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【例】Are not you, my friend and benefactor, just a little ashamed to repine and give way to such despondency?
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forfeit［ˈfɔːfit］vt. 被没收；丧失，失去 n. 罚金，没收物
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【例】A team without showing up with enough players means that they forfeit the game.
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corroborate［kəˈrɔbəreit］vt. 证实，支持（某种说法、信仰、理论等）
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【记】词根记忆：cor（共同） + robor（力量） + ate→加强力量→支持
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【例】The evidence further corroborated the witness’s testimony.
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potent［ˈpəutənt］adj. 有影响力的，有效力的；有说服力的
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【记】词根记忆：pot（力量） + ent→有力量的→有效力的
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【例】Marijuana use is climbing back towards levels not seen since the late 1970s. And today, marijuana is up to ten times more potent than in the past. （1998听力）
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wrench［rentʃ］n. / vt. 猛拧，一扭
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【例】①Richard grabbed the panel in both hands, trying to wrench it off the wall.
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②Jenny opened the metal box with a wrench and disappointedly found nothing special.
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【用】词组throw a wrench in / into表示“阻碍，破坏”的意思。
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paralysis［pəˈrælisis］n. 麻痹，瘫痪，中风；无能，无力
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【记】词根记忆：para（半） + lys（分开） + is→身体裂成两半→瘫痪，中风
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【例】①There was a sudden apoplexy causing Dewey paralysis.
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②This famous doctor developed an effective treatment for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders.
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wring［ˈriŋ］vt. 把…拧干，扭，绞；掐（脖子）；榨取；勒索；逼供
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【例】①Some people wrung their hands and moaned in the church.
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②With the evidence of bribery, Temple managed to wring a great amount of money out of the politician.
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quizzical［ˈkwizikəl］adj. （笑容、表情）探询的，疑问的；知情的
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【记】来自quiz（v. 盘问）
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【例】“I Don’t know whether I like you or not.” replied Edna, gazing down at the little woman with a quizzical look.
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endow［inˈdau］vt. 赋予，授予；资助，捐赠
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【例】be endowed with 被赐予 The Future is endowed with such a life, that it lives to us even in anticipation. （2005）
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