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; - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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1. My mother’s admonitory look motivated me to change my behavior immediately or face very unpleasant consequences.
2. Winning the Presidency is definitely the apogee of his political career.
• 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,
• Antonyms: perigee, base, depth, bottom, abyss, nadir
• Variant forms: apogean (adj)
• Context Phrase:
• Apogee - n
• Synonyms: apex, zenith, acme, culmination
3. The cacophonous birds in the chimney annoyed me as I tried to watch television.
• 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: disconnected, rambling, discursive, random
5. Rather than trying to resolve their differences, the committee members quickly became defensive and discordant.
• 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
8. The politician’s youthful looks and gregarious personality make him very popular with voters.
• 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
15. Tired of the platitudes associated with graduation, she composed a creative valediction.
• 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
• 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)