SAT想考高分，詞匯是最基礎的，如果SAT詞匯量不夠，是不可能取得高分成績的。為了方便同學記憶SAT詞匯，上海新航道小編為大家帶來SAT詞匯：備考SAT必背高頻詞匯，每個單詞都有用法和例句哦，希望對各位SAT備考有所幫助。

  51. vitriolic

  vitriolic /?v?tr???l?k/

  ADJ If you describe someone'slanguage or behaviour as vitriolic, you disapprove of it because it is full ofbitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain. (言行)尖酸刻薄的 [usu ADJ n] [表不滿]

  例：

  There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of theSunday newspapers two weeks ago.

  兩周前的一份周日報紙上刊登了一篇對他進行尖酸刻薄攻擊的文章。

  52. savor

  savor /?se?v?/ CET6+ TEM8 (savoring, savored, savors )

  V-T If you savor an experience, you enjoy it as much as you can. 盡情享受

  例：

  She savored her newfound freedom.

  她體味到了她新獲得的自由。

  53. ingenuity

  ingenuity /??nd???nju??t?/ CET6+ TEM4

  N-UNCOUNT Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things. 善于創新; 足智多謀

  例：

  Inspecting the nest can be difficult and may require some ingenuity.

  仔細檢查鳥巢可能有困難，也許需要一些巧妙的心思。

  54. pessimistic

  pessimistic /?p?s??m?st?k/ CET4 TEM4

  ADJ Someone who is pessimistic thinks that bad things are going to happen. 悲觀的

  例：

  Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future.

  并非每個人都對未來如此悲觀。

  55. cultivate

  cultivate ['k?lt?vet] vt. 培養;陶冶;耕作

  V-T If you cultivate an attitude, image, or skill, you try hard to develop it and make it stronger or better. 培養 (態度、技巧等); 樹立 (形象、觀念等)

  例：

  He has written eight booksand has cultivated the image of an elder statesman.

  他已寫了8本書，并樹立了一個政界元老的形象。

  56. castigate

  castigate /?k?st??ɡe?t/ (castigating, castigated, castigates )

  V-T If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. 譴責 [正式]

  例：

  Marx never lost anopportunity to castigate colonialism.

  馬克思從不放過任何譴責殖民主義的機會。

  57. spate

  spate /spe?t/ TEM8 ( spates )

  N-COUNT A spate of things,especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time. 一連串

  例：

  ...the recent spate of attacks on horses.

  …最近對馬的一連串襲擊。

  58. brisk

  brisk /br?sk/ CET6 TEM4 ( brisker, briskest )

  ADJ A brisk activity oraction is done quickly and in an energetic way. 輕快的

  例：

  Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being.

  輕快的散步經常能使人心曠神怡。

  59. humanitarian

  humanitarian /hju??m?n??t??r??n/ CET6 TEM4

  ADJ If a person or society has humanitarian ideas or behaviour, they try to avoid making people suffer or they help people who are suffering. 人道主義的

  例：

  Air bombardment raisedcriticism on the humanitarian grounds that innocent civilians might suffer.

  空襲遭到了非難，因為從人道主義的角度來看，無辜的平民可能會遭受傷害。

  60. altruism

  altruism /??ltru???z?m/

  N-UNCOUNT Altruism isunselfish concern for other people's happiness and welfare. 利他主義

  例：

  Fortunately, volunteers are not motivated by self-interest, but by altruism.

  幸運的是，志愿者們不是被自身利益而是被利他主義推動。

  61. caricature

  caricature /?k?r?k??tj??/ TEM8 ( caricaturing, caricatured, caricatures)

  N-COUNT A caricature ofsomeone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.漫畫

  例：

  The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's hornsand tail.

  這張招貼漫畫里的希特勒長著魔鬼一樣的犄角和尾巴。

  62. illiterate

  illiterate /??l?t?r?t/ CET6 TEM4 ( illiterates )

  ADJ Someone who is illiterate does not know how to read or write. 文盲的

  例：

  A large percentage of thepopulation is illiterate.

  人口中文盲的比例相當高。

  63. alarmed

  alarmed /??lɑ?md/

  ADJ If someone is alarmed,they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. 恐慌的

  例：

  They should not be too alarmed by the press reports.

  他們不應該被媒體報道搞得過于恐慌。

  64. impugn

  impugn /?m?pju?n/ (impugning, impugned, impugns )

  V-T If you impugn something such as someone's motives or integrity, you imply that they are not entirely honest or honourable. 指責; 質疑 [正式]

  例：

  The Secretary's letter impugns my motives.

  該部長的來函質疑我的動機。

  65. recant

  recant /r??k?nt/ ( recanting,recanted, recants )

  V-T/V-I If you recant, you say publicly that you no longer hold a set of beliefs that you had in the past.公開放棄(信仰) [正式]

  例：

  White House officials ordered Williams to recant.

  白宮官員命令威廉斯公開宣布放棄自己的觀點。

  66. surrogate

  surrogate / ?s?r?ɡ?t/ TEM8 (surrogates )

  ADJ You use surrogate to describe a person or thing that is given a particular role because the person or thing that should have the role is not available. 替代的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son.

  馬丁已成為霍華德馬考塞爾的代子了。

  67. personification

  personification /p???s?n?f??ke???n/

  N-SING If you say that someone is the personification of a particular thing or quality, you mean that they are a perfect example of that thing or that they have a lot of thatquality. 典型; 化身

  例：

  Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.

  賈尼斯·喬普林是60年代女搖滾歌手的典型。

  68. derivation

  derivation /?d?r??ve???n/TEM4 ( derivations )

  N-VAR The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source. 根源(尤指詞根) [oft N 'of' n, 'of' adj N]

  例：

  The derivation of its name is obscure.

  它名字的根源起源鮮為人知。

  69. baleful

  baleful /?be?lf?l/ TEM8

  ADJ Baleful means harmful, orexpressing harmful intentions. 有害的; 惡意的 [文學性] [usuADJ n]

  例：

  ...abaleful look.

  ...一種惡意的眼神。

  70. trepidation

  trepidation /?tr?p??de???n/

  N-UNCOUNT Trepidation is fearor anxiety about something that you are going to do or experience. 驚恐; 焦慮 [正式]

  例：

  It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.

  想到要騎自行車穿越烏干達，我感到有點驚恐不安。

  71. posthumously

  posthumously adv. posthumous的變形posthumous['p?stjum?s; -t?u-] adj.

  父死后出生的;遺腹的;著作者死后出版的; 身后的;死后的

  72. miscellany

  miscellany /m??s?l?n?/ (miscellanies )

  N-COUNT A miscellany of things is a collection or group of many different kinds of things. 混合物; 大雜燴 [書面] [oft N 'of' n]

  例：

  ...glass cases filled with a miscellany of objects.

  ...一些裝滿雜七雜八東西的玻璃盒子。

  73. feasible

  feasible /?fi?z?b?l/ CET4 TEM4

  ADJ If something is feasible,it can be done, made, or achieved. 可行的

  例：

  She questioned whether it was feasible to stimulate investment in these regions.

  她質問在這些地區刺激投資是否可行。

  74. monetary

  monetary /?m?n?t?r?/ CET6 TEM4

  ADJ Monetary means relating to money, especially the total amount of money in a country. 貨幣的 [商業] [ADJ n]

  例：

  Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.

  一些國家緊縮貨幣政策以避免通貨膨脹。

  75. confound

  confound /k?n?fa?nd/ ( confounding, confounded, confounds )

  V-T If someone or somethingconfounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. 使吃驚; 使困惑

  例：

  He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of thehostage crisis.

  他通過冷靜處理人質危機頓時使他的批評者們大吃一驚。

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