要你命3k GRE词汇 List 5 助记例句

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Unit 1

compound

1. n / vt / adj

• Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.
• A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.
• The DNA molecule is compounded from many smaller molecules.

2. vt

• The problems were compounded by severe food shortages.
• Additional loss of life will only compound the tragedy.
• The problem is compounded by the medical system here.

compress

vt

• compressed air / gas
• Her lips compressed into a thin line.
• The main arguments were compressed into one chapter.

compromise

1. v

• Neither side is prepared to compromise.
• The government has compromised with its critics over monetary policies.

2. vt

• Defeat at this stage would compromise their chances of reaching the finals of the competition.
• Officials were concerned that his statements would compromise national security.

compunction

n

• He had lied to her without compunction.
• He has no compunction about relating how he killed his father.
• I felt some compunction at having kept her waiting.

concatenate

v

• concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file
• The movie actually concatenates several episodes from various books into one narrative.

concoct

v

• She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence.
• Mr. Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.

conceal

v

• For a long time his death was concealed from her.
• Lies cannot conceal the facts.

concede

vt

• He was forced to concede that there might be difficulties.
• Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right.
• She has conceded defeat in her bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor.

concentrate

1. vt
   concentrate syrup(糖浆) / juice
2. v

• I can’t concentrate with all that noise going on.
• Power is largely concentrated in the hands of a small elite.
• Italy’s industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and northeastern regions.

concerted

adj

• a concerted approach / attack / campaign
• Martin Parry, author of the report, says it’s time for concerted action by world leaders.

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Unit 2

conciliate

v

• His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke(激怒) them.
• The company’s attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.

commonplace

adj / n

• Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms.
• Inter-racial marriages have become commonplace.
• Chinese people seem to have gotten used to reading reports like these and gradually they have accepted them as commonplace.

concord

n

• living in concord with neighbouring countries
• They expressed the hope that he would pursue a neutral and balanced policy for the sake of national concord.

concur

1. vi

• concur in a statement
• concur with an excellent opinion
• We concur that more money should be spent on education.

2. vi
   The race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred in the 1960s.
3. vi
   All people concurred to pass the reform legislation.

condescending

adj

• I’m fed up with your money and your whole condescending attitude.
• He has a condescending attitude towards women.
• “You’re kidding, right?” said John in a condescending tone.

condign

adj

• a suspension without pay is condign punishment for breaking the company’s code of business ethics
• condign punishment

condole

vi

• We condole with him on his loss.
• Kate wrote to condole with her friend on the death of her mother.

condone

vt

• Terrorism can never be condoned.
• I have never encouraged nor condoned violence.

conducive

adj

• This is conducive not only to their respective development, but also to regional stability and prosperity.
• China supports all efforts conducive to the above goals and the early restoration of stability in Syria.

cantankerous

adj

• In her old age Lucky became increasingly cantankerous, fighting with the other sheep and destroying the couple’s flowerbeds.
• He’s a cantankerous, nasty(下流) man who hates students with a passion.

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Unit 3

confine

vt

• Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area.
• In science, researchers should not confine themselves to available materials that can be easily found.
• Confine code line lengths to 90 characters, including blank spaces.

confluence

n

• It wasn’t long before we were facing the most dangerous part of the river, the confluence. This is the area where two rivers flow into one.
• The 160-metre falls mark the dramatic confluence of the rivers Nera and Velino.
• A confluence of social factors caused this thing.

confront

vt

• This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber.
• She was confronted with severe money problems.
• We are learning how to confront death.

confound

1. vt

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.
• He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis.

2. vt

• She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.
• He sought to confound his arguments

congeal

v

• congealed blood
• The blood had started to congeal.
• The bitterness and tears had congealed into hatred.

congenial

adj

• a congenial colleague
• She and he were congenial companions in youth.
• The cultivation of a congenial and harmonious travel environment benefits every tourist.

congruent

1. adj

• They want to work in an organization whose values are congruent with their own.
• Would the interests of the two sides ever be truly congruent?

2. adj
   Two triangles are called congruent if they have the same angles and the same sides (same shape and size).

conjecture

1. n

• The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report.
• What was going through the killer’s mind is a matter for conjecture.

2. v

• We can only conjecture about what was in the killer’s mind.
• He conjectured that the population might double in ten years.

connive

vi

• The government was accused of having connived with the security forces to permit murder.
• He accused them of conniving with foreign companies to weaken employment rights.

connoisseur

1. n

• a wine connoisseur
• Sarah tells me you’re something of an art connoisseur.

2. n
   Chirac, French president himself dotes on oriental culture and is even a connoisseur in ancient Chinese bronzeware.

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Unit 4

conscientious

1. adj

• a conscientious student / teacher / worker
• We are generally very conscientious about our work.

2. adj

• a conscientious public servant / police officer
• He was conscientious about following the doctor’s orders.

consensus

n

• There seems to be a consensus that the plan should be rejected.
• There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.
• There is a growing consensus of opinion on this issue.

consequence

1. n
   He drove too fast with tragic consequences.
2. n

• Don’t worry. It’s of no consequence.
• a problem of grave international consequence

conservative

1. adj

• the conservative views of his parents
• At a conservative estimate , he’ll be earning ￡50 000.
• People tend to be more liberal when they’re young and more conservative as they get older.

2. adj
   He dresses in conservative clothes.

conservatory

1. n
   People often grow plants in a conservatory.
2. n

• the New England Conservatory of Music
• Certainly he was unintellectual, without conservatory training and barely able to read music.

consilience

n
This theory is a consilience of some other theories.

considerable

1. adj
   The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
2. adj
   a considerable artist / scientist

console

vt

• Nothing could console him when his wife died.
• Console yourself with the thought that you did your best.
• “Never mind, Ned,” he consoled me.

consolidate

vt

• With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country’s leading director.
• Italy consolidated their lead with a second goal.

consonant

adj

• The decision was consonant with the company’s usual practice.
• His gentle behavior is consonant with his expressed belief in pacifism.

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Unit 5

conspicuous

adj

• Mary’s red hair always made her conspicuous at school.
• The advertisements were all posted in a conspicuous place.

conspire

v

• They deny conspiring together to smuggle drugs.
• She admitted conspiring with her lover to murder her husband.
• They had conspired to overthrow the government.

constitute

1. vt
   He was constituted was manager.
2. vt

• Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force.
• China’s ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 percent of its total population.

constrain

vt

• Research has been constrained by a lack of funds.
• Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations.
• Note that policies not only constrain decisions, but may also require decisions to be made.

constringe

vt

• This kind of facial cleanser can constringe and clean the pores(毛细孔) of face.
• A styptic(止血的) pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels(血管) at the site of cut.

construct

1. vt
   When was the bridge constructed?
2. vt

• to construct a theory
• You must learn how to construct a logical argument.

consummate

1. adj

• She is a consummate performer.
• a consummate liar
• a consummate professional

2. adj

• To thrive in science, you must be both a consummate collaborator and a relentless competitor.
• He acted the part with consummate skill.
• He plays the piano with consummate skill.

contagious

1. adj

• NCP is a highly contagious disease of the lungs.
• This disease is both contagious and deadly and must be avoided at all costs.

2. adj

• contagious enthusiasm / laughter
• The enthusiasm of the new club members was contagious.

contaminate

vt

• contaminated blood / food / soil
• They were accused of contaminating the minds of our young people.
• Bacteria contaminated the wound.

content

1. vt / adj

• Not content with stealing my boyfriend, she has turned all my friends against me.
• My apology seemed to content him.
• One glass of beer every day could content him.

2. n

• She hadn’t read the letter and so was unaware of its contents.
• She is reluctant to discuss the content of the play.

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Unit 6

contentious

1. adj

• Both views are highly contentious.
• His first big task was a contentious cull(裁员) of around 15% of the staff.

2. adj

• a man of a most contentious nature
• After a contentious debate, members of the committee finally voted to approve the funding.

contiguous

adj
Russia and China are contiguous.

contort

vt

• His face contorted with anger.
• His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics(抒情诗).

contract

1. n

• The company won a hefty contract for work on Chicago’s tallest building.
• These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.

2. v

• Glass contracts as it cools.
• The heart muscles contract to expel the blood.

3. v
   He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion.

contravene

vt

• The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations.
• The content of the settlement agreement shall not contravene the law.

contrite

adj

• a contrite apology
• Being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you’re caught shoplifting.
• Teddy was immediately contrite. “That was stupid of me. Forgive me.”

contumacious

adj

• The judge threatened to charge the contumacious witness with contempt(蔑视) of court.
• She was warned that her contumacious conduct(行为) would not be tolerated.

conundrum

n

• France has grappled(与…格斗) with this conundrum for years.
• a chicken-and-egg conundrum

convalesce

vi

• She is convalescing at home after her operation.
• After two weeks, I was allowed home, where I convalesced for three months.

cloak

vt / n

• They left under the cloak of darkness.
• The meeting was cloaked in mystery.
• The hills were cloaked in thick mist.

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Unit 7

convention

1. n

• It’s just a social convention that men don’t wear skirts.
• By convention the deputy leader was always a woman.

2. n

• hold a convention
• the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists

converge

v

• Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally.
• There was a signpost where the two paths converged.

conversant

adj

• You need to become fully conversant with the company’s procedures.
• Those who are conversant and comfortable with object-oriented programming will find it an ideal environment.

convert

vt

• The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.
• What rate will I get if I convert my dollars into Euros?

consort

v

• He regularly consorted with known drug-dealers.
• At college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself.

cagey

adj

• Tony is very cagey about his family.
• He is cagey about what he was paid for the business.
• The firm is cagey about what, exactly, it will do with these data, and insists that it will not violate anyone’s privacy.

conviction

1. n

• She was motivated by deep religious conviction.
• a conviction that all would be well in the end

2. n

• He will appeal against his conviction.
• She has six previous convictions for theft.

convoke

v

• The king convoke parliament(议会) to cope with the impending danger.
• They convoked a meeting of the delegates.

convoluted

adj

• Despite its length and convoluted plot, “Asta’s Book” is a rich and rewarding read.
• This is a little more convoluted than the previous examples, but is still pretty straightforward.

convulsion

n

• The Russian Revolution was one of the major convulsions of the 20th century.
• It’s hard to find common ground among Argentines weary of financial crashes and political convulsion.

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Unit 8

coop

vt

• Murphy said, too often today’s kids are cooped up inside, looking at a screen.
• Criminals are being cooped up in a prison.

copious

adj

• I took copious notes.
• She supports her theory with copious evidence.
• I went out for dinner last night and drank copious amounts of red wine.

coquette

v / n

• He is interested only in coquetting with her, not marrying her.
• She was a bit of a coquette.

countervail

vt

• His skills countervail his opponent’s superior strength.
• In America and Australia, for example, markets have been established to help companies countervail the ecosystem destruction they cause, especially to wetlands.

cornucopia

n

• The market is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.
• The book includes a cornucopia of wonderful stories.
• The book is a cornucopia of good ideas.

coronation

n

• the coronation of Queen Elizabeth
• The crown was made for King George VI’s coronation in 1937, based on a crown designed for Queen Victoria in 1838.

corporeal

1. adj

• corporeal needs / suffering
• corporeal cravings(欲望) such as hunger and thirst

2. adj

• man’s corporeal existence
• corporeal property

corroborate

1. vt

• I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story.
• No independent evidence has emerged to corroborate these accusations.

2. vt

• The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses.
• Your friend will corroborate this – ask them.

corrosive

1. adj

• the corrosive effects of acid
• Sodium(钠) and sulphur(硫) are highly corrosive.
• She argues that racism is dangerous and corrosive to society.

2. adj
   a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers

corrugated

adj
corrugated paper

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Unit 9

cosmopolitan

adj

• The club has a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
• The family is rich, and extremely sophisticated and cosmopolitan.
• Tourism is part of the character of Cambridge and adds a cosmopolitan feel to this historic university city.

cosset

vt

• We cosset our children.
• She had a safe, cosseted childhood.
• There, the rich are indulged, protected, and cosseted, while the poor are punished, humiliated, and cast into chaos.

countenance

1. vt
   The college administration will not countenance cheating.
2. vt

• The committee refused to countenance his proposals.
• Jake would not countenance Janis’s marrying while still a student.

counterfeit

1. adj

• He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency.
• Counterfeit medicines are always illegal. They can result in treatment failure or even death.

2. vt

• counterfeit the signature
• They were counterfeiting money in his garage.

countermand

vt

• I can’t countermand an order Winger’s given.
• Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

court

vt / n

• Both candidates have spent the last month courting the media.
• He has never courted popularity.
• I was courting Billy at 19 and married him when I was 21.

covert

adj

• He stole a covert glance at her across the table.
• They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.

covetous

adj

• He looked at his boss’s new car with covetous eyes.
• The expensive car drew many covetous looks.
• A poor man wants some things, a covetous man all things.

cow

vt

• The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed(发誓) to continue its policy.
• By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed.

cowardice

n

• The cowardice shown by political leaders who were willing to give the Nazis whatever they wanted.
• soldiers accused of cowardice
• cowardice in the face of danger

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Unit 10

cower

vi

• The hostages(人质) cowered in their seats.
• A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables.
• In face of difficulties, we should not cower but meet them bravely.

cozen

v

• He cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage.
• He cozened scores of people by persuading them to hand over funds that he would “invest”.

cramped

adj

• working in cramped conditions
• I have to share my office with three other people so we are very cramped for room.

crass

adj

• That in itself seems to me to be a slightly crass statement.
• Assigning a dollar figure to Medicare patients’ lives may sound crass, but such valuations are routine in Americans’ daily lives.
• When the singer went to tweet about the importance of our nation’s independence, she was met with a crass response.

crave

vt

• She has always craved excitement.
• There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette.
• If I could find exercises I enjoyed then I’d not only want to do them, I’d crave doing them.

craven

adj

• a craven deserter(逃兵)
• They condemned(谴责) the deal as a craven surrender.

contingency

n

• We must consider all possible contingencies.
• While this strategy doesn’t cover every contingency, it acknowledges the existence of the unexpected.
• All countries are working on health contingency plans and Britain is no exception.

credence

n

• They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.
• Alternative medicine has been gaining credence recently.
• You’re surely not giving any credence to this story of Hythe’s?

credulous

adj

• Doctors charm money out of the pockets of credulous health-hungry citizens.
• Credulous people are easily misled by false advertisements.
• Previous research has found that three-year-olds are a credulous bunch; they believe most things they’re told, and skepticism doesn’t kick in until later.

caterwaul

v

• shrieking and caterwauling in distress
• Some animal was caterwauling in my backyard last night.
• He continues to caterwaul about having to take the blame.