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3000 Common SAT Vocabulary

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abash

1

	[演说,高谈阔论] speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech
	[矛盾的观点或情绪] state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	[大本营] fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
	[使难堪] embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

accost

2

	[勾画出轮廓,隐约显示,预示,蒙上阴影] give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
	[投降] surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	[谨慎的,节约的] having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
	[搭讪,邂逅] approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

acetic

3

	[酸的] having properties of vinegar; sour
	[脱水] remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
	[矛盾的观点或情绪] state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	[离心,放射] radiating; departing from the center

acrimonious

4

	[挖苦的,尖酸的(语言,行为)] bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
	[粗鲁的] difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	[谨慎的,节约的] having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
	[矛盾的观点或情绪] state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

anthropocentric

5

	[克制,放弃] give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	[失声] loss of speech due to injury or illness
	[煽动政治家] a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
	[人类中心说] regarding human beings as the center of the universe

auroral

6

	[引起争论的,好争吵的] quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	[曙光的,极光的] characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
	[使迷惑,使昏乱] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
	[勾画出轮廓,隐约显示,预示,蒙上阴影] give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

bacchanalian

7

	[收敛的] causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
	[补偿,对抗,抵消] act or react with equal force; ; counteract
	[喝醉的,耍酒疯] drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
	[酸的] having properties of vinegar; sour

becalm

8

	[人类中心说] regarding human beings as the center of the universe
	[克制,放弃] give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
	[使静止不动,使停泊] keep from motion, or stop the progress of; make calm or still
	[严酷,粗暴] the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

bungle

9

	[奉承,恭维] excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	[严厉批评,惩罚] criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
	[搞砸] mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner
	[投降] surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

canny

10

	[谨慎的,节约的] having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd
	[辅助的] serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
	[严厉批评,惩罚] criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication
	[奉承,恭维] excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

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