GRE常考600单词(8)

　　profane wordly， having contempt for God

　　profundity depth

　　proliferate grow， reproduce by rapid multification

　　prolix tiring because too long

　　propagation increasing the number， spreading， extending

　　prudence careful forethought

　　prudish easily shocked， excessively modest

　　prune dried plum， silly person

　　prune cut away part in order to control growth

　　pugnacious fond of， in the habit of

　　punch strike with the fist; tool for cutting holes; alc. drink

　　pundit pedant， authority on a subject

　　pungency sharpness

　　pyre large pile of wood for burning

　　quack person dishonestly claiming to smth

　　qualm feeling of doubt， temporary feeling of sickness in the stomach

　　qualms feelings of doubt， sickness in the stomach

　　quell suppress， subdue

　　quixotic generous， unselfish

　　raconter person who tells anecdotes

　　rancorous feeling bitterness， spitefulness

　　rapacious greedy (esp for money)

　　recalcitrant disobedient

　　recast cast or fashoin anew

　　reciprocity granting of privileges in return for similiar

　　recitals a number of， performance of music

　　recluse person who lives alone and avoids people

　　recuperate become strong after illness， loss， exhaustion

　　redeem get back by payment; compensate

　　refine make or become pure， cultural

　　rejuvenation becoming young in nature or appearence

　　relapse fall back again

　　relinquish give up

　　reluctant unwilling or disinclined

　　renovate restore smth to better condition

　　rent regular payment for the use of smth， division or split

　　repine at be discontented with

　　reproach scold， upbraid

　　requite repay， give in return

　　resilience quality of quickly recovering the proginal shape

　　restive refusing to move; reluctant to be controlled

　　resurrect bring back into use

　　resuscitation coming back to consciousness

　　reticent reserved， in the habit of saying little

　　revere have deep respect for

　　rift split， crack， dissension

　　rivet fix， take up， secure; matel pin

　　roll call calling of names

　　rope thick strong cord made by twisting

　　savant person of great learning

　　savor taste， flavour smth

　　sawdust tiny bits of wood

　　scabbard sheath for the blade

　　scent smell (esp pleasant)

　　scurvy diseased state of the blood caused by eating too much salt

　　seal piece of wax， lead， etc stamped on the document

　　sedulous persevering

　　sequence succession， connected line of

　　serration having a toothed edge

　　servile like a slave， lacking independence

　　shaft arrow or spear， smth long and narrow

　　shallow little depth; not earnest

　　shard piece of broken earthenware

　　sheath cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool

　　shove push

　　shrill sparp， piercing

　　shun keep away from; avoid

　　shunt send from one track to another; lay aside; evade discussion

　　sidestep step to one side

　　skiff small boat

　　skit short piece of humorous writing

　　slate king of blue-grey stone; propose; critisize

　　sluggard lazy， slow-moving person

　　sluggish inactive， slow-moving

　　soar rise， fly high

　　sober self-controlled

　　sobriety quality or condition of being sober

　　soggy heavy with water

　　solvent of the power of forming a solution

　　somatic of the body

　　soot black powder in smoke

　　sophisticated complex， subtle， refined

　　sordid wretched， comfortless， contemptible

　　spear weapon with a metal point on a long shaft

　　specious seeming right or true but not really so

　　squalid dirty， mean

　　squander spend wastefully

　　steeply rising or falling sharply

　　stickler person who insists on importance of smth

　　stigma mark of shame or disgrace

　　sting smth sharp

　　stingy spending， using unwillingly

　　stipulate state or put forward as a necessary condition

　　strands smth twisted together into a rope， line of development

　　stray wander， lose ones way