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18.acumen: unable to discern 敏锐:不能辨别
Because Jenkins neither_____ nor defends either management of the striking workers, both sides admires his journalistic___.
(A) criticize---acumen
(B) attacks---neutrality
(C) confronts---aptitude
(D) dismisses---flair
(E) promotes---integrity
Acumen：shrewd 精明的
19.adept: bungling /inept熟练的:笨拙的
(1)I am not an adept aesthetician, and I could not presume to analyze Martha’s sense of design or approach toward design.
(2)Predictably, detail-oriented workers are___ keeping track of the myriad particulars of a situation.
(A) remiss in
(B) adept at
(C) humorous about
(D) hesitant about
(E) contemptuous of
detail-oriented workers的这种人的特点就是adept at doing sth。
20.adroit: ungainly 灵活的:笨拙的
astute/ambidextrous/swift/alacrity <> cumbersome/ponderous/awkward/gauche
(1) Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived and require such___ strategies that only the most___ player can master them.
(A) Byzantine, adroit
(B) nefarious, conscientious
(C) devious, lackadaisical
(D) onerous, slipshod
(E) predictable, compulsive
21.adulate: reproach/scorn/disdain/vilify 阿谀:指责/蔑视/鄙视/诽谤
(1)The media seldom give those who seek careers in the public eye any__ of the life-changing effects of the overwhelming__ that often accompanies fame.
(A)intimation, adulation
(B)euphemism, aplomb
(C)rhetoric, acme
(D)stasis, euthanasia
(E)mote, abandon
(2)When such -------remarks are circulated, we can only blame and despise those who produce them.
(A) adulatory (B) chance
(C) rhetorical (D) redundant
(E) reprehensible
blame and despise是reprehensible remarks才值得的，而adulatory remarks却不会。
(3)Surrounded by a retinue of sycophants who invariably___ her singing, Callas wearied of the constant adulation and longed for honest criticism.
A. orchestrated
B. thwarted
C. assailed
D. extolled
E. reciprocated
adulation，flatter，obsequious，sycophant(马屁精)，blandish，toady(读音，头低，谄媚者的姿态)
22.advocate: denounce 拥护:反对
Denounce：to express strong disapproval of someone or something, especially in public公开谴责
The scientific organization___ the newspaper for prominently covering the predictions of psychic while__ to report on a major research conference.
(A) celebrated, failing
(B) promoted, refusing
(C) denounced, neglecting
(D) spurned, hastening
(E) honored, opting
23.affable: irascible 和蔼的:易怒的
24.affected: ingenuous/natural 做作的:自然的
25.affiliation: dissociation 加入，参加:分裂
26.aggravate: alleviate 恶化，加重:减轻，缓和
Whenever she felt tired after work, a brisk walk along the beach amid the__ sea air never failed to__ her fatigue and leave her re-energized.
(A) humid, hasten
(B) salty, exacerbate
(C) bracing, alleviate
(D) damp, reprove
(E) chilly, aggravate
brisk walk的作用是alleviate fatigue
27.aggregate: disperse 聚集:使分散
With evolution of wings, insects were able to___ to the far ecological corners, across deserts and bodies of water, to reach new food sources and inhabit a wider variety of promising environmental niches.
A. relate
B. disperse
C. transgress
D. revert
E. ascend
disperse：to cause to separate and go in different directions 驱散，分散，后面有一系列的地方，所以选disperse
28.aggressive: even-meaning 好斗的:性格温和的
29.Agitate/demagogue/instigate/sedition/provoke/convoke : soothe/conciliate/moderate
煽动:安慰
(1) The War of Independence provoked strong criticisms by many Americans of the institution of slavery, but produced little substantive action against it.
(2)More___ than her predecessor, Superintendent Reynolds would, many predicted, have a far less__ term of office.#p#分页标题#e#
(A) phlegmatic, apathetic
(B) conciliatory, confrontational
(C) empathetic, compassionate
(D) vigilant, reputable
(E) penurious, frugal
Conciliatory<>confrontational
30.alienate: reunite 疏远:再结合
31.allude: mention explicitly 暗示:明白地提及
Readers previously__ by the complexity and__ of Joyce’s Ulysses will find Gilbert’s study of the novel a helpful introduction.
(A) charmed, obscurity
(B) rejected, length
(C) inhibited, intelligibility
(D) daunted, allusiveness
(E) enlightened, transparency
allusive: characterized by indirect references
32.ally: adversary 联盟:敌手，对手
Nation that share a border are, by definition,____.
(A)allied (B)partisan (C) contiguous (D)pluralistic (E) sovereign
33.altruism: egoism 利他主义:利己主义
He was so convinced that people were driven by__ motives that he believed there was no such thing as a purely unselfish act.
(A) sentimental
(B) personal
(C) altruistic
(D) ulterior
(E) intrinsic
在这道题下，我们讲一个单词ulterior(ult跳，跳出来的)隐蔽的，不可告人的
Ulterior：lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Eg：Jim had ulterior motives in buying me a drink he wants to borrow my van.
吉姆请我喝酒是另有所图--他想借用我的客货车.
(2)The two sisters selflessly dedicated their lives to the nursing profession; their__ made them__, ones whose ways are worthy of imitation.
(A) aptitude, eccentrics
(B) morality, emancipators
(C) erudition, enigmas
(D) devotion, egotists
(E) altruism, exemplars
34.amalgamate: disintegration/isolate /separate混合:瓦解 /分隔
The damage caused by the rampant corruption was ------: the company’s reputation was nearly ------- before anyone realized it was having an effect.
(A) manifest … eradicated
(B) nefarious … polarized
(C) insidious … destroyed
(D) methodical … amalgamated
(E) obvious … stagnated
这道题来自于keplan，可以说这套习题上的题目都很欠扁，所谓欠扁就是很没逻辑性。
Manifest=evident，obvious
35.amass: dissipate 积聚:浪费
Marine sediments have allowed scientists to amass evidence tending to confirm that astronomical cycles drive the Earth's glacial cycles.
36.amateur: professional 业余：专业
The selection committee for the exhibit was amazed to see such fine work done by a mere------.
(A) connoisseur (B)artist (C) amateur
(D) entrepreneur (E) exhibitionist
37.amenable: intransigent 服从的:不妥协的
38.ambivalent: commitment 不定的:确定的
Ambivalent见第二讲
Known for his commitment to numerous worthy causes, the philanthropist deserved ------ for his ------.
(A) recognition…folly
(B) blame .. hypocrisy
(C) reward ..modesty
(D) admonishment ..wastefulness
(E) credit…altruism
以上就是SAT语法辅导：单词串讲与实例解析(2)的详细内容，考生可针对文中介绍的方法进行有针对性的备考。
