week 9（19-21）

Neverland

Neverland is a fictional location featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place, where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and other mythical creatures and beings live. Although not all people who come to Neverland cease to age, its best known resident famously refused to grow up, and it is often used as a metaphor for eternal childhood (and childishness), immortality, and escapism.

                                                                                                         

       

➤ex: out, former 

ex:（1）expatriate n. / v. / adj. : an exile

       ⇨The itinerant poet, living abroad for twenty years, was a voluntary expatriate. 

    （2）exonerate v. : to free from guilt

      ⇨When the jury began to deliberate, they were prepared to exonerate the culprit.

    （3）exit n. / v. [ +from ] :  the door through which you might leave a building 

      ⇨There is only one exit from the theater.

➤de- , dis- : down, not, off

ex: （1）derogatory adj. : belittling, disparaging

         ⇨The columnist was ordered to recant her derogatory statements.

      （2）destitution n. : extreme poverty

        ⇨As the traveler followed the tortuous path up the Kentucky mountain, he was sickened by the destitution which he saw.

      （3）desultory adj. : occurring by chance, disconnected

        ⇨Larry's compositions proceed in a desultory manner despite the supplication of his English teacher.

       （4）disciple n. : follower

        ⇨Billy the Vampire is the only extant disciple of Count Dracula.

➤op-, ob- : something negative, against, over

ex: （1）opulence n. : wealth, riches

        ⇨It was not until the wreckers began to dismantle the old edifice that they discovered its real opulence.

      （2）obsequious adj. [ +to / towards ] : seeking favor, fawning

        ⇨Uriah Heep's obsequious manner nettled all but the most gullible.

      （3）opposite n. / adj. / ad. / prep. :   completely different

         ⇨They have opposite views on the question. 

➤pro- : many, much, in favor of

ex:（1）profligate n. / adj. : wasteful

       ⇨With a singular disregard for his family, the profligate husband spent his salary on alcohol.

     （2）progress v. : movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position

       ⇨Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years.

➤re- : back, against

ex :（1）restrictive n. / adj. : harsh, confining
       ⇨The rebel's innate hatred of restrictive decrees led him to crave freedom all the more.


     （2）reviled v. [ +at / against ] : scolded
       ⇨Ezra Pound, the expatriate poet, was reviled for his pro-Fascist remarks.


     （3）redolent adj. :  fragrant
       ⇨The redolent scent that came from the bakery created in Eloise a sense of nostalgia for her grandmother' s bread.

     （4）repose n. / v. : state of rest
        ⇨While the palace guards were in repose, the rebel's coup began in earnest.

➤deca- : ten, tenth

ex: （1）decadence n. : decay

        ⇨Rumors of Rome's decadence were rife among the barbarian tribes.

      （2）decade n. :  a period of ten years

         ⇨Air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade.