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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 2
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:11:23 星期一), 站内信件
ulation flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
adulterate make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(co
ntaminated) substances
advent arrival
adventitious accidental; casual; happening by chance
adversary opponent; enemy
adverse going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
adversity great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
advert refer
advocacy support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
advocate speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
aegis shield; protection; defense
aerie (aery,eyrie,eyry) nest of a large bird of prey
aesthetic artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (
of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
affable easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
affected artificial; pretended
affidavit written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of
law)
affiliation joining; associating with
affinity feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. ma
ny affinities between two languages
affirmation positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refus
es to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: pos
itive discrimination
affliction state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. affl
ict: inflict grievous suffering on
affluence abundance; wealth
affront insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt th
e feelings of intentionally
agape openmouthed
agenda items of business at a meeting
agglomeration collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass;
N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
aggrandize make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggra
ndizement
aggregate sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add u
p to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
aghast filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
agility nimbleness; ability to move quickly
agitate stir up; disturb
agnostic one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or a
ny ultimate reality
agog highly excited; intensely curious
agrarian pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
alacrity cheerful promptness without reluctance
alchemy medieval chemistry
alcove nook; recess
alias an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV.
alias
alienate make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownersh
ip of
alimentary supplying nourishment
alimony payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
allay calm; pacify
allege state without proof
allegiance loyalty
allegory story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; f
able
alleviate relieve (pain)
alliteration repetition of beginning sound in poetry
allocate assign; set apart for a particular purpose
earmark set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
alloy mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity;
V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not
in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed h
appiness
allude refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
allure entice; attract; tempt
siren apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature
alluvial pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
aloof apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; AD
V.
aloft upward; high up in the air
altercation noisy quarrel
altruistic unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfi
sh concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
amalgamate (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
amalgam combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercu
ry) used for filling holes in teeth
amass collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
amazon female warrior
ambidextrous capable of using either hand with equal ease
ambience environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience;
ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible inte
rpretation
ambivalence the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attit
udes or opinions
amble walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
ambrosia food of the gods
nectar drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
ambulatory able to walk
ameliorate improve
amenable obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led
; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex.
amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to t
he usual tests
amend correct; change ; generally for the better
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