GRE单词1321整理.doc

Absolute : absolute ruler; absolute silence; absolute alcohol; absolute proof Absolve: absolve somebody from blame 使某人免受责备 Abstain: abstain from smoking/voting Abstemious: an abstemious diet Abysmal: abysmal living conditions; abysmal ignorance Accolade: the director won virtually every accolade that the film would offered Adhere: adhere to the rules; adhere to the surface; our coach adheres to the belief that we can win this game if we just have a positive attitude Ad-lib: not bad for an ad-lib comedy routine Admonish: admonish the patient to eat more healthy foods; admonish her for littering Adumbrate: adumbrate a plan; The strife in Bloody Kansas adumbrated the civil war that would follow Adventitious: Moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art Aggrandize: exploit the situation to aggrandize himself Aggravate: Stress and lack of sleep could aggravate the situation It really aggravates me; when I arrived 10 minutes before the stated closing time, the store had closed already Aggressive: an aggressive campaign to win the African-american vote Airtight: an airtight argument Ambiguous: Students have ambiguous feelings about their role in the world. Ameliorate: ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs. Ancillary: the company hopes to boost its sales through ancillary products The need for ancillary evidence; Some practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillary to the study of natural science. Anemic: an anemic economic recovery; Investors are worried about the stock’s anemic performance. Annul: The marriage was annulled last mounth Unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people Anomalous: he is an anomalous position as the only part-time teacher Anonymous: the anonymous faces in the crowd Apprehension: She had a strong apprehension about her sister’s health Apprehension of the thief 逮捕 A good apprehension of how computer systems w