gre_4 Flashcards
combustible
(英) adj. 易燃的 (flammable)；易激动的 (easily aroused) (考) combustible : ignite \ malleable : shape(易燃的容易点燃\可锻的容易成形)impervious : friable \ nonflammable : combustible(反义: 不受影响的→易受影响的\不燃烧的→燃烧的) (记) com+bust(燃烧)+ible→易燃的
sycophant
(英) n.马屁精 (a servile self-seeking flatterer) (考) libertine : dissolute \ rival : competition \ sycophant : flattery(fawn)\ miser :hoard \ dandy : preen \ extortionist : intimidation \ pundit : opinion \ narcissist : self-absorb (放荡者放荡\竞争者竞争\谄媚者谄媚\吝啬鬼储藏\花花公子打扮\敲-诈者恐吓\博学者主张\自我陶醉者陶醉) (记) syco(无花果)+phant(显现); 原意为献上无花果→拍马者
diocesan
(考) 反义词: ecumenical(世界基督教的)
pertinent
(英) adj. 有关的，相关的(relevant) (考) pertinent : relevance \ redundant : superfluity(同义:相关的→相关\多余的→多余)反义词：immaterial(非实质的); irrelevant(无关的) (记) per(始终)＋tin(拿住)＋ent→始终拿在手里放不下→有关系的 (例) remarks not pertinent to the subject
incur
(英) v. 招惹(bring upon oneself) (记) in(进入)+cur(跑)→引着跑进来→招惹 (例) I incurred his dislike from that day on(从那天起我就招惹了他的讨厌).
beatitude
(英) n.至福，十分幸福(perfect blessedness or happiness)
hide
(英) n. 兽皮(an animal skin or pelt) (考) miller : grain \ tanner : hide(磨房工人加工谷物\鞣革工人加工皮革)
vacancy
(英) n.空白，空缺 (a vacant officepostor tenancy)
topsy-turvy
(英) adj.颠倒的混乱的(in a state of confusion) (考) 反义词: tranquil(安静的)
welcome
(考) 反义词：rebuff(拒绝); ostracize(放逐)
bid
(英) v.命令(command);出价投标(offer as a price) (例) She bade him enter.
helmet
(考) amulet : evil \ helmet : injury(辟邪物用来辟邪\头盔用来避免伤害) (记) 注意请不要和 hermit(隐士)hermetic(密封的)相混
floppy
(英) adj.松软的(soft and flexible)；衰弱的(flabby; flaccid) (记) 来自flop(翅膀的扑动)，小鸟刚学会飞，扑动翅膀→floppy(松软的下垂的) (例) This material is too floppy for a coat. floppy disk(软盘)
lope
(英) n. 轻快的步伐(a longeasyswinging stride)； (考) lope : run \ drawl : speak(慢跑和跑\慢说和说) (记) 注意不要和lobe(耳垂)相混; (同) 参考：elope(私奔)
shallow
(英) adj. 浅的 (not deep);浅薄的(lacking serious thinking) (考) 反义词：profound(极深的) (例) a shallow writer
swine
(英) 猪 (pig) (记) 分割记忆：s+wine(酒)，喝酒喝得像猪一样→猪
attrition
(英) n.消磨，磨损(wearing away or grinding down by friction) (记) at_trit(磨擦)+ion→磨损 (同) 同根词：contrition(悔恨)
superfluous
(英) adj.多余的，累赘的 (exceeding what is needed) (考) terseness : superfluous \ spontaneity : studied(简洁的不会多余\自然的不会故意)反义词：integral(构成整体所必须的) (记) super(超过)＋flu(流)＋ous→流得过多→多余的
apropos
(英) adj.\ adv. 适宜的; 有关(with reference to; regarding) (例) I thought her remarks were very apropos.
plaster
(英) n. 灰泥，石膏(a pasty composition) (记) plast(塑造)+er→塑造成墙的东西→灰泥 (例) plaster over rough places on the wall
component
(英) n. 成分零部件(any of the parts of which sth is made) (考) 反义词：nexus(连接)-disconnected components(不相关的元素) (记) com(共同)+pon(放)+ent→放到一起[的东西] →成分
polemic
(英) n. 争论，论战(an aggressive attack or refutation) (考) polemic : disputatious \ invective : abusive(爱争论的人争论\爱辱骂的人漫骂) (记) polem(战争)+ic→战争，争论; (同) 参考：polemology(战争学)
hurl
(英) v. 用力投掷(to fling with force) (考) scowl : displeasure \ kiss : affection \ hurl : disgust(皱眉表示不高兴\接吻表示爱情\愤慨地说表示厌烦)hurly -burly n. 喧闹，骚动(a turmoil; uproar) (例) hurl a javelin(掷标枪) \ hurl insults(恶狠狠地辱骂)
taint
(英) v.玷污，败坏(to contaminate morally；corrupt) (记) tain(拿住，弄脏)+t; (同) 参考：attaint(玷污)；stain(玷污，染色) (例) The moral taint has spread among all classes.
gloss-over
(考) 反义词：scrutinize(细察)
inedible
(英) adj. 不宜食用的(not suitable to be eaten) (记) in(不)+edible(能吃的) →不能吃的
decadence
(考) 反义词：wholesomeness(健全) (例) The mayor criticized the teenagers for their decadence.
compound
(英) n. 复合物(thing made up of separate things);v. 搀和(mix sth together) (考) soldier : army \ element : compound(士兵组成军队\元素组成化合物)反义词：separate(分开) (例) the vat in which the chemicals are compounded.
clement
(英) adj. 仁慈的(lenient; merciful)；温和的(mild) (考) 反义词: ruthlessness(无情) (同) 派生词: clemency(仁慈温和)
strew
(英) v.撒散播(spread randomly; scatter)
torture
(英) n.酷刑，折磨 (the infliction of intense pain to punishcoerceor afford sadistic pleasure); _v.对…_施以苦刑 (to cause intense suffering to； torment) (记) tort(扭)+ure→扭打，折磨 (例) put sb. to torture(拷问某人)
douse
(英) v. 把…浸入水中(to plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid) (考) 反义词：ignite(点燃) (例) to douse the car with a hose
applicant
(英) n. 申请人(person who appliesesp for a job) (考) remonstrator : dissuade \ applicant : appeal(忠告者是为了劝阻\申请者是为了请求)interview : applicant \ audition : actor(申请者工作前要进行面试\演员演出前要进行试听)
propeller
(英) n. 螺旋桨; 推进器(one that propels)
pusillanimous
(英) adj.胆小的(lacking courage and resolution; cowardly) (考) 反义词: dauntless(大胆的); stouthearted(大胆的) (记) pusill(虚弱的)＋anim(生命，精神)＋ous→胆小的
formulate
(英) v. 公式化(to express in a formula)系统表达(to express in a systematic way) (记) form(形式)+ulate→形式化→公式化
typographical
(英) adj. 印刷上的 (of typography) (记) 来自名词typography（印刷术；typo[模式]+graphy[写] →用模型写→印刷）
postulate
(英) v. 假定(to assume or claim; presume)；要求(demandclaim) (考) 反义词：deny as false(作为假的否认) (记) postul(放)+ate→放出观点→假定; (同) 参考：expostulate(告诫，警告) (例) He postulates that energy is expended within the plant.
leash
(英) n.(系狗的)绳子(restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal)
epithet
(英) n. (贬低人的)短语或形容词(an adjectivenounor phraseused to characterize person or thing in a derogative sense) (考) epithet : disparage \ alias : mislead(贬低人的话目的是贬低人\别名的目的是误导人) (记) epi(在…下)+thet( =put放)→(人)放到下面的话→贬低的语言
regulate
(英) v. 管制(to govern according to rule)；调整(to bring order or uniformity to) (记) regul(=reg统治)+ate→规定，控制 (例) to regulate one’s habits
exculpatory
(英) adj. 辩白的申明无罪的(being say that sb is not guilty) (考) exculpatory : absolve \ hortative : encourage \ motivational : stir(申辩是为了赦免\力劝是为了鼓励\激发性是为了促动)alibi : exculpatory \ warning : admonitory(不在场辩解是辩解性的\警告是警告性的) (记) exculpate(v.无罪释放;ex[出]+culp[错罪]+ate→从罪中出来)+ory
mask
(英) n. 假面具(a covering for the face)；v. 隐藏(感情)(to conceal or cover) (考) mask : face \ pseudonym : name(面具是[假]面\化名是[假]名) (例) His smile masked his anger.
kindle
(英) v. 着火，点燃(to set on fire; ignite) (记) candle(蜡烛)的变体; (同) 参考：rekindle(重新点燃) (例) We tried to kindle the wood but it was wet.
amorous
(英) adj. 有性欲的; 情爱的(of sexual love or lovemaking) (记) amor(爱)+ous; amour(情爱)本身是一个单词
commandeer
(英) v. 强占(take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment);征用( draft for military purposes)
indecipherable
(考) indecipherable : decoded \ unmanageable : controlled(无法破译的不能被破译\难于控制的不能被控制) (记) 来自decipher意为“破译”
retreat
(英) n.\v. 撤退(withdrawal of troops)；隐居(a place of privacy or safety; refuge) (考) 反义词：incursion(入侵) (记) re(回)+treat(=tract 拉)→拉回，撤退 (例) force the enemy to retreat\retreating eyes(凹陷的眼睛)
predecessor
(英) 前任前辈(a person who held a position before someone else)原先的东西(something formerly usedbut which has now been changed for something else) (考) legacy : predecessor \ gift : donor(前辈留下遗产\捐赠者留下赠品) (例) Will the new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors?
comprehensive
(英) adj. 全面的，综合的 (dealing with all of the relevant details; inclusive) (记) com＋prehens(抓住) ＋ive→全部抓住→全面的; (同) 同根词：prehensile(适于抓住的); apprehensive(担忧的) (例) a comprehensive survey
industriousness
(考) industriousness : activity \ fastidiousness : selectivity(勤奋多活动\挑剔多选择)反义词：sedulity(勤奋)-lack of industriousness(缺乏勤奋)
whimsy
(英) n.古怪，异想天开(whimcaprice; a fanciful or fantastic creation) (记) whim(怪念头)+sy (例) a story full of whimsy(充满离奇情节的故事)
calcification
(考) 反义词： flexibility(柔软) (记) 来自calcify(n.钙化僵化;calc[石头]+ify)
inadvertent
(英) adj. 不注意的，疏忽的(not attentive; heedless) (考) 反义词：intentional(故意的) (记) in(不)+advertent(故意的)→非故意的 (例) His inadvertent comments reflected what he really thought.
ignoramus
(英) n. 无知者，笨蛋(an ignorant and stupid person) (记) 源自英国剧作家 Ruggle 所著剧本中一个无知律师叫 Ignoramus；ig(不)+gnor(知) +amus→无知
stenography
(英) n.速记，速记法(process of writing in shorthand) (记) steno(窄，小)＋graphy(写)→缩小写→速记
excerpt
(英) n.书电影乐曲等的节录(selected passage taken from a longer work)
blare
(英) v. 高声鸣叫(to sound trumpetlike tones) (记) 和bleat（牛羊的叫声）来自同一词源 (例) The radio is blaringturn it off.
doldrums
(英) n. 赤道无风带; 情绪低落(low spirits; listless feeling) (考) doldrums : energy \ depravity : virtue(消沉没有活力\堕落没有美德) (记) doldr=dole(悲哀)+ums→忧郁→情绪低沉; 参考: doleful(忧愁的) (例) The rainycold weather only reinforced the doldrums I found myself in.
engrossing
(英) adj. 引人入胜的(absorbing)
concoct
(英) v. 调制，捏造 (to make by combining various ingredients) (记) con＋coct=cook(烹调)→调制 (同) 派生词: concoction (n. 调配[物]，谎言) (例) John concocted an excuse for being late.
spire
(英) n.(教堂)尖顶(the upper tapering part; pinnacle) (考) spire : church \ minaret : mosque(尖顶是教堂的顶端\尖塔是寺庙的顶端) (例) the spire of a mountain(山顶)
pepsin
(英) n. 胃蛋白酶(a protease of the stomach)
impiety
(英) n. 不敬不恭(lack of respect) (考) 反义词：devoutness(朝拜) (例) be guilty of filial impiety
snarl
(英) n.\v.纠缠，混乱(intertwine；tangle) (考) 反义词: disentangle(解脱) (同) 参考：gnarl(节疤);派生词: snarled (adj.纠缠不清的) (例) the psychological snarls(心理纷乱)
gaiety
(英) n. 欢乐，快活(cheerfulness) (记) 来自gay(欢乐的); (同) 参考：gaily(欢乐地)
obstacle
(英) n. 障碍，干扰(impediment; obstruction; hindrance) (考) blandishment : cajole \ obstacle : impede(甜言蜜语为了诱骗\障碍物为了阻碍) (记) ob(在…上)+sta(=stand)+acle→站在路上的东西→障碍 (例) natural obstacles(天然障碍)
edifice
(英) n. 宏伟的建筑(如宫殿、教堂)(a largeimposing building) (考) tower : edifice \ rampart : barrier(塔楼是一种大建筑\壁垒是一种障碍) (记) 和下面的edify(陶冶)一起记
duel
(英) n. 决斗(a formal fight between two persons) (考) skirmish : insignificance \duel : formality(小战斗的特点是不重要\决斗的特点是正式)
symbiosis
(英) n.共生(关系)(the living together in more or less intimate association or closer union of two dissimilar organisms; a cooperative relationship) (记) sym(共同)+bio(生命)+sis→共生
venturesome
(英) adj.(指人)好冒险的大胆的; 冒险的(risky)
conduct
(英) n. 品德行为(person’s behavior);v. 领导引导(lead or guide) (考) grammar : language \ protocol : conduct(语法是语言的规则\礼仪是行为的规则) (记) con+duct(引导带来) →引导大家一起做→指挥
deterrent
(英) adj. 威慑的，制止的(deterring or discouraging) (考) 反义词：incentive(刺激物); inducement(引诱物) (例) His punishment will be a deterrent to others .
sedentary
(英) adj. 久坐的(requiring much sitting) (考) 反义词：migratory(迁徙的) (记) sed(坐)+entary→久坐的 (例) a sedentary occupation
vertex
(英) n.(三角形等)顶角; 顶点 (highest point；summit) (记) a monument on the vertex of the hill(山顶上的一座纪念碑) (例) a monument on the vertex of the hill(山顶上的一座纪念碑)
debunk
(英) v. 揭穿真相，暴露(to expose the false or exaggerated claims) (记) de+bunk(岸bank)→去掉河岸→暴露 (例) A lot of people used to believe thatbut now it’s been quite thoroughly debunked.
uncommitted
(英) adj. 不受约束的，不承担责任的(not pledged to a particular belief or allegiance) (记) un(不)+committed(有责任的)
double-cross
(考) snub : disdain \ double-cross : disloyalty(怠慢是轻蔑的表示\欺骗是不忠的表示) (例) a double-cross that cost six lives
exude
(英) v.使慢慢流出(to pass out in drops through pores; ooze)；四溢(to diffuse or seem to radiate) (考) 反义词：absorb(吸收) (记) ex+sud(汗)→出汗→慢慢流出 (同) 同根词:sudorific(发汗的); sudation(出汗) (例) Drops of sweat exuded from every pore.\ The applicant exuded charm during the interview.
materialize
(英) v. 赋予形体(represent in material form)；实现(to become fact) (记) material(材料，物质)+ize→物质化→使具体化 (例) materialize an idea in words(用语言体现思想)
rafter
(英) n.椽子(any of the parallel beams that support a roof) (考) roof : rafter \ umbrella : rib(房顶用椽子支撑\雨伞用伞骨支撑) (记) 可能来自raft(木排，木筏)＋errafter也可指’放筏人’
hedonism
(英) n. 享乐主义；享乐(the self-indulgent pursuit of pleasure)
transcend
(英) v.超越，胜过(to rise above or go beyond the limit of) (记) tran(超过)+scend(爬)→爬过→超越 (同) 派生词: transcendence （n.超越，卓越）；transcendent （adj. 超常的，卓越的） (例) These issues transcend the limits of language study.
configuration
(英) n. 结构(arrangement of parts; form);轮廓 (contour; outl ine) (记) con＋figure(形状)＋ion→全部形状→轮廓 (同) 同根词: figurative(比喻的); figurehead(傀儡领袖) (例) Scientists know little about the configuration of the moon’s surface.
unworldly
(记) un（不）+worldly（世间的）
endow
(英) v. 资助捐助(give moneyproperty to) (考) endow : income \ endorse : approval(捐赠获得收入\批准获得同意)反义词：divest(剥夺) (例) endow a bed in a hospital
scintilla
(英) n. 一点，丝毫(sparktrace) (记) scintill(闪火花)+a→像火花闪→一点点 (例) charges without a scintilla of evidence
granite
(考) iron : metal \ granite : rock(铁是一种金属\花岗岩是一种岩石) (记) gran(=grain 颗粒)+ite→颗粒状石头→花岗岩
manageable
(英) adj. 易管理的，能处理的 (easy to control or deal with) (记) 来自动词manage（管理；man[手]+age）
symphony
(英) n. 交响乐 (a piece of music for an orchestra) (考) epilogue : novel \ coda : symphony(小说结尾有后记\交响乐结尾有尾声)script : play \ score : symphony(戏剧表演根据剧本\交响乐演奏根据乐谱)exhibition : painting \ concert : symphony(展览会展出画\音乐会表演交响乐)symphony : conductor \ film : director(指挥指导交响乐\导演指导电影)
efficacy
(英) n. 有效性功效(state or quality of being efficacious) (例) test the efficacy of a new drug
destitution
(英) n. 匮乏穷困(being impoverished) (记) 来自destitute(adj.缺乏的贫穷的;de[没有]+stitute[建立] →建立进去→设立)
inexplicable
(英) adj. 无法解释的 ( that cannot be explained or accounted for) (记) in(不)+explicable(可以解释的) (例) the inexplicable disappearance of the woman
emigrate
(英) v. 自本国移居他国(to leave one’s place of residence or country to live elsewhere ) (考) emigrate : exile \ enlist : conscript(自愿移居和强行驱逐\自愿入伍和强行征募) (记) emigrate表示移出immigrate表示移入，migrate指动物或人来回迁移 (例) He emigrated from Germany to France.
viola
(英) n. 中提琴(a stringed musical instrument)
deceive
(英) v. 欺骗(to deludemislead) (考) hoax : deceive \ filibuster : delay(愚弄是一种欺骗\阻碍立法是一种阻碍)stratagem : deceive \ concession : placate(谋略是为了欺骗\让步是为了抚慰)grandstand : impress \ equivocate : deceive(哗众取宠是为了留下印象\含糊其词是为了欺骗)blandishment : coax \ prevaricati (记) de(坏)+ceive(拿抓) →拿坏的东西来→欺骗
offensive
(考) euphemism : offensive \ aphorism : diffuse(委婉之词不具冒犯性\格言警句不具散漫性) (记) of+fense(保护)→没有防范好→得罪
shibboleth
(英) n.陈旧语句 (truismplatitude) (记) 此词源自《圣经》，用于区别逃亡的以法莲人，若不会发音，而读作siboleth必是以法莲人，即被拿住杀死
aria
(英) n. 独唱曲，咏叹调(an melody in an operacantataor oratorio for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment) (考) soliloquy (monologue) : play \ aria : opera(独白是戏剧中独自说的部分\独唱曲是歌剧中独自唱的部分)
condescend
(英) v. 屈尊，俯就 (to descend voluntarily to a lower level; deign; stoop) (考) patronize : condescension \ deride : mockery(用恩赐态度资助\用嘲弄态度嘲笑)condescending : patronize \ obsequious : fawn(屈尊的[人]惠顾\奉承的[人]奉承) (记) con＋de＋scend(爬)→全部向下爬→俯就 (同) 同根词：descend(下降); ascend(上升)派生词: condescension(n.屈尊贬低); condescending(谦逊的) (例) The boss condescends to eat lunch in the company cafeteria.
extirpate
(英) v.消灭，根除(exterminate; abolish) (记) ex+stirp(种，根)+ate→把根拿出来→根除 (同) 同根词：stirp(血统); stirpiculture(优生法) (例) extirpate a bad social practice
porridge
(英) n.麦片粥(soft food made by boiling oatmeal)
grease
(英) n. 滑脂(any thick semi-solid oily substance) (例) axle-grease
coda
(英) n. 乐曲的尾声(final passage of a piece of music) (考) epilogue : novel(play)\ coda : symphony(sonata) \ peroration : speech \ dessert : meal(小说[戏剧]结尾是后记\交响乐[奏鸣曲]的结尾是尾声\演讲的结尾是结束语\用餐的结尾是甜点)反义词：prelude(序曲)
elate
(英) v. 使兴奋使兴高采烈(make exciting) (记) e(出)+late(拿出带出)→拿出情绪→高兴
whistle
(英) n. 口哨口哨声; v. 吹口哨( make a whistle) (考) judge : gavel \ referee : whistle(法官用小木槌判决\裁判用口哨判决)
fiscal
(英) adj.国库的(relating to public treasury or revenues)财政的(financial) (记) fisc(国库)+al→财政的 (同) 同根词：confiscate(充公，没收) (例) The company’s fiscal year runs from Oct.1 to Sep. 30_
self-confident
(英) adj. 自信的 (sure of one’s own power to succeed) (考) self-confident : timid \ open : shy(反义: 自信对胆小\开放对害羞) (记) self（自己）+confident（有信心的）
rejuvenate
(英) v. 使返老还童(to make young or youthful again) (记) re(重新)+juven(年轻)+ate; (同) 参考：juvenile(年轻的)派生词: rejuvenation (n. 返老还童，恢复活力) (例) The mountain air will rejuvenate you.
serial
(英) adj. 连续的，一系列的( arranged in a series of things) (例) a serial murderer
efface
(英) v. 擦掉，抹去(wipe out;erase) (考) 反义词：blazon(画纹章); etch(蚀刻) (记) ef+face(脸表面)→去掉表面→擦掉 (例) It is not possible to efface the memory of a loved one.
flotsam
(英) n.(在海上漂浮的)遇难船只的残骸(drifting wreckage)
galvanize
(英) v. 电镀(to plate metal with zincoriginally by galvanic action)；通电(to apply an electric current to)；激励(to stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur) (考) galvanize : stimulate \ irrigate : flush(通电刺激是刺激\冲洗伤口是冲洗)反义词：lull(使麻痹) (记) galvanic(电的)+ize→电镀 (同) 同根词：galvanic(电流的，使人振奋的) (例) galvanized iron. The fear of losing his life galvanized him into fighting back.
intumescence
(英) n. 肿大，肿胀(swelling) (记) in(进入)+tum(肿大)+escence(状态，时期)→肿大(状态) (同) 同根词：tumid(肿大的); tumulus(古坟)
catalytic
(英) adj. 催化作用的(of or causing catalysis) (记) 联系catalyst(n.催化剂;cata[向下]+lyst→分解下去→催化剂)
inveigh
(英) v.痛骂抨击(utter censure or invective) (考) 反义词：verbally provide support(口头支持)
deficit
(例) a deficit of rain
dictator
(英) n. 独裁者(a ruler with absolute power and authority)
reactant
(考) 反义词：inert material(惰性物质) (记) react（反应）+ant
stickler
(英) n.坚持细节之人 (one who insists on exactness) (考) stickler : approximation(imprecision) \ purist : adulteration(讲究细节的人不会大约\纯粹主义者不会掺假)stickler : exacting \ defeatist : resigned \martinet : discipline \ pedagogue :indoctrinate(讲究细节的人严格\失败主义者认命\严格的人有纪律\学究说教 (记) stickle(固执己见)＋er; stick(坚持)
text
(英) n.(演讲等)原文(the original words and form of a written or printed work) (考) glossary : test \ legend : map(教科书配有生词表做解释\地图配有图例做解释)text : extemporize \ score : improvise(即兴演讲不需手稿\即兴演奏不需乐谱) (例) the full text of an address(演讲的全部原文)
sinkhole
(记) 组合词：sink（水池）+hole（洞）
pyre
(英) n.火葬用的柴堆(a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite) (记) pyr(火)＋e; (同) 参考：pyrexia(发烧); pyrogenic(发热的)
spoor
(英) n.(野兽的)足迹 (a traila scentor droppings of a wild animal)
misplace
(英) v. 把…放错位置 ( put in an unsuitable place) (记) mis（错误）+place（放置）
petroglyph
(记) petro(石头)+ology→岩石学
baleful
(英) adj.邪恶的，恶意的(harmful; ominous; deadly; sinister) (考) baleful : menace \ solicitous : concern(恶意的恐吓\热切的关心)反义词: beneficent(仁慈的)
variable
(英) adj. 易变的，不稳定的( likely to vary) (考) 反义词: immutable(不可改变的)
provisional
(英) adj.暂时的，临时的(temporary) (考) 反义词：definitive(决定性的) (例) provisional regulations(暂行条例)
staggering
(英) adj.令人吃惊的(astonishingshocking) (例) a staggering strategic success(战略上的惊人成功)
passive
(英) adj. 被动的，消极的 (accepting what happens or what other people do) (记) pass（感情）+ive→感情用事的→被动的
premonition
(英) n. 预感，预兆 (a feeling that something is going to happen) (例) a premonition of disaster
abscond
(英) v. 潜逃，逃亡(to run away and hide in order to escape the law) (考) abscond : depart \ pilfer : take \ lurk : wait \ purloin :appropriate(潜逃是偷偷走\偷是偷偷拿\潜伏是偷偷等\偷窃是偷偷获得)follow : shadow \ leave : abscond(尾随是偷偷跟随\潜逃是偷偷离开) (记) abs(离开)+cond(藏起来) (同) 同根词：condiment(调味品→把坏味道藏起来)recondite(深奥难懂的)
risible
(英) adj. 可笑的，引人发笑的 (arousing or provoking laughter) (记) ris(笑)+ible→可笑的; (同) 参考：derisive(嘲笑的)
vacillate
(英) v.游移不定，踌躇(to waver in mindwill or feeling) (考) 反义词：resolve firmly(果断决定); stand firm(坚定不移); equipoise(平衡) (记) vacill(摇摆)+ate→摇摆的 (例) vacillate between hope and fear
disenchant
(英) v. 对…不再抱幻想(cause to lose his good opinion of sb\sth) (记) dis(不)+enchant(使陶醉) →使不再陶醉在(幻想中)
protract
(英) v.延长，拖长(to prolong in time or space; continue) (考) 反义词：curtail(缩短); cut short(减短)[类比]protract : length \ throng : number(拖延使长度加长\群聚使数量增多) (记) pro(向前)＋tracts(拉)→向前拉→延长 (例) a protracted stay in hospital
appendage
(英) n. 附加物(anything appended; adjunct) (记) ap+pend(挂上)+age→挂上的东西→附加物 (同) 同根词：appendix(附录); pendulum(钟摆)
spell
(英) n.连续的一段时间(a continuous period of time) (记) spell还有’拼写’、’咒语’等意思 (例) give sb.a breathing spell(给某人一点喘息的时间)
forthright
(英) adj. 直率的(clear and honest in manner and speech) (考) acrid : gentleness \ forthright : guile(刻薄的不柔和\直率的不狡诈)反义词：furtive(秘密的) (例) He has a reputation for being a forthright critic.
unwitting
(英) adj.无心的，不经意的 (not intended; inadvertent; unaware) (记) un(不)+witting(知道的，有意的) (例) His insult，though unwitting， pained her．
menace
(英) v.\n. 威胁，危险(threat) (考) baleful : menace \ solicitous : concern(有害的[东西]带来危害\热心的[人]带来关心) (记) 分割记忆：men(人)+ace看作face当面的人→威胁 (例) Two men menaced him with weapons and forced him to give up his money.
coterie
(英) n. (有共同兴趣的)小团体(a close circle of friends who share a common interest or background; clique) (记) 来自cote(小屋，笼)＋rie→一个屋子的人→小团体 (同) 参考：cottage(小屋，小别墅)，cotenant(共同租屋人)
gutless
(记) 来自 gut(肠胃勇气)+less→没有勇气的
repudiate
(英) v. 拒绝，抛弃 (to refuse to accept) (记) re(反)+pudi(=put 放)+ate→放掉→抛弃 (同) 派生词： repudiation （n. 拒绝，抛弃） (例) repudiate offers of friendship
coagulant
(考) antibiotic : infection \ coagulant : bleeding(抗生素防止感染\止血剂防止流血)coagulant : thicken \ solvent : dissolve(凝结剂使变厚\溶剂使溶解)
atrocious
(英) adj.残忍的，凶恶的(very cruelevilbrutaloutrageous) (考) atrocious :bad \ momentous : important(凶恶的是非常坏\重大的是非常重要) (记) atroc(阴沉，凶残)+ious→凶狠的
pout
(英) v.厥嘴板脸(to show displeasure by thrusting out the lips) (考) 反义词：grin(露齿而笑)
stable
(英) adj. 牢固的，稳定的(not easily movedupset) (考) pristine : decay \ stable : fluctuation(反义: 新鲜对腐烂\稳定对波动)反义词：volatile(易变的); labile(易变的) (记) st（站）+able→能站的→稳定的
impose
(英) v. 征税(to place a burdentax by authority) (记) im(进入)+pose(放)→放进去→强加 (同) 同根词：dispose(布置，处理) (例) A new tax has been imposed on wine.
rancorous
(英) adj.怨恨的，憎恨的(marked by rancor) (例) The rancorous enemies refused to make peace.
fiend
(英) n.恶魔(an inhumanly wicked or cruel person)；魔鬼(devil) (记) 和friend(朋友)一起记(a friend is not a fiend)
sabotage
(英) n. 阴谋破坏，颠覆活动(intentional destruction) (记) sabot(木鞋)+age原指将木鞋扔进机器进行破坏 (例) The destruction of our computer files was an act of sabotage.
glaring
(英) adj. 耀眼的，刺目的(shining with dazzling light) (考) glaring : bright \ deafening : loud(耀眼是十分明亮\震耳欲聋是十分声高) (记) 和flare(闪光)一起记 (例) This glaring light hurts my eyes.
herald
(英) n. 传令官；预示先驱(forerunner) (考) unabashed : embarrassment \ unheralded : announcement(不害羞的无害羞\未预告的无宣布) (例) Grey skies are the heralds of rain.(灰蒙蒙的天空是下雨的前兆)
clinch
(英) 钉牢 (to secure [a nailboltetc. that has been driven through something] by bending or flattening the projecting end);彻底决定 (to settle [an argumentbargainetc.] definitely) (考) 反义词: make more doubtful(令人更怀疑) (记) 与clench有时通用但clinch的“彻底决定”一意一定要记熟 (例) That clinched the deal! We have reached an agreement.
exacting
(英) adj. 苛求的(strict)；要求严格的(demanding; arduous; onerous) (考) stickler : exacting \ defeatist : resigned(坚持细节者特点是严格\失败主义者特点是听命)vigilant : entrapped \ exacting : satisfied \ wary : gulled(警惕的不易被陷害\苛刻的不易被满足\机警的不易被欺骗) (例) a day of exacting and tiring
agreeable
(英) adj. 令人喜悦的(pleasing);欣然同意的(ready to agree) (考) 反义词：irritable(坏脾气的)
emphasis
(英) n. 强调( stress given to words when spoken) (考) underscore : emphasis \ brand : ownership(下划线表示强调\商标表示所有权) (例) give special emphasis to a phrase
rapture
(英) n.狂喜，极高兴(carried away by overwhelming emotions) (记) 来自rapt(着迷的)＋ure→着迷，狂喜
numismatist
(考) philatelist : stamps\ numismatist : coins(集邮家收藏邮票\钱币家收藏钱币)
infidel
(英) n. 不信教者(a person who holds no religious belief) (记) in(不)+fid(相信)+el→不相信宗教的人
overshadow
(英) v. 遮蔽使失色(to cast a shadow over) (记) over(在…上)+shadow(阴影) (例) Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.
mercenary
(英) adj. 惟利是图的(acting merely for money; venal)；n.雇佣兵(a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army for money) (考) mercenary : money \ vindictive : revenge(惟利是图的[人]想要钱\怀恨在心的[人]想要报仇)mercenary : soldier \ hack : writer(雇佣兵是用钱买的兵\雇佣文人是用钱买的文人) (记) mercen(工资)+ary→为了工钱的→贪财的 (例) The corrupt lawyer had mercenary objectives.
ewe
(英) n. 母羊(female sheep)
chore
(英) n.家务琐事(daily domestic task);讨厌的工作(unpleasant task)
characterize
(英) 将某人\某事物的特点描述成或刻画成某事物(describe the character of SB\sth as sth) (例) The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate .
totter
(英) v.摇摇欲坠(to tremble or rock as if about to fall)；步伐蹒跚(staggerwobble) (例) The pile of books tottered and then fell.
dissertation
(英) n. 专题论文(long essay on a particular subject ) (例) a dissertation on Arabic dialects
exchangeable
(英) adj. 可交换的可更换的(that can be exchanged) (例) Sale goods in this shop are not exchangeable.
omelet
(英) n. 煎蛋卷 (eggs beaten together and cooked in hot fat)
awe-inspiring
(英) v.敬畏(to cause a mixed feeling of reverence and fear) (考) redoubtable : regard(awe)\ despicable : scorn(contempt; disregard)(可怕的让人敬畏\可鄙的让人鄙视)反义词：irreverence(不尊敬) (例) The campers were always awed by the beautiful sunset.
category
(英) n.类别，范畴(a class or division in a scheme of classification)
substratum
(英) n.基础，根据(an underlying support；foundation) (记) sub(下面)＋stratum(层次)→下面一层→基础
speleology
(英) n.洞穴学(the scientific study or exploration of caves) (记) spele(洞穴)＋ology(学科)→洞穴学 (同) 同根词：spelaean(洞穴的，穴居的)；spelunker(洞穴探索者)
insouciant
(英) adj. 漫不经心的(unconcerned)
conscience
(英) n. 良心是非感(person’s awareness of right and wrong) (记) con(全部)+sci(知道)+ence→全部知道→有良知→良心
lynch
(英) v. 私刑处死(to murder without lawful trialas by hanging) (记) 和lunch(午饭)一起记(give lunch and then lynch吃饭然后处死) (例) The prisoner was taken from the sheriff and lynched by an angry mob.
fosse
(英) n. 护城河(a ditch or moat used in fortifications) (记) foss(石头)+e→像石头一样坚固的东西→护城河 (同) 同根词：fossil(化石); fossify(石化，僵化)
damp
(考) damp : vibration \ stanch : flow(制止振动\制止流动)
skillet
(英) n.煎锅 (frying pan) (记) 分割记忆：skill(技术)＋et煎饼需要技术
concerto
(英) n. 协奏曲 (a musical composition) (记) concert(音乐会)＋o→协奏曲
prefigure
(英) v. 预示(to showsuggestor announce by an antecedent type)；预想(foresee) (记) pre(提前)+figure(形象)→提前想好形象 (同) 派生词：prefiguration （n. 预兆，预示） (例) prefigure the future(预想未来)
impressed
(考) apologize : contrite \ compliment : impressed(内疚才会道歉\被打动才会称赞)
accord
(英) v.\n. 同意(to make agree; reconcile)；给予(to grant or bestow) (记) ac+cord(心)→心心相通→一致，同意； (同) 派生词: accordance(一致相应)同根词: discord(不和不一致)concord(协和协调) (例) He was accorded permission to use the library.
factious
(考) 反义词：cooperative(合作的)
stench
(英) n.臭气，恶臭(stink) (考) stench : nose \ din : ear(臭气对鼻子刺激\喧嚣对耳朵刺激) (记) 注意不要和stanch(止住)相混 (例) the stench of rolling eggs(臭蛋的气味)
capacious
(英) adj. 容量大的，宽敞的(roomy; spacious) (记) cap (抓)+acious→能抓住东西→宽敞的
conservatism
(英) n. 保守主义(tendency to resist great or sudden change)
ignorant
(英) adj. 无知的愚昧的(knowing little or nothing) (考) 反义词：erudite(博学的) (例) He’s not stupidjust ignorant.
intoxicant
(英) 醉人的(that intoxicates; intoxicating) (考) anesthetic : numbness \ intoxicant : drunkenness(麻醉剂带来麻醉\酒精饮料带来沉醉)
denizen
(英) n. 居民(an inhabitant or occupant)；外籍居民(an alien granted specified rights of citizenship) (记) 联想记忆：den(兽穴，窝)，住在窝里的人→居民; (同) 参考：citizen(城市居民)
defendant
(英) n. 被告(the defending party; opposed to plaintiff) (记) defend(保护)+ant→保护自己→被告; (同) 参考：plaintiff(原告)
deny
(英) v. 否认否定(say that sth is not true) (考) 反义词：postulate(假定); aver(断言); corroborate(确证); posit(断定) (例) deny a statementa claiman accusation
layer
(英) n. 层(a thickness of some substance)
den
(英) n. 兽穴窝(animal’s hidden home);秘密相聚的地方(secret meeting-place) (例) a den of thieves
tremendous
(英) adj. 惊人的(may excite trembling or arouse dread);巨大的 (notable by extreme sizepowergreatness or excellence) (记) 来自tremble(颤抖)+endous→让人发抖的→惊人的 (例) a tremendous amount of money
soggy
(英) adj.湿透的(saturated or heavy with water or moisture) (例) a soggy lawn(湿润的草地)
chandelier
(英) n.枝形吊灯(烛台)(a lighting fixture) (记) chandel=candle(蜡烛)+ier→烛台 (同) 同根词：chandler(蜡烛商人)
congenial
(英) adj. 意气相投的 (having the same tastes and temperament; companionable);性情好的(amiable; agreeable) (考) 反义词：dour(严厉的) (记) con＋geni=genius(才能)＋al→共同才能→情趣相投的 (同) n. congeniality (例) congenial companions. congenial weather
hymn
(英) n. 赞美诗(any song of praise) (考) hymn : praise \ dirge : grief(赞美诗表达赞美\挽歌表达悲哀) (记) hymn 本身可作构词成分; (同) 参考：hymnology (赞美诗研究); hymnbook(赞美诗集)
testament
(英) n.遗嘱(an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death)；证明(a tangible proof or tribute) (例) His success is a testament to his skills.(他的成功便是他技艺娴熟的证明)
dissociation
(考) 反义词：affiliation(加入) (记) dis(分开)+soci(社会)+ation→伙伴分开→分离
unfounded
(英) adj.无事实根据的(groundlessunwarranted) (记) un(没有)+founded(有根据的)
omnipotent
(英) adj. 全能的，万能的(all-powerful) (记) omni(全部)+potent(有力的)→全能的 (同) 同根词：omnifaceted(全面的)；omnipresent(无所不在的) (例) The omnipotent king killed his political enemies.
lavishly
(考) 反义词：excoriate(批判)-praise lavishly(过分赞扬)
niggling
(英) adj. 琐碎的(petty; trivial; inconsequential) (记) nig(小)+gle→在小事上费力 (例) niggling remarks \ a niggling job
snug
(英) adj.温暖的，舒适的 (warm and comfortable;cozy) (例) Snug little room with a fire going(有壁炉的舒适小房间).
fascia
(英) n.饰带(a flat strip ; band; fillet)；(商店上挂的)招牌(a board over a shop front) (记) fasci(一束)+a→一束带子→饰带 (同) 同根词：fascine(柴捆); fasciated(用带捆住的)
thresh
(英) v. 打谷脱粒(beat cereal plants with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw)
tractability
(考) 反义词：incorrigibility(难于管理); obstinacy(倔强)
adjourn
(英) v. 使延期休会推迟 (postpone) (考) 反义词：convoke(召集会议) (记) ad+journ(走路) →再走一次路→推迟 (同) 同根词: journey(旅行)journal(期刊) (例) After dinner we all adjourned to the lounge.
teetotal
(英) adj.滴酒不沾的 (complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks) (记) 来自英国戒酒运动拥护者Turner 1833年戒酒演讲中的total一词的口吃讹音teetotal
coagulation
(英) v. 使凝结 (curdle; clot) (记) co(一起)+ag(做)+ulate→做到一起→凝结，合并 (同) 同根词：coagent(合作者) (例) The blood coagulatedand the wound began to heal.
interrelate
(英) v. 互相关连，相关(to make or become mutually related)
dowry
(英) n.嫁妆妆奁(money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage)
intriguing
(英) adj. 引起极大兴趣的(fascinating) (考) interesting : intriguing \ bootless : futile(同义:有趣的=有趣的\无用的=无用的) (记) in(使)+trigue(引出，引发)→引发(兴趣) (例) a thoroughly intriguing young woman
carillon
(英) n.编钟钟琴(a set of bells capable of being played) (记) 分解出三个单词: car-ill-on汽车病了因为开到了编钟上
untimely
(英) adj. 过早的(happening too soon); 不适时的(not suitable for the occasion) (记) un（不）+timely（及时的，适时的）
herbicide
(英) n. 除草剂(substance used to destroy weeds) (考) insect : pesticide \ plant : herbicide(杀虫剂用来消灭昆虫\除草剂用来消灭植物) (记) herb(草本植物)+i +cide(杀) →除草剂
frisky
(英) adj. 活泼的快活的(playful; frolicsome; merry) (记) 分割记忆：f看作forrisk(冒险) (例) The two dogs were having a frisk on the grass. feel frisky in the spring.
residence
(英) n. 住宅 (dwelling) (考) mansion : residence \ limousine : automobile(豪华住宅和住宅\豪华轿车和轿车) (记) 来自reside(定居，存在)，re(再)+side(坐)→再次坐→定居 (例) a fine residence(精美的住宅)
garish
(英) adj. 俗丽的，过于艳丽的(too bright or gaudy; showy glaring) (记) gar(花)+ish→花哨的，注意不要和 garnish(装饰、配备)相混 (同) 同根词：garland(花环)；garment(衣服) (例) garish colors
dissatisfaction
(英) n.不满意(lack of satisfaction) (考) daredevil : audacity \ malcontent : dissatisfaction(冒失鬼的特点是大胆\不满者的特点是不满) (记) 来自dissatisfy(v.不满意;dis[不]+satis[足够]+fy→使不满意)
pending
(英) adj. 即将发生的(imminentimpending)；未决的(not yet decided) (记) pend(挂)＋ing→挂着的状态→未决的 (例) a pending lawsuit(待决案件) \ a pending exam
interrogate
(英) v. 审问，审讯(formally in examining) (考) confidence : arrogant \ inquiry : interrogatory(自信过分是自大\询问过分是质问) (记) inter+rog(问)+ate→在中间问→审问 (同) 同根词：arrogate(冒称，强做)派生词: interrogation (n. 讯问审问) (例) The police interrogated everyone present during the murder.
sanction
(英) n.\v. 批准，认可(to ratify or confirm; countenance) (考) recommend : laud \ sanction : foster(推荐是称赞的表现\批准是支持的表现)反义词：proscribe(禁止) (记) sanct(神圣)+ion→神圣之物，原指教会的法令，引申为’批准’，’赞许’ (例) The mayor refused to sanction the city council’s actions.
mill
(考) mill : grain \ forge : medal \ refinery : petroleum(磨房加工谷物\铁匠铺加工金属\炼油厂加工石油)
mellifluous
(英) adj. (音乐等)柔美流畅的(sweetly or smoothly flowing) (考) mellifluous : music \ ambrosial : food(悦耳的音乐\美味的食品)反义词：cacophonous(刺耳的); raspy(刺耳的) (记) melli(蜂蜜)+flu(流)+ous→流蜜的 (同) 同根词：melliferous(产蜜的); mellow(甘美多汁的)
occult
(英) adj. 秘密的不公开的(hidden; concealed) (考) 反义词：bare(赤裸的); patent(明显的); fathomable(可看透的) (记) oc(不)+cult(教派)→在教派内不公开的; (同) 参考：cult(崇拜，教派) (例) Astrology and alchemy are occult sciences.
bestial
(英) adj.野兽的残忍的(beastlike; brutal) (记) best=beast(野兽)
exculpate
(英) v. 开脱，申明无罪(to free from blame; declare or prove guiltless) (考) 反义词：attribute guilt(归罪); indict(控告); inculpate(控告) (记) ex+culp(罪行)+ate→开脱罪行 (同) 同根词：culpit(罪犯); culpable(有罪的)
astonishing
(英) adj. 使人惊讶的(very surprising) (例) I find it quite astonishing that none of you liked the play.
desert
(英) v. 放弃离弃(go away from a place without intending ever to return) (记) de(分开)+sert(加入) →不在加入→离开→抛弃
believable
(英) 可信任的(that can be trusted) (考) 反义词: implausible (难以置信的)
topsoil
(英) n.表层土 (surface soil which the farmer turns over in plowing) (考) topsoil : erode \ paint : peel(侵蚀表层土\剥落油漆)
belittle
(英) v.轻视，贬抑(speak slightingly of ; depreciate) (记) be+little(小)→把(人)看小→轻视 (例) The reporter’s comments belittled the candidate.
reprisal
(英) n. (政治或军事的)报复 (practice in retaliation for damage or loss suffered) (记) re(回)+prise(=price 代价)+al→还给对方代价→报复 (例) take bloody reprisals against the enemy
explicit
(英) adj.清楚明确的(distinctly expressed; definite) (考) 反义词：inchoate(未形成的); tacit(含蓄的); immanent(内在的); obscure(模糊的) (例) to give explicit directions
premeditated
(英) adj. 预谋的，事先计划的(characterized by a measure of forethought) (考) 反义词：offhand(即兴的); spontaneous(自然的) (记) pre(预先)+meditated(思考过的); (同) 参考：meditation(沉思) (例) The police couldn’t solve the premeditated crime.
posse
(英) n. 民防团 (a group of men gathered together by a sheriff to help find a criminal or keep order)
harry
(英) v.袭扰打劫(harassannoytorment) (考) 反义词：comfort(缓和)
plaza
(英) n. 广场(a public square)；集市(shopping center) (记) 来自place(地方)
epaulet
(英) n. 肩章，肩饰 (a shoulder ornament for certain uniforms) (考) epaulet : shoulder \ ring : finger(肩章戴在肩膀上\戒指戴在手指上)
draft
(英) n. 草稿草案(preliminary written version of sth);汇票(written order to a bank to pay money to sb) (例) a draft on an American bank
venal
(英) adj.惟利是图的，贪赃枉法的(characterized by or associated with corrupt bribery) (考) disinterested : partisanship \ venal : probity(党派偏见不会公正\正直不会贪污)反义词：incorruptible(廉洁的); unsusceptible of bribery(不怀疑受贿的) (同) 派生词: venality (n.惟利是图) (例) These political leaders were both venal and incompetent.
appendix
(英) n. 附录(section that gives extra information at the end of a book ) (考) synopsis : condensed \ appendix : supplementary(概要是浓缩的\附录是补充的) (例) This dictionary has several appendices .
mast
(英) 船桅旗杆(a tall spar or now often a hollow metal structureused to support the sailsand radio equipmentetc; any vertical poleas in a crane or derrick) (例) The heavy winds cracked the ship’s mast.
callow
(英) adj. (鸟)未生羽毛的(unfledged)；(人)未成熟的(immature) (考) frank : secretiveness \ callow : maturity(坦率不坦率\不成熟对成熟)反义词：behaving with adult sophistication(成熟老练地做事) (记) callow来自中古英文call，意为bald(秃的)
lackadaisical
(英) adj. 无精打采的(listlesslanguid)；无兴趣的(showing lack of interest ) (记) lacka(缺少)+dais(=daisy漂亮姑娘)+ical→缺少漂亮姑娘的→(使人)无精打采的 (例) The lackadaisical teenager slept all day.
prune
(英) n.梅干(a plum dried without fermentation);v.修剪(to cut away what is unwanted or superfluous) (考) prune : hedge \ trim : hair(修剪树篱\修剪头发)prune : plum \ raisin : grape(梅干和梅\葡萄干和葡萄) (例) prune all the dead branches
budge
(英) v.移动一点(to move a little)；妥协(to yield) (考) obdurate(diehard): budge \ lachrymose : cheer(顽固的不会让步\悲哀的不会高兴) (记) 比较：budget(预算)，去掉一个’t’就成了’budge’ (例) I bargained hardbut the shop owner did not budge a bit.
billowing
(英) adj. 如波浪般翻滚的(surging )
audition
(英) n. (演员等)试唱、试演(a hearing to test the fitness of an actor) (考) interview : applicant \ audition : actor(申请者要参加面试\演员要参加试听) (记) audit(听)+ion→听(新演员)唱→试唱 (同) 同根词：auditorium(大讲堂); audit(旁听)
aerial
(考) aerial : air \ aquatic : water(空气的和空气\水的和水)
legacy
(英) n. 遗产(bequest) (考) legacy : predecessor \ gift : donor(前辈留下遗产\捐赠者留下赠品) (记) 来自legate(把…遗赠给)，leg(选择)+ate→选出接受(遗产的人)
causal
(英) adj.原因的因果关系的(implying a cause-and-effect relationship) (同) 近形词: casual(adj. 偶然的)派生词: causality (n. 因果关系relationship between cause and effect)
veritable
(英) adj. 确实的，名副其实的(real and genuine) (考) 反义词：specious(似是而非的) (例) a veritable villain
candor
(英) n. 坦白率直(frankness) (考) 反义词：artifice(狡诈) (记) cand(白)+or(表状态) →白的状态→坦白
insane
(英) adj. 疯狂的(deranged; demented; mad) (记) in(不)+sane(清醒的)→头脑不清醒的 (例) You’d be insane to wear a bathing suit to the wedding.
eviscerate
(英) v. 取出肠及内脏(to remove the viscera from; disembowel) (记) e+viscer(内脏)+ate→取出内脏; (同) 参考：viscera(内脏，内容)
drunkenness
(考) anesthetic : numbness \ intoxicant : drunkenness(麻醉剂可以使人麻木\酒精可以使人沉醉)
trench
(英) n.沟，壕沟(a long cut in the ground；ditch) (记) 注意构词：entrenched(牢固的，确立的)
insurrection
(英) n. 造反，叛乱(rebellion; revolt) (记) in(内部)+sur(下面)+rect(竖直，直)+ion→内部的下属站直了→造反 (同) 同根词：rectitude(正直); resurrect(复活)
dignitary
(英) n.显要人物(person of high rank or position)
solvency
(考) regimen : health \ budget : solvency(养生法对健康有帮助\预算对偿债能力有帮助)反义词：bankruptcy(破产)
nausea
(英) n. 作呕，恶心(sickness at the stomach) (记) 原来写作nausianaus(=naut船)+ia(病)→船上的病→晕船→恶心(例) The rough boat ride gave me an attack of nausea.
heinous
(英) adj. 十恶不赦的(outrageously wicked or evil; abominable) (考) 反义词：commendable(值得表扬的) (例) Even the police were shocked by the heinous crime.
framing
(英) n.框架结构(a frame or framework) (考) skeleton : animal \ framing : building(动物有骨骼支撑\建筑有框架结构支撑)
drudgery
(英) n.苦工(fatiguing work) (考) 反义词: rewarding work(美差)
hibernation
(考) interregnum : government \ hibernation : activity(无王时期没有政府统治\冬眠时期没有活动)
plebeian
(英) n. \adj. 平民，平民的( of the common people) (记) plebe(古罗马平民)+ian→平民的 (例) To the bravethere is but one sort of plebeianand that is the coward.
custody
(英) n. 监管，保管(protection; guardianship) (记) custo(保管)+dy→监护；比较记忆：custom(习俗)
slit
(英) v.撕裂 ( sever);n. 裂缝(a long narrow cut or opening) (同) 参考：split(分裂); slice(切开) (例) slit the envelope open
ungrudging
(记) un（不）+grudging（吝啬的）
fragmentation
(英) n. 破裂分裂 (考) 反义词：consolidation(合并) (记) frag+ment+ation(表结果的名词)
disturb
(英) v. 搅乱弄乱(move sth from a settled position) (记) dis(分开)+turb(搅乱) →搅开了→搅乱了
gambler
(英) n. 赌博者(person who gambles) (例) a habitual gambler
restless
(考) 反义词：quiescence(静止)-restless activity(不停的活动)
respiratory
(英) adj. 呼吸的(connected with breathing)
jamboree
(英) n. 快乐、喧闹的集会(a boisterous party or nosy revel) (记) 起源不清，可能来自jam(拥挤)+boree(喧闹声)
patriotism
(英) n. 爱国主义，爱国心(love for or devotion to one’s country) (记) patriot(爱国者)＋ism (例) The politician invoked patriotism in his campaign speech.
masonry
(英) n. 石工技术(the trade or art of a mason) (例) The masonry showed great skill and care.
grandiloquence
(考) declamation : grandiloquence \ diatribe : abuse(高谈阔论用夸大之词\恶骂用辱骂之词)
verdant
(英) adj.青葱的，翠绿的(green in tint or color) (考) 反义词：sere(干枯的); sterile(贫瘠的) (记) verd(绿色)+ant→翠绿的 (例) verdant grass (绿草)
frequent
(英) adj. 惯常的(happening often) (考) 反义词：visit rarely(很少拜访) (例) the car manufacturer’s frequent changes of models
prodigy
(英) n. 奇事(something extraordinary or inexplicable)；奇才(a highly talented child or youth) (考) prodigy : person \ miracle : occurrence(奇才是神奇的人\奇迹是神奇的事) (例) The young prodigy spoke Latin and Greek before she was 5.
admire
(英) v. 钦佩赞赏(regard with respect and satisfaction) (考) elegy : sorrow \ eulogy : admiration(哀诗的特点是哀伤\颂词的特点是赞美)gripe : discontent \ praise : admiration(因为不满而抱怨\因为赞赏而赞扬)lionize : admire \ vituperate : despise(崇拜是十分钦佩\辱骂是十分鄙视)反义词：abhor(憎恶) (记) ad(一再)+mire(惊奇看) →一再让人惊喜→羡慕 (同) 派生词: admiration (n.钦佩赞赏); admirer (n.赞赏者羡慕者)同根词: mirage(海市蜃楼); miraculous(奇迹般的)
unify
(英) v. 统一，使成一体; 使相同( make all the same) (考) 反义词：partition(分裂) (记) un(一个)+ify
rudimentary
(英) adj. 初步的，未充分发展的(fundamental; elementary) (记) rudi(无知的，粗鲁的)+ment+ary→无知状态→初_步的 (同) 同根词：erudite(深奥的) (例) This program is only rudimentary and is being developed for release next year.
dally
(英) v. 闲荡，嬉戏 (to waste time; loiter; trifle) (考) dally : time \ squander : money(浪费时间\浪费金钱) (记) 可以和’daily’(每日的)一起记，dally time away (蹉跎光阴)
tenacious
(英) adj. 坚韧不拔的(persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual) (考) beneficent : harm \ tenacious : yield(仁慈的不会伤害\顽固的不会屈服)temperate : restrain \ tenacious : persist(节制的人节制\顽固的人坚持) (记) ten(拿住)+acious→拿住不放→固执的 (例) He’s pretty tenacious when it comes to standing up for his rights.
calamity
(英) n. 大灾祸，不幸之事(any extreme misfortune) (记) calam(破坏destruction)+ity→大灾祸 (同) 派生词: calamitous (adj. 造成灾祸的)
gesture
(英) n. 姿势手势(expressive movement of a part of the body) (考) parody : style \ mime : gesture(拙劣的模仿模仿风格\哑剧模仿姿态) (记) gest(带来产生)+ure→带来信息的动作→手势
retinue
(英) n. 侍从，随员团(a group of attendants) (考) retainer : retinue \ witch : coven(随从组成随员团\女巫组成女巫集会) (记) re(使)+tin(拿住)+ue→帮拿东西的人→随从
smuggler
(考) smuggler : tariff \ stowaway : fare走私者逃避关税\偷乘者逃避交通费)smuggler : import \ embezzler : appropriate(走私者偷偷进口\贪污者偷偷挪用)
perennial
(英) adj. 终年的(present all the year)；永久的(perpetualenduring) (考) 反义词：fleeting(飞逝的) (记) per＋enn(年)＋ial→一年到头的→永久的 (例) Tom prefers perennial plants to those that last only a single year.
substantial
(英) adj. 坚固的，结实的(strongly made);实质的(concerning the important part or meaning) (考) 反义词：tenuous(脆弱的); vaporous(无实质的)
slew
(英) v.(使)旋转 (to turntwist; pivot);n.大量(a large number) (考) 反义词：limited quantity(有限数量); paucity(极小量) (记) 和slow(慢)一起记 (例) He slewed around in his chair.a whole slew of boys.
esoteric
(英) adj. 秘传的；神秘的(beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people; abstruse) (考) prescience : future \ erudition : esoteric(预知知道未来的事\博学知道深奥的事)反义词：generally known(众所周知的); common accepted(一般人都知道的) (记) 分割记忆：es(出)，oter看作outer，不出外面的→秘传的 (例) The esoteric article baffled useven though it was perfectly clear to specialist.
insignificance
(考) skirmish : insignificance \ duel : formality(小战斗的特点是不重要\决斗的特点是正式) (记) in(不)+sign(信号)+ific(带有)+ance→没有带信号→没有意义
domesticity
(英) n. 家庭生活(home life; devotion to home and family life) (记) 来自domestic(家庭的)dome(家屋顶)
scan
(考) scan : metrical \ parse : grammatical(分析韵律\剖析文法)
prorogue
(英) v. 休会(to suspend a legislative session)；延期(postpone; adjourn) (记) pro(前面)+rogue(问)→在前面通知下次开会(的日期)→休会
disagreeable
(英) adj.讨厌的 (unpleasant)；乖戾的(hard to get along with; quarrelsome) (考) disagreeable : hateful \ harmful : lethal(程度: 不满的到憎恨的\有害的到致命的) (例) a disagreeable job \disagreeable temper
terminology
(英) n.术语，术语学(the technical or special terms) (记) term+(术语)+inology→术语(学) (例) legal terminology(法律术语)
warble
(英) v.(尤指鸟)叫出柔和的颤音([of a bird] sing; babble)
desiccate
(英) v. (使)完全干涸，脱水(to dry completely; to preserve by drying) (考) desiccate : moisture \ detoxify : poison(脱水除去湿度\解毒除去毒素)反义词：drench(使湿透); hydrate(使与水化合); add water to(加水) (记) de+sicc(干)+ate→弄干脱水; (同) 参考：dehydrate(脱水)同根词：siccative(使干燥的， 干燥剂)派生词: desiccation (n. 脱水干燥)
decadent
(英) adj. 颓废的，衰退的 (declining in morals; deterioration ; decay) (记) de+cad(落下)+ent→落下的→衰退的
girdle
(英) n. 腰带(a belt or sash for the waist)；v. 环绕(to encircle) (记) 来自 gird(束腰)+le→束腰物→腰带 (例) He girdled the world twice.(他两次周游全球)
stunning
(英) adj.极富魅力的(strikingly impressive in beauty or excellence)
brace
(英) v.使稳固，架稳(to strengthen; prop up) ;n.支撑物(fastener) (记) brace原指两条手臂，用手支撑→稳固 (同) 同根词：embrace(拥抱); bracelet(手镯) (例) I braced myself when the test scores were announced.
puncture
(英) v.刺穿，刺破(to pierce with a pointed instrument); (记) punct(点)＋ure→点穿→穿孔 (例) A nail on the road punctured the tire.
tyrant
(英) n.暴君(a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally) (例) a tyrant of a teacher(一位专横的教师)
demur
(英) v. 表示异议，反对(hesitate because of doubts or objections) (考) countenance : toleration \ praise : approbation \ demur : objection(认可表示容忍\赞扬表示嘉许\反对表示异议)demur : qualms \ waver : irresoluteness(因为有疑虑所以犹豫\因为不果断所以动摇)反义词：accept(认可) (记) de+mur(墙)→竖起墙→反对 (同) 同根词：mural(壁画); demure(严肃的) (例) Anne demurred at the suggestion that she assigned too much homework.
draconian
(英) adj.严厉的严酷的(extremely severe) (考) palmy : prosperity \ draconian : severity(繁荣的和繁荣\严厉的和严厉)反义词：indulgent(放纵的); mild(温和的) (例) draconian forms of punishment(残酷的惩罚形式)
recall
(英) v. 回想，回忆起 ( bring back to the mind);收回(take back);n. 唤回(call to return) (记) re（向后）+call（喊，想）→回想
pharmaceutical
(英) adj. 制药的(of the manufacture and sale of medicines) (例) The pharmaceutical company researched the new drug’s effects.
superficially
(考) 反义词：plumb(探究)-examine superficially(肤浅地检查)
vim
(英) n.精力，活力(robust energy and enthusiasm) (考) 反义词：lassitude(疲乏) (例) do sth. with splendid vim(以极充沛的精力做某事)
sapphire
(英) n. 青石，蓝宝石(clearbright blue jewel)；adj.天蓝色的(deep-blue) (例) a sapphire brooch(蓝宝石的别针)
diversification
(记) 来自:diversify(v.多样化;di[分开]+verse[转]+ify→分开转→多样化)
dispassionate
(英) adj.平心静气的 (free from passionemotionor bias) (考) 反义词：tirade(长篇攻击性演说)-dispassionate speech(心平气和的演说) (记) dis+passionate(激情的)→不表现激情→心平气和的；注意千万别看成’冷漠的’意思。 (同) n. dispassion
truism
(英) n.自明之理，真理(an undoubted or self-evident truth) (记) tru(th)+ism→真理
untenable
(英) adj. 无法防守的，站不住脚的(impossible to defend or show to be reasonable) (考) untenable : defended \ inevitable : avoided \ invulnerable : injued(难以防守的不易被防守\不可避免的不易被避免\不受伤害的不易被伤害) (记) un（不）+tenable（站得住脚的）
fop
(英) n. (喜好精致服装的)花花公子(dandy)
amulet
(英) n. 护身符(piece of jewelry worn as a charm against evil ) (考) amulet : evil \ helmet : injury (用辟邪物来避免邪恶\用头盔来避免伤害)
garble
(英) v. 曲解，窜改(to suppress or distort parts to mislead or misrepresent) (考) correct : accurate \ garble : unintelligible(改正使正确\串改使无法了解)反义词: elucidate(阐明) (记) 联想记忆：美国女影星嘉宝(Garbo) (例) The newspaper gave a garbled account of the meeting.
maintenance
(英) n. 维持，维护 (the act of maintaining) (记) main（手）+ten（拿住）+ance
grievous
(英) adj. 严重伤害的(causing suffering ; hard to bear; severe) (考) 反义词：slight(轻微的) (记) griev(悲痛)+ous (例) The soldier received a grievous head wound.
incommensurate
(英) adj. 不成比例的，不相称的(not proportionate; not adequate) (记) in(不)+commensurate(等量的，相称的)→不相称的
license
(英) 自由(freedom to deviate from strict conductruleor practice );放肆(excessiveundisciplined freedomconstituting an abuse of liberty; freedom) (考) teacher : certification \ driver : license(教师要有证书\司机要有执照)countermand : order \ revoke : license(取消定单\撤回执照) (记) 原指政府等的许可或许可证，licen允许+se (同) 同根词：licensure(许可证); licentious(放荡的)
anthem
(英) n.圣歌(an religious choral song)；赞美歌(a song of praiseas to a nation) (记) 分割记忆：an-them：一首他们一起唱的歌
rotate
(英) v. 旋转，转动 ( turn round a fixed point or axis)
iodine
[记]in(不) + vulnerable(脆弱的)
paroxysm
(英) n. (感情等)突发(a sudden violent emotion or action) (记) par(变)＋oxy(尖锐)＋sm→变尖锐→突发 (例) paroxysms of anger\paroxysms of pain
dilapidated
(英) adj.破旧的，倒塌的 (broken down; shabby and neglected) (考) 反义词: restored(被修复的) (记) di (二)+lapid (石头)+ated→石头分成两半→倒塌的 (同) 同根词：lapidary(石头的) (例) The dilapidated barn has hole in its wall.
scaffold
(英) n. 脚手架(造房时搭的架子) (a temporary wooden or metal framework for supporting workmen and materials)
switch
(英) n. 开关，电闸; v. 转变，改变( change or exchange) (考) liquid : valve \ electric current : switch(液体有阀门控制\电流有开关控制) (例) switch to modern methods
vertebrate
(英) 脊椎动物 (any of a subphylum of chordates that possess a spinal column) (记) 来自vertebra(脊椎)，vert(转)+ebra
calorimeter
(考) heat : calorimeter \ distance : odometer(热量计用来测量热度\里程表用来测量距离) (记) calori(热)+meter(测量) →测量热的仪器→热量计
fort
(英) v. 誓绝，放弃(to renounce on oath ) (记) for(出去)+swear(发誓)→发誓抛弃→誓绝; (同) 参考：abjure(绝誓) (例) forswear wealth and marriage(发誓放弃财富和婚姻)
elevate
(英) v. 将某人某物举起(lift sb\sth up) (记) e(出)+lev(举起)+ave→举出→升高
swirl
(英) v.旋转(to move with an eddying motion);n.漩涡(a whirling motion；eddy） (记) s+wirl(转); (同) 参考：whirl(旋转) (例) dust swirling in the air \ the slow swirl of the stream
supercilious
(英) adj.目中无人的(coolly or patronizingly haughty) (考) 反义词：obsequious(谄媚的); humble(卑下的)superciliousness n. 傲慢反义词：humility(谦卑) (记) super(超过)＋cili(眉毛)＋ous→超过眉毛→高傲的
reagent
(英) n.试剂(导致化学反应)( a substance used because of its chemical or biological activity) (记) re＋agent(剂力量)
reticent
(英) adj. 沉默不语的 (inclined to be silent; reserved) (考) reticent : talk(speak)\ abstemious : gorge \ parsimonious : spend(沉默不说话\节制不贪食\小气不花费)反义词：loquacious(多话的); vociferous(大声叫喊); voluble(爱说话的) (记) re(再次)+tic(=silent 安静)+ent→再安静→沉默寡言的; (同) 参考：taciturn(沉默的)派生词: reticence (n. 沉默寡言) (例) I was reticent about my manager’s mistakes.
cuddle
(英) v.\ n. 搂抱，拥抱 (to hold lovingly and gently; embrace and fondle; caress) (记) 注意不要和puddle(水坑)相混 (例) The little girl picked up her pet and cuddled it.
panic
(英) n. 恐慌，惊惶(a sudden unreasoning terror) (记) 来自希腊神话中的畜牧神潘(Pan)，panic是指潘的出现所引起的恐惧 (例) Panic overwhelmed me.
recycle
(英) 再应用回收利用(treat a substance that has already been used so that it is fit to use again) (考) recycle : disposal \ rehabilitate : demolition(再利用是不丢弃\恢复状态是不毁坏) (记) re（再）+cycle（循环）
medal
(考) blandishment : coax \ medal : honor(甜言蜜语用来哄骗\奖章用来奖励)athlete : trophy \ soldier : medal(运动员获得奖品\士兵获得勋章) (记) 由metal(金属)变化而来，因为奖牌是金属做的 (例) The brave soldier was awarded several medals after the war.
erosion
(考) downpour : flooding \ wind : erosion(暴雨导致水灾\风导致侵蚀)gully : erosion \ callus : friction(侵蚀形成溪谷\摩擦形成老茧)反义词： accretion(增加)-reduction in substance caused by erosion(由侵蚀引起地物质减少)
recapitulate
(英) v.扼要重述(to repeat the principal points; summarize) (记) re(重新)＋capit(头)＋ulate→把重要的东西(头)放到一起; (同) 参考：capitulate(投降) (例) The speaker recapitulated at the end of her lecture.
bacteria
(英) n.细菌(单数: bacterium) (考) bacteria : decomposition \ yeast : fermentation(细菌帮助解体\酵母帮助发酵)sterile : bacteria \ impeccable : flaws(无菌的没有细菌\无瑕疵的没有瑕疵)enzyme : catalyst \ bacterium : microbe(酶是一种催化剂\细菌是一种微生物)host : parasite \ medium : bacterium
omit
(英) v. 省略，遗漏 ( leave out);疏忽( leave undone)
amicable
(英) adj. 友好的(friendly in feeling; showing good will) (考) 反义词：inimical(敌意的) (记) amiable强调人自身具备的性格和蔼； amicable强调对外界人物的态度友好 (例) Although we had arguedour parting was amicable.
inhabit
(英) v. 栖居于占据(live in sthoccupy) (记) in(进入)+habit(居住) →住里面
crude
(英) adj. 未提炼的(not refined or processed)；粗鲁的(lacking gracetactor taste)；n. 原油 (crude petroleum) (记) crud(粗糙)+e→未提炼的
outmaneuver
(考) 反义词：yield(屈服)
collar
(英) n. 衣领(band round the neck of a shirt) (记) 来自词根: coll(脖子) (同) 近形词: dollar(美圆); cellar(地窖)
muscular
(英) adj. 肌肉的 (consisting of muscles) (记) 来自名词muscle（肌肉）
testator
(英) n.立遗嘱的人(maker of a will) (考) heirloom : ancestor \ bequest : testator(传家宝是祖先留下\遗产是立嘱人留下)
jingoism
(英) n. 沙文主义(chauvinism) (记) jingo(侵略主义者)+ism
conjunction
(英) n. 联合连词(word that joins phrases or sentences) (记) con(共同)+junct(结合连接)+ion→共同连上→结合 (同) 同根词: junction(连接交叉点); injunction(命令指令)
gear
(英) n. 装备(equipment)仪器(set of apparatus or machinery) (考) gear : tooth \ screw : thread(齿轮上有齿\螺丝钉上有螺纹) (例) The landing-gear has jammed.
precipitant
(英) adj. 仓促的(abrupt and sudden) (考) 反义词：solvent(溶剂)
incompetence
(英) n. 不胜任不称职(lack of ability to do a task successfully) (记) in(无)+compete(竞争能力)+ence→无能力的
pitiful
(英) adj. 值得同情的，可怜的 (deserving pity) (记) pity（同情）+ful
credence
(英) n. 相信，信任 (belief in the reports or testimony of another) (记) cred(相信)＋ence→相信; (同) 同根词：credibility(可信，可靠)
aggregate
(英) v. 集合( to gather into a whole)；合计( total; sum) (记) a g+greg(团体)+ate→成为团体→集合; (同) 派生词: aggregation (n. 聚集，总合)同根词：gregarious(喜社交的); egregious(过分的极坏的)
magnanimous
(英) adj. 宽宏大量的，慷慨的(noble in mindhigh-souled) (考) taciturn : chatter \ magnanimous : begrudge(沉默寡言的人不会喋喋不休\心胸宽广的人不会嫉妒吝啬) (记) magn(大)+anim(生命，心胸)+ous→大的心胸 (同) 同根词：equanimity(沉着，镇静); magnify(放大扩大)
falcon
(英) v.伪造(to make seem real by any sort of deception or tampering )；佯装(to practice deception by simulating) (记) fake作名词，指冒牌的人或物(He was a fake.)，作形容词，意为伪造的 (fake money) (例) She faked illness so that she did not have to go to school.
exponentially
(英) adv. 迅速增长地(increase more and more rapidly)
plight
(英) n.困境苦境(difficult condition) (考) 反义词：favorable condition(顺境)
recast
(英) v. 重铸( give a new shape to);更换演员( change the actors in a play) (记) re（重新）+cast（铸）
tourniquet
(英) n.止血带 (a device to check bleeding or blood flow) (考) tourniquet : blood \ dam : water(止血绷带用来阻止血流动\坝用来阻止水流动) (记) tour(转)+niquest→缠绕在伤口上的绑带
cleanliness
(英) n. 清洁干净(being clean)
shrivel
(英) v.枯萎，皱缩(to draw into wrinkles with a loss of moisture) (例) plants shriveling in the dry heat
declare
(英) v. 正式宣布某事(formally announce sth ) (记) de(加强)+clare(清楚明白) →强调清楚
distress
(英) n. 痛苦，悲痛(painsufferingdiscomfort; agony; anguish) (记) di+stress(压力紧张)→压倒→悲痛
neutralize
(英) v. 使无效(to make ineffective; nullify)；中和(to make neutral) (考) soothe: anger\neutralize: acid(抚慰消除愤怒\ 中和消除酸) (记) 来自neutral(中性的)+ize (例) to neutralize an acid with a base
squirrel
(英) n. 松鼠 (a small animal with a long furry tail)
extirpation
(英) n. 根除铲除(extermination) (考) 反义词：propagation(繁殖)
enlist
(英) v.(使)入伍从军征募(to engage for duty in the army; recruit) (考) emigrate : exile \ enlist : conscript(自愿移居和驱逐\征兵和强行征兵) (记) en+list(名单)→进入(战士的)名单→入伍; (同) 参考：induction(入伍) (例) He enlisted when he was 18.
impertinence
(英) n. 无礼粗鲁(rudeness) (考) 反义词: respect(尊敬); relevance(适当) (例) I’ve had enough of your impertinence.
acclaim
(英) v. 欢呼称赞(to greet with loud applause; hail) (记) ac+claim(叫喊)→不断叫喊→欢呼 (同) 同根词：claim(要求声称)proclaim(声明)exclaim(大喊)
hoard
(英) v. n. 贮藏，秘藏(to accumulate and hide or keep in reserve) (考) wait : lurk \ save : hoard(潜伏是偷偷等待\隐藏是偷偷储存)miser : hoard \ dandy : preen \ sycophant : fawn \ pundit : opinion(吝啬鬼储藏\花花公子打扮\马屁精奉承\学究主张) (记) 和board(木板)一起记，把东西藏在木板后(hoard something behind the board)
vociferous
(英) adj.喧哗的，大叫大嚷的 (marked by vehement and insistent outcry) (考) 反义词：reticent(沉默的) (记) voci(声音)+fer(带来)+ous→带来喧哗的 (例) a vociferous opponent(高声的反对者)
impoverish
(英) v. 使成赤贫(to make poor; reduce to poverty) (记) im(进入)+pover(贫困)+ish→进入贫困; (同) 参考：poverty(贫困) (例) They are impoverished by heavy taxes.
turbulence
(考) 反义词：tranquillity(宁静)
disrepute
(英) n. 名声不好(state of having a bad reputation) (记) dis+repute(名声) →名声消失
distorted
(例) a distorted view
coquette
(英) n. 卖弄风情的女子(girl or woman who flirts) (考) supplicant : deseeching \ coquette : flirtatious(恳求着恳求\ 卖弄风情的女子调情)
qualified
(英) adj. 有资格的(having suitable knowledge or qualification);有限制的(limited) (考) 反义词：adsolute(不受限制的); categorical(无条件的) (记) 来自动词qualify（具有资格，限制）
manifest
(英) adj. 明白的(to make clear or evident);v. 载货清单(an itemized list of a ship’s cargo) (考) manifest : perceive \ brittle : break \ transparent : understand(明显的[东西]容易察觉\易碎的[东西]容易打碎\易懂的[东西]容易了解) (记) mani(手)+fest(打)→用手公开打→公开的，明了的，尤其要记住’载货清单’一意 (例) The audience screamed when the ghost manifested itself behind the actor.
porcupine
[记]词根记忆：porc(猪) + upine(=spine 刺) →有刺的猪
malefactor
(英) n.罪犯作恶者(evildoer; criminal) (记) male(恶)+fact(做)+or→作恶的人
immensity
(英) adj. 极大的(very large)；无限的(limitless; infinite) (记) im(不)+mense(=measure测量)→不能测量的→巨大的
drove
(英) n.畜群(flock; herd)；人群(a moving crowd of people) (记) 和drive的过去式drove一样拼写
linger
(英) v. 逗留，留恋(to continue to stay) (记) ling(可能来自length长度)+er→拉长(时间)→逗留 (例) Smoke lingered long after the fire was extinguished.
