学好态度词很重要、SAT阅读题根据褒贬选答案

记住一下词汇的褒贬含义，能够在SAT阅读时判断作者态度，根据作者意图选择正确的答案，不失为一种好方法。

①Positive attitude:

喜：delight, please, excite, exhilarate, cheerful, ebullient, enthusiasm,

赞：appreciate, admire, celebrate, espouse, champion, commend, endorse

同情: sympathetic, compassion,

诙谐：humorous, witty, amusing, jocular

客观：detached, objective, impartial, analytical,

其他：enlightening, cautious, reflective, nostalgic,

②Negative attitude:

嘲：deride, derision , jeer, mock, scorn, sarcasm, irony, satire, scoff, ridiculous, ludicrous, comical, facetious,

悲：sorrow, wrench, bitterness, grief, distress

惊：amaze, astonish, astound, surprise,

忧：anxiety, insecurity, apprehensive, somber, gloomy, depressing, dreary, melancholy, glum, sullen, wistful, distress, uneasy, upset, sentimental, annoying,

疑：distrust, doubt/dubious/doubtful, skeptical, incredulous, suspicious, disbelief,

斥：criticize, condemn, reject, disapprove, reprove, admonish, deny, denounce, repudiate, refute,

贬：disparage, disdain, disrespect, contempt, devalue, defy/defiance, depreciate, despise,

窘：embarrass, abash, humiliate, mortify

沮：frustrated, disappointed, dismay,

惧：fear, alarm, trepid, panic

恩赐：condescending, patronizing，

惑：puzzle, baffle, confuse, perplex, dumbfounded

妒：cynicism, begrudge,

傲：arrogant, insolent, haughty, impertinent,

怪：whimsical, capricious,

贪：greedy, avaricious, grasping,

冷：indifferent, lukewarm, unsympathetic, nonchalant, apathetic, callousness

怒：rage, outrage, wrath, exasperation, irritation, indignation, resentment, vexation, irate,

其他：indulgent, paranoia, hostile, resigned, begrudging, mischievous, moralistic, attack

Note: underlined words are often likely to be ruled out from options.

③Complex attitude:

矛盾：bittersweet, ambivalent,

其他：intrigued, curiosity, apologetic, awesome.