俞敏洪GRE核心词汇 乱序版Word List 16

Word List 16

inimitable

[??n?m?t?bl]

adj. 无法仿效的（incapable of being imitated or matched）

记 词根记忆：in（不）＋imit（模仿）＋able→不可模仿的→无法仿效的

toxin

[?tɑ?ks?n]

n. 毒素，毒质（a poisonous substance）

同 poison, venom

concomitant

[k?n?kɑ?m?t?nt]

adj. 伴随的（accompanying; attendant）

记 联想记忆：con（共同）＋com（看作come）＋itant→一起来→伴随的

irritating

[??r?te?t? ]

adj. 刺激的（irritative）；使人愤怒的，气人的（annoying）

例 His critical reviews were enjoyed by many of his audience, but the subjects of his analysis dreaded his comments; he was vitriolic, devastating, irritating and never constructive.

tined

[ta?nd]

adj. 尖端的（of a slender pointed projecting part）

记 来自tine（n. 叉尖，尖端）

totalitarian

[to??t?l??teri?n]

adj. 极权主义的（authoritarian; dictatorial）

同 autocratic, despotic, tyrannic

gush[ɡ??]

v. 涌出，迸出（to pour out; spout）；滔滔不绝地说（to talk effusively） n. 涌出，迸发（a sudden copious outflow）

compendium

[k?m?pendi?m]

n. 简要，概略（summary; abstract）

同 digest, pandect, sketch, syllabus

relieve

[r??li?v]

v. 减轻，解除（to free from a burden; mitigate）

记 词根记忆：re＋liev（＝lev 轻）＋e→减轻，解除

同 allay, alleviate, assuage, mollify

triumph

[?tra??mf]

n. 成功，胜利（的喜悦或满足） v. 成功，获胜（to obtain victory）

记 联想记忆：胜利（triumph）之后吹喇叭（trump）

同 conquer, overcome, prevail

confront

[k?n?fr?nt]

v. 面临（to face）；对抗（to face or oppose defiantly or antagonistically）

记 词根记忆：con＋front（面，前面）→面对面→对抗

ambidextrous

[??mbi?dekstr?s]

adj. 十分灵巧的（very skillful or versatile）

记 词根记忆：ambi（两个）＋dextr（右的）＋ous→两只手都像右手一样灵巧→十分灵巧的

同 bimanal

boastfulness

[?bo?stfln?s]

n. 自吹自擂；浮夸（the act or an instance of boasting）

记 来自boast（v. 自夸，自吹自擂）

deliberate

[d??l?b?r?t] adj. 深思熟虑的（carefully thought out and formed）；故意的（done on purpose）

[d??l?b?re?t] v. 慎重考虑（to think or consider carefully and fully）

记 词根记忆：de（表加强）＋liber（权衡）＋ate→反复权衡→深思熟虑的

suspension

[s??spen?n]n. 暂停（the state or period of being suspended）；悬浮

例 To avoid annihilation by parasites, some caterpillars are able to curtail periods of active

growth by pre-maturely entering a dormant state, which is characterized by the suspension of feeding.

同 abeyance, quiescence

trustworthy

[?tr?stw??rei]

adj. 值得信赖的，可靠的（warranting trust; reliable）

记 组合词：trust（信赖）＋worthy（值得的）→值得信赖的

例 Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider the

possibility that his statement had been insincere.

infrared

[??nfr??red]

adj. 红外线的

deprecatory

[?depr?k?t??ri]

adj. 不赞成的，反对的（disapproving）

搭 be deprecatory about... 反对…

quantum

[?kwɑ?nt?m]

n. 量子（any of the small subdivisions of a quantized physical magnitude）；定量

记 词根记忆：quant（数量）＋um→定量

relevance

[?rel?v?ns]

n. 相关性（the quality of being connected with and important to sth. else）

记 来自relevant（adj. 相关的）

例 Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776) is still worth reading, more to appreciate the current

relevance of Smith's valid contributions to economics than to see those contributions as the precursors of present-day economics.

redistribution

[?ri?d??str?bju??n]

n. 重新分配（altering the distribution）

记 联想记忆：re（重新）＋distribution（分配）→重新分配

base

[be?s]

adj. 卑鄙的（devoid of high values or ethics）

preeminent

[pri?em?n?nt]

adj. 出类拔萃的，杰出的（supreme; outstanding）

记 联想记忆：pre（在前面）＋eminent（著名的）→比著名的人还著名→出类拔萃的

例 Industrialists seized economic power only after industry had supplanted agriculture as the preeminent form of production; previously such power had resided in land ownership.

haunt

[h??nt]

v. （思想，回忆等）萦绕心头（to remain in one's thoughts）；经常去（某地）（to visit often）；（鬼魂）常出没于（to visit or inhabit as a ghost） n. 常去的地方

记 联想记忆：姑妈（aunt）常去的地方（haunt）是商店

faddish

[?f?d??]

adj. 流行一时的，时尚的（having the nature of a fad）

记 来自fad（n. 时尚）

premature

[?pri?m??t??r]

adj. 早熟的，过早的（developing or happening before the natural or proper time）

记 联想记忆：pre（预先）＋mature（成熟的）→还没成熟的→早熟的，过早的

optical

[?ɑ?pt?kl]

adj. 视觉的（of or relating to vision）；光学的（of or relating to the science of optics）

记 词根记忆：opt（眼睛）＋ical→视觉的

disperse

[d??sp??rs]

v. 消散，驱散（to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source）

记 词根记忆：di（分开）＋spers（散开）＋e→分散开→驱散

同 dispel, dissipate, scatter

causal

[?k??zl]

adj. 原因的，因果关系的（implying a cause and effect relationship）

记 来自cause（n. 原因）

dispute

[d??spju?t]

v. 争论（to argue about; debate）

记 词根记忆：dis＋put（思考）＋e→思考相悖→争论

unreliable

[??nr??la??bl]

adj. 不可靠的（that cannot be trusted or depended on）

例 The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously unreliable; emotion and excitement all too often cause our minds to distort what we see.

approach

[??pro?t?]

v. 接近，靠近（to come nearer）；着手处理（to begin to handle） n. 方法（method）

记 词根记忆：ap＋proach（接近）→靠近

搭 approach to …的方法

perennial

[p??reni?l]

adj. 终年的，全年的（present all the year）；永久的，持久的（perpetual; enduring）

记 词根记忆：per（全部）＋enn（年）＋ial→全年的；永久的

例 A perennial goal in zoology is to infer function from structure, relating the behavior of an

organism to its physical form and cellular organization.

同 continuing, eternal, lifelong, permanent

ebb

[eb]

v. 退潮（to recede from the flood）；衰退（to decline; wane）记 发音记忆：“二步”→退后一步→衰退

evasive

[??ve?s?v]

adj. 回避的，逃避的，推脱的（tending or intended to evade）

记 来自evade（v. 躲避，逃避）

例 In the midst of so many evasive comments, this forthright statement, whatever its intrinsic merit, plainly stands out as an anomaly.

descriptive

[d??skr?pt?v]

adj. 描述的（serving to describe）

记 词根记忆：de（加强）＋script（写）＋ive→描述的

curtail

[k??r?te?l]

v. 削减，缩短（to make sth. shorter or less）

记 联想记忆：cur（看作curt，短）＋tail（尾巴）→短尾巴→缩短

同 abridge, diminish, lessen, minify

dominate

[?dɑ?m?ne?t]

v. 控制，支配（to control, govern or rule）

记 词根记忆：domin（支配）＋ate→控制，支配

同 direct, handle, manage, predominate

predispose

[?pri?d??spo?z]

v. 使预先有倾向（to dispose in advance）；（使）易受感染（to make susceptible; bring about susceptibility）

copious

[?ko?pi?s]

adj. 丰富的，多产的（very plentiful; abundant）

记 联想记忆：copi（看作copy）＋ous→能拷贝很多→丰富的

monotony

[m??nɑ?t?ni]

n. 单调，千篇一律（tedious sameness）

同 humdrum, monotone

exhaustiveness

[?ɡ?z??st?vn?s]

n. 全面，详尽，彻底

passively

[?p?s?vli]

adv. 被动地，顺从地

记 来自passive（adj. 被动的）

unique

[ju?ni?k]

adj. 独一无二的，独特的（being the only one of this type）；无与伦比的（being without a like or equal）

记 词根记忆：uni（单一）＋que→独一无二的，独特的

例 The semantic opacity of ancient documents is not unique; even in our own time, many

documents are difficult to decipher.

同 singular, sole

supportive

[s??p??rt?v]

adj. 支持的（showing agreement and giving encouragement）

搭 be supportive of 支持…

convoluted

[?kɑ?nv?lu?t?d]

adj. 旋绕的（coiled; spiraled）；费解的（extremely involved; intricate; complicated）

记 词根记忆：con＋volut（转）＋ed→全部转→旋绕的

overt

[o??v??rt]

adj. 公开的，非秘密的（apparent; manifest）

记 词根记忆：o（出）＋vert（转）→转出来→公开的

例 Such an overt act of hostility can only lead to war.

attribute

[??tr?bju?t] v. 把…归于（to assign or ascribe to）

[??tr?bju?t] n. 属性，特质（a characteristic or quality）

记 词根记忆：at＋tribute（给与）→把…归于

搭 attribute... to... 把…归于…

同 trait, virtue

huddle

[?h?dl]

v. 挤成一团（to crowd or nestle close together） n. 一堆人（或物）

记 联想记忆：聚集在一起（huddle）处理（handle）问题

ingest

[?n??est]v. 咽下，吞下（to take into the body by swallowing）

记 词根记忆：in（进入）＋gest（搬运）→搬进去→咽下，吞下

placebo

[pl??si?bo?]

n. 安慰剂（a substance containing no medication and prescribed or given to reinforce a patient's

expectation to get well）；起安慰作用的东西（sth. tending to soothe）

记 词根记忆：plac（平静的）＋ebo→安慰剂

servile

[?s??rvl]

adj. 奴性的，百依百顺的（meanly or cravenly submissive; abject）

记 词根记忆：serv（服务）＋ile→百依百顺的

fragmentary

[?fr?ɡm?nteri]

adj. 碎片的，片段的（consisting of fragments）

例 Although the records of colonial New England are sketchy in comparison with those available in France or England, the records of other English colonies in America are even more fragmentary.

polar

[?po?l?r]

adj. 极地的，两极的，近地极的（of or near the North or South Pole）；磁极的（connected with the poles of a magnet）

记 来自pole（n. 地极；磁极）

specified

[?spes?fa?d]

adj. 特定的

同 designated, indicated

deprecate

[?depr?ke?t]

v. 反对（to express disapproval of）；轻视（to belittle）

记 词根记忆：de（去掉）＋prec（价值）＋ate→去掉价值→轻视

accommodate

[??kɑ?m?de?t]

v. 与…一致（to make fit, suitable, or congruous）；提供住宿（to make room for）；顺应，使适应记 联想记忆：ac＋commo（看作common，普通的）＋date（日子）→人们适应了过普通的日子→ 使适应

同 attune, harmonize, reconcile

untainted[?n?te?nt?d]

adj. 无污点的（not damaged or spoiled）

同 stainless, unstained, unsullied, untarnished

simulation

[?s?mju?le??n]

n. 模拟（the act or process of simulating）

搭 simulation training 模拟训练

transform

[tr?ns?f??rm]

v. 改变，变化（to change in composition or structure）；变换，转换（to subject to mathematical transformation）

记 词根记忆：trans（改变）＋form（形状）→改变，变化

同 convert, mutate, transfer, transmogrify, transmute

thatch

[θ?t?]

v. 以茅草覆盖（to cover with or as if with thatch） n. 茅草屋顶；茅草（a plant material used as a sheltering cover）

untalented

[?n?t?l?nt?d]

adj. 没有天赋的（without a natural ability to do sth. well）

cliche

[kli???e?]

n. 陈词滥调（a trite phrase or expression）

unfeigned

[?n?fe?nd]

adj. 真实的，真诚的（genuine）

记 联想记忆：un（不）＋feigned（假的）→真实的

infirm

[?n?f??rm]

adj. 虚弱的（physically weak）

记 联想记忆：in（不）＋firm（坚定的）→不坚定的→虚弱的

scarlet

[?skɑ?rl?t]

adj. 猩红的，鲜红的（bright red in colour）

搭 scarlet fever 猩红热

unstinting

[?n?st?nt? ]

adj. 慷慨的，大方的（very generous）

记 联想记忆：un（不）＋stint（吝惜，限制）＋ing→慷慨的

perspective

[p?r?spekt?v]

n. 思考方法（a way of thinking about sth.）；观点，看法（a point of view）；透视法

记 词根记忆：per（贯穿）＋spect（看）＋ive→贯穿看→透视法

abysmal

[??b?zm?l]

adj. 极深的（bottomless; unfathomable）；糟透的（wretched; immeasurably bad）

记 来自abyss（n. 深渊，深坑）

approaching

[??pro?t?? ]

adj. 接近的，逼近的

competence

[?kɑ?mp?t?ns]

n. 胜任，能力（the quality or state of being competent）

记 compete（竞争）＋nce→竞争需要能力→胜任，能力

subtly

[?s?tli]

adv. 敏锐地，巧妙地

同 artfully, shrewdly

psychology

[sa??kɑ?l??i]

n. 心理学（the study or science of the mind and the way it works and influences behavior）

记 词根记忆：psycho（心灵，精神）＋logy（…学）→心理学

adventurous

[?d?vent??r?s]

adj. 爱冒险的，大胆的（disposed to seek adventure），充满危险的（characterized by unknown dangers and risks）

同 adventuresome, audacious

rhythmic

[?r?em?k]

adj. 有节奏的（marked by pronounced rhythm）

记 来自rhythm（n. 节奏）

postulate

[?pɑ?st??le?t]

v. 要求（to demand; claim）；假定（to assume; presume）

记 词根记忆：post（放）＋ul＋ate→放出观点→要求；假定

nonviable

[nɑ?n?va??bl]

adj. 无法生存的，不能成活的（not able to live）

记 联想记忆：non（不）＋viable（能存活的）→无法生存的

coordinate

[ko????rd?ne?t] v. 使各部分协调（to cause different parts, limbs to function together efficiently）

[ko????rd?n?t] adj. 同等的（of equal importance, rank, or degree）

记 词根记忆：co＋ordin（顺序）＋ate→顺序一样→同等的

calumny

[?k?l?mni]

n. 诽谤，中伤（a false and malicious statement）

记 词根记忆：calumn（＝beguile 欺诈）＋y→欺诈性的话→诽谤

underestimate

[??nd?r?est?me?t]

v. 低估（to estimate as being less than the actual size, quantity, or number）；看轻（to place too low a value on）

notable

[?no?t?bl]

adj. 值得注意的，显著的（deserving to be noticed; remarkable）

记 词根记忆：not（标示）＋able→能被标示的→值得注意的

例 Perhaps predictably, since an ability to communicate effectively is an important trait of any great leader, it has been the exceptional Presidents who have delivered the most notable inaugural

addresses.

同 distinguished, eminent, famed, memorable, noteworthy

predator

[?pred?t?r]

n. 食肉动物（an animal that lives by killing and consuming other animals）

记 词根记忆：pred（掠夺）＋at＋or→食肉动物

commodious

[k??mo?di?s]

adj. 宽敞的（offering plenty of room; spacious; roomy）

记 词根记忆：com＋mod（＝code 方式，范围）＋ious→大的范围→宽敞的

parable

[?p?r?bl]

n. 寓言（a short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle）

记 词根记忆：para（旁边）＋bl（扔）＋e→向旁边扔，能平行比较→寓言

例 In certain forms of discourse such as the parable, the central point of a message can be

effectively communicated even though this point is not explicit.

revere

[r??v?r]

v. 尊敬（to have deep respect）

记 联想记忆：我们都很敬畏（revere）这位严厉（severe）的老师

cosmopolitan

[?kɑ?zm??pɑ?l?t?n]

adj. 世界性的，全球的（having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing）

n. 世界主义者，四海为家的人（a person who has traveled widely and feels equally at home everywhere）

grumble

[?ɡr?mbl]

v. 嘟囔，抱怨，发牢骚（to utter or mumble in discontent）

搭 grumble at 抱怨

sterile

[?ster?l]

adj. 贫瘠且无植被的（producing little vegetation）；无细菌的（free from living organisms）

expeditiously

[?eksp??d???sli]

adv. 迅速地，敏捷地（promptly and efficiently）

同 rapidly, speedily, swiftly

continuation

[k?n?t?nju?e??n]

n. 继续，延续（a resumption after an interruption; without stopping）

记 来自continue（v. 继续）

parasite

[?p?r?sa?t]

n. 食客（a person who lives off others and gives nothing in return）；寄生物（an organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host）

记 词根记忆：para（旁边）＋sit（食物）＋e→坐在旁边吃的人或物→食客；寄生物

clutter[?kl?t?r]

v. 弄乱（to run in disorder） n. 零乱（a crowded or confused mass or collection）

auspices

[???sp?s?z]

n. 支持，赞助（approval and support）

记 词根记忆：au＋spic（看）＋es→看到（好事）→赞助

misery

[?m?z?ri]

n. 悲惨的境遇（a state of suffering）；痛苦，苦恼（a state of great unhappiness and emotional distress）

同 agony, dolor, woe

respite

[?resp?t]

n. 休息（an interval of rest or relief）；暂缓（a period of temporary delay）

记 词根记忆：re＋spit（＝spect 看）＋e→再看一下→暂缓

invigorate

[?n?v?ɡ?re?t]

v. 鼓舞，使精力充沛（to give life and energy to）

记 联想记忆：in（使…）＋vigor（活力）＋ate→使有活力→鼓舞，使精力充沛

dispel

[d??spel]

v. 驱散，消除（to scatter and drive away; disperse）

记 词根记忆：dis（分开）＋pel（推）→推开→驱散

endorse

[?n?d??rs]

v. 赞同（to approve openly）；背书（to write one's name on the back）

记 词根记忆：en＋dors（背）＋e→在背后签字→背书

probity

[?pro?b?ti]

n. 刚直，正直（uprightness; honesty）

例 Such was Brandon's probity that he was at times described as being honest as the day was long.

retrospect

[?retr?spekt]

n. 回顾（a review of or meditation on past events） v. 回顾（to refer back）；回想（to go back over in thought）搭 in retrospect 回顾，回想

同 reconsideration, reexamination, retrospection

terrestrial

[t??restri?l]

adj. 地球的（of the Earth）；陆地的（relating to land）

记 词根记忆：terr（地）＋estrial→地球的

authenticate

[???θent?ke?t]

v. 证明…是真实的（to prove or serve to prove the authenticity of）

chromosome

[?kro?m?so?m]

n. 染色体

记 词根记忆：chrom（颜色）＋o＋some（体）→染色体

plot

[plɑ?t]

n. 情节（the plan or main story of a literary work）；阴谋（a secret plan; intrigue） v. 密谋，策划（to form a plot for; prearrange secretly or deviously）

clog

[klɑ?ɡ]

v. 阻塞（to obstruct） n. 障碍（an obstruction）

记 联想记忆：c＋log（木头）→放上木头→阻塞

regressive

[r??ɡres?v]

adj. 退步的，退化的（moving backward to a primitive state or condition）

同 recessive, retrograde, retrogressive

fastidious

[f??st?di?s]

adj. 难取悦的，挑剔的（not easy to please; very critical or discriminating）

记 联想记忆：fast（绝食）＋idious（看作tedious，乏味的）→因乏味而绝食→挑剔的

untapped

[??n?t?pt]

adj. 未开发的，未利用的（not yet put to use）

记 来自tap（v. 开发，利用）

impetuous

[?m?pet?u?s]adj. 冲动的，鲁莽的（impulsive; sudden）

搭 an impetuous decision 草率的决定

antagonize

[?n?t?ɡ?na?z]

v. 使…敌对；与…对抗（to arouse hostility; show opposition）

记 词根记忆：ant（反）＋agon（打斗，比赛）＋ize→对着打→与…对抗

accompany

[??k?mp?ni]

v. 伴随，陪伴（to walk with sb. as a companion）

记 词根记忆：ac＋company（陪伴）→伴随，陪伴

pedestrian

[p??destri?n]

adj. 徒步的（going or performed on foot）；缺乏想象力的（unimaginative）

n. 行人（a person traveling on foot）

记 词根记忆：ped（脚）＋estr＋ian（表人）→用脚走路的人→行人

例 We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most pedestrian of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.

dilute

[da??lu?t]

v. 稀释，冲淡（to thin down or weaken by mixing with water or other liquid）

记 词根记忆：di＋lut（冲洗）＋e→冲开→稀释

enterprise

[?ent?rpra?z]

n. 公司，企业（business company or firm）；进取心（willingness to take risks and do difficult or new things）

caricature

[?k?r?k?t??r]n. 讽刺画；滑稽模仿（art that has the qualities of caricature）

记 联想记忆：car（汽车）＋i（我）＋cat（猫）＋ure→我在汽车和猫之间→很滑稽的样子→滑稽模仿

同 burlesque, mock, mockery, travesty

self-sufficient

[?selfs??f??nt]

adj. 自给自足的（able to maintain oneself or itself without outside aid）

同 independent

abeyance

[??be??ns]

n. 中止，搁置（temporary suspension of an activity）

记 发音记忆：“又被压死”→（事情）因搁置而死→搁置

搭 in abeyance 搁置；暂停使用

permeate

[?p??rmie?t]

v. 扩散，弥漫（to spread or diffuse through）；穿透（to pass through the pores or interstices）

记 词根记忆：per（贯穿）＋mea（通过）＋te→通过→扩散；穿透

同 impenetrate, penetrate, percolate

novelty

[?nɑ?vlti]

n. 新奇（the quality of being novel; newness）；新奇的事物（sth. new and unusual）

记 词根记忆：nov（新的）＋el＋ty→新奇

noncommittal

[?nɑ?nk??m?tl]

adj. 态度暧昧的（giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling）；不承担义务的

记 联想记忆：non（不）＋committal（承担义务）→不承担义务的

例 The president was noncommittal about farm subsidies, nor did he say much about the even more vital topic of unemployment.

expediency

[?k?spi?di?nsi]

n. 方便（advantageousness）；权宜之计（a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just）

记 词根记忆：ex＋ped（脚）＋iency→把脚迈出去→权宜之计

narrow

[?n?ro?]

adj. 狭窄的（of slender width）；狭隘的（prejudiced） v. 变窄（to contract）

例 The well-trained engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, economics, geology,and sociology; thus, an overly narrow engineering curriculum should be avoided.

correlated

[?k??r?le?t?d]

adj. 有相互关系的（mutually or reciprocally related）

同 correlative

beset

[b??set]

v. 镶嵌（to set or stud with or as if with ornaments）；困扰（to harass from all directions）

asceticism

[??set?s?z?m]

n. 禁欲主义

ineligible

[?n?el???bl]

adj. 不合格的（not legally or morally qualified）

记 联想记忆：in（不）＋eligible（合格的）→不合格的

temptation

[temp?te??n]

n. 诱惑，诱惑物（sth. tempting）

例 In discussing Rothko's art, Breslin is scrupulous in keeping to the facts and resisting the

temptation of fanciful interpretation.

同 allurement, decoy, enticement, inveiglement, lure

indented

[?n?dent?d]

adj. 锯齿状的；高低不平的

succinctness

[s?k?s? ktn?s]

n. 简明，简洁

同 conciseness, concision

saturnine

[?s?t?rna?n]

adj. 忧郁的，阴沉的（sluggish; sullen）

记 来自Saturn（n. 土星）

turbulent

[?t??rbj?l?nt]

adj. 混乱的（causing unrest, violence, or disturbance）；骚乱的（tempestuous）记 词根记忆：turb（搅动）＋ulent→搅得厉害→骚乱的

descry

[d??skra?]

v. 看见，察觉（to catch sight of; discern）

记 词根记忆：de（向下）＋scry（写）→写下→看见；不要和decry（v. 谴责）或outcry（v. 呐喊）相混

mordant

[?m??rdnt]

adj. 讥讽的，尖酸的（biting or sarcastic in thought, manner, or style）

记 词根记忆：mord（咬）＋ant→咬人的→尖酸的

impostor

[?m?pɑ?st?r]

n. 冒充者，骗子（a person who deceives under an assumed name）

记 词根记忆：im（进入）＋pos（放）＋tor→把自己放入别人的角色→冒充者

例 The "impostor syndrome" often afflicts those who fear that true self-disclosure will lower

them in others' esteem; rightly handled, however, candor may actually enhance one's standing.

indubitable

[?n?du?b?t?bl]

adj. 不容置疑的（unquestionable）

记 词根记忆：in（不）＋dub（不确定的）＋it＋able→不容置疑的

tribulation

[?tr?bju?le??n]

n. 苦难，忧患（distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution）

记 词根记忆：tribul（给予）＋ation→上天给予的（惩罚）→苦难

entitle

[?n?ta?tl]

v. 使有权（做某事）（to give sb. the right to do sth.）

记 联想记忆：en（使）＋title（权力）→使有权

misnomer

[?m?s?no?m?r]

n. 名称的误用（an error in naming a person or place）；误用的名称（a name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object）

记 词根记忆：mis（错）＋nom（名字）＋er→名称的误用

例 The term mole rat is a misnomer, for these small, furless rodents are neither moles nor rats.

homogeneous

[?ho?m???i?ni?s]adj. 同类的，相似的（of the same or similar kind or nature）

搭 a homogeneous grouping of students 一组同类的学生

angular

[?? ɡj?l?r]

adj. 生硬的，笨拙的（lacking grace or smoothness; awkward）；有角的（having angles）；（指人）瘦

削的（thin and bony）

precede

[pr??si?d]

v. 在…之前，早于（to be earlier than）

记 词根记忆：pre（在前面）＋ced（走）＋e→走在…之前→早于

document

[?dɑ?kjum?nt] n. 文件（an original or official paper）

[?dɑ?kjument] v. 为…提供书面证明（to prove or support with documents）

同 certification, documentation, monument

proficiency

[pr??f??nsi]

n. 进步（advancement in knowledge or skill）；熟练，精通（the quality or state of being proficient）

purport

[?p??rp??rt]

n. 意义，涵义，主旨（meaning conveyed, implied; gist）

记 词根记忆：pur（附近）＋port（带）→带到主要意思附近，领会主旨→意义，主旨

altruism

[??ltru?z?m]

n. 利他主义；无私（selflessness）

记 词根记忆：altru（其他）＋ism（主义）→利他主义

deceptive

[d??sept?v]

adj. 欺骗的，导致误解的（tending or having power to deceive）

搭 a deceptive advertisement 虚假广告

feigned

[fe?nd]

adj. 假装的（pretended; simulated）；假的；不真诚的

记 和feint（n. 佯攻）一起记；A feint is a feigned attack. 佯攻是假装进攻。

curt

[k??rt]

adj. （言词、行为）简略而草率的（brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse）