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。

  251.gerrymandering

  gerrymandering /?d??r??m?nd?r??/

  N-UNCOUNT Gerrymandering isthe act ofaltering political boundaries in order to give an unfair advantageto onepolitical party or group of people. (為使某一黨獲得優勢)改劃選區 [表不滿]

  252.dilapidated

  dilapidated /d??l?p??de?t?d/ TEM8

  ADJ A building that isdilapidated is oldand in a generally bad condition. 破舊的

  例：

  ...anold dilapidated barn.

  …一座破舊的谷倉。

  253.debilitated

  debilitate /d??b?l??te?t/ TEM8 (debilitating, debilitated, debilitates)

  V-T If you are debilitated bysomethingsuch as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. 虛弱 [正式] [usu passive]

  例：

  Stewart took over yesterdaywhen Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.

  昨天因拉塞爾患有腸炎身體變得虛弱，斯圖爾特已經接管了他的工作。

  254.sophistry

  sophistry /?s?f?str?/

  N-UNCOUNT Sophistry is thepractice ofusing clever arguments that sound convincing but are in fact false.詭辯術 [正式]

  例：

  Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economicliteracy.

  政治競選更多取決于詭辯之術而非對經濟是否懂行。

  255.animosity

  animosity /??n??m?s?t?/ TEM8 ( animosities)

  N-UNCOUNT Animosity is astrong feeling ofdislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind. 強烈敵意 [also N in pl]

  例：

  There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.

  在那兩個國家間存在著歷史悠久的強烈敵意。

  256.antipathy

  antipathy /?n?t?p?θ?/ TEM8

  N-UNCOUNT Antipathy is astrong feeling ofdislike or hostility toward someone or something. 憎惡 [正式]

  例：

  ...the voting public's antipathy toward the president.

  …投票民眾對總統的憎惡。

  257.disheartened

  disheartened /d?s?hɑ?t ?nd/

  ADJ If you are disheartened,you feeldisappointed about something and have less confidence or less hopeabout it thanyou did before. 灰心的

  例：

  He was disheartened by their hostile reaction.

  他被他們敵意的反應弄得灰心了。

  258.hackneyed

  hackneyed /?h?kn?d/ TEM8

  ADJ If you describe somethingsuch as asaying or an image as hackneyed, you think it is no longer likely tointerest,amuse, or affect people because it has been used, seen, or heard manytimesbefore. 老生常談的; 不新奇的

  例：

  Power corrupts and absolute power corruptsabsolutely. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.

  權力導致腐敗，絕對權力導致絕對腐敗。這雖是老生常談，但無半點虛言。

  259.paradigm

  paradigm /?p?r??da?m/ CET6+ TEM8 (paradigms )

  N-VAR A paradigm is a modelfor somethingthat explains it or shows how it can be produced. 范例 [正式]

  例：

  ...a new paradigm of production.

  …一種新的生產范例。

  260.placid

  placid /?pl?s?d/ TEM4

  1. ADJ A placid person oranimal is calmand does not easily become excited, angry, or upset. 溫和的

  例：

  She was a placid child who rarely cried.

  她是個溫和的孩子，很少哭。

  2. ADJ A placid place, areaof water, orlife is calm and peaceful. 平靜的

  例：

  ...the placid waters of Lake Erie.

  …伊利湖平靜的湖水。

  261.recalcitrant

  recalcitrant /r??k?ls?tr?nt/

  ADJ If you describe someoneor something asrecalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey ordersor are difficultto deal with. 不服從命令的; 難對付的 [正式] [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will rejecttheirresponsibilities.

  危險在于那些不服從命令的地方當局將拒絕履行他們的職責。

  262.redundancy

  redundancy /r??d?nd?ns?/ CET6+ TEM8 (redundancies )

  1. N-UNCOUNT Redundancy meansbeing maderedundant. 裁員 [商業]

  例：

  Thousands of bank employeesare facing redundancy as their employers cutcosts.

  數千名銀行職員面臨裁員，因為他們的雇主要削減成本。

  2. N-COUNT When there areredundancies, anorganization tells some of its employees to leave becausetheir jobs are nolonger necessary or because the organization can no longerafford to pay them. 多余的員工 [英國英語] [商業]

  263.unorthodox

  unorthodox /?n???θ??d?ks/TEM8

  ADJ If youdescribe someone's behaviour, beliefs, orcustoms as unorthodox, you mean thatthey are different from what is generallyaccepted. 非正統的; 另類的

  例：

  The reality-basedshow followed theunorthodox lives of Ozzy, his wife Sharon, daughter Kelly, and son,Jack.

  這個寫實劇取材于奧茲、其妻莎倫、女兒凱莉和兒子杰克的另類生活。

  264.pacifist

  pacifist /?p?s?f?st/ ( pacifists )

  N-COUNT A pacifist is someonewho believesthat violence is wrong and refuses to take part in wars. 和平主義者; 反戰者

  例：

  Many protesters insist they are pacifists, opposed to war in all forms.

  許多抗議者堅持說他們是和平主義者，反對一切形式的戰爭。

  265.demagogue

  demagogue /?d?m??ɡ?ɡ/ (also demagog) TEM8 (demagogues )

  N-COUNT If you saythat someone such as a politician is ademagogue you are criticizing thembecause you think they try to win people'ssupport by appealing to theiremotions rather than using reasonable arguments. 煽動者 [oft adj N] [表不滿

  266.prognosticator

  prognosticator [pr?ɡ'n?stikeit?]

  n. prognosticate的變形

  prognosticate [pr?ɡ'n?stikeit]

  vt.

  預示 (尤指預兆，先兆)：

  to prognosticate futurerelations

  預示未來的關系

  預測

  267.dirge

  dirge /d??d?/ ( dirges )

  N-COUNT A dirge is a slow,sad song orpiece of music. Dirges are sometimes performed at funerals. (葬禮中演奏的)挽歌 [usu sing]

  268. diminutive

  diminutive /d??m?nj?t?v/

  ADJ A diminutiveperson or object is very small. 微小的

  例：

  Her eyes scannedthe room until they came to rest on a diminutive figure standing at the entrance.

  她的目光掃視著房間，最后停留在一個站在入口的小小的身影上。

  269. virtuosity

  virtuosity /?v??t????s?t?/

  N-UNCOUNT The virtuosity ofsomeone such asan artist or athlete is their great skill. (如藝術家或運動員的)高超技巧 [oft with poss]

  例：

  At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.

  那時，他高超的小號吹奏技巧在爵士樂界無人能比。

  270.halcyon

  halcyon /?h?ls??n/

  ADJ A halcyon time is a timein the pastthat was peaceful or happy. (舊日時光)平靜的; 幸福的 [文學性] [ADJ n]

  例：

  It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he wonthreetournaments on the European tour.

  這和1990年的那些美好時光迥然不同，當時他在歐洲巡回賽中贏了三場錦標賽。

  271.invoke

  invoke /?n?v??k/ CET6+ TEM8 ( invoking,invoked, invokes )

  1. V-T If you invoke a law,you state thatyou are taking a particular action because that law allows ortells you to. 求助于 (法律)

  例：

  The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees.

  法官援用了一項保護難民的國際法律。

  2. V-T If you invokesomething such as aprinciple, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to themin order to supportyour argument. 援引

  例：

  ...economists who invoke the principle of "consumersovereignty" to supporttheir arguments.

  …援引“消費者主權”原則來支持自己論點的經濟學家們。

  3. V-T If something such as apiece ofmusic invokes a feeling or an image, it causes someone to have thefeeling or tosee the image. Many people consider this use to be incorrectbecause is thecorrect word for this. 使人想起

  例：

  "AppalachianSpring" by AaronCopland invoked theatmosphere of the wide open spaces of the prairies.

  艾倫·科普蘭的《阿帕拉契亞的春天》使人想起了那種遼闊草原的氛圍。

  272.oracular

  oracular /??r?kj?l?/

  ADJ of or relating to anoracle 神諭的

  例：

  Apollo had his oracular shrine at Delphi

  273.palpitation

  palpitation /?p?lp??te???n/ (palpitations)

  N-VAR When someone haspalpitations, theirheart beats very fast in an irregular way. 心悸

  例：

  Caffeine can cause palpitations and headaches.

  咖啡因能引起心悸和頭痛。

  274.prattle

  prattle /?pr?t?l/ (prattling, prattled,prattles )

  V-I If you say that someoneprattles onabout something, you are criticizing them because they are talkinga lot withoutsaying anything important. 閑扯; 喋喋不休 [非正式]

  例：

  Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wantedto scream.

  盧就各種瑣碎小事嘮叨個沒完，一直到我煩得都想尖叫了。

  275.prudent

  prudent /?pru?d?nt/ CET6+ TEM8

  ADJ Someone who is prudent issensible andcareful. 謹慎的

  例：

  It is clearly prudent to take all precautions.

  采取一切防范措施顯然是慎重的。

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