Exercises 3
Exercise 3-A Multiple-Choice Quiz (5 minutes)
Please choose the best answer that conveys the meaning of the given word. There is only one correct choice.
请根据所给单词的意思，从A, B, C, D四个选项中找出其同义词，每题只有一个正确答案。
1. apposite (adj)
A. accessible
B. appreciable
C. appropriate
D. artless
2. disingenuous (adj)
A. insincere
B. distinguished
C. animated
D. practicable
3. prestige (n)
A. property
B. prediction
C. radiation
D. reputation
4. slander (n)
A. defamation
B. uniformity
C. sanity
D. strife
5. pivotal (adj)
A. pious
B. crucial
C. damp
D. crude
6. deviate (v)
A. prolong
B. erode
C. dishearten
D. diverge
7. circumscribe (v)
A. codify
B. limit
C. deplete
D. comply
8. impending (adj)
A. material
B. intrepid
C. approaching
D. linking
9. succumb (v)
A. embrace
B. accommodate
C. yield
D. cumber
10. vindicate (v)
A. elevate
B. illuminate
C. justify
D. deteriorate
11. validate (v)
A. critique
B. vanish
C. convert
D. confirm
12. feign (v)
A. forge
B. forgo
C. prepare
D. pretend
13. lethal (adj)
A. tidal
B. deadly
C. linguistic
D. sore
14. ascetic (adj)
A. aesthetic
B. seismic
C. austere
D. indifferent
15. extol (v)
A. glorify
B. extend
C. tolerate
D. command
16. petty (adj)
A. pretty
B. pure
C. trivial
D. stingy
Exercise 3-B Sentence-Completion Quiz (30 minutes)
Please fill in the blanks, choosing the words from the list. Each word can only be used once.
请从表格所列单词中选出最符合语境的单词，填入空格，每个单词只能使用一次。
Word List
retract incriminate congruent
notoriety stratagem liability
cater to ancestry adulterate
discount forum astute
awe brandish dictum
felicity thwart expedient
reputed apprehension domineer
1. Then they do something asinine, get in trouble and begin the downward slope out of fame into ________.
2. We shouldn't ________ the effect of AIDS.
3. They want to work in an organization whose values are ________ with their own.
4. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they's re clearly beginning to consider him a ________.
5. Exercise classes ________ all levels of fitness.
6. He appeared in the lounge ________ a knife.
7. Trade discounts may be used as a competitive ________ to secure customer loyalty.
8. Her father promised her to spend the weekend with her at the seaside, but he ________ the next day.
9. In his confession the thief ________ two others who helped him steal.
10. The house is ________ to be the original of Mansfield Park.
11. It reflects real anger and ________ about the future.
12. Big boys sometimes ________ over the younger pupils.
13. Our plans for a picnic were ________ by the rain.
14. The government found it ________ to relax censorship a little.
15. The letters page of this newspaper is a ________ for public argument.
16. A ________ is a formal statement made by someone who has authority.
17. Most unwilling was she to awaken from such a dream of ________ to comprehend all the unhappy truths which attended the affair.
18. The family has traced its ________ to the Norman invaders.
19. The food had been ________ to increase its weight.
20. A good leader must be an ________ judge of ability. One glance at a pyramid can leave the viewer in ________ of its beauty and splendor.
21. One glance at a pyramid can leave the viewer in ________ of its beauty and splendor.
Exercise 3-C 偏难词自测练习 (30 minutes)
Please fill in the blanks, choosing the words from the list. Each word can only be used once. Then you can go back to the Word List and check your answers.
请从表格所列单词中选出与下列中文意思对应的单词，填入空格，每个单词只能使用一次。完毕之后，请回到《SAT巴朗词表：乱序版》中对应的单元，核对答案，并标注自己没有填对的单词。
Word List
nefarious aggregate
credo accessible
prolong centrifugal erode
dishearten mnemonic convert
acrid retroactive emendation
duplicity foster arcane
defunct tactile anesthetic
multilingual artless etymology
verbose vilify quench
corrode rejuvenate prototype
practicable unimpeachable codify
animated deplete rant
foolhardy decoy adroit
stolid uniformity haphazard
synoptic seismic embrace
amnesia comeuppance indifferent
anticlimax material modicum
maverick spendthrift brawn
bane archaeology addle
pious optimist impeccable
alacrity simplistic fervor accommodate pantomime
记忆的，记忆性的____________
离心的____________
啰嗦的，唠叨的____________
抚育；鼓励____________
侵蚀____________
编成法典，编纂；整理____________
邪恶的，穷凶极恶的____________
已死的，已灭绝的；失效的____________
能实行的，行得通的____________
熟练的，机敏的____________
过分单纯化的____________
热情，热烈____________
咆哮，大声责骂；激昂地说，夸夸其谈____________
同样，一致____________
修改，改善____________
地震的____________
少量，一点点____________
熄灭，抑制（欲望）；满足____________
报应____________
冷漠的，不关心的；一般的，中等的____________
持不同意见者，独来独往者____________
易接近的，易得到的____________
使返老还童，使恢复活力____________
使沮丧，使失去勇气或希望____________
皈依者；皈依；使改变____________
原型，样板____________
用完，耗尽____________
触觉的，有触觉的____________
信条____________
无可指摘的，可做模范的____________
虔诚的；宗教的____________
不易激动的，感觉迟钝的____________
哑剧____________
使用多种语言的____________
祸根，灾星____________
诽谤，诋毁____________
口是心非，搞两面派，欺骗；虚伪____________
考古学____________
物质的；具体的；重要的____________
偶然的，随意的；杂乱无章的____________
肌肉的力量；强壮____________
无虚饰的；朴实的____________
延长，拖延____________
神秘的；晦涩难懂的____________
尖刻的，辛辣的____________
侵蚀，腐蚀，削弱____________
引诱；诱饵____________
使糊涂；腐坏____________
无瑕疵的____________
帮主，调节；使适应____________
活生生的，活泼的____________
乐观主义者____________
使聚集，积聚____________
词源学____________
麻醉剂，麻药____________
愚勇的，莽撞的____________
敏捷，轻快；爽快，乐意____________
记忆缺失，健忘症____________
有追溯效力的____________
提要的，摘要的____________
拥抱；欣然采纳；包括____________
突降，虎头蛇尾____________
挥霍者____________