1.《GRE核心詞彙考法精析》收錄單詞（共25詞）
bully chicanery circumscribe consign
contiguous cosmopolitan debilitate discern
discretion ecumenical imperative indispensable
insurgent intimidate lavish mediocre
monarch perspicacious potentate prodigious
quiescent recluse resilience therapeutic vulnerable
2.基礎單詞補充（共17詞）
archipelago n. 群島：a group of islands
benefactor n. 捐助人：someone who helps another person, group, etc., by giving money
bent n. 愛好：a special inclination or capacity
celebrity n. 名人：a person who is famous
consign to phrase. 拋棄，棄置：to consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there
constellation n. 相似東西的集合：a group of people or things that are similar in some way
credo n. 信條：an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person or group
emblem n. 象征：a person or thing that represents an idea
epitome n. 典型：a perfect example; an example that represents or expresses something very well
galactic adj. 巨大的：huge
indulge vt. 滿足：to yield to; to gratify
plain adj. 樸素的：not having any added or extra things
plasticity n. 可塑性：the quality of being able to be made into different shapes
rebellious adj. 反叛的：refusing to obey rules or authority or to accept normal standards of behavior, dress, etc.
revitalize vt. 使新生：to make (someone or something) active, healthy, or energetic again
strenuous adj. 艱巨的：requiring or showing great energy and effort
tenet n. 信條：a belief or idea that is very important to a group
Common garlic has ______ properties ; during the First World War British medics saved thousands of lives by wrapping wounds with garlic-soaked bandages.
curative therapeutic
flavoring infamous
inferior spicy
● 分號說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 saved thousands of lives （拯救了上千條生命）同義重複。
● curative 有療效的，flavoring 調味的，inferior 低劣的\\\/次等的，therapeutic 有療效的，infamous 臭名昭著的，spicy 調味的。答案選 AD。
● 注：這裏 flavoring 和 spicy 是幹擾項，同表示“調味的”。
普通大蒜具有醫療作用；在第一次世界大戰期間，英國軍醫使用經過大蒜水浸泡的繃帶包紮傷口，拯救了上千條生命。
In her poems, Alice Walker retrieves and (i) ______ parts of Black culture that some have been all too quick to (ii) ______ the past as fossilized artifacts.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
revitalizes salvage from
diffuses consign to
refracts defer to
● and 說明前後同義重複；as 說明前後同義重複。
● 第一空和retrieves （挽回）同義重複。revitalize 使新生，diffuse 散開，refract 使偏折。答案選 A。
● (ii) ______ the past 與fossilized artifacts （曆史遺跡）同義重複。salvage from 從……搶救，consign to 拋棄……，defer to 推遲到……。答案選 E。
在她的詩裏，Alice Walker 拯救並複興了部分黑人曆史，拋棄其中一部分作為曆史遺跡仍為時尚早。
The modest acceptance speech of the Academy Award-winning actress revealed a ______ that contrasted with her uninhibited screen performances.
discretion reserve
sullenness nonchalance
flamboyance disregard
● contrasted with 說明前後反義重複。
● 空格與 uninhibited （無拘無束的）反義重複。
● discretion 內向\\\/矜持，sullenness 不開心，flamboyance 浮華，reserve 內向\\\/矜持，nonchalance 冷漠，disregard 冷漠。答案選 AD。
● 注：這裏 nonchalance 和 disregard 是幹擾項，同表示“冷漠”。
在奧斯卡最佳女演員獎項的提名演講中，這名女演員謙遜的態度所表現出的謹慎與其在銀幕上無拘無束的表現形成對比。
Because howler monkeys rarely come out of the trees in their arboreal habitat , the continued well-being of the rain forest is ______ to their survival.
marginal imperative
tangential expeditious
indispensable baneful
● 逗號說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 rarely come out of the trees in their arboreal habitat （很少踏出它們棲息的樹林）同義重複。
● marginal 不重要的，tangential 不重要的，indispensable 重要的，imperative 重要的，expeditious 迅速的，baneful 有毒的。答案選 CD。
● 注：這裏 marginal 和 tangential 是幹擾項，同表示“不重要的”。
因為吼猴很少踏出它們棲息的樹林，所以雨林持續的良好狀態對它們的生存至關重要。
Doug was both (i) ______ and (ii) ______ : he possessed penetrating acuity and discernment and was also extremely humble.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
perspicacious unassuming
obtuse supercilious
debauched penitent
● 冒號說明前後同義重複。
● 第一空與 penetrating acuity and discernment （敏銳的洞察力）同義重複。perspicacious 敏銳的\\\/有洞察力的，obtuse 愚鈍的，debauched 墮落的。答案選 A。
● 第二空與 extremely humble （極其謙遜）同義重複。unassuming 謙虛的，supercilious 傲慢的，penitent 悔過的。答案選 D。
Doug既敏銳又低調：他擁有敏銳的洞察力，並且極為謙遜。
The Mona Lisa, shipped in a private cabin and received by important dignitaries , was treated more like ______ than a painting upon its arrival in the United States.
a bohemian an ascetic
a maverick a monarch
a potentate an interloper
● 逗號說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 shipped in a private cabin and received by important dignitaries （由私人飛機運送且由高官接受）同義重複。
● bohemian 特立獨行的人，maverick 特立獨行的人，potentate 有權的人，ascetic 自製的人，monarch 有權的人，interloper 幹涉別人的人。答案選 CE。
● 注：這裏 bohemian 和 maverick 是幹擾項，同表示“特立獨行的人”。
從《蒙娜麗莎》經私人船艙運往美國並且由高官接受的待遇來看，它更像是個高官，而非一幅畫。
Despite its patent (i) ______, this belief has become so (ii) ______ that no amount of rational argument will suffice to eradicate it.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
implausibility outmoded
credibility entrenched
novelty inconsequential
● Despite 說明前後反義重複；so...that...表示“如此……以至於……”，前後同義重複。
● 第二空與 no amount of rational argument will suffice to eradicate it （再多的理性論述也不足以根除它）同義重複。outmoded 過時的，entrenched 牢固的，inconsequential 不重要的。答案選 E。
● 第一空與第二空反義重複。implausibility 難以置信，credibility 可信，novelty 新奇。答案選 A。
盡管看起來令人難以置信，但是這種信念已根深蒂固，因此再多的理性論述也不足以根除它。
The charlatan’s seemingly frank and open demeanor was actually a ______ means of enlisting his patient’s confidence.
disingenuous cathartic
debilitating deleterious
uncandid diminutive
● seemingly 和 was actually 說明前後反義重複。
● 空格與 frank and open demeanor （坦率而公開的行為）反義重複。
● disingenuous 不真誠的，debilitating 衰弱的，uncandid 不真誠的，cathartic 宣泄的，deleterious 有害的，diminutive 小的。答案選 AC。
這名庸醫表麵上坦率而公開的行為實際並不真誠，隻是意圖贏得病人的信賴。
Scientific discoveries are often thought of as the result of (i) ______ effort, but many discoveries have, in fact, arisen from (ii) ______ or a mistake.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
incidental an accident
systematic a method
collaborative a mishap
● but 說明前後反義重複；or 說明前後同義重複。
● 第二空與 mistake （錯誤）同義重複。accident 意外，method 方法，mishap 不幸。答案選 D。
● 第一空與第二空反義重複。incidental 意外的，systematic 係統的，collaborative 協作的。答案選 B。
科學發現通常被認為是係統化工作的結果，但事實上許多發現是從一次意外或者一個錯誤中誕生的。
Nations that share a border are , by definition, ______.
allied juxtaposed
autonomous sovereign
contiguous pluralistic
● are 說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 Nations that share a border （國界重合的國家）同義重複。
● allied 同盟的，autonomous 獨立的，contiguous 接壤的，juxtaposed 接壤的，sovereign 獨立的，pluralistic 多元的。答案選 CD。
● 注：這裏 autonomous 和 sovereign 是幹擾項，同表示“獨立的”。
國界重合的國家被定義為鄰國。
Much of this author’s work, unfortunately , is (i) ______ with (ii) ______ chapter often immediately following a sublime one.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)