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dote=old

dotage
N, senility.
In his dotage, the old man bored us with long tales of events in his childhood.
构词：dote (old) + age (n)

dote
v. be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline.
Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers dote on the little rascals, too.
构词：dote (old)

dub=doubt

dubious
ADJ. questionable; filled with doubt.
Some critics of the GRE contend the test is of dubious worth. Tony claimed he could get a perfect score on the test, but Tina was dubious: she knew he hadn’t cracked a book in three years.
dubiety, n.
构词：dub (doubt) + ious (a)

indubitable
ADJ. unable to be doubted; unquestionable.
Auditioning for the chorus line, Molly was an indubitable hit: the director fired the leading lady and hired Molly in her place!
构词：in (not) + dub (doubt) + it（补音）+ able (a)

duce, duct=bring, lead

duct, duit, duce=管, 导
例：introduce, reduce, produce, induce.

conducive
ADJ. helpful; contributive.
Rest and proper diet are conducive to good health.
构词：con (to) + duc (lead) + ive (a)

conduit
N. aqueduct; passageway for fluids.
Water was brought to the army in the desert by an improvised conduit from the adjoining mountain.
构词：con (to) + duit (lead)

ductile
ADJ. malleable; flexible; pliable.
Copper is an extremely ductile material: you can stretch it into the thinnest of wires, bend it, even wind it into loops.
ductility, N.
构词：duct (lead) + ile (easy)

inductive
ADJ. pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general.
The discovery of the planet Pluto is an excellent example of the results that can be obtained from inductive reasoning.
构词：in (in) + duct (lead) + ive (a)

deducible
ADJ. derived by reasoning.
If we accept your premise, your conclusions are easily deducible.
构词：de (down) + duc (lead) + ible (a)

induce
v. persuade; bring about.
After the quarrel, Tina said nothing could induce her to talk to Tony again. inducement, N.
构词：in (in) + duce (lead)

traduce
v. expose to slander.
His opponents tried to traduce the candidate’s reputation by spreading rumors about his past.
构词：tra (through) + duce (lead)

dure=last

duration
N. length of time something lasts.
Because she wanted the children to make a good impression on the dinner guests, Mother promised them a treat if they’d behave well for the duration of the meal.
构词：dure (last) + tion (n)

enduring
ADJ. lasting; surviving.
Keats believed in the enduring power of great art, which would outlast its creators’ brief lives.
构词：en (v) + dure (last) + ing (a)

obdurate
ADJ. stubborn.
He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints.
构词：ob (to) + dure (last) + ate (a)

ego=self

egoism
N. excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in one’s self rather than in others.
His egoism prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues.
构词：ego (self) + ism (n)
参考词汇：altruism

egotistical
ADJ. excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited.
Typical egotistical remark: “But enough of this chitchat about you and your little problems. Let’s talk about what’s really important: me!”
egotistic. ADJ.
构词：ego (self) + tistical (a)

equ=equal

equable
ADJ. tranquil; steady; uniform.
After the hot summers and cold winters of New England, she found the climate of the West Indies equable and pleasant.
构词：equ (equal) + able (a)

equilibrium
N. balance.
After the divorce, he needed some time to regain his equilibrium.
构词：equ (equal) + librium (balance)

equinox
N. period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn.
The vernal equinox is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.
构词：equ (equal) + nox (night)

equipoise
N. balance; balancing force; equilibrium.
The high-wire acrobat used his pole as an equipoise to overcome the swaying caused by the wind.
构词：equ (equal) + poise (pose)

equitable
ADJ. fair; impartial.
I am seeking an equitable solution to this dispute, one that will be fair and acceptable to both sides.
构词：equ (equal) + it（补音）+ (able)

equity
N. fairness; justice.
Our courts guarantee equity to all.
构词：equ (equal) + it（补音）+ ty (n)

err=wander

aberrant
a. abnormal or deviant.
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
构词：ab (away) + err (wander) + ant (a) = wander away from the norm

aberration
N. deviation from the expected or the normal; mental irregularity or disorder.
Survivors of a major catastrophe are likely to exhibit aberrations of behavior because of the trauma they have experienced.
构词：ab (away) + err (wander) + tion (n)

errant
ADJ. wandering.
Many a charming tale has been written about the knights-errant who helped the weak and punished the guilty during the Age of Chivalry.
构词：err (wander) + ant (a)

erratic
ADJ. odd; unpredictable.
Investors become anxious when the stock market appears erratic.
构词：err (wander) + at（补音）+ ic (a)

erroneous
ADJ. mistaken; wrong.
I thought my answer was correct, but it was erroneous.
构词：err (wander) + on（补音）+ e（补音）+ ous (a)

inerrancy
N. infallibility.
Jane refused to believe in the pope’s inerrancy, reasoning: “All human beings are capable of error. The pope is a human being. Therefore, the pope is capable of error.”
构词：in (not) + err (wander) + ancy (n)

unerringly
ADV. infallibly.
My teacher unerringly pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.
构词：un (not) + err (wander) + ing (a) + ly (ad)

ethn=race

ethnic
ADJ. relating to races.
Intolerance between ethnic groups is deplorable and usually is based on lack of information.
构词：ethn (race) + ic (a)

ethnology
N. study of humankind.
Sociology is one aspect of the science of ethnology.
构词：ethn (race) + o（补音）+ logy (study)

fr=分裂

br=爆裂
cr=自裂
fr=分裂

fracas
N. brawl, melee.
The military police stopped the fracas in the bar and arrested the belligerents.

franchise
N. right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory. The city issued a franchise to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for 99 years.
For most of American history women lacked the right to vote: not until the early twentieth century was the franchise granted to women.
Stan owns a Carvel’s ice cream franchise in Chinatown.
构词：franch (free) + ise (n)

enfranchise
v. admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote).
Although blacks were enfranchised shortly after the Civil War, women did not receive the right to vote until 1920.
构词：en (v) + franch (free) + ise (v)

disenfranchise
v. deprive of a civil right.
The imposition of the poll tax effectively disenfranchised poor Southern blacks, who lost their right to vote.
构词：dis (反动作) + en (v) + franch (free) + ise (v)

frantic
ADJ. wild.
At the time of the collision, many people became frantic with fear.

fray
N. brawl.
The three musketeers were in the thick of the fray.

frenetic
ADJ. frenzied; frantic.
His frenetic activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation.

frenzied
ADJ. madly excited.
As soon as they smelled smoke, the frenzied animals milled about in their cages.

fret
v. to be annoyed or vexed.
To fret over your poor grades is foolish; instead, decide to work harder in the future.

friction
N. clash in opinion; rubbing against.
At this time when harmony is essential, we cannot afford to have any friction in our group.

F=错

falter
v. hesitate.
When told to dive off the high board, she did not falter, but proceeded at once.
构词：falt (fall) + er (v)

unfaltering
ADJ. steadfast.
She approached the guillotine with unfaltering steps.
构词：un (not) + falt (fall) + er (v) + ing (a)

foible
N. weakness; slight fault.
We can overlook the foibles of our friends; no one is perfect.

fleck
v. spot.
Her cheeks, flecked with tears, were testimony to the hours of weeping.

F=发

farce
N. broad comedy; mockery.
Nothing went right; the entire interview degenerated into a farce.
farcical, ADJ.

febrile
ADJ. feverish.
In his febrile condition, he was subject to nightmares and hallucinations.
构词：feber (fever) + ile (a)

fecundity
N. fertility; fruitfulness.
The fecundity of her mind is illustrated by the many vivid images in her poems.

flamboyant
ADJ. ornate.
Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.

firebrand
N. hothead; troublemaker.
The police tried to keep track of all the local firebrands when the president came to town.
构词：fire + brand

fanfare
N. call by bugles or trumpets; showy display.
The exposition was opened with a fanfare of trumpets and the firing of cannon.
构词：fan (wind) + fare (go)
参考词汇：Farewell!

flourish
v. grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures.
The orange trees flourished in the sun.
构词：flour (flower) + ish (v)

fruition
N. bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization.
This building marks the fruition of all our aspirations and years of hard work.
构词：fruit（水果）+ tion (n)

fusillade
N. simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.).
Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous fusillade of cannon fire.

fulminate
v. thunder; explode.
The people against whom she fulminated were innocent of any wrongdoing.

foliage
N. masses of leaves.
Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive through New England to admire the colorful fall foliage.

foment
v. stir up; instigate.
Cher’s archenemy Heather spread some nasty rumors that fomented trouble in the club. Do you think Cher’s foe meant to foment such discord?
比较：ferment

foster
v. rear; encourage.
According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were fostered by a she-wolf that raised the abandoned infants as her own. also ADJ.

F=轻、飘

felicitous
ADJ. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen.
He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many a banquet.

felicity
N. happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.).
She wrote a note to the newlyweds wishing them great felicity in their wedded life.

festive
比较：festival, feast
ADJ. joyous; celebratory.
Their wedding in the park was a festive occasion.

fete
v. honor at a festival.
The returning hero was feted at a community supper and dance, also N.

flick
N. light stroke as with a whip.
The horse needed no encouragement; only one flick of the whip was all the jockey had to apply to get the animal to run at top speed.

frail
ADJ. weak.
The delicate child seemed too frail to lift the heavy carton.
frailty, N.

frivolous
ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.
Though Nancy enjoyed Bill’s frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
frivolity, N.

F=表面

flaunt
v. display ostentatiously.
Mae West saw nothing wrong with showing off her considerable physical charms, saying, “Honey, if you’ve got it, flaunt it!”

flay
v. strip off skin; plunder.
The criminal was condemned to be flayed alive.

florid
ADJ. ruddy; reddish; flowery.
If you go to Florida and get a sunburn, your complexion will look florid. If your postcards about your trip praise it in flowery words, your prose will be florid, too.
构词：flor (flower) + id (a)

foppish
ADJ. vain about dress and appearance.
He tried to imitate the foppish manner of the young men of the court.
构词：fop（花花公子）+ p（补音）+ ish (a)

F=虚、假

fallow
ADJ. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated.
Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to lie fallow every few years.

fanaticism
N. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause.
When Islamic fundamentalists demanded the death of Salman Rushdie because his novel questioned their faith, world opinion condemned them for their fanaticism.
fanatic, ADJ., N.

fancied
ADJ. imagined; unreal.
You are resenting fancied insults. No one has ever said such things about you.
源于fancy

fanciful
ADJ. whimsical; visionary.
This is a fanciful scheme because it does not consider the facts.
构词：fancy + ful

fatuous
ADJ. foolish; inane.
She is far too intelligent to utter such fatuous remarks.

feign
v. pretend.
Lady Macbeth feigned illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy.
unfeigned
ADJ. genuine; real.
She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was unfeigned.

feint
N. trick; shift; sham blow.
The boxer was fooled by his opponent’s feint and dropped his guard, also v.

flag
v. droop; grow feeble.
When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first period, the home team’s spirits flagged.
flagging, ADJ.

fickle
ADJ. changeable; faithless.
As soon as Romeo saw Juliet, he forgot all about his old girlfriend Rosaline. Was Romeo fickle?

fictitious
ADJ. imaginary.
Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington, many of the incidents are fictitious.

flaccid
ADJ. flabby.
His sedentary life had left him with flaccid muscles.

figment
N. invention; imaginary thing.
That incident never took place; it is a figment of your imagination.

fluster
v. confuse.
The teacher’s sudden question flustered him and he stammered his reply.

F=消极

fatalism
N. belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control.
With fatalism, he accepted the hardships that beset him.
fatalistic, ADJ.
构词：fate + al（补音）+ ism（主义）

faze
v. disconcert; dismay.
No crisis could faze the resourceful hotel manager.

fell
ADJ. cruel; deadly.
The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the fell disease.

fell
v. cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile).
Crying “Timber!,” Paul Bunyan felled the mighty redwood tree.
Robin Hood loosed his arrow and felled the king’s deer.

fester
v. rankle; produce irritation or resentment.
Joe’s insult festered in Anne’s mind for days, and made her too angry to speak to him.

fetid
ADJ. malodorous.
The neglected wound became fetid.

fiasco
N. total failure.
Our ambitious venture ended in a fiasco and we were forced to flee.

flagrant
ADJ. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous.
The governor’s appointment of his brother-in-law to the state Supreme Court was a flagrant violation of the state laws against nepotism (favoritism based on kinship).

filch
v. steal.
The boys filched apples from the fruit stand.

futile
ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual.
It is futile for me to try to get any work done around here while the telephone is ringing every 30 seconds.
futility, N.frustrate
v. thwart; defeat.
We must frustrate this dictator’s plan to seize control of the government.

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