《GRE核心词汇考法精析》list24

spent

精疲力竭的:drained of energy

spindly

细长纤弱的:frail or flimsy

spiny

多刺的:spines;棘手的,麻烦的:requiring exceptional skill

spleen

怒气,怨恨:anger or ill will

splice

接合,叠接:unite

spontaneous

自发的,不经思索的:without apparent thought

spoof

轻松幽默的模仿,小恶搞:exaggerates for comic effect;诱骗,诱使相信:believe what is true

sporadic

偶尔的,零星发生的:not often occurring

sprawl

杂乱无序地发展;蔓生,蔓延:irregularly

sprightly

活泼的,充满活力的:full of vitality

spur

刺激物:arouses action;支撑物:holds up;刺激,激励:incite

spurious

假的,伪造的:lacking authenticity

spurn

摒弃,拒绝:reject with disdain

squabble

口角,小争吵:quarrel

squalid

污秽的,肮脏的:dirty;道德败坏的:repulsive

squall

(通常伴随雨或雪的)风暴,暴风雪,暴风雨:violent windstorm;尖叫:scream

squander

使分散:apart;浪费:spend wastefully

squat

又矮又胖的:broad in build, short in stature

squint

斜视,睥睨:glances sideways

squelch

压制,镇压(运动):stop by force;击溃,使无言以对:put down or silence

stabilize

使稳定;变得稳定:make or become stable

stalwart

无所畏惧的:no fear;(体魄等)强健的:strength vigor;坚定的:firm, resolute

stamina

耐力:moral strength;

stammer

口吃,结巴:speak with pauses

startle

使吓一跳,使大吃一惊:frighten or surprise

static

静态的;停滞的:lack of movement;无改变的:little change

stature

高度,身高:height;才干,水平:quality, status

steadfast

坚定的,忠诚的:firm in belief

stealth

秘密行动:proceeding furtively;秘密的:not to attract attention

steep

浸泡:make wet;陡峭的:approaching perpendicular;过分的,过高的:beyond limit

stench

臭气,恶臭:foul odor

stentorian

声音洪亮的:loud

sterile

贫瘠的:not productive;无菌的:free from bacteria

stickler

坚持细节的人,一丝不苟的人:insist on exactness

stiff

僵硬的,无法弯曲的:lacking suppleness;(在社交场合)缺乏优雅的,不自在的:lacking social grace;过分的,过高的:beyond limit;艰苦的,费力的:requiring effort

stifle

抑制(声音、呼吸等);阻止,扼杀:hold back

stigma

耻辱,污名:mark of shame

stint

吝惜,节省:be frugal

stingy

小气的,吝啬的:unwilling;极少量的:less plentiful

stipple

(雕刻时)点刻,用点标记:mark with small spots

stipulate

规定,特定要求:specify agreement

stitch

突然剧痛:sharp unpleasant sensation

stock

库存,储备:inventory;普通的,常备的:commonly used

stockade

栅栏,围栏:enclosure;监狱:confinement

stodgy

平庸的,乏味的:dull;非常守旧的:old-fashioned

stoke

添加燃料:supply fuel;增大,促进:make greater

stoic

隐忍的,冷静的:unaffected by pleasure or pain

stolid

无动于衷的,感情麻木的:little emotion

stomach

容忍:bear

stonewall

拒绝(合作),阻挠:uncooperative, obstructive

stouthearted

勇敢的:stout, spirit

stratagem

谋略,策略:deceiving

strait

海峡:channel joining water;痛苦:suffering

strand

绳,线之一股:single filament;遗弃,使置之困境:leave in a unfavorable place

stratify

将...分成各种等级:divide into classes

stray

漫无目的:lacking purpose;离群,迷途,偏离:move away, deviate

strength

力量:ability to exert effort;(抵抗攻击、压力的)强度:ability to withstand force

striate

加条纹:mark with striations

stricture

责难,批评:criticism

stride

迈大步走:long steps

strident

刺耳的:harsh sound

strike

攻击:force or violence;铸造(奖牌):form by stamping;击打:deliver a blow;袭击,攻击:violent action;撞击:forceful contact

stringent

紧绷的:tight;严格的:marked by rigor

strip

脱衣,剥去:remove clothing

strut

趾高气昂地走:walk pompous;支柱,压杆strengthen a framework

studio

工作室,画室,摄影室:working place of a painter

stultify

使无效,抑制:render futile

stupor

迟钝,麻痹,无知觉:suspended sense

stunt

阻碍(成长):hinder growth

sturdy

强健的,结实的:strengthen

stygian

极阴暗的:extremely dark

stymie

阻碍:present an obstacle

subdue

使顺从;征服:conquer

subject

臣民,受支配的人:under authority;取决于(其他因素)的:under the influence

subjugate

征服,镇压:bring under control;剥夺...的自由:make subservient

sublime

崇高的,庄严的:high moral;(因为杰出、尊贵、美丽等而)令人惊叹的:inspire awe

subliminal

下意识的,潜在意识的:below perception

submerge

使淹没:under water

submissive

服从的,顺从的,恭顺的:submitting

subordinate

下级的,次要的:lower rank;征服:under one's control

subservient

奉承的,屈从的:obsequiously

subside

下陷,下沉,减弱:tend downward

subsidiary

次要的:secondary importance;起辅助作用的:aid, support

subsidy

补助金,津贴:monetary support

substantial

物质的:having substance;有重大意义的:considerable in importance

substantiate

证实:support with proof;使实体化:give material

substantive

本质的,关键的:relating to the essence

subterfuge

诡计:deception to conceal

subtle

微妙的,难以感知的:difficult perceive;巧妙的,间接或带有欺骗性的:clever deceptive means

subvert

颠覆:overturn

succinct

简明的,简洁的:clear, precise

succor

救援,援助:aid

suffocate

使窒息:deprive of oxygen

suffuse

(色彩等)弥漫,染遍,充满:spread through

sulk

生气,愠怒:resentment

sullen

闷闷不乐的:lacking in cheer

summary

摘要:abstract;就地的,立即的:on the spot

summit

顶点:highest point

summon

召集,召唤:call together;传唤(出庭、出席):command to appear in court

sumptuous

豪华的,奢侈的:extremely luxurious