SAT词汇表：SAT考前必背高频词（51-100）
51. vitriolic
vitriolic /ˌvɪtrɪˈɒlɪk/
ADJ If you describe someone'slanguage or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full ofbitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain. (言行)尖酸刻薄的 [usu ADJ n] [表不满]
例：
There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of theSunday newspapers two weeks ago.
两周前的一份周日报纸上刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸刻薄攻击的文章。
52. savor
savor /ˈseɪvə/ CET6+ TEM8 (savoring, savored, savors )
V-T If you savor an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. 尽情享受
例：
She savored her newfound freedom.
她体味到了她新获得的自由。
53. ingenuity
ingenuity /ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ/ CET6+ TEM4
N-UNCOUNT Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things. 善于创新; 足智多谋
例：
Inspecting the nest can be difficult and may require some ingenuity.
仔细检查鸟巢可能有困难，也许需要一些巧妙的心思。
54. pessimistic
pessimistic /ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/ CET4 TEM4
ADJ Someone who is pessimistic thinks that bad things are going to happen. 悲观的
例：
Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future.
并非每个人都对未来如此悲观。
55. cultivate
cultivate ['kʌltɪvet] vt. 培养;陶冶;耕作
V-T If you cultivate an attitude, image, or skill, you try hard to develop it and make it stronger or better. 培养 (态度、技巧等); 树立 (形象、观念等)
例：
He has written eight booksand has cultivated the image of an elder statesman.
他已写了8本书，并树立了一个政界元老的形象。
56. castigate
castigate /ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt/ (castigating, castigated, castigates )
V-T If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. 谴责 [正式]
例：
Marx never lost anopportunity to castigate colonialism.
马克思从不放过任何谴责殖民主义的机会。
57. spate
spate /speɪt/ TEM8 ( spates )
N-COUNT A spate of things,especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time. 一连串
例：
...the recent spate of attacks on horses.
…最近对马的一连串袭击。
58. brisk
brisk /brɪsk/ CET6 TEM4 ( brisker, briskest )
ADJ A brisk activity oraction is done quickly and in an energetic way. 轻快的
例：
Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being.
轻快的散步经常能使人心旷神怡。
59. humanitarian
humanitarian /hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən/ CET6 TEM4
ADJ If a person or society has humanitarian ideas or behaviour, they try to avoid making people suffer or they help people who are suffering. 人道主义的
例：
Air bombardment raisedcriticism on the humanitarian grounds that innocent civilians might suffer.
空袭遭到了非难，因为从人道主义的角度来看，无辜的平民可能会遭受伤害。
60. altruism
altruism /ˈæltruːˌɪzəm/
N-UNCOUNT Altruism isunselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare. 利他主义
例：
Fortunately, volunteers are not motivated by self-interest, but by altruism.
幸运的是，志愿者们不是被自身利益而是被利他主义推动。
61. caricature
caricature /ˈkærɪkəˌtjʊə/ TEM8 ( caricaturing, caricatured, caricatures)
N-COUNT A caricature ofsomeone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.漫画
例：
The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's hornsand tail.
这张招贴漫画里的希特勒长着魔鬼一样的犄角和尾巴。
62. illiterate
illiterate /ɪˈlɪtərɪt/ CET6 TEM4 ( illiterates )
ADJ Someone who is illiterate does not know how to read or write. 文盲的
例：
A large percentage of thepopulation is illiterate.
人口中文盲的比例相当高。
63. alarmed
alarmed /əˈlɑːmd/
ADJ If someone is alarmed,they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. 恐慌的
例：
They should not be too alarmed by the press reports.
他们不应该被媒体报道搞得过于恐慌。
64. impugn
impugn /ɪmˈpjuːn/ (impugning, impugned, impugns )
V-T If you impugn something such as someone's motives or integrity, you imply that they are not entirely honest or honourable. 指责; 质疑 [正式]
例：
The Secretary's letter impugns my motives.
该部长的来函质疑我的动机。
65. recant
recant /rɪˈkænt/ ( recanting,recanted, recants )
V-T/V-I If you recant, you say publicly that you no longer hold a set of beliefs that you had in the past.公开放弃(信仰) [正式]
例：
White House officials ordered Williams to recant.
白宫官员命令威廉斯公开宣布放弃自己的观点。
66. surrogate
surrogate / ˈsʌrəɡɪt/ TEM8 (surrogates )
ADJ You use surrogate to describe a person or thing that is given a particular role because the person or thing that should have the role is not available. 替代的 [ADJ n]
例：
Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son.
马丁已成为霍华德马考塞尔的代子了。
67. personification
personification /pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
N-SING If you say that someone is the personification of a particular thing or quality, you mean that they are a perfect example of that thing or that they have a lot of thatquality. 典型; 化身
例：
Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
贾尼斯·乔普林是60年代女摇滚歌手的典型。
68. derivation
derivation /ˌdɛrɪˈveɪʃən/TEM4 ( derivations )
N-VAR The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source. 根源(尤指词根) [oft N 'of' n, 'of' adj N]
例：
The derivation of its name is obscure.
它名字的根源起源鲜为人知。
69. baleful
baleful /ˈbeɪlfʊl/ TEM8
ADJ Baleful means harmful, orexpressing harmful intentions. 有害的; 恶意的 [文学性] [usuADJ n]
例：
...abaleful look.
...一种恶意的眼神。
70. trepidation
trepidation /ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən/
N-UNCOUNT Trepidation is fearor anxiety about something that you are going to do or experience. 惊恐; 焦虑 [正式]
例：
It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.
想到要骑自行车穿越乌干达，我感到有点惊恐不安。
71. posthumously
posthumously adv. posthumous的变形posthumous['pɔstjuməs; -tʃu-] adj.
父死后出生的;遗腹的;著作者死后出版的; 身后的;死后的
72. miscellany
miscellany /mɪˈsɛlənɪ/ (miscellanies )
N-COUNT A miscellany of things is a collection or group of many different kinds of things. 混合物; 大杂烩 [书面] [oft N 'of' n]
例：
...glass cases filled with a miscellany of objects.
...一些装满杂七杂八东西的玻璃盒子。
73. feasible
feasible /ˈfiːzəbəl/ CET4 TEM4
ADJ If something is feasible,it can be done, made, or achieved. 可行的
例：
She questioned whether it was feasible to stimulate investment in these regions.
她质问在这些地区刺激投资是否可行。
74. monetary
monetary /ˈmʌnɪtərɪ/ CET6 TEM4
ADJ Monetary means relating to money, especially the total amount of money in a country. 货币的 [商业] [ADJ n]
例：
Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.
一些国家紧缩货币政策以避免通货膨胀。
75. confound
confound /kənˈfaʊnd/ ( confounding, confounded, confounds )
V-T If someone or somethingconfounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. 使吃惊; 使困惑
例：
He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of thehostage crisis.
他通过冷静处理人质危机顿时使他的批评者们大吃一惊。
76. abashed
abashed /əˈbæʃt/
ADJ If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed. 窘迫的 [书面][usu v-link ADJ]
例：
He looked abashed and uncomfortable.
他看起来既窘迫又不自在。
77. eclectic
eclectic /ɪˈklɛktɪk/ TEM8
ADJ An eclectic collection ofobjects, ideas, or beliefs is wide-ranging and comes from many different sources. 兼收并蓄的 [正式]
例：
...an eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, and prints.
…一批油画、素描、版画兼有的藏品。
78. languorous
languorous /ˈlæŋɡərəs/
ADJ If you describe an activity as languorous, you mean that it is lazy, relaxed, and not energetic,usually in a pleasant way. 懒洋洋的; 慢悠悠的 [文学性] [usu ADJ n]
例：
...languorous morning coffees on the terrace.
...清晨在露台上悠然自得地啜着咖啡。
79. quiescent
quiescent /kwɪˈɛsənt/
ADJ Someone or something that is quiescent is quiet and inactive. 静态的[文学性]
例：
...a society which was politically quiescent and above all deferential.
...一个遵循顺从至上及政治上平静的社会。
80. exacting
exacting /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
ADJ You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. 费劲的; 难办的
例：
She didn't think that he was well enough to carry out such an exacting task.
她认为他身体不是很好，不能执行如此艰巨的任务。
81. unnerved
unnerve /ʌnˈnɜːv/ TEM8 ( unnerving, unnerved, unnerves )
V-T If you say that something unnerves you, you mean that it worries or troubles you. 使不安
例：
The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
有关德莫特的消息已让我不安了。
82. renegade
renegade /ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd/ TEM8 (renegades )
N-COUNT A renegade is a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs. 叛徒; 叛逆者; 改变信仰者
例：
He has shown himself to be a renegade without respect for the rule of law.
他已经表现出自己是个毫不尊重法规的叛逆者。
83. arrest
V-T If something or someonearrests a process, they stop it from continuing. 抑制 [正式]
例：
The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease.
患者可能得对自身生活作大的调整以抑制病情。
84. sequestered
sequestered /sɪˈkwɛstəd/
ADJ A sequestered place isquiet and far away from busy places. 幽静的; 与世隔绝的 [文学性]
85. negligible
negligible /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/ CET6TEM8
ADJ An amount or effect thatis negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about. 微不足道的
例：
The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.
士兵们得到的津贴微乎其微。
86. digression
digression [dai'ɡreʃən]n.
(谈话或写作的)离题，漫笔，漫谈离题话，枝节话，闲话，离题的段落(或部分)，枝节内容
偏离，背离
【天文学】距角
87. vexing
vex /vɛks/ TEM8 ( vexing,vexed, vexes )
V-T If someone or something vexes you, they make you feel annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated. 使烦恼; 使迷惑; 使沮丧
例：
It vexedme to think of others gossiping behind my back.
想到别人在我背后说闲话让我很恼火。
88. stymied
stymie /ˈstaɪmɪ/ ( stymieing,stymied, stymies )
V-T If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what youare doing. 妨碍 [非正式] [usu passive]
例：
Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.
数个公司因耗费很长时间以达成协议而受到阻碍。
89. pedestrian
pedestrian /pɪˈdɛstrɪən/ CET6 TEM4 ( pedestrians )
N-COUNT A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. 行人
例：
Ingrid was a walker, even in Los Angeles, where a pedestrian is a rare sight.
英格丽德是个步行者，即使在行人少见的洛杉矶也是如此。
90. verve
verve /vɜːv/ TEM8
N-UNCOUNT Verve is lively and forceful enthusiasm. 激情 [书面]
例：
He looked for the dramatic,like the sunset in this painting, and painted it with great verve.
他追求画面的表现力—就像这幅画里的落日—而且创作时充满激情。
91. evocation
evocation /ˌɛvəˈkeɪʃən/ (evocations )
N-VAR An evocation of something involves creating an image or impression of it. (形象)重现 [正式][usu N 'of' n]
例：
...a perfectevocation of the period.
...该时代的一个完美的重现。
92. partisan
partisan /ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn, ˈpɑːtɪˌzæn/ CET6+ TEM8 ( partisans )
义项partisan读作ˈpɑːtɪzn。
ADJ Someone who is partisan strongly supports a particular person or cause, often without thinking carefully about the matter. 盲目拥护的
例：
He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.
他显然过于偏袒，不适合担任裁判。
93. bias
bias /ˈbaɪəs/ CET6 TEM4 ( biasing, biased, biases )
N-VAR Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. 偏见
例：
...his desire to avoid the appearance of bias in favour of one candidate or another.
…他想避免表现出对这个或那个候选人有偏好。
94. dearth
dearth /dɜːθ/
N-SING If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. 不足 [usu N 'of' n]
例：
Construction had slowed because of a dearth of labourers.
建筑进程缓慢是因为劳动力不足。
95. diminution
diminution /ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/
N-UNCOUNT A diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. 减小; 减弱 [正式] [usu N 'of/in' n]
例：
...despite a slight diminution in asset value.
...尽管资产价值略有减少。
96. mosaic
mosaic /məˈzeɪɪk/ TEM8 ( mosaics )
N-VAR A mosaic is a design which consists of small pieces of coloured glass, pottery, or stone set inconcrete or plaster. 马赛克
例：
...a Roman villa which once housed a fine collection of mosaics.
…一座曾藏有一批精美的马赛克收藏品的罗马别墅。
97. dispute
dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( disputing, disputed, disputes )
N-VAR A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.争论
例：
They have won previous pay disputes with the government.
他们曾赢过前几起与政府的工资纠纷。
98. foster
foster ['fɔstɚ] vt. 培养;养育，抚育;抱(希望等)adj. 收养的，养育的
V-T To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop. 促进
例：
He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster globale conomic growth to help new democracies.
他说发达国家有一种促进全球经济增长以帮助新兴民主国家的责任。
99. exhort
exhort /ɪɡˈzɔːt/ TEM8 (exhorting, exhorted, exhorts )
V-T If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. 劝告; 勉励 [正式]
例：
Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.
肯尼迪劝告他的听众要远离暴力。
例：
He exhorted his companions,"Try to accomplish your aim with diligence."
他勉励他的同志，“尝试以勤奋来实现目标。”
100. flexible
flexible ['flɛksəbl] adj. 灵活的;柔韧的;易弯曲的
ADJ Something or someone that is flexible is able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances as they occur. 灵活的 [表赞许]
例：
...flexible working hours.
…弹性工作时间。
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