17天学会gre单词（每天5个GRE单词）

mutter 英 [ˈmʌtər] 美 [ˈmʌtər] vi. 咕哝；喃喃自语 vt. 咕哝；抱怨地说；低声含糊地说 n. 咕哝；喃喃低语

考点1: vi.低声抱怨: to murmur complainingly or angrily

■e.g. mutter about the difficult assignment 抱怨作业太难

■同: carp, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur, repine, whine

■反: crow, delight, rejoice欢呼，高兴

scowl 英 [skaʊl] 美 [skaʊl] v. 怒视（某人或某物 n. 怒容

考点1: vi.皱眉(表现出不高兴): to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure

■e.g. scowled down at the misbehaving child 对淘气的孩子皱起了眉

■同: frown, pout, glare, gloom, glower, lower

■反: beam, grin, smile微笑(表示高兴)

quash 英 [kwɒʃ] 美 [kwɑːʃ] vt. 撤销；镇压；宣布无效；捣碎

考点1: vt.镇压，阻止: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

■e.g. quash a rebellion镇压一次叛变

■同: repress, squelch, subdue, suppress, clamp down on, crack down on

■反: engender, foment引起，煽动

defer 英 [dɪˈfɜːr] 美 [dɪˈfɜːr] vi. 推迟；延期；服从 vt. 使推迟；使延期

考点1: v.推迟，延期: to put off; postpone; defer

■e.g. we agreed to defer a discussion of the issue 我们决定推迟问题的讨论

■同: delay, remit, shelve, hold off, hold over, lay over, put off

■反: exigent 紧急的

考点2: vi.遵从: to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect

■e.g. defer to her father's wishes听从她父亲的意愿

intensify 英 [ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ] 美 [ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ] vi. 增强，强化；变激烈 vt. 使加强，使强化；使变激烈

考点1: vt.加强，激化: to make intense or more intensive

■e.g. Both companies intensified their efforts to win the contract.为了获得这份合同，两家公司都加大了投入

■同: accentuate, aggravate, amplify, deepen, enhance, magnify, redouble, strengthen

■反: abate, assuage, attenuate, mitigate, moderate减缓，减低(程度)

■派: intensity n. 强度l