每日一读之词汇篇1

LIST 1   abandon-- ambrosial

abandon       vt. 放弃,沉溺 

to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly  

abandon:inhibition :: despair:hope 

abash         a. 害羞的  

to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of    

unabashed : embarrassment :: unheralded : announcement      

embolden <> abash / faze / cow 

abate         v. 减轻，降低 

to reduce in degree or intensity   

abate : tax :: alleviate : distress    

abate <> intensify / promote

abbreviate    vt. 缩写,使...简略,缩短

to make briefer;  especially   : to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole  
abbreviate: sentence:: abridgment : essay 

abbreviate <> extend

abdicate      v. 让位，辞职，放弃 

to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function 

abdicate : throne :: resign : office   
abdicate  <> constitute    abdicate <> assume

aberrant      a.脱离常轨的  

deviating from the usual or natural type : ATYPICAL     

aberrant <>typical/normal

abet          vt. 教唆,帮助 

to assist or support in the achievement of a purpose    

abet:assistance::counsel:guidance

abet <> thwart / impede      

stymie <> abet 

frustrate <>abet

abeyance      n. 中止,暂搁,停止 

abeyance<>continuance

abhor         vt.憎恶  (n. abhorrence) to regard with extreme repugnance  

abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness  

abiding       a. 永久的，持久的，不变的   

ENDURING, CONTINUING     

abiding <>evanescent

abject        adj. ①凄惨的 ②怯懦的   
cast down in spirit : SERVILE, SPIRITLESS     

abject <> exultant

abjure        vt. 发誓放弃  
              to abstain from : AVOID

abjure <>embrace/espouse

abnegate      vt. 放弃，舍弃，禁忌 

SURRENDER, RELINQUISH       

abnegate <> reaffirm 

abolitionism  n. 废除主义,废奴主义

principles or measures fostering abolition especially of slavery   

anarchist : government :: abolitionist : slavery 

abolitionist <>persiste in slavery

arboretum     n. 树园,植物园

a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes

              arboretum:wilderness::??

aboveboard    a. 光明正大的,率直的 

in a straightforward manner     

surreptitious <> barefaced / aboveboard 

abrasion      n. 表面磨损(v. abrade)   

a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction 

abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration    

scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization   
abrade <> augment

abridge       vt. 删节,缩短,剥夺   

to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : CONDENSE 

abbreviate: sentence:: abridgment : essay 

abrogate      v. 废止，废除?   

to abolish by authoritative action : ANNUL       

abrogate <> embrace / institute / uphold