Unit 12 The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell 2025/4/4 1
Unit 1 by Richard Connell 2025/4/4 1 Unit 12 The Most Dangerous Game
Words
Unit 1 Words
Words Expressions adj. collocations Synonyms/ antonyms acknowledge acknowledgement acknowledgeable ~that/sth.as sth. admit/deny physically agility agile strong and deft/clumsy (adj.) mentally agile conceal sth. conceal concealment concealing from sb. cover,hide (v.) deplore deplorable deplore sth. appalling, lamentable enthusiastic × enthusiasm enthusiastic about passionate (adj.) exceed × exceeding(ly) exceedingly adj. extremely (adv.) 3
Words & Expressions Unit 1 v. n. adj. collocations Synonyms/ antonyms acknowledge acknowledgement acknowledgeable ~that/sth. as sth. admit/deny × agility agile physically strong and mentally agile deft/clumsy (adj.) conceal concealment concealing conceal sth. from sb. cover, hide (v.) deplore × deplorable deplore sth. appalling, lamentable × enthusiasm enthusiastic enthusiastic about passionate (adj.) exceed × exceeding(ly) exceedingly + adj. extremely (adv.) 2025/4/4 3
Words Expressions n. adj. collocations Synonyms/ antonyms beautifully/skillfully execute execution executive /poorly executed implement furnish furnishing furnish sb./sth. decorate; with sth. provide re'coil 'recoil + recoil from/at bounce-back; backlash stagger stagger staggering + stumble;amaze (amazing) track track trackless track sb.to sth. traceable (adj.) tense situation tension; nervous/ tense /atmosphere tenseness relaxed /moment
Words & Expressions Unit 1 v. n. adj. collocations Synonyms/ antonyms execute execution executive beautifully/skillfully /poorly executed implement furnish furnishing × furnish sb./sth. with sth. decorate; provide re’coil ’recoil × recoil from/at bounce-back; backlash stagger stagger staggering (amazing) × stumble; amaze track track trackless track sb. to sth. traceable (adj.) × tension; tenseness tense tense situation /atmosphere /moment nervous/ relaxed 2025/4/4 4
Word Formation 1.suicide;genocide;insecticide;pesticide;germicide;infanticide -cide:from Latin caedere,meaning "to kill" 2.sapling;seedling;duckling;weakling;foundling -ling:the young,often derogatory;indicating a feeling of distaste or disgust 3.woodcraft;handicraft;witchcraft;statecraft;aircraft;hovercraft -craft:skill of a particular kind;a vehicle of a particular kind 4.deplore;implore;explore -plore:from Latin plorare,meaning "to cry" 5.postpone;postgraduate;postwar;posterity;posthumous post-:after 6.exceed;proceed;succeed -ceed:from Latin cedere,meaning "to go,move,yield
Word Formation Unit 1 ⚫ 1. suicide; genocide; insecticide; pesticide; germicide; infanticide ⚫ 2. sapling; seedling; duckling; weakling; foundling ⚫ 3. woodcraft; handicraft; witchcraft; statecraft; aircraft; hovercraft ⚫ 4. deplore; implore; explore ⚫ 5. postpone; postgraduate; postwar; posterity; posthumous ⚫ 6. exceed; proceed; succeed -cide: from Latin caedere, meaning “to kill” -ling: the young, often derogatory; indicating a feeling of distaste or disgust -craft: skill of a particular kind; a vehicle of a particular kind -plore: from Latin plorare, meaning “to cry” post-: after -ceed: from Latin cedere, meaning “to go, move, yield