Barron 3500词汇逆序,适用于SAT考试等。本人整理时进行了少量美化与修正,如发现存在问题请赐教。
loathe v. 厌恶;增武 detest.
swathe v. 包装物;绷带 wrap around; bandage. seethe v. 扰乱的;沸腾 be disturbed; boil. lithe adj. 柔软的 flexible; supple. blithe adj. 欢乐,高兴 gay; joyous; heedless. writhe v. 翻腾 twist in coils; contort in pain. belie v. 掩饰,造成假象;矛盾 contradict; give a false impression. stymie v. 从中作梗;桩子;障碍物 present an obstacle; stump. aerie n. 猛禽的窝 nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk). camaraderie n. 友情 good-fellowship.
eerie adj. 怪异的 weird.
menagerie n. 动物园 collection of wild animals. coterie n. 同行,圈内人 group that meets socially; select circle. reverie n. 冥想;发呆;白日梦 daydream; musing. vie v. 竞争 contend; compete. slake v. 结束;平息;消除;伺候舒服 quench; sate. forsake v. 放弃 desert; abandon; renounce. wake n. 尾迹;痕迹 trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before.
sphinx-like adj. 谜的 enigmatic; mysterious. stoke v. 填饱;司炉 stir up a fire; feed plentifully. revoke v. 撤回;取消 cancel; retract. invoke v. 恳请,借助于,找来,调用 call upon; ask for. convoke v. 召集 call together.
provoke v. 激怒;惹;煽动;挑起 stir to anger; cause retaliation. yoke v. 结合;连接 join together, unite. rebuke v. 严厉批评;猛烈的训斥 scold harshly; criticize severely. fluke n. 意外;小概率事件 unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune. scale v. 爬升;升高 climb up; ascend. gale n. 大风;一阵感情的爆发 windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears). regale v. 取悦,娱乐,享受 entertain. finale n. 结论,结尾,结局 conclusion. rationale n. 基础科学;基本原理 fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action. impale v. 刺穿 pierce.
imperturbable adj. 沉着冷静;平静 calm; placid; composed. implacable adj. 不能平静的 incapable of being pacified. impeccable adj. 没有缺点 faultless.
amicable adj. 温和的,友好礼貌的 politely friendly; not quarrelsome. practicable adj. 可行的 feasible.
irrevocable adj. 不能取消的;不能变更的 unalterable; irreversible. formidable adj. 威胁的,险恶的 menacing; threatening. malleable adj. 有延展性的;可锻的 capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable. permeable adj. 可渗透的,可学习的 penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through. impermeable adj. 不能渗透的 impervious; not permitting passage through its substance. affable adj. 平易近人的 easily approachable; warmly friendly.