gre单词精讲六(GRE词汇Day27:)
gre单词精讲六(GRE词汇Day27:)考点3: adj.傲慢的: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude■同: authoritarian despotic dictatorial domineering imperious masterful overbearing tyrannical tyrannous■反: elective optional voluntary 可选择的考点2: adj.爱发号施令的: fond of ordering people around■e.g. The peremptory secretary began telling the crowd of reporters and photographers exactly where they had to st
peremptory 英 [pəˈremptəri] 美 [pəˈremptəri] adj. 强制的;绝对的;断然的;专横的
考点1: adj.不容反抗的: not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative
■e.g. a peremptory order from the general将军下达的不容反抗的命令
■同: compulsory forced imperative incumbent involuntary obligatory required
■反: elective optional voluntary 可选择的
考点2: adj.爱发号施令的: fond of ordering people around
■e.g. The peremptory secretary began telling the crowd of reporters and photographers exactly where they had to stand.爱发号施令的秘书开始部署记者和摄影师们应该站在哪里了
■同: authoritarian despotic dictatorial domineering imperious masterful overbearing tyrannical tyrannous
考点3: adj.傲慢的: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
■e.g. She had such a peremptory approach to running the club that people started to avoid her.她用一种如 此傲慢自大的方式来管理俱乐部,以至于大家纷纷开始躲避她
■同: assumptive bumptious haughty imperious lofty pompous presumptuous pretentious supercilious
■反: humble lowly modest 谦逊的
carp 英 [kɑːp] 美 [kɑːrp] n. 鲤鱼;抱怨;鲤科属鱼 v. 吹毛求疵
考点1: vi. 对小事吹毛求疵,挑剔: to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor unimportant or irrelevant
■e.g. carped about the order of names on the wedding invitations对于婚礼请柬上的名单顺序吹毛求疵
■同: cavil fuss niggle nitpick
考点2: v.没完没了地表现不满意: to express dissatisfaction pain or resentment usually tiresomely
■同: gripe grizzle grouch grouse grumble wail
■反: crow delight rejoice
anarchist 英 [ˈænəkɪst] 美 [ˈænərkɪst] n. 无政府主义者 无政府主义的
考点1: n.反抗权威的人: a person who rebels against any authority established order or ruling power
■同: rebel insurgent
■派: anarchy n混乱 : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
■同: chaos disarray topsy-turviness commotion turmoil
■反: order 有序
diurnal 英 [daɪˈɜːnl] 美 [daɪˈɜːrnl] adj. 白天的;每日的,一日间的 n. 日记账;日报,日刊
考点1: adj.白天发生或行动的: occurring or active during the daytime rather than at night
■e.g. diurnal animals 昼行性动物
■反: n.octurnal夜晚的
考点2: adj.每天的: occurring done produced or appearing every day
■e.g. a love as constant and certain as the diurnal tides像每天潮汐一样始终如一的爱情
■同: daily day-to-day
考点3: adj.期刊: a publication that appears at regular intervals
■e.g. A microfilm contains a collection of diurnals 一个微缩胶片里包含很多期刊的合集。
■同: bulletin magazine periodical review serial journal
clot 英 [klɒt] 美 [klɑːt] n. 凝块,黏团(尤指血块);(非正式)笨蛋,傻瓜 v. (使)凝结成块;覆以粘性物质
考点1: n.密集的一群: a number of things considered as a unit
■e.g. A clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed 一簇雏菊占据了花床的一角。
■同: array assemblage band block bunch cluster clutch collection constellation grouping huddle knot lot muster package
考点2: v.堵塞: to prevent passage through by filling with something
■e.g. Within a few years the pipe began to clog up 没有几年,管子就开始堵塞了。
■同: block choke clog gum up jam obstruct occlude stop up stuff
■反: clear free open up unblock unclog unstop
考点3: v.凝结: to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
■e.g. Scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot当血液开始凝结的时候,伤口处会形成血痂。
■同: congeal jell jelly