1.《GRE核心詞彙考法精析》收錄單詞（共37詞）
acumen antithetical arcane attest
autonomy barter byzantine cacophony
complacent confound descend disseminate
dissension erratic esoteric extrapolate
fidelity harbinger inane innocuous
knack mockery parody paucity
penchant perquisite petty pilfer
politic precursor scrutinize slipshod
steadfast subdue tenacious volition worldly
2.基礎單詞補充（共54詞）
adroit adj. 熟練的：dexterous; deft
antagonistic adj. 對立的：marked by or resulting from antagonism
appease vt. 平息撫慰：to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to soothe
arboreal adj. 樹的：of, relating to, or resembling a tree
bamboozle vt. 使困惑；欺騙：to take in by elaborate methods of deceit; to hoodwink
catalogue vt. 列入，編入：to make a catalog of
corrective n. 糾正：tending or intended to correct
debunker n. 暴露者，拆穿真麵目者：a person who attempts to expose or discredit claims believed to be false, exaggerated or pretentious
dedicate vt. 奉獻：to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; to consecrate
demonstrative adj. 感情外露的：given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
denunciation n. 指責：the act or an instance of denouncing, especially a public condemnation or censure
detachment n. 客觀：absence of prejudice or bias; disinterest
docile adj. 聽話的：yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable
egotistical adj. 自私的：selfish, self-centered
elitist n. 精英論者：being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
emblem n. 象征物：an object or the figure of an object symbolizing and suggesting another object or an idea
epitome n. 體現，代表：a representative or an example of a class or type
evaluate vt. 評估：to examine and judge carefully; to appraise
exigency n. 緊急：the state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
foreshadow vt. 預示：to present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; to presage
gaiety n. 快樂：a state of joyful exuberance or merriment; vivacity
gamut n. 整個範圍，全部：a complete range or extent
hilarity n. 歡樂，熱鬧：boisterous and high-spirited merriment or laughter
hysteric adj. 歇斯底裏的：in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. in an uncontrolled way
immoderation n. 不節製：the act of being exceeding normal or appropriate bounds; extreme
indiscriminate adj. 一視同仁的：widespread; wholesale
inseparable adj. 不可分割的：impossible to separate or part
insolence n. 傲慢無禮：an instance of insolent behavior, treatment, or speech
instinct n. 本能：an inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli
insurrection n. 造反：the act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government
integrate vt. 整合：to make into a whole by bringing all parts together; to unify
intemperance n. 不節製：lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion
intuition n. 直覺：a sense of something not evident or deducible; an impression
irreverence n. 不虔誠：lack of reverence or due respect
legitimacy n. 合法：the quality or fact of being legitimate
libelous adj. 誹謗的：involving or constituting a libel; defamatory
magnanimity n. 寬宏大量，大度：the quality of being magnanimous
melancholy n. 憂鬱：sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom
multifarious adj. 多種多樣的：having great variety; diverse
openhanded adj. 慷慨的：giving freely; generous
overlook vt. 忽略：to ignore deliberately or indulgently; to disregard
partisanship n. 盲目支持：a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person especially one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance
phobic adj. 恐懼的：of, relating to, arising from, or having a phobia
remedy n.\\\/vt. 糾正\\\/修正：something that corrects an evil, a fault, or an error \\\/ to set right; to remove, rectify, or counteract
scope n. 範圍：the area covered by a given activity or subject
seditious adj. 造反的：of, relating to, or having the nature of sedition
shrewdness n. 精明：the quality of being shrew
solicitousness n. 掛念：care or concern
swap vt. 交換：to exchange (one thing) for another
tactful adj. 精明的；考慮周全的：possessing or exhibiting tact; considerate and discreet
testify vt.&vi. 證實：to make a declaration of truth or fact under oath; to submit testimony
toxic adj. 有毒的：of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or other poison
turbulence n. 騷亂：the state or quality of being turbulent
venomous adj. 有毒的：secreting and transmitting venom, toxic
For a long time, most doctors maintained that taking massive doses of vitamins was relatively harmless; now however , some are warning that excessive dosages can be ______.
healthy toxic
innocuous inane
wasteful venomous
● however 說明前後反義重複。
● 空格體現 harmless （無害的）的反義重複。
● healthy 健康的，innocuous 無害的，wasteful 浪費的，toxic 有毒的，inane 空洞的，venomous 有毒的。答案選 DF。
● 注：這裏 healthy 和 innocuous 是幹擾項，同表示“對身體無害的”，是正確答案的反義重複。
長期以來，大多數醫生認為過量攝入維生素相對無害；但是最近，一些醫生警告說過量攝入維生素可能是有毒的。
In Jamaica Kincaid’s novel Lucy, the West Indian heroine ______ her employers’ world , critically examining its assumptions and values.
idealizes scrutinizes
avoids excludes
beautifies overlooks
● 逗號表示前後同義重複。
● 空格與 examining （檢查）同義重複。
● idealize 理想化，avoid 避免\\\/防止，beautify 美化，scrutinize 仔細檢查，exclude 避免\\\/防止，overlook 檢查。答案選 DF。
● 注：這裏 avoid 和 exclude 是幹擾項，同表示“避免\\\/防止”。
在 Jamaica Kincaid 的小說《露西》中，西印第安女主角 Lucy 仔細審視了她的雇主的世界，批判地分析了其中的假設和價值觀。
The frequent name changes that the country has undergone ______ the political turbulence that has attended its recent history.
argue against jeopardize
contrast with flag
testify to attest
● 根據句意可知前後同義重複，所以空格填入一個表示邏輯方向相同的詞。
● argue against 與……爭論，contrast with 與……作對比，testify to 證實，jeopardize 使……遇險，flag 變弱，attest 證實。答案選 CF。
國家名字的頻繁變更，證實了該國最近正經曆著政治動亂。
Brachiopods, clamlike bivalves of prehistoric times, were one of the most (i) ______ forms of life on the Earth :more than 30,000 species have been (ii) ______ from fossil records.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
ornate subtracted
multifarious catalogued
anachronistic extrapolated
● 冒號表示前後同義重複。
● 第一空與 more than 30,000 （超過 30,000 種）重複，填入一個表示“種類多”的詞。ornate 華麗的，multifarious 多種多樣的，anachronistic 過時的。答案選 B。
● subtract 拿走，catalogue 列入\\\/編入，extrapolate 推斷。代入第二空，答案選 E。
腕足類動物，是史前時期的一種類似蚌蛤的雙殼類動物，它是地球上最具多樣性的生命形式之一；在化石記錄中已經編入了 30,000 多種該類生物。
Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived and require such (i) ______ strategies that only the most (ii) ______ player can master them.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
nefarious compulsive
byzantine adroit
facile slipshod
● so\\\/such...that... 表示“非常……所以……”，前後同義重複。
● 兩空與 elaborately contrived （設計得複雜而精美）同義重複。
● nefarious 極壞的，byzantine 錯綜複雜的，facile 不費力的；compulsive 強迫的，adroit 熟練的，slipshod 粗心的。答案選 BE。
一些互動電腦遊戲設計得非常複雜，需要高超的策略，所以隻有最熟練的玩家才能夠駕馭它們。
Commerce on the remote island was conducted exclusively by ______ , exchanging goods for goods.
fidelity patronage
loan barter
faith swapping
● 逗號表示前後同義重複。
● 空格與 exchanging goods for goods （用貨物換貨物）同義重複。
● fidelity 忠誠，loan 借貸，faith 忠誠，patronage 庇護，barter 以物換物\\\/交換，swapping 易物交易\\\/交換。答案選 EF。
● 注：這裏 fidelity 和 faith 是幹擾項，同表示“忠誠”。
這座偏遠小島的經濟完全是采取以物易物的：使用貨物交換貨物。
The existence of environmental contamination is no longer a point of ______; government, industry, and the public agree that it is a serious problem.
concern exigency
cooperation dispute
urgency dissension
● no longer 取反，前後反義重複。
● 空格與 agree （達成一致）反義重複，填入一個表示“爭執”意味的詞。