gre单词故事（每天5个GRE单词impudent）

gre单词故事（每天5个GRE单词impudent）(1)

impudent 英 [ˈɪmpjədənt] 美 [ˈɪmpjədənt] adj. 无耻的；鲁莽的；放肆无礼的

考点1: adj.放肆大胆的，无礼的: marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others

■e.g. Some children were well behaved, while others were impudent. 一些孩子表现得很得体，另一些则很无礼

■同: audacious, barefaced, bold, brash, brazen, impertinent, insolent, shameless

■反: courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, proper 举止得体的

■派: impudencen.放肆无礼

bruit 英 [bruːt] 美 [bruːt] v. 传播，散播 n. 谣传；（尤指听诊中听到的）杂音

考点1: vt.(未经证实地)散播消息: to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy

■e.g. It's been bruited that…到处传播……

■同: circulate, whisper, noise about

■反: keep secret 保持秘密

counterproductive 英 [ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv] 美 [ˌkaʊntərprəˈdʌktɪv] adj. 反生产的；使达不到预期目标的

考点1: adj.反效果的，阻碍预期目标的: not producing or tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal

■e.g. vi.olence as a means to achieve an end is counterproductive. (W. E. Brock) 用暴力来实现目标往往是事与愿违的。（W. E.布洛克） His uncontrollable anger is very counterproductive to his attempt at saving his marriage. 他无法自控的愤怒只会对他拯救婚姻的企图起反作用。

■同: feckless, hamstrung, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, inexpedient

■反: effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, expedient, operant 行之有效的

innocuous 英 [ɪˈnɒkjuəs] 美 [ɪˈnɑːkjuəs] adj. 无害的；无伤大雅的

考点1: adj.无害的: producing no injury

■e.g. The government enacted a more strict regulation on innocuous preservatives.政府对无害防腐剂制定了更为严格的规定

■同: anodyne, benign, harmless, inoffensive, nontoxic, safe

■反: damaging, detrimental, harmful, injurious, noxious, pernicious 有害的

考点2: adj.乏味的，不会引起敌意的: likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility

■e.g. He made an innocuous remark to avoid conflict. 为了避免冲突，他做了一个中庸的评价

■同: bland, inoffensive, insipid, neutral, sapless

■反: provoking剌激性的

blatant 英 [ˈbleɪtnt] 美 [ˈbleɪtnt] adj. 喧嚣的；公然的；炫耀的；俗丽的