SAT单词串讲与例题解析(三).

39．amorphous: dinite 无定型的:确定的

Many astrophysicists believe that the universe is infinite in size and that it will continue to expand quickly and___.

(A) conclusively

(B) precisely

(C) periodically

(D) indinitely

(E) occasionally

Indinite：vague or not clearly dined or stated，指时间，方向，地理范围等的不确定性

40．amplify: abridge 扩大:缩短

41．anarchy: order 无政府状态，混乱:次序，规则

Shaken by two decades of virtual anarchy, the majority of people were ready to buy___ at any price.

(A) order (B) emancipation(C) hope(D) liberty (E) enfranchisement

这道题就是很明显的考察anarchy<>order

42．anomalous: normal 异常的:正常的

anomaly: conformity to norms 不规则:合乎规范

He found himself in the__ position of appearing to support a point of view that he abhorred.

(A)obvious

(B) innocuous

(C)anomalous

(D)enviable

(E) auspicious

43．antipathy: benevolence 憎恶:仁爱

44．apologist: critic 辩护者:批评家

I am not an adept aesthetician, and I could not presume to analyze Martha’s sense of design or approach toward design. But I believe she dealt with the elements of line and direction with the instincts of a mathematician of physicist, adding to each their emotional relation.

Question：The first two sentences are characterized respectively, by

(A) disclaimer and assertion

(B) invocation and dinition

(C) apology and confession

(D) authority and hypothesis

(E) rebuttal and analysis

这道题前面讲过了，为什么不是C呢？

45．appealing: noisome 引起兴趣的:令人不快的

46．appease: agitate平息，安抚:激怒

47．appreciable: imperceptible可感知的:感觉不到的

（1）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

我们看一下perceptible这个单词的词根，来自于perceive（per，全+ceive取）察觉，

conceive（想到）—concept（概念），deceive—deceit，receive（接受）

（2）Jocobs was much more than a___ member of the group; he was chosen in light of his extraordinary analytical skills and strong staff management skills.

(A) token(B)perceptive(C)feasible(D)paradoxical(E) vitriolic

这是一道难度比较大的题目，只有真正理解了perceptive的意思之后才好选，也才敢选

Perceptive：having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment，与后面的extraordinary analytical skills and strong management skills正好相对应。

48．apt: extremely inappropriate 恰当的:非常不适当的

49．arcane/esoteric : well-known 神秘的:众所周知的

（1）Because postmodernist critics often rely on__ language, their prose frequently seems___ to nonspecialists who fail to comprehend its meaning.

(A)accessible, abstruse

(B) arcane, unequivocal

(C)esoteric, impenetrable

(D)hackneyed, exotic

(E) lucid, grating

esoteric: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. 象极了中国的武术，一般都是esoteric

50．archaic: current/grandiose 古老的:最近的/宏伟的

（1）Displays in the Australian Museum’s exhibition on dinosaurs are designed to be touched, offering visitors__ experience.

(A) an odoriferous

(B) an archaic

(C) an aural

(D) a rustic

(E) a tactile

（2）The magnificent, __ sets that depicted a futuristic city in Fritz Lang’s epic film Metropolis are now widely regarded as an outstanding visual achievement.

(A)prolific

(B) modest

(C) reticent

(D)archaic

(E) grandiose

archaic<>grandiose

51．Arduous/strenuous/tortuous : facile费劲的:易做到的

(1)The___ journey ___us all; even my dog sat down to take a rest.

A. panoramic, exhausted

B. tortuous, invigorated

C. strenuous, fatigued

D. arduous, rejuvenated

Arduous/strenuous/tortuous的后果肯定都是fatigue而不是invigorate，rejuvenate

Fatigue<>invigorate/rejuvenate/recuperate/revitalize

(2) The sergeant suspected that the private was__ in order to avoid going on the___ march scheduled for that morning.

A. malingering, arduous

B. proselytizing, interminable

C. invalidating, threatened

D. exemplary, leisurely

E. disgruntled, strenuous

以mal为词根的单词都讲过了，同学们能记得住哪些？表示不好的还有一个词根caco，同学能举出这个单词吗？

表示好的词根有bene，eu，那么同学们能想起哪些呢？

Malice, malign, malinger, malicious, malfunction, malnutrition, malpractice, malevolent

Cacophony

Benediction, beniciary, benign, euphemism

(3) By the end of the long, arduous hike, Chris was walking with a___ gait, limping slowly back to the campsite.

(A)halting

(B) robust

(C) constant

(D)prompt

(E) facile

halting: 一瘸一拐的

52．arid: damp 干燥的:潮湿的

53．arrest: vitalize 抑制:激发

Arresting/compelling : banal 引人注意的:陈腐的

54．arrogant/haughty/overweening/hubris <> modest/self-deprecatory 骄傲的：谦虚的

（1）A scientist should not automatically reject folkways that might at first seem silly or superstitious; scientific qualifications are not a license for___, nor do they___ prejudice or bias.

(A)experimentation, eliminate

(B) arrogance, pursue

(C) humility, advocate

(D)smugness, legitimate

(E) rigidity, console

arrogant的特征automatically reject

55．artless: affected/cunning/disingenuous/ 朴实的:做作的/狡猾的/虚伪的

（1）A scientist is anyone who, by observations and experiments conducted, by the literature read, and even by the company kept, puts himself or herself in the way of making a discovery. These individuals, by deliberate action, have enormously enlarged their awareness---their candidacy for good fortune---and will now take into account evidence of a kind that a beginner or a casual observer would probably overlook or misinterpret.

Question：“deliberate” most nearly means

(A)cunning

(B) slow

(C) compelling

(D)cautious

(E) intentional

关键不是这道题，上面这个同样是个长难句，好好理解一下。

56．ascend: descend/go down 上升:下降

57．Ascetic/stoic: hedonist/sumptuous/indulgent 禁欲者:享乐主义者/奢侈的/放纵的

（1）Jared has the habits of___: he lives simple and donate most of his income to local charities.

(A) a skeptic

(B) a pundit

(C) a dilettante

(D) an insurgent

(E) an ascetic

（2）The patient bore the pain___, neither wincing nor whimpering when incision was made.

A. histrionically

B. stoically

C. sardonically

D. poorly

E. marginally

wince 退缩，whimper 低声哭泣

(3) sumptuous: 奢侈的，华丽的rich and superior in quality

Her father was a highly positioned diplomat in an Asian country, and she had lived surrounded by sumptuous elegance….No wonder, she said, that when this part of her life came to an end, at age thirteen, she felt she had been exiled from paradise, and had been searching for it ever since.

39．amorphous: dinite 无定型的:确定的

Many astrophysicists believe that the universe is infinite in size and that it will continue to expand quickly and___.

(A) conclusively

(B) precisely

(C) periodically

(D) indinitely

(E) occasionally

Indinite：vague or not clearly dined or stated，指时间，方向，地理范围等的不确定性

40．amplify: abridge 扩大:缩短

41．anarchy: order 无政府状态，混乱:次序，规则

Shaken by two decades of virtual anarchy, the majority of people were ready to buy___ at any price.

(A) order (B) emancipation(C) hope(D) liberty (E) enfranchisement

这道题就是很明显的考察anarchy<>order

42．anomalous: normal 异常的:正常的

anomaly: conformity to norms 不规则:合乎规范

He found himself in the__ position of appearing to support a point of view that he abhorred.

(A)obvious

(B) innocuous

(C)anomalous

(D)enviable

(E) auspicious

43．antipathy: benevolence 憎恶:仁爱

44．apologist: critic 辩护者:批评家

I am not an adept aesthetician, and I could not presume to analyze Martha’s sense of design or approach toward design. But I believe she dealt with the elements of line and direction with the instincts of a mathematician of physicist, adding to each their emotional relation.

Question：The first two sentences are characterized respectively, by

(A) disclaimer and assertion

(B) invocation and dinition

(C) apology and confession

(D) authority and hypothesis

(E) rebuttal and analysis

这道题前面讲过了，为什么不是C呢？

45．appealing: noisome 引起兴趣的:令人不快的

46．appease: agitate平息，安抚:激怒

47．appreciable: imperceptible可感知的:感觉不到的

（1）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

我们看一下perceptible这个单词的词根，来自于perceive（per，全+ceive取）察觉，

conceive（想到）—concept（概念），deceive—deceit，receive（接受）

（2）Jocobs was much more than a___ member of the group; he was chosen in light of his extraordinary analytical skills and strong staff management skills.

(A) token(B)perceptive(C)feasible(D)paradoxical(E) vitriolic

这是一道难度比较大的题目，只有真正理解了perceptive的意思之后才好选，也才敢选

Perceptive：having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment，与后面的extraordinary analytical skills and strong management skills正好相对应。

48．apt: extremely inappropriate 恰当的:非常不适当的

49．arcane/esoteric : well-known 神秘的:众所周知的

（1）Because postmodernist critics often rely on__ language, their prose frequently seems___ to nonspecialists who fail to comprehend its meaning.

(A)accessible, abstruse

(B) arcane, unequivocal

(C)esoteric, impenetrable

(D)hackneyed, exotic

(E) lucid, grating

esoteric: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. 象极了中国的武术，一般都是esoteric

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