gre考试词汇:GRE常考600单词(15)

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palpability can be felt, touched, understood

palpitate tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly

parenthesis sentense within another one, smth separated

parsimonious too economical, miserly

peccadillo small sin; small weakness in one's character

penchant taste, liking, inclination

penury poverty

peremptory not to be disobeyed or questioned

perennial lasting for a long time (eg. a year)

perfidious treacheres, faithless

perfidy treachery; breaking of faith

perfunctory done as a duty withour care

perjury wilful fasle statement, unlawful act

pernicious harmful, injurious

persevere keep on steadily, continue

pertain belong as a part, have reference

pest destructive thing or a person who is nuisance

petulant unreasonably impatient

pied of mixed colors

pinch be too tight, take between the thumb and finger

pious dutifull to parents; devoted to religion

pique hirt the pride or self-respect, stir (curiosity)

pitfall covered hole as a trap, unsuspected danger

pith essential part, force, soft liquid substance

placate soothe, pacify, calm

plaque flat metal on a wall as a memorial

plea request

plead address a court of law as an advocate

plethora glut

pliant pliable, easile bent, shaped or twisted

plod continue doing smth without resting

pluck pull the feathers off, pick (eg. flowers)

plummet fall, plunge, steeply

plunge move quickly, suddenly and with force

poise be ready, be balanced, self-possession

ponderous heavy, bulky, dull

posture state, attitude; adopt a vain

poverty state of being poor

precept moral instruction

precipitate throw smth violently down from a height

precursory peliminary, anticipating

predilection special liking, mental preference

preempt obtain by preemption or in advance

premature doing or happening smth before the right time

presage warning sign

pristine primitive

procrastination keeping on putting off

prodigious enormous, wonderful

profane wordly, having contempt for God

profundity depth

proliferate grow, reproduce by rapid multification

prolix tiring because too long

propagation increasing the number, spreading, extending

prudence careful forethought

prudish easily shocked, excessively modest

prune dried plum, silly person

prune cut away part in order to control growth

pugnacious fond of, in the habit of

punch strike with the fist; tool for cutting holes; alc. drink

pundit pedant, authority on a subject

pungency sharpness

pyre large pile of wood for burning

GRE,全称Graduate Record Examination,中文名称为美国研究生入学考试,适用于除法律与商业外的各专业。由美国教育考试服务处(Educational Testing Service,简称ETS)主办,GRE是美国、加拿大的大学各类研究生院(除管理类学院,法学院)要求申请者所必须具备的一个考试成绩,也是教授对申请者是否授予奖学金所依据的最重要的标准。 另有,Generic Routing Encapsulation(通用路由封装)也简称GRE。
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