GRE3000精选词汇：801 - 900

intransigent

不妥协的，固执的：refusal to compromise

movement

运动：moving

flippancy

轻率，无礼：unbecoming levity

irk

令人烦恼的事物：source of irritation;使烦恼，使厌倦：irritating

depressed

不开心的，情绪不高的，消沉的：unhappiness;生活境况悲催的：healthful environment

deterioration

恶化，堕落：sinking

cascade

(尤指小的)瀑布：small fall

satiate

(使)饱足(的)，过分满足(的)：satisfy fully

blueprint

蓝图，详细计画：architects' plans;事先计画：work out, in advance

caveat

警告，告诫：warning of a specific limitation

dismay

使失去勇气：lose courage;使不安，使焦虑：trouble, uneasy

vituperate

谩駡，责駡：abuse or censure

gregarious

爱社交的：enjoy the company;群居的：group with others

wiretap

偷听，窃听：get information

ruthless

没有怜悯心的，残忍的：no pity

capitulate

投降，默许：give all resistance

malicious

恶意的：deliberately harmful

tiff

小争吵：petty quarrel

martinet

纪律严明之人：strict

incendiary

煽动者：person who stirs up;煽动性的：tending to inflame

concur

同意：agreement;同一时间发生、存在：same time;团结合作：joint

countermand

取消，撤销：revoke

obstinate

固执的：in spite of persuasion;难以减轻或治癒的：mot easily subdued

frugal

节约的：economy

inadvertent

偶然发生的：by chance;疏忽的，不留意的：unintentional lack of care

convene

召开，召集：bring together in assembly;聚集，集合：come together

verisimilar

貌似真实的：appearing to be true

nauseate

(使)厌恶，(使)作呕：cause disgust

circumspect

谨慎的，小心的：careful

salutary

有益健康的：promoting health;有利的，利好的：promoting well-being

subtle

微妙的，难以感知的：difficult perceive;巧妙的，间接或带有欺骗性的：clever deceptive means

debacle

溃败：complete failure

murky

黯淡的，昏暗的：without light;模煳的，晦涩的：lacking clarity

nonsense

无意义的话，废话：no meaning

affliction

痛苦，悲伤，折磨：great suffering

hideous

非常丑陋的：ugly

broach

开启，启封：open;提出讨论：present

canard

谣传，误传：misleading

nicety

準确，精准：careful details;细微之处：fine point

retouch

润饰，改进：improve

snobbish

谄上傲下的，自大的：offensive air of superiority

vicious

兇恶的，恶毒的：desire to inflict;勐烈的：violence or ferocity

content

使满足：appease;主题：major subject of interest;内容，内涵：idea that is conveyed

homage

尊敬，敬意：respect

eschew

刻意避开;戒绝：avoid

smarmy

虚情假意的，过分恭维的：hypocritically

footloose

无拘无束的，自由的：having no attachments

aberrant

adj.异常的，非常规的：deviating

retainer

家僕：service

trickle

一滴一滴地流，缓缓地流：fall in drops

auspicious

好兆头的：toward a happy outcome

chord

与...和谐一致，符合：accord, agree

migratory

迁移的：moving from one region to another

heterodox

非正统的，异端的：unorthodox opinions

badinage

打趣，善意的玩笑：banter

prerogative

特权，权力：right, power, privilege

surmount

战胜，获得胜利：achieve a victory

gratuitous

无根据的，无理由的：unwarranted;无报酬的，免费的：without return;多余的：not needed

diabolic

恶魔一般的：devil

madcap

热爱冒险的人：seeks our very dangerous or foolhardy adventures;大胆的，鲁莽的：foolishly adventurous or bold

ponderable

有价值的，值得考虑的：considerable

mire

困境：difficult situation;使陷入困境，拖后腿：hold back

ancillary

次要的：secondary importance;辅助的，补充的：auxiliary, supplementary

baleful

有害的：harmful;凶兆的，兇恶的：evil;致命的：causing death

stray

漫无目的：lacking purpose;离群，迷途，偏离：move away, deviate

precursor

先驱者，先导：precedes

pious

(信仰上)虔诚的：devotion to divine worship;忠诚的：firm in one's allegiance

stitch

突然剧痛：sharp unpleasant sensation

adumbrate

部分地或有保留地揭露：disclose;预示着：give a slight indication

nip

少量：small amount;小口吃喝：in small amounts

vacuous

茫然的，愚蠢的：lack of intelligence

tribute

称颂，颂词：declaration gratitude

flout

嘲弄性不理会，蔑视：treat with disregard

castigate

强烈(公开)指责：criticize;惩罚：penalty

interim

中间过渡时期，间隔：time between event;暂时的：for the time being

contend

竞争，争夺：strive or vie in contest;声明，声称：state as a fact

deportation

放逐：removal from a country

turbid

混浊的：deficient in clarity

incarnate

化身的，人性化的：bodily nature and form;使(思想、理论)具体，体现：constitute an embodiment

congenial

和善的，友好的：agreement;令人愉悦的：giving pleasure

bolster

支撑(物)：provide support;鼓励、使有精力：boost

harmonious

和谐一致的：agreeably related

secluded

僻静的，隐蔽的：hidden

brook

忍受，容许：tolerate;小溪流：creek

crook

使弯曲：away from a straight line

valiant

勇敢的，英勇的：bravery

improvise

即兴而作：perform with little or no preparation

symbiosis

共生关係：living together

maelstrom

漩涡：violent whirlpool;混乱、动盪的局势：turbulent

encumber

阻碍，妨碍：impede;给…增添负担：place burden

impenetrable

不可渗透的，不可穿透的：impossible to get through;难以理解的：incapable of being comprehended

quench

熄灭：put out;使满足：put a complete end to

adore

喜爱，因...感到愉悦：pleasure;宠爱：tenderness

nominal

不重要的：unimportant;名义上的：something in name

telling

禁酒：abstinence alcoholic

demolition

破坏，毁坏：destroying

drizzle

(下)细小、轻柔、似雾的雨，毛毛雨：misty rain

preponderant

佔优势的，更重要的：superior importance

hamstring

使无效，使无力：ineffective

wit

机智，智慧：ability to understand;智者，有智慧的人：intelligence