[字彙] opulent vs corpulent 
opulent 和 corpulent 很像,雖然意思不一樣,但是在某個情境是有關係的。
opulent:
exhibiting or characterized by opulence: as
a: having a large estate or property : wealthy
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opulent

corpulent:
having a large bulky body : obese
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corpulent


opulent 和 corpulent 有什麼關係呢?
請想像某些富商的身形...
嗯....發財之後就會不小心發福      = =+

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[字彙] 一堆長的很像的字

adopt (v)採納         adapt (v)適應       adept (a)熟練的

blush (v)臉紅         brush (v)刷         brash (a)倉促的

baleful (a)邪惡的     baneful (a)有害的

conviction (n)定罪    convection (n)對流  convention (n)協約

complacence (n)自滿   compliance (n)順從  complaisance (n)殷勤

contemn (n)蔑視       condemn (n)譴責     condone (n)寬恕

clout (v)猛擊         clot (n)凝塊

descry (v)發現        decry (v)誹謗

deft (a)靈巧的        daft (a)愚笨的  ← 差一個字差很多...

disparate (a)相異的   desperate (a)絕望的

extent (n)廣大範圍    extant (a)尚存的

facetious (a)滑稽的   factious (a)派系的  factitious (a)人工的  fastidious (a)挑剔的

flagrant (a)兇惡的    fragrant (a)芬香的

flout (v)嘲弄         flaunt(v)誇耀

gust (n)陣風          gush (n)湧流

germane (a)適當的     germinate (v)發芽OA

impertinent (a)不適當的  impenitent (a)不知悔改的

immune (a)免疫的      immure (v)禁閉

indolent (a)懶惰的    insolent (a)傲慢的

inure (v)習慣於       innate (a)天生的    inert (a)惰性的

ingenious (a)聰敏的   ingenuous (a)率真的

palpable (a)可觸摸的  palatable (a)美味的 perspicacious (a)洞察的  perspicuous (a)清晰明白的

salient (a)突顯的     saline (a)鹽的

salvage (v)打撈       savage (n)野蠻人

sober (a)節制的       somber (a)陰鬱的

venerable (a)可敬的   vulnerable (a)易受傷的

venial (a)輕罪的      venal (a)可收買的

wary (a)警惕的        weary (a)厭倦的


from: PPT

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