四六级词汇解析

cumulative 累积的，渐增的 2次

Improved consumer confidence is _______ to an economic recovery.(00.1---54) A. subordinate B.cumulative C. crucial D. satisfactory

Hurricanes are killer winds, and their _____ power lies in the physical damage they can do.(01.1.46)

A. cumulative B. Destructive C. Turbulent D. prevalent D

decline 下倾, 下降, 下垂, 斜面, 斜坡, 衰败, 衰落, 拒绝 2次

How much of your country's electrical supply is _______ from water power? (03.1—65)

A) deduced B) detached C) derived D) declined

In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the _____death rate contributed to the population growth. (03.6—61) A) inclining B) increasing C) declining D) descending decorate 装饰，布置 2次

It?s pleasure for him to ______ his energy and even his life to research work.(98.6---63)

A. dedicate B. dictate C. decorate D. direct

She cut he hair short and tried to _____herself as a man.(00.6—70) A. decorate B. disguise C.fabricate D. fake Deduce推论, 演绎出 2次

How much of your country's electrical supply is _______ from water power? A) deduced C) derived B) detached D) declined (03---1-65)

She expressed her strong determination that nothing could ________ her to give up her career as a teacher.

A) induce C) reduce B) deduce D) attract (05---1-58) defy 藐视，公然反抗的 2次

When people are asked what kind of housing they need or want , the question ______ a variety of answers. (99.6---31) A. defies B. magnifies C. mediates D. evokes

As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he _____ his parents? strict rules.(01.1.56)

A. defied B. refuted C. excluded D. vetoed

Defect 瑕疵，毛病：缺少圆满或完善所必需的某物，缺点，缺陷 3次 Military orders are ______ and cannot be disobeyed.

A) defective B) conservative C) alternative D) imperative (02---6--50)

An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget ______.

A) disposition B) discrepancy C) defect D) deficit (02---6--65)

The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a. A) defect C) wound B) sign D) scar (03---6--66) degrade 降级，堕落 (使)退化 4次

Many tourists were ______ by the city?s complicated traffic system.(98.6---48) A. degraded B. bewildered C. evoked D. diverted

The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ______ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.(99.1---46) A. decrease B. subtract C. minimize D. degrade

Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would _______. A) deteriorate C) descend B) degrade D) decay

Some scientists are dubious of the claim that organisms ________ with age as an inevitable outcome of living.

A) depress C) deteriorate B) default D) degrade(05---1-47) Delay v.耽搁, 延迟, 延期, 迟滞 n.耽搁, 延迟, 迟滞 2次

We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it_____ when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.

A) compacted B) restricted C)dispersed D)delayed (03---6 - 43) Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but in the courtyard. A) resided B) dwelled C)lingered D) delayed (04---6--65)

depress 压下，使愁苦，使沮丧 2次

For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ______by a dictator. (00.6---58)

A. depressed B. immersed C. oppressed D.cursed

Their claims to damages have not been convincingly _____.(01.6.65) A. refuted B. overwhelmed C. exceptionally D. intimidated

descend下来, 下降, 遗传(指财产,气质,权利), 突击, 出其不意的拜访 2次 Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would _______. A) deteriorate C) descend B) degrade D) decay(03---1-58)

In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the _____death rate contributed to the population growth.

A) inclining C) declining B) increasing D) descending (03---6-61) deteriorate 恶化，变坏 3次

The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness.(02.6—42) A) activated B) alleviated C) medicated D) deteriorated

Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would _______.(03.1—58)

A) deteriorate B) degrade C) descend D) decay

Some scientists are dubious of the claim that organisms ________ with age as an inevitable outcome of living.(05.1—47)

A) depress B) default C) deteriorate D) degrade Dilemma 进退两难的窘境，困境 2次

Doctors are often caught in a ________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not. (02.1—50) A) puzzle B) perplexity C) dilemma D) bewilderment

We work to make money, but it's a _____ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money. (03.6—52)

A) paradox B) prejudice C) dilemma D) conflict

disperse (使)分散, (使)散开, 疏散 2次

We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it_____ when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.

A) compacted B)restricted C)dispersed D)delayed (03---6-43) In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is_ into ice. A) dispersed B) embodied C) compiled D) compacted (04---6-62)

Disposition 一贯的性情;脾气; 意向;倾向; 生理的特性或倾向; 排列;布置;配置 2次

The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of ______. A) impulse B) insanity C) inspiration D) disposition (02---1-41)

An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget ______.

A) disposition B) discrepancy C) defect D) deficit (02---6-65) Distinction 差别，不同;区分，辨别;优秀，杰出;荣誉，优待 2次

While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner. (02.1—49) A) a distinction B) a breakthrough C) an identification D) an interpretation In spite of the , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up. (04.6—43)

A) deviation B) distinction C) controversy D) comparison Distract 转移注意力，使……分心 2次

Please do not be ________ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.(02.1--53)

A) distracted B) disregarded C) irritated D) intervened

Although he was on a diet, the delicious food_ him enormously.(04.6--52) A) distracted B) stimulated C) inspired D) tempted divert 使转变方向，使转移 使高兴 4次

Many tourists were ______ by the city?s complicated traffic system.(98.6---48)