PTE Word List for Academic
PTE for Academic Words
- PTE Word List for Academic (A B)
- PTE Word List for Academic (C)
- PTE Word List for Academic (D)
- PTE Word List for Academic (E)
- PTE Word List for Academic (F G)
- PTE Word List for Academic (H I)
- PTE Word List for Academic (J K L M)
- PTE Word List for Academic (N O)
- PTE Word List for Academic (P Q)
- PTE Word List for Academic (R)
- PTE Word List for Academic (S)
- PTE Word List for Academic (T)
- PTE Word List for Academic (U V W Y Z)
Group (S) - Matching Quizzes
scant 
1
 | (淀粉,淀粉食物) naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits |
| (不足的,缺乏的) scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough |
| (标本,样品) model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class |
| (下沉,平息,减退) settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down |
setback
2
| (一大群,挤满,占满,蜂拥) dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees |
| (取代,推迟) be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| (国务活动家,政治家) one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy |
| (后退,退步,挫折,挫败) unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage |
sigh
3
| (简洁的,紧身的) brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words |
| (夫,妻,配偶的一方) man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife |
| (叹息,叹气,风发出类似叹息的声音) inhale air than immediately expel it; make a deep single respiration, especially to express fatigue, exhaustion, grief, or sorrow |
| (易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的) easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to |
specify
4
| (浸泡,弄湿,陡坡,悬崖) soak; make thoroughly wet |
| (明确说明,具体指定) detail; designate |
| (细阅,详细检查,仔细研究) close examination; minute inspection; critical observation. |
| (补救,抢救,打捞,营救) save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use |
stagnant
5
| (国务活动家,政治家) one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy |
| (不足的,缺乏的) scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough |
| (严格的,严重的) hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding |
| (静止的,单调的) not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull |
starch
6
| (散乱地延伸) extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly |
| (明确说明,具体指定) detail; designate |
| (淀粉,淀粉食物) naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits |
| (包围,围攻) seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army |
steep
7
| (过剩的) remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining |
| (浸泡,弄湿,陡坡,悬崖) soak; make thoroughly wet |
| (努力,奋斗,力求) endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| (梭子,往返汽车) public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft |
stitch
8
| (矿渣,炉渣,渣滓) residue by smelting metal ore; dross; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| (标本,样品) model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class |
| (梭子,往返汽车) public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft |
| (缝,针脚,缝针) sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread |
strive
9
| (外貌,相似) seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form |
| (努力,奋斗,力求) endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy |
| (特技演员) man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk |
| (含盐的,咸的) salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts |
subside
10
| (斑纹,条纹) a kind or category; band; ribbon |
| (隔离) isolate; separate; divide from the main body |
| (下沉,平息,减退) settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down |
| (坚定的,不渝的,忠诚的) firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging |