1.compound n.混合物，化合物(something formed by a union of elements or parts); a．混合的(composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts)

詞根記憶：com(一起)+ pound(放)--混合物

例:Water is a chemical compound of oxygen and hydrogen.

2.comprehend v.理解，領(lǐng)會(huì)(to understand)；包含(to include)

詞根記憶：com(一起)+ prehend(抓住)--起抓住--領(lǐng)會(huì)

例:They assume that commercial institutions cannot comprehend the special needs of minority enterprises.

同根詞：prehensile(a．適于抓住的)；comprehensible(a．容易了解的)

3.comprehension n.理解（the act or action of grasping with the intellect）；包含(the act or process of comprising)

詞根記憶：com(加強(qiáng))+prehens(抓)+ion--全部抓住--理解

例:Each of the reading compriahension questions is based on the content of a passage.

同根詞：apprehend(v.理解：逮捕)

4.compress v.壓縮，濃縮(to press or squeeze together)

詞根記憶：com(共同)+press(壓)--全部壓--壓縮

例:A transmitter compresses the digital signal as it is sent.

派生詞：compression(n.壓縮)

5.comprise v.包含(to include）；組成(to make up, compose)

詞根記憶：com(共同)+pris(握取)+e--被握在一起--包含;組成

例:In the country, women comprjise 45 percent of the labor force.

6.compromise v.妥協(xié)(to settle by concessions)；n.折衷(settlement of differences by consent reached by mutual concessions)

詞根記憶：com(共同)+promise(保證)一相互保證一妥協(xié)

例:The legislation that came out of Congress was a compromise measure.

You have to believe in yourself.That’s the secret of success.
人必須相信自己，這是成功的秘訣。

一美國(guó)演員卓別林(Charles Chaplin' American actor)