GRE詞匯微課堂：詳解黃金形近詞(2)

1、GRE 詞匯微課堂：詳解黃金形近詞（ 2）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

2、 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)

3、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 s

4、omething 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.salie

5、nt ： 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

6、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

7、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 some

8、thing, 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 ou

9、t 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

10、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 people's admiration.flout - 蔑視49. apt / opt / adept / adapt / adoptopt ： If you opt for something, or opt to do something, yo

11、u choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.apt ：(1) 合適的(2) 有傾向的(3) 聰敏的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

12、them having a good relationship.swift - 快速的thrift - 節(jié)約的drift -漂移51. wary / chary / awrychary ： If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it.awry： If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.wary - 謹慎的52. ignoble（ 卑鄙的） / ignorable（ 可忽略的 ）53. gli

13、b / glide / gild / goadglib ： If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case.glide ： If you glide somewhere, you move silently and in a smooth and effortless way.gi

14、ld ： If you gild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint.goad： If you goad someone, you deliberately make them feel angry or irritated, often causing them to react by doing something.54. voracious / veraciousvoracious ： If you describe a person, or their appetite for something,

15、 asvoracious, you mean that they want a lot of something. (LITERARY)veracious ： truthful, honest.55. ingenuous / ingenious / indigent / indigenousingenuous ： If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. (FORMAL)ingenious ： Something that is ingenious i

16、s very clever and involves new ideas, methods, or equipment.indigent ： Someone who is indigent is very poor. (FORMAL)indigenous ： Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country. (FORMAL)(=native)56. symp

17、athy / apathy / antipathy / patheticapathy ： You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.(=indifferent)antipathy ： Antipathy is a strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards so

18、meone or something. (FORMAL)pathetic ： If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them.57. don / doff / dourdon： If you don clothing, you put it on. (WRITTEN)doff ： If you doff your hat or coat, you take it o

19、ff. (OLD-FASHIONED)dour ： If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly.58. impervious / imperious / impetuous / imperilimpervious ： If you are impervious to someone's actions, you are not affected or influenced by them.imperious ： If you describe someone as

20、 imperious, you mean that they have a proud manner and expect to be obeyed.(WRITTEN)impetuous ： If you describe someone as impetuous, you mean that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly without thinking or being careful.imperil ： Something that imperils you puts you in danger. (FORMAL) (=endan

21、ger)59. reap / heap / leapreap - 收獲，英中我們經(jīng)常說 to reap what you sow60. blandish / brandishblandish ： to coax with flatterybrandish ： If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.61. vanish / varnishvarnish ： The varnish on an object is the hard, clear, shiny surface

22、that it has when it has been painted with varnish.（ 表飾 ）vanish - 消失62. veto / voteveto- 否決vote- 投票63. viscid / viscous / vicious / vicarious / vividviscid ： having an adhesive qualityviscous ： A viscous liquid is thick and sticky.vicious ： A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel.vica

23、rious ： A vicarious pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself.（間接體驗的 ; 代理的 ）64. prodigal / prodigiousprodigal ： You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or fri

24、ends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. （LITERARY）prodigious ： Something that is prodigious is very largeor impressive.(LITERARY)65. seethe / sootheseethe ： When you are seething, you are very angry about something but do not express your fee

25、lings about it.soothe ： If you soothe someone who is angry or upset, you make them feel calmer.Something that soothes a part of your body where there is pain or discomfort makes the pain or discomfort less severe.66. trenchant / penchanttrenchant ： You can use trenchant to describe something such as

26、 a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful. (FORMAL)penchant ： If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it. (FORMAL)67. command / commend / commentcommen：d If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. (F

27、ORMAL)68. accent / ascent / ascend / scentascent ： An ascent is an upward, vertical movement.ascend： If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. (FORMAL)69. daft / deft / dartdaft ： If you descr

28、ibe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange. (BRIT INFORMAL)deft ： A deft action is skilful and often quick. (WRITTEN)dart ： If a person or animal darts somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly. (WRITTEN)If you dart a look at someone

29、 or something, or if your eyes dart to them, you look at them very quickly. (LITERARY)70. woo / woewoo： If you woo people, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like.woe： woe is very great sadness. (LITERARY)71. cur

30、b / curtcurt ： If you describe someone as curt, you mean thatthey speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.(敷衍的 )72. avid / avoidavid ： You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.73. quip / piquequip ： A quip is a remark that is intended to be amusing

31、 or clever;(WRITTEN)To quip means to say something that is intended to be amusing or clever. (WRITTEN)pique ： Pique is the feeling of annoyance you have when you think someone has not treated you properly.If something piques your interest or curiosity, it makes you interested or curious.74. savvy /

32、savorsavvy ： If you describe someone as having savvy, you think that they have a good understanding and practical knowledge of something. (INFORMAL)e.g. He is known for his political savvy and strong management skills.savor ： Enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) to the full, especially by linger

33、ing over it：75. brink / briskbrink ： If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.(=verge)brisk ： active and energetic76. glean / glisten / gleamglean ： If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly.(=gather)glisten ： If something glistens, it shines, usually