美国ARCO权威托福参考词汇：A字头

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abhor 　　　vt.憎恶, 痛恨 to regard with extreme repugnance : LOATHE
accelerate 　v.加速, 促进 to cause to move faster

accessible 　adj.易接近的, 可到达的, 易受影响的
1. capable of being reached .　2 easy to speak or deal with

accurate
adj.正确的, 精确的 conforming exactly to truth or to a standard
accuracy
n.精确性, 正确度

adjacent
adj.邻近的, 接近的 not distant : NEARBY
advantageous
adj.有利的 giving an advantage : FAVORABLE

advocate
n.提倡者, 鼓吹者 vt.提倡, 鼓吹 : to plead in favor of
aforementioned
adj.上述的, 前述的 : mentioned previously

alert, alertly
adj.提防的, 警惕的 watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency
amass
vt.收集, 积聚(尤指财富)
1 : to collect for oneself : ACCUMULATE.
2 to collect into a mass : GATHER

ambrosia
n. 特别美味的食物 something extremely pleasing to taste or smell
anomaly
n.不规则, 异常的人或物

anxiety
n.忧虑, 焦急. 渴望, 热望
1 an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear
2 fearful concern or interest
3 a cause of anxiety

appall
vt.使胆寒, 使惊骇 to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
appalling
adj.令人震惊的, 骇人听闻的 inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust

appear
vi.出现, 看来, 似乎
1. to be or come in sight. to show up
2. to have an outward aspect : SEEM

appropriate
adj.适当的 especially suitable or compatible : FITTING
apt
adj. 有...倾向的unusually fitted or qualified :READY.
having a tendency 灵敏的, 灵巧的keenly intelligent and responsive 适当的 suited to a purpose. especially : being to the point

arouse
vt.唤醒, 唤起to awaken from sleep
鼓励, 引起to rouse or stimulate to action or to physiological readiness for activity
vi.睡醒 to awake from sleep : STIR

as of late
astute
adj.机敏的, 狡猾的 having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity:CRAFTY, WILY

attribute
n.属性, 品质, 特征 an inherent characteristic
v. 加于, 归结于 to explain by indicating a cause

authoritative
adj.权威的, 有权威的, 命令的 having or proceeding from authority : OFFICIAL