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1、环球时代英语专业考研核心词汇Word List 1Zest He entered into our plans with terrific zest.Zephyr the flowers,the zephyrs,and the warblers ofspringZenith the zenith of ones careerZeitgeist He has caught the Zeitgeist of rural life in the1980s very well indeed.Zealous She was a zealous worker for charitable bodies.Z
2、ealotry The enemy of idealism is zealotry.Zeal Wangs zeal was contagious;soon all his fellowstudents were busily making posters,inspired by his ardententhusiasm for the cause.Zany I can watch the Marx brothers，zany antics forhours.Yokel At school,his classmates regarded him as a yokel andlaughed at
3、his rustic mannerisms.Yeoman It was not the aristocrat but the yeoman who determinedthe nations 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,grin,sm
4、ile,etcwrongheadedwrit a writ for the arrest of sb.Wrinkle Shes beginning to get wrinkles around her eyes.Givesb 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 innocentas well as the guilty.Wrath
5、His wrath burst into flameWraith That child flits about like a wraith.Wont As was his wont,he jogged two miles every morning beforegoing 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 gray hairWittic
6、ism 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.Winsome a winsome
7、 smileWinnow This test will winnow out the students who study fromthose who don，t 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 brunettewillfulnesswiggle Stop
8、 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 They felt they were be
9、ing 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 memoriesof George to her min
10、d.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 thewherewithal.whelmwheedle coax and wheedle sb.into good humourwelter a welter of unrelated facts.welshwell-groomed well-groomed young men in
11、 expensive suits.Wedge a wedge of cake,cheese,etc.The window doesn，t stay closed unless you wedge it.wedge a dooropen.Wean He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk foodand stick to fruits andvegetables.Weal the red weals left across his chest by the strap.Waylay They agreed to waylay t
12、heir victim as he passed throughthe 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 ofhumourWary The spies grew wary as they approached the sentry.Warp The door was warped and wouldn，t shut,warp
13、 justicewarmongerward There are three candidates standing for election in thisward.Warble Every morning the birds warbled outside her window.Wanton Pointing to the stack of bills,Sheldon criticized Sarahfor her wanton expenditures.Inresponse,Sara accused Sheldon of making an unfounded,wantonattack.W
14、angle He always managed to wangle the easy jobs.Wane From now until December 21,the winter solstice,the hoursof 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,I 11 really wallop him!Wake the foaming white wake of
15、 the liner.Outbreaks of diseaseoccurred in the wake of thedrought.Waive I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expediteour reaching a proper decisionWord List 2Wage The government is waging a campaign against sexdiscrimination in industry.Waft Daydreaming,he gazed at the leaves that wafte
16、d past hiswindow.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 caught him aiming hisbinoculars at a bedroom window of
17、 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 Totowere carried from Kansas to Oz.Voracious The wolf is a voracious animal,its hunger neversatisfied.Voluptuous a voluptuous woman,a voluptuou
18、s 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 vivacious and sparkling.Vituperate The prince vituperated against the deve
19、lopers 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 Melted tar is a viscous substance.Viscid The trunk of the maple tree was
20、viscid with sap.Virulent The virus is highly virulent and has made many of usill for days.Virtuoso a virtuoso at the violinVirtuosity At that time,his virtuosity on the trumpet had noparallel in jazz.Virile a new and virile leadershipViper The habitat of the horned viper,a particularly venomoussnake
21、,is in sandy regionslike 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 She is a liar and is always trying to vilify my reputation.Vigilant under th
22、e 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 are the characters on the screen.Vibrant The vibrant strings,a vibrant woman
23、Viand 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 discovered vestiges of early Indian life in the cave.Verve go at one，s job with
24、 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 animalsVersemongervernal vernal breezes,The vernal radiance of her smilecaptivated us all
25、.Vernacular Cut out those old-fashioned thee s and thou s andwrite in the vernacular.Veritable The rain turned our holiday into a veritabledisaster.Verisimilar a verisimilar taleVerdigris Despite all attempts to protect the statue from theelements,it became coatedwith verdigris.Verdant Monets painti
26、ngs of the verdant meadows weresymphonies in green.Verbosity Truscott，s verbosity made it hard to separate plainfact from decorative embellishment.Verbose a verbose companionVerbatim He repeated the message verbatim.Veracity There is no reason to doubt the veracity of theevidenceVeracious I can reco
27、mmend him for this position because I havealways found him veracious and reliable.Ventral We shall now examine the ventral plates of thisserpent,not the dorsal side.Venom The venom of jealousy has poisoned many a relationshipVenial a venial crimeVengeance take,seek,swear vengeance for the bombing.Ve
28、nerable 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 veneerVendetta The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta.Venal The venal policeman accepted the bribe offered him bythe speeding motorist whom he had
29、stopped.Vehemence He spoke more loudly and with more vehemence than hehad intended.Vegetate I do not understand how you can vegetate in this quietvillage after the adventurouslife you have led.Veer After what seemed an eternity,the wind veered to theeast and the storm abated.vauntvault wine-vaults,t
30、he vault of heaven.Vaudeville In 1901,he broke out of vaudeville and set his sightson Broadway.vascularWord List 3VariegationVariance set people at variance,.Vapid She delivered an uninspired and vapid address,vanquishedvandalize About 1,000 rioters vandalized buildings and lootedstores,valorousvale
31、tudinarianvalediction a valedictory speech,message,gift.Vagary She fol lowed every vagary of fashion.Vacuous The candidate，s vacuous remarks annoyed the audience,who had hoped to hear morethan empty platitudesvacillate Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry,theprincess vacillated,saying now one,n
32、ow 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 make him uptight.Upsurge an upsurge in sales,costs,investments.Upstart upstart bureaucrats,financiers,off
33、icials,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 featuredMacaulay Culkin,whose mugging and comic antics provoked galesof uproarious laughter from audiences coast to
34、 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 ofceremonies at the dinner.Unwitting His insult,though unwitting,pained her.Unwind unwind a ball of string,a reel of thread,a
35、 roll ofbandage,etc.Unwieldy The large carton was so unwieldy that the movers hadtrouble getting it up thestairs.Unversed unversed in social etiquette.Untoward an untoward incidentUntenable I find your theory untenable and must reject it.Untapped an untapped source of wealth,talent,inspiration.Unstu
36、died with unstudied elegance,grace,charm,etc.unspottedunsound unsound reasoning,judgement,advice.Unseemly at the most unseemly hours,unscrupulousnessunscathed He escaped unscathed from the car wreck.Unsavory People with unsavory reputations should not be allowedto work with young children.Unrequited
37、 Suffering the pangs of unrequited love,Olivia rebukesCesario for his hard-heartedness.Unrepentant Pamela was unrepentant abouther strong language andabrasive remarks.Unremunerative an unremunerative occupationUnremitting unremitting care,boredom,drudgery.Unregenerate unregenerate human nature;unreg
38、enerateconservatisUnravel unravel the threads of a tangled skeinUnprovoked unprovoked aggression,attacks.Unpretentious an unpretentious little book but one that tellsa simple story well.Unprepossessing During adolescence many attractive young peoplesomehow acquire the falsenotion that their appearan
39、ce is unprepossessing.Unpremeditated an unpremeditated attack.Unobtrusive The secret service agents in charge of protectingthe President tried to be asunobtrusive as possible.Unmitigated an unmitigated disaster,scoundrel,unletteredunkempt an unkempt appearanceunivocal an univocal statementunintellig
40、ible unintelligible handwriting,jargon.Unimpeachable a man of unimpeachable character.unilateralism.the recent history of American aggressiveunilateralism on trade.Unilateral This legislation is unilateral since it binds onlyone party in the controversy.Uniform The rows of houses were uniform in app
41、earance.Unidimensional a prose statement of fact is unidimensional,itsvaluebeing measured wholly in terms of its truthunguent Apply this unguent to the sore muscles before retiring,ungrudgingungainly He is an ungainly young man;he trips over everything.Unflappable A busy manager needs a completely u
42、nflappablesecretary.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 her surprise wasunfeigned.Unfathomable the oceans unfathomable depths,unfathomablemotives,mysteries.Unfaltering She approached the gui
43、llotine with unfalteringsteps.Unearthly There is an unearthly atmosphere in her work thatamazes the casual observer.Undulate The flag undulated in the breeze.Underwrite The government has agreed to underwrite the projectwith a grant of 5 million.Underplay underplay certainaspects,factors,elements,et
44、c.Undergird Whereas relativity theory undermined the Newtonianmechanics,cosmology wasundergirded by it.Underdog crowds supporting the underdog.Unctuousspeak in unctuous tones,unctuous assurances.Uncouth Most biographers portrayLincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.Uncourtly the old gentleman，
45、s countly manners.UnconscionableWord List 4She found the load shark，s demandsunconscionable and impossible to meet.Uncanny an uncanny ability to foresee the futureUnbridled She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.Unblemished Lee，s unblemished reputation as a man of honor andprinciple.Unbidden memorie
46、s,images,names,etc coming unbidden to one，smind.Unbecoming conduct unbecoming to an officer and a gentleman.Unavailing unavailing efforts,attempts to stop smoking.Unassuming an unassuming mannerunarticulatedunanimity We were surprised by the unanimity with which ourproposals were accepted by thediff
47、erent 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 forei
48、gn affairstyrannosaurustypography set to a high standard of typography.Tycoon a newspaper tycoonTwinge a twinge of conscience,fear,guilt,regret,remorse,etc.Twaddle The novel is sentimental twaddle.Tussle We have a tussle every year about where to go on holiday.Turpitude A visitor may be denied admit
49、tance to this country ifshe has been guilty of moralturpitude.Turncoat The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist;theAmericans considered him aturncoat.Turgid a turgid article on medieval law.Turbid The water was turbid after the children had waded throughit.Tumultuous Its been a tumultuous d
50、ay at the international tradenegotiations in Brussels.Tryst The lovers kept their tryst even though they realizedtheir danger.Trusstruncheontruncated The review body has produced a truncated version ofits annual report.Trumpery trumpery ornaments.Truism Many a truism is well expressed in a proverb.T