GMAT 考试|GMAT考试：GMAT每天一读之词语篇（一）8

aloft ad. 在高处,在上
at or to a great height

aloftaffinity
founder^{1 stay aloft}

grounded aloft

aloof^{2 a. 疏远的,冷淡的
removed or distant either physically3 or emotionally}

politic^{4 : offend :: aloof : associate}

gregarious^{5 aloof}

alphabetical^{6 a.字母的，ABC的}

arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet
dictionary : alphabetical :: annals : chronological⁷

altruism^{8 n. 利他主义，不自私}

unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

altruism egocentric
amalgamate^{9 v. 合并，混合}

to merge^{10 into a single body}

amalgamate separate/isolate
amass v.积聚

to collect for oneself : ACCUMULATE
ambiguous a.模棱两可的；分歧的

doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness

ambiguous : clarity :: mendacious^{11 : truth}

ambiguous : understand :: blatant^{12 : ignore}

equivocation:ambiguous::platitude:banal

watershed ambiguity^{13
ambivalent14 a. 矛盾的,好恶相克的}

a : continual fluctuation¹⁵

b : uncertainty^{16 as to which approach to follow}

ambivalent commitment

amble^{17 vi. 缓行,溜蹄}

a leisurely^{18 walk}

walk : amble :: talk : chat

ambrosial a. 特别美味的

something extremely pleasing to taste or smell

mellifluous : music :: ambrosial : food