GMAT語文VERBAL部分中對于考生的詞匯量儲備一直有著較高的要求。哪怕是以英語為母語的GMAT考生，也常會在考試中突然遭遇一些生詞的偷襲。因此，掌握一些猜詞的訣竅就變得非常重要。下面小編就為大家詳細(xì)介紹GMAT考試中猜詞的相關(guān)技巧。

從生詞結(jié)構(gòu)來猜詞

1.用前后詞綴猜測詞義

英語中的前綴、后綴構(gòu)詞頗多，且特定的綴往往表示特定的含義，把握住這一點(diǎn)，可起到以不變應(yīng)萬變的效果。

比如：He had been overworking and fell ill at last.

overwork是由前綴over-加動詞構(gòu)成，over有"超過、過于"之意，overwork意思是"工作過多，勞累過度"。再如，overburden負(fù)擔(dān)過重，overcharge要價過高，overdo做得過分。英語中常用的前綴還有：

mis-錯誤：misfortune不幸;mislead誤導(dǎo);mismanage處理不當(dāng)

mid-中央：midnight半夜;midway半路

under-低于：underdone半生不熟的;underestimate低估

anti-反對：antibody抗體;anticyclone反氣旋;antifreeze防凍劑

下面劃線單詞為常見后綴派生詞：

1)You must stop dreaming and face reality.(-ty為名詞的標(biāo)志)

2)The country is trying to popularize education. (-ize為及物動詞的標(biāo)志，再如realize, modernize)

2. 拆分合成詞組成部分猜測詞義

Family members take turns choosing a special activity for the evening, and everyone partakes in for fun.

根據(jù)短語構(gòu)成及上下文意思看，此處partakes in相當(dāng)于takes part in。再如break out-outbreak(名詞爆發(fā))，set out-outset(名詞起始)，come in-income(名詞收入)

參考生詞上下文線索猜詞

1.根據(jù)同義反義補(bǔ)充詞匯猜詞

Today' s teenagers seem to be more liberal in their ideas than their _______ grandparents.

A. freethinking B. traditional C. old D. happy

traditional與liberal意思相反，故選B。

2. 根據(jù)句意或段落文章整體大意猜詞

Klebold and Harris felt _______ and wanted to revenge against those who disliked playing together with them or laughed at them.

A. discouraged B. ashamed C. tired D. separated

根據(jù)下文的disliked playing together with them判斷此處應(yīng)為"感到孤立"，故選D。