GRE字彙5

Yi-Hsuan H.
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  1. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    (n) 常用複數 良心不安
  2. scruple
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    (n) 常用複數 良心不安 sharp stone or pebble
  3. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
    (n) remorse; com-intensifer; punc-prick 後悔
  4. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
    (a,n) regret
  5. zoning
    dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
    (n) 都更
  6. disaster
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    (n) dis-away; aster-star asteroid oid-類
  7. misfortune
    a state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
    (n)
  8. catastrophe
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    (n) cata-down;strophe-turn
  9. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
    (n) cata-down;clysm-wash 原指大洪水 deluge 後指巨大天災
  10. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    (n) 天災 人禍
  11. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
    (n) 有戰爭或有死傷的災難
  12. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
    (n) 浮誇言行 (a)bombastic
  13. bomb
    an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
    (n) total failure
  14. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
    (a) pomp-display 傲慢
  15. holy
    belonging to or associated with a divine power
    (a)
  16. devout
    deeply religious
    (a) 虔誠的
  17. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
    (a) 虔誠的
  18. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
    (a) sacro-holy;sanct-holy inviolable 神聖到不可侵犯
  19. beatify
    declare to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
    (v) beat-bless;fy.fac-make 使聖人化 行宣福禮
  20. cosmetologist
    an expert in the use of cosmetics
    (n) someone who beautify people
  21. consecrate
    render holy by means of religious rites
    (v) con-together;secr-holy 使神聖不可侵犯
  22. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
    (n) apo-change;theo-god 使神化 引申作在某領域完美的典型
  23. deification
    elevation to the status of a god
    (n) dei-god (v)deify 神化
  24. quintessence
    the highest element after air and earth and fire and water
    (n) 第五元素 引申作在某領域完美的典型
  25. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
    (n) 煉金術
  26. atheism
    the doctrine or belief that there is no God
    (n) 無神論
  27. blasphemy
    profane language
    (n) blas-hurt;phe-speak 褻瀆
  28. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    (a) pro-before;fano-temple irreverent desecrate 褻瀆 No profanities(髒話)!
  29. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
    (n)褻瀆
  30. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
    (a) sanc-holy 假虔誠
  31. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
    (n) 偽君子
  32. greedy
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
    (a)
  33. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
    (a)
  34. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
    (n) avar-crave 貪婪
  35. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
    (n) cupid-desire
  36. tribute
    something given or done as an expression of esteem
    (n) 勒索的錢財 貢品
  37. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
    (a) greedy
  38. inquisitive
    given to questioning
    (a) 好問問題的 負面義
  39. nosy
    offensively curious or inquisitive
    (a) 好管閒事的
  40. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
    (a)
  41. overshadow
    cast a shadow upon
    (v)
  42. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
    (a) ambi-bi-di-two 模稜兩可的
  43. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
    (n) valence-feeling 同時有兩種矛盾感情
  44. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
    (a)
  45. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
    (a) dexter-right hand 兩手皆能靈巧使用的 左右開弓
  46. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
    (a) 靈巧的 dexterous
  47. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
    (a) awkward gawky
  48. equivocal
    uncertain as a sign or indication
    (a) equi-same;vocal-voice 模糊
  49. equivocation
    falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
    (n) prevarication=mendacity=lie
  50. weaken
    lessen in force or effect
    (v)
  51. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
    (v) at-ad,to;tenu-thin
  52. tapering
    becoming gradually narrower
    (a) taper(v) tapering tower
  53. flag
    weaken or become less intense
    (v) flagging(a)
  54. buffet
    strike, beat repeatedly
    (v) 不停擊打 battery(n)
  55. smart
    a kind of pain as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
    (v) 刺痛 a smarting pain
  56. weather
    face and withstand with courage
    (v) 度過 weather a storm;weather a crisis
  57. listless
    marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
    (a) list-joy,pleasure; less-without
  58. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
    (a) 無精打采的
  59. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
    (v) e-ex,out;nerv-nerve;en-at;erg-work
    (n) enervation
  60. unnerve
    disturb the composure of
  61. doldrums
    a state of inactivity
    (n) dull 意志消沉
  62. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
    (a) feck-effect,value,vigor 無效的 無力的 無價值的
    (a) feeble
    (a) ineffective
    (a) feeble
  63. diligent
    characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
    (a)
  64. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
    (a) as-ad,to;sid-sit
  65. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
    (a)
  66. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
    (a) sed-sit
    (n) sedulity
    (a) untiring
  67. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
    (a) in-not;de-away;fatig-weary
    (n) fatigue
  68. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
    (a) sed-sit 久坐的
Created on Sat Mar 31 22:36:10 EDT 2012 (updated Sun May 06 23:17:32 EDT 2012)

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