2017考研英语词汇背诵：2010阅读真题高频词

　　text3核心词汇

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　　epidemic /9epI5demIk/ n [C] (传染病、风尚、思潮的)传播，流行：The unexpected influenza epidemic was already making us very short of staff. 突如其来的流感的传播使得我们人手严重不足。(S1)

　　influential /9InflU5enFl/ n [C]有影响力的人;有势力的人：get the advice of policy influentials 得到制定政策权威人士的建议(S1)

　　informed /In5fR:md/ adj 见多识广的：The book is intended for an informed readership. 本书的目标读者群是那些见多识广的人。(S1)

　　connected /kE5nektId/ adj有来往的;有关系的：How are you connected with the business? 你和这家公司是如何开始打交道的?(S1)

　　intuitive /In5tju:ItIv/ adj直觉的;凭直觉感知的：intuitive estimate / assessment / knowledge 直观的估计/评价/了解 (S2)

　　compelling /kəmˈpelɪŋ/ adj 无法驳倒的;令人信服的：There is compelling evidence that the industrial recession is ending. 有令人信服的证据显示衰退即将终止。(S2)

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　　derive /dI5raIv/ v [I, T]源自;源于：“Anthropology” derives from the Greek words anthropos “human” and logos “the study of”. [2003年考研阅读理解Part C]“Anthropology”(人类学)一词来源于希腊单词“anthropos”(人类)和“logos”(研究)。(S1)

　　plausible /5plR:zEbl/ adj 貌似真实的;貌似有理的：The story was plausible but that didn’ t necessarily mean it was true. 这个故事很有道理，但并不表示它就是真实的。(S1)

　　embrace /Im5breIs/ v [T] 欣然接受(或支持)(某种信仰、 理论、 改变)： Most countries have enthusiastically embraced the concept of high-speed railroads. 许多国家都已经热情高涨地接受了关于高速铁路的观念。(S2)

　　cursory /5k\:sErI/ adj 粗略的;草率的：A cursory examination did not reveal any problems. 粗略的检查并没有发现任何问题。(S4)

　　anecdotal /9Anek9dEUtl/ adj 轶事的;传闻的：While there was much anecdotal evidence there was little hard fact. 传闻性证据多，而确凿的事实几乎没有。(S5)

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　　come up with sth 想出，提出(想法或计划)： She came up with a great idea for increasing sales. 她想出了增加销售量的绝妙主意。 (S1)

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　　stem from v起源于; 由……造成： Shapiro explained during the meeting that the moral doubt stems mainly from fears about the risk to the health of the child.[1999年考研阅读理解Part A Text 4] 沙皮罗在会议期间解释到， 这种对道德的怀疑态度， 主要来源于对于孩子们健康可能造成风险的担忧。(S1)

　　celebrity /sI5lebrEtI/ n [C] 名人：social celebrities 社会名流 (S1)

　　outsize / 5aUtsaIz / adj 超大型的;极大的：a person of outsize name 蜚声四方的人物 (S1)

　　interact /9IntEr5Akt/ v [I] 互相作用;互动;互相影响：We can’t yet give a robot enough common sense to reliably interact with a dynamic world. [2002年考研阅读理解Part A Text 2] 然而，我们还无法给机器人足够的常识，使其与不断变化的世界进行可靠的互动。(S1)precisely /prɪˈsaɪsli/ adv准确地;精确地：I can’t remember precisely what happened. 我记不准所发生的事情了。(S2)

　　acquaintance /E5kweIntEns/ n [C] 熟人(只相识但非密友)：We are only recent acquaintances. 我们只是刚刚结识。(S3)

　　initial /I5nIFl/ adj开始的;最初的：Remember that your initial draft is only that. [2008年考研阅读理解Part B] 记住，初稿只是初稿。(S3)

　　removed /rI5mu:vd/ adj 离开的;远离……的;与……无关的：She is removed from self-interest. 她没有私心。(S4)

　　cascade /kA5skeId/ n [C] 瀑布;连续传递的过程： The greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect. 被告知的人数越多，连续传递的范围越广。(S4)

　　propagate /5prCpEgeIt/ v [I,T]传播(观念、理论、知识等)：Missionaries went far to propagate their faith. 传教士到远方去传播其信仰。(S4)

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　　dynamics/daI5nAmIks/ n [C] 动力：the dynamics of changing social relations改变社会关系的动力(S1)

　　simulation/9sImjU5leIFn/ n [C,U] 模拟;模仿：The pilot’s skills are tested through simulation. 飞行员的技术是通过模拟飞行来检测的。(S1)

　　manipulate /mE5nIpjUleIt / v [T] 操纵;操作;利用：She knows how to manipulate the audience. 她知道如何操纵观众。(S1)

　　variable /`veriəbl / n [C] 变量;可变因素：There are too many variables involved to make a meaningful prediction. 涉及的可变因素太多，不可能作有意义的预言。 (S1)

　　principal /5prInsEpl/ adj主要的;首要的：My principal concern is my family’s welfare. 我最为关心的是我一家的幸福。(S2)

　　a mass of sb/sth (常指混乱的)一群，一堆(人或物)：There was a mass of people around the cinema entrance. 电影院入口处有一大群人。(S2)

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　　cite /saIt/ v [T](尤指在学术作品中)引用; 引证：She cites both T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf in her article. 她在文章中引用了T.S.艾略特和弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的作品。(I31)

　　exemplify /Ig5zemplIfaI/ v [T] 举出(某事物)的例子;举例说明：exemplify the problems involved 举例说明所涉及的问题 (I31)

　　solid /5sClId/ adj 可信的;可靠的：solid evidence 可靠的证据(I32)

　　validity /vE5lIdEtI/ n [U]符合逻辑;正确(性)：test the validity of a theory 验证一个理论的正确性(I32)

　　go with sth 伴随：A fair amount of stress seems to go with jobs like this. 像这样的工作会伴随相当大的压力。(I33)

　　readiness /5redInIs/ n [C]愿意;乐意：Spain had indicated a readiness to accept his terms. 西班牙早已表示愿意接受他的条件。(I35)

　　inclination /9INklI5neIFn/ n [C,U] 倾向;意愿：The military government has shown little inclination to restore democracy. 军政府并未表现出重建民主的意愿。(I35)

　　①In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics” are

　　地点状语 主语 谓语

　　driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals, often called

　　宾语从句 插入语

　　influentials, who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well connected. (P1S1)