3000 Common SAT Vocabulary Words

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3000 Common SAT Vocabulary

3000 Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

recluse

1

	[悲哀的] deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
	[隐遁者,寂寞者] one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
	[轻快的,活泼的移动] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
	[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony

renounce

2

	[贡品,殷勤,颂词,礼物] payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
	[轻快的,活泼的移动] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
	[滑动] glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
	[放弃,断绝关系] abandon; disown; turn away from; give up

retrieve

3

	[重新得到,找回] recover; find and bring in; get back
	[易怒的] irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
	[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
	[不知情的] not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant

rigid

4

	[碎片] broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[意志] act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
	[轻快的,活泼的移动] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly

salvage

5

	[补救,抢救,打捞,营救] save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
	[列表] list, especially of names
	[易受攻击的] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
	[互给,呼唤,酬答] act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent

scurry

6

	[轻快的,活泼的移动] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
	[隐遁者,寂寞者] one who lives in solitude; withdrawn from the world; reclusive
	[易受攻击的] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
	[列表] list, especially of names

sheer

7

	[纠正] set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
	[纯粹的,,绝对的,透明的,峻峭的] very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
	[有关的,相对的] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
	[压舌板,抹刀,批灰刀] a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing

shrewd

8

	[精明,敏锐] clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
	[裹尸,隐藏] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
	[说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
	[应该谴责的] deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy

shroud

9

	[碎片] broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
	[世故的,复杂的] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
	[裹尸,隐藏] hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
	[机警的,小心的] very cautious; on guard; watchful

sinister

10

	[邪恶的] suggesting or threatening evil
	[毒蜘蛛] any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider
	[有关的,相对的] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
	[粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的] rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions

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