英文解释： adjective: favorable, the opposite of sinister

　　例句： Despite an auspicious beginning, Mike’s road trip became a series of mishaps, and he was soon stranded and penniless, leaning against his wrecked automobile.

　　GMAT核心词汇 austere

　　英文解释： "adjective: practicing self-denial

　　adjective: unadorned in style or appearance

　　adjective: harsh in manner of temperament"

　　例句： "His lifestyle of revelry and luxurious excess could hardly be called austere.

　　Late Soviet architecture, although remaining largely austere, moved into experimental territory that employed previously unused shapes and structures.

　　The principal of my elementary school was a cold, austere woman; I could never understand why she chose to work with children."

　　GMAT核心词汇 autocratic

　　英文解释： "adjective: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

　　adjective: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power"

　　例句： "The last true autocratic country is certainly North Korea; nowhere does a leader exercise the absolute control over all aspects of a people the way that Kim Jong-un does.

　　The manager was finally fired for his autocratic leadership, which often bordered on rude and offensive."

　　GMAT核心词汇 autonomously

　　英文解释： adverb: In an autonomous or self-governing manner.

　　例句： Many of the factory workers are worried about being replaced by machines and computers that will work completely autonomously.

　　GMAT核心词汇 avarice

　　英文解释： noun: greed (one of the seven deadly sins)

　　例句： The Spanish conquistadors were known for their avarice, plundering Incan land and stealing Incan gold.

　　GMAT核心词汇 avaricious

　　英文解释： adjective: excessively greedy

　　例句： Since avaricious desire is similar to gluttony or lust--sins of excess--it was listed as one of the seven deadly sins by the Catholic church.

　　GMAT核心词汇 avert

　　英文解释： "verb: turn away

　　verb: ward off or prevent"

　　例句： "Afraid to see the aftermath of the car crash, I averted my eyes as we drove by.

　　The struggling videogame company put all of its finances into one final, desperate project to avert bankruptcy."

　　GMAT核心词汇 avid

　　英文解释： adjective: marked by active interest and enthusiasm

　　例句： Martin is an avid birdwatcher, often taking long hikes into remote mountains to see some rare eagle.

　　GMAT核心词汇 badger

　　英文解释： verb: to pester

　　例句： Badgered by his parents to find a job, the 30-year-old loafer instead joined a gang of itinerant musicians.

　　GMAT核心词汇 baleful

　　英文解释： adjective: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

　　例句： Movies often use storms or rain clouds as a baleful omen of evil events that will soon befall the main character.

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