英文解释: "adjective: concerned with the appreciation of beauty
noun: a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement."
例句: "The director, not known for his aesthetic sensibilities, decided not to use costumes at all, and put on the play in everyday clothing.
The artist operated according to a peculiar aesthetic, not considering any photograph to be worth publishing unless it contained a marine mammal."
GMAT核心词汇 affable
英文解释: adjective: likeable; easy to talk to
例句: For all his surface affability, Marco was remarkably glum when he wasn’t around other people.
GMAT核心词汇 affluent
英文解释: adjective: wealthy
例句: The center of the city had sadly become a pit of penury, while, only five miles away, multi-million dollar homes spoke of affluence.
GMAT核心词汇 afford
英文解释: verb: provide with an opportunity
例句: The summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro affords a panoramic view that encompasses both Tanzania and Kenya.
GMAT核心词汇 alacrity
英文解释: noun: an eager willingness to do something
例句: The first three weeks at his new job, Mark worked with such alacrity that upper management knew it would be giving him a promotion.
GMAT核心词汇 altruism
英文解释: noun: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
例句: Albert Schweitzer spent most of his life doing missionary work as a doctor in Africa, seeking no reward, apparently motivated only by altruism.
GMAT核心词汇 amalgam
英文解释: noun: a mixture of multiple things
例句: The band’s music was an amalgam of hip-hop, flamenco and jazz, blending the three styles with surprising results.
GMAT核心词汇 ambiguous
英文解释: adjective: open to more than one interpretation
例句: The coach told his team, “Move towards that side of the field”; because he did not point, his directions were ambiguous, and the team had no idea to which side he was referring.
GMAT核心词汇 ambivalent
英文解释: adjective: mixed or conflicting emotions about something
例句: Sam was ambivalent about studying for the exam because doing so ate up a lot of his time, yet he was able to improve his analytical skills.
GMAT核心词汇 ameliorate
英文解释: verb: make something bad better
例句: "Three Cups of Tea" tells the story of western man who hopes to ameliorate poverty and the lack of education in Afghanistan.
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