【考研英语作文必备】从普通词到高级词的阶梯(第四讲)

76. satisfy=
gratify (if you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure and satisfaction)
77. short=
fleeting (lasting for a very short time)
ephemeral (if something is ephemeral, it lasts a short time)
78. scholarship=
fellowship (almost same as scholarship, form of academic financial aid)
79. angry=
enraged (extremely angry)
80. smelly=
malodorous (used to describe an unpleasant smell)
81. ugly=
hideous (if something is hideous, it is very ugly or unattractive)
82. attractive=
appealing (pleasing and attractive)
absorbing (something absorbing can attract you a great deal)
83. diverse=
miscellaneous (a miscellaneous groups consists of many different kinds of things)
84. disorder=
disarray (a state of disorganization or untidiness)
chaos (a state lacking order or predictability)
85. crazily=
frantically (used to describe someone who behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way)
86. rapid=
meteoric (ATTENTION: meteoric is only used to describe someone achieves success quickly)
87. ordinary=
mundane (very ordinary and not at interesting or unusual)
88. despite=
notwithstanding (FORMAL)
89. best=
optimal (used to describe the best level something can achieve)
90. sharp=
acute (severe and intense)
91. unbelievable=
inconceivable (if you deem something inconceivable, you think it very unlike to happen)
92. puzzle=
perplex (something perplex someone means it confuses and worries him/her because he/she does not understand it)
93. method=
avenue (away of getting something done)
94. famous=
distinguished (used to describe people who are successful in their career)
95. ancient=
archaic (extremely old and extremely old-fashioned !)
96. decorate=
embellish (embellish means make something look more attractive via decorating it with something else)
97. possible=
feasible (if something is feasible, it can be done, made or achieved)
98. so=
consequently
accordingly
99. rare=
infrequent (doesn’t happen often)
100. greedy=
rapacious (greedy and selfish)