GRE Flashcards — Set 14

acerbic

[əˈsɝbɪk]

尖刻的；辛辣的 (adj)

Her acerbic wit could reduce any opponent to silence.

bellicose

[ˈbɛləˌkos]

好戰的；好鬥的 (adj)

His bellicose remarks alarmed the diplomats.

cajole

[kəˈdʒol]

哄騙；甜言蜜語 (v)

She cajoled her father into lending her the car.

debacle

[dəˈbɑkl]

大失敗；潰敗 (n)

The product launch turned into a complete debacle.

exonerate

[ɪɡˈzɑnəˌret]

免除責任；證明無辜 (v)

DNA evidence exonerated the wrongly convicted man.

florid

[ˈflɔrɪd]

華麗的；過度修飾的 (adj)

His florid prose was difficult to read.

grandiose

[ˈɡrændɪˌos]

浮誇的；宏偉的 (adj)

Her grandiose plans never quite materialized.

harrowing

[ˈhæroɪŋ]

令人痛苦的；折磨人的 (adj)

The survivors gave a harrowing account of the disaster.

impetuous

[ɪmˈpɛtʃʊəs]

衝動的；魯莽的 (adj)

His impetuous decision cost the company millions.

jejune

[dʒɪˈdʒun]

乏味的；幼稚的 (adj)

Critics dismissed the novel as jejune.

knell

[nɛl]

喪鐘；不祥之兆 (n)

The election results sounded the knell of his career.

loquacious

[loˈkweʃəs]

多言的；健談的 (adj)

Our loquacious neighbor kept us at the door for an hour.

misanthrope

[ˈmɪzənˌθrop]

厭惡人類者 (n)

The aging misanthrope rarely left his cabin.

nimble

[ˈnɪmbl]

敏捷的；靈巧的 (adj)

Her nimble fingers flew across the keyboard.

obsequious

[əbˈsikwɪəs]

諂媚的；卑躬的 (adj)

The waiter's obsequious manner made us uncomfortable.

pellucid

[pəˈlusɪd]

清澈的；明白易懂的 (adj)

His pellucid explanation cleared up our confusion.

quaff

[kwɑf]

大口暢飲 (v)

He quaffed his beer in one long swallow.

recondite

[ˈrɛkənˌdaɪt]

深奧難懂的 (adj)

The lecture was too recondite for most students.

salubrious

[səˈlubrɪəs]

有益健康的 (adj)

The salubrious mountain air aided her recovery.

tenacity

[təˈnæsətɪ]

堅韌；頑強 (n)

Her tenacity finally paid off when the deal closed.