英语专业八级阅读备考核心词汇

1、英语专业八级阅读备考核心词汇. Most people abhor cruelty to animals. 憎恨，厌恶 /bhr/2. The pain-killer abated his splitting headache. 缓轻 减轻3. The mountain village is adjacent to a highway. / desnt; )邻近的，毗连的4. A good student does not need to be admonished about being absent too much.告诫5. Peo ple are much better informe

2、d since the advent of television. 出现，到来6. A good friend will not desert you in time of adversity. dvst不幸，逆境7. The French and Italian languages have many affinities with each other. 密切关系，类同8. The young man spends money like water in that he comes from an affluent family.丰裕，富足9. She didnt mention Mr.

3、Smith by name, but it was clear she was alluding to him.allude lju:d 暗指，暗示10. The little restaurant has a pleasant ambience.mbns 环境 气氛 11. Kate Chopin, a great American writer, maintains an ambivalent attitude towards mother-women in her fiction.矛盾的心理12. Parks and a theater are just some of the town

4、s local amenities.amenity mi:niti n.舒服13. Her whole being was filled with a vague anguish, which was like a shadow, like a mist passing across her souls summer day.极度痛苦14. The army annihilated the enemy.nalet 歼灭，毁灭，消灭 15. The people of that tribe are dressed in strange apparel.apparel prl n.服饰16. Th

5、e aroma of lilacs lingers about the garden.aroma rum n.芳香17. He finds it very difficult to articulate his distress.表达清楚 18. The police are trying to ascertain exactly who was at the party.ascertain stein vt.查明，弄清，确定19. The luxurious furniture attests to the familys wealth.vt.证实20. His audacious acti

6、on turned out to be a disaster.audacious :deis a.大胆的21. He received an avalanche of thank letters.vln 雪崩 山崩We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement. 广告登出後, 我们收到雪片般涌来的大批信件.22. Hester Prynne wears a letter A on her bosom that serves as a badge of shame.bd 徽章，徽记，象征，标志23. Christ

7、ians believe that God is benevolent./ bnevlnt 好心肠的; 与人为善的; 助人为乐的24. The exotic bazaar seems quite bizarre to me.bz(r); 奇形怪状的; 古怪的.25. Brevity is the soul of writing.brevt 简洁 。短暂26. The drowsing boy didnt even browse the book./ brauz 随意翻阅书刊; 浏览27. The husband failed to catch his wifes capricious mind

8、./ kprs; 反覆无常的, 变幻莫测的, 任性的28. The First World War served as a catalyst for major social changes in Europe./ ktlst 催化剂; 触媒剂. 促使变化的人或事物29. Nuclear explosion can be a fatal catastrophe that will cause heavy loss of life./ ktstrf 突如其来的大灾难30. Professor Smith possesses a charisma. Thats why he is so popul

9、ar with his students.31. The project is not compatible with the companys long-term plans.32. The two judges concurred with each other on the ruling.33. His military service was deferred until he finished college.34. Its hard to cope with that old cranky/eccentric old man.35. Overeating has made him

10、corpulent/obese.36. A series of hard experiences has made the diffident man become confident again.37. He narrated in his book about his doleful experiences in war.38. Marriage rolled on and their love gradually dwindled away.39. Overhearing is quite different from eavesdropping.40. He heard an eeri

11、e sound while crossing a dark wood at night.41. His large hear melted their enmity and hatred.42. Its an erudite book on the history of the Roman Empire.43. Its advisable that you eschew bad company and alcoholic drinks.44. The girl was extremely exasperated at her boyfriends forgetting her birthday.45. I could not understand her evasive answer.46. As she had forgotten her keys, she got into the house by the simple expedient of climbing through