2019备考GRE填空高频词汇积累part11
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1. skepticism n. 怀疑论 4 ['skeptisizəm]
近义词:scepticism
例句:With that, a certain skepticism crept into my soul about this high-tech medical intervention. (NPR: Excerpt: 'The Healing Of America')
2. convolution n. 回旋 , 盘旋 , 卷绕 4 [͵kɔnvə'lu:ʃən]
近义词:wind / coiling
例句:The meddling in and muddling of language also relates to the overreaching convolution of the ever-expanding regulatory state.(FORBES: American Political Economy Is No Different From English Language)
3. continuation n. 继续 , 续集 4 [kənˌtinju'eiʃən]
近义词:extension / segue
例句:We condemned the continuation of emergency law earlier this -- last year, when it was extended. (WHITEOUSE: Press Briefing)
4. astonishment n. 惊愕 4 [əs'tɔniʃmənt]
近义词:miration / stound
例句:To his astonishment he was unable to find a single journal article on the subject. (FORBES: Medical Technology)
5. reliability n. 可靠性 4 [riˌlaiə'biliti]
近义词:dependability / relable
例句:On the ground or in the air, reliability is still the main selling tool.(FORBES: Start the Ground War)
6. apathy n. 冷漠 , 缺乏兴趣 4 ['æpəθi]
近义词:aloofness / apartness
例句:Yet late-night comedy does more than simply induce apathy and dumb down our discourse. (NPR: Excerpt:'Strange Bedfellows')
7. ambivalence n. 矛盾情绪 , 犹豫不决 4 [æm'bivələns]
例句:The changing state landscape also reflects a lot of ambivalence by state officials themselves.( FORBES: More States Want To Tax Your Estate)
8. exuberance n. 茂盛 , 丰富 , 健康 4 [ig'zju:bərəns]
近义词:abundance / health / plenty / fitness / pregnancy
例句:Don't be surprised if the market for Son shares lurches back to irrational exuberance. (FORBES: Overreaction)
9. enigma n. 谜 , 难以理解的事物 4 [i'nigmə]
近义词:puzzle
例句:So, at least for now, investigators and the public are left with only enigma.(NPR: For Bombing Suspects, Question May Be Who Led Whom)
10. imitation n. 模仿 , 仿造品 4 [imi'teiʃən]
近义词:simulation / mimicry;artificial / synthetic
例句:The figures also include one nine-year-old listed for possessing a firearm or imitation firearm. (BBC: Child crimes in Norfolk revealed)
11. bias n. 偏见 v. 抱有偏见 4 ['baiəs]
近义词:preference / favour;deflective
例句:Perhaps the most misleading bias of them all is optimism, something entrepreneurs tend to have in spades.(FORBES: The Pitfalls Of Perception)
12. duplicity n. 欺骗 , 口是心非 , 二重性 4 [dju(:)'plisiti]
近义词:dishonesty / perfidy
例句:Khartoum promptly accused the rebels of duplicity: talking peace but trying to keep Sudan split.( ECONOMIST: A currency split in a split country)
13. condescension n. 谦虚 , 屈尊 4 [ˌkɔndi'senʃən]
近义词:arrogance / abasement
例句:In middle school, they had seemed pitiful—objects of sympathy, charity, and condescension, if not derision.( NEWYORKER: Pumpkin Head)
14. cynicism n. 犬儒主义 , 愤世嫉俗 4 ['sinisizəm]
近义词:misanthropy
例句:There is a lot of cynicism around here and some of it is merited. (WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing)
15. misnomer n. 误称 , 叫错名称 , 用词不当 4 ['mis'nəumə]
近义词:catachresis
例句:The name 3D printing is a misnomer — it is more accurately called additive manufacturing.(FORBES: 3D Printing Doesn't Live Up To The Hype Yet)
16. precursor n. 先驱者 , 先兆 4 [pri(:)'kə:sə]
近义词:forerunner / vaunt-courier
例句:Put simply, a lack of innovative thinking is the precursor to a brand in decline. (FORBES: Leadership Lesson: The Difference Between Google and Apple)
17. obligation n. 义务 , 职责 , 债务 , 束缚 4 [ˌɔbli'geiʃən]
近义词:debt / liability
例句:Of the seventy-one, five were general obligation bonds and 66 were non-GO (revenue) bonds. (FORBES: Whatever Happened To The Muni Bond Implosion?)
18. resource n. 资源 , 机敏 4 [ri'sɔ:s]
近义词:financial ability
例句:The uses and benefits of ice as a resource eventually came to be known all over the world.( BBC: The origins of ice sculpting)
19. flout v./n. 轻视 , 嘲笑 4 [flaut]
近义词:despite / derision;scoff at / laugh at;laugh at / make a mockery of
例句:Or it could continue to flout its responsibilities and face even more pressure and isolation. (WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Iran Sanctions Act)
20. debase v. 贬低 , 降低 4 [di'beis]
近义词:lower down / bring down
例句:With all this collateral damage, why does the Fed continue to debase the dollar?(FORBES: Ben Bernanke's Terrorist)
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