2019年SAT备考词汇整理part3

其实了解SAT的考生都知道，词汇量对考试的重要性很大。其实词汇的记忆并不难，只要你每天能够坚持记忆，每天摄入一定量的词汇，这都对你们的词汇量增长很有帮助。话不多说，关注坦途网SAT考试频道的分享吧！ 

accord N. /一致/agreement. She was in complete accord with the verdict.

accost V. /搭讪，邂逅/approach and speak first to a person. When the two young men accosted me, I was

frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.

accoutre V. /装备/equip. The fisherman was accoutered with the best that the sporting goods store could supply.

accoutrements, N.

accretion N. /增长/growth; increase. The accretion of wealth marked the family's rise in power.

accrue V. /附带的/come about by addition. You must pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the

principal sum. accrual, N.

acerbity N. /尖酸的(语气，脾气)/bitterness of speech and temper. The meeting of the United Nations General Assembly

was marked with such acerbity that informed sources held out little hope of reaching any useful settlement of the problem. acerbic, ADJ.

acetic ADJ. /酸的/vinegary. The salad had an exceedingly acetic flavor.

acidulous ADJ. /酸的;尖锐，刻薄/slightly sour; sharp, caustic. James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and

acidulous remarks.

acknowledge V. /认可，承认/recognize; admit. Although I acknowledge that the Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated

today, I still prefer them to the "gangsta rap" songs my brothers play.

acme N. /顶点/top; pinnacle. His success in this role marked the acme of his career as an actor.

acoustics N. /声学的/science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in. Carnegie Hall is liked by

music lovers because of its fine acoustics.

acquiesce V. /默许/assent; agree without protesting. Although she appeared to acquiesce to her employer's

suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made. acquiescence, N.; acquiescent, ADJ.

acquire V. /获取/obtain; get. Frederick Douglass was determined to acquire an education despite his master's efforts

to prevent his doing so.

acquittal N. /无罪开释/deliverance from a charge. His acquittal by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.

acquit, V.

acrid ADJ. /尖锐;尖酸/sharp; bitterly pungent. The acrid odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had

been fired.

acrimonious ADJ. /挖苦的，尖酸的(语言，行为)/bitter in words or manner. The candidate attacked his opponent in highly

acrimonious terms. acrimony, N.

acrophobia N. /恐高症/fear of heights. A born salesman, he could convince someone with a bad case of acrophobia to sign up for a life membership in a sky-diving club.

actuarial ADJ. /保险精算的，精算/calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics. According to recent actuarial tables, life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago.

actuate V. / 推动，促使/motivate. I fail to understand what actuated you to reply to this letter so nastily.

acuity N. /尖锐/sharpness. In time his youthful acuity of vision failed him, and he needed glasses.

acumen N. /思想敏锐/mental keenness. His business acumen helped him to succeed where others had failed.

acute ADJ. /精明，敏锐，聪明/quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe. The acute young doctor realized immediately that the gradual deterioration of her patient's once acute hearing was due to a chronic illness, not an acute one.

adage N. /格言，谚语/wise saying; proverb. There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money.

adamant ADJ. /坚硬，不动摇/hard; inflexible. Bronson played the part of a revenge-driven man, adamant in his determination to punish the criminals who destroyed his family. adamancy, N.

adapt V. /改变/alter; modify. Some species of animals have become extinct because they could not adapt to a changing environment.

备考过程中有很多技巧，例如对于词汇的学习来说，大家可以把这里不会的单词记在本子上，这样才一些碎片时间里，就可以拿出来多记一些单词。抓住时间的缝隙，不要放过任何可以学习的机会才是对SAT备考的尊重。还请考生们按照具体的SAT考试时间安排制定属于自己的备考计划。