GRE常考名词（九）
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stanch :: check flow of blood stigmatize :: brand; mark as wicked stultify :: cause to appear foolish or inconsistent stymie :: present an obstacle; stump subjugate :: conquer; bring under control sublimate :: refine; purify substantiate :: verify; support suffuse :: spread over sully :: tarnish; soil sunder :: separate; part superimpose :: place over something else supersede :: cause to be set aside; replace supplicate :: petition humbly; pray to grant a favor suppurate :: create pus surfeit :: cloy; overfeed surmise :: guess swathe :: wrap around; bandage swelter :: be oppressed by heat tantalize :: tease; torture with disappointment temporize :: avoid committing oneself; gain time tether :: tie with a rope throttle :: strangle thwart :: baffle; frustrate tipple :: drink alcoholic beverages frequently titillate :: tickle toady :: flatter for favors traduce :: expose to slander transcend :: exceed; surpass transcribe :: copy transmute :: change; convert to something different transpire :: exhale; become known; happen traverse :: go through or across trek :: travel; migrate truckle :: curry favor; act in an obsequious way truncate :: cut the top off undulate :: move with a wavelike motion unearth :: dig up upbraid :: scold; reproach validate :: confirm; ratify veer :: change in direction vegetate :: live in a monotonous way venerate :: revere vent :: express; utter vie :: contend; compete vilify :: slander vindicate :: clear of charges vitiate :: spoil the effect of; make inoperative vouchsafe :: grant condescendingly; guarantee waive :: give up temporarily; yield wane :: grow gradually smaller welter :: wallow wheedle :: cajole; coax; deceive by flattery whet :: sharpen; stimulate wreak :: inflict wrest :: pull away; take by violence |
