SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 44)

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Word List 44somber-sublime

somber ADJ./阴森的;昏暗的;抑郁的/gloomy; depressing; dark; drab. From the doctor's

grim expression, I could tell he had somber news. Dull brown and charcoal gray

are prettysomber colors; can't you wear something bright?

somnambulist N./梦游症患者/sleepwalker. The most famous somnam­bulist in

literature is Lady Macbeth; her monologue in the sleepwalking scene is one of

the highlights of Shake­speare's play.

somnolent ADJ./催眠的;半睡半醒的/half asleep. The heavy meal and the over­heated room

made us all somnolent and indifferent to the speaker.

sonorous ADJ./醒目的/resonant. His sonorous voice resounded through the

hall.

sophisticated ADJ./世故的;复杂的/worldly-wise and urbane; complex. When Sophie

makes wisecracks, she thinks she sounds sophisticated, but instead she sounds

sophomoric. The new IBM laptop with the butterfly keyboard and the built-in

quadspeed FAX modem is a prettysophisticated machine.

sophistry N./似真实假的/seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning. Instead of

advancing valid arguments, he tried to over­whelm his audience with a flood of

sophistries.

sophomoric ADJ./一知半解的;不成熟的/immature; half-baked, like a sophomore. Even if

you're only a freshman, it's no compliment to be told your humor is sophomoric.

The humor in Dumb and Dumber is sophomoric at best.

soporific ADJ./催眠的/sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness. Pro­fessor Pringle's

lectures were so soporific that even he fell asleep in class. also N.

sordid ADJ./肮脏;卑鄙/filthy; base; vile. The social worker was angered by the

sordidhousing provided for the homeless.

sovereign ADJ./君主的;至高无上的/efficacious; supreme or paramount; self­governing.

Professor Pennywhistle claimed his panacea was a sovereign cure for all chronic

complaints. In medi­cine the sovereign task of the doctor is to do no harm.

Rebelling against the mother country, the onetime colony now proclaimed itself a

sovereign state. also N.

spangle N./衣服上亮晶晶的小金属饰件/small metallic piece sewn to clothing for

orna­mentation. The thousands of spangles on her dress sparkled in the glare of

the stage lights.

sparse ADJ./稀少的;稀疏的/not thick; thinly scattered; scanty. No matter how

carefully Albert combed his hair to make it look as full as possible, it still

looked sparse.

spartan ADJ./刚毅的;朴素的;纪律严格的;斯巴达的/avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly

disci­plined. Looking over the bare, unheated room, with its hard cot, he

wondered what he was doing in such spartan quar­ters. Only his spartan sense of

duty kept him at his post.

spasmodic ADJ./断断续续的;间歇的/fitful; periodic. The spasmodic coughing in the

auditorium annoyed the performers.

spat N./争论;口角;扇巴掌/squabble; minor dispute. What had started out as a mere

spat escalated into a full-blown argument.

spate N./爆发;大洪水;一大群的/sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or

amount. After the spate of angry words that came pour­ing out of him, Mary was

sure they would never be recon­ciled.

spatial ADJ./空间的/relating to space. NASA is engaged in an ongoing program of

spatial exploration. When Jay says he's studying spatial relations, that doesn't

mean he has rela­tives in outer space.

spatula N./压舌板;抹刀;批灰刀/broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing.

The manufacturers of this frying pan recommend the use of a rubber spatula to

avoid scratching the specially treated surface.

spawn V./孵化;下蛋/lay eggs. Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist

the salmon returning to spawn in their native streams. also N.

specious ADJ./似是而非的/seemingly reasonable but incorrect; mis­leading (often

intentionally). To claim that, because houses and birds both have wings, both

can fly, is extremely spe­cious reasoning.

spectrum N./光谱/colored band produced when beam of light passes through a

prism. The visible portion of the spectrum includes red at one end and violet at

the other.

spendthrift N./挥霍的人/someone who wastes money. Easy access to credit

encourages people to turn into spendthrifts who shop till they drop.

sphinx-like ADJ./谜的/enigmatic; mysterious. The Mona Lisa's sphinx-like

expression has intrigued and mystified art lovers for centuries.

splice V./绑定的;联合的/fasten together; unite. Before you splice two strips of

tape together, be sure to line them up evenly. also N.

spontaneityN./自发的;自然的;无预谋的/lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from

constraint. When Anne and Amy met, Amy impulsively hugged her new colleague, but

Anne drew back, unpre­pared for such spontaneity. The cast over-rehearsed the

play so much that the eventual performance lacked any spontaneity.

spontaneous,ADJ.

sporadic ADJ./零星的/occurring irregularly. Although you can still hear sporadic

outbursts of laughter and singing outside, the big Halloween parade has passed;

the party's over till next year.

sportive ADJ./嬉戏的;玩闹的/playful. Such a sportive attitude is surprising in a

person as serious as you usually are.

spry ADJ./充满生气的;活泼的;敏捷的/vigorously active; nimble. She was eighty years old,

yet still spry and alert.

spurious ADJ./伪造的，欺骗的/false; counterfeit; forged; illogical. The antique

dealer hero of Jonathan Gash's mystery novels gives the reader tips on how to

tell spurious antiques from the real thing. Natasha's claim to be the lost heir

of the Romanoffs was spurious: the only thing Russian about her was the vodka

she drank!

spurn V./放弃;拒绝/reject; scorn. The heroine spurned the villain's advances.

squabble N./争吵/minor quarrel; bickering. Children invariably get involved in

pettysquabbles; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let the children

work things out on their own.

squalor N./肮脏;悲惨;贫穷/filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state. Rusted,

broken-down cars in its yard, trash piled up on the porch, tar paper peeling

from the roof, the shack was the picture of squalor. squalid,ADJ.

squander V./浪费/waste. If you squander your allowance on candy and comic

books, you won't have any money left to buy the new box of crayons you want.

squat ADJ./矮壮的;又短又厚的;蹲着的/stocky; short and thick. Tolkien's hobbits are

somewhat squat, sturdy little creatures, fond of good ale, good music, and good

mushrooms.

staccato ADJ./断奏;断唱/played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound.

Hisstaccato speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun.

stagnant ADJ./静止的;单调的/motionless; stale; dull. Mosquitoes com­monly breed in

ponds of stagnant water. Mike's career was stagnant; it wasn't going anywhere,

and neither was he! stagnate,V.

staid ADJ./沉静的;安静的/sober; sedate. Her conduct during the funeral ceremony

wasstaid and solemn.

stalemate N./僵局/deadlock. Negotiations between the union and the employers

have reached a stalemate; neither side is willing to budge from previously

stated positions.

stalwart ADJ./坚定的;强壮的/strong, brawny; steadfast. His consistent support of

the party has proved that he is a stalwart and loyal member. also N.

stamina N./毅力;意志力/strength; staying power. I doubt that she has the stamina

to run the full distance of the marathon race.

stanch V./止血;血流变检测/check flow of blood. It is imperative that we stanch the

gushing wound before we attend to the other injuries.

stanza N./节;段落(诗的);盘(棋的)/division of a poem. Do you know the last stanza of

"The Star-Spangled Banner"?

static ADJ./静态的/unchanging; lacking development. Why watch chess on TV? I

like watching a game with action, not some­thing static where nothing seems to

be going on.

statute N./法令;条例/law enacted by the legislature. The statute of limitations

sets the limits on how long you have to take legal action in specific cases.

steadfast ADJ./坚定的;不渝的;忠诚的/loyal; unswerving. Penelope was steadfast in her

affections, faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.

stealth N./隐秘;隐藏;隐蔽行动/slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness. Fearing detection

by the sentries on duty, the scout inched his way toward the enemy camp with

great stealth.

steep V./浸泡，弄湿;陡坡;悬崖/soak; saturate. Be sure to steep the fabric in the

dyebath for the full time prescribed.

stellar ADJ./星体的;恒星的/pertaining to the stars. He was the stellar attraction

of the entire performance.

stem V./制止流出/check the flow. The paramedic used a tourniquet to stem the

bleeding from the slashed artery.

stem from V./起因于/arise from. Milton's problems in school stemmed from his

poor study habits.

stereotype N./老套;一成不变;铅版/fixed and unvarying representation; stan­dardized

mental picture, often reflecting prejudice. Critics object to the character of

Jim in The Adventures of Huckle­berry Finn because he seems to reflect the

stereotype of the happy, ignorant slave.

stifle V./使窒息;扑灭/suppress; extinguish; inhibit. Halfway through the boring

lecture, Laura gave up trying to stifle her yawns.

stigma N./耻辱;耻辱的标记;柱头;气门/token of disgrace; brand. I do not attach any stigma

to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were

acquitted clears you completely.

stigmatize V./打烙印;污蔑/brand; mark as wicked. I do not want to stig­matize this

young offender for life by sending her to prison.

stilted ADJ./夸大的;充气的;虚胖的;踩高跷的/bombastic; inflated. His stilted rhetoric did

not impress the college audience; they were immune to bom­bastic utterances.

stint N./供应;分配;限量分配/supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work. He

performed his daily stint cheerfully and willingly. alsoV.

stint V./紧缩，节省/be thrifty; set limits. "Spare no expense," the bride's father

said, refusing to stint on the wedding arrange­ments.

stipend N./薪金;津贴/pay for services. There is a nominal stipend for this

position.

stipulate V./规定;明细化/make express conditions; specify. Before agreeing to

reduce American military forces in Europe, the president stipulated that NATO

inspection teams be allowed to inspect Soviet bases.

stodgy ADJ./乏味的;保守的/stuffy; boringly conservative. For a young per­son,

Winston seems remarkably stodgy: you'd expect someone his age to show a little

more life.

Stoic ADJ.impassive; unmoved by joy or grief. I wasn't par­ticularly stoic

when I had my flu shot; I squealed like a stuck pig. also N.

stoke V./填饱;司炉/stir up a fire; feed plentifully. As a Scout Marisa learned

how to light a fire, how to stoke it if it started to die down, and how to

extinguish it completely.

stolid ADJ./乏味的;单调的;冷漠的/dull; impassive. The earthquake shattered Stu­art's

usual stolid demeanor; trembling, he crouched on the no longer stable

ground.

stratagem N./计谋;战略/deceptive scheme. We saw through his clever stratagem.

stratify V./分门别类;分类;分层/divide into classes; be arranged into strata. As the

economic gap between the rich and the poor increased, Roman society grew

increasinglystratified.

stratum N./地层;社会阶层/layer of earth's surface; layer of society. Unless we

alleviate conditions in the lowest stratum of our society, we may expect

grumbling and revolt.

strew V./散开;随意散开;散播/spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter. Preceding the bride

to the altar, the flower girl will strew rose petals along the aisle.

striated ADJ./有细条纹的/marked with parallel bands; grooved. The glacier left

manystriated rocks. striate,V.

stricture N./责难;非难;限制/restriction; adverse criticism. Huck regularly

disobeyed Miss Watson's rules and strictures upon his behavior: he wouldn't wear

shoes, no matter what she said.

strident ADJ./刺耳的;尖锐的;坚持不懈的/loud and harsh; insistent. Whenever Sue became

angry, she tried not to raise her voice; she had no desire to appear

strident.

stringent ADJ./严厉的;迫切的/binding; rigid. I think these regulations are too

stringent.

strut N./大摇大摆;高视阔步/pompous walk; swagger. Looking at his self­important strut

as he swaggered about the parade ground, I could tell Colonel Blimp thought

highly of himself. alsoV.

strut N./支柱/supporting bar. The engineer calculated that the strut supporting

the rafter needed to be reinforced. (sec­ondary meaning)

studied ADJ./有计划的;故意的;有想法的/not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful. Given

Jill's previous slights, Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest

list was a studiedinsult.

stultify V./使徒劳;使显得愚笨;拆台，办难堪/cause to appear or become stupid or

inconsis­tent; frustrate or hinder. His long hours in the blacking fac­tory left

young Dickens numb and incurious, as if the menial labor had stultified his

brain.

stupefy V./使麻木;使大吃一惊/make numb; stun; amaze. Disapproving of drugs in

general, Laura refused to take sleeping pills or any other medicine that might

stupefy her. stupefaction, N.

stupor N./冷漠;漠不关心/state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness. In his stupor,

the addict was unaware of the events taking place around him.

stymie V./从中作梗;桩子;障碍物/present an obstacle; stump. The detective was stymied

by the contradictory evidence in the robbery inves­tigation. also N.

suavity N./柔和;愉快;温和/banity; polish. The elegant actor is particularly good in

roles that require suavity and sophistication.

subdued ADJ./屈服的;柔和的;减弱的/less intense; quieter. Bob liked the subdued

lighting at the restaurant because he thought it was roman­tic. I just thought

it was dimly lit.

subjective ADJ./主观的;个人的/occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal.

Your analysis is highly subjective; you have permit­ted your emotions and your

opinions to color your thinking.

subjugate V./征服/conquer; bring under control. It is not our aim to subjugate

our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations.

sublime ADJ./庄严的;崇高的;壮观的/exalted or noble and uplifting; utter. Lucy was in

awe of Desi's sublime musicianship, while he was in awe of her sublime

naiveté.