Advancing Vocabulary Skills
豆瓣
TP VOCABULARY SERIES
Nist, Sherrie L.
简介
A higher-level text in the Townsend Press vocabulary series, Advancing Vocabulary Skills, 4/e is suitable for intermediate and advanced developmental courses.The extraordinary success of the TP Vocabulary Series is no accident. Teachers and instructors who have used the books in ever-increasing numbers have discovered that their vocabulary-in-context approach really works.
contents
abrasive
adept
admonish
adroit
advocate
ambiguous
a-, an-
analogy
anima
annihilate
ante-, anti-
antipathy
antithesis
arch-, archy
assimilate
attrition
atrophy
auspicious
austere
autonomy
belligerent
ben-, bene-
berate
bibl-, biblio-
bolster
bureaucratic
charlatan
chide
chron, chrono-
-cian, -ian
-cide
circumvent
clandestine
coalition
cohesive
collaborate
commensurate
complement
connoisseur
connotation
conspiracy
constituent
contention
contingency
contrite
corroborate
criterion
culmination
de-
dec-
decorum
demeanor
denunciation
deplore
depreciate
deprivation
deride
derogatory
despondent
detriment
dexterous
diabolic
dilapidated
discreet
discretion
disparity
disseminate
dissident
dissipate
distraught
diverge
docile
dorm
dormant
duc, duct
-ee
egocentric
emanate
emancipate
embellish
emulate
-en
encompass
entrepreneur
equivocate
eradicate
esoteric
espouse
estrange
euphoric
exacerbate
exhilaration
exhort
exonerate
exorbitant
expedite
extenuating
extra-
extricate
fabricate
facetious
facilitate
facsimile
fastidious
fid
flamboyant
flout
foible
forestall
fortuitous
fraudulent
fritter
germane
gregarious
grievous
grotesque
heinous
hierarchy
hoist
holistic
homo-
homogeneous
idiosyncrasy
illicit
imminent
impeccable
impede
impending
imperative
impetuous
implement
impromptu
inadvertent
inane
incapacitate
inclusive
incongruous
indigenous
indiscriminate
indolent
infallible
inference
inherent
innocuous
innuendo
inquisitive
insidious
insinuate
instigate
integral
interrogate
intuition
inundate
irreparable
irrevocable
-ism
ject
jurisdiction
juxtapose
lethargy
liability
liaison
liber, liver-
log-, logue
lucid
macabre
magnanimous
mandate
masochist
maudlin
mesmerize
metamorphosis
meticulous
misconstrue
miss, mit
mitigate
mort
nebulous
nonchalant
notorious
nov
noxious
objective
oblivious
obsequious
obtrusive
oct-, octo-
omnipotent
opportune
optimum
orthodox
ostentatious
ostracize
-ous
pan-
panacea
paramount
perfunctory
permeate
phil-, phile
pinnacle
placebo
platitude
plight
poly-
precarious
precipitate
predisposed
preposterous
presumptuous
prim, prime
proficient
prognosis
proliferation
prolific
promiscuous
propensity
provocative
quandary
rancor
raucous
rebuke
recourse
recrimination
rect
redeem
regress
reinstate
reiterate
rejuvenate
relegate
relinquish
replete
reprehensible
repudiate
repugnant
resilient
reticent
retribution
retrospect
robust
rudimentary
sanction
scenario
scoff
scrupulous
sedentary
sensory
sham
solace
solicitous
sordid
spontaneous
sporadic
squelch
standardize
staunch
stigma
stint
stringent
subordinate
subsidize
subversive
superficially
superfluous
sur-
symmetrical
sym, syn
synchronize
tantamount
tempo, tempor
ten
tenacious
tenet
tenuous
terse
transgress
travesty
tumult
turbulent
ubiquitous
unassuming
unilateral
unprecedented
utilitarian
utopia
validate
vehement
venerate
ver
verbose
vicariousvindicate
vit, viv
voc, vok
vociferous
vol
yen
zealot
zenith
