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发信人: nova (晃来晃去的鱼儿), 信区: English
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(32)
发信站: 大红花的国度 (Tue Jun 27 19:45:39 2000), 转信
besiege V. surround with armed forces;harass (with requests)
Whe the bandits besieged the village,the villagers holed up in
the town hall and prepared to withstand a long siege.
besmirch V. soil,defile
The scandalous remarks in the newspaper besmirch the reputations
of every member of the society.
bestial AJ. beastlike;brutal;inhuman
According to legend,the werewolf was able to abandon its human
shape and assume a bestial form.
bestow V. confer
He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.
betoken V. signify;indicate
The well-equipped docks,tall pipes of cargo containers,and
numerous vessels being loaded all betoken Oakland's importance as a port.
betray V. be unfaithful;reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)
The spy betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the
enemy.
When he was taken in for questioning,the tightness of his lips
betrayed his fear of incrimnating himself.
betroth V. become engaged to marry
The announcement that they had become betrothed surprised their
friends who had not suspected any romance.
bevy N. large group
The movie actor was surrounded by a bevy of starlets.
bicameral AJ. two-chambered,as a legislative body
The United States Congress is a bicameral body.
bicker V. quarrel
The children bickered morning,noon and night,exasperating their
parents.
biennial AJ. every two years
Seeing no need to meet more frequently,the group held biennial
meetings instead of annual ones.
bifurcated AJ. divided into two branches;forked
With a bifurcated branch and a piece of elastic rubber,he made
a crude but effective slingshot.
bigotry N. stubborn intolerance
Brought up in a democratic atmosphere,the student was shocked by
the bigotry and narrowness expressed by several of his classmates.
bilious AJ. suffering from indigestion;irritable
His bilious temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant
about his difficulties.
bilk V. swindle;cheat
The con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.
REVIEW
BESIEGE; BESMIRCH; BESTIAL; BESTOW; BETOKEN;
BETRAY; BETROTH; BEVY; BICAMERAL; BICKER
BIENNIAL; BIFURCATED; BIGOTRY; BILIOUS; BILK
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