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1、环球时代英语专业考研核心词汇Word List 1Zest He entered into our plans with terrific zest.Zephyr the flowers,the zephyrs,and the warblers ofspringZenith the zenith of ones careerZeitgeist He has caught the Zeitgeist of rural life in the1980s very well indeed.Zealous She was a zealous worker for charitable bodies.Z
2、ealotry The enemy of idealism is zealotry.Zeal Wangs zeal was contagious;soon all his fellowstudents were busily making posters,inspired by his ardententhusiasm for the cause.Zany I can watch the Marx brothers，zany antics forhours.Yokel At school,his classmates regarded him as a yokel andlaughed at
3、his rustic mannerisms.Yeoman It was not the aristocrat but the yeoman who determinedthe nations policies.Yen She had a yen to get away and live on her own for a while.Yeast brewer，s yeast,baker s yeast.Yaw He spun the steering-wheel so that we yawed from side toside,xenophobewry a wry glance,grin,sm
4、ile,etcwrongheadedwrit a writ for the arrest of sb.Wrinkle Shes beginning to get wrinkles around her eyes.Givesb a wrinkle or twoWrest With only ten seconds left to play,our team wrestedvictory from their grasp.Wreak I am afraid he will wreak his vengeance on the innocentas well as the guilty.Wrath
5、His wrath burst into flameWraith That child flits about like a wraith.Wont As was his wont,he jogged two miles every morning beforegoing to work.Woeful woeful ignoranceWoe She needed someone to listen to her tale of woe.Wobble This table wobbles.Wizen a wizened little man with frizzy gray hairWittic
6、ism What you regard as witticisms are often offensive tosensitive people.Wither Their hopes gradually withered away.Wistful wistful eyes,a wistful mood.Wispy Worried about preserving his few wispy tufts ofhair,Walter carefully massaged hisscalp and applied hair restorer every night.Winsome a winsome
7、 smileWinnow This test will winnow out the students who study fromthose who don，t bother.Wink He winked at me to show that he was playing a joke onthe others,windbagwince bear pain without wincingwily a wily fraudwilt The crops wilted under the hot sunwillowy a willowy brunettewillfulnesswiggle Stop
8、 wiggling and sit still!Wield wield an axe,a sword,a tennis racket,authority,control,power,etc.Wholesome plain but wholesome meals,wholesome advice.Whittle As a present for Aunt Polly,Tom whittled someclothespins out of a chunk of wood.Whit not a whit of common sensesWhirlpool They felt they were be
9、ing sucked into a whirlpool ofpublicity.Whine The prisoner whined his innocenceWhimsical He dismissed his generous gift to his college as asentimental fancy,an oldman，s whimsical gesture.Whim have a whim for doingsth.Whiff The slightest whiff of Old Spice cologne brought memoriesof George to her min
10、d.Whet The odors from the kitchen are whetting my appetite;I willbe ravenous by the time themeal is served.Wherewithal Id like a new stereo,but I haven，t got thewherewithal.whelmwheedle coax and wheedle sb.into good humourwelter a welter of unrelated facts.welshwell-groomed well-groomed young men in
11、 expensive suits.Wedge a wedge of cake,cheese,etc.The window doesn，t stay closed unless you wedge it.wedge a dooropen.Wean He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk foodand stick to fruits andvegetables.Weal the red weals left across his chest by the strap.Waylay They agreed to waylay t
12、heir victim as he passed throughthe dark alley going home.Wastrel He was denounced as a wastrel who had dissipatedhis inheritance.Waspish a lawyer with an inventive mind and a waspish sense ofhumourWary The spies grew wary as they approached the sentry.Warp The door was warped and wouldn，t shut,warp
13、 justicewarmongerward There are three candidates standing for election in thisward.Warble Every morning the birds warbled outside her window.Wanton Pointing to the stack of bills,Sheldon criticized Sarahfor her wanton expenditures.Inresponse,Sara accused Sheldon of making an unfounded,wantonattack.W
14、angle He always managed to wangle the easy jobs.Wane From now until December 21,the winter solstice,the hoursof daylight will wane.Wan a wan complexion,a wan moonWallow The hippopotamus loves to wallow in the mud.Wallop If I ever catch the rascal,I 11 really wallop him!Wake the foaming white wake of
15、 the liner.Outbreaks of diseaseoccurred in the wake of thedrought.Waive I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expediteour reaching a proper decisionWord List 2Wage The government is waging a campaign against sexdiscrimination in industry.Waft Daydreaming,he gazed at the leaves that wafte
16、d past hiswindow.Waffle Whats she waffling about?waddlevulture vultures round the bedside of the dying millionaire.Vulpine She disliked his sly ways,but granted him a certainvulpine intelligence.vulgarityvoyeur Jill called Jack a voyeur when she caught him aiming hisbinoculars at a bedroom window of the house next door.Vouch I can vouch for him,his honesty.Votary votaries of peace,disarmament,etc.Vortex Sucked into the vortex of the tornado,Dorothy and Totowere carried from Kansas to Oz.Voraciou
