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【例】The press conference has certain advantages. The first advantage lies with the symbolic nature of the event itself; public officials are supposed to submit to scrutiny by responding to various questions at a press conference. （2001听力）
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【用】submit作“服从，屈从”解时常与介词to构成搭配，表示“屈从于…”。
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【派】submission（n. 屈从；提交，呈送）；submissive（adj. 恭顺的，顺从的）
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detract［diˈtrækt］vi. 贬低，诋毁，减损
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【记】词根记忆：de（向下） + tract（拉）→向下拉→贬低，诋毁
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【例】One mistake didn’t detract from the influence and stir of the play.
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【用】detract通常和from连用，表示“贬低，诋毁”。
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omniscient［ɔmˈnisiənt］adj. 无所不知的
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【记】词根记忆：omni（全部） + sci（知道） + ent→全知道的→无所不知的
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【例】The omniscient narrator told us the whole story.
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pseudo［ˈsjuːdəu］adj. 假的，伪的，冒充的
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【记】本身是一个前缀，表示“假”
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【例】Use of the press conference by public officials and private entrepreneurs help give rise to the phrase “pseudo-event”, an event contrived to create news coverage where none had been considered warranted. （2001听力）
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predicament［priˈdikəmənt］n. 困境，穷途
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【记】词根记忆：pre（预先） + dica（=dic，断言） + ment→提前断言悲惨命运→困境
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【例】I am grateful to you for helping me out of this predicament.
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senile［ˈsiːnail］adj. 衰老的
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【记】词根记忆：sen（老） + ile→衰老的
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【例】After those first few chats with his Aunt Emily, Alec soon realized that she was slightly senile.
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【派】senility（n. 衰老的状态）
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enthral(l)［inˈθrɔːl］vt. 使迷住，吸引住
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【例】Gold has enthralled man since the dawn of civilization. For centuries he braved arctic cold, tropic heat and inhuman privations to wrest gold from the earth. （1996）
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jerky［ˈdʒəːki］adj. 忽动忽停的；结结巴巴的；颠簸不稳的
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【例】That old man moved forward with quick jerky steps.
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lunge［lʌndʒ］vi. 猛向前冲；刺，戳
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