【考研作文高分必备】从普通词到高级词的阶梯(第一讲)

1. important=
crucial (extremely important)
significant (amount or effect large enough to be important)
2. common=
universal (true or suitable in every situation)
ubiquitous (if something is ubiquitous, it seems to be everywhere)
3. abundant=
ample (enough and usually extra)
plentiful (enough for people's needs and wants)
4. stick=
adhere (same meaning)
cling (hold on something tightly)
5. neglect=
ignore (difference: neglect means someone has not paid enough attention to something; ignore means no attention)
6. near=
adjacent (twothings next to each other)
adjoin (the same as adjacent)
7. pursue=
woo (man woos woman, old-fashioned)
seek (if you seek sth, you try to obtain it. FORMAL)
8. accurate=
precise (precise is exact and accurate in all details)
exact (correct in every detail)
9. vague=
obscure (unknown or known by only a few people)
10. top=
peak (same meaning)
summit (FORMAL)
11. competitor=
rival (same meaning)
opponent (especially in sports and politics)
12. blame=
condemn (if you condemn something, you say it is very bad and unacceptable)
13. opinion=
perspective (almost the same meaning)
standpoint (means looking at an event or situation in a particular way)
14. fame=
prestige (describe those who are admired)
reputation (a high opinion generally held about a person or thing)
15. build=
erect (you can erect something as buildings, FORMAL)
establish (almost the same meaning)
16. insult=
humiliate (do something or say something which makes people feel ashamed or stupid)
17. complain=
grumble (complain something in a bad-tempered way)
18. primary=
radical (very important and great in degree)
fundamental (same meaning)
19. relieve=
alleviate (alleviate means you make pain or sufferings less intense or severe)
20. force=
coerces into (coerce means you make someone do something she/he does not want to)
compel (almost the same meaning)
21. enlarge=
magnify (magnify means make something larger than it really is)
22. complex=
intricate (if something is intricate, it often has many small parts and details)
23. Lonely=
solitary (if someone is solitary, there is no one near him/her)
24. small=
minuscule (very small)
minute
25. praise=
extol (stronger than praise)
compliment (polite and political)