SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 4)

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SAT1(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇

Word List 4 apotheosis-astigmatism

apotheosis N./神化，典范/elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something.

Theapotheosis of a Roman emperor was designed to insure his eternal greatness:

people would worship at his altar forever. The hero of the musical How to

Succeed in Business ... was theapotheosis of yuppieness: he was the perfect

upwardly-bound young man on the make.

appall V./使惊慌，震惊/dismay; shock. We were appalled by the horrify­ing

conditions in the city's jails.

apparatus N./器械，设备/equipment. Firefighters use specialized apparatus to fight

fires.

apparition N./鬼，幽灵/ghost; phantom. On the castle battlements, an apparition

materialized and spoke to Hamlet, warning him of his uncle's treachery. In

Ghostbusters,hordes of apparitions materialized, only to be dematerialized by

the specialized apparatus wielded by Bill Murray.

appease V./平静，安抚/pacify or soothe; relieve. Tom and Jody tried to appease the

crying baby by offering him one toy after another, but he would not calm down

until they appeasedhis hunger by giving him a bottle.

appellation N./名字，标题/name; title. Macbeth was startled when the witches

greeted him with an incorrect appellation. Why did they call him Thane of

Cawdor, he wondered, when the holder of that title still lived?

append V./追加，附上/attach. When you append a bibliography to a text, you have

just created an appendix.

application N./勤奋的付出/diligent attention. Pleased with how well Tom had

whitewashed the fence, Aunt Polly praised him for his application to the task.

apply, V.(secondary meaning)

apposite ADJ./合适的/appropriate; fitting. He was always able to find the

apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion.

appraise V./估价/estimate value of. It is difficult to appraise the value of

old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless. appraisal, N.

appreciate V./感激;增值;赏识/be thankful for; increase in worth; be thor­oughly

conscious of. Little Orphan Annie truly appreciated the stocks Daddy Warbucks

gave her, which appreciated in value considerably over the years.

apprehend V./逮捕;惧怕;领会/arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive. The police will

apprehendthe culprit and convict him before long.

apprehension N./害怕/fear. His nervous glances at the passersby on the deserted

street revealed his apprehension.

apprenticeship N./学徒身份/time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled

worker. As a child, Pip had thought it would be wonderful to work as Joe's

apprentice; now he hated hisapprenticeship and scorned the blacksmith's

trade.

apprise V./告诉/inform. When he was apprised of the danger­ous weather

conditions, he decided to pos官方真题Officialne his trip.

approbation N./同意，批准/approval. She looked for some sign of approbation from

her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.

appropriateV./获得;挪用，据为己有/acquire; take possession of for one's own use. The

ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the

Indians' use.

apropos PREP./关于/with reference to; regarding. I find your remarks apropos of

the present situation timely and perti­nent. alsoADJ.and ADV.

aptitude N./能力，才能/fitness; talent. The counselor gave him an apti­tude test

before advising him about the career he should follow.

aquatic ADJ./与水有关系的/pertaining to water. Paul enjoyed aquatic sports such as

scuba diving and snorkeling.

aquiline ADJ./弯曲的，钩状的/curved, hooked. He can be recognized by his aquiline

nose, curved like the beak of the eagle.

arable ADJ./可耕种的/fit for growing crops. The first settlers wrote home glowing

reports of the New World, praising its vast acres of arable land ready for the

plow.

arbiter N./仲裁者/a person with power to decide a dispute; judge. As an arbiter

in labor disputes, she has won the confidence of the workers and the

employers.

arbitrary ADJ./反复无常;残暴;随机的/capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical. Tom's

arbitrary dismissal angered him; his boss had no rea­son to fire him. He threw

an arbitrary assortment of clothes into his suitcase and headed off, not caring

where he went.

arbitrator N./仲裁者/judge. Because the negotiating teams had been unable to

reach a contract settlement, an outside arbi­trator was called upon to mediate

the dispute between union and management. arbitration, N.

arboretum N./植物园/place where different tree varieties are exhibited. Walking

along the tree-lined paths of the arbore­tum, Rita noted poplars, firs, and some

particularly fine sycamores.

arcade N./拱廊/a covered passageway, usually lined with shops. The arcade was

popular with shoppers because it gave them protection from the summer sun and

the winter rain.

arcane ADJ./秘密;谜/secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated. Secret

brotherhoods surround themselves with arcane ritu­als and trappings to mystify

outsiders. So do doctors. Con­sider the arcane terminology they use and the

impression they try to give that what is arcane to us is obvious to them.

archaeology N./考古学/study of artifacts and relics of early mankind. The

professor of archaeology headed an expedi­tion to the Gobi Desert in search of

ancient ruins.

archaic ADJ./过时的/antiquated. "Methinks," "thee," and "thou" are archaic words

that are no longer part of our normal vocabulary.

archetype N./原形/prototype; primitive pattern. The Brooklyn Bridge was the

archetype of the many spans that now con­nect Manhattan with Long Island and New

Jersey.

archipelagoN./群岛/group of closely located islands. When Gauguin looked at the

map and saw the archipelagoes in the South Seas, he longed to visit them.

archives N./档案;档案馆/public records; place where public records are kept. These

documents should be part of the archives so that historians may be able to

evaluate them in the future.

ardent ADJ./激烈的;热心肠的;有激情的/intense; passionate; zealous. Katya's ardor was

contagious; soon all her fellow demonstrators were busily making posters and

handing out flyers, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause. ardor,

N.

arduous ADJ./努力;奋发/hard; strenuous. Her arduous efforts had sapped her

energy.

aria N./清唱剧/operatic solo. At her Metropolitan Opera audition, Marian

Anderson sang an aria from Norma.

arid ADJ./荒芜的/dry; barren. The cactus has adapted to survive in an

aridenvironment.

aristocracy N./贵族/hereditary nobility; privileged class. Ameri­cans have

mixed feelings about hereditary aristocracy. we say all men are created equal,

but we describe particularly outstanding people as natural aristocrats.

armada N./舰队/fleet of warships. Queen Elizabeth's navy defeated the mighty

armada that threatened the English coast.

aromatic ADJ./芬芳的/fragrant. Medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs

from China to Europe.

arousal N./觉醒;激励/awakening; provocation (of a response). On arousal, Papa was

always grumpy as a bear. The children tiptoed around the house, fearing they

would arouse his anger by waking him up.

arraign V./传讯;责问/charge in court; indict. After his indictment by the Grand

Jury, the accused man was arraigned in the County Criminal Court.

array V./排列;整理/marshal; draw up in order. His actions were bound to array

public sentiment against him. also N.

array V./衣服;穿着，装饰/clothe; adorn. She liked to watch her mother array herself

in her finest clothes before going out for the evening. also N.

arrears N./欠债/being in debt. He was in arrears with his pay­ments on the

car.

arrest V./阻止;引起注意;吸引/stop or slow down; catch someone's attention. Slipping,

the trapeze artist plunged from the heights until a safety net luckily arrested

his fall. This near-disaster arrested the crowd's attention.

arrogance N./傲慢，骄傲/pride; haughtiness. Convinced that Emma thought she was

better than anyone else in the class, Ed rebuked her for her arrogance.

arroyo N./干枯的河床/gully. Until the heavy rains of the past spring, this arroyo

had been a dry bed.

arsenal N./军火库/storage place for military equipment. People are forbidden to

smoke in the arsenal for fear that a stray spark might setoff the munitions

stored there.

articulate ADJ./有效的;独特的/effective; distinct. Her articulate presentation of

the advertising campaign impressed her employers. alsoV.

artifact N./人造物品/object made by human beings, either hand­made or

mass-produced. Archaeologists debated the sig­nificance of the artifacts

discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor but came to no conclusion about the

culture they rep­resented.

artifice N./技巧;欺骗/deception; trickery. The Trojan War proved to the Greeks

that cunning and artifice were often more effec­tive than military might.

artisan N./工匠/manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist. A

noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his inlaid

cabinets.

artless ADJ./坦诚;直率/without guile; open and honest. Sophisticated and cynical,

Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be.

ascendancy N./统治，控制/controlling influence; domination. Leaders of religious

cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on

brainwashing.

ascertain V./确认，确证/find out for certain. Please ascertain her pre­sent

address.

ascetic ADJ./苦行;禁欲/practicing self-denial; austere. The wealthy,

self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by

members of some monastic orders. also N.

ascribe V./归因于;指派/refer; attribute; assign. I can ascribe no motive for her

acts.

aseptic ADJ./抗菌的/preventing infection; having a cleansing effect. Hospitals

succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic

conditions.

ashen ADJ./灰色/ash-colored. Her face was ashen with fear.

asinine ADJ./愚蠢/stupid. Your asinine remarks prove that you have not given

this problem any serious consideration.

askance ADJ./瞄，不经意的斜视/with a sideways or indirect look. Looking askance at

her questioner, she displayed her scorn.

askew ADJ./歪斜/crookedly; slanted; at an angle. When he placed his hat askew

upon his head, his observers laughed.

asperity N./严酷，粗暴/sharpness (of temper). These remarks, spoken with asperity,

stung the boys to whom they had been directed.

aspirant N./有志者;有抱负的人/seeker after position or status. Although I am an

aspirant for public office, I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party

bosses. alsoADJ.

aspire V./热望;热心于/seek to attain; long for. Because he aspired to a career in

professional sports, Philip enrolled in a graduate program in sports management.

aspiration, N.

assail V./攻击/assault. He was assailed with questions after his lecture.

assay V./分析;化验/analyze; evaluate. When they assayed the ore, they found that

they had discovered a very rich vein. also N.

assent V./同意;接受/agree; accept. It gives me great pleasure to assentto your

request.

assert V./断言/declare or state with confidence; put oneself for­ward boldly.

Malcolmasserted that if Reese quit acting like a wimp and asserted himself a bit

more, he'd improve his chances of getting a date. assertion, N.

assessment N./评价，评估;判断/evaluation; judgment. Your SAT I score plays a part in

the admission committee's assessment of you as an applicant.

assiduous ADJ./勤奋/diligent. He was assiduous, working at this task for weeks

before he felt satisfied with his results. assiduity, N.

assimilate V./吸收;同化/absorb; cause to become homogeneous. The manner in which

the United States was able to assimilate the hordes of immigrants during the

nineteenth and early twentieth centuries will always be a source of pride to

Americans. The immigrants eagerly assimilated new ideas and customs; they soaked

them up, the way plants soak up water.

*assuage V./减轻(痛苦);满足(饥渴);安慰/ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe

(anger). Jilted by Jane, Dick tried to assuage his heartache by indulging in ice

cream. One gallon later, he had assuaged his appetite but not his grief.

assumptionN./假定，设想;采取/something taken for granted; taking over or taking

possession of. The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent

would not object to her assump­tion of power. assume,V.

assurance N./担保，保证;确定;自信/promise or pledge; certainty; self-confi­dence. When

Guthrie gave Guinness his assurance that rehearsals were going well, he spoke

with such assurance that Guinness felt relieved. assure,V.

asteroid N./小行星/small planet. Asteroids have become common­place to the

readers of interstellar travel stories in science fiction magazines.

astigmatism N./散光/eye defect that prevents proper focus. As soon as his

parents discovered that the boy suffered from astigmatism, they took him to the

optometrist for corrective glasses.