Section 4 28. TARRY:: (A) take action 耽搁 采取行动 [词义] tarry v. 徘徊, 耽搁 v. 1 a : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing b : to linger in expectation : WAIT 2 : to abide or stay in or at a place n. : STAY, SOJOURN
29. DESPAIR:: (A) optimize (B) exult 绝望 乐观;最优化,充分利用 狂喜 [词义] optimize v. 使完善; 最优化 : to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible exult v. 欢腾, 喜悦 1 obsolete : to leap for joy 2 : to be extremely joyful : REJOICE *the team exulted in their victory* [分析] despair是"lose all hope or confidence"。optimal是乐观的，但在MW中optimize并没有乐观的含义。Exult只表示愉快的状态。因为此题不完整，很难判断是否答案有误或ETS的考虑欠妥。
30. AGGRANDIZE:: (A) denigrate 增大, 扩张 诽谤 [词义] aggrandize v. v.增大, 扩张 1 : to make great or greater : INCREASE, ENLARGE *aggrandize an estate* 2 : to make appear great or greater : praise highly 3 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of *exploited the situation to aggrandize himself* denigrate v. 污蔑, 诽谤 1 : to attack the reputation of : DEFAME *denigrate one's opponents* 2 : to deny the importance or validity of : BELITTLE *denigrate their achievements* [分析] 考查aggrandize的第二义。
31. VEXATIOUS:: (A) soothing 令人烦恼的 抚慰的 [词义] vexatious adj. 烦恼的 1 a : causing vexation : DISTRESSING *vexatious delays* b : intended to harass *a vexatious lawsuit* 2 : full of disorder or stress : TROUBLED *a vexatious period in her life* soothe v. 抚慰;减轻 transitive verb 1 : to please by or as if by attention or concern : PLACATE 2 : RELIEVE, ALLEVIATE *soothe a cough* 3 : to bring comfort, solace, or reassurance to *music soothes the soul* intransitive verb : to bring peace, composure, or quietude
32. RUMINATE:: (A) think briefly 反刍;沉思 简短的思考 [词义] ruminate v. 反刍, 深思 transitive verb 1 : to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly 2 : to chew repeatedly for an extended period intransitive verb 1 : to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud 2 : to engage in contemplation : REFLECT synonyms see PONDER
33. BELLICOSE:: (A) appease 好斗的 缓和;平息
34. GOAD:: (A) entice (B) predisposed 刺激,激励v. 怂恿,引诱 预先倾向的;易受影响的 [词义] goad n. 赶牛棒; v. n. 刺激, 激励 n. 1 a : something that pains as if by pricking : THORN b : something that urges or stimulates into action : SPUR 2 : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal synonyms see MOTIVE v. 1 : to incite or rouse as if with a goad 2 : to drive (as cattle) with a goad entice v. 怂恿,引诱 : to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : TEMPT synonyms see LURE predispose v. 倾向; 易于 transitive verb 1 : to dispose in advance *a good teacher predisposes children to learn* 2 : to make susceptible *malnutrition predisposes one to disease* intransitive verb : to bring about susceptibility synonyms see INCLINE [分析] goad是驱赶别人，而predispose是自身的倾向。
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