GRE作文加分的句子和詞匯

   1. counterproductive adj.產(chǎn)生相反效果(結(jié)果)的

　　e.g. It is counterproductive to be too tough: it just makes the staff resentful.

　　e.g. Although the speaker overlooks certain circumstances in which undueskepticism might be counterproductive, and even harmful, on balance I agree thatwe should not passively accept whatever is passed off as fact; otherwise, human knowledge would never advance.

　　2. seminal adj.萌芽的，潛在的;開創(chuàng)性的;有重大影響的

　　e.g. in the seminal state (在萌芽狀態(tài))|| seminal thoughts || seminal principle(基本原則)

　　e.g. a seminal book/poet || This experiment was to have a seminal influence on his own political development.

　　3. forgo v.放棄 (The choice to forgo his security is always available, although it might carry unpleasant consequence)

　　4. intuition n.直覺 (I will trust my strong intuition that free will is an essential part of our being as humans.)

　　5. satisfy v.證明是正當(dāng)?shù)?，公證的;為…尋找正當(dāng)理由

　　e.g. Such action can be justified on the grounds of greater efficiency.

　　e.g. In the final analysis, government cannot philosophically justify assisting large cities for the purpose of either promoting or preserving the nation's cultural traditions; nor is government assistance necessary toward these ends.

　　6. resort to … 訴諸…

　　e.g. no necessity to resort to violent actions such as demonstration, riot or rebel.