1. Eliza Doolittle’s affectation at the ambassador’s ball convinced everyone that she was rich. • 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. • Antonyms: naiveté, simplicity, naturalness • Variant forms: na • Context Phrase: • Affectation – (n) • Synonyms:pretension, airs,posturing, pose, pompousness
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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. Eliza Doolittle’s affectation at the ambassador’s ball convinced everyone that she was rich.
• 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.
3. Desperate to save their child’s life, the parents defied the advice of the FBI and capitulated to the kidnapper’s demands.
• 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
• Antonyms:resist, defy, oppose, refuse, fight
• Variant forms:capitulation (n); capitulator (n)
• Context Phrase:
• Capitulated- verb
• Synonyms: surrender, acquiesce, comply, yield
4. Even with its concomitants of intense pressure to win and grueling hours, his ambition is to coach a major university team.
• Parts: con (together); comitari (companion);ant (make)
• Educated Guess:
• Definition: Something that naturally accompanies or follows; Existing or occurring concurrently (adj)
• Antonyms: na
• Variant forms: concomitantly (adv)
• Context Phrase:
• concomitant (n)
• Synonyms:(n) side effect,(adj) accompanying, associated
5. The neighborhood covenant requires permission from the committee before adding a fence.
• 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