1. [词海垂钓]从词典中“钓”出一串同根词吧。
① inter-(=between)
② intro-(=into)
③ re-(=back)
2. [同义相连]将左栏中的单词和右栏中相对应的词义连接起来。
① admissible a.可解雇的
② omissible b.可允许的
③ dismissible c.可省略的
④ permissible d.能传送的
⑤ remissible e.可采纳的
⑥ transmissible f.可赦免的
3. [寻根问底]指出下列单词的词根并领会其词义的由来。
① mission n.代表团；传教团
② missionary n.传教士 a.传教的
③ missive n.信件；公函；投掷武器
④ manumit v.指引；引导
⑤ manumission n.指引；引导
⑥ demit v.辞职；退职
⑦ demission n.辞职；退职
⑧ remittance n.汇款（额）
⑨ remitter n.汇款人；赦免者
⑩ remittee n.汇款收款人
4. [节外生枝]在下列单词中，词根mis是miss的变体。
① promise v.允诺；答应
② demise v.转让
③ remise v.出让；让渡
④ premise n.前提
⑤ surmise v.臆测；猜度
⑥ compromise v.妥协
59. mort [L]=death死
有生就有死。拉丁语中表示死亡的单词是mors，它的属格mortis为英语留下一个有不少同根词的名词词根mort。常见的同根词有mortal，immortal，mortgage和postmortem。
motral [mort=death死；-al a.=having the nature 有……特性的→“having the nature of death有死亡特性的”→] a.① that will suffer death终有一死的：Man is martal.人终有一死。② causing death, or fatal致死的，致命的：a mortal wound致命伤
▽mortality [mortal;-ity n.] n.必死性，致命性
immortal [im-(in-)=not不；mortal a.必死的→] a.① not mortal不朽的：The heroes of people are immortal.人民英雄永垂不朽。② everlasting永世的，长久的：immortal wisdom永生大智
▽immortality [immortal;-ity n.] n.不朽；永存
immortalize [immortal;-ize v.] v.使不朽；使名垂千古
mortgage [mort=death死；gage n.=pledge抵押（品）→“a pledge given in case of one's death为防死亡无法践约而作的抵押”→] Ⅰn. ① an agreement to give up property if one is unable to pay抵押协议：He signed a 80％mortgage for the new house.他签了百分之八十的抵押贷款协议购新房。② money loaned to buy a house购房抵押贷款：They bought the flat on a mortgage.他们靠抵押贷款买了单元房。→Ⅱv. place (property) under a mortgage抵押：Faust mortgaged his soul to the devil.浮士德将灵魂抵押给魔鬼。
▽mortgagor [mortgag(e);-or n.] n.抵押人，押出人
mortgagee [mortgag(e);-ee n.] n.受押人，押入者
postmortem [post-=after在……之后；mortem=death死→] a. after death死后的：postmortem examination验尸→n. examination of body after death验尸，尸体解剖
mortify [mort=death死；-i-;-fy v.=to make使→“to make or put (someone) to death使（某人）想去死”→] v. humiliate (someone) by an injury to self-respect羞辱，使丢脸：He was mortified by his poor marks.他因成绩差感到丢脸。
▽mortification [mortif(y);-ication n.] n.受辱感；羞愧感
mortician [most=death 死；-ician (-an) n.=person 人→“a person who handles business of one's death料理死者事务的人”→] n. person who conducts burial and funeral services殡葬业者：Morticians make money from the alive.殡葬业赚的是活人的钱。
mortuary [mort=death死；-u-;-ary n.=place地点→“place provided for the death为亡者提供的场地”→] n. building for the bodies of the dead太平间
▽premortuary [pre-;mortuary] a.葬礼前的
antemortem [ante-=before在……之前；mortem=death死亡→] a. before one's death;dying死前的；临死的：antemortem confession临终忏悔
