考生想到国外深造，尤其是北美很受欢迎，这就需要参加托福考试了。北京新航道真诚的为各位考生提供托福考试的相关信息，帮助大家取得理想的成绩，顺利出国。在托福考试中，词汇是基础但是也很费时费力，一时不记就容易忘记，所以更加要温故而知新。下面北京新航道就带领大家去复习一些托福考试汇总常见的高阶词汇吧。

　　abash v.使困窘;使局促不安

　　同 embarrass, shame

　　Ellen was abashed at the thought of making a speech in front of her entire school.

　　爱伦一想到要在全校师生面前演讲就觉得局促不安。

　　adequate adj.足够的;适当的

　　同 sufficient, ample, suitable, enough

　　Mother decided that we had adequate rice for the week, so she didn't buy any at the store.

　　妈妈认为我们的米这个星期还够吃，所以就没去商店买。

　　aloof①adj.漠不关心的②adv.远离地

　　同1.indifferent, detached 2.apart, at a distance

　　The principal kept himself aloof from the arguments between the teachers.

　　校长置身事外，不想卷入老师间的纷争。

　　Aptitude n.能力;资质

　　同flair, gift, knack

　　Dean's aptitude in math helped him to become a successful engineer.

　　迪安在数学方面的才能使他成为一名成功的工程师。

　　ban n./v.禁止

　　同(v.) forbid, prohibit; (n.) restriction

　　The country banned the sale of ivory in an effort to stop the poaching of elephants.

　　该国禁止买卖象牙，以遏止非法猎杀大象。*poach v.偷猎

　　calm ①adj.平静的②v.使安静

　　同1.mild, gentle, serene, pacific, tranquil 2.still, pacify

　　Richard seemed very calm when he answered his wife, even though he was really very nervous.

　　理查德回答他妻子时似乎十分冷静，然而事实上却是紧张。

　　chapel n.小教堂

　　同oratory

　　On our tour of the castle, we saw the private chapelswheresthe king prayed.

　　参观城堡时，我们看到了国王祷告用的私人小教堂。

　　compulsory adj.强迫的;义务的

　　同obligatory, required, requisite, mandatory

　　Elementary education is compulsory in almost every country in the world.

　　在全世界几乎所有的中，小学教育都是义务的。

　　Contemptuous adj.轻蔑的v. contempt

　　同scornful, sneering, disdainful

　　Samuel made some contemptuous remarks about how no one in the office worked hard.塞缪尔用轻蔑的语气说，办公室里没有人在认真工作。

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