gre英文单词学习（GRE单词fetter）

gre英文单词学习（GRE单词fetter）【反】comity friendship goodwill 友善【近】despite malevolence maliciousness malignance malignity meanness nastiness spite viciousness【反】antidote 解药【考法 2】n.恶意，恶毒的用心: the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm【例】She spoke of him with venom in her voice. 她的评论怀揣着恶意。

venom 英 /ˈvenəm/ 美 /ˈvenəm/ n. 毒液；恶意 vt. 使有毒；放毒

【考法 1 】n.毒液: poisonous matter normally secreted by some animals as snakes scorpions or bees

【例】an antidote to snake venom蛇毒的解药

【近】toxic toxin

【反】antidote 解药

【考法 2】n.恶意，恶毒的用心: the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm

【例】She spoke of him with venom in her voice. 她的评论怀揣着恶意。

【近】despite malevolence maliciousness malignance malignity meanness nastiness spite viciousness

【反】comity friendship goodwill 友善

fetter /ˈfetə(r)/ 束缚；限制，抑制（某人的自由） 给（囚犯）上脚镣

【考法 1】n.枷锁，限制: something that limits one's freedom of action or choice

【例】a fetter that prevents us from trying something new 阻碍我们尝试新事物的枷锁

【近】circumscription constraint curb limitation restraint stricture

【考法 2】v.束缚: to restrain from motion action or progress

【例】be fettered by family responsibilities 被家庭责任所束缚

【近】chain clog enfetter hamper manacle restrain shackle trammel

【反】enfranchise free liberate unbind unfetter unshackle 解放；facilitate 促进

【派】enfetter v束缚

unassailable /ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl/ 无法摧毁的；不可战胜的；不容置疑的

【考法1】adj.无可争辩的，无法否认的，不可亵渎的: not to be violated criticized or tampered with

【例】an unassailable article无可争辩的文章

【近】undeniable inviolable sacrosanct irrefutable indisputable unexceptionable unimpeachable

【反】controversial 有争议的

fluster /ˈflʌstə(r)/ 使忙乱；使慌乱；使紧张

【考法 1 】v.使慌乱: to put into a state of agitated confusion

【例】A GPA of 10 flusters him 10的绩点让他很慌乱

【近】abash confound confuse discomfit disconcert discountenance faze mortify nonplus rattle

【反】calm quiet settle soothe tranquilize安抚，使情绪镇定

immaterial 英 /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl/ 美 /ˌɪməˈtɪriəl/ adj. 非物质的；无形的；不重要的；非实质的

【考法 1】adj.非实体的: not composed of matter

【例】It is only possible to study immaterial forces like gravity by observing their effects on the physical world.要研究那些非实体的作用力——例如万有引力，只能观察它们对于现实世界的影响

【近】ethereal formless incorporeal insubstantial nonmaterial spiritual

【反】bodily corporeal material physical substantial 实体的

【考法 2】adj.无关的，不重要的: of no importance or relevance

【例】While undoubtedly upsetting that story is immaterial to the question of why you are late. 尽管那个故事的确很让人遗憾，但是和你为什么迟到没有半点关系

【近】extraneous impertinent inapplicable inapposite irrelevant

【反】applicable apposite apropos germane pertinent relevant 相关的;crucial important significant 重要的