SSAT高频词汇解析.docx

SSAT高频词汇解析
conduce，动词，意思是导致、有益于某个结果。它起源于拉丁语conducere (to lead, bring together)。
从下面的例子可以看出它的用法：
“We find ourselves unthe Elves, and their wisdom waxed from age to age, and no sickness nor pestilence brought death to them. (. Tolkien - The Silmarillion)
Ambivalent
Ambivalent作为形容词，用来形容对某物或者某人相冲突的情感或者态度。比方我们说you are ambivalent about politics，意思是你对政治有相冲突的看法。


以下的例子可以看出它的详细用法：
Google evokes ambivalent feelings. Some users now keep their photos, blogs, videos, calendars, e-mail, news feeds, maps, contacts, social networks, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and credit-card information—in short, much of their lives—on Google’s computers. (The Economist)
Pedantic
Pedantic作为形容词，表示过多的追求准确，吹毛求疵。它也指卖弄学问。
下面的例子可以看出它的用法： It was his thoroughness, pedantic attention to detail and quest for perfection that set Charlesworth apart from other coaches. (CNN Sports)
Turmoil
Turmoil作为动词，意思是骚扰或者打搅。它更为广泛的是用作名词，意思是一种混乱、骚动或者拥挤的状态。
举个例子，A labor strike, for instance, can create turmoil inside a country.
从下面的例子可以看出它的用法： But in a country besieged by a brutal insurgency and economic turmoil, the public’s patience is wearing thin. (Washington Post)


Daunt
Daunt 作为动词，它的同义词有discourage, frighten。它的形容词形式daunting通常有intimidating的意思。一下例子可以看出它的用法：