GRE常考形容词（十六）

时间：2008-12-30 00:26:33

（单词翻译:单击）

vicarious :: acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
vindictive :: revengeful
virile :: manly
virulent :: extremely poisonous
viscid :: sticky; adhesive
viscous :: sticky; gluey
visionary :: produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical
vitriolic :: corrosive; sarcastic
vituperative :: abusive; scolding
vivacious :: animated; gay
vociferous :: clamorous; noisy
volatile :: evaporating rapidly; lighthearted; mercurial
voluble :: fluent; glib
voluptuous :: gratifying the senses
voracious :: ravenous
vying :: contending
waggish :: mischievous; humorous; tricky
wan :: having a pale or sickly color; pallid
wanton :: unruly; unchaste; excessive
wary :: very cautious
whimsical :: capricious; fanciful; quaint
wily :: cunning; artful
winsome :: agreeable; gracious; engaging
witless :: foolish; idiotic
wizened :: withered; shriveled
worldly :: engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual
abysmal :: bottomless
acephalous :: headless
adulterated :: made impure or spoiled by the addition of inferior materials
affable :: courteous
afferent :: carrying toward the center
agrarian :: pertaining to land or its cultivation
amoral :: nonmoral
analgesic :: causing insensitivity to pain
anthropomorphic :: having human form or characteristics
apocalyptic :: prophetic; pertaining to revelations
apropos :: with reference to; properly
aseptic :: preventing putrefaction or blood poisoning by killing bacteria
auroral :: pertaining to the aurora borealis
beholden :: obligated; indebted
bestial :: beastlike; brutal
bifurcated :: divided into two branches; forked
boorish :: rude; clownish
brackish :: somewhat saline
brindled :: tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
callow :: unfledged; youthful
capillary :: having a very fine bore
centripetal :: tending toward the center
colloquial :: pertaining to conversational or common speech
comatose :: in a coma; extremely sleepy
convoluted :: coiled around; involved; intricate
crepuscular :: pertaining to twilight
crotchety :: eccentric; whimsical
cursive :: flowing, running
degraded :: lowered in rank; debased
deliquescent :: capable of absorbing moisture from the air and becoming liquid
demotic :: pertaining to the people
didactic :: teaching; instructional
dispassionate :: calm; impartial
distaff :: female
doddering :: shaky; infirm from old age
dulcet :: sweet sounding
dynamic :: active; efficient
embryonic :: undeveloped; rudimentary
emeritus :: retired but retained in an honorary capacity
empirical :: based on experience
empyreal :: celestial; fiery
endemic :: prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area

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