陈琦&戈弋2014GRE考前点词班4ADrollnessDisingenuousConfusedQuipDemandingHecticParochialAimlessDiscursiveAcquiescentDetestBelieMaskDisregardDefyEncomiumTributeDiscretionaryReliableEncumberStifleShackleScrutinizeRevelationComprehendAllureExpelOustInconsequentialTrivialRepudiateRecantValidDroll&QuipDrollness:causingorintendedtocauselaughter
Quip:somethingsaidordonetocauselaughter逗逼:drollness,quip,comedy,comic,drollery,jape,funniness,hilariousness,Droll&QuipAlthoughHeroniswellknownforthebroadcomedyinthemoviesshehasdirectedpreviously,hernewfilmislessinclinedto________:thegagsarefewerandsubtler.A.understatementB.preciosityC.symbolismD.buffooneryE.melodramaDrollness&QuipThecandidaterespondedtothe_____ofcampaigningbybeing_____,relievingthetediumwithherwrysenseofhumor.Blank(i)Blank(ii)A.brevityD.insipidB.monotonyE.drollC.allureF.volubleStudentsalreadyconfusedbydifficultcollege-admissionprocedureswillbefurther______bytheuniversity’scomplexnewonlineprocess.A.cheeredB.frustratedC.dismayedD.inspiredE.soothedF.encouragedConfusedConfused:difficulttounderstand:notclearlyorganized,expressed,etc.混乱的:confused,chaotic,muddle,disarranged,disarrayed,disheveled,disorderly,jumbled,messed,rumpled,sloppy,unkempt,untidyConfusedTheprofessor’s_____lectureonAmericanhistoryservedmoretoconfusethestudentsthantoclarifythedifficultmaterial.A.incoherentB.persuasiveC.cogentD.scintillatingE.disjointedF.perspicaciousThesenator'sattempttoconvincethepublicthatheisnotinterestedinrunningforasecondtermis______giventheextremely______fund-raisingactivitiesofhiscampaigncommittee.A.futile...clandestineB.sincere...visibleC.specious...apatheticD.disingenuous...publicE.straightforward...dubiousDisingenuous•Disingenuous:nottrulyhonestorsincere:givingthefalseappearanceofbeinghonestorsincere•不真诚:insincere,disingenuous,affected,artful,assuming,dishonest,dissembling,guilefulDisingenuousThecharlatan’sseeminglyfrankandopendemeanorwasactuallya____meansofenlistinghispatient`sconfidence.A.disingenuousB.debilitatingC.uncandidD.catharticE.deleteriousF.diminutiveDespitethefactthattheamateurrunnertrainedrigorouslyforsixmonthsbeforetherace,hefailedto______it:thecoursewasso______thatevenprofessionalrunnersstruggledtofinish.A.complete……..demandingB.win………manageableC.master…….shortD.concede…….formidableE.underestimate…..unusualDemanding&HeticDemanding:requiringmuchtime,effort,orcarefulattentionHectic:verybusyandfilledwithactivity费力的:demanding,arduous,burdensome,challenging,exacting,grueling,laborious,onerous,persnickety,taxing,toilsomeDemanding&HeticAlthoughmanyofthestudentshadfoundtheassignment_____,Harrisoncompleteditwithease.A.frivolousB.laboriousC.gratifyingD.arduousE.agreeableF.timelyThespeakerannouncedthatherprimaryfocuswouldbeonbroadglobalconcernsratherthanon______issues.A.parochialB.substantiveC.disputatiousD.contentiousE.contemporaryF.insularParochial•Parochialism:thequalityorstateofbeingparochial;especially:selfishpettinessornarrowness(asofinterests,opinions,orviews)•P...