8.She complained about the omissionof her name from the list. 遗漏 疏忽 9.It's annoying to have to get authorizationfor spending such piddling amounts of money. 授权 认可
10.The engineers and technicians are still conferringon the unexpected accident.商谈
11.The 1960s saw the emergenceof many new nations. 出现 12.Continuanceof the war will mean shortage of the food. 延续 13.It is no big deal, just an everyday occurrence. 发生 14.I've made a few minor adjustmentsto the seating plan. 调整
15.The armamentof any of the great power can destroy civilization.军备调整 16.My secretary leaves us next week, so we are advertising for a replacement. 替代
17.Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness. 失重
18.A correct marketing strategy can help improve a company’s
competitiveness. 竞争力
19.The story has been written with great clarityand perception. 清晰 20.Edison is well known as a man of great originality独创性
21.The mother provides emotional anchoragefor the entire family. 停泊处 22.Fortunately, its voltagehas not been exceeded. 电压 23.The washer（垫圈） for preventing leakageis broken. 泄露 24.The tonnageof the ship is 25. 吨位
25.I am full of gratitudeto you for helping me. (-grat-: pleasing, thankful) 感恩
26.The magnitudeof the epidemic was frightening. (-magni-: big, large, great) 巨大 量级
27.He has an aptitudefor languages. (apt: fitted) 天资
28.We lack the confidence to take a strong stand and the certitudeto convince others. (-cert-: certain) 确定
29.The finitudeof this method shouldn't be neglected while using it. (-fini-: limit, bound) 局限性
30.The golden age of whale fisheryis over. 渔业
31.The Muller family have been making specialist beers at their breweryin Munster for 200 years. 酿酒厂
32.They have 2,500 tons of paper stored in their depository. 仓库
33.That programme will include live commentaryon the England-Ireland game 评论
34.Knighthoodwas an ideal in medieval Europe. 骑士
35.I was less capable than he of telling truth from falsehood. 虚假 36.Her widowhoodcondemns her to a lonely old age. 寡妇时期
37.His aunt is elected the representative of the whole sisterhoodof nurses. 妇女团体
38.If your Lordshipwill give me time, I will produce the evidence. 贵族阁下 39.Marriage is based on comradeship. 情谊关系
40.The Daily Echo has a readershipof over ten million. 读者总数
Adj. Suffixes
(1)It is such a voluminous report that I am tired of reading it. 篇幅大的 (2)She welcomed her guests in a gracious manner. kind (3)Their dining room is very spacious. 宽敞的
(4)They made a devilish plot to kidnap the little girl and then kill her when they got the money. 残忍邪恶的
(5)He has a rather womanish manner. 女性的 (6)She brought a coat with reddish fur. 红色的 (7)We spent a heavenly day at the beach. 棒的
(8)He has a very brotherly manner towards the little boys. 像哥哥的 (9)To run away at the first sight of danger is a cowardly action.胆小鬼的
(10)I was determined on taking her away from that ungodly surroundings. 邪恶的不信神的
(11)He drinks this medical tea for medicinal purposes. 治病的医疗的
(12)This French entomologist is noted for behavioral studies of insects.行为科学的
(13)True love is unconditional. 无私的
(14)We have to wear woolen clothes in the cold winter. 毛的 (15)Those earthen pots are made by the skilled man. 土制的 (16)His ashen face showed how shocked he was. 灰色的 (17)His conclusions are purely speculative. 推测性的 (18)She is selective in the dresses she wears. 挑剔的
(19) Excessive rainfall had made the harvest impossible. 过多的 (20)Appearances are deceptive. 虚伪的
(21)Heat is convertible into electricity. 可转换的 (22)Your dress is absolutely adorable. 受人喜爱的
(23)This essay is admirable in all respects. 可惊叹的佩服的
(24)Honey, it was a hairy flight back from Chicago. One engine quit on me,可怕的
my radio wouldn't work, it was snowing hard -- really hairy! To tell you the truth I was scared to death. 本意是多毛的
(25)The greasy food make her feel sick. 油腻的
(26)The damaged car was labouring along the muddy road. 泥泞的
(27)She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston. 当代的
(28)I caught a momentary glimpse of them. 瞬间的
(29)Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off. 停定的不动的
V. Suffixes
(1) She consolidatedher power during her first year in office. 加强巩固 con- (completely) + solid (firm) + ate (v. suf.) (2) He enumeratedall his reasons. 数列举
en – (to make / put into) + numer (number) + ate (v. suf.)
(3) The new underground railway will facilitatethe journey to all parts of the city. 使容易促进 -fac-: (to do / make)
(4) The regulations specifythat you may use a dictionary in the examination. 点明说明
(5) I notifiedhim that the meeting had been postponed. 通知 (6) The accounts were certifiedas correct. 证明 -cert-: sure
(7) I request that the mistakes in my bill be rectified. 改正 -rect-: (right) correct
(8) The affair was dramatizedby the press. 改编作假
(9) Your promises have failed to materialize. 使。。实现
(10) So it is the nature of such persons to insult and tyrannizeover little people. 压制强行霸道
(11) Everyone should take time to be alone, to prioritizeand meditate. 优先处理
Adv.Suffixes
-ly: in a certain manner e.g. slowly, happily
-ward: in the direction of e.g. westward, homeward
-wise: in the direction of / in the aspect of e.g. clockwise, counterclockwise budget wise, weatherwise
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Word Formation (Prefixes: pre-, pro-, per-, anti-, ante-)
Ex. 1 Choose a prefix to make the word complete according to the definition provided.
pre-: before in time, place, or rank pro-: forward, ahead of; or favoring per-: through, away, very, by means of 1.______pro__gress (move forward) 2._____pre___cede (come before in time)
3._____pre___dict (tell about sth. before it happened) 4.______pro__spect (looking forward)
5.____pro____slavery (favoring the institution of slavery) 6._____pre___caution (care taken beforehand) 7.___pre_____side (to sit before and act as chairman) 8.______pre__vious (occurring before in time or order) 9._____pro___mote (to move ahead) 10._____pro___ceed (go forward) 11._____pre___pare (arrange in advance)