SAT单词讲义:特殊物

1．phobia 恐怖病（phobic）

（1）O’Leary tolerates worms and snakes but is__ about insects: he has an exaggerated fear of them.

(A) agnostic

(B)   eclectic

(C)   empiric

(D) phobic

(E)   quixotic

（2）The thought of being trapped in a stalled elevator terrifies me; it brings out all my ------ fears of small, enclosed places.

A. agoraphobic   旷野恐怖症的 （agor土地＋phobi害怕）

B. kleptomaniac   喜欢偷盗的

C. hypochondriac 忧郁症患者 （hypo下面＋chond藏）

D. therapeutic     有治疗作用的

E. claustrophobic 幽闭恐惧症的（claustro，close关闭）

mania 狂热 an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

paranoia 偏执狂（心理疾病） a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur

（3）Bibliomania 爱书成癖

In one instance illustrating Metternich’s consuming___, he employed several naval captains to purchase books abroad for him, eventually adding an entire Oriental library to his___ collection.

A.     foresight, indifferent

B.      altruism, eclectic

C.     bibliomania, burgeoning

D.     avarice, inadvertent

E.      egocentricity, magnanimous

2．The professor argued that every grassroots movement needs___: without this public declaration of motives, there can be no cohesive organization.

(A) an invocation

(B) a prospectus

(C) a manifesto

(D) an arbitration

(E) a mandate

invocation： 在仪式或者会议开头的一段讲话或者祈祷, 祈求帮助, 特别是向神祈求帮助

prospectus：内容说明书

manifesto：宣言，声明a public declaration of intentions

mandate：要求，命令

（2）Conceptually, it is hard to reconcile a defense attorney’s__ to ensure that false testimony is not knowingly put forward with the attorney’s mandate to mount the most defense conceivable for the client.

(A) efforts, cautious

(B) duty, powerful

(C) inability, eloquence

(D) failure, diversified

(E) promise, informed

但这里考察的mandate不是我们平常用的“要求，管理”的意思，而是考察的它在法律上常用的意思“代理契约：规定某方无偿为另一方履行一些服务的契约”所以这里应该填与之相对应的一个单词，只能填duty符合reconcile的意义。

3．manifestation 显示，证明

The world of Hernrich Boll’s early novels is one of impersonal malice, thinly camouflaged with patriotic and other___ clichés, in which relief is provided only by occasional___ of genuine human emotion.

(A) pragmatic, absences

(B)   ideological, manifestations

(C)   conceptual, lapses

(D) ephemeral, loss

(E)   scholarly, vestiges

4．intuition 直觉

In rock climbing, survival depends as much on___, the ability to perceive without conscious reasoning, as on physical strength.

(A) autonomy

(B)   incoherence

(C) intuition

(D) sophistry

(E)   receptivity

5．Xhosa funeral ceremonies may seem excessively__ but the long, wailing__ sung by friends and family members of the deceased provide a means of catharsis for the mourners.

(A)    tedious, jingles

(B)     inchoate, lullabies

(C)    lugubrious, dirges

(D)    facetious, ballads

(E)   sprightly, eulogies

tedious冗长的，jingle 叮当响

inchoate 开始的 lullaby 摇篮曲

lugubrious 忧伤的 dirge哀歌

facetious好笑的   ballad 民谣

sprightly 愉快的，活泼的 eulogy 赞歌（词根eu＋log）

funeral ceremonies只能唱dirge啊。

A judicious biography must be___ representation that depicts both the strengths and the weaknesses of the subject, avoiding the two extremes of___ and indictment.

（A）a polarized, vindication

（B）an imaginative, discernment

（C）a holistic, censure

（D）a complimentary, animosity

（E）an equitable, eulogy

eulogy<> indictment

5．consensus：一致意见 （unanimity）agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

（1）The senators decided to___ the most contentious bill and focus instead on passing another law that was easier to reach a suitable___.

(A) table, consensus on

(B) enact, opinion about

(C) berate, decision about

(D) proclaim, agreement on

(E) endorse, compromise on

（2）Since the opposing factions could reach no____ the budget proposal, they decided to____ it and to debate the hazardous waste bill instead.

(A) consensus on, table (B) opinion about, enact   (C) decision about, berate

(D) agreement on, proclaim (E) compromise on, endorse

6．membranous像膜一样薄的

Some scientists speculate that a small pterosaur of the Jurassic period known as Sordes Pilosus had____ wings that were thin, pliable, and somewhat transparent.

(A) callous

(B)   arable

(C)   inflexible

(D) membranous

(E)   viscous

7．aroma 想起   alliance 联盟    privilege优先权   nondescript 难以描述

melodrama情景剧 machination阴谋 landmark地标    touchstone试金石

labyrinth 迷宫    knack诀窍      hypocrisy伪善    hodgepodge大杂烩

bombast夸大的言辞 anachronism无政府主义 effervescence沸腾，活泼