1.《GRE核心詞彙考法精析》收錄單詞（共46詞）
anomalous aphorism arrest audacious
bolster castigate cleave commiserate
connoisseur considerable contagious contumacious
crook cryptic curtail deleterious
demolition divert ephemeral epigram
erratic eschew evoke exceptional
fortify gregarious hardy imperturbable
indelible integral laconic meteoric
obstreperous pernicious pointer procrastinate
reconcile redundant ruffle soothe
succinct superfluous surmise timorous
transitory virtuoso
2.基礎單詞補充（共24詞）
austerity n. 節儉：a situation in which there is not much money and it is spent only on things that are necessary
bewilderment n. 困惑：the condition of being confused or disoriented
devastate vt. 破壞：to destroy much or most of (something)
devotional adj. 宗教的：relating to or used in religious services
diminutive adj. 小的：being on a small or greatly reduced scale
dogmatic adj. 教條的：expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted
duplicitous adj. 奸詐的：deceptive in words or action
empathy n. 移情作用：identification with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives
holistic adj. 整體論的：relating to or concerned with complete systems rather than with individual parts
infectious adj. 傳染性的：capable of causing infection
infinitesimal adj. 微小的：immeasurably or incalculably small
inscrutable adj. 不可思議的：difficult to understand
magnanimity n. 崇高的行為：display a noble generosity
miniature adj. 微小的：being on a small or greatly reduced scale
minuscule adj. 微小的：very small
misconduct n. 舉止不端：wrong behavior
misnomer n. 誤稱：a name that is wrong or not proper or appropriate
mushy adj. 過分傷感的：too romantic or sentimental
prodigy n. 天才：a young person who is unusually talented in some way
repudiation n. 否定：the act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated
rumination n. 沉思：the act of pondering; meditation
transference n. 移情：in psychoanalysis, the process by which emotions and desires originally associated with one person, such as a parent or sibling, are unconsciously shifted to another person, especially to the analyst
trepid adj. 膽小的：timid; timorous
vicinity n. 臨近：the quality of state of being near
Abida quickly realized that the director was extremely ______ : she and the other cast members could never anticipate how he would respond.
negative humorous
audacious erratic
unpredictable courageous
● 冒號說明前後同義重複；never 取反。
● 空格與 anticipate （預料）反義重複。
● negative 否認的，audacious 有勇氣的，unpredictable 無法預料的，humorous 幽默的，erratic 無法預料的，courageous 有勇氣的。答案選 CE。
● 注：這裏 audacious 和 courageous 是幹擾項，同表示“有勇氣的”。
Abida 迅速意識到導演是個完全不可捉摸的人：她和劇組其他成員向來預料不到導演會如何回複。
Flannery O’Connor was (i) ______ as a writer of (ii) ______ talent early in her career , receiving high praise for her short stories while she was still a student.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
criticized little
celebrated considerable
challenged shallow
● 逗號說明前後同義重複。
● 第一空與 receiving high praise （獲得高度讚揚）同義重複。criticize 批評，celebrate 稱讚，challenge 挑戰。答案選 B。
● little 少量的，considerable 相當多的，shallow 淺顯的。代入選項，答案選 E。
在職業生涯初期，Flannery O’Connor 就因極高的寫作天賦而受到稱讚，她在學生時期寫的短篇小說獲得了高度讚揚。
The bee hummingbird has an average length of only two inches , making it the most ______ of all hummingbird species.
miniature superfluous
diminutive redundant
capricious prodigal
● 逗號說明前後同義重複。
● 設空處most ______ 與 only two inches （隻有兩英寸）同義重複。
● miniature 微小的，diminutive 微小的，capricious 反複無常的，superfluous 多餘的，redundant 多餘的，prodigal 揮霍的。答案選 AB。
● 注：這裏 superfluous 和 redundant 是幹擾項，同表示“多餘的”。
吸蜜蜂鳥平均身體長度僅有2英寸，是所有蜂鳥中體型最小的。
Naturally, ______ facilitates friendships : the people we live near or interact with frequently are more likely to become our friends.
enmity partisanship
proximity magnanimity
generosity vicinity
● 冒號說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 live near or interact with frequently （住得近或者經常來往）同義重複。
● enmity 敵意，proximity 鄰近，generosity 慷慨，partisanship 盲目支持，magnanimity 崇高的行為，vicinity 鄰近。答案選 BF。
親近必然會促進友誼：我們更容易與住得近或者經常聯係的人成為朋友。
Able to survive subzero temperatures, long periods of darkness, and days without food , the Arctic wolf is clearly a very ______ animal.
greedy hardy
social aggressive
tough gregarious
● 逗號說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 Able to survive subzero temperatures, long periods of darkness, and days without food （可以在零度以下氣溫、長期黑暗且沒有食物的日子中存活下來）同義重複。
● greedy 貪婪的，social 社交的，tough 能耐勞苦的，hardy 能吃苦的，aggressive 侵略性的，gregarious 愛社交的。答案選 CD.
● 注：這裏 social 和 gregarious 是幹擾項，同表示“社交的”。
北極狼可以在零度以下氣溫、長期黑暗且沒有食物的日子中存活下來，顯然是非常有耐力的動物。
Ellen respects Gary’s qualities of broad-mindedness and humanism; she cannot, however, (i) ______ them with his (ii) ______ support of a political creed that seems to oppose precisely those qualities.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
repudiate dogmatic
reconcile wavering
undermine jingoistic
● repudiate 否認，reconcile 使調和，undermine 削弱。答案選 B。
● dogmatic 教條的，wavering 猶豫的，jingoistic 武斷的。答案選 F。
Ellen 欣賞 Gray 的寬宏大量和人文素質；然而，她無法將這些品質與他對政治信條的武斷支持聯係起來，因為這種做法看起來與他所具備的品質相矛盾。
The paucity of autobiographical documents left by the royal attendants has compelled historian Raul Salazar to (i) ______ the motives of these courtiers from their (ii) ______ rather than from any diaries or correspondence.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
surmise missives
elicit journals
stipulate deeds
● rather than 說明前後反義重複。
● 第二空與 diaries or correspondence （日記或信件）反義重複。missive 信件，journal 日記，deed 行為。答案選 F。
● surmise 推測，elicit 激起，stipulate 規定。代入選項，答案選 A。
皇室侍臣留下的自傳文獻數量極少，曆史學家 Raul Salazar 不得不從侍臣們的行為而不是日記或信件之中推測他們的動機。
The painter lamented the evanescence of beauty, even though she seemed in several of her work to have (i) ______ it as it passed and so (ii) ______ it for posterity.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
arrested absolved
dispelled diminished
vanquished preserved
● even though 說明前後反義重複；as 說明前後同義重複。
● 兩空聯動，同義重複；第一空與 evanescence （消失）反義重複。
● arrest 留住，dispel 消除，vanquish 克服；absolve 赦免，diminish 減少，preserve 留住。答案選 AF。
盡管這位畫家已經在她的一些作品中把握住了美麗的瞬間，並將其傳給了後代，但是她仍為逝去的美麗感到憂傷。
Excelling in her academic studies, Yuki earned a number of ______ and awards.
vindications honors
proposals pointers
glories contingencies
● and 說明前後同義重複。
● 空格與 awards （獎項）同義重複。
● vindication 辯護，proposal 提議，glory 榮譽，honor 榮譽，pointer 建議，contingency 緊急情況。答案選 CD。
Yuki 學術表現突出，因此獲得了許多榮譽和獎勵。
The newspapers’ editorial section regularly publishes the (i) ______ of those readers who are knowledgeable enough about an issue to (ii) ______ their points powerfully and articulately.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
rambling dismiss
retractions argue
opinions subvert