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GRE CHN 1
GRE Vocabulary with Chinese explanation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abatement | n. 减少、减轻 |
| abbreviate | v. 缩短 (to make shorter)、 缩写 (to shorten a word or phrase) |
| aberrant | adj. 越轨的 (turning away from what is right)、 异常的 (deviating from what is normal) |
| aberration | n. 越轨的 (being aberrant) |
| abet | v. 教唆、鼓励、帮助 (to incite, encourage, urge and help on) |
| abeyance | n. 中止、搁置 (temporary suspension of an activity) |
| abhor | v. 憎恨、厌恶 (to detest; hate) |
| ablaze | adj. 着火的、燃烧的 (being on fire)、 闪耀的 (radiant with light or emotion) |
| abolition | n. 废除、废止 (the state of being abolished; prohibition) |
| abrasive | adj. 研磨的 (tending to abrade) |
| abreast | adv. 并列、并排 (side by side) |
| abridge | v. 删减 (to reduce in scope or extent) 缩短(to condense) |
| absent | v. 缺席、不参加 (to keep (oneself) away) |
| abstain | v. 禁绝、放弃 (to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice) |
| abstract | n. 摘要 (summary) adj. 抽象的 (disassociated from any specific instance) |
| abstruse | adj. 难懂的、深奥的 (hard to understand; recondite) |
| absurd | adj. 荒谬的、可笑的 (ridiculously unreasonable; ludicrous) |
| abut | v. 邻接、毗邻 (to border upon) |
| abysmal | adj. 极深的(bottomless; unfathomable) 糟透了(wretched; immeasurably bad) |
| academic | adj. 学院的、学术的(associated with an academy or school) 理论的(theoretical) |
| accede | v. 同意(to give assent; consent) |
| accelerate | v. 加速(to increase the speed) 促进(to develop more quickly) |
| accentuate | v. 加强(to emphasize) 重读(to pronounce with an accent or stress) |
| accessible | adj. 易接近的(easy to approach) 易受影响的(open to the influence of) |
| accidental | adj. 偶然发生的(occurring unexpectedly or by chance) |
| accommodate | v. 与...一直(to make fit, suitable, or congruous) 提供住宿(to make room for) 顺应,使适应 |
| accompany | v. 陪伴、伴随(to walk with sb. as a companion) |
| accomplice | v. 共犯,同谋(associate; partner in a crime) |
| accomplish | v. 完成、做成功(to succeed in doing sth) |
| accredit | v. 授权(to give official authorization to or approval of) |
| accuracy | n. 精确,准确(precision; exactness) |
| accuse | v. 谴责、指责(to blame) |
| accustom | v. 使习惯(to make familiar with something through use or experience) |
| acerbic | adj. 尖酸的、刻薄的(bitter; sharp; harsh) |
| acidic | adj. 酸的、酸性的(acid) |
| acknowledge | v. 承认(to recognize as genuine or valid) 致谢(to express gratitude) |
| acolyte | n (教士的)助手(one who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites) |
| acoustic | adj. 听觉的、声音的(having to do with hearing or sound) |
| acquiescence | n. 默许(the act of acquiescing) |
| acquiescent | adj. 默认的(inclined to acquiesce) |
| acrimonious | adj. 尖酸刻薄的、激烈的(caustic, biting, or rancorous) |
| acrimony | n. 尖刻、刻薄 |
| activate | v. 刺激、使活动 |
| actuate | v. 开动、促使 |
| acute | adj. 灵敏的、敏锐的 |
| adamant | adj. 坚决的、固执的;强硬的 |
| adaptability | adj. 适应性 |
| adaptable | adj. 有适应能力的 |
| adaptive | adj. 适应的 |
| addict | v. 沉溺;上瘾 |
| address | v. 处理、对付、设法解决 |
| adept | adj. 熟练的、增长的 |
| adequate | adj. 足够的 |
| adhere | v. 粘着、坚持 |
| adhesive | adj. 黏着的,带黏性的 |
| admonish | v. 训诫;警告 |
| adopt | v. 采纳;采用 |
| adoration | n. 崇拜;爱慕 |
| adore | v. 崇拜;爱慕 |
| adorn | v. 装饰 |
| adulation | n. 奉承,献媚 |
| adulatory | adj. 奉承的 |
| adumbrate | v. 预示 |
| advantage | n. 利益,益处 v. 有利于,有益于 |
| adventurous | adj. 爱冒险的,大胆的,充满危险的 |
| adversary | n. 对手,敌手 |
| adverse | n. 逆境,不幸 |
| advertise | v. 做广告 |
| advocacy | n. 拥护,支持 |
| aesthetic | adj. 美学的,审美的 |
| aesthetically | adv. 审美地;美学观点上地 |
| affable | adj. 和蔼的;友善的 |
| affection | n. 喜爱 |
| affectionate | adj. 亲爱的,挚爱的 |
| affective | adj. 感情的,表达感情的 |
| affinity | n. 相互吸引,密切关系 |
| affirmation | n. 肯定;断言 |
| afflict | v. 折磨;是痛苦 |
| affluent | adj. 富有的,丰富的 |
| affordable | adj. 负担得起的 |
| affront | v. 侮辱,冒犯 |
| aggrandize | v. 增大,扩张;吹捧 |
| aggranvate | v. 加重,恶化;激怒,使恼火 |
| aggressive | adj. 好斗的;有进取心的 |
| aghast | adj. 惊骇的,吓呆的 |
| agility | n. 敏捷 |
| agitate | v. 鼓动,煽动;使不安,使焦虑 |
| agitation | n. 焦虑,不安;公开辩论,鼓动宣传 |
| agony | n. 极大地痛苦 |
| agoraphobic | n. / adj. 患旷野恐惧症的 |
| agrarian | adj. 土地的 |
| airborne | adj. 空运地,空降的;空气传播 |
| akin | adj. 同族的;类似的 |
| alienate | v. 是疏远,离间 |
| alienation | n. 疏远,离间 |
| allegiance | n. 忠诚,拥护 |
| allegory | n. 寓言 |
| allot | v. 分配;拨出 |
| alloy | n. 合金 |
| allude | v. 暗指,影射,间接提到 |
| allure | v. 引诱,诱惑 |
| allusion | adj. 暗指,间接提到 |
| allusive | adj. 暗指的,间接提到的 |
| ally | v. 结盟,联合 n. 同盟者,伙伴 |
| aloof | adj. 远离的;冷淡的,冷漠的 |
| also-ran | n. 落选者;不重要的参与者 |
| alternate | adj. 轮流的,交替的 v. 轮流,交替 n. 候选人,代替者 |
| alternative | adj. 轮流的,交替的;两者择一的 |
| altruism | n. 利他主义;无私 |
| amalgam | n. 混合物 |
| amateur | n. 业余爱好者 |
| amaze | v. 使大为吃惊,使惊奇 |
| ambidextrous | adj. 十分灵巧的 |
| ambiguity | n. 模凌两可的话;不明确 |
| ambiguous | adj. 含糊的 |
| ambitious | adj. 有抱负的,雄心勃勃的 |
| ambivalent | adj. 有矛盾看法的 |
| amble | v. 缓行,漫步 |
| ameliorate | v. 改善,改良 |
| amenable | adj. 顺从的;愿接受的 |
| amend | v. 改正,修正;改善 |
| amendment | n. 改正,修正;修正案 |
| amiability | n. 亲切,友善 |
| amicable | adj. 友好的 |
| amicably | adv. 友善地 |
| amorphous | adj. 无固定形状的 |
| anachronistic | adj. 时代错误的 |
| anaerobic | adj. 厌氧的 n. 厌氧微生物 |
| analogous | adj. 相似的,可比拟的 |
| anarchy | n. 无政府;政治混乱 |
| anathema | n. 被诅咒的人;革出教门,诅咒 |
| anatomical | adj. 解剖学的 |
| ancestor | n. 祖先,祖宗 |
| ancestral | adj. 祖先的,祖传的 |
| anecdotal | adj. 趣闻的,轶事的 |
| angular | adj. 生硬的,笨拙的;有角的 |
| animated | adj. 活生生的,生动的 |
| animosity | n. 憎恶,仇恨 |
| annex | v. 兼并,附加 |
| annotate | v. 注解 |
| anomalous | adj. 反常的;不协调的 |
| anomaly | n. 异常,反常;异常事物 |
| antagonism | n. 对抗,敌对 |
| antagonistic | adj. 敌对的,对抗性的 |
| antagonize | v. 使...敌对;与...对抗 |
| antecedent | n. 前事;祖先 |
| antedate | v. 填写比实际日期早的日期;早于 |
| anterior | adj. 较早的,以前的 |
| antibiotic | adj. 抗菌的 n. 抗生素 |