gre阅读必备专业词汇 GRE常考词汇整合( 三 )


pest destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
petulant unreasonably impatient
GRE常考词汇
piedof mixed colors
pinch be too tight,take between the thumb and finger
pious dutifull to parents; devoted to religion
pique hirt the pride or self-respect,stir (curiosity)
pitfall covered hole as a trap,unsuspected danger
pith essential part,force,soft liquid substance
placate soothe,pacify,calm
plaque flat metal on a wall as a memorial
plea request
plead address a court of law as an advocate
plethora glut
pliant pliable,easile bent,shaped or twisted
plod continue doing smth without resting
pluck pull the feathers off,pick (eg. flowers)
plummet fall,plunge,steeply
plunge move quickly,suddenly and with force
poise be ready,be balanced,self-possession
ponderous heavy,bulky,dull
posture state,attitude; adopt a vain
poverty state of being poor
precept moral instruction
precipitate throw smth violently down from a height
precursory peliminary,anticipating
predilection special liking,mental preference
preempt obtain by preemption or in advance
premature doing or happening smth before the right time
presage warning sign
pristine primitive
procrastination keeping on putting off
prodigious enormous,wonderful
GRE常考词汇
stygian hence,dark,gloomy
subdue overcome,bring under control
submerge put under water,liquid,sink out of sight
suborn indice by bribery or smth to commit perjury
subpoena written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
sullied to be stained or discredited
superfluous more then is needed or wanted
supersede take the place of
supine inactive,lying flat on the back
susceptibility sensitiveness
sustain keep from falling; maintain; suffer; give a decision
synopsis summary or outline
taciturn saying very little
talon claw of a bird of prey
tamp tap or drive down by repeated light blows
tarnished lost brightness
taunt contemptuous reproach,hurtful remark
tedious tiresome
temperance abstinence from alcohol,self-control,moderation
tenuous thin,slender
terse brief and to the point
thrift care,economy,thriving,prosperous
timid shy,easily frightened
tolerable fairly good
tonic smth giving strength or energy
topple be unsteady and overturn
tortuous full of twists and bends
tout person who worries others to buy smth,to use his service
touting act as tout
toy think not seriously,handle absent-mindedly
tractable easily controlled or guided
trend tendency,general direction
trepidation alarm,excited state of mind
turbulence being uncontrolled,violent
underbid make a lower bid then smb else

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