GRE 词汇

At a rapidly accelerating rate

以指数方式；急剧地

The most essential or critical point of a matter

关键，症结

The words of a song; relating to expressive, songlike poetry

歌词；抒情的

A person who advocates the absence of government and authority

无政府主义者

To make more lively or interesting

使活跃，使生动

A swarming grasshopper highly destructive to crops

蝗虫

Taking pleasure in causing pain or humiliation to others

虐待狂的；残忍成性的

To strongly urge or advise someone to do something

劝诫，敦促，力劝

Characterized by charitable giving and concern for human welfare

慈善的，博爱的

Able to float; cheerful and lively; (of markets) active and rising

有浮力的；心情愉快的；（市场）活跃的

A legal judgment of not guilty

无罪释放；无罪判决

To free someone from false beliefs or illusions; the state of disenchantment

使幻想破灭；幻灭感，醒悟

An outline of topics covered in a course

教学大纲，课程提纲

A young male horse; an inexperienced young person

小雄马；无经验的年轻人

Disgusting dirt; moral corruption or obscene content

污秽，污物；淫秽，道德败坏

To cater to base desires; a person who procures for others

迎合低级趣味；拉皮条者

Feeling quiet sadness and longing

惆怅的，渴望的

Marked with irregular patches of different colours

杂色的，斑驳的

Extremely light, delicate, and otherworldly; heavenly

飘渺的，空灵的；天上的

Fearless and brave in the face of danger

无畏的；勇敢的

To gradually intrude on someone's rights or territory

侵犯，侵占，蚕食

A hinged tool used to grip and pick up objects

钳子，夹子

Having or relating to a wide, sweeping view

全景的，视野宽阔的

To cleverly plan or devise something

设计，谋划，想出办法

Feeling or causing nausea; squeamish or uneasy

恶心的，想呕吐的；不安的

A false published statement damaging someone's reputation; to defame in writing

文字诽谤；对…进行诽谤

A form of an element with the same atomic number but different mass number

同位素

A long narrow crack in rock or tissue; to split open

裂缝；裂沟；（使）裂开

Showing a patronizing attitude of superiority toward others

居高临下的，带有优越感的

To encourage or assist someone in wrongdoing

教唆，煽动，协助犯罪

Horrifyingly repellent and gruesome

可怕的，令人毛骨悚然的

A pig; a contemptible person

猪；卑鄙的家伙

Hard to please; overly concerned with petty details

爱挑剔的，难取悦的

A central pin or shaft for rotation; a key person or thing; to turn or shift direction

枢轴，支点；核心人物；转动，转变方向

A ghost or apparition; something illusory or fictitious

幽灵，幻影；虚幻的

To administer a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease

接种疫苗，打预防针

A vague feeling of physical or mental discomfort and unease

不适感；精神萎靡，不安

Knotty and twisted, especially from age

多节扭曲的，粗糙的

Harmful or poisonous

有害的，有毒的

A simultaneous burst of shots or words; to hit a ball before it bounces

齐射；迸发；截击球

No longer active or in existence; deceased

已废弃的；死的

The oval nut of an oak tree

橡子；橡实

A person who has suddenly gained wealth or power but is arrogant or socially unaccepted

暴发户；新贵

Involving great effort or difficulty; burdensome

繁重的；费力的

An archenemy or agent of someone's downfall; just retribution

宿敌，克星；天罚，报应

Established as a norm; placed in or dependent on an institution

制度化的；被送入机构的

To destroy completely

消灭，彻底摧毁

Making great demands; requiring great care or precision

苛求的；严格的；费力的