现代大学英语精读4 单词
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精读4: 1. acquaintance alas anguish atheist
Buddhist bulge centralized compensation compulsive
confer
confront contemplate contempt
contradiction conversion current affairs
deficiency delinquent
detestation disintegrate
disinterested draught ego exalted flee gloom heady
hideous high-minded
hindquarters hustle
hypocrisy impediment indignant integrated
irresistible irreverent lag leopard
lest
libertine majesty masterpiece Methodist modest
monologue muscular oratory patriotism penal
pious prewar Prime Minister proficient
prominent remorselessly repetition restively Roman
Catholics rotten rug ruinous solidarity
spectacles stampede statuette towel trifle
unaccustomed
undeserved utterly vanish Venus
visitation writhe ----------
2.
aggression allotted allot apologize approximately
ascend aspirin assumption blow one’s nose
boarding-house bony chilling clear up clear up
a little ground crossword cushion drawing-room
eccentric ejaculate emphatic get on one’s
nerves guinea gulp hook in advance inconvenient
inquiringly instantaneous keep the ball
rolling knit latchkey lodging marble mess moisten
oblige
passage powder one’s nose shriek stall
tablet tense triumphantly viciously whip up
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3. admittedly alliance ally
approximately artifact balance of power battery
belligerent commonsense
cut-and-dried deem
denote (be) destined to diametrically
disproportionate exhilarating factor
foolproof
garrison haberdasher (the) high seas immersed in
the event of insight interception
memorize
minister model moreover never-ending note opposed
oversleep persuasively premise
presumable
probe pro-British proximate quest relevant remains
restricted restrict revise stem from
submarine
thereby validity whereby ----------
4.
abreast Africaans avert brandy ceremony cognac
complimentary confidentially constrained
contemplation demonstrator deserted disgusting
envy exhibit expel flat for God’s sake goodwill
herald inarticulateness incomprehensible
indisputably insoluble jubilee lift liquor
literature lobby
luxurious mansion mate
nationwide omit outcry oversight passageway
personage polished quarter
renounce sculptor
sculpture segregate slumped squint statue strained
suspend testimonial unselfish
5.
apologetically astride baba bad-tempered baker
bastard bloody bugle charger crook cross
disfigured
ex- fantasize fend fork frenzied
furiously gateway glaze greedy grunt haul heave
hospitality
impotence instrumental joint
mortgage obscene onslaught overweight pant partial
personality
pinion pork prop up raid reserve
rib rum sarcastic scrap self-centered selfish
shade sourly sprinkle
standing straightforward
thrash topple torment trickle unattainable
undaunted vanish vigorously
villa weight whale
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6. agreeable allowance to make an
allowance for something anecdote antagonism as a
rule attribute
belittle bungle classify
competent conceive consistent conversely coward
cowardice cue
deep-rooted dogma dogmatic duel
energetic enormous established fogey fundamental
gladiatorial
gramophone grudge headhunting
improvident in fashion infant infanticide inherit
inheritance
justify legitimate livelihood
necessitate originate polygamy prestige
prohibition run out sentiment
sentimental
skilful staunch uncritically undesirable
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7.
appetite assert atmosphere block bundle cluster
commence coop crow crunch dotted draught
ferociously flannel fowl freckled furrowed
glimmer glisten gruffly hamlet hateful heartily
henceforth homespuns hop imminence ivy-covered
knoll limestone low manure mating mitten
overpower pore primeval rake (out) rasp raw
rebellion revel rheumatism ridge rim rod seaweed
shawl shrewd sideways slavery sod sore sow
spade stoop streak striped subjugate throb tremor
triangular turf whiten woollen worm yawn
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8. abreast abruptly acquisition
adjust alien antidote backlash binge boom Bulgaria
bust cable century
champion clamor complement
component consequence conspicuously constituent
controversial
crony daunting discriminate
downturn dwarf Ecuador ensue entity erode Estonia
exceed export
fare financing forecast
genetically globalization glut hamstring implode
indicator industrialize
inept instability
interdependence internet investor irreversible
Kyrgyztan Latin America Latvia
liberalization
lopsided materialize maximize membership merger
modify Mongolia multilateral
multinational
nationalism negotiation neutralize optimism Panama
percentage peril plausible
presumption prevail
project prone propel purchase recession relentless
relieve retard scary seattle
shield slowdown
slump snowball South Korea sovereignty sub-Sahara
succession a succession of
takeover tariff
transportation treasury trendy undersea
unification upheaval volume widespread
wireless ----------
9. agility alertness
ape Au revoir bay bloodhound brighten businesslike
chateau concealment Cossack
courtly cove cower
crotch deplorable dingy dodge exceedingly expanse
fable flask flatten furnish
grapevine hogshead
hound hum huskily insane lash leash leech legweary
lightning-charred lore
mainland Malay metallic
moccasins mock moss muck mutter ooze outspread
panther pastime
pent-up pit placid postpone
quarry quicksand recoil repast rude sack sapling
savagely shin sip
stake stalk stamina suck
suicide swamp torch trigger twig Uganda uncanny
utmost varnish
wilderness wind woodcraft
zealous ----------
10. amid apron backgammon
bustle cave in checkers chickenpox chime (in) clay
clearing communion
confessor congregate crank
curse deli desolate devout ditch dragout droppings
drought dung
earthquake escalate fingernail
firsthand fish-bearing forcefully forsaken full-
blown gravity
hailstorm hide-and-seek homey
Iraqi jet-back knockdown Lebanese locust lucrative
lukewarm
lure maimed mayor New Zealand oasis
panty pestilence piaster prostitute ravine
reassuring relay
reveal rumor scholarship
sergeant shoo shun sinewy skeleton soda sticky tag
temper terraced
tingle troubleshooter Turkish
unfaithful vineyard weary whooping cough wring --
11. acclimatize anathema apt assent Balkan
barbarism beck bedclothes belated billet
blacksmith blot
(out) bundle civilian
collaborator combatant comply (with) conformity
consign consult consume
corporal corset cream
credential crossroad crochet cue one’s cue
deceitful deceive deduce
defensive
disapproving disastrous discharge discourtesy
distinguishable emergency enthusiastic
exterior fair fiend fling flout gelatin
hairpin hastily hearten hypothetical implement
implication in
the meantime incredulous
inexplicable inkwell laissez passer laundry liable
lottery Madame
manhandle miscreant mistress
monsieur nephew non-commissioned offend pajama pry
(into)
quill reassuring repressive routine
saucer score (off) shave sin steamroller sundry
all and sundry
testily the Levant tin usage
valid varicose wink ----------
12. abdomen architect authoritatively
bearings to lose one’s bearings blonde bolt
boulder contrived
crawl crisscross curl (up)
diarist disembowel domain drizzle embolden empire
firefly flashlight
foliage forthrightly
garotter herb hoot horn-rimmed huddle immigrant
indefatigable intestine
involuntarily irony
lair loon magnify mineral water muggy nocturnal
nutcase obliterate ominous
outdoorsy pee
perplex plaid shirt platitude pointedly purse
raccoon rampage rigid rip (out) rotate
row
rucksack scurry searchlight secluded Shit siren
skinny skyline snatcher stern strawberry sway
tame tear toothbrush transverse whip (around )
yoga ----------
13. aftermath airborne
ammunition battalion bullet burden carbine
casualty colloquium company
console
controversy convulse current deconstructionist
disorder division engagement explosion
export
folder foxhole graveyard gulf guts hedgerows
Holland import infantry irremediable
level-
headed machine gun mortar onset parallel
paratrooper post-(prefix) poststructuralist prose
range rhythmic sanity shovel sly sordid stocky
strew structuralist stump symptom terminate to and
fro traumatic tripod Vietnam waggle ward
wheelchair windmill -----
14. addict addictive
advocacy alcoholic analogy anew bail (out) ban
boot camp to boot bureau critic
cartel
citizenry cocaine confiscation consumption cop
corruption crack down (on) criminalization
czar demon disprove dramatic enforcement
enrich enslave exhortation gaping glamorize
glamorous governor gram heroic heroin hooked
illusory impoverish intoxicant label legalize
liquor mainliner marijuana marine minimize
moralist multifaceted narcotics opium paradigm
prescription proponent proverbial pusher
rationale rebuttal recreation repeal repression
resolve
rum sanction sane segment smuggle
stigma Surgeon General undercut underworld vested
whiff
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15. affectionately
allegiance anaconda appease ascent assassin atom
atrocity atrocious Australian
avaricious
bloodshed blush brethren brotherhood calf captive
chaos concubine confined conjecture
crucial
degenerate disposition distinction earl
exterminate gory gouge (out ) grace harbor harem
hereafter heretic in the course of indecency
inquisition interval laughing jackass loose
microscopic
multitude multitudinous mutilation
obscenity odds and ends plaid postulate prior
questionable
rabid religious render reptile
rightful rooster Scotch scruple shilling slaughter
slice soiled
speculate theology trait
transition turban Turk vulgarity wantonly zealot
zoological zoological
garden