刘毅 GRE3000字汇(P038-075)

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　　Test 18
1. When combined, the two gases are lethal¹.
2. His passionate² speech incited³ the crowd to attack the royal palace.
3. Don’t ignore signals of imminent⁴ danger.
4. He regarded it as an indignity⁵ to ask for favors of others.
5. Many examples of rococo⁶ architecture can be seen in Spain.
6. We stayed up all night and listened to her witticisms⁷.
7. The extreme heat during the day is the reason for their apparent indolence.
8. The team languished⁸ in last place until the new coach arrived.
9. The recipient⁹ of the award gave me a short speech.
10. She met many new friends during the orientation¹⁰ week.
11. Don’t be fooled by the immobility of that animal; it’s a nocturnal creature.
12. We wanted our goals as transparent¹¹ as possible.
Vocabulary:
Lethal/incite/imminent/indignity/rococo/witticism/indolence/languish/recipient/ orientation/immobility/transparent
Test 19
1. The AIDS virus attacks the body’s immune system.
2. The detective quickly drew an analogy between the two seemingly unrelated crimes.
3. Inhabitants of the maritime¹² provinces are usually very knowledgeable¹³ about fishing.
4. Albert finished the race in the hindmost position.
5. Today’s temperature has reached 30 degrees centigrade.
6. She has a distinct antipathy¹⁴ to those who smoke.
7. For technical words you can’t understand, refer to the glossary¹⁵.
8. The two factions¹⁶ were unable to reach consensus¹⁷.
9. Strong earthquakes can create a catastrophe¹⁸ if they hit a populated area.
10. Being an extrovert¹⁹, he opted²¹ for a career in show business.
11. Her friends condoled²² with on her sudden bereavement²³.
12. Bureaucracy often hinders the progress of a government.
Vocabulary:
Immune/analogy/maritime/hindmost/centigrade/antipathy/glossary/consensus/ catastrophe/bereavement/bureaucracy
Test 20
1. All mammal mothers nurture²⁴ their young.
2. Idolatry is the worship of idols²⁵ such as movie stars, famous musicians or even obscure gods.
3. The author of that book prefers to remain anonymous²⁶.
4. The Pope is at the head of the Catholic hierarchy²⁷.
5. The judge said that the accused’s background was irrelevant²⁸ to the case.
6. The antagonism²⁹ between the two teams is because of their long rivalry³⁰.
7. The ideology³¹ of a Buddhist³² monk³³ differs from that of a Catholic priest.
8. We couldn’t help but compromise with him on the matter.
9. Living so recklessly can be hazardous³⁴ to your health.
10. His irreverent remarks shocked all the worshippers.
11. Many educators fear that comic books will contaminate the moral of the young.
Vocabulary:
Nurture/idolatry/anonymous/hierarchy/irrelevant/antagonism/ideology/ compromise/hazardous/irreverent/contaminate
Test 21
1. You don’t have to be old to make judicious³⁵ decision.
2. To avoid setting a bad precedent³⁶, the headmaster punished the tardy³⁷ student.
3. It took several years to renovate³⁸ the cathedral.
4. All his relatives abhor³⁹ his indulgent lift style.
5. The police have so far failed to apprehend⁴⁰ the suspects.
6. Political speeches are usually full of fancy rhetoric⁴¹.
7. The engineers calculated that it was not practicable to dig a railway tunnel under that mountain.
8. Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate scandal did irreparable damage to his reputation.
9. The company’s financial situation appeared to be irremediable, so they declared bankruptcy⁴³.
10. Anthropologists study modern and ancient cultures.
11. The earthquake had caused a lot of damage, but it was all reparable.
12. She is always gossiping about inconsequential matters.
Vocabulary:
Judicious/precedent/renovate/indulgent/apprehend/rhetoric/practicable/irreparable/ irremediable/anthropologist/reparable/inconsequential
Test 22
1. Some fast food has a very low nutrient⁴⁵ content.
2. The director can be rather repellent when he’s on the set.
3. The lieutenant⁴⁶ tried to appease⁴⁷ the angry soldiers.
4. He will retaliate⁴⁸ on whoever insults him.
5. They offered to sell us the obsolete⁴⁹ goods at a substantial discount.
6. After an impressive beginning, the rest of their career was an anticlimax⁵⁰.
7. Attempts by management to integrate the tow subsidiaries haven’t gone smoothly⁵¹.
8. He renounced⁵² his claim to the inheritance.
9. In that country, attending school is not optional; it’s obligatory⁵³.
10. Let’s all strive for the regeneration of our society.
11. Shakespeare was the preeminent⁵⁴ playwright⁵⁵ of his time.
12. His renunciation of his previous statements came as a great surprise.
Vocabulary:
Nutrient/repellent/appease/retaliate/obsolete/anticlimax/integrate/renounce/obligatory/regeneration/preeminent/renunciation
Test 23
1. Auxiliary⁵⁶ police were called in to quell⁵⁷ the riot.
2. The value of US dollars had depreciated⁵⁸ due to inflation.
3. Her insolent⁵⁹ remarks showed that she did not respect him.
4. The fickle⁶⁰ salesman changed jobs whenever he received a better offer.
5. Most stories are adapted from archetypes.
6. This word processor is compatible with most personal computers.
7. We are given much latitude⁶¹ in political belief.
8. Chef Pierre specializes in French cuisine⁶².
9. They traveled form Dover to Oxford⁶³ by private conveyance⁶⁴.
10. He is an expert on the archaeology⁶⁵ of ancient Egypt.
11. A humble⁶⁶ man becomes hypocritical if he goes too far.
12. Printing more money is incompatible⁶⁷ with reducing inflation.
Vocabulary:
Auxiliary/depreciate/insolent/fickle/archetype/compatible/latitude/cuisine/conveyance/ archaeology/hypocritical/incompatible
Test 24
1. She intimated that she was in agreement with them.
2. It’s manifest that she has lost some weight.
3. After retaking the town they found that it had been ravaged⁶⁸ by the enemy.
4. Being garrulous⁶⁹ is an attribute of a salesman.
5. She ignored their malicious⁷⁰ gossip and continued with amour.
6. This medicine isn’t a panacea⁷¹ for all illnesses.
7. She had an excellent linguistic⁷² ability; she spoke⁷³ six languages well.
8. The war had depleted⁷⁴ the resources of the country.
9. The ingenuous⁷⁵ young man was deceived into joining their cult⁴⁴.
10. Her aspiration⁷⁶ to become a journalist has been realized.
11. The British queen is the counterpart of the French president.
12. The priest pronounced a benediction⁷⁷ over the newlyweds.
Vocabulary:
Intimate/manifest/ravage/attribute/malicious/panacea/linguistic/deplete/ingenuous/ aspiration/counterpart/benediction
Test 25
1. They had tried hard to purge⁷⁸ dissidents from the party.
2. They met with a slight mishap⁷⁹ on the way.
3. An introvert⁸⁰ by nature, he doesn’t like to socialize much.
4. Archaeologists discovered vestiges⁸¹ of the Mayan civilization.
5. We didn’t catch the exact meaning of his paradox⁸².
6. She didn’t notice the subsequent change in his attitude.
7. The U. N. reconciles international disputes.
8. Stagnant⁸³ water in ponds might be the reason for the increase in cases of malaria⁸⁴.
9. His arguments seemed sophomoric⁸⁵ and tedious.
10. Climbing Mount Everest is a mammoth⁸⁶ undertaking⁸⁷.
11. The government was surprised at the vehement⁸⁸ public protest against the new tax.
Vocabulary:
Purge/mishap/introvert/vestige/paradox/subsequent/reconcile/stagnant/sophomoric/mammoth/vehement
Test 26
1. Such a myopic⁸⁹ strategy is doomed⁹⁰ to failure.
2. The company’s attempt to increase sales in Asia has made substantive⁹¹ progress so far.
3. Predatory animals are those which prey⁹² upon other animals.
4. The moon appears to be in perpetual motion.
5. The practical uses of this machine are manifold.
6. After the expiration⁹³ date, the tickets are automatically invalidated.
7. He ignored the provocation⁹⁴ of the bully⁹⁵ and continued with his work.
8. They didn’t recognize the magnitude of the problem
9. The hotel is in close proximity⁹⁶ to the train station.
10. Necessity is the mother of innovation.
11. She gave an incredulous look to the salesman when he told her it was the best product.
12. Remember to state the source when you paraphrase⁹⁷.
Vocabulary:
Myopic/substantive/predatory/perpetual/manifold/invalidate/provocation/magnitude/ proximity/innovation/incredulous/paraphrase
Test 27
1. His avarice⁹⁸ earned him the scorn of all neighbors.
2. Jose Canseco is a prolific⁹⁹ home run hitter.
3. The doctors were unable to ascertain¹⁰⁰ the cause of her death.
4. The minutes of their meeting were entirely¹⁰¹ transcribed¹⁰² in the bulletin.
5. Constant surveillance by the secret police finally alienated¹⁰³ the talented writer from society.
6. An arbitrator was called into mediate¹⁰⁴ between the management and the union.
7. An increase in the money supply augments¹⁰⁵ inflationary trends.
8. He traveled to India to learn more about meditation¹⁰⁶.
9. Psychiatrists¹⁰⁷ help people with mental problems.
10. A previous misadventure abroad didn’t affect her fondness of traveling.
11. A doctor needs to have much physiological¹⁰⁹ knowledge.
12. History books can give us much retrospective knowledge.
Vocabulary:
Avarice/prolific/ascertain/transcribe/alienate/mediate/augment/meditation/psychiatrist/misadventure/physiological/retrospective
Test 28
1. The immigrants were coerced¹¹⁰ into working at the factory for low wages.
2. Nuclear war could annihilate¹¹¹ the whole world.
3. He has the presumption¹¹² to say that he can foresee the ultimate effects of the actions.
4. Opium¹¹³ should only be used to alleviate¹¹⁴ pain.
5. Drinking warm milk can help cure insomnia¹¹⁵.
6. Fruits and vegetables have much sustenance¹¹⁶.
7. Your report is redundant¹¹⁷; you’d better condense it.
8. Though vivacious¹¹⁸ on stage, her friends found her melancholy¹¹⁹ in private life.
9. Though promising¹²⁰ in his youth, he only had a mediocre¹²¹ career.
10. Most animals that live in the desert are nocturnal.
11. Currently entrepreneurs from many countries are investing in mainland China.
12. Machiavelli believed that politicians must be like chameleons¹²² in order to be successful.
Vocabulary:
Coerce/annihilate/presumption/alleviate/insomnia/sustenance/redundant/vivacious/ mediocre/nocturnal/entrepreneur/chameleon
Test 29
1. The haps¹²³ and mishaps¹²⁴ of life are not foreseeable.
2. Jane has a catholic taste for all kinds of literature.
3. She tried to maintain a genteel demeanor¹²⁵ in public.
4. The population of most countries includes ethnic¹²⁶ minorities.
5. We have to pay heed¹²⁷ to the smallest facet¹²⁸ of that economic problem
6. Young people are often heedless of their parents’ advice.
7. He refused to abase¹²⁹ himself by doing manual labor¹³⁰.
8. She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste¹³¹.
9. The editor is emending some mistakes in this article.
10. The death knell¹³² was heard throughout the town.
11. He depicted¹³³ my proposal as unrealistic.
12. He beguiled¹³⁴ me into signing the contract.
Vocabulary:
Hap/catholic/genteel/ethnic/facet/heedless/abase/chaste/emend/knell/depict/beguile
Test 30
1. The earthquake caused a small rift¹³⁵ in the coastal¹³⁶ highway.
2. The senior partner was a good mentor¹³⁷ for the young associate.
3. The general decided¹³⁸ to deploy¹³⁹ more troops at the frontier.
4. The patricide¹⁴⁰ was sentenced to life imprisonment¹⁴¹.
5. The surgeon probed the wound to determine the extent of the injury.
6. He adjusted himself very quickly to the sultry weather of the tropical island.
7. He had a booming voice and the robust¹⁴² build of a rugby player.
8. His wife berated¹⁴³ him for his lavish¹⁴⁴ expenditure¹⁴⁵.
9. He has been under the overt²⁰ surveillance of the police.
10. Ignoring the ominous¹⁴⁶ signs, the incompetent¹⁴⁷ general ordered the troops to attack the enemy stronghold.
11. The sale of tainted¹⁴⁸ pork has caused a scandal recently.
12. Edgar Allan Poe had a sardonic¹⁴⁹ and unpredictable temperament¹⁵⁰.
Vocabulary:
Rift/mentor/deploy/patricide/probe/sultry/robust/lavish/overt/ominous/tainted/ sardonic
Test 31
1. His cold heart was hidden by his urbane¹⁵¹ smile.
2. She was coy in her answer to his proposal of marriage.
3. He refused to return to his natal¹⁵² province.
4. Exemplary behavior at work will often earn you a promotion¹⁵³.
5. His tenure¹⁵⁴ as Vice-President was the zenith of his career.
6. She chided the boy for being so naughty.
7. Today there are still many religious zealots in the Middle East.
8. Social life has changed drastically since the advent¹⁰⁸ of the television.
9. Many tourists arrive each spring to view these cascades¹⁵⁵.
10. After numerous abortive¹⁵⁶ deals, the company collapsed¹⁵⁷.
11. Some drunkards behave in a bestial¹⁵⁸ manner.
12. His placid¹⁵⁹ disposition¹⁶⁰ was the reason for his appointment as a diplomat¹⁶¹.
Vocabulary:
Urbane/coy/natal/exemplary/zenith/chide/zealot/advent/cascade/abortive/bestial/placid
Test 32
1. It’s absurd for journalists to debase themselves in this way.
2. Despite adverse¹⁶² weather conditions, the ship arrived on time.
3. No matter what setbacks daunted¹⁶³ him, he refused to give up.
4. She was baffled by the technical language.
5. There is no facile solution to the grievance¹⁶⁴.
6. That clever invention represents the acme¹⁶⁵ of his skill.
7. A film critic complained that the censor¹⁶⁶ was too tolerant.
8. Just take a little; it’s a strong potion.
9. I can’t understand the legal jargon¹⁶⁷ they use in the courtroom.
10. It was patent to us that she was only joking.
11. The mysterious event was an enigma¹⁶⁸ to us all.
12. Bereft¹⁶⁹ of authority, he was ridiculed¹⁷⁰ by his former subordinates.
Vocabulary:
Debase/adverse/daunt/baffle/facile/acme/censor/potion/jardon/patent/enigma/bereft
Test 33
1. Extreme religious fervor¹⁷¹ is often destructive.
2. Nietzsche proclaimed himself to be amoral.
3. He had a phobia of entering cemeteries¹⁷².
4. He stood aghast at the horrible sight.
5. Dauntless in the face of adversity, he finally succeeded.
6. Unknown to us then. The event was a prelude¹⁷³ of things to come.
7. President Clinton was censured¹⁷⁴ for failing to take action.
8. Many tourists visit the health resort to have thermal¹⁷⁵ baths.
9. They went ahead with the plan once they had his tacit consent.
10. His years spent as a professional soldier made him a stoic¹⁷⁶.
11. Stokers “ Dracula” is the most famous vampire¹⁷⁷ story.
Vocabulary:
Fervor/amoral/phobia/aghast/dauntless/preclude/censure/thermal/tacit/stoic/ vampire
Test 34
1. The conquests of Napoleon Bonaparte are recorded in the annals of history.
2. They convened¹⁷⁸ a special meeting to discuss the issue.
3. They sang a dirge¹⁷⁹ before cremating¹⁸⁰ the corpse¹⁸¹.
4. Industry has destroyed the livelihood¹⁸² of the village artisans.
5. It took weeks to clear the rubble¹⁸³ caused by the earthquake.
6. The devout¹⁸⁴ Muslim prayed five times a day.
7. The fans were in ecstasy¹⁸⁵ over seeing their team win the tournament.
8. The tourists were agape at the uninhibited behavior of the natives.
9. We blanched¹⁸⁶ almonds by soaking off their skins in boiling water.
10. We found being an optician a boring but stable career.
11. He burnished¹⁸⁷ the brass¹⁸⁸ until it was shiny.
12. Hunger actuated the indolent hunters into action.
Vocabulary:
Annals/convene/dirge/artisan/rubble/devout/ecstasy/agape/blanch/optician/burnish/ actuate
Test 35
1. Unusual astral events often frightened ancient people.
2. Braille is a tactile¹⁸⁹ written language used by the blind.
3. She insisted that their relationship remain a platonic¹⁹⁰ one.
4. A great man should disdain¹⁹¹ flatterers.
5. I don’t know what moral to draw from this parable⁴².
6. There is a large disparity in income between the residents of the two towns.
7. The babysitter is adroit¹⁹² at dealing¹⁹³ with naughty children.
8. “He is as brave as a lion” is an example of simile¹⁹⁴.
9. The subject won’t be on the agenda.
10. His attempts to rectify¹⁹⁵ the situation were in vain.
11. The crowd was fascinated by the bizarre spectacle.
12. Few of his subjects understood the whimsical king.
Vocabulary:
Astral/tactile/platonic/disdain/parable/disparity/adroit/simile/agenda/rectify/bizarre/ whimsical