GRE考试哪些词汇错误率更高?形似近义词才是导致扣分罪魁祸首,下面小编就和大家分享,来欣赏一下吧。
GRE考试哪些词汇错误率更高?形似近义词才是导致扣分罪魁祸首
举例说明形近词记忆方法
比如有这么两个词,discreet和discrete,它们形状长得非常相似,但意义却有很大的差别。前面这个词的意思是“谨慎小心的”,后 面这个词意思“是离散的,不连续的”。背这种形近词的时候一般可以两步走,第一步是找两个形近词的差异,第二步是通过差异来联想。比方说这两个词的差异非常明显,就在于一个词的结尾是eet,而另一个词的结尾是ete,找出差异之后就可以通过差异来联想了。由于后面这个词discrete的结尾是ete, 两个e不连接在一起,所以这个词的意思是离散的,不连续的。而前面这个词discreet的结尾是eet,两个e连在一起了,所以这个词的意思是谨慎小心的。
通过细微差别记忆的技巧
再比如还有两个词,一个是ingenious,意思是“聪明的”,还有一个词是ingenuous,意思是“天真的”。这两个词的形状也很象, 同样我们可以先找差异,差异在于前面这个词 的中间是,后面这个词的中间是u,我们可以把i想象成I,I就是自己,而u可以想象成you,也就是你。而联合两个词的词义,我们每个人都喜欢说自己是聪明的,而说别人是天真的,这样这两个词也就相应记忆住了。
义近词汇总介绍
义近则是指意思相近的词,可以放在一起背诵。比如说下面这些词都是批评谴责的意思:
批评(轻):v: admonish chide criticize reproach reproof(n) reprove flak
批评(重):v: berate castigate censure chastise condemn denounce diatribe(n) excoriate fulminate impeach impugn invective(n) inveigh lambaste rail rebuke reprehend reprimand reprobate revile scold upbraid vituperate pan
还有些词则都是称赞的意思:
称赞:v: acclaim applaud commend eulogize exalt extol glorify laud rave tout
n: accolade encomium approbation orchid plaudit tribute
这样把同义的词总结在一起,就很易于背诵,否则要掌握这些词是有相当难度的。
GRE形近词怎么记住
大家来看一下下面这三个词,脑子里回想一下它们各自的含义。
ingenuous ingenious ingenuity
刚刚开始接触GRE的宝宝们可能存在ingenuous与ingenious傻傻分不清楚的状况,如果不去专门背ingenuity含义的宝宝可以会不清楚考查的含义究竟是与ingenuous还是与ingenious更为接近。
大家再看一下下面这几对词:
【aver avert】
【compliment complement】【hypercritical hypocritical】
形近词不可怕,可怕的是你把这些词混淆,进而导致考试做题过程中读错题干或者选错选项。那么形近词的问题我们怎么解决呢?
整理自己的形近词易混词表。每个人容易混淆的词略有差异,在背词的过程中,把自己容易混淆的词放一起,比较这些易混词的差异,利用差异分别记住各个词的含义。
这边Monica简单的给大家分享一下这几对形近词自己背的时候的记忆方法,希望能对各位有缘人有所帮助。当然啦,具体的记忆单词方法因人而异,最终能够让你自己更高效记住的,就是对你而言最好的方法。
【ingenuous vs. ingenious】
【ingenuous adj. 真诚的,坦白的】
【ingenious adj. 天才的,有创造力的】
助记方法1:我(i)是天才的,你(u)是真诚的。
助记方法2:genius天才(ni-)联想 ingenious 天才的
关于ingenuity这个词也是很有意思,词源上它是与ingenuous这个词同源的,但是由于这个词过去的人们也没背好,把它和ingenious搞混了,所以ingenuity作为“真诚”这个含义的用法就废弃了,后来的人们干脆就直接采用了一直以来延用的“天才,独创性”这个含义了。
所以记住【ingenuity n. 天才,独创性】这个乌龙词。
【aver vs. avert】
【aver v. 断言,宣称】
【avert v. 阻止,避免】
助记方法:avoid (v. 避免),
avert(v. 避免)
记住avert“避免”这个意思,剩下的aver就是“断言,宣称”的意思啦。
【compliment vs. complement】
【compliment n./v. 称赞,赞美】
【complement n./v. 补充 】
助记方法:ple-full 满 complete (v. 使完整) complement(n./v. 补充)
记住complement “补充”这个意思,剩下的compliment就是“称赞,赞美”的意思啦。
(碎碎念:其实词源上这两个词都与complete同源,只是发展方向不一样。compliment取的是“complete the obligations of politeness”这一含义,而complement取的是普通的“fill up”这一含义。)
【hypercritical vs. hypocritical】
【hypercritical adj. 吹毛求疵的】
【hypocritical adj. 虚伪的】
助记方法:hyper-“beyond” 高,超过 hyperbole(n. 夸张)hypercritical(adj. 吹毛求疵的)
hypo-“under” 下面 hypothesis(n. 假设) hypocritical(adj. 虚伪的)
今天GRE中的形近词讲解就到这里啦,我们来复习一下,你现在能通过考验将它们分清楚吗?
【aver avert】
【compliment complement】
【hypercritical hypocritical】
【ingenuous ingenious ingenuity】
那些高频的GRE形近词
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
GRE常见形近词辨析
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