英文倉頡

I really want to regard the word formation as the ChangJie Input Method. It works sometimes. And I am well-trained in this aspect. But I don't think it is practical to use this method to approach GRE verbal section..... the whole process of "decoding" is just too slow..... but I got no choice now.....

I got to say, this part requires candidates to be 朱邦復 (inventor of ChangJie Input Method), or we have to learn "Latin/Greek" in order to be 100% secure.

Mesomorph -- middle body shape -> the body shape is just right, i.e. fit
Metaphor -- phor (translate), meta (higher) -> more than just the meaning itself -> 隱喻
Podiatry -- pod (foot) iatry (art of healing) -> 足部治療
Execrable -- Ex (Not) xecr (sacrid) -> 不神聖的 -> 可憎恨的
Ambivalent -- Ambi (both sides) valent (to be strong) -> both sides wanna be strong -> 自相矛盾，優柔寡斷
Ambitious (both sides) -> 有雄心的；有野心的
Innocuous -- In (not) noc (harm) -> not harmful
Innocent -- In (not) noc (harm) -> 無罪
Meticulous -- Meticu (Fear; Timid) -> Overly careful
Cacophonic -- Caco (Unpleasant) phon (sound) -> Unpleasant to hear
Bellicose -- Belli/Bell (好鬥) -- hehe.. Bell is 好鬥的
Pugnacious -- Pugn (fight) acious (tend to) -- tend to fight (好鬥) ~ obstinate/stubborn
Sagacious -- Sag (wise; shrewd) acious (tend to) 睿智的
Censorious -- Censor (to judge) 好批評的
Censurable -- Censur (to judge) Sure --> Surely need to be censored -- 該受責備的
Euphoria -- Eu (good) Phoria (bear) --> easy to bear -- 心情愉快
Eugenics -- Eu (good) genics (genus) --> 優生學
Sophomore -- sopho (wise) mor (fool) -- wise fool -- 2nd year student (This one is interesting!!)
Ecstacy -- Ec (ex) sta (stationary) -> cannot stay put --> 狂喜
Centrifuge -- Centri (Centre) fuge (fly away, flee) --> 離心
fugitive -- fug (flee) --> 逃走的；短暫的

(to be continued)

Words that do not have latin/greek origin:
Fiasco -- complete ridiculous failure (French, Italian)

Reference:
http://www.wordinfo.info/ <-- I just love the broadness of this site

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到底哩 d 字學左有冇機會用呢？This way of building vocabulary is probably less "dry" than direct memorization, which I am quite poor at.