详解GRE单词背诵的“8字”原则
1. 词根词缀：
claim-叫喊
1) declaim高谈阔论
2) disclaim否认
3) proclaim声明
4) exclaim大喊
5) acclaim欢呼、称赞
6) claim要求、声称
7) acclaimed受欢呼的、受称赞的
8) reclaim要求归还、矫正、开垦
it-走
1) itinerant流动的，巡回的
2) itinerary行程表、旅行路线
3) itinerate巡回
dict/dic-说
1) indicate显示、象征
2) indicative暗示的
3) indict起诉
4) dictator*者
5) dictation听写
6) abdicate退位、辞职、放弃
fect-做
1) affectation做作、虚假
2) affection爱
3) affecting感人的
4) affected不自然的、假装的
gnost-知道
1) agnostic不可之论的
2) diagnostic诊断的
3) ignorance无知
2. 拆分联想：
1) Morose：没有玫瑰——阴郁的
2) Canine：一只藏敖可以咬死9只狼——(类似)犬的
3) Sanguine：陈圆圆看到三桂面色红润——充满希望的
4) Charisma：中国东方生起了毛主席——领袖魅力
5) Camouflage：拿着白旗出来——伪装掩饰
6) Euthanasia：欧洲比亚洲早实行安乐死——安乐死
7) Meander：我和她在蜿蜒的小河边散步——蜿蜒地流;漫步
8) Tenant：十只蚂蚁找家——房客
9) Adamant：亚当和蚂蚁——固执的
10) Hermit：何处觅她——隐士
11) Saturnine：坐在九个骨灰盒子上——忧郁的、严肃的
12) Caveat：因为在岩洞偷吃东西而被警告——警告、告诫
1. 词根词缀：
claim-叫喊
1) declaim高谈阔论
2) disclaim否认
3) proclaim声明
4) exclaim大喊
5) acclaim欢呼、称赞
6) claim要求、声称
7) acclaimed受欢呼的、受称赞的
8) reclaim要求归还、矫正、开垦
it-走
1) itinerant流动的，巡回的
2) itinerary行程表、旅行路线
3) itinerate巡回
dict/dic-说
1) indicate显示、象征
2) indicative暗示的
3) indict起诉
4) dictator*者
5) dictation听写
6) abdicate退位、辞职、放弃
fect-做
1) affectation做作、虚假
2) affection爱
3) affecting感人的
4) affected不自然的、假装的
gnost-知道
1) agnostic不可之论的
2) diagnostic诊断的
3) ignorance无知
2. 拆分联想：
1) Morose：没有玫瑰——阴郁的
2) Canine：一只藏敖可以咬死9只狼——(类似)犬的
3) Sanguine：陈圆圆看到三桂面色红润——充满希望的
4) Charisma：中国东方生起了毛主席——领袖魅力
5) Camouflage：拿着白旗出来——伪装掩饰
6) Euthanasia：欧洲比亚洲早实行安乐死——安乐死
7) Meander：我和她在蜿蜒的小河边散步——蜿蜒地流;漫步
8) Tenant：十只蚂蚁找家——房客
9) Adamant：亚当和蚂蚁——固执的
10) Hermit：何处觅她——隐士
11) Saturnine：坐在九个骨灰盒子上——忧郁的、严肃的
12) Caveat：因为在岩洞偷吃东西而被警告——警告、告诫 6. 意群法：
1) 动静：
commotion/disturbance/perturbation/turbulence/action/agitation/din
/ferment/fracas/havoc/pandemonium turmoil/upheaval——equanimity/
hush/quiet/quiescence/serenity/silence/tranquil/ tranquility/pacific
2) 合分：
diverge/detach/disperse/dissipate/isolate/separate/break/scatter/breach/rend
/sunder——accumulate/aggregate/agglomerate/amalgamate/collect/coalesece
/concatenate/ compound/gather /group/nucleate/unify/unite/solder/nexus
3) 多少：
profuse/abundant/affluent/copious/plenty/prodigal/rife/plethora/
slewscant/scanty/limited/penurious/sparse/dearth/iota/paucity/pinch
4) 批评、指责、谴责、辱骂、斥责对称赞、歌颂：(轻)
admonish/chide/criticize/reproach/reproof/reprove/flak;(重) berate/castigate/censure/chastise/condemn /denounce/diatribe/excoriate/
fulminate/impeach/impugn/invective/inveigh/lambaste /rail/rebuke/reprehend
/reprimand/reprobate/revile/scold/upbraid/vituperate/pan——acclaim
/applaud/commend/eulogize/exalt/extol/glorify/laud/rave/tout/accolade/en
comium/approbation/orchid/plaudit/tribute; (诽谤)
slander/calumniate/libel/defame
5) 顺从、顽固：
amenble/amiable/complaisant/compliant/docile/obedient/responsive/
submissive/tolerant/ tractable/alacrity-incorrigible/bigoted/contumacious
/headstrong/hidebound/indocile/intractable/intransigent/obdurate/obstinate
/rebellious/recalcitrant
/refractory/stubborn/tenacious
6) 肯定、否定：
affirm/assert/attest/aver/avow/posit/proclaim——deny/disclaim
/gainsay /negate/repudiate(包含证据)
corroborate/prove/substantiate/verify——disprove/ refute/controvert
7) 忧郁对快乐：
morose/saturnine/downcast/crestfallen/dispririted/gloomy/melancholy/
doleful/ /lugubrious——heerful/ecstatic/exhilarating/facetious/jocund
/jaunty/sanguine
8) 促进、抑制：
abet/aid/assist/catalyze/encourage/facilitate/foment/foster/goad/ignite
/impel /incite/incubate/instigate/permit/precipitate/prod/provoke/promote/
rouse/spur/ stimulate/trigger/ vitalize——arrest/ban/check/curb/extinguish
/forbid/forestall /frustrate/hamper/hinder/impede/inhibit/obstruct/quell/rein
/repress/restrain/ scotch/squelch/stymie/subdue/stifle/thwart
9) 清晰、模糊：
clear/limpid/lucid/pellucid/translucent/transparent/clarity——murky/
opaque/obscure/turbid/vague/obfuscate
10) 扩大、缩小：
aggrandize/amplify/broaden/dilate/distend/expand/inflate/swell——
constrict/contract/ condense/compress/deflate/shrink
11) 健康、不健康：
healthful/hygienic/innocuous/salubrious/salutary/wholesome——
debilitating/deleterious/detrimental/injurious/nocuous/noxious/
mischievous/ lethal/pernicious/virulent
12) 持续、短暂：
chronic/constant/enduring/gradual/lasting/incessant/perennial/permanent/
perpetual/persistent——evanescent/ephemeral/fleeting/fugacious/
fugitive/interim /intermittent/meteoric/sporadic/transient/transitory
13) 得体、无礼：
amiable/civil/congenial/decent/decorous/deferent/irreproachable/
seemly—— /insolentbawdy/blatant/brazen/effrontery/impertinent/impudent
/indecorous/opprobrious/rude/scurrilous/scurvy/unseemly/asperity/impropriety
14) 序言、结尾：
beginning/commencement/foreword/greeting/introduction/outset/overture
/preface /prelude/preamble/prologue——conclude/coda/cessation/epilogue
/finale/termination/valediction
15) 大小：bull/colossal/elephantine/enormous/gargantuan/gigantic/huge/immense/mammoth/
prodigious/tremendous/titanic——diminutive/microscopic/minuscule/minute
/piddling/paltry/slight/trivial/tiny
16) 相关、无关：
apposite/appropriate/apropos/apt/cognate/felicitous/germane/intrinsic/
pertinent/related/relevant——alien/extraneous/extrinsic/foreign
/impertinent/irrelevant
17) 脱水、补水：
desiccate/dehydrate/deplete/drain/dry/evaporate/parch/sear——drench/
douse/hydrate/ inundate/reconstitute/saturate/souse/steep
18) 真假：apocryphal/bogus/deceptive/dissembling/fraudulent/feigned/fictitious/mendacious
/prevaricated/pseudo/spurious——authenticated/candid/genuine/truthful
/unfeigned /valid
19) 平息抚慰、刺激激怒：
allay/alleviate/appease/assuage/conciliate/lull/mitigate/moderate/mollify/
pacify/placate/propitiate/reconcile/relieve/soothe——agitate/annoy
/antagonize/bother/disturb/grate/harass/harrow/irk/nag/pester/perturb/pique/
rankle
20) 尊敬、嘲笑/亵渎：deference/veneration/revere/respect/awe—— irreverence/contempt/ derision/deride/profane7. “四大”总结：
1) 四大挥霍 prodigal profligate wastrel spendthrift
2) 四大无力 torpid lethargic dull listless
3) 四大好斗 belligerent bellicose aggressive scrappy
4) 四大污蔑 vilify slander malign stigmatize
5) 四大颂歌 panegyric ode encomium eulogy
6) 四大安慰 mollify assuage placate pacify
7) 四大预言 portend prophesy presage prefigure
8) 四大世俗 worldly earthly temporal secular
9) 四大先驱 precursor harbinger herald forerunner
10) 四大粗人 lout yokel boor churl
11) 四大隐士 anchorite recluse hermit solitary
12) 四大新人 novice rookie neophyte tyro
13) 四大陈词 banality bromide clichéplatitude
14) 四大傻瓜 fatuous asinine oafish lunatic
15) 四大陈腐 banal commonplace trite hackneyed
8. 日常生活：
1) 奔腾pent→微软Microsoft→联想legend→方正founder;
2) Carnation康乃馨/violet紫罗兰/yogurt/yoghurt/yoghourt酸奶3) 电影：Titanic/Tornado/Poseidon/The Da Vinci Code/Basic Instinct/Crash
从以上8种方法可以看出，实际上随处都是GRE单词，GRE中的确有很多单词还是不需要完全会运用的，但还有一条真理“人无我有，人有我优”我相信会更加适合当今日益激烈的社会竞争。