英语备考词汇整理
accrue  | come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual |
acerbity | bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone) |
acetic | vinegary |
acidulous | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
acknowledge | recognize; admit |
acme | peak; pinnacle; highest point |
acne | skin disease (on the face) |
acoustics | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
acquiesce | assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
acquittal | deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner |
acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
acrimonious | stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior |
acrophobia | fear of heights |
actuarial | calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
actuary | someone who advises insurance companies |
actuate | motivate; activate; cause to act |
acuity | sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing) |
acumen | mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen |
acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
adage | wise saying; proverb |
adamant | hard; inflexible |
adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
