1.《GRE核心詞彙考法精析》收錄單詞（共39詞）
acrimonious avid barrage cache
calcify condemn contradict daunt
decry demur dispassionate distort
exuberant figurative gargantuan gullible
impugn incubate inundate lurid
momentous obligatory obstinate obstreperous
ossify peripheral plausible proscribe
provoke repudiate resign rhetorical
safeguard skirt slippery spur
squander vignette warp
2.基礎單詞補充（共30詞）
avant-garde n. 先鋒：a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts
bewilderment n. 困惑：a bewildering tangle or confusion
bizarre adj. 古怪的：very unusual or strange
cantankerous adj. 脾氣不好的：ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
comprehensive adj. 廣泛的：including many, most, or all things
cooperative adj. 協同的：done in cooperation with others
correspondence n. 通信：the letters or e-mails that people write to each other
cosmetic adj. 表麵的，膚淺的：not substantive
crabby adj. 愛發牢騷的：grouchy; ill-tempered
efficient adj. 高效的：capable of producing desired results without wasting materials, time, or energy
elusive adj. 難以捕捉的；難以理解的：hard to find or capture; hard to understand, define, or remember; difficult to define or describe
encore n. 加演節目：an extra piece of music performed in response to a request from the audience
euphoric adj. 心情愉悅的：feeling very happy and excited
fanfare n. 炫耀：a lot of talk or activity showing that people are excited about something
flaunt vt. 炫耀：to show (something) in a very open way so that other people will notice
frolicsome adj. 嬉鬧的：very lively and playful
hazardous adj. 危險的：involving risk or danger
illicit adj. 非法的：not allowed by law
intricacy n. 複雜的事情：something that is complex or detailed; something intricate
legitimate adj. 合法的：allowed according to rules or laws
missive n. 信件：a letter or other written message
principle n. 原則：a law or fact of nature that explains how something works or why something happens
prohibition n. 禁止：the act of not allowing something to be used or done
salvo n. 書麵或口頭攻擊：a spirited attack
shatter vt. 擊碎：to break suddenly into many small pieces
stimulation n. 刺激：any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
strain vt. 盡量用力：to exert or tax to the utmost
swamp n. 沼澤地：land that is always wet and often partly covered with water
synergistic adj. 協同作用的：producing or capable of producing synergy
trove n. 珍藏物：a valuable collection
(i) ______ on taking rare tamarins from their habitat, the illegal trade in the tiny monkeys remains (ii) ______.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
commendations obligatory
consultations illicit
prohibitions active
● 句首出現Despite，說明前後句子反義重複。
● 前後兩句都在探討同一行為的狀態，體現在空格當中兩空表達的意思應該相反。
● commendation稱讚，consultation谘詢，prohibition禁止；obligatory強製性的，illicit非法的，active活躍的。答案選CF。
● 注：the tiny monkeys中的定冠詞the，暗示了tiny monkeys是對前文出現過的內容的同義重述。
雖然已經禁止將稀有的絹毛猴帶出它們的棲息地，但是對小猴子的非法交易依然活躍。
Representing a round world on a flat surface is impossible without some ______the Mercator projection may shows Greenland as over ten times larger than Mexico, a country in fact only slightly smaller than Greenland.
oversight clarification
simplification superficiality
distortion warping
● 冒號表示前後同義重複；impossible without修飾空格，雙重否定等於肯定。
● 冒號後麵的in fact體現了一種矛盾或者不合理，與空格對應。因此空格需填入一個表示矛盾或者表示不合理的詞。
● oversight失察，simplification簡化，distortion扭曲\\\/歪曲，clarification澄清\\\/淨化，superficiality表麵的東西\\\/膚淺的東西，warping扭曲。答案選CF。
在平麵上表述一個圓形的世界是不可能不出現一些變形的：墨卡托投影地圖上展現的格陵蘭島是墨西哥的十倍，但事實上格陵蘭島隻比墨西哥大一點。
The highly publicized redesign of the car is essentially ______ : the exterior has been updated, but the engine remains unchanged.
intuitive consequential
cosmetic retroactive
superficial momentous
● 冒號表示前後同義重複。
● 空格填入的詞是對redesign的修飾，而冒號後麵描述的是redesign的狀態——升級僅限於外表，引擎卻沒有變化。對應到空格需要填一個表示“不深入的”意思的詞。
● intuitive直覺的，cosmetic表麵的，superficial淺的，consequential有意義的，retroactive可追溯的，momentous極其重要的。答案選BC。
● 這裏cosmetic和superficial是同義詞a。另外consequential和momentous是同義詞，並且與cosmetic和superficial構成反義——需要特別注意這種詞語，因為一旦邏輯方向判定錯誤，就很容易選錯。
a Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary對cosmetic的釋義：not substantive:SUPERFICIAL。
大力宣傳的新款汽車在本質上隻是做了表麵工作：外部已經翻新，但是引擎仍然沒有改變。
Many of our memories are ______ , escaping our consciousness just as we strain to recall a face or a name.
elusive insensitive
pervasive unaffected
unvaried slippery
● 逗號表示前後同義重複，後麵的內容是對前麵的解釋。
● 逗號後半句的意思是說記憶會逃離我們的意識，比如在我們努力回憶一個麵孔或名字的時候。對應到空格處，就應該填入一個帶有“逃離”意味的詞。
● elusive難以捕捉的，pervasive彌漫的，unvaried不變的，insensitive麻木的，unaffected不變的，slippery不可靠的\\\/不明確的。答案選AF。
● 這裏的unaffected在GRE考試當中通常作“自然的\\\/不矯揉造作的”來解釋，但是它的另一個義項與unvaried同義，表示“不變的”。
我們的許多記憶是難以捕捉的\\\/不可靠的：它們會在我們努力回憶一個麵孔或名字時從我們的意識中逃走。
Although Caroline Gordon was rigorously objective in her journalistic writing, her lively and (i) ______ private correspondence (ii) ______ a delightful capacity for biting commentary on the social scene.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
incisive exhibited
dispassionate decried
exuberant minimized
● Although表示前後句子內容相反。
● 前半句說Caroline Gordon在journalistic writing中嚴肅客觀，所以後半句就要表現她在private correspondence方麵不嚴肅客觀。第一空填入一個與lively同義，但與rigorously objective反義的詞。incisive敏銳的，dispassionate客觀公正的，exuberant熱情洋溢的。答案選C。
● 第二空填入一個動詞，表示“歡快且熱情洋溢的私人通信”怎麼樣了“令人高興的能力”。exhibit展現，decry公開譴責，minimize最小化。答案選D。
盡管Caroline Gordon在新聞寫作中堅持嚴肅客觀，但她歡快且熱情洋溢的私人通信表明她具有對社會現象做出犀利評論的能力。
An effective member of a debating team must focus clearly on the (i) ______ issue and avoid (ii) ______ arguments.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
equivocal obstreperous
principal peripheral
comprehensive pertinent
● and 表示前後同義重複，其後省略了 an effective member of a debating team must。
● and 前後應該體現一名優秀辯手的兩種類似的特征。因為 focus 和 avoid 詞義相反，所以兩空的詞義也相反。
● 結合句意選擇答案。equivocal 不確定的，principal 主要的\\\/重要的，comprehensive 廣泛的\\\/易理解的；obstreperous 吵鬧的\\\/任性的，peripheral 外圍的\\\/輔助性的，pertinent 相關的\\\/恰當的。答案選 BE。
一名優秀的辯手必須明確關注主要問題，避免在次要問題上爭論。
The (i) ______ with which merchants and landowners in early-nineteenth-century Maryland and Virginia (ii) ______ Joshua Johnston’s professional services attests to his artistic skill as a portrait painter.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
avidness sought
diffidence replaced
disgust overlooked
● attests to 說明前後同義重複。
● 第一空與merchants and landowners... (ii)______ Joshua Johnston’s professional services共同體現了 artistic skill。兩空聯動，同義重複。
● avidness 渴望，diffidence 不自信，disgust 厭惡；seek 追尋，replace 替換，overlook 忽視。答案選 AD。
19世紀早期馬裏蘭和弗吉尼亞的商人和地主對 Joshua Johnston 的專業服務的狂熱追尋，證明了他作為肖像畫家的藝術技巧。
The man’s colleagues characterized him as ______, because he has an irritable, quarrelsome disposition.
crabby cantankerous
disingenuous artful
sanctimonious tyrannical
● because 表示前後同義重複。
● 所以空格應該表現這個人的 irritable 和 quarrelsome 的性格。
● crabby 脾氣壞的，disingenuous 狡猾的，sanctimonious 假裝虔誠的，cantankerous 脾氣壞的，artful 狡猾的，tyrannical 專橫的。答案選 AD。
● 注：這裏 disingenuous 和 artful 是幹擾項，同表示“狡猾的”。
那個人的同事說他脾氣不好，因為他容易發脾氣而且喜歡爭吵。
After winning the lottery, John bought sports cars, built a mansion, and wore designer suit; however, by thus (i) ______ his (ii) ______, he alienated his friends.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
enduring hardship
flaunting prosperity
calculating image
● by 說明兩個空格分別是對之前的動作與事物的總結，與 he alienated his friends 同義重複。
● endure 忍受，flaunt 炫耀，calculate 計算；hardship 困難\\\/苦澀，prosperity 富有，image 象征\\\/幻象。答案選 BE。
中獎之後，John 買跑車、建豪宅、穿名牌；然而，因為他這樣的炫富行為，他和朋友們疏遠了。
The study of biology, once considered the key to solving nature’s mysteries, has instead served to emphasize nature’s incredible ______.