cant, from the Latin verbs canere and cantare, meaning ‘sing‘. by way of French, add an h to the root: chant: [t?ænt] n. 圣歌,赞美诗,旋律,喊叫 vt. 吟唱,诵扬,叫喊 vi. 吟唱, 单调地说; chantey: [‘t?ɑ?nt?] n. 船歌 =shanty, chanty.
cantata: [kæn‘tɑ?t?] n. [音]康塔塔，清唱剧
incantation: from the Latin word incantare,‘enchant‘. [??nkæn‘te??n] n. 诀语,咒语
cantor: [‘kænt??r] n.（教堂或犹太教会堂唱诗班的）领唱者
descant: the prefix des-,‘two‘ or ‘apart‘, indicates the descant is ‘second song‘. [‘deskænt] vi. 详论, 絮说 n. 详述，评论，高音部 =discant
lud/lus, comes from the Latin verb ludere, ‘to play‘, and ludum, ‘play‘ or ‘game‘ interlude: [‘?nt?rlu?d] n. 中间, 中间时间, 介在中间的事件, inter- meaning ‘between‘; delusion: [d?‘lu??n] n. 错觉; illusion: [?‘lu??n] n. 幻觉,错觉,错误的信仰(或观念)
allude: [?‘lu?d] vi. 暗示,暗指
collusion: [k?‘lu??n] n. 共谋, 勾结; col- from con-,meaning ‘with‘, ‘play along with‘.
ludicrous: [‘lu?d?kr?s] adj. 荒谬的, 可笑的，滑稽的
prelude: [‘prelju?d] n. 序幕, 前奏，预兆 vi. 成为...的前奏（开头）;pre- meaning ‘before‘.
phan/phen: from the Greek verbs that mean ‘to appear or seem‘ or ‘to present to mind‘. fanciful: [‘fæns?fl] adj. 奇怪的, 稀奇的, 想像的, fantasy: [‘fænt?si] n. 幻想 v. 幻想.
phantasm: [‘fæntæz?m] n. 幻像, 幻影, 幽灵，幻觉，幻想 =fantasm
phantasmagoria: [?fæntæzm?‘ɡ??ri?] n. 千变万化的风景, 幻灯的一种
phenomenon: [f?‘nɑ?m?n?n] n. 现象, 非凡的人或事物
diaphanous: [da?‘æf?n?s] adj. 透明的，柔软的，模糊的.
ver, comes from the Latin word for ‘truth‘, verdict, [‘v??rd?kt] n. 裁定, 定论, ‘the truth spoken‘; veracity: [v?‘ræs?ti] n. 说真实话,老实,诚实, ‘truthfulness‘.
aver: [?‘v??r] v. 极力声明,断言 vt.&n. 断言
verify: [‘ver?fa?] v. 查证,核实
verisimilitude: [?ver?s?‘m?l?tu?d] n. 逼真, 逼真的事物
verity: [‘ver?ti] n. 真,真实,真实的陈述
turb: comes from the Latin verb turbare, ‘to throw into confusion or upset‘, and the noun turba, ‘crowd‘ or ‘confusion‘, disturbance: [d?‘st??rb?ns] n. 扰乱,骚动
perturb: [p?r‘t??rb] v. 扰乱,使混乱,使心慌. ‘thoroughly set‘; imperturbable: [??mp?r‘t??rb?bl] adj. 沉着的, 泰然自若的, 镇静的
turbine: [‘t??rba?n] n. 涡轮
turbulent: [‘t??rbj?l?nt] adj.骚乱的，混乱的； 激流的，湍流的； 吵闹的； 强横的
turbid: [‘t??rb?d] adj. 混浊的, 泥水的, 浓密的
volu/volv: comes from the Latin verb volvere, meaning ‘to roll, wind, turn around, or twist around‘. volume, [‘vɑ?lju?m] n. 体积, 容量, 音量 n. 卷, 册, ‘the name of a scroll or roll of papyrus‘; revolve: [r?‘vɑ?lv] vt. &vi. 旋转,考虑,循环, ‘turn in circles‘.
devolution: [?dev?‘lu??n] n. 移交, 委托，权力下放，[生]退化
evolution: [?i?v?‘lu??n] n. 进化, 发展, 进展
voluble: [‘vɑ?lj?bl] adj. 健谈的，流畅的，易旋转的
convoluted: [‘kɑ?nv?lu?t?d] adj. 旋绕的, 费解的 动词convolute的过去式和过去分词
convolution: [?kɑ?nv?‘lu??n] n. 回旋, 卷旋, 盘旋 n. [数] 卷积
fac/fec/fic: comes from the Latin verb facere, meaning ‘to make or do‘. benefactor: [‘ben?fækt?r] n. 恩人, 捐助者, 赠送者; manufacture: [?mænju‘fækt??r] n. 产品,制造,制造业 vt. 制造,加工 vi. 参与制造
confection: [k?n‘fek??n] n. 甜食, 糖果，糖果剂，调制，精美作品
facile: [‘fæsl] adj. 不费力的，温和的, 容易做到的
olfactory: [ɑ?l‘fækt?ri] adj. 嗅觉的
proficient: [pr?‘f??nt] adj. 熟练的,精通的 n. 能手,专家
ut/us: comes from the Latin verb uti, ‘to use, make use of, employ‘, utilis: ‘useful, fit‘, abuse: [?‘bju?s] n.滥用； 恶习； 侮辱； 恶言 vt.滥用； 虐待； 辱骂. ‘improper use‘, reuse: [?ri?‘ju?z] v. 再使用 vt. 重新使用
‘to use again‘.
usufruct: [‘ju?zj??fr?kt] n. 使用权, 收益权
usury: [‘ju???ri] n. 高利贷
utilitarian: [?ju?t?l?‘teri?n] adj. 功利的, 实用的
utility: [ju?‘t?l?ti] n. 公共设施,效用,公用程序,实用品,实用 adj. 多效用的，多功能的
Words from Mythology and History
muse: [mju?z] vi. 沉思，冥想 vt. 沉思默想 n. 沉思，（希腊神话）缪斯，指引方向的神，诗歌
iridescent: [??r?‘desnt] adj. 虹彩色的(现晕光的,闪光的)
mausoleum: [?m??s?‘li??m] n. 陵墓
mentor: [‘ment??r] n. 指导者 vt. 指导
narcissism: [‘nɑ?rs?s?z?m] n. 自我陶醉, 自恋
tantalize: [‘tænt?la?z] vi. 逗惹，吊胃口, 令人可望而不可及 vt. 使着急
thespian: [‘θespi?n] adj. 悲剧的, 戏剧的, (古希腊诗人)狄斯比斯的 n. 演员, 悲剧演员
zephyr: Zephyrus, wind god. [‘zef?r] n. 西风, 和风, 徐风