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GRE高频形近词汇汇总

发布时间:2017-09-30编辑:少冰

  很多同学表示GRE词汇里面有一些经常出现而且看起来十分相似的词汇,很容易混淆。下面是小编为大家整理收集的关于GRE高频形近词汇的相关汇总,仅供大家参考。

  1. impudent / imprudent

  impudent: very rude

  imprudent: not wise or sensible: not prudent

  2. insolent / indolent / redolent

  insolent: rude or impolite

  indolent: not liking to work or be active

  redolent: causing thoughts or memories of something

  3. witty / witting

  witty: funny and clever

  witting: cognizance / news

  4. discernible / discerning

  discernible: able to be identified as separate and distinct

  discerning: able to see and understand people, things, or situations clearly

  and intelligently

  5. exhaustive / exhausted

  exhaustive: including all possibilities: very thorough

  exhausted: be tired out or worn out

  6. aver / avert / averse / avow / advent /advert

  aver: to say something in a very strong and definite way

  avert: to prevent (something bad) from happening

  averse: having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste

  avow: to declare or state (something) in an open and public way

  advent: second coming

  advert: announcement; notification

  7. feckless / reckless

  feckless: weak and ineffective; worthless;irresponsible

  reckless: not showing proper concern about the possible bad results of your actions

  8. mean / mien

  mien: a person’s appearance or facial expression

  9. humdrum / conundrum

  humdrum: dull, boring, and ordinary

  conundrum: a confusing or difficult problem

  10.immune / immure / inure

  immure: to enclose within or as if within walls

  inure: to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasant

  11. enjoin / adjoin

  enjoin: to direct or order (someone) to do something; to prevent (someone) from doing something

  adjoin (of a building, room, area of land, etc. ): to be next to or joined with something

  12.abjure / adjure

  abjure: to reject (something) formally

  adjure: to urge or command (someone) to do something

  13.bypass / surpass / impasse / impassive

  bypass: to avoid or ignore (someone or something) especially to get something done quicker

  impasse: a situation in which no progress seems possible

  impassive: not showing emotion

  14.pertinacious / tenacious

  pertinacious: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design; stubbornly tenacious

  tenacious: very determined to do something

  15.endanger / engender

  engender: to be the source or cause of something

  16.intellectual /intelligible / intelligent

  intelligible: able to be understood

  17.perquisite / prerequisite

  perquisite: gratuity, tip

  prerequisite: something that you officially must have or do before you can have or do something else

  18.passionate / dispassionate

  dispassionate: not influenced or affected by emotions

  19.precocity / preciosity

  precocity: the phenomenon of a child showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age

  preciosity: fastidious refinement

  20.apprehend / reprehend / comprehend

  apprehend: to notice and understand (something); (of police) to arrest (someone)

  reprehend: the voice disapproval of: censure

  21.hearten / hearken

  hearten: to cause (someone) o feel more cheerful or hopeful

  hearken: listen; to give respectful attention

  22.enchant / chant

  enchant: 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 people

  23.rant / cant / scant / dent

  rant: to talk loudly and in a way that shows anger

  cant: tilt

  scant: very small in size or amount

  dent: to make (something) weaker

  24.pithy / filthy

  pithy: using few words in a clever and effective way

  filthy: very dirty; very evil

  25.coerce / coarse

  coerce: to make (someone) do something or get (something) by using force or threats

  26.liberal / literal

  literal: completely true and accurate: not exaggerate

  27.modest / moderate

  28.anomaly / analogy

  analogy: a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way

  29.lucid / pellucid

  lucid: very clear and easy to understand

  pellucid: very clear

  30.enigma / stigma

  enigma: 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 something

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