GRE常考动词（十二）

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gauntlet :: leather glove
gazette :: official periodical publication
genealogy :: record of descent; lineage
generality :: vague statement
geniality :: cheerfulness; kindliness¹; sympathy
genre :: style of art illustrating² scenes of common life
gentility :: those of gentle birth; refinement
gentry :: people of standing³; class of people just below nobility
gesticulation :: motion; gesture
gibbet :: gallows
gig :: two-wheeled carriage
gist :: essence
gloaming :: twilight
glossary :: brief explanation of words used in the text
gnome :: dwarf⁴; underground spirit
gourmand :: epicure⁵; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
gratuity :: tip
grimace :: a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.
hackles :: hairs on back and neck of a dog
haughtiness :: pride; arrogance
hauteur :: haughtiness
hawser :: large rope
hedonism :: belief that pleasure is the sole aim in life
hegira :: flight, especially Mohammed"s flight from Mecca the Medina
heresy :: opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted relig
heretic :: person who maintains opinions contrary to the doctrines of the church
hermitage :: home of hermit
hiatus :: gap; pause
hierarchy :: body divided into ranks
hieroglyphic :: picture writing
hilarity :: boisterous mirth
hireling :: one who serves for hire (usually contemptuously)
hoax :: trick; practical joke
hogshead :: large barrel
holocaust :: destruction by fire
holster :: pistol case
homily :: sermon; serious warning
hostelry :: inn
hoyden :: boisterous girl
hubbub :: confused uproar
humility :: humbleness of spirit
hummock :: small hill
humus :: substance formed by decaying vegetable matter
husbandry :: frugality; thrift; agriculture
hustings :: meetings particularly to choose candidates
hybrid :: mongrel; mixed breed
hyperbole :: exaggeration; overstatement

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1 kindliness
n.厚道，亲切，友好的行为
参考例句：
Martha looked up into a strange face and dark eyes alight with kindliness and concern. 马撒慢慢抬起头，映入眼帘的是张陌生的脸，脸上有一双充满慈爱和关注的眼睛。来自辞典例句 I think the chief thing that struck me about Burton was his kindliness. 我想，我对伯顿印象最深之处主要还是这个人的和善。来自辞典例句

2 illustrating
给…加插图( illustrate的现在分词 )；说明；表明；（用示例、图画等）说明
参考例句：
He upstaged the other speakers by illustrating his talk with slides. 他演讲中配上幻灯片，比其他演讲人更吸引听众。 Material illustrating detailed structure of graptolites has been etched from limestone by means of hydrofluoric acid. 表明笔石详细构造的物质是利用氢氟酸从石灰岩中侵蚀出来。

3 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 dwarf
n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小
参考例句：
The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。 The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

5 epicure
n.行家，美食家
参考例句：
This cookery book have being wrote by a real epicure.这本食谱是由一位真正的美食家写的。 He researches diets carefully,and is a true epicure.他对于饮食非常有研究，可以算得上是名副其实的美食家了。