GRE Vocabs Notes

本笔记汇总了 GRE 常用词汇，每个词包含英文释义、中文释义、例句以及美式音标，供备考时参考。

1. Auspicious

• 英文释义: Favorable; indicating a promising or successful beginning.
• 中文释义: 吉利的；预兆好的
• 美式音标: /ɔˈspɪʃəs/
• 例句:
  “Despite an auspicious beginning, Mike’s road trip became a series of mishaps, and he was soon stranded and penniless, leaning against his wrecked automobile.”

2. Prevaricate

• 英文释义: To speak in an evasive way; to avoid telling the truth.
• 中文释义: 支支吾吾；回避真相
• 美式音标: /prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
• 例句:
  “The cynic quipped, ‘There is not much variance in politicians; they all seem to prevaricate’.“

3. Demur

• 英文释义: To object or show reluctance.
• 中文释义: 表示异议；犹豫拒绝
• 美式音标: /dɪˈmɝ/
• 例句:
  “Wallace disliked the cold, so he demurred when his friends suggested they go skiing in the Alps.”

4. Iconoclast

• 英文释义: Someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
• 中文释义: 反传统者；破除传统观念的人
• 美式音标: /ˈaɪkəˌnɑːklæst/
• 例句:
  “Lady Gaga, in challenging what it means to be clothed, is an iconoclast for wearing a ‘meat dress’ to a prominent awards show.”

5. Commensurate

• 英文释义: In proportion or corresponding in degree or amount.
• 中文释义: 相称的；相当的
• 美式音标: /kəˈmɛnʃərət/
• 例句:
  “The convicted felon’s life sentence was commensurate with the heinousness of his crime.”

6. Venerate

• 英文释义: To regard with deep respect; to revere.
• 中文释义: 尊敬；崇拜
• 美式音标: /ˈvɛnəˌreɪt/
• 例句:
  “The professor, despite his sleep-inducing lectures, was venerated amongst his colleagues, publishing more papers yearly than all of his peers combined.”

7. Enervate

• 英文释义: To sap energy from; to weaken.
• 中文释义: 使无力；削弱
• 美式音标: /ˈɛnərveɪt/
• 例句:
  “John preferred to avoid equatorial countries; the intense sun would always leave him enervated after he’d spent the day sightseeing.”

8. Aberration

• 英文释义: A deviation from what is normal or expected.
• 中文释义: 偏差；异常情况
• 美式音标: /ˌæbəˈreɪʃən/
• 例句:
  “Aberrations in climate have become the norm: rarely a week goes by without some meteorological phenomenon making headlines.”

9. Calumny

• 英文释义: The making of a false statement intended to injure someone’s reputation.
• 中文释义: 诽谤；中伤
• 美式音标: /ˈkæləmni/
• 例句:
  “With the presidential primaries well under way, the air is thick with calumny, and the mud already waist-high.”

10. Vindicate

• 英文释义: To clear of accusation or doubt; to justify.
• 中文释义: 辩护；证明……无罪、清白
• 美式音标: /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt/
• 例句:
  “Even seven Tour de France wins cannot vindicate Lance Armstrong in the eyes of the public—that the athlete used performance enhancing drugs invalidates all those wins.”

11. Acrimony

• 英文释义: Bitterness or ill will.
• 中文释义: 尖刻；刻薄
• 美式音标: /ˈækrɪˌmoʊni/
• 例句:
  “The acrimony between the president and vice-president sent a clear signal to voters: the health of the current administration was imperiled.”

12. Anomalous

• 英文释义: Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
• 中文释义: 异常的；反常的
• 美式音标: /əˈnɑmələs/
• 例句:
  “According to those who do not believe in climate change, the extreme weather over the last five years is simply anomalous—daily temperatures should return to their old averages, they believe.”

13. Egregious

• 英文释义: Outstandingly bad; shocking.
• 中文释义: 极坏的；骇人听闻的
• 美式音标: /ɪˈɡridʒəs/
• 例句:
  “The dictator’s abuse of human rights was so egregious that many world leaders demanded that he be tried in an international court for genocide.”

14. Venality

• 英文释义: The quality of being open to bribery; corruption.
• 中文释义: 贪赃；腐败
• 美式音标: /vəˈnælɪti/
• 例句:
  “Even some of the most sacred sporting events are not immune to venality, as many of the officials have received substantial bribes to make biased calls.”

15. Ingenuous

• 英文释义: Naïve and innocent; candid.
• 中文释义: 天真无邪的；率直的
• 美式音标: /ɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
• 例句:
  “Two years in Manhattan had changed Jenna from an ingenuous girl from the suburbs to a jaded urbanite, unlikely to fall for any ruse, regardless of how elaborate.”

16. Amenable

• 英文释义: Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded.
• 中文释义: 顺从的；容易接受建议的
• 美式音标: /əˈmiːnəbl/
• 例句:
  “Even though she did not like the outdoors, Shirley was generally amenable and so her brother was able to persuade her to go camping.”

17. Parochial

• 英文释义: Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook.
• 中文释义: 狭隘的；地方性的
• 美式音标: /pəˈroʊkiəl/
• 例句:
  “Jasmine was sad to admit it, but her fledgling relationship with Jacob did not work out because his culinary tastes were simply too parochial; ‘After all,’ she quipped on her blog, ‘he considered Chef Boyardee ethnic food.‘“

18. Innocuous

• 英文释义: Harmless; not likely to cause any adverse effects.
• 中文释义: 无害的；平淡无奇的
• 美式音标: /ɪˈnɑkjuəs/
• 例句:
  “Everyone found Nancy’s banter innocuous—except for Mike, who felt like she was intentionally picking on him.”

19. Profligate

• 英文释义: Recklessly extravagant or wasteful.
• 中文释义: 挥霍的（形容词）；败家子（名词）
• 美式音标: /ˈprɑːfləɡɪt/
• 例句:
  • Adjective: “The composer Wagner, while living on a limited salary, was so profligate as to line all the walls of his apartment with pure silk.”
  • Noun: “Most lottery winners go from being conservative, frugal types to outright profligates who blow millions on fast cars, lavish homes, and giant yachts.”

20. Wanting

• 英文释义: Lacking; deficient.
• 中文释义: 不足的；缺乏的
• 美式音标: /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/
• 例句:
  “She did not think her vocabulary was wanting, yet there were so many words that inevitably she found a few she didn’t know.”

21. Veracious

• 英文释义: Truthful; accurate.
• 中文释义: 诚实的；真实的
• 美式音标: /vəˈreɪʃəs/
• 例句:
  “While we elect our leaders in the hope that every word they speak will be veracious, history has shown that such a hope is naive.”

22. Harangue

• 英文释义: A long, aggressive, and pompous speech.
• 中文释义: 长篇大论；训斥
• 美式音标: /həˈræŋ/
• 例句:
  • As a Noun: “Dinner at Billy’s was more a punishment than a reward, since anyone who sat at the dinner table would have to listen to Billy’s father’s interminable harangues against the government.”
  • As a Verb: “Tired of his parents haranguing him about his laziness and lack of initiative, Tyler finally moved out of home at the age of thirty-five.”

23. Mercurial

• 英文释义: Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes; volatile.
• 中文释义: 善变的；多变的
• 美式音标: /mɜrˈkjʊriəl/
• 例句:
  “The fact that Ella’s moods were as mercurial as the weather was problematic for her relationships—it didn’t help that she lived in Chicago.”

24. Ambivalent

• 英文释义: Having mixed or conflicting feelings.
• 中文释义: 矛盾的；模棱两可的
• 美式音标: /æmˈbɪvələnt/
• 例句:
  “Sam was ambivalent about studying for the exam because doing so ate up a lot of his time, yet he was able to improve his analytical skills.”

25. Prodigal

• 英文释义: Wastefully extravagant.
• 中文释义: 挥霍的；败家的
• 美式音标: /ˈprɑdəɡəl/
• 例句:
  “Successful professional athletes who do not fall prey to prodigality seem to be the exception—most live decadent lives.”

26. Censure

• 英文释义: To express strong disapproval or criticism.
• 中文释义: 谴责；责备
• 美式音标: /ˈsɛnʃər/
• 例句:
  “After being caught in bed with a mistress, the mayor was quickly censured by the city council.”

27. Chastise

• 英文释义: To reprimand or scold severely.
• 中文释义: 严厉斥责；惩戒
• 美式音标: /ˈtʃæstaɪz/
• 例句:
  “Though chastised for eating the snacks for the party, Lawrence shrugged off his mother’s harsh words, and continued to plow through jars of cookies and boxes of donuts.”

28. Intimate

• 英文释义: To suggest something subtly.
• 中文释义: 暗示；含蓄地表明
• 美式音标: /ˈɪntəˌmeɪt/
• 例句:
  “At first Manfred’s teachers intimated to his parents that he was not suited to skip a grade; when his parents protested, teachers explicitly told them that, notwithstanding the boy’s precocity, he was simply too immature to jump to the 6th grade.”

29. Involved

• 英文释义: Complicated; complex or detailed.
• 中文释义: 复杂的；牵涉其中的
• 美式音标: /ɪnˈvɑlvd/
• 例句:
  “The physics lecture became so involved that the undergraduate’s eyes glazed over.”

30. Restive

• 英文释义: Restless; impatient or difficult to control.
• 中文释义: 坐立不安的；烦躁的
• 美式音标: /ˈrɛstɪv/
• 例句:
  “The crowd grew restive as the comedian’s opening jokes fell flat.”

31. Qualify

• 英文释义: To make less severe or absolute; to add limitations.
• 中文释义: 限定；缓和陈述
• 美式音标: /ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ/
• 例句:
  “Chris qualified his love for San Francisco, adding he didn’t like the weather there as much as he liked the weather in Los Angeles.”

32. Amorphous

• 英文释义: Lacking a clear shape or structure; shapeless.
• 中文释义: 无定形的；模糊不清的
• 美式音标: /əˈmɔrfəs/
• 例句:
  “His study plan for the GRE was at best amorphous; he would do questions from random pages in any one of seven test prep books.”