大学英语6级考试高频词汇必备MP3 2

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　　essence
Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing
older Americans are fighting against—
discrimination by age.
extravagant¹
When asked to use three words to describe society's rich,
the top responses were “extravagant”,
“greedy”
and “corrupt”.
flush
The child's cheeks were flushed with fever.
funding
Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry
and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel.
grantedad
Granted,
some amount of delusion² (错觉)
is probably part of the human condition.
haunt
He was haunted by memories of his unhappy childhood
well into his adult life.
initiate³
The concept of a “non-smoking” Olympics,
initiated⁴ in 1988,
has been put into practice since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
intrinsic
The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of.
intuition
Nobody told me where to find you.
It was sheer intuition.
irritate
The boy's foolish question irritated his mother.
manifest
She manifested little interest in her studies.
mingle⁵
Security men mingled⁶ with the crowd.
obscure
I received a letter of complaint from them;
but the letters of the sign were made obscure by rain.
paradox⁷
“More haste,less speed” is a paradox.
privacy
With seven people squashed in one house,
you don't get much privacy.
radiate
The sun radiates both light and heat.
refrain
You must be able to refrain yourself in some matters
in order to accomplish others.
supervisor⁸
The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it at length,
but he gave us an idea about his plan.
surgical⁹
The doctors and nurses had surgical masks on.
suspicious
I am always suspicious of anyone
who wants to sell me something on the cheap.
terminate
They terminated their agreement and renewed another one
according to the situation.
terrorist
Terrorists hijacked¹⁰ an airplane with 260 people on board.
tumble
I tumbled several times when learning to skate for the first time.
absurd
She said to herself that the idea was absurd.
allege¹¹
You alleged¹² that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime,
didn't you?
analogy
My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you.
array
The royal couple appeared in splendid array.
articulate
It is believed that girls are usually more articulate than boys.
ascertain¹³
The researcher ascertained¹⁴ that he had discovered a new element
which led to the SARS.
assertive¹⁵
Katsue Reynolds has argued that
girls nowadays are using more assertive language strategies
in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out.
availability
Human population growth and technological¹⁶ development result in
dramatic reductions and alterations¹⁷ in quality
and availability of wildlife habitat.
baffle
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
barren
There are about 98% thick continental¹⁸ ice sheet
and 2% barren rock in Antarctica.
bewilder
The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.
coincidence
Is there any coincidence between your statistics and your friends'?
conform
Nowadays,
it is commonly observed that
young women are not conforming to the feminine linguistic¹⁹ ideal.