刘毅 GRE3000字汇(P116-155)

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　　Test 55
1. His being demoted to bellboy was the nadir¹ of his career.
2. One should beware of the baleful influence of alcohol.
3. His genre² paintings mostly depict³ the daily life of fisher folk.
4. Don’t try to delude⁴ him with such bogus claim.
5. She was upset by his callous⁵ treatment of her.
6. All humans are fallible; the Pope is no exception.
7. His remarks showed signs of arrogance⁶ and egotism
8. His frivolous⁷ lifestyle is the antithesis⁸ of what he teaches in the classroom.
9. He decided⁹ to wait until a better time to bring up such a factious¹⁰ issue.
10. The old professor decried¹¹ the decadence¹² of modern youth.
11. Artists cannot paint without palettes.
12. The two concurrent¹³ events significantly changed the outcome.
Vocabulary:
Nadir/baleful/genre/delude/callous/fallible/egotism/antithesis/factious/decadence/ palette/concurrent
Test 56
1. Though a member of the gentry¹⁴, he seldom entered the palace grounds.
2. The police failed to elicit¹⁵ any information from the criminal.
3. Their trek¹⁶ was hampered¹⁷ by heavy snow.
4. She tried to ignore the lecherous¹⁸ expression on his face.
5. We saw no connection between the two discrete¹⁹ events.
6. Her incisive²⁰ mind made her an outstanding journalist.
7. You can often see myriads²¹ of stars twinkling in the sky on midsummer nights.
8. The mayor was impeached²² for accepting illegal campaign contributions.
9. We refused to believe his delusive²³ assertions.
10. They paid a visit to the hermit²⁴ in his remote hermitage.
11. The doctor assured her that the tumor²⁵ in her liver was not malignant²⁶.
12. They enjoyed the jocund²⁷ atmosphere of the carnival²⁸.
Vocabulary:
Gentry/elicit/hamper/lecherous/discrete/incisive/myriad/impeach/delusive/hermitage/ malignant/jocund
Test 57
1. Janet is quick in grasping the gist²⁹ of a book.
2. I gave her a lucid³⁰, frank account of the incident.
3. He was as canny³¹ in the use of time as in spending money.
4. The clever journalist exposed their covert³² plan.
5. The abused hireling fled before the contract had expired.
6. Islanders tend to be insular³⁴ in their outlook on life.
7. There is a dubious³⁵ character hanging about our neighborhood.
8. She urged him to stop having such a defeatist attitude.
9. Edger Allan Poe’s “Silence” is a profound apologue.
10. The atheistic³⁶ iconoclast³⁷ was driven out of town.
11. She felt depressed³⁸ in such a funereal³⁹ atmosphere.
12. He was one of the rare breed of wise and erudite men.
Vocabulary:
Gist/lucid/canny/covert/hireling/insular/dubious/defeatist/apologue/atheistic/funereal/ erudite
Test 58
1. She had pink-rimmed eyes and a wan⁴⁰ complexion⁴¹.
2. Later we found out that his threat was just a hoax⁴².
3. A hot-air balloon must be inflated⁴³ before it is capable of flight.
4. Buddhist⁴⁴ monks⁴⁵ are required to lead an ascetic⁴⁶ life.
5. It seemed impolitic to pay much attention to these trivial matters.
6. The priest pronounced an eulogy⁴⁷ on the dead at the funeral.
7. His argument follows the rules of inductive reasoning.
8. They signed the covenant⁴⁸ in front of a witness.
9. There are many amazing parallelisms between apes and humans.
10. Growing up on a ranch⁴⁹ taught her animal husbandry.
11. His usurpation⁵⁰ of power didn’t win him the admiration⁵¹ of the masses.
12. You must show proper discretion⁵² in carrying out the project.
Vocabulary:
Wan/hoax/inflate/ascetic/impolitic/eulogy/inductive/convenant/parallelism/husbandry/ usurpation/discretion
Test 59
1. Her constant complaints were irksome.
2. Ancient barterers would often accept food in exchange for goods.
3. He won the match by default, because his opponent refused to play.
4. They are canvassing⁵³ the neighborhood for new subscribers.
5. His evasive answers convinced his wife that he was withholding⁵⁴ the truth.
6. They gave a eulogistic⁵⁵ speech at his banquet.
7. He was nothing but a sadistic⁵⁶ alcoholic⁵⁷.
8. Jet engines provide enormous propulsive⁵⁸ force to get an airplane off the ground.
9. He had to take up the gauntlet thrown down by his adversary⁵⁹.
10. Clowns are supposed to be jocose⁶⁰.
11. The effect of technology on our daily lives is imponderable.
12. Asceticism⁶¹ is still practiced in many parts of the world.
Vocabulary:
Irksome/barterer/default/canvass/evasive/eulogistic/sadistic/propulsive/gauntlet/ jocose/imponderable/asceticism
Test 60
1. He had been gazing at the lady with a brazen⁶² glance of lechery⁶³.
2. His inaction further muddled⁶⁴ the situation.
3. He gazed down at the turbid⁶⁵ waters of the Tamsui River.
4. The company advertised regularly in the local gazettes.
5. The unwonted event caused quite a commotion⁶⁶ in the community.
6. The pupils in this elementary school are very tractable⁶⁷.
7. Can you come up with a deducible explanation for this?
8. Adolescents tend to be more impulsive⁶⁸ and mercurial⁶⁹ than adults.
9. Scientists are trying to invent better propellants for the new space shuttle.
10. She was overcome by nausea⁷⁰ and vertigo⁷¹.
11. National parks were established to protect the perennial⁷² beauty of the wilderness⁷³.
12. “Be no more” is an euphemism⁷⁴ for “be dead”.
Vocabulary:
Brazen/muddle/turbid/gazette/unwonted/tractable/deducible/mercurial/propellant/ vertigo/perennial/euphemism
Test 61
1. The day proved to be as muggy⁷⁵ as the weatherman had predicted.
2. He avowed⁷⁶ that he has committed bribery⁷⁷.
3. Narcissus looked at his reflection in the limpid⁷⁸ waters.
4. The thief groveled in front of the magistrate⁷⁹.
5. We were all astounded⁸⁰ at the grisly news of the murder.
6. The illness put her in a temporary state of delirium⁸¹.
7. There is a high incidence of heart disease among middle-aged⁸² men.
8. They found the inquisitiveness⁸³ of the meddlesome⁸⁴ woman highly annoying.
9. It was an auspicious⁸⁵ start to their election campaign.
10. Combustible⁸⁶ materials should be put in this container.
11. He was charged with perjury⁸⁷ for making fallacious statements under oath.
12. The bourgeois⁸⁸ seldom mingle⁸⁹ with the poor.
Vocabulary:
Muggy/avow/limpid/grovel/grisly/delirium/incidence/meddlesome/auspicious/ combustible/fallacious/bourgeois
Test 62
1. The versatile⁹⁰ gymnast is noted⁹¹ for her agility⁹².
2. His cattle ranch covers a large tract³³ of land.
3. It takes much stamina⁹³ to be able to run the full distance of a marathon.
4. There is a caption⁹⁴ for each photograph in this newspaper.
5. Janet’s popularity in school is due to her suave⁹⁵ manners.
6. The revelry continued until the wee hours.
7. The satyr was put into jail for sexually assaulting women.
8. You must tell the truth under oath of face the consequences of committing perjury.
9. The convicted felon⁹⁶ asked for clemency⁹⁷.
10. The man was polite and his general demeanor⁹⁸ had the air of a clergyman.
11. I abominate⁹⁹ those who deceive and tell lies.
12. He was excommunicated for making blasphemous¹⁰⁰ statements.
Vocabulary:
Agility/tract/stamina/caption/suave/revelry/satyr/perjury/clemency/demeanor/ abominate/blasphermous
Test 63
1. The old woman’s complexion was pallid¹⁰¹ and unhealthy.
2. I didn’t have the slightest inkling of the cause of the delay.
3. Bennie’s hostelry was a place of great revelry.
4. The head chef at that restaurant is a famous French gourmet¹⁰².
5. A dialectician is a person very skilled in dialectics.
6. His uniform was embellished¹⁰³ with many medals.
7. Inflation is not a serious problem during incipient¹⁰⁴ economic expansion.
8. Only the discerning readers will appreciate the humor of the book.
9. The fastidious boss checked and rechecked all the arrangements.
10. The weather bureau warned of an impending¹⁰⁵ typhoon.
11. His haphazard¹⁰⁶ remarks caused a political storm.
12. All those who were exposed to the disease were put in quarantine.
Vocabulary:
Pallid/inkling/hostelry/gourmet/dialectics/embellish/incipient/discerning/fastidious/ impending/haphazard/quarantine
Test 64
1. The zephyr¹⁰⁷ felt refreshing¹⁰⁸ in the mid-day heat.
2. Her quizzical glance showed that she knew exactly what was going on.
3. After the scourge¹⁰⁹ of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.
4. A lavish¹¹⁰ supply of victuals¹¹¹ were prepared by the chef.
5. Bears are torpid¹¹² when they hibernate¹¹³ during the winter.
6. The representatives all agreed that the proposal was sagacious.
7. He made the decision after only cursory¹¹⁴ consideration.
8. The ship passing through the channel was barely discernible in the fog.
9. Beware of ravenous¹¹⁵ tigers on the prowl.
10. There are many amusing epitaphs in that cemetery¹¹⁶.
11. We attended the unction in the cathedral last Saturday.
12. A large proportion of terrestrial life exists in tropical rain forests.
Vocabulary:
Zephyr/quizzical/scourge/victuals/torpid/sagacious/cursory/disernible/ravenous/ epitaph/unction/terrestrial
Test 65
1. The pensive¹¹⁷ look of the girl in the painting impressed us all.
2. You have disgrace your entire family by committing such knavery¹¹⁸.
3. In order to get large blooms, you have to pinch out the lateral¹¹⁹ buds.
4. We could hear the howling of the ravening¹²⁰ wolves that night.
5. Such a hackneyed event escaped my attention.
6. Hunting in packs is an intrinsic trait of wolves.
7. It seemed a totally quixotic and illusory dream.
8. The young girl’s uncouth¹²¹ remarks upset her mother.
9. Soliloquy is often used in live performances on stage.
10. The imminent¹²³ arrival of winter gave them an impetus¹²⁴ to store up wood.
11. Big multinational¹²⁵ corporations typically have many subsidiary companies.
12. The gregarious¹²⁶ neighbors often got together to play bridge.
Vocabulary:
Pensive/knavery/lateral/ravening/hackneyed/intrinsic/quixotic/uncouth/soliloquy/impetus/subsidiary/gregarious/
Test 66
1. Trying to curry¹²⁷ favor with such a vindictive¹²⁸ man could backfire.
2. She was furious at his alluding¹²⁹ to her multiple boyfriends.
3. They accepted my credit card in lieu of cash.
4. We couldn’t see what was going on inside because of the opaque¹³⁰ glass.
5. The nubile¹³¹ young woman had many suitors to choose from.
6. The ancient citadel¹³² overlooking the harbor has become a popular tourist attraction.
7. The young men were caught trying to exhume¹³³ a corpse¹³⁴.
8. The architect used oblique¹³⁵ angles to make this house unique.
9. He shows forbearance in dealing¹³⁶ with children.
10. He was magnanimous towards his adversary.
11. The disingenuous¹³⁷ lawyer swindled many of his clients.
12. A caterpillar¹³⁸ will have a metamorphosis into a moth¹²² or butterfly.
Vocabulary:
Curry/allude/lieu/opaque/nubile/citadel/exhume/oblique/forbearance/magnanimous/ disingenuous/metamorphosis
Test 67
1. We surmised¹³⁹ the motive¹⁴⁰ of the arsonist¹⁴¹.
2. She was of the opinion that Professor Miller¹⁴² was a useless pedant¹⁴³.
3. Modern women tend to neglect the culinary arts.
4. The unmanned space probe is now passing through an asteroid¹⁴⁴ belt.
5. The house was spoilt by a profusion¹⁴⁵ of unnecessary ornaments¹⁴⁶.
6. The village was encompassed¹⁴⁷ by enemy forces for months.
7. A sense of foreboding made him decide to abandon the plan.
8. Her moral rectitude earned her much respect.
9. The misapprehension between them was soon cleared up.
10. We were shocked at the atheist’s sacrilegious behavior.
11. The old legends were written down so they wouldn’t pass into oblivion.
12. Some species of insects have very ephemeral lives.
Vocabulary:
Surmise/pedant/culinary/asteroid/profusion/encompass/foreboding/rectitude/ misapprehension/sacrilegious/oblivion/ephemeral
Test 68
1. The dictator was avid¹⁴⁸ for complete power.
2. The editor decided to collate¹⁴⁹ the latter edition with the earlier one.
3. He used to be an aspirant¹⁵⁰ to game and fortune.
4. The malefactor¹⁵¹ was handcuffed and taken away by the police.
5. Bear in mind that none of us is infallible.
6. The manifesto¹⁵² affected¹⁵³ the relations between the two adjoining countries.
7. Success should not make one complacent¹⁵⁴.
8. It was no surprise that the disputatious student joined a debating society.
9. In spite of some obnoxious¹⁵⁵ qualities, he is quite reliable.
10. Pediatricians are doctors who specialize in child-care.
11. Etymology¹⁵⁶ is a branch of linguistics¹⁵⁷.
12. His impromptu¹⁵⁸ speech won general applause.
Vocabulary:
Avid/collate/aspirant/malefactor/infallible/manifesto/complacent/disputatious/ obnoxious/pediatrician/etymology/impromptu
Test 69
1. The prisoner was shackled¹⁵⁹ and brought before the magistrate.
2. The bumper¹⁶⁰ harvest brought them a copious¹⁶¹ supply of grain.
3. Salmon¹⁶² swim upstream to spawn¹⁶³.
4. Being an heir to a large fortune, he is prodigal¹⁶⁴ of money.
5. They brought in a medium to exorcise the ghost.
6. He didn’t receive the residue¹⁶⁵ until all the inheritance taxes had been paid.
7. Waves on the surface cause a refraction.
8. The students went to the operating room to observe the dissection¹⁶⁶.
9. A college student should attempt to assimilate a variety of knowledge.
10. A good actor can improvise¹⁶⁷ on stage.
11. As the economic recession got worse, the number of malcontents increase dramatically.
12. The voracious¹⁶⁸ lion was desperate for food.
Vocabulary:
Shackle/copious/spawn/prodigal/exorcise/residue/refraction/dissection/assimilate/ improvise/malcontent/voracious
Test 70
1. They held him culpable¹⁶⁹ for the blunder.
2. They sonorous¹⁷⁰ tone of the foghorn¹⁷¹ warned the sailors that they were approaching shore.
3. My intuition told me that he is not trustworthy.
4. The resonant¹⁷² notes of the violin filled the concert hall.
5. The engineer was relegated¹⁷³ to a clerical position.
6. The prosecutor¹⁷⁴ attempted to convince the jury that the accused acted with malevolent¹⁷⁵ intent.
7. Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” served as a prototype for many later English writers.
8. The unilateral declaration sparked a fierce debate.
9. The intermittent¹⁷⁶ rain didn’t interfere¹⁷⁷ with their travel plans.
10. She was nauseated¹⁷⁸ by the movement of the boat.
11. In ancient times the Romans led very voluptuous¹⁷⁹ lives.
12. The misanthrope¹⁸⁰ withdrew to the mountains and became self-sufficient, avoiding other people.
Vocabulary:
Culpable/sonorous/intuition/resonant/relegate/malevolent/prototype/unilateral/ intermitten/nauseate/voluptuous/misanthrope
Test 71
1. The wrecked¹⁸¹ coach lay askew¹⁸² on the railway track.
2. Only a dolt¹⁸³ would miss the boat.
3. The covetous¹⁸⁴ politician was convicted of accepting bribes¹⁸⁵.
4. Many endangered species of birds are extant on this island.
5. The thieves were unaware¹⁸⁶ that they had stolen a replica¹⁸⁷ of the priceless sculpture.
6. With celerity she was introduced to all the guests at the party.
7. Politicians from that state are known for their bombastic¹⁸⁸ speech.
8. The citizens of that town have a tendency to incredulity.
9. Many of its residents consider the population of San Francisco a microcosm of the rest of the world.
10. An acrimonious¹⁸⁹ debate ensued over the proposed budget.
11. The choreography Martha Graham introduced was superb.
12. At sunset the sky became a kaleidoscope of colors.
Vocabulary:
Askew/dolt/covetous/extant/replica/celerity/bombastic/incredulity/microcosm/ acrimonious/choreography/kaleidoscope
Test 72
1. They doffed¹⁹⁰ their hats before entering the temple.
2. His caustic¹⁹¹ style of writing earned him the enmity of the CIA.
3. The ambrosia¹⁹² she made was fit for a king.
4. Scientists are studying the spasmodic activity of the volcano.
5. Her normally rubicund¹⁹³ face was white with tension.
6. Ghosts have no corporeal¹⁹⁴ existence.
7. The pretentious¹⁹⁵ musician was irate¹⁹⁶ when he wasn’t nominated for an award.
8. The nurse cleaned the wound with an antiseptic.
9. To sign a contract is an irrevocable act.
10. The incontrovertible evidence brought before the court assured his conviction.
11. Many well-known journalists wrote under pseudonyms¹⁹⁷.
12. The young couple are not quite homogeneous in their marital¹⁹⁸ philosophy.
Vocabulary:
Doff/caustic/ambrosia/spasmodic/rubicund/corporeal/pretentious/antiseptic/ irrevocable/incontrovertible/pseudonym/homogeneous
Test 73
1. Carnal pleasure can destroy a man’s soul.
2. She wore a solid gold necklace with a ruby¹⁹⁹ pendant.
3. The police broke up their midnight carousal²⁰⁰ when the neighbors complained.
4. The patient was given an opium²⁰¹ tablet to palliate the severe pain.
5. After the traffic accident, the man suffered from partial amnesia²⁰².
6. The teacher reiterated²⁰³ her instructions to the class.
7. The band’s rendition of Bowie’s “Fame” was terrific.
8. The climber had only a precarious²⁰⁴ hold on the slippery rock.
9. His meticulous²⁰⁵ preparations insured that the undertaking²⁰⁶ was concluded without incident.
10. His inarticulate speech confused the audience.
11. A visit to Athens must be included in the itinerary²⁰⁷.
12. Found guilty of plagiarism²⁰⁸, Professor Smith was dismissed from the faculty²⁰⁹.
Vocabulary”
Carnal/pendant/carousal/palliate/amnesia/riterate/rendition/precarious/meticulous/ inarticulate/itinerary/plagiarism