每1~2天为大家更新10个左右的GRE单词，每个单词都采用GRE官方指定的webster英英解释，而且所有的例句都是来自华盛顿邮报Washington Post/自然杂志Nature/西雅图时报Seattle Times/纽约时报NewYork Times/科学杂志Science Journal等一线期刊，并且每一个单词后面都配了相关生动的图片，希望大家可以喜欢。
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illusionist n. 魔术师
[E2E] 因为illusion n.错觉；幻象，所以制造幻象的人就是魔术师喽~
[e.g.] Like all enchanted isles, the Academy Awards derives its magic from illusion.
像所有迷人的岛屿一样，奥斯卡颁奖典礼从幻觉中获得灵感。The New Yorker Feb 26, 2019
魔术师 The Illusionist (2006)
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acrimonious adj. 尖刻的
[E2E] angry and bitter 愤怒&苦涩
注意 acrid adj 本意是辛辣的；刺鼻的；也引申为（性格、态度、言词等） 刻薄的;
因此，acrimonious 的前缀acri-和acrid同义，整个长单词也就轻松的理解为 adj.尖刻的
[e.g.] Also, relations between players and owners, now at their most acrimonious in a quarter century, improve.
此外，如今在25年里最激烈的情况下，球员和雇主之间的关系也有所改善。Washington Post Feb 6, 2019
[e.g.] American political parties are polarized, divisive, acrimonious and intolerant.
美国政党两极分化，分裂，激烈和不宽容。Washington Post Jan 29, 2019
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labyrinthine adj. 复杂的, 如迷宫的
[E2E] labyrinth[n] a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
复杂的通道和盲道(这里我觉得理解为死胡同是不是好一点)
[e.g.] The labyrinthine plot she'd constructed was full of dead ends; characters' motivations were opaque to her.
她构思的如迷宫一般的情节充满了死胡同; 人物的动机对她来说是不透明的。New York Times Nov 8, 2018
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retrievevt. 挽回,恢复,回忆,补偿 vi. 找回猎物 n. 取回,恢复
[E2E] When you retrieve something, you bring it back.
Lots of dogs love to retrieve tennis balls, bringing them back to you over and over again.
[e.g.] But her daughter later retrieved the card from her purse.
但她的女儿后来从她的钱包里找到了这张卡片。Seattle Times Feb 23, 2019
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auspices n. 资助, 赞助
[E2E] kindly patronage(GRE) and guidance
[e.g.] He graduated from university in 1942 and studied Japanese under the auspices of the U.S.
他于1942年从大学毕业，在美国的资助下学习日语。Reuters路透社 Feb 23, 2019
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pretense n. 借口, 虚假, 伪装
[E2E] Pretence and pretense are different spellings of the same word.
pretend [v]
[E2E] to give a false appearance
[e.g.] I can’t pretend that I didn’t share this attitude once upon a time.
我不能假装我曾经不同意这种态度。New York Times Feb 25, 2019
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antedatevt. 使...提前发生, 先于, 预料 n. 比实际早的日期
[E2E]a : to date as of a time prior to that of execution
[E2E]b : to assign to a date prior to that of actual occurrence
我们常说的antedate a contract; 把合同的日期提前
[e.g.] This event antedates the discovery of America by several centuries.
这件事比发现美洲早几个世纪.
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exuberant adj. 繁茂的, 丰富的，充满活力的exhausted adj. 筋疲力尽的
[E2E] happy and enthusiastic about something.
It set an ironic tone for the exuberant Indian designer's show.
它为这位充满活力的印度设计师秀带来了讽刺的气氛。Washington TimesFeb 28, 2019
[e.g.] But it omits his advice, and the exuberant song“The Hills of Tomorrow,” which he and Charley wrote as teens.
但它忽略了他的建议，以及他和查理作为青少年写的充满活力的歌曲“明日之山”。The New YorkerFeb 25, 2019
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censorious adj. 苛求的，爱挑剔的，严苛的；
[E2E] 词源：censure n. 谴责
a judgment involving condemnation 带着谴责态度的评头论足
既然censure 是谴责的意思，那么censorious自然可以引申为 苛求的；
[e.g.] Putin also addressed the question of how to regulate the musical genre's use of censoriouslanguage.
普京还提到了如何规范音乐类型审查语言的使用问题。Reuters路透社 Dec 15, 2018
[e.g.] On Sunday, Business Insider published an interview with the man responsible for thecensorious keyboard, former Apple designer Ken Kocienda.
周日，Business Insider发表了对负责审查键盘(产品)的人的采访，前苹果设计师Ken Kocienda。Slate Sep 11, 2018
从这两个国外一线期刊的最新例句可以看出，censorious除了可以表示censorious attitude苛求的态度之外，还可以和一些事情/物体连在一起使用，比如censorious language 审查语言, the censorious keyboard审查键盘，表示一种对产品/事物严苛要求 的含义。
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pejorative n. 轻蔑语 adj. 贬低的, 轻蔑的
[E2E] it is used as a disapproving expression or a term of abuse谩骂/滥用.
[e.g.] It stems from a term for Jews but now carries a "distinctly pejorative and anti-Semitic message," according to the World Jewish Congress.
根据世界犹太人大会的说法，它源于犹太人的一个术语，但现在却带有“明显贬义和反犹太主义的信息”。Fox News Feb 27, 2019
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defiant adj. 挑衅的, 目中无人的
[E2E] showing a disposition倾向 to challenge, resist, or fight
Have you ever seen a picture of a protester who is about to be carried off by police but is still shouting or resisting, fighting to the bitter end? That person is defiant.
你有没有见过这样一张照片？一个被警方带走的抗议者，但仍在大喊大叫或抗拒，打算斗个你死我活。 那个人是defiant的。
[e.g.] He hand-picked his interviewers, and played the role of his life — a defiant victim of Trump Nation.
他亲自挑选了他的采访者，并扮演了他的生活角色 - 特朗普国家的挑衅受害者。Fox News Feb 25, 2019
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enjoinvt. 命令，嘱咐，禁止
[E2E] To enjoin is to issue an urgent and official order.
[e.g.] Gee allowing a Louisiana abortion law to remain enjoined was similarly full of twisted truths and distortions.
允许路易斯安那州堕胎法被禁止的Gee同样充满了扭曲的真相和扭曲。Slate Feb 15, 2019
