Day159:每天5个GRE词汇01insurgent英[ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt]美[ɪnˈsɜːrdʒənt]【考法1】n.叛乱分子:onewhobreakswithoropposesconstitutedauthorityort。
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insurgent
英 [ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt] 美 [ɪnˈsɜːrdʒənt]
【考法1】n.叛乱分子: one who breaks with or opposes constituted authority or the established order
【例】Insurgents armed with assault rifles and grenades ambushed a US convoy, resulting in heavy casualties.持有突击步枪和手榴弹的叛乱分子偷袭了美军车队，造成重大伤亡
【近】rebel, anarchist, antagonist, malcontent, mutineer
【派】insurgency n. 叛舌
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delicacy
英 [ˈdelɪkəsi] 美 [ˈdelɪkəsi]
【考法1】n.(外貌、建筑、表演)精致: fineness of appearance, construction, or execution; elegance
【例】lace of great delicacy 精致的蕾丝
【近】dainty, delectable, kickshaw, tidbit
【反】crudity, husk, coarseness, roughness粗糙
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mosque
英 [mɒsk] 美 [mɑːsk]
【考法1】n.清真寺: a building used for public worship by Muslim
【例】a deadly suicide attack at the mosque 在清真寺发生的致命自杀性袭击
【近】cathedral, chapel, church, temple
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bolster
英 [ˈbəʊlstə(r)] 美 [ˈboʊlstər]
【考法1】n./v.支持: a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing
【例】pillows that bolster the building支撑房屋的柱子
【近】brace, buttress, bear, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold, prop up
【考法2】v.鼓励，使有精力: to give a boost to
【例】n.ews that bolsters the morale of the troops 鼓舞军队士气的消息
【近】buoy, reinforce
【反】dampen泼冷水
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inception
英 [ɪnˈsepʃn] 美 [ɪnˈsepʃn]
【考法1】n.开端，开始: an act, process, or instance of beginning
【例】This seemed like a good program at its inception, but it isn't working out as planned. 一开始这像是个不错的项目，但是它没有按照我们的预期发展
【近】beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, kickoff, launch, nascence, onset, outset, start, threshold
【反】close, conclusion, end, termination,omega 结束，终止
【派】inceptive adj.开端的，初生的
