gre词汇精选之高清 GRE词汇精选之高频形近词( 三 )


37. ostensible / ostentatious
ostensible: seeming or said to be true or real but very possible not true or real
ostentatious: an unnecessary display of wealth, knowledge, etc., that is done to attract attention, admiration, or envy
38. perspicuous / perspicacious
perspicuous: clear, apparent
perspicacious: having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious
39. willful / willed / willing
willful: refusing to change your idea or opinion; done deliberately
willed: deliberate
40. forbear / forebear
forbear: to avoid doing or saying (something)
forebear: a member of your family in the past
GRE词汇精选之高频形近词
41. rife / strife / stifle
rife: 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 / entrench
retrench: 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 / prerogative
pejorative: 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 / valiant
latent: 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 / eminent
imminent: 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 / outlandish
loutish: 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 / tout
sprout: start to grow
spout: 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.

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