Unit 1
Group 1
abhor [əbˈhɔː] v.痛恨,憎恶
例 For all the scathing precision within the lines of social aspirants and moneyed folk, the writer appears to abhor being part of the world she makes seem so shallow. —— GRE 2008年10月,Section 3
因为字里行间有很多对社会野心家和有钱人的刻薄而精准的描述,这个作者显然憎恶身处于这个被她描述得很肤浅的社会。
记 ab-hor
ab-=away,如“abnormally”(反常地)(GRE 1991年4月,Section A)
hor=tremble
disdain [dɪsˈdeɪn] v.鄙弃;轻视;轻蔑;蔑视
记 dis-dain
dis-=apart,如“distinct”(不同的)(GRE No. 4-1, Section B)
dain=worthy
romanticize[rəʊˈmæntɪsaɪz]v.(使)浪漫化;(使)传奇化 ——romantic [rəʊˈmæntɪk] adj.浪漫的;多情的;爱情的;浪漫主义的;不切实际的
例 Many critics of Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights see its second part as a counterpoint that comments on, if it does not reverse, the first part, where a “romantic” reading receives more confirmation. ——GRE No. 9-1, Section A
许多研究艾米丽·勃朗特小说《呼啸山庄》的文学评论家,将小说的第二部分视作一种对比物,即使没有将第一部分予以逆转,也是在对第一部分作出评论,而对于小说的第一部分来说,一种“浪漫的”解读能获得更为充分的确认。
记 roman-tic-ize
roman=romance(浪漫)
-ic, -tic:形容词后缀,表示与“与……有关的,……的”,如“stylistic”(体裁上的)(GRE 1997年4月,Section A)
-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)
savor [ˈseɪvə] v.尽情享受;品尝,欣赏
relish [ˈrelɪʃ] v.享受;渴望;喜爱;品味
shallow[ˈʃæləʊ]adj.浅的;肤浅的,浅薄的
例 Landsat MSS data are now being applied to a variety of geologic problems that are difficult to solve by conventional methods alone. These include specific problems in mineral and energy resource exploration and the charting of glaciers and shallow seas.——GRE 1995年10月,Section B
陆地卫星遥感影像融合数据现在正应用于各种地质问题,这些单靠传统方法难于解决的地质问题包括了矿产和能源的资源勘探以及冰川和浅海的测绘等方面的具体问题。
glamorous[ˈɡlæmərəs]adj.迷人的,富有魅力的
记 glamor-ous
glamor:魅力;魔法
-ous:形容词后缀,表示“充满了”,如“nervous”(神经的)(GRE 1992年2月,Section A)
mysterious[mɪˈstɪrɪəs]adj.神秘的;不可思议的;难解的
例 A mysterious phenomenon is the ability of over-water migrants to travel on course. Birds, bees, and other species can keep track of time without any sensory cues from the outside world, and such “biological clocks” clearly contribute to their “compass sense”. ——GRE No. 6-1, Section A
在水面以上迁徙的动物能够沿着正确方向飞行,这实乃一种神秘莫测的现象。鸟类、蜜蜂以及其他物种可以自行掌握时间,而不必依赖于外界的任何感官提示,这样的“生物钟”显然促进了其“方位感”。
记 myst-eri-ous
myst=mystery,如“mystify”(使迷惑)(GRE No. 4-3, Section A)
-eri:即-ery,名词后缀,如“slavery”(奴隶制度)(GRE No. 4-3, Section B)
-ous:形容词后缀,表示“充满了”,如“calcareous”(钙质的)(GRE No. 3-2, Section A)
intoxicating[ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪtɪŋ]adj.醉人的;令人陶醉的;使兴奋的
记 in-tox-ic-at-ing
in-=into,如“inquire”(探究)(GRE No. 7-2, Section A)
tox=poison,如“nontoxic”(无毒的)(GRE No. 7-1, Section B)
-ic:形容词后缀,表示“与……有关的,……的”,如“isogenic”(同基因的)(GRE 1992年2月,Section A)
-at(e ):动词后缀,其名词形式是-ation,如“postulate”(假定)(GRE No. 9-3, Section B)-ing:形容词后缀,把动词变为形容词的形式,如“overwhelming”(压倒性的)(GRE 1991年2月,Section A)
insufferable[ɪnˈsʌfrəbl]adj.难以忍受的;不可忍受的;令人厌恶的——suffer[ˈsʌfə]v.遭受;忍受;经历;受苦
例 The black experience, one might automatically assume, is known to every Black author. Henry James was pondering a similar assumption when he said: “You were to suffer your fate. That was not necessarily to know it.”——GRE No. 2-3, Section A
人们可能会不假思索地假定,黑人的经历是每一个黑人作家所熟知的。当亨利·詹姆斯称“你必须经历你自己的命运。但不是必须要知悉它”时,他思索的是一个类似的假设。
记 in-suf-fer-able
in-=not,如“inability”(无能力)(GRE No. 4-1, Section B)
suf-=sub-=under,如“subnuclear”(亚核的)(GRE No. 5-2, Section B)
fer=bear,如“fertilize”(使受精)(GRE No. 4-1, 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“regrettable”(令人遗憾的)(GRE No. 9-5, Section A)
相关题目:
For all the scathing precision within the lines of social aspirants and moneyed folk, the writer appears to ______being part of the world she makes seem so . ——GRE 2008年10月,Section 3
A abhor...shallow
B disdain...glamorous
C romanticize...mysterious
D savor...intoxicating
E relish...insufferable