gre 核心词汇一点通（GREDay52:）

gre 核心词汇一点通（GREDay52:）■同: briefness conciseness shortness■e.g. the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity 好的毕业演讲必须简洁■反: commend endorse extol laud praise 赞扬，赞颂brevity 英 [ˈbrevəti] 美 [ˈbrevəti] n. 简洁，简短；短暂，短促考点1: n.简短，简洁: shortness of duration

condemn 英 [kənˈdem] 美 [kənˈdem] vt. 谴责；判刑，定罪；声讨

考点1: vt.谴责(为不道德的、邪恶的): to declare to be reprehensible wrong or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation

■e.g. a policy widely condemned as racist 一个被广泛谴责为种族歧视的政策lllt is a sign of human progress that slavery which was once common is now universally condemned.曾经很平常的奴隶制如今却沦落到人人谴责的境地，这不能不说是人类文明的进步。

■同: anathematize censure damn decry denounce execrate reprimand reprehend reproach reprobate

■反: commend endorse extol laud praise 赞扬，赞颂

brevity 英 [ˈbrevəti] 美 [ˈbrevəti] n. 简洁，简短；短暂，短促

考点1: n.简短，简洁: shortness of duration

■e.g. the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity 好的毕业演讲必须简洁

■同: briefness conciseness shortness

■反: lengthiness 冗长

考点2: n.精炼: the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning

■e.g. if brevity is the soul of wit then that speech wasn't at all witty 如果说精炼是智慧的灵魂，那么演讲毫无智慧可言

■同: conciseness pithiness sententiousness terseness

■反: diffuseness long-windedness prolixity verbosity wordiness 冗长啰嗦

elicit 英 [ɪˈlɪsɪt] 美 [ɪˈlɪsɪt] vt. 抽出，引出；引起

考点1: vt.激起，唤起: to draw forth or bring out

■e.g. The king's speech elicited lasting cheer and applause国王的演讲激起了持续的欢呼和掌声

■同: arouse evoke excite inspire provoke raise

■反: appease placate mollify pacify 平息

bully 英 [ˈbʊli] 美 [ˈbʊli] n. 欺凌弱小者；土霸 adj. 第一流的；特好的 vt. 欺负；威吓 vi. 欺侮人 adv. 很；十分 int. 好；妙

考点1: n.欺凌弱小者: a person who habitually treats others in an overbearing or intimidating manner

■e.g. they had to deal with the local bullies他们要对付当地恶霸

■同: bullyboy，hector intimidator

■反: underdog被欺负的人

考点2: adj.最好的，最棒的: of the very best kind

■e.g. that's a bully idea for reviving the town's retail center 真是个重整镇上零售中心的好主意

■同: awesome fabulous fantastic superb marvelous unsurpassed excellent

supplant 英 [səˈplɑːnt] 美 [səˈplænt] vt. 代替；排挤掉

考点1: vt.排挤，篡夺…的位置: to usurp the place of especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics

■e.g. Old traditions were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways.老传统逐渐式微，被现代方式取代。

■同: displace displant substitute supersede cut out