备考词汇总结
abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
abstinence | restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote |
abstract | theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
abusive | coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
abut | border upon; adjoin |
abysmal | bottomless |
abyss | enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit |
academic | related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
accede | agree |
accelerate | move faster |
accessible | easy to approach; obtainable |
accessory | additional object; useful but not essential thing |
acclaim | applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise |
acclimate | adjust to climate or environment; adapt |
acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity |
accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
accomplice | partner in crime |
accord | agreement |
accost | approach and speak first to a person |
accoutre | equip; N. accoutrement |
accretion | growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
