GRE备考提升记单词效率4个实用方法思路详解

GRE词汇花式积累提升方法介绍 ,多读课外读物也能增加词汇量,我们一起看看吧，下面小编就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。

GRE词汇花式积累提升方法介绍 多读课外读物也能增加词汇量

许多GRE考生可能都觉得只有对着词汇书来背诵才算是真正意义上的提升词汇量。然而实际上对于更重视词汇实用性的GRE考试来说其实通过各种非词汇书的渠道积累词汇量也许才更符合其考试目的。下面小编就讲解通过名著等课外读物积累GRE词汇量的具体细节。

如何通过读英文原著记单词?

在GRE考试备考中对新GRE词汇要求量的记忆不可能一蹴而就，大脑要牢记单词需要接受反复的刺激。而每个作家都有其独特的风格，表现为有一套他的惯用词汇;而且一本原著的题材是一定的，某类单词必然反复使用。因此，生词在原著中都有一定的重现频率。这种频率恰恰暗合了词汇的记忆规律。

举例说明英文原著中常用词汇

狄更斯描述“客厅”、“起居室”不用living room而喜欢“parlour”。该词属于六级词汇，在《David Copperfield》第一章出现6次，第二章出现9次，全书一共出现80次。

德莱塞的《Sister Carrie》(《嘉莉妹妹》)中的四级词汇“individual”，全书总共出现64次。

荷马史诗《The Odyssey》(《奥得赛》)中的GRE词汇“libation”(另有一个翻译版本翻作“drink-offering”)出现31次，另一个GRE词汇“suitor”，全书共出现多达233次!。

阅读英文原著的后效应

查过的词反复出现，给你的大脑一次又一次刺激。生词每出现一次，都是对记忆的加深。这个过程，你自己甚至意识不到。对比陈旧的传统模式，你为了取得牢记的效果，需要将枯燥死板的词汇书反复念多少遍，反复默写多少遍。这神奇的魔法，就是后效应。

后效应可以超越一本原著。阅读了一定数量的原著以后，你会发现生词也喜欢“走穴”：那本书的生词出现在这本书中。两本书可以是风马牛不相及的，如小说与小说，小说与社科著作，甚至小说与科技著作。例如：

“bartender”(酒保)出现在《Sister Carrie》和社科著作《Winning Image》中;

“weave”(编织)的过去分词“woven”在《Jane Eyre》衍生为形容小路崎岖的“interwoven”，在《Human Anatomy》中则用来描述交织的骨小梁;

“scab”在《Sister Carrie》中指穷途末路的Hurst Wood跑去替罢工工人上班的“工贼行为”，在《Pathology》(《病理学》)里专指“伤口结的痂”;

“heyday”指“全盛时期”，在斯大林的传记《Stalin: A political biography》中多次用来描述俄国1905年革命的高潮;而在性科学专著《Human Sexuality: in a world of diversity》中则用来描述西方70年代“性革命”的顶峰;

“reincarnation”(转世化身，重新体现)在《哥伦布传》中用来比喻哥伦布寻找印度的航海是中世纪寻找魔法石的演变;在《Introduction to Clinical Psychology》(《临床心理学简介》)中指得是经过心理治疗，来访者脱胎换骨的状态;

后效应对背单词的帮助

有了后效应，单词的记忆从此没有了遗忘的后顾之忧——只要不停阅读，就是无休止地复习你学过的一切单词，想忘记都难。特别说明一点，你在阅读的时候，可能会碰到以前查过的词重复出现，但意思却想不起来。这属于正常现象，你可以用电子词典再查一遍但不存入生词库，也不占用那两页的查词名额。

以上便是小编为大家介绍的GRE读原著背单词方法，希望各位同学都能够有所了解，而如果备考时间比较充裕，不妨尝试一下这个方法，也许会对你的词汇记忆更有帮助。

GRE考试备考词汇之高频形近词

31. censure / censor / census / consensus

censure: officially strong criticism

consensus: a general agreement about something

32. mount / surmount / paramount / amount / tantamount

surmount: to deal with (a problem or a difficult situation) successfully; to be placed at the top of something

tantamount: equal to something in value, meaning, or effect

33. defy / defer/ deter

defer: put off, delay, postpone

deter: to prevent (something) from happening

34. spur / spurn / spurious / spurt

spurn: to refuse to accept (something or someone that you do not think deserves your respect, attention, affection, etc.)

spurious: not genuine sincere, or authentic

spurt: to gush forth

35. disparage / disparate

disparage: to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.

disparate: different from each other

36. aesthetic / aseptic / ascetic / anesthetic

aseptic: free from germs that cause disease

ascetic: relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure

anesthetic: a drug that causes a person to lose feeling and to feel no pain in part or all of the body

37. ostensible / ostentatious

ostensible: seeming or said to be true or real but very possible not true or real

ostentatious: an unnecessary display of wealth, knowledge, etc., that is done to attract attention, admiration, or envy

38. perspicuous / perspicacious

perspicuous: clear, apparent

perspicacious: having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious

39. willful / willed / willing

willful: refusing to change your idea or opinion; done deliberately

willed: deliberate

40. forbear / forebear

forbear: to avoid doing or saying (something)

forebear: a member of your family in the past

GRE考试备考词汇之高频形近词

41. rife / strife / stifle

rife: If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common.

strife: Strife is strong disagreement or fighting. (FORMAL)

stifle: If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.(=repress)

If you stifle your natural feelings or behavior, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.(=suppress)

42. retrench / entrench

retrench: If a person or organization retrenches, they spend less money. (FORMAL)

entrench: If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.

43. pejorative / prerogative

pejorative: A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. (FORMAL)

prerogative: If something is the prerogative of a particular person or group, it is a privilege or a power that only they have. (FORMAL)

44. patent / latent / salient / valiant

latent: Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at the moment, but which may develop further in the future.

salient: The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. (FORMAL)

valiant: A valiant action is very brave and determined, though it may lead to failure or defeat.

45. imminent / preeminent / prominent / eminent

imminent: If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.

preeminent: If someone or something is pre-eminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group. (FORMAL)

prominent: important.

46. loutish / outlandish

loutish: If you describe a man or a boy as loutish, you are critical of them because their behavior is impolite and aggressive.

47. sprout / spout / flout / pout / tout

sprout: start to grow

spout: A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.( = jet)

If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.

flout: If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.

pout: If someone pouts, they stick out their lips, usually in order to show that they are annoyed or to make themselves sexually attractive.

tout: If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.

If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it. (mainly BRIT)

48. flout / flaunt

flaunt: If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people's admiration.

flout - 蔑视

49. apt / opt / adept / adapt / adopt

opt: If you opt for something, or opt to do something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.

apt：(1) 合适的(2)有倾向的(3) 聪敏的

50. swift / sift / rift / drift / thrift

sift: If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.

rift: A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.

swift - 快速的

thrift - 节约的

drift - 漂移

GRE考试备考词汇之高频形近词

61. vanish / varnish

varnish: The varnish on an object is the hard, clear, shiny surface that it has when it has been painted with varnish.(表饰)

vanish - 消失

62. veto / vote

veto-否决

vote-投票

63. viscid / viscous / vicious / vicarious / vivid

viscid: having an adhesive quality

viscous: A viscous liquid is thick and sticky.

vicious: A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel.

vicarious: A vicarious pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself.(间接体验的;代理的)

64. prodigal / prodigious

prodigal: You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. (LITERARY)

prodigious: Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive.(LITERARY)

65. seethe / soothe

seethe: When you are seething, you are very angry about something but do not express your feelings about it.

soothe: If you soothe someone who is angry or upset, you make them feel calmer.

Something that soothes a part of your body where there is pain or discomfort makes the pain or discomfort less severe.

66. trenchant / penchant

trenchant: You can use trenchant to describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful. (FORMAL)

penchant: If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it. (FORMAL)

67. command / commend / comment

commend: If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. (FORMAL)

68. accent / ascent / ascend / scent

ascent: An ascent is an upward, vertical movement.

ascend: If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. (FORMAL)

69. daft / deft / dart

daft: If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange. (BRIT INFORMAL)

deft: A deft action is skilful and often quick. (WRITTEN)

dart: If a person or animal darts somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly. (WRITTEN)

If you dart a look at someone or something, or if your eyes dart to them, you look at them very quickly. (LITERARY)

70. woo / woe

woo: If you woo people, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like.

woe: woe is very great sadness. (LITERARY)

GRE考试备考词汇之高频形近词

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.