大学英语6级考试高频词汇必备 04
ingenious
So you fitted that wire through that little hole there:
that's very ingenious!
instantaneous
She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.
integral
The form,
the sound
and the grammar rules are integral parts of a language.
intelligible
He used so many archaisms in his speech
that half of it was barely intelligible.
jeopardize
The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized
by one careless person.
lawsuit
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
linger
She lingered after the concert,
hoping to meet the star.
magnify
The microscope magnified the object one hundred times.
maturity
This highly polite style is no doubt something
that young women have been expected to“grow into”--
after all,
it is a sign not simply of femininity,
but of maturity and refinement.
migrate
Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer,
sunnier countries.
misfortune
Think about the misfortune of others
that you may be satisfied with your own lot.
negligible
The damage to my car is negligible.
notorious
Maradona,
a most famous football star,
is a notorious drug addict.
outdate
More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies --
innovations that hold the potential to make a product line,
or even an entire business segment,
virtually outdated.
outflow
We watched the heavy outflow of the tide.
permeate
On a spring moonlit night,
birds are singing,
the air is permeated with the fragrance of flowers.
porch
A porch is a covered entrance to a building.
predominant
Her predominant characteristic is her friendliness.
prescription
She feels fine now that the doctor
has made fine adjustments to her prescription.
prevalent
Traveling by motor car is becoming more and more prevalent in the country.
profound
The doctor's discovery will have a profound influence on mankind.
prolong
I do not want to prolong our talk;
it is time to go home.
reassure
What reassures executives does not always reward shareholders.
rectify
Once we get to know our mistakes,
we should rectify them as soon as possible.
refute
You can easily refute his argument.
repel
The soldiers repelled the attacking enemy.
reproach
She reproached him for forgetting their anniversary.
roughly
I could not keep my anger down
when I was roughly treated.
sensational
After a sensational trial,
the football player was cleared off the killing.
simulate
The computer simulates conditions on the sea bed.
sociologist
“Music expressed its times,”
says sociologist Irving Horowitz.
spacious
I want to live in a spacious house.
subscribe
I subscribe to Newsweek.
subsidiary
The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of
whether the project will be approved.
surpass
Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,
the result surpassed our hopes.
tempt
Money and beauty tempted him to commit crime.
terrorism
Bush said both countries love freedom
and together they will fight against terrorism.
tow
If you park your car here the police may tow it away.
transition
The transition from planned economy to share system
is certainly a painstaking course.
