GRE词汇集锦：名词

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　　abase :: lower: humiliate
        　　abash :: embarrass
        　　abdicate :: renounce: give up
        　　abhor :: detest
        　　abjure :: renounce upon oath
        　　abominate :: loathe: hate
        　　abrade :: wear away by friction: erode
        　　abrogate :: abolish
        　　abscond :: depart secretly and hide
        　　absolve :: pardon an offense
        　　abut :: border upon; adjoin
        　　accede :: agree
        　　accelerate :: move faster
        　　acclimate :: adjust to climate
        　　accost :: approach and speak first to a person
        　　accoutre :: equip
        　　accrue :: come about by addition
        　　acknowledge :: recognize: admit
        　　actuate :: motivate
        　　adapt :: alter: modify
        　　adduce :: present as evidence
        　　adhere :: stick fast to
        　　adjure :: request solemnly
        　　admonish :: warn: reprove
        　　adulterate :: make impure by mixing with baser substances
        　　advert :: refer to
        　　advocate :: urge: plead for
        　　aggrandize :: increase or intensify
        　　agitate :: stir up: disturb
        　　alienate :: make hostile: separate
        　　allay :: calm: pacify
        　　allege :: state without proof
        　　alleviate :: relieve
        　　allocate :: assign
        　　allude :: refer indirectly
        　　amalgamate :: combine; unite in one body
        　　amass :: collect
        　　amble :: move at an easy pace
        　　ameliorate :: improve
        　　amplify :: enlarge
        　　amputate :: cut off part of body; prune
        　　anneal :: reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and
cooling
        　　annihilate :: destroy
        　　annotate :: comment; make explanatory notes
        　　annul :: make void
        　　appease :: pacify; soothe
        　　append :: attach
        　　appraise :: estimate value of
        　　apprehend :: arrest a criminal; dread; perceive
        　　apprise :: inform
        　　arraign :: charge in court; indict
        　　arrogate :: claim without reasonable grounds
        　　ascertain :: find out for certain
        　　ascribe :: refer; attribute; assign
        　　assail :: assault
        　　assay :: analyze; evaluate
        　　asseverate :: make a positive statement or solemn declaration
        　　assimilate :: absorb; cause to become homogeneous
        　　assuage :: ease; lessen pain
        　　attenuate :: make thin; weaken
        　　attest :: testify; bear witness
        　　augment :: increase
        　　authenticate :: prove genuine
        　　aver :: state confidently
        　　avouch :: affirm; proclaim
        　　avow :: declare openly
        　　babble :: chatter idly
        　　badger :: pester; annoy
        　　baffle :: frustrate; perplex
        　　balk :: foil
        　　bate :: let down; restrain
        　　batten :: grow fat; thrive upon others
        　　bedizen :: dress with vulgar finery
        　　bedraggle :: wet thoroughly
        　　beguile :: delude; cheat; amuse
        　　behoove :: suited to; incumbent upon
        　　belabor :: beat soundly; assail verbally
        　　beleaguer :: besiege
        　　belittle :: disparage; depreciate
        　　berate :: scold strongly
        　　besmirch :: soil; defile
        　　bestow :: confer
        　　betroth :: become engaged to marry
        　　blanch :: bleach; whiten
        　　blazon :: decorate with an heraldic coat of arms
        　　bode :: foreshadow; portend
        　　bolster :: support; prop up
        　　bowdlerize :: expurgate
        　　broach :: open up
        　　bungle :: spoil by clumsy behavior
        　　burgeon :: grow forth; send out buds
        　　burlesque :: give an imitation that ridicules
        　　burnish :: make shiny by rubbing; polish
        　　cajole :: coax; wheedle
        　　calumniate :: slander
        　　canvass :: determine votes, etc.
        　　caparison :: put showy ornamentation on a horse
        　　capitulate :: surrender
        　　castigate :: punish
        　　cauterize :: burn with hot iron or caustic
        　　cavil :: make frivolous objections
        　　cede :: transfer; yield title to
        　　censure :: blame; criticize
        　　chafe :: warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing
        　　champ :: chew noisily
        　　chastise :: punish
        　　chide :: scold
        　　circumscribe :: limit; confine
        　　circumvent :: outwit; baffle
        　　cite :: quote; commend
        　　clamber :: climb by crawling
        　　cleave :: split asunder
        　　coalesce :: combine; fuse
        　　coerce :: force; repress
        　　cogitate :: think over
        　　cohere :: stick together
        　　collaborate :: work together
        　　collate :: examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
        　　commandeer :: to draft for military purpose; to take for public use
        　　commiserate :: feel or express pity or sympathy for
        　　comport :: bear one"s self; behave
        　　compromise :: adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of
        　　compute :: reckon; calculate
        　　concatenate :: link as in a chain
        　　conciliate :: pacify; win over
        　　concoct :: prepare by combining; make up in concert
        　　condescend :: bestow courtesies with a superior air
        　　condole :: express sympathetic sorrow
        　　condone :: overlook; forgive
        　　confiscate :: seize; commandeer
            
            

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        　　congeal :: freeze; coagulate
        　　consecrate :: dedicate; sanctify
        　　consort :: associate with
        　　construe :: explain; interpret
        　　contaminate :: pollute
        　　contemn :: regard with contempt; disregard
        　　contravene :: contradict; infringe on
        　　controvert :: oppose with arguments; contradict
        　　convene :: assemble
        　　convoke :: call together
        　　corroborate :: confirm
        　　coruscate :: glitter; scintillate
        　　countermand :: cancel; revoke
        　　cower :: shrink quivering, as from fear
        　　cozen :: cheat; hoodwink; swindle
        　　cull :: pick out; reject
        　　curry :: dress; treat leather; seek favor
        　　curtail :: shorten; reduce
        　　dally :: triffle with; procrastinate
        　　daunt :: intimidate
        　　dawdle :: loiter; waste time
        　　debase :: reduce to lower state
        　　debauch :: corrupt; make intemperate
        　　debilitate :: weaken; enfeeble
        　　decant :: pour off gently
        　　decimate :: kill, usually one out of ten
        　　decry :: disparage
        　　defalcate :: misuse money held in trust
        　　defile :: pollute; profane
        　　deflect :: turn aside
        　　deign :: condescend
        　　delete :: erase; strike out
        　　delude :: deceive
        　　demean :: degrade; humiliate
        　　demur :: delay; object
        　　denigrate :: blacken
        　　depict :: portray
        　　depilate :: remove hair
        　　deplete :: reduce; exhaust
        　　deploy :: bring (forces, arguments, etc.) into effective action
        　　deprecate :: disapprove regretfully
        　　depreciate :: lessen in value
        　　deride :: scoff at
        　　descant :: discuss fully
        　　descry :: catch sight of
        　　desecrate :: profane; violate the sanctity of
        　　desiccate :: dry up
        　　despise :: scorn
        　　despoil :: plunder
        　　deviate :: turn away from
        　　devolve :: deputize; pass to others
        　　dilate :: expand
        　　disabuse :: correct a false impression; undeceive
        　　disclaim :: disown; renounce claim to
        　　discomfit :: put to rout; defeat; disconcert
        　　disconcert :: confuse; upset; embarrass
        　　disdain :: treat with scorn or contempt
        　　disgruntle :: make discontented
        　　dismember :: cut into small parts
        　　disparage :: belittle
        　　disport :: amuse
        　　dissemble :: disguise; pretend
        　　disseminate :: scatter like seeds
        　　dissimulate :: pretend; conceal by feigning
        　　dissipate :: squander
        　　dissuade :: advise against
        　　distend :: expand; swell out
        　　diverge :: vary; go in different directions from the same point
        　　divest :: strip; deprive
        　　divulge :: reveal
        　　doff :: take off
        　　edify :: instruct; correct morally
        　　educe :: draw forth; elicit
        　　efface :: rub out
        　　effervesce :: bubble over; show excitement
        　　elicit :: draw out by discussion
        　　elucidate :: explain; enlighten
        　　emanate :: issue forth
        　　emancipate :: set free
        　　embellish :: adorn
        　　emblazon :: deck in brilliant colors
        　　embroil :: throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle
        　　emend :: correct; correct by a critic
        　　emulate :: rival; imitate
        　　encompass :: surround
        　　encumber :: burden
        　　endue :: provide with some quality; endow
        　　energize :: invigorate; make forceful and active
        　　enervate :: weaken
        　　engender :: cause; produce
        　　engross :: occupy fully
        　　enhance :: advance; improve
        　　enjoin :: command; order; forbid
        　　enrapture :: please intensely
        　　ensconce :: settle comfortably
        　　ensue :: follow
        　　enthrall :: capture; enslave
        　　environ :: enclose; surround
        　　equivocate :: lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
        　　erode :: eat away
        　　eschew :: avoid
        　　evince :: show clearly
        　　eviscerate :: disembowel; remove entrails
        　　evoke :: call forth
        　　exacerbate :: worsen; embitter
        　　exasperate :: vex
        　　excoriate :: flay; abrade
        　　exculpate :: clear from blame
        　　execrate :: curse; express abhorrence for
        　　exhort :: urge
        　　exhume :: dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
        　　exonerate :: acquit; exculpate
        　　exorcise :: drive out evil spirits
        　　expatiate :: talk at length
        　　expiate :: make amends for a sin
        　　expunge :: cancel; remove
        　　expurgate :: clean; remove offensive parts of a book
        　　extenuate :: weaken mitigate
        　　extirpate :: root up
        　　extol :: praise; glorify
        　　extort :: wring from; get money by threats, etc.
        　　extricate :: free; disentangle
        　　extrude :: force or push out
        　　exude :: discharge; give forth
        　　fabricate :: build; lie
        　　facilitate :: make less difficult
        　　feign :: pretend
        　　ferret :: drive or hunt out of hiding
        　　fester :: generate pus
        　　fete :: honor at a festival
        　　fetter :: shackle
        　　filch :: steal
        　　flagellate :: flog; whip
        　　flail :: thresh grain by hand; strike or slap
        　　flaunt :: display ostentatiously
        　　flay :: strip off skin; plunder
        　　fleck :: spot
        　　flinch :: hesitate; shrink
        　　flout :: reject; mock
        　　fluster :: confuse
        　　foist :: insert improperly; palm off
        　　foment :: stir up; instigate
        　　foster :: rear; encourage
        　　fritter :: waste
        　　fructify :: bear fruit
        　　frustrate :: thwart; defeat
        　　fulminate :: thunder; explode
        　　gainsay :: deny
        　　galvanize :: stimulate by shock; stir up
        　　gambol :: skip; leap playfully
        　　gape :: open widely
        　　garner :: gather; store up
        　　garnish :: decorate
        　　genuflect :: bend the knee as in worship
        　　germinate :: cause to sprout; sprout
        　　gerrymander :: change voting district lines in order to favor a political
party
        　　gestate :: evolve, as in prenatal growth
        　　gibber :: speak foolishly
        　　gibe :: mock
        　　glaze :: cover with a thin and shiny surface
        　　glean :: gather leavings
            
            

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        　　gloat :: express evil satisfaction; view malevolently
        　　glut :: overstock; fill to excess
        　　goad :: urge on
        　　gorge :: stuff oneself
        　　gouge :: tear out
        　　grovel :: crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
        　　harrow :: break up ground after plowing; torture
        　　harry :: raid
        　　hew :: cut to pieces with ax or sword
        　　hibernate :: sleep throughout the winter
        　　hoodwink :: deceive; delude
        　　hypothecate :: mortgage; pledge as security
        　　imbibe :: drink in
        　　imbrue :: drench, stain, especially with blood
        　　imbue :: saturate; fill
        　　immolate :: offer as a sacrifice
        　　immure :: imprison; shut up in confinement
        　　impair :: worsen; diminish in value
        　　impale :: pierce
        　　impeach :: charge with crime in office; indict
        　　implement :: supply what is needed; furnish with tools
        　　imply :: suggest a meaning not expressed; signify
        　　importune :: beg earnestly
        　　imprecate :: curse; pray that evil will befall
        　　improvise :: compose on the spur of the moment
        　　impugn :: doubt; challenge; gainsay
        　　impute :: attribute; ascribe
        　　incapacitate :: disable
        　　incarcerate :: imprison
        　　incarnadine :: stain crimson or blood-color
        　　incite :: arouse to action
        　　incriminate :: accuse
        　　incubate :: hatch; scheme
        　　inculcate :: teach
        　　indemnify :: make secure against loss; compensate for loss
        　　indenture :: bind as servant or apprentice to master
        　　indict :: charge
        　　indite :: write; compose
        　　infer :: deduce; conclude
        　　infringe :: violate; encroach
        　　ingratiate :: become popular with
        　　inhibit :: prohibit; restrain
        　　insinuate :: hint; imply
        　　instigate :: urge; start; provoke
        　　integrate :: make whole; combine; make into one unit
        　　inter :: bury
        　　interdict :: prohibit; forbid
        　　intimate :: hint
        　　intrude :: trespass; enter as an uninvited person
        　　inundate :: overflow; flood
        　　invalidate :: weaken; destroy
        　　inveigh :: denounce; utter censure or invective
        　　inveigle :: lead astray; wheedle
        　　iterate :: utter a second time; repeat
        　　jettison :: throw overboard
        　　lacerate :: mangle; tear
        　　lampoon :: ridicule
        　　languish :: lose animation; lose strength
        　　lave :: wash
        　　limn :: portray; describe vividly
        　　liquidate :: settle accounts; clear up
        　　loathe :: detest
        　　lope :: gallop slowly
        　　macerate :: waste away
        　　maim :: mutilate; injure
        　　malign :: speak evil of; defame
        　　manipulate :: operate with the hands
        　　manumit :: emancipate; free from bondage
        　　masticate :: chew
        　　maunder :: talk incoherently; utter drivel
        　　meander :: to wind or turn in its course
        　　mediate :: settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
        　　memorialize :: commemorate
        　　mesmerize :: hypnotize
        　　mete :: measure; distribute
        　　militate :: work against
        　　mitigate :: appease
        　　mollify :: soothe
        　　molt :: shed or cast off hair or feathers
        　　mortify :: humiliate; punish the flesh
        　　muddle :: confuse; mix up
        　　mulct :: defraud a person of something
        　　muse :: ponder
        　　mutilate :: maim
        　　nauseate :: cause to become sick; fill with disgust
        　　nettle :: annoy; vex
        　　nonplus :: bring to a halt by confusion
        　　nurture :: bring up; feed; educate
        　　obfuscate :: confuse; muddle
        　　objurgate :: scold; rebuke severely
        　　obliterate :: destroy completely
        　　obtrude :: push into prominence
        　　obviate :: make unnecessary; get rid of
        　　ogle :: glance coquettishly at; make eyes at
        　　oscillate :: vibrate pendulumlike; waver
        　　ossify :: change or harden into bone
        　　ostracize :: exclude from public favor; ban
        　　palliate :: ease pain; make less guilty of offensive
        　　palpitate :: throb; flutter
        　　pander :: cater to the low desires of others
        　　paraphrase :: restate a passage in one"s own words while retaining thought
of author
        　　parry :: ward off a blow
        　　peculate :: steal; embezzle
        　　permeate :: pass through; spread
        　　perpetrate :: commit an offense
        　　perturb :: disturb greatly
        　　petrify :: turn to stone
        　　philander :: make love lightly; flirt
        　　pillage :: plunder
        　　pillory :: punish by placing in a wooden frame and subjecting to
ridicule
        　　pinion :: restrain
        　　placate :: pacify; conciliate
        　　pommel :: beat
        　　portend :: foretell; presage
        　　prate :: speak foolishly; boast idly
        　　prattle :: babble
        　　precipitate :: throw headlong; hasten
        　　preclude :: make impossible; eliminate
        　　preempt :: appropriate beforehand
        　　preponderate :: be superior in power; outweigh
        　　presage :: foretell
        　　prevaricate :: lie
        　　probe :: explore with tools
        　　procrastinate :: postpone; delay
        　　profane :: violate; desecrate
        　　prognosticate :: predict
        　　promulgate :: make known by official proclamation or publication
        　　propagate :: multiply; spread
        　　propitiate :: appease
        　　propound :: put forth for analysis
        　　prorogue :: dismiss parliament; end officially
        　　proscribe :: ostracize; banish; outlaw
        　　proselytize :: convert to a religion or belief
        　　prostrate :: stretch out full on ground
        　　protract :: prolong
        　　protrude :: stick out
        　　pulsate :: throb
        　　purge :: clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges
        　　purloin :: steal
        　　quaff :: drink with relish
        　　quail :: cower; lose heart
        　　quell :: put down; quiet
        　　quibble :: equivocate; play on words
        　　ramify :: divide into branches or subdivisions
        　　rant :: rave; speak bombastically
        　　rationalize :: reason; justify an improper act
        　　ravage :: plunder; despoil
        　　raze :: destroy completely
        　　recant :: repudiate; withdraw previous statement
        　　recapitulate :: summarize
        　　reciprocate :: repay in kind
        　　reconcile :: make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies
        　　rectify :: correct
        　　recuperate :: recover
        　　reek :: emit odor
        　　refurbish :: renovate; make bright by polishing
        　　regale :: entertain
        　　rehabilitate :: restore to proper condition
        　　reimburse :: repay
        　　reiterate :: repeat
        　　rejuvenate :: make young again
        　　relegate :: banish; consign to inferior position
        　　relinquish :: abandon
        　　relish :: savor; enjoy
        　　remonstrate :: protest
        　　rend :: split; tear apart
        　　render :: deliver; provide; represent
        　　renounce :: abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate
        　　renovate :: restore to good condition; renew
        　　replenish :: fill up again
        　　reprimand :: reprove severely
        　　reprove :: censure; rebuke
        　　repudiate :: disown; disavow
        　　requite :: repay; revenge
        　　rescind :: cancel
        　　resuscitate :: revive
        　　retaliate :: repay in kind usually for bad treatment
        　　retrieve :: recover; find and bring in
        　　reverberate :: echo; resound
        　　revile :: slander; vilify
        　　ruminate :: chew the cud; ponder
        　　rummage :: ransack; thoroughly search
        　　rusticate :: banish to the country; dwell in the country
        　　salvage :: rescue from loss
        　　sate :: satisfy to the full; cloy
            
            

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        　　satiate :: surfeit; satisfy fully
        　　saturate :: soak
        　　saunter :: stroll slowly
        　　savor :: have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
        　　scarify :: make slight incisions in; scratch
        　　scintillate :: sparkle; flash
        　　scuttle :: sink
        　　seethe :: be disturbed; boil
        　　sequester :: retire from public life; segregate; seclude
        　　shackle :: chain; fetter
        　　sheathe :: place into a case
        　　shimmer :: glimmer intermittently
        　　simulate :: feign
        　　skimp :: provide scantily; live very economically
        　　skulk :: move furtively and secretly
        　　slake :: quench; sate
        　　slither :: slip or slide
        　　slough :: cast off
        　　spawn :: lay eggs
        　　squander :: waste
        　　stanch :: check flow of blood
        　　stigmatize :: brand; mark as wicked
        　　stultify :: cause to appear foolish or inconsistent
        　　stymie :: present an obstacle; stump
        　　subjugate :: conquer; bring under control
        　　sublimate :: refine; purify
        　　substantiate :: verify; support
        　　suffuse :: spread over
        　　sully :: tarnish; soil
        　　sunder :: separate; part
        　　superimpose :: place over something else
        　　supersede :: cause to be set aside; replace
        　　supplicate :: petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
        　　suppurate :: create pus
        　　surfeit :: cloy; overfeed
        　　surmise :: guess
        　　swathe :: wrap around; bandage
        　　swelter :: be oppressed by heat
        　　tantalize :: tease; torture with disappointment
        　　temporize :: avoid committing oneself; gain time
        　　tether :: tie with a rope
        　　throttle :: strangle
        　　thwart :: baffle; frustrate
        　　tipple :: drink alcoholic beverages frequently
        　　titillate :: tickle
        　　toady :: flatter for favors
        　　traduce :: expose to slander
        　　transcend :: exceed; surpass
        　　transcribe :: copy
        　　transmute :: change; convert to something different
        　　transpire :: exhale; become known; happen
        　　traverse :: go through or across
        　　trek :: travel; migrate
        　　truckle :: curry favor; act in an obsequious way
        　　truncate :: cut the top off
        　　undulate :: move with a wavelike motion
        　　unearth :: dig up
        　　upbraid :: scold; reproach
        　　validate :: confirm; ratify
        　　veer :: change in direction
        　　vegetate :: live in a monotonous way
        　　venerate :: revere
        　　vent :: express; utter
        　　vie :: contend; compete
        　　vilify :: slander
        　　vindicate :: clear of charges
        　　vitiate :: spoil the effect of; make inoperative
        　　vouchsafe :: grant condescendingly; guarantee
        　　waive :: give up temporarily; yield
        　　wane :: grow gradually smaller
        　　welter :: wallow
        　　wheedle :: cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
        　　whet :: sharpen; stimulate
        　　wreak :: inflict
        　　wrest :: pull away; take by violence