SAT讀故事記單詞系列一:1-50.

SAT單詞串講1-100

401．qualified: unreserved 受限制的:不受限制的

402．quell: arouse 鎮(zhèn)壓:引發(fā)

403．quixotic: pragmatic 唐吉訶德式的，狂想的:注重實際的

quixotic：not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic

O’Leary tolerates worms and snakes but is__ about insects: he has an exaggerated fear of them.

(A) agnostic

(B) eclectic

(C) empiric

(D) phobic

(E) quixotic

404．quota: unlimited number 限額:不限數(shù)量

405．rambunctious: quiescent 騷亂的:平靜的

406．raucous: melodious 刺耳的:流暢的

Crows are extremely ------: their cries easily drown out the songs of neighboring birds.

A. fickle B. swarthy C. raucous

D. cordial E. versatile

407．raze: construct 摧毀:建造

408．recalcitrant: tractable 桀驁不馴的:溫順的

409．reciprocating: unidirectional 往復(fù)運(yùn)動:單向運(yùn)動

Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably___ her singing, Callas wearied of the constant adulation and longed fro honest criticism.

A. orchestrated

B. thwarted

C. assailed

D. extolled

E. reciprocated

reciprocal 倒數(shù)的

410．recluse: social 隱遁的:群居的

411．recuperative: debilitating 有回復(fù)力的:疲憊不堪的

412．redolent: unscented 芳香的:無香味的

Because of the___ fects of the hot springs, tourists suffering from various ailments flocked to the village’s thermal pools.

(A) succulent

(B) redolent

(C) cerebral

(D) mandatory

(E) therapeutic

413．redoubtable: disregard 敬畏的:漠視的

414．reliable/ sturdy：untrustworthy 可靠的：不可靠的

（1）The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously_____; emotion and excitement all too often cause our minds to distort what we see.

(A) judicious (B)interdependent(C)credible (D)unreliable(E)gratifying

（2）Because of the rigors of mountain climbing, the team needs equipment that is both ------ and reliable when setting out for the peak.

A. weighty

B. consistent

C. sturdy

D. innovative

415．relinquish: cling to 放棄:堅持

The acrimonious words exaggerate Georgia’s reluctance to relinquish her job.

416．renounce: embrace 斷絕關(guān)系:信奉

Her physician determined that her headaches were__ by caffeine, so Liz decided to__ coffee and other caffeinated beverages.

(A) induced, renounce

(B) alleviated, subtract

(C) created, destroy

(D) exacerbated, promote

(E) enhanced, neglect

417． renovate: cause to decay 修復(fù)，刷新:使腐爛

418．repletion: emptiness 充滿:清空

replenishrepletion

419．repute: lack of distinction 聲望:無名望

dispute

420．requisite: unnecessary 必不可少的:不必要的

421．resilience: unable to recover 有恢復(fù)力:不能恢復(fù)

422．resolute: vacillate 堅決的:猶豫不定

The doctor___ so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that his colleagues accused him of___.

(A) vacillated, inconsistency

(B) sermonized, fidelity

(C) wavered, steadfastness

(D) experimented, inflexibility

(E) relied, negligence

423.resonant: muffled 聲音洪亮的:聲音壓抑的

424．resplendence: lackluster 輝煌:無光澤

425．retard: expedite 妨礙:加速 tardy緩慢的

Cookery ------- the ------- of science, for the observations of prehistoric cooks laid the foundations of early chemistry.

(A) ignored . . precision(B) advanced . . development(C) retarded . . supremacy

(D) aided . . decline(E) betrayed . . methodology

426．revere: disparage 尊敬:貶損

427．rigid: pliant 剛性:順從rigor嚴(yán)厲 rigorous 嚴(yán)厲的

(1)That critic’s writing is so obscure and dense that upon first reading, one finds its____ hard to penetrate.

(A) brevity（B）rigidity(C)floridity(D)harmony(E)opacity

(2) The well-trained engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, economics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly ______ engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly _______ engineering curriculum should be avoided.

A) narrow B) innovative C) competitive

D) rigorous E) academic

428．rudimentary: highly evolved 基本:高度發(fā)展

James claimed no _____knowledge of linguistics, but only a hobbyist’s interest in language.

A) manifest B) plausible C) technical

D) rudimentary E) insignificant

429．rustic: polished 鄉(xiāng)村的:優(yōu)美的

Ms. Rivers gave a performance of noteworthy__: her piano repertoire ranged from classical music to jazz.

A. intensity

B. precision

C. scope

D. polish

E. duration

430．salient: unconspicuous 顯著的:不明顯的，不引人注目的

Although the class was told by their math teacher that the exercises in the chapter review were___, the students knew that some questions on the exam would be the same as those found in the review.

(A) pivotal

(B) ritualistic

(C) salient

(D) supplementary

(E) solemn

431．salubrious: banul 有益健康的:有害的

432．saturnine: jovial 憂郁的:歡愉的

433．sedate: flighty 穩(wěn)定:輕浮

434．slight: show respect to 輕蔑:表示敬意

435．slipshod: painstaking 漫不經(jīng)心的:艱苦的

436．solicitous: unconcerned 掛念的:不關(guān)心的

437．sordid: honor/noble/wholesome 骯臟:榮譽(yù)

438．spontaneous: premeditated 自發(fā)的:預(yù)謀的

His discomfort was__, coming and going regularly throughout the day.

(A) unmediated

(B) spontaneous

(C) periodic

(D) incidental

(E) endemic

439．sporadic: chronic偶爾發(fā)生:長期的

440．spurious: authentic 假的:真實的

Because its bookkeepers altered some figures and completely fabricated others, the company’s financial records were entirely__.

(A) cursory

(B) disseminated

(C) singular

(D) concealed

(E) spurious

spurious: plausible but false

441．spurn: uphold 摒棄:支持

Mary Ellen Pleasant, as a ------- supporter of Black emancipation bore the Civil War, spurned politicians who advocated quiet dissent.

(A) cavalier (B) vociferous (C) sanguine (D) premature (E) noncommittal

442．stagnant: flowing 停滯的:流動的

443．startle : lull 震驚:使平靜

Dreams are ______ in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.

A) uninformative B) startling C) harmless

D) unregulated E) uncontrollable

444．stringent: lax 束緊的:松弛的

Bluebeard was noted for his__ jealousy, a jealousy so extreme that it passed all reasonable bounds.

(A) transitory

(B) rhetorical

(C) stringent

(D) callous

(E) inordinate

inordinate：beyond normal limits過度的

445．substantive: trivial 實質(zhì)的:輕微的

While the musician’s biography mostly reiterates stories that many readers will find familiar, several chapters about his childhood may even be__ to experts.

(A) surprising

(B) trivial

(C) boring

(D) unclear

(E) irrelevant

446．subtle: obvious 精妙的:顯然的

447．superfluity: scarcity 額外:缺乏

Surrounded by a host of besiegers and unable to__ their supplies, the denders of the castle feared their food would soon be__.

(A) replenish, exhausted

(B) consume, hoarded

(C) replace, obtainable

(D) estimate, superfluous

(E) deplete, rationed

448．synoptic: protracted 概要的:詳述的

During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, _______ both the strength to work and many of the specific skills they once possessed.

A) regaining B) denying C) pursuing

D) insuring E) losing

449．systematic: haphazard 系統(tǒng)的:偶然的

450．tantrum: pacify 發(fā)怒，發(fā)脾氣:使平靜