gre作文：巧用替换词得高分

 　　能够able→ capable, in a(ny) position

　　一直all the time→ continually, continuously, constantly, perpetually
　　许多地a lot→ noticeably, considerably 1, a great deal, substantially
　　许多的a lot of→ many, numerous, a wide variety of (themes), a whole range of, a wide spectrum 2 of (problems, themes, etc),an abundance of (opportunities, sources etc.)
　　总是always→ invariably
　　数量amount→ quantity
　　结果as a result→ consequently
　　本质上basically→ essentially 3, in essence, substantially
　　组成be, amount to→ constitute
　　下降become smaller→ be on the decline, be on the decrease, decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle 4, recede 5
　　变糟糕become worse→ deteriorate 6
　　在 之前before→ prior to
　　开始begin→ commence
　　更好better→ superior
　　习惯于be(come) used to→ be accustomed to
　　严重的，重大的big→ major, significant, substantial
　　执行carry out→ conduct, execute, commit, implement 7
　　更改change→ alter, alteration 8, modify, modification 9
　　办理，执行do→ conduct, transact(business)
　　未能do not→ fail to, omit to
　　结果end→ conclusion (to bring sth. to a conclusion)
　　充足的enough→ ample, sufficient, adequate (grounds, evidence, preparation, resources etc.)
　　普遍的，透彻的everywhere→ ubiquitous(mistakes), pervasive 10 (influence)
　　适当地fairly→ comparatively, moderately, reasonably
　　弄清楚find out→ ascertain 11 (the cause of sth., the truth of sth., whether sth. is true or not, what really happened etc); discern, discover (the cause of, factors behind sth. etc.)
　　适当的fitting→ proper, appropriate
　　憎恨hatred→ animosity
　　含有have→ contain, be equipped with, possess
　　假如if→ in the event of, in case (of)
　　最终in the end→ eventually, finally, ultimately
　　保持，一贯keep (doing)→ continue, continually, continuously, consistently, constantly, persist in
　　了解know→ be aware of, conversant 12 with, familiar with
　　之后的later→ subsequent(ly)
　　越来越少less and less→ decreasing(ly)
　　准许let, allow→ permit
　　喜欢like→ to be partial to sth., liking 13
　　喜好liking→ predilection 14 for sth, partiality for sth.
　　冗长的long→ extensive(coverage, footnotes, passages, scope), protracted 15 (delay, negotiations), 长时间的prolonged(illness, interrogation)
　　look at→ consider, examine (argument, fact), explore, investigate (possibility), observe (behaviour)
　　money→ funding, funds, resources
　　more and more→ increasingly
　　much→ considerably, substantially(相当的，可观的)
　　need→ demand, require
　　next to→ adjacent
　　now→ at present, at this juncture 16, at this moment, currently
　　often→ frequent(ly)
　　quick(ly)→ rapid(ly), prompt(ly)
　　rich, wealthy→ affluent 17, opulent(society, life-style)
　　right→ appropriate, correct, proper
　　rough(ly)→ approximate, correct, proper
　　set up→ establish (a new state, a government, a business), institute (custom, inquiry 18, restrictions 19, democracy, rule, government)
　　sharp→ abrupt 20, drastic (rise and falls)
　　show→ demonstrate, evince, manifest
　　side→ aspect(of a problem)
　　small→ minor/insignificant (problems, differences etc), marginal (differences)
　　therefore→ consequently
　　thing→ element, aspect, object, factor, consideration
　　too→ excessively, inordinately 21, unduly 22
　　too many→ an excessive number of, a disproportionate number of
　　too much→ excessive(ly)
　　try→ endeavor, strive
　　understand→ appreciate
　　ups and downs→ vicissitudes 23 (of war, history, fortune)
　　very→ extremely, in the extreme, immensely, intensely
　　yield→ produce(results)
　　以上就是在GRE作文中经常出现的一些替换词，用多种方法表达一个意思，展现出自己卓越的词汇量以及英语水平，是GRE作文取得高分的一个不错方法。