Rising global temperatures exacerbate the frequency and severity of wildfires in arid regions.
全球气温上升加剧了干旱地区野火的频率和严重程度。
Which choice best defines “exacerbate”?
D — To make worse; aggravate.. “exacerbate” means To make worse; aggravate..
Which word means “To make worse; aggravate.”?
D — exacerbate. “exacerbate” means To make worse; aggravate..
exacerbate — To make worse; aggravate.. In Chinese: 加剧；使恶化.
exacerbate is pronounced //ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt//.
Rising global temperatures exacerbate the frequency and severity of wildfires in arid regions. (全球气温上升加剧了干旱地区野火的频率和严重程度。)
aggravate, worsen, intensify — all close in meaning to exacerbate (To make worse; aggravate.).
alleviate, mitigate — each the opposite of exacerbate (To make worse; aggravate.).
Yes. exacerbate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ex- + acerb(苦) → 火上浇油。