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3000 Common SAT Vocabulary

3000 Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

querulous

1

	[明白清楚的] admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
	[暂缓] usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
	[鸣不平的,易发牢骚的] habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance
	[古怪的,嘲弄的,令人好奇的] suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious

recrimination

2

	[反责,反击] countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
	[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
	[恳求] request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
	[剧毒的] extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter

respite

3

	[糟糕的,笨拙的] difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
	[合成] combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
	[弄湿,扑灭,熄灭,淬火] put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
	[暂缓] usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment

sardonic

4

	[讽刺的] disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking
	[庄严的,值得尊重的] deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
	[用拳头打] beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
	[鸣不平的,易发牢骚的] habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance

skirmish

5

	[支柱,支撑] supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness
	[反责,反击] countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
	[小规模战争,小打小闹] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
	[冶炼,精炼] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition

solvent

6

	[有偿付能力的] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
	[颠覆性的,破坏性的] tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
	[恳求] request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
	[冶炼,精炼] melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition

stifle

7

	[曲折的,蜿蜒的] marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
	[使窒息,扑灭] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
	[庄严的,值得尊重的] deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
	[鸣不平的,易发牢骚的] habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance

stigma

8

	[普遍的] excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
	[刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
	[耻辱的标记,柱头,气门] symbol of disgrace; small mark, like scar or birthmark; mark made with a red-hot iron
	[残留物] remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists

strut

9

	[复制] duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
	[支柱,支撑] supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness
	[坚韧] firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
	[证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support

synthesis

10

	[证实,验证] establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
	[使窒息,扑灭] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
	[小规模战争,小打小闹] minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
	[合成] combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together

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