1.《GRE核心詞彙考法精析》收錄單詞（共48詞）
ambiguous apocalyptic arbitrary assiduous
banal benign circumspect conform
decorum deleterious demanding distill
downplay eclectic enmity ephemeral
exacting exonerate exorbitant extravagant
fecund fleeting grandstand incessant
industrious inimical innocuous insouciant
lavish magnitude penchant perfunctory
pernicious pique profligate sinecure
slovenly spectator squander steadfast
stereotype substantiate suffuse trenchant
unremitting vacuous vilify vocation
2.基礎單詞補充（共25詞）
arbiter n. 仲裁人：a person who is considered to be an authority on what is right, good, or proper
assembly n. 集會：the act of assembling
besiege vt. （被過量的問題所）困擾：to overwhelm (someone) with too many questions or requests for things
compassionate adj. 有同情心的：feeling or showing concern for someone who is sick, hurt, poor, etc.
convocation n. 集會：a large formal meeting of people
decency n. 高雅：the behaviors that people in a society consider to be proper or acceptable
feather bed phrase. 美差：sinecure
heterogeneous adj. 混合的：composed of elements drawn from various sources
impasse n. 僵局：a situation in which no progress seems possible
insurmountable adj. 難以克服的：impossible to solve or get control of; impossible to overcome
libelous adj. 誹謗的：containing an untrue written statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone
misnomer n. 誤稱：a name that is wrong or not proper or appropriate
mudslinging n. 誹謗：the practice of saying things publicly that are intended to harm someone’s reputation
permeate vt. 漫布：to pass or spread through
pierce vt. 滲入：to go through or into (something) in a forceful or noticeable way
provocative adj. 挑釁的：tending to provoke
reclusive adj. 隱居的：marked by withdrawal from society
reconciliation n. 和解：the act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement
retiring adj. 獨居的：shy and reserved
showman n. 炫耀的人：a man who has a flair for dramatic or ostentatious behavior
solitary adj. 隱居的：separate from other people or things
trinity n. 三位一體：a group of three closely related persons or things
triumvirate n. 三人領導小組：a group of three people who share a position of authority or power
vertiginous adj. 眩暈的：causing or likely to cause a feeling of dizziness especially because of great height
woozy adj. 眩暈的：dazed or confused
Manuel was so ______ that he would gladly spend months without more than perfunctory contact with other people.
affable exacting
spurious solitary
reclusive demanding
● so...that... 說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 he would gladly spend months without more than perfunctory contact with other people （他情願數月不與他人交流，最多也隻是敷衍了事）同義重複。
● affable 和藹的，spurious 偽造的，reclusive 單獨的，exacting 嚴格的，solitary 單獨的，demanding 難以滿足的。答案選 CE。
Manuel 性格非常孤僻，所以他情願數月不與他人交流，最多也隻是敷衍了事。
Judy Dater’s photographs depict everyday reality while also evoking qualities so ______ that few photographers can capture them.
unwavering immovable
ephemeral dreary
fleeting steadfast
● so...that... 說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 few photographers can capture them （很少有攝影師能夠捕捉到它們） 同義重複。
● unwavering 堅定的，ephemeral 短暫的，fleeting 短暫的，immovable 堅定的，dreary 單調乏味的，steadfast 堅定的。答案選 BC。
● 注：這裏 immovable 和 steadfast 以及unwavering是幹擾項，同表示“堅定的”。
Judy Dater 的攝影展現了生活中真實存在的景象，但同時也會體現出曇花一現以至於很少有攝影師能夠捕捉到的特質。
The visually striking movie was diminished by its ______ content : its characters were inane, and its story was unintelligent.
dire exorbitant
vacuous extravagant
vacant maudlin
● 冒號說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 inane （空洞的）或 unintelligent （笨拙的）同義重複。
● dire 迫切的，vacuous 愚蠢的，vacant 空洞的，exorbitant 過度的，extravagant 過度的，maudlin 過於感傷的。答案選 BC。
● 注：這裏 exorbitant 和 extravagant 是幹擾項，同表示“過度的”，且與正確選項構成反義重複。
這部很有視覺衝擊力的電影被它滑稽\\\/空洞的內容所拖累了：人物塑造空洞，劇情愚蠢。
Diego Velazquez, Francisco de Goya, and El Greco, three of the most distinctive and influential artists in Spain’s history, together form the great ______ of Spanish painting.
triage convocation
sojourn trinity
triumvirate assembly
● triage 優先分配，sojourn 短暫停留，triumvirate 三人領導小組，convocation 集會，trinity 三位一體，assembly 集會。答案選 CE。
● 注：這裏 convocation 和 assembly 是幹擾項，同表示“集會”。
Diego Velazquez, Francisco de Goya 和 El Greco 是西班牙曆史上最具特色且最有影響力的三位藝術家，他們一起組成了西班牙繪畫界的三巨頭。
The (i) ______ has proved to be (ii) ______ : as a result, negotiations have been suspended indefinitely.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
impasse infelicitous
reconciliation exhilarating
conjecture insurmountable
● 冒號說明前後同義重複。
● 設空處 The (i) ______ has proved to be (ii) ______ 與 negotiations have been suspended indefinitely （談判被無限期推遲）同義重複。
● impasse 僵局，reconciliation 和解，conjecture 推測的結果；infelicitous 不愉快的，exhilarating 令人愉快的，insurmountable 難以克服的。答案選 AF。
事實證明，僵局是難以打破的：結果談判被無限期推遲。
To study predators, one must adopt the role of ______, that is, refrain from interfering with an animal’s natural behavior.
vigilante spectator
arbiter specialist
observer judge
● that is 說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 refrain from interfering with an animal’s natural behavior （避免幹擾動物的自然行為）同義重複。
● vigilante 警戒人員，arbiter 仲裁者，observer 觀察者，spectator 觀察者，specialist 專家，judge 仲裁者。答案選 CD。
● 注：這裏 arbiter 和 judge 是幹擾項，同表示“仲裁者”。
為了研究捕食者，人們必須保持觀察者的身份，也就是說，要避免幹擾動物的自然行為。
Most human behavior is (i) ______ : that is, it tends to (ii) ______ a norm.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
mercenary vary from
regressive deviate from
conventional conform to
● 冒號說明前後同義重複。
● 兩空聯動，同義重複。
● mercenary 唯利是圖的，regressive 退化的，conventional 傳統的；vary from 不同於……，deviate from 背離……，conform to 遵守……。 答案選 CF。
大多數人行為保守：也就是說，人們的行為傾向於遵守某種規範。
The experts could not believe that a beginner had created such an accomplished work :they found the idea ______.
capricious arbitrary
implausible circumstantial
coincidental incredible
● 冒號說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 a beginner had created such an accomplished work （一個新手創造了如此成熟的作品）同義重複。
● capricious 反複無常的，implausible 難以置信的，coincidental 同時發生的，arbitrary 缺乏計劃的，circumstantial 詳細的，incredible 難以置信的。答案選 BF。
● 注：這裏 capricious和 arbitrary 是幹擾項，同表示“任意的”。
專家不敢相信一個新手竟然創造了如此成熟的作品：他們覺得這個想法簡直不可思議。
The magazine article discussing the governor’s financial dealings contained (i) ______ statements, but it stopped short of being (ii) ______.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
exaggerated decorous
documented laudatory
pretentious libelous
● but 說明前後取反，stop short of的意思是決定不做，所以兩空取同。
● exaggerated 誇大的，documented 評注的，pretentious 狂妄的；decorous 正派得體的，laudatory 表示讚揚的，libelous 誹謗的。答案選 AF。
雜誌文章在討論官員金融交易時誇大其詞，但沒有對其進行誹謗。
The deterioration of the ozone layer is (i) ______ , with the loss of penguin habitats being just one of the (ii) ______ results.