GRE重点词汇解析整合5篇

1、第 PAGE6 页 共 NUMPAGES6 页GRE重点词汇解析整合5篇GRE重点词汇解析：anachronismanachronism: a person or thing that is out of place in time1) something out of place i.t.o. its historical or chronological context2) something out of place in time (e.g., an airplane in 1492)3) something located at a time when it could not ha

2、ve existed or occurredSynonym: misplacementHer floor-length skirts and elaborately done up hair were anachronisms that she nevertheless pulled off with grace.The editor recognized an anachronism in the manuscript where the character from the 1500s boarded an airplane.He realized that the film about

3、cavemen contained an anachronism when he saw a jet cut across the horizon during a hunting scene.GRE重点词汇解析：ambivalentambivalent: 有矛盾看法的; simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings; undecided1) characterized by opposite feelings or emotions2) characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings

4、or attitudesambivalent coherent, free of fluctuation; mited; definite, settled, unequivocal; mitment, harmoniousThe ambivalent jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.(尤指感情、态度)矛盾的： having a mixture of opposing feelings【例】 He maintained an ambivalent attitude to religion throughout his life. 他一生都对宗教

5、抱有矛盾的心态。【近】 conflicting, contradictory, mixed【反】 certain, decided, definite, positive, resolute, sure, unquestioning 明确的，毫无疑问的【派】ambivalence n. 矛盾心理GRE重点词汇解析：inimicalinimical: 不友善的; Injurious or harmful in effect; hostile;adverse;unfriendly1) hostile, like an enemy; unfriendlySynonyms: adverse, oppo

6、sed, unfriendly, unwelinginimical friendlyinimical amiable, amicable, amenabledisparage : inimicalPoor hygiene is inimical to good health.The chess player directed an inimical stare at his opponent to knock him off his game.GRE重点词汇解析：truculenttruculent: 野蛮的, 残酷的, feeling or displaying ferocity : CRU

7、EL1) feeling or showing ferocity; deadly, harsh, or aggressive2) fierce, savage, cruel3) fierce and cruel; eager to fighttruculent placid 凶残的温和的truculent submissive, tamed, pacifictruculent nice, peaceful, civilized, agreeable, obedient, pliant, cooperative, genial,truculent gentle, genial, meek, pe

8、aceful,cooperative, amiable, easygoing civil, gentle, cooperative, agreeable, amiable, peaceabletruculent : gentleness = unregenerate : remorsetruculent = pugnaciouscholeric: 易怒的，暴躁的1. 某人的演讲稿第二版是如此的_以致于dramatically different from _的第一稿。(pacifictruculent)2. The discipline of playing football transfor

9、med the truculent boy into a mild young man; he reserved his aggression for the field.相近词汇：brutal, cruel, fierce, savage; belligerent, hostileTruculent fighting broke out in the war-torn countryThe truculent beast approached the crowd with wild eyes and sharpened claws.GRE重点词汇解析：imperableimperable:

10、难以浸透的; incapable of being perated or piercedpierce : imperable = change : immutable 穿透:难以浸透的=改变:不可改变的pierce : imperable = profane : inviolablepierce : imperable = understand : recondite【考法1】adj. 不可浸透的，不可穿透的： impossible to get through or into【例】 The ancient temple was surrounded by vast stretches of imperable jungle. 包围着古老的神庙的是密不透风的灌木丛【近】 impassable, impermeable, impervious, impregnable【反】 passable, perable, permeable, pervious 可通过的【考法2】adj. 难以理解的： incapable of being prehended【例】The textbooks language is pletely imperable, at least to