Elliot Carruthers's Blog, page 30
August 16, 2015
Rectitude
Rectitude
goodness; honor; decency;
<rekt-it-tood>
thinking or being morally right.
Everyone liked him because of his rectitude and loyalty.
Memory trick:
rectitude reminds of attitude
a good attitude comes from good behavior
At work:
Your rectitude makes you a reliable team leader.
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goodness; honor; decency;
<rekt-it-tood>
thinking or being morally right.
Everyone liked him because of his rectitude and loyalty.
Memory trick:
rectitude reminds of attitude
a good attitude comes from good behavior
At work:
Your rectitude makes you a reliable team leader.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
August 15, 2015
Comport
Comport
<come-port>
conform; act; conduct;
behave in a certain manner- especially a good manner.
Students who comport well will be rewarded.
Memory trick:
comport reminds of comfort
it comforts others when we behave well
At work:
We are happy with the way you comport yourself. We are giving you a raise.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<come-port>
conform; act; conduct;
behave in a certain manner- especially a good manner.
Students who comport well will be rewarded.
Memory trick:
comport reminds of comfort
it comforts others when we behave well
At work:
We are happy with the way you comport yourself. We are giving you a raise.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
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August 14, 2015
Ambulate
Ambulate
<am-bew-layte>
walk; ramble; step;
to move about from place to place.
I will ambulate across the entire country.
Memory trick:
ambulate reminds of ambulance
At work:
I will go ambulate and think about the deal.
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<am-bew-layte>
walk; ramble; step;
to move about from place to place.
I will ambulate across the entire country.
Memory trick:
ambulate reminds of ambulance
At work:
I will go ambulate and think about the deal.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
August 9, 2015
Peripatetic
Peripatetic
<per-rah-pah-tet-tik>
nomadic; roving; wandering;
travelling to work in different places.
He lives a peripatetic life. He works in a different city every week.
Memory trick:
Peri reminds of periscope
a periscope allows us to see things above us
we look to see where we are going
At work:
A saleperson is peripatetic because there is constant travel.
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<per-rah-pah-tet-tik>
nomadic; roving; wandering;
travelling to work in different places.
He lives a peripatetic life. He works in a different city every week.
Memory trick:
Peri reminds of periscope
a periscope allows us to see things above us
we look to see where we are going
At work:
A saleperson is peripatetic because there is constant travel.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
August 7, 2015
Belabor
Belabor
<bee-lay-bor>
rehash; repeat; over explain;
to say something in a long and boring way.
She will always belabor her story. She will not stop talking.
Memory trick:
belabor reminds of labor
labor means work
we work too hard to listen
At work:
I belabor this because it is not resolved. We need to talk more.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<bee-lay-bor>
rehash; repeat; over explain;
to say something in a long and boring way.
She will always belabor her story. She will not stop talking.
Memory trick:
belabor reminds of labor
labor means work
we work too hard to listen
At work:
I belabor this because it is not resolved. We need to talk more.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
August 2, 2015
Unfettered
Unfettered
uhn-fet-terd>
<free; rampant; loose>
something uncontrolled with no sign of stopping.
The unfettered puppies ran all over the house.
Memory:
fetter reminds of tether
not tethered
At work:
Your ideas are unfettered. It's amazing how many you have.
Pronounced...
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uhn-fet-terd>
<free; rampant; loose>
something uncontrolled with no sign of stopping.
The unfettered puppies ran all over the house.
Memory:
fetter reminds of tether
not tethered
At work:
Your ideas are unfettered. It's amazing how many you have.
Pronounced...
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
August 1, 2015
Predatory
Predatory
<pred-ah-tore-ree>
greedy; exploiting; preying;
taking unfair advantage of others.
The loan was predatory so the judge declared it void.
Memory trick:
predatory reminds of predator
At work:
Their contract is predatory. We won't sign it.
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<pred-ah-tore-ree>
greedy; exploiting; preying;
taking unfair advantage of others.
The loan was predatory so the judge declared it void.
Memory trick:
predatory reminds of predator
At work:
Their contract is predatory. We won't sign it.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 25, 2015
Peccadillo
Peccadillo
<pek-kah-dil-low>
small offense; misdeed; indiscretion;
a small and unimportant misdeed;
Don't worry. Your traffic ticket is a pecadillo. It will be a tiny fine.
Memory trick:
Peccadillo reminds of armadillo
an armadillo is a small animal
At work:
Being late for the meeting is only a peccadillo because your presentation was awesome.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<pek-kah-dil-low>
small offense; misdeed; indiscretion;
a small and unimportant misdeed;
Don't worry. Your traffic ticket is a pecadillo. It will be a tiny fine.
Memory trick:
Peccadillo reminds of armadillo
an armadillo is a small animal
At work:
Being late for the meeting is only a peccadillo because your presentation was awesome.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 24, 2015
Contrition
Contrition
<kon-trich-shun>
guilt; remorse; sorrow;
feeling shame and sadness about something bad you did.
The contrition of the boy made everyone want to forgive him.
Memory trick
contrition reminds of condition
we are in a sad contrition when we feel guilt
At work:
He never showed contrition about accidently deleting the file.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<kon-trich-shun>
guilt; remorse; sorrow;
feeling shame and sadness about something bad you did.
The contrition of the boy made everyone want to forgive him.
Memory trick
contrition reminds of condition
we are in a sad contrition when we feel guilt
At work:
He never showed contrition about accidently deleting the file.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
