考博英语词汇会考察大家对形近词的辨析能力，这就需要考生强化词汇记忆，加深理解，对不形近的单词要区分好。新东方在线考博频道和大家分享考博英语汇总常考的一些形近词，大家抓紧记忆：
1. illusion allusion
illusion
n.幻觉;幻影;错觉
I have no illusions about his ability.
allusion
n.提及, 暗示
2. imitate intimate intimidate initiate
imitate
vt.效法;模仿
The little boy imitated his father.
James can imitate his teacher's speech perfectly.
模拟;假装;学
Parrots imitate human speech.
仿制
Wood is often painted to imitate stone.
intimate
adj.亲近的;亲密的;熟悉的
intimate friends
Do you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies?
个人的;私人的
an intimate diary
intimidate
vt.胁迫;威迫
He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities.
initiate
vt.开始,发动,传授
v.开始,发起
3. imperial imperious empirical
imperial
adj.帝王的;帝国的
imperious
adj.傲慢的;专横的;紧急的
empirical
adj.完全根据经验的,经验主义的
4. indigenous indignant
indigenous
adj.土产的;本地的
Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
indignant
adj.愤怒的,愤慨的
5. incomparable uncomparable
incomparable
adj.无与伦比的,卓越的
uncomparable
adj.(两者由于无共同特性)无法比较的
6. ingenuous ingenious
ingenuous
adj.坦白的,自然的,直率的
ingenious
adj.机灵的,有独创性的,精制的,具有创造才能
7. inhabit inhibit
inhabit
vt.居住
a district sparsely inhabited
inhibit
vt.(常与 from 连用)阻止;抑制
an inhibited person
8. interference inference
interference
n.干涉;阻挠
inference
n.推论，推断;推断的结果，结论
9. imaginative imaginary imaginable
imaginative
adj.富于想象的;有想象力的
imaginative writers
imaginary
adj.想象的;虚构的
He told a story about an imaginary land.
imaginable
adj.可想象的,可能的
10. immense immerse
immense
adj.极大的
He made an immense amount of money in business.
The performance was immense.
immerse
vt.(常与 in 连用)浸入
immerse one's head in the water
(常与 in 连用)沉浸于;沉溺于
The professor was so immersed in her work that she didn't notice me.
The whole town was immersed in a festival atmosp