adj. 谨慎的
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(4)Having published more than three hundred books in less than fifty years, science fiction writer Issac Asimov may well be the most____ author of our day.
(A) fastidious
(B) insecure
(C) outmoded
(D) prolific
(E) indigenou
11. gauche:伴考单词,粗鲁的
12. haughty:having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; 同义词:disdainful,supercilious,swaggering,conceited(自满的)
In speech and in action she was never haughty or_____; she was always willing to_____ any recommendations, even if she did not agree with them at first.
(A) persistent---deny
(B) conceited---consider
(C)ornery---oppose
(D) open-minded---embrace
(E) accommodating, ignore
13. levity:a manner lacking seriousness,轻率,来自于词根lev,轻,如elevate(提升),alleviate(减轻),leverage(杠杆作用)
Though the politician’s inauguration was a generally__ occasion, it was not without moments of__, including a few jokes during her acceptance speech.
(A) grim, cleverness
(B) exciting, curiosity
(C) mirthful, humor
(D) solemn, levity
(E) sober, gravity
14. malign:诽谤(伴考单词),vilify,asperse,defame诽谤;来自于词根mal,表示坏的意思,maladroit(笨拙的),malcontented(不满的),malevolent(恶毒的),malfunction(故障),malicious(恶意的),malinger(装病以逃避工作),malnutrition(营养不良),注意以上这些单词都是伴考单词,知道意思即可。
The sergeant suspected imposition that the private was____ in order to avoid going on the____ march scheduled for that morning.
(A) malingering, arduous (B) proselytizing, interminable (C)invalidating, threatened
(D) exemplary, leisurely
15. notorious臭名昭著的
Famed athlete Bobby Orr was given his first pair of skates by a__ Canadian woman who somehow “knew” he would use them to attain sporting greatness.
(A) prosperous
(B) prescient
(C) notorious
(D) skeptical
(E) fallible
这道题可以充分的证明,记忆某些重要的词根合词缀对你认识单词是相当重要的pre合pro的区别是pre
而pro是
所以时间方向概念上不一样的,pre(向前)+scien(知道),预先知道,conscientious(有良心的),conscious(有意识的)
16. obdurate:固执的,obstinate,recalcitrant都是固执的意思;记忆ob(强调)+dur(时间due,during),在时间上不松口,固执的。
17. peevish易怒的 这个单词意思经常容易忘,我们合weep(哭泣),peevish(易怒),discreet(谨慎的),weep(w看成扭曲的嘴,p看成耷拉的脸,ee看做是两只眼睛),peevish(p看成耷拉的脸,v看成是张开的要骂人的嘴,这样的形态肯定是在生气),discreet(两只眼睛连在一块,谨慎的),如果是discrete(两只眼睛分开了,意思即分开的,不连续的)
Safire as a political commentator is patently never__; he writes__ editorials about every action the government takes.
(A) content, deferential
(B) querulous, biased
(C) amazed, bemused
(D) overawed, flattering
(E) satisfied, peevish
18. querulous:爱抱怨的
19.sarcastic, sardonic,satirical=ironic,参见第二讲ironic 的词条。
20. unctuous 油腔滑调的 He made an unctuous assurance. 他做了一个虚情假意的承诺。
21. vindictive unreasonably cruel and unfair towards someone who has harmed you 报复心理的,我们看下面这道填空题是如何考察vindictive这个解释的。
The heretofore peaceful natives, seeking____ the treachery of their supposed allies, became_____ enough according to their perspective, embittered and vindictive.
(A) acquiescence in, understandably
(B) magnanimity towards, logically
(C) evidence of, impartially
(D) retribution for, justifiably
(E) exoneration of, ironically
到现在为止一直爱好和平的国人们,寻求报复他们的假想联盟的背叛,从他们的角度出发,变得恨意丛生,和严重的报复心理。Vindictive是报复的意思,所以前面填一个和其对应的动作,只有retribution(报复)
22. wicked 邪恶的The little boy had a wicked twinkle in his eyes.
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