GRE 词汇

A person who plays a musical instrument

乐器演奏家

Rudely abrupt or curt in speech or manner

唐突的，粗鲁简短的，直率无礼的

A circular road junction (n.); indirect or circuitous (adj.)

环形交叉路口；迂回的，委婉的

To officially forbid or prohibit; to banish

禁止，取缔；放逐

A severe tropical cyclone in the western Pacific

台风

Hostility or ill will; underlying motivation

敌意；意向

Willing to help or oblige; flexible and cooperative

乐于助人的；随和的；肯通融的

A person who falsely claims special skills or knowledge to deceive others

骗子，江湖骗子，庸医

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

固执的，顽固的

A closing section or speech at the end of a literary work or play

结语；尾声；收场白

Astonishingly great or impressive

惊人的，巨大的

A tall tower supporting electricity cables; an Egyptian temple gateway

高压线铁塔；塔门

To deliberately avoid a duty or responsibility

逃避责任，推卸义务

Unpredictable changes in life or fortune; alternating ups and downs

变迁，盛衰；命运的起伏

Slightly salty, as in estuarine water

微咸的

Suitable for growing crops; farmland fit for cultivation

适于耕种的；可耕地

Calm self-confidence and composure under pressure

沉着；泰然自若

Idealistic and impractical, like Don Quixote

堂吉诃德式的，脱离实际的

Able to be tracked or traced back to an origin

可追踪的，可追溯的

To combine with oxygen; to cause oxidation or rusting

氧化；使生锈

To waste time or resources; a deep-fried battered food

浪费；油炸裹面食品

Not symmetric; unevenly arranged

不对称的，非对称的

To separate or disconnect; to break into simpler parts

使分离，脱离关系；分解

Foolishly or intensely in love with or attracted to someone

迷恋的，痴迷的

To spend winter in a dormant, inactive state

冬眠；蛰伏

Humorously indecent or sexually explicit; ribald

粗俗的；淫秽的

A barbed spear used to hunt whales or large fish; to strike with such a weapon

鱼叉；用鱼叉捕获

A mythological bird reborn from ashes; something that rises again after destruction

凤凰，不死鸟；死而复生的人或事物

An earnest and urgent request or plea

恳求，乞求

Without preparation or forethought; casually inconsiderate

即兴的；随口的；漫不经心的

A noisy arguer; a cowboy who tends horses

争论者；牧马人，牛仔

A formal agreement to stop fighting; a ceasefire

停战协议，休战

Nearest or most direct; immediately preceding in a chain of causes

最近的，直接的；紧邻的

To separate grain from chaff using air; to sift and select

扬谷，簸谷；筛选

Resembling brass; loud and showy; impudent

似黄铜的；俗气张扬的；厚脸皮的

Capable of burning easily; a material that can burn

易燃的；易燃物

A print or engraved block of wood used in printmaking

木刻版画；木刻印版

A plant whose fibers are used to make linen

亚麻；亚麻纤维

A tiny speck or particle, especially of dust

尘埃，微粒

Relating to meteors; extremely fast or brilliant but short-lived

流星的；迅速而短暂的

To feel regret about a past action; sorrow or repentance

后悔，懊悔；悔恨

Full of energy and playfulness; lively

活泼的，欢闹的

The science and art of cultivating gardens and growing plants

园艺；园艺学

The medieval knightly code of honour; courteous behaviour especially towards women

骑士精神；对女性的殷勤礼貌

To erase or completely remove from a record

删除，抹去，消除

An irregular wound caused by tearing; the act of lacerating

裂伤，撕裂伤

A tank for storing water; a toilet water tank

贮水箱；（马桶）水箱

Allowing fluids or gases to pass through

可渗透的，能透过的