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发信人: ljf (Jeff), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(25)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Mon Mar 13 21:47:27 2000), 转信
发信人: hivol (就这样吧), 信区: EnglishWorld
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(25)
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Fri Mar 10 21:24:16 2000)
austere AJ. forbiddingly stern;severely simple and unornamented
The room reflected the man,austere and bare,like a monk's cell,
with no touches of luxury to moderate its austerity.
authenticate V. prove genuine
An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh
painting,distinguish it from its imitation.
authoritarian AJ. subordinating the individual to the state;completely
dominating another's will
The leaders of the authoritarian regime ordered the
suppression of the democratic protest movement.
authoritative AJ. having the weight of authority;peremptory and
dictatorial
Impressed by the young researcher's well-documented
presention,we accepted her analysis of the experiment as authoritative.
autocratic AJ. having absolute,unchecked power;dictatorial
A person accustomed to exercising authority may become
autocratic if his or her power is unchecked.
automaton N. mechanism that imitates actions of humans
Long before science fiction readers became aware of robots,
writers were cereating stories of automatons who could outperform humans.
autonomous AJ. self-governing
Although the University of California at Berkeley is just
one part of the state university system,in many ways Cal Berkeley is
autonomous,for it runs several programs that are not subject to outside
control.
autopsy N. examination of a dead body;postmortem
The medical examiner ordreed an autopsy to determine the
cause of the death.
auxiliary AJ. offering or providing help;additional or subsidiary
to prepare for the emergency,they built an auxiliary power
station.
avalanche N. great mass of falling snow and ice
The park ranger warned the skiers to stay on the main trails,
where they would be in no danger of being buried beneath a sudden avalanche.
avarice N. greediness for wealth
King Midas is a perfect example of avarice;he was so greedy
that he wished everything he touched would turn to gold.
avenge V. take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone)
Hamlet vowed he would avenge his father's murder and
punish Claudius for his horrible crime.
aver V. state confidently
I wish to aver that I am certain of success.
REVIEW
AUSTERE; AUTHENTICATE; ATUTHORITARIAN; AUTHORITATIVE
AUTOCRATIC; AUTONOMOUS; AUTOPSY; AUXILIARY; AVALANCHE;
AVARICE; AVENGE; AVER
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