gre词汇单词表（GRE词汇Day25:）

disseminate 英 [dɪˈsemɪneɪt] 美 [dɪˈsemɪneɪt] vt. 宣传，传播；散布 vi. 散布；广为传播

考点1: vt.散播，传播: to spread abroad; promulgate

■e.g. disseminate Marxism-Leninism 传播马列主义 ；The Internet allows us to disseminate information faster

互联网允许我们更快的传播信息。

■同: broadcast, circulate, propagate

■反: gather, amass, garner 收集

appropriate 英 [əˈprəʊpriət] 美 [əˈproʊpriət] adj. 适当的；恰当的；合适的 vt. 占用，拨出

考点1: v.私自挪用 to take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission

■e.g. to appropriate private property 盗用私人财产

■e.g. The economy has been weakened by corrupt officials who have appropriated the country's resources for their own use经济因为腐败的官员们私自挪用国家资源而被削弱了。

■同: purloin, pirate, embezzle, peculate, usurp

考点2: adj.适当的: especially suitable or compatible: fitting

■e.g. Red wine is a more appropriate choice with the meal红酒更适合这顿饭。

■e.g. I don't think jeans and a T-shirt are appropriate attire for a wedding我觉得穿牛仔和 T 恤去婚礼不太得体。

■同: apt, becoming, felicitous, fitting, proper, meet, suitable, apposite, apropos

■反: improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable 不合适的

husk 英 [hʌsk] 美 [hʌsk] n. 皮；外壳；无价值之物 vt. 削皮；以粗哑的嗓音说 vi. 嗓音变得嘶哑

考点1: n.(果类或谷物的)外壳: a usually dry or membranous outer covering (as a pod or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits (as barley and corn)

■e.g. a grey squirrel nibbling on a peanut husk 一个啃着花生壳的灰松鼠

■同: bark, chaff, hull, shell

■反: core, kernel 核

考点2: v.剥去: to remove the natural covering of

■e.g. the tedious task of husking coconuts无聊的任务——剥花生

■同: bark, flay, hull, shell, shuck, skin

flout 英 [flaʊt] 美 [flaʊt] v. 藐视，无视（规则、法律等）；嘲笑，愚弄 n. 嘲笑，愚弄

考点1: n./v.嘲弄性不理会，蔑视: to treat with contemptuous disregard

■e.g. flout the academic norm by plagiarizing 通过抄袭来蔑视学术规范

■同: despise, disregard, gibe, sneer, taunt

■反: respect, revere, venerate 尊敬

corroborate 英 [kəˈrɒbəreɪt] 美 [kəˈrɑːbəreɪt] vt. 证实；使坚固

考点1: vt.用证据或权威证实: to support with evidence or authority; make more certain

■e.g. n.ew evidence to corroborate the defendant's story能证实被告的故事的新证据

■同: confirm, authenticate, justify, substantiate, validate, verify

■反: controvert, contradict, deny 反驳，否认

考点2: vt.提供证据，支持: to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)

■e.g. My personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people 我的经历可不赞同你关于“人性本善”的信念

■同: back, bolster, buttress, reinforce, support

■派: corroboration n 证实