300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary
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/ru:/ v. Syn. regret; lament; mourn (懊悔,后悔,感伤) feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn Tina seemed to rue the night she met Tony and wondered how she ever fell for such a jerk. |
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sacrosanct |
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/'sækroʊsæŋkt/ a. Syn. inviolable (非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable The brash insurance salesman invaded the sacrosanct privacy of the office of the president of the company. |
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sagacious |
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/sə'geɪʃəs/ a. Syn. perceptive; shrewd (精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight My father was a sagacious judge of character: he could spot a phony a mile away. |
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sagacity |
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/sə'gæsətɪ/ n. (聪慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness She was half sorry her sagacity had miscarried, and half glad that Tom had stumbled into obedient conduct for once. |
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sanctimonious |
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/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical (假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious What we need to do is not fool ourselves and remain sanctimonious about the issue of doping in baseball. |
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sanguine |
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/'sæŋgwɪn/ a. Syn. cheerful; hopeful; ruddy (高兴的,有希望的,乐天的) cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy Let us not be too sanguine about the outcome; something could go wrong. |
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sartorial |
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/sɑr'tɔ:rɪəl/ a. (裁缝的,缝纫机的) relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing He was as famous for the sartorial splendor of his attire as he was for his acting. |
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satellite |
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/'sætəlaɪt/ n. Syn. subordinate (卫星) small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate U.S. officials say the satellite is a cover for Pyongyang's efforts to perfect missile technology. |
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scourge |
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/skɜrdʒ/ n. Syn. lash; whip (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly scourge. |
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scrutinize |
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/'skru:tɪnaɪz/;/-tənaɪz/ v. (仔细检查) examine closely and critically Searching for flaws, the sergeant wanted to scrutinize every detail of the private's uniform. |
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simper |
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/'sɪmpə(r)/ v. Syn. smirk (痴笑,傻笑) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression . Complimented on her appearance, Stella had to self-consciously simper. |
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sinecure |
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/'saɪnɪkjʊə(r)/ n. (闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility My job is no sinecure; I work long hours and have much responsibility. |
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sinister |
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/'sɪnɪstə(r)/ a. Syn. evil (邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil In sudden panic, she's convinced someone sinister is trying to push her from the train. |
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soporific |
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/sɒpə'rɪfɪk/ a. (催眠的) sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness Professor Pringle's lectures were so soporific that even he fell asleep in class. |
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sordid |
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/'sɔ:dɪd/ a. Syn. filthy; vile; dirty; foul (肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded Many of these files contain sordid details about the personal lives of the litigants. |
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sovereign |
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/'sɒvrɪn/ a. Syn. excellent; independent (君主的,至高无上的) having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent Belarus, Albania, the Ukraine also have sovereign currencies, not using euro, they also have crashed. |
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sporadic |
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/spə'rædɪk/ a. (零星的) occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time Although you can still hear sporadic outbursts of laughter and singing outside, the big Halloween parade has passed; the party's over till next year. |
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spurn |
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/spɜrn/ v. Syn. reject; scorn (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn The heroine had to spurn the villain's advances. |
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stoic |
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/'stoʊɪk/ a. Syn. impassive (高度自制者,坚忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain I wasn't particularly stoic when I had my flu shot; I squealed like a stuck pig. |
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stringent |
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/'strɪndʒənt/ a. Syn. binding; rigid (严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid I think these regulations are too stringent. |