possess [pə'zɛs] 词频1 词根: pos

vt. 拥有;掌握，懂得;主宰;缠住，迷住;

💡 sed, sid, sess, sult 表”坐”#词根助记：pos(=port向着)+sess=向有……的地方坐着 = 持有,拥有

"She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess."

近义：hold, own, enjoy, have, obsess, spellbind

bomb [bɑm] 词频3

n. 炸弹;彻底的失败;[橄榄球] 长传;高压贮罐; vt. 轰炸，投弹于; vi. 投弹;[俚语] 惨败;[俚语] 涂鸦;

💡 bomb- 【希腊语传入拉丁语】隆隆声,嗡嗡声,炸弹

"a coded warning of a bomb at the airport"

近义：shell, strafe, zap, blast, blitz, bombard 反义：qualify

aware [ə'wɛr] 词频2 词根: ware

adj. 意识到的;知道的;觉察到的;

💡 a强调+ware注视→警惕的，戒备的

"I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face."

近义：informed, knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, awake, vigilant 反义：ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unguarded, unknowing, unknowledgeable

possibility [,pɑsə'bɪləti] 词频2 词根: 放置

n. 可能，可能性;希望，可能发生的事物;

💡 poss可能+ ibility表名词→ 可能；可能的事

"We cannot rule out that possibility."

近义：likelihood, opportunity, outlook, potential, potentiality, virtuality 反义：impracticability, inability

still [stɪl] 词频1

adv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地; adj. 不动的，静止的;不狂暴的，温柔的;没有活力的，死气沉沉的; n. 平静，寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器; vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静;〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏; conj. 但是;然而;

"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."

近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反义：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset