巴郎高频词表16th.doc

Barron’s Guide, 2005, 16th Edition GRE High-Frequency Words Vocabulary List 333 Words Total Word Definition abate subsideor moderate aberrant abnormalor deviant abeyance suspendedaction abscond departsecretly and hide abstemious sparingin eating and drinking; temperate admonish warn;reprove adulterate makeimpure by adding inferior or tainted substances aesthetic artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful aggregate gather;accumulate alacrity cheerfulpromptness; eagerness alleviate relieve amalgamate combine;unite in one body ambiguous unclearor doubtful in meaning ambivalence the stateof having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes ameliorate improve anachronism somethingor someone misplaced in time analogous comparable anarchy absenceof governing body; state of disorder anomalous abnormal;irregular antipathy aversion;dislike apathy lack ofcaring; indifference appease pacify orsoothe; relieve apprise inform approbation approval appropriate v.acquire; take possession of for one’s own use arduous hard;strenuous artless withoutguile; open and honest ascetic practicingself-denial; austere assiduous diligent assuage v. easeor lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) attenuate makethinner audacious daring;bold austere forbiddinglystern; severely simple and unornamented autonomous self-governing;independent aver assertconfidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact banal hackneyed;commonplace; trite; lacking originality belie contradict;give a false impression beneficent kindly;doing good bolster support;reinforce bombastic pompous;using inflated language boorish rude;insensitive burgeon growforth; send out buds burnish makeshiny by rubbing; polish buttress v.support; prop up capricious unpredictable;fickle castigation punishment;severe critici