Elliot Carruthers's Blog, page 35
March 27, 2015
Scrupulous
Scrupulous
<skroop-u-lus>
fussy; careful; precise;
doing something with a lot of attention.
He painted in a scrupulous style. Each brushstroke was thought about.
Memory trick:
srup reminds of scrub
we scrub by doing it over and over
we scrub it until it is clean
Used at work:
You're a scrupulous accountant. Your numbers are always right.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<skroop-u-lus>
fussy; careful; precise;
doing something with a lot of attention.
He painted in a scrupulous style. Each brushstroke was thought about.
Memory trick:
srup reminds of scrub
we scrub by doing it over and over
we scrub it until it is clean
Used at work:
You're a scrupulous accountant. Your numbers are always right.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
March 21, 2015
Cynosure
Cynosure
<sine-oh-sore>
Focus; heart; hub
Anything or anyone that attracts a lot of interest.
The clock tower is the cynosure of the town. People come from miles to see it.
Memory trick:
Cyno reminds of center
A landmark is a cynosure.
Used at work:
The demo will be the cynosure of the conference. Everyone will flock to it.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<sine-oh-sore>
Focus; heart; hub
Anything or anyone that attracts a lot of interest.
The clock tower is the cynosure of the town. People come from miles to see it.
Memory trick:
Cyno reminds of center
A landmark is a cynosure.
Used at work:
The demo will be the cynosure of the conference. Everyone will flock to it.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
March 18, 2015
Exacerbate
Exacerbate
<ex-zas-er-bayte>
worsen; aggravate; intensify
to make some more annoying.
You will exacerbate the situation by yelling.
Memory trick:
exac reminds of extra.
bate rhymes with rate.
Extra rate
Used at work:
Shutting off the computer will exacerbate the problem.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
<ex-zas-er-bayte>
worsen; aggravate; intensify
to make some more annoying.
You will exacerbate the situation by yelling.
Memory trick:
exac reminds of extra.
bate rhymes with rate.
Extra rate
Used at work:
Shutting off the computer will exacerbate the problem.
(c) 2015 E. Carruthers
March 15, 2015
Cynical
Cynical
<sin-ik-kal>
distrusting; contempt; bitter;
having a bad negative attitude
He was a cynical person and did not trust anyone.
Memory trick:
Cyn rhymes with sin or bad
Used at work:
I am not cynical. I have a good feeling about the project.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
<sin-ik-kal>
distrusting; contempt; bitter;
having a bad negative attitude
He was a cynical person and did not trust anyone.
Memory trick:
Cyn rhymes with sin or bad
Used at work:
I am not cynical. I have a good feeling about the project.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
March 14, 2015
Fecund
Fecund
fertile; lush; fruitful;
being able to have a lot of children or offspring.
Cats are super fecund. One litter can have different fathers.
Memory trick:
fe reminds of fertile
cund rhymes with come
from something fertile babies come
Used at work:
Coffee makes for fecund ideas. I can think up new inventions.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
fertile; lush; fruitful;
being able to have a lot of children or offspring.
Cats are super fecund. One litter can have different fathers.
Memory trick:
fe reminds of fertile
cund rhymes with come
from something fertile babies come
Used at work:
Coffee makes for fecund ideas. I can think up new inventions.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
March 11, 2015
Replete
Replete
<reh=pleet>
full; loaded; filled
having a lot of something.
His bag was replete with candy. He had plenty for all.
Memory trick: replete reminds of repeat.
It repeats when you have many.
Used at work:
Your report is replete with good examples. It is a good report.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
<reh=pleet>
full; loaded; filled
having a lot of something.
His bag was replete with candy. He had plenty for all.
Memory trick: replete reminds of repeat.
It repeats when you have many.
Used at work:
Your report is replete with good examples. It is a good report.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
March 10, 2015
Stint
Stint
<stynt>
withhold; limit; curtail;
to give not enough of something; give less than desired.
He gave us money without stint. He was generous.
Memory trick: Stint reminds of stingy.
Used at work:
They always stint the office supplies. I buy my own pens.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
<stynt>
withhold; limit; curtail;
to give not enough of something; give less than desired.
He gave us money without stint. He was generous.
Memory trick: Stint reminds of stingy.
Used at work:
They always stint the office supplies. I buy my own pens.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
March 8, 2015
Inerrant
Inerrant
<in-air-rant>
flawless; infallible; unbeatable;
making no errors or performing perfectly.
The play was inerrant. The tennis player never missed the ball.
Memory trick:
in reminds of incapable
errant reminds of error
incapable of making an error
Used at work:
Your inerrant instructions were great. The program was easy to use.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
<in-air-rant>
flawless; infallible; unbeatable;
making no errors or performing perfectly.
The play was inerrant. The tennis player never missed the ball.
Memory trick:
in reminds of incapable
errant reminds of error
incapable of making an error
Used at work:
Your inerrant instructions were great. The program was easy to use.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
March 5, 2015
Fallible
Fallible
<fahl-lah-bul>
flawed; imperfect; unreliable;
being prone to errors or failure.
The fallible umbrella let me down. I always got wet.
Memory trick:
fallible reminds of fail able or able to fail.
Used at work:
I better save a backup. My computer is fallible.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
<fahl-lah-bul>
flawed; imperfect; unreliable;
being prone to errors or failure.
The fallible umbrella let me down. I always got wet.
Memory trick:
fallible reminds of fail able or able to fail.
Used at work:
I better save a backup. My computer is fallible.
(c) 2013 E. Carruthers
March 2, 2015
Corroborate
Corroborate
<ko-rahb-bore-rayhte>
confirm; verify; certify;
validating a fact or idea by giving verbal confirmation.
He will corroborate my story. He was there and saw what happened.
Memory trick:
Co reminds of two.
Robor reminds of robbers.
Two robbers tell the same story.
Used at work:
The report will corroborate our findings. It will prove what we are saying.
(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
<ko-rahb-bore-rayhte>
confirm; verify; certify;
validating a fact or idea by giving verbal confirmation.
He will corroborate my story. He was there and saw what happened.
Memory trick:
Co reminds of two.
Robor reminds of robbers.
Two robbers tell the same story.
Used at work:
The report will corroborate our findings. It will prove what we are saying.
(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
