每1~2天为大家更新15个左右的GRE单词，每个单词都采用柯林斯高阶词典英英解释，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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grudging adj. 不情愿的
If you do something in a grudging manner (or grudgingly), you do it with reluctance.
Doing homework, paying taxes, and saying sorry are all commonly done in a grudging manner.
haranguen. 长篇大论；高谈阔论；热烈的演说
a long and passionate speech
He harangued the troops before a battle.
他在战前向士兵作了慷慨激昂的讲话。
amelioration n. 改善, 改良, 改进
Amelioration is a process that makes something better.
A philanthropist慈善家 might devote her life to the amelioration of poverty and hunger.
yarn n. 纱线;故事 vt.用纱线缠 vi. 讲故事
proscribe 禁止
To proscribe something is to forbid or prohibit it,
a school principal might proscribe the use of cell phones in class.
paucity n.缺乏；不足
The word paucity means not enough of something.
Given the paucity of hard data released by North Korea, it is difficult to gauge just how many belong to this rising economic class.
鉴于朝鲜发布的硬数据(站得住脚，靠得住的)很少，很难估计有多少属于这个正在崛起的经济阶层。<纽约时报2019年2月14日>
scant [adj].不足的 v. 减缩, 限制，忽略
"a tiny amount," for example，your scant attendance at practice this week that results inbeing benched from(被迫离开) the big game.
Unfortunately, the initiative limped(跛行) along for a decade with scant funding and political will.
不幸的是，这项倡议在资金和政治意愿不足的情况下走了十年。<Nature Feb 19, 2019>
renunciation n. 放弃,废弃,弃权
reject something or disown it.
He startled me with the intensity of hisrenunciation: “I hate the person I was then.”
他以放弃的强度让我吃惊：“我讨厌当时的那个人。”<纽约客2019年1月14日>
uncanny adj. 神秘的, 不可思议的
If something is uncanny, it is so mysterious,strange, or unfamiliar that it seems supernatural(超自然的).
Now, a dog-size robot—inspired by the uncannynavigation skills of desert ants—may offer a robust new alternative.
现在，一个狗狗大小的机器人 - 受到不可思议的沙漠蚂蚁导航技术的启发 - 可能会提供一个强大的新选择。<科学杂志2019年2月13日>
metaphorical adj. 隐喻性的, 比喻性的
Something is metaphorical when you use it to stand for, or symbolize, another thing.
For example, a dark sky in a poem might be a metaphorical representation of sadness.
lavish adj. 大方的, 奢侈的, vt.慷慨给予, 浪费
Lavish means generous and extravagant as an adjective and to give generously as a verb.
lactic adj. 乳的,乳汁的,由乳汁取得的
Lactic Acid Bacteria 乳酸菌
sublime
adj. 高尚的，壮观的,卓越的
vt. 提高,变高尚，升华
n. 顶峰,高尚 .
excellent, or impressive," like the best chocolate fudge sundae(巧克力软糖圣代) you've ever had.
