Overview of Vocabulary in GRE Verbal

n. 褻瀆神聖或神物之罪

synonyms: blasphemy, heresy, impiety, profanation, violation

antonyms: piety, respectfulness, reverence

Example:

This cult was sacrilege to the Catholic church.

adj. 有洞察力的

synonyms: clear-sighted, discerning, discriminating, wise

antonyms: foolish

Example:

He was praised for his sagacious insight.

adj. 面色紅潤的, 滿懷希望的

synonyms: confident, enthusiastic, expectant, self-assured

antonyms: gloomy, pessimistic

Example:

The president tends to take a sanguine view of the issue.

sanguine temperament 樂觀的性格

sanguine of success 對成功有信心

adj. 鉛中毒的, 沉鬱的

synonyms: morose, sullen, depressed

antonyms: good-humored, pleasant

n. 理解能力;悟性

synonyms: adeptness, capability, competence, mastery

antonyms: inability, limitation

adj. 孜孜不倦的

synonyms: diligent, industrious, scrupulous, studious

antonyms: lax, lazy, laid-back, negligent

Example:

Ms. Lee shows sedulous attention to details.

adj. 華而不實的, 表裡不一的

synonyms: misleading, beguiling, ostentatious, pompous, presumable

Example:

a specious argument

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