GRE词汇难词精选及新增词汇介绍
英语课
一、abhor 憎恶，厌恶：恐惧或憎恨;痛恨
(ab-away-远离，hor-horror-恐怖远离恐怖的事情，对恐怖事情的厌恶、憎恶)二、accede 同意, 加入, 同意
(from ad- "to" + cedere "go, move"靠近、同意(如果不同意，就远离、疏远))accolade 赞美, 骑士爵位的授予, 连谱号
(ac-加强语气，col-collar-领子、脖子，给…戴项圈授予爵位，就是把荣誉戴在你脖子上，另外，collar领子、脖子，于 column 柱子)acme 顶点, 极致
1570, from Gk. akme "(highest) point," from PIE base *ak- "sharp"词源翻译：ac=ang-尖锐，ac-尖锐的，Ac-尖的，A-象形，m-加在”c、g”后面的缀生辅助发音字母，e-无义。
三、affiliate (使...)加入, 接受为会员, 使隶属于fil-词根：儿子，从属
为什么 fil-儿子
四、descendant 子孙，后代(descend-下降)
fil 儿子(fil=fall-下落)
agile 2 敏捷的，轻快的(ag=act-动，行动，ile-ible=able能动的、好动的)五、alabaster 雪花石膏
(bust-半身像、胸像、妇女的胸部、半身雕像;使爆裂burst的简化字女性胸部当然是爆了 ala-alike-象，bast=bust-雕像-与雕像相关的石膏)alacrity 敏捷, 活泼, 爽快
a-否定前缀，lacr-lac-缺乏、迟缓，ity-后缀。
六、amalgam [采矿]汞合金, 汞齐
1471, "soft mass formed by chemical manipulation," from M.L. amalgama, "alloy 3 of mercury (esp. with gold or silver),"词源翻译： am+alg+am把汞弄到一起alg简化自ally, am=a+ mercury七、ameliorate 改善, 改进
meliorate- 改善、变好
mel通假 wellwww.Exam8.CoM
amenity 4 怡人：使人愉快或吸引人的性质;使人愉快1432, "quality of being pleasant or agreeable," from O.Fr. amenité, from L. amoenitatem (nom. amoenitas) "delightfulness 5, loveliness," from amoenus "pleasant," perhaps related to amare "to love."am-爱，en-使动，使接受爱意，对别人爱，ity-后缀。
八、acolyte 侍僧, 助手
c.1315, "inferior officer in the church," from M.L. acolytus, from Gk. akolouthos "following, attending on," lit. "having one way,"词源翻译不出来
拙劣联想：acolyte矮个赖特一个矮个子的赖特兄弟侍僧、跟班的。
新GRE考试新增词汇70个：
alibi 6 n. 不在现场的证明， 托辞， 借口
ambagious a. 迂回曲折的
anabiosis n。复苏， 回生
amulet 7 n。护身符
apologist n。辩护士
apropos 8 a. 恰当的， 中肯的
arroyo 9 n. 小河， 旱沟，峡谷
arrant 10 a. 彻头彻尾的， 臭名昭著的
askew 11 a. 斜的
avouch 12 n。宣称， 断言
awash a。被浪潮冲打的， 被覆盖的
balk 13 v. 妨碍， 畏缩不前
badinage 14 v.& n。玩笑， 揶揄
banter 15 v. 打趣
barefaced 16 a。露骨的， 无耻的
barrow n. 独轮车
becoming a. 合适的，适当的
benison 17 n. 祝福
bent 18 n。擅长， 爱好
berth 19 v.& n. ( 船) 停泊
beset 20 v. 困扰
bestial 21 a. 野兽的， 残忍的
bilk v. 欺骗
blitz n. 闪电战， 大量活动
blazon 22 v. 炫耀
blunt a 。坦率， 钝的
bluster 23 v. 咆哮， 愤怒地叫
botch v. 做事拙劣
bow n. 琴弓
brat 24 n. 小鬼， 小家伙
braid v.& n 编织， 编织物
buffoon 25 n. 小丑
broil 26 v. 烧，烤，争吵
bucket n. 水桶
bulk n. 大部分
bushed 27 a. 疲倦的， 迷途的
cache n. 藏私处v。隐藏
cad n。粗鄙无礼的人
cadge 28 v. 乞讨
cameo n。小品剧
canvass 29 v. 游说， 使人投票
cellar n. 地下室
cede 1 v. 割让
champion v. 拥护，赞成
choppy a. 波涛起伏的
choke v. 窒息
cherubic a. 天使的，可爱的
chasm 30 n. 断层，裂口
chore n. 家务活，零工
cliquism n 小集团主义。
clout 31 v.& n使劲打， 力量。
clodhopping a. 粗俗的，乡下人的
coeval 32 a. 同时代的
coda n. 尾声
colloquial 33 a. 口语的，白话的
colloquy 34 n. 谈话，会话
concerted a。协定的，商定的
condign 35 a. 适当的， 合适的
conjoin v. 结合
contemn 36 v. 轻蔑
contest v. 争辩， 竞争
courteous 37 a. 有礼貌的
countervail v. 补偿，抵消
cow v. 威胁sow播种，散布，母猪
crass 38 a. 愚钝的， 粗糙的
credits n. 片头字幕， 摄制人员名单
crony n. 任人为亲， 任用亲信;密友，好朋友cue n. 提示性台词， 暗示
crux 39 n. 关键点， 令人迷惑，困难的问题
以上就是为考生们介绍的GRE词汇中八个难词及新增词汇的解析，希望对正在备考GRE考试的考生们有帮助。
v.割让，放弃
- The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.辩论者拒绝向她的对手放弃其主张。
- Not because I'm proud.In fact,in front of you I cede all my pride.这不是因为骄傲，事实上我在你面前毫无骄傲可言。
n.合金，(金属的)成色
- The company produces titanium alloy.该公司生产钛合金。
- Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.青铜是铜和锡的合金。
n.pl.生活福利设施，文娱康乐场所；（不可数）愉快，适意
- The amenity of his manners won him many friends.他和悦的态度替他赢得很多朋友。
- Teachers' good amenity and culture have important educational value.教师良好的礼仪修养具有重要的教育价值。
n.某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明；借口
- Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi? 你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场吗？
- The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑，因为他已有前科。
n.护身符
- We're down here investigating a stolen amulet.我们来到这里调查一个失窃的护身符。
- This amulet is exclusively made by Father Sum Lee.这个护身符是沙姆.李长老特制的。
adv.恰好地；adj.恰当的；关于
- I thought he spoke very apropos.我认为他说得很中肯。
- He arrived very apropos.他来得很及时。
n.干涸的河床，小河
- She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。
- They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。
adv.斜地；adj.歪斜的
- His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow.他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。
- Her hat was slightly askew.她的帽子戴得有点斜。
v.确说，断言
- We can avouch for the quality.我们保证质量。
- I am willing to employ your friend if you will avouch his integrity.如果你能保证你的朋友是个诚实的人，那么我很乐意聘用他。
n.大方木料；v.妨碍；不愿前进或从事某事
- We get strong indications that his agent would balk at that request.我们得到的强烈暗示是他的经纪人会回避那个要求。
- He shored up the wall with a thick balk of wood.他用一根粗大的木头把墙撑住。
n.开玩笑，打趣
- When he reached the gate,there was the usual badinage with Charlie.当他来到公园大门时, 还是与往常一样和查理开玩笑。
- For all the forced badinag,it was an awkward meal.大家尽管勉强地说说笑笑，这顿饭依旧吃得很别扭。
n.嘲弄，戏谑；v.取笑，逗弄，开玩笑
- The actress exchanged banter with reporters.女演员与记者相互开玩笑。
- She engages in friendly banter with her customers.她常和顾客逗乐。
adj.厚颜无耻的，公然的
- It's barefaced robbery asking such a high price for that old bicycle!那辆旧自行车要价如此之高真是无耻的敲诈。
- What barefaced cheek!真是厚颜无耻！
n.祝福
- Here,I,on behalf of our manager,express our sincere benison.在此，我仅代表我们总经理，表达我们诚挚的祝福。
- You hurt me a lot,so forget to get my benison for your marriage.你伤我太深，所以休想得到我对你的婚姻的祝福。
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
- He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
- We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊
- She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
- They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
v.镶嵌；困扰，包围
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。
adj.残忍的；野蛮的
- The Roman gladiatorial contests were bestial amusements.罗马角斗是残忍的娱乐。
- A statement on Amman Radio spoke of bestial aggression and a horrible massacre. 安曼广播电台播放的一则声明提到了野蛮的侵略和骇人的大屠杀。
n.纹章，装饰；精确描绘；v.广布；宣布
- I believe Shakespeare wants to blazon forth a notion of disciplinary well-ordered and morality.我认为莎士比亚想宣扬一种有纪律有秩序有道德的社会主张。
v.猛刮；怒冲冲的说；n.吓唬，怒号；狂风声
- We could hear the bluster of the wind and rain.我们能听到狂风暴雨的吹打声。
- He was inclined to bluster at first,but he soon dropped.起初他老爱吵闹一阵，可是不久就不做声了。
n.孩子；顽童
- He's a spoilt brat.他是一个被宠坏了的调皮孩子。
- The brat sicked his dog on the passer-by.那个顽童纵狗去咬过路人。
n.演出时的丑角
- They pictured their manager as a buffoon.他们把经理描绘成一个小丑。
- That politician acted like a buffoon during that debate.这个政客在那场辩论中真是丑态百出。
v.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂；n.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂
- Bake,broil,grill or roast foods rather than fry them.烧烤或烘烤而不要油炸食物。
- He is in a broil of indignation.此刻他正怒气冲冲。
adj.疲倦的
- I'm bushed.Let's call it a day.我很疲倦，今天到此为止吧！
- I'm bushed.I'm going to bed.我太累了，我要睡觉了。
v.乞讨
- I managed to cadge a ride with a lorry driver.我求一个卡车司机免费载了我一程。
- Homeless people forced to cadge in subway stations.无家可归的人们被迫在地铁站里乞讨。
v.招徕顾客，兜售；游说；详细检查，讨论
- Mr. Airey Neave volunteered to set up an organisation to canvass votes.艾雷·尼夫先生自告奋勇建立了一个拉票组织。
- I will canvass the floors before I start painting the walls.开始粉刷墙壁之前，我会详细检查地板。
n.深坑，断层，裂口，大分岐，利害冲突
- There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.那社会中存在着贫富差距。
- A huge chasm gaped before them.他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。
n.用手猛击；权力，影响力
- The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
- He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。
adj.同时代的；n.同时代的人或事物
- Analysis has proved that this document is coeval with that one.这份文件经分析证明与那一份是同一个时代的。
- He believes that cooking and humanity are coeval.他相信烹饪和人类是同时代的。
adj.口语的，会话的
- It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.外语里的口头习语很难懂。
- They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。
n.谈话，自由讨论
- The colloquy between them was brief.他们之间的对话很简洁。
- They entered into eager colloquy with each other.他们展开热切的相互交谈。
adj.应得的，相当的
- The public approved the condign punishment.公众一致称赞这个罪判得很恰当。
- Chinese didn’t obtain the equal position and condign respect.中方并没有取得平等的地位和应有的尊重。
v.蔑视
- The wicked contemn God.恶人轻侮上帝。
- I contemn the people who treat children so cruelly.我蔑视如此虐待孩子的人。
adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的
- Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
- He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。
adj.愚钝的，粗糙的；彻底的
- The government has behaved with crass insensitivity.该政府行事愚蠢而且麻木不仁。
- I didn't want any part of this silly reception,It was all so crass.我完全不想参加这个无聊的欢迎会，它实在太糟糕了。