You cultivate the essential virtues: high purpose, intelligence, decency, humility, fear of the Lord, and the passion for freedom.
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vt. 耕作，种植;教养，栽培;改善;交朋友;
💡 cult耕种，培养+ivate表动词 → 耕作；培养
"We should cultivate the good habits of diligence and frugality."
我们要养成勤俭节约的好风气.
近义：nurture, plant, raise, seed, sow, farm
adj. 基本的;必要的;本质的;精华的;
n. 必需品;基本要素;必不可少的东西;
💡 essent=be存在，本质 + ial ...的 → 必要的，本质的
"The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree."
根本的问题是你们俩应意见一致.
近义：must, necessity, proviso, requirement, requisite, condition
反义：nonissue, needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 智力;聪颖;情报;情报机构;
💡 intel在…中间+lig选择，收集+ence名词后缀→从中选出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足.
近义：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. 正派;正直;体面;社会上高尚文雅行为的标准;
💡 dec 美+ency 名词后缀→体面，庄重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的举止显示她连起码的礼节都不懂。
近义：honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness
反义：impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
n. 谦逊，谦恭;谦让的行为;谦虚谨慎;
💡 hum土,地+ility状态→地的状态→谦让；低下
"Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility."
她的第一次失败使她很早便懂得了谦逊。
近义：humbleness, lowliness, meekness
反义：hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogancy