SAT必备词汇：宗教及生活习惯常用词(四)

三 单词串讲(2)

(6)Mrs. Grundy will not tolerate tardiness, so her students must be _______.

prompt

succinct

late

neat

(7)Professor Yang’s article was unusually____, but its brevity did not conceal the importance of her discovery.

(A) complex (B)cerebral (C)irrelevant (D)terse (E) ambitious

(8)The essay was both ------- and ------- : although concise, it was profoundly moving.

(A) meandering . . denigrating

(B) compact . . enervating

(C) fictional . . touching

(D) argumentative . . rationalistic

(E) terse . . poignant

(9)Many writers of the 20th century were influenced by Hemingway’s___ writing style and consequently discontinued the___ language characteristic of the 19th century novel.

A. sparse, verbose

B. dull, insipid

C. peaceful, descriptive

D. complete, florid

sparse<>verbose

(10) He is much too____ in his writings: he writes a page when a sentence should suffice.

(A) devious (B) lucid (C) verbose (D) efficient (E)pleasure

(11) The panelist was extremely ------- to the other members of the discussion, referring to them as “ignorant demagogues.”

A. deferential B. contentious C. respectful D. garrulous

305.languid: energetic 懒散的:有精力的