SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 1)

2024-04-25

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SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 1)

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SAT1(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇

Word List 1 abase-adroit

abase V./降低,羞辱/lower; humiliate. Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to

abaseherself before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before

the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph. abasement, N.

abash V./使难堪/embarrass. He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

abate V./减弱,减少/subside; decrease, lessen. Rather than leaving immediately,

they waited for the storm to abate. abate­ment, N.

abbreviate V./减短,缩写/shorten. Because we were running out of time, the

lecturer had toabbreviate her speech.

abdicate V./放弃/renounce; give up. When Edward VIII abdi­cated the British

throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world.

abduction N./绑架/kidnapping. The movie Ransom describes the attempts to rescue

a multimillionaire's son after the child's abduction by kidnappers.

abduct,V.

aberrant N./不正常的/abnormal or deviant. Given the aberrant nature of the data,

we doubted the validity of the entire experiment. also N.

abet V./帮助,鼓励/aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage. She was

unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

abeyance N./悬而未决/suspended action. The deal was held in abeyance until her

arrival.

abhor V./憎恨/detest; hate. She abhorred all forms of bigotry. abhorrence,

N.

abject ADJ./穷困潦倒,卑微/wretched; lacking pride. On the streets of New York the

homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in door­ways to find shelter from the

wind.

abjure V./发誓放弃/renounce upon oath. He abjured his allegiance to the king.

abjuration, N.

ablution N./洗/washing. His daily ablutions were accompa­nied by loud noises

that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."

abnegationN./批判,自我牺牲/repudiation; self-sacrifice. No act of abne­gation was

more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.

abolish V./废除/cancel; put an end to. The president of the col­lege refused to

abolish the physical education requirement. abolition, N.

abominableADJ./可恶的,非常糟糕/detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad. Mary

liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an

abominable young man, with abominable taste in women.

aboriginal ADJ., N./原来的,土著的/being the first of its kind in a region;

primitive; native. Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal

Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals. aborigines, N.

abortive ADJ./不成功的,失败/unsuccessful; fruitless. Attacked by armed troops, the

Chinese students had to abandon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing

peacefully. abort,V.

abrade V./磨损,侵蚀/wear away by friction; scrape; erode. The sharp rocks abraded

the skin on her legs, so she put iodine on her abrasions.

abrasive ADJ./摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂/rubbing away; tending to grind down. Just

asabrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can

wear away a listener's patience. abrade,V.

abridge V./删节,节选/condense or shorten. Because the publishers felt the public

wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the

novel.

abrogate ADJ./废除/abolish. He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his

predecessor.

abscond V./隐匿,逃避,躲债/depart secretly and hide. The teller who absconded with

the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on

"America's Most Wanted."

absolute ADJ./完全的,肯定的/complete; totally unlimited; certain. Although the King

of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife

without absolute evidence of her infidelity.

absolve V./谅解/pardon (an offense). The father confessor absolved him of his

sins. absolution, N.

absorb V./吸收,合并/assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage.

During the nineteenth century, America absorbed hordes of immigrants, turning

them into productive citizens. Can Huggies diapers absorb more liquid than

Pampers can? This question does notabsorb me; instead, it bores me. absorption,

N.

abstain V./控制,限制(自己)/refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or

practice. After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance,

he decided toabstain from drink­ing while he trained for the race. abstinence,

N.

abstemiousADJ./节制(饮食),调节/sparing in eating and drinking; temper­ate.

Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with

sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.

abstinence N./节制(饮食)/restraint from eating or drinking. The doctor

recommended totalabstinence from salted foods. abstain,V.

abstract ADJ./抽象的/theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresenta­tional. To him,

hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

abstruse ADJ./难以理解的,复杂的/obscure; profound; difficult to understand. She

carries around abstruse works of philosophy, not because she understands them

but because she wants her friends to think she does.

abundant ADJ./丰富,富足/plentiful; possessing riches or resources. At his

immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant rea­sons for coming to America:

the hope of religious freedom, the prospect of employment, the promise of a more

abun­dant life.

abusive ADJ./粗俗的侮辱,对身体有害的/coarsely insulting; physically harmful. An

abusiveparent damages a child both mentally and physi­cally.

abut V./毗邻/border upon; adjoin. Where our estates abut, we must build a

fence.

abysmal ADJ./无底的/bottomless. His arrogance is exceeded only by his

abysmalignorance.

abyss N./深渊,深坑,无底洞/enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit. Darth Vader seized

the evil emperor and hurled him down into the abyss,

academic ADJ./学术的/related to a school; not practical or directly useful. The

dean's talk about reforming the college admis­sions system was only an academic

discussion: we knew little, if anything, would change.

accede V./同意/agree. If I accede to this demand for blackmail, I am afraid

that I will be the victim of future demands.

accelerate V./加速/move faster. In our science class, we learn how falling

bodies accelerate.

accentuateV./强调,重音/emphasize; stress. If you accentuate the pos­itive and

eliminate the negative, you may wind up with an overoptimistic view of the

world.

accessible ADJ./可得到的/easy to approach; obtainable. We asked our guide whether

the ruins were accessible on foot.

accessory N./附件/additional object; useful but not essential thing. She bought

an attractive handbag as an accessory for her dress. alsoADJ.

acclaim V./赞扬,表扬/applaud; announce with great approval. The NBC

sportscastersacclaimed every American victory in the Olympics and decried every

American defeat. also N.

acclimate V./适应/adjust to climate. One of the difficulties of our present air

age is the need of travelers to acclimate them­selves to their new and often

strange environments.

acclivity N./上山的陡坡/sharp upslope of a hill. The car would not go up the

acclivity in high gear.

accolade N./出名的大奖/award of merit. In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest

accolade.

accommodate V./招待,食宿,适应/oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony;

adapt. Mitch always did everything possible to accommodate his elderly

relatives, from driving them to medical appointments to helping them with

paperwork. (secondary meaning)

accompliceN./共犯,同伙/partner in crime. Because he had provided the criminal

with the lethal weapon, he was arrested as an accomplice in the murder.

accord N./一致/agreement. She was in complete accord with the verdict.

accost V./搭讪,邂逅/approach and speak first to a person. When the two young men

accosted me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack

me.

accoutre V./装备/equip. The fisherman was accoutred with the best that the

sporting goods store could supply. accoutre­ments, N.

accretion N./增长/growth; increase. The accretion of wealth marked the family's

rise in power.

accrue V./附带的/come about by addition. You must pay the inter­est that has

accrued on your debt as well as the principal sum. accrual, N.

acerbity N./尖酸的(语气,脾气)/bitterness of speech and temper. The meeting of the

United Nations General Assembly was marked with such acerbity that informed

sources held out little hope of reaching any useful settlement of the problem.

acerbic,ADJ.

acetic ADJ./酸的/vinegary. The salad had an exceedingly acetic flavor.

acidulous ADJ./酸的;尖锐,刻薄/slightly sour; sharp, caustic. James was unpopular

because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks.

acknowledge V./认可,承认/recognize; admit. Although I acknowl­edge that the

SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 1)

Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated today, I still prefer them to the "gangsta

rap" songs my brothers play.

acme N./顶点/top; pinnacle. His success in this role marked the acme of his

career as an actor.

acoustics N./声学的/science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to

hear in. Carnegie Hall is liked by music lovers because of its fine

acoustics.

acquiesce V./默许/assent; agree without protesting. Although she appeared to

acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about

the changes he wanted made. acquiescence, N.; acquiescent,ADJ.

acquire V./获取/obtain; get. Frederick Douglass was deter­mined to acquire an

education despite his master's efforts to prevent his doing so.

acquittal N./无罪开释/deliverance from a charge. His acquittal by the jury

surprised those who had thought him guilty. acquit,V.

acrid ADJ./尖锐;尖酸/sharp; bitterly pungent. The acrid odor of burnt gunpowder

filled the room after the pistol had been fired.

acrimonious ADJ./挖苦的,尖酸的(语言,行为)/bitter in words or manner. The candidate

attacked his opponent in highly acrimonious terms. acri­mony,

acrophobiaN./恐高症/fear of heights. A born salesman, he could convince someone

with a bad case of acrophobia to sign up for a life membership in a sky-diving

club.

actuarial ADJ./保险精算的,精算/calculating; pertaining to insurance statis­tics.

According to recent actuarial tables, life expectancy is greater today than it

was a century ago.

actuate V./推动,促使/motivate. I fail to understand what actuated you to reply to

this letter so nastily.

acuity N./尖锐/sharpness. In time his youthful acuity of vision failed him, and

he needed glasses.

acumen N./思想敏锐/mental keenness. His business acumen helped him to succeed

where others had failed.

acute ADJ./精明,敏锐,聪明/quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe. The acute

young doctor realized immediately that the gradual deterioration of her

patient's once acute hearing was due to a chronic illness, not an acute one.

adage N./格言,谚语/wise saying; proverb. There is much truth in the old adage

about fools and their money.

adamant ADJ./坚硬,不动摇/hard; inflexible. Bronson played the part of a

revenge-driven man, adamant in his determination to pun­ish the criminals who

destroyed his family. adamancy, N.

adapt V./改变/alter; modify. Some species of animals have become extinct

because they could not adapt to a chang­ing environment.

addendum N./附加,补充/an addition or supplement. As an adden­dum to the minutes,

let me point out that Susan moved to appoint Kathy and Arthur to the finance

committee.

addiction N./瘾,依赖/compulsive, habitual need. His addiction to drugs caused

his friends much grief.

addle V./使变疯,腐坏/muddle; drive crazy; become rotten. This idiotic plan is

confusing enough to addle anyone. addled,ADJ.

address V./发表(演讲),处理,讨论/direct a speech to; deal with or discuss. Due to

address the convention in July, Brown planned to address the issue of low-income

housing in his speech.

adept ADJ./擅长于/expert at. She was adept at the fine art of irritat­ing

people. also N.

adhere V./黏着/stick fast. I will adhere to this opinion until proof that I am

wrong is presented. adhesion, N.

adherent N./支持者,追随者/supporter; follower. In the wake of the scan­dal, the

senator's one-time adherents quickly deserted him.

adjacent ADJ./邻近的,毗邻的/adjoining; neighboring; close by. Philip's best friend

Jason lived only four houses down the block, close but not immediately

adjacent.

adjunct N./无用的附加物/something added on or attached (generally nonessential or

inferior). Although I don't absolutely need a second computer, I plan to buy a

SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 1)

laptop to serve as an adjunct to my desktop model.

admonish V./警告,训斥/warn; reprove. He admonished his listeners to change their

wicked ways. admonition, N.

admonitionN./警告/warning. After the student protesters repeatedly rejected

Chairman Deng's admonitions, the gov­ernment issued an ultimatum: either the

students would end the demonstration at once or the soldiers would fire on the

crowd.

adorn V./装饰/decorate. Wall paintings and carved statues adorned the temple.

adornment, N.

adroit ADJ./熟练,有技巧/skillful. His adroit handling of the delicate situa­tion

pleased his employers.

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