12/7/13

Pretentious


You get in your car and forgo a road trip. How was your trip?


PRETENTIOUS

Pronounced:
Pre-ten-shush

Synonyms:
Pompous; showy; grandiose

Definition:
Trying to impress by making something appear grander than it is.

Sentence:
He wore a pretentious watch that looks expensive, but we knew it was cheap.

Memory Trick:
Pretent - Ious
Pretent (reminds of) pretend
We pretend when we act better than we are.

PRETEND



You never took it. Forgo means to give up or to not do.



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12/6/13

A zenith is the highest point.

ZENITH
Pronounced:

Zee-nif

Synonyms:
Crest; climax; apex;

Definition:
Peaking at the highest point.

Sentence:
The zenith of your career is getting praise from your peers.

Memory Trick:
Zen – ith
Zen (reminds of) Zen
Zen is the highest state.
ZEN

There is a canon, in your house. You tell me, not to leave towels, on the floor. I take a shower. Why do I, follow your orders?








A canon is a collection of rules. Your rule is to pick up towels, after a shower.

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