SAT巴朗3500词汇精选(二十一)
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avalanche N. /雪崩/great mass of falling snow and ice. The park ranger warned the skiers to stay on the main trails, where they would be in no danger of being buried beneath a sudden avalanche.
*avarice N. /贪婪,贪财/greediness for wealth. King Midas is a perfect example of avarice, for he was so greedy that he wished everything he touched would turn to gold.
avenge V. /复仇/take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone). Hamlet vowed he would avenge his father's murder and punish Claudius for his horrible crime.
averse ADJ. /反对的/reluctant; disinclined. The reporter was averse to revealing the sources of his information.
aversion N. /厌恶,抵制/firm dislike. Bert had an aversion to yuppies; Alex had an aversion to punks. Their mutual aversion was so great that they refused to speak to one another.
avert V. /转移;防止/prevent; turn away. She averted her eyes from the dead cat on the highway.
*aviary N. /鸟舍/enclosure for birds. The aviary at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.
avid ADJ. /贪婪/greedy; eager for. He was avid for learning and read everything he could get. avidity, N.
avocation N. /副业,业余爱好/secondary or minor occupation. His hobby proved to be so fascinating and profitable that gradually he abandoned his regular occupation and concentrated on his avocation.
avow V. /宣布/declare openly. Lana avowed that she never meant to steal Debbie's boyfriend, but no one believed her avowal of innocence.
avuncular ADJ. /像伯父(叔叔)一样的/like an uncle. Avuncular pride did not prevent him from noticing his nephew's shortcomings.
awe N. /敬畏/solemn wonder. The tourists gazed with awe at the tremendous expanse of the Grand Canyon.
awry ADV. /扭曲的;歪曲的/distorted; crooked. He held his head awry, giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night. alsoADJ.
axiom N. /公理,自明的道理/self-evident truth requiring no proof. Before a student can begin to think along the lines of Euclidean geometry, he must accept certain principles or axioms.
azure ADJ. /天蓝/sky blue. Azure skies are indicative of good weather.
babble V. /嘟囔/chatter idly. The little girl babbled about her doll. also N.
bacchanalian ADJ. /喝醉的,耍酒疯/drunken. Emperor Nero attended the bacchanalian orgy.
badger V. /激怒,纠缠/pester; annoy. She was forced to change her telephone number because she was badgered by obscene phone calls.
badinage N. /开玩笑,揶揄;取消/teasing conversation. Her friends at work greeted the news of her engagement with cheerful badinage.
baffle V. /挫败/frustrate; perplex. The new code baffled the enemy agents.