SAT宗教/生活习惯单词串讲(一).

三单词串讲

301．labile: stable不稳定的:稳定的

302．lachrymose: gladness 悲伤:快乐

303．lackluster: radiant 无光的:发光的

（1）The author’s theory about modern design had an enormous impact when first published, but as___ as it was then, it is now clearly____.

(A) scholarly, erudite

(B) lackluster, impressive

(C) influential, outdated

(D) primitive, antiquarian

(E) prestigious, masterful

（2）Pete ------his coach when he followed up his winning season with a -------- performance this year.

A. thrilled …poor

B. upset ….charming

C. disappointed … lackluster

D. relieved …pale

304．laconic/terse/succinct: loquacious/verbose/garrulous 简明的:多嘴的

(1) Even though the critics praised the author’s ------- use of words, they found the text------ at a mere 100 pages.

A. improper … laconic

B. precise ….short

C. hackneyed … threadbare

D. sure … banal

(2) By nature Toshiro was___, given to striking up casual conversations with strangers he encountered at bus stops or check-out stands.

A. diffident

B. observant

C. reticent

D. gregarious

E. laconic

(3) A model of ------- behavior, Cunningham never ate or drank to excess.

(A) temperate (B) laconic (C) duplicitous (D) aesthetic (E) voluble

不要错选了D，因为aesthetic赫ascetic长得太像了

（4）Convinced by critics that his play was too verbose, Johnson__ the third act, making it more___.

(A) expanded, concise

(B) curtailed, prolix

(C) promulgated, insouciant

(D) abbreviated, succinct

(E) fostered, pliant

（5）You should ----- this paragraph in order to make your essay more -----.

A. delete ….. succinct B. enlarge … redundant

C. remove … discursiveD. revise … abstruse

E. excise … legible

（6）Mrs. Grundy will not tolerate tardiness, so her students must be _______.

1. prompt
2. succinct
3. late
4. neat

（7）Professor Yang’s article was unusually____, but its brevity did not conceal the importance of her discovery.

(A) complex(B)cerebral (C)irrelevant(D)terse(E) ambitious

（8）The essay was both ------- and ------- : although concise, it was profoundly moving.

(A) meandering . . denigrating

(B) compact . . enervating

(C) fictional . . touching

(D) argumentative . . rationalistic

(E) terse . . poignant

（9）Many writers of the 20^th century were influenced by Hemingway’s___ writing style and consequently discontinued the___ language characteristic of the 19^th century novel.

A. sparse, verbose

B. dull, insipid

C. peacul, descriptive

D. complete, florid

sparse<>verbose

(10) 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

(11) The panelist was extremely ------- to the other members of the discussion, rerring to them as “ignorant demagogues.”

A. derential B. contentious C. respectfulD. garrulous

305．languid: energetic 懒散的:有精力的