2010年12月英语六级考试高频基础词汇500个（6）

　251. resemblance v. 相似 > I was looking for some resemblance between my ancestor and my self.
　　252. resent v. 怨恨 >He resented being called his nickname.
　　253. retort v. 反驳 > He retorted that I was to blame. 他反驳说这事全赖我。
　　254. retrieve v. 取回 (get back, bring back) > He retrieved the important letter from the waste paper basket.
　　255. reunion n. 团聚=get-together>an occasion for family ~
　　256. revelation n. 揭示 > What revelation do you get from this story?
　　257. revive v. 使复苏>~ economy
　　258. rigorous a. 严格的 ~ training for doctors
　　259. rip v. 撕裂 > You should rip the cover off the box first.
　　260. ritual n. 仪式=ceremony/routine>His morning ~is to make coffee, take a shower and have breakfast.
　　261. robust a. 健壮的 > To be an astronaut, you must be in robust health. It is not an occupation for a frail person.
　　262. rot v. 腐烂 =decay > But plastics and rubber never rot. If they are burned, they give off poisonous gases.
　　263. safeguard v. 保护 > We must safeguard forest timber.
　　264. savage a. 野蛮的 =not civilized > savage manners
　　265. scent n. 香味> On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent.
　　266. scrutiny n. 细看 > A close scrutiny of these arguments would reveal how ridiculous it is .
　　267. setback n. 挫折 > How should we face life setback?
　　268. shatter v. 使粉碎> It shattered my dream.
　　269. simulate v. 模拟 > It is important for language learning to simulate the audio-visual process.
　　270. skeptical a. 怀疑的> Her tone is skeptical and detached. 她的声音是怀疑的，冷漠的。
　　271. slack a. 松弛的 > Business is slack in this season.
　　272. sneak v. 溜；偷偷地做 > We had to laugh and sneak out. 我们一边笑一边溜了出去。
　　273. sober a. 未醉的> I’m ~ enough.
　　274. specifications n. 规格，说明书 > Can you give me a price list with specifications?
　　275. spectacle n. 景象，大观 > This is a moving spectacle.
　　276. spectator n. 旁观者 > He was content to stand by as an impassive spectator. 他满足于站在旁边做一个冷漠的旁观者。
　　277. spontaneous a. 自发的 > Success is not spontaneous combustion. You must first set yourself on fire! 成功不是自发燃烧而成的！你必须点燃自己的激情！
　　278. stability n. 稳定 > We must promote stability and unity.
　　279. stagger v. 蹒跚 > The drunkard stagger across the road.
　　280. stationary a. 固定的,静止不动的 > A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.
　　281. stimulus n. 刺激 > Ambition is a great stimulus.
　　282. straightforward a. 坦率的 a ~ reply
　　283. stubborn a. 倔强的> Mike was a stubborn boy when I first met him.
　　284. stumble v. 绊倒 > He stumbled down the stairs like a mad man.
　　285. subordinate a. 从属的 > Pleasure should be subordinate to duty . 与工作相比， 娱乐应是次要的。
　　286. subscribe to v. 订阅 > Which journal(s) do you subscribe to ?
　　287. subsidy n. 补贴> May we have a subsidy for sales promotion?
　　288. subtle a. 微妙的>the ~ difference of the two words
　　289. supervise v. 监督 > Supervise and motivate team members
　　290. suppress v. 镇压; 抑制 > She could not suppress a rising panic.
　　291. tangle with v. 争吵, 纠葛 > Martin tangled with her over the question.
　　292. tariff n. 关税 > As a WTO member, China is supposed to greatly reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers.
　　293. tease v. 取笑 > Marian teased George about his big glasses.
　　294. temperament n. 气质 > He has an elastic temperament. 他有开朗的性情。
　　295. tempt v. 引诱 > Nothing could tempt her to evil. 什麽也不能引诱她做坏事。
　　296. tentative a. 试探的 > I think we can draw up a tentative plan now.
　　297. terminate v. 终止 > The game terminated in a victory for Italian team.
　　298. texture n. 质地 > I choose paper towel because I like the texture.
　　299. threshold n. 开端 on the ~ of (即将开始)
　　300. timid a. 胆小的 > The timid person must grow in courage before opportunity will knock.