amputate | cut off part of body; prune (a limb) |
amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
anachronism | an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
analgesia | condition of being unable to feel pain |
analgesic | causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
analogous | comparable; similar |
analogy | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anarchy | absence of governing body; state of disorder |
anathema | solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize |
ancestry | family descent; ADJ. ancestral |
anchor | secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
ancillary | serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. |
anecdote | short story of an amusing or interesting event |
anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
anesthetic | substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia |
anguish | acute pain; extreme suffering |
angular | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
animated | lively; spirited |
感谢您阅读《2012新GRE阅读词汇笔记(11) 》一文,出国留学网(liuxue86.com)编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。