2012考研词汇单词_乱序版

recognize Dogs ～ people by their smell

pant He ～ed along beside the bicycle

feeble :His pulse was very feeble

assurance He gave me his assurance that he would help.

strength the economic ～ of a nation

outline He saw the ～ of a house against the sky

transmit ～ a match live

revenge Man may destroy the balance of nature ,but ,from time to time, nature takes a terrible ～

depress ：That movie depressed me.

exaggerate :keep to the facts and don’t exaggerate

reckon ～ the days till Christmas

tackle shaving ～

consent The people will never consent to another war.

confidence break sb.’s confidence

convention :draft a new constitution at a convention

tutor When the students are making their choices, their ～ may well guide them

fancy :Children usually have a lively fancy

transient ～ happiness

sense Sight ,hearing ,touch, taste, and smell are the five ～s

cure ：this medicine cured him of his pains。

moan Each time she moved her leg she let out a ～ .

contract :enter into(make)a contact with

deposit ： She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.

tear tear open an envelope

perish ～ from disease

omit Minor points may be omitted.

slim Regular exercise will make you slimmer

quality merchandise of ～ –

liable We are all liable to make mistakes

underestimate the difficulties of the task

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allocate allocate funds for new projects

alert In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.

incline ：The shaft inclines almost thirty degree

slender She is ～ and has long dark hair

amend amend the spelling in sb.'s paper

comprise The shipyard comprises three docks.

genuine genuine leather

tan buy some shoes in tan

obscure an ～ text

steer ～ a car through the entrance

overhear I wouldn’t like to be ～d

drift ：The sounds of music drifted up to us.

apply He applied two coats of paint to the table.

excess :an excess of supply over demand

stern a ～ punishment

anxious (about, at) They become anxious at her delay.

share They divided the money into equal ～s

abolish abolish old custom

contest :the contest between the two powers for the control of the region

evaporate :Heats evaporate water

indignant ：The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions

intermittent ：suffer from intermittent headaches

pat She patted a place next to her fo

r me to sit down

alternate Night and day alternate.

ashamed / I am ashamed for being so stupid.

contrive /:contrive a new method

desolate /：desolate land

detect /:detect a student cheating

random /，a ～talk

strip / The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves

abide / The one thig she cannot abide is lying.

press / ～ the bell

stain / His shirt was ～ed with blood

connect / The bridge connects the island with(或 to) the mainland.

erupt/:The volcano is due to erupt any day

favor/:We would esteem it a great favor if you would reply at once

transfer / the company has transferred to an eastern location

rake / an oyster ～

thrust /He was ～ into power

substitute / He is the doctor’s ～ during holidays times

range / a ～ of buildings

option / It is your ～ to take it or leave it

accord / His violent action do not accord with his peaceful words.

pinch / I ～ed myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming

dense /:a dense forest

presume / From the way they talked, I ～d them to be married

recollect / I am trying to ～ a forgotten address

grant /：grant a request

term /the spring ～

administrate / In many Japanese homes, the funds are administrated by the wife.

model / build airplane ～s

reserve / We’ll the ticket for you till tomorrow noon

stubborn / The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice

surplus / a teacher ～

finite /:a finite number of facts

suspect / He ～ed a plot against his life

grip /：Fear gripped his heart

figure /:according to official figures

sly / a ～answer

pledge / fulfill one’s ～

magnet / The pin was extracted with a magnet

notorious /a ～ thief 2012 考研英语核心词汇 18 / 44 –

plunge / He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and ～d in

uncover / ～ a dish of food

trick / He got the money by a ～

engage /:He engaged himself as an apprentice to a printer

distribute /：distribute the prizes among the winners

fashion /:She speaks in a very strange fashion

heap /：a big heap of books

time / ～ and space

trivial / ～ matters

sheer / ～ nonsense

mount /～ the steps

ripe / a ～ cluster of grapes

spectacle / The burning house was a terrible ～

probe /～ the roots of war

string / She took the parcel and started to undo the string

renew /We feel totally ～ed in body ,mind ,and spirit

confine / They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.

address / a television address

stack / a ～ of bills

flat /:a flat land

initiate /：initiate a conversation

cast / cast doubt(s) on the feasibility of a scheme

thread / cotton ～

sponsor /the ～ of the annual Christmas parade

eliminate /:eliminate the exploitation of man by man

refresh / Sleep ～es the body

rejoice / The whole nation ～ over the victory

intricate /：A detective story usually has an intricate plot

spark / The firework burst into a shower of ～s

derive /：He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father.

recommend / He ～ed me for the post of headmaster

linger / The children lingered at the zoo until closing time

overflow / Every spring the river ～s

surpass / ～ advanced world

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survey /～ population growth in the southern provinces

flexible /:flexible cord

gamble /：gamble at cards

dispose /:The stores disposed the jewellery in an attractive display

momentary / a ～ feeling of fear

blaze / The fire sprang into a blaze.

set /He set his hand on my shoulder

call / Please call the names of all the people who are present.

stitch / Make your ～es closer together

differentiate /：differentiate varieties of plants

condemn / We all condemn cruelty to children.

prevail / This custom still ～s among members of the older generation

decompose /：decompose a compound into its elements.

accustom / accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early

apparent / It was apparent that they all understood.

impartial /：A judge should be impartial

knit /：She’s knitting her husband a sweater L

stoop /She ～ed to pick up her fan

avail / Will force alone avail us?

reveal / I promise never to ～ his secret

chase / The police chased the escaping thief and caught him at last.

strike / A stone struck me on the head

brace / He braced his muscles and lifted the weight.

snatch / The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off

adjoin / His house adjoins the lake.

deliver /：deliver the mail

burst / The boiler burst.

roundabout / The car has to take a ～ course to avoid the flood

case / This is a case of poor judgment.

turn /Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock

taboo /讳Movies producers attempted to break down all the ～s

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blunt / The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.

gasp /：speak between gasps

occasion / They met on three ～s

stress / Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life

assimilate / He is quick to assimilate new ideas.

flush /:Her cheeks flushed red

revise /～ a dictionary

integrate /(with, into)： integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine

exploit /:The daring of exploit of the parachutists were much admired

subtract / Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6

disregard /：Disregard the noise and keep working

collide / The car collided with the truck.

tailor / go to the ～’s

particular / a matter of ～ importance

nasty

/ a～ room

relieve /He smoked frequently to ～ nervous tension 2012 考研英语核心词汇

appoint / They appointed his father (to be 或 as) postmaster.

lag /：Some of the runners began to lag

perpetual / a ～ arms race

implement /：new types of farm implements

greet /：greet sb with a nod

capture / capture butterflies

resort / ～ to sb for help

radical /a ～ error

hysterical / an hysterical outburst of fury

profound / a ～ sleep

unfold / ～ a newspaper

arbitrary / an arbitrary choice

pronounce / ～ distinctly

turbulent /a ～ crowd

embrace /:She embraced her son tenderly

irritate /：be irritated by sb’s insolence

ensure /:His industriousness and ability will ensure his success

maltreat / We’ll not intervene unless the children are being physically maltreated

reciprocal / ～ respect

hatch /：hatch (out) chickens

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cease / The music ceased suddenly.

award / The university awarded him an honorary degree.

substance / the ～ of pre-school education

intervene /：A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year’s Day

toss / The children tossed the ball to each other

guarantee /：Wealth is no guarantee of happiness H

exert /:exert all one’s strength

sophisticated / a young man quite ～ for his age

anchor / The anchor catches (drags).

appraise / appraise the infant's weight

coherent / lack coherent political goals 2012 考研英语核心词汇

sustain /The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house

polish / Polish your shoes with a brush

noteworthy /a ～ day

sour / ～pickles

conspicuous / He felt as conspicuous as if he had stood on a stage.

shrewd / a ～ guess

ornament / We bought ～s for the Christmas tree

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doom /：His doom was to be poverty.

course /:an English course

talk / Is your baby talking yet?

attentive / an attentive audience

diminish /：His illness diminished his strength.

reconcile /After each fight they ate soon ～d

brief / a brief holiday

twinkle/ The diamond on her finger ～d in the firelight

smart / Smart students talk earlier than the average

prolong / a means of ～ing life

sprout / The seeds we planted finally ～ed

perspective / a lesson in drawing class on ～

thrive / His business is thriving

potential / That hole in the road is a ～ danger

pose / The model was asked to adopt various ～s for the photographer

identify /：He identified the coat as his brother’s

graduate/：graduate from college

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assault / We made an

assault on the enemy fort.

toast / two slices of ～

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undergo / ～ much suffering

economical /: an economical stove

convict/:He was convicted of smuggling

preside /(at, over) The vice chairman of the board will ～ at today’s meeting

refute / The argument cannot be d at the moments

dawn / work from dawn to dark 2012 考研英语核心词汇

split / ～ the firewood with an axe

degenerate /（into）: Her eyesight degenerated with the years.

spoil / It would ～ my reputation

latent /：a latent infection

resolve / Have you ～d where to go next?

due /：A great deal of money is due to you.

commend / commend a soldier for bravery

tax /Half of his wages go in tax

pin /

assign / The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson.

deprive /：deprive sb. of his property

rescue /～ hostages held by the terrorists

attribute /(to) He attributed his success to hard work.

dictate /：dictate a letter to a secretary

humble/：a humble job

spit / He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor

corrode/:Bribery corrodes the confidence that must exist between buyer and seller

bar / a bar of gold

synchronize / Their steps ～d

coordinate /:coordinate the functions of government agencies

scheme / He suggested several ～s to increase sales

handicap /：Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student

upright / an ～ seat

transform / ～ a hotel into a hospital

consist /(of) The house consists of six rooms.

hold /：The girl is holding the baby in her arms

enforce /:The principal enforced the rules of the school

flee /:The enemy troops fled in utter confusion

tough / Some plastic are as ～ as metal

pursue / He felt their eyes pursuing him

alien / adjust to an alien culture

long / a long journey

hedge /：a quickset hedge

ambiguous / an ambiguous answer

conceive / conceive an idea

represent /To many local people these castles ～ a hundred years of foreign domination

shift / Don’t try to ～the blame onto me

manipulate / Mr. Smith manipulated the ivory chopsticks with great dexterity

objective / political ～s

attendance / Our class has perfect attendance today.

pump / fill a bucket from the ～

shed / ～ one’s blood for one’s country

discount /：The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid when due.

modify / ～a law

contain /, a list containing twelve items

inquire /：He inquired what the weather was likely to be

accompany / She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend.

doze /：The old lady dozed in her armchair.

provoke / He tried to ～ them into fig

hting

survive /Only two people ～d the fire

remember / I ～ reading that boo when I was eight

fade /:The color in this material will not fade

soil /The ～here is very fertile

distract /：be distracted from one’s original purpose

discern /：We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.

quit / It hasn’t ～ raining yet

enroll /:The school enrolled about 300 pupils last year

expel /:expel an invader from a country

ban / He was banned from entering the city.

edible /:edible oil

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prick / The boy burst the balloon with a ～ of the needle

frequent /:His trips to France are less frequent now

hamper /：hamper sb from getting elected

execute /:execute a plan

feasible /:a feasible plan(idea)

acute / an acute thinker

border / a district on the Kampuchean side of the border with Thailand

allied / allied nations

discriminate /：It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers.

suppress / ～human rights

pattern / set the ～ for

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mortgage /He will have to ～ his land for a loan.

submit / ～ to foreign pressure

resign / He ～ed from his post

release/ ～ a bomb from an aircraft

compact / a compact piece of luggage

paralyze / A stroke ～d half his face

tend / Interest rates are ～ing upwards

superb / ～ science and engineering

annoy / She was annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.

correspondent/:a good(bad)correspondent

alter / alter an attitude

diffuse /：The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky.

equivalent /:The misery of such a position is equivalent to its happiness

articulate / He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.

approach / John is approaching manhood.

stroke /drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer

govern /：govern a nation

consult / consult a doctor about one’s illness

pilot /

finance /:skill in finance

proclaim / ～ war

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shower / be caught in a hard ～

magnify / I want to magnify this picture

propose / When she was very ill ,her lawyer has ～d to her that she might like to make a will

pool / a swimming ～

assert / He asserted his innocence.

sacrifice / a law banning the ～ of animals

rally / ～ public opinion in favor of price controls

odd /One ,three five are ～numbers

cut /; The Mayor cut the ribbon to open a trade exhibition. D

justify /：Such behavior is justified on these grounds K

melt / The sun melted the snow

absolute / have absolute trust in sb.

refer / Does the remark ～ to me

rot /Meat may ～ if it is not refrigerated

merit / meri

ts and demerits

tip/ the tips of the fingers

sore /touch sb on a ～ place

update / ～a textbook

dedicate /（to）: The doctor dedicated himself to finding a cure.

ultimate / The war ended for us in ～ victory

fluctuate /:You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you fluctuate it

tedious /a ～ debate

compromise / compromise over the hard-fought next.

neglect / ～ one’s health

spin / ～ cotton into yarn

fury /：fly into a fury 2012 考研英语核心词汇

primitive / a ～ forest

lump / a lump of coal M

salute / ～ one’s superior officer

chew / He chewed a mouthful of meat.

swarm /

splash /A passing car ～ed my dress

fabricate /:The finest craftsmen fabricated this clock

distort /：a face distorted by (或 with)pain

pocket / a change ～

stuff / He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house 2012 考研英语核心词汇

external /:external signs of a disease

stream / on the banks of a ～

slope / The ground ～s down sharply at this point

terminate / ～ a contract

institute /：an institute for the blind

patch / patches at elbows of a jacket

adolescent / a film aimed at adolescents

triumph /a ～ over the enemy

rub / He rubbed his eyes

render / The blow ～ed him unconscious

deviate /：deviate from the rule

fuss /：make much fuss over losing a penny

exceed /:Her performance exceeded all the others

cue /：throw cues to sb

chorus /

expend /(on, in):They expended all their strength in (on) trying to climb out

schedule / a fight ～

privilege / In countries where there are still not many schools, education is a ～

disperse /：Police dispersed the rioters with tear gas

forbid /:Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children

multiply /～ 7 and 8

ingenious /：an ingenious designer

penetrate / The nail ～d the wood at least two inches

testify / He agreed to ～ on behalf of the accused man

prosper / His farm ～ed through good management

detain /：be detained by business.

bound / She bounded to her feet and waved her right hand triumphantly.

appreciate / I appreciated your help much.

summary / This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter

spot / a blue tie with ～s

avert / Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.

donate /：They donate to the Red Cross every year.

despise /：He despises flattery.

glory /：The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field

answer / Henry took ages to answer the door.

endeavor /:How much he endeavored, goal stayed unattained

defy /：He was going ahead defying all difficulties.

score / At the end of first half there’s no ～

grace /

：She ran well, grace in every movement

accurate / an accurate estimate

seek / ～ shelter from the rain

spill / The ship ～ed oil while in port

sit / He was sitting over his coffee with a cigar

bolt / a small bag of nuts and bolts

supervise / ～ sb’s every move

rear /a garden at the ～ of the house

highlight /：Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output

agitate / The machine agitated the mixture.

evaluate /:evaluate property

illuminate /：The room was poorly illuminated by one candle

migrate / migrate to another country

sparkle / Her eyes were sparkling with anger

stimulate / ～ economic growth

encounter/:encounter an old friend in the theatre

tumble /The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over

flourish /:Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century

remove /～ one’s eyes from the picture

extinct /:an extinct cigarette(fire)

prominent / a ～ forehead

dominate /：a white dominated society

entitle /(to):Robert was entitled to see the documents

brush / a laundry brush

tower / a television ～

abnormal / abnormal behavior

accuse / They accused her publicly of stealing their books.

conserve / conserve natural resources

uniform / a ～ temperature

calculate / calculate the distance between New York and Chicago

identical /：the same (very)identical menu

swear / ～ on a Bible to observe secrecy

remark / (on, upon) It would be rude to ～ upon her appearance

rust / Iron gathers ～easily

compatible / You should choose a roommate more compatible to your tastes.

starve / Many live in luxury while others are starving

inspire /：His speech inspires the crowd

snob / a ～ of the first water

produce / Canada ～s wheat and furs

apprehend / Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?

advantage / Sitting Presidents hold built-in advantages when seeking another term.

oblige / In certain countries the law ～s parents to send their children to school

condense / condense a speech to half

enhance /:enhance one’s reputation

furnish /：furnish blankets for the refugees

cluster / a cluster of tourists

accomplish / accomplish one's purpose

gross /：gross income

brittle / brittle glass

reign/In England ,the sovereign ～s but does not rule

trend /an upward ～ of prices

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deform/：Heat deforms plastic.

uneasy / be ～uneasy about the future

pace / He took three ～s forward

origin / a word of Latin ～

tramp / He loves ～ing over the hills

specify / They have specified the amount as 700,000 dollars

approximate / The approximate time is 10 o'cloc

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come / Will you come to the dance tonight?

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deteriorate /: Relations between the two countries began to deteriorate.

intact /：an intact family

diplomat /：a career diplomat

faint /:a faint idea

average / The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.

count /: count the money

relay / ～ a message

grieve /：The little girl grieved over her kitten’s death

deduce /：From her conversation, I deduced that she had a large family.

contribute /:He contributed 5dollars to the charity every payday

heal /：heal the sick

inaccessible /：The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible

controversy/:a point of controversy

occur / when did the earthquake ～?

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idle /：idle money

demonstrate / ：demonstrate a philosophical principle

spur /a pair of ～s

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contaminate /: Fumes contaminate the air

triple /Black unemployment rate runs ～ the figure for whites

dazzle /：He was dazzled by his sudden success.

insult/：She insulted him by calling him a coward

revive / He is dead and never will ～

stationary /～ troops

consume /: consume much of one’s time in reading

incur /：incur sb’s displeasure(envy)

boast / He is full of boasts.

conform / confirm to(或 with) the rules(the law)

facilitate /:Such a port would facilitate the passage of oil from the Middle East to Japan

perceive / He was only able to ～ light and color ;he could not see properly

energy /:a man of energy

station / at Victoria Station

advance / advance a chessman

comply / comply with rules(safety regulations)

challenge / Our school challenged the local champion team to a football match.

periodical / a ～ room

necessitate / The emergency ～d a change in plans.

adjacent /(to) a city and its adjacent suburbs

awake / awake from sleep

liberal / a liberal donation

apt / A careless person is apt to make mistakes.

shelter / a bus ～

portable /This little TV is extremely ～

prompt / He is ～ on the job

superficial/a ～resemblance

ridiculous / In this department of English girls outnumber boys in a ～ ratio

suck /A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand

scatter/ corn for the chickens

chronic / chronic indigestion

remedy / a folk ～

denote /：A frown often denotes displeasure.

emigrate /:emigrate from Canada to Australia

blast / a blast of wind

abstract / A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.

access / have regular and immediate access to the President

terrify/ She was terrified out of her wits

twist / ～ a rope out of threads

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sume / When I quit golf, I ～d writing

motion /the ～ of the planets motive 动机，目的be proper in～

define /: People define him as a genius.

impact /：the impact of light on the eye

extract /:extract a confession

scold / Dad ～ed me for coming home late

mend / mend clothes

tow / tow a damaged ship into port

dump /：He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk.

decline /：We sent him an invitation but he declined.

compulsory / a compulsory subject

spare /have no ～ cash

pour/ He began to ～ with sweat

feed /:feed a baby at the breast

tick /

decent /:She didn’t have a decent dress for the ball.

charge / The airlines charge half price for students.

duplicate /：a duplicate key

gear/：interlock cogs and gears

contact /: be in contact with sb

startle/ The horse ～s easily

generalize /:I don’t think you can generalize about what voters will do

squeeze / ～ juice from oranges

aaccelerate / accelerate one’s steps

stall /

frown /:frown at sb

meet / He met her there by chance

hinder /：Bad weather hindered travel

rigid / a ～ piece of plastic

prohibit / Tourist class passengers are ～ed from using the first class lounge

offend / She was afraid of ～ing anyone.

associate / We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.

token/He did that as a ～ of good faith

courtesy /：come in without courtesy

insert /：In the pause he managed to inquire a question 2012 考研英语核心词汇

consolidate / consolidate one’s position

affirm / affirm the truth of a statement

stick / Grandfather walks with a ～

haste /： Why all this haste?

aesthetic / an aesthetic theory

aside / We stood aside to let her pass.

assure /

relate / She ～d the experience of a Chinese girl in the United States

clarity / clarify an issue

conflict / The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.

sort / He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing

eloquent /:an eloquent spokesman

compose / England, Scotland, and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.

offset /They gains ～the losses.

pad / a seat ～

pave / ～ a road with concrete

immerse /：He immersed himself in the pool

corrupt /:lead a corrupt life

shade /The group of trees provide some ～ from the sun

discharge /：The judge found him not guilty and discharged him.

soak / You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing

process / the ～ of digestion

sow / This plot of land was sown with maize

grease /：the grease spot on the envelope

fare /:full (half) fare

retain / ～the right to reply

trim / ～ lawns

cherish / cherish one’s native land

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attain / attain one’s goal

label /：put labels on your luggage

account / give a brief account of what has happened

obstinate /The girl would go her own way, in spite of all warnings

forge/:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar

trail / a ～ of destruction left by the violence

discard /：discard an old pair of shoes

fling/:fling sb into prison

fracture /: a fracture in the pipe

horizon /：The sun has sunk below the horizon

conceal / He concealed his disappointment from his friends.

amaze / I am amazed that he should get the post.

seize /The policeman ～d him by the collar

regard / I ～ the matter in this light

quantity / an increase in ～

tuck / He ～ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it

exemplify /:The teacher exemplified the use of the word

tune / She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ～

quiver / ～ with cold

sketch / make a ～ of a face in pencil

notwithstanding / They traveled on,～ the storm

adverse / She felt adverse to her husband's friends.

plug / He wears rubber ～s in his ears when he swims

flash /:a flash of lighting

sway / a tree ～ing gently in the breeze

contrary /:take the contrary view

thrill / It’s a sight that never fails to ～ me

prey / The lion seized its ～ and ate it

affliliate / a government affiliated company

infer /(from)： From his grades I inferred that he was a good student

replace /The calculator is rapidly replacing the abacus

shear / ～ a lawn

malfunction / If the computer malfunctions it fails to work properly

stab / a ～ of anxiety

subject / the ～ for a debate

tidy /a ～ room

obsolete / Wooden warships are ～.

sham / Her illness was a ～ to gain sympathy

impose /(on, upon)：impose additional tax on business expansion

supplement / a ～ to wages

artificial / artificial price controls

check / check one’s steps

frustrate /:frustrate a plan

bewilder / I’m bewildered as to which one to buy.

recover /The police ～ed stolen watch

glare /：give the jury a glare

stretch / He yawned and ～ed himself

scare / The thunder ～d the children

grind (ground)/：grind wheat into flour

sacred / the ～ name of God

attach / attach a label to a suitcase

charm / This thriving resort town has retained its village charm.

clutch / clutch at an opportunity

opaque /A brick wall is ～.

confuse / He confused the arrangements by arriving late.

stamp / put a ～ on a letter

reverse /a ～ dictionary

temper / be in a good～

overhaul /～ a faulty machine

adhere / Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.

confirm / co

nfirm a rumour

length / What is the length of the street?

absorb / A sponge absorbs water.

distinct /：Three distinct types of people

speculate / I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this

persecute /， ～ animals

expand /:Reading(travel)expands one’s mind

ashore / He swam ashore.

smooth /～ skin

elaborate /:an elaborate plot

puzzle / jigsaw ～

bare / walk in bare feet

storm / A ～ arose

peculiar / He has always been a little ～

lean / the Leaning tower of Pisa

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aggressive / an aggressive weapon

cordial /:a cordial hello(smile, invitation)

plead / His parents ～ed that he should be given one more chance

radiate/ The sun ～s light and heat

rectify / ～ the mistakes in a bill

underline / Please translate the ～d sentences in the passage

sack / a ～of cement

stale / These old peanuts taste ～

arise / arise from one's seat

essence /:Being thoughtful of others is the essence of politeness

appropriate / Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

halt /：The car came to a sudden halt

exterior /:exterior decorations

swell / A tire ～s as it is filled with air

rouse / The boat ～d wild ducks to flight

smash / The ball ～ed the window

swing / ～ a baby in the cradle

blush / blush with(或for) joy

prior / Stop making public statements without their ～ approval here

signify / ～ consent with a nod 2012 考研英语核心词汇

confess / confess one’s crime

necessity / There is no ～ for disappointment.

commemorate / commemorate a holiday

monitor / a ～ in class 5.

insure /：Every father should insure his life for the sake of his wife and children

allow / He missed her more than he would allow himself to admit.

emit /:The chimney emitted a cloud of smoke

attend / attend a wedding

stir / A breeze ～red my hair

irrespective /(of) ：irrespective of consequences

disclose /：disclose information to sb.

generate /：generate electricity

negligent / be ～ about traffic regulations

succession / a ～ of debates

eternal /:eternal truths

induce /：Nothing will induce me to do that

anonymous / an anonymous letter (phone call)

displace /：Many of the inhabitants were displaced by the rising floodwaters

credit /：I have full credit in your ability to do the job。

erect /:an erect tree

reproach / mute ～

plot / a vegetable ～

submerge / The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland

contrast /:the contrast between the two forms of government

glitter /：His language glitters with marvelous words

track /～s in the snow

diagnose /：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.

activate /Th

have planted secret agents in many countries who could be activated whenever needed.

optimistic /

minor /

amateur / an amateur golfer

participate /，In a modern democracy people want to ～ more fully

confer / confer with sb. Over (on, about, concerning) sth.

dwell （dwelt 或 dwelled ）/: dwell on an island E

treasure / dig for buried ～

consider / Consider carefully before doing anything.

petition / get up a ～

pile / a ～ of sand

trip / a ～ round the world

sue / ～ sb for slander

relevant /I don’t think his remarks are ～ to our discussions

supreme / a ～ ruler

tempt / Nothing could ～ me to do such a thing

gossip /：give rise to gossip

repel / ～ the enemy

leak /：The pipe has got a leak

regenerate /The human body can ～ hair, nails, etc

explicit /:give explicit directions

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regulate / The policeman ～d traffic at the intersection

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slip She ～ed on the wet stones and fell

scorn / He ～s lying

narrate / ～ the story of sb’s life

ignore /：He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it

embark /:embark for Europe at New York harbor 2012 考研英语核心词汇

dread /:I dread to think of what may happen.

queue / from a ～

hospital /：be hospital to the homeless

ruthless / a～ enemy

perfect / a ～ couple

descend /：Darkness descended too soon.

transparent / Glass is ～ 2012 考研英语核心词汇

plausible / a ～ excuse

innovate /(in,on/upon)：innovate on another’s creation

confront / The war confronted him with hardships.

sober / A driver must stay ～

serve / He ～d as an adviser to the company

overtake / He ran out of the door to ～ her

crucial /：a crucial decision

simulate / use tricks to ～ illness

convert /:convert coal to (into) pipeline gas

subordinate / In the army ,captains are ～ to majors

beforehand / If you wanted soup for lunch you should have told me beforehand.

postpone / We are postponing our trip until the weather grows warmer 2012 考研英语核心词汇 20 / 44 –

constitute / constitute a threat to sb.

extravagant /:be extravagant in one’s way of living

undesirable / The drug has ～ side effects

devote /（to）:Mary devoted her life to caring for the sick.

coin / a silver coin

minimum

patent / take out a ～ for an invention

slit / ～ the envelope open

aggravate / aggravate the declining economy

peel / peel potatoes

pierce / The thorn ～d his heel

disgust /：feel disgust for bad odor

ors

assemble / assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.

contempt /:show a contempt for sb

homogeneous /：homogeneous parts

accommodate / accommodate oneself to changed circumstances

thermal / ～burns

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shield / They piled more sand on top as a ～

apart / Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings.

prime / a matter of ～ importance

incorporate /：His book incorporates his earlier essays

approve / I couldn't approve his conduct.

occupy /My books ～ a lot of space

boycott / boycott uncooperative manufactures

torture / ～ a confession from a prisoner

reinforce / They hope to ～ their domination in these countries

arouse / A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t worry.

durable/：a durable fabric

correspond /(to,with):Fulfillment seldom corresponds to anticipation

astonish / I was astonished at his sudden appearance.

accumulate / accumulate wisdom

auxiliary / an auxiliary rocket

strap / silks ～s

mock / He had ～ed her modest ambitions.

enclose /:enclose a porch with glass

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deserve /：The question deserves consideration.

convey /:a wire conveys an electric current

rush / ～ into the room

bribe / accept(或take)a bribe from sb.

edge /: At the edge of the lake women were doing their washing

perform /～ an experiment

insulate /：We are not insulated from the real world the way we were

scrap / ～s of bread

hail /：The crowd hailed the actress with joy

collaborate / He and I collaborated in writing plays.

pessimistic / I am ～ about my chances of getting the job

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gesture /：raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair

ascertain / I ascertained that he was dead.

erase /:erase the chalk marks

repent /～of a thoughtless act

elite /:the elite of the society

limp / a young man in a limp gray sweater

scan / ～ the doctor’s face for a sign of hope

roll / Rocks were ～ing down the hillside

contradict /:The facts contradict his theory

unify / become a unified nation

recall /I ～ seeing a poster on his wall

rate/ Velocity is the ～ of change of distance with respect to time

mutual / ～ aid

tender /a ～ piece of meat

disgrace /：bring disgrace on oneself

undermine / ～ a wall

profit / They made millions in ～s in last year

designate /：designate boundaries

strive /～ towards a goal

perplex/ The question ～ed him

sensible / a ～ choice

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nourish /Milk is all we need to ～our small baby

swallow / ～ one’s food

tragedy / Hamlet is one of shakespeare’s best known tragedies

resent/～ those unfair comments

impair /：The output of produce was impaired by

the bad weather

delight /：To the teacher’s great delight , all his students passed the examination.

character / The furniture in Tom’s apartment was pretentious and without character.

underlie / Many facts ～ my decision

instant /：be in instant need of help

partial / A parent should not be ～ to any one of his children

glow /：the fire glowing in the darkness

poll / A recent ～ shows a change in public opinion

unanimous / They are ～ in asking for a rise in pay

spray / The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water

light / The house blazed with light

indispensable /(to. for)： Oxygen is indispensable to life

undertake / ～ an attack

blame / Public opinion blames Mrs Smith for leading the girl astray.

brisk / a brisk pace

refine /～ crude oil into various petroleum products

overthrow/ a plot to ～ the government

renovate / ～ a two storey building

quote / She ～d several verses to us R

shame / flush with ～

bore /） bore through a wall

drain /：drain water from a pool

flatter /:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation

choke / be choked by smoke

array / The troops were formed in battle array.

hazard /：a life full of hazards

scrape / ～one’s chin

adapt / adapt oneself to new conditions

proceed /The train ～ed at the same speed as before

ascend / The airplane ascended into the cloud.

anticipate / The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand would fall).

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remind / I ～ed him of his promise

formulate /formulate a policy

corresponding /:corresponding fingerprints

assess / assess the present state of the economy

detach /：They detached their trailer and set up camp.

restrain / ～ one’s anger

restore / The temple has been ～d out of all recognition

scratch / The cat ～ed me with its claws

applaud / The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.

deliberate /：The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices.

invert /：The magician inverted the bag to show it was empty

mobilize / Our country’s in great danger, we must ～ the army.

subtle / His whole attitude has undergone a ～ change

concentrate / concentrate one’s attention

lend / Could you lend me your car

extinguish /:extinguish a cigarette(candle)

alarm / The bandits scattered in alarm.

fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)/: fulfill a contract

offence / They were arrested for drug ～s.

illustrate /： A complicated rule can be illustrated by a simple example

conscious / They were conscious that he disapproved.

tentative / a ～plan

amuse / The clown at the circus amused the children.

lubricate / lubricate the skin with cold cream

sympathy / a man of wide sympathies

appeal / I appealed to t

he children to make less noise.

bias / have a bias against sb.(或 sth.)

upgrade / ～ products and services

slack / a ～ soft rope

quench / ～ hatred

pack / The climber carried some food in a ～ on his back

collapse / The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.

expire /:His term of office expires this year

glimpse /：have a glimpse of (into)sth

reclaim / ～ former criminals

secure / a castle ～from attack

overlap / The Renaissance overlapped the later Middle Ages

preach / ～ to a packed church

elevate /:elevate the living standards of the people

recruit /try to ～300 men in two days

glance /：take a glance at the newspaper headlines

parallel / The road is ～ to the river

muscle / facial ～s

abrupt / an abrupt departure

reap / ～ the rice in the field

divorce /：sue for a divorce

bang / sudden loud bang

deceive /：deceive oneself

mislead /

rack / a clothes ～

rank排，/ the ～s of great pines

entertain/:The child is entertaining himself with his building blocks

compile / compile an anthology of poems

tease / The boy is teasing the cat

compare /(with, to) compare the body to a finely tuned machine

stock / Rags are used as a ～ for making paper

assume / Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming (that) the weather si favarable.

sting / A bee stung him on the neck

manifest/ manifest superiority

absurd / The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.

maintain/ maintain law and order

screen / a folding ～

object / cultural ～s

impulse /：give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two countries

clumsy / a clumsy boy

embody /:embody principles in actions

gallop /：The horse did a fine gallop during the race

project / draw up a ～

trace / The wound healed, leaving almost no ～ of a scar

ambition / His political ambitions still burn.

compress / He compresses a lifetime as a soldier into a few sentences

annual / the annual output of steel

shape / the ～ of sb’s face

mature / a mature fruit

dubious /：a dubious reply

numb / fingers ～ with cold

hoist /：The war hoisted prices

bump /(against, into) The truck bumped against the wall in the dark.

nominate / a ～ leader

behave / Do behave.

announce / It is officially announced that he will not run for reelection.

tug / He tugged the door but it wouldn’t open

allege / The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt.

ignite /：ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper

hint /：drop(give ,throw out)a hint

superfluous /a ～remark

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interfere /(with)：Misty weather interfered with the contact

immune /：Nobody is immune from criticism

bounce / The ball does

n’t bounce well.

straightforward / a ～ business transaction

constant / a constant noise

cancel / cancel a trip

slide / The drawers of my desk ～ in and out easily

abuse / abuse one's authority(office)

orient / political theory in the West and in the Orient

uphold / He upheld his clenched hand

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cling / The frightened child clung to her mother.

enlighten /Would you enlighten me on your plans for the future?

breed / Rabbits breed families rapidly.

perfume /She loves French ～(s)

advocate / advocate self-defence

flavor /:drama with a European flavor

flare /:candle flaring in the wind

nominal /a ～ leader

statistics / The recent ～ on marriage are interesting

tame / ～animails

staff / The company has got a ～ of about 40

fascinate /:be fascinated with history

tilt / Tilt your head back so that I can look down your throat

casual / a casual meeting

macroscopic /

start / I’ve got so many things to do,I don’t know where to ～

stride /He strode to the platform

boom / The great bell tolled with a deep boom.

thirst / The heat creates a ～ in me like I’ve never had before

reform / He spend years trying to ～ the world

cultivate /：cultivate vegetables

overwhelm / He took 45% of the ballots and ～ed his two main rivals

strain / If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break

sound / a ～body in a ～ mind

exhaust /:exhaust a well

allowance / a housing allowance

trifle / One should not get angry about such a ～

acquaint

orthodox / an ～ economic theory

certify / The accounts were certified (as) correct.

coincide / 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit.

transplant / ～ a human heart into a patient

hostile /：a hostile army