GRE常考600单词(9)

　　stygian hence， dark， gloomy

　　subdue overcome， bring under control

　　submerge put under water， liquid， sink out of sight

　　suborn indice by bribery or smth to commit perjury

　　subpoena written order requiring a person to appear in a low court

　　sullied to be stained or discredited

　　superfluous more then is needed or wanted

　　supersede take the place of

　　supine inactive， lying flat on the back

　　susceptibility sensitiveness

　　sustain keep from falling； maintain； suffer； give a decision

　　synopsis summary or outline

　　taciturn saying very little

　　talon claw of a bird of prey

　　tamp tap or drive down by repeated light blows

　　tarnished lost brightness

　　taunt contemptuous reproach， hurtful remark

　　tedious tiresome

　　temperance abstinence from alcohol， self-control， moderation

　　tenuous thin， slender

　　terse brief and to the point

　　thrift care， economy， thriving， prosperous

　　timid shy， easily frightened

　　tolerable fairly good

　　tonic smth giving strength or energy

　　topple be unsteady and overturn

　　tortuous full of twists and bends

　　tout person who worries others to buy smth， to use his service

　　touting act as tout

　　toy think not seriously， handle absent-mindedly

　　tractable easily controlled or guided

　　trend tendency， general direction

　　trepidation alarm， excited state of mind

　　turbulence being uncontrolled， violent

　　underbid make a lower bid then smb else

　　undermine weaken gradually， at the base， make smth under

　　unfeigned not pretended， sincere

　　unscathed unharmed， unhurt

　　untoward unfortunate， inconvenient

　　upbraid scold， reproach

　　urbane polite， elegant

　　vacillation being uncertain， hesitating

　　vain without use， value or result

　　valiant brave

　　valorous brave

　　vapor stim， mist

　　veer change direction

　　veneration regard with deep respect

　　veritable real， rightly named

　　verve spirit， vigour， enthusiasm

　　vex annoy， distress， trouble

　　vigilance watchfulness， self-appointed group who maintain order

　　vigilant member of a vigilance committee

　　vilify slander， say evil things

　　vindictive having a desire to revenge

　　waft scent， waving movement； carry lightly through

　　wage payment， carry on， engage in （war）

　　warmonger person who stirs up war

　　warrant authority， written order， guarantee

　　wary cautious

　　weave make （threads） into cloth

　　weigh measure hoe heavy smth is

　　whimsical full of odd and fanciful ideas

　　wince show bodily or mental pain