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1. Eliza Doolittle’s affectation at the ambassador’s ball convinced everyone that she was rich.

1. Eliza Doolittle’s affectation at the ambassador’s ball convinced everyone that she was rich. Affectation – (n) . Parts: af (to); fect (make, do); ation (act of). Educated Guess:.

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1. Eliza Doolittle’s affectation at the ambassador’s ball convinced everyone that she was rich.

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  1. 1. Eliza Doolittle’s affectation at the ambassador’s ball convinced everyone that she was rich. • Affectation – (n) • Parts: af (to); fect (make, do); ation (act of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress; A studied display of real or pretended feelings. • Synonyms:pretension, airs,posturing, pose, pompousness • Antonyms: naiveté, simplicity, naturalness • Variant forms: na • Context Phrase:

  2. 2. Sometimes it is better to ignore an asinine remark than to acknowledge it with a response. • asinine – adj. • Parts: as(jackass, ass); ine (belonging to, resembling) • Educated Guess: • Definition: extremely stupid or foolish • Synonyms: doltish, childish, fatuous, silly, idiotic • Antonyms: sensible, intelligent, keen, insightful • Variant forms: na • Context Phrase:

  3. 3. Desperate to save their child’s life, the parents defied the advice of the FBI and capitulated to the kidnapper’s demands. • Capitulated- verb • Parts: capitulum>capit (head); ate (make, cause) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To stop resisting an opponent or unwelcome demands; To give up all resistance; To come to terms with • Synonyms: surrender, acquiesce, comply, yield • Antonyms:resist, defy, oppose, refuse, fight • Variant forms:capitulation (n); capitulator (n) • Context Phrase:

  4. 4. Even with its concomitants of intense pressure to win and grueling hours, his ambition is to coach a major university team. • concomitant (n) • Parts: con (together); comitari (companion);ant (make) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Something that naturally accompanies or follows; Existing or occurring concurrently (adj) • Synonyms:(n) side effect,(adj) accompanying, associated • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: concomitantly (adv) • Context Phrase:

  5. 5. The neighborhood covenant requires permission from the committee before adding a fence. • Covenant – (n) • Parts: co (together); ven (come); ant (that which) • Educated Guess: • Definition: A binding agreement made by two or more parties; A formal, sealed agreement/contract; An agreement that brings out a relationship between God and his people • Synonyms: agreement, contract, compact • Antonyms: na • Variant forms:covenantal (adj); covenantally (adv) • Context Phrase:

  6. 6. Her personality is an interesting dichotomy of generosity and egoism. • dichotomy - noun • Parts: dicho (two); tom (cut); y (result of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions • Synonyms: split • Antonyms: combination • Variant forms: dichotomous (adj); dichotomize (v) • Context Phrase:

  7. 7. The yelling and waving of the opposing fans did not disconcert our player on the foul line. • Disconcert – verb • Parts: dis (apart, away); con (together, with); cert (sure) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To disturb the composure of; To frustrate by throwing into disorder • Synonyms: agitate, fluster, upset, unsettle, ruffle, rattle • Antonyms: calm, soother, placate, pacify, conciliate • Variant forms: disconcertedly (adv); disconcertion (n) • Context Phrase:

  8. 8. Rushing water blocked the egress the miners had planned to use to escape an emergency. • egress – v. • Parts: e (out); gress (step, walk, go) • Educated Guess: • Definition: The path or opening by means of which one goes out; The action of going out; To go out or to leave (v) • Synonyms: exit, emergence, exodus • Antonyms: entry, entrance • Variant forms: egression (n) • Context Phrase:

  9. 9. If the evidence exculpates the defendant, the prosecution must share it with the defense. • Exculpate – verb • Parts: ex (out); culp (blame, guilt) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To show or to declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing • Synonyms: vindicate, exonerate, absolve, acquit • Antonyms:accuse,indict, impeach, implicate, incriminate • Variant forms: exculpatory (adj); exculpation (n) • Context Phrase:

  10. 10. She received the Humanitarian of the Year Award for her indefatigable work for orphans. • indefatigable – adj. • Parts:in(not);de(down);fatigare(fatigue); able(capable of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Incapable of being tired out; persisting tirelessly • Synonyms: tireless • Antonyms: lethargic, lazy, indolent • Variant forms: indefatigability (n); indefatigably (adv) • Context Phrase:

  11. 11. The insouciant attitude of some students negatively affects their prospects to attend college. • Insouciant – ( adj.) • Parts: in(not); soucier (worry); ant (characterized by) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Lacking concern; Blithely unconcerned • Synonyms: carefree, indifferent, nonchalant, apathetic • Antonyms: attentive, cautious, apprehensive • Variant forms: insouciance (n); insouciantly (adv) • Context Phrase:

  12. 12. Would you choose the Pieta, the David, or painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel as the magnum opus of Michangelo? • Magnum opus (n) • Parts: magnum (great); opus (work) • Educated Guess: • Definition: A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece; The greatest single work of an artist, writer, or composer • Synonyms: masterpiece, piece de resistance • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: Plural is magnum opuses,or magnum opera • Context Phrase:

  13. 13. Thinking her life was entirely too mundane, she decided to try skydiving and spelunking. • mundane – adj. • Parts: mund (world); ane (pertaining to) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Lacking interest or excitement; Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one • Synonyms: ordinary, banal, monotonous, dull, routine • Antonyms: interesting, exciting, thrilling, adventurous • Variant forms: mundanely (adv); mundaneness (n) • Context Phrase:

  14. 14. Campaigns are so expensive that some people think only plutocrats can afford to run for office. • plutocrat - n • Parts: pluto (wealth); crat (rule, government) • Educated Guess: • Definition: A person whose power comes from his or her wealth • Synonyms: aristocrat, elite • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: plutocracy (n); plutocratic (adj) • Context Phrase:

  15. 15. We must plan now to procure the food and medical supplies needed by the refugees. • procure - (verb) • Parts: pro (forth, forward, before), cur (care) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To obtain something, especially with care or effort; To persuade or cause someone to do something • Synonyms: acquire, attain, obtain, accomplish, produce • Antonyms: lose, forfeit, fail • Variant forms: procurement (n), procurable (adj.) • Context Phrase:

  16. 16. My manager will rebuke an employee for being one minute tardy to work. • Rebuke - verb • Parts: re (back, again); bukein (to beat) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of his/her actions; An expression of sharp disapproval or criticism (n) • Synonyms: reprove, scold, reprimand, reproach, chide • Antonyms: praise, commend, approve, laud, reward • Variant forms: rebukingly (adv); rebuker (n) • Context Phrase:

  17. 17. The captured soldiers were coerced to recant their support of the war • recant – (verb) • Parts: re (back); cant (sing) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To say that none no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical • Synonyms: deny, rescind, revoke, retract • Antonyms: declare, confirm, affirm, assert, avow • Variant forms: recantation (n); recanter (n) • Context Phrase:

  18. 18. My grandfather lacked a formal education, but many people recognized his sagacity and sought his advice on every subject from disciplining children to buying land. • sagacity - noun • Parts: sagax (wise), ity (state, quality) • Educated Guess: • Definition: The quality of having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment • Synonyms: wisdom, insight, discernment, perspicacity • Antonyms: foolishness, stupidity, misjudgment, fatuity • Variant forms: sagacious (adj); sagaciously (adv) • Context Phrase:

  19. 19. The college freshman learned to subsist on pizza and peanut butter sandwiches. • Subsist – verb • Parts: sub (under); sist (stand, stay) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimum level; to keep oneself alive; To maintain or support with provisions. • Synonyms: exist, survive • Antonyms: succumb, die, fail • Variant forms: subsistence (n); subsistent (adj.) • Context Phrase:

  20. 20. Her unremitting determination to find a cure for the disease was finally successful. • unremitting - adj. • Parts: un (not); re (back, again); mitt (send) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Never relaxing or slackening • Synonyms: persistent, incessant, relentless, continuous • Antonyms:intermittent, sporadic, periodic, occasional • Variant forms: unremittingly (adv); unremittingness (n) • Context Phrase:

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