Second Vocab

Latent from "Word Clues L" pg. 19

"Sally learned that the man who had stolen the plans also took his plants to and from the office. Sally knew she had the answer! Like many reporters, Sally had a latent talent for police work."

Clues - Sally figured things out and realized that she had that skill.
Synonyms - Hidden, Unknown, Disguised
Antonyms - Obvious, Known
Definition - Present but not active; hidden; Concealed
Sentence - "I realized my latent ability to be totally awsome when people started having strokes when the wind blew through my hair."

Affidavit from "Word Clues L" pg. 127

"Sally was not surprised to learn that an affidavit of loyalty was required of each employee at the Tektron plant."

Clues - Employees need something that would prove or ensure their loyalty
Synonyms - Contract
Antonyms - tivadiffA? I really don't know...
Definition - Statement written down and sworn to be true, usually before a notary public or other athorized official.
Sentence - "Once I decided to hold back on being so awsome and Jesus pointed out my affidavit of awsomeness. He swore it was his fathers greatest achievement and to hold back the awsomeness (if that's even possible...) would be a sin."

Unwitting from "Word Clues L" pg. 59

"By this act, Grenville gave an unwitting push to the Colonists' move toward independence. The results were not at all what he had intended."

Clues - He did not realize what he was really doing.
Synonyms - Ignorant, Unknown
Antonyms -
Definition - Inability or unwillingness to believe.
Sentence - "Believers find the incredulity of atheists diconcerting."

Calendar

To Doooooooo

1.) Class... then... class.
2.) Go to a show to support a friend
3.) Be awsome - as always.

First Vocab

Incredulity from "Efficient and Flexible Reading" pg. 106

"Their incredulity persists even now that I am a senior resident, working in one of the world's busiest hospital emergency rooms."

Clues - She should be taken more seriously considering she is working a place that should speak for itself.
Synonyms - Disbelief
Antonyms - Approval
Definition - Inability or unwillingness to believe.
Sentence - "Believers find the incredulity of atheists diconcerting."

Preempt from "Efficient and Flexible Reading" pg. 106

"My African-American peers have their own ways of dealing with it: some even preempt suspicous patients by saying, "Yes, I am a doctor, and you check online when you get home."

Clues - He's answering a question without it being asked.
Synonyms - to be ready, before hand, predict
Antonyms - to fall behind, late, lag
Definition - to acquire or appropriate before someone else.
Sentence - "A preemtptive strike can make all the difference between winning and losing a war."

Pristine from "Efficient and Flexible Reading" pg. 105

"Proudly wearing my pristine white coat and feeling sure that I was going to save the world, I walked into my patient's room."

Clues - You would normally be proud to have a new nice looking object rather than a beat up old one.
Synonyms - Spotless, tidy, new
Antonyms - Dirty, unmanaged, old
Definition - having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
Sentence - "My guitars are no longer in pristine condition due to the amount that I've used them over the years."