Repeated delays in the train schedule began to exasperate commuters who relied on punctual service.
列车时刻表的反复延误开始激怒依赖准时服务的通勤者。
Which choice best defines “exasperate”?
B — To irritate intensely.. “exasperate” means To irritate intensely..
Which word means “To irritate intensely.”?
A — exasperate. “exasperate” means To irritate intensely..
exasperate — To irritate intensely.. In Chinese: 激怒；使恼火.
exasperate is pronounced //ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt//.
Repeated delays in the train schedule began to exasperate commuters who relied on punctual service. (列车时刻表的反复延误开始激怒依赖准时服务的通勤者。)
irritate, infuriate, provoke — all close in meaning to exasperate (To irritate intensely.).
soothe, calm — each the opposite of exasperate (To irritate intensely.).
Yes. exasperate 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- + asper(粗糙) → 惹得心烦。