针对MPAcc考研英语，在五月最后一周，太奇教育向考生们推出MPAcc英语备考之阅读核心词汇的整理，希望对MPAcc考生们有所帮助。

　　1.distinctive和distinct

　　distinctive“有特色的”，“独特的”;

　　distinct“清楚的，明显的”;a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath; the distinctive stripes of the zebra.

　　2.dual和duel

　　dual“二重的”;dual personality双重人格;dual control双重管辖;

　　duel“决斗，竞争”;fight a duel with sb.与某人决斗;challenge sb. to a duel向某人提出决斗;a duel of wits斗智

　　3.eatable和edible

　　eatable a.“可食用的，可吃的”;n.“食物、食品”。

　　edible a.“适合食用的，可以吃的”;n.“食品”。

　　在指吃的时候二者可通用：The toast was burnt and barely eatable/edible.但在其他情况下不一样。

　　If something is eatable, it may be eaten (though it may not be safe or desirable to do so); but, if something is edible it is safe to eat.

　　4.economical和economic

　　economic“经济学的，经济上的”an economic survey of Scotland

　　苏格兰经济调查;an economic blockade经济封锁;economical“节俭的，经济的”;He's had to learn to be more economical now that his only income is a small pension.

　　5.evoke和invoke

　　evoke“唤起，引起”;evoke admiration引起羡慕。

　　invoke“祈求(神灵)保佑，乞灵于”，行使(法权);The shaman invokes the spirits of their ancestors. If our case fails in the national courts we will invoke the European Declaration on Human Rights.