2017年GRE每日精选词汇（5.18）三

Shewas presumptuous

Shewas bold to the point of rudeness

Butthere was always so much subtlety

Inever notice how she treated me

Shenever liked it when I was superficial

WhenI only scratched the surface

Lovingher could be unnerving

Sheoften made me nervous

Shehad a wry sense of humor,a dry sense of humor,a wry sense ofhumor

Shehad a witty personality,clever personality,witty personality

Longmay she reign

Ruleover me with supreme power

Shecould be supercilious,so haughty,she looked down on me

ButI barely noticed that about her

Iwant to be duped again

Iwant to be fooled again

AndI may have been deluded and misled

ButI felt so safe inside her spider web

Insideher spider web

Sometimesshe’d provoke me

She’darouse me into action

She’dpick on me because of my views

I’dsay I suffered persecution

Shenever liked it when I was a sycophant

WhenI tried to be an ass-kisser

Iguess it was unsound and unhealthy

ButI,I could not resist her

Shehad a fluid way about her,a flowing way about her,a fluid wayabout her

Shehad a plethora of talent,a whole lot of talent,a plethora oftalent

Longmay she reign

Ruleover me with supreme power

Shecould be so irascible,so querulous,so irritable

ButI barely noticed that about her,oh that about her

Iwant to be duped again

Iwant to be fooled again

AndI may have been deluded and misled

ButI felt so safe inside her spider web

Insideher spider web

presumptuousadj. excessively forward

subtletyn. delicateness

superficialadj. only on the surface

unnervingadj. causing nervousness or fear

wryadj. cleverly and often ironically funny/bent or twisted

wittyadj. clever

reignv. to hold supreme,to rule /n.the time during which a leader rules

superciliousadj.uncaringly arrogant

haughtyadj.overly proud

dupev. fooled or tricked

deludev. deceived or misled

provokev. to stir up

persecutionn. the abuse of a person or group because of their beliefs or appearance

sycophantn. someone who is overly flattering to authority figures

unsoundadj. unstable/not valid or true

fluidadj. flowing

plethoran. a large amount

irascibleadj. easily irritated

querulousadj. whiny,complaining