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发信人: ljf (Jeff), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(14)
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发信人: hivol (就这样吧), 信区: EnglishWorld
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(14)
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Sat Feb 26 11:34:29 2000)
annuity N. yearly allowance
The annuity she set up with the insurance company supplements
her social security benefits so that she can live comfortable without
working.
annul V. make void
The parents of the eloped couple tried to annul the marriage.
anodyne N. drug that relieves pain;opiate
His pain was so great that no anodyne could relieve it.
anoint V. consecrate
The prophet Samuel anointed David with oil,crowning him king
of Israel.
anomalous AJ. abnormal;irregular
She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to
approve procedures that she despised.
anomaly N. irregularity
A bird that can't fly is an anomaly.
anonymity N. state of being nameless;anonymousness
The donor of the gift asked the college not to mention her by
name;the dean readily agreed to respect her anonymity.
antagonism N. hostility;active resistance
Barry showed his antagonism toward his new stepmother by
ignoring her whenever she tried talking to him.
antecede V. precede
The invention of the radiotelegraph anteceded the development
of television by a quarter of century.
antediluvian AJ. antiquated; extremely ancient
Looking at his great-aunt's antique furniture,which must have
been cluttering upher attic since before Noah's flood,the young heir
exclaimed,"Heavens,how positively antediluvian!"
anthem N. song of praise or patriotism
Let us now all join in singing the national anthem.
anthology N. book of literary selections by various authors
This anthology of science fiction was compiled by the late
Isaac Asimov.
anthropoid AJ. manlike
The gorilla is the strongest of the anthropoid animals.
anthropologist N. student of the history and science of humankind
Anthropologists have discoved several relics of perhistoric
humans in this area.
REVIEW
ANNUITY; ANNUL; ANODYNE; ANOINT; ANOMALOUS
ANOMALY; ANONYMITY; ANTAGONISM; ANTECEDE; ANTEDILUVIAN;
ANTHEM; ANTHOLOGY; ANTHROPOID; ANTHROPOLOGIST
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