GRE常考的这10个多义词，你知道吗？

由于GRE考试本身难度大，所以对词汇的要求也更高，不仅要记住本义，还需要通过语境判断是否考察多义词，从而选择合适的答案，这是对英语能力的更高要求。在GRE中常考的一词多义、熟词僻义等多义词，较为有效的方法就是积累常考词汇，这样既省时，又能满足基本的考试需求！下面就开始今天这10组GRE常考多义词的学习吧！

1.Tender

adj. 温柔的，关怀的

【例】What you need is some tender loving care.

v. 提出，提供

【例】With this letter, I tender my resignation.

2.Intimate

adj. 亲密的，精通的

【例】She has an intimate knowledge of Tuscany, where she has lived for 20 years.

v. 提示，暗示

【例】She has intimated that she will resign if she loses the vote.

3.Fleece

n. 羊毛，绒头织物

【例】Fleece is warm and durable, and dries faster than natural fibres.

v. 敲诈，敲...的竹杠

【例】An unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist.

4.Wax

n. 蜡，耳垢

【例】She watched the wax as it dripped down the side of the candle.

v. 增加（大小、数量、力量等）

【例】I wish students were honest with me about not doing the reading instead of waxing poetic about nothing that has to do with the text.

5.Check

v. 检查，核对

【例】You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.

v. 阻碍，制止

【例】They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.

6.Qualify

v. （使）具有资格，（使）合格

【例】This course qualifies you to teach in any secondary school.

v.  限制，限定

【例】I'd like to qualify my criticisms of the school's failings, by adding that it's a very happy place.

7.Expansive

adj. 友善健谈的，豪爽的

【例】He was in an expansive mood on the night of the party.

adj. 广阔的，辽阔的

【例】There was an expansive view from the window.

8.Gravity

n. 重力，引力

【例】The gravity chronometer stands in front of the observer, who is peering intently at it.

n. 严肃，庄严

【例】I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation.

9.Skirt

n. 半身裙，女裙

【例】She was wearing a dreadful pink flouncy skirt.

v. 绕开，避开

【例】He skirted mention of the issue.

10.Sympathetic

adj. 有同情心的，同情的

【例】He suffers from back trouble too, so he was very sympathetic about my problem.

adj. 支持的，赞同的

【例】Did he give your proposal/complaints a sympathetic hearing?

学完今天这10组GRE多义词后是不是觉得脑洞大开，怎么学过的单词居然还能有这个意思呢，这要是考了多义和僻义，还真不一定能做对呢！没错，GRE词汇就是会这么让你“费尽心思”，不过大家也不用太担心，平时多多注意积累，还是会有很多收获的！