SAT词汇串讲：宗教/生活习惯(三)

　　340.mysterious: scrutable神秘而不可知的:可了解的

　　341.nadir: acme/summit 最低点:顶点

　　342.nascent: fully established 初期:完全建立

　　343.nebulous: limpid/distinct/unambiguous/clear out 模糊的:清楚的，明显的

　　344.nefarious: beneficial/exemplary/virtuous邪恶的:仁慈的

　　345.noncommittal: confirm 不能确定:确定

　　Mary Ellen Pleasant, as a ------- supporter of Black emancipation before the Civil War, spurned politicians

　　who advocated quiet dissent.

　　 cavalier vociferous sanguine premature noncommittal

　　这个题我是查了好多词典才找到这道题的答案

　　cavalier：given to haughty disregard of others，正好对应spurn：reject with contempt

　　注意以后这种题目不会经常出现，因为cavalier确实经常义项只有骑士

　　350.noxious: salubrious 有害的:有益健康的

　　351.numb: sensation麻木:感觉

　　352.obfuscate: elucidate 使迷惑◇阐明，说明

　　In response to the students confused expressions, the teacher attempted to__ the subject with a clear example.

　　 extricate

　　 evade

　　 comprehend

　　 elucidate

　　 obfuscate

　　353.oblivious: mindful 忘却的:留意的

　　oblivious consign.to oblivion

　　She found her work so__ that she lost herself in it and was completely___ the noise surrounding her.

　　 inspiring, annoyed by

　　 complex, involved in

　　 absorbing, oblivious to

　　 exhausting, taken with

　　 repetitive, afraid of

　　354. obscure: elucidate 使含糊:阐明

　　355.obtuse: insightful 愚笨的:有深刻见解的

　　356.occluded: unobstructed 闭塞的:不闭塞的

　　357.offhand: premeditated 即兴的:预谋的

　　358.opacity: transparency不透明:透明

　　359.opportune: inappropriate 适宜的:不适当的

　　360.ostentation: artlessness 卖弄:朴实

　　ostentatious: unassuming 炫耀卖弄的:谦逊的

　　Though some assert that all behavior is learned, there are others who hold that some behaviors are -----, existing before any learning occurs.

　　 ostentatious

　　 innate

　　 durable

　　 cultural

　　361.ostracize: welcome 排斥:欢迎

　　Advocates of free speech argue that in order to__ the right of Americans to express their opinions, no citizen who expresses unpopular sentiments should be__.

　　 maximize, pulged

　　 ensure, ostracized

　　 diminish, inhibited

　　 elucidate, restricted

　　 embellish, praised

　　362.overbearing: meek 傲慢的:谦逊的

　　363.pacific: truculent 和平的:好战的

　　364.palliate: exacerbate 减轻:加重

　　365.pandemonium: serene 喧嚣:宁静

　　366.panoramic: narrow 全景的:狭窄的

　　Despite the markings that ranked the trail as moderately difficult, the hikers found the trek to be challenging as the path was__; it meandered ceaselessly around the riverbank for miles.

　　 panoramic

　　 precipitous

　　 serpentine

　　 circumscribed

　　 retrograde

　　precipitous：陡峭的

　　367.paradoxical: common 荒谬的:普通的

　　368.patent: abstruse 显然的:深奥的

　　369.pedestrian: imaginative 缺乏想象的:富于想象的

　　不要和pedantic混淆了，pedantic：marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects，卖弄学问的，此外也不要和didactic相混淆。

　　Dr. Schwartzs lecture on art, while detailed and scholarly, focused___ on the premodern; some students may have appreciated his specialized knowledge, but those with more____ interests may have been disappointed.

　　 literally--- medieval completely--- pedantic expansively--- technical

　　 voluminously---- creative exclusively--- comprehensive

　　We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most__ of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.

　　 enthralling

　　 accomplished

　　 pedestrian

　　 auspicious

　　 masterful

　　The dispute became so ------ that we were afraid the adversaries would come to blows.

　　A. ironic B. generalized C. didactic

　　D. articulate E. acrimonious

　　The teachers authority was not------; students frequently ------and had to be sent to the principal for discipline.

　　 helpfulreviewed

　　 didactic answered

　　 realistic supported

　　 complete misbehaved