cover

co. intensive + operire, hide

uncover

coverage

recover

recovery

undercover

hardcover

covealls

covered

covering

snow-covered

covert

covertly

cover-up

curfew

cur=cover + few=fire

discover

dis=opposite + cover

discovery

rediscover

undiscovered

mask

masked

masking

unmask

detect de=un-,off + tect=to cover

undetected

detector

detective

-ive = n. 人

detectable

detection

protect

pro- + tect

protector

protected

protective

-ive = adj. big, many,much

unprotected

protection

protectionist

protectionism

protege

obscure

ob=over + scure = to cover

obscurity

shell

shellfish

shelling

bombshell

nutshell

shield

shiel=shell

wind-shield

shelter

sheltered

-cern, -cert, -crim, -cris, -crit, -cret, -cree = separate, distinguish

concern

concerned

concerning

discern

discernible

discerning

discriminate

discrimination

discriminant

discriminating

discriminatory

concert

concert-goer

concerted

concerto

disconcert

disconcerting

crisis

critic

critical

critically

criticize

criticism

critique

criteria

criterion

prejudice

decree

decide

hypocrisy

hypo=under

hypocrite

hypocritical

hypothesis

secret

se=self, sex

secretly

secritive

secrecy

secretary

secretary-general

secrete

secretion

discreet

discreetly

cure = 治愈，解决，解决方法, care

cure

  1. cure the sufferers
  2. a cure for cancer

incurable

in + cur + able

secure

se- = free from . apart/without + cure = care

securely

  1. be securely fix to

security

secur + ity

insecure

insecurity

accurate

ac=ad=to + cur = care + ate(adj.)

accurately

inaccurate

accuracy

inaccuracy

curious

cur=care + i + ous(adj. big,many)

curiosity

curi = curious + osity

curiously

curator

cur=care + ator = n. 做．．．的人

scour

  1. s=ex=out + cour=clean
  2. s=ex=out + cour=cur- = run. 跑

caution

cau=care, to watch + t + ion

  1. take caution

cautious

cautiously

precaution

pre- + caution

  1. take precaution agaist

cautionary

show

  1. show off

shower

showcase

-case = 柜子，容器

showdown

  1. face a showdown with

showing

showroom

showy

  1. showy flowers

sideshow

  1. a side show to a political storm

sheen

caveat

cav=care

scavenge

scav=show + -enge

scavenger

cycle, circle = revolve, wove, around

cycle

  1. cell cycle

cyclical

cycli + cal

cycling

  1. cycling shorts
  2. go cycling

cyclist

bicycle

bi + cycle

  1. get on his bicycle

recycle

re=again + cycle

  1. keep recycling old idias

recycled

recycling

recyclable

collar

col = circle

collarbone

collar + bone

white-collar

blue-collar

accolade

ac=ad=to + cola=neck

cyclone

cycl = cycle + one(n)

  1. tropical cyclone

encyclopedia

en=in + cyclo=circle + pedia=child-rearing

circle

encircle

circular

circulate

circ = circle + ul + ate(使动词)

circulation

  1. blood circulation

succinctly

suc=sub=up from under + cinct=cinch + ly

circus

circ=circle + us(n)

circuit

circ + u + it=go / exit, visit

circuitry

try = 集合概念 / industry

circumcision

circum + cis = cut + ion

precinct

pre + cinc=circle

curb b->v curve 弯，曲

curb

  1. curb on immigration

curbside

curb + side

  1. to stand at the curbside

curl

  1. curl up

curly

  1. long dark curly hair

curling

-horn，-corn 角

curve

  1. the curve of his lips
  2. steep curve

curved

  1. the curved lines of the chairs

curving

curvature

wheel

kwel

  1. wheel
  2. curl

wheelbarrow

wheel + barrow

wheelchair

wheel + chair

four-wheel

three-wheel

cul, col = dwell in , 耕，栽

culture

cul + ture

  1. the culture of silkworms

cultured

cultural

culturally

agriculture

agri=field + culture

agricultural

aquaculture

aqua = aque=aqui = water + culture

subculture

sub- + …

colony

col=cul

colonial

colonialism

colonist

colonize

colonization

colonizer

bucolic

bu = bull + col + ic
bufflo
beaf

crown

crow=curve

crowning

  1. crowning moment

coronal

coronary

  1. coron + ary(adj)

coronation

coroner

国王管家－＞查明死因的人

crest

  1. on the crest of the wave

-claim, -clam, -cla, -clar = call, shout

claim

clamor

claiment

acclaim

acclaimed

disclaimer

proclaim

proclamation

reclaim

exclaim

exclamation

clarity

clarinet

clear

declare

declared

declaration

calendar

reconcile

recociliation

council

councilman

counsel

counseling

counselor

haul

hauler

class = 类，级，典雅，卓越

classic

classical

classically

classify

classified

classification

classless

classmate

classroom

classy

declass

first-class

outclass

underclass

count

discount

recount

counting

countless

counter

countertop = worktop

countdown

account: account for

accountability

accountable

accountant

encounter

counteract

counterattack

counterbalance

counterweight

counterculture

counterpoint

computer

supercomputer

computer-based

computer-generated

computing

computation

computational

computerized

calculate

calculated

calculation

miscalculation

calculator

reckon

reckoning

chant

enchant

vt.

enchanted

adj.

enchanting

adj.

enchantment

n.

disenchanted

adj.

charm

n.vt.

  1. a man of great charm and distinction.

charming

clude-, clos=close

close

vt&vi&adj.

closed

adj

close-knit

adj. close + knit 编织

  1. create a close-knit community

closely

adv.

closeness

n.

closer

adj&adv

  1. closer ties

closest

adj.

closing

adj.

  1. the closing stages of the war.
  2. his closing remarks.

closure

n.

  1. factory closures.
  2. the closure of road tunnels.
  3. give them a sense of closure.

close-up

n.

  1. close-up pictures of the planet.

closet

n.

  1. a walk-in closet

enclose

vt. en=in=into + close

  1. enclose the flower beds.
  2. enclose a cheque for 100.

enclosed

adj.

enclosure

n.

  1. a wildlife enclosure

disclose

vt

  1. disclose details of … to the press.

undisclosed

adj.

disclosure

n.

conclude

vt. con + clude=close

conclusion

n.

  1. reach/draw/come to/arrive at a conclusion

concluding

adj.

conclusive

adj.

  1. conclusive evidence/proof/results.

inconclusive

adj.

conclusively

adv.

include

vt.

including

prep.

inclusion

n.

inclusive

adj.

  1. adopt more inclusive strategies.

exclude

vt.

  1. be excluded from school.
  2. exclude the possibility of negotiation.

excluding

prep.

exclusive

adj.

  1. have the exclusive right.
  2. exclusive use.
  3. mutually exclusive

exclusively

adv.

exclusivity

n.

  1. preserve a feeling of exclusivity.

exclusion

n.

  1. the exclusion of disruptive students from school.

exclusionary

adj.

  1. exclusionary business practices.

foreclose

vi. fore=foreign + close

  1. the bank foreclosed on the mortgage for his previous home.

foreclosure

n.

  1. if homeowners can’t keep up the payments, they face foreclosure.

secluded

adj. se=secret + clud + ed.

  1. a secluded garden/beach/spot, etc.
  2. to lead a secluded life.

seclusion

n.

preclude

vt.

  1. preclude him/his serving in the army.

reclusive

adj. re=back + clus=clud=close + ive

  1. the reclusive man.

recluse

n.

clause

n.

  1. attributive clause.
  2. relative clause.

claustrophobia

adj. claustro=to close + phobia=fear

sitophobia, monophobia

slot

n. vt&vi.

  1. drop a coin into the slot.
  2. book a time slot.
  3. slot machine.

cross

vt&vi&n

  1. to cross the sea/mountains
  2. red cross
  3. cross sb/sth off sth.

across

prep&adv

  1. look across at me.
  2. walk across the field.
  3. across the street.
  4. scatter across the country.

crossing

n.

  1. stop at the crossing

cross-country

adj&adv

  1. cross-country running

crossroads

n.

  1. turn right at the first crossroads

cross-cultural

adj.

  1. cross-cultural conflict.
  2. cross-cultural communication.

crossover

n.

  1. the contemporary crossover of pop,jazz and funk.

crossword

n. =crosspuzzle , wordpuzzle

cross-section

n.

  1. a cross-section of a aeroplane.

cross-sectional

adj.

  1. cross-sectional aera.

cross-examination

n.

  1. under a stressful cross-examination

cross-legged

adj.

  1. sit cross-legged on the floor.

crossfire

n.

crosstalk

n.

crosswise

adv. cross + wise=way=direction

crux

n.

  1. the crux of the matter.

crucial

adj.
=important,vital,critical,essential

  1. one crucial aspect
  2. a crucial factor/issue/decision

crucify

vt. cruc=cross + ify

  1. the day that Christ was crucified.

crucifix

n.

excruciating

adj. ex=thoroughly + cruci

  1. in excruciating pain.
  2. the excruciating embarrassment

crusade

n.

  1. to lead a crusade against crime

crusader

n.

  1. moral crusader

cut

n.vt.vi.adj

  1. cut the tomatoes in half.
  2. cut himself shaving

cutback

n. cut + back

  1. cutbacks in public spending.
  2. staff cutbacks.

cutting

n.adj.

=biting

  1. biting sarcasm
  2. a cutting remark

haircut

n.

undercut

vt.

  1. bargain sale.
  2. undercut competitors.

cut-off

n.adj. cut + off=away

  1. a cut-off in overseas aid.
  2. cut-off jeans.

cutter

n.

  1. pizza cutter.
  2. a glass cutter.

shortcut

n.

  1. Jesse cut across the parking lot and strolled through the main entrance.
  2. take a shortcut.
  3. create shortcuts in Windows.

cutting-edge

n. cutting + edge

  1. cutting-edge techonology

intercut

vt.

  1. Scenes of city life were intercut with interviews with local people.

cutthroat

adj. cut + throat

  1. face cutthroat competition.

clip =cut

vt&vi&n 1. clip=cut 2.clip=clasp

  1. a hair clip.
  2. clip sth off/from sth.
  3. clip sb’s wings.
  4. Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.

clipping

n.

  1. hedge/nail clippings.

clipboard

n.

clipper

n.

eclipse

vt.n e=ex=out + clip + se

carv- = cut

carve

vt.vi

  1. carve a place for herself in the fashion world.
  2. carve sth up.

carved

adj.

  1. carved stone.

carver

n.

  1. a thousand carvers.

carving

n.

  1. a wood carving.

crab

crawl

vi&n crab -> crawl

  1. crawl out of bed at nine-thirty.

scrawl

vt.n crawl -> scrawl.

  1. scrawl a hasty note.

gash = cut

n.vt

  1. an inch-long gash just above his right eye.

character

n. char=carve + act + er

  1. dual character
  2. integrity of character

characteristic

adj.n

  1. personal characteristics

characteristically

adv.

characterization

n.

  1. be interested in characterization.

characterize

vt. character + ize

  1. be characterize by

uncharacteristic

adj.

  1. It was uncharacteristic of her father to disappear like this.

=bizarre
adj. bizarr=beard + e

uncharacteristically

adv.

  1. Owen has been uncharacteristically silent.

trait

n.

  1. traits of character
  2. human trait.

sculpt, scalp, skill = cut

sculpt

vt&vi sculpt=carve

  1. be sculpted by surface erosion.

sculptor

n. sculpt + or

sculpture

n. sculpt = carve + ure

  1. a marble sculpture of Venus.
  2. the techniques of sculpture in stone.

sculptural

adj.

sculpted

adj. sculpt + ed

  1. a sculpted ornament
  2. sculpted landscapes.

scalpel

n. scalp=sculp + el

  1. dissecting knife.
  2. scalpel blade.

scalp

n.vt

  1. smooth his hair back over his scalp.

skill

n.

  1. learn new skills.
  2. the skill of its craftsman.

skilled

adj.

  1. be highly skilled at.
  2. skilled labor.
  3. a skilled engineer/negotiator/craftsman.

skillful

adj.

  1. accomplished, professional
  2. a skillfull player/performer/teacher.

skillfully

adv.

  1. act skillfully
  2. be skillfully adapted from the original.

unskilled

adj.

  1. low-paid, unskilled jobs.

scale

n.

  1. underestimate the scale of the problem.
  2. scale the hights of his profession.

subscale

adj. sub=below + scale

large-scale

adj.

scaling

n.

half

n.

  1. free half dead with tiredness.
  2. half closed.

halfway

adv.adj.

  1. halfway up the ladder.
  2. give up halfway.

behalf

n. be=by + half

  1. in behalf of somebody./in sb’s behalf
  2. we collected money in behalf of the homeless.
  3. on behalf of sb.

half-hour

n.

  1. the half-hour wait.

halve

vt&vi

  1. halve the risk
  2. halve the pineapple.

half-century

n.

half-mile

n.

half-hearted

adj.

half-million

n.

school

n.vt.n

  1. the Chicago school of economists.
  2. the school of fish.

schooling

n.

schoolteacher

n.

schoolchild

n.

schoolhouse

n.

school-based

adj.

  1. school-based course

schoolgirl

n.

schoolyard

n.

schoolwork

n.

school-age

n.adj.

schoolboy

n

schoolmate

n

=schoolfellow

after-school

adj.

old-school

adj.

  1. old-school rap

scholar

n. schol=school + ar

  1. visiting scholar

scholarship

scholarly

adj.

  1. an intellectual scholarly man.

scholastic

adj.

shelf

n.

shelve

vt.

  1. shelve the idea.

bookshelf

shale

n.

  1. shale gas.

scallop

n.vt scall=shell + op

  1. a scallop shell.
  2. a scalloped edge.

carn- = meat, flesh

carnage

n. carn + age(n)

  1. a scene of carnage.

= slaughter

carnation

n. carn = flesh + ation

  1. wear a carnation in his buttonhole.

carnival

n.

  1. the carnival in Rio
  2. a carnival atmosphere
  3. this summer’s carnival of sport.

carnivore

n. carni=flesh + vore=eat

incarnation

n. in + carn=flesh + ation

reincarnation

n. re=again + incarnation

  1. Many African tribes believe in reincarnation

cortex

n.

  1. the cerebral cortex

-cap = grasp

accept

vt.vi

acceptable

adj.

unacceptable

adj.

acceptance

n.

accepted

adj.

acceptability

n.

precept

n.

catch

vt.n

catcher

n.

catchy

adj.

seize

vt.

scratch

vt.adj.n

  1. start from scratch
  2. seize on.

seizure

n. seiz=seize + ure

grasp

vt.n

grip

vt.n

gripping

adj.

gripe

vi.n

grab

vt.vi.n

capture

vt.n

recapture

vt.n

caption

n.vt

captive

adj.n

captivity

n.

captor

n.

captivate

vt.

captivating

adj.

capable

adj.

capacity

n.

capability

n.

incapable

adj.

incapacitate

vt.

cable

n.

cop

vt.n

copper

n.adj.

cip-, cop- = grasp, take

anticipate

vt. anti=pre + cip + ate

anticipated

adj.

anticipation

n.

unanticipated

adj.

discipline

vt.n

disciplinary

adj.

disciplined

adj.

interdisciplinary

adj.

disciple

n.

principal

adj.n

principally

adv.

principle

n.

principled

adj.

occupy

vt. oc + cup + y

occupation

n.

profession

n. profess + ion

professor

n.

professional

adj.

profess

vt. pro + fess=to speak

professionally

adv.

professionalism

n.

career

n.adj.vt car=carr + eer ->车辙

  1. a career as a fashion designer
  2. carrer into a river

vocation

n. voc=voice + ation

occupant

n. occup + ant

occupied

adj.

unoccupied

adj.

occupancy

n.

occupational

adj.

preoccupation

n.

preoccupied

adj.

recuperate

vt.vi

chase

vt.vi.n

chaser

n.

purchase

vt.n. pur=pro + chase

purchasing

n.

purchaser

vt.vi

hunt

vt.vi.n

prey

n.vi

predator

n. pre=prey + d + ator

predatory

adj.

predation

n.

spree

n.

prowl

vt.vi

procure

vt. pro + cur=care + e

procurement

n.

proxy

n.adj.

cater

vi.vt

caterer

n.

catering

n.

cas-, case = fall <-- cap

case

n.

case-by-case

n.

caseload

n.

caseworker

n.

capsule

n.

chassis

n.

ceiv-, cept- = grasp, take

receive

vt.

receiver

n.

receipt

n.

receiving

adj.

received

adj.

reception

n.

recipe

n.

  1. Large-scale inflation is a recipe for disaster.

recipient

n.

receptor

n.

receptive

adj.

receptionish

n.

receptacle

n.

-acle = status, things.

  1. manacle
  2. tentacle
  3. obstacle

conceive

vt.vi

conceivable

adj.

conceivably

adv.

inconceivable

adj.

concept

n.

conception

n.

misconception

n…

conceptual

adj.

conceptualize

vt.

conceptualization

n.

conceptually

adv.

conceit

n.

preconceive

vt.

preconceived

adj.

preconception

n.

deceive

v.

deception

n.

deceit

n.

deceptive

ajd.

deceptively

adv.

except

conj. prep.vt

exception

n.

exceptional

adj.

exceptionally

adv.

perceive

vt. per=thoroughly + ceiv + e

perception

n.

perceived

adj.

perceptible

adj.

perceptive

adj.

perceptual

adj.

misperception

n.

susceptible

adj. sus=sub=up from under + cept + ible

susceptibility

n.

inception

n.

incipient

adj.

intercept

vt.

interception

n.

cur-, curr- = to run, flow, move quickly

course

n.

curriculum

n.

curricular

adj.

  1. extra-curricular

discourse

n.vi

discursive

adj.

intercourse

n.

excursion

n.

recourse

n.

concourse

n.

coursework

n.

corridor

n.

courier

n.vt

cursory

adj.

precursor

n.

current

adj.n

currently

adv.

currency

n.

undercurrent

n.

incur

vt.

incursion

n.

occur

vi.

occurrence

n.

recur

vi.

recurring

adj.

recurrent

adj.

recurrence

n.

frequent

adj.

frequently

adv.

frequency

n.

infrequent

adj.

infrequently

adv.

concur

vi.

concurrent

adj.

concurrently

adv.

curse

n.vi.vt

car-, carr-, char-

carmaker

n.

cart

n.vt

carriage

n.

carry

vt.

carrier

n.

carrying

adj.

carry-on

adj.n

cargo

n.

carpenter

n.

chariot

n.

n.

charge

vt.vi.n

charging

n.

charged

adj.

charger

n.

discharge

vt.n.

caricature

n.vt.

horse

n.

horseback

n.adj.adv

horseman

n.

horseshoe

n.

horse-drawn

adj.

workhorse

n.

focus

vt.vi.n

focal

adj.

focused

adj.

foyer

n.

fuel

vt.n

refuel

vt.

center

vt.vi

centerpiece

n.

epicenter

n.

central

adj.

CPU

centrist

adj.n

centrality

n.

centralize

vt.

centralized

adj.

centralization

n.

decentralized

adj.

decentralization

n.

concentric

adj.

eccentric

adj.n

eccentricity

n.

centrifugal

adj. centri + fug=to flee
centripetal = centri + pet=to seek + al

concentrate

n.

concentrated

adj.

concentration

n.

custom

n.adj.

toll

vt.

toll-free

adj.

customer

n.

custom-made

adj.

customize

vt.

customized

adj.

customary

adj.

accustom

vt.

accustomed

adj.

costume

n.

idiom

n.

-cide, -cise = cut

precise

adj.

precisely

adv.

precision

n.

concise

adj.

excise

vt.n

excision

n.

decide

vt.vi

decisive

adj.

decisively

adv.

undecided

decidedly

adv.

deciding

adj.

decision

n.

decision-maker

n.

decision-making

indecision

n.

incision

n. in + cis=cut + ion

suicide

n. sui= of oneself + cid + e

suicidal

adj.

homicide

n. homi = homo + cid + e

pesticide

n. pest + i + cid + e

herbicide

n. herb- + i + cid + e

chall = call

call

vt.

recall

vt.n

so-called

adj.

caller

n.

calling

n.

challenge

n.

challenger

n.

challenging

adj.

unchallenged

adj.

clatter

n.

shout

vt.vi

shouting

n.

cry

vt.vi.

crying

adj.n

decry

vt.

outcry

n.

weep

vt.vi.n

weeping

adj.

celer- = hasten, go faster, quicken, swift

accelerate

vt.vi ac- = to + celer + ate

accelerating

adj.

acceleration

n.

accelerator

n.

celebrate

vt.

celebrated

adj.

celebrity

n.

celebration

n.

celebratory

adj.

-sid --> consider

consider

vt.

reconsider

vt.

considerable

adj.

considerably

considering

prep

considerate

adj.

consideration

n.

care

n.vi.

careful

adj.

carefully

adv.

caregiver

n.

caretaker

n.adj.

caring

adj.

careless

adj.

carelessly

adv.

carelessness

n.

carefree

adj.

daycare

n.

caress

vt.n car=care + ess

char- = care, love

charity

n.

charitable

adj. charity + able

cherish

vt. cher- = care + -ish

cherished

adj.

whore

n.

cata-, cate- = down, downward, thoroughly

cataclysmic

adj. cata- = down + clysm=to wash + ic

cataract

n. cata- = down + ract = to dash, rush

catechism

n. cate=thoroughly + -chism=to sound, ring

category

n.

categorize

vt.

classify

categorization

n.

categorical

adj.

categorically

adv.

scaffold

n. sca- = cata = down, beside + ffold

scaffolding

neutral

adj.n ne=no + utr=either + al

neutrality

n.

neutralize

vt.

neutron

n.

neutrino

n. neutr= neutron + ino=small

nucle

nut

n.

nutty

adj.

nuts

adj.

peanut

n. pea + nut

coconut

n.

walnut

n.

chestnut

n.adj.

nutmeg

n. nut + meg

hazelnut

n.

nucleus

n.

nuclear

adj.

cred-, cardio-, -core, -cord, cour- = heart

heart

n.

sweetheart

n.

hearty

adj.

heartily

adv.

heartless

adj.

heartbeat

n.

heartland

n.

heartfelt

adj.

heartbreak

n.

heartbreaking

adj.

heartbroken

adj.

wholeheartedly

adv.

heartache

n.

dishearten

vt.

cred- = to believe, trust

credit

n.vt.

credit-card

n.

credible

adj.

incredible

adj.

incredibly

adv.

incredulous

adj.

credibility

n.

credential

n.vt.

creditor

n.

discredit

vt.n

credence

n.

accredit

vt. ac- = to + credit

accreditation

n.

accredited

adj.

credo

n.

creed

n.

grant

vt.n

granting

n.

cardi, cardio- = heart

cardiac

adj.

cardiologist

n. cardio- + -log= logy + ist

cardiovascular

adj. cardio- + vascular
vessel

core

n.adj

hard-core

n.adj.

cord- = heart

accord

n.vt.vi

according

adj.

accordingly

adv.

accordance

n.

accordion

n.

cordial

adj.

discord

n.

record

n.vt.

recorder

n.

camcorder

n. cam- = camera + corder

cour- = heart

courage

n.

courageous

adj.

encourage

vt.

encouragement

n.

encouraging

adj.

discourage

vt.

discouraging

adj.

quarry

n.vt. coree -->

crush, crash, crack, clash, smash

crush

vt.n

crushed

adj.

crushing

adj.n

crash

vt.vi.n

crashing

adj.

crack

vt.vi

clash

n.vi

smash

vt.

smashed

adj.

smashing

adj.

smash

adj.

smashing

adj.

col-, cel-, heml-, hall-, hol-, hel,ceal-, cul- = to cover, conceal, save

color

n.vt. col=to cover + or

colored

adj.

colorful

adj.

coloring

n.

colorless

adj.

coloration

n.

cell

n.

cellular

adj.

cellar

n.

cellphone

n.

ceiling

n.

helmet

n.

hamper

vt.

hall

n.

hallmark

n.vt.

hollow

adj.n.vt.

holster

n.

hell

n.

hellish

adj.

hull

n.vt.

occult

adj. oc- =ob- = over + cult=cul=cover

conceal

vt.

concealed

adj.

concealment

n.

apocalypse

n. apo- = off + calyp = cover + -se

apocalyptic

adj.

house

n.

housing

warehouse

n.

greenhouse

n.adj.

housewife

n.

clubhouse

n.

coffeehouse

n.

in-house

adj.adv.

outhouse

n.

housekeeper

n.

housekeeping

n.

housework

n.

townhouse

n.

sky

n.

skyrocket

n.

hide

vt.n.

hidden

adj.

hideous

adj.

hiding

n.

hideaway

n.

hideout

n.

hut

n.

hose

n.vt.

huddle

vi.n.

hoard

n.vi.vt.

custody

n. custod=guard

custodia

adj.

cuticle

n.

scum

n.

skim

vt.vi