8天攻克英语六级8000词汇(七)

　　PART III SENTENCE
　　1. abbreviate : shorten
　　* Because we were runningout of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.
　　2. abate : subsideor moderate
　　* Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm toabate.
　　3. absolute : complete; totally unlimited; certain
　　* Althoughthe King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead hisunfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.
　　4. abstract :theoretical; not concrete; non-representational
　　* To him, hunger was anabstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
　　5. abusive : coarselyinsulting; physically harmful
　　* An abusive parent damages a child bothmentally and physically.
　　6. accelerate : move faster
　　* In our scienceclass, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.
　　7. accessible : easy toapproach; obtainable
　　* We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessibleon foot.
　　8. abscond : depart secretly and hide
　　* The teller abscondedwith the bonds and was not found.
　　9. aberrant : abnormal or deviant
　　*Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of theentire experiment.
　　14. adulterate : make impure by mixing with basersubstances
　　* It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing thebuyer.
　　15. adversity : poverty, misfortune
　　* We must learn to meetadversity gracefully.
　　16. abase : lower; degrade; humiliate
　　* Annaexpected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself downon the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.
　　17. abash :embarrass
　　* He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
　　18.abdicate : renounce; give up
　　* When Edward VII abdicated the Britishthrone, he surprised the entire world.
　　20. abject : wretched; lackingpride
　　* On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty,huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
　　21. abjure : renounceupon oath
　　* He abjured his allegiance to the king.
　　24. abominate :loathe; hate
　　* Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because heabominated the custom.
　　25. abrasive: rubbing away; tending to grinddown
　　* Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish,abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.
　　26. abrogate :abolish
　　* He intended to abrogate the decree issued by hispredecessor.
　　27. absolve : pardon (an offense)
　　* The father confessorabsolved him of his sins.
　　28. abstain : refrain; withhold fromparticipation
　　* After considering the effect of alcohol on his athleticperformance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for therace.
　　31. accede : agree
　　* If I accede to this demand for blackmail, Iam afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.
　　32. acclimate :adjust to climate or environment
　　* One of the difficulties of our presentair age is the need of travelers to acclimate themselves to their new and oftenstrange environments.
　　33. acclivity : sharp upslope of a hill
　　* Thecar could not go up the acclivity in high gear.
　　35. accord :agreement
　　* She was in complete accord with the verdict.
　　36.accost : approach and speak first to a person
　　* When the two young menaccosted me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attackme.
　　38. accretion : growth; increase
　　* The accretion of wealth markedthe family's rise in power.
　　39. accrue : come about by addition
　　* Youmust pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the principalsum.
　　40. acidulous : slightly sour; sharp; caustic
　　* James wasunpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks.
　　42. acquiesce :assent; agree passively
　　* Although she appeared to acquiesce to heremployer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes hewanted made.
　　43. acquittal : deliverance from a charge
　　* His acquittalby the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.
　　45. acrimonious :stinging, caustic
　　* His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated hisaudience.
　　47. actuate : motivate
　　* I fail to understand what actuatedyou to reply to this letter so nastily.
　　53. adherent : supporter;follower
　　* In the wake of the scandal, the senator's one-time adherentquietly deserted him.
　　54. adjunct : something attached to but holdingan inferior position
　　* I will entertain this concept as an adjunct to themain proposal.