(A) optimize
(B) exult
绝望
乐观;最优化,充分利用
狂喜
[词义]
optimize v. 使完善; 最优化
: to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible
exult v. 欢腾, 喜悦
1 obsolete : to leap for joy
2 : to be extremely joyful : REJOICE *the team exulted in their victory*
[分析]
despair是"lose all hope or confidence"。optimal是乐观的，但在MW中optimize并没有乐观的含义。Exult只表示愉快的状态。因为此题不完整，很难判断是否答案有误或ETS的考虑欠妥。
30. AGGRANDIZE::
(A) denigrate
增大, 扩张
诽谤
[词义]
aggrandize v. v.增大, 扩张
1 : to make great or greater : INCREASE, ENLARGE *aggrandize an estate*
2 : to make appear great or greater : praise highly
3 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of *exploited the situation to aggrandize himself*
denigrate v. 污蔑, 诽谤
1 : to attack the reputation of : DEFAME *denigrate one’s opponents*
2 : to deny the importance or validity of : BELITTLE *denigrate their achievements*
[分析]
考查aggrandize的第二义。
31. VEXATIOUS::
(A) soothing
令人烦恼的
抚慰的
[词义]
vexatious adj. 烦恼的
1 a : causing vexation : DISTRESSING *vexatious delays* b : intended to harass *a vexatious lawsuit*
2 : full of disorder or stress : TROUBLED *a vexatious period in her life*
soothe v. 抚慰;减轻 www.telnote.cn
transitive verb
1 : to please by or as if by attention or concern : PLACATE
2 : RELIEVE, ALLEVIATE *soothe a cough*
3 : to bring comfort, solace, or reassurance to *music soothes the soul*
intransitive verb : to bring peace, composure, or quietude
32. RUMINATE::
(A) think briefly
反刍;沉思
简短的思考
[词义]
ruminate v. 反刍, 深思
transitive verb
1 : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
2 : to chew repeatedly for an extended period
intransitive verb
1 : to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud
2 : to engage in contemplation : REFLECT
synonyms see PONDER33. BELLICOSE::
(A) appease
好斗的
缓和;平息
34. GOAD::
(A) entice
(B) predisposed
刺激,激励v.
怂恿,引诱
预先倾向的;易受影响的
[词义]
goad n. 赶牛棒; v. n. 刺激, 激励
n.
1 a : something that pains as if by pricking : THORN b : something that urges or stimulates into action : SPUR
2 : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal
synonyms see MOTIVE
v.
1 : to incite or rouse as if with a goad
2 : to drive (as cattle) with a goad
entice v. 怂恿,引诱
: to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : TEMPT
synonyms see LURE
predispose v. 倾向; 易于
transitive verb
1 : to dispose in advance *a good teacher predisposes children to learn*
2 : to make susceptible *malnutrition predisposes one to disease*
intransitive verb : to bring about susceptibility
synonyms see INCLINE
[分析]
goad是驱赶别人，而predispose是自身的倾向。www.telnote.cn
35. CALUMNY::
(A) approbation
诽谤
认可;赞许
[词义]
calumny n. 诽谤, 中伤
1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another’s reputation
2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another’s reputation
approbation n. 证实; 认可; 赞许
1 obsolete : PROOF
2 a : an act of approving formally or officially b : COMMENDATION, PRAISE
36. CHICANERY::
(A) ingenuous
(B) genuine
诡计,狡诈
坦白的;直率的
真诚的[分析]
chicanery n. 诡计, 狡诈
1 : deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : TRICKERY
2 : a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : TRICK
ingenuous adj. 纯朴的, 单纯的
1 obsolete : NOBLE, HONORABLE
2 a : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness *her ingenuous thirst for experience — Christopher Rawson* b : lacking craft or subtlety *ingenuous in their brutality*
synonyms see NATURAL
genuine adj. 真的; 真诚的
1 a : actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character *genuine vintage wines* b : actually produced by or proceeding from the alleged source or author *the signature is genuine* c : sincerely and honestly felt or experienced *a deep and genuine love* d : ACTUAL, TRUE *a genuine improvement*
2 : free from hypocrisy or pretense : SINCERE
synonyms see AUTHENTIC
[分析]
两个选项都很接近题目的反义。chicanery表示为欺骗行为，ingenuous是缺乏手段和精明，而genuine是情感上的真诚，但没有行为上的明确定义。
37. ALIGNED::
(A) awry
(B) curved
(C) patchy
排列的
歪斜的
弯曲的
补丁的;不调和的生活日记网
[词义]
align v. 将某物排列在一条直线上; 与某人结盟
transitive verb
1 : to bring into line or alignment
2 : to array on the side of or against a party or cause *he aligned himself with the protesters*
intransitive verb
1 : to get or fall into line
2 : to be in or come into precise adjustment or correct relative position
awry adj. 扭曲的, 走样的
1 : in a turned or twisted position or direction : ASKEW
2 : off the correct or expected course : AMISS
patchy adj. 补丁的; 不一致的, 斑驳的
1 : marked by, consisting of, or diversified with patches
2 : irregular in appearance, makeup, or quality
[词义]
align的第二义是"处于正确位置"，awry有偏离正确路线的含义。
aligned warped irregular askew awry improperly adjusted38. SARDONIC::
(A) respectful
讽刺的
尊敬的
[词义]
sardonic adj. 嘲笑的
: disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking *a sardonic comment* *his sardonic expression*
synonyms see SARCASTIC
066g反义
1.OBSERVANT
A.obedient
B.blantant
C.oblivious
D.undemanding
E.uncharitable
分析:题干是"服从的,遵守的",答案选D,undemanding有放纵之义.来www.telnote.cn
2.CALLOUSNESS
A.robustness
B.sensitive
分析:题干是"无情"的意思,A表示健壮,无关,而B表示敏感,很符合,选B.
3.MARVELfeel apathetic
分析:MARVEL这个词我们可以通过熟悉的marvelous来推知,就是带有强烈的惊讶,惊奇,即surprise或astonishment的意思,于是反义对应漠然,无动于衷,很符合.
4.EMPLOY
A.leave idle
B.disregard
C.fail to access
D.deny access to
E.without access
分析:答案选A.关键在于知道idle有 not occupied or employed的意思.当然,在考场上我们只能根据排除,很显然C,D,E都是关于access的,access有进入,入口的意思,其中fail, deny和without都是同性词,显然三个都不对(可笑的是,without居然还是deny和fail的上义,显然都不能选嘛,从逻辑上来说太必然啦!!!),于是只能在A和B选择.而B又是众所周知的代表"不顾,不理睬,不关注"的意思,没有"不雇佣"的意义,只有选A啦.
A.reorder
B.deposit
C.humidify
D.disturb
E.separate
分析:答案选B.腐蚀对沉积,简单6.RECIPROCATE
A.refuse to pay
B.fail to repay
C.resist
D.XX agreement
E.violate the XXX
分析:原题记忆很模糊,笔者在这里根据自己分析选取了5个代表性的选择项来分析下.题干是互惠,互利的意思,那么从这个意义上说B从"互相,来往"的方面上构成了反义,就现在选项分布上而言,B最适合.
7.INCONSIDERABLEweighty
分析:considerable是相当的,有重要性的,前面加上前缀in-我们自然不陌生是取反义,那么就是trivial,无足轻重的意义,于是对应反义为weighty.
8.GRIT
A.spineless
B.congenial
分析又是一个熟词偏义.现在GRE的类反很明显不再注重词汇量的大小,而在于词汇的精通,于是grit你知道有意志坚强,不屈不挠的意义吗,同样spineless除了有"无刺"之外有"懦弱"的意义吗?ETS给我们敲了警钟,背单词的方法真要好好改改了.WEBSTER,考生们你们查过几次?
9.FAIR-MINDED
A.partisanen.telnote.cn
B.hotheaded
分析:这里似乎没有可作为答案的选项.题干不用说也猜出是impartial的意思,但是要找到反义的partial看来不是很简单partisan注意虽然有part的前缀但是除了盲目效忠之外我不记得有偏狭顾及一面的意思吧,而B拆开单词就知道意思:hotheaded=hot head ed,就是头脑发热的,头脑发热只会冲动做傻事,没听说过会有偏见啊,所以啊,该题答案应在其余3个选项中,在这两个选项里兜圈徘徊的同志们估计是要牺牲了!
10.DECADENTwholesome
分析:"腐烂衰败"对应"健康良好",明显反义啊.
11.HEAVY-HANDED
A.deft
B.shrewed
分析:题干是红宝中单词,表示clumsy,笨手笨脚的,对应的是A中的灵巧还是B的精明呢?对了,笨手笨脚只是行动上迟钝,不代表大脑有迟钝,有问题,所以应该对应的是A.如果选B,那么朋友你的大脑肯定有点问题,你说是吧?嘿嘿^-^12.WILT
A.mutate
B.multiply
C.flourish
D.entangle
E.fertilize中 华 考 试 网
分析:题干WILT表示"枯萎,憔悴",于是对应的反义自然应该是C"繁荣,勃发".相信迷惑项应该是E,注意WILT:FERTILIZE只能构成类比里的消除关系"或"缓和关系",是没有对比性的!
13.DEMOTION
A.conquest
B.inspiration
C.pollution
D.elevation
E.succession
分析 EMOTION来自demote,降级,谪扁的意思,反义就是升级罗!答案选D.
14.DISMAY
A.unify
B.encourage
C.continue
D.contribute
E.justify
分析 ISMAY有使人意志消沉,沮丧,不如意的意思,照此推断,答案很明显,只有B.
15.MARBLED
A.unique color
B.fragile
分析:该题也许是这次反义词考试中最疑惑,最争议的题.MARBLED有两个意义一个很显然,有大理石花纹的,另一个是夹带有脂肪性物质的,于是从这两个解释看好象都无法用来考反义啊?中国人喜欢发散思维了,有人开始说大理石花纹从科学上来说肯定是"杂色的",因此反义词应该是A,单一的色彩.有人说,夹带了脂肪东西就不会碎,它具有缓冲作用,于是反义词是B,容易碎裂的.同志们,动动脑吧,用人类直观的正常逻辑思维来想一下,单细胞动物的美国人想得到你们这样深远的解释吗?会发散得如此不着边际吗?GRE的科学命题原则让笔者相信在原题册上必定存在着他们直观而显然的解释,哪怕是该命题失误也不会有如此歪曲的解释配对.于是,迷题归迷题,笔者对于如此众多GRE莘莘学子对GRE命题与考试基本原则的荒谬判断和一知半解不无担忧起来.考GRE是种任务,但是更是一种不可多得的学习过程,学习真正直观而POWERFUL的严谨思维,而不是天马行空地浪漫遐想.PLEASE TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR A DEEP THINKING!16.STASISstate of imbalance
分析:STASIS我们都知道是"静止",但是这里又是熟词偏义,这里应该解释为"静态平衡" a state of static balance,于是对应"非平衡状态".
17.OSTRACIZE
A.invite to join中 华 考 试 网www.telnote.cn
B.offer to help
分析:题干是个很有名的单词,"驱逐",于是欢迎就是他的反义词选A.
18.CONVENE
A.dissolve
B.delay
分析:注意convene不同于convenience,没有方便,便利的意思,它指"召集,聚集",因此不能选B.而A是溶解,使分散的意思,因此选A.
19.TORTUOUS
A.uncomplicate
B.not complicated
分析:题干有"弯曲,间接"的意义,而A,B选项都是"不复杂"的意思,具体对应和选择看来在原题记忆上问题较大,因此在这里难以作出明确判断.
20.OBLIGATORYgratuitous
分析 BLIGATORY是义不容辞的意思,而gratuitous是无缘无故的,免费的意思,中文看起来好象并不工整,其实gratuitous在英文中有not called for by the circumstances,即非形势所迫的情况下所作出的行为,于是跟义不容辞产生反义,由于这个解释词条在字典里末尾,也可说是"熟词偏义".
21.EXULTATIONstate of grief
分析:狂喜对悲伤,简单.
22.MADCAP
A.sophisticated
B.unobrusive
C.agile
D.fearful
E.sober
分析:这个题好象是这次考试中唯一在题干中出现了生词,但是该题并不难,因为我们惊喜地发现这个生词是个简单的组合词.MADCAP=MAD CAP,戴着疯帽子的,于是特征是疯狂,任性,冲动,等等,你可以想到,反义词应该是稳重,冷静之类的.于是A是老于世故的,圆滑的,反义词应该是正直,诚恳的,不选。B是不突出的,不显眼的,不选.C是灵巧的,不选.D是害怕的,不选.这样一来只有E,表示稳重的,冷静的.很好.
