GRE单词exacerbate
exacerbate 英 [ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt] 美 [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt] vt. 使加剧；使恶化；激怒
■拆: ex(thoroughly表强调)+acerb(ac: sharp)+ate -> 问题加剧变得尖锐 -> 加剧; 恶化
考点1: vt.使加剧，使恶化: to make more violent, bitter, or severe
■e.g. a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems 大雨恶化了洪水问题
■同: aggravate, complicate, worsen
■反: allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate, relieve, palliate 缓和
prerogative 英 [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv] 美 [prɪˈrɑːɡətɪv] n. 特权 adj. 有特权的
■拆: pre(before)+rog(ask)+ative -> 预先要求 -> 特权
考点1: n.特权，权力: an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
■e.g. It is your prerogative to refuse to attend religious services.你有权力不参加宗教活动。
■同: appanage, birthright, entitlement, privilege, right
ill-bred 英 [ˌɪl ˈbred] 美 [ˌɪl ˈbred] adj. 粗野的；无教养的；教养不好的
考点1: adj.没有教养的，没有礼貌的: badly brought up or showing bad upbringing: impolite
■e.g. Only an ill-bred, conceited person would demand that everyone cater to their whims. 只有一个没有教养、狂妄自大的人才会要求所有人都去迎合他的想法。
■同: discourteous, disrespectful, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly
■反: civil, considerate, courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, urbane, well-bred有礼貌的，得体的
contagious 英 [kənˈteɪdʒəs] 美 [kənˈteɪdʒəs] adj. 感染性的；会蔓延的
■拆: con(with, together)+tag(touch: 触摸)+ious -> 触染性的; 会蔓延的
考点1: adj.传染的: communicable by contact; catching
■e.g. contagious diseases 传染病
■同: infectious, pestilent, transmissible
■反: incommunicable 不传染的
考点2: adj.(情绪等)唤起共鸣的: exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
■e.g. The enthusiasm of the new club members was contagious新成员的热情具有很强的感染力
■同: catching, epidemic, spreading
■派: contagiousness n可传染性
repute 英 [rɪˈpjuːt] 美 [rɪˈpjuːt] n. 名誉；声望 vt. 名誉；认为；把…称为
■拆: re(again; repeatedly)+put(think)+e -> 反复想起的 -> 后来指名声好的; 名誉的(经常反复想起的)
考点1: n.(尤指好的)名声，名誉: a good reputation
■e.g. Before his national bestseller, he was a writer of little repute. 在他的畅销书出来之前，他是个没什么名声的作家。
■同: celebrity, fame, name, renown, reputation
■反: infamy, notoriety 坏名声
■派: reputable adj.有好名声的
