GRE词汇精选之高频形近字（7）.doc

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GRE词汇精选之高频形近字（7）

61. vanish / varnish
varnish: The varnish on an object is the hard, clear, 第2页 /总页数 4 页
GRE词汇精选之高频形近字（7）

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