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offhand ['ɔ:f'hænd,'ɔf-]

a.careless or disrespectful in manner

banter ['bæntə]

vi.talk in a joking way

comprehend [,kɔmpri'hend]

vt.understand

词根记忆：com（全部）+prehend（抓住）→全部抓住→理会，领会

Baptist ['bæptist]

n.浸礼会教徒

solidarity [,sɔli'dæriti]

n.团结

词根记忆：solid(固定的)+arity→固体状态→团结

contempt [kən'tempt]

n.scorn 轻视，轻蔑

词根记忆：con（共同）+tempt（蔑视）→小CASE,谁都可以→轻视

fit into

belong to; be appropriate to

refer to

mention;allude to

rump [rʌmp]

n.bottom

smart [smɑ:t]

vi.feel a painful stinging sensation

stave [steiv]

n.(制作木桶的)板条

和starve(v.饿死)一起记

bawl [bɔ:l]

vi.cry in a loud voice

分拆联想：b+awl（尖钻）→被尖钻戳到而大喊

scurry ['skʌri]

vi.hurry 急赶; 奔跑

clout [klaut]

vt.hit with force

和could一起记，像云遮住太阳→有影响力

delirious [di'liriəs]

a.不省人事的，神智昏迷的

leer [liə]

vi.give a sly,evil glance

demoralize [dɪ'mɔrəlaɪz;(?@)dɪ'mɔ:rəlaɪz]

vt.discourage, destroy the confidence of

词根记忆：de（去掉）+moral（e）（士气）+ize→去掉士气→使士气低落

profusely [prəʊ'fju:slɪ]

ad.abundantly

bondsman ['bɔndzmən]

n. a serf, slave

call down

summon,invoke (sth.on sb.)