SAT语法辅导：形近词辨析(5)

小站SAT频道为大家整理了SAT语法：形近词辨析(5)，供考生们参考，以下是详细内容。

25.wan有病的 wane变小 waning逐渐变小的

(1)Resident of the secluded island fear that__ commercial development will___ their quiet way of life.

(A) widespread, reinforce

(B) waning, harm

(C) diminishing, reform

(D) encroaching, disturb

(E) further, aid

有的同学会选B，选B的同学显然是逻辑运用不全，看见了quiet没有?

(2)That Mr. Willis’s newest film is No.1 at the box office this week is a testament to the star’s___ power and not to the reviews, which were___ at best.

A. waning, indifferent

B. ongoing, glowing

C. drawing, modest

D. increasing, matchless

E. unique, superb

不要因为不认识A的waning而使你错选A，很多同学都有这种古怪的做题的方法!

26.esoteric(记忆：es堪称e，不+ot看out，不出去的)秘传的

exotic(ex外+ot外)外来的

27.gallant(这个单词不好记忆，但gallantry：gallan敢+try试，敢试，勇敢的)，gallant是gallantry 的adj形式

His___ effort at making up with Mary, complete with an insincere apology, did nothing to impress her.

A. gallant

B. half-hearted

C. refined

D. blunt

half-hearted: complete with an insincere apology 三心二意

特别是男生们不要受你们雄性荷尔蒙的影响选了gallant。

28.pejorative 轻蔑的 perjure 做伪证

(1)The campus police who monitored the demonstrations had little respect for the student protesters, generally speaking of them in__ terms.

A. hyperbolic

B. euphemistic

C. pejorative

D. derivative

E. uncertain

(2)Physical exercise often has a___ effect, releasing emotional tension and refreshing the spirit.

(A) pejorative (B) debilitating (C) cathartic

(D) retentive (E) tenacious

很多宝书上cathartic只有“缓泻剂”这个义项，cathartic：strongly laxative

29.render 是个义项很多的单词，我们看一下曾经考察过的它的一个义项：

Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicographer is therefore unable to render spelling, in a great measure, ----.

(A) arbitrary

(B) superfluous

(C) interesting

(D) flexible

(E) constant

关于这道题的逻辑会有填空老师去讲解，在这里我们讲一下render spelling，表示确立拼写的意思。