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1、1000 个考察频率最高的SAT词汇及例句来自哈佛教授Mike Lawrence, 带英文解释及例句,被美国学生视为必看之书. 节选: abase(v.)to humiliate, degrade(After being overthrown and abased, the deposedleader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)abat
2、e(v.)to reduce, lessen(The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)abdicate(v.)to give up a position, usually one of leadership(When he realized that therevolutionaries would su
3、rely win, the king abdicated his throne.)abduct(v.)to kidnap, take by force(The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from herhappy home.)aberration(n.)something that differs from the n
4、orm(In 1918, the Boston Red Sox wonthe World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Soxhave not won a World Series since.)abet(v.)to
5、0;aid, help, encourage(The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on theinside to abet him.)abhor(v.)to hate, detest(Because he always wound up kicking himself in the
6、;headwhen he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)abide1.(v.)to put up with(Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decidedto abide by it.)2.(v
7、.)to remain(Despite the beating theyve taken from the weatherthroughout the millennia, the mountains abide.)abject(adj.)wretched, pitiful(After losing all her money, falling into a puddle,
8、160;andbreaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)abjure(v.)to reject, renounce(To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evilpolicies of his wicked predecessor.)abnegation(n.)denial of comfort
9、 to oneself(The holy man slept on the floor, took onlycold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)abort(v.)to give up on a half-finished project or
10、0;effort(After they ran out of food, themen, attempting to jump rope around the world, had to abort and go home.)abridge1.(v.)to cut down, shorten(The publisher thought the
11、60;dictionary was too longand abridged it.)2.(adj.)shortened(Moby-Dick is such a long book that even theabridged version is longer than most normal books.)abrogate(v.)to abolish, usually
12、0;by authority(The Bill of Rights assures that thegovernment cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)abscond(v.)to sneak away and hide(In the confusion, the super-spy absconded&
13、#160;into thenight with the secret plans.)absolution(n.)freedom from blame, guilt, sin(Once all the facts were known, the jurygave Angela absolution by giving a verdict of not
14、;guilty.)abstain(v.)to freely choose not to commit an action(Everyone demanded that Angusput on the kilt, but he did not want to do it and abstained.)abstruse(adj.)hard to com
15、prehend(Everyone else in the class understood geometryeasily, but John found the subject abstruse.)accede(v.)to agree(When the class asked the teacher whether they could play baseballin
16、stead of learn grammar they expected him to refuse, but instead he acceded totheir request.)accentuate(v.)to stress, highlight(Psychologists agree that those people who arehappiest acce
17、ntuate the positive in life.) balk (v.) to stop, block abruptly (Ednas boss balked at her request for another raise.)ballad(n.) a love song (Gretas boyfriend played
18、;her a ballad on the guitar during theirwalk through the dark woods.)banal (adj.) dull, commonplace (The client rejected our proposal because they foundour presentation banal
19、and unimpressive.)bane(n.) a burden (Advanced physics is the bane of many students academic lives.)bard (n.) a poet, often a singer as well (Shakespeare is often considered
20、60;the greatest bardin the history of the English language.)bashful(adj.) shy, excessively timid (Frankies mother told him not to be bashful whenhe refused to attend the birth
21、day party.)battery1.(n.) a device that supplies power (Most cars run on a combination of powerfrom a battery and gasoline.) 2. (n.)assault, beating (Her husband was accused
22、60;ofassault and battery after he attacked a man on the sidewalk.)beguile (v.) to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all oftheir money to h
23、im.)behemoth(n.) something of tremendous power or size (The new aircraft carrier isamong several behemoths that the Air Force has added to its fleet.)benevolent(adj.) marked by
24、0;goodness or doing good (Police officers should becommended for their benevolent service to the community.)benign (adj.) favorable, not threatening, mild (We were all relieved to&
25、#160;hear that themedical tests determined her tumor to be benign.)bequeath(v.) to pass on, give (Jons father bequeathed his entire estate to his mother.)berate(v.) to scold v
26、ehemently (The angry boss berated his employees for failing tomeet their deadline.)bereft(adj.) devoid of, without (His family was bereft of food and shelter following thetornado.)
27、beseech(v.) to beg, plead, implore (The servant beseeched the king for food to feed hisstarving family.)bias(n.) a tendency, inclination, prejudice (The judges hidden bias against&
28、#160;smokers ledhim to make an unfair decision.) . cadence (n.) a rhythm, progression of sound (The pianist used the foot pedal toemphasize the cadence of the sonata.)caj
29、ole(v.) to urge, coax (Freds buddies cajoled him into attending the bachelor party.)calamity(n.) an event with disastrous consequences (The earthquake in San Franciscowas a calamit
30、y worse than any other natural disaster in history.)calibrate(v.) to set, standardize (The mechanic calibrated the cars transmission tomake the motor run most efficiently.)callous
31、(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderers callous lack of remorse shocked thejury.)calumny(n.) an attempt to spoil someone elses reputation by spreading lies (The localofficials
32、;calumny ended up ruining his opponents prospect of winning the election.)camaraderie(n.) brotherhood, jovial unity (Camaraderie among employees usuallyleads to success in business.)candor (
33、n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the mayors speechbecause he is usually rather evasive.)canny(adj.) shrewd, careful (The canny runner hung at the
34、0;back of the pack throughmuch of the race to watch the other runners, and then sprinted past them at the end.)canvas1. (n.) a piece of cloth on which an a
35、rtist paints (Picasso liked to work on canvasrather than on bare cement.) 2. (v.) to cover, inspect (We canvassed theneighborhood looking for clues.)capacious(adj.) very spacious
36、160;(The workers delighted in their new capacious officespace.)capitulate(v.) to surrender (The army finally capitulated after fighting a long costlybattle.)capricious(adj.) subject to whim,
37、;fickle (The young girls capricious tendencies made itdifficult for her to focus on achieving her goals.)captivate(v.) to get the attention of, hold (The fireworks captivated
38、the young boy, whohad never seen such things before.)carouse(v.) to party, celebrate (We caroused all night after getting married.)carp(v.) to annoy, pester (The husband divorced
39、160;his wife after listening to her carpingvoice for decades.) . discretion (n.) the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment (Notwanting her patient
40、to get overly anxious, the doctor used discretion in deciding howmuch to tell the patient about his condition.)discursive (adj.) rambling, lacking order (The professors discursive lectures seemed tobe about every subject except the one initially described.)disdain 1. (v.) to scorn, hold in&
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