GRE常考动词（四）
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barterer :: trader bassoon :: reed instrument of the woodwind family bauble :: trinket; trifle benediction :: blessing benefactor :: gift giver; patron beneficiary :: person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will benignity :: state of being kind, benign, gracious benison :: blessing bereavement :: state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved bete noire :: aversion; person or thing strongly disliked or avoided bigotry :: stubborn intolerance billingsgate :: vituperation; abusive language bivouac :: temporary encampment blandishment :: flattery bludgeon :: club; heavy-headed weapon bouillon :: clear beef soup bourgeois :: middle class braggadocio :: boasting bravado :: swagger; assumed air of defiance brazier :: open pan in which live coals are burned breach :: breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap breviary :: book containing the daily prayers brevity :: conciseness brocade :: rich, figured fabric brochure :: pamphlet brooch :: ornamental clasp buffoonery :: clowning bugaboo :: bugbear; object of baseless terror bullion :: gold and silver in the form of bars bulwark :: earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends bureaucracy :: government by bureaus buskin :: thick-soled half boot worn by actors of Greek tragedy buttress :: support or prop cabal :: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests cache :: hiding place cacophony :: discord cadaver :: corpse caliber :: ability; capacity calligraphy :: beautiful writing; excellent penmanship calumny :: malicious misrepresentation; slander cameo :: shell or jewel carved in relief canard :: unfounded rumor; exaggerated report candor :: frankness canker :: any ulcerous sore; any evil cant :: jargon of thieves; pious phraseology cantata :: story set to music, to be sung by a chorus canter :: slow gallop canto :: division of a long poem caparison :: showy harness or ornamentation for a horse caprice :: whim caption :: title; chapter heading; text under illustration carafe :: glass water bottle; decanter |
