最新GRE易混词汇

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abode:　to　continue　in　a　place;　tolerate.
Adobe:　a　brick　or　building　material　

abjure:　reject　solemnly;　to　abstain　from
adjure:　urge　or　advice　earnestly.

abeyance:　suspension.
Observance:　遵守。

advent:　arrival
advert:　refer　(to　)

affected:　artificially　assumed　to　impress　others
affecting:　arousing　pity,　sympathy　or　sorrow

aloft:　in　the　air
aloof:　removed　or　distant　either　physically　or　emotionally

allay:　calm,　pacify.
Alley:　a　narrow　passageway　esp.　between　building.　
Ally:　associate.
Alloy:　合金

allude:　to　refer　indirectly
allure:　charm,　entice

amenity:　convenience　,　enjoyment　amiability
amnesty:　大赦
animation:　vivacity,　liveliness
animosity:　ill　will,　resentment

amoral:　being　neither　moral　or　immoral
immoral:　not　moral.

anemia:　贫血　
insomnia:失眠症
amnesia：健忘症

Annals:纪年表
annul:　declare　or　make　legally　invalid

anxious:　worried;　earnestly　wishing
anxiety:　painful　uneasiness;　abnormal　apprehension

Apathetic：冷漠的
antipathetic：引起反感的

Apocalyptic：预示灾祸的，启示的
apocrypha：伪经，伪书

Appreciable：可以察觉的，可估计的
apprehensible：可理解的
apprehensive：不安的，焦虑的，能领悟的
appreciative：感激的，有鉴赏力的

Approbation：称赞。
opprobrium：恶名声，侮辱

apparel:　clothe　adorn
apparition:　a　supernatural　appearance　ghost

appraise:　set　a　value　on
apprise:　give　notice　to
approve:　express　a　favorable　opinion

Arbiter:　one　having　power　to　decide.
Arbitrator:　one　chosen　to　settle　differences　between　two　parties　in　a　controversy.

Aspiration：渴望，热望
respiration：呼吸
perspiration：出汗

assist:　help,　aid　
resist:　to　fight　against,　oppose;　combat,　repel.

attribute:　归因为
contribute:贡献，投稿　　

brisk:　轻快
bristle:　硬毛，气势汹汹

barter:　物物交换
banter:　speak　to　or　address　in　a　witty　and　teasing　manner.

blight:　withered,　blast
blithe:　merry.

brazen　:　blatant
blazon:　armorial　bearings;　publish　widely

blunder:　a　gross　error
blunt:　not　sharp,　dull

brittle:　easily　broken,　cracked,　or　snapped
bristle:　to　take　on　an　aggressive　attitude　or　appearance　(as　in　response　to　a　slight)

boom:　to　make　a　deep　hollow　sound;　to　grow　or　cause　to　grow　rapidly　esp.　in　value,　esteem,　or　importance.
Boon:　benefit,　blessing

Calumniate:　defame,　malign　libel
Culmination:　reach　the　highest　point
Fulmination:　攻击，指责

Canvas：油布
Canvass:　to　seek　orders　or　votes:　solicit

Cataclysm:　a　violent　change　or　upheaval
Catalysis:　加速

Cessation：终止，（短暂）停止]
Cession：割让，转让
Concession：让步，特许权
Secession：脱离，退出

Cater：迎合，承办
crater：火山口，弹坑

Circumscribe：限制
Proscribe：禁止
Compass:　an　enclose　space
Compassion:　pity

Competent：胜任的，有资格的
contentious：引起争议的

Contiguous:　being　in　contact
Contingent:　possible;　happening　by　chance　conditional

Consensus：全体意见一致
Censure：责难

Conversant:　精通
Convergent：会聚的

Confluence:　the　meeting　of　two　or　more　streams
Influence:影响
Refluence：逆流

Consign：托运
Resign：辞职

Crate：板条箱
Crave：渴望得到
Craven：胆怯的

Crayon：彩色笔；粉笔或其绘画
Canyon：峡谷

Cozen:　chest,　defraud
Cozy:　snug,　comfortable

Curb:　hold　in　or　back
Curd:　the　thick　protein　rich　part　of　coagulated　milk
Curdle:　spoil,　sour

Declamation:　speech
Acclamation:　shouted　approval

Duration:　持续的时间
Induration：硬化

Denounce：指责，揭发
Renounce：宣布放弃，抛弃

Delude：欺骗
Deluge：洪水，豪雨

Decompose：使腐烂
Discompose：使失态，慌张

Depredation：劫掠
Depreciation：贬值

Deposition：免职，沉积
Disposition：处理，天性气质

Demur:　take　exception,　object.
Demure:　decorous;　shy,　bashful

Dilatory:　delaying;　tardy,　show
Dilate:　swell,　distend　,　expand

Disaffected:　alienate　the　affection　or　loyalty　of
Unaffected:　natural,　genuine

Decorum:　orderliness,　propriety
Decoration:　ornament

Dinghy:　a　small　boat
Dingy:　dirty,　shabby,　discolored

Drudge:　to　do　hard,　menial,　or　monotonous　work
Dredge:　a　machine　or　barge　for　removing　earth　or　silt

Discomfit:　upset,　frustrate<>mollify
Discomfort:　make　uncomfortable　or　uneasy

Duplicity:　the　disguising　of　true;　intentions　by　deceptive　words　or　action
Duplicate:　to　make　double　or　two-fold　or　action

Equanimity:　沉着，镇静
Equality：　均匀，同等

Expire：期满，熄灭
Expiate：赎罪

Edifice：大厦
Edification：陶冶
Orifice：小孔

Eclipse：（日、月）蚀，失势
Ellipse：椭圆形
Ellipsis（ses）：省略法

Exquisite：精致的
Perquisite：固定津贴

Emancipation：释放，解脱
Emaciation：消瘦
Emasculate：weaken

Equation：等式、方程式
Equitation：骑马术

Elicit：引出，探出
Explicit：清楚明确的

Exigency:　requirements;　urgent　need
Exiguous:　scanty　in　amount

Ecumenical:　worldwide
Empiricism:　经验主义

Epigram:　a　short　witty　poem　or　saying
Epilogue:　a　speech　addressed　to　the　spectators　by　an　actor　at　the　end　of　a　play
Episode:　a　unit　of　action　in　a　dramatic　or　literary　work;　occurrence
Epistle:　one　of　the　letters　of　the　New　Testament
Epitaph:　an　inscription　in　memory　of　a　dead　person
Epithet:　a　characterizing　and　often　abusive　word　or　phrase
Epitome:　abstract,　summary;　embodiment.

Eddy:　whirlpool,　a　circular　current
Ebb:　the　reflux　of　the　tide　toward　the　sea;　a　point　or　condition　of　decline

Exhaustion:　extreme　weariness
Exhaustive:　covering　all　possibilities

Exonerate:　证明无罪
Exorable：可说服的，心软的

Fortuitous:　accidental
Fortitude:　strength

Forfeit:　丧失
Surfeit：饮食过度

Fomentation：煽动，助长
Fermentation：发酵

Flounder:　proceed　clumsily
Founder:　collapse

Fractious:　易怒的，好争吵的,　hard　to　handle　or　control
Fractional：部分的，碎片的
Factious:　有派性的
Factitious：人为的，不真实的
Facetious：轻浮的

Fetid:　having　an　offensive　smell　stinking　
Fetish:　神物

Fantasy:　imaginative　fiction
Fascinate:　be　irresistibly　attractive

Flush:　to　pour　liquid　over　or　through
Fluster:　upset

Gouge:　半圆凿，敲竹杠
Gauche：笨拙的，不会社交的
Gauge：标准尺寸

Gravel：碎石
Grovel：摇尾乞怜的
Gavel：a　mallet　used　for　commanding　attention
Grove:　a　small　wood

Grate:　to　grind　or　rub　against　with　a　rasping　noise
Grateful　thankful;　pleasing
Gratify:　to　afford　pleasure　to
Gratis:　without　charge　or　recompense
Gratuitous:　free　charge;　unwarranted
Gratitude:　thankfulness

Gamble:　赌博，投机
Gable：山墙
Gambol：跳跃，嬉戏
Gobble:　to　swallow　or　eat　greedily

Gall:　vex,　harass
Gulled:　deceive
Guile:　duplicity
Guilt:　罪

Gloss：光泽
Gross：总的，粗野的，整体的

Hypnosis;　催眠术
Hypothesis：假说

Histrionics：演戏
Histology：组织学

Homely：长相一般的
Homily：a　lecture　of　a　moral　theme

Hypercritical　:meticulously　or　excessively　critical
Hypocritical　:not　sincerely

Halo：光圈
Hale:　health,　sound　,free　from　defect,　disease

Incision:　a　cut
Incite:　start　up,　stir　up

Impassioned：感激的，慷慨激昂的
Impassive：不为所动的

Imminence：急迫的
Eminence；卓越的

Ingrate：忘恩负义的
Ingratiate：逢迎，讨好

Insurrection：造反，叛乱
Resurrection：复活

Ignorance：无知
Ignominious：可耻的屈辱的

Illusion/　illusive/　illusory:　deceptive
Illustrate:　to　provide　with　picture　or　figures　that　explain　or　decorate

Intimate:　communicate　indirectly;亲密的
Intimidate:　frighten
Inimitable:　not　capable　of　being　imitable
Inimical:不友善的

Imperial:　royal,　sovereign;　regal,　of　unusually　size　or　excellence
Imperil:　endanger
Imperious:　arrogant;　imperative,　urgent
Imperative：强制的，紧急的

Indigenous:　土产的
Indigent：贫乏的

Impassioned:　full　of　passion
Impassive:　indifferent

Intemperate:　lack　of　moderation
Extemporized:　not　planned　before　hand

Inculpate:　incriminate;　accuse
Inculpable:　free　from　guilt

Intercede:　说好话，求情
Recede：后退，收回（诺言）
Secede;　正式退出（组织）

Invoke：祈求，（法律的）实施生效
Revoke：废除，取消

Indignation：愤慨
Dignity：高尚

lucubration：laborious　study,　meditation
lugubrious:郁郁不乐的
ludicrous：荒谬的
lubricious：好色的

lenient:　of　mild　and　tolerant　disposition
lament:　dirge,　wail

limber:　flexible,　supple,　lithe,　nimble
lumber:　to　move　heavily　or　clumsily

libel:（文字）诽谤
liberal：慷慨的
literal：忠实原义的

meteorology:　weather
morphemics:　morphemic　systems　of　language
morphology:　structure　of　animal　and　plants

minuet：小步舞曲
minutes：会议记录

mason：石匠
mansion：公馆

mute:　沉默的
mutate：多变的

ordination：授任圣职
ordnance：大炮
ordinance：法令

paltry:　trashy,　mean,　despicable
palter:　to　act　insincerely

personalities：诽谤
personality：人格
personage：大人物

petrify:石化
putrefy:　make　putrid,　rotting　decayed

penurious:　miserly,　extreme　poverty
pecuniary:　monetary

pertain:　to　have　reference
pertinacity:　obstinately　persistent

plumb:　了解　
plump;　丰满

pray:　祈祷
prey:　devour　greedily

privation:　deprivation
private:　personal

prodigal:　extravagant,　wasteful
prodigious:　exciting　wonder.
Prodigy:　wonder,　a　highly　talented　child

propagate：繁殖
propaganda：宣传

propitiate：抚慰
propitious：吉利的

providential:　opportune,　lucky
provident:　frugal

pneumonia：肺炎
pneumatic：空气的

prosecute：告发
persecute;迫害

prevision：预感
provision：（粮食）供应，（法律）条款

resemble：类似
dissemblance：伪装
semblance：外表

rapprochement：和解
reproach：责备

rapture：狂喜
rupture：破裂

recondite：深奥的
recondition：修理

recess：隐蔽处，休假
recession：经济衰退
recessive：隐性的

retribution：报应，罚
contribution：贡献

rouse　:stir　up,　excite
ruse:　a　wily　subterfuge:　trick　

sanctionative：认可的，约束的
sanctimonious：伪装虔诚的
sanctuary：神殿

scarification:严厉批评
sacrifice：牺牲

scrap：废弃
scrape：刮，擦
scrappy：爱吵架的

smug:　self-satisfied
snub:　treat　with　disdain
snug:温暖的
snuggle:　draw　close　comfortably

solitary:　lonely
solidarity:　unity　based　on　shared　interests,　objectives,　or　standards

somber:阴郁的
sober：清醒的

soporific：催眠的
narcotic：催眠药
hypnotic：催眠的

striated：有条纹的
striated：海峡的，困难的

sublime:　exalted,　noble
subliminal:　潜意识

sundry：各种各样的
sunder：分裂，分离

swell：肿胀
swill：冲饮

tact：机智，老练
tacit：无言的，肃静的

taut:　tightly　drawn　,　extremely　nervous
taunt:　to　reproach　or　challenge　in　a　mocking　manner
tout:　praise　or　publicize　loudly

tenable：守得主的
tenacious：固执的
tenantable：可租赁的
tentative：暂时的，实验性的
tenuous：稀薄的

timidity：胆小的
temerity:　rash　or　presumptuous　daring

torpid：迟钝的，冬眠的
torrid：炎热的

toxic:　caused　by　poison　or　a　toxin
intoxicant:　sth　that　intoxicantes
tonic:　补品

tribunal;　裁判；法庭
tribulation：苦难，考验
tribute:　a　payment,　usu.　Excessive　tax

turbid：浑浊的
turgid：浮肿的，虚饰的

typo:　en　error　in　typing　or　in　setting　type
tyro:　a　beginner　in　learning
　
unaffected：自然的
disaffected：不满的

unconscious：无知觉的
unconscionable：无节制的，无道德的

via:　by　way
vie:　contend　,　compete

vicious:　wicked
viscous:　having　the　sticky　consistency　of　glue

vindicate:　证明无罪
vindictive：disposed　to　revenge,　vicious,　spiteful

vitrify：使成为玻璃
vilify：　defame

volatile：likely　into　change　suddenly
volition:志愿的

variegate：having　different　colors
veridical:　truthful,　genuine
verified:　corroborate
voracious:狼吞虎咽的

wane　:to　grow　gradually　smaller
wax:　to　increase　in　size　,　number,　strength,　etc.