托福高分备考词汇之托福高阶词汇list 9

以下是托福高阶词汇list  9，供各位考生参考。

prickly adj.麻烦的
　　同complicated, troublesome, intricate, trying
　　She doesn't know how to deal with the prickly problem of inviting her ex-boyfriend to her wedding.
　　她不知道该如何处理邀请前任男友参加婚礼这种麻烦问题。

querulous adj.爱抱怨的;发牢骚的
　　同complaining, discontented, fretful
　　The child's querulous questions were driving me crazy.
　　那小孩所抱怨的问题快令我发疯了。

radical adj.①基本的②偏激的
　　同1.basic, fundamental 2.extreme, rash, drastic
　　There was a radical difference between the two professors' theories.
　　这两位教授的理论有根本的不同。

relinquish v.放弃;撤退
　　同give up, forgo, disclaim, renounce
　　Nora was not willing to relinquish her high paying job for more free time.
　　诺拉不愿意为了拥有更多的空闲时间而放弃高薪的工作。

retard v.阻碍
　　同delay, hold up, stunt, impede
　　Lack of sunlight will retard the growth of most plants.
　　缺乏阳光会妨碍大多数植物的生长。

saline adj.咸的同salty
　　Ocean water is so saline that you cannot drink it.
　　海水太咸而不能饮用。

sequel n.续集同consequence, continuation
　　Scarlett is the immensely popular sequel to Gone with the Wind.
　　《斯嘉丽》是《飘》极受欢迎的续集。

slogan n.标语;口号
　　同motto, catch-phrase
　　The advertising company had to come up with a good slogan for the new brand of soda.
　　广告公司必须为这种新牌子的汽水想一个很好的广告语。

spontaneous adj.自然的
　　同natural, impulsive, ingenuous, instinctive
　　Thesgroupsof children on the bus began a spontaneous singing of songs.
　　公交车上的那群小孩很自然地唱起歌来。

strenuous adj.费力的;奋斗的
　　同energetic, ardent, arduous, vigorous
　　Ralph was not used to strenuous exercise, and hiking up the hill exhausted him.
　　拉尔夫不习惯费力的运动，所以登山使他筋疲力尽。

surmise v.臆测
　　同guess, presume, conjecture, suppose
　　We surmised by the clothes she was wearing that she was a chef.
　　我们由她的穿着推断她是主厨。

tactic n.策略
　　同maneuver, strategy
　　Harry often cleans his room as a tactic to avoid doing his homework.
　　哈里常以打扫房间作为逃避做作业的计策。

tier n.层
　　同layer, stratum
　　The newly-married couple had a three-tiered wedding cake at the banquet.
　　这对新婚夫妇在喜宴上摆了一个三层的蛋糕。

*banquet n.宴会
　　ultimatum n.最后通牒;哀的美敦书
　　同demand, exaction, requirement
　　The kidnapper's ultimatum was two million dollars by midnight, or the man would be killed.
　　绑匪发出最后通牒，称在午夜以前须备妥200万元，否则那名男子将遭杀害。

vagabond n.流浪汉
　　同wanderer, vagrant, hobo
　　Many vagabonds gathered at the back of this restaurant to find food.
　　许多流浪汉聚集在这家餐厅的后面找寻食物。

walkout n.罢工
　　同protest, strike, stoppage
　　Factory workers staged a walkout to protest for proper working conditions.
　　工厂的工人为了争取合理的工作环境而发动了罢工。

yearn v.渴望
　　同desire, long for, covet, hunger
　　Elsa yearns for the day she can return to her native country.
　　埃尔莎渴望有朝一日能回到自己的祖国。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
　　1. Lack of money will definitely _____ our project's progress.
　　2. Thomas suddenly stood on the restaurant table and brokesintos_____ song.
　　3. Nora has developed many _____ to avoid runningsintosher boss in the hallways of the office.
　　4. The _____ found a bench in the park to sleep on for the night.
　　5. He was _____ to return to his home once more and see his family.
　　解答:1. Retard 2. Spontaneous 3. Tactics 4. Vagabond 5. yearning

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