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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 3
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:12:07 星期一), 站内信件
amenities convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social court
esies
amiable agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
amicable peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settleme
nt
amiss wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
amity friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
amnesia loss of memory
amnesty pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
amoral nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
amorous moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
amorphous formless; lacking shape or definition
amphibian able to live both on land and in water; N.
amphitheater oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena
ample enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/gard
en; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
amplify increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding
; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph
amputate cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
amok(amuck) in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
amulet charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, ba
d luck
anachronism an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplac
ed in time; ADJ. anachronistic
analgesic causing insensitivity to pain; N.
analgesia condition of being unable to feel pain
analogous comparable; similar
analogy similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
anarchist person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate
of abolishing authority
anarchy absence of governing body; state of disorder
anathema solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathema
tize
ancestry family descent; ADJ. ancestral
anchor secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage
ancillary serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
anecdote short story of an amusing or interesting event
anemia condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic
anesthetic substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciou
sness; N. anesthesia
anguish acute pain; extreme suffering
angular sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; ga
unt; stiff in manner
animadversion critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapp
roval
animated lively; spirited
animosity active enmity
animus hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
annals records arranged in yearly parts; history
anneal reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (met
al or glass)
annex attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territ
ory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added t
o a large one
annihilate destroy
annotate comment; make explanatory notes
annuity yearly allowance
annul make void
elope run away secretly with the intention of getting married
anodyne drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statem
ent
anoint consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
anomalous abnormal; irregular
anomaly irregularity
anonymity state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous
antagonism hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an e
nemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary;
principal character in oppostion to the protagonist
protagonist leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a
play or story
antecede precede
antecedents preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or e
arly background
antediluvian antiquated; extremely ancient
anthem song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
anthology book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus
anthropoid manlike; resembling a human being; N.
anthropologist student of the history and science of humankind
anthropomorphic having human form or characteristics
anticlimax letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or
disappointing coming after something important or exciting
antidote remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the econ
omic troubles
antipathy aversion; dislike or opposition
antiquated obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated
antique made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made
in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable
antiquity quality of being very old; ancient times; antiseptic substance th
at prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.
antithesis contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetic
al
antler bony growth on the head of a deer
anvil iron block used in hammering out metals
apathy lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in importan
t matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
ape imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)
aperture opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amou
nt of light
apex tip; summit; climax; highest point
aphasia loss of speech due to injury or illness
aphorism pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
apiary a place where bees are kept
hive box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
apiculture bee-keeping
apiarist person who keeps bees
aplomb poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
poise good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanc
ed position
apocalyptic prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N.
apocalypse
apocryphal (of a story) widely believed but untrue
apogee highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
apolitical having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
apologist one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia
apoplexy stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
apostate one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apos
tasy
apothecary druggist; pharmacist
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