SAT读故事记单词系列一:1-50.

SAT单词串讲1-100

401．qualified: unreserved 受限制的:不受限制的

402．quell: arouse 镇压:引发

403．quixotic: pragmatic 唐吉诃德式的，狂想的:注重实际的

quixotic：not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic

O’Leary tolerates worms and snakes but is__ about insects: he has an exaggerated fear of them.

(A) agnostic

(B) eclectic

(C) empiric

(D) phobic

(E) quixotic

404．quota: unlimited number 限额:不限数量

405．rambunctious: quiescent 骚乱的:平静的

406．raucous: melodious 刺耳的:流畅的

Crows are extremely ------: their cries easily drown out the songs of neighboring birds.

A. fickle B. swarthy C. raucous

D. cordial E. versatile

407．raze: construct 摧毁:建造

408．recalcitrant: tractable 桀骜不驯的:温顺的

409．reciprocating: unidirectional 往复运动:单向运动

Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably___ her singing, Callas wearied of the constant adulation and longed fro honest criticism.

A. orchestrated

B. thwarted

C. assailed

D. extolled

E. reciprocated

reciprocal 倒数的

410．recluse: social 隐遁的:群居的

411．recuperative: debilitating 有回复力的:疲惫不堪的

412．redolent: unscented 芳香的:无香味的

Because of the___ fects of the hot springs, tourists suffering from various ailments flocked to the village’s thermal pools.

(A) succulent

(B) redolent

(C) cerebral

(D) mandatory

(E) therapeutic

413．redoubtable: disregard 敬畏的:漠视的

414．reliable/ sturdy：untrustworthy 可靠的：不可靠的

（1）The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously_____; emotion and excitement all too often cause our minds to distort what we see.

(A) judicious (B)interdependent(C)credible (D)unreliable(E)gratifying

（2）Because of the rigors of mountain climbing, the team needs equipment that is both ------ and reliable when setting out for the peak.

A. weighty

B. consistent

C. sturdy

D. innovative

415．relinquish: cling to 放弃:坚持

The acrimonious words exaggerate Georgia’s reluctance to relinquish her job.

416．renounce: embrace 断绝关系:信奉

Her physician determined that her headaches were__ by caffeine, so Liz decided to__ coffee and other caffeinated beverages.

(A) induced, renounce

(B) alleviated, subtract

(C) created, destroy

(D) exacerbated, promote

(E) enhanced, neglect

417． renovate: cause to decay 修复，刷新:使腐烂

418．repletion: emptiness 充满:清空

replenishrepletion

419．repute: lack of distinction 声望:无名望

dispute

420．requisite: unnecessary 必不可少的:不必要的

421．resilience: unable to recover 有恢复力:不能恢复

422．resolute: vacillate 坚决的:犹豫不定

The doctor___ so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that his colleagues accused him of___.

(A) vacillated, inconsistency

(B) sermonized, fidelity

(C) wavered, steadfastness

(D) experimented, inflexibility

(E) relied, negligence

423.resonant: muffled 声音洪亮的:声音压抑的

424．resplendence: lackluster 辉煌:无光泽

425．retard: expedite 妨碍:加速 tardy缓慢的

Cookery ------- the ------- of science, for the observations of prehistoric cooks laid the foundations of early chemistry.

(A) ignored . . precision(B) advanced . . development(C) retarded . . supremacy

(D) aided . . decline(E) betrayed . . methodology

426．revere: disparage 尊敬:贬损

427．rigid: pliant 刚性:顺从rigor严厉 rigorous 严厉的

(1)That critic’s writing is so obscure and dense that upon first reading, one finds its____ hard to penetrate.

(A) brevity（B）rigidity(C)floridity(D)harmony(E)opacity

(2) The well-trained engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, economics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly ______ engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly _______ engineering curriculum should be avoided.

A) narrow B) innovative C) competitive

D) rigorous E) academic

428．rudimentary: highly evolved 基本:高度发展

James claimed no _____knowledge of linguistics, but only a hobbyist’s interest in language.

A) manifest B) plausible C) technical

D) rudimentary E) insignificant

429．rustic: polished 乡村的:优美的

Ms. Rivers gave a performance of noteworthy__: her piano repertoire ranged from classical music to jazz.

A. intensity

B. precision

C. scope

D. polish

E. duration

430．salient: unconspicuous 显著的:不明显的，不引人注目的

Although the class was told by their math teacher that the exercises in the chapter review were___, the students knew that some questions on the exam would be the same as those found in the review.

(A) pivotal

(B) ritualistic

(C) salient

(D) supplementary

(E) solemn

431．salubrious: banul 有益健康的:有害的

432．saturnine: jovial 忧郁的:欢愉的

433．sedate: flighty 稳定:轻浮

434．slight: show respect to 轻蔑:表示敬意

435．slipshod: painstaking 漫不经心的:艰苦的

436．solicitous: unconcerned 挂念的:不关心的

437．sordid: honor/noble/wholesome 肮脏:荣誉

438．spontaneous: premeditated 自发的:预谋的

His discomfort was__, coming and going regularly throughout the day.

(A) unmediated

(B) spontaneous

(C) periodic

(D) incidental

(E) endemic

439．sporadic: chronic偶尔发生:长期的

440．spurious: authentic 假的:真实的

Because its bookkeepers altered some figures and completely fabricated others, the company’s financial records were entirely__.

(A) cursory

(B) disseminated

(C) singular

(D) concealed

(E) spurious

spurious: plausible but false

441．spurn: uphold 摒弃:支持

Mary Ellen Pleasant, as a ------- supporter of Black emancipation bore the Civil War, spurned politicians who advocated quiet dissent.

(A) cavalier (B) vociferous (C) sanguine (D) premature (E) noncommittal

442．stagnant: flowing 停滞的:流动的

443．startle : lull 震惊:使平静

Dreams are ______ in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.

A) uninformative B) startling C) harmless

D) unregulated E) uncontrollable

444．stringent: lax 束紧的:松弛的

Bluebeard was noted for his__ jealousy, a jealousy so extreme that it passed all reasonable bounds.

(A) transitory

(B) rhetorical

(C) stringent

(D) callous

(E) inordinate

inordinate：beyond normal limits过度的

445．substantive: trivial 实质的:轻微的

While the musician’s biography mostly reiterates stories that many readers will find familiar, several chapters about his childhood may even be__ to experts.

(A) surprising

(B) trivial

(C) boring

(D) unclear

(E) irrelevant

446．subtle: obvious 精妙的:显然的

447．superfluity: scarcity 额外:缺乏

Surrounded by a host of besiegers and unable to__ their supplies, the denders of the castle feared their food would soon be__.

(A) replenish, exhausted

(B) consume, hoarded

(C) replace, obtainable

(D) estimate, superfluous

(E) deplete, rationed

448．synoptic: protracted 概要的:详述的

During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, _______ both the strength to work and many of the specific skills they once possessed.

A) regaining B) denying C) pursuing

D) insuring E) losing

449．systematic: haphazard 系统的:偶然的

450．tantrum: pacify 发怒，发脾气:使平静