Elliot Carruthers's Blog, page 31
July 23, 2015
Pilfer
Pilfer
<pil-fur>
steal; loot; swipe;
to take something that does not belong to you.
The dog will pilfer the steak if you leave it on the table.
Memory trick:
A pill hides something
At work:
You have to hide your stapler or someone will pilfer it.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<pil-fur>
steal; loot; swipe;
to take something that does not belong to you.
The dog will pilfer the steak if you leave it on the table.
Memory trick:
A pill hides something
At work:
You have to hide your stapler or someone will pilfer it.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 22, 2015
Furtive
Furtive
<fur-tiv>
secret; hidden; covert;
doing something in a sneaky way so you don't get caught.
She gave him a furtive glance and he knew what she was thinking.
Remember:
Furtive reminds of secretive
At work:
He took furtive notes so I know he is interested in the deal.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<fur-tiv>
secret; hidden; covert;
doing something in a sneaky way so you don't get caught.
She gave him a furtive glance and he knew what she was thinking.
Remember:
Furtive reminds of secretive
At work:
He took furtive notes so I know he is interested in the deal.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 19, 2015
Genre
Genre
<jon-rah>
category; class; style;
a form of artistic work belonging to a classification.
I like the comedy genre because it's fun to laugh.
Remember:
genre reminds of gene
a gene is a building block of living things
At work:
Our product is in the wrong genre. We will sell more if we market it differently.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<jon-rah>
category; class; style;
a form of artistic work belonging to a classification.
I like the comedy genre because it's fun to laugh.
Remember:
genre reminds of gene
a gene is a building block of living things
At work:
Our product is in the wrong genre. We will sell more if we market it differently.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 18, 2015
Venal
Venal
<vee-nal>
corrupt; crooked; dishonest;
being easy to bribe
The venal boy was bribed with candy and he mowed the lawn.
Remember:
venal reminds of vain
a vain person thinks they deserve money
At work:
The auditor was not venal and his honesty was well known.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<vee-nal>
corrupt; crooked; dishonest;
being easy to bribe
The venal boy was bribed with candy and he mowed the lawn.
Remember:
venal reminds of vain
a vain person thinks they deserve money
At work:
The auditor was not venal and his honesty was well known.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 17, 2015
Gibber
Gibber
<jib-bur>
blab; blurt; chatter;
to talk fast while saying nonsense.
My cats start to gibber when they see a bird.
Memory trick:
imaqgine saying "gib gib gib"
At Work:
He began to gibber when they asked him the price.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<jib-bur>
blab; blurt; chatter;
to talk fast while saying nonsense.
My cats start to gibber when they see a bird.
Memory trick:
imaqgine saying "gib gib gib"
At Work:
He began to gibber when they asked him the price.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 11, 2015
Censure
Censure
<sen-shur>
condemnation; criticize; disapprove;
To submit a formal complaint in response to an act.
The town decided to censure the building of a new store.
Memory trick:
censure sounds like censor
a censor blocks bad things in movies
At work:
The board decide to censure the CEO for selling his shares.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<sen-shur>
condemnation; criticize; disapprove;
To submit a formal complaint in response to an act.
The town decided to censure the building of a new store.
Memory trick:
censure sounds like censor
a censor blocks bad things in movies
At work:
The board decide to censure the CEO for selling his shares.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
July 2, 2015
Instigator
Instigator
<in-stee-gate-tor>
troublemaker; agitator; initiator;
a mastermind who motivates other people to do things.
Don't be an instigator and encourage them to break the windows.
Memory trick:
Instigator reminds of aligator
an aligator is aggressive animal
At work:
Don't invite him to the meeting. He is an instigator and he will make everyone argue.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<in-stee-gate-tor>
troublemaker; agitator; initiator;
a mastermind who motivates other people to do things.
Don't be an instigator and encourage them to break the windows.
Memory trick:
Instigator reminds of aligator
an aligator is aggressive animal
At work:
Don't invite him to the meeting. He is an instigator and he will make everyone argue.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 27, 2015
Perpetuate
Perpetuate
<per-pet-chew-ate>
maintain; continue; prolong
something unending that is usually considered bad.
The waves will perpetuate an assault on my sand castle until it is gone.
Memory trick:
Perpetuate reminds of perpetual as in perpetual motion
At work:
You must not perpetuate the pilfering of office supplies.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<per-pet-chew-ate>
maintain; continue; prolong
something unending that is usually considered bad.
The waves will perpetuate an assault on my sand castle until it is gone.
Memory trick:
Perpetuate reminds of perpetual as in perpetual motion
At work:
You must not perpetuate the pilfering of office supplies.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 25, 2015
Artifice
Artifice
<art-tuh-fis>
gimmick; trickery; fraud;
an item for deceiving a person with deception.
The can of soda is an artifice because it is really a hidden safe.
Memory trick:
art is fake
At work:
Their software demo was an artifice because it secretly was a video.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<art-tuh-fis>
gimmick; trickery; fraud;
an item for deceiving a person with deception.
The can of soda is an artifice because it is really a hidden safe.
Memory trick:
art is fake
At work:
Their software demo was an artifice because it secretly was a video.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 24, 2015
Utilitarian
Utilitarian
<yoo-til-ah-tare-ree-an>
functional; useful; practical;
something made for use and not for show.
My car is utilitarian. It is not pretty but it is built for speed.
Memory trick:
utilitarian reminds of utility.
At work:
Our website is Utilitarian. It is simple but you can do a lot on it.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<yoo-til-ah-tare-ree-an>
functional; useful; practical;
something made for use and not for show.
My car is utilitarian. It is not pretty but it is built for speed.
Memory trick:
utilitarian reminds of utility.
At work:
Our website is Utilitarian. It is simple but you can do a lot on it.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
