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Parts: ad(to); monit (warn); ory (pertaining to)

1. My mother’s admonitory look motivated me to change my behavior immediately or face very unpleasant consequences. Admonitory – (adj) . Parts: ad(to); monit (warn); ory (pertaining to). Educated Guess:. Definition: giving or conveying a warning or reprimand;

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Parts: ad(to); monit (warn); ory (pertaining to)

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  1. 1. My mother’s admonitory look motivated me to change my behavior immediately or face very unpleasant consequences. • Admonitory – (adj) • Parts: ad(to); monit (warn); ory (pertaining to) • Educated Guess: • Definition: giving or conveying a warning or reprimand; • Expressing cautionary advice or warning • Synonyms: warning, foreboding, dissuading,threatening • Antonyms: urging, encouraging, fostering • Variant forms: admonish (v) admonition (n) • Context Phrase:

  2. 2. Winning the Presidency is definitely the apogee of his political career. • Apogee - n • Parts: apo (away); geo (earth) • Educated Guess: • Definition: The highest point in the development of something; The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth, • Synonyms: apex, zenith, acme, culmination • Antonyms: perigee, base, depth, bottom, abyss, nadir • Variant forms: apogean (adj) • Context Phrase:

  3. 3. The cacophonous birds in the chimney annoyed me as I tried to watch television. • Cacophonous- adj • Parts: caco (bad); phon (sound); ous (full of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; Figuratively, an unpleasing mixture or combination (cacophonous display of furniture) • Synonyms: jarring, grating, irritating, discordant • Antonyms: pleasant, euphonious, soothing, harmonious • Variant forms: cacophony (n) • Context Phrase:

  4. 4. I expected a simple answer to my question, but the professor’s desultory response left me very confused. • desultory – adj. • Parts: de (down, from); sult (jump);ory (pertaining to) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Moving or jumping from one thing to another; Occurring haphazardly; Lacking a plan or purpose • Synonyms: disconnected, rambling, discursive, random • Antonyms: firm, methodical, coherent, straightforward • Variant forms: desultorily (adv); desultoriness (n) • Context Phrase:

  5. 5. Rather than trying to resolve their differences, the committee members quickly became defensive and discordant. • Discordant – (adj) • Parts: dis(apart, away); cord(heart); ant (characterized by • Educated Guess: • Definition: Disagreeing or incongruous; characterized by quarreling and conflict; Harsh and jarring because of lack of harmony; Appearing strange and out of place • Synonyms: cacophonous, conflicting, disagreeable • Antonyms: agreeable, harmonious, cooperative • Variant forms:disconcordance(n); discord (n) • Context Phrase:

  6. 6. Although the Constitution declares that “All men are created equal,” is it realistic to think that our society can ever be truly egalitarian? • Egalitarian - adj • Parts: aequalis(equal); ian (related to) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities • Synonyms: classless, democratic • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: egalitarianism (n) • Context Phrase:

  7. 7. The euphoria of winning the conference championship vanished quickly when we lost the first game in the state playoffs. • Euphoria - noun • Parts: eu (good); phor (bear, produce, yield) ia (state) • Educated Guess: • Definition: A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness or well being • Synonyms: rapture, ecstasy, joy, elation, ebullience • Antonyms: doldrums, trouble, despair, unhappiness • Variant forms: euphoric (adj.) • Context Phrase:

  8. 8. The politician’s youthful looks and gregarious personality make him very popular with voters. • Gregarious – adj. • Parts: greg (flock, gather); ious (full of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Fond of company; Seeking and enjoying the company of others; Tending to move in or form a group, as a herd or flock with others of the same kind • Synonyms: sociable, outgoing, extroverted, friendly • Antonyms: unsociable, unfriendly, inhospitable • Variant forms: gregariously (adv); gregariousness (n) • Context Phrase:

  9. 9. They talked about inconsequential things to avoid discussing the seriousness of the situation. • Inconsequential – (adj) • Parts: in(not); con(together);secu(follow);ial(related to) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Not important or significant; Without result or effect • Synonyms: petty, trivial, insignificant, trifling, useless • Antonyms: important, necessary, essential, serious • Variant forms: inconsequently (adv) inconsequence (n) • Context Phrase:

  10. 10. I thought I could assemble the entertainment center quickly, but the inscrutable directions made that task impossible. • inscrutable – adj. • Parts: in(not); scrutari (to search); able (capable of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Impossible to understand or interpret • Synonyms: mysterious, enigmatic, impenetrable, vague • Antonyms:clear, plain understandable, obvious, explicit • Variant forms: inscrutably (adv); inscrutability (n) • Context Phrase:

  11. 11. The longevity of women is one reason there are more elderly women than men. • Longevity – ( n) • Parts: longus (long); ev (time, age); ity (state, condition) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Duration of long life; Long duration of service • Synonyms: na • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: na • Context Phrase:

  12. 12. My mother’s houseplants look green and healthy, but mine look brown and moribund. • Moribund – (adj) • Parts: mor (from moribundud—die) • Educated Guess: • Definition: At the point of death; Lacking vitality or vigor • Synonyms: lifeless, failing, fading, lethargic, listless • Antonyms: energetic, vivacious, animated • Variant forms: moribundity (n) • Context Phrase:

  13. 13. He claimed that his predictions would be fulfilled because he had the gift of necromancy. • Necromancy - noun • Parts: necro (death); mancy (divination) • Educated Guess: • Definition: The practice of communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future • Synonyms: witchcraft, sorcery, wizardry, black magic • Antonyms:na • Variant forms: necromancer (n), necromantic (adj) • Context Phrase:

  14. 14. The government delivered the panegyric at the ceremony to name the school for the local hero. • Panegyric - n • Parts: pan (all entire); agora (assembly) • Educated Guess: • Definition: A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something; Elaborate praise or laudation • Synonyms: commendation, eulogy, tribute, encomium • Antonyms: centure, blame, disdain, scorn • Variant forms: panegyrical (adj) panegyrize (v) • Context Phrase:

  15. 15. Tired of the platitudes associated with graduation, she composed a creative valediction. • platitudes - (v) • Parts: plat (flat); tude (state, quality of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: A remark or statement, especially one with moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; Quality of being dull • Synonyms: triteness, cliché, truism, maxim • Antonyms: originality, creativity • Variant forms: platitudinize (v); platitudinous (adj) • Context Phrase:

  16. 16. The prima donna became hysterical when the director did not choose her for the leading role. • Prima donna - n • Parts: prim (first); donna (lady) • Educated Guess: • Definition: The main female singer in an opera or opera company; A very temperamental person with an inflated view of her own talent or importance • Synonyms: egotist • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: na • Context Phrase:

  17. 17. We regarded her as the quintessential scholar--intelligent, articulate, and dedicated. • Quintessential - adj. • Parts: quint (five); essentia (essence), ial (related to) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Representing the perfect or typical example of a quality or class; (In ancient philosophy, quintessence was the fifth and highest essence after earth, air, fire and water. It was thought to be the substance of heavenly bodies and latent in all things) • Synonyms: consummate, ideal, perfect • Antonyms: mediocre, imperfect, defective, inferior • Variant forms: Quintessence (n); quintessentially (adv) • Context Phrase:

  18. 18. The student’s risible impersonation of Shakespeare annoyed the teacher but entertained his classmates. • risible - adj. • Parts: ris (laugh); ible (able to) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh; Apt to incite laughing; Pertaining to or used in laughing • Synonyms: laughable, ludicrous, humorous, funny • Antonyms: serious, sober, somber • Variant forms: risibility (n); risibly (adv) • Context Phrase:

  19. 19. The dictator’s plan to subjugate the neighboring countries prompted UN intervention. • Subjugate – (v.) • Parts: sub (under); jugum (yoke, collar); ate (make) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To bring under domination or control; especially by conquest; to make someone or something subordinate to • Synonyms: conquer, dominate, subordinate, enslave • Antonyms: support, aid, liberate • Variant forms: subjugation (n.) subjugator (n) • Context Phrase:

  20. 20. The hopeful doctors watched as the line on the cardiac monitor began to undulate. • undulate - v • Parts: und (wave); ate (make, cause) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To cause to move in a smooth, wavelike motion; To give a wavelike appearance or form to something • Synonyms: wave, ripple, sway • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: undulation (n); undulatory (adj) • Context Phrase:

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