一直all the time→ continually, continuously, constantly, perpetually

　　许多地a lot→ noticeably, considerably, a great deal, substantially

　　许多的a lot of→ many, numerous, a wide variety of (themes), a whole range of, a wide spectrum 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, 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, recede

　　变糟糕become worse→ deteriorate

　　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

　　更改change→ alter, alteration, modify, modification

　　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 (influence)

　　适当地fairly→ comparatively, moderately, reasonably

　　弄清楚find out→ ascertain (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 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

　　喜好liking→ predilection for sth, partiality for sth.

　　冗长的long→ extensive(coverage, footnotes, passages, scope), protracted (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, at this moment, currently

　　often→ frequent(ly)

　　quick(ly)→ rapid(ly), prompt(ly)

　　rich, wealthy→ affluent, 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, restrictions, democracy, rule, government)

　　sharp→ abrupt, 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, unduly

　　too many→ an excessive number of, a disproportionate number of

　　too much→ excessive(ly)

　　try→ endeavor, strive

　　understand→ appreciate

　　ups and downs→ vicissitudes (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。