GRE詞匯精選之高頻形近字(4)

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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