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1. The abject living conditions in the refugee camp were worse than anyone had imagined. • Abject: adj • Parts: ab(apart, away); ject(throw • Educated Guess: • Definition: Extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading, Unhappiness experienced to the maximum degree, Without pride or dignity • Synonyms: wretched, contemptible, miserable, degraded • Antonyms: luxurious, affluent, comfortable, pleasant • Variant forms: abjection (n) abjectness (n) abjectly (adv) • Context Phrase: abject poverty, abject humiliation

2. Some people prefer clothes that are neither masculine nor feminine but androgynous. • androgynous: adj • Parts: andro(man); gyn(woman)ous(full of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Neither distinguishable masculine or feminine in dress, appearance, or behavior. Having male and female characteristics in one body • Synonyms: unisex, asexual • Antonyms : masculine, feminine • Variant forms: androgyny (n. ) • Context Phrase

3. Should a defense attorney aver to the jury that his client is innocent if he knows she is guilty? • aver – verb • Parts: ad (to cause to be); ver (true) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To declare confidently or formally as a fact • • Synonyms: assert, affirm, declare, proclaim, avow Antonyms : deny, disavow, renounce Variant forms: na Context Phrase

4. After the teenager’s arrest for a misdemeanor, her parents decided to circumscribe all her privileges, including driving the family car. • circumscribe - verb • Parts: curcum (around); scrib(write) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To draw a line around; To confine within borders; To surround with a figure that coincides at every possible point • Synonyms: encircle, restrict, limit, confine • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: circumscription(noun) • Context Phrase

5. The salesman plans to consummate the business deal when he takes the company president on a golf trip. • consummate - verb • Parts: con(together, with); sum (highest); ate (make, cause) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To bring to completion, perfection, or fulfillment; To fulfill a marriage with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony; of highest degree • Synonyms: conclude, complete, finish, achieve, perfect • Antonyms: begin, start, initiate, imperfect, abject • Variant forms: consummation (noun)consummative (adj) • Context Phrase: a consummate scholar (adj. )

6. The fallout from a nuclear bomb would decimate the population in vast areas. • decimate – (verb) • Parts: dec (decem-ten); ate (make, cause) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To destroy, remove, or kill a large part of; To dramatically reduce the strength or effectiveness of something; To select by lot and kill one of every ten • Synonyms: massacre, destroy • Antonyms: na • Variant forms: decimation (n. ) • Context Phrase

7. Choosing to disparage someone else to make yourself look good usually backfires. • disparage - verb • Parts: dis (apart, away); par (equal); age (action) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To speak of as unimportant or small; to reduce in esteem or rank; To bring discredit or dishonor upon • Synonyms: belittle, insult, dishonor, malign, vilify, degrade • Antonyms : honor, praise, commend, compliment • Variant forms: disparagement (n) disparagingly • Context Phrase

8. After years of research, the doctor concluded that he disease was not acquired but endogenous. • endogenous – adj. • Parts: endo(inside; within); gen(start, origin) ous(full of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Originating or growing within something. As cells within the wall of a parent cell; Having an internal cause or origin; not caused by anything external • Synonyms: internal • Antonyms : external • Variant forms: endogenously • Context Phrase

9. The candidate was so confident of victory that he chose to extemporize his campaign speeches rather than to rehearse them. • Extemporize - (verb) • Parts: ex (out); tempor (time); ize (make, do) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To make, do, or perform something such as a music selection or a speech without preparation • • Synonyms: improvise, concoct, ad lib Antonyms: plan, rehearse, practice Variant forms: extemporaneously (adv) Context Phrase

10. The impertinent attitude of the salesman offended me, so I decided to buy my car elsewhere. • impertinent – adj. • Parts: im(not); per(through); ten(hold, keep); ent (full of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Not showing proper respect; Not to the point; Not suitable or fitting • • Synonyms: rude, disrespectful, irrelevant, impudent, Antonyms: respectful, appropriate, relevant, aproppos Variant forms: impertinence (n), impertinently (adv) Context Phrase

11. The parents made emotional pleas on TV for their son’s safe return; but the inexorable kidnappers carried out their plans • inexorable – adj. • Parts: in(not); ex(out); ora (speak, pray); able(capable of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Not capable of being persuaded by pleading or request; Impossible to stop or prevent, as inexorable consequences • Synonyms: unyielding, relentless, obstinate, intractable • Antonyms: merciful, compromising, accommodating • Variant forms: inexorability(n), inexorably (adv) • Context Phrase

12. After the disaster, the families were inundated with offers of help from all over the country. • inundate – verb • Parts: in (in, into); und(wave); ate (cause, make) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To cover or fill by overflowing; (Figuratively) to overwhelm with • • Synonyms: flood, swamp, overwhelm, glut, deluge Antonyms: drain, deplete Variant forms: inundation (n) Context Phrase

13. Caught in the scandal, the governor thought his mea culpa would win sympathy from the voters, but thinking he was insincere, they did not re-elect him. • mea culpa – n. • Parts: mea (my) culp( blame, guilt) • Educated Guess: • Definition: An acknowledgment of one’s fault or error • • Synonyms: confession, admission, apology Antonyms: denial, disavowal Variant forms: na Context Phrase

14. Compared to the expensive, elegant dresses my friends were wearing to the prom, mine seemed quite nondescript. • nondescript - adj • Parts: non (not); de (down, from); script (write) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Not distinctive enough to be described; Lacking distinctive or interesting qualities; Without individual character or form • Synonyms: ordinary, common, plain, lackluster • Antonyms: extraordinary, distinctive, unique, rare • Variant forms: na • Context Phrase

15. The outer loop will be built on the periphery of the city. • periphery – noun • Parts: peri(around); pher(carry); y (result of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: The outer bounds of any surface or area • • Synonyms: perimeter, circumference, border, rim, outskirts Antonyms: na Variant forms: peripheral (adj) Context Phrase

16. The diagnosis of another major medical problem precipitated our decision to euthanize Fido • precipitate - verb • Parts: pre(before); capit(head); ate(cause, make) • Educated Guess: • Definition: To cause something; usually bad, to happen suddenly; unexpectedly, or prematurely; to cause moisture to be deposited from the atmosphere; Done without careful consideration • • Synonyms: hurl, expedite, catapult, (adj) sudden, hasty Antonyms: prevent, halt, hamper, (adj) careful Variant forms: precipitation (n) Context Phrase

17. He violated propriety by attending the wedding without an invitation. • propriety - noun • Parts: proprius(one’s own, special, particular) ity (state of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals; condition of being right • Synonyms: correctness, properness, decorum, etiquette • Antonyms inappropriateness, blunder, faux pas • Variant forms: proprieties (n) • Context Phrase

18. The many new movies based on Shakespeare’s plays are evidence of the renascent interest in classic literature. • renascent – adj • Parts: re(back, again); nasc(to be born); ent (full of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Becoming active or popular again; showing renewed growth or vigor • • Synonyms: renewed, revived Antonyms: defunct, obsolete, expired Variant forms: renascence (n) Context Phrase

19. The government considered his novel seditious and imprisoned him for life. • seditious - adj. • Parts: sed(sit); ious (full of) (sitting apart from others) • Educated Guess: • Definition: Inciting or causing people to rebel against authority, especially of a state or monarch • • Synonyms: rebellious, mutinous, riotous, trecherous Antonyms : patriotic, obedient, conforming, supportive Variant forms: sedition (noun) seditiously(adv) Context Phrase

20. The synergy of many committees made it possible for us to enjoy a memorable carnival. • synergy – noun • Parts: syn (together, with); erg (work); y (result of) • Educated Guess: • Definition: The interaction or cooperation of two or more organisms, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate efforts. • • Synonyms: collaboration Antonyms : na Variant forms: synergism(n) synergetic(adj) Context Phrase