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1、TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇新 GRE词汇考法精析主讲：陈琦欢迎使用Section 11TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇2TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇 陈琦sina陈琦 and 书林3TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇Section 1(2006)It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most of all soils.A. acidicB. coarseC. starkD. impoverishedE. infertileF. auste

2、reSection 1(2006)It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the mostimpoverished/infertile of all soils.paradoxical surprising ridiculous anomalous ironicSection 1.1,对立paradoxical ambivalent contradictory belie counter dichotomy incongruityparadoxical=ambiv

3、alent=contradictory paradoxambivalence4TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇ambi-:ambiguous ambient ambidextrous dextrous everlasting long-windycontradictorycontra- dic，dict:predictpre projectdictiondictionary benedictionbenebenefitbeneficial benefactor maledictionmalemal valedictionfarewell interdictioninterabdicateab

4、-ate-erabdiceraggravate aggraver agitateagiter calculatecalculer belie=counter mask，disguise verifybelyingbe at odds with sthE.g. What he does is always at odds with what he says. dichotomy=incongruitydichotomous incongruitous antitheticaladj.anti theoryapophasisoxymoronSection 1.15TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇

5、多产的 Section 1.1 贫瘠的ple：lushfecundproductiveprolificunproductive impoverished impoverish povertydepleteinfertilebarrensteriledepleteddeplete de replete plethoradearth implementcomplementSection 1(2006)2. Cynics believe that people who twice.A. conjure upB. covetC. deflectD. graspE. shrug offF. unders

6、tandcompliments do so in order to be praisedSection 1.2shrugdisregardignoreneglectslight attendheedmindadvert advertise advertisement inattentive heedless mindlessinadvertentSection 1(2006)3.A restaurantsis generally reflected in its dcor; however despite this restaurant s appearance it is pedestria

7、n in theA. elegantB. tawdryit offers.6TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇C. modernD. traditionalE. conventionalF. chic3.A restaurantsis generally reflected in its dcor; however despite this restaurant selegant / chic appearance it is pedestrian in theit offers.howeverdespite although modernout-of-dateSection 1(2006)3

8、.A restaurantsis generally reflected in its dcor; however despite this restaurant selegant / chic appearance it is pedestrian in theit offers.dcor&appearancerestaurant&it&sacrifice appropriation苹果 水果actionproprietaryhospitalhotelrestauranteabandonarabdicacinabolicinabreviacinbacnbalancebananacompasi

9、ncomunicacinconciliacin Section 1.3uninterestingpedestriandrearyjejunemonotonoustediouswearisomestale stodgyinsipid vapid prosaicinterestingabsorbingengagingengrossinggrippingintriguing involving riveting7TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇mono，mon：monopolymonarcharchmonologuemonologuedialoguemonochromaticchromaticco

10、lorfuliridescentmonoclespectaclesspec prosaicmosaicAmerican Mosaic mosaicpurity blandhumdrum jaded rivet absorb engage engrossembossdecorate griparrest arresting snapsnappy headline intrigueinvolve involved=complex fascinating mesmerizing entrancepallSection 1.3pedestrian expedite expedient impede q

11、uadruped centipede peddle pedestal pediatrician pedagogy pedant encyclopediaped：foot ；child accelerate advantageous favorable plan Bquad8TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇sept oct deccentdecipercent teaching agog pedantencyclopediaSection 1(2006)4. International financial issues are typicallyby the United States med

12、ia because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.A. neglectedB. slightedC. overratedD. hiddenE. criticizedF. repudiatedSection 1(2006)4. International financial issues are typically neglected / slighted by the United States

13、media because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.省略倒装Section 1(2006)5.While in many ways theiralities could not have been more differentshewaswasebullient where he was glum, relaxed where he was awkward, garrulous where h

14、ethey were surprisingly well suited.A. solicitousB. munificentC. irresoluteD. laconicE. fastidiousF. taciturnmeticulously carefulreflecting a meticulous attitudeSection 1(2006)5.While in many ways theiralities could not have been more differentshewasebullient where he was glum, relaxed where he was

15、awkward, garrulous where he was laconic / taciturnthey were surprisingly well suited.could not have been more different=different9TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇ebullient relaxed garruloussurprisinglyglum awkward Section 1.5ebullientef=exef=exenthusiasticebullientexuberanteffervescentvivacious | tepide=exboil gus

16、hbull=bubbleboilingeffusive fus:flowexuberant exudeeffervescent fervor vivaciousviv:alive viv:revivesurvivesur=supervividconvivialcon: togethersocial happy bogustepid trepid intrepid torpid torpor torrid frigid turgidturbidconvivialityturbdisturbturbine turbulentperturbSection 1.510TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇

17、glum gloomy melancholy dejected morose saturnine sullen unhappyglumand glee alliterationcheerful jovial jocund sanguine lighthearted rejoiced ecstasy bliss euphoriarapturerupturerupt:bankrupt erupt interruptabruptSection 1.5circuitous circumlocutory diffuse prolix rambling verbose windy wordy garrul

18、ousloquacious glib expansive volublelaconicreticent curtpithy succincttersecompendiouscircum:circumspect=carefulspec:spectator perspectivecircumventavoidescapecircum:circumscribelimitscribe:describe ascribe subscribe proscribe prescribe diffuse prolixprolific ramble verbose windywindlong-windy windb

19、ag11TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇wordy garrulous loquaciousloqu=locu loqu,locu: loquacious locution elocution eloquent interlocution circumlocution circumlocutory loqu,locu: soliloquy obloquyob:against obstruct struct: instructgrandiloquent magniloquent magnifyglib expansiveexpand volubleSection 1.5constructdes

20、tructlaconic reserve reverseverse:turn averse aversionreticentreticent curtpithy succincttersecompendiouscurtcurtailpithy succinct compendious compendium synopsisterseSection 1(2006)6. Thenature of classical tragedy inAthens belies the modern imageof tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere an

21、d stripped down, its representations ofideologicalandemotionalssosuperblycompressedthattheresnothing12TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇for time to erode.Blank (i) unadorned harmoniousmultifacetedBlank (ii) inalienable exigentextraneousSection 1(2006)6. The multifaceted nature of classical tragedy inAthens belies th

22、e modern imageof tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations ofideological and emotionaltime to erode.s so superbly compressed that theres nothing extraneous forSection 1.6austereplainspartanstarkunadornedspare austereplain spartanasceticstoic starkbarrenSec

23、tion 1(2006)It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most of all soils.A. acidicB. coarseC. starkD. impoverishedE. infertileF. austere stark4a : barren, desolateb : having few or no ornaments : bare 13TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇unadorned adorn adore ornamentspa

24、reun-ed 改造的单词：unconcerned uncheckedunalloyedpureunglazed unfeignedUNDETERREDundeterred unbridledlavish luxurious plush sumptuous pompous baroquelavlavatoryluxuriousplush blush flush依靠农民economy book a see sumptuous presumptuousbeyond propriety14TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇pompous baroqueextraneousimpertinent in

25、applicable irrelativeimmaterial peripheral tangent pertinentpenitent impertinent impenitentmarginmarginal central totangenttang: touchtangibleapplicable apposite apropos germane pertinent relative relevant appositeoppositeSection 1(2006)7. Murray, whose show of recent paintings and drawings is her b

26、est in many years, has been eminent hereabouts for a quarter century, although often regarded with, butthe mostof these paintingsall doubtsBlank (i) partiality credulityambivalenceBlank (ii) problematic successfuldisparagedBlank (iii) exculpateassuagewhet7. Murray, whose show of recent paintings and

27、 drawings is her best in many years, has been eminent hereabouts for a quarter century, although often regarded with ambivalence, but the mostsuccessful of these paintings assuage all doubtsSection 1.7eminentcelebrated distinguished famed notable prominent successfulimminent impending celebrity cele

28、rity accelerate distinguish famenotemediocre undistinguished平庸的assuage moderate allay alleviate mitigate palliate allayalley alloy allyrally15TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇alleviate lev: raise lever levityserioussolemngravitylevylevy the tax mitigatemitiminipalliate补充：temperworsen aggravate exasperate exacerbate

29、 deteriorateaggravgravityatev.exasperateex:outasper: asperity(=rude)exasprerexacerbateacerb: acerbic soothe defusemollify (mollusk emollient )conciliate propitiate appease pacify placate calm settlesubdue solacemoll: softenplac: soothemoll: softenplac: soothedefuse de fusemollifymolluskemollientplac

30、id implacableplacebomolluskemollientplacid implacableplaceboagitate gall inflame nettle provoke peeve pique irritate rile roil agitatedinflame16TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇inflammable flammable nonflammablevaluable invaluable passion impassioned piquant pungent irritate irrigate补充：infuriate furyantagainst agon

31、yagonizeagonizingSection 1(2006)antagonize8. Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960s portrayed him as athinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like.A. an adventurousB. a doctrinaireC. an ec

32、lecticD. a judiciousE. a cynicalSection 1(2006)8. Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960s portrayed him as a doctrinaire thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy whilecensoring ideas he did not like.9. Dramatididactic orth:

33、correct Section 1(2006)erature oftenthe history of a culture in that it takes as its subjectmatter the important events that have shaped and guided the culture.A. confoundsB. repudiatesC. recapitulatesD. anticipatesE. polarizesSection 1(2006)9. Dramatierature often recapitulates the history of a cul

34、ture in that it takes as its subjectmatter the important events that have shaped and guided the culture.17TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇Section 1(2006)10. Although the movement to preserve historic buildings is not usually thought of as an phenomenon, it deserves mention in the history of ideas because it launch

35、ed the critique of the ideology of progress.A. an economicB. an intellectualC. an inconsequentialD. a comprehensibleE. a philanthropicSection 1(2006)10. Although the movement to preserve historic buildings is not usually thought of as an intellectual phenomenon, it deserves mention in the history of

36、 ideas because it launched thecritique of the ideology of progress.Section 1(2006)11.al sacrifice without the promise of immediate gain is an anomaly in this era when asense ofis the most powerful predisposition shaping individual actions.A. fairnessB. humanitarianismC. causalityD. ambiguityE. entit

37、lementSection 1(2006)11.al sacrifice without the promise of immediate gain is an anomaly in thisera when a sense of entitlement is the most powerful predisposition shaping individualactions.Section 1(2006)11.al sacrifice without the promise of immediate gain is an anomaly in thisera when a sense of

38、entitlement is the most powerful predisposition shaping individualactions.没有得到短期利益承诺就做出个人牺牲在这个是很诡异的，因为现在获得权益的意识是表现个人行为的最大动力。Section 1(2006)11.al sacrifice without the promise of immediate gain is an anomaly in thisera when a sense of entitlement is the most powerful predisposition shaping individual

39、actions. 没有见到眼前利益就拼死拼活在这个是扯淡的，因为现在是一个什么样的呢？是一个利益感超强，能驱使个人行为的。Section 1(2006)18TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇11.al sacrifice without the promise of immediate gain is an anomaly in thisera when a sense of entitlement is the most powerful predisposition shaping individualactions.天下熙熙，皆为利来；天下攘攘，皆为利往。穷余之身，苟无所寄；之心，岂非异

40、哉。Section 1.11predisposition disposition leaning propensity tendency inclination proclivity bentliability predilection penchant (enchant trenchant) orientation affilike fondnesspredisposition = dispositionpresumptuous lean tend incline clivityacclivity declivitybenttalent ineptincompetent bend predi

41、lectiondelectable penchantenchant trenchantorientationaffisumptuousaversion repugnance antipathy dislikere: against pug : hit pug: impugn pugnaciousantipathySection 1(2006)12. New technologies often begin by what has gone before, and theychange the world later. Think how long it took power-using com

42、panies to recognize that with electricity they did not need to cluster their machinery around the power source, asin the days of steam. Instead, power could beto their processes. In that sense,19TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇many of todays computer networks are still in the steam age. Their full potential remain

43、sunrealized.Blank (i) uprootingdismissingBlank (ii) transmitted toconsolidated aroundincorporated intomiingSection 1(2006)12. New technologies often begin by miing what has gone before, and theychange the world later. Think how long it took power-using companies to recognize that with electricity th

44、ey did not need to cluster their machinery around the power source, as in the days of steam. Instead, power could be transmitted to their processes. In that sense, many of todays computer networks are still in the steam age. Their full potential remainsunrealized.famousSection 1.12 mimicmock mimicmo

45、ck laugh at emulate stimulatesting parrot crab carp gull buck weasel badgerableattractiveemulate simulate imate imitatecharismaticimal objectiveate imitateage/celebrityimSection 1(2006)13. There has been much hand-writing about how unprepared American students are for college. Graff reverses this pe

46、rspective, suggesting that colleges are unprepared for students. In his analysis, the university culture is largelyto entering students because academic culture fails to make connections to the kinds of arguments and cultural references that studentsgrasp. Understandably, many students view academic

47、 life as anritual.Blank (i)Blank (ii)20TOEFL 网络课堂系列GRE词汇primed foropaque to essential foran arcane a laudablea painstakingSection 1(2006)13. There has been much hand-writing about how unprepared American students are for college. Graff reverses this perspective, suggesting that colleges are unprepar

48、ed for students. In his analysis, the university culture is largely opaque to entering students because academic culture fails to make connections to the kinds of arguments and cultural references that students grasp.Understandably, many students view academic life as an arcane ritual.Section 1.13pe

49、rspective angle outlook slant standpoint viewpoint arcane enigmatic elusive inscrutable unfathomableoccultesoteric hermetic impenetrable reconditeuncanny opaquetransparenttranslucent pellucid lucid elucidate comprehendunderstandintelligible accessibleluc：lightelucidate enlighten illuminateluminousca

50、st light on sth. cast doubt on sth. intelligible intelligent(=smart)Section 1(2006)14. Of course anyone who has ever perused an unmodernized text of Captain Clarks journals knows that the Captain was one of the most spellers ever to write in English, butdespite thisorthographical rules, Clark is never unclear.Blank (i) indefatigable fastidiousdefiantBl