Mammoth Memory

Volition – the faculty or power to make your own decisions

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced vuh-lih-shun)

To remember the definition of the word volition, use the following mnemonic:

The vole was signing a new edition (volition) of her cook book – readers had the power to choose whether it became her best seller.

The vole was signing a new edition (voilition) of her cook book – readers had the power to choose whether it became a best seller.

 

Examples of volition in a sentence

It was her volition that the house would be built in the grand Georgian style.

He chose to be a conscientious objector entirely by his own volition.

Of his own volition, Chuck lowered his gun and allowed the police to arrest him.

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