背单词这件事，没有什么捷径，语言学习本就是一个始于词汇，并逐渐达到熟练运用的过程。对于GRE考试来说，因其本身难度就大，所以对词汇的要求也更高，不仅要记住本义，还需考生能通过语境判断是否考察多义词，从而选择合适的答案，这是对英语能力的更高要求。

在GRE中常考的一词多义、熟词僻义等多义词，较为有效的方法就是积累常考词汇，这样既省时，又能满足基本的考试需求！知道大家平时备考繁忙，所以这种事情就交给美研菌啦！开始今天这10组GRE常考多义词的学习吧！

1Tender

adj. 温柔的，关怀的
【例】What you need is some tender loving care.

v. 提出，提供
【例】With this letter, I tender my resignation.

2Intimate

adj. 亲密的，精通的
【例】She has an intimate knowledge of Tuscany, where she has lived for 20 years.

v. 提示，暗示
【例】She has intimated that she will resign if she loses the vote.

3Fleece

n. 羊毛，绒头织物
【例】Fleece is warm and durable, and dries faster than natural fibres.
v. 敲诈，敲...的竹杠
【例】An unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist.

4Wax

n. 蜡，耳垢
【例】She watched the wax as it dripped down the side of the candle.

 v. 增加（大小、数量、力量等）
【例】I wish students were honest with me about not doing the reading instead of waxing poetic about nothing that has to do with the text.

5Check

v. 检查，核对
【例】You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.

 v. 阻碍，制止
【例】They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.

6Qualify

v. （使）具有资格，（使）合格
【例】This course qualifies you to teach in any secondary school.

 v.  限制，限定
【例】I'd like to qualify my criticisms of the school's failings, by adding that it's a very happy place.

7Expansive

adj. 友善健谈的，豪爽的
【例】He was in an expansive mood on the night of the party.

 adj. 广阔的，辽阔的
【例】There was an expansive view from the window.

8Gravity

 n. 重力，引力
【例】The gravity chronometer stands in front of the observer, who is peering intently at it.

 n. 严肃，庄严
【例】I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation.

9Skirt

 n. 半身裙，女裙
【例】She was wearing a dreadful pink flouncy skirt.
 v. 绕开，避开
【例】He skirted mention of the issue.

10Sympathetic 

 adj. 有同情心的，同情的

【例】He suffers from back trouble too, so he was very sympathetic about my problem.

 adj. 支持的，赞同的

【例】Did he give your proposal/complaints a sympathetic hearing?