五天背完gre单词「每天5个GRE单词三遍surlytesty」

impenetrable 英 /ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl/ 美 /ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl/ adj. 不能通过的；顽固的；费解的；不接纳的

【考法1】adj.不可渗透的，不可穿透的: impossible to get through or into

【例】The ancient temple was surrounded by vast stretches of impenetrable jungle.包围着古老的神庙的是密不透风的灌木丛

【近】impassable, impermeable, impervious, impregnable

【反】passable, penetrable, permeable, pervious 可通过的

【考法 2】adj.难以理解的: incapable of being comprehended

【例】The textbook's language is completely impenetrable, at least to me.至少在我看来，这个教材就是天书

【近】arcane, cryptic, enigmatic, incomprehensible, inscrutable, unfathomable, ungraspable, unintelligible

【反】fathomable, intelligible, understandable 可以理解的

testy 英 /ˈtesti/ 美 /ˈtesti/ adj. 易怒的；暴躁的

【考法1】adj.易怒的，暴躁的: easily annoyed: irritable

【例】That coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time.如果那个同伴不是一直那么暴怒的话，她还是挺好相处的。

【近】choleric, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant

【反】affable, good humor, unable to irritate, imperturbable, patient 和蔼可亲的，冷静的，忍耐的

pretense 英 /prɪˈtens/ 美 /ˈpriːtens/ n. 假象，伪装；借口，托词；装扮游戏角色；自称，自诩；虚浮炫耀的语言（或行为）

【考法 1】n.虚假，伪装: the act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive

【例】There is too much pretense in his piety. 他的虔诚大多都是伪装。

【近】affectation, camouflage, deceit, disguise, imposture, mask, masquerade

【反】sincerity 真诚

【考法 2】n.自大，优越感: an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims

【近】assumption, hauteur, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, pomposity, superciliousness, superiority

【反】humility, modesty 谦逊

decode 英 /diːˈkəʊd/ 美 /ˈdiˈkod/ vt. 解码，破译；转换；译解，理解（外文）

【考法 1 】vt.解码: to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language

【例】the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy 情报人员夜 以继日地破解从敌方间谍拦截的信息

【近】break, crack, decipher, decrypt

【考法 2】v.有清晰想法，理解,解读: to have a clear idea of

【例】a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher 一部错综复杂的恐怖电影，情节我一直没有理解

【近】apprehend, perceive, recognize, seize, sense ,make out

surly 英 /ˈsɜːli/ 美 /ˈsɜːrli/ adj. 脾气坏的，粗鲁无礼的

【考法 1】adj.脾气不好的: irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner

【例】The surly receptionist told us we would have to wait outside in the rain. 态度粗暴的服务员说我们必须在外面等——哪怕是在下雨。

【近】acid, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ornery, splenetic

【反】amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered 性格好的