08考研英语词汇复习：吴耀武核心词汇100篇

2008考研英语词汇全攻略
主编:  吴耀武
共同探讨英语人生
量身定做学习计划
紧紧把握考试脉搏
传授英语应试策略
奠定良好心理基础
培养进取人生态度

海文考研教育研究中心
2007年5月

主讲教师简介
吴耀武:著名英语教学与测试专家；西安外国语大学语言测试研究中心副主任；全国公共英语等级考试（PETS）考官；先后两次赴香港岭南大学进修和工作；陕西电视台《考试联盟》栏目、西安音乐台《快乐时光》栏目、西安经济广播电台《空中英语角》节目特邀嘉宾。现已出版考研英语《黑博士系列丛书》（人民日报出版社）、大学英语四六级《考试专家系列丛书》、《全攻略系列丛书》（西工大出版社）和英语专业四八级《TEM-4/考试指南》等系列丛书（世界图书传版社）30余部，近800万字。于2001年起在全国高校作关于考研英语、雅思（IELTS）、英语专业四八级（TEM-4/8）和大学英语四六级（CET-4/6）巡回讲座，在各大高校均引起巨大轰动，讲座场场爆满。并受到新浪、搜狐、中国考试网、都市快报、西安零距离、华商报、西安晚报、三秦都市报等多家媒体的关注和专访。他在英语培训领域提出了自己独特的教学理念
——努力改进学习方法、量身定做学习计划；
紧紧把握考试脉搏，传授英语应试策略；
奠定良好心理基础，培养进取人生态度。
这一理念在课堂上得以贯彻并为广大学员所认可。现在吴老师每年在北京、上海、西安、武汉、南京、石家庄、沈阳、天津、乌鲁木齐等20多所中心城市主讲考研英语和大学英语四六级课程，经他直接培训的学员已逾10万人，听众更是不计其数。学员对他的评价是：
――― 感情真挚，敬业专注；
――― 才思敏捷，经典幽默；
――― 传授知识如春风化雨，润物无声；
――― 谈应试技巧如数家珍，挥洒自如；
――― 他的语言总是富有人生哲理，他的课堂永远充满着欢笑从容；他传播的不仅仅是英语知识，更是一种人生感悟！
 
第一部分 考研英语核心词汇
记单词时不要采用从A——Z的顺序，而是要灵活搭配，比如A和J， B和O，C和N，D和L等，这样记起来既不觉得累又有成就感。一定记住吴老师的建议：每天晚上看1-2页，把自己已经记住的暂时划出来，第二天早上无论多忙都要把前一天晚上看过的单词复习一遍，然后再分别过3天、7天、15天、30天各复习一遍，坚持下来，到考前一周看最后一遍时，你会觉得大部分单词都已经很熟悉了。另外，务必要把自己做过的历年真题或模拟题中的词汇题集中整理起来，这样的对比记忆特别有助于我们对近义近形词汇的辨析。这样坚持学习，双管齐下，一定会取得良好学习效果！
abide  遵循（…by）；容忍  The one thing she cannot abide is lying.
abnormal  反常的  abnormal behavior
abolish  彻底废除（法律、制度、习俗等）abolish old custom
abrupt  突然的，意外的  an abrupt departure
absolute  纯粹的，完全的  have absolute trust in sb.
absorb  吸收，吸进  A sponge absorbs water.
abstract  抽象的  A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.
absurd  荒谬的，荒唐的  The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.
abuse  滥用  abuse one's authority(office) 
aaccelerate  加速，增速  accelerate one’s steps
access  接近（或进入）的机会  have regular and immediate access to the President
accommodate  使适应，使符合一致  accommodate oneself to changed circumstances
accompany  陪伴，伴随  She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend.
accomplish  达到（目的），完成（任务），实现（计划，诺言等）  accomplish one's purpose
accord  使符合，相一致(with)  His violent action do not accord with his peaceful words.
account   记述，叙述  give a brief account of what has happened
accumulate  积累，积攒，积聚  accumulate wisdom
accurate  准确的，精确的  an accurate estimate
accuse  指控，指责  They accused her publicly of stealing their books.
accustom  使习惯于  accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early
acquaint  使认识，使了解
activate  使活动起来，使开始起作用，启动  They have planted secret agents in many countries who could be activated whenever needed.
acute  尖锐的，敏锐的  an acute thinker 
adapt  （使）适应  adapt oneself to new conditions
address  演说  a television address 
adhere  黏附，附着  Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.
adjacent  临近的，毗邻的(to)  a city and its adjacent suburbs
adjoin  贴近，与...毗邻  His house adjoins the lake.
administrate  掌管，料理...的事务  In many Japanese homes, the funds are administrated by the wife.
adolescent  （尤指16岁以下的）青少年  a film aimed at adolescents
advance  使向前移动  advance a chessman
advantage  有利条件，优点  Sitting Presidents hold built-in advantages when seeking another term.
adverse  不友好的，敌对的  She felt adverse to her husband's friends.
advocate  拥护，提倡，主张  advocate self-defence
aesthetic  美学的，艺术的，审美  an aesthetic theory
affliliate  使隶属（或附属）于，使成为会员  a government affiliated company
affirm  断言，申明  affirm the truth of a statement
aggravate  加重，加剧，恶化  aggravate the declining economy
aggressive  侵犯的，侵略的  an aggressive weapon
agitate  搅动（液体等）  The machine agitated the mixture.
alarm  惊恐，忧虑  The bandits scattered in alarm.
alert  警惕的，留神的  In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.
alien  外国的  adjust to an alien culture
allege  断言，宣称  The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt.
allocate  分配，分派，把...拨给  allocate funds for new projects
allied  结盟的，有关联的  allied nations
allow  允给，准许，允许  He missed her more than he would allow himself to admit.
allowance  津贴，补贴，零用钱  a housing allowance
alter  改变，更改  alter an attitude 
alternate  交替，轮流  Night and day alternate.
amateur  （艺术，科学等的）业余爱好者  an amateur golfer
amaze  使惊愕，使惊异  I am amazed that he should get the post.
ambiguous  含糊不清的，模棱两可的  an ambiguous answer
ambition  （对名利等的）强烈欲望，野心  His political ambitions still burn.
amend  修改，修订  amend the spelling in sb.'s paper
amuse  逗乐，逗笑，给...提供娱乐（或消遣）  The clown at the circus amused the children.
anchor  锚  The anchor catches (drags).
announce  宣布，声称  It is officially announced that he will not run for reelection.
annoy  使恼怒，使生气  She was annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.
annual  每年的，年度的  the annual output of steel
anonymous  匿名的，无名的  an anonymous letter (phone call)
answer  回答，响应  Henry took ages to answer the door.
anticipate  预期，预料  The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand would fall).
anxious  焦虑的，发愁的(about, at)  They become anxious at her delay.
apart  成零碎  Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings.
apparent  显然的，明明白白的  It was apparent that they all understood.
appeal  呼吁，恳求  I appealed to the children to make less noise.
applaud  鼓掌，喝彩，叫好  The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.
apply  涂，敷  He applied two coats of paint to the table.
appoint  任命，委派  They appointed his father (to be 或as) postmaster.
appraise  估量，估计  appraise the infant's weight
appreciate  感激  I appreciated your help much.
apprehend  对...担心  Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?
approach  靠近，接近  John is approaching manhood.
appropriate  恰当的，相称的  Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
approve  赞成，同意  I couldn't approve his conduct.
approximate  大概的，大约的，近似的  The approximate time is 10 o'clock.
apt  （习性）易于......的，有......倾向的  A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
arbitrary  随心所欲的，个人武断的，任意的  an arbitrary choice
arise  起立，起身  arise from one's seat
arouse  使......奋发  A man like Tom will be aroused.  Don’t worry.
array  排列，队形  The troops were formed in battle array.
articulate  发音清晰的，善于表达的  He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.
artificial  人工的，人造的，人为的  artificial price controls
ascend  登高，（渐渐）上升，升高  The airplane ascended into the cloud.
ascertain 查明，弄清，确定  I ascertained that he was dead.
ashamed  惭愧的，羞耻的  I am ashamed for being so stupid.
ashore  向岸，向陆地  He swam ashore.
aside  在旁边  We stood aside to let her pass.
assault  攻击，袭击  We made an assault on the enemy fort.
assemble  集合，召集  assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.
assert  肯定地说（出），坚定地断言  He asserted his innocence.
assess  估价，评价，评论  assess the present state of the economy
assign  分配，布置（作业）  The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson.
assimilate  吸收，消化  He is quick to assimilate new ideas.
associate  （使）联系，（使）结合  We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.
assume  假定，假设  Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming (that) the weather si favarable.
assure 深信不疑地对......说，向......保证
assurance  保证，把握，信心  He gave me his assurance that he would help.
astonish  使惊讶  I was astonished at his sudden appearance.
attach  系，贴，连接  attach a label to a suitcase
attain  达到，获得  attain one’s goal
attend  出席，参加（会议等）  attend a wedding
attendance  出席，参加，出席人数，出席率 Our class has perfect attendance today.
attentive  注意的，专心的  an attentive audience
attribute  把归因于，把......（过错的责任等）归于(to)  He attributed his success to hard work.
auxiliary  辅助的  an auxiliary rocket
avail  有利于，有助于  Will force alone avail us?
average  平均数，平均  The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.
avert  挡开，防止，避免  Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.
awake  醒，觉醒  awake from sleep
award  授予（奖品等）  The university awarded him an honorary degree.
ban  （以官方明令）禁止，取缔  He was banned from entering the city.
bang  （突发的）  sudden loud bang
bar  条，块，杆，棒  a bar of gold
bare  赤裸的，光秃的，空无内容的  walk in bare feet
beforehand  预先，事先  If you wanted soup for lunch you should have told me beforehand.
behave  举止端正，听话　Do behave.
bewilder  使迷惑，使糊涂  I’m bewildered as to which one to buy.
bias  偏见，偏心  have a bias against sb.(或sth.)
blame  责备，责怪  Public opinion blames Mrs Smith for leading the girl astray.
blast  一阵（风），一股（气流）  a blast of wind
blaze  火焰  The fire sprang into a blaze.
blunt  钝的  The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.
blush  （因害羞、激动、窘困）脸红  blush with(或for) joy
boast   自吹自擂，自夸的话  He is full of boasts.
bolt  螺栓，（门，窗的）插销  a small bag of nuts and bolts
boom  低沉有回响的声音  The great bell tolled with a deep boom.
border  边界，边境，边沿  a district on the Kampuchean side of the border with Thailand
bore  钻孔，挖（通道）  bore through a wall
bounce  弹起，反弹  The ball doesn’t bounce well.
bound  跳跃，弹回  She bounded to her feet and waved her right hand triumphantly.
boycott  （联合起来）抑制，拒绝参加  boycott uncooperative manufactures
brace  托架，支架  He braced his muscles and lifted the weight.
breed  （使）繁殖  Rabbits breed families rapidly.
bribe  贿赂  accept(或take)a bribe from sb.
brief  短暂的，简短的，简洁的  a brief holiday
brisk  轻快的，生气勃勃的  a brisk pace
brittle  易碎的，一碰就破的  brittle glass
brush  刷子，毛刷  a laundry brush
bump  碰，撞(against, into)  The truck bumped against the wall in the dark.
burst  爆炸，爆裂  The boiler burst.
calculate  计算，推算  calculate the distance between New York and Chicago
call  喊，叫  Please call the names of all the people who are present.
cancel  取消，废除，删去  cancel a trip
capture  俘虏，捕获  capture butterflies
case  事例，事实，事情  This is a case of poor judgment.
cast  投，扔，抛，撒，掷  cast doubt(s) on the feasibility of a scheme
casual  偶然的，无计划的，随便的，非正式的  a casual meeting
cease  停止，终止，结束  The music ceased suddenly.
certify  证明，证实  The accounts were certified (as) correct.
challenge  向...挑战  Our school challenged the local champion team to a football match.
character  （事物的）性质，特质  The furniture in Tom’s apartment was pretentious and without character.
charge  要（价），收（费）  The airlines charge half price for students.
charm  魅力，魔力  This thriving resort town has retained its village charm.
chase  追逐，追求  The police chased the escaping thief and caught him at last.
check  使突然停止，制止  check one’s steps
cherish  珍爱，珍视  cherish one’s native land
chew  嚼，咀嚼  He chewed a mouthful of meat.
choke  窒息，噎住  be choked by smoke
chorus  合唱队
chronic  （疾病）慢性的，（人）久病的  chronic indigestion
clarity  澄清，阐明  clarify an issue
cling  粘着  The frightened child clung to her mother.
clumsy  笨拙的  a clumsy boy
cluster  （果实，花等的）串，束，簇; (人或物)的群，组  a cluster of tourists
clutch  紧抓，紧握  clutch at an opportunity
coherent  一致的，协调的  lack coherent political goals
coin  硬币，钱币，金属货币  a silver coin
coincide  相符，相一致  100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit.
collaborate  （尤指在文艺、科学等方面）合作，协作  He and I collaborated in writing plays.
collapse  倒坍，崩溃，瓦解  The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.
collide  碰撞，互撞  The car collided with the truck.
come  来，来到  Will you come to the dance tonight?
commemorate  纪念，庆祝  commemorate a holiday
commend  表扬，称赞  commend a soldier for bravery
compact  紧密的，坚实的  a compact piece of luggage
compare  比较，对照(with, to)   compare the body to a finely tuned machine
compatible  能和睦相处的，合的来的  You should choose a roommate more compatible to your tastes.
compile  汇编，编制  compile an anthology of poems
comply  遵从，顺从，服从  comply with rules(safety regulations)
compose  组成，构成  England, Scotland, and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.
compress  压缩  He compresses a lifetime as a soldier into a few sentences
comprise  包含，包括  The shipyard comprises three docks.
compromise  妥协，折衷  compromise over the hard-fought next.
compulsory  必须做的，义务的  a compulsory subject
conceal  隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽  He concealed his disappointment from his friends.
conceive  构想出，设想  conceive an idea
concentrate  集中，专心  concentrate one’s attention
condemn  谴责  We all condemn cruelty to children.
condense  （使）压缩，（使）凝结，使简洁  condense a speech to half
confer  商谈，商议  confer with sb. Over (on, about, concerning) sth.
confess  坦白，供认，承认，忏悔  confess one’s crime
confidence  信任  break sb.’s confidence
confine  限制，使局限  They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.
confirm  证实，肯定  confirm a rumour
conflict  （尤指长期的）战争，战斗  The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.
conform  遵照，适应  confirm to(或with) the rules(the law)
confront  （使）面临，（使）遭遇  The war confronted him with hardships.
confuse  使混乱，混淆  He confused the arrangements by arriving late.
connect  连接，连接  The bridge connects the island with(或to) the mainland.
conscious  意识到的，自觉地  They were conscious that he disapproved.
consent  同意，赞同，准许  The people will never consent to another war.
conserve  保护，保藏，保存  conserve natural resources
consider  考虑，细想  Consider carefully before doing anything.
consist  组成，构成(of)  The house consists of six rooms.
consolidate  巩固，加强  consolidate one’s position
conspicuous  显眼的，明显的，引人瞩目的  He felt as conspicuous as if he had stood on a stage.
constant  经常的，不断的  a constant noise
constitute  组成，构成  constitute a threat to sb.
consult  请教，与......商量  consult a doctor about one’s illness
consume 消费,花费: consume much of one’s time in reading
contact  接触,联系,交往: be in contact with sb
contain 包括,容纳, a list containing twelve items
contaminate弄脏,污染,玷污,毒害: Fumes contaminate the air
contempt轻视,轻蔑:show a contempt for sb
contest竞赛,比赛,竞争:the contest between the two powers for the control of the region
contract合同,契约:enter into(make)a contact with
contradict反驳,同….相矛盾,同….相抵触:The facts contradict his theory
contrary相反的,对抗的:take the contrary view
contrast对照,对比,(对比之下显出的)差异:the contrast between the two forms of government
contribute捐(款等),捐献:He contributed 5dollars to the charity every payday
contrive设计,想出:contrive a new method
controversy(尤之以文字形式进行的争论),辨证:a point of controversy
convention(正式)会议,(定期)大会:draft a new constitution at a convention
convert转变,转化:convert coal to (into) pipeline gas
convey运送,输送,传送:a wire conveys an electric current
convict(经审讯)证明…有罪,宣判…有罪:He was convicted of smuggling
coordinate调节,协调:coordinate the functions of government agencies
cordial热情友好的,热诚的,真心的:a cordial hello(smile, invitation)
correspond相符合相称(to,with):Fulfillment seldom corresponds to anticipation
correspondent通信者,通讯员,记者:a good(bad)correspondent
corresponding符合的,一致的:corresponding fingerprints
corrode(渐渐)损害,(一点一点地)损伤:Bribery corrodes the confidence that must exist between buyer and seller
corrupt堕落的,腐败的,贪赃舞弊的:lead a corrupt life
count数,计算: count the money
course课程,科目:an English course
courtesy 谦恭有礼。有礼的举止（或）言辞：come in without courtesy
credit信任，可信性：I have full credit in your ability to do the job。
crucial 决定性的，关键性的：a crucial decision
cue 提示，暗号，信号：throw cues to sb
cultivate耕作，栽培，养殖：cultivate vegetables
cure 治愈，医治：this medicine cured him of his pains。
cut 切，割，剪，砍，削; The Mayor cut the ribbon to open a trade exhibition.

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