Elliot Carruthers's Blog, page 32
June 23, 2015
Marshal
Marshal
<mar-shall>
assemble; group; organize;
to gather a group of people for a purpose.
Let's marshal the players at the north field.
Memory trick:
marshal rhymes with march
we march together
At work:
We will marshal our teams together to get the job done.
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<mar-shall>
assemble; group; organize;
to gather a group of people for a purpose.
Let's marshal the players at the north field.
Memory trick:
marshal rhymes with march
we march together
At work:
We will marshal our teams together to get the job done.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 22, 2015
Nonsensical
Nonsensical
<non-sense-sik-kal>
silly; foolish; stupid;
something ridiculous or senseless.
The nonsensical song did not have any meaning to us.
Memory trick:
Non reminds of not
Sensical reminds of sense
not sense
At work:
We have to work on these nonsensical numbers before we can do an audit.
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<non-sense-sik-kal>
silly; foolish; stupid;
something ridiculous or senseless.
The nonsensical song did not have any meaning to us.
Memory trick:
Non reminds of not
Sensical reminds of sense
not sense
At work:
We have to work on these nonsensical numbers before we can do an audit.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 21, 2015
Disingenuous
Disingenuous
<dis-in-gen-you-us>
dishonest; lying; false;
I find your story to be disingenuous so please tell me the truth.
Memory trick:
Remember dis or insult.
genuous reminds of generous.
A fake story disses us in a genrous way.
At work:
I think their positive presentation was disingenuous because their product has bad reviews.
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<dis-in-gen-you-us>
dishonest; lying; false;
I find your story to be disingenuous so please tell me the truth.
Memory trick:
Remember dis or insult.
genuous reminds of generous.
A fake story disses us in a genrous way.
At work:
I think their positive presentation was disingenuous because their product has bad reviews.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 19, 2015
Recapitulate
Recapitulate
<ree-kah-pit-chew-layt>
restate; summarize; review;
to go over and resay the main ideas.
The last page will recapitulate the lessons in the book.
Memory trick:
recapitulate reminds of recap
At work:
I'd like to recapitulate what we talked about before taking questions.
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<ree-kah-pit-chew-layt>
restate; summarize; review;
to go over and resay the main ideas.
The last page will recapitulate the lessons in the book.
Memory trick:
recapitulate reminds of recap
At work:
I'd like to recapitulate what we talked about before taking questions.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 15, 2015
Minute
Minute
<my-noot>
small; tiny; minimal;
something so small it almost cannot be measured.
I added a minute pinch of sugar so it will not be too sweet.
Memory trick:
Minute reminds of the word minute <min-nut> or a small unit of time.
At work:
It is a minute change so I can have it ready for the meeting.
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<my-noot>
small; tiny; minimal;
something so small it almost cannot be measured.
I added a minute pinch of sugar so it will not be too sweet.
Memory trick:
Minute reminds of the word minute <min-nut> or a small unit of time.
At work:
It is a minute change so I can have it ready for the meeting.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 14, 2015
Foster
Foster
<for-ster>
nurture; promote; stimulate;
to help someone or something in a good way.
The teacher would foster his learning for years to come.
Memory trick:
foster reminds of faster.
we make success come faster.
At work:
I think the training program will foster good work habits.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<for-ster>
nurture; promote; stimulate;
to help someone or something in a good way.
The teacher would foster his learning for years to come.
Memory trick:
foster reminds of faster.
we make success come faster.
At work:
I think the training program will foster good work habits.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 12, 2015
Purport
Purport
<per-port>
imply; pretend; impersonate;
presenting something in a false or fake way.
The purport of rain turned out to be my brother using the hose on the window.
Memory trick:
Pretend report
At work:
You purport to be a computer expert but your program is not good.
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<per-port>
imply; pretend; impersonate;
presenting something in a false or fake way.
The purport of rain turned out to be my brother using the hose on the window.
Memory trick:
Pretend report
At work:
You purport to be a computer expert but your program is not good.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 7, 2015
Predominant
Predominant
<pree-dom-min-ant>
ruling; main; chief;
The most important item or the most dominant thing.
Sugar is the predominant ingredient in soda.
Memory trick:
Predominant reminds of dominant.
At work:
The quality of the product will be our predominant focus in the presentation.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<pree-dom-min-ant>
ruling; main; chief;
The most important item or the most dominant thing.
Sugar is the predominant ingredient in soda.
Memory trick:
Predominant reminds of dominant.
At work:
The quality of the product will be our predominant focus in the presentation.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 6, 2015
Connive
Connive
<kon-nyve>
conspire; plot; scheme;
the act of secretly planning something illegal or bad.
If we are going to connive then we should talk in private.
Memory trick:
Connive reminds of con or cheat.
At work:
Maybe you could connive with her and get paperclips.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<kon-nyve>
conspire; plot; scheme;
the act of secretly planning something illegal or bad.
If we are going to connive then we should talk in private.
Memory trick:
Connive reminds of con or cheat.
At work:
Maybe you could connive with her and get paperclips.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
June 5, 2015
Ponderous
Ponderous
<pon-der-rus>
awkward; clumsy; uncoordinated;
moving in an unsteady way because of great weight.
The ponderous elephant made the men run away.
Memory trick:
We ponder the sight of their great bulk.
At work:
Your ponderous report is hard to read. Please edit it and make it smaller.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<pon-der-rus>
awkward; clumsy; uncoordinated;
moving in an unsteady way because of great weight.
The ponderous elephant made the men run away.
Memory trick:
We ponder the sight of their great bulk.
At work:
Your ponderous report is hard to read. Please edit it and make it smaller.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
