GRE常考名词（二） |
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apprehend1 :: arrest a criminal; dread2; perceive
apprise :: inform
arraign :: charge in court; indict
arrogate :: claim without reasonable grounds
ascertain :: find out for certain
ascribe :: refer; attribute; assign
assail3 :: assault
assay :: analyze4; evaluate
asseverate :: make a positive statement or solemn declaration
assimilate :: absorb; cause to become homogeneous
assuage :: ease; lessen5 pain
attenuate :: make thin; weaken
attest :: testify; bear witness
augment :: increase
authenticate :: prove genuine
aver :: state confidently
avouch :: affirm; proclaim
avow :: declare openly
babble :: chatter6 idly
badger :: pester7; annoy
baffle :: frustrate8; perplex
balk :: foil
bate :: let down; restrain
batten :: grow fat; thrive upon others
bedizen :: dress with vulgar finery
bedraggle :: wet thoroughly
beguile :: delude9; cheat; amuse
behoove :: suited to; incumbent10 upon
belabor :: beat soundly; assail verbally
beleaguer :: besiege
belittle :: disparage11; depreciate
berate :: scold strongly
besmirch :: soil; defile
bestow :: confer
betroth :: become engaged to marry
blanch :: bleach12; whiten
blazon :: decorate with an heraldic coat of arms
bode :: foreshadow; portend
bolster :: support; prop13 up
bowdlerize :: expurgate
broach :: open up
bungle :: spoil by clumsy behavior
burgeon :: grow forth14; send out buds
burlesque :: give an imitation that ridicules
burnish :: make shiny by rubbing; polish
cajole :: coax15; wheedle
calumniate :: slander
canvass :: determine votes, etc.
caparison :: put showy ornamentation on a horse
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apprehend
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| vt.理解，领悟，逮捕，拘捕，忧虑 |
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- I apprehend no worsening of the situation.我不担心局势会恶化。
- Police have not apprehended her killer.警察还未抓获谋杀她的凶手。
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dread
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| vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧 |
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- We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
- Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
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assail
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| v.猛烈攻击，抨击，痛斥 |
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- The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day.反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。
- We should assist parents not assail them.因此我们应该帮助父母们，而不是指责他们。
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analyze
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| vt.分析，解析 (=analyse) |
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- We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
- The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。
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lessen
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| vt.减少，减轻；缩小 |
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- Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
- They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。
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chatter
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| vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战 |
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- Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
- I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。
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pester
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| v.纠缠，强求 |
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- He told her not to pester him with trifles.他对她说不要为小事而烦扰他。
- Don't pester me.I've got something urgent to attend to.你别跟我蘑菇了，我还有急事呢。
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frustrate
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| v.使失望；使沮丧；使厌烦 |
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- But this didn't frustrate Einstein.He was content to go as far as he could.但这并没有使爱因斯坦灰心，他对能够更深入地研究而感到满意。
- They made their preparations to frustrate the conspiracy.他们作好准备挫败这个阴谋。
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delude
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| vt.欺骗；哄骗 |
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- You won't delude him into believing it.你不能诱使他相信此事。
- Don't delude yourself into believing that she will marry you.不要自欺，别以为她会嫁给你。
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incumbent
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| adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的 |
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- He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
- It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
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disparage
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| v.贬抑，轻蔑 |
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- Your behaviour will disparage the whole family.你的行为将使全家丢脸。
- Never disparage yourself or minimize your strength or power.不要贬低你自己或降低你的力量或能力。
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bleach
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| vt.使漂白；vi.变白；n.漂白剂 |
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- These products don't bleach the hair.这些产品不会使头发变白。
- Did you bleach this tablecloth?你把这块桌布漂白了吗？
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prop
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| vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山 |
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- A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
- The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。
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forth
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| adv.向前；向外，往外 |
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- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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coax
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| v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取 |
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- I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。
- He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。
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