GRE单词三遍despicable

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despicable 英 [dɪˈspɪkəbl; ˈdespɪkəbl] 美 [dɪˈspɪkəbl,ˈdespɪkəbl] adj. 卑劣的；可鄙的

考点1: adj.令人鄙视的: arousing or deserving of one’s loathing and disgust

■e.g. even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicable 即使在囚犯内部，恋童癖者也被认为极其让人鄙视的。

■同: contemptible, detestable, dishonorable

■反: admirable, commendable, creditable, meritorious, praiseworthy 值得赞扬的

考点2: adj.不荣耀的，不得体的: not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency

■e.g. the cad’s despicable behavior toward women公车售票员对女性不得体的举动

■同: currish, dirty, execrable, ignominious, sordid, wretched

■反: honorable, lofty, noble, upright, venerable, virtuous 崇高的

disaffected 英 [ˌdɪsəˈfektɪd] 美 [ˌdɪsəˈfektɪd] adj. 不满的；有叛意的；愤愤不平的

考点1: adj.不满的，叛逆的: discontented and resentful especially against authority; rebellious

■e.g. gangs of disaffected teenagers 一群叛逆的年轻人 ；The soldiers were disaffected toward the government那些士兵对政府不满

■同: discontented, dissatisfied, malcontent, rebellious, insubordinate, contumacious

■反: satisfied, contented 满足的

■派: disaffect v使不安，使不满: to fill with discontent and unrest

■同: dissatisfy, agitate, upset

■反: mollify 平息，抚慰

nascent 英 [ˈneɪsnt; ˈnæsnt] 美 [ˈneɪsnt] adj. 新兴的，初期的，开始存在的，发生中的

考点1: adj.新生的: coming or having recently come into existence

■e.g. The rise of the nascent middle class catalyzed a new economic boom. 新生中产阶级的崛起催生了一场新的经济繁荣

■同: beginning, emerging, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, initial, introductory

■反: full-blown, full-fledged, mature, ripe 成熟的；moribund 将死的

■派: nascence n.新生的状态

influx 英 [ˈɪnflʌks] 美 [ˈɪnflʌks] n. 流入；汇集；河流的汇集处

考点1: n.涌入: a coming in

■e.g. They anticipated an influx of tourists next month. 他们预期下个月会有大批游客涌入

■同: affluence, flux, income, inflow, inpouring, inrush

■反: exodus 大批离去;outflow, outpouring流出

drone 英 [drəʊn] 美 [droʊn] n. 雄蜂；嗡嗡的声音；懒惰者；无人机（非正式）vi. 嗡嗡作声；混日子 vt. 低沉地说

考点1: vt.单调地说: to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone

■e.g. droning bees嗡嗡作响的蜜蜂

■同: hum, buzz, bumble

考点2: n.(昆虫振翅般)单调的声音: a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion

■e.g. heard the drone of an helicopter overhead听到了头顶直升机单调的声音

■同: burr, whir

考点3: v.混日子: to spend time doing nothing

■e.g. Instead of getting a job, he preferred to drone and live off his parents 相对于找个工作来说，他更喜欢什么也不做，依靠他的父母过日子

■同: dally, dawdle, hang, laze, loll, lounge