gre基础词汇 GRE重点词汇解析整理( 二 )


asperity ------ harshness; roughness
asperity-----sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
12 apserity <> mildness
asperity n.严酷, 粗暴, 刻薄
839. asperity
depth
mildness
imprecision
leisure
indifference
粗鲁(艰苦)
深度
温和
不精确
闲暇
无动于衷 , 冷漠
Answer
asperity<>mildness of temper 严酷<>脾气温和
asperity roughness harshness ill temper irritability 
Synonyms: harshness, sharpness
The asperity with which she spoke revealed her anger about the situation.
The man used asperity to frighten the girl out of going.
The asperity of the winter had most everybody yearning for spring.
GRE重点词汇解析:tortuous
tortuous: 迂回曲折的; not straightforward; winding or twisting
1) not straightforward
2) highly involved or intricate; very twisted; complicated;
3) having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting;
4) repeatedly curving in alternate directions
5) having many twists or turns; characterized by indirect methods
6) full of twists and turns; not straight forward; possibly deceitful
7) twisted; excessively complicated
8) winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous ----- complicate; twisty
tortuous ------having many twists and turns, highly complex
tortuous ------ winding; full of curves
tortuous ------ winding; twisting; excessively complicated
tortuous (adj) ---- tortuous tornado. Winding, twisting, complicated.
tortuous devious/not straightforward
Syn: circuitous, crooked, winding; convoluted, devious
tortuous <> straightforward, direct, forthright
tortuousness : straightforwardness
labyrinth : tortuous
We made our way back and forth up the tortuous path through the woods. Ldnw
The suspect confessed after becoming confused by the tortuous questioning of the captain.
Despite public complaints, tax laws and forms have become increasingly tortuous
tortuousness : straightforwardness = inept : competence
labyrinth : tortuous = ornament : decorative 迷宫:曲折的=装饰:装饰的
GRE重点词汇解析整理

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