GRE词汇解析：asperity

　　asperity: severity of tone, manner, or temper; roughness; harshness

　　asperity ------ roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

　　asperity ------ sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter

　　asperity ------severity; harshness; irritability

　　asperity ------ biting in whit-negative

　　asperity ------ sharpness (of temper)

　　These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed.

　　asperity ------ harshness; roughness

　　asperity-----sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter

　　12 apserity <> mildness

　　asperity n.严酷, 粗暴, 刻薄

　　839. asperity 

　　depth

　　mildness

　　imprecision

　　leisure

　　indifference

　　粗鲁(艰苦)

　　深度

　　温和

　　不精确

　　闲暇

　　无动于衷，冷漠

　　Answer:

　　asperity<>mildness of temper 严酷<>脾气温和

　　asperity roughness harshness ill temper irritability

　　Synonyms: harshness, sharpness

　　The asperity with which she spoke revealed her anger about the situation.

　　The man used asperity to frighten the girl out of going.

　　The asperity of the winter had most everybody yearning for spring.