托福高阶词汇-LIST 6

admonish v.劝告

同advise, reprove

The teacher admonished the students for their rude behavior in class.老师对学生课堂上的鲁莽行为进行了劝诫。

amass v.积聚；收集

同collect, gather, accumulate, heap, aggregate

After twenty years, Jill had amassed a huge collection of foreign coins.二十年来吉尔已收藏了许多外国硬币。

archive n.档案；纪录

同record, file, chronicle, annals

The library has a historical map archive that many historians find very interesting.

许多历史学家认为该图书馆的史学地图集非常有趣。

banter v.嘲弄

同joke, tease, deride, jeer, ridicule

We bantered for a few minutes before going into the meeting.

我们开了一阵子玩笑才去开会。

captivity n.监禁

同imprisonment, confinement, bondage

The years the playwright spent in captivity made him love freedom even more.剧作家数年的监禁生涯使他更加热爱自由。

coherent adj.一致的

同adhering, logical, consistent, rational, orderly

Mary had become so feverish that nothing she said was coherent.

玛丽发着高烧，以致说话语无伦次。

conciliatory adj.安抚的

同reconciliatory, pacificatory, placatory

After their argument, Patrick made a conciliatory effort by sending Jane flowers.吵架后，派特里克通过送花来安抚简。

contrast n.差异；对照

同difference, opposition, disparity, dissimilarity

The contrast between my opinions and my brother's is striking.

我和哥哥的观点相去甚远。

dearth n.缺乏

同lack, shortage, scarcity

There is a dearth of parking place in Taipei.

台北缺乏停车位。

derivative n./adj.衍生之物(的)

同development, outgrowth, byproduct (n.)

This type of dance is a derivative of the traditional dancing found in Chinese opera.

这种舞蹈是从中国传统戏剧的舞蹈中衍生而来的。

disdain v.轻蔑

同despise, scorn, spurn

Rebecca disdains the idea of having to arrive home by 10∶00 PM.

丽贝卡对晚上10点以前必须回家的想法嗤之以鼻。

elapse v.经过；消逝

同pass, slip away, glide by, lapse

Years elapsed before Tony and Paula saw each other again.

数年之后，托尼和波拉再度见面。

enigma n.谜

同puzzle, riddle, mystery

Philosophers enjoy thinking about enigmas that seem impossible to understand.

哲学家们喜欢思考那些似乎难以理解的谜。

etiquette n.礼节

同manners, formalities, decorum

Every culture has its own rules of table etiquette.

每种文化都有自己的餐桌礼仪。

faction n.党派

同clique, sect, party, denomination

Disputes between different factions of the party finally led to its fall.党内派系的纷争终于导致该党的瓦解。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. When our mothers met, they _____ on about all the embarrassing things we had done as children.

2. Some people oppose keeping animals in _____.

3. Pauline _____ working for such a corrupt company, so she quit her job.

4. During the dinner party, you will be expected to follow rules of proper _____.

5. A conservative _____ broke with the main party and formed a new political party.

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