GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(3)

　　amputate

　　cut off part of body; prune

　　amulet

　　charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck

　　anachronism

　　an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic

　　analgesia

　　condition of being unable to feel pain

　　analgesic

　　causing insensitivity to pain; N.

　　analogous

　　comparable; similar

　　analogy

　　similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things

　　anarchist

　　person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

　　anarchy

　　absence of governing body; state of disorder

　　anathema

　　solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize

　　ancestry

　　family descent; ADJ. ancestral

　　anchor

　　secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage

　　ancillary

　　serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.

　　anecdote

　　short story of an amusing or interesting event

　　anemia

　　condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic

　　anesthetic

　　substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia

　　anguish

　　acute pain; extreme suffering

　　angular

　　sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded ; bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner

　　animadversion

　　critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval

　　animated

　　lively; spirited

　　animosity

　　active enmity

　　animus

　　hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition

　　annals

　　records arranged in yearly parts; history

　　anneal

　　reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling

　　annex

　　attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate into a larger existing political unit ; N: building added to a large one

　　annihilate

　　destroy

　　annotate

　　comment; make explanatory notes

　　annuity

　　yearly allowance

　　annul

　　make void

　　anodyne

　　drug that relieves pain or trouble;opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement

　　anoint

　　consecrate; put oil on

　　anomalous

　　abnormal; irregular

　　anomaly

　　irregularity

　　anonymity

　　state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous

　　antagonism

　　hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist

　　antecede

　　precede

　　antecedents

　　preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

　　antediluvian

　　antiquated; extremely ancient

　　anthem

　　song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem

　　anthology

　　book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus

　　anthropoid

　　manlike; resembling a human being; N.

　　anthropologist

　　student of the history and science of humankind

　　anthropomorphic

　　having human form or characteristics

　　anticlimax

　　letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting

　　antidote

　　remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles

　　antipathy

　　aversion; dislike or opposition

　　antiquated

　　obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated

　　antique

　　made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable

　　antiquity

　　quality of being very old; ancient times;

　　antiseptic

　　substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.

　　antithesis

　　contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical

　　antler

　　bony growth on the head of a deer

　　anvil

　　iron block used in hammering out metals

　　apathy

　　lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic

　　ape

　　imitate or mimic

　　aperture

　　opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light

　　apex

　　tip; summit; climax; highest point

　　aphasia

　　loss of speech due to injury or illness

　　aphorism

　　pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic

　　apiarist

　　person who keeps bees

　　apiary

　　a place where bees are kept

　　apiculture

　　bee-keeping

　　aplomb

　　poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence

　　apocalyptic

　　prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse

　　apocryphal

　　widely believed but untrue

　　apogee

　　highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee

　　apolitical

　　having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

　　apologist

　　one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia

　　apoplexy

　　stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain

　　apostate

　　one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy

　　apothecary

　　druggist; pharmacist

　　apothegm

　　pithy, compact saying

　　apotheosis

　　elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

　　appall

　　dismay; shock deeply

　　apparent

　　evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement

　　apparition

　　ghost; phantom

　　appease

　　pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement

　　appellation

　　name; title

　　append

　　attach

　　application

　　diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself

　　apposite

　　appropriate; fitting

　　appraise

　　estimate value of; N. appraisal

　　appreciate

　　be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference

　　apprehend

　　arrest ; dread; perceive; N. apprehension

　　apprehensive

　　fearful; discerning

　　apprise

　　inform

　　approbation

　　approval

　　appropriate

　　acquire; take possession of for ones own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate

　　appurtenances

　　subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing

　　apropos

　　with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos the present situation; ADJ. ADV.

　　aptitude

　　fitness; talent

　　aquiline

　　curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose

　　arable

　　fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land