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GRE重点词汇解析:malevolent
1) characterized by ill will or hatred
2) having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
malevolent ----- having or showing often vicious ill-will, spite, or hatred
malevolent---malicious; evil; having or showing ill will: "Some early American colonists saw the wilderness as malevolent and sought to control it."
Synonyms: evil, hateful, vicious, vindictive
malevolent <> well-meaning; polite, benevolent, benign, flattering, good
The novel grossly oversimplified the conflict as a struggle between relentlessly malevolent villains on one side and faultless saints on the other.
【近】 cruel, despiteful, evil, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vicious, virulent
【反】 benevolent, benign, benignant 善意的,和善的
【派】 malevolence n. 恶意,恶毒
His angry glare gave away his malevolent intentions.
GRE重点词汇解析:amorphous
amorphous: 不定形的; having no definite form; inchoate;shapeless
1) lacking definite form; shapeless;
2) of no specific type; anomolous;
3) indefinite; vague
4) having no definite form : SHAPELESS
5) being without definite character or nature : UNCLASSIFIABLE
6) lacking organization or unity. formless
7) with no shape; unorganized; having no determinate form
8) lacking in shape
Amorphous ----- Adj. Having no definite form; shapeless (ex. cloud); no definite character
.(w/o) morph(shape)
amorphous ------ having no definite form or distinct shape
amorphous ------ formless; lacking shape or definition
amorphous ------ shapeless; vague; indeterminate
amorphous : shape = equivocal : meaning 无定形的则没有确定的形状=模棱两可的则没有确定的意义
amorphous <> defined, definite
amorphous : structure
amorphousness : definition
GRE词汇解析:amalgamate
amalgamate: 混合, to combine; to mix together
1) to mix or combine into one body
2) to combine several elements into a whole
3) to mix, merge, combine
4) 合并,混合:to combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite
Synonyms: blend, incorporate, integrate, merge
amalgamate <> disjunction
If the economy does not grow, the business may need to amalgamate with a rival company
The three presidents decided to amalgamate their businesses to build one strong company.
The plan to amalgamate the two high schools was not well thought out, and the students did not easily unite into one school.
【例】to amalgamate with an American company 与一家美国公司合并
【近】mix, fuse, intermix, compound, meld, comingle, integrate, intermingle
【反】separate, isolate 分开,隔离
GRE词汇解析:inadvertent
inadvertent: unintentional, characterized by lack of thought or attention
1) not on purpose; unintentional
2) not paying proper attention
Synonyms: careless, negligent, thoughtless;
The error was both inadvertent and catastrophic.
It was an inadvertent error, to be sure, but nonetheless a mistake that required correction.
【考法1】adj. 偶然发生的: happening by chance
【例】an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake 偶遇响尾蛇
【近】 casual, fluky, incidental, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated, unwitting ,
【反】 calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated 有计划的,有预谋的
【考法2】adj. 疏忽的,不留意的: marked by unintentional lack of care
【例】The military has said it was an inadvertent error. 军方表示这是个疏忽大意的错误
【近】 careless, feckless, heedless, irreflective, thoughtless, uncaring
【反】 advertent, careful, heedful, mindful 留意的,小心的
GRE词汇解析:liveliness
1) promptness in response : cheerful readiness
2) cheerful willingness; eagerness; eager and enthusiastic willingness
3) speed or quickness; celerity.
4) eager and cheerful readiness
5) (n.) eager readiness or speed
6) liveliness
alacrity <> sluggishness, hesitance, reluctance
He replied to the invitation with alacrity; he was eager for the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico.
Synonyms: liveliness, promptness, willingness c
【考法1】 n. 反应迅速,乐意: promptness in response : cheerful readiness
【例】 accepted the invitation with alacrity 欣喜地接受了邀请
【近】 amenability, gameness, obligingness, willingness
【反】 dilatoriness, hesitance and reluctance 拖延,犹豫和不情愿
The manager was so impressed by the worker's alacrity; he suggested a promotion.
On the first day of her new job, the recent college graduate was able to leave early after completing all of her tasks with alacrity.
alacrity ------ liveliness and eagerness
alacrity ------ cheerful promptness without reluctance
alacrity ----- eager and enthusiastic willingness
alacrity ------cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
alacrity ------ cheerful promptness; eagerness
Alacrity ---- (n) Promptness, cheerful readiness.
alacrity a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
Alacrity ----- N. eager & enthusiastic willingness
alacrity ----- liveliness; willingness; eagerness
Alacrity ----- speed or quickness
Alacrity ----- speed or quickness
.lacrity - Eager to say "at last in the city!"
alacrity (n) ---- at last in the city, I will do ANYTHING!! Eager and enthusiastic willingness.
alacrity ------Someone with alacrity shows cheerful willingness and eager behavior, like a kid whose mother has told him he can buy anything in a candy store. While the noun alacrity normally refers to someone's peppy behavior, it can also describe a certain mood or tempo of a musical composition, indicating how the music should be played. Alacrity comes from the Latin alacritas, and the Italian musical term allegro is a near relation.
noun - Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
noun - Speed or quickness; celerity.
synonym - haste, enthusiasm, celerity, avidity, willingness, sprightliness, swiftness, promptness, quickness, briskness
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