新東方8天8千詞滙魔鬼訓練營內部教材5

FIG
figure
figurative
adj.
metaphorical, ornate

figment
n.
something invented, made up, or fabricated

effigy
n.－
a crude figure representing a hated person

configuration
n.
form, arrangement of parts or elements

ANN/ENN
year
perennial
adj.
continuing, everlasting

millennium
n.
era of earthly paradise, thousand years

annuity
n.
yearly payment, annual payment

superannuated
adj.
worn out, aged

biannual
n./adj.
twice each year

biennial
n./adj.
for two years

EV
age
coeval
adj./n.
simultaneous, of the same age

longevity
n.
length of life, long life

medieval
adj.
antiquated, of the Middle ages

primeval
adj.
ancient, elder

CORP
body
incorporate
a./vi/vt
similar organization

corporal
adj.
bodily, army

corpulent
adj.
fat

corporeal
adj.
bodily

TANG/
TACT
touch
tangible
adj.
discernible by the touch; palpable

tangential
adj.
in the direction of a tangent

tactile
adj./n.
perceptible to the sense of touch

intact
adj.
uninjured; not impaired in any way

CODI/
CODE
code
codex
n.
handwritten book

codicil
n.
amendment

codify
vt.
list

decode
vt.－
explain

SIGN
mark
note
assignation
n.
appointment

resign
n./v.
accept

signatory
n.
consigner

signet
n./vt
stamp

QUADR/
QUART
four
quartile
n.
The value of the boundary at the 25th, 50th, or 75th percentiles of a frequency distribution divided into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.

quadriplegic
n./adj.
disability

quadrille
n.
A square dance of French origin composed of five figures and performed by four couples.
Music for this dance in 6/8 and 2/4 time.

quadruple
n./vt/vi
fourfold

TESSAR/
TETR
four
tetrahedron
n.
a polyhedron with four faces

tetracycline
n.
a broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H 24N 2O 8

tetrarch
n.
one of four joint rulers, a subordinate ruler

tetragon
n.
a four-sided polygon; a quadrilateral