英语四六级词汇复习：8天攻克8000词汇(十)

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　　268. assuage : ease; lessen(pain)
        　　* Your messages of cheer should assuage her suffering.
        　　269. assumption : something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of
        　　* The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent would not object to her Assumption of power.
        　　270. assurance : promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
        　　* When Gutherie gave Guiness his assurance that rehearsals were going well,he spoke with such assurance that Guiness was convinced.
        　　274. astringent : binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe
        　　* The astringent quality of unsweetened lemon juice made swallowing difficult.
        　　278. asylum : place of refuge or shelter; protection
        　　* The refugees sought asylum from religious persecution in a new land.
        　　279. asymmetric : not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
        　　* Because one eyebrow was set markedly higher than the other, William's face had a particularly asymmetric appearance.
        　　281. atheistic : denying the existence of God
        　　* His atheistic remarks shocked the religious worshippers.
        　　285. attenuate : make thin; weaken
        　　* By withdrawing their forces, the generals hoped to attenuate the enemy lines.
        　　286. attest : testify; bear witness
        　　* Having served as a member of a grand jury, I can attest that our system of indicting individuals is in need of improvement.
       
            
            

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        　　287. attribute : essential quality
        　　* His outstanding attribute was his kindness.
        　　288. attribute : ascribe; explain
        　　* I attribute her success in science to the encouragement she received from her parents.
        　　292. augment : increase
        　　* How can we hope to augment our forces when our allies are deserting us?
        　　293. augury : omen; prophecy
        　　* He interpreted the departures of the birds as an augury of evil.
        　　294. august : impressive; majestic
        　　* Visiting the palace at Versailes, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found herself.
        　　297. auspicious : favoring success
        　　* With favorable weather conditions, it was an auspicious moment to set sail
        　　302. authoritative : having the weight of authority; dictatorial
        　　* We accepted her analysis of the situation as authoritative.
        　　308. avarice : greed for wealth
        　　* King Midas's avarice has been famous for centuries.
        　　309. aver : state confidently
        　　* I wish to aver that I am certain of success.
        　　310. averse : reluctant
        　　* He was averse to revealing the sources of his information.
       
            
            

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        　　311. aversion : firm dislike
        　　* Their mutual aversion was so great that they refused to speak to one another.
        　　312. avert : prevent; turn away
        　　* She averted her eyes from the dead cat on the highway.
        　　313. aviary : enclosure for birds
        　　* The aviary at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.
        　　315. avocation : secondary or minor occupation
        　　* His hobby proved to be so fascinating and profitable that gradually he abandoned his regular occupation and concentrated on his avocation.
        　　316. avow : declare openly
        　　* I must avow that I am innocent.
        　　338. bantering : good-naturedly ridiculing
        　　* They resented his bantering remarks because they misinterpreted his teasing as sarcasm.
        　　342. baroque : highly ornate
        　　* Accustomed to the severe, angular lines of modern skyscrapers, they found the flamboyance of baroque architecture amusing.
        　　343. barrage : barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion
        　　* The company was forced to retreat through the barrage of heavy canyons.
        　　344. barrister : counselor-at-law
        　　* Galsworthy started as a barrister, but when he found the practice of law boring, turned to writing.
        　　346. bask : luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
        　　* basking on the beach, she relaxed so completely that she fell asleep.
       
            
            

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        　　358. beguile : amuse; delude; cheat
        　　* I beguiled himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.
        　　362. belabor : explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally
        　　* The debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by belaboring his point.
        　　366. belittle : disparage; depreciate
        　　* Parents should not belittle their children's early attempts at drawing, but should encourage their efforts.
        　　367. bellicose : warlike
        　　* His bellicose disposition alienated his friends.
        　　368. belligerent : quarrelsome
        　　* Whenever he had too much to drink, he became belligerent and tried to pick fights with strangers.
        　　370. benediction : blessing
        　　* The appearance of the sun after the many rainy days was like a benediction
        　　371. benefactor : gift giver; patron
        　　* Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's benefactor and gave him a benediction.
        　　372. beneficent : kindly; doing good
        　　* The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his beneficent impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself with nothing.
        　　373. beneficiary : person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy
        　　* You may change your beneficiary as often as you wish.
        　　374. benevolent : generous; charitable
        　　* His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.
        　　375. benign : kindly; favorable; not malignant
        　　* The old man was well liked because of his benign attitude toward friend and stranger alike.
       
            
            

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        　　378. bequeath : leave to someone by means of a will; hand down
        　　* In his will, Father bequeathed his watch to Phillip; the bequest meant a great deal to the boy.
        　　383. beset : harass; trouble
        　　* Many problems beset the American public school system.
        　　387. betroth : become engaged to marry
        　　* The announcement that they had become betrothed surprised their friends who had not suspected any romance.
        　　389. bicameral : two-chambered, as a legislative body
        　　* The United States Congress is a bicameral body.
        　　391. biennial : every two years
        　　* The group held biennial meetings instead of annual ones.
        　　392. bifurcated : divided into two branches; forked
        　　* With a bifurcated branch and a piece of elastic rubber, he made a crude but effective slingshot.
        　　418. boon : blessing; benefit
        　　* The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a boon to the whole community.
        　　421. bountiful : generous; showing bounty
        　　* She distributed gifts in a bountiful and gracious manner.
        　　427. braggart : boaster
        　　* Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
        　　430. brazen : insolent
        　　* Her brazen contempt for authority angered the officials.
       
            
            

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        　　432. breadth : width; extent
        　　* We were impressed by the breadth of her knowledge.
        　　433. brevity : conciseness
        　　* brevity is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.
        　　459. cacophony : discord
        　　* Some people seem to enjoy the cacophony of an orchestra that is tuning up.
        　　462. cadence : rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
        　　* Marching down the road, the troops sang out, following the cadence set by the sergeant.
        　　469. calorific : heat-producing
        　　* Coal is much more calorific than green wood.
        　　474. candor : frankness
        　　* The candor and simplicity of his speech impressed all, it was all clear he held nothing back.
        　　478. cant : pious phraseology; jargon of criminals
        　　* Angry that the president had slashed the education budget, we dismissed his speech on the importance of education as mere cant.
        　　484. capacious : spacious
        　　* In the capacious areas of the railroad terminal, thousands of travelers lingered while waiting for their train.
        　　487. caprice : whim
        　　* She was an unpredictable creature, acting on caprice, never taking thought of the consequences.
        　　489. caption : title; chapter heading; text under illustration
        　　* I find the captions that accompany these cartoons very clever and humorous
        　　499. carnage : destruction of life
        　　* The carnage that can be caused by atomic warfare adds to the responsibilities of our statesmen.
        　　500. carnal : fleshly
        　　* The public was more interested in carnal pleasures than in spiritual matters.