GRE常考动词（二十一）
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purgatory :: place of spiritual expiation purport :: intention; meaning purveyor :: furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer purview :: scope pyromaniac :: person with an insane desire to set things on fire quack :: charlatan; impostor quadruped :: four-footed animal quagmire :: bog; marsh qualms :: misgivings quandary :: dilemma quarantine :: isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection quay :: dock; landing place qui vie :: wide awake; expectant quietude :: tranquillity quintessence :: purest and highest embodiment quip :: taunt quirk :: startling twist; caprice quorum :: number of members necessary to conduct a meeting ragamuffin :: person wearing tattered clothes ramification :: branching out; subdivision ramp :: slope; inclined plane rampart :: defensive mound of earth rancor :: bitterness; hatred rapprochement :: reconciliation ratiocination :: reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises rationalization :: bringing into conformity with reason realm :: kingdom; sphere rebate :: discount recession :: withdrawal; retreat recidivism :: habitual return to crime recipient :: receiver recluse :: hermit reconnaissance :: survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering recourse :: resorting to help when in trouble recreant :: coward; betrayer of faith recrimination :: countercharges recrudescence :: reopening of a wound or sore rectitude :: uprightness recusant :: person who refuses to comply redress :: remedy; compensation refection :: slight refreshment refectory :: dinning hall refraction :: bending of a ray of light refutation :: disproof of opponents" arguments regatta :: boat or yacht race regeneration :: spiritual rebirth regime :: method or system of government regimen :: prescribed diet and habits relevancy :: pertinence; reference to the case in hand reminiscence :: recollection remnant :: remainder rendezvous :: meeting place rendition :: translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc. renegade :: deserter; apostate renunciation :: giving up; renouncing reparation :: amends; compensation repartee :: clever reply |
