GRE高频形近词汇.doc

GRE高频形近词汇 给大家整理了GRE高频形近词汇，我们来学习一下吧，下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。GRE高频形近词汇1. impudent / imprudentimpudent: very rudeimprudent: not wise or sensible: not prudent2. insolent / indolent / redolentinsolent: rude or impoliteindolent: not liking to work or be activeredolent: causing thoughts or memories of something3. witty / wittingwitty: funny and cleverwitting: cognizance / news4. discernible / discerningdiscernible: able to be identified as separate and distinctdiscerning: able to see and understand people, things, or situations clearlyand intelligently5. exhaustive / exhaustedexhaustive: including all possibilities: very thoroughexhausted: be tired out or worn out6. aver / avert / averse / avow / advent /advertaver: to say something in a very strong and definite wayavert: to prevent (something bad) from happeningaverse: having an active feeling of repugnance or distasteavow: to declare or state (something) in an open and public wayadvent: second comingadvert: announcement; notification7. feckless / recklessfeckless: weak and ineffective; worthless;irresponsiblereckless: not showing proper concern about the possible bad results of your actions8. mean / mienmien: a persons appearance or facial expression9. humdrum / conundrumhumdrum: dull, boring, and ordinaryconundrum: a confusing or difficult problem10.immune / immure / inureimmure: to enclose within or as if within wallsinure: to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasantGRE高频形近词汇11. enjoin / adjoinenjoin: to direct or order (someone) to do something; to prevent (someone) from doing somethingadjoin (of a building, room, area of land, etc. ): to be next to or joined with something12.abjure / adjureabjure: to reject (something) formallyadjure: to urge or command (someone) to do something13.bypass / surpass / impasse / impassivebypass: to avoid or ignore (someone or something) especially to get something done quickerimpasse: a situation in which no progress seems possibleimpassive: not showing emotion14.pertinacious / tenaciouspertinacious: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design; stubbornly tenacioustenacious: very determined to do something15.endanger / engenderengender: to be the source or cause of something16.intellectual /intelligible / intelligentintelligible: able to be understood17.perquisite / prerequisiteperquisite: gratuity, tipprerequisite: something that you officially must have or do before you can have or do something else18.passionate / dispassionatedispassionate: not influenced or affected by emotions19.precocity / preciosityprecocity: the phenomenon of a child showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early agepreciosity: fastidious refinement20.apprehend / reprehend / comprehendapprehend: to notice and understand (something); (of police) to arrest (someone)reprehend: the voice disapproval of: censureGRE高频形近词汇21.hearten / hearkenhearten: to cause (someone) o feel more cheerful or hopefulhearken: listen; to give respectful attention22.enchant / chantenchant: to attract and hold the attention of (someone) by being interesting, pretty, etc.chant: to say (a word or phrase) many times in a rhythmic way usually loudly and with other people23.rant / cant / scant / dentrant: to talk loudly and in a way that shows angercant: tiltscant: very small in size or amountdent: to make (something) weaker24.pithy / filthypithy: using few words in a clever and effective wayfilthy: very dirty; very evil25.coerce / coarsecoerce: to make (someone) do something or get (something) by using force or threats26.liberal / literalliteral: completely true and accurate: not exaggerate27.modest / moderate28.anomaly / analogyanalogy: a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way29.lucid / pellucidlucid: very clear and easy to understandpellucid: very clear30.enigma / stigmaenigma: someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain(迷)stigma: a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about somethingGRE高频形近词汇31. censure / censor / census / consensuscensure: officially strong criticismconsensus: a general agreement about something32. mount / surmount / paramount / amount / tantamountsurmount: to deal with (a problem or a difficult situation) successfully; to be placed at the top of somethingtantamount: equal to something in value, meaning, or effect33. defy / defer/ deterdefer: put off, delay, postponedeter: to prevent (something) from happening34. spur / spurn / spurious / spurtspurn: to refuse to accept (something or someone that you do not think deserves your respect, attention, affection, etc.)spurious: not genuine sincere, or authenticspurt: to gush forth35. disparage / disparatedisparage: to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.disparate: different from each other36. aesthetic / aseptic / ascetic / anestheticaseptic: free from germs that cause diseaseascetic: relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasureanesthetic: a drug that causes a person to lose feeling and to feel no pain in part or all of the body37. ostensible / ostentatiousostensible: seeming or said to be true or real but very possible not true or realostentatious: an unnecessary display of wealth, knowledge, etc., that is done to attract attention, admiration, or envy38. perspicuous / perspicaciousperspicuous: clear, apparentperspicacious: having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious39. willful / willed / willingwillful: refusing to change your idea or opinion; done deliberatelywilled: deliberate40. forbear / forebearforbear: to avoid doing or saying (something)forebear: a member of your family in the pastGRE高频形近词汇41. rife / strife / stiflerife: If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common.strife: Strife is strong disagreement or fighting. (FORMAL)stifle: If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.(=repress)If you stifle your natural feelings or behavior, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.(=suppress)42. retrench / entrenchretrench: If a person or organization retrenches, they spend less money. (FORMAL)entrench: If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.43. pejorative / prerogativepejorative: A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. (FORMAL)prerogative: If something is the prerogative of a particular person or group, it is a privilege or a power that only they have. (FORMAL)44. patent / latent / salient / valiantlatent: Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at the moment, but which may develop further in the future.salient: The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. (FORMAL)valiant: A valiant action is very brave and determined, though it may lead to failure or defeat.45. imminent / preeminent / prominent / eminentimminent: If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.preeminent: If someone or something is pre-eminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group. (FORMAL)prominent: important.46. loutish / outlandishloutish: If you describe a man or a boy as loutish, you are critical of them because their behavior is impolite and aggressive.47. sprout / spout / flout / pout / toutsprout: start to growspout: A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.( = jet)If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.flout: If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.pout: If someone pouts, they stick out their lips, usually in order to show that they are annoyed or to make themselves sexually attractive.tout: If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it. (mainly BRIT)48. flout / flauntflaunt: If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other peoples admiration.flout - 蔑视49. apt / opt / adept / adapt / adoptopt: If you opt for something, or opt to do something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.apt：(1) 合适的(2)有倾向的(3) 聪敏的50. swift / sift / rift / drift / thriftsift: If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.rift: A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.swift - 快速的thrift - 节约的drift - 漂移GRE高频形近词汇