GRE Flashcards — Set 13

alacrity

[əˈlækrətɪ]

敏捷；爽快 (n)

She accepted the offer with alacrity.

banal

[bəˈnɑl]

陳腐的；平凡的 (adj)

His speech was full of banal observations.

convoluted

[ˈkɑnvəˌlutɪd]

錯綜複雜的 (adj)

The plot of the novel was so convoluted that I gave up.

dearth

[dɝθ]

稀少；缺乏 (n)

There is a dearth of qualified teachers in rural areas.

extol

[ɪkˈstol]

讚美；頌揚 (v)

Critics extolled the virtues of her latest novel.

flagrant

[ˈfleɡrənt]

公然的；明目張膽的 (adj)

His flagrant disregard for the rules angered the committee.

genteel

[dʒɛnˈtil]

有教養的；上流的 (adj)

She came from a genteel family of old money.

haughty

[ˈhɔtɪ]

傲慢的；自大的 (adj)

He gave us a haughty look and walked away.

innocuous

[ɪˈnɑkjʊəs]

無害的；無關痛癢的 (adj)

What seemed an innocuous remark hid a sharp insult.

judicious

[dʒuˈdɪʃəs]

明智的；有判斷力的 (adj)

A judicious use of resources saved the project.

kowtow

[ˈkaʊˌtaʊ]

卑躬屈膝；磕頭 (v)

He refused to kowtow to his demanding boss.

lampoon

[læmˈpun]

諷刺；嘲諷 (v/n)

The cartoon lampooned the politician's empty promises.

mawkish

[ˈmɔkɪʃ]

過分傷感的；矯情的 (adj)

The film's ending was too mawkish for my taste.

nettlesome

[ˈnɛtlsəm]

惱人的；棘手的 (adj)

The committee faced several nettlesome questions.

oblivious

[əˈblɪvɪəs]

未察覺的；遺忘的 (adj)

She was oblivious to the chaos around her.

parsimony

[ˈpɑrsəˌmonɪ]

吝嗇；極節儉 (n)

His parsimony was legendary among his colleagues.

quotidian

[kwoˈtɪdɪən]

每日的；平凡的 (adj)

She wrote about the quotidian struggles of single parents.

repudiate

[rɪˈpjudɪˌet]

否認；拒絕承認 (v)

The candidate repudiated all claims of misconduct.

sycophant

[ˈsɪkəfənt]

馬屁精；諂媚者 (n)

The dictator surrounded himself with sycophants.

trepidation

[ˌtrɛpəˈdeʃən]

恐懼；憂慮 (n)

She approached the interview with great trepidation.