TOEFL考试常考100词

TOEFL考试常考100词

abyss: hole so deep as to appear bottomless

acquiesce: agree, accept without protest的

affable: polite and friendly, easy to talk to的

affliction: distress, suffering

affluent: wealthy, abundant的

agitate: move, shake, stir up的

ambiguous:shavingsmore then one meaning的

annex: take possession of的

aqueous: of or like water的

arduous: demanding great effort, strenuous的

aroma: quality or surrounding atmosphere considered typical

atone: make repayment的

avarice: greed的

bellicose: inclined to fighting的

calisthenics: exercises to develop strong bodies的

captor: person who takes smb captive的

concoct: invent, prepare by mixing together的

dangle: hand or swing loosely的

deprive: take away from, prevent from using的

diligent: hard-working的

disrobe: undress的

docile: easily trained or controlled的

doleful: dismal, mourful的

drought: a long period of dry weather的

dubious: feeling doubt的

dumbfound: astonish的

efface: rub or wipe out, obliterate的

elucidate: to make understandable的

enchant: charm, delight的.e

ndeavor: to make an effort, to try very hard的

endorse: approve, support a claim or statement的

enthral: take the whole attention, enslave的

exploit: to use for selfish advantage or profit的

extensive: far-reaching的

extol: to praise highly的

flimsy: lacking solidarity, strength的

fraud: a fault, a deception的

gaudy: too bright and showy的

ghastly: death-like, pale and ill的

grumble: to complain的

harass: worry, trouble的

heretic: very busy; active的

impediment: smth that hinders (esp in speech)的

indigenous: native的

insatiate: never satisfied的

intrepid: fearless的

irate: angry的

jeopardy: danger的

leash: control的

loafer: an idle, lazy person

lucrative: profitable

lustrous: bright; shining

malign: to slander

meddle: to interfere, to intrude

mend: to repair

mirth: being merry and happy

nausea: feeling of sickness

neglect: pay no attention to

nocturnal: of or in the night

obese: very fat的

obsolete: no longer useful, outdated

perch: take up a high position

pervade: spread through every part of

petulant: unreasonably impatient or irritable

pillage: plunder (esp in war)

presumptuous: too bold or self-confident

quashed : annuled

quenching: satisfy, put an end to, put out

refurbished: make clean, as if like new

rejoicing: happiness, joy

reticent: in the habit of saying little

reverberate: be sent back, again and again

rigor: sternness, strictness, severe conditions的rotundity: state of being round

salvage: the saving of property from loss

scattered: not situated together的

shatter: to breaksintosmany pieces

shunned: avoided, kept away from

sketchy: shortly, roughly, quickly

sporadic: happening from time to time

stifled: suppressed, kept back的

strive: to make great efforts, to struggle

subsequent: following

succumb: yield, die的

taciturn: unspoken, silent

tantalize: raise hopes that cannot be realized的

tentative: uncertain, probable

torpid: dull and slow

treacherous: not to be trusted, perfidious

tremor: thrill

tyro: a beginner

uproar: noise and excitement

vanity: a foolish pride

vehemence: forcefulness; intensity; conviction

vigilance: watchfulness

vindicate: prove the truth

voluptuous: arousing sensual pleasures

wan: looking ill, not bright

wile: a trick

wrinkle: make small lines (eg forehead)