解析GRE考试八个难词
英语课
GRE词汇对考生们的要求是比较高的，并且一些疑难的词汇会为考生们造成困扰，小编为考生们汇总了GRE考试八个难词，并做了相关解析。
abhor 1 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)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。
affiliate 2 (使...)加入, 接受为会员, 使隶属于fil-词根：儿子，从属
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descendant 子孙，后代(descend-下降)
fil 儿子(fil=fall-下落)
agile 3 敏捷的，轻快的(ag=act-动，行动，ile-ible=able能动的、好动的)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。
amalgam 4 [采矿]汞合金, 汞齐
1471, "soft mass formed by chemical manipulation," from M.L. amalgama, "alloy 5 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+ mercuryameliorate 改善, 改进
meliorate- 改善、变好
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amenity 6 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 7, 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。
acolyte 8 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。
以上就是为考生们介绍的GRE词汇中八个难词的解析，希望对正在备考GRE考试的考生们有帮助。
v.憎恶；痛恨
- They abhor all forms of racial discrimination.他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。
- They abhor all the nations who have different ideology and regime.他们仇视所有意识形态和制度与他们不同的国家。
vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司
- Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
- What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？
n.混合物；汞合金
- To counter this myth,we explained that we're really an amalgam of little guys.为了打破这个神话，我们解释说，我们确实是由一群小小的老百姓所组成的混合体。
- American literature is to our eyes a curious amalgam of familiar and strange.我们认为，美国文学把我们所熟悉的和陌生的东西奇妙地结合起来了。
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。