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