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。
plethora n. 过剩;过多 excess; overabundance. flora n. 植物志 plants of a region or era. cantata n. 大合唱;康塔塔 story set to music, to be sung by a chorus. junta n. 小集团;政治团伙 group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal. iota n. 极少量的 very small quantity. vendetta n. 深仇;世仇 blood feud. diva n. 著名女歌唱家,天后;歌剧女主角 operatic singer; prima donna. stanza n. 节;段落(诗的);盘(棋的) division of a poem. B
drab adj. 迟钝的;单调的 dull; lacking color; cheerless. ebb v. 衰退 recede; lessen.
glib adj. 光滑,柔顺;口齿伶俐,圆滑 fluent; facile; slick. aplomb n. 沉着,垂直 poise; assurance. succumb v. 屈服;屈从;死 yield; give in; die. plumb adj. 垂直;铅锤;用铅锤量 checking perpendicularity; vertical. barb n. 鱼钩,钩状物 sharp projection from fishhook, etc. absorb v. 吸收,合并 assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage. perturb v. 感到不安 disturb greatly. daub v. 涂抹 smear (as with paint). C
pyromaniac n. 纵火狂 person with an insane desire to set things on fire. kleptomaniac n. 偷窃狂;盗窃癖 person who has a compulsive desire to steal. demoniac adj. 魔鬼的 fiendish.
hypochondriac n. 无病呻吟;忧郁症 person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness.
bivouac n. 帐篷 temporary encampment. archaic adj. 过时的 antiquated.
mosaic n. 马赛克 picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles. prosaic adj. 事实的;平淡的;缺乏想象力的 dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual. monosyllabic adj. 单音节的 having only one syllable. cherubic adj. 天真无邪 angelic; innocent-looking. nomadic adj. 游牧的 wandering.
sporadic adj. 零星的 occurring irregularly. spasmodic adj. 断断续续的;间歇的 fitful; periodic. episodic adj. 插曲式的 loosely connected; divided into incidents. prolific adj. 多产的;丰富的 abundantly fruitful. calorific adj. 产热的 heat-producing. soporific adj. 催眠的 sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness. beatific adj. 祝福;幸福的 giving bliss; blissful. lethargic adj. 昏睡的;瞌睡的 drowsy; dull. graphic adj. 图像的;图画的 pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described. anthropomorphic 人形的 having human form or characteristics.