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en+act
en=at,in;into;near;on 从“在中间”之意演变为“进入某种状态,使成为~”等,把表示make之意的名词形容词变为及物动词。
enact
vb 1. to establish by law, plans to enact a bill of rights, 2. to perform (a story or play) by acting, ◇ n enactment
enactment
1.the process of passing legislation. 2.a process of acting something out : the story becomes an enactment of his fantasies.
ex+act
ex=fully;out of 表示“出自”或者“超出”“ 完全”
exact
adj 1. correct in every detail, strictly accurate, 2. precise, as opposed to approximate, 3. based on measurement and the formulation of laws, forecasting floods is not an exact science, vb to obtain or demand as a right, esp. through force or strength, the rebels called for revenge to be exacted for the killings,
exacting
adj making rigorous or excessive demands,
exaction
n(Formal) 1. the act of obtaining or demanding money as a right, 2. a sum or payment exacted,
exactitude
the quality of being exact, precision,
exactly
1. with complete accuracy and precision, I don’t know exactly where they live, 2. in every respect, he looks exactly like his father, interj just so! precisely!
in+act
inaction
lack of action, inertia,
inactive
1. idle, not active, 2. (Chem) (of a substance) having little or no reactivity, ◇ n inactivity
interact
to act on or in close relation with each other, ◇ n interaction ◇ adj interactive
re+act
react
vb 1. (of a person or thing) to act in response to another person, a stimulus, or a situation, 2. ◇ react against to act in an opposing or contrary manner, 3. (Chem) to undergo a chemical reaction, 4. (Physics) to exert an equal force in the opposite direction to an acting force, Late Latin reagere
reactor
nuclear reactor, (short for)
trans+act
trans----through ion 名词后缀
transaction
n 1. something that is transacted, esp. a business deal, 2. ◇ transactions the records of the proceedings of a society etc. an article on land use in the Niagara area taken from the `Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute’
transact
vb to do, conduct, or negotiate (a business deal) Latin transigere to drive through
ag=act
agency
n (pl -cies) 1. an organization providing a specific service, an advertising agency, 2. the business or functions of an agent, 3. action or power by which something happens, the intervention of a human agency in the sequence of events, Latin agere to do
agent
n 1. a person who arranges business for other people, esp. for actors or singers, 2. a spy, 3. a substance which causes change in other substances, an emulsifying agent, 4. someone or something which causes an effect, the agent of change,
agile
adj 1. quick in movement, nimble, 2. mentally quick or acute, Latin agilis ◇ n agility
agility
agitation
vb (-tating, -tated) 1. to excite, disturb, or trouble, 2. to shake or stir (a liquid) 3. to attempt to stir up public opinion for or against something, Latin agitare ◇ adj agitated ◇ adv agitatedly ◇ n agitation ◇ n agitator
agitator
agony
acute physical or mental pain, Greek agōnia struggle
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cogent
[[koh]-jent] adj forcefully convincing, Latin co- together + agere to drive ◇ n cogency
cogitable
adjective rare able to be grasped by the mind; conceivable. ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin cogitabilis, from the verb cogitare (see cogitate ).
cogitate
[[koj]-it-tate] vb (-tating, -tated) to think deeply about (something) Latin cogitare ◇ n cogitation ◇ adj cogitative
exigent
exigent |ˈeksijənt| adjective formal pressing; demanding : the exigent demands of the music took a toll on her voice. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin exigent- ‘completing, ascertaining,’ from the verb exigere (see exact ).
prodigal
prodigal |ˈprädigəl| adjective 1 spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant : prodigal habits die hard. 2 having or giving something on a lavish scale : the dessert was crunchy with brown sugar and prodigal with whipped cream. See note at profuse . noun a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way. • (also prodigal son or daughter) a person who leaves home and behaves in such a way, but later makes a repentant return. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the parable in Luke 15:11–32.] DERIVATIVES prodigality |ˌprädəˈgalətē| |ˈprɑdəˈgølədi| |-ˈgalɪti| noun prodigally |-g(ə)lē| |ˈprɑdəgəli| adverb ORIGIN late Middle English : from late Latin prodigalis, from Latin prodigus ‘lavish.’
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