记单词时不要采用从A——Z的顺序，而是要灵活搭配，比如A和J， B和O，C和N，D和L等，这样记起来既不觉得累又有成就感。一定记住吴老师的建议：每天晚上看1-2页，把自己已经记住的暂时划出来，第二天早上无论多忙都要把前一天晚上看过的单词复习一遍，然后再分别过3天、7天、15天、30天各复习一遍，坚持下来，到考前一周看最后一遍时，你会觉得大部分单词都已经很熟悉了。另外，务必要把自己做过的历年真题或模拟题中的词汇题集中整理起来，这样的对比记忆特别有助于我们对近义近形词汇的辨析。这样坚持学习，双管齐下，一定会n取得良好学习效果！

一、以A开头的核心词汇

abide  遵循（…by）；容忍  The one thig she cannot abide is lying.

abnormal  反常的  abnormal behavior

abolish  彻底废除（法律、制度、习俗等）abolish old custom

abrupt  突然的，意外的  an abrupt departure

absolute  纯粹的，完全的  have absolute trust in sb.

absorb  吸收，吸进  A sponge absorbs water.

abstract  抽象的  A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.

absurd  荒谬的，荒唐的  The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.

abuse  滥用  abuse one’s authority(office) 

aaccelerate  加速，增速  accelerate one’s steps

access  接近（或进入）的机会  have regular and immediate access to the President

accommodate  使适应，使符合一致  accommodate oneself to changed circumstances

accompany  陪伴，伴随  She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend.

accomplish  达到（目的），完成（任务），实现（计划，诺言等）  accomplish one’s purpose

accord  使符合，相一致(with)  His violent action do not accord with his peaceful words.

account   记述，叙述  give a brief account of what has happened

accumulate  积累，积攒，积聚  accumulate wisdom

accurate  准确的，精确的  an accurate estimate

accuse  指控，指责  They accused her publicly of stealing their books.

accustom  使习惯于  accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early

acquaint  使认识，使了解

activate  使活动起来，使开始起作用，启动  They have planted secret agents in many countries who could be activated whenever needed.

acute  尖锐的，敏锐的  an acute thinker 

adapt  （使）适应  adapt oneself to new conditions

address  演说  a television address 

adhere  黏附，附着  Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.

adjacent  临近的，毗邻的(to)  a city and its adjacent suburbs

adjoin  贴近，与...毗邻  His house adjoins the lake.

administrate  掌管，料理...的事务  In many Japanese homes, the funds are administrated by the wife.

adolescent  （尤指16岁以下的）青少年  a film aimed at adolescents

advance  使向前移动  advance a chessman

advantage  有利条件，优点  Sitting Presidents hold built-in advantages when seeking another term.

adverse  不友好的，敌对的  She felt adverse to her husband’s friends.

advocate  拥护，提倡，主张  advocate self-defence

aesthetic  美学的，艺术的，审美  an aesthetic theory

affliliate  使隶属（或附属）于，使成为会员  a government affiliated company

affirm  断言，申明  affirm the truth of a statement

aggravate  加重，加剧，恶化  aggravate the declining economy

aggressive  侵犯的，侵略的  an aggressive weapon

agitate  搅动（液体等）  The machine agitated the mixture.

alarm  惊恐，忧虑  The bandits scattered in alarm.

alert  警惕的，留神的  In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.

alien  外国的  adjust to an alien culture

allege  断言，宣称  The newspaper alleges the mayor’s guilt.

allocate  分配，分派，把...拨给  allocate funds for new projects

allied  结盟的，有关联的  allied nations

allow  允给，准许，允许  He missed her more than he would allow himself to admit.

allowance  津贴，补贴，零用钱  a housing allowance

alter  改变，更改  alter an attitude 

alternate  交替，轮流  Night and day alternate.

amateur  （艺术，科学等的）业余爱好者  an amateur golfer

amaze  使惊愕，使惊异  I am amazed that he should get the post.

ambiguous  含糊不清的，模棱两可的  an ambiguous answer

ambition  （对名利等的）强烈欲望，野心  His political ambitions still burn.

amend  修改，修订  amend the spelling in sb.’s paper

amuse  逗乐，逗笑，给...提供娱乐（或消遣）  The clown at the circus amused the children.

anchor  锚  The anchor catches (drags).

announce  宣布，声称  It is officially announced that he will not run for reelection.

annoy  使恼怒，使生气  She was annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.

annual  每年的，年度的  the annual output of steel

anonymous  匿名的，无名的  an anonymous letter (phone call)

answer  回答，响应  Henry took ages to answer the door.

anticipate  预期，预料  The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand would fall).

anxious  焦虑的，发愁的(about, at)  They become anxious at her delay.

apart  成零碎  Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings.

apparent  显然的，明明白白的  It was apparent that they all understood.

appeal  呼吁，恳求  I appealed to the children to make less noise.

applaud  鼓掌，喝彩，叫好  The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.

apply  涂，敷  He applied two coats of paint to the table.

appoint  任命，委派  They appointed his father (to be 或as) postmaster.

appraise  估量，估计  appraise the infant’s weight

appreciate  感激  I appreciated your help much.

apprehend  对...担心  Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?

approach  靠近，接近  John is approaching manhood.

appropriate  恰当的，相称的  Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

approve  赞成，同意  I couldn’t approve his conduct.approximate  大概的，大约的，近似的  The approximate time is 10 o’clock.

apt  （习性）易于......的，有......倾向的  A careless person is apt to make mistakes.

arbitrary  随心所欲的，个人武断的，任意的  an arbitrary choice

arise  起立，起身  arise from one’s seat

arouse  使......奋发  A man like Tom will be aroused.  Don’t worry.

array  排列，队形  The troops were formed in battle array.

articulate  发音清晰的，善于表达的  He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.

artificial  人工的，人造的，人为的  artificial price controls

ascend  登高，（渐渐）上升，升高  The airplane ascended into the cloud.

ascertain 查明，弄清，确定  I ascertained that he was dead.

ashamed  惭愧的，羞耻的  I am ashamed for being so stupid.

ashore  向岸，向陆地  He swam ashore.

aside  在旁边  We stood aside to let her pass.

assault  攻击，袭击  We made an assault on the enemy fort.

assemble  集合，召集  assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.

assert  肯定地说（出），坚定地断言  He asserted his innocence.

assess  估价，评价，评论  assess the present state of the economy

assign  分配，布置（作业）  The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson.

assimilate  吸收，消化  He is quick to assimilate new ideas.

associate  （使）联系，（使）结合  We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.

assume  假定，假设  Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming (that) the weather si favarable.

assure 深信不疑地对......说，向......保证

assurance  保证，把握，信心  He gave me his assurance that he would help.

astonish  使惊讶  I was astonished at his sudden appearance.

attach  系，贴，连接  attach a label to a suitcase

attain  达到，获得  attain one’s goal

attend  出席，参加（会议等）  attend a wedding

attendance  出席，参加，出席人数，出席率 Our class has perfect attendance today.

attentive  注意的，专心的  an attentive audience

attribute  把归因于，把......（过错的责任等）归于(to)  He attributed his success to hard work.

auxiliary  辅助的  an auxiliary rocket

avail  有利于，有助于  Will force alone avail us?

average  平均数，平均  The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.

avert  挡开，防止，避免  Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.

awake  醒，觉醒  awake from sleep

award  授予（奖品等）  The university awarded him an honorary degree.