GRE常考名词（八）

时间：2008-12-29 06:34:29

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preponderate :: be superior in power; outweigh
presage :: foretell
prevaricate :: lie
probe :: explore with tools
procrastinate :: postpone; delay
profane :: violate; desecrate
prognosticate :: predict
promulgate :: make known by official proclamation or publication
propagate :: multiply; spread
propitiate :: appease
propound :: put forth for analysis
prorogue :: dismiss parliament; end officially
proscribe :: ostracize; banish; outlaw
proselytize :: convert to a religion or belief
prostrate :: stretch out full on ground
protract :: prolong
protrude :: stick out
pulsate :: throb
purge :: clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges
purloin :: steal
quaff :: drink with relish
quail :: cower; lose heart
quell :: put down; quiet
quibble :: equivocate; play on words
ramify :: divide into branches or subdivisions
rant :: rave; speak bombastically
rationalize :: reason; justify an improper act
ravage :: plunder; despoil
raze :: destroy completely
recant :: repudiate; withdraw previous statement
recapitulate :: summarize
reciprocate :: repay in kind
reconcile :: make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies
rectify :: correct
recuperate :: recover
reek :: emit odor
refurbish :: renovate; make bright by polishing
regale :: entertain
rehabilitate :: restore to proper condition
reimburse :: repay
reiterate :: repeat
rejuvenate :: make young again
relegate :: banish; consign to inferior position
relinquish :: abandon
relish :: savor; enjoy
remonstrate :: protest
rend :: split; tear apart
render :: deliver; provide; represent
renounce :: abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate
renovate :: restore to good condition; renew
replenish :: fill up again
reprimand :: reprove severely
reprove :: censure; rebuke
repudiate :: disown; disavow
requite :: repay; revenge
rescind :: cancel
resuscitate :: revive
retaliate :: repay in kind usually for bad treatment
retrieve :: recover; find and bring in
reverberate :: echo; resound
revile :: slander; vilify
ruminate :: chew the cud; ponder
rummage :: ransack; thoroughly search
rusticate :: banish to the country; dwell in the country
salvage :: rescue from loss
sate :: satisfy to the full; cloy
satiate :: surfeit; satisfy fully
saturate :: soak
saunter :: stroll slowly
savor :: have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
scarify :: make slight incisions in; scratch
scintillate :: sparkle; flash
scuttle :: sink
seethe :: be disturbed; boil
sequester :: retire from public life; segregate; seclude
shackle :: chain; fetter
sheathe :: place into a case
shimmer :: glimmer intermittently
simulate :: feign
skimp :: provide scantily; live very economically
skulk :: move furtively and secretly
slake :: quench; sate
slither :: slip or slide
slough :: cast off
spawn :: lay eggs
squander :: waste

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