-ant: attendant, accountant, contestant, Protestant, hydrant
2.兩個母音或子音在前面時，前面的不發音:
兩個母音或子音在後面時，後面的不發音: lam
3. en-: (v.)
ensure, encourage, strengthen, deepen, enlarge
4. mono-: one
monogamy
-nomy: astronomy
5. bi-: two
bigamy
-gamy: married
6. tri-: three
triangle = trigonometry
7. qua-: four
quarter
8. penta-: five
pentagon
-meter: thermometer
9. oct-: eight
octopus
10. nov-: eleven
November, renovation
11. ann-: year
annual, anniversary, annuity, bicentennial
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2013/9/13
1. feign: to pretend to feel something, usually an emotion
You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.
2. abduct:to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence
The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.
3. infinite: without limits; extremely large or great
With infinite patience, she explained the complex procedure to us.
4. plagiarize:to use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own
The book contains numerous plagiarized passages.
5. exempt: to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.
Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.
2013/9/16
1. confer: to exchange ideas on a particular subject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take
I should like some time to confer with my lawyer!
2. conviction: the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty
As it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less severe sentence.
3. epigram: a short saying or poem that expresses an idea in a clever, funny way
One of Oscar Wilde's most frequently quoted epigrams is "I can resist everything except temptation".
4.courtesy: polite behavior, or a polite action or remark
You might get on better with your parents if you showed them some courtesy.
5. perpetual: continuing for ever in the same way
They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered.
2013/9/17
1. abase: to make yourself seem to be less important or not to deserve respect
A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.
2. abashed: embarrassed
He said nothing but looked abashed.
3. abate: to become less strong
The rain has started to abate.
4. abbreviate: to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word
'Daniel' is often abbreviated to 'Dan'.
5.abdicate: If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.
2013/9/18
1. abet: to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal
His accountant had aided and abetted him in the fraud.
2. abhorrent: morally very bad
Racism of any kind is abhorrent to me.
3. ablaze: burning very strongly
The house was ablaze, and the flames and smoke could be seen for miles around.
4. abridge: to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important The book was abridged for children.
5. absolve: ( especially in religion or law) to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility for something\
The report absolved her from/of all blame for the accident.
2013/9/19
1. abstain: to not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad
He took a vow to abstain from alcohol.
2. abut: If a building or area of land abuts something or on something, it is next to it or touches it on one side
Mexico abuts (on) some of the richest parts of the United States.
3. accede: agree to do what people have asked you to do
He graciously acceded to our request.
4. accommodate: to provide with a place to live or to be stored in
New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.
5. accost: to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way
I'm usually accosted by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station.
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