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发信人: ljf (Jeff), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(12)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Mon Mar 13 22:07:00 2000), 转信
发信人: hivol (就这样吧), 信区: EnglishWorld
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(12)
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Sat Feb 26 10:39:39 2000)
amputate V. cut off part of body;prune
When the doctors had to amputate Tom's leg to prevent the
spread of cancer,he did not let the loss of his leg keep him from
participating in sports.
amok(amuck) AV. in a state of rage
The police had to be called in to restrain him after he ran
amok in the department store.
amulet N. charm;talisman
Around her neck she wore the amulet that the witch doctor had
given her.
anachronism N. something or someone misplaced in time
Shakespear's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an
anachronism;no clocks existed in Caesar's time.
analgesic AJ. causing insensitivity to pain
The analgesic qualities of this lotion will provide temporary
relief.
analogous AJ. comparable
She called our attention to the things that had been done in an
analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
analogy N. similarity;parallelism
A well-known analogy compares the body's immune system with an
army whose defending troops are the lymphocytes or white blood cells.
anarchy N. absence of governing body;state of disorder
The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy.
anathema N. solemn curse;something or someone regarded as a curse
To the Ayatolla,America and the West were anathema.
ancestry N. family descent
David can trace his ancestry as far back as the seventeenth
century,when one of his ancestors was a court trumpeter in Germany.
anchor V. secure or fasten firmly;be fixed in place
We set the post in concrete to anchor it in place.
ancillary AJ. serving as an aid or accessory;auxillary
In an ancillary capacity Doctor Watson was helpful;howerver,
Holmes could not trust the good doctor to solve a perplexing case on his
own.
anecdote N. short account of an amusing or interesting event
Rather than make concrete proposals for welfare reform,
President Reagan told anecdotes about poor people who became wealthy despite
their impoverished backgrounds.
REVIEW
AMPUTATE; AMOK; AMULET; ANACHRONISM; ANALGESIC; ANALOGOUS;
ANALOGY; ANARCHY; ANATHEMA; ANCESTRY; ANCHOR;
ANCILLARY; ANECDOTE
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