SAT单词串讲1-100

401．qualified: unreserved  受限制的:不受限制的

402．quell: arouse         镇压:引发

403．quixotic: pragmatic      唐吉诃德式的，狂想的:注重实际的

quixotic：not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic

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

404．quota: unlimited number    限额:不限数量

405．rambunctious: quiescent    骚乱的:平静的

406．raucous: melodious     刺耳的:流畅的

Crows are extremely ------: their cries easily drown out the songs of neighboring birds.

A. fickle   B. swarthy   C. raucous

D. cordial    E. versatile

407．raze: construct     摧毁:建造

408．recalcitrant: tractable  桀骜不驯的:温顺的

409．reciprocating: unidirectional       往复运动:单向运动

Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably___ her singing, Callas wearied of the constant adulation and longed fro honest criticism.

A.      orchestrated

B.      thwarted

C.      assailed

D.      extolled

E.       reciprocated

reciprocal 倒数的

410．recluse: social       隐遁的:群居的

411．recuperative: debilitating    有回复力的:疲惫不堪的

412．redolent: unscented    芳香的:无香味的

Because of the___ effects of the hot springs, tourists suffering from various ailments flocked to the village’s thermal pools.

(A)    succulent

(B)    redolent

(C)    cerebral

(D)    mandatory

(E)     therapeutic

413．redoubtable: disregard        敬畏的:漠视的

414．reliable/ sturdy：untrustworthy  可靠的：不可靠的

（1）The testimony of eyewitnesses is notoriously_____; emotion and excitement all too often cause our minds to distort what we see.

(A) judicious   (B)interdependent (C)credible  (D)unreliable (E)gratifying

（2）Because of the rigors of mountain climbing, the team needs equipment that is both ------ and reliable when setting out for the peak.

   A. weighty

   B. consistent

   C. sturdy

   D. innovative

415．relinquish: cling to        放弃:坚持

The acrimonious words exaggerate Georgia’s reluctance to relinquish her job.

416．renounce: embrace      断绝关系:信奉

Her physician determined that her headaches were__ by caffeine, so Liz decided to__ coffee and other caffeinated beverages.

(A)    induced, renounce

(B)    alleviated, subtract

(C)    created, destroy

(D)    exacerbated, promote

(E)     enhanced, neglect

417．          renovate: cause to decay     修复，刷新:使腐烂

418．repletion: emptiness   充满:清空

replenish repletion

419．repute: lack of distinction   声望:无名望

dispute 

420．requisite: unnecessary         必不可少的:不必要的

421．resilience: unable to recover       有恢复力:不能恢复

422．resolute: vacillate         坚决的:犹豫不定

The doctor___ so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that his colleagues accused him of___.

(A)    vacillated, inconsistency

(B)    sermonized, fidelity

(C)    wavered, steadfastness

(D)    experimented, inflexibility

(E)     relied, negligence

423.resonant: muffled   声音洪亮的:声音压抑的

424．resplendence: lackluster     辉煌:无光泽

425．retard: expedite   妨碍:加速 tardy缓慢的

Cookery ------- the ------- of science, for the observations of prehistoric cooks laid the foundations of early chemistry.

(A) ignored . . precision (B) advanced . . development (C) retarded . . supremacy

(D) aided . . decline (E) betrayed . . methodology

426．revere: disparage          尊敬:贬损

427．rigid: pliant   刚性:顺从 rigor严厉   rigorous 严厉的

(1)That critic’s writing is so obscure and dense that upon first reading, one finds its____ hard to penetrate.

(A)    brevity （B）rigidity (C)floridity (D)harmony (E)opacity

(2) The well-trained engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, economics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly ______ engineer must understand fields as diverse as physics, geology, and sociology; thus, an overly _______ engineering curriculum should be avoided.

A) narrow                 B) innovative                  C) competitive

D) rigorous                E) academic

428．rudimentary: highly evolved       基本:高度发展

James claimed no _____knowledge of linguistics, but only a hobbyist’s interest in language.

A) manifest                   B) plausible                C) technical

D) rudimentary                E) insignificant

429．rustic: polished    乡村的:优美的

Ms. Rivers gave a performance of noteworthy__: her piano repertoire ranged from classical music to jazz.

A.      intensity

B.      precision

C.       scope

D.      polish

E.       duration

430．salient: unconspicuous        显著的:不明显的，不引人注目的

Although the class was told by their math teacher that the exercises in the chapter review were___, the students knew that some questions on the exam would be the same as those found in the review.

(A)    pivotal

(B)    ritualistic

(C)    salient

(D)    supplementary

(E)     solemn

431．salubrious: baneful      有益健康的:有害的

432．saturnine: jovial   忧郁的:欢愉的

433．sedate: flighty       稳定:轻浮

434．slight: show respect to         轻蔑:表示敬意

435．slipshod: painstaking  漫不经心的:艰苦的

436．solicitous: unconcerned      挂念的:不关心的

437．sordid: honor/noble/wholesome       肮脏:荣誉

438．spontaneous: premeditated       自发的:预谋的

His discomfort was__, coming and going regularly throughout the day.

(A) unmediated

(B) spontaneous

(C) periodic

(D) incidental

(E) endemic

439．sporadic: chronic偶尔发生:长期的

440．spurious: authentic     假的:真实的

Because its bookkeepers altered some figures and completely fabricated others, the company’s financial records were entirely__.

(A)    cursory

(B)    disseminated

(C)    singular

(D)    concealed

(E)     spurious

spurious: plausible but false

441．spurn: uphold      摒弃:支持

Mary Ellen Pleasant, as a ------- supporter of Black emancipation before the Civil War, spurned politicians who advocated quiet dissent.

(A) cavalier (B) vociferous (C) sanguine (D) premature (E) noncommittal

442．stagnant: flowing          停滞的:流动的

443．startle : lull    震惊:使平静

Dreams are ______ in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.

A) uninformative             B) startling                C) harmless

D) unregulated               E) uncontrollable

444．stringent: lax         束紧的:松弛的

Bluebeard was noted for his__ jealousy, a jealousy so extreme that it passed all reasonable bounds.

(A)    transitory

(B)    rhetorical

(C)    stringent

(D)    callous

(E)     inordinate

inordinate：beyond normal limits 过度的

445．substantive: trivial       实质的:轻微的

While the musician’s biography mostly reiterates stories that many readers will find familiar, several chapters about his childhood may even be__ to experts.

(A) surprising

(B) trivial

(C) boring

(D) unclear

(E) irrelevant

446．subtle: obvious    精妙的:显然的

447．superfluity: scarcity     额外:缺乏

Surrounded by a host of besiegers and unable to__ their supplies, the defenders of the castle feared their food would soon be__.

(A)    replenish, exhausted

(B)    consume, hoarded

(C)    replace, obtainable

(D)    estimate, superfluous

(E)     deplete, rationed

448．synoptic: protracted   概要的:详述的

During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, _______ both the strength to work and many of the specific skills they once possessed.

A) regaining                B) denying                  C) pursuing

D) insuring                 E) losing

449．systematic: haphazard         系统的:偶然的

450．tantrum: pacify    发怒，发脾气:使平静