GRE常考动词（二）
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agnostic :: one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god agronomist :: scientist engaged in the management of land alacrity :: cheerful promptness alchemy :: medieval chemistry alias :: an assumed name alimony :: payment by a husband to his divorced wife allegory :: story in which characters are used as symbols: fable alliteration :: repetition of beginning sound in poetry alloy :: a mixture as of metals allusion :: indirect reference altercation :: wordy quarrel altruism :: unselfish aid to others; generosity amazon :: female warrior ambrosia :: food of the gods amenities :: agreeable manners; courtesies amnesia :: loss of memory amnesty :: pardon amortization :: act of reducing a debt through partial payments amphitheater :: oval building with tiers of seats amulet :: charm; talisman anachronism :: an error involving time in a story analogy :: similarity; parallelism anarchy :: absence of governing body; state of disorder anathema :: solemn curse andirons :: metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logs anemia :: condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles anesthetic :: substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness animadversion :: critical remark animosity :: active enmity animus :: hostile feeling or intent annals :: records; history annuity :: yearly allowance anomaly :: irregularity antagonism :: active resistance anthropologist :: a student of the history and science of mankind anticlimax :: letdown in thought or emotion antipathy :: aversion; dislike antiseptic :: substance that prevents infection antithesis :: contrast; direct opposite of or to aperture :: opening; hole apex :: tip; summit; climax aphasia :: loss of speech due to injury aphorism :: pithy maxim apiary :: a place where bees are kept aplomb :: poise apogee :: highest point apologue :: moral fable apostate :: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs apothecary :: druggist apothegm :: pithy, compact saying apotheosis :: deification; glorification apparition :: ghost; phantom |
