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GRE词汇精选:高频形近词(8)

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GRE词汇精选:高频形近词(8)

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.


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