gre词汇大全18个（GRE词汇Day12:）

valiant 英 [ˈvæliənt] 美 [ˈvæliənt] adj. 英勇的，勇敢的 n. 勇士；勇敢的人

■拆: val(strong, value) i ant(adj后缀) -> 勇敢的

考点1: adj.勇敢的，英勇的: possessing or acting with bravery or boldness

■e.g. a valiant and moral knight 一个勇敢和有道德感的骑士 Despite their valiant efforts, they lost the game.

尽管他们英勇奋战，但还是输掉了比赛。

■同: audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, fearless, gallant, intrepid, stalwart, stout, valorous

■反: cowardly, craven, gutless, nerveless, pusillanimous, spineless, timorous 胆怯的

■派: valiance n.英勇

domineer 英 [,dɒmɪ'nɪə] v. 专横跋扈；压制

■拆: domin(house: 后引申为一家之主 控制; 统治等意思) eer(er施动者名词后缀) -> 压制; 专横跋扈

考点1: vt.专制统治: to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control

■e.g. Her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her.她生活在她丈夫和婆婆的高压统治下。

■同: tyrannize

■反: domineering adj.专横的，盛气凌人的

reassure 英 [ˌriːəˈʃʊə(r); ˌriːəˈʃɔː(r)] 美 [ˌriːəˈʃʊr] vt. 使安心；使消除疑虑；安慰；重新保证，再次确保；（尤指保险）分保，给……再保险

■拆: re(again) assure(保证) -> 再次确保; 使...安心

考点1: vt.使安心，打消疑虑: to restore to confidence

■e.g. I tried to reassure her that the dog would come back home by nightfall.我尽力让她安心，说夜幕降临之前小狗一定会回家的。

■同: assure, cheer, console, solace, soothe

■反: distress, torment, torture, trouble使忧虑，折磨

■派: reassurance n.消除疑虑

deleterious 英 [ˌdeləˈtɪəriəs] 美 [ˌdeləˈtɪriəs] adj. 有毒的，有害的

■拆: deleter(希腊语 破坏者;毁灭者) ious(adj后缀) -> 有毒的; 有害的。。。。

考点1: adj.有害的: harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way

■e.g. deleterious to health 对健康有害的

■同: adverse, baleful, baneful, detrimental, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious

■反: beneficial, salutary, salubrious, wholesome, benign, harmless, innocuous 有益的，安全无害的

onset 英 [ˈɒnset] 美 [ˈɑːnset] n. 开始，着手；发作；攻击，进攻

■拆: on(在...上) set(开始) -> 开始; 攻击

考点1: n.攻击，进攻: attack, assault

■e.g. withstand the onset of the army抵挡住了敌人军队的进攻

■同: aggression, assault, charge, offense, onslaught, raid, rush, strike

■反: defense防御

考点2: n.起始，开始: the point at which something begins

■e.g. If you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll probably recover faster.如果你感冒刚 一开始就服用足量的维他命C，你可能会康复得更快。

■同: alpha, baseline, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, kickoff, launch, nascence, outset, threshold

■反: close, conclusion, end, ending, omega, termination 结束