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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(39)
发信站: 大红花的国度 (Tue Jun 27 19:47:07 2000), 转信
cabal N. small group of persons secretly united to promote their
own interests
The cabal was defeated when its scheme was discovered.
cache N. hiding place
The detectives followed the suspect until he led them to the cache
where he had stored his loot.
cacophonous AJ. discordant;inharmonious
Do the students in the orchestra enjoy the cacophonous sounds
they make when they're tuning up?
cadaver N. corpse
In some states,it is illegal to dissect cadavers.
cadaverous AJ. like a corpse;pale
From his cadaverous appearance,we could see how the disease had
ravaged him.
cadence N. rhythmic rise and fall(of words or sounds);beat
Marching down the road,the troops sang out,following the cadence
set by the sergent.
cajole V. coax,wheedle
Cher tried to cajole her father into letting her drive the car.
calamity N. diaster;misery
As news of the calamity spread,offers of relief poured in to the
stricken community.
calculated AJ. deliberately planned;likely
Her conventional suit was caculated to appeal to the conservative
judges.
caldron N. large kettle
"Why,Mr. Crusoe,"said the savage heating the caldron,"we'd love
to have you for dinner!"
caliber N. ability;quality
A man of your caliber should not have to do such menial tasks.
calligrahpy N. beautiful writing;excellent penmanship
As we examine ancient manuscripts,we become impressed with
the calligraphy of the scribes.
callous AJ. hardened;unfeeling
He had worked in the hospital for so many years that he was
callous to the suffering in the wards.
REVIEW
CABAL; CACHE; CACOPHONOUS; CADAVER; CADAVEROUS;
CADENCE; CAJOLE; CALAMITY; CALCULATED; CALDRON
CALIBER; CALLIGRAPHY ; CALLOUS
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