gre考试词汇易混词汇整理（GREDay46:）

gre考试词汇易混词汇整理（GREDay46:）■反: congenial genial 和蔼的■同: acerbic acid acrid barbed caustic corrosive pungent sardonic satiric scalding scathing tartmordant 英 [ˈmɔːdnt] 美 [ˈmɔːrdnt] adj. 有腐蚀性的；尖酸的；辛辣的 n. [助剂] 媒染剂；金属腐蚀剂；金属箔粘着剂 vt. 媒染；用媒染剂处理考点1: adj.尖酸刻薄的: biting and caustic in thought manner or style■e.g. feel embarrassed about the mordant satire of the critics对评论家刻薄的讽剌感到尴尬

pulverize 英 [ˈpʌlvəraɪz] 美 [ˈpʌlvəraɪz] vt. 粉碎；使成粉末；研磨

考点1: vt.研磨成粉: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness existence or usefulness of

■e.g. Bits of pulverized rock filled the air. 被碾碎的岩石碎片充斥在空气里。

■反: solidify build construct erect put up raise rear set up 硬化，构建

mordant 英 [ˈmɔːdnt] 美 [ˈmɔːrdnt] adj. 有腐蚀性的；尖酸的；辛辣的 n. [助剂] 媒染剂；金属腐蚀剂；金属箔粘着剂 vt. 媒染；用媒染剂处理

考点1: adj.尖酸刻薄的: biting and caustic in thought manner or style

■e.g. feel embarrassed about the mordant satire of the critics对评论家刻薄的讽剌感到尴尬

■同: acerbic acid acrid barbed caustic corrosive pungent sardonic satiric scalding scathing tart

■反: congenial genial 和蔼的

transient 英 [ˈtrænziənt] 美 [ˈtrænʃnt] adj. 短暂的；路过的 n. 瞬变现象；过往旅客；候鸟

考点1: adj.短暂的，瞬时的: passing with time; transitory

■e.g. transient pleasure 短暂的快乐

■同: transitory ephemeral evanescent fleeting temporary

■反: ceaseless dateless deathless endless enduring eternal everlasting immortal lasting long-lived permanent perpetual timeless undying unending 永恒持久的

seminal 英 [ˈsemɪnl] 美 [ˈsemɪnl] adj. 种子的；精液的；生殖的 adj. 有创造力的，对未来有影响的；重大的

考点1: adj.有发展性的: containing or contributing the seeds of later development

■反: hampering further development 阻碍进一步发展

考点2: adj.创新的: of relating to or having the power to originate; creative

■e.g. a seminal novel 新颖的小说

■反: derivative 派生的

harass 英 [ˈhærəs; həˈræs] 美 [həˈræs ˈhærəs] v. 骚扰，（使）困扰（或烦恼）；反复袭击

考点1: v.烦扰: to irritate or torment persistently

■e.g. The troops harrassed the defeated army throughout its retreat. 战胜的队伍在撤退过程中还不忘突袭一下败北的队伍。

考点2: v.耗尽体力: to use up all the physical energy of

■e.g. had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency 总统被事务缠身，筋疲力尽

■同: drain fag fatigue outwear tire tucker out wear out knock out burn out