这是最后一组单词了，从4月初开始读这本书，历经3个月，终于学习完毕。
在百词斩上测试词汇量，成绩提高了约650个，达到18500左右。
16. HOW TO TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
重点单词
| 单词 | 发音 |
|---|---|
| 1. obsequious | ob-SEEK′-wee-Əs |
| 2. querulous | KWAIR′-Ə-lƏs |
| 3. supercilious | s′-pƏr-SIL′-ee-Əs |
| 4. obstreperous | Əb-STREP′-Ər-Əs |
| 5. impecunious | im′-pƏ-KY′-nee-Əs |
| 6. chivalrous | SHIV′-Əl-rƏs |
| 7. innocuous | Ə-NOK′-y-Əs |
| 8. bibulous | BIB′-yƏ-lƏs |
| 9. cadaverous | kƏ-DAV′-Ər-Əs |
| 10. dolorous | DOL′-Ər-Əs or DŌ′-lƏr-Əs |
| 单词 | 发音 |
|---|---|
| 1. obsequies | OB′-sƏ-kweez |
| 2. subsequent | SUB′-sƏ-kwƏnt |
| 3. sequel | SEE′-kwƏl |
| 4. sequence | SEE′-kwƏns |
| 5. pecuniary | pƏ-KY′-nee-air′-ee |
| 6. noxious | NOK′-shƏs |
| 7. imbibe | im-BĪB′ |
| 8. dolor | DŌ′-ler |
| 9. doleful | DŌL′-fƏl |
| 10. cavalcade | KAV′-Əl-kayd′ |
| 11. cavalier (adj.) | kav-Ə-LEER′ |
| 单词 | 发音 |
|---|---|
| 1. cavalry | KAV′-Əl-ree |
| 2. chivalry | SHIV′-Əl-ree |
| 3. chivalric | shƏ-VAL′-rik |
| 4. condole | kƏn-DŌL′ |
| 5. condolence | kƏn-DŌ′-lƏns |
| 6. equestrian | Ə-KWES′-tree-Ən |
| 7. equestrienne | Ə-KWES′-tree-en′ |
| 8. equine | EE′-kwīn′ |
| 9. cadaver kƏ-DAV′-Ər or | kƏ-DAY′-vƏr |
| 10. decadent DEK′-Ə-dƏnt or | dƏ-KAY′-dƏnt |
| 11. decadence DEK′-Ə-dƏns or | dƏ-KAY′-dƏns |
词根词缀
| 词根 | 涵义 |
|---|---|
| 1. sequor | to follow |
| 2. queror | to complain |
| 3. cilium | eyelid |
| 4. super | above |
| 5. strepo | to make a noise |
| 6. pecus | cattle |
| 7. -ary | adjective suffix |
| 8. im- | (in-) negative prefix |
| 9. cheval | horse |
| 10. callabus | (caval-) inferior horse |
| 11. -ous | adjective suffix |
| 12. -ic | adjective suffix |
| 13. equus | horse |
| 14. -ine | like, similar to, characteristic of |
| 15. bibo | to drink |
| 16. im- | (in-) in |
| 17. cado | to fall |
| 18. de- | down |
| 19. -ent | adjective suffix |
| 20. -ence | noun suffix |
| 21. con- | with, together |
