6. 意群法:
1) 動靜:
commotion/disturbance/perturbation/turbulence/action/agitation/din
/ferment/fracas/havoc/pandemonium turmoil/upheaval--equanimity/
hush/quiet/quiescence/serenity/silence/tranquil/ tranquility/pacific
2) 合分:
diverge/detach/disperse/dissipate/isolate/separate/break/scatter/breach/rend
/sunder--accumulate/aggregate/agglomerate/amalgamate/collect/coalesece
/concatenate/ compound/gather /group/nucleate/unify/unite/solder/nexus
3) 多少:
profuse/abundant/affluent/copious/plenty/prodigal/rife/plethora/
slewscant/scanty/limited/penurious/sparse/dearth/iota/paucity/pinch
4) 批評、指責、譴責、辱罵、斥責對稱讚、歌頌:(輕)
admonish/chide/criticize/reproach/reproof/reprove/flak;(重) berate/castigate/censure/chastise/condemn /denounce/diatribe/excoriate/
fulminate/impeach/impugn/invective/inveigh/lambaste /rail/rebuke/reprehend
/reprimand/reprobate/revile/scold/upbraid/vituperate/pan--acclaim
/applaud/commend/eulogize/exalt/extol/glorify/laud/rave/tout/accolade/en
comium/approbation/orchid/plaudit/tribute; (誹謗)
slander/calumniate/libel/defame
5) 順從、頑固:
amenble/amiable/complaisant/compliant/docile/obedient/responsive/
submissive/tolerant/ tractable/alacrity-incorrigible/bigoted/contumacious
/headstrong/hidebound/indocile/intractable/intransigent/obdurate/obstinate
/rebellious/recalcitrant
/refractory/stubborn/tenacious
6) 肯定、否定:
affirm/assert/attest/aver/avow/posit/proclaim--deny/disclaim
/gainsay /negate/repudiate(包含證據)
corroborate/prove/substantiate/verify--disprove/ refute/controvert
7) 憂鬱對快樂:
morose/saturnine/downcast/crestfallen/dispririted/gloomy/melancholy/
doleful/ /lugubrious--heerful/ecstatic/exhilarating/facetious/jocund
/jaunty/sanguine
8) 促進、抑制:
abet/aid/assist/catalyze/encourage/facilitate/foment/foster/goad/ignite
/impel /incite/incubate/instigate/permit/precipitate/prod/provoke/promote/
rouse/spur/ stimulate/trigger/ vitalize--arrest/ban/check/curb/extinguish
/forbid/forestall /frustrate/hamper/hinder/impede/inhibit/obstruct/quell/rein
/repress/restrain/ scotch/squelch/stymie/subdue/stifle/thwart
9) 清晰、模糊:
clear/limpid/lucid/pellucid/translucent/transparent/clarity--murky/
opaque/obscure/turbid/vague/obfuscate
10) 擴大、縮小:
aggrandize/amplify/broaden/dilate/distend/expand/inflate/swell--
constrict/contract/ condense/compress/deflate/shrink
11) 健康、不健康:
healthful/hygienic/innocuous/salubrious/salutary/wholesome--
debilitating/deleterious/detrimental/injurious/nocuous/noxious/
mischievous/ lethal/pernicious/virulent
12) 持續、短暫:
chronic/constant/enduring/gradual/lasting/incessant/perennial/permanent/
perpetual/persistent--evanescent/ephemeral/fleeting/fugacious/
fugitive/interim /intermittent/meteoric/sporadic/transient/transitory
13) 得體、無禮:
amiable/civil/congenial/decent/decorous/deferent/irreproachable/
seemly-- /insolentbawdy/blatant/brazen/effrontery/impertinent/impudent
/indecorous/opprobrious/rude/scurrilous/scurvy/unseemly/asperity/impropriety
14) 序言、結尾:
beginning/commencement/foreword/greeting/introduction/outset/overture
/preface /prelude/preamble/prologue--conclude/coda/cessation/epilogue
/finale/termination/valediction
15) 大小:bull/colossal/elephantine/enormous/gargantuan/gigantic/huge/immense/mammoth/
prodigious/tremendous/titanic--diminutive/microscopic/minuscule/minute
/piddling/paltry/slight/trivial/tiny
16) 相關、無關:
apposite/appropriate/apropos/apt/cognate/felicitous/germane/intrinsic/
pertinent/related/relevant--alien/extraneous/extrinsic/foreign
/impertinent/irrelevant
17) 脫水、補水:
desiccate/dehydrate/deplete/drain/dry/evaporate/parch/sear--drench/
douse/hydrate/ inundate/reconstitute/saturate/souse/steep
18) 真假:apocryphal/bogus/deceptive/dissembling/fraudulent/feigned/fictitious/mendacious
/prevaricated/pseudo/spurious--authenticated/candid/genuine/truthful
/unfeigned /valid
19) 平息撫慰、刺激激怒:
allay/alleviate/appease/assuage/conciliate/lull/mitigate/moderate/mollify/
pacify/placate/propitiate/reconcile/relieve/soothe--agitate/annoy
/antagonize/bother/disturb/grate/harass/harrow/irk/nag/pester/perturb/pique/
rankle
20) 尊敬、嘲笑/褻瀆:deference/veneration/revere/respect/awe-- irreverence/contempt/ derision/deride/profane
7. 「四大」總結:
1) 四大揮霍 prodigal profligate wastrel spendthrift
2) 四大無力 torpid lethargic dull listless
3) 四大好鬥 belligerent bellicose aggressive scrappy
4) 四大污衊 vilify slander malign stigmatize
5) 四大頌歌 panegyric ode encomium eulogy
6) 四大安慰 mollify assuage placate pacify
7) 四大預言 portend prophesy presage prefigure
8) 四大世俗 worldly earthly temporal secular
9) 四大先驅 precursor harbinger herald forerunner
10) 四大粗人 lout yokel boor churl
11) 四大隱士 anchorite recluse hermit solitary
12) 四大新人 novice rookie neophyte tyro
13) 四大陳詞 banality bromide clichéplatitude
14) 四大傻瓜 fatuous asinine oafish lunatic
15) 四大陳腐 banal commonplace trite hackneyed
8. 日常生活:
1) 奔騰pent→微軟Microsoft→聯想legend→方正founder;
2) Carnation康乃馨/violet紫羅蘭/yogurt/yoghurt/yoghourt酸奶
3) 電影:Titanic/Tornado/Poseidon/The Da Vinci Code/Basic Instinct/Crash
總結:
從以上8種方法可以看出,實際上隨處都是GRE單詞,我個人認為所謂「GRE單詞只可能是你一輩子在GRE考試中才會碰到」的理論隨著世界的快速發展以及各國對外語水平要求的提高,幾乎已經不太適用,當然,GRE中的確有很多單詞還是不需要完全會運用的,但還有一條真理「人無我有,人有我優」我相信會更加適合當今日益激烈的社會競爭。
美國是全世界教育水平最發達的國家之一,也是研究者最理想的研究環境之一,所以如果大家真的想在學術上有所建樹,那麼美利堅合眾國將是我們最佳的選擇之一,而GRE正是我們通向成功的鑰匙,其中GRE詞彙可謂重中之重。