六级

英语六级高频词汇

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adhere China will adhere to an independent and peaceful foreign policy in dealing with

international affairs.

cherish I will cherish my visit here in memory, as long as I live!

ascribe The agency ascribed the temperature climb mainly to increased greenhouse

gases emissions, cyclical temperature fluctuations and less cold air generated

from the Arctic.

coincide Her taste in music coincides with her husband’s.

overwhelm Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.

overwhelming Beijing took an overwhelming majority of votes and won the Olympic

bid.

pursuit We’ve simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always

end with happiness.

comply China will strictly comply with the universally acknowledged market rules. conspicuous The house standing on the island is very conspicuous.

endeavo(u)r Despite our best endeavors, we couldn’t get the machine started.

homogeneous Milk and cream are homogeneous foods, and they are both dairy

products.

immerse She was so deeply immersed in reading that she forgot the supper.

indulge Will you indulge my curiosity and tell me how much it cost?

persistent She eventually married the most persistent of her admirers.

retrieve The shopkeeper went to the window and retrieved Reuben’s treasure.

revive Peter tried to revive the frozen robin; but it was stone-dead.

suppress All these movement were suppressed by the government.

testify This excellent book testifies to the author’s ability.

accustom The hunter is trying to accustom his hunting dog to the noise of a gun.

ambiguous That’s a rather ambiguous answer--what exactly do you mean?

ascend Step by step the ladder is ascended.

billionaire The billionaire is campaigning for political reform.

brisk Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being.

certify You are basically asking people to certify, with big penalties, that nobody has

lied on their expense accounts.

conceive The coach conceived the strategy that won the game for us.

contemplate She stood contemplating the painting.

disable An accident disabled him from playing football.

eccentric A few weeks later I began saving again. Was I becoming an eccentric hoarder?

Not at all.

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essence Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are

fighting against—discrimination by age.

extravagant When asked to use three words to describe society's rich, the top responses

were “extravagant”, “greedy” and “corrupt”.

flush The child's cheeks were flushed with fever.