ex:（1）euphemism n. : a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word
⇨The word "expired" is a euphemism for "died".
（2）eulogize v. : to praise someone or something in a speech or piece of writing
⇨Critics everywhere have eulogized her new novel.
➤-ous : having the quality of
ex:（1）congruous adj. : the same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principles
⇨His conclusion is congruous with one previously drawn by Mayer.
（2）mysterious adj. : strange, not known, or not understood
⇨He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder.
（3）ominous adj. : suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
⇨After the weatherman had seen the ominous clouds, he prognosticated rain.
（4）tremulous adj. : If a person's voice or a part of their body is tremulous, it is shaking slightly
⇨The widow's tremulous hands revealed her nervousness.
（3）ominous adj. : suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
⇨After the weatherman had seen the ominous clouds, he prognosticated rain.
（4）tremulous adj. : If a person's voice or a part of their body is tremulous, it is shaking slightly
⇨The widow's tremulous hands revealed her nervousness.
➤-ism : doctrine , belief
ex:（1）euphemism n. : a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word
⇨The article made so much use of euphemism that often its meaning was unclear.
（2）adventurism n. : an attitude or way of behaving that involves attempting to gain an advantage by doing things that are regarded as foolish or risky
⇨If we tried to go on the offensive when the masses are not yet awakened that would be adventurism.
（3）opportunism n. : behavior in which you use every situation to try to get power or an advantage
⇨It brought us not only with new opportunism but also with new challenges.
ex: （1）impunity n. : freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done
⇨The verdict seemed to be impunity .
（2）immaculate adj. : perfect and without any mistakes
⇨He gave an immaculate performance as the aging hero.
⇨The article made so much use of euphemism that often its meaning was unclear.
（2）adventurism n. : an attitude or way of behaving that involves attempting to gain an advantage by doing things that are regarded as foolish or risky
⇨If we tried to go on the offensive when the masses are not yet awakened that would be adventurism.
（3）opportunism n. : behavior in which you use every situation to try to get power or an advantage
⇨It brought us not only with new opportunism but also with new challenges.
➤im- : nagative
⇨The verdict seemed to be impunity .
（2）immaculate adj. : perfect and without any mistakes
⇨He gave an immaculate performance as the aging hero.
➤de- : down , away from
ex: （1）deride v. : to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value
⇨This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.
（2）decline v. : to gradually become less, worse, or lower
⇨His interest in the project declined after his wife died.
➤pre- : before
ex: （1）precocious adj. : showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual
⇨A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.
（2）prehistory n. : the period of human history before there were written records of
events.
⇨Human prehistory is divided into three successive periods: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.
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