GRE高频形近词汇

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  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

  31. censure / censor / census / consensus

  censure: officially strong criticism

  consensus: a general agreement about something

  32. mount / surmount / paramount / amount / tantamount

  surmount: to deal with (a problem or a difficult situation) successfully; to be placed at the top of something

  tantamount: equal to something in value, meaning, or effect

  33. defy / defer/ deter

  defer: put off, delay, postpone

  deter: to prevent (something) from happening

  34. spur / spurn / spurious / spurt

  spurn: to refuse to accept (something or someone that you do not think deserves your respect, attention, affection, etc.)

  spurious: not genuine sincere, or authentic

  spurt: to gush forth

  35. disparage / disparate

  disparage: to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.

  disparate: different from each other

  36. aesthetic / aseptic / ascetic / anesthetic

  aseptic: free from germs that cause disease

  ascetic: relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure

  anesthetic: a drug that causes a person to lose feeling and to feel no pain in part or all of the body

  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

  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.

  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 out 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 / flaunt

  flaunt: If 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 - 蔑视

  49. apt / opt / adept / adapt / adopt

  opt: If you opt for something, or opt to do something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.

  apt:(1) 合适的(2)有倾向的(3) 聪敏的

  50. swift / sift / rift / drift / thrift

  sift: 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 them having a good relationship.

  swift - 快速的

  thrift - 节约的

  drift - 漂移

  51. wary / chary / awry

  chary: 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 - 谨慎的

  52. ignoble(卑鄙的) / ignorable(可忽略的)

  53. glib / glide / gild / goad

  glib: 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.

  gild: 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 / veracious

  voracious: If you describe a person, or their appetite for something, as

  voracious, you mean that they want a lot of something. (LITERARY)

  veracious: truthful, honest.

  55. ingenuous / ingenious / indigent / indigenous

  ingenuous: If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. (FORMAL)

  ingenious: Something that is ingenious is 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. sympathy / apathy / antipathy / pathetic

  apathy: 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 someone 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 / dour

  don: If you don clothing, you put it on. (WRITTEN)

  doff: If you doff your hat or coat, you take it off. (OLD-FASHIONED)

  dour: If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly.

  58. impervious / imperious / impetuous / imperil

  impervious: If you are impervious to someone's actions, you are not affected or influenced by them.

  imperious: If you describe someone as 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) (=endanger)

  59. reap / heap / leap

  reap - 收获,英⽂中我们经常说 to reap what you sow

  60. blandish / brandish

  blandish: to coax with flattery

  brandish: If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.

  61. vanish / varnish

  varnish: The varnish on an object is the hard, clear, shiny surface that it has when it has been painted with varnish.(表饰)

  vanish - 消失

  62. veto / vote

  veto-否决

  vote-投票

  63. viscid / viscous / vicious / vicarious / vivid

  viscid: having an adhesive quality

  viscous: A viscous liquid is thick and sticky.

  vicious: A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel.

  vicarious: A vicarious pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself.(间接体验的;代理的)

  64. prodigal / prodigious

  prodigal: You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, 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 large or impressive.(LITERARY)

  65. seethe / soothe

  seethe: When you are seething, you are very angry about something but do not express your feelings 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 / penchant

  trenchant: You can use trenchant to describe something such as 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 / comment

  commend: If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. (FORMAL)

  68. accent / ascent / ascend / scent

  ascent: 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 / dart

  daft: If you describe 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 or something, or if your eyes dart to them, you look at them very quickly. (LITERARY)

  70. woo / woe

  woo: 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. curb / curt

  curt: If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.(敷衍的)

  72. avid / avoid

  avid: You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.

  73. quip / pique

  quip: A quip is a remark that is intended to be amusing 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 / savor

  savvy: 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 lingering over it:

  75. brink / brisk

  brink: 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 energetic

  76. glean / glisten / gleam

  glean: 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 because it is wet or oily.

  gleam: If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean.

  If your eyes gleam, they look bright and show that you are excited or happy. (WRITTEN)(=glisten, shine)

  A gleam of something is a faint sign of it.

  77. toxic / tonic

  tonic: A tonic is anything that makes you feel stronger, more cheerful, or more enthusiastic.

  toxic :有害的。注意intoxicate表⽰的是吸引

  78. girth / mirth

  girth: The girth of an object, for example a person's or an animal's body, is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference. (FORMAL)

  mirth: Mirth is amusement which you express by laughing. (LITERARY)

  79. hazard / haphazard

  hazard: A hazard is something which could be dangerous to you, your health or safety, or your plans or reputation.

  haphazard: If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan.

  80. bookish / boorish

  bookish: Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books.(=studious)

  boorish: Boorish behavior is rough, uneducated, and rude.

  81. sage / saga

  sage: Sage means wise and knowledgeable, especially as the result of a lot of experience. (LITERARY) Or a person who is regarded as being very wise.

  saga - 传奇

  82. whim / rim / brim

  whim: A whim is a wish to do or have something which seems to have no serious reason or purpose behind it, and often occurs suddenly.

  brim: If someone or something is brimming with a particular quality, they are full of that quality.

  When your eyes are brimming with tears, they are full of fluid because you are upset, although you are not actually crying.

  rim -表⽰边缘

  83. flit / flip / fleet

  flit: If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them.

  If an expression flits across your face or an idea flits through your mind, it is there for a short time and then goes again.

  flip: If you flip a device on or off, or if you flip a switch, you turn it on or off by pressing the switch quickly.(=flick)

  If you flip through the pages of a book, for example, you quickly turn over the pages in order to find a particular one or to get an idea of the contents.

  If you say that someone is being flip, you disapprove of them because you think that what they are saying shows they are not being serious enough about something.

  fleet - 短暂的

  84. lull / gull / dull

  lull: A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.

  gull:考察的经常是gullible 表⽰容易被骗的

  85. rash / rehash

  rash: If someone is rash or does rash things, they act without thinking carefully first, and therefore make mistakes or behave foolishly.

  rehash: If you describe something as a rehash, you are criticizing it because it repeats old ideas, facts, or themes, though some things have been changed to make it appear new.

  86. grin / chagrin

  grin: A grin is a broad smile.

  If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining because you know there is nothing you can do to make things better.

  chagrin: Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure. (FORMAL, WRITTEN)

  87. voluble / voluminous

  voluble: If you say that someone is voluble, you mean that they talk a lot with great energy and enthusiasm. (FORMAL)

  voluminous: Something that is voluminous is very large or contains a lot of things. (FORMAL)

  88. virtue / virtual / virus

  89. paean / panache / panacea

  paean: A paean is a piece of music, writing, or film that expresses praise, admiration, or happiness. (LITERARY)(=eulogy)(赞歌,凯歌)

  panache: If you do something with panache, you do it in a confident, stylish, and elegant way.

  panacea - 万能灵药

  90. premise / surmise / demise

  surmise: If you surmise that something is true, you guess it from the available evidence, although you do not know for certain. (FORMAL).

  91. employ / deploy / ploy

  deploy: To deploy troops or military resources means to organize or position them so that they are ready to be used.

  ploy: A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain an advantage for themselves.(策略)

  92. apposite / opposite

  apposite: Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed. (FORMAL)

  93. object / objection / objective / objectivity

  objective: Objective information is based on facts.

  94. lurid / lucid

  lurid: If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail.

  95. covet / covert / overt

  covet: If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.(FORMAL)

  covert: Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden. (FORMAL)

  overt: An overt action or attitude is done or shown in an open and obvious way.

  96. stationary / stationery

  stationary: Something that is stationary is not moving.(=static)

  97. supple / supplement / supplicate

  supple: A supple object or material bends or changes shape easily without cracking or breaking.

  supplicate: A supplicant is a person who prays to God or respectfully asks an important person to help them or to give them something that they want very much. (FORMAL)

  98. binge / hinge / fringe

  binge: If you go on a binge, you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money. (INFORMAL)

  hinge: A hinge is a piece of metal, wood, or plastic that is used to join a door to its frame or to join two things together so that one of them can swing freely.

  fringe: To be on the fringe or the fringes of a place means to be on the outside edge of it, or to be in one of the parts that are farthest from its centre.

  99. thorough / through / though

  100. staple / stable

  staple: A staple food, product, or activity is one that is basic and important in people's everyday lives.

  101. dismiss / remiss

  remiss: If someone is remiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done. (FORMAL)

  102. contend / consent / constant / content / contempt

  contend: 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 compete 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 / crunch

  hunch: If you have a hunch 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 the crunch, you mean that it will happen if or when the time comes when something has to be done.

  104. gauche / gaudy

  gauche: 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 showy.

  105. meritorious / meretricious

  meritorious: 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 little value. (FORMAL)

  106. blithe / lithe

  blithe: 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 / disclose

  disclose: If you disclose new or secret information, you tell people about it.

  108. compliment / complement

  compliment: 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 done.

  complement: If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.

  109. austere / astute

  austere: 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 knowledge to their own advantage.(机敏;狡猾)

  110. pretentious / tendentious / contentious

  tendentious: 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)

  111. causal / caustic

  caustic: A caustic remark is extremely critical, cruel, or bitter. (FORMAL)

  112. slight / blight / plight / delight

  113. fret / flat / flag

  fret: If you fret about something, you worry about it.

  114. daunt / haunt / vaunt / flaunt / saunter / gaunt

  daunt: If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.

  vaunt: If you describe something as vaunted or much vaunted, you mean

  that 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 in order to try to obtain other people's 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 / mordant

  morbid: If you describe a person or their 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 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 lazy 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 way.

  117. proliferate / prolific / prolix / profligate

  proliferate: If things proliferate, they increase in number very quickly. (FORMAL)

  prolific: A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works.(⾼产的)

  prolix: using too many words.

  profligate: Someone who is profligate spends too much money or uses too much of something. (FORMAL)

  118. doubtable / redoubtable

  redoubtable: 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 / repair

  120. obtrude / obtuse

  obtrude: When something obtrudes or when you obtrude it, it becomes noticeable in an undesirable way. (LITERARY)(强⾏)

  obtuse: Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things. (FORMAL).

  111. causal / caustic

  caustic: A caustic remark is extremely critical, cruel, or bitter. (FORMAL)

  112. slight / blight / plight / delight

  113. fret / flat / flag

  fret: If you fret about something, you worry about it.

  114. daunt / haunt / vaunt / flaunt / saunter / gaunt

  daunt: If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.

  vaunt: If you describe something as vaunted or much vaunted, you mean

  that 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 in order to try to obtain other people's 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 / mordant

  morbid: If you describe a person or their 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 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 lazy 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 way.

  117. proliferate / prolific / prolix / profligate

  proliferate: If things proliferate, they increase in number very quickly. (FORMAL)

  prolific: A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works.(⾼产的)

  prolix: using too many words.

  profligate: Someone who is profligate spends too much money or uses too much of something. (FORMAL)

  118. doubtable / redoubtable

  redoubtable: 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 / repair

  120. obtrude / obtuse

  obtrude: When something obtrudes or when you obtrude it, it becomes noticeable in an undesirable way. (LITERARY)(强⾏)

  obtuse: Someone who is obtuse has difficulty understanding things. (FORMAL).

  121. substantiate / substantial / substance

  substantiate: To substantiate a statement or a story means to supply evidence which proves that it is true. (FORMAL)

  substantial: Substantial means large in amount or degree. (FORMAL)

  122. rebuke / rebuff

  rebuke: 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 they suggest.

  123. scatter / spatter

  spatter: 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 / feather

  tether: If you say that you are at the end of your tether, you mean that you are so worried, tired, and unhappy because of your problems that you feel you cannot cope.

  To ruffle someone's feathers means to cause them to become very angry, nervous, or upset.

  125. meander / demeanor

  demeanor: Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings. (FORMAL)

  126. myopia / myriad

  myopia: 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 / predisposition

  disposition: Someone's disposition is the way 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. (FORMAL)

  128. accede / cede / recede / access

  accede: If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.(FORMAL)

  recede: If something recedes from you, it moves away.

  129. congenial / congenital / genial /genesis

  congenial: A congenial person, place, or environment is pleasant.(FORMAL)

  congenital: 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)

  130. figment / pigment

  figment: If you say that something is a figment of someone's 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).

  131. faction / fiction / factitious / fictitious

  faction: 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 will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.

  factitious: produced by humans rather than by natural forces

  fictitious: 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 / calumny

  calamity: A calamity 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 people's respect and admiration for them. (FORMAL)(=slander)(污蔑,诽谤(的话))

  133. team / teem

  teem: If you 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 / callous

  callow: A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.

  callous: A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.

  135. contrite / contrive / connive

  contrite: 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. (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 / discreet

  discrete: Individually separate and distinct:

  discreet: Careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment:

  137. impressive / impressionable

  impressionable : easily influenced

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