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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(34)
发信站: 大红花的国度 (Tue Jun 27 19:46:03 2000), 转信
blithe AJ. gay;joyous
Shelley called the skylark a "blithe spirit" because of its happy
song.
bloated AJ. swollen or puffed as with water or air
Her bloated stomach came from drinking as so much water.
blowhard N. talkative boaster
After all Sol's talk about his big show business connections led
nowhere,Sally decided he was just another blowhard.
bludgeon N. club;heavy-headed weapon
Attacked by Dr. Smith,Holmes used his walking stick as a bludgeon
to defend himself."Watson,"he said,"I fear I may have bludgeoned Smith to
death."
bluff AJ. rough but good-natured
Jack had a bluff and hearty manner that belied his actual
sensitivity;he never let people know how thin-skinned he really was.
bluff N. pretense(of strength);deception;high cliff
Claire thought Lord Byron's boast that he would swim across the
Hellespont was just a bluff;she was astounded when he dove from the high
bluff into the waters below.
blunder N. error
The criminal's fatal blunder led to his capture.
blurt V. utter impulsively
Before she could stop him,he blurted out the news.
bluster V. blow in heavy gusts;threaten emptily;bully
"Let the stormy winds bluster,"cried Jack,"we'll set sail right
now."
Jill let jack bluster:she wasn't going anywhere,no matter what
he said.
bode V. foreshadow;portend
The gloomy skies and the sulfurous odors from the mineral springs
seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
bogus AJ. counterfeit;not authentic
The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus bills.
bohemian AJ. unconventional (in an artistic way)
Oakland was not bohemian:it was too bourgeois,too middle-class.
boisterous AJ. violent;rough;noisy
The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to
quiet them.
bolster N. support;reinforce
The debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to bolster
their auguments.
REVIEW
BLITHE; BLOATED; BLOWHARD; BLUDEGON; BLUFF
BLUFF; BLUNDER; BLURT; BLUSTER; BODE
BOGOUS; BOHEMIAN; BOISTEROUS; BOLSTER
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