大学英语6级考试高频词汇必备MP3 5

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　　underlying¹
It's the economist's mission
to try to find out the underlying causes of the depression.
unprecedented²
People's living standards have been rising steadily³
and China's comprehensive strength has been clearly enhanced.
This is an unprecedented miracle in China's history.
unveil
The queen unveiled a statue of Prince Albert
void
The desert stretching away before the traveler seemed frighteningly void.
vow⁴
The couple exchanged vows⁵ in a romantic Labor⁶ Day sunset ceremony on Maui.
vulgar
The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar.
wasteful⁷
His wife was wasteful
and he had to keep his nose to the grindstone.
abort⁸
The rescue mission had to be aborted⁹.
accessory
The accessories for a car include the heater and the radio.
adherence¹⁰
Her adherence to her principles cost her her job
administer
She had a huge department to administer
aerospace¹¹
The Challenger shuttle crew,
of seven astronauts-including the specialties¹² of pilot,
aerospace engineers,
and scientists died tragically¹³ in the explosion.
affiliate¹⁴
The college is affiliated¹⁵ to the university.
alien
We should not ignore others' opinions
just because they are alien to our own ideas.
alleviate¹⁶
The medicine is administered to alleviate the pain.
alternate
Mary and her sister will alternate in setting the table.
ambiguity¹⁷
There is a degree of ambiguity in her answer.
amend¹⁸
The government has amended¹⁹ the law twice
to accord with the changing situation
appraise²⁰
Sotheby's apprised²¹ Donald of the fact
that his “Rembrandt” was appraised²² as worthless.
appropriation²³
The mayor approved the appropriation of the new school.
apt
Everyone at present was very excited at his apt remark.
arrogance²⁴
I would on no account authorize²⁵ in my child
the smallest degree of arrogance.
assurance
The only complete defense²⁶ is the elimination²⁷ of nuclear weapons
and assurance that they will never be produced again.
athletic²⁸
He is taking part in an athletic meeting.
attendant
Sally is too flighty to be a flight attendant.
authorize/ise
I have authorized²⁹ him to act for me while I am away.
avail
They made great efforts,
but it was all to no avail.
bald
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
bankruptcy³⁰
The company is reported to be on the brink³¹ of bankruptcy.
behavioral
The behavioral  sciences have been slow to change
partly because the explanatory items often seem to be directly observed
and partly because other kinds of explanations have been hard to find.
blunder
The police blundered badly by arresting the wrong man.
brighten
The new carpet brightened the room.
capsule
The capsule failed to separate from the earth satellite.
carefree
How wonderful it would be to be young and carefree again!
chronic³²
Is your disease chronic or acute?
circulation
Police say a number of forged banknotes are in circulation.
clearing
This is the unorthodox view of a German soil scientist
who has shown that burnt clearings in the Amazon,
dating back more than 1 000 years,
helped create patches of rich,
fertile soil that farmers still benefit from today.