Barron SAT 3500词汇逆序记忆词汇表(8)

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。

withhold v. 拒给；保留 refuse to give; hold back. husband v. 节约 use sparingly; conserve; save. offhand adj. 即时的；随意的 casual; done without prior thought. bland adj. 温和的 soothing or mild; agreeable. reprimand v. 谴责 reprove severely; rebuke. countermand v. 取消；废除 cancel; revoke. gourmand n. 老饕 epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink. firebrand n. 总惹麻烦的人，惹事生非者，捣乱人 hothead: troublemaker. withstand v. 抵抗；经受住 stand up against; successfully resist. legend n. 图例 explanatory list of symbols on a map. apprehend v. 逮捕；惧怕；领会 arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive. amend v. 修订，修改，变更 correct; change, generally for the better. stipend n. 薪金；津贴 pay for services. append v. 追加，附上 attach.

rend v. 分开；撕开 split; tear apart. portend v. 预示 foretell; presage.

distend v. 扩大；扩张 expand; swell out. rescind v. 取消 cancel.

vagabond n. 流浪者 wanderer; tramp. abscond v. 隐匿，逃避，躲债 depart secretly and hide. frond n. 棕榈叶；蕨叶 fern leaf; palm or banana leaf. moribund adj. 垂死的 dying.

dumbfound v. 使人惊讶 astonish.

profound adj. 深刻的 deep; not superficial; complete. compound v. 混合；组合；增加 combine; constitute; pay interest; increase. propound v. 提出 put forth for analysis. slipshod adj. 邋遢的；慢吞吞的；漫不经心的 untidy or slovenly; shabby. prod v. 刺；刺激；激励 poke; stir up; urge. bard n. （吟游）诗人 poet.

scabbard n. 剑鞘 case for a sword blade; sheath. haggard adj. 枯槁的；憔悴的 wasted away; gaunt. laggard adj. 缓慢的，迟缓的 slow; sluggish. sluggard n. 懒人 lazy person.

shard n. 碎片（陶瓷的） fragment, generally of pottery. hoard v. 储藏 stockpile; accumulate for future use. vanguard n. 先驱；先锋 forerunners; advance forces. haphazard adj. 随机的 random; by chance. accord n. 一致 agreement.

discord n. 冲突的；不和谐的 conflict; lack of harmony. ford n. 津；浅滩 place where a river can be crossed on foot. laud v. 赞美 praise.

shroud v. 裹尸；隐藏 hide from view; wrap for burial. lewd adj. 淫荡的，下流的，好色的；猥亵的 lustful. shrewd adj. 精明；敏锐 clever; astute.