gre最新词汇精选（GRE词汇Day８:）

gre最新词汇精选（GRE词汇Day８:）■同: biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp stinging■e.g. She pulled her coat tighter against the shrewd breeze whipping down the alley. 巷子里挂着刺骨的风，她拉紧了大衣。■同: crafty cunning devious sly subtle wily astute savvy sharp■反: foolish naive unknowing 愚蠢的，幼稚的考点2: adj.刺骨的，强烈的: causing intense discomfort to one's skin

shrewd 英 [ʃruːd] 美 [ʃruːd] adj. 精明的；狡猾的；机灵的 n. 精明（的人）；机灵（的人）

■源: shrewd来源于shrew "鼩鼱" 很精明的老鼠 后引申为 精明的人; 机灵的

考点1: adj.精明的，机敏的: having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment

■e.g. He's shrewd about his investments.他是个精明的投资人。

■同: crafty cunning devious sly subtle wily astute savvy sharp

■反: foolish naive unknowing 愚蠢的，幼稚的

考点2: adj.刺骨的，强烈的: causing intense discomfort to one's skin

■e.g. She pulled her coat tighter against the shrewd breeze whipping down the alley. 巷子里挂着刺骨的风，她拉紧了大衣。

■同: biting bitter keen penetrating piercing raw sharp stinging

fretful 英 [ˈfretfl] 美 [ˈfretfl] adj. 焦躁的；烦燥的；起波纹的

■拆: fret(烦躁) ful(adj后缀) -> 烦躁的

考点: adj.易怒的，烦躁的: inclined to be vexed or troubled

■e.g. Adolescence is the most fretful stages of human development青春期是人类发展过程中最恼人的阶段

■同: irritable fractious peevish pettish petulant

■反: easygoing 随和的

■派: fret v 使烦躁

typo 英 [ˈtaɪpəʊ] 美 [ˈtaɪpoʊ] n. 排印错误；排字工；印刷工

■源: typo是typographer的缩写; 也可以指typographical error的缩写

考点: n.打字错误: an error in typed or typeset material

■e.g. make one typo on the memo 在样张上打错一个字

■同: misprint bug

crumple 英 [ˈkrʌmpl] 美 [ˈkrʌmpl] vt. 弄皱；使一蹶不振 vi. 起皱；倒坍；一蹶不振 n. 皱纹；褶皱

考点1: v.弄皱: to press bend or crush out of shape

■e.g. crumple a piece of paper 弄皱一张纸

■同: rumple crimple crease fold wrinkle

■反: smooth 使平滑

考点2: v.(因外力挤压而)垮塌: to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

■e.g. The box crumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it我不小心扔了块石头在箱子上，它就倒塌了

■同: collapse founder implode tumble yield

edifice 英 [ˈedɪfɪs] 美 [ˈedɪfɪs] n. 大厦；大建筑物

■拆: edi(from PIE *aidh: to burn 燃烧) fic(fac: to make/do) e -> 燃烧 火炉后来引申为居住的地方 大厦

考点1: n.大厦；大建筑物: a large or massive structure

■e.g. The Capitol is one of the most impressive edifices in the United States国会山是美国最令人印象深刻的建筑之一

■同: building erection palace

■反: cottage 小棚舍

考点2: n.基础，基本构架: the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form

■e.g. The edifice of the argument is quite simple once you get past the fancy language只要你看透了表面花哨的语言，你会发现这段论证的基本构架是非常简单的

■同: architecture configuration framework skeleton structure