托福高频真词List18 // 附托福TPO阅读真题
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3.29单词
3.30真题
3.29单词
| erode/wear down | v.侵蚀 |
| instructive/informative | adj.有指导意义的 |
| threaten/endanger | v.威胁 |
| legible/recognize | adj.容易辨认的 |
| accustomed/used to | 习惯于 |
| assure/guarantee | v.确保 |
| engrave/carve | v.雕刻 |
| sovereign/master | n.君主 |
| compulsorily/by the requirement | adv.强制地 |
| desolate/deserted | adj.荒无人烟的 |
| outdated/old-fashioned | adj.过时的 |
| resurgence/comeback | n.复兴 |
| conversely/on the contrary | adv.与此相反 |
| intense/strong/extreme | adj.强烈的 |
| resume/restart | v.重新开始 |
| pose/present | v.提出 |
| transition/change | n.转变 |
| apart from/besides/except for | 除此之外 |
| infrequent/uncommon | adj.罕见的 |
| legendary/famous | adj.传奇的，著名的 |
| allusion/reference | n.暗示 |
| authenticity/genuineness | n.真实性 |
| enigmatic/mysterious | adj.神秘的 |
| location/place | n.位置 |
| pristine/pure | adj.纯净的 |
| reluctant/unwilling | adj.不情愿的 |
| tentatively identified/identified without certainty | 初步确定的 |
| ample/plentiful | adj.丰富的 |
| contention/debate | n.争论 |
| debate/argue about | v.争论 |
| practical/usable | adj.实用的 |
| reasonable/sufficient | adj.合情理的 |
| therefore/as a result | adv.因此 |
| cramp/confine | v.阻碍 |
| fringe/border | n.边缘 |
| gain/increase | n.增加 |
| momentous/very important | adj.关键的 |
| prospect/possibility | n.预料 |
| shift/change | v.转变 |
| supersede/replace | v.取代 |
| revise/change | v.修订 |
| unintentional/accident/unplanned | adj.非故意的 |
| to have been accidental/to have occurred by chance | 偶然的 |
| elaboration/development | n.详尽阐述 |
| imaginative/creative | adj.有想象力的 |
| option/choice | n.选择 |
| terrestrial/land | adj.陆地的 |
| accumulation/deposit | n.聚集 |
| circumstance/condition | n.环境 |
| enjoy/experience | v.享有 |
| friction/conflict | n.摩擦 |
| heterogeneous/varied | adj.各种各样的 |
3.30真题
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Unlike dinosaurs, whose features were later preserved in birds, the enigmatic species of pterosar met its evolutionary dead end.
enigmatic=mysterious 神秘的
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Although the changes in climate were subtle in the region——changes in snow and rain patterns；these cycles had momentous impacts on the civilization living in the area.
momentous=very important非常重要的
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The prospect of her losing the election terrified her supporters, considering her opponent was known for being a racist and bully.
prospect=possibility 预料
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Another supposedly plausible theory-that the universe is expanding at a steady rate and will eventually disperse-is alse wrong.
Whether Kant's idea of justice is acceptable is open to contention, and some authors have recently pointed out flaws in his reasoning.
contention=debate 争论
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Volterra was founded in the 8th Century BC; a small village settlement of cramped, squared-based huts with straw or clay roofs.
cramp=confine 阻碍
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In modern scientific literature there are frequent allusions to a current mass extinction event.
allusion=reference 暗示
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Following his critically acclaimed success with Broadway‘s Hamiliton, Lin-Manuel Miranda currently enjoys multiple offers from Hollywood producers looking to make a film version of the award-winning musical.
enjoy=experience 享有
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The technology might not be ready yet, but it promises great gains, such as substantial greater power for stimulation of chemical reactions and, possibly, machine learning.
gains=increases 增加
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The most inexperienced archeologists are preoccupied with the task of sorting out heterogeneous residues(rocks, dirt, soil deposited there after the findings).
heterogeneous=varied 各种各样的
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Archeologists proposed to revise the data of the discovery of America based on new and fascinating discoveries.
revise=change 修订
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Terrestrial deposits are full of residues and fossils, which could shed some light on the earth's composition during the Cretaceous Era.
terrestrial=land 陆地的