刘毅 GRE3000字汇(P076-115)

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　　Test 36
1. Badly shaken, he told us that he had seen a spectral² phenomenon.
2. The hapless boy would accept any job offered to him.
3. The choleric³ child often got into fights with his schoolmates.
4. Shoveling deep snow is far too arduous⁴ a task for a man of his age.
5. His friends were all dogmatic political theoreticians.
6. The merchants agitated⁵ for a reduction in sales taxes.
7. Their grand schemes were nothing but a delusion⁶.
8. The boss ignored the employee’s incessant⁷ complaints.
9. Sobriety is necessary when operating a motor vehicle.
10. With parasites⁸ in his stomach, the patient suffered from malnutrition⁹.
11. Her eyes assumed a strange, weary, apathetic¹⁰ look.
Vocabulary:
Spectral/hapless/choleric/arduous/dogmatic/agitate/delusion/incessant/sobriety/ parasite/apathetic
Test 37
1. English literature is full of allusions¹¹ to Latin and Greek authors.
2. Parodies¹² are one of the most penetrating¹³ of criticisms.
3. She is well-known for her trilogy on blue-collar life.
4. Epigrams are often used in advertising¹⁴.
5. An informer alleged¹⁵ that Thomas was a spy.
6. Everyone was baffled by the princess caprices.
7. “Haveth” is the archaic¹⁶ form of the verb “have”.
8. Clarke’s “2001” gives a fictitious¹⁷ account of life in the future.
9. A versatile¹⁸ athlete, she competed both in the long jump and one-hundred-meter dash.
10. Living in affluence¹⁹ from birth made him complacent²⁰.
11. General elections in the USA occur biennially²¹.
12. She had much credulity about her in her youth.
Vocabulary:
Allusion/parody/trilogy/epigram/allege/caprice/archaic/fictitious/versatile/affluence/ biennially/credulity
Test 38
1. His treatise²² on economics won him a Nobel Prize.
2. Don’t profane²³ the sanctity of the temple by wearing improper²⁴ clothes.
3. Dartboards feature a number of concentric circles.
4. The newspaper reporter exposed the corrupt²⁵ politicians’ sinister²⁶ plot.
5. Many Chinese still venerate²⁷ their ancestors.
6. After taking his temperature, the doctor knew the child’s illness was unfeigned.
7. Lack of vigilance was the reason for the theft.
8. All of the women on that volleyball team are amazons.
9. Many fantasy stories are allegories of modern society.
10. The chauvinist²⁹ was shocked to see his national team eliminated in the preliminary round.
11. His partiality for women students resulted in his loss of tenure³⁰.
12. Time validated³¹ her innocence³².
Vocabulary:
Treatise/profane/concentric/sinister/venerate/unfeigned/vigilance/amazon/allegory/ chauvinst/partiality/validate
Test 39
1. His teeth protrude³³ like fangs³⁴.
2. They bought the villa³⁵ at an opportune³⁶ moment.
3. She had many fervent³⁷ admires during her acting³⁸ career.
4. She had an affinity³⁹ for muscle-bound men.
5. The venerable warrior⁴⁰ received many commendations for bravery in the battlefield.
6. He is famous for his extensive use of metaphors⁴¹.
7. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her altruism⁴².
8. The relevancy of Malthus’s writings has now been recognized.
9. If you don’t understand the denotation⁴³ of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
10. Encyclopedias⁴⁴ are compilations⁴⁵ of all knowledge.
11. Most of the staff at the hotel are multilingual.
12. She made fun of him through burlesque⁴⁶.
Vocabulary:
Protrude/opportune/fervent/affinity/venerable/metaphor/altruism/relevancy/denotation/compilation/multilingual/burlesque
Test 40
1. The strong opposition⁴⁷ of wealthy landowners stifled⁴⁸ attempts at agrarian⁴⁹ reform.
2. Military orders are usually explicit⁵⁰.
3. I wonder whose side he will be on as he is an opportunist.
4. Rwanda, an African country, is now in a state of ferment⁵¹.
5. Governments sometimes offer incentives⁵² for foreign investment.
6. The masses are not in conformity⁵³ with the new tax law.
7. She looked back on her youth with nostalgia⁵⁴.
8. Edgar Allan Poe had an imaginative aesthetic⁵⁵ sense.
9. Water molecules⁵⁶ are composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
10. There is a variety of temptations in a metropolis⁵⁷.
11. His fascination⁵⁸ with the supernatural developed into obsession⁵⁹.
Vocabulary:
Agrarian/explicit/opportunist/ferment/incentive/conformity/nostalgia/aesthetic/ molecule/metropolis/obsession
Test 41
1. An arbiter⁶⁰ was brought in to settle the dispute between the two parties.
2. The judge’s speech contained no political connotations.
3. As part of the divorce settlement, he had to pay alimony and child support.
4. It is hard to controvert⁶¹ modern scientific theories.
5. We went to see the multiform collection of gems⁶² at the museum.
6. The great majority of amphibians⁶³ still mate in water.
7. The king sought to aggrandize⁶⁴ his own power.
8. The plan called for the demolition⁶⁵ of many old buildings.
9. The U. N. demanded an unequivocal end to racism⁶⁶ in South Africa.
10. The government confiscated⁶⁷ the property of the traitor⁶⁸.
11. All members of the cat family are carnivorous.
12. He is too nice a man to do anything as despicable as murder.
Vocabulary:
Arbiter/connotation/alimony/controvert/multiform/amphibian/aggrandize/demolition/ unequivocal/confiscate/carnivorous/despicable
Test 42
1. It’s still possible to see examples of baroque architecture in Macau.
2. Her vision and hearing are impaired⁶⁹ by age.
3. She garnished⁷⁰ her apartment with some knickknacks.
4. After marrying the rich woman, he became servile to her every whim⁷¹.
5. At the pinnacle⁷² of his career, he abruptly⁷³ decided⁷⁴ to change jobs.
6. Alchemy was popular during the Middle Ages.
7. The tribe was known for their self-reliance and frugality⁷⁵.
8. Refusing to spy on his co-workers and neighbors, he was constantly harassed⁷⁶ by the secret police.
9. His digressive⁷⁷ way of talking annoyed the teacher.
10. He endured the crises with fortitude⁷⁸.
11. The government has implemented⁷⁹ a plan to improve the traffic conditions.
12. The clever general thought up many stratagems⁸⁰ to confound the enemy.
Vocabulary:
Baroque/impair/garnish/servile/pinnacle/alchemy/frugality/harass/digressive/fortitude/ implement/stratagem
Test 43
1. Her amiable⁸¹ disposition⁸² pleased all who were around her.
2. His gauche⁸³ mannerisms won him few friends.
3. Heresy⁸⁴ remains⁸⁵ a serious crime in many Islamic countries.
4. Prior to traveling to Athens she bought a Greek lexicon⁸⁶.
5. The warm weather during the spring caused the plant to germinate⁸⁷.
6. Rattlesnakes can be a formidable threat.
7. Their relationship, on the whole, has been an amicable⁸⁸ one.
8. All of the colors of the spectrum⁸⁹ can be seen in a rainbow.
9. The bountiful harvest brought about a superfluity of grain that year.
10. The harsh winter caused a diminution⁹⁰ in their provisions.
11. The renegades are still in hiding.
12. He was given his severance⁹¹ pay and dismissed.
Vocabulary:
Amiable/gauche/heresy/lexicon/germinate/formidable/amicable/spectrum/superfluity/ diminution/renegade/severance
Test 44
1. The stigma⁹² of adultery made him an outcast.
2. His attempt to disclaim⁹³ involvement was met with skepticism.
3. The pious⁹⁴ followers⁹⁵ avoided the heretic.
4. He made an arbitrary decision, which we didn’t agree with.
5. Doing such a foolish thing could put your career in jeopardy⁹⁶.
6. They wandered through the labyrinths⁹⁷ of the Old Town.
7. We have been accustomed to his eccentricities⁹⁸ in dress.
8. In college, she went from one transient job to another.
9. Her unfaltering support was instrumental in his passing the Bar exam.
10. He was convinced an apparition⁹⁹ of his dead father appeared before him last night.
11. The traumatic event made her temporarily insane.
12. The opulence¹⁰⁰ of ancient Rome was proverbial.
Vocabulary:
Stigma/disclaim/heretic/arbitrary/jeopardy/labyrinth/eccentricity/transient/unfaltering/ apparition/traumatic/opulence
Test 45
1. Her sojourn¹⁰¹ abroad lasted for two years.
2. He was found guilty of being an accomplice¹⁰² in the crime.
3. The autocrat¹⁰³ refused to allow criticism of his rule.
4. He was confused by the similitude of the two events.
5. The wily politician will often give an equivocal reply when asked a question.
6. The guests tried to ignore the loutish¹⁰⁴ behavior of the gluttonous¹⁰⁵ child.
7. They voted against the proposal with unanimity¹⁰⁶.
8. The boss was very solicitous¹⁰⁷ for the welfare of his employees.
9. Christians¹⁰⁸ believe that God is omnipotent¹⁰⁹.
10. They blamed the poor harvest on a malediction¹¹⁰ for past sins.
11. “Peter Piper picked…” is an example alliteration¹¹¹.
Vocabulary:
Sojourn/accomplice/autocrat/similitude/equivocal/gluttonous/unanimity/solicitous/ omnipotent/malediction/alliteration
Test 46
1. She was an austere¹¹² religious woman of Spanish origins.
2. The status of the patriarch in family life isn’t the same as it was before.
3. The postal¹¹³ workers are trying to retrieve¹¹⁴ the lost letters.
4. The politician equivocated¹¹⁵ in order to obscure his intentions.
5. In a democracy, adult citizens are given franchise¹¹⁶.
6. Her remarks usually deviated¹¹⁷ from the truth.
7. During his career as an officer, his behavior has been impeccable.
8. This organization is independent and autonomous¹¹⁸.
9. The essay contained a lot of scientific terminology¹¹⁹.
10. He gave a valedictory¹²⁰ speech just before he retired¹²¹.
11. The noted¹²² philanthropist had a new library built on campus.
12. Nobody gave heed¹²³ to his clairvoyant¹²⁴ warning.
Vocabulary:
Austere/patriarch/retrieve/equivocate/franchise/deviate/impeccable/autonomous/ terminology/valedictory/philanthropist/clairvoyance
Test 47
1. To which galaxy¹²⁵ does our solar system belong?
2. The striking workers were given an ultimatum¹²⁶.
3. His job is to act as a liaison¹²⁷ between the two disparate groups.
4. Without warning a projectile¹²⁸ slammed into the hull¹²⁹ of the ship.
5. His statement was based on empirical grounds.
6. The judge found the evidence had been fabricated and acquitted¹³⁰ the defendant¹³¹.
7. The travelers needed to replenish¹³² their supplies.
8. Refugees crossed the border to escape the carnage in their homeland.
9. It’s not difficult to find the metaphysical and religious ideas in his writings.
10. A splendid panorama¹³³ can be seen from the top of this hill.
11. The musician’s studio had excellent acoustics¹³⁴.
12. The children were in awe¹³⁵ of him, thinking he was omniscient¹³⁶.
Vocabulary:
Galaxy/ultimatum/liaison/projectile/empirical/fabricate/replenish/carnage/metaphysical/panorama/acoustics/omniscient
Test 48
1. The faithful placed a large rood on top of the hill.
2. He was pronounced a quack¹³⁷ and forbidden from practicing medicine.
3. The old storyteller would often narrate¹³⁸ sagas¹³⁹ to the children at night.
4. The winning driver gulped¹⁴⁰ down the champagne¹⁴¹ with gusto.
5. The physicist¹⁴² deserved all the honors bestowed¹⁴³ upon him.
6. His parents forbid him to read erotic comic strips.
7. A wily smile was creeping around the corners of his mouth.
8. She likes to wear modish¹⁴⁴ clothes, no matter how much they cost.
9. He seldom wavers in his credo.
10. The peasants had to donate tithes¹⁴⁵ after harvest.
11. Try to grasp the purport¹⁴⁶ of this article.
12. The captain was absolved¹⁴⁷ from all blame and responsibility for the shipwreck¹⁴⁸.
Vocabulary:
Rood/quack/saga/gusto/bestow/erotic/wily/modish/credo/tithe/purport/absolve
Test 49
1. Astronomy was beyond his ken¹.
2. It was such a trite¹⁴⁹ idea that we ignored it.
3. She knew that her efforts to feign²⁸ cheerfulness weren’t convincing.
4. He made an effort to wade¹⁵⁰ through the shoals.
5. The onions were pickled in a saline solution.
6. It weighs 530 carats and is the biggest cut diamond ever.
7. Every summer they went to Colorado to appreciate the showcapped mountains and azure¹⁵¹ sky.
8. Attempts to persuade him to give up were bootless.
9. The merchant was fined for overcharging the gullible¹⁵² house wife.
10. The lawyer badgered the witness out of his wits.
11. He has dawdled¹⁵³ away the entire weekend.
Vocabulary:
Ken/trite/feign/shoal/saline/carat/azure/bootless/gullible/badger/dawdle
Test 50
1. The obese¹⁵⁴ young man was found ineligible¹⁵⁵ for military service.
2. Gold dust is heated until liquid and poured into a matrix to make gold bars.
3. They were in a dire¹⁵⁶ situation after the mine closed.
4. His enemy tried to malign¹⁵⁷ him by spreading false rumors¹⁵⁸.
5. A strong earthquake caused the crevice¹⁵⁹ in this wall.
6. This error pervades¹⁶⁰ all present-day systems.
7. He appends a brief note on this subject to his report.
8. Novice¹⁶¹ skiers should avoid the higher slopes of the mountain.
9. In matters of defense¹⁶² he was not a pacifist but an advocate of armed neutrality.
10. The fine building should be preserved for posterity¹⁶³.
11. She became languid from overwork.
12. The sailor used many nautical¹⁶⁴ terms that we couldn’t understand.
Vocabulary:
Obese/matrix/dire/malign/crevice/pervade/append/novice/pacifist/posterity/languid/ nautical
Test 51
1. In the homestretch the jockey gave the horse a flick¹⁶⁵ with his whip.
2. He reeked¹⁶⁶ of garlic.
3. It was hazy¹⁶⁷ when they set out on their hike.
4. The boss will become testy¹⁶⁸ if you ask for a pay raise.
5. He was indicted¹⁶⁹ for being drunk and disorderly.
6. Fortunately the doctor found that the tumor¹⁷⁰ was benign¹⁷¹.
7. Unable to attend the meeting, he had his proxy¹⁷² vote on the proposal.
8. We offer a rebate¹⁷³ of five percent to those who buy the deluxe¹⁷⁴ model.
9. After a long debate the statute¹⁷⁵ was passed by the Parliament.
10. Thoroughbred horses can run very fast because of eugenic¹⁷⁶ breeding.
11. He has the impassive face of a professional gamester.
12. The virtuoso¹⁷⁷ made a living as a private tutor.
Vocabulary:
Flick/reek/hazy/testy/indict/benign/proxy/rebate/statute/eugenic/gamester/virtuoso
Test 52
1. Nobody could understand the eerie¹⁷⁸ sounds coming form the haunted house.
2. His cheeks were ruddy and gleamed with sweat.
3. We could all recognize him by his hoary¹⁷⁹ beard.
4. The acrid¹⁸⁰ smell of burning leaves always reminds me of my childhood in Vermont.
5. It was musty inside the attic¹⁸¹.
6. The children discovered the cache filled with canned food by accident.
7. The peasants decried¹⁸² the high taxes levied¹⁸³ on them.
8. She apologized for her belated reply.
9. Unless you do something to irritate them, camels are usually quite docile¹⁸⁴.
10. She covered the boy’s eyes so he wouldn’t see the gruesome sight.
11. The colossal¹⁸⁵ undertaking¹⁸⁶ took many years to complete.
12. The archaeologists found a number of archaic stone artifacts.
Vocabulary:
Eerie/ruddy/hoary/acrid/musty/cache/decry/belated/docile/gruesome/colossal/artifact
Test 53
1. Every boy in town wanted to become acquainted with the comely¹⁸⁷ lass.
2. Aluminum¹⁸⁸ is a very supple¹⁸⁹ metal.
3. The other guests didn’t appreciate his morbid¹⁹⁰ sense of humor.
4. She found it difficult to try to grasp the meanings of his ornate poetry.
5. He is neither proud nor rueful about what happened.
6. That brutal¹⁹¹ man hurts animals from wanton cruelty.
7. The athletes were exhausted¹⁹² after the grueling race.
8. To her surprise, her niggardly¹⁹³ uncle named her the main beneficiary of his will.
9. The plaintive¹⁹⁴ mourners arrived to begin the funeral procession.
10. Philip was a man devoid¹⁹⁵ of common sense.
11. Her perverse¹⁹⁶ behavior is an embarrassment¹⁹⁷ to everyone in the family.
12. The latest ordinance¹⁹⁸ will come into effect on May 1st.
Vocabulary:
Comely/supple/morbid/ornate/rueful/wanton/grueling/niggardly/plaintive/devoid/ perverse/ordinance
Test 54
1. Do you know how to insert a nib¹⁹⁹ in a pen?
2. She did not seem a whit²⁰⁰ concerned about the matter.
3. The detective was trying to piece together the sundry²⁰¹ bits of clues.
4. He tried to ignore the gibes²⁰² of the older schoolboys but in vain.
5. The members of parliament seldom voice their opinions in unison²⁰³.
6. She was impressed by the medley²⁰⁴ of peoples at the international airport.
7. The loan shark was found guilty of usury²⁰⁵ and sentenced to five years in prison.
8. They surfeited²⁰⁶ themselves with bors d’oeuvres at the cocktail²⁰⁷ party.
9. He decided to rusticate²⁰⁸ in the suburbs after retirement²⁰⁹.
10. Her voice went on, tremulous yet determined²¹⁰.
11. The laboratory gave off a pungent²¹¹ smell of chemicals.
12. Under the cover of nightfall the army began a quiet recession.
Vocabulary:
Nib/whit/sundry/gibe/unison/medley/usury/surfeit/rusticate/tremulous/pungent/ recession