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1、GRE词汇精选之高频形近词整合 整理了GRE词汇精选之高频形近词,一起来学习学习吧，下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。GRE词汇精选之高频形近词131. faction / fiction / factitious / fictitiousfaction: A faction is an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.e.g. A peace agreement wil
2、l be signed by the leaders of the countrys warring factions.factitious: produced by humans rather than by natural forcesfictitious: Fictitious is used to describe something that is false or does not exist, although some people claim that it is true or exists.132. calamity / calumnycalamity: A calami
3、ty is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress. (FORMAL)(=disaster)calumny: Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other peoples respect and admiration for them. (FORMAL)(=slander)(污蔑，诽谤(的话)133. team / teemteem: If you
4、say that a place is teeming with people or animals, you mean that it is crowded and the people and animals are moving around a lot. (=swarm)134. callow / callouscallow: A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.callous: A callous person o
5、r action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.135. contrite / contrive / connivecontrite: If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong. (FORMAL)(= apologetic)contrive: If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it
6、. (FORMAL)connive: If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them.136. discrete / discreetdiscrete: Individually separate and distinct:discreet: Careful and prudent in ones speech or actions, especially in order to keep som
7、ething confidential or to avoid embarrassment:137. impressive / impressionableimpressionable : easily influencedGRE词汇精选之高频形近词121. substantiate / substantial / substancesubstantiate: To substantiate a statement or a story means to supply evidence which proves that it is true. (FORMAL)substantial: Sub
8、stantial means large in amount or degree. (FORMAL)122. rebuke / rebuffrebuke: If you rebuke someone, you speak severely to them because they have said or done something that you do not approve of. (FORMAL)(责骂)rebuff: If you rebuff someone or rebuff a suggestion that they make, you refuse to do what
9、they suggest.123. scatter / spatterspatter: If a liquid spatters a surface or you spatter a liquid over a surface, drops of the liquid fall on an area of the surface.124. tether / feathertether: If you say that you are at the end of your tether, you mean that you are so worried, tired, and unhappy b
10、ecause of your problems that you feel you cannot cope.To ruffle someones feathers means to cause them to become very angry, nervous, or upset.125. meander / demeanordemeanor: Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings. (FORMAL)126. myopia / m
11、yriadmyopia: Myopia is the inability to see things properly when they are far away, because there is something wrong with your eyes. (FORMAL)( =short-sightedness)myriad: Myriad means having a large number or great variety.127. disposition / predispositiondisposition: Someones disposition is the way
12、that they tend to behave or feel.(=nature)A disposition to do something is a willingness to do it. (FORMAL)(=inclination)predisposition: If you have a predisposition to behave in a particular way, you tend to behave like that because of the kind of person that you are or the attitudes that you have.
13、 (FORMAL)128. accede / cede / recede / accessaccede: If you accede to someones request, you do what they ask.(FORMAL)recede: If something recedes from you, it moves away.129. congenial / congenital / genial /genesiscongenial: A congenial person, place, or environment is pleasant.(FORMAL)congenital:
14、A congenital characteristic or feature in a person is so strong that you cannot imagine it ever changing, although there may seem to be no reason for it.(= incorrigible)genial: Someone who is genial is kind and friendly.genesis: The genesis of something is its beginning, birth, or creation.(FORMAL)1
15、30. figment / pigmentfigment: If you say that something is a figment of someones imagination, you mean that it does not really exist and that they are just imagining it.pigment: A pigment is a substance that gives something a particular color.(FORMAL)GRE词汇精选之高频形近词111. causal / causticcaustic: A caus
16、tic remark is extremely critical, cruel, or bitter. (FORMAL)112. slight / blight / plight / delight113. fret / flat / flagfret: If you fret about something, you worry about it.114. daunt / haunt / vaunt / flaunt / saunter / gauntdaunt: If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or wo
17、rried about dealing with it.vaunt: If you describe something as vaunted or much vaunted, you meanthat people praise it more than it deserves. (FORMAL)flaunt: If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially
18、in order to try to obtain other peoples admiration.saunter: If you saunter somewhere, you walk there in a slow, casual way.gaunt: If someone looks gaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried.115. morbid / moribund / mordantmorbid: If you describe a person or their
19、interest in something as morbid, you mean that they are very interested in unpleasant things, especially death, and you think this is strange.moribund: If you describe something as moribund, you mean that it is in a very bad condition. (FORMAL)mordant: Mordant humor is very critical and often mocks
20、someone or something. (FORMAL)116. tepid / torpid / turbid / turgid / timid / intrepid /tepid: If you describe something such as a feeling or reaction as tepid, you mean that it lacks enthusiasm.torpid: If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling la
21、zy or sleepy. (FORMAL) (= lethargic)turgid: If you describe something such as a piece of writing or a film as turgid, you think it is boring and difficult to understand.timid: Timid people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.intrepid: An intrepid person acts in a brave
22、way.117. proliferate / prolific / prolix / profligateproliferate: If things proliferate, they increase in number very quickly. (FORMAL)prolific: A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works.(?产的)prolix: using too many words.profligate: Someone who is profligate spends too
23、much money or uses too much of something. (FORMAL)118. doubtable / redoubtableredoubtable: If you describe someone as redoubtable, you respect them because they have a very strong character, even though you are slightly afraid of them.119. impair / repair120. obtrude / obtuseobtrude: When something
24、obtrudes or when you obtrude it, it becomes noticeable in an undesirable way. (LITERARY)(强?)obtuse: Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things. (FORMAL)GRE词汇精选之高频形近词101. dismiss / remissremiss: If someone is remiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done. (FORMAL)
25、102. contend / consent / constant / content / contemptcontend: If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.(FORMAL)If you contend with someone for something such as power, you c
26、ompete with them to try to get it.consent: If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it. (FORMAL)contempt: If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.103. hunch / bunch / crunchhunch: If you have a hun
27、ch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof of it.(INFORMAL)crunch: If something crunches or if you crunch it, it makes a breaking or crushing noise, for example when you step on it.If you say that something will happen if or when it comes to th
28、e crunch, you mean that it will happen if or when the time comes when something has to be done.104. gauche / gaudygauche: If you describe someone as gauche, you mean that they are awkward and uncomfortable in the company of other people.gaudy: If something is gaudy, it is very brightly-colored and s
29、howy.105. meritorious / meretriciousmeritorious: If you describe something as meritorious, you approve of it for its good or worthwhile qualities. (FORMAL)(联系merit)meretricious: If you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of lit
30、tle value. (FORMAL)106. blithe / litheblithe: You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.lithe: A lithe person is able to move and bend their body easily and gracefully.(=supple)107. enclose / disclosedisclose: If you disclose new or secret informa
31、tion, you tell people about it.108. compliment / complementcompliment: A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have plement: If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing
32、 and makes its good qualities more noticeable.109. austere / astuteaustere: If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.astute: If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behavior and situations, and are skilful at using this k
33、nowledge to their own advantage.(机敏;狡猾)110. pretentious / tendentious / contentioustendentious: Something that is tendentious expresses a particular opinion or point of view very strongly, especially one that many people disagree with. (FORMAL)contentious: A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments. (FORMAL)
