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发信人: ljf (Jeff), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(10)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Mon Mar 13 22:09:46 2000), 转信
发信人: hivol (就这样吧), 信区: EnglishWorld
标 题: Step by Step for GRE Words(10)
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Mon Feb 21 21:47:48 2000)
aloof AJ. apart;reserved
Shy by nature;she remained aloof while others conversed.
aloft AV. upward
The sailor climbed aloft into the rigging.
altercation N. noisy quarrel;heated dispute
In that hot-tempered household,no meal ever came to a peaceful
conclusion;the inevitable altercation soemtimes even ended in blows.
altruistic AJ. unselfishly generous;concerned for others
In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships
for hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths,Eugens performed a truly
alturistic deed.
amalgamate V. combine;unite in one body
The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one
national body.
amass V. collect
The miser's aim is to amass and hoard as much gold as possible.
amazon N. female warrior
Ever since the days of Greek mythology we refer to strong and
agreessive women as amazons.
ambidextrous AJ. capable of using either hand with equal ease
A switch-hitter in baseball should be naturally ambidextrous.
ambience N. environment;atmosphere
She went to restaurant not for the food but for the ambience.
ambiguous AJ. unclear or doubtful in meaning
His ambiguous instrutions misled us;we didn't know which
road to take.
ambivalence N. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes
Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the
next,she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
amble N. moving at an easy pace
When she first mounted the horse,she was afraid to urge the
animal to go faster than a gentle amble.
ambrosia N. food of the gods
Ambrosia was supposed to give immortality to any human who
ate it.
ambulatory AJ. able to walk;not bedridden
Calvin was a highly ambulatory patient;not only did he refuse
to be confined to bed,but also he insisted on riding his skateboard up and
down the halls.
ameliorate V. improve
Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions
of people living in the slums.
amenable AJ. readily managed or willing to be led;answerable or
accountable legally
As a foreign diplomat,he claimed he was not amenable to minor
local laws.
amend V. correct;change,generally for the better
Hoping to amend his condition,he left vietnam for America.
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ALOOF;ALOFT;ALTERCATION;ALTRUISTIC;AMALGAMATE;AMASS
AMAZON;AMBIDEXTROUS;AMBIENCE;AMBIGUOUS;AMBIVALENCE
AMBLE;AMBROSIA;AMBULATORY;AMELIORATE;AMENABLE;AMEND
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