The Vocabulary.com Top 1000

核心提示： The Vocabulary com Top 1000May 19, 2011 By Vocabulary com (NY) The top 1,000 vocabulary words have been carefully chosen to

The Vocabulary.com Top 1000May 19, 2011 By Vocabulary.com (NY) The top 1,000 vocabulary words have been carefully chosen to represent difficult but common words that appear in everyday academic and business writing. These words are also the most likely to appear on the SAT, ACT, GRE, and ToEFL. To create this list, we started with the words that give our users the most trouble and then ranked them by how frequently they appear in our corpus of billions of words from edited sources. If you only have time to study one list of words, this is the list.

• considerdeem to be At the moment, artemisinin-based therapies are considered the best treatment, but cost about $10 per dose - far too much for impoverished communities. — Seattle Times (Feb 16, 2012)
• minuteinfinitely or immeasurably small The minute stain on the document was not visible to the naked eye.
• accordconcurrence of opinion The committee worked in accord on the bill, and it eventually passed.
• evidentclearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment That confidence was certainly evident in the way Smith handled the winning play with 14 seconds left on the clock. — Reuters (Jan 15, 2012)
• practicea customary way of operation or behavior He directed and acted in plays every season and became known for exploring Elizabethan theatre practices. — BBC (Feb 16, 2012)
• intendhave in mind as a purpose “Lipstick, as a product intended for topical use with limited absorption, is ingested only in very small quantities,” the agency said on its website. — BusinessWeek (Feb 15, 2012)
• concernsomething that interests you because it is important The scandal broke out in October after former chief executive Michael Woodford claimed he was fired for raising concerns about the company's accounting practices. — BBC (Feb 15, 2012)
• commitperform an act, usually with a negative connotation In an unprecedented front page article in 2003 The Times reported that Mr. Blair, a young reporter on its staff, had committed journalistic fraud. — New York Times (Feb 15, 2012)
• issuesome situation or event that is thought about As a result, the privacy issues surrounding mobile computing are becoming ever-more complex. — Time (Feb 16, 2012)
• approachmove towards Spain’s jobless rate for people ages 16 to 24 is approaching 50 percent. — New York Times (Feb 15, 2012)
• establishset up or found A small French colony, Port Louis, was established on East Falkland in 1764 and handed to the Spanish three years later. — BBC (Feb 16, 2012)
• utterwithout qualification No one can blame an honest mechanic for holding a wealthy snob inutter contempt. — Ingersoll, Robert Green
• conductdirect the course of; manage or control Scientists have been conducting studies of individual genes for years. — BusinessWeek (Feb 15, 2012)
• engageconsume all of one's attention or time We had nearly two hundred passengers, who were seated about on the sofas, reading, or playing games, or engaged in conversation. — Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
• obtaincome into possession of He delayed making the unclassified report public while awaiting an Army review, but Rolling Stone magazine obtained the report and posted it Friday night. — New York Times (Feb 11, 2012)
• scarcedeficient in quantity or number compared with the demand Meanwhile, heating oil could grow more scarce in the Northeast this winter, the Energy Department warned last month. — New York Times (Jan 21, 2012)
• policya plan of action adopted by an individual or social group Inflation has lagged behind the central bank’s 2 percent target, givingpolicy makers extra scope to cut rates. — BusinessWeek (Feb 15, 2012)
• straightsuccessive, without a break After three straight losing seasons, Hoosiers fans were just hoping for a winning record. — Seattle Times (Feb 15, 2012)
• stockcapital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares In other words, Apple’s stock is cheap, and you should buy it. — Forbes (Feb 16, 2012)
• apparentclearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment But the elderly creak is beginning to become apparent in McCartney’s voice. — Time (Feb 16, 2012)
• propertya basic or essential attribute shared by members of a class Owing to these magic properties, it was often planted near dwellings to keep away evil spirits. — Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
• fancyimagine; conceive of; see in one's mind For a time, indeed, he had fancied that things were changed. — Weyman, Stanley J.
• conceptan abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances As a psychologist, I have always found the concept of speed dating fascinating. — Scientific American (Feb 13, 2012)
• courtan assembly to conduct judicial business When Brown pleaded not guilty to assaulting Rihanna, their violent past came out in court. — Slate (Feb 16, 2012)
• appointassign a duty, responsibility or obligation to In 1863 he was appointed by the general assembly professor of oriental languages at New College. — Various
• passagea section of text, particularly a section of medium length His interpretation of many obscure scriptural passages by means of native manners and customs and traditions is particularly helpful and informing. — Sheets, Emily Churchill Thompson
• vainunproductive of success An attempt was made to ignore this brilliant and irregular book, but invain; it was read all over Europe. — Various
• instancean occurrence of something In many instances large districts or towns would have fewer representatives than smaller ones, or perhaps none at all. — Clarke, Helen Archibald
• coastthe shore of a sea or ocean Martello towers must be built within short distances all round thecoast. — Wingfield, Lewis
• projecta planned undertaking The funds are aimed at helping build public projects including mass transit, electricity networks, water utility and ports, it said. — BusinessWeek (Feb 17, 2012)
• commissiona special group delegated to consider some matter The developers are now seeking approval from the landmarkscommission. — New York Times (Feb 16, 2012)
• constanta quantity that does not vary In 1929, Hubble independently put forward and confirmed the same idea, and the parameter later became known as the Hubble constant. — Nature (Nov 15, 2011)
• circumstancesone's overall condition in life The circumstances leading up to the shootings was not immediately available. — Chicago Tribune (Feb 19, 2012)
• constituteto compose or represent Oil and natural gas constituted almost 50 percent of Russian government revenue last year. — BusinessWeek (Feb 19, 2012)