GRE词汇微课堂：详解黄金形近词（1）
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
