GRE考试高频词汇之近义词详解part4

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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

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