GRE词汇解析汇总

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GRE词汇解析：hauteur

hauteur: (n.) 傲慢; 自大; haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance

Syn: supercilious, imperious

hauteur <> humility, humbleness

fawn : hauteur

supercilious : hauteur

【考法1】n.傲慢，自大： haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance

【例】 he looked at her with the hauteur of someone who is accustomed to being instantly obeyed 他看着她，带着向来被顺从惯了的傲慢。

【 近 】 bumptiousness, imperiousness, peremptoriness, pomposity, presumptuousness, pretentiousness,

superciliousness, superiority

【反】 humility, humbleness, modesty, unassumingness, unpretentiousness 谦虚

selfdepreciate : swagger 自贬:吹嘘

GRE词汇解析：indolent

indolent: 懒惰的; lazy, disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy

1) lazy; inactive

2) disinclined to work or exertion 

3) of tumors

4) habitually lazy or idle

Synonyms: idle, inactive, slothful, sluggish

indolent <> industrious, assiduous, stir, keenness btuse

indolent : yield

indolent : vivify

1. He was accused of being indolent when in truth he lacked energy because of illness.

2. If we find him goofing off one more time, we won't be able to escape the fact that he's indolent.

3. An indolent student slept all day.

indolent : stir = rectitude : transgression

indolent : shirk = miserly : hoard 懒惰的：偷懒 = 吝啬的：积聚钱财

GRE词汇解析：soporific

soporific: 催眠的; Inducing or tending to induce sleep

1) causing sleep or lethargy

2) tending to cause sleep, related to sleep or sleepiness

3) producing sleep, somnific, somnolent, slumberous

4) causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

【近义】soporific = calming, dull, hypnotic, soothing; hypnotic, narcotic, slumberous, somnolent

【反义】soporific <> invigorating, provocative, exhilarating, energetic, bracing, stimulant, vitality

【类比】

soporific : sleep

soporific : alertness

sopor: deep sleep 

1. The movie proved to be so soporific that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.

2. While I am energized by the music of Bach, my husband finds it soporific and often actually falls asleep while listening to it.

3. The soporific medication should not be taken when you need to drive.

—睡眠

lethargy n.昏睡，倦怠

nap n.v.小睡，打盹

repose v.躺着休息，安睡

slumber v.n.睡眠，安睡

slumberous adj.昏昏欲睡的

dormant adj.冬眠的，静止的

hibernate v.冬眠，蛰伏

hibernation n.冬眠 

hypnosis n.催眠状态

hypnotic adj.催眠的

mesmerize v.对……催眠，迷住

narcotic n.催眠药　adj.催眠的

opiate n.安眠药，鸦片制剂

somnolent adj.思睡的，催眠的

soporific adj.催眠的，n.安眠药

insomnia n.失眠症

GRE词汇解析：spartan

spartan: 简朴的; Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained. Simple, frugal

1) practicing great self-denial

2) highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere

spartan <> sybaritic 节俭<>放纵的

spartan <> voluptuous, opulent, luxuriant

spartan <> luxurious

spartan <> sumptuous 简朴的<>奢华的

spartan <> voluptuary

spartan <> indulgent

spartan : austere

spartan 简朴的，艰苦的和blithe愉快的 的反义

sybarite <> ascetic, spartan

imperial?significant

GRE词汇解析：taciturn

taciturn: 沉默寡言的; temperamentally disinclined to talk

1) slient, not talkative

2) inclined to silence; speaking little; dour, stern

3) untalkative by nature

tacit: done without using words

loconic, reticent

taciturn <> loquacious, talkative, expansive; verbose; volubility; prolix, voluble, glib

garrulous : taciturn

loquacious : taciturn = voluble : terseness 

1. The clerk's taciturn nature earned him the nickname "Silent Bob"

2. The man was so taciturn it was forgotten that he was there.

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