由****************** 整理 1 最全的GRE 常考熟词僻意 A 1 2 3 accord n. agreement; harmony affect vt. to put on a pretense of : feign afford v. to supply or provide appropriate vt. to take or use (something) especially in a way that is illegal, unfair, etc. arch adj. chief, principle adj. having or showing an amused feeling of being superior to or knowing more than other people: saucy, mischiveous arrest vt. to stop the progress of something arresting ad. catching the attention, striking, impressive assume vt. to take to or upon oneself : undertake august adj. of supreme dignity or grandeur, venerable, eminent B balloon v. to increase rapidly bait v. to try to make (someone) angry by using criticism or insults v.to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks bent adj. dishonest, corrupt betray vt. to show (something, such as a feeling or desire) without wanting or trying to 由****************** 整理 2 bridle v. to react in an angry way brook v. tolerate buck v. to oppose or resist (something or someone) buoy v. to cause (someone) to feel happy or confident v. to lift or improve (something) C catch n. a hidden problem that makes something more complicated or difficult to do champion v. to fight or speak publicly in support of (a person, belief, cause, etc.) check v. to block the progress of something chest n. the place where money of a public institution is kept : treasury; also : the fund so kept control n. an experiment in which the subjects are treated as in a parallel experiment except for omission of the procedure or agent under test and which is used as a standard of comparison in judging experimental effects —called also control experiment court v....