GRE重点单词语境记忆（4）

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　　Ossify僵化

　　An ossified political system僵化的政治制度

　　Gratify使高兴

　　It gratified him to think that it was all his work.他想到这都是他的工作成果，感到十分欣慰。

　　I was gratified by their invitation.收到他们的邀请，我感到很高兴。

　　Stratify使分层

　　A highly stratified society高度分化的社会

　　Stratified rock成层岩

　　Stultify使某人感到空乏迟钝;使无用

　　The regular use of calculators could stultify a childs capacity to do basic mental operations.经常使用计算器会使孩子用脑进行基本运算的能力变得迟钝。

　　This work is absolutely stultifying.这工作委实让人感到空虚无聊。

　　The program of taxation reform was stultified by public indifference.税收改革方案因公众反应冷淡而成了一纸空文。

　　Sanctify使神圣化;使正当化;净化

　　This was a practice sanctified by tradition.这是一种合乎传统的做法。

　　He wanted to sanctify poverty, not to abolish it.他想圣化贫困而不是消除它。

　　Sanctify your heart.净化你们的心灵。

　　Mortify使难堪;使羞愧

　　She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said.她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。

　　He mortified his parents by his bad behavior.他的不端行为使父母丢脸。

　　He was mortified by comparisons between his classmates good marks and his own.拿自己的成绩与同学们的优异成绩相比较他感到羞愧。

　　Stodgy使人胀饱的;古板乏味的

　　...drowsiness induced by a stodgy meal.饱餐一顿后引起的困倦

　　The fellow was stodgy and solemn.那家伙古板乏味，一本正经。

　　Soggy浸水的

　　A soggy lawn湿润的草地

　　When we got home,k we were soggy and depressed.我们回到家时，全身湿透，意气沮丧。

　　Soggy bread受潮的面包

　　Soggy ground泥泞的土地

　　Tangy有强烈盐味的;气味刺鼻的

　　A tangy sea breeze带强烈盐味的海风

　　A tangy homemade cheese气味刺鼻的家庭自制干酪

　　Scandal is always a tangy bit of news.丑闻总是一种有点儿刺激性的资讯。

　　Spongy海绵的;有弹性的

　　A spongy dough海绵似的面团

　　The ground was soft and spongy.土地松软，像海绵似的。

　　Dingy肮脏的

　　A dingy room又黑又脏的房间

　　Dingy curtain脏得发黑的窗帘

　　Trophy胜利纪念品;战利品

　　He was going to hang the lions head on the wall as a trophy.他将把那狮子头挂在墙上作为纪念品。

　　A tennis trophy网球赛奖杯

　　Firefly萤火虫

　　I used to catch fireflies in the front yard and put them in jars.我过去常常抓萤火虫，并把它们放在罐子里。

　　Folly蠢事

　　It would be folly to light a fire near that wood.在那个森里附近点火实属蠢举。

　　Dont support him in his folly.别支持他干蠢事。

　　Gingerly极为谨慎的

　　Make a gingerly snatch at sth.小心翼翼地伸手抓某物

　　Step down gingerly from the horse战战兢兢地下马

　　Handle a china vase gingerly小心翼翼地轻手摆弄瓷花瓶

　　Drizzly下毛毛雨的

　　A drizzly morning一个细雨蒙蒙的早晨

　　Untimely不是时候的;过早的

　　An untimely downpour stopped the game.不凑巧的倾盆大雨使比赛中断。

　　An untimely death夭折

　　Monogamous一夫一妻的

　　A monogamous marriage一夫一妻的婚姻

　　Most birds are monogamous.大多数飞禽都是但配性的。

　　Measly很小的;麻疹的

　　I get a measly $4 an hour.我每小时只拿少得可怜的4美金。

　　A measly performance拙劣的表演

　　Husky有壳的;声音嘶哑的

　　A husky covering壳状覆盖物

　　Dont repeat that husky phrase.不要老是重复那句空话。

　　A husky cough干咳

　　You sound husky today.今天你声音有些嘶哑。