新gre词汇:2012年GRE考试重点词汇精讲九

agonize

【考法1】v. 使非常痛苦:to feel deep sadness or mental pain

【例】agonizes over every decision 做每一個決定都非常痛苦

【近】anguish, suffer

airtight

【考法1】adj. 無瑕疵的: having no noticeable weakness, flaw, or loophole

【例】an airtight argument 滴水不漏、無懈可擊的論斷

【考法2】adj. 密封的,不透氣的:impermeable to air or nearly so

【例】an airtight seal 不透氣的封口

alacrity

【考法1】n. 反應迅速,樂意: promptness in response : cheerful readiness

【例】accepted the invitation with alacrity 欣喜地接受了邀請

【近】amenability, gameness, obligingness, willingness

【反】dilatoriness, hesitance and reluctance 拖延,猶豫和不情願

alibi【考法1】n. 不在場的證明;託辭,藉口:an excuse usually intended to avert blame or punishment (as for failure

or negligence)
【例】He always has a very creative alibi for undone homework. 他對於不完成作業總是有各種新奇的藉口。

【近】defense, justification, plea, reason

alienate

【考法1】v. 疏遠,離間:to make unfriendly, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed

【例】alienated most of his colleagues with his bad temper 因為他的壞脾氣,很多同事都和他疏遠了

【近】disaffect, disgruntle, sour

【反】unite, reunite, reconcile聯合,重新聯合,和好

【考法2】v. 轉移、變賣(財產或權利):to convey or transfer (as property or a right) usually by a specific act

rather than the due course of law
【例】A landowner has a right to alienate his right of ownership. 地主有權利變賣自己的地產。

【近】assign, cede, deed, make over

GRE写作部分将重点考察考生有针对性地对具体考题做出反应的能力,而非要求考生堆砌泛泛的文字。具体说来,这些重点关注的能力包括:1、 清楚有效地阐明复杂观点;2、 用贴切的事理和事例支撑观点;3、考察/验证他人论点及其相关论证;4、支撑一个有针对性的连贯的讨论;5、控制标准书面英语的各个要素。写作部分将联合考察逻辑推理和分析写作两种技能,并且将加大力度引进那些需要考生做出有针对性的回应的考题,降低考生依赖事前准备(如背诵)的材料的可能性。
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