1. [举一反三]根据已知单词的词义推断出其同根词的词义。
colloquial会话的→① colloquy n.
→② colloquialist n.
→③ colloquist n.
2. [同义相连]右边的单词是左边某个单词的同义词。请指出同义关系，并填出词义。（ ）提示：soli=alone;multi=many;grandi=great. ( )
① monologue a. soliloquy（ ）
② interlocutor b. collocutor（ ）
③ magniloquent c. multiloquent（ ）
④ loquacious d. grandiloquent（ ）
3. [词义判断]试判断obloquy是下列三个单词中哪一个词的反义词：
① apology歉语 ② pseudology谎话 ③ eulogy颂词
4. [寻根问底]指出下列单词的词根并领会其词义的由来。
① allocution n.训谕
② soliloquist n.自言自语者（提示：soli=alone）
③ somniloquist n.梦呓者（提示：somni=sleep）
④ prolocutor n.代言人；发言人
⑤ ventriloquist n.口技表演者（提示：ventri=belly）
54. lud, lus [L]=to play or mock玩，戏弄
在常用词delude（欺骗）和illusion（错觉）中可以看到一对异形根lud和lus，它们分别来自拉丁动词ludere及其过去分词lusum，其基本意思是to play or mock，即“玩，戏弄”。
delude [de-=down下；lud=to play戏弄；-e→“to play down在下面戏弄，贬低”→] v. mislead the mind of, or deceive 哄骗；欺骗：She deluded herself into thinking she had lost weight.她自我欺骗，幻想减肥成功了。
▽delusion [delus (e);-ion n.] n.欺骗；迷惑
illusion [il-(in-)=in在……内；lus=to play戏弄；-ion n.=the state表状态→“the state of playing in heart在心中戏弄的状态→”] n. the state of being fooled;false belief错觉；幻觉：I was under illusion you really cared for me.我错以为你真的很在乎我。
▽illusionism [illusion;-ism n.] n.引起错觉的艺术手法
illusional [illusion;-al a.] a.错觉的，幻觉的
prelude [pre-=beforehand事先；lud=to play演奏；-e→“to play before-hand 事先演奏”→]Ⅰv. play a short music to introduce another奏序曲→Ⅱn.① short music before a large one序曲：Chopin's preludes肖邦的序曲集② event before an more important one 预兆，先导：The bombing was just a prelude to the full-scale attack.轰炸只是全面进攻的前兆。
▽preludial [prelud (e);-ial a.] a.序曲（式）的
preludize [prelud (e);-ize v.] v.作序曲；奏序曲
elude [e-(ex-)=out在……外；lud=to play玩耍；-e→“to play out of the rule在规则之外玩”→] v. avoid capture by, or escape from逃避，躲避：The thief eluded the police.小偷躲过了警方的搜捕。
▽elusion [e-;lus;-ion n.] n.逃避，躲避
ludicrous [lud=to play or mode戏弄；-icrous (-ous)=having the quality表性质→“having the quality of playing or mocking有戏弄性质的”→] a. causing laughters, or ridiculous滑稽有趣的，荒唐可笑的：His efforts resulted in a ludicrous failure.他的努力以可笑的失败告终。
collude [col-(com-)=together共；lud=to play耍弄；-e→“to play together共同玩弄”→] v. work together secretly for fraud or illegal act共谋，勾结：The union leaders colluded with the management.工会头头跟管理层串通一气。
▽collusion [col-;lus;-ion n.] n.共谋，勾结
collusive [col;lus;-ive a.] a.共谋的，欺诈的
postlude [post-=after在……之后；lud=to play演奏；-e→“music that plays after others在其他曲子之后演奏的曲子”→] n. concluding music, esp. in church（教堂礼拜后的）尾曲：They hurried away before the postlude.尾曲还没有演奏，他们就匆匆离开教堂了。
