SAT宗教/生活习惯单词串讲(二).

306．latent/potential : manifest潜在的:清楚的

(1)Jamal found the movie stubs lying on the counter to be__ evidence that his friends had gone to the cinema without him; it was unquestionable that they had seen Spiderman.

(A) immaterial

(B) potential

(C) incriminating

(D) nominal

(E) indisputable

(2) The opossum is___ the venom of snakes in the rattlesnake subfamily and thus views the reptiles not as__ enemies but as a food source.

A. vulnerable to, natural

B. conscious of, mortal

C. impervious to, lethal

D. sensitive to, deadly

E. denseless against, potential

(3) She kept her late parents’ furniture, not for any__ value it had, but for purely___ reasons.

A. potential, monetary

B. ornamental, aesthetic

C. financial, pecuniary

D. intrinsic, sentimental

E. personal, accidental

(4) The archaeologist believed the coin she unearthed was ------- evidence, unquestionable proof that the site dated to the fourth century.

(A) immaterial (B) potential (C) incriminating (D) nominal (E) indisputable

(5) The damage caused by the rampant corruption was ------: the company’s reputation was nearly ------- bore anyone realized it was having an fect.

(A) manifest … eradicated

(B) narious … polarized

(C) insidious … destroyed

(D) methodical … amalgamated

(E) obvious … stagnated

(6)The severe structural damage caused by the corrosion occurred in such___ manner that the ultimate___ of the building came as a complete surprise.

(A) a manifest, eradication

(B) a narious, polarization

(C) an insidious, destruction

(D) a methodical, amalgamation

(E) an obvious, stagnation

insidious是前面讲义中没有提到过的单词 insidious：beguiling but harmful 隐伏但是有危害

307．lavish: impecunious 过分丰富的:贫穷的

308．laze: travail 懒散:辛勤劳动travail （vail努力）

309．legendary: obscure 有名的，传说中的:无名的

310．lethargy: animate 无生气的:有生气的

（1）Although Henry was not in general a sentimental man, occasionally he would feel a touch of____ for the old days and would contemplate making a bri excursion to Boston to revisit his childhood friends.

(A) exasperation(B) chagrin(C) nostalgia(D) lethargy(E)anxiety

（2）They insist that, far from displaying the negative fects of lethargy and feebleness seen in other animals known to be genetically homogeneous, cheetahs are in many ways quite robust.

311．levity: seriousness 轻浮:庄重

Though the politician’s inauguration was a generally__ occasion, it was not without moments of__, including a few jokes during her acceptance speech.

(A) grim, cleverness

(B) exciting, curiosity

(C) mirthful, humor

(D) solemn, levity

(E) sober, gravity

312．liberal: meager/parsimonious 慷慨的:贫乏的

As a child, Mary-------- her stringent upbringing; however, as she grew older she began to appreciate her grandmother’s strict--------.

(A)Tolerated … autonomy

(B)despised…discipline

(C)embraced …authority

(D)disavowed… abstinence

(E)loathed...liberality

313．lingering: fleeting逗留的:短暂的

314．lugubrious: jovial 悲惨的:快活的

315．luxuriant: Spartan 奢华的:简朴的

316．malleable: intractable 可延展性的: 不易管教的

317．manipulate: guileless/occult 假造:不狡猾的

Paul believed that life should be -------; every day should be filled with exciting, unpredictable, and completely ------ activities.

A. a model ….pragmatic

B. an adventure… spontaneous

C. unique …anticipated

D. manipulated …forced

318．martinet: indulgent person 规律严肃的人:放纵的人

319．maverick: follower/conform to tradition 不服从的人:遵从传统

320．measly: grand 低贱的:极重要的