1. impudent / imprudent

　　impudent: very rude

　　imprudent: not wise or sensible: not prudent

　　2. insolent / indolent / redolent

　　insolent: rude or impolite

　　indolent: not liking to work or be active

　　redolent: causing thoughts or memories of something

　　3. witty / witting

　　witty: funny and clever

　　witting: cognizance / news

　　4. discernible / discerning

　　discernible: able to be identified as separate and distinct

　　discerning: able to see and understand people, things, or situations clearly

　　and intelligently

　　5. exhaustive / exhausted

　　exhaustive: including all possibilities: very thorough

　　exhausted: be tired out or worn out

　　6. aver / avert / averse / avow / advent /advert

　　aver: to say something in a very strong and definite way

　　avert: to prevent (something bad) from happening

　　averse: having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste

　　avow: to declare or state (something) in an open and public way

　　advent: second coming

　　advert: announcement; notification

　　7. feckless / reckless

　　feckless: weak and ineffective; worthless;irresponsible

　　reckless: not showing proper concern about the possible bad results of your actions

　　8. mean / mien

　　mien: a person’s appearance or facial expression

　　9. humdrum / conundrum

　　humdrum: dull, boring, and ordinary

　　conundrum: a confusing or difficult problem

　　10.immune / immure / inure

　　immure: to enclose within or as if within walls

　　inure: to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasant

　　11. enjoin / adjoin

　　enjoin: to direct or order (someone) to do something; to prevent (someone) from doing something

　　adjoin (of a building, room, area of land, etc. ): to be next to or joined with something

　　12.abjure / adjure

　　abjure: to reject (something) formally

　　adjure: to urge or command (someone) to do something

　　13.bypass / surpass / impasse / impassive

　　bypass: to avoid or ignore (someone or something) especially to get something done quicker

　　impasse: a situation in which no progress seems possible

　　impassive: not showing emotion

　　14.pertinacious / tenacious

　　pertinacious: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design; stubbornly tenacious

　　tenacious: very determined to do something

　　15.endanger / engender

　　engender: to be the source or cause of something

　　16.intellectual /intelligible / intelligent

　　intelligible: able to be understood

　　17.perquisite / prerequisite

　　perquisite: gratuity, tip

　　prerequisite: something that you officially must have or do before you can have or do something else

　　18.passionate / dispassionate

　　dispassionate: not influenced or affected by emotions

　　19.precocity / preciosity

　　precocity: the phenomenon of a child showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age

　　preciosity: fastidious refinement

　　20.apprehend / reprehend / comprehend

　　apprehend: to notice and understand (something); (of police) to arrest (someone)

　　reprehend: the voice disapproval of: censure

　　21.hearten / hearken

　　hearten: to cause (someone) o feel more cheerful or hopeful

　　hearken: listen; to give respectful attention

　　22.enchant / chant

　　enchant: to attract and hold the attention of (someone) by being interesting, pretty, etc.

　　chant: to say (a word or phrase) many times in a rhythmic way usually loudly and with other people

　　23.rant / cant / scant / dent

　　rant: to talk loudly and in a way that shows anger

　　cant: tilt

　　scant: very small in size or amount

　　dent: to make (something) weaker

　　24.pithy / filthy

　　pithy: using few words in a clever and effective way

　　filthy: very dirty; very evil

　　25.coerce / coarse

　　coerce: to make (someone) do something or get (something) by using force or threats

　　26.liberal / literal

　　literal: completely true and accurate: not exaggerate

　　27.modest / moderate

　　28.anomaly / analogy

　　analogy: a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way

　　29.lucid / pellucid

　　lucid: very clear and easy to understand

　　pellucid: very clear

　　30.enigma / stigma

　　enigma: someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain(迷)

　　stigma: a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something

　　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

编辑：张雨

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