GRE 词汇

Childishly irritable or sulky

闹脾气的，任性的

A loosely coiled bundle of yarn or thread

一束纱线，线团

Having great learning and knowledge; scholarly

博学的，学识渊博的

The quality of not allowing light through; being hard to understand

不透明性；晦涩难懂

Knives, forks, spoons and other eating utensils

餐具（刀、叉、匙等）

Relieving symptoms without curing; a medicine that eases pain or discomfort

缓和的，姑息的；缓和剂

A fighter in ancient Rome who fought in public arenas for entertainment

角斗士，斗剑士

Harsh, abusive language used to attack someone

恶言漫骂，猛烈抨击

A person indifferent or hostile to art and culture; lacking cultural appreciation

庸人，俗人；庸俗的，缺乏文化修养的

Unwillingness or inability to believe something

怀疑，不相信

An opening or hole, especially a natural opening in the body

孔口，（身体的）自然开口

To give someone false or misleading information

提供错误信息；误导

A swinging horizontal bar suspended by two ropes, used by circus acrobats

吊秋千；空中秋千

Extremely hot and dry; intensely passionate

酷热的；热情奔放的

Relating to or befitting a son or daughter; showing filial respect

子女的；孝顺的

The angle between magnetic and true north; a celestial body's angular distance from the equator; a refusal

磁偏角；天文赤纬；婉拒

Having patches of two or more colors, especially black and white

有花斑的，杂色的

To treat something sacred with disrespect or irreverence

亵渎，玷污神圣之物

An inferior artificial substitute; being a poor imitation of something genuine

代用品；仿制的，劣质替代的

A very small or inadequate amount of money

微薄的薪酬，少得可怜的钱

Foolish, silly, or crazy.

愚蠢的，傻的

Unpleasantly excessive, especially in sweetness or sentiment

令人腻烦的；过分甜腻的

Relating to the later Stone Age; hopelessly outdated

新石器时代的；极其落后过时的

To trap or lure into a snare or difficult situation

诱捕；诱入圈套

Fine floating cobwebs or delicate fabric; extremely light and thin

蛛丝；薄纱；轻薄纤细的

Covered with spines or thorns; troublesome or difficult

多刺的；棘手的，麻烦的

Statues collectively; the art of making statues

雕像（总称）；雕塑艺术

The state of being timid; lack of courage or confidence

胆小，胆怯，羞怯

To make something inactive or no longer effective

使失效；停用

Unexpected and unfavourable; improper

不顺利的；麻烦的；不得体的

To be necessary or appropriate for someone to do

理应，有必要

A secret code or coded message; the digit zero; a person of no importance

密码；零；无足轻重的人

A substance used to kill or prevent the growth of fungi

杀真菌剂，杀菌剂

To produce sweat through the skin

出汗，流汗

To carry out a task incompetently; a blunder or botched action

把…搞砸，笨手笨脚地做；失误，粗劣的工作

A small spiny mammal that rolls into a ball when threatened

刺猬

Great joy and triumphant rejoicing

欢呼，欢腾，喜悦庆祝

A prehistoric rock carving or drawing

岩画，岩石雕刻

A formal, ceremonial public speech

正式演说，演讲

A reduction in costs, spending, or staff

削减，紧缩开支或人员

Calmness and composure, especially under stress

平静；镇定；沉着

Excessive patriotism or belief in one's group's superiority

沙文主义；盲目的民族优越感

A fine white stone used for carving; white and smooth like alabaster

雪花石膏；洁白光滑的

To add explanatory notes to a text

注释，注解

The text or script of an opera or musical drama

歌剧剧本，歌词

To challenge the truth or validity of something

质疑；抨击；驳斥

The tall tower of a mosque used for the call to prayer

清真寺的宣礼塔

To strongly criticize; to scrape off skin

严厉批评；擦破皮肤