SAT巴朗3500词汇(十七)
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artless ADJ. /坦诚;直率/without guile; open and honest. Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be.
ascendancy N. /统治,控制/controlling influence; domination. Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing.
ascertain V. /确认,确证/find out for certain. Please ascertain her present address.
ascetic ADJ. /苦行;禁欲/practicing self-denial; austere. The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders. also N.
ascribe V. /归因于;指派/refer; attribute; assign. I can ascribe no motive for her acts.
aseptic ADJ. /抗菌的/preventing infection; having a cleansing effect. Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic conditions.
ashen ADJ. /灰色/ash-colored. Her face was ashen with fear.
asinine ADJ. /愚蠢/stupid. Your asinine remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.
askance ADJ. /瞄,不经意的斜视/with a sideways or indirect look. Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn.
askew ADJ. /歪斜/crookedly; slanted; at an angle. When he placed his hat askew upon his head, his observers laughed.
asperity N. /严酷,粗暴/sharpness (of temper). These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed.
aspirant N. /有志者;有抱负的人/seeker after position or status. Although I am an aspirant for public office, I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses. alsoADJ.
aspire V. /热望;热心于/seek to attain; long for. Because he aspired to a career in professional sports, Philip enrolled in a graduate program in sports management. aspiration, N.
assail V. /攻击/assault. He was assailed with questions after his lecture.
assail V. /攻击/assault. He was assailed with questions after his lecture.
assay V. /分析;化验/analyze; evaluate. When they assayed the ore, they found that they had discovered a very rich vein. also N.
assent V. /同意;接受/agree; accept. It gives me great pleasure to assentto your request.
assert V. /断言/declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly. Malcolm asserted that if Reese quit acting like a wimp and asserted himself a bit more, he'd improve his chances of getting a date.
assertion, N.
assessment N. /评价,评估;判断/evaluation; judgment. Your SAT I score plays a part in the admission committee's assessment of you as an applicant.