英语童话故事：达蒙和皮西厄斯 Damon and Pythias

A young man whose name was Pythias had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. For this offence he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death. His home was far away, and he wanted very much to see his fath

GRE词汇精选 17-18

[00:06.30]encapsulate encephalitis enchant enchanting [00:15.22]v.装入胶囊；压缩 n.脑炎 v.使迷醉；施魔法于 adj.讨人喜欢的 [00:24.14]encipher enclave enclosure [00:30.62]v.译成密码 n.飞地（被他国领土包围的一块领土

GRE词汇精选 15-16

[00:06.30]dismember disobedient disorder disorientation [00:14.38]v.肢解 adj.不顺从的,不服从的n.凌乱 n.迷失方向;[心]迷向 [00:22.47]disoriented disparage disparate [00:29.04]adj.迷失方向的;无判断力的 v.贬抑,轻蔑 adj.迥然

GRE词汇精选 13-14

[00:06.30]deflated deflect defoliator deforestation [00:15.43]adj.灰心丧气的 v.偏离,转向 n.落叶剂 n.滥伐森林 [00:24.56]deform defraud defray deft [00:33.84]v.毁坏形状或外观 v.欺骗某人 v.付款 adj.灵巧的,熟练的 [00:43

GRE词汇精选 11-12

[00:05.38]contumacy contumely conundrum convalesce [00:12.66]n.抗命,不服从 n.无礼,傲慢 n.谜语,难题 v.(病)康复,复原 [00:19.93]convalescence convalescent convene [00:25.52]n.病后康复期 n./adj.康复中的(病人) v.集合;召集

GRE词汇精选 07-08

[00:05.20]byproduct bystander byzantine [00:12.23]n.副产品;副作用 n.旁观 adj.像迷宫似的;难变更的 [00:19.25]cabal cache cacophony cactus [00:26.93]n.政治阴谋小集团 n.贮藏处;v.将藏于 n.难听的声音 n.仙人掌 [00:34.61

GRE词汇精选 05-06

[00:05.59]avulse avuncular [00:09.91]v.(由于意外或通过手术把(身体的一部分)撕脱 adj.伯(叔)父的 [00:14.24]awash awe awe-inspiring awkward [00:21.17]adj.被海水淹没的 n./v.敬畏 adj.令人敬畏的 adj.笨拙的,难用的 [00

GRE词汇精选 01-02添加文本

[00:00.00]人人听力网(rrting.com)Word List 1 [00:03.81]abacus abandon abase abash [00:11.48]n.算盘 v./n.放弃 v.贬抑,使卑下 v.使害羞,使尴尬 [00:19.15]abate abbreviate abdicate abdomen [00:27.02]v.减轻,减少 v.缩短 v.让位,辞职

GRE词汇精选 09-10

[00:05.98]cohabit coherence coherent [00:13.06]v.(通常指未婚的)双方同居 n.连贯性;凝聚 adj.连贯的,一致的 [00:20.14]cohesive cohesion coincide colander [00:28.32]adj.凝聚的 n.内聚力;凝聚力 v.巧合;一致 n.滤器,漏勺 [

GRE词汇精选 29

[00:06.79]magnetic magnetism magnify [00:15.02]adj.有磁性的,有吸引力的 n.磁性;吸引力 v.放大;赞美 [00:23.25]magniloquent magnitude magpie makeshift [00:33.87]adj.夸张的 n.重要;星球的光亮度 n.鹊,饶舌的人 n./adj.代用品

GRE词汇精选 30

[00:06.69]microbe microorganism microscope microscopic [00:16.42]n.微生物 n.微生物,细菌 n.显微镜 adj.极小的;显微镜的 [00:26.15]midget mien mighty migrant [00:34.93]n.侏儒 n.风采,态度 adj.强有力的,强大的 n.移民,候鸟

GRE词汇精选 03-04

[00:04.99]anaerobic anagram analgesic [00:11.17]adj.厌氧的;n.厌氧微生物 n.变形词 n.镇痛剂.adj.止痛的 [00:17.35]analogue analogy analysis anarchist [00:24.12]n.类似物,相似体 n.相似;类比 n.分析 n.无政府主义者 [00:30.9

GRE词汇精选 25

[00:06.19]incogitant incoherent [00:11.51]adj.无思想的,考虑不周的 adj.(思想文字)不连贯的 [00:16.82]incommensurate incommodious incommunicative [00:25.40]adj.不成比例的,不相称的 adj.不方便的;狭小的 adj.不爱交际的,沉

GRE词汇精选 28

[00:07.00]laxative layman [00:12.83]adj.(药)通便的;放松的n.轻泻药 n.普通信徒(有别于神职人员);门外汉 [00:18.65]leakage lean lease [00:26.23]n.渗漏,漏出 v.倾斜;斜靠;adj.瘦骨嶙峋 n.租约;租期;v.出租 [00:33.80]lea

GRE词汇精选 27

[00:06.48]invalid invalidate invariable invariance [00:16.21]adj.无效力的 v.使无效力;证明无效 adj.始终如一的 n.恒定性 [00:25.94]invective inveigh inveigle inventory [00:35.51]n.猛烈抨击,痛骂 v.痛骂,抨击 v.诱骗,诱使 n

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