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1、环球时代英语专业考研核心词汇Word List 1ZestHe entered into our plans with terrific zest.Zephyrthe flowers, the zephyrs, and the warblers ofspringZeniththe zenith of one，s careerZeitgeist He has caught the Zeitgeist of rural life in the 1980s very well indeed.ZealousShe was a zealous worker for charitable bodies.Z
2、ealotry The enemy of idealism is zealotry.ZealWangs zeal was contagious; soon all his fellowstudents were busily making posters, inspired by his ardent enthusiasm for the cause.ZanyI can watch the Marx brothers， zany antics forhours.Yokel At school, his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughed
3、 at his rustic mannerisms.Yeoman It was not the aristocrat but the yeoman who determined the nation，s policies.Yen She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.Yeast brewer，s yeast. baker，s yeast.Yaw He spun the steering-wheel so that we yawed from side toside.xenophobewry a wry glance,
4、 grin, smile, etcwrongheadedwrit a writ for the arrest of sb.Wrinkle Shes beginning to get wrinkles around her eyes. Give sb a wrinkle or twoWrest With only ten seconds left to play, our team wrestedvictory from their grasp.Wreak I am afraid he will wreak his vengeance on the innocent as well as the
5、 guilty.Wrath His wrath burst into flameWraith That child flits about like a wraith.Wont As was his wont, he jogged two miles every morning before going to work.Woeful woeful ignoranceWoe She needed someone to listen to her tale of woe.Wobble This table wobbles.Wizen a wizened little man with frizzy
6、 gray hairWitticism What you regard as witticisms are often offensive tosensitive people.Wither Their hopes gradually withered away.Wistful wistful eyes, a wistful mood.Wispy Worried about preserving his few wispy tufts ofhair, Walter carefully massaged hisscalp and applied hair restorer every night
7、.Winsome a winsome smileWinnowThis test will winnow out the students who study fromthose who dont bother.Wink He winked at me to show that he was playing a joke onthe others,windbagwince bear pain without wincingwily a wily fraudwilt The crops wilted under the hot sunwillowy a willowy brunettewillfu
8、lnesswiggle Stop wiggling and sit still!Wield wield an axe, a sword, a tennis racket, authority, control,power, etc.Wholesome plain but wholesome meals, wholesome advice.Whittle As a present for Aunt Polly, Tom whittled someclothespins out of a chunk of wood.Whit not a whit of common sensesWhirlpool
9、 They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool ofpublicity.Whine The prisoner whined his innocenceWhimsical He dismissed his generous gift to his college as asentimental fancy, an oldman，s whimsical gesture.Whim have a whim for doingsth.Whiff The slightest whiff of Old Spice cologne brought memo
10、ries of George to her mind.Whet The odors from the kitchen are whetting my appetite; I willbe ravenous by the time themeal is served.Wherewithal Id like a new stereo, but I haven，t got the wherewithal.whelmwheedle coax and wheedle sb. into good humourwelter a welter of unrelated facts.welshwell-groo
11、med well-groomed young men in expensive suits.Wedge a wedge of cake, cheese, etc.The window doesn，t stay closed unless you wedge it. wedge a door open.Wean He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables.Weal the red weals left across his chest by the s
12、trap.Waylay They agreed to waylay their victim as he passed through the dark alley going home.Wastrel He was denounced as a wastrel who had dissipatedhis inheritance.Waspish a lawyer with an inventive mind and a waspish sense of humourWary The spies grew wary as they approached the sentry.Warp The d
13、oor was warped and wouldn，t shut, warp justicewarmongerward There are three candidates standing for election in this ward.Warble Every morning the birds warbled outside her window.Wanton Pointing to the stack of bills , Sheldon criticized Sarah for her wanton expenditures. Inresponse, Sara accused S
14、heldon of making an unfounded, wanton attack.Wangle He always managed to wangle the easy jobs.Wane From now until December 21, the winter solstice, the hours of daylight will wane.Wan a wan complexion, a wan moonWallow The hippopotamus loves to wallow in the mud.Wallop If I ever catch the rascal, I1
15、1 really wallop him!Wake the foaming white wake of the liner. Outbreaks of diseaseoccurred in the wake of thedrought.Waive I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decisionWord List 2Wage The government is waging a campaign against sexdiscrimination in industr
16、y.Waft Daydreaming, he gazed at the leaves that wafted past his window.Waffle Whats she waffling about?waddlevulture vultures round the bedside of the dying millionaire.Vulpine She disliked his sly ways, but granted him a certainvulpine intelligence,vulgarityvoyeur Jill called Jack a voyeur when she
17、 caught him aiming his binoculars at a bedroom window of the house next door.Vouch I can vouch for him, his honesty.Votary votaries of peace, disarmament, etc.Vortex Sucked into the vortex of the tornado, Dorothy and Toto were carried from Kansas to Oz.Voracious The wolf is a voracious animal , its
18、hunger neversatisfied.Voluptuous a voluptuous woman, a voluptuous lifeVoluminous a voluminous edition, a voluminous cloakVolubleShe was a voluble speaker, always ready to talk.volitionvogue a growing vogue for things made in Japanvociferous a vociferous opponentvivacious She had always been vivaciou
19、s and sparkling.Vituperate The prince vituperated against the developers forruining London，s skyline.Vitriolic Such vitriolic criticism is uncalled for.Vitrify vitrified glazes, eg on ceramics.Vitiate the vitiated atmosphere of our polluted inner cities. Fraud will vitiate the contract.Viscous Melte
20、d tar is a viscous substance.Viscid The trunk of the maple tree was viscid with sap.Virulent The virus is highly virulent and has made many of us ill for days.Virtuoso a virtuoso at the violinVirtuosity At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.Virile a new and virile leade
21、rshipViper The habitat of the horned viper, a particularly venomous snake, is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the Sinai peninsula.Vindictive She was very vindictive and never forgave an injury.Vindicate The report vindicated him of complicityVim full of vim. Put more vim into your acting!Vilify
22、She is a liar and is always trying to vilify my reputation.Vigilant under the vigilant eye of the examiner.Vigil tired out by long nightly vigils at her son，s bedside, hold a candle-light vigil forpeace.VictualVicissitudinousVicarious Many people get a vicarious thrill at the movies byimagining they
23、 are the characters on the screen.Vibrant The vibrant strings, a vibrant womanViand There was a variety of viands at the feast.Viable a viable solution to the crisisVexatious a vexatious lawsuit; a vexatious period in her lifeVestigial The legs of snakes are vestigial or absentaltogether.Vestige We
24、discovered vestiges of early Indian life in the cave.Verve go at ones job with all the verve of a youngsterVertigo Looking out of the window still gives him vertigoVertex a monument on the vertex of the hillVertebrate fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds andmammals are verbetrate animalsVers
25、emongervernal vernal breezes, The vernal radiance of her smilecaptivated us all.Vernacular Cut out those old-fashioned，thee，s and thous and write in the vernacular.Veritable The rain turned our holiday into a veritabledisaster.Verisimilar a verisimilar taleVerdigris Despite all attempts to protect t
26、he statue from the elements, it became coated with verdigris.Verdant Monet，s paintings of the verdant meadows weresymphonies in green.Verbosity Truscott，s verbosity made it hard to separate plain fact from decorative embellishment.Verbose a verbose companionVerbatim He repeated the message verbatim.
27、Veracity There is no reason to doubt the veracity of theevidenceVeracious I can recommend him for this position because I have always found him veracious and reliable.Ventral We shall now examine the ventral plates of this serpent , not the dorsal side.Venom The venom of jealousy has poisoned many a
28、 relationship Venial a venial crimeVengeance take, seek, swear vengeance for the bombing.Venerable We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse tofollow the advice of ourvenerable leader.Veneer a table made of plywood, covered in teak veneer Vendetta The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta.
29、Venal The venal policeman accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.Vehemence He spoke more loudly and with more vehemence than he had intended.Vegetate I do not understand how you can vegetate in this quietvillage after the adventurouslife you have led.Veer After w
30、hat seemed an eternity, the wind veered to the east and the storm abated.vauntvault wine-vaults, the vault of heaven.Vaudeville In 1901, he broke out of vaudeville and set his sights on Broadway.vascularWord List 3VariegationVariance set people at variance,.Vapid She delivered an uninspired and vapi
31、d address,vanquishedvandalize About 1,000 rioters vandalized buildings and looted stores.valorousvaletudinarianvalediction a valedictory speech, message, gift.Vagary She followed every vagary of fashion.Vacuous The candidate，s vacuous remarks annoyed the audience,who had hoped to hear morethan empty
32、 platitudesvacillate Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry, theprincess vacillated, saying now one,now the other.Uxorious an uxorious husbandusury lend money at usuryusurp The revolution ended when the victorious rebel leaderusurped the throne.Urbane an unbane manneruptight: Offers of help just
33、make him uptight.Upsurge an upsurge in sales, costs, investments.Upstart upstart bureaucrats, financiers, officials, etc.upstageupshot The upshot of the rematch was that the former championproved that he still possessedall the skills of his youth.Uproarious The uproarious comedy hit Home Alone featu
34、redMacaulay Culkin, whose mugging and comic antics provoked galesof uproarious laughter from audiences coast to coast.Upfront They tended to have a much more upfront attitude.Upbraid I must upbraid him for his unruly behavior.Unwonted He hesitated to assume the unwonted role of master of ceremonies
35、at the dinner.Unwitting His insult, though unwitting, pained her.Unwind unwind a ball of string, a reel of thread, a rol1 of bandage, etc.Unwieldy The large carton was so unwieldy that the movers hadtrouble getting it up thestairs.Unversed unversed in social etiquette.Untoward an untoward incidentUn
36、tenable I find your theory untenable and must reject it.Untapped an untapped source of wealth, talent, inspiration. Unstudied with unstudied elegance, grace, charm, etc.unspottedunsound unsound reasoning, judgement, advice.Unseemly at the most unseemly hours,unscrupulousnessunscathed He escaped unsc
37、athed from the car wreck.Unsavory People with unsavory reputations should not be allowedto work with young children.Unrequited Suffering the pangs of unrequited love, Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.Unrepentant Pamela was unrepentant abouther strong language and abrasive remarks.Unre
38、munerativean unremunerative occupationUnremittingUnregenerateUnravelUnprovokedUnpretentious anunremitting care, boredom,drudgery.unregenerate human nature; unregenerateconservatisunravel the threads of a tangled skeinunprovoked aggression, attacks.unpretentious little book but one that tells a simpl
39、e story well.Unprepossessing During adolescence many attractive young peoplesomehow acquire the falsenotion that their appearance is unprepossessing.Unpremeditated an unpremeditated attack.Unobtrusive The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be asunobtrusive as possib
40、le.Unmitigated an unmitigated disaster, scoundrel,unletteredunkemptan unkempt appearanceunivocalan univocal statementunintelligible unintelligible handwriting, jargon.Unimpeachable a man of unimpeachable character.unilateralism. the recent history of American aggressiveunilateralism on trade.Unilate
41、ral This legislation is unilateral since it binds only one party in the controversy.Uniform The rows of houses were uniform in appearance.Unidimensional a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, itsvaluebeing measured wholly in terms of its truthunguent Apply this unguent to the sore muscles befo
42、re retiring, ungrudgingungainly He is an ungainly young man;he trips over everything. Unflappable A busy manager needs a completely unflappablesecretary.Unfettered Chained to the wall for months on end, the hostagedespaired that he would ever beunfettered.Unfeigned She turned so pale that I am sure
43、her surprise wasunfeigned.Unfathomable the oceanJ s unfathomable depths,unfathomablemotives, mysteries.Unfaltering She approached the guillotine with unfalteringsteps.Unearthly There is an unearthly atmosphere in her work that amazes the casual observer.Undulate The flag undulated in the breeze.Unde
44、rwrite The government has agreed to underwrite the project with a grant of 5 million.Underplay underplay certainaspects, factors, elements, etc.Undergird Whereas relativity theory undermined the Newtonianmechanics, cosmology wasundergirded by it.Underdog crowds supporting the underdog.Unctuousspeak
45、in unctuous tones, unctuous assurances.Uncouth Most biographers portrayLincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.Uncourtly the old gentleman，s countly manners.Word List 4Unconscionable She found the load shark，s demandsunconscionable and impossible to meet.Uncanny an uncanny ability to foresee th
46、e futureUnbridled She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.Unblemished Lee，s unblemished reputation as a man of honor andprinciple.Unbidden memories, images, names, etc coming unbidden to one，s mind.Unbecoming conduct unbecoming to an officer and a gentleman.Unavailing unavailing efforts, attempts to
47、stop smoking.Unassuming an unassuming mannerunarticulatedunanimity We were surprised by the unanimity with which ourproposals were accepted by thedifferent groups.Unalloyed unalloyed joy, thusiasm, citement.Unabated Our enthusiasm remained unabated.Umpire umpire a match, competition, dispute.Umbrage feel umbrage at a social snubUlterior I assure you there was no ulterior motive in mysuggestion,ulcerateubiquitous a ubiquitous trendtyro a tyro in foreign affairstyrannosaurustypography set to a high standard of typography.Tyc