Group 3
mixed[mɪkst]adj.混合的,混淆的;矛盾复杂的;形形色色的
例 Our “frailties”—emotions and motives such as rage, fear, greed, gluttony, joy, lust, love—may be a very mixed assortment, but they share at least one immediate quality: we are, as we say, “in the grip” of them. And thus they give us our sense of constraints.——GRE No. 6-1, Section B
我们的“弱点”——诸如愤怒、恐惧、贪婪、暴食、快乐、淫欲、爱恋等情感和动机——或许是一种极为含混的范畴,但它们至少共有一个直接的特性:如同我们所说的那样,我们被它们“控制着”。因而,它们赋予我们约束感。
记 mix-ed
mix:混淆;混合
-ed:形容词后缀,如“allied”(相关的)(GRE 1990年10月,Section A)
troubled[ˈtrʌbld]adj.动乱的,不安的;混乱的;困惑的;苦恼的
记 trouble-d
trouble:麻烦;使烦恼
-(e)d:形容词后缀,如“well-marked”(明显的)(GRE No. 5-3, Section B)
ambiguous[æmˈbɪɡjʊəs]adj.模糊不清的;引起歧义的;模棱两可的;暧昧的——ambiguity [ˌæmbɪˈɡjʊətɪ] n.含糊;不明确;暧昧;模棱两可
例 Great comic art is never otherworldly, it does not seek to mystify us, and it does not deny ambiguity by branding as evil whatever differs from good.——GRE No. 4-3, Section A
伟大的喜剧艺术从来不是超越世俗的,它所追求的并不是予人神秘感,它也不会通过将任何与善不一样的事物烙上恶的印记而否认那些模棱两可的情形。
记 amb-ig-uous
amb-=both, about,如“ambition”(野心)(GRE No. 9-6, Section B)
ig=drive
-uous, -ous:形容词后缀,表示“充满了”,如“virtuous”(有道德的)(GRE 1993年4月,Section B)
valuable[ˈvæljʊəbl]adj.值钱的,贵重的;有价值的,有用的;珍贵的;重要的
例 If, however, the population consisted of equal numbers of males and females, sons and daughters would be equally valuable. ——GRE No. 4-1, Section A
然则,假如该种群由同等数量的雄性和雌性生物体组成,则雄性后代和雌性后代将是同等重要的。
记 valu-able
val, valu=strong; worth,如“equivalence”(相等)(GRE No. 9-6, Section A)
-able:形容词后缀,表示“有能力,适合”,被修饰的名词有被动的意思,如“usable”(可用的)(GRE 1991年4月,Section B)
noble[ˈnəʊbl]adj.高尚的,崇高的;高贵的;贵族的;宏伟的;惰性的
例 Calculations of the density of alloys based on Bernal-type models of the alloys metal component agreed fairly well with the experimentally determined values from measurements on alloys consist of a noble metal together with a metalloid, such as alloys of palladium and silicon, or alloys consist of iron, phosphorus, and carbon, although small discrepancies remained.——GRE 1992年10月,Section A
以伯纳尔所建立的旨在研究合金中金属成分的模型为基础对合金密度进行计算的结果,在相当程度上与某些合金测量中通过实验确定的数值趋于一致,尽管一些细小的差异依然存在。实验中测量的合金由一种贵金属和一种准金属构成,例如钯和硅的合金,或铁、磷和碳组成的合金。
alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] v.使疏远,离间;让与
记 alien-ate
alien:外国的;相异的
-ate:动词后缀,其名词形式是-ation,如“associate”(使发生联系)(GRE No. 6-2, Section B)
seduce [sɪˈdjuːs] v.引诱;诱惑;勾引;怂恿
记 se-duce
se-=apart,如“secrete”(分泌)(GRE 1993年4月,Section B)
duce=lead,如“reproduce”(繁殖)(GRE 1993年4月,Section C)
aggrandize [əˈɡrænˌdaɪz] v.增加;增大;提高;扩充;夸大;强化
记 ag-grand-ize
ag-=ad-=to,如“aggregate”(聚集的)(GRE No. 6-3, Section B)
grand=great,如“grandeur”(壮丽;宏伟)(GRE 1993年2月,Section B)
-ize:动词后缀,表示“使成……状态,使……化”,如“economize”(节约,节省)(GRE 1997年4月,Section B)
refine [rɪˈfaɪn] v.精炼,提纯;细分;完善;使……文雅
例 Since these quanta are believed to be indivisible packages of energy and so cannot be further refined, we reach a point beyond which further resolution of the world is not possible.——GRE No. 7-1, Section A
由于这些量子被确信为不可分割的能量综合体,因而无法被进一步细分,我们便达到一个极点,在此之后不可能对物质世界作进一步分解。
记 re-fine
re-=again,如“revival”(再生效)(GRE 1994年4月,Section A)
fin, fine=end,如“finish”(结束)(GRE No. 8-1, Section A)
please[pliːz]v.使喜欢;使高兴,使满意;讨人喜欢;令人高兴——pleased [pliːzd] adj.高兴的;愉快的;喜欢的;乐意的;满意的
例 On the other hand if we removed all knowledge of scientific psychology from our world, problems in interpersonal relations might easily be coped with and solved much as before. We would still “know” how to avoid doing something asked of us and how to get someone to agree with us; we would still “know” when someone was angry and when someone was pleased. ——GRE 1994年2月,Section A
另一方面,假如我们将科学心理学的全部知识从我们的世界移除,人际关系方面的问题可能会与往常一样得以轻而易举地处理和解决。我们将仍然“知道”如何避免做某些被要求去做的事情,如何让人同意我们的观点;我们将依然“知道”何时某人心情愤怒,何时某人心情愉快。
相关题目:
Bebop's legacy is ______one: bebop may have won jazz the right to be taken seriously as an art form, but it ______jazz's mass audience, which turned to other forms of music such as rock and pop. ——GRE 2006年6月,Section 1
A a mixed...alienated
B a troubled...seduced
C an ambiguous...aggrandized
D a valuable...refined
E a noble...pleased