alter v.改变
altar n.祭坛
His appearance hasn’t altered much over these years.
他的容貌在这几年里没有改变得很大。
The priest lit the candles on the altar.
牧师点燃了祭坛上的蜡烛。

angel n.天使
angle n.角；角度 v.垂钓
There’s a painting of angels on the wall.
墙上一有幅天使的画像。
We should consider things from every angle.
我们应当从每一个角度去考虑问题。
A right angle is equal to 90 degrees.
一个直角等于90度。
He likes to go angling on weekends.
他喜欢在周末去垂钓。

principle n.原则，道德规范
principal n.（中小学）校长
Cheating is against principle.
欺诈是违反道德规范的。
Mr. Yang is the principal of local high school.
杨先生是本地中学的校长。

vacation n.假期
vocation n.行业
What are you going to do in this summer vacation?
在这个暑假里你打算做什么？
Teaching is a respectable vocation.
教书是一种受人尊敬的行业。

bandage n.绷带 v.包扎
bondage n.奴役；束缚
He covered the sprained area with bondage.
他用绷带包裹住扭伤的部位。
The cut needs to be bandaged instantly.
伤口需要紧急包扎。
No one prefers bondage to freedom.
没有人喜欢奴役而不是自由。
They are trying to break away from the bondage of traditional customs.
他们试图挣脱传统习俗的束缚。

ordinance n.法规
ordnance n.炮（不可数）
The legislature published a new ordinance.
立法机关公布了一项新的法规。
The soldiers assailed the enemy with ordnance.
战士们用炮猛烈轰击敌人。

suit n.一套服装
suite n.一套房间（注意发音）
Who is the man in a black suit?
穿黑色套装那个男人是谁？
We lived in a suite in a small hotel when we were in Beijing.
当我们在北京的时候，我们住在一家小客栈的一间套房里。

avenge v.（为自己）复仇
revenge n.（为他人）报仇
He pledged to avenge his imprisonment.
他立誓要为自己被捕入狱而复仇。
He declared revenge for his brother’s death.
他宣布为他的兄弟之死报仇。

corps n.特殊部队（注意发音）
corpse n.尸体
The medical corps offered assistance to the wounded soldiers.
医疗部队为伤员提供帮助。
A corpse was discovered in the ditch.
一具尸体在沟中被发现。

impatient adj.不耐烦的
inpatient n.住院病人
The audience got impatient as the lecture went on and on.
演讲不断地继续，听众们不耐烦了。
She attends inpatients in the hospital.
她在医院照顾住院的病人。

stationary adj.静止的
stationery n.文具
He tried to start the car, but the car remained stationary.
他尝试发动汽车，但汽车保持静止。
We are meeting at the stationery shop across from the school gate this evening.
今晚我们将在校门对面的文具店里见面。
（stationary adj. 静止的 —— 因为它属于 adjective 所以词尾是 ary 。字母 a 是个提示。
stationery n. 文具 —— 因为它是文具，文具中包括 envelope(信封)所以词尾是 ery 。字母 e 是个提示。 ）

carton n.硬纸盒
cartoon n.动画片
There is a carton of milk in the refrigerator.
冰箱里有一盒牛奶。
What’s your favorite cartoon?
你最喜欢的动画片是什么？

statue n.雕像
statute n.法令
stature n.名声
I purchased a plaster statue of Socrates yesterday.
昨天我买了一尊苏格拉底的石膏像。
Selling cigarette to adolescents is forbidden by statute.
根据法令规定，向青少年售卖香烟是被禁止的。
He is one of the musicians of highest stature in the world.
他是世界上名声最高的音乐家之一。

absorb v.吸收；吸引；缓冲
adsorb v.吸附
Trees can absorb noise.
树木可以吸收噪音。
I was absorbed in the book.
我被这本书吸引了。
The air pillow can absorb the impact.
气枕可以缓冲冲击力。
Charcoal can adsorb colored liquids.
木炭可以吸附有色的液体。

adverse adj.不利的
averse adj.讨厌的
Measures have been taken to eliminate the adverse effects.
为了消除不利影响，我们已经采取了相关措施。
I’m strongly averse to work late at night.
我非常讨厌晚上工作到很晚。

complement n.补足物
compliment n.v.恭维
Their humorous crosstalk was a great complement to the New Year Celebration.
他们的幽默的相声为新年庆典增添了不少趣味。
I don’t like flattering compliments.
我不喜欢奉承的恭维话。
The police officers complimented him on his braveness.
警官们称赞他的勇敢。

invaluable adj.极有价值的
valueless adj.没有价值的
An invaluable index has been found by the police.
警方发现了极有价值的线索。
Those old coins are almost valueless.
那些旧的硬币几乎没有什么价值。

canon n.规范
cannon n.加农炮
His behavior is against social canon.
他的行为不符合社会规范。
There is an exhibition of cannons in the military museum.
在军事博物馆里有加农炮的展览。

canvas n.帆布
canvass v.拉选票
He is carrying a canvas carryall.
他携带一个帆布大手提包。
He was busy canvassing before the election.
在大选前，他在忙着拉选票。

alteration n.变动
altercation n.争辩
alternation n.交替

cousin：堂/表 兄/妹
cuisine：烹任，菜肴
cushion: 垫子，坐垫

bacon :咸猪肉，培根肉
beacon：烽火台，灯塔，灯标，信号塔
deacon： 教堂里的执事

beach：海滩
beech：榉树，山毛榉

flee：逃跑
flea：跳蚤

hermit:隐士
helmet：头盔

death n.死亡
dearth n.缺乏