GRE常考600单词(2)

　　balloon swell out like balloon

　　balm sweet-smelling oil； smth giving peace of mind； consolation

　　banal uninteresting

　　band flat， thin strip of material； group； range of frequences

　　barrage artificial obstacle built across a river

　　barren not good enough， unable to have young ones， without value

　　bask in enjoy warmth and light

　　be irreconcilable cannot be brought into harmony

　　belligerent （person， nation） waging war

　　belligerently waging war

　　bend cause smth to be out of a straight line

　　benevolence wish or activity in doing good

　　biased prejudice

　　bigot stubborn， narrow-minded person

　　blandishment flattery， coaxing

　　blandness polite manner， comforting， uninteresting

　　blithe gay and joyous

　　blueprint plan， scheme， photographic print

　　boggle be alarmed， hesitate， amazed

　　bogus sham， counterfeit， not genuine

　　bolster give greatly needed support

　　braid strands of hair woven together， smth edging sloth or garments

　　breach opening， broken place， breaking

　　brisk active， lively

　　brisket breast of an animal

　　brittle easily broken

　　broach begin discussion of， veer

　　burgeon put out leaves， begin to grow

　　calipers metal supports attached to the legs， measuring instrument

　　candid frank， straight-forward

　　castigation severe punishment

　　casual happening by chance， careless

　　catalyst substance that causes speeding up

　　census official counting of the population

　　centurion leader of a unit of 100 soldiers

　　chary cautious， wary

　　chastisement punishment

　　chisel steel tool for shaping materials

　　churl bad-tempered person

　　cite give as an example

　　cleanse make pure， thoroughly clean

　　clot half-solid lump formed from liquid

　　cloture closing， device （in Parliament） to end a debate by voting

　　coalescing coming together and uniting into one substance

　　coax get smb to do smth by kindness

　　coddle treat with care and tenderness

　　coerce compel， to force to make obedient

　　cogent strong， convincing

　　cogitate think deeply， mediate

　　cognition knowing， awareness （emotionless）

　　colander bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water

　　collusion secret agreement for a deceitful purpose

　　combustion process of burning

　　commend praise

　　commendable worthy of praise

　　commuter person who travels regularly

　　complacently with self-satisfaction

　　complaisance easy-going habit of mind

　　comply act in accordance

　　compound mix or combine

　　conceal hide， keep secret

　　conceit over-high opinion of， too much pride

　　conciliatory intending to or likely to， peaceful

　　concord agreement or harmony