GRE填空冲刺练习题及答案（二十八）

9. Doris Kearns Goodwin’s elegant, incisive study of Lincoln ___ those whose knowledge of Lincoln is an amalgam of high school history and popular mythology as well as those who are experts.

A. gratify

B. entice

C. inspire

D. confuse

E. perplex

F. please

选 AF

翻译：G 对林肯优雅又不失敏锐的研究，满足了一般读者与专家，前者对林肯的认识，混杂了高中教科书的简要介绍和坊间流行的不实传言。

incisive 清晰而准确的，直接的，尖锐的

amalgam 汞齐、汞合金，混合物

mythology 神话

gratify 使人高兴或满足，纵容，满足某人的欲望

entice 诱惑，诱使，怂恿

inspire 激励，唤起，影响，鼓动，启迪，赋予灵感

confuse / perplex 使困惑

单词题。