细数GRE备考中一定要避免的6种消极错误心态

GRE备考时间长，部分备考工作比如背单词练作文等本身也较为枯燥，考生很容易因此而产生一些消极错误的负面心态。今天小编给大家带来了细数GRE备考中一定要避免的6种消极错误心态，希望能够帮助到大家，下面小编就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。

细数GRE备考中一定要避免的6种消极错误心态

第一种应该避免的心态：轻敌

很多同学觉得自己的英语基础好，拿了英语专业8级证书，或是得了全国英语竞赛大奖，于是就不把GRE放在眼里。可是GRE不是单纯的语言能力考试，而是专业知识水平考试，考查考生是否具有在美国研究生院学习的能力，主要是阅读理解能力、逻辑推理能力及分析推理能力。所以，英语基础好虽然有一定优势，但仍需要通过大量的练习来熟悉题型。

第二种应该避免的心态：急躁

有一些考生觉得自己一次就能高分通关，但是如果你过于看重考试成绩，会加重心理负担，从而影响考生水平的正常发挥。相反，如果抱着提高英语水平的态度轻松上阵，能有效提高学习的积极性，能更加从容地应对考试。其实，GRE考试中，词汇、阅读、作文，每一项都对提高考生英语水平有实际作用。

第三种应该避免的心态：闭塞

有些考生喜欢自己闭门来苦读，平时很少上网了解考试信息，也很少与别人交流经验。这种闭门造车式复习方法带来的结果是：他所用的教材可能已被淘汰，他的复习方法可能也早已落伍，而他沿着错误的道路正越走越远。

第四种应该避免的心态：迷信

有些考生对自己没信心，迷信所谓的“高分培训班”，以为交了“银子”，“名师”就能搞定一切。可老话说得好：师傅领进门，修行靠自身。如果自己不努力，再好的名师也无法越俎代庖。还有些考生整天在网上搜寻别人的成功经验，殊不知，每个人的基础不同，只有自己摸索出来的经验，才是最可靠、最适用的。

第五种应该避免的心态：投机

有些考生对基础练习缺乏耐心，而是醉心于研究各种考试技巧，希望能够四两拨千斤。然而事实是，熟能生巧，只有反复练习才能掌握考试方法，如果靠投机取巧，最后只能是拣了芝麻丢了西瓜。考生要千万记住：技巧只是锦上添花的东西，熟练才是备考GRE的真谛。

第六种应该避免的心态：犹豫

有些考生在参加GRE考试时过于患得患失，总盘算着自己行不行、什么时候考最有利、是否需要先辞职等问题，许多宝贵的复习时间就在犹豫中浪费了。还有些考生虽然定了复习计划，执行起来总是拖拖拉拉，三天打鱼两天晒网，临到考试才发现脑袋空空。对待GRE的态度一定要果断，判断好得失利弊，制定好复习计划，然后一鼓作气，拿下高分。

GRE词汇精选：高频形近词

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

GRE词汇精选：高频形近词

41. rife / strife / stifle

rife: If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common.

strife: Strife is strong disagreement or fighting. (FORMAL)

stifle: If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.(=repress)

If you stifle your natural feelings or behavior, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.(=suppress)

42. retrench / entrench

retrench: If a person or organization retrenches, they spend less money. (FORMAL)

entrench: If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.

43. pejorative / prerogative

pejorative: A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. (FORMAL)

prerogative: If something is the prerogative of a particular person or group, it is a privilege or a power that only they have. (FORMAL)

44. patent / latent / salient / valiant

latent: Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at the moment, but which may develop further in the future.

salient: The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. (FORMAL)

valiant: A valiant action is very brave and determined, though it may lead to failure or defeat.

45. imminent / preeminent / prominent / eminent

imminent: If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.

preeminent: If someone or something is pre-eminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group. (FORMAL)

prominent: important.

46. loutish / outlandish

loutish: If you describe a man or a boy as loutish, you are critical of them because their behavior is impolite and aggressive.

47. sprout / spout / flout / pout / tout

sprout: start to grow

spout: A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.( = jet)

If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.

flout: If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.

pout: If someone pouts, they stick out their lips, usually in order to show that they are annoyed or to make themselves sexually attractive.

tout: If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.

If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it. (mainly BRIT)

48. flout / flaunt

flaunt: If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people's admiration.

flout - 蔑视

49. apt / opt / adept / adapt / adopt

opt: If you opt for something, or opt to do something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.

apt：(1) 合适的(2)有倾向的(3) 聪敏的

50. swift / sift / rift / drift / thrift

sift: If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.

rift: A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.

swift - 快速的

thrift - 节约的

drift - 漂移