《托福高阶词汇》LIST13

1、姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_-密-封 -线- 托福高阶词汇list13考试时间：120分钟 考试总分：100分题号一二三四五总分分数遵守考场纪律，维护知识尊严，杜绝违纪行为，确保考试结果公正。abbreviate v.缩减同shorten, reduce, condense, abridgescott abbreviated his speech, so he would not bore anyone. 斯科特缩减了他的演讲，以免让人感到厌烦。adjacent adj.邻接的同adjoining, bordering, neighboring, contiguousnicks house i

2、s adjacent to a large park. 尼克的家与一个大公园毗邻。alternative n.选择同choice, option, selection, substitutefred felt he had very few alternatives in choosing a career.弗瑞德觉得他在职业上的选择余地很小。arbitrary adj.武断的；*的随意的同1.dictatorial, subjective, domineering 2.random, capriciousthe boss arbitrary demands on his staff were

3、 unbearable.老板*的命令让职员无法忍受。avocation n.副业；嗜好同diversion, hobby, occupation, pastimelouis avocation as a ski instructor gradually became his full-time employment.滑雪教练一职已从路易斯的副业逐渐变成他的全职了。candidate n.候选人同nominee, office-seeker, applicant, aspirantteresa has decided to become a candidate for mayor of our

4、town.特雷萨已决定作为候选人参加本镇镇长的竞选。coagulate v.凝结同solidify, jell, congeal, clot, curdlethe blood around the wound began to coagulate, slowing the loss of blood.伤口边的血开始凝结，减缓了血液的流失。conceal v.隐藏同hide, cover, secrete, stowthe brothers tried to conceal the puppy from their parents, but it was soon discovered.这几个兄

5、弟试图把小狗藏起来不让父母看到，但不久小狗就被发现了。contiguity n.邻接同juxtaposition, abutment, union, meetingour apartment buildings contiguity to a supermarket is very convenient. 我们的公寓和超级市场相邻，购物相当方便。daze v.使晕眩；使困惑同dazzle, confuse, stumthe math problem dazed all of the students in the class.这道数学题难倒了全班学生。 deprive v.剥夺同strip,

6、dispossess, divest, bereave, denudethe prisoners were deprived of any communication with the outside world.这些囚犯被剥夺了与外界进行沟通的自由。discrepancy n.差异；不符同inconsistency, disagreement, divergence, discordancethe manager found a discrepancy between the companys records and what actually sold. 经理发现公司的纪录与实际的销售不符

7、。efface v.消除同erase, eradicate, expunge, deletethe wind had effaced the deers hoofprints from the snow.风吹散了雪地上鹿留下的蹄印。*hoofprint n.蹄印engross v.全神贯注同absorb, preoccupy, engagerichard engrossed himself in the study of marine biology. 理查德在全神贯注地研究海洋生物。ethnic adj.种族的；人种的同racial, national, nativeour school h

8、as students from different ethnic backgrounds. 我们学校的学生有着不同的种族背景。facilitate v.使容易；促进同smooth, ease, promote, speed upmelissas help facilitated our work to clean up the garage.梅利莎的帮助加快了我们打扫车库的工作。exercise: fill in the blanks.1. eating more grains is a healthy _ to eating a lot of meat.2. three of the presidential _ participated in the televised debate.3. jenny was _ by the breathtaking scenery of the waterfall.4. diane was _ in reading a book when i entered the room.5. the fax machine has _