Vocabulary Presentation Ayomikun Oshikoya

Factotum Noun [fak-toh-tuhm] 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 tasks her employer gave her A good way to remember: Fact in factotum could translate to knowing for a fact that a responsible worker does all of tasks.

Imperious Adjective [im-peer-ee-uhs] Other Forms: Imperiously: Adverb Imperiousness: Noun Nonimperious: Adjective Nonimperiously: Adverb Assuming power or authority without justification, arrogant, domineering Having 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

Chauvinistic Adjective [shoh-vuh-nist] Other Forms: Chauvinist: Noun Chauvinistically: Adverb Feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism, believing in the superiority of one’s group My 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

Precocious Adjective [pri-koh-shuhs] Other Forms: Precociously: Adverb Precociousness: Noun Having 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 before

Unencumbered Adjective [uhn-en-kuhm-berd] Other Forms: Unencumbering: Adjective Not having any burden or impediment, without burden My mother felt unencumbered the burden of having to make dinner this evening A good way to remember: Un means to undo cumbered sounds like cluttered and clustered