英语四六级考试词汇复习必备：8天攻克8000词汇(七).doc

无忧英语编辑整理 英语四级、英语六级、专业四级、专业八级考试历年真题 听力下载 模拟预测试题下载 　　PART III SENTENCE 　　1. abbreviate : shorten 　　* Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. 　　2. abate : subside or moderate 　　* Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. 　　3. absolute : complete; totally unlimited; certain 　　* Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity. 　　4. abstract : theoretical; not concrete; non-representational 　　* To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. 　　5. abusive : coarsely insulting; physically harmful 　　* An abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically. 　　6. accelerate : move faster 　　* In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate. 　　7. accessible : easy to approach; obtainable 　　* We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on foot. 　　8. abscond : depart secretly and hide 　　* The teller absconded with the bonds and was not found. 　　9. aberrant : abnormal or deviant 　　* Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. 　14. adulterate : make impure by mixing with baser substances 　　* It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer. 　　15. adversity : poverty, misfortune 　　* We must learn to meet adversity gracefully. 　　16. abase : lower; degrade; humiliate 　　* Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself. 　　17. abash : embarrass 　　* He was not at all abashed by her open admiration. 　　18. abdicate : renounce; give up 　　* When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world. 　　20. abject : wretched; lacking pride 　　* On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind. 　　21. abjure : renounce upon oath 　　* He abjured his a