考研英语二阅读真题词汇（四十）
counselor
n.顾问；咨询师；法律顾问
– Your first step should be to talk to a teacher or school counselor.
你第一步应该是去找老师或学校辅导员谈谈。
pragmatist
n.实用主义
– Far from being a dreamer, she’s a level-headed pragmatist.
她是个头脑冷静的务实派，绝不是一个不切实际的人。
wreck
(1) v.破坏；毁坏
– The road was littered with wrecked cars.
公路上到处都弃置着被撞坏的汽车。
(2) n.遇难船只；失事
– Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck.
有两名乘客仍被困在失事的车辆里。
underlying
adj.在下面的；根本的；潜在的
– Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.
失业可能是犯罪率攀升的潜在原因。
assuage
v.缓和；减轻
– She was just trying to assuage her guilt by playing the devoted mother.
她装出一副慈母的样子只是想要减轻自己的罪恶感。
adventurous
v.有冒险精神的；敢于创新的
– Many teachers would like to be more adventurous and creative.
许多教师愿意更加进取，更富创造性。
【联想】：①advent n.到来；出现 ②adventageous adj.有利的
diligent
adj.勤勉的；勤奋的
– The historical research was impressively diligent.
该项历史研究非常地认真、彻底。
