8天攻克8000词汇之魔鬼训练营-3
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POLY
many
much
polychromatic
adj.
having or exhibiting many colors.
polycentric
adj.
having several central parts
polygamy
n.
plural marriage
polyphony
n. phone
music with more parts sounded
PRIM
first
primogeniture
n.
first-born or eldest child (gene)
primordial
adj.
original (ordinary)
primparous
adj.
parents→bear
primary
adj.
first or highest in rank
HOM/HOMO
uniform,
same
homonym
n.
word spelled or sounded the same
homogeneous
adj.
consistent throughout
homologous
adj.
of similar origin
homophone
n.
word that sounds like another
DIS (DI, DIF, DIV, DE)
① away
② apart
diffraction
n.
breaking up of light waves (break)
dissension
n.
disagreement (sense)
disseminate
v.
spread widely (seed)
dissipate
v.
scatter (吮)
VOR
eat
herbivore
n. glass
an animal feeds chiefly on plants
omnivore
n. all
takes in everything available
carnivore
n.
a flesh-eating animal
insectivore
n.
feeds mainly on insects
CRAN
flesh
carnage
n.
a massacre
carnation
n.
clove pink
carnival
n.
a festival marked by merrymaking
incarnation
n.
a bodily manifestation
CRED
believe
trust
creed
n.
principles
credulity
n.
superficial/easy acceptance
creditable
adj.
well-down
credence
n.
trustfulness
FID
believe
trust
affidavit
n.
sworn document
diffident
adj.
timid, shy (←→confident)
fiduciary
adj./n.
trust-based
perfidy
n.
bad faith
CURR/CURS
run, walk
concurrent
a./adj.
simultaneous
cursory
adj.
hasty (cure)
discursive
adj.
rambling （amble）
precursor
n.
forerunner
PED
food
child
expedient
adj./n.
convenient
expedite
adj./v.
speed up
impediment
n.－
obstacle
pedestrian
adj./n.
ordinary
FLEC/FLEX
bend
deflect
v.
turn aside
flexor
n.
muscle
genuflect
v.
kneel (gene)
inflection
n.
change in pitch
POST
after, back
posterior
adj.
on the back
posthumous
adj.
occurring after death (human, humid, water, earth )
postmodern
adj./n.
using past styles anti-modern
postmortem
adj./n.死
after the event