Honors English 9 Vocafone

Vocafone Week 1

Foreboding

Other forms: forebodingly, forebodingness

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: An omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil

Sentence: It seems that her forebodings were justified.

Trick: foreboding = a bad feeling BEFORE something happens

Forebear

Other forms: forebearer

Parts of Speech: Noun

Definition: Ancestor, forefather

Sentence: His forebears fought in the American Revolution

Trick: Forebear = people before you (ancestors)

Foresight

Other forms: foresighted, foresightedly, foresightedness, foresightful

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: an act or the power of foreseeing

Sentence: Through foresight she could tell what the outcome would be.

Trick: Fore + Sight = “See BEFORE it happens”

Misconstrue

Other forms: Misconstruction

Parts of Speech: Verb
Definition: to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly

Sentence: I instantly turned away, lest he should see and misconstrue my emotion.

Trick: Misconstrue = misunderstand

Misnomer

Other forms: misnomered

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: a use of a wrong or inappropriate name

Sentence: It is a misnomer to call it an "international airport," since nearly all flights are local.

Trick: Mis + Nomer (Name) = “Wrong name”

Misgiving

Other forms: misgive, misgiving, misgivingly

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event

Sentence: Many people have expressed misgivings about his ability to do the job.

Trick: Mis + Giving = “Something feels wrong inside”

Overzealous

Other forms: overzealously, overzealousness

Parts of Speech: Adjective
Definition: too zealous : having or showing too much zeal : excessively eager, enthusiastic, or fervent

Sentence: He was an Overzealous parent

Trick: Over + Zealous = “Too much enthusiasm”

Oversight

Other forms: Oversee

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: watchful and responsible care

Sentence: The new manager was given oversight of the project.

Trick: Someone watching OVER

Affinity

Other forms: Affinitive

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: An attraction to or liking for something

Sentence: There's always been an affinity between us.

Trick: Affinity = “A fine feeling toward something”

Altruistic

Other forms: Altruist

Parts of Speech: Adjective
Definition: having or showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Sentence: Her second chance isn’t entirely altruistic

Trick: Altruistic = “All true kindness”

Animosity

Other forms: Animoso

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : an antagonistic attitude

Sentence: We put aside our personal animosities so that we could work together.

Trick: Both enemy and animosity start with “anim-”

Eclectic

Other forms: eclectically

Parts of Speech: Adjective
Definition: composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources

Sentence: The restaurant has an eclectic menu.

Trick: Eclectic = “collect a mix”

Egregious

Other forms: egregiously, egregiousness

Parts of Speech: Adjective
Definition: very noticeable

Sentence: The errors are very egregious

Trick: Egregious = “extra bad”

Enigma

Other forms: enigmatic

Parts of Speech: Noun
Definition: something hard to understand or explain

Sentence: Before the Apollo program, the origin of the moon was an enigma.

Trick: Enigma = “I’m-a mystery”

Esoteric

Other forms: esoterically

Parts of Speech: Adjective
Definition: designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone

Sentence: Metaphysics is such an esoteric subject.

Trick: Esoteric = known by only a few people

accept vs except

accept = receive/agree
except = exclude
👉 accept = say yes | except = exclude

affect vs effect

affect (v) = influence
effect (n) = result
👉 A = action | E = end result

a lot vs allot

a lot = many
allot = assign/give
👉 a lot = a bunch | allot = assign

all together vs altogether

all together = in a group
altogether = completely
👉 together = group | altogether = totally

all ready vs already

all ready = fully prepared
already = happened before
👉 all ready = ready | already = earlier

compliment vs complement

compliment = praise
complement = completes/matches
👉 compliment = nice | complement = complete

council vs counsel

council = group
counsel = advice/lawyer
👉 council = group | counsel = advice

All right = is the only right one.