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adj. 不同的，不相似的 (unlike)
同 different, disparate, distant, divergent, diverse
v. （使）消失，（使）消散 (to break up and scatter or vanish) ；浪费 (to waste or squander)
记 词根记忆：dis（表加强）+sip（喝，饮）+ate→到处吃喝→浪费
adj. 疏远的，冷淡的 (reserved or aloof in personal relationship)
记 词根记忆：dis（分开）+tant→分开了的→疏远的
同 insociable, unsociable
v. 厌恶
n. 厌恶，不喜欢
记 词根记忆：dis（不）+taste（爱好）→不爱好→厌恶
v. （使）膨胀，肿胀 (to enlarge, expand, or stretch out)
记 词根记忆：dis（分开）+tend（拉）→拉开→（使）膨胀
v. 浓缩，提炼 (to separate or extract the essential elements of) ；用蒸馏法提取 (to increase the concentration of, or purify by distillation)
记 词根记忆：dis（分离）+(s)till（小水滴）→分离成小水滴→蒸馏
派 distillation（ n. 蒸馏）
adj. 出众的，有特色的 (distinguishing, characteristic, typical)
v. 成为…的特征，使有别于 (to mark as separate or different) ；把…分类 (to separate into kinds, classes, or categories)；区别，辨别(to discern)
记 词根记忆：di（分开）+sting（刺）+uish→将刺挑出来→区别，辨别
v. 扭曲，弄歪 (to twist sth. out of its usual shape)
记 词根记忆：dis（坏）+tort（扭曲）→扭坏了→弄歪
同 contort, deform, misshape, torture, warp
n. 扭曲 (the act of distorting) ；曲解 (a statement that twists fact; misrepresentation)
v. 分歧，分开 (to go or move in different directions; deviate)
记 词根记忆：di（离开）+verg（转向）+e→转开→分歧
adj. 分叉的，叉开的 (diverging from each other) ；发散的，扩散的；不同的
记 词根记忆：di（二）+verg（倾斜）+ent→向两边倾斜的→发散的
同 disparate, dissimilar, distant, diverse
派 divergence（ n. 分歧，差异）
adj. 不同的 (different, dissimilar) ；多样的 (diversified)
记 词根记忆：di（离开）+vers（转）+e→转开→不同的
同 disparate, distant, divergent
派 diversity（ n. 多样，千变万化）；diversify[ v. （使）多样化]
v. 转移，（使）转向 (to turn from one course to another) ；使娱乐 (to entertain)
记 词根记忆：di（离开）+vert（转）→（使）转向
v. 使脱去 (to remove clothes) ；丢弃 (to get rid of something) ；使摆脱 (to take something away from someone/something)
记 词根记忆：di（分开）+vest（穿衣服）→脱去（衣服）→使脱去
同 strip
n. 剥离资产的行为 (the act of divesting)
记 词根记忆：di（使分开）+vest（穿衣服）+iture（行为）→剥夺
n. 占卜，预言 (the act of finding out and saying what will happen in the future)
记 来自divine（ v. 占卜）
adj. 引起分歧的，导致分裂的 (creating disunity or dissension)
记 词根记忆：di（分开）+vis（看）+ive→往不同方向看的→引起分歧的
v. 泄露，透露 (to make known; disclose)
记 词根记忆：di（二）+vulg（人，人群）+e→在两个以上人中说过→透露
同 betray, reveal
n. 教条主义者 (one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine)
adj. 教条 的，迂腐的 (stubbornly adhering to a doctrine)
记 来自doctrine（ n. 教条）
同 authoritarian, authoritative, dictatorial, dogmatic
n. 文件 (an original or official paper)
v. 为…提供书面证明 (to prove or support with documents)
同 certification, documentation, monument
派 documentarian（ n. 纪实小说作者，纪录片导演）
n. 教条，信条 (doctrine, principle)
派 dogmatic（ adj. 教条的；武断的）；dogmatism（ n. 教条主义，武断）；dogmatic（ adj. 非教条的；非武断的）
n. 领土 (territory, dominion) ；领域 (field or sphere of activity or influence)
记 词根记忆：dom（控制）+ain→统治的地方→领土；领域
adj. 支配的；占优势的 (exercising the most influence or control)
记 词根记忆：domin（主人）+ant→以主人身份的→支配的
v. 控制，支配 (to control, govern or rule)
记 词根记忆：domin（主人）+ate→成为主人→控制，支配
同 direct, handle, manage, predominate
n. 捐赠者，捐赠机构 (one that gives, donates, or presents something)
记 词根记忆：don（给予）+or（人）→给予的人→捐赠者
同 contributor
n. 死亡，厄运 (death or destruction)
v. 注定…的命运 (to fix the fate of)
记 联想记忆：情绪(mood)影响命运(doom)
adj. 冬眠的 (torpid in winter) ；静止的 (quiet, still)
记 词根记忆：dorm（睡眠）+ant→冬眠的
adj. 严厉的，阴郁的，倔强的 (sullen, gloomy, stubborn)
同 glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sulky
v. 把…浸入水中 (to plunge into water) ；熄灭 (to extinguish)
记 联想记忆：do（做）+use（用）→用水来做→把…浸入水中
n. 绒毛 (a covering of soft fluffy feathers) ；软毛 (fine soft hair)
v. 贬低，不予重视 (to belittle)
记 组合词：down（向下）+play（玩）→玩下去→不予重视
adv. 彻头彻尾地，十足地 (absolutely)
记 组合词：down（向下）+right（完全地）→完全向下地→彻头彻尾地
adj. 严厉的，严酷的 (extremely severe)
记 来自Draco（德拉古），Draco是古希腊政治家，制定了雅典的法典，该法典因其公平受到赞扬，但因其严酷而不受欢迎。
v. 排水 (to flow off gradually or completely) ；喝光 (to drink the entire contents of)
记 联想记忆：d+rain（雨水）→排去雨水→排水
adj. 戏剧的 (of or relating to the drama) ；引人注目的 (striking in appearance or effect) ；戏剧般的 (of an opera singer)
记 来自drama（ n. 戏剧）
同 dramaturgic, histrionic, theatric, theatrical, thespian
adj. 憔悴的 (showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness)
同 careworn, gaunt, haggard, wan, worn
n. 干旱，旱灾；干旱期 (period of continuous dry weather)
记 联想记忆：dr（看作dry, 干的）+ought（应该）→应该干→干旱
例 The seriousness of the drought could only be understood by those who had seen the wilted crops in the fields.
adj. 可疑的 (slightly suspicious about) ；有问题的，靠不住 的 (questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality)
记 词根记忆：dub（二，双）+ious→两种状态→不肯定的，怀疑的→可疑的
同 disputable, dubitable, equivocal, problematic
adj. 不鲜明的 (not bright) ；迟钝的 (mentally slow) ；乏味的
v. 变迟钝 (to become dull)
记 联想记忆：和充实的(full)相反的是乏味的(dull)
同 blunt, doltish, imbecile, moronic, obtuse
adj. 复制的，两重的 (consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples)
adj. 两面派的，奸诈的 (marked by duplicity) ；双重的
记 词根记忆：dup（双的）+licit+ous→双重的
n. 欺骗，口是心非 (hypocritical cunning or deception)
记 词根记忆：du（二）+plic（重叠）+ity→有两种（态度）→口是心非
同 deceit, dissemblance, dissimulation, guile
v. 变小，减少 (to diminish, shrink, decrease)
记 联想记忆：d+wind（风）+le→随风而去，越来越小→变小；注意不要和swindle（ n. / v. 欺骗，诈骗）混淆
同 abate, bate, wane
adj. 动态的 (opposed to static) ；有活力的 (energetic, vigorous)
记 词根记忆：dynam（力量）+ic→有活力的
v. 退潮 (to recede from the flood) ；衰退 (to decline, wane)
记 发音记忆：“二步”→退后一步→衰退
n. （感情等的）奔放，兴高采烈 (high spirits; exuberance) ；沸腾
记 联想记忆：e（向外）+bull（公牛）+ience→像公牛一样冲出来→兴高采烈
adj. 充满自信的，热情洋溢的 (full of confidence, energy and good humor)
记 词根记忆：e（向外）+bulli（冒泡）+ent（…的）→向外冒泡的→热情洋溢的
adj. 古怪的，反常的 (deviating from the norm; unconventional) ；（指圆形）没有共 同圆心的
n. 古怪的人 (an eccentric person)
记 词根记忆：ec（出）+centr（中心）+ic→离开中心→古怪的
例 In Germany her startling powers as a novelist are widely admired, but she is almost unknown in the English-speaking world because of the difficulties of translating her eccentric prose.
派 eccentricity（ n. 古怪行为，反常）
n. 回声 (the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves) ；反响 (reflection, repercussion, result, response) ；共鸣 (a sympathetic response)
v. 回响，回荡 (to resound with echoes) ；重复，模仿 (to repeat, imitate)
搭 an echo of 对…共鸣
同 reverberate
adj. 兼容并蓄的 (selecting the best from various systems, doctrines, or sources)
记 词根记忆：ec（出）+lect（选）+ic→选出的→兼容并蓄的
例 Although eclectic in her own responses to the plays she reviewed, the theatre critic was, paradoxically, suspicious of those who would deny that a reviewer must have a single method of interpretation.
派 eclecticism（ n. 折中主义）
n. 日食，月食；黯然失色，衰退 (a fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline)
记 联想记忆：ec+lipse（看作lapse，滑走）→日月的光华滑走→日食，月食
adj. 生态的；生态学的
例 With the evolution of wings, insects were able to disperse to the far ecological comers, across deserts and bodies of water, to reach new food sources and inhabit a wider variety of promising environmental niches.
n. 节约 (thrifty and efficient use of material resources) ；经济 (the structure or conditions of economic life)
adj. 经济的 (designed to save money)
记 词根记忆：eco（环境；经济）+nomy（某一领域的知识、理论）→经济
同 frugality
n. 生态系统 (the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit)
记 词根记忆：eco（生态）+system（系统）→生态系
例 Exotic insect pests can produce both short- and long-term effects on forest ecosystems .
adj. 狂喜的，心花怒放的 (enraptured)
记 来自ecstasy（ n. 狂喜）
adj. 有效的，生效的 (producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect) ；给人印 象深刻的 (impressive, striking)
记 来自effect（ n. 影响，效果）
adj. 有效的 (producing the desired result)
例 If efficacious new medicines have side effects that are commonly observed and unremarkable, such medicines are too often considered safe, even when laboratory tests suggest caution.
n. 功效，有效性 (the power to produce an effect)
记 词根记忆：ef（看作e，加强）+fic（做）+acy→做出了成绩→功效，有效性
同 capability, effectiveness, efficiency
n. 恶臭 (an unpleasant smell or exhalation)
记 词根记忆：ef（看作e，出来）+fluv（看作flu，流）+ium→流出来不好闻的物质→恶臭
同 stink
adj. 溢于言表的 (showing much or too much emotion)
记 词根记忆：ef（看作e，出来）+fus（流）+ive→流出的→溢于言表的
同 emotional
派 effusiveness（ n. 热情洋溢）
adj. 主张人人平等的 (advocating the belief that all people should have equal rights)
记 词根记忆：egalit（平等的）+arian→主张人人平等的
同 equalitarian
n. 平等主义 (the belief that everyone is equal and should have the same rights and opportunities)
记 词根记忆：egal（平等）+it+arian（…的）+ism（主义）→平等主义
同 equalitarianism
n. 利己主义；自我中心 (an inflated sense of one’s own importance, conceit)
记 词根记忆：ego（自我）+t+ism（…主义）→利己主义
adj. 极端恶劣的 (conspicuously bad, flagrant)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+greg（团体）+ious→脱离团体的→极端恶劣的
adj. 精致的，复杂的 (marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness)
v. 使高兴，使得意 (to fill with joy or pride)
同 commove, exhilarate, intoxicate
派 elated（ adj. 得意的，振奋的）
n. 选民 (a body of qualified voters)
记 词根记忆：elect（选举）+or（人）+ate（人）→选民
adj. 电磁的 (of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism)
记 联想记忆：electro（电）+magnetic（磁的）→电磁的
adj. 哀歌的，挽歌的 (of, relating to, or involving elegy or mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past)
n. 哀歌，挽歌 (elegy)
adj. 初级的 (in the beginning stages of a course of study)
同 basal, elemental, fundamental, primitive, rudimental
adj. 笨拙的 (clumsy) ；巨大的 (having enormous size; massive)
记 来自elephant（ n. 大象）
v. 得出，引出 (to draw forth or bring out)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+licit（引导）→引出
adj. 合格的，有资格的 (qualified to be chosen; suitable)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+lig（选择）+ible→选出来的→合格的
v. 除去，淘汰 (to remove, eradicate)
记 联想记忆：e（出）+limin（看作limit，界限）+ate→划到界限之外→除去，淘汰
同 debar, exclude, purge
n. 精英；主力，中坚 (the group regarded as the best and most powerful)
记 词根记忆：e（向外）+lit（看作lig，选择）+e→选出来的→精英
adj. 雄辩的，流利的 (marked by forceful and fluent expression)
记 词根记忆：e（向外）+loqu（说）+ent（…的）→能说会道的→雄辩的
同 articulate
派 eloquence（ n. 雄辩，口才）
v. 阐明，说明 (to give a clarifying explanation)
记 词根记忆：e（向外）+lucid（照亮）+ate→弄清晰→阐明
adj. 难懂的，难以描述的 (hard to comprehend or define) ；不易被抓获的 (tending to evade grasp or pursuit)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+lus（光）+ive→没有灵光出来的→难懂的
例 The guerrillas were so elusive that the general had to develop various strategies to trap them.
v. 装饰，美化 (to make beautiful with ornamentation; decorate)
记 词根记忆：em（使）+bell（美好）+ish→使变得美好→装饰，美化
派 embellishment（ n. 装饰；装饰品）
n. 象征 (something that represents a perfect example or a principle)
搭 emblem books 寓意画集
派 emblematic（ adj. 象征性的）
adj. 作为象征的 (symbolic, representative)
记 来自emblem（ n. 象征）
v. 使具体化，体现 (to make concrete and perceptible; incorporate)
记 词根记忆：em（使）+body（身体）→使（身体）显现出来→体现
v. 拥抱 (to take a person into one’s arms as a sign of affection) ；包含 (to take in or include as a part)
记 词根记忆：em（进入）+brac（胳膊）+e→被胳膊包围→拥抱
n. 校订；修改 (an alteration designed to correct or improve)
记 词根记忆：e（表加强）+mend（修改）+ation（表行为）→校订
同 revision
n. 紧急情况，不测事件，非常时刻 (exigency)
记 注意不要和emergence（ n. 出现）相混
例 Dr. Charles Drew’s technique for preserving and storing blood plasma for emergency use proved so effective that it became the model for the present blood bank system used by the American Red Cross.
n. 卓越，显赫，杰出 (a position of prominence or superiority)
同 distinction, illustriousness, preeminence
adj. 显赫的，杰出的 (prominent, conspicuous)
记 词根记忆：e（向外）+min（突出）+ent→突出来→显赫的
例 The eminent ambassador was but an indifferent linguist; yet he insisted on speaking to foreign dignitaries in their own tongues without resorting to a translator’s aid.
v. 激动地表达感情 (to act in an emotional or theatrical manner)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+mote（动）→感动地说出来→激动地表达感情
派 emotive（ adj. 激动人心的）；emotiveness（ n. 情感性）
n. 同感，移情（作用） (the mental ability of sharing other people’s ideas and feelings) ；全神贯注
记 词根记忆：em（包围）+pathy（感情）→被（同一）种感情包围→同情
adj. 重视的，强调的 (showing or using emphasis)
记 词根记忆：em（表加强）+pha（说话）+tic→用力说话的→重视的，强调的
adj. 经验的，实证的 (based on observation or experience)
记 来自empiric（ n. 经济主义者）
派 empirically（ adv. 凭经验地）；empiricism（ n. 经验主义）
adj. 空的，缺乏的 (containing nothing; null; hollow)
v. （使）变空 (to make empty; become empty)
同 idle, vacant, vacuous, void
v. 与…竞争，努力赶上 (to strive to equal or excel)
记 词根记忆：em（模仿）+ulate→与…竞争
v. （使）乳化 (to make into an emulsion)
记 词根记忆：ex（出）+mul（挤奶）+sify→乳化
adj. 倾心的，被迷住 (inflamed with love; fascinated)
记 词根记忆：en（使）+amor（爱）+ed→珍爱的→倾心的
搭 be enamored of 珍爱…，喜爱…
同 bewitched, captivated, charmed, enchanted, infatuated
v. 使陶醉 (to rouse to ecstatic admiration) ；施魔法于… (to bewitch)
记 词根记忆：en（使）+chant（唱歌）→（巫婆）唱歌以施魔法→施魔法于…
派 enchanting（ adj. 令人陶醉的）
n. 赞美者 (a person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist)
记 联想记忆：en+com（看作come）+iast→有目的而来的人→赞美者
派 encomium（ n. 颂词）
n. 赞词，颂词 (glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise)
记 词根记忆：en（进入…之中）+com（宴会）+ium→在宴会中发表赞词→赞词
同 tribute
v. 包围，围绕 (to enclose; envelop)
记 联想记忆：en（进入）+compass（罗盘，范围）→进入范围→包围
n. 侵占 (the act of slowly covering more and more of an area)
记 词根记忆：en（进入）+croach（钩子）+ment→拿着钩子进入→侵占
adj. 广博的，知识渊博的
记 词根记忆：en（进入）+cyclo（圆圈）+ped（儿童教育）+ic→受遍教育→广博的，知识渊博的
n. 努力，尝试 (serious determined effort)
v. 努力，尽力 (to attempt by exertion of effort)
adj. 地方性的 (restricted to a locality or region, native)
记 词根记忆：en（进入）+dem（人民）+ic→在人民之内→地方性的
v. 赞同 (to approve openly) ；背书 (to write one’s name on the back)
记 词根记忆：en（使）+dors（背）+e→在背后签字→背书
n. 透热法 (physiological generation and regulation of body temperature by metabolic means)
记 词根记忆：endo（内）+therm（热）+y→向内产生热量→透热法
v. 忍受，忍耐 (to suffer sth. painful or uncomfortable patiently)
记 联想记忆：end（结束）+ure→坚持到结束→忍受，忍耐
同 abide, bear, brook, swallow
v. 给予…精力、能量 (to make energetic, vigorous, or active)
同 activize, invigorate, reinforce, vitalize
adj. 迷人的，美丽动人的 (tending to draw favorable attention)
记 来自engage（ v. 吸引）
v. 产生，引起 (to produce, beget)
记 词根记忆：en（使）+gen（产生）+der→使产生→产生，引起
同 cause, generate, induce, provoke
n. 谜一样的人或事物 (sth. hard to understand or explain; an inscrutable or mysterious person)
例 To astronomers, the moon has long been an enigma , its origin escaping simple solution.
adj. 神秘的 (mysterious) ；令人困惑的 (puzzling)
同 perplexing
v. 启发；开导；阐明 (to give spiritual or intellectual insight to)
记 词根记忆：en（使…）+light（光）+en（动词词尾）→使看到光明→启发
派 enlightenment（ n. 启发；开明）
adj. 有启迪作用的 (giving spiritual and intellectual insight) ；使人领悟的
例 A family physician is unlikely to be an enlightening source of general information about diet.
v. 使…更活跃或更愉快 (to make sb./sth. more lively or cheerful)
记 词根记忆：en（使）+live（充满活动的，令人愉快的）+n→使…更活跃或更愉快
n. 极恶 (great wickedness) ；暴行 (an outrageous, improper, or immoral act) ；巨大 (immensity)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+norm（正常）+ity→出了正常状态→极恶；暴行；巨大
v. 牵涉，需要 (to involve something that cannot be avoided)
记 联想记忆：en+tail（尾巴）→被人抓住尾巴→牵涉
n. 公司，企业 (business company or firm) ；进取心 (willingness to take risks and do difficult or new things)
v. 款待，招待 (to show hospitality to) ；使欢乐，娱乐 (to provide entertainment for)
记 词根记忆：enter（进入）+tain（拿住）→在（工作）中间抓住时间（休息）→款待，招待
n. 热情，热忱 (great excitement for or interest)
记 词根记忆：enthusi（看作enthuse，热心）+asm（表情况、现象）→热情
同 ardor
v. 诱使，引诱 (to attract artfully or adroitly; lure)
记 联想记忆：ent（看作enter，进入）+ice（冰）→引诱人进入冰中→引诱
v. 使出神，使入迷 (to fill with great wonder and delight as if by magic)
记 来自enter（ v. 进入）
adj. （权利、传统）确立的，牢固的 (strongly established and not likely to change)
adj. 令人羡慕的 (highly desirable)
记 来自envy（ n. / v. 羡慕）
v. 正视 (to face, confront) ；想象 (to visualize, imagine)
记 词根记忆：en（使）+vis（看）+age→使看→正视
v. 想象，预想 (to picture to oneself)
记 词根记忆：en（使）+vis（看）+ion→想象，预想
adj. 朝生暮死的 (lasting only for a day) ；生命短暂的 (transitory, transient)
记 词根记忆：ep（看作epi，短暂）+hemer（天）+al→生命短暂的
同 evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, momentary
n. 叙事诗，史诗 (a long narrative poem)
adj. 史诗的，叙事诗的；英雄的；大规模的 (of great size)
例 Telling gripping tales about a central character engaged in a mighty struggle with events, modern biographies satisfy the American appetite for epic narratives.
n. 收场白；尾声 (a closing section)
记 词根记忆：epi（在…后）+logue（说话）→在后面说的话→尾声
n. 一段情节 (one event in a chain of events) ；插曲，片段
同 circumstance, development, happening, incident
adj. 偶然发生的 (occurring irregularly) ；分散性的
记 来自episode（ n. 片段）
n. 典型 (sb./sth. showing all the typical qualities of sth.) ；梗概 (abstract, summary, abridgment)
记 词根记忆：epi（在…后面）+tom（切）+e→在（书）后面切割出的要点→梗概；单词tome意为“卷，册”
派 epitomize（ v. 概括，摘要）
adj. 稳定的，不变的 (not varying or fluctuating; steady) ；（脾气）温和的 (tranquil, serene)
记 词根记忆：equ（平等）+able→能够平等的→稳定的
n. 沉着，冷静 (evenness of mind especially under stress)
记 词根记忆：equ（平等）+anim（心神）+ity→冷静
adj. 公正的，合理的 (dealing fairly)
例 I am seeking an equitable solution to this dispute, one that will be fair and acceptable to both sides.
同 dispassionate, impartial, impersonal, nondiscriminatory, objective
n. 公平，公正 (fairness, impartiality, justice)
记 词根记忆：equi（相等）+ty→公平，公正
adj. 相等的，等值的 (equal in quantity, value, meaning, etc.)
记 词根记忆：equi（平等的）+val（力量）+ent→力量平等的→相等的
搭 be equivalent to 与…相等或等值
adj. 模棱两可的 (subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse) ；不明确的，不确定的 (of uncertain nature or classification, undecided)
同 ambiguous, obscure
派 equivocate（ v. 模棱两可地说，支吾其词，推诿）；equivocator（ n. 说模棱话的人，说话支吾的人）；unequivocal（ adj. 毫无疑问的）
v. 根除 (to tear out by the roots; uproot) ；扑灭 (to exterminate)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+radic（根）+ate→根除
同 abolish, annihilate, extirpate
adj. 竖立的，笔直的 (vertical in position)
记 词根记忆：e（向外）+rect（竖，直）→竖立的，笔直的
v. 侵蚀 (to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance) ；受到侵蚀 (to undergo erosion)
记 词根记忆：e（向外）+rod（咬）+e→咬掉→侵蚀
派 erosional（ adj. 侵蚀的，冲刷的）
adj. 犯错误的，行为不当的 (behaving wrongly)
记 词根记忆：err（错误）+ant（具有…性质的）→犯错误的
同 fallible
adj. 无规律的，不稳定的 (irregular, random, wandering) ；古怪的 (eccentric, queer)
记 词根记忆：err（出错）+atic→性格出错→古怪的
同 bizarre, idiosyncratic, oddball
adj. 错误的 (not correct)
记 词根记忆：err（错误）+one+ous（…的）→错误的
同 inaccurate
adj. 博学的，饱学的 (learned, scholarly)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+rud（天然的）+ite→走出原始（愚昧）状态→博学的
n. 博学 (extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books)
同 eruditeness, scholarship
v. （战争等）升级 (to make a conflict more serious) ；扩大，上升，增强 (to grow or increase rapidly)
例 The mayor and school superintendent let their dispute over budget cuts escalate to ugly and destructive proportions.
adj. 秘传的；机密的，隐秘的 (beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people)
记 联想记忆：es（出）+oter（看作outer，外面的）+ic→不出外面的→秘传的
同 abstruse, occult, recondite
v. 支持，拥护 (to take up, support, advocate)
记 词根记忆：e（出）+spous（约定）+e→给出约定→支持
adj. 完全必要的 (vital) ；基本的 (basic)
记 词根记忆：ess（存在）+ent（具有…性质的）+ial（…的）→存在的基础→必要的
同 indispensable
v. 尊重；敬重 (to respect)
adj. 值得尊敬的 (worthy of great respect) ；可估计的 (capable of being estimated)
记 来自estimate（ v. 估计；评价）
adj. 疏远的 (no longer in contact with sb.)
记 联想记忆：e+strange（陌生的）+d→变成陌生→疏远的
派 estrangement（ n. 疏远）
adj. 永久的，永恒的 (without beginning or end)
记 联想记忆：外部(external)世界是永恒的(eternal)诱惑
例 In sharp contrast to the intense idealism of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress, recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved cynicism.
adj. 太空的 (of or like the ether) ；轻巧的，轻飘飘的 (very light, airy)
记 来自ether（ n. 太空；苍天）
adj. 道德的 (conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue)
n. 伦理学 (science that deals with morals) ；道德规范 (moral correctness)
记 联想记忆：e（看作east，东方）+thics（看作thick，厚的）→东方有深厚的道德规范→伦理学
搭 code of ethics 道德准则
adj. 民族的，种族的 (of a national, racial or tribal group that has a common culture tradition)
记 词根记忆：ethn（民族，种族）+ic→民族的，种族的