gre王牌词汇：2012年GRE考试重点词汇精讲十六

aspect

【考法1】n. 外表，容貌：appearance to the eye or mind

【例】His face had a frightening aspect. 他的臉很嚇人。

【近】appearance, look, figure, presence, mien

asperity

【考法1】n. （舉止、性情）粗暴：roughness of manner or of temper

【例】She responded with such asperity that we knew she was offended by the question. 她如此粗魯的回答問題

以至於我們知道這個問題冒犯到了她。

【近】roughness, crudity, rudeness, poignancy, harshness

【反】softness, mildness 脾氣好

【考法2】n. （環境）艱苦：rigor, severity

【例】He has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success. 在成功的道路上他已經遇到

過比他應該承受的更多的艱辛。

【近】severity, hardness, hardship, rigor

aspersion

【考法1】n. 誹謗，中傷：a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation

【例】cast aspersions on my loyalty 誹謗我的忠誠

【近】defamation, besmirchment, calumny, calumniation, maligning, obloquy, vilification

【反】glowing tribute, eulogy, extolling, laudation, praise, commendation, compliment 熱情讚賞，表揚；flattery,

adulation 拍馬屁

aspirant [?????????]

【考法1】n. 有抱負者, 有野心者：one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

【例】a bevy of ever-smiling aspirants for the Miss America title 一群想當美國小姐的少女

【例】Envy can make oneself backward, self-confidence can tells him to be a aspirant. 妒忌能使自己落後，自信

能使自己上進。

【近】seeker

【反】noncandidate 非候選人

【考法2】adj. 想成為…的：seeking to attain a desired position or status

【例】The pilot was an aspirant astronaut. 這個飛行員想成為太空人。