SAT考试中的重点词汇解析

　　SAT是由美国大学委员会（College Board）主办的一场考试，其成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国大学入学资格及奖学金的重要参考，它和ACT（American College Test）都被称为美国高考。今天小编为大家带来关于SAT考试中的重点词汇解析，通过以下介绍，希望大家能够合理的去学习词汇。

　　personification[pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]

　　n.人格化; 拟人化

　　1. a person who represents an abstractquality;

　　2. representing an abstract quality or ideaas a person or creature

　　3. the act of attributing humancharacteristics to abstract ideas etc.

　　convenient [kənˈvi:niənt]

　　adj.方便的; [废语]适当的; [口语]近便的;实用的

　　1. suited to your comfort or purpose orneeds;

　　2. easy to reach;

　　3. large and roomy (`convenient' is archaicin this sense);

　　Population [ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn]

　　n.人口; 全体居民; 特定[生物]种群; [物]布居

　　1. the people who inhabit a territory orstate;

　　2. a group of organisms of the same speciespopulating a given area;

　　3. (statistics) the entire aggregation ofitems from which samples can be drawn;

　　4. the number of inhabitants (either thetotal number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place(country or city etc.);

　　5. the act of populating (causing to livein a place)

　　verve [vɜ:v]

　　n.热情; (艺术品等的)气韵，神韵; 生气，活力; 气魄

　　an energetic style

　　evocation [ˌi:vəʊ'keɪʃn]

　　n.唤出，唤起，招魂

　　1. imaginative re-creation

　　2. calling up supposed supernatural forcesby spells and incantations

　　3. stimulation that calls up (draws forth)a particular class of behaviors

　　partisan [ˌpɑ:tiˈzæn]

　　adj.党派性的; 偏袒的; 游击队的

　　n.党羽，强硬支持者; 游击队员; 戟的一种

　　Noun

　　1. a fervent and even militant proponent ofsomething

　　2. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter ofsome person or activity

　　3. a pike with a long tapering double-edgedblade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

　　Adjective

　　1. devoted to a cause or party

　　2. adhering or confined to a particularsect or denomination or party;

　　sequester [sɪ'kwestə(r)]

　　vt.使隔绝，使隔离; <律>扣押

　　1. requisition forcibly, as of enemyproperty;

　　2. take temporary possession of as asecurity, by legal authority;

　　3. undergo sequestration by forming astable compound with an ion;

　　4. keep away from others;

　　5. set apart from others;

　　negligible [ˈneglɪdʒəbl]

　　adj.可以忽略的; 微不足道的; 无足轻重的;不足轻重

　　1. so small as to be meaningless;insignificant;

　　2. not worth considering;

　　digression [daɪ'ɡreʃn]

　　n.离题，岔开

　　1. a message that departs from the mainsubject

　　2. a turning aside (of your course orattention or concern);

　　3. wandering from the main path of ajourney

　　vexing [veksɪŋ]

　　adj.使人烦恼的，使人恼火的

　　1. extremely annoying or displeasing;

　　2. causing irritation or annoyance

　　stymie [ˈstaɪmi]

　　n.<高尔夫> 妨碍球; 困难的处境

　　vt.妨碍，阻挠

　　Noun

　　1. a situation in golf where an opponent'sball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

　　2. a thwarting and distressing situation

　　Verb

　　1. hinder or prevent the progress oraccomplishment of;

　　pedestrian [pəˈdestriən]

　　n.步行者; 行人

　　adj.徒步的; 平淡无奇的; 一般的

　　Noun

　　1. a person who travels by foot

　　Adjective

　　1. lacking wit or imagination;

　　bias ['baɪəs]

　　n.偏见; 偏爱，爱好; 倾向; 斜纹

　　vt.使倾向于; 使有偏见; 影响; 加偏压于

　　adj.斜纹的; 斜的，倾斜的; 斜裁的

　　adv.偏斜地，倾斜地; 对角地

　　Noun

　　1. a partiality that prevents objectiveconsideration of an issue or situation

　　2. a line or cut across a fabric that isnot at right angles to a side of the fabric

　　Verb

　　1. influence in an unfair way;

　　2. cause to be biased

　　Adjective

　　slanting diagonally across the grain of afabric

　　dearth[dɜ:θ]

　　n.缺乏，稀少

　　1. an acute insufficiency

　　2. an insufficient quantity or number

　　diminution [ˌdɪməˈnu:ʃən]

　　in.减小，减少，缩减

　　1. change toward something smaller or lower

　　2. the statement of a theme in notes oflesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

　　3. the act of decreasing or reducingsomething

　　mosaic [məʊ'zeɪɪk]

　　n.马赛克; 镶嵌图案; 镶嵌工艺; [植]花叶病

　　adj.摩西的; 拼花的

　　vt.镶嵌; 用马赛克装饰

　　Noun

　　1. art consisting of a design made of smallpieces of colored stone or glass

　　2. viral disease in solanaceous plants(tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of theleaves

　　3. a pattern resembling a mosaic

　　4. transducer formed by the light-sensitivesurface on a television camera tube

　　5. assembly of aerial photographs forming acomposite picture

　　Adjective

　　decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fittedtogether;

　　dispute [dɪ'spju:t]

　　vt.& vi.辩论，争论

　　n.辩论; 争端; (劳资)纠纷; 罢工

　　Noun

　　1. a disagreement or argument aboutsomething important;

　　2. coming into conflict with

　　Verb

　　1. take exception to;

　　2. have a disagreement over something

　　foster ['fɒstə(r)]

　　v.培养; 抚育; 促进; 代养

　　adj.寄养的; 代养的

　　Verb

　　1. promote the growth of;

　　2. bring up under fosterage; of children

　　3. help develop, help grow;

　　Adjective

　　providing or receiving nurture or parentalcare though not related by blood or legal ties;

　　exhort [ɪɡ'zɔ:t]

　　vt.& vi.劝告，劝说; 倡导; 勉励

　　Verb

　　1. urge on or encourage especially byshouts;

　　2. force or impel in an indicateddirection;

　　以上就是小编为大家带来的关于SAT考试词汇介绍，希望能够帮助大家，词汇虽然说是考试中最基础的知识，但却相对来说也是最核心的，同学们一定要积极的积累词汇。词汇学好了，SAT语法/听力等等都能更有效的备考。想要获取更多SAT写作范文等更多信息，大家可以线上咨询客服哦！最后小编预祝大家能考取心中满意成绩。