Lily GRE 24

ingrate; ungrateful ingrate

betrayer; an ungrateful person (忘恩負義者; 恩將仇報忘恩負義之徒; 字首 in- 否定 + grat 感恩、謝意 + -e 人 ＝ 受人滴水之恩卻絲毫不念舊情的薄情之人)

ingratiate; ingratiate oneself

flatter; to make (oneself) favored by others, especially by falsely acting pleasant (討好，奉承; 卑躬屈膝逢迎討好上級長官; 字首 in- 進入 + grat 討好、恩惠 + -i- + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 刻意諂媚迎合以擠入他人的青睞視線)

gratify; gratify curiosity

satisfy; satisfy (滿足; 徹底滿足內心強烈的好奇心; 字根 grat- 愉快、感恩 + -i- + -fy 使成為 ＝ 使對方內心深層渴望得到充分慰藉滿足)

gratuitous; gratuitous violence

unnecessary; free; voluntary; completely undeserved or unnecessary (不必要的，無謂的; 毫無情節必要且過度渲染的暴力; 字根 gratuit- 免費、自願 + -ous 充滿…的 ＝ 毫無正當理由、平白多餘且不請自來的)

grievous; grievous mistake

severe; characterized by great pain or suffering (嚴重的，令人悲傷的; 釀成難以挽回悲劇的重大慘痛過失; 字根 griev- 沉重、悲痛 + -ous 充滿…的 ＝ 帶來極大創傷苦痛、沉重難以承受的)

aggregate; aggregate demand

collection; to (cause to) come together into one mass or whole (聚集，總計; 總體經濟之社會總需求; 字首 ag-/ad- 朝向 + greg 群體 + -ate 形容詞/動詞 ＝ 將散落各處的分支匯聚為單一龐大總體)

egregious; egregious error

flagrant; very bad; flagrant (過分的，極壞的; 離譜荒謬極度嚴重的過失; 字首 e-/ex- 脫離 + greg 群體 + -ious 充滿…的 ＝ 劣跡斑斑脫離常軌群體、駭人聽聞的極惡)

gregarious; gregarious animal

sociable; fond of the company of others; sociable (愛交際的，群居的; 喜好群居生活的群居性動物; 字根 greg- 群體 + -arious 喜好…的 ＝ 樂於混跡群體之中且極具社交天賦的)

segregate; segregate students

isolate; to separate or set apart from others (分離，隔離; 刻意將學生分流隔離對待; 字首 se- 分開 + greg 群體 + -ate 動詞字尾 ＝ 將特定族群強行自大群體中切割分離)

degrade; degrade the environment

demean; to lower in dignity or respect; debase (貶低，降級，惡化; 使生態環境品質遭受嚴重破壞惡化; 字首 de- 向下 + grade 等級 ＝ 將原有水準與尊嚴一步步往下調降貶損)

digress; digress from the topic

deviate; to wander away from the main topic (離題; 說話扯遠偏離核心主題; 字首 di-/dis- 偏離 + gress 行走 ＝ 步伐脫離正軌道路、漫無邊際閒晃離題)

egress; emergency egress

exit; the action of going out of or leaving a place; an exit (出口; 火災避難緊急逃生安全出口; 字首 e-/ex- 向外 + gress 行走 ＝ 邁步向外脫離封閉空間的逃生路徑)

transgress; transgress the law

violate; to violate, infringe (違反，逾越; 肆意公然踐踏踰越法律底線; 字首 trans- 跨越 + gress 行走 ＝ 跨過法治紅線、公然犯下違法踰矩行為)

epigram; witty epigram

maxim; any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed (警句，格言; 幽默詼諧一針見血的精煉格言; 字首 epi- 在…之上 + gram 書寫 ＝ 銘刻在石碑或卷首精闢雋永的智慧短句)

graft; graft skin

integrate; to take and put in place a graft (嫁接，移植; 進行外科自體皮膚組織移植; 詞源 graph- 尖銳刻寫筆形插條 ＝ 將植物嫩枝或人體組織精準拼接移植融合)

graphic; graphic illustration

vivid; giving a clear and effective picture; vivid (栩栩如生的，生動詳盡的; 生動逼真栩栩如生的圖解說明; 字根 graph- 書寫、繪畫 + -ic 形容詞字尾 ＝ 如同高解析畫作般細節清晰生動浮現眼前的)

congruent; congruent shapes

consistent; agreeing; similar (一致的，適合的，全等的; 幾何全等一致的形狀; 字首 con- 共同 + gru- 奔赴、相逢 + -ent 形容詞字尾 ＝ 步調完全吻合、各個面向完美重疊契合的)

incongruous; incongruous element

incompatible; unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening (不協調的，不一致的; 與周遭氛圍格格不入的不協調元素; 字首 in- 不 + congruous 一致契合的 ＝ 與周遭環境大相逕庭、顯得極為突兀格格不入的)

beguile; beguile the audience

charm; to cheat; mislead; deceive (使著迷，哄騙; 深深迷倒征服全場觀眾; 字首 be- 使成為 + guile 詭計、魅力 ＝ 施展無邊魅力或巧計使對方神魂顛倒受騙)

guile; use guile

craft; slyness or cunning in reaching a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity (狡詐; 耍弄陰險手腕狡黠行事; 詞源 guile 奸詐狡黠 ＝ 善於隱藏真實動機並設局陷害他人的奸詐)

guileless; guileless smile

naive; free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank (誠實無欺的，純真的; 毫無心機純真坦率的真摯微笑; 單字 guile 狡詐 + -less 無…的 ＝ 內心宛如赤子純白透明、毫無狡詐算計的)

gullible; gullible tourists

credulous; too willing to believe everything; naive; credulous (易受欺騙的; 極易受騙上當的單純觀光客; 字根 gull 吞嚥、海鷗 + -ible 容易…的 ＝ 別人說什麼就全盤吞下、極易受騙的)

gawky; gawky teenager

clumsy; awkward, clumsy (笨拙的; 手腳笨拙不協調的高瘦少年; 詞源 gawk 呆看、左顧右盼 + -y 充滿…特性的 ＝ 身形四肢過長以致舉手投足顯得笨手笨腳的)

gist; grasp the gist

essence; the main or essential part of a matter (大意，主旨; 迅速精準掌握核心主旨大意; 法語借詞 c'est gist 核心在於此 ＝ 通篇文章中最根本核心深層的精華要義)

inhibit; inhibit growth

restrain; to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check; to prohibit (抑制，約束; 嚴重抑制阻礙植物健全生長; 字首 in- 在內 + hib/hab 持有、抓住 ＝ 將其活動緊緊按壓扣留在內部以限制發展)