You cultivate the essential virtues: high purpose, intelligence, decency, humility, fear of the Lord, and the passion for freedom.
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vt. 耕作，種植;教養，栽培;改善;交朋友;
?? cult耕種，培養+ivate表動詞 → 耕作；培養
"We should cultivate the good habits of diligence and frugality."
我們要養成勤儉節約的好風氣.
近義：nurture, plant, raise, seed, sow, farm
adj. 基本的;必要的;本質的;精華的;
n. 必需品;基本要素;必不可少的東西;
?? essent=be存在，本質 + ial ...的 → 必要的，本質的
"The essential thing is that the two of you ought to agree."
根本的問題是你們倆應意見一致.
近義：must, necessity, proviso, requirement, requisite, condition
反義：nonissue, needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant
n. 意志;目的;作用;（進行中的）行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖（做）;決意（做）;
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的，意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 智力;聰穎;情報;情報機構;
?? intel在…中間+lig選擇，收集+ence名詞后綴→從中選出好的→智力
"She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence."
她利用她漂亮的外表來彌補智力的不足.
近義：aptness, intellect, invention, argument, knack, mentality
n. 正派;正直;體面;社會上高尚文雅行為的標準;
?? dec 美+ency 名詞后綴→體面，莊重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的舉止顯示她連起碼的禮節都不懂。
近義：honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness
反義：impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
n. 謙遜，謙恭;謙讓的行為;謙虛謹慎;
?? hum土,地+ility狀態→地的狀態→謙讓；低下
"Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility."
她的第一次失敗使她很早便懂得了謙遜。
近義：humbleness, lowliness, meekness
反義：hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogancy
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