SAT读故事记单词系列二:51-100.

SAT单词串讲51-100

451．tawdry: exquisite俗丽的:优美的

The _______ of the house was tastully decorated, contrasting sharply with the ______ appearance of the outside.

A. impression ….awkward

B. exterior … cheap

C. interior …tawdry

D. inside …lovely

452．tedious: entertaining 乏味的:愉快的

The director complained that the sitcom’s theme song was downright -------, having no more pep and vigor than a -------.

(A) tedious . . jingle

(B) inchoate . . lullaby

(C) lugubrious . . dirge

(D) facetious . . ballad

(E) sprightly . . eulogy

jingle 叮当声

453．temperate: frivolous 节制的:轻佻的

454．tenable: unjustifiable 站得住脚的:不可防御的

Upon realizing that his position was__, the general__ his men to retreat to a neighboring hill.

(A) valuable, admonished

(B) untenable, ordered

(C) overrated, forbade

(D) exposed, urged

(E) salubrious, commanded

455．tenacious: negotiable固执的:可商量的

His peers respected him because he was both__ and___: steadfast in his belis and tactful in his negotiations.

(A) resourcul, courteous

(B) tenacious, manipulative

(C) determined, demonstrative

(D) resolute, diplomatic

(E) outspoken, indiscriminate

456．tentative: formal 实验性的：正式的

When a baby first learns to walk he will generally walk cautiously, placing one foot___ in front of the other while trying to find his balance.

(A)heavily

(B) clumsily

(C)tentatively

(D)confidently

(E) languidly

457．testy: affable 暴躁的:和蔼可亲的

458．thrive: fail 兴旺:失败

459．timeworn: novel陈旧的，老朽的:新颖的

460．timorous: unflinching/stalwart/intrepid 胆小的，胆怯的:不退缩，不畏惧

461．tonic: enfeebling 滋补:衰弱

The good night’s sleep had-----fect on the weary climber, who woke rreshed and eager to resume the ascent.

(A) an innocuous (B) a tonic(C) a minor (D) an enervating

(E) a detrimental

462．torrential: trickling 奔流的:细细地流的

In the summertime, ___ rains often__ the hillside slopes, causing landslides and washing away people’s precarious houses.

(A) torrential, deluge

(B) gentle, purge

(C) treacherous, sustain

(D) liberal, desecrate

(E) fecund, bolster

463．tranquility: pandemonium平静:混乱

Despite being in the midst of angry and noisy___, Lucinda felt surprisingly__.

(A) discord, tranquil (B) pomp, daunting(C) banality, conventional

(D) turmoil, controversial (E) serenity, opportune

464．transitory: perpetual 短暂的:永久的

465．translucence: opacity 半透明:不透明

466．transparent: delusive 透明的，显然的:迷惑的

467．travesty: paragon 滑稽模仿:模范

468．treacherousness: faithfulness 清晰的:含糊的/迟钝的

469．trenchant: vague/dull/subtle 清晰的:含糊的/迟钝的

470．trepidation: aplomb 颤抖:镇定

The apparent___ with which professional skiers descend the slopes is deceptive; this activity requires___ fort and intense concentration.

(A) trepidation--- conscious(B) focus---resolute(C)nonchalance---strenuous

(D) consideration---unpredictable(E) insouciance--- minimal

471．tribute: denunciation 感谢词:谴责

472．trivial: massive 琐细的:宏伟的

473．tumult: tranquility 骚动:安静

Mr. DiCastro’s outburst was unexpected; his personality is usually ________.

1. placid
2. tumultuous
3. boisterous
4. ebullient

474．turgid: simple 浮夸的:简朴的

475．turmoil: tranquility 骚动:安静

476．ubiquitous: rarely encountered到处都是的:很少遭遇

477．unassuming: overbearing 谦逊的:傲慢的

478．uncanny: ordinary 离奇的:普通的

479．unsubstantiated: verified 无确实证据的:已证实的

480．unswerving/steadfast/: deviating/hesitant/hesitating/vacillating/staggering/halting/irresolute

481．untainted: contaminated 无感染的:被玷污的

482．untenable: densible无法抵抗的:可抵抗的

483．unwonted: usual不寻常的:寻常的

If you come to the conference table with such an ----attitude, we cannot expect to reach any harmonious agreement.

(A) exemplary (B) iridescent(C) indolent

(D) obdurate (E) unwonted

484．usurp: assume rightfully 篡权:正当的就职

485．vacuous: intelligent/omniscient 心灵空虚的:聪明的

486．vague: express 含糊的:明确的

There are vague outlines of half a continent, a sense of vast spaces and little habitation.

487．valiant: pusillanimous勇猛的:懦弱的

488．vapid: piquant/ riveting 乏味的:开胃的

The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dickens’ Oliver Twist for making the characters in the thieves’ kitchen so _______.

A) threatening B) riveting C) conniving

D) fearsome E) irritating

489．vehement: apathetic/languid/lull/tepidity 激烈的:缺乏感情的

Wary of unorthodox treatments, many doctors are reluctant to concede that nutritionists have a____ argument for the use of dietary regulation as preventive medicine.

(A) cogent(B) cursory(C) vacillating(D) feckless(E) vehement

490．venerable: despicable值得尊敬的:可鄙的

491．verbose: concise 冗长的:简洁的

He is much too____ in his writings: he writes a page when a sentence should suffice.

(A) devious(B) lucid (C) verbose (D) ficient(E)pleasure

492．verifiable: fallacious 可证实的:错误的

Some subatomic particles, _____ only through their fects on other bodies, have been compared to outer planets whose____ was first deduced from eccentricities in other planets’ orbits.

(A) feasible---irregularly (B) palpable---certain (C)imaginable---falsity

(D) perceptible---existence(E) verifiable---proximity

493．verisimilar: implausible 好像真实的:不可能的

494．versatile: having limited application 万能的:用途有限

Leonardo da Vinci was a__ artist; he was a painter, sculptor, draftsman, architect, and inventor.

(A) demonstrative

(B) nebulous

(C) meticulous

(D) versatile

(E) metaphoric

495．vertex: nadir 最高点:最低点

496．vicarious: firsthand 代理人的:直接的

Louise Erdrich and Mechael Dorris co-wrote The Crown of Columbus, a___ fort successfully mingling their individual styles as writers.

(A) stratified

(B) fitful

(C) collaborative

(D) vicarious

(E) corresponding

497．vigilant: negligible/oblivious/unalert 警醒的:容易忽略的

The__ cat remained by the mouse hole all afternoon, watching for his meal.

(A) apprehensive

(B) emaciated

(C) vigilant

(D) prominent

(E) indolent

498．vivacious: languid 快活的:疲倦的，没精打采的

499．vociferous: serenity 叫喊的，吵闹的:安静的

500．volatile: stable 多变的:稳定的