英语6级单词高频词汇 第六天 选自（星火英语）

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miniature
例句：The little girl has miniature furniture for her dolls.
minimize
例句：At every stage we try to minimize waste.
mountainous
例句： The plan is designed to reduce some of the company's mountainous debt.
mourn
例句：We mourn for our fallen soldiers.        
naive
例句：He was touchingly naive about sex.        
notable
例句：The drawing room is particularly notable for its splendid oak panelling.
nutrition
例句：This food provides nutrition for you.
obedient
例句：He was always obedient to his father's wishes.
obesity
例句：Obesity is a major risk factor in many diseases.
oppress
例句：The imperialists exploit and oppress all the peoples of the world.
optic
例句：But with fiber - optic cables, television will become truly interactive.        
originate
例句：All carbohydrates originate from plants.        
overlap
例句：The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower.        
overstate
例句：Don't overstate your case.
parental
例句：Medical treatment was sometimes given to children without parental consent.
pastime
例句：His favourite pastime is golf.
pathetic
例句：She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.        
patriotic
例句：The crowd sang "Land of Hope and Glory" and other patriotic songs.
patrol
例句：Security forces remained on patrol until late into the night.
perpetual
例句：the perpetual noise of traffic
perplex
例句：This problem is hard enough to perplex even the teacher.
pervasive
例句：She lives with a pervasive sense of guilt.
pollutant
例句：Since 1979 China has collected 24.7 billion yuan in pollutant discharge fees.
ponder
例句：You should pause and ponder now.
precede
例句：Attributive adjectives precede the noun.
preclude
例句：We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.
predecessor
例句：He is seen as more business-minded than his predecessor.
prediction
例句：This great prediction is coming true.
premise
例句：If that premise is true then that conclusion is false.
preside
例句：Mr Smith will preside at the next meeting.
prestige
例句：Their prestige went sky high.
proficient
例句：She's proficient in several languages.        
prone
例句：Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.        
propel
例句：They use oars to propel boats.        
provocative
例句：His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
quantitative
例句：He said it was only a quantitative difference.        
radiant
例句：She was radiant and she was the most beautiful woman I met in my life.
random
例句：He made a random choice , which he regretted soon .
rebound
例句：And, if the rebound is real, will it last?
recipe
例句：The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!
refreshment
例句：He needs to stop fairly often for refreshment.        
regime
例句：It made it clear to me that this regime must fall.
resignation
例句：His resignation was a body blow to the team.
respectable
例句：He was now a teacher and a respectable member of the community.        
respectful
例句：The children in our family are always respectful to their elders.        
retort
例句：His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
retrospect
例句：In retrospect it's obvious how we went wrong.
revelation
例句：I was shocked, brought down to earth by this revelation.
revenge
例句：She took revenge on her ex-boyfriend by smashing up his home.
robbery
例句：They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.        
SARS
例句：No new SARS cases have been reported in the region.
scar
例句：a scar on his cheek        
scenario
例句：Let me suggest a possible scenario .        
scorn
例句：He became the object of ridicule and scorn.
scrutiny
例句：The President promised a government open to public scrutiny.
secrecy
例句：I told him the truth under a promise of secrecy.
segregation
例句：The problem was compounded by segregation, which kept blacks out of many pools and beaches.
seniority
例句：He felt that two years' seniority gave him the right to advise his brother.
sensitivity
例句：Dickens was lauded for his social and moral sensitivity.