GRE常考单词——形容词.doc

GRE常考形容词 aboriginal :: being the first of its kind in a region: abortive :: unsuccessful: fruitless abstemious :: temperate: sparing in drink, etc. abstruse :: obscure: profound: difficult to understand acetic :: vinegary acidulous :: slightly sour: sharp: caustic acquiescent :: accepting passively acrid :: sharp: bitterly pungent acrimonious :: stinging: caustic actuarial :: calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics adamant :: hard: inflexible addle :: rotten: muddled; crazy adept :: expert at adipose :: fatty adroit :: skillful adventitious :: accidental: casual adverse :: unfavorable: hostile aesthetic :: artistic: dealing with or capable off appreciation of the beautiful affected :: artificial: pretended agape :: openmouthed aggregate :: sum: total aghast :: horrified albeit :: although alimentary :: supplying nourishment alluvial :: pertaining to soil deposits left by rivers, etc. aloof :: apart; reserved ambiguous :: doubtful in meaning ambulatory :: able to walk amenable :: readily managed; willing to be led amiable :: agreeable; lovable amicable :: friendly amorphous :: shapeless amphibian :: able to live both on land in water ample :: abundant amuck :: in a state of rage analogous :: comparable ancillary :: serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary animated :: lively anomalous :: abnormal; irregular anonymous :: having no name antediluvian :: antiquated; ancient anthropoid :: manlike apathetic :: indifferent apocryphal :: not genuine; sham apposite :: appropriate; fitting apprehensive :: fearful; discerning aquiline :: curved; hooked arable :: fit for plowing arbitrary :: fixed or decided; despotic archaic :: antiquated arduous :: hard; strenuous aromatic :: fragrant arrant :: thorough; complete; unmitigated ascetic :: practicing self-denial; austere ashen :: ash-colored asinine :: stupid askance :: with a sideway or indirect look askew :: crookedly; slanted; at an angle assiduous :: diligent astral :: relating to the stars astute :: wise; shrewd a