2012年6月大学英语四级考试核心词汇

The outcome of their discussion is important to us.
157、reservation n.停留；预定（房间、飞机座位等）；（动物）保护区
Have you made a hotel reservation?
158、occasion n.时刻，时节；时机；特殊场合
I only wear a tie on special occasions.
159、familiar a.熟悉的，常见的；亲呢的
St. Paul’s is a familiar sight to all Londoners.
160、sophisticated a.老练的；高雅的，时髦的；复杂的，精密的；尖端的
This is a sophisticated machine.
161、inevitable a.不可避免的；照例必有得，惯常的
He made his inevitable joke about the school food.
162、 debate vt.&vi.&n进行辩论；考虑，斟酌；辩论（会）；讨论.
I debated the idea in my mind.
163、 Inspect vt.检查，检验；视察
Let’s go and inspect the damage.
164、 grasp vt.&n.抓牢，抓紧；理解，领会；紧握，掌握，理解力
He grasped the main points of the speech.
165、 participate vt. (-in)参加，参与
Everyone is expected to participate in these discussions.
166、 privilege n.特权，特惠待遇；荣幸
Education is a privilege, not a right, in many countries.
167、 removal n.移动，迁移
After our removal to London, they got married.
168、 variable a.&n.易变的，不稳定的；可调节的；易变的事，可变因素
The temperature inside the car is variable.
169、 valid a.正当的，有根据的；有效的；具有法律效力的
He got a train ticket valid for three months.
170、 venture n.&vi.&vt.风险项目，风险投资；冒险，以……为赌注
Now is not the time to venture on such a hard project.
171、 astonish vt.使吃惊，使惊讶
We read an astonish piece of news in today’s newspaper.
172、 stain vt.&vi.&n.沾染，（给木材、标本）着色；染污处，污迹
The cloth stains easily, so try not to touch it.
173、 burst vi.&vt.&n.（使）破裂，（使）爆炸；破裂，裂口；一阵，爆发
In spring the young flowers burst open.
174、 tidy a.&vt.整洁的；整理，收拾
When are you going to tidy your room up?
175、 dispose vt.布置，排列，安排
The murderer was unable to dispose of the body.
176、 commit vt.犯（错误），干（坏事等）；使（自己）承担义务，承诺
The government has committed itself to health education.
177、 modest a.谦虚的，谨慎的；不大的，适度的
The young actress is very modest about her success.
178、 genuine a.真正的，非伪造的；真诚的，非伪装的
This is a genuine Ming vase.
179、 supreme a.至高的，至上的；最大的，极度的
She felt supreme happiness at the party.
180、 objective a.&n.客观存在的；客观的；（长远的）目标，目的
Try to be more objective about it.
181、 retain vt.保留，保持；留住，挡住
Lead retains heat well.
182、 flourish vi.茂盛，繁荣；兴旺发达
Jazz flourished in America in the early part of the century.
183、 assignment vt.（分配、指派的）任务、工作；分配，指派
His assignment was to follow the spy.
184、 interpret vt.把……理解为，解释；演绎，体现；口译
I interpreted his silence as a refusal.
185、 forbid vt.不许，禁止；阻止，妨碍
I forbid you to tell anyone.
186、 pierce vt.刺入，刺破；被突然看到、听到、感觉到
A sudden scream pierced the silence.
187、 exaggerate vi.&vt.夸张，言过其实
He has an exaggerated idea his own importance.
188、 favor .&vt.赞同，赞许；偏袒，偏爱；恩惠；支持，偏爱，有利于
A mother shouldn’t show favor to one of her children.
189、 impact n.&vt&vi.冲击力，作用；冲击，对……有影响
The computer has made a great impact on modern life.
190、 source n.来源，出处；原因；源泉；提供信息者
I heard from a reliable source that the company is doing badly.
191、 memorial n.纪念碑，纪念物
We went to see the war memorial.
192、 harsh a.刺耳的，刺目的；严厉的，无情的
He heard a harsh voice when knocking at the door.
193、 prior a.在前的，居先的；优先的
I was unable to attend the meeting because of a prior date.
194、 rescue vt.&n.拯救，戒酒，使免遭（损失）；拯救，营救
He rescued the man from drowning.
195、 acknowledge vt.承认，供认；表示感激
The producer wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the police.
196、 sketch n.&vt.草图，素描；梗概；（给……）写生；在草拟
This pencil sketch is wonderful.
197、 swallow vi.&vt.&n.吞下，咽下；咽口水；忍受；抑制住；燕子
She was swallowed up by the crowd and we lost sight of her.
198、 deceive vt.欺，瞒，蒙蔽
They deceived her into signing the papers.
199、 substitute n.&vt.代替者，代用品；用……代替，替换
We substituted red balls for
200、 protest n.&vt.声言，申明；抗议，反对；抗议，反对
She protested her innocence.
201、 reaction n.反应，回应；反作用力，化学反应；恢复到以前的状态
What was your reaction to the new?
202、 gradual a.渐渐的，逐步的
This is a gradual slope.
203、 optimistic a.乐观的
The experts are optimistic that we will succeed.
204、 accurate a.准确的，精确的
Is the station clock accurate?
205、 impressive a.令人钦佩的，给人良好印象的；令人难忘的
He gave us an impressive speech.
206、expose vt.（使）暴露；揭露（某人或罪行）；使曝光
I threatened to expose him to the police.
207、imply vt.暗示，意味着，含有……的意思