gre必考词汇：2012年GRE考试重点词汇精讲四

abysmal

【考法1】adj. 極低的或極可憐的： immeasurably low or wretched

【例】abysmal living conditions 極可憐的生活條件

近 bottomless

反 shallow shoal

【考法2】adj. （程度）很深的、極端的：immeasurably great

【例】abysmal ignorance極端的無知；an abysmal cliff 深不見底的懸崖

【近】profound

【反】skin-deep, superficial 膚淺的

accede

【考法1】v. 贊成：to express approval or give consent

【例】acceded to their pleas 同意了他們的請願

【近】acquiesce, assent, consent, subscribe, come round

【反】demur, dissent 反對

【考法2】v. 就任，就職：To arrive at or come into an office or dignity:

【例】accede to the throne 就任國王

accelerate

【考法1】v. 加速：to cause to move faster

【例】accelerate his steps 加快腳步

【近】balloon, escalate, snowball, mushroom, proliferate, burgeon, build up

【反】retard 減速

【考法2】v. 使提前發生：to bring about at an earlier time

【例】accelerate their departure 提前離開

【考法3】v. 變大，變多：to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

【例】toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season 玩具銷售量在聖誕期間暴漲

【近】accumulate, balloon, enlarge, escalate, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, roll up

【反】contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

accessible

【考法1】adj. 可以到達的：situated within easy reach

【例】the town accessible by rail 有鐵路通達的城鎮

【近】handy, reachable

【反】inconvenient, unhandy, unreachable, untouchable

【考法2】adj. 可理解的： capable of being understood or appreciated

【例】The information ought to be made more accessible. 資訊應該更清晰易懂。