大学英语四级词汇19天学习笔记(十一)

15.Barbara _____ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.
A. consisted B. resisted C. assisted D. persisted
B.arbara 芭芭拉
barbarian 土人
barren 贫瘠的
embarrass 尴尬的
ass 驴子、屁股、傻瓜
crass 愚蠢的、蠢笨的
assassin 暗杀者
critique 批判、评价、评论
assist 帮助
assistant 助手
consist (of) 组成
persist (in) 坚持
perpetual 永恒的
persistent 固执的、永恒的、持续的
adamant 固执的
obstinate 固执的
resist 拒绝
Resistance 电阻
insist 坚持
16.This is a purely _______ problem, not a political one.
A. additional B. assiduous C. adamant D. academic
academic adj.学术的、理论的
additional 额外的、附加的
additive 添加剂
addendum 补充、附录
adder 蝰蛇
deaf as an adder充耳不闻
assiduous 勤奋的、好学的
insidious 阴险的、狡诈的
preside (over) 主持
consider 考虑
adamant 固执的 17. After criminals were caught, they were accused and put on _______.
A. death B. verdict C. trial D. sentence
criminal 罪犯
defending lawyer 辩护律师
grease 涂油、油脂、贿赂
grease one's hand 行贿(法官)
(not) feasible (不)可行的
bribe 行贿罪
court 法庭
Jury 陪审团
verdict 裁决
not guilty 无罪
sentence 宣判
verify 证实
release 释放
presumably 可能
identity 身份
identify 识别
trial 审判
try 试一试
18. I struggled out of the ditch and my jeans were ______.
A. spoiled B. scattered C. spilled D. spotted
scatter 分散
disperse 分散
specialist 专家
spoil 贱蹋、宠爱、溺爱
spill 泼溅出来
sparrow 麻雀
sprout 发芽
spout 喷发
spare 空闲的
sphere 半球、球体
spot n.斑点、现场 v.识别
19. On turning the corner, we saw the road _______ steeply.
A. departing B. depressing C. decreasing D. descending
depart 离开
depression 沮丧
decrease 减少
create 创造
increase 增加
cremate 烧尽、燃尽
descend 下降、遗传、（夜幕）降临
ascend 攀登、上升
condescend 屈尊、府就
descendant 后代
precursor 先人、先驱
descent 降落、世系
transcend 超越
20. Before he started to work, I asked the builder to give me an __ of the cost of repairing the roof.
A. assessment B. announcement C. estimate D. evaluation
asset 资产
assessment 评价、评估
announcement 宣布、发表
announce 宣布、发表
pronounce 发音
denounce 抨击
renounce 拒绝
estimate 估计
It is estimated that... 据估计…
isolate v.孤立的、隔绝的
abide 忍受、容忍
prestige 名声、声望
reputation 名声、声望
defame 诬蔑、贬低
amiable 宜人的、和善的
evaluation 估价、评价
evaluate （抽象的）评价

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