fervent .
【考法 1】 adj. 充满感情的，热情洋溢的： exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
【例】 a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are physically challenged 一个充满感情的演说，它呼吁人们对残疾人持有一颗包容和同情的心
【近】 ardent, demonstrative, fervid, flaming, glowing, impassioned, incandescent, passionate, perfervid, torrid, vehement, zealous
【反】 cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional 冷漠的
figment
【考法 1】 n. 虚构的事物，幻觉： something made up or contrived
【例】 Unable to find any tracks in the snow the next morning, I was forced to conclude that the shadowy figure had been a figment of my imagination. 第二天一早，我没有在雪地上发现任何足迹，由此我不得不相信昨晚幽灵一样的物体只是我的空想。‖Thus far, the invisible human being has been nothing more than a figment of fantasy writers. 到目前为止，隐形人还仅仅只是玄幻小说笔下的构想。
【近】 chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, vision
【反】 fact, materiality, reality 客观存在的事物
forebode .
【考法 1】 vi. 预示，预兆： to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
【例】 That police car parked outside the house doesn't forebode well. 门外停着的那辆警车可不是什么好兆头。
【近】 augur, predict, promise
【派】 foreboding n. 预感，预兆
forfeit
【考法 1】 n. 罚金： a sum of money to be paid as a punishment
【例】 The forfeit for each baseball player involved in the brawl was $5,000. 参加大家的篮球运动员都受到了五千美元的罚款。
【近】 damages, fine, forfeiture, mulct, penalty
【反】 bonus, premium, prize 奖金
forsake
【考法 1】 vt. 彻底放弃，抛弃： to renounce or turn away from entirely
【例】 Forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck. 我们抛下了绝大多数的财产，终于在海啸来袭之前撤离了。‖Her boyfriend has forsaken her. 她的男朋友将她抛弃。
【近】 abandon, desert, maroon, quit, renounce, strand
【反】 reclaim 重新获得；hold, keep, retain, withhold 保留
【派】 forsaken adj. 被抛弃的
germinate .
【考法 1】 vi. 发芽： to begin to grow
【例】 Some seed varieties germinate very quickly. 有一些种子的变异体能够迅速发芽。
【近】 burgeon, shoot, sprout
【反】 fade, flag, wilt, wither 枯萎
【考法 2】 vi. 出现： to come into being
【例】 A truly marvelous proof of this theorem germinated in his mind. 这个定理的一种绝妙证明方法浮现在他的脑海之中。
【近】 develop, evolve, grow
【反】 disappear, vanish 消逝，消失
【派】 germination n. 萌芽
grudge
【考法 1】 n. 怨恨，仇恨： a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will
【例】 There has been a grudge between the two families for years. 两家之间积怨已深。‖He has had a deep grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance. 自从她在舞会上对他不理不睬之后，他就对她怀有深深的怨念。
【近】 animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, gall, hostility, jaundice, malice, rancor, resentment
【反】 amity 和睦，友好
halfhearted
【考法 1】 adj. 不感兴趣的，不热情的： lacking heart, spirit, or interest
【例】 a halfhearted attempt to clean the house before the arrival of the in-laws 在亲家到来前草草地收拾房间了事
【近】 lukewarm, tepid, uneager, unenthusiastic
【反】 eager, enthusiastic, keen, passionate, warm 充满热情的；hearty, wholehearted 全心投入的
humdrum
【考法 1】 n. 千篇一律，单调： a tedious lack of variety
【例】 She has been loathing the humdrum of daily life in a small town for a long time. 一直以来她很反感于小城镇里一成不变的生活。
【近】 monotone, monotonousness, sameness
【反】 diversity, variety 多样性
【考法 2】 adj. 无聊的，乏味的： lacking variety or excitement
【例】 trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job 陷于无聊但是收入可观的工作之中
【近】 arid, drab, dreary, drudging, jading, jejune, monochromatic, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous, stale, stodgy, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
【反】 absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting 令人感兴趣的
humiliate
【考法 1】 vt. 羞辱，使丧失尊严： to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes
【例】 No student feels humiliated for not having the "right" clothes because everyone is wearing a school uniform. 因为所有学生都统一穿着学校的校服，所以没有人会因为"不正确"的衣着而感觉尊严扫地。‖He humiliated me in front of my parents and I swear to retaliate. 他在我的父母面前让我难堪，我发誓要报复他。
【近】 abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, shame, sink, smirch
【反】 aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt 使崇高
【派】 humiliation n. 羞辱，蒙羞