17条超实用的GRE背单词技巧经验汇总( 二 ) _GRE

faction: A faction is an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.
e.g. A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
factitious: produced by humans rather than by natural forces
fictitious: Fictitious is used to describe something that is false or does not exist, although some people claim that it is true or exists.
132. calamity / calumny
calamity: A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress. (FORMAL)(=disaster)
calumny: Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them. (FORMAL)(=slander)(污蔑，诽谤(的话))
133. team / teem
teem: If you say that a place is teeming with people or animals, you mean that it is crowded and the people and animals are moving around a lot. (=swarm)
134. callow / callous
callow: A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
callous: A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
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139.put something. to rest 解决，处理
Definition: to settleor finish, especially a question or discussion
Example: Their smilingfaces put to rest any rumors of an impending separation between the couple.
140.make demands on 需要
Definition: require somethingof someone
【17条超实用的GRE背单词技巧经验汇总】Example: Her homeworkfrom school makes considerable demands on her time at night.
141.short notice 临时通知
Definition: quicklyand without a timely notification of other people
Example: He called themeeting on such short notice that we had no time to prepare.
142.devoid of 没有
Definition: havingnone of
Example: I wentsearching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharp.
143.put something at stake 把..处于险境
Definition: To risksomething
Example: Because hewas a reckless gambler, he was willing to put a lot of large amount of money atstake.
144.border on 邻近，近乎
Definition: to be verynear to a particular quality
Example: His bizarrebehavior at the party scared the guests and borders on the insane.
145.at the root of ..的原因，..的真相
Definition: to be thecause of something
Example: He believesthat his student’s lack of interest in this class lies at the root of his recentdrop in performance.
146.in light of 根据，鉴于
Definition: because ofa particular fact
Example: In light ofyour good driving record, we’ve decided to overlook this minor traffic offense.
147.snap up 抢购，把..抢到手
Definition: toimmediately take advantage of an opportunity
Example: By 10o’clock, most of the best holiday discounts in the store had been snapped up.

17条超实用的GRE背单词技巧经验汇总( 二 )

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