Group 1: imaginary, imaginative, imaginable
imaginable adj. that can be imagined 可想像的
imaginary adj. existing only in the mind or imagination; not real 想像中的
imaginative adj. having or showing imagination 富于想像力的
TEM-4：
1. His ideas are invariably condemned as __ by his colleagues. (2005, 70)
A. imaginative B. ingenious C. impractical D. theoretical
2. First, we need to find out what his scheme is, and then act __ . (2008, 74)
A. nsitively B. imaginatively C. efficiently D. accordingly
Group 2: award, reward, compensation, prize
award: thing or amount awarded 奖品; 奖状; 奖金；助学金
reward:1. something given or received in return for work, merit or rvices 报酬
2.sum of money offered for the capture of a criminal, return of lost property赏金
compensation补偿
prize: things you win in a competition or lottery奖金
TEM-4:
1. The police have offered a large __ for information leading to the robber's arrest. (2002. 62)
A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward
2. Sally contributed a lot to the project, but she never once accepted all the __________ for herlf. (2013, 70)
A. credit B. attention C. focus D. award
Group 3：recover, renew, restore, revive, renovate
recover: regain health, money, emotion恢复
recover one’s sight; recover the costs; recover from the shock
renew: renew a passport/book续期; renew a friendship重新建立关系；renew one’s energy恢复体力
restore: rebuild or repair (a ruined building, work of art, etc) so that it is like the original 重建、修复 restore a painting / restore my confidence
revive: 1.bring back to consciousness恢复知觉 Ours hopes revived.
2. bring back into u使重新流行revive old customs
renovate: restore (esp old buildings) to good condition整修旧建筑物
TEM-4:
1. Jimmy earns his living by __ works of art in the muum.(2004, 67)
A .recovering B. restoring C. renewing D. reviving
2. A great amount of work has gone into __ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. (2006, 67)
A. refreshing B. restoring C. renovating D.renewing
3. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but __ slightly in
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A. regained B. recovered C. restored D. revived
4. During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to _________ his new album soon.(2009, 66)
A.relea B. renew C. relieve D. rehear
Group 4: climb, creep, crawl, scramble
climb: go up or over (sth) by effort, esp using one's hands and feet 攀登
creep: 1. move slowly, quietly or stealthily, esp crouching low悄悄移动（尤指弯着腰）
2.植物藤蔓Ivy is any kind of ever-green creeping plant.
crawl: move slowly, with the body on or clo to the ground, or on hands and knees匍匐行进
scramble: climb with difficulty 攀登，爬
TEM-4:
1. As there was no road, the travelers ________ up a rocky slope on their way back. (2010, 80)
A. ran B. hurried C. scrambled D. crawled
Group 5: dismiss, discharge, expel, resign
dismiss: fire 解雇；nd away下课；consider…not worth mentioning不理
dismiss a student
discharge: unload卸货；give official permission for sb. to leave释放、遣散 be discharged from the hospital/army
expel: force…to leave驱逐
resign:retire, give up the position辞职
TEM-4:
1. Mary hopes to be __ from hospital next week.(2004, 65)
A. dismisd B. discharged C. expelled D. resigned
Group 6: shake, tremble, shiver, quiver, vibrate, shudder
均含“震动，颤抖”之意。
shake → 最普通用词，含义广。指人或物不自主地颤动、摇摆，常侧重剧烈和无规律。
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tremble → 指由于寒冷、虚弱、愤怒或恐惧等而发抖、战栗。锁键盘的快捷键
shiver → 指因寒冷或情绪突变而出现的短时间的轻微和快速的颤抖。
quiver → 多用于指事物。指物体像乐器的弦一般地轻微而急速地颤动。
vibrate → 指急速地连续震动，也指钟摆等的来回摆动。
shudder → 着重指由于恐惧、震惊等而引起的全身突然而强烈地战栗。
TEM-4：
1. She was standing outside in the snow, ________ with cold. (2004, 69)
A. spinning B. shivering C. shaking D. staggering
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A. shiver B. shake C. vibrate D. tremble
Group 7: source, origin, root, resource
均有“起源，起因，根源”之意。
origin → 侧重指事物的起源或由来，也指人的出身。
source → 本义指某地系河流或瀑布的源头，引申指某事的来源出处，但更多指抽象事物的根源或来源。
root → 通常指事物产生的原因或根源。
resource→主要指一个国家或地区可以取用的“资源，财力，资产”，一般以复数形式出现。
TEM-4:
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盘虬1. He was a man of noble ______. He came from an old and prominent family in Virginia.
A. origin B. source C. root D. resource
