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标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(28)
发信站: 大红花的国度 (Tue Jun 27 19:44:18 2000), 转信
banal AJ. hackneyed;commonplace;trite;lacking originality
The hack writer's worn-out cliches made his comic sketch seem
banal.He even resorted to the banality of having someone slip on a banana
peel!
bandy V. discuss lightly or glibly;exchange (words) heatedly
While the president was happy to bandy patriotic generalizaions
with anyone who would listen to him,he refused to bandy words with
unfriendly reporters at the press conference.
bane N. cause of ruin;curse
Linda's little brother was the bane of her existence:his attempts
to make her life miserable worked so well that she could have poisoned him
with ratsbane for having such a baneful effect.
bantering AJ. good-naturedly ridiculing
They resented his bantering remarks because they
misinterpreted his teasing as sarcasm.
barb N. sharp projection from fishhook or other object;
openly cutting remark
If you were a politician,which would you prefer,being caught on
the barb of a fishhook or being subjected to malicious verbal barbs?
bard N. poet
The ancient bard Hormer sang of the fall of Troy.
barefaced AJ. shameless;bold;unconcealed
Shocked by Huck Finn's barefaced lies,Miss Watson prayed the good
Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate wickedness.
baroque AJ. highly ornate
Accustomed to the severe,angular lines of modern skycrapers,
they found the flamboyance of baroque architecture amusing.
barrage N. barrier laid down by artillery fire;overwhelming profusion
The company was forced to retreat through the barrage of heavy
canons.
barrister N. counselor-at-law
Galsworthy started as a barrister,but,when he found the pratice
of law boring,turned to writing.
barterer N. trader
The barterer exchanged trinkets for the native's furs.
bask V. luxuriate;take pleasure in warmth
Basking on the beach,she relaxed so completely that she fell
asleep.
bastion N. stronghold;something seen as a source of protection
The villagers fortified the town hall,hoping this improvised
bastion could protect them from the guerrilla raids.
REVIEW
BANAL; BANDY; BANE; BANTERING; BARB
BARD; BAREFACED; BAROQUE; BARRAGE; BARRISTER
BARTERER; BASK; BASTION
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