Noun fak toh t uh m No other forms of the word An employee who does all kinds of work general servant When my mother first came to American she was a factotum working endlessly at the many ID: 689192
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Ayomikun Oshikoya
Vocabulary Presentation Slide2
Noun
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fak-toh-tuhm]No other forms of the wordAn employee who does all kinds of work, general servantWhen my mother first came to American she was a factotum, working endlessly at the many tasks her employer gave herA good way to remember: Fact in factotum could translate to knowing for a fact that a responsible worker does all of tasks.
FactotumSlide3
Adjective
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im-peer-ee-uhs]Other Forms: Imperiously: AdverbImperiousness: NounNonimperious: Adjective Nonimperiously: Adverb Assuming power or authority without justification, arrogant, domineeringHaving an imperious student in class can make the work of teacher difficult because of their authoritative attitude
A good way to remember: Imperious = Impearlization
coming into a country and taking over without permission
ImperiousSlide4
Adjective
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shoh-vuh-nist]Other Forms: Chauvinist: NounChauvinistically: AdverbFeeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism, believing in the superiority of one’s groupMy boyfriend’s chauvinistic personality has caused me to refrain from arguing with him about the cons of being an American A good way to remember: Chauvinistic starts out sound like shove, which is an aggressive action ChauvinisticSlide5
Adjective
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pri-koh-shuhs]Other Forms: Precociously: AdverbPrecociousness: NounHaving developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual, advanced Being precocious about the debate would imply I prepared my points before hand.A good way to remember: Pre means beforePrecociousSlide6
Adjective
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uhn-en-kuhm-berd]Other Forms: Unencumbering: AdjectiveNot having any burden or impediment, without burdenMy mother felt unencumbered the burden of having to make dinner this eveningA good way to remember: Un means to undo cumbered sounds like cluttered and clustered
Unencumbered