美国高中生必备词汇abjurev. 发誓放弃[例句]:Some of the Roman Emperors tried to make Christians abjure theirreligion。
一些罗马皇帝企图迫使基督徒放弃信仰。
abrogatev. 废除[例句]:Washington decided to abrogate the “eternal” treaty with France’scurrent government and declared the United States neutral, despiteharsh criticisms in t he press and in his own government。
尽管遭受来自媒体和政府内部的批评，华盛顿决定彻底废除和法国现政府的“永久”条约，宣布美国中立。
abstemiousadj. 节制的[例句]:To be abstemious in eating and drinking饮食节制[笔记]:和abstain 对比， abstain是回避，戒除；而abstemious则是节约，朴素。
acumenn. 锐敏，聪明[例句]:Her business acumen has made her very successful。
她灵活的经商头脑使她的生意十分兴隆。
antebellumadj. 战前的，尤指美国南北战争前[例句]:The capital of Louisiana, in the southeast-central part of thestate on a bl uff above the Mississippi River. It has notableantebellum houses. Population, 2 19,531.巴吞鲁日美国路易斯安那州的首府，位于密西西比河下峭壁的东南中心部，保留许多闻名的南北战争前古建筑。
人口219，531auspiciousn. 吉兆的，幸运的[例句]:The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of mycareer。
我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。
believ. 掩饰，与…不符，使…失望[例句]:Practical experience belies this theory。
实际经验证明这个理论是错误的。
His cheerful manner belied his real feelings。
他那快活的样子掩饰了他真实的感情。
bellicoseadj. 好战的，好斗的[例句]:Some irresponsible politicians made a bellicose remarks。
一些不负责任的政客做出一些好战的话语。
bowdlerizev. 删去[例句]:There is no need to bowdlerize your speech when dealing with anyonefrom a l egal standpoint。
从法律角度说，你不需要再跟任何人修订你的演讲稿了。
chicaneryn. 欺诈，欺骗[例句]:They are skilled at chicanery and lies。
他们擅长于谎言和欺骗。
The world is full of chicanery。
世界充满了欺骗chromosomen. 染色体[例句]:The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome。
基因座在一条染色体上某种给定基因所占的位置churlishadj. 粗野的[例句]:It seems churlish to refuse such a generous offer。
拒绝这样慷慨的建议未免有些失礼。
Churlish as it may be to criticise those who set out to do good,many charit ies behave as if they were unaccountable。
许多的慈善机构表现得很不负责，虽然我们这样责备这些从事善行的人可能显得不礼貌。
circumlocutionn. 迂回累赘的陈述[例句]:He is a master at circumlocution, but it’s easier for me tounderstand him now than before。
他讲话很会兜圈子，不过我现在已经比以前容易理解他的意思了。
[笔记]:circum 迂回locution 惯用语circumnavigatevt. 环航[例句]:Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe。
麦哲伦是第一个环球航行的人。
It’s said that Zhe n He in China Ming dynasty was the first personwho circu mnavigate the globe据说中国明朝的郑和是世界上第一个环游地球的人。
deciduousadj. 每年落叶的，非永久性的[例句]:Very few plants in my garden are deciduous。
我公园里的落叶植物很少。
deleteriousadj. 有害于，有毒的[例句]:The continual forcasting errors had significant deleterious impacton Motor ola’s credit ratings and relationships。
持续的预测失灵对摩托罗拉的信用和关系产生了极坏影响。
Obviously we ought to be very concerned about gambling in any formbecause it is certainly deleterious to our communities很显然，对任何形式的赌博，我们都要保持极高的警惕，因为凡是赌博都会危害我们的社区。
diffidentadj. 无自信的，客客气气的，羞怯的[例句]:He was to diffident to do justice to himself。
他过于羞怯而不能为自己声辩。
[笔记]:和Confident 对比。
enervatev. 使衰弱vt. 使无力[例句]:The luxury enervates and destroys nations奢华铺张会让国家衰弱。
enfranchisev. 给与自治权，给与选举权，解放[例句]:In Britain women were enfranchised in 1918. 1918年英国妇女获得议会选举权。
The slaves were enfranchised。
奴隶们被释放了。
epiphanyn. 主显节，公现节，出现A Christian festival observed from December24, Christmas Eve, toJanuary5, the eve of Epiphany。
圣诞节节期圣诞节假日从十二月二十四日的圣诞前一天，到一月五日的显灵节前一天equinoxn. 昼夜平分点，春分或秋分[例句]:An equinox is one of the two days in the year when day and nightare of equ al length。
[笔记]:春分和秋分，太阳直射赤道(equator)，日夜时间相等(equal)euron. 欧元[例句]:The euro remained stronger against the dollar and yen in New Yorktrading T hursday。
周四纽约交易市场上欧元兑美元和日元依然强劲。
evanescentadj. 逐渐消失的，容易消散的，会凋零的The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgottenin the ma d chase of evanescent profits。
务必不能再忘记劳动带来的喜悦和激励，而去疯狂地追逐那转瞬即逝的利润。
expurgatev. 净化，删去[例句]:After WWII, for allies in Germany, one of the toughest job wasexpurgating fascist dogma from textbooks。
二战后，在德国的盟军最艰巨的一项任务是从教科书里删除法西斯主义教条。
facetiousadj. 轻浮的，好开玩笑的[例句]:He is so facetious that he turns everything into a joke。
他好开玩笑，把一切都变成戏谑。
Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade。
讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏。
a facetious remarks。
开玩笑的话fatuousadj. 愚昧的，昏庸的，发呆的，愚笨的，自满的[例句]:He seems take pride to make such fatuous remarks。
他好像对自己愚蠢的讲话还洋洋自得。
fecklessadj. 没精神的，软弱的，无用的[例句]:This is a feckless argument, purely, and shows the lack oflegitimacy and m oral integrity of these anti-war protestors。
这是一个无力的争辩，表现出了那些反战示威者法理以及道义上的缺乏。
fiduciaryadj. 受托的，信托的[例句]:He is acting in a fiduciary capacity。
他以受托人身份行为。
In a cynical era it is easy to overlook the importance of thisinstitutional ized efficiency and breadth of fiduciary trust。
在这玩世不恭的时代，这种惯常的效率和高度信任的重大意义是容易被人忽视的。
filibusterv.&n. 妨碍议事，阻挠[例句]:One who systematically blocks or interrupts a process, especiallyone who at tempts to impede passage of legislation by the use ofdelaying tactics, such as a filibuster。