane

Ifsheiscleverinasophisticatedsortofway:

“Sheisurbane.”

Wry

Ifsheiscleverinaf