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语言是世界上至尊美味。全部微妙与曲折如同幻梦。长句交迭，逻辑横生。你是自己的侦 探，在重重线索里寻觅，这是艰苦又快乐的旅程。你看新 G 多妩媚，料新 G 看你也如是。 ——洪欣格，北京大学光华管理学院，2011 年 8 月 GRE 考试，Verbal165， Quantitative170 Unit 2 cordial [ˈkɔːrdʒəl] 【考法 1】 adj. 热情的，友好的：showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations 【例】 We received a cordial greeting from our host at the party. 我们受到了聚会主人的热情欢 迎。 【近】 affable, genial, hospitable, sociable, warmhearted 【反】 aloof, apathetic, brittle, detached, distant, offish, remote, unbending 冷淡的，无感情的 【考法 2】 adj. 令人振奋的，令人焕然一新的：having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind 【例】 He insisted that nothing but a cordial nip of vodka would be the right choice for someone suffering from cold. 他坚信受到风寒困扰的人们只需一小口伏特加便能精神百倍。 【近】 bracing, invigorating, refreshing, rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, stimulating, vital, vitalizing 【反】 debilitating, draining, enervating, enfeebling, exhausting, sapping 令人疲倦的 provenance [ˈprɑːvənəns] 【考法】 n. 来源，起源：origin, source 【例】 The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been confirmed. 这份古代手稿的来源仍 未被确认。 【近】 derivation, fountain, inception, origin, root, source, wellspring chimera[kaɪˈmɪrə] 【考法】 n. 虚构的事物，幻觉：an illusion or fabrication of the mind， especially an unrealizable dream 【例】 EU is just a chimera that can't prevent old nations from playing their dices. 欧盟只不过是 一个虚构的存在，它根本不可能阻止那些老国家按照自己的一套规则办事。 【近】 conceit, daydream, delusion, fantasy, figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, vision 【反】 actuality, fact, reality, truth 事实，现实 seditious [sɪˈdɪʃəs] 【考法】 adj. 煽动性的，意在制造混乱的：tending to excite political disorder or insurrection 【例】 Several activists were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious. 众多激进分子因为带头参与被政府认定为煽动性的示威集会而锒铛入狱。 【近】 agitational, incendiary, instigative, provocative 【反】 conciliatory, consoling, pacific 安抚性的 outrageous[aʊtˈreɪdʒəs] 【考法 1】adj. 过分的，难以容忍的：exceeding the limits of what is normal or tolerable 【例】Outrageous tuition fees threaten our fundamental right to education. 过高的 教育费用威胁着我们受教育的基本权利。 【近】baroque, exorbitant, extravagant, lavish, overdue, overweening, unconscionable 【反】acceptable, bearable, endurable, tolerable 可接受的，可容忍的；moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate 适度的，合适的 【考法 2】adj. 极坏的，极可怕的：enormously or flagrantly bad or horrible 【例】The public was shocked by the outrageous treatment of prisoners. 民众对战俘所 遭受的残暴虐待感到震惊。 【近】atrocious, devious, evil, heinous, monstrous, nefarious, vicious, villainous, wicked 【反】benign, benignant, kindhearted, humane, sympathetic, tenderhearted 善良的， 好的 narcissistic [ˌnɑːrsɪˈsɪstɪk ] 【考法】adj. 自恋的：having an undue fascination with oneself 【例】He tried to raise a sense of social consciousness of the normally narcissistic Hollywood community. 他试着在通常无比自恋的好莱坞圈子中激起一丝社会意识。 【近】egotistical, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-infatuated, self-obsessed, self- preoccupied 【反】self-forgetting, selfless, unselfish, altruistic 无私的 polymath [ˈpɑːlimæθ] 【考法】n. 学识渊博的人，博学者：a person of encyclopedic learning 【例】To call him a mere polymath would be a gross understatement. 仅仅称他为 “博学者”是大大地低估了他。 【近】pundit, sage, savant, scholar 【反】illiterate 文盲 cavalier [ˌkævəˈlɪr ] 【考法 1】n. 有骑士精神的人，彬彬有礼的绅士：one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman 【例】Though grew up in a slum, he possessed an amazing spirit of cavalier. 虽然他 生长于平民窟，但有着令人难以置信的骑士精神。 【近】chevalier 【反】culprit, devil, felon, fiend, miscreant, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, villain 流氓， 恶棍 【考法 2】adj. 傲慢的：having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude 【例】I cannot tolerate such an arrogant and cavalier attitude toward others. 这种对 待他人的高傲态度让我无法忍受。 【近】 arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, haughty, imperious, lofty, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, supercilious 【反】humble, modest 谦卑的 unflagging [ˌʌnˈflæɡɪŋ] 【考法】adj. 不懈的，不知疲倦的：not declining in strength or vigor 【例】I’m greatly indebted to my editor, without whose unflagging efforts this book cannot be published on time. 我非常感谢我的编辑，没有他／她的不懈努力这本书不 可能如期上市。 【近】indefatigable, inexhaustible, tireless, weariless, unrelenting 【反】dull, lackadaisical, languid, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid 无精打采的 【派】 unflaggingly adv. 不懈地 ☆hone [hoʊn ] 【考法】vt.提升，改进：to make more acute, intense, or effective; improve 【例】The expedition enables participants to explore backcountry terrain and hone survival skills. 远征能够让参与者尽情探索尚未开化的地区，同时也锻炼了他们的求 生能力。 【近】ameliorate, cultivate, improve, meliorate, perfect, polish, refine 【反】aggravate, deteriorate, worsen 恶化，降低