abate

the ship sailed after the storm had abated.

译 暴风雨减弱后船只出航了。

释 v.减少,除去

记 ab(一再)+ate(eat的过去式)→一再吃,食物减少了→减少

近 abrogate,wane

引 abatement n.减少,减弱

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 though many people observed the accident in the center of the city, they were not sure about the exact sequence of events.

[a] order                [b] process           [c] result                [d] cause

davy crockett was reared in eastern tennessee.

[a] born                [b] well-known         [c] brought up           [d] killed

  kit carson, an american frontiersman, was one of the most sensational heroes of the old west.

[a] exciting             [b] distracting        [c] enigmatic            [d] ostentatious

 automobile experts have shown that halogen headlights penetrate thick fog more effectively than traditional incandescent headlights and thus help to reduce accidents.

[a] dissolve             [b] perceive          [c] touch                [d] pierce

the football player was penalized for unnecessary roughness.

[a] side-lined            [b] condoned         [c] punished             [d] condemned

keys: acadc

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 i feel obligated to give my opinion on the subject.

[a] required             [b] forbidden         [c] determined           [d] encouraged

 justices of the peace have. jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits involving minor offenses.

[a] supremacy           [b] authority         [c] guidance             [d] obedience

 the western slopes of the mountains of the sierra nevade range are deeply incised by numerous streams.

[a] fed                 [b] cut               [c] flooded             [d] distended

 the jamestown settlers explored virginia pimarily for fishing and trading, and only incidentally investigated traces of a lost colony on roanoke island.

[a] sporadically          [b] by chance          [c] by fault         [d] unaccountably

keys: abbbb

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that poor man is so weak that he can scarcely walk.

[a] crude                [b] bereft            [c] adept               [d] decrepit

in his letter of january 27, mr. anderson declined the offer.

[a] repeated             [b] refused           [c] described            [d] analyzed

many caves are formed by the pounding of ocean waves on the coastline.

[a] cavalries             [b] caverns          [c] shells                [d] beaches

agricultural experts always caution farmers to irrigate in regions receiving only light rainfall.

[a] remind              [b] teach            [c] find                  [d] warn

in many parts of the world, talismans are used to ward off evil.

[a] keep away            [b] describe          [c] transcend            [d] seek out

keys: dbbda

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the magnitude of the development was apparent to the architects.

[a] courage               [b] great size         [c] diminution           [d] opposition

desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature.

[a] measuring             [b] inheriting         [c] preserving           [d] delaying

the man neglected to file his income tax and therefore had to pay a fine.

[a] hoped                 [b] failed            [c] promised            [d] refused

although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have acute vision.

[a] faulty                 [b] negative          [c] minimal            [d] condensed

mr. wang was determined to remain neutral.

[a] untroubled             [b] unhurried         [c] unmarried         [d] uncommitted

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hand me that pamphlet before you leave, will you.？

[a] novel                 [b] comb             [c] brochure             [d] note

revealing military secrets is tantamount to treason.

[a] equivalent to           [b] more serious that    [c] different from    [d] trivial when compared with

diffusion is the spontaneous spreading of matter caused by the random movement of molecules.

[a] patternless             [b] whirling           [c] constant           [d] rampant

it required a great deal of water to quench the fire.

[a] scorch                [b] thrash             [c] put out            [d] depress

the particles in the atmosphere can affect the earths climate.

[a] air current             [b] dust               [c] clouds            [d] rays

keys:caacb

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hand me that pamphlet before you leave, will you.？

[a] novel                 [b] comb             [c] brochure             [d] note

 revealing military secrets is tantamount to treason.

[a] equivalent to           [b] more serious that    [c] different from    [d] trivial when compared with

8. diffusion is the spontaneous spreading of matter caused by the random movement of molecules.

[a] patternless             [b] whirling           [c] constant           [d] rampant

t required a great deal of water to quench the fire.

[a] scorch                [b] thrash             [c] put out            [d] depress

 the particles in the atmosphere can affect the earths climate.

[a] air current             [b] dust               [c] clouds            [d] rays

keys:caacb

下面是在新托福阅读考试中考生们常常出错的36组词汇,大家千万要小心喔！

1) quite 相当 quiet 安静地

2) affect v 影响, 假装 effect n 结果, 影响

3) adapt 适应 adopt 采用 adept 内行

4) angel 天使 angle 角度

5) dairy 牛奶厂 diary 日记

6) contend 奋斗, 斗争 content 内容, 满足的 context 上下文 contest 竞争, 比赛

7) principal 校长, 主要的 principle 原则

8) implicit 含蓄的 explicit 明白的

9) dessert 甜食 desert 沙漠 v 放弃 dissert 写论文

10) pat 轻拍 tap 轻打 slap 掌击 rap 敲,打

11) decent 正经的 descent n 向下, 血统 descend v 向下

12) sweet 甜的 sweat 汗水

13) later 后来 latter 后者 latest 最近的 lately adv 最近

14) costume 服装 custom 习惯

15) extensive 广泛的 intensive 深刻的

16) aural 耳的 oral 口头的

17) abroad 国外 aboard 上(船,飞机)

18) altar 祭坛 alter 改变

19) assent 同意 ascent 上升 accent 口音

20) champion 冠军 champagne 香槟酒 campaign 战役

21) baron 男爵 barren 不毛之地的 barn 古仓

22) beam 梁, 光束 bean 豆 been have 过去式

23) precede 领先 proceed 进行,继续

24) pray 祈祷 prey 猎物

25) chicken 鸡 kitchen 厨房

26) monkey 猴子 donkey 驴

27) chore 家务活 chord 和弦 cord 细绳

28) cite 引用 site 场所 sight 视觉

29) clash (金属)幢击声 crash 碰幢,坠落 crush 压坏

30) compliment 赞美 complement 附加物

31) confirm 确认 conform 使顺从

32) contact 接触 contract 合同 contrast 对照

33) council 议会 counsel 忠告 consul 领事

34) crow 乌鸦 crown 王冠 clown 小丑 cow 牛

35) dose 一剂药 doze 打盹

36) drawn draw 过去分词 drown 溺水

以下是托福考试(test of english as foreign language) 排名前top 100words,看看自己能非常熟练认出多少单词。

abyss hole so deep as to appear bottomless

acquiesce agree, accept without protest

affable polite and friendly, easy to talk to

affliction distress, suffering

affluent wealthy, abundant

agitate move, shake, stir up

ambiguousshavingsmore then one meaning

annex take possession of

aqueous of or like water

arduous demanding great effort, strenuous

aroma quality or surrounding atmosphere considered typical

atone make repayment

avarice greed

bellicose inclined to fighting

calisthenics exercises to develop strong bodies

captor person who takes smb captive

concoct invent, prepare by mixing together

dangle hand or swing loosely

deprive take away from, prevent from using

diligent hard-working

disrobe undress

docile easily trained or controlled

doleful dismal, mourful

drought a long period of dry weather

dubious feeling doubt

dumbfound astonish

efface rub or wipe out, obliterate

elucidate to make understandable

enchant charm, delight

endeavor to make an effort, to try very hard

endorse approve, support a claim or statement

enthral take the whole attention, enslave

exploit to use for selfish advantage or profit

extensive far-reaching

extol to praise highly

flimsy lacking solidarity, strength

fraud a fault, a deception

gaudy too bright and showy

ghastly death-like, pale and ill

grumble to complain

托福阅读考试中，考生很容易陷入形近词的误区，导致对托福阅读的文章理解造成偏差。申博教育为托福考生总结了36对托福阅读行形近词汇。

1) quite 相当 quiet 安静地

2) affect v 影响, 假装 effect n 结果, 影响

3) adapt 适应 adopt 采用 adept 内行

4) angel 天使 angle 角度

5) dairy 牛奶厂 diary 日记

6) contend 奋斗, 斗争 content 内容, 满足的 context 上下文 contest 竞争, 比赛

7) principal 校长, 主要的 principle 原则

8) implicit 含蓄的 explicit 明白的

9) dessert 甜食 desert 沙漠 v 放弃 dissert 写论文

10) pat 轻拍 tap 轻打 slap 掌击 rap 敲,打

11) decent 正经的 descent n 向下, 血统 descend v 向下

12) sweet 甜的 sweat 汗水

13) later 后来 latter 后者 latest 最近的 lately adv 最近

14) costume 服装 custom 习惯

15) extensive 广泛的 intensive 深刻的

16) aural 耳的 oral 口头的

17) abroad 国外 aboard 上(船,飞机)

18) altar 祭坛 alter 改变

19) assent 同意 ascent 上升 accent 口音

20) champion 冠军 champagne 香槟酒 campaign 战役

21) baron 男爵 barren 不毛之地的 barn 古仓

22) beam 梁, 光束 bean 豆 been have 过去式

23) precede 领先 proceed 进行,继续

24) pray 祈祷 prey 猎物

25) chicken 鸡 kitchen 厨房

26) monkey 猴子 donkey 驴

27) chore 家务活 chord 和弦 cord 细绳

28) cite 引用 site 场所 sight 视觉

29) clash (金属)幢击声 crash 碰幢,坠落 crush 压坏

30) compliment 赞美 complement 附加物

31) confirm 确认 conform 使顺从

32) contact 接触 contract 合同 contrast 对照

33) council 议会 counsel 忠告 consul 领事

34) crow 乌鸦 crown 王冠 clown 小丑 cow 牛

35) dose 一剂药 doze 打盹

36) drawn draw 过去分词 drown 溺水