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【例】They spent the whole summer drinking, smoking and lying around. It must sound decadent.
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repentance［riˈpentəns］n. 懊悔，悔改，忏悔
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【记】词根记忆：re + pen（惩罚） + tance→受到惩罚→懊悔
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【例】A hint, therefore, to awaken your sense of this matter, shall suffice; for I would inspire you with repentance, and not drive you to desperation.
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interrogate［inˈterəugeit］vt. 讯问；审问，盘问
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【记】词根记忆：inter（相互） + rog（问） + ate→相互问→讯问
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【例】①Barton has given up trying to interrogate his girlfriend.
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②There is no approval for the police in this country to interrogate terror suspect.
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grace［greis］n. 优美，雅致；恩惠，恩赐；风度，魅力
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【例】①Every code of etiquette has contained three elements; basic moral duties; practical rules which promote efficiency; and artificial, optional graces such as formal compliments to, say, women on their beauty or superiors on their generosity and importance. （1996）
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②with(a) bad grace 很不情愿地 The receptionist welcomed her with a bad grace.
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③with(a) good grace 痛快地 Bloomer lent me his car with a good grace.
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【用】词组in the bad graces of和in the good graces of分别表示“为人所厌恶”、“为人所喜爱”。
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【派】graceful（adj. 优美的，雅致的）；gracious（adj. 宽厚的，仁慈的，和蔼的；优美的，雅致的）
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irreparable［iˈrepərəbl］adj. 无法修复的，不能挽回的，不能弥补的
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【记】词根记忆：ir（不） + re + par（平等） + able→不能和之前一样→无法修复的
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【例】I’d like to see the lawyers explain how it is likely to cause “irreparable injury”.
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interval［ˈintəvəl］n. 间隔，空隙，间隙；幕间休息
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【记】词根记忆：inter（在…之间） + val→之间的距离→间隔
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【例】at intervals 间或 They drank at intervals from their huge pint tumblers, and smoked, spitting often on the floor and sometimes dragging the sawdust over their heavy boots. （2000）
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【用】注意interval常出现在词组中，如at long intervals表示“间或”，at short intervals表示“常常”，它们都来自于at intervals。
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treacherous［ˈtretʃərəs］adj. 背叛的，不忠的；危险的
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【记】来自treachery（n. 阴险；背叛）
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【例】①Brown knew he had been betrayed by an insidious and treacherous fellow.
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②Strong winds and heavy rain made driving conditions treacherous.
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