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SAT1(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇

Word List 3 amenities-apostate

amenities N./令人愉快的，礼貌的/convenient features; courtesies. In addition to the

customary amenities for the business traveler-fax machines, modems, a health

club-the hotel offers the ser­vices of a butler versed in the social

amenities.

amiable ADJ./可爱的，友好的，惬意的/agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly. In Little

Women, Beth is the amiable daughter whose loving disposi­tion endears her to all

who know her.

amicable ADJ./温和的，友好礼貌的/politely friendly; not quarrelsome. Beth's sis­ter Jo

is the hot-tempered tomboy who has a hard time maintaining amicable relations

with those around her. Jo's quarrel with her friend Laurie finally reaches an

amicable settlement, but not because Jo turns amiable overnight.

amiss ADJ./错误/wrong; faulty. Seeing her frown, he wondered if anything were

amiss. also ADV.

amity N./友谊/friendship. Student exchange programs such as the Experiment in

International Living were established to promote international amity.

amnesia N./失忆，健忘/loss of memory. Because she was suffering from amnesia, the

police could not get the young girl to identify herself.

amnesty N./原谅/pardon. When his first child was born, the king granted amnesty

to all in prison.

amoral ADJ./不道德的/nonmoral. The amoral individual lacks a code of ethics; he

cannot tell right from wrong. The immoral per­son can tell right from wrong; he

chooses to do something he knows is wrong.

amorous ADJ./爱情的/moved by sexual love; loving. "Love them and leave them" was

the motto of the amorous Don Juan.

amorphous ADJ./无形的，不成形的/formless; lacking shape or definition. As soon as we

have decided on our itinerary, we shall send you a copy; right now, our plans

are still amorphous.

amphibian ADJ./两栖的/able to live both on land and in water. Frogs are

classified asamphibian. also N.

amphitheater N./椭圆形的剧院，斗兽场/oval building with tiers of seats. The spec­tators

in the amphitheater cheered the gladiators.

ample ADJ./丰富的，富足的/abundant. Bond had ample opportunity to escape. Why did he

let us catch him?

amplify V./放大/broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger.

Charlie Brown tried to amplify his remarks, but he was drowned out by jeers from

the audience. Lucy was smarter: she used a loudspeaker to amplify her voice.

amputate V./截肢，切除/cut off part of body; prune. When the doctors had to

amputate the young man's leg to prevent the spread of cancer, he did not let the

loss of a limb keep him from participating in sports.

amulet N./护身符/charm; talisman. Around her neck she wore the amulet that the

witch doctor had given her.

anachronistic ADJ./时代错误/having an error involving time in a story. The

reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is anachronistic: clocks did not exist in

Caesar's time. anachronism, N.

analgesic ADJ./止痛的/causing insensitivity to pain. The analgesic qualities of

this lotion will provide temporary relief.

analogous ADJ./类似的/comparable. She called our attention to the things that

had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.

analogy N./类比，相似/similarity; parallelism. A well-known analogy compares the

body's immune system with an army whose defending troops are the lymphocytes or

white blood cells.

anarchist N./无政府主义者/person who seeks to overturn the established government;

advocate of abolishing authority. Denying she was an anarchist, Katya maintained

she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it entirely.

anarchy, N.

anarchy N./无政府主义/absence of governing body; state of disorder. The

assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy.

anathema N./诅咒/solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse. The

Ayatolla Khomeini heaped anath­ema upon "the Great Satan," that is, the United

States. To the Ayatolla, America and the West were anathema; he loathed the

democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words. anathematize,V.

ancestry N./祖先/family descent. David can trace his ancestry as far back as

the seventeenth century, when one of his ancestors was a court trumpeter

somewhere in Germany. ancestral,ADJ.

anchor V./固定;锚/secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place. We set the post in

concrete to anchor it in place. anchorage, N.

ancillary ADJ./辅助的/serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary. In an ancillary

capacity, Doctor Watson was helpful; however, Holmes could not trust the good

doctor to solve a perplex­ing case on his own. also N.

anecdote N./奇闻轶事/short account of an amusing or interesting event. Rather

than make concrete proposals for welfare reform, President Reagan told anecdotes

about poor people who became wealthy despite their impoverished

back­grounds.

anemia N./贫血/condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles. The doctor

ascribes her tiredness to anemia. anemic,ADJ.

anesthetic N./麻醉药/substance that removes sensation with or with­out loss of

consciousness. His monotonous voice acted like an anesthetic; his audience was

soon asleep. anesthesia, N.

anguish N./极度痛苦/acute pain; extreme suffering. Visiting the site of the

explosion, the governor wept to see the anguish of the victims and their

families.

angular ADJ./有尖角的，瘦骨嶙峋的/sharp-cornered; stiff in manner. Mr. Spock's

features, though angular, were curiously attractive, in a Vul­can way.

animated ADJ./活跃的，有生气的/lively; spirited. Jim Carrey's facial expres­sions are

highlyanimated: when he played Ace Ventura, he looked practically

rubber-faced.

animosity N./仇恨/active enmity. He incurred the animosity of the ruling class

because he advocated limitations of their power.

animus N./敌意/hostile feeling or intent. The animus of the speaker became

obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.

annals N./记录，历史/records; history. In the annals of this period, we find no

mention of democratic movements.

annex V./接手/attach; take possession of. Mexico objected to the United States'

attempts to annex the territory that later became the state of Texas.

annihilate V./毁灭，破坏/destroy. The enemy in its revenge tried to annihilate the

entire population.

annotate V./评论，注释/comment; make explanatory notes. In the appendix to the

novel, the editor sought to annotate many of the author's more esoteric

references.

annuity N./年金，养老金/yearly allowance. The annuity he setup with the insurance

company supplements his social security bene­fits so that he can live very

comfortably without working.

annul v./避免/make void. The parents of the eloped couple tried to annul the

marriage.

anoint V./神圣化/consecrate. The prophet Samuel anointed David with oil,

crowning him king of Israel.

anomalousADJ./不正常的，变态的/abnormal; irregular. He was placed in the

anomalousposition of seeming to approve procedures which he despised.

*anomaly N./不正常/irregularity. A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly.

anonymity N./匿名/state of being nameless; anonymousness. The donor of the gift

asked the college not to mention him by name; the dean readily agreed to respect

his anonymity.

anonymous ADJ./匿名的/having no name. She tried to ascertain the identity of the

writer of the anonymous letter.

antagonism N./反抗，敌对/hostility; active resistance. Barry showed his antagonism

toward his new stepmother by ignoring her whenever she tried talking to him.

antagonistic,ADJ.

antecede V./先于/precede. The invention of the radiotelegraph anteceded the

development of television by a quarter of a century.

antecedents N./历史环境;历史背景/preceding events or circumstances that influence

what comes later; ancestors or early background. Susi Bechhofer's ignorance of

her Jewish background had its antecedents in the chaos of World War II. Smuggled

out of Germany and adopted by a Christian family, she knew nothing of her birth

and antecedents until she was reunited with her family in 1989.

antediluvian ADJ./远古，上古，及其久远/antiquated; extremely ancient. Looking at his

great-aunt's antique furniture, which must have been clut­tering up her attic

since the time of Noah's flood, the young heir exclaimed, "Heavens! How

positively antediluvian!"

anthem N./圣歌，赞美诗/song of praise or patriotism. Let us now all join in singing

the national anthem.

anthology N./选集/book of literary selections by various authors. This

anthology of science fiction was compiled by the late Isaac

Asimov.anthologize,V.

anthropocentric ADJ./人类中心说/regarding human beings as the cen­ter of the

universe. Without considering any evidence that might challenge his

anthropocentric viewpoint, Hector cate­gorically maintained that dolphins could

not be as intelligent as men. anthropocentrism, N.

anthropoidADJ./类人的/manlike. The gorilla is the strongest of the anthropoid

animals. also N.

anthropologist N./人类学家/a student of the history and science of

mankind.Anthropologists have discovered several relics of prehistoric man in

this area.

anthropomorphic ADJ./人形的/having human form or characteris­tics. Primitive

religions often have deities with anthropomor­phic characteristics.

anthropomorphism, N.

anticlimax N./反高潮，突降/letdown in thought or emotion. After the fine

performance in the first act, the rest of the play was an anti­climax.

anticlimactic,ADJ.

antidote N./解药/medicine to counteract a poison or disease. When Marge's child

accidentally swallowed some cleaning fluid, the local poison control hotline

instructed Marge how to administer the antidote.

antipathy N./反对，厌恶/aversion; dislike. Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes

keeps him from getting into arguments with his temperamental wife. Noise in any

form is antipathetic to him. Among his other antipathies are honking cars, boom

boxes, and heavy metal rock.

antiquated ADJ./过时的，陈旧的/old-fashioned; obsolete. Philip had grown so

accustomed to editing his papers on word processors that he thought typewriters

were too antiquated for him to use.

antiseptic N./抗菌物/substance that prevents infection. It is advis­able to

apply an antiseptic to any wound, no matter how slight or insignificant.

alsoADJ.

antithesis N./对立面/contrast; direct opposite of or to. This tyranny was the

antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his

strength.

apathy N./漠不关心/lack of caring; indifference. A firm believer in democratic

government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to

vote. apathetic,ADJ.

ape V./模仿/imitate or mimic. He was suspended for a week because he had aped

the principal in front of the whole school.

aperture N./洞，穴，孔/opening; hole. She discovered a small aper­ture in the

wall, through which the insects had entered the room.

apex N./高点，顶点，高潮/tip; summit; climax. He was at the apex of his career: he

had climbed to the top of the heap.

aphasia N./失声/loss of speech due to injury or illness. After the automobile

accident, the victim had periods of aphasia when he could not speak at all or

could only mumble inco­herently.

aphorism N./格言，警句，谚语/pithy maxim. An aphorism differs from an adage in that

it is more philosophical or scientific. "The proper study of mankind is man" is

an aphorism. "There's no smoke without a fire" is an adage. aphoristic,ADJ.

apiary N./蜂房/a place where bees are kept. Although he spent many hours daily

in the apiary, he was very seldom stung by a bee.

aplomb N./沉着，垂直/poise; assurance. Gwen's aplomb in handling potentially

embarrassing moments was legendary around the office; when one of her clients

broke a piece of her best crystal, she coolly picked up her own goblet and

hurled it into the fireplace.

apocalypticADJ./启示的，启示录的/prophetic; pertaining to revelations. The crowd

jeered at the street preacher's apocalyptic predictions of doom. The Apocalypse

or Book of Revelationsof Saint John prophesies the end of the world as we know

it and fore­tells marvels and prodigies that signal the coming doom.

apocryphal ADJ./假的，捏造的/untrue; made up. To impress his friends, Tom invented

apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city.

apogee N./顶点/highest point. When the moon in its orbit is far­thest away from

the earth, it is at its apogee.

apolitical ADJ./不问政治的/having an aversion or lack of concern for political

affairs. It was hard to remain apolitical during the Vietnam War; even people

who generally ignored public issues felt they had to take political stands.

apologist N./辩护者/one who writes in defense of a cause or insti­tution. Rather

than act as an apologist for the current regime in Beijing and defend its brutal

actions, the young diplomat decided to defect to the West.

apostate N./变节者，脱党者，叛徒/one who abandons his religious faith or politi­cal

beliefs. Because he switched from one party to another, his former friends

shunned him as an apostate. apostasy, N.