GRE词汇精选：高频形近词(2)

　　GRE词汇精选：高频形近词(2)

　　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