单词表(spelling bee)

access/ˈæksɛs/the act of approaching or entering device/dɪˈvaɪs/ a machine or tool used for a specific task

clue/kluː/something that helps to solve a problem or unravel a mystery

liberalism/ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm/the state or quality of being liberal.

chronology/krəˈnɒlədʒɪ/the science that deals with the determination of dates and the sequence of events

graphologist/græˈfɒlədʒɪst/a specialist in inferring character from handwriting

retrospect/ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt/the act of surveying things past genetic/dʒɪˈnɛtɪk/of or relating to genetics, genes portray/pɔːˈtreɪ/make a picture of

disintegrate/dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt/to become reduced to components, fragments, or particles

grilled/ɡrɪld/cooked on a grill or gridiron

gregarious/ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs/enjoying the company of others

ravenous/ˈrævənəs/extremely hungry

slither/ˈslɪðə/to move or walk with a sliding motion, as a snake

salvage/ˈsælvɪdʒ/the act of saving any goods or property in danger of damage or destruction

ape/eɪp/ a monkey inflammable/ɪnˈflæməbəl/liable to catch fire concentric/kənˈsɛntrɪk/having a common centre

auditorium/ɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm/the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits

inscription/ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/something inscribed, esp words carved or engraved on a coin, tomb, etc

inhale/ɪnˈheɪl/breathe in

titan/ˈtaɪtən/ a person of great strength or size

prenatal/priːˈneɪtəl/previous to birth or to giving birth

四六级范围外词汇

pounce/pouns/to spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something

beverage/ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/any drink, usually other than water

sourdough/ˈsaʊəˌdəʊ/(of bread) made with fermented dough used as a leaven

生僻词

For years, newspaper companies have been offering Web access free.

The program detects the e-reader and automatically downloads new content to the device.

They distract us mid-conversation and make us miss the critical clue in the mystery we're watching at the theater.

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation—emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination ... from poverty.

The book also offers the first accurate and in-depth chronology of a

turbulent journey from criminal to icon.

They hire a graphologist and make us submit handwriting samples.

However harmless they are in retrospect, they never fail to startle, always causing me to pause and look around.

Law would bar insurers and employers from discriminating based on

genetic testing.

The cruelest thing a man can do to a woman is to portray her as perfection.

Before these images, all words disintegrate and fall lifeless into the ashes.

They are typically served in the form of grilled or poached fillets.

外词汇

The problem was that her gregarious confidence vanished in social settings.

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

On campus-visit days, worries slither into the thoughts of the hosts.

After a decade of poor planning, the space agency is hoping to salvage what it can.

He was, however, convinced that the hairs were not of a bear or ape.

The shock scattered its glowing contents through the car, and in an instant the highly inflammable woodwork was blazing.

Bands of color in concentric circles are also a popular design.

The auditorium, band room and choir room are off limits because they have been condemned.

Cards are blank inside for your personal inscription.

They will notice how air fills their lungs when they inhale and gets pushed out when they exhale.

The soft drink titans are struggling for control of the market.

Most cases are diagnosed after birth now, but if the blood test is widely

adopted it could become chiefly a prenatal event.