Day109: 每天5个GRE词汇

发布于 2021-05-09 09:09 ，所属分类：GRE英语考试学习资料

clan英 /klæn/ 美 /klæn/n. 宗族；部落；集团

考点1:n.(有共同爱好的)团体，帮派: a group united by a common interest or common characteristics

■e.g.That clan of football fans has parties every weekend on which the New England Patriots play. 只要是新英格兰爱国者队有比赛的周末，那帮球迷就会举行聚会。

■同:body, bunch, circle, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, network, pack, ring, set

■反:clannish adj.派系的；团结的

convention英 /kənˈvenʃn/ 美 /kənˈvenʃn/n. 大会；[法] 惯例；[计] 约定；[法] 协定；习俗

考点1:n.常规，习俗: general agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes

■e.g.By convention, north is at the top of most maps 按照常规，北方在大多数地图上指向上

■同:custom, ritual, manner

■反:deviation背离习俗

考点2:n.公约，协议: a general agreement about basic principles or procedures

■e.g.Under this circumstance Geneva convention does not comply此情形下《日内瓦公约》无效

■同:treaty, agreement, compact, contract

考点3:n.大会，集会: a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose

■e.g.attended a convention of mathematicians in California 参加了加州数学家的一次集会

■同:assembly, congress, council, gathering

■派:conventional adj传统习俗上的

fallible英 /ˈfæləbl/ 美 /ˈfæləbl/adj. 易犯错误的；不可靠的

考点1:adj.可能出错的: tending or likely to be erroneous or capable of making an error

■e.g.They are only human and all too fallible.他们都是人类，因此难免犯错。lla hasty, fallible generalization有可能出错的匆促总结

■同:errant

■反:fail-safe, foolproof, infallible, unfailing万无一失的，不可能出错的

■派:fallibility n.易错

prevalent英 /ˈprevələnt/ 美 /ˈprevələnt/adj. 流行的；普遍的，广传的

考点1:adj.流行的，普遍的: widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced

■e.g.The kinds of accidents are frequently seen in places where snowmobiles are prevalent.这种类型的事故在摩托雪橇盛行的地区是很常见的。

■同:conventional, dominant, common, popular, predominant, preponderant, prevailing, rife

■反:absent, rare 缺少的，稀少的；unusual与众不同的

■派:prevalence n.流行，遍及

scrupulous英 /ˈskruːpjələs/ 美 /ˈskruːpjələs/adj. 细心的；小心谨慎的；一丝不苟的

考点1:adj.正直的: guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong; principled

■e.g.Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law. 道德程度略低的公司钻法律的空子。

■同:conscionable, ethical, honest, honorable, moral, principled

■反:cutthroat, dishonest, dishonorable, immoral, unconscionable, unethical, unjust, unprincipled不道德的

考点2:adj. 一丝不苟的: taking, showing, or involving great care and effort

■e.g.The task requires scrupulous attention to detail. 这项任务需要对细节一丝不苟。

■同:careful, conscientious, fussy, meticulous

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