高级英语第二册词汇复习.doc

1. lash A. strike violently B. pass by C. move slowly D. stride2. pummel A. push forward B. punish severely C. hit with repeated blow D. beat heavily3. gruff A. serious B. grievous C. rough D. gentle4. elevate A. put down B. lift up C. face to D. push down5. demolish A. destroy B. reduce C. increase D. beat6. scud A. go smoothly B. go straight and fast C. go up and down D. go violently7. interior A. situated inside B. situated outside C. interrelate D. internecine8. ferocity A. capability B. fierceness C. impediment D. ferment9. shudder A. shuffle in B. walk out C. curl up D. shake10. sanctuary A. a warm place B. shelter C. a clean place D. a harm place11. maroon A. stay brave and along B. leave hopeful C. stay helpless D. leave helpless and alone12. vantage A. variable situation B. comfortless position C. advantage D. disadvantage13. debris A. small individual parts B. completely good places C. well preserved pieces D. scattered broken pieces14. implore A. request earnestly B. inform eagerly C. ask for leave D. ask for leave15. skim A. hit violently B. move lightly over C. go fast and quietly D. move gradually away16. rampage A. walk for pleasure B. produce branches C. rage D. range17. festoon A. celebrate B. fasten C. scatter D. decorate18. extinguish A. put out B. put up C. put on D. put down19. disintegrate A. joint together B. break up into pieces C. regard as a individual D. look down upon20. frustrate A. discourage B. bring about good result C. come out fruitfully D. worry about the result21. prop A. support B. place C. suspend D. propose22. tilt A. cultivate B. incline C. level D. disintegrate23. endure A. conduct B. control C. bear D. engulf24. bar A. music note B. hot rail C. brick D. block25. thrust A. dreadful weapon B. sharp knife C. pierce wind D. driving force26. diminish A. mummify B. reduce C. micro command D. increase27. assume A. assert B. pronounce C. suppose D. declare28. perish A. incarnate B. die C. increase D. submit29. lap A. cover B. destroy C. beat D. put30. vanish A. import B. exist C. appear D. disappear1. intricate A. difficult B. complicated C. invalid D. simple2. anecdote A. short amusing story B. long tedious talk C. uninteresting writing D. exciting information3. affirmation A. negative conversation B. possibility C. positive statement D. affection4. churl A. soldier B. bishop C. naturalist D. peasant5. convict A. criminal B. aggressor C. captain D. captor6. intercept A. stop between starting-point and destination B. arrive at the conclusion C. write words expressing respect D. prevent from being seen7. denial A. piece of open land B. accepting an invitation C. refusing a request D. teaching good behaviour8. delve A. give oneself up B. clasp carefully C. search carefully and deeply D. look down upon9. immune A. secure B. impure C. odorous D. revival10. facetious A. unimportant B. very superficial C. hideous D. not serious11. sinister A. not pretended B. suggesting evil C. happening in the same time D. giving orders12. pejorative A. sharp B. distasteful C. contemptuous D. penetrating13. ultimatum A. uthe general opinion about the character, qualities etc B. state of being in demand C. sth. that provokes or annoys D. final statement of conditions to be accepted14. tussle A. have a hard struggle or fight B. raise to a higher grade C. come to a lower level or state D. make the greatest possible use of15. scamper A. move onward smoothly B. drop down directly C. run quickly and playfully D. walk forward and backward16. edict A. order B. article C. painting D. newspape17. tart A. different B. sarcastic C. loaded D. special18. coin A. happen B. coincide C. comfort D. invent19. dominance A. ruling class B. manageable domain C. controlling power D. religious establishment20. salon A. a regular held fashionable gathering B. a big luxurious car C. a grand comfortable hotel D. a large public drinking place21. sociable A. gregarious B. collective C. common D. ordinary22. deserve A. to take away B. to last long C. to help with D. to be worthy of23. sparkle A. strike B. glitter C. climb D. flow24. opportunity A. an opposing force B. a favourable place C. a chance for advancement D. a difficult situation25. indulged A. gratify B. involve C. interrupt D. gratitude26. gossip A. glory B. rumor C. private fact D. personal things27. prose A. imitation B. copying C. writing D. drawing28. punctuate A. insert occasionally B. not to emphasize C. act instantly D. interrupt periodically29. recess A. accepted quantity B. the act of receiving C. secluded place D. secrete news30. pressing A. urgent B. immediate C. refusing D. interacting1. inaugural A. holy and sacred place in a church B. formal speech made by a person on taking office C. shelter from trouble, danger D. talk for the purpose of teaching2. sovereign A. self-governing B. self-sufficient C. self-centered D. self-respected3. subversion A. rebuilding B. succession C. destroying D. salvage4. invective A. beautiful words B. facial expressions C. convincing speech D. abusive language5. invoke A. call forth B. take down C. put up D. take the form of6. prescribe A. order or direct B. produce C. protect D. agree7. tribulation A. contribution B. delivery C. distribution D. great difficulty or trouble8. adversary A. a person who gives advice B. a friend C. an enemy D. a listener9. civility A. rough manners B. polite behaviour C. polite citizen D. rude person10. engulf A. swallow up B. consider about C. clean up D. imprint on11. heed A. rise on feet B. strike on the head C. give new life and strength D. pay attention to12. shield A. person or thing that protects B. a court order prohibiting or ordering a given action C. a person or animal inhabiting a specified place D. an apparatus used in inhaling medicinal vapors13. asunder A. from below B. apart in direction or position C. in or to a low place D. from an upright position14. belabour A. ask sb. to work hard B. set upon with too much talk C. furnish with power D. force upon others15. eradicate A. cut into many small parts B. go round in circle C. draw together into a small space D. put an end to; destroy16. observe A. celebrate B. preserve C. orate D. help17. almighty A. intensive B. all-powerfu C. instructive D. all-round18. symbolize A. make signal B. show pity C. represent D. present19. undoing A. showing B. laziness C. cover D. destruction20. permit A. fill in B. consent C. get into D. explain21. commit A. pledge B. omit C. refrain D. repeat22. host A. a few B. multitude C. house D. exclusion23. alliance A. domination B. transaction C. disintegration D. association24. cast A. insert B. fall C. throw D. leap25. prey A. victim B. require C. address D. beg26. aggression A. defence B. invasion C. injury D. disclosure27. outpace A. fall behind B. step out C. walk outsid D. surpass28. anew A. once more B. strange C. famous D. weary29. testimony A. evidence B. witness C. liberation D. trial30. inspection A. prediction B. warm speech C. expectation D. examination1. fallacy A. religious belief B. false belief C. bankruptcy D. dropping2. incredulous A. unbelieving B. increasing C. industrious D. unimproved3.scalpel A. a carpet B. a piece of bread C. a small, light knife D. a rising market4.perspicacious A. determinate B. flagitious C. prestigious D. discerning5.trauma A. emotional shock B. mental work C. the state of not having enough D. a reinforced structure for observers6.shed A. take shelter B. prevert from C. lose hair D. keep company with7.pedantic A. of a person who likes music B. of a person who pays attention to unimportant news C. of a person who stresses on sports D. of a person who emphasizes trivial points of learning8.desist A. insist on B. cease C. heckle D. portions A. property B. portions C. massages D. dimensions10.waif A. homeless child B. wandering musician C. countryman D. smuggler11.perspiration A. convincing B. encouraging C. pledging D. sweating12. blubber A. speak quickly B. talk repeatedly C. say with sobs D. say with hiccups13. modulate A. make achange in the tone B. cause to do or believe sth C. make or become soft D. change the place or position14.infamy A. being famous for B. being shameful C. being honest D. being refused15.contrite A. sad B. honest C. penitent D. overjoyed16.wax A. grow bigger or greater B. become less or smaller C. drop heavily D. cover with thick coating17.acme A. large group of plants B. highest point C. sharp crisis D. highest mountain peak18.veer A. move forward B. look sideways C. change directions D. pour out19.exultant A. triumphant B. foreign C. exhausted D. overflowing20.unsightly A. invisible B. ugly C. precipitate D. provisional21.testy A. examining B. proving C. impatient D. judging22.fracture A. break B. combine C. disagree D. repeat23.tug A. pull B. push C. place D. fix24.covet A. surround B. cover C. avoid D. desire25.grulling A. complaining B. moaning C. tiring D. unwilling26.mince A. decrease B. minimize C. increase D. euphemize27.clap A. strike B. walk C. fall down D. climb up28.wince A. push forward B. draw back C. incise up D. draw out29.qualify A. equal B. propose C. restrict D. count30.chink A. a precise piece B. a small piece C. a big valley D. a narrow opening31.shamble A. walk in an awkward way B. tremble terribly C. close in mild way D. shine brightly32.contrite A. permitting easily B. seeing clearly C. feeling regret D. looking worried33.chirp A. a long loud sound B. a short low-pitched sound C. a low murmuring sound D. a short,high-pitched sound34.contradict A. take out B. be contrary to C. withdraw D. be relevant to35.immovable A. permanent B. quick C. immediate D. cold36.penetrate A. spread B. pierce C. take part D. formulate37.specification A. a blank or empty area B. a detailed, exact statement of particulars C. a partial excuse D. the evolutionary formation of new biological species38.scrap A. special place B. particular area C. small piece D. unseen item39.tremendous A. unique B. genuine C. unexpected D. enormous40.clutch A. grasp tightly B. hang loosely C. touch softly D. hold lightly1. hideous A. secret B. concealed C. ugly D. outstanding2. uncompromising A. unyielding B. unequalled C. unwavering D. unpromising3. ingenuity A. stupidity B. cleverness C. not genuine D. sincerity4. unintelligible A. stupid B. showing high intelligence C. difficult to understand D. not intelligent5. ghastly A. surprisingly B. delightful C. greatly D. horrible6. obscene A. unclear B. indecent C. stubborn D. transparent7. unfathomablen A. which cant be understood B. which can be measured C. which is not realistic D. which is not deep8. etiology A. the science of life B. the science of society C. the study of action D. the study of cause9. inadvertence A. attention B. carelessness C. pretence D. weakness10. deface A. damage the name of B. clean the surface of C. spoil the look of D. decorate on the surface of11. putrid A. purified B. ugly C. fresh D. rotten12. pullman A. railroad car B. porter C. loader D. sweater13. forsake A. benefit B. abandon C. support D. save14. alley A. union B. metal C. street D. building15. allude A. illustrate B. refer indirectly C. imagine D. speak directly16. lucrative A. profitable B. excessive C. mournful D. decreasing17. lacerate A. produce B. manage C. control D. hurt18. forlorn A. movable B. liberal C. deserted D. divided19. streak A. split B. cover C. break D. destroy20. grime A. lime B. smile C. color D. dirt21. precarious A. unsafe B. cautious C. rpreoccupy D. steady22. titanic A. limited B. powerful C. timid D. panic23. aberrant A. incorrect B. obstinate C. unusual D. normal24. inimical A. favourable B. intimate C. comical D. hostile25. grotesque A. strange B. graphic C. picturesque D. charming26. retrospect A. thought about the future B. contemplation of the past C. examination of the present D. analysis of the past27. pathology A. the study of religion B. the study of philosophy C. the study of disease D. the study of path28. mellow A. soften B. harden C. strengthen D. collapse29. appreciable A. gratefully B. praising C. attractively D. considerably30. hamlet A. a soldiers cap B. small village C. a metal structure D. a large basket31. perpendicular A. vertical B. straight C. upright D. all the above32. pier A. wood B. pillar C. coffin D. platform33. dingy A. ringing B. gloomy C. dirty D. soil34. downright A. absolutely B. practically C. rationally D. commonly35. trimming A. outline B. neat appearance C. decoration D. arrangement36. eczema A. dermatitis B. infection C. appendicitis D. scarlet fever37. aspiration A. encouragement B. ambition C. enthusiasm D. abstinence38. grand A. rich and sumptuous B. large and heavy C. mean and clumsy D. exaggerative39. filthy A. full B. pure C. powerful D. nasty40. revolting A. changing B. offensive C. revolving D. dignifying41. enigmatical A. ambitious B. suspicious C. puzzling D. important42. monstrous A. surprisingly heavy B. absolutely clear C. undoubtedly true D. shockingly hideous43. sheer A. completely B. thinly C. thickly D. densely44. agonize A. ease the anger B. sustain a burden C. suffer extreme pain D. establish peace in45. habitation A. addiction B. residence. C. constitution D. behaviour46. bleak A. barren B. encouraged C. exposed to na