GRE 21~26

addict=devotee(~ of sth.热衷于某事), enthusiast(XXX ～:XXX爱好者), fanatic（Adj&n 贬义，狂热分子，极端分子）, maniac（词根manic：狂躁的，maniac狂躁的，疯狂的而愚蠢的，贬义，adj&n）, 对......上瘾的人

adhere to=cleave to=hew to：依附于、粘着于；反义词：detach

hew：vt. 砍；劈；砍倒 vi. 砍；劈；坚持，hewer煤矿工、砍伐者； 

V-T If something is hewn from stone or wood, it is cut from stone or wood. 由(石头或木材)砍成的; 由(由石头或木材)劈出的
例：
...the rock from which the lower chambers and subterranean passageways have been hewn.
...开凿出下闸室和地下通道的那块岩石。
...medieval monasteries hewn out of the rockface.
...在岩壁上凿出的中世纪修道院。

rough-hewn：粗制的

adhere to=comply with=cling to =stand by 服从；反义词：disobey=defy=rebel against(反抗，如压迫、统治等)  defect from：叛变、叛离

forerunner：先驱、前兆

adherent=follower 追随者

adjourn(记忆：jour, 含义是“日，一天” journal(日记), journey, adjourn(延期) )=prorogate, prorogue（休会）, recess, suspend（停某人的职，暂停，V-T If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place. 悬挂
例：
..instruments that are suspended on cables.
…悬挂在电缆上的仪器。）