GRE3000精选词汇：501 - 600

voluptuous

奢侈逸乐的，沉湎酒色的：enjoyments luxury

chivalrous

有骑士风度的，(尤指对女性)彬彬有礼的：gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration

shiftless

胸无大志的，懒惰的：lacking ambition

glower

怒目而视：stare with anger

inexorable

无法劝阻的，不为所动的：not persuaded

figurative

比喻的：denoting another

revise

更改，修正：improve

beset

使苦恼，骚扰：cause persistent suffering;攻击，袭击：set upon

expedite

加快进程：speed up the progress

unwonted

不习惯的，不寻常的：not habitual, ordinary, unusual

zesty

刺激的，开胃的：piquant

supplant

排挤，篡夺...的位置：usurp the place of

terror

极度恐惧：intense fear

paean

欢乐颂：joyous song praise

infinite

无尽的，无限的：no boundaries

propitiate

抚慰，劝解：appease

perforate

打孔，穿透：make a hole

prevail

盛行，战胜：greater in strength

quack

骗子医生，江湖郎中：pretender

frequent

时常拜访：often;时常发生的，重复再现的：short intervals

chase

镂雕(金属)以装饰：decorate;驱赶：force out

lug 

拖动，拉动：cause to follow;费力搬运：laboriously

appall

使惊恐：consternation

apt

恰当的，合适的：suitable, appropriate;有倾向的，可能的：tendency, likely;聪明的：intelligent, responsive

summary

摘要：abstract;就地的，立即的：on the spot

consternation

惊愕，恐慌，恐惧：paralyzing dismay

lubricate

使润滑：reduce friction

twig 

瞭解：have a clear idea

suture

缝合：joining

gorge

峡谷：canyon;狼吞虎嚥：eat greedily

speck

小点，少量：small amount

immune

不易被感染的，有免疫力的：having resistance to infection;不受影响的：not affected by influence;不受约束的，免除的：not subject to an obligation

surpass

超越，强于：become better;突破(界限、纪录等)：beyond the limit

safeguard

保护措施：prevent accident;保护：make safe

cunning

狡猾的：artful deceptiveness;(手工)灵巧的：skillful;欺诈，欺骗：practice of misleading

venial

可宽恕的：easily excused

verbose

冗长的，啰嗦的：more than necessary

connive

暗中合作，共谋：cooperate secretly;纵容：假装忽视或并未採取措施阻止错误：pretend ignorance ought to oppose

peculiarity

特徵，特点：distinguishing characteristic

tenable

有据可依的，无懈可击的：capable defended, reasonable

fateful

意义重大的：momentous;带来灾难的，毁灭性的：bringing death

discreet

(言行)谨慎的：good judgment and restraint;不易察觉的：not readily seen or noticed

exult

感到欢喜：rejoice

abnegate

否认：deny，renounce;投降，放弃，交出(权力等)：surrender，relinquish

preempt

预先佔有：seize, before others;替换：replace

dabble

涉猎，对…浅尝辄止：superficially

misconstrue

误解，曲解：mistake

precipitate

匆忙的：careless speed;促使，导致：cause to happen

dilatory

拖延的，磨蹭的：cause delay procrastination

deploy

(有目的地)展开;调度，部署：spread out

mutter

低声抱怨：murmur complainingly

prescription

规定，传统的规矩：rule

circumvent

躲避，不遵从：avoid, comply

annex

裙楼，副楼：auxiliary building;添加，合併：join;吞併，夺取(土地等)：incorporate

inalienable

不可剥夺的，不能让与的：cannot be transferred

ill-bred

没有教养的，没有礼貌的：impolite

nebulous

模煳的：indistinct

peep

一瞥：brief look;轻声：slight sound

exceptional

例外的，特别的，非凡的：uncommon, extraordinary

sectarianism

宗派主义，顽固：adherence prejudices

favorable

赞许的：expressing approval;有利的：promote

palpable

摸得到的：capable touched;明显的，易觉察的：obvious

rubicund

红润的，健康的：healthy rosiness

ensemble

合唱，合奏曲：two or move vocalists

interrogate

质问，审问：question formally

sunder

分裂，分离：break apart

uphold

支持，赞成：support

royalty

皇家身份：regal character;版税;专利权税：payment

flourish

茂盛，繁荣：achieve success;装饰：ornamentation

bellwether

领导者，带头人：lead

convulsion

痉挛(强烈的、无法控制的肌肉收缩)：involuntary contraction;骚乱：disturbance

hierarchical

分等级的，等级制的：classified

curt

言词简略的，直接(以至显得粗鲁)的：direct, brief, and potentially rude;言简意赅的：convey much information

obstruct

妨碍，给…製造困难：impede, create difficulty;阻挡：prevent passage

glib

流利圆滑的(常含有不真诚或欺诈的成分)，油腔滑调的：fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的，肤浅的：lacking depth

odium

憎恶，讨厌：strong dislike

dismantle

分解，分拆：pieces, destroy integrity

reserved

内向的，缄默的：restrained

outlandish

古怪的，奇异的：out of the ordinary, bizarre

palatable

感到愉悦满足的：pleasure or contentment

elephantine

巨大的：enormous size;笨拙的：clumsy

purvey

(大量)供给，供应：supply

abeyance

n.终止，搁置：inactivity

contradict

否认，反驳;与...相矛盾：contrary

hasten

促进：speed-up, accelerate

douse

熄灭：put out;弄湿：wet

mannered

不自然的，做作的：artificial

bedeck

装饰，点缀：make more attractive

caricature

用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张，漫画，讽刺画：exaggeration;嘲笑性模仿或夸张：copy, exaggerate

excruciate

折磨，使痛苦：pain

harsh

粗糙的，不具有美感的：coarse rough disagreeable sense;严厉的：exacting

awkward

缺乏灵活性和技巧的：lacking dexterity;(处理问题)缺乏手段和智谋的：a lack of skill and tact;臃肿笨拙的，不优雅的：lacking ease;令人尴尬的：embarrassment;(因过大或过重设计问题)难以操作的：difficult to use

thwart

阻挠：oppose

vindicate

为...平反，为...辩护，使无罪：free from blame;证明，证实：give evidence

pregnant

重要的，意味深长的：full of meaning;怀孕的：containing offspring

magnificent

壮丽的：strikingly impressive

prototype

塬型：original model

avarice

贪财，贪婪：insatiable

elate

使开心，使自豪：fill with joy

repulse

使厌恶，排斥：reject with denial