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1、1. abide, adhere, conform, comply这四个研究生入学考试中的高频考词都有“遵守”的意思，但是它们的搭配不同。abide v.后接 by 表示“遵守，同意” 。 I will abide by the director decision.我将遵从主任的决定。adhere v.后接 to 表示“遵守” 。( 当然 adhere 一词的其它意思如“坚持；粘附”也经常被考到。)Car drivers must adhere to the rules of driving.汽车司机必须遵守驾驶规则。conform v.后接 to 表示“遵守，符合” 。All individ
2、uals are required to conform to the laws made by their governments.每个人都应该遵守政府制订的法律。comply v.后接 with 表示“遵守，服从” ，用于正式的场合。Our company complies with governmental regulations on paying taxes.我们公司遵守政府有关纳税的规定。2.abnormal, uncommon, disordered这三个单词都有“反常的”之意， abnormal a.不正常的，反常的( 但并非罕见)，指行为或现象 (如气候)的异常。His bo
3、dy temperature has been abnormal for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.他的体温三天来一直都不正常，最高的时候达到 40.5 摄氏度。(尽管身体发烧不正常，但生活中也时有发生。)uncommon a.罕见的，不平常的，指很少经历或很少见到的状况；特别的，出色的。Hurricanes are uncommon in England.飓风在英国非常罕见。That is uncommon instant coffee; it tastes great!那速溶咖啡质量上乘，味道好极了！
4、disordered a.混乱的，杂乱的；(精神或身体)有病的。We couldnt understand her disordered presentation.我们听不明白她条理不清的陈述。3.abolish, cancel, eliminate, dispose, erase, exclude, extinguish这一组动词都有“取消，除掉”的意思。abolish v.指对法律、习俗、制度的废除；完全破坏。The government abolished the tax on alcohol.政府取消了酒税。cancel v.对预先安排的某种活动(如旅行、计划、会议等)的取消；删去(字
5、、句)。The meeting has been cancelled because of the flu.会议由于流感而取消了。eliminate v.指消除、淘汰已经存在但是现在不需要的东西。The losing team was eliminated from further competition.失利的那个队被淘汰了，不能参加下一阶段的比赛。The doctor helped him eliminate toxins from the intestine.医生帮助他排出肠中毒素。dispose v.处理，处置；表示“除掉、扔掉”时常与 of 连用。(这一点需要注意。)After yo
6、ur picnic, please dispose of the litter.野餐后请清除掉垃圾。erase v.除去，擦掉，指有意识地除去字迹、声音等。I erased the music on the tape before recording on the tape again.我在往磁带上录音之前先消掉了上面的音乐。exclude v.排斥；排除，不包括在内，与 include 互为反义词。The restaurant excludes anyone who is not properly dressed from entering.衣冠不整者不得进入该餐馆。extinguish v
7、.熄灭，扑灭(火) ；使沉默，使暗淡。Firefighters extinguished a big fire.消防队员扑灭了大火。4.aggravate, reinforce, increase, strengthen, intensify这一组动词都有加强 的意思。aggravate v.加重(负担、罪行、病情等) ，使之恶化。I hurt my foot, then aggravated it by trying to walk too soon.我的脚受伤了，而过早的下地走路又加重了伤情。reinforce v.增援，一般用于军队或警察的行动；( 以添加材料等)加固。A police
8、officer saw three thieves robbing a bank and radioed to reinforce him.一位警察看到三个盗贼抢劫银行，用无线电话要求增援。increase v.指数量上的增加。The number of people has been increased.人数增加了。strengthen v.加强，巩固，增强，相当于 to become stronger。Exercising every day strengthens the heart.每天锻炼可以提高心脏的功能。Competition, they believe, strengthens
9、 the national character rather than corrupt it.人们认为竞争加强了民族性而不是破坏了它。intensify v.使变得更强烈、剧烈，加剧，相当于 to become more intense or intensive。intensify colors 加深色彩 intensify hatred 加深仇恨5. alert, cautious, considerate这一组形容词都表示小心的，谨慎的 。alert a.警惕的，留神的。The hostess remained standing, alert to every guests drinkin
10、g need.女主人一直站在旁边，时刻准备给大家斟酒。cautious a.细心的，谨慎的。He has a cautious attitude about spending money.在花钱的问题上他态度谨慎。considerate a.关心他人的，体贴的。He is always considerate of others; he is kind and sympathetic.他总是很体谅他人，并且慈祥而富有同情心。6. alive, live, living, lively这一组形容词都跟活 有关。alive a.活着的，有活力的，常作表语，作定语时必须后置。After the ac
11、cident, he was barely alive.交通事故后，他奄奄一息。all man alive 所有活着的人live a.活的，有活力的，现场直播的。We watched the live broadcast of the opera on TV.我们通过电视观看了这部歌剧的实况。living a.活着的，作定语可前可后，可修饰人也可修饰物。Who is the worlds greatest living artist?谁是现在还健在的世界上最伟大的艺术家？living room 起居室lively a.活泼的，栩栩如生的。She is a lively young girl,
12、always laughing and doing things.她是个活泼可爱的小姑娘，总是欢声笑语忙个不停。7. alleviate, diminish, reduce, decrease, decline这一组动词都有减少，减轻 的意思。alleviate v.在痛苦方面的减轻，缓和The painkiller alleviated the pain.止疼药减缓了疼痛。diminish v.指因为不断消耗，在数量方面缓慢减少，也指在素质或者价值的下降。The supply of oil has diminished because of the war.由于战争石油的供应减少了。redu
13、ce v.指人为地使某物在数量或重量方面的减少或降低。He reduced the amount of money they could spend.他缩减了他们的开销。decrease v.指数量上的减少；力量或者强度的减弱。The population decreased a lot last year.去年人口数量急剧下降。decline v. (数目、价格、比率)下降；谢绝，婉言推辞；衰退，衰落。Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined.去年芝加哥的犯罪率明显下降。He declined our invitati
14、on to dinner.他婉拒了我们请他吃饭的邀请。8. allocate, separate, detach, divide这一组动词都有分开 的意思。allocate v.分配，把 拨给。The city government allocated money for schools and the police in this years budget.市政府在今年的预算中给学校和警察部门分配了资金。separate v.人为地分开，使隔离开。We separated the salad forks from the dinner forks.我们把沙拉叉与餐叉分隔开。detach v.
15、拆开组合的物体；远离，疏远。We need a carpenter to detach this bookshelf from the wall.我们需要一名木匠将书架从墙上拆下来。divide v.指将整体分为若干个部分。The huge corporation divides into smaller companies.这家特大公司分成一些较小的公司。9. ambiguous, obscure, vague, unclear, dim 这一组形容词都有模糊 的意思。ambiguous a.意义含糊的，有歧义的，指因字、词、句有歧义而使人感到模糊不清、难以理解和把握。His ambiguo
16、us directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.他的模棱两可的指导使我们很迷惑以至于我们不知道该走哪条路了。obscure a.用于表达因光线不足而使人看不清楚。该词的引申意义可以表示语法、文字、记忆等因复杂、深奥、模棱两可而使人看不懂和无法理解。The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many obscure references.艾兹拉庞德的诗有时候难以理解，因为诗歌中含有许多令人费解的典故。vague a.含混的，不清楚的，多用于比喻意义，用来表示因逻辑关系不清、言辞笼统而导致的意义不清楚，该词也可表示轮廓形状的不清楚和模糊。He has some vague ideas about what to do, but nothing s
