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【记】词根记忆：con + vert（转） + ible（可…的）→可转换的
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【例】The bed is easily convertible into a sofa.
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tinker［ˈtiŋkə］v. （进行拙劣的）修补 n. 拙劣的修补；流动补锅工人
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【例】Tom was tinkering with the car’s engine in the garage.
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extricate［ˈekstrikeit］vt. 解救，使摆脱，释放
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【记】词根记忆：ex + tric（复杂，迷惑） + ate→摆脱复杂事物→解救
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【例】It took firemen an hour to extricate the driver from the wrecked car.
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haste［heist］n. 急速，紧迫，仓促；草率，急迫
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【记】和hate（v. 讨厌）一起记
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【例】①in haste 匆忙 I left home in haste and forgot my wallet.
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②make haste 快点 You’d better make haste, or you’ll miss the train.
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③Haste makes waste; more haste, less speed.
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【派】hasten〔v. 催促，（使）赶快；加快〕；hasty（adj. 仓促的，匆忙的；轻率的，鲁莽的，性急的）；hastily（adv. 急速地，慌忙地，草率地）
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havoc［ˈhævək］n. 大破坏，大毁坏
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【记】联想记忆：hav（看作have） + oc（看作occur，发生）→有事发生→大破坏
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【例】①play havoc with 对…造成破坏 Climate change, by disrupting current weather patterns, could play ever greater havoc with oil prices, such as the price plunge seen in early January, market analysts say.
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②wreak havoc on 对…造成破坏 Depression and anxiety may wreak havoc on memory.
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【用】havoc还有几个固定搭配，如：play / raise… havoc with / among，意思都为“对…造成严重破坏；使…陷入大混乱”。
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squabble［ˈskwɔbl］n. / vi. （为琐事）争吵，口角
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【例】Tina usually squabbled with her friends in this disgraceful way.
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grandiose［ˈgrændiəus］adj. 浮夸的，夸大的；铺张的
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【例】Jasper made a number of grandiose promises about their marriage.
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【用】grandiose暗含贬义，特指不必要的巨大或浮夸。
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jostle［ˈdʒɔsl］v. 推，挤（某人）；争抢
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【例】①They jostled an old lady on the pavement.
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