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。
quagmire n. 沼泽;湿地 soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself.
repertoire n. 节目表;保留节目 list of works of music, drama, etc. vampire n. 吸血鬼 ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living. aspire v. 热望;热心于 seek to attain; long for. satire n. 讽刺的 form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly.
acquire v. 获取 obtain; get.
genre n. 风格(文学、艺术) particular variety of art or literature. underscore v. 强调 emphasize.
deplore v. 悔恨 regret; disapprove of. implore v. 恳求 beg.
pore v. 沉思;考察;深思熟虑;小孔,细口 study industriously; ponder; scrutinize. yore n. 往昔 time past.
bizarre adj. 怪异的 fantastic; violently contrasting. accoutre v. 装备 equip.
sinecure n. 闲职,报纸茶水的工作 well-paid position with little responsibility. epicure n. 老饕;享乐主义者 connoisseur of food and drink. obscure v. 使模糊;使暗淡 darken; make unclear. obscure adj. 模糊的,不明了的,暗淡的 dark; vague; unclear. coiffure n. 发型 hairstyle.
disfigure v. 诬陷,抹黑,诽谤 mar in beauty; spoil. brochure n. 小册子 pamphlet.
abjure v. 发誓放弃 renounce upon oath. allure v. 诱惑,引诱 entice; attract. demure adj. 端庄的;认真的;腼腆的 grave; serious; coy. tenure n. 任期;(土地的)使用年限 holding of an office; time during which such an office is held.
censure v. 责怪;批评 blame; criticize. cynosure n. 广受注意的目标 the object of general attention. composure n. 镇定,沉着 mental calmness. discomposure n. 心乱;不安 agitation; loss of poise. exposure n. 曝光,揭露;暴露(于疾病、恶劣的环境等)的状态 risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open.
fissure n. 裂缝;分歧 crevice.
caricature n. 歪曲;漫画;讽刺画 distortion; burlesque. nomenclature n. 命名法;术语学 terminology; system of names. stricture n. 责难;非难;限制 restriction; adverse criticism. juncture n. 危机,转折点;关键点 crisis; joining point. expenditure n. 支出,花费 payment or expense; output. indenture v. 契约 bind as servant or apprentice to master. enrapture v. 使其狂喜 please intensely. aperture n. 洞,穴,孔 opening; hole. nurture v. 养育;教育 nourish; educate; foster. suture n. 缝合;缝合处 stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used