如何高效地学习积累GRE词汇呢( 三 ) _GRE

1) passing swiftly in and out of existence, lasting or staying only a short time
2) fleeting; passing quickly; brief
相近词汇：ephemeral, fleeting, temporary, transitory
transient <> persistent, protracted
transient <> lasting, enduring, eternal, permanent, rooted
Though they seem long, the days of summer are transient, and before you know it, winter has come again.
vanish : transient = perpetuate : constant
transience : impermanent = convenience : opportune 同义关系
transience:ephemeral=perpetually:permanent　同义关系
transience:ephemeral=complexity:convoluted　同义关系
transient:evanescence=convoluted:complexity　同义关系
transient:vanish=constant:perpetuate　短暂的容易消失=恒定的容易持久　正面特征
transience <> permanence
GRE重点词汇解析：quiescent
quiescent: 不活动的; motionless; Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
1) at rest, latent; inactive; dormant torpid
2) not active or activated
Synonyms: dormant, inactive, motionless, quiet, still, latent
Many animals are quiescent over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy.
My mind is hardly quiescent in sleep: my dreams are busy, sometimes even panicked.
Everyone deserves a day off and should remain quiescent on Sundays.
The Bible says that the Lord created the Earth in six days and on the seventh He was quiescent.
quiescence: state of rest or inactivity
【如何高效地学习积累GRE词汇呢】GRE重点词汇解析：tortuous
tortuous: 迂回曲折的; not straightforward; winding or twisting
1) not straightforward
2) highly involved or intricate; very twisted; complicated;
3) having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting;
4) repeatedly curving in alternate directions
5) having many twists or turns; characterized by indirect methods
6) full of twists and turns; not straight forward; possibly deceitful
7) twisted; excessively complicated
8) winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous ----- complicate; twisty
tortuous ------having many twists and turns, highly complex
tortuous ------ winding; full of curves
tortuous ------ winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous (adj) ---- tortuous tornado. Winding, twisting, complicated.
tortuous devious/not straightforward
Syn: circuitous, crooked, winding; convoluted, devious
tortuous <> straightforward, direct, forthright
tortuousness : straightforwardness
labyrinth : tortuous
We made our way back and forth up the tortuous path through the woods. Ldnw
The suspect confessed after becoming confused by the tortuous questioning of the captain.
Despite public complaints, tax laws and forms have become increasingly tortuous
tortuousness : straightforwardness = inept : competence

如何高效地学习积累GRE词汇呢( 三 )

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