模板:DailyGREWord/March 2007

01

• Agile
• 红宝: adj. 敏捷的, 灵活的
• 蓝宝: Adjective. 敏捷的, 轻快的, 灵活的
• TOEFL: adj. 敏捷的，活泼轻快的
• Webster: marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace an agile dancer...

02

• Doldrums
• 红宝: n. 赤道无风带; 情绪低落 ( low spirits; listless feeling)
• 蓝宝: 情绪低落(a dull, depressed mood)
• Barron: blues ...; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind;
• Webster: a spell of listlessness or despondency...

03

• Crestfallen
• 红宝: adj. 挫败的, 失望的 ( dejected, disheartened, or humbled)
• 蓝宝: 垂头丧气的( discouraged)
• Barron: dejected; dispirited
• Webster: feeling shame or humiliation; dejected

04

• Carnal
• 红宝: adj.肉体的, 肉欲的 ( fleshly; sensual)
• 蓝宝: 肉体的, 物质的(bodily, corporeal)
• Barron: ...
• Webster: marked by sexuality

05

• Attenuate
• 红宝: v.变薄 ( to make slender) ; 变弱 ( to lessen; weaken)
• 蓝宝: 变薄, 变弱, 削弱(to lessen the amount,magnitude, or value of)
• Barron: ...
• Webster: to make thin or slender...

06

• Nihilism
• 红宝: n. 虚无主义 ( 生存无意义) ;民粹主义 ( 消灭一切旧体系建立新制度)
• 蓝宝: ...
• Webster: a doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and especially of moral truths...

07

• Unravel
• 红宝: v.解开, 拆散 ( to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of)
• TOEFL: ...
• Webster: to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of...

08

• Zigzag
• 红宝: n.&a.之字形 ( 的) , v.弯弯曲曲地进行
• TOEFL: ...
• Webster: one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course;...

09

• Almond
• 红宝: n. 杏树, 杏仁
• 蓝宝: ...
• Webster: the drupaceous fruit of a small tree...

10

• Zenith
• 红宝: n.天顶；极点
• TOEFL: ...
• Webster: the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer...

11

• Wanton
• 红宝: adj.顽皮的 ( mischievous) ; 放纵的 ( being without check or limitation)
• Barron: unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous;
• Webster: playfully mean or cruel ; mischievous

12

• Remonstrate
• 红宝: v. 抗议, 规劝 ( to earnestly present and urge reasons in opposition; expostulate)
• Barron: ...
• Webster: to present and urge reasons in opposition ; expostulate

13

• Ostentatious
• 红宝: adj. 卖弄的, 夸耀的
• 蓝宝: ...
• Barron: showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious;
• Webster: marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display. Synonyms: see showy

14

• Juxtapose
• 红宝: v. 并排, 并置 ( to put side by side or close together)
• Barron: ...
• Webster: to place side by side...

15

• Industrious
• 红宝: adj. 勤劳的, 勤勉的 ( hard-working, diligent)
• Barron: ...
• TOEFL: ...
• Webster: constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied;

16

• Flourish
• 红宝: v. 昌盛, 兴旺 ( be successful) ; 活跃而有影响 ( very active and influential)
• 蓝宝: 繁荣; 茂盛; 炫耀
• TOEFL: ...
• Webster: to grow luxuriantly; thrive...

17

• Flotsam
• 红宝: n. ( 在海上漂浮的) 遇难船只的残骸 ( drifting wreckage)
• Barron: ...
• Webster: floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly floating debris

18

• Subdued
• 红宝: adj. ( 光和声) 柔和的, 缓和的; ( 人) 温和的 ( unnaturally or unusually quiet in behavior)
• Webster: lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength <subdued colors>

19

• Exotic
• 红宝: adj.珍奇的 ( strikingly unusual) ; 来自异国的 ( not native; foreign)
• 蓝宝: n. 外国人 (反) exotic ≠ indigenous 外来的 ≠ 本地的
• Barron: ...strange; intriguingly unusual;
• TOEFL: 近义: foreign, alien；unusual
• Webster: introduced from another country ; not native to the place where found <exotic plants>...

20

• Edifice
• 红宝: n. 宏伟的建筑 ( 如宫殿、教堂) ( a large, imposing building)
• 蓝宝: 大厦; 大建筑物(an elaborate conceptual structure)
• TOEFL: 近义: skyscraper
• Webster: building; especially a large or massive structure...

21

• Barrier
• 红宝: n.路障, 障碍 ( obstruction as of a fence, wall; obstacle)
• TOEFL: n. 屏障，障碍；栅栏
• Webster: something material that blocks or is intended to block passage <highway barriers><a barrier contraceptive>

22

• Musty
• 红宝: adj.霉臭的 ( stale in odor or taste; spoiled by age)
• Barron: stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age;
• Webster: impaired by damp or mildew ; moldy...

23

• Bare
• 红宝: v. 暴露 ( to make or lay bare; uncover)
• TOEFL: adj. 无遮蔽的，赤裸的，光（秃）的
• Webster: ...lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering...

24

• Venom
• 红宝: n.毒液 ( poisonous matter) ; 恶毒, 痛恨 ( ill will, malevolence)
• 蓝宝: ...
• Barron: ...
• TOEFL: ...
• Webster: poisonous matter normally secreted by some animals (as snakes, scorpions, or bees) ...

25

• Censure
• 红宝: n. / v. 责难, 非难 ( to express strong disapproval of)
• 蓝宝: 责难, 谴责(to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy)
• Barron: blame; criticize; express strong disapproval;
• Webster: a judgment involving condemnation

26

• Lapse
• 红宝: n. 失误 ( small error; fault) ; ( 时间等) 流逝 ( a gliding or passing away of time)
• 蓝宝: (类) lapse·error=misbehavior·criminality 小过错·错误=轻罪·犯罪(程度)
• Webster: a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention...

27

• Containment
• 红宝: n. 阻止, 遏制
• Webster: the act, process, or means of containing...

28

• Qualification
• 红宝: n. 合格证明; 资格
• TOEFL: n. 资格，条件
• Webster: a quality or skill that fits a person (as for an office) <the applicant with the best qualifications>

29

• Abolition
• 红宝: n. 废除, 革除 ( abolishing or being abolished)
• 蓝宝: n. 废除，废除奴隶制
• Webster: the act of abolishing ; the state of being abolished

30

• Abode
• 红宝: n. 住处, 住所 ( home; residence)
• Barron: dwelling place; home
• Webster: the place where one abides ; home

31

• Alcove
• 红宝: n. 凹室 ( a recessed section of a room)
• 蓝宝: n. 凹室, 壁橱(niche，recess)
• Webster: a small recessed section of a room ; nook...