SAT考前必背高频词(51-100).doc

美联英语提供：SAT考前必背高频词(51-100) /test/liuxue.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 51. vitriolic vitriolic /?v?tr???l?k/ ADJ If you describe someoneslanguage or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full ofbitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain. (言行)尖酸刻薄的 [usu ADJ n] [表不满] 例： There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of theSunday newspapers two weeks ago. 两周前的一份周日报纸上刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸刻薄攻击的文章。 52. savor savor /se?v?/ CET6+ TEM8 (savoring, savored, savors ) V-T If you savor an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. 尽情享受 例： She savored her newfound freedom. 她体味到了她新获得的自由。 53. ingenuity ingenuity /nd???nju??t?/ CET6+ TEM4 N-UNCOUNT Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things. 善于创新; 足智多谋 例： Inspecting the nest can be difficult and may require some ingenuity. 仔细检查鸟巢可能有困难，也许需要一些巧妙的心思。 54. pessimistic pessimistic /p?s??m?st?k/ CET4 TEM4 ADJ Someone who is pessimistic thinks that bad things are going to happen. 悲观的 例： Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future. 并非每个人都对未来如此悲观。 55. cultivate cultivate [klt?vet] vt. 培养;陶冶;耕作 V-T If you cultivate an attitude, image, or skill, you try hard to develop it and make it stronger or better. 培养 (态度、技巧等); 树立 (形象、观念等) 例： He has written eight booksand has cultivated the image of an elder statesman. 他已写了8本书，并树立了一个政界元老的形象。 56. castigate castigate /?k?st??ɡe?t/ (castigating, castigated, castigates ) V-T If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. 谴责 [正式] 例： Marx never lost anopportunity to castigate colonialism. 马克思从不放过任何谴责殖民主义的机会。 57. spate spate /spet/ TEM8 ( spates ) N-COUNT A spate of things,especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time. 一连串 例： ...the recent spate of attacks on horses. …最近对马的一连串袭击。 58. brisk brisk /brsk/ CET6 TEM4 ( brisker, briskest ) ADJ A brisk activity oraction is done quickly and in an energetic way. 轻快的 例： Taking a brisk walk c