451.tawdry: exquisite俗丽的:优美的
The _______ of the house was tastefully decorated, contrasting sharply with the ______ appearance of the outside.
A. impression ….awkward
B. exterior … cheap
C. interior …tawdry
D. inside …lovely
452.tedious: entertaining 乏味的:愉快的
The director complained that the sitcom’s theme song was downright -------, having no more pep and vigor than a -------.
(A) tedious . . jingle
(B) inchoate . . lullaby
(C) lugubrious . . dirge
(D) facetious . . ballad
(E) sprightly . . eulogy
jingle 叮当声
453.temperate: frivolous 节制的:轻佻的
454.tenable: unjustifiable 站得住脚的:不可防御的
Upon realizing that his position was__, the general__ his men to retreat to a neighboring hill.
(A) valuable, admonished
(B) untenable, ordered
(C) overrated, forbade
(D) exposed, urged
(E) salubrious, commanded
455.tenacious: negotiable固执的:可商量的
His peers respected him because he was both__ and___: steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations.
(A) resourceful, courteous
(B) tenacious, manipulative
(C) determined, demonstrative
(D) resolute, diplomatic
(E) outspoken, indiscriminate
456.tentative: formal 实验性的：正式的
When a baby first learns to walk he will generally walk cautiously, placing one foot___ in front of the other while trying to find his balance.
(A) heavily
(B) clumsily
(C) tentatively
(D) confidently
(E) languidly
457.testy: affable 暴躁的:和蔼可亲的
458.thrive: fail 兴旺:失败
459.timeworn: novel 陈旧的，老朽的:新颖的
460.timorous: unflinching/stalwart/intrepid 胆小的，胆怯的:不退缩，不畏惧
461.tonic: enfeebling 滋补:衰弱
The good night’s sleep had-----effect on the weary climber, who woke refreshed and eager to resume the ascent.
(A) an innocuous (B) a tonic (C) a minor (D) an enervating
(E) a detrimental
462.torrential: trickling 奔流的:细细地流的
In the summertime, ___ rains often__ the hillside slopes, causing landslides and washing away people’s precarious houses.
(A) torrential, deluge
(B) gentle, purge
(C) treacherous, sustain
(D) liberal, desecrate
(E) fecund, bolster
463.tranquility: pandemonium平静:混乱
Despite being in the midst of angry and noisy___, Lucinda felt surprisingly__.
(A) discord, tranquil (B) pomp, daunting (C) banality, conventional
(D) turmoil, controversial (E) serenity, opportune
464.transitory: perpetual 短暂的:永久的
465.translucence: opacity 半透明:不透明
466.transparent: delusive 透明的，显然的:迷惑的
467.travesty: paragon 滑稽模仿:模范
468.treacherousness: faithfulness 清晰的:含糊的/迟钝的
469.trenchant: vague/dull/subtle 清晰的:含糊的/迟钝的
470.trepidation: aplomb 颤抖:镇定
The apparent___ with which professional skiers descend the slopes is deceptive; this activity requires___ effort and intense concentration.
(A) trepidation--- conscious (B) focus---resolute (C)nonchalance---strenuous
(D) consideration---unpredictable (E) insouciance--- minimal
471.tribute: denunciation 感谢词:谴责
472.trivial: massive 琐细的:宏伟的
473.tumult: tranquility 骚动:安静
Mr. DiCastro’s outburst was unexpected; his personality is usually ________.
placid
tumultuous
boisterous
ebullient
474.turgid: simple 浮夸的:简朴的
475.turmoil: tranquility 骚动:安静
476.ubiquitous: rarely encountered到处都是的:很少遭遇
477.unassuming: overbearing 谦逊的:傲慢的
478.uncanny: ordinary 离奇的:普通的
479.unsubstantiated: verified 无确实证据的:已证实的
480.unswerving/steadfast/: deviating/hesitant/hesitating/vacillating/staggering/halting/irresolute
481.untainted: contaminated 无感染的:被玷污的#p#分页标题#e#
482.untenable: defensible无法抵抗的:可抵抗的
483.unwonted: usual不寻常的:寻常的
If you come to the conference table with such an ----attitude, we cannot expect to reach any harmonious agreement.
(A) exemplary (B) iridescent (C) indolent
(D) obdurate (E) unwonted
484.usurp: assume rightfully 篡权:正当的就职
485.vacuous: intelligent/omniscient 心灵空虚的:聪明的
486.vague: express 含糊的:明确的
There are vague outlines of half a continent, a sense of vast spaces and little habitation.
487.valiant: pusillanimous勇猛的:懦弱的
488.vapid: piquant/ riveting 乏味的:开胃的
The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dickens’ Oliver Twist for making the characters in the thieves’ kitchen so _______.
A) threatening B) riveting C) conniving
D) fearsome E) irritating
489.vehement: apathetic/languid/lull/tepidity 激烈的:缺乏感情的
Wary of unorthodox treatments, many doctors are reluctant to concede that nutritionists have a____ argument for the use of dietary regulation as preventive medicine.
(A) cogent (B) cursory (C) vacillating (D) feckless (E) vehement
490.venerable: despicable值得尊敬的:可鄙的
491.verbose: concise 冗长的:简洁的
He is much too____ in his writings: he writes a page when a sentence should suffice.
(A) devious (B) lucid (C) verbose (D) efficient (E)pleasure
492.verifiable: fallacious 可证实的:错误的
Some subatomic particles, _____ only through their effects on other bodies, have been compared to outer planets whose____ was first deduced from eccentricities in other planets’ orbits.
(A) feasible---irregularly (B) palpable---certain (C)imaginable---falsity
(D) perceptible---existence (E) verifiable---proximity
493.verisimilar: implausible 好像真实的:不可能的
494.versatile: having limited application 万能的:用途有限
Leonardo da Vinci was a__ artist; he was a painter, sculptor, draftsman, architect, and inventor.
(A) demonstrative
(B) nebulous
(C) meticulous
(D) versatile
(E) metaphoric
495.vertex: nadir 最高点:最低点
496.vicarious: firsthand 代理人的:直接的
Louise Erdrich and Mechael Dorris co-wrote The Crown of Columbus, a___ effort successfully mingling their individual styles as writers.
(A) stratified
(B) fitful
(C) collaborative
(D) vicarious
(E) corresponding
497.vigilant: negligible/oblivious/unalert 警醒的:容易忽略的
The__ cat remained by the mouse hole all afternoon, watching for his meal.
(A) apprehensive
(B) emaciated
(C) vigilant
(D) prominent
(E) indolent
498.vivacious: languid 快活的:疲倦的，没精打采的
499.vociferous: serenity 叫喊的，吵闹的:安静的
500.volatile: stable 多变的:稳定的