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insular［ˈinsjulə;ˈinsələ］adj. 岛屿的，海岛的；心胸狭窄的，褊狭的
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【记】词根记忆：insul（岛） + ar→岛屿的
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【例】Americans do swing from aggressive over-phrase of their literature to an equally unfortunate, imitative deference. But then, the English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals. （1998）
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flex［fleks］n. 皮线，花线 vt. 弯曲，伸展
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【例】The country held a sham battle to flex his muscles in military affairs.
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furtive［ˈfəːtiv］adj. 偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的，躲躲闪闪的
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【记】联想记忆：fur（毛皮）＋tive→偷偷把名贵毛皮卷走了→鬼鬼祟祟的
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【例】The two girls exchanged furtive glances and giggled.
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entwine［inˈtwain］v. 盘绕，（使）缠绕，（使）交错
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【例】As they become entwined with each other politically and economically, Europeans need a way to talk to one another and to the rest of the world. （2002）
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mediate［ˈmiːdieit］v. 调停，斡旋
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【记】词根记忆：medi（中间） + ate→在中间说话→调停
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【例】Until now, if a person asked family elders, clergymen or the Ministry of Community Development to help get financial support from his children, the most they could do was to mediate. （1999）
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ease［iːz］n. 舒适，悠闲，自在；容易，不费力 v. 减轻（痛苦、负担等），缓和，使舒适；放松，调节，使安心；小心缓慢地移动
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【例】①Schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed. （1999）
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②A healthy economy and surging London house prices have helped to ease the escape of the would-be rustics. （2008）
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③at ease 轻松自在 we’ve talked about four ways to make people feel at ease in conversations. （2004听力）
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④ill at ease 不自在 He realized that she was dead, that she had ceased to exist, that she had become a memory. He began to feel ill at ease. （2000）
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neurological［ˌnjuərəˈlɔdʒikəl］adj. 神经病学的
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【记】词根记忆：neur + ologica（l…学的）→神经病学的
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【例】Because many seniors suffer from poor balance（whether from neurological deficits or from the inner-ear problems that increase naturally with aging）, it also helps to install grab bars and handrails in bathrooms and along hallways. （2005）
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auspicious［ɔːˈspiʃəs］adj. 吉利的，吉祥的
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【记】来自auspice（n. 前兆）
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【例】The augur said seeing several eagles flying from east to west would be auspicious.
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strangle［ˈstræŋgl］vt. 扼死，勒死；抑制，扼杀
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