07-09年新托福考试词汇题对照大全（二）

perspective — point of view prominence —importance

pertinent—relevant prominent— noticeable/outstanding

pervasive— widespread promote— encourage

phenomena— occurrences pronounced — notable/ strongest/ striking

phenomenal — extraordinary prosperous – flourishing

pinpoint— precise, clearly identified providing— if

pioneer— first start provoke — incite

plausible— possible proximity — closeness

pledge—promise puzzling — difficult to explain

pooled—combined quarters — residences

pose—present randomness — lack of pattern

postulate— hypothesize, propose, claim, rapid— fast

necessitate, call for rather — instead

potential— possible ratio— proportion

precarious— insecure readily — easily

precious— valuable recall — remember

precipitate— bring about recurring— repeated, recurrent

precise — exact refine— improve

preclude— prevent refinement — perfection

predominant— principal; very noticeable refrain from— avoid

preoccupied with — concentrated on refute---controvert/ rebut

prestige--- reputation/ highly regarded/status regulate — adjust

presume, believe; put on, pretend, affect reinforce--strengthen

prevalent — most common / dominant relatively—comparatively

prevent — preclude relay---transfer

primarily — mainly relics— remains, remnant

primary---fundamental reluctant—unwilling

primordial— beginning rely on — depend on

principal— most important remnants – remains

prior to— before renowned—famous

repercussion— effect, unintended consequence spectrum — range

replenish— refill, restore speculate — hypothesize

repudiate— reject, renounce, abandon spell— period, a certain period of time

requisite— necessary, required spur— stimulate

resilient — easy to recover stabilized— held in place

restrict— limit, confine, restrain staggering— shocking

retain— preserve, keep stamp out--- eliminate

retard — slow down standstill— complete stop, halt

retrieve— obtain, bring back staple—signification, regular feature

reveal — make known/ show startling — surprising

revise—change static—still

rigid — strict/ strong status— importance, standing, prestige

ritual — ceremonial steadfast—unwavering, firm, resolute

robust— healthy stipulate---require

routine — regular, ordinary, mundane strategy— method

rudimentary— primitive strewn - scattered

rupture—break apart striking — remarkable /noticeable

ruthlessly---without mercy stringent— strict

saturated---could not absorb more subsequently—afterwards

score - a large number of subsist — exist of presence

scrutiny — examination substantial — significant/ fundamental/plentiful

secrete — produce

seemingly— apparently subterfuge---trick

sequence — order / progression superb—excellent/ impressive

set — fix, put, place or fix (into a specified position) supersede— replace

suppress—curb/ hold back/ limit

shatter — destroy, break surmise— infer

signal — communicate surpass—be higher than

significant— important, essential, surveillance — observation

considerable, substantial, suspend— hang, dangle

simultaneous — at the same time sustain — continue/support

skeptical—doubting sustainable—constant

sleek— smooth synthesis — combination

smacking— winding tame — domesticate

solely — only tantalizing— tempting, teasing, enticing

solid—fixed or flexible tend — take care of ~

sophistication — expertise; technology tension — strain

tentative — uncertain vast — enormous, expanded, extensive, great,huge,

terrain— crust

terrestrial — land vehicles —means

therefore—in addition verify— establish the truth of

threshold— limit, limitation versatile — adaptable

thriving— prosperous, flourishing vertical— up and down

thus — consequently vibrant — active /vivid

to the large extent — for the most part vigor — energy

track— monitor virtual—in theory

traditionally — typically virtually— almost

transform—change vulnerable — easily damaged

transplant, placed in whereas— while

trauma—damage whereby— through the process, by which

traumatic---more highly stresses widespread— common

trespass— invade withstand—tolerate

triggered — activated witness—observe

turbulence — agitation worshipers— people who take part in a religious ceremony

turmoil—disorder/ turbulence

ultimately— eventually, in the end wrought— created

unaccounted for — not explained yearning — longing

unanticipated—unexpected

unconsolidated— loose

undergo—experience,

undisputed— acknowledged, accepted,

unequivocal

unique to—only found in

unleash — release

unprecedented—novel, unexampled/ new

unsophisticated — simple

unthinkable— inconceivable

unwieldy— awkward

updated— newer

urbane— cultivated

utterly— completely

vacate—abandon

vanish—disappear