rapid ['ræpid]
fast or sudden
adj. 迅速的，急促的；飞快的；

rapacity[rə'pæsəti]
n. 强取豪夺；贪得无厌；贪婪

rapacious[rə'peiʃəs]
always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have a right to [= greedy]

having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force
adj.
强取豪夺的；劫掠的
贪得无厌的；贪婪的

例句
Its rapacious demand for commodities has been one of the main causes of the rise in commodity prices.
中国对大宗商品的贪婪需求一直是大宗商品价格上涨的一个主要原因。

avert / ә’vә:t/
to prevent something bad from happening; avoid
vt. 转开,避免,防止
vert-词根：转 以前讲过universe

例句
He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌。
She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.
她把目光转开, 不敢去看那可怕的景象。

blind-瞎的
blunt[blʌnt]
without a sharp edge or point
very direct; saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite
saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
to make something less sharp
to make a feeling less strong
My recent bad experience has rather blunted my enthusiasm for travel.

a (领悟、感觉、理解力)迟钝的；呆笨的；(刀、刀口等)钝的，不锋利的
直言不讳的，坦率的，率直的，耿直的；不转弯抹角的；不客气的，生硬的

v 把...弄钝；使变愚钝;使受挫；减弱

例句
Higher wages could blunt its competitive edge when attracting foreign investment and export orders.
而更高的工资显然会削弱其在吸引外国投资和获取出口订单上的竞争优势。

绯闻女孩第2季第5集
And that's because he's something you'll never be-- a human being.
Let me be blunt, humphrey. these stories are no good.
这是因为他还是一个你永远不是的东西，人类。
我们直说了吧，汉弗瑞，这些小说都不行。

vision['viʒən]
视觉；视力；视觉
wise[waiz]
able to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have
sensible; based on good judgement
明智的；聪明的

短语:
wise behindhand 事后聪明；事后诸葛亮
wise guy ：someone who is always trying to seem more clever than anyone else in a way that is annoying自作聪明的人，自以为是的人

昨日重现

2004年6月CET-6真题

The police are trying to _____ what really happened.

A.assert
B.avert
C.ascertain
D.ascribe

答案C 查明