Elliot Carruthers's Blog, page 36
February 27, 2015
Fervid
Fervid
<fur-vid>
intense; passionate; earnest;
having extreme interest or enthusiasm for something.
He is a fervid coin collector. He buys them all the time.
Memory trick: fervid reminds of fever.
You have a fever when you are excited.
Used at work:
I appreciate your fervid dedication. I am giving you a raise.
Yesterday:
Improbity
<imm-pro-bitty>
evil; wickedness; dishonesty;
lacking honesty and being a devious bad person.
His improbity makes me not trust him with my money.
Memory trick: "Improb" reminds of improper.
Bity reminds of bitty or small. An improper small person.
Used at work:
His improbity was obvious when I realized his report was fake.
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<fur-vid>
intense; passionate; earnest;
having extreme interest or enthusiasm for something.
He is a fervid coin collector. He buys them all the time.
Memory trick: fervid reminds of fever.
You have a fever when you are excited.
Used at work:
I appreciate your fervid dedication. I am giving you a raise.
Yesterday:
Improbity
<imm-pro-bitty>
evil; wickedness; dishonesty;
lacking honesty and being a devious bad person.
His improbity makes me not trust him with my money.
Memory trick: "Improb" reminds of improper.
Bity reminds of bitty or small. An improper small person.
Used at work:
His improbity was obvious when I realized his report was fake.
(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
February 24, 2015
Concatenation
Concatenation
<kon-kat-tin-nay-shun>
links; combination; series;
putting things together in a sequence forming something new.
The concatenation of the bricks made a strong house.
Memory trick:
Con reminds of combine.
Nation reminds of many forming one.
Used at work:
Our concatenation of our research papers created the final report.
Yesterday:
Rue
<rew>
regret; lament; grieve;
feeling remorse for a past action.
I rue the day that I stopped exercising.
Memory trick:
Rue reminds of re as in RE-gret
Used at work:
I rue the day I hired him. He never completes a project.
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<kon-kat-tin-nay-shun>
links; combination; series;
putting things together in a sequence forming something new.
The concatenation of the bricks made a strong house.
Memory trick:
Con reminds of combine.
Nation reminds of many forming one.
Used at work:
Our concatenation of our research papers created the final report.
Yesterday:
Rue
<rew>
regret; lament; grieve;
feeling remorse for a past action.
I rue the day that I stopped exercising.
Memory trick:
Rue reminds of re as in RE-gret
Used at work:
I rue the day I hired him. He never completes a project.
(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
February 21, 2015
Cadge
Cadge
<kah-dge>
<rhymes with badge>
beg; scrounge; surprise by asking
asking and getting something that is undeserved.
He will cadge a meal from his friends.
Memory trick:
Cadge reminds of cad. A cad is a sneaky person.
Used at work:
I will cadge a new computer monitor. I won't new a requisition form.
Yesterday:
Unprepossessing
<un-ree-poh-zess-ing>
unattractive; ugly; homely;
Not good looking or unpleasant to look at.
The unprepossessing dog was so lovable that it was beautiful anyway.
Memory trick: pre reminds of pretty- possessing reminds of having.
Un pretty and not having beauty.
Used at work:
Your report is unprepossessing. You need to pretty it up with clip-art.
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<kah-dge>
<rhymes with badge>
beg; scrounge; surprise by asking
asking and getting something that is undeserved.
He will cadge a meal from his friends.
Memory trick:
Cadge reminds of cad. A cad is a sneaky person.
Used at work:
I will cadge a new computer monitor. I won't new a requisition form.
Yesterday:
Unprepossessing
<un-ree-poh-zess-ing>
unattractive; ugly; homely;
Not good looking or unpleasant to look at.
The unprepossessing dog was so lovable that it was beautiful anyway.
Memory trick: pre reminds of pretty- possessing reminds of having.
Un pretty and not having beauty.
Used at work:
Your report is unprepossessing. You need to pretty it up with clip-art.
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February 20, 2015
Lassitude
Lassitude
<lah-sit-tood>
tiredness; fatigue; weariness
being weak and having a lack of energy.
A feeling of lassitude came over all of us. We all fell asleep.
Memory trick: Lass reminds of lazy.
Used at work:
I always feel a lot of lassitude after having a big lunch.
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<lah-sit-tood>
tiredness; fatigue; weariness
being weak and having a lack of energy.
A feeling of lassitude came over all of us. We all fell asleep.
Memory trick: Lass reminds of lazy.
Used at work:
I always feel a lot of lassitude after having a big lunch.
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February 19, 2015
Unprepossessing
Unprepossessing
<un-ree-poh-zess-ing>
unattractive; ugly; homely;
Not good looking or unpleasant to look at.
The unprepossessing dog was so lovable that it was beautiful anyway.
Memory trick: pre reminds of pretty- possessing reminds of having.
Un pretty and not having beauty.
Used at work:
Your report is unprepossessing. You need to pretty it up with clip-art.
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(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
<un-ree-poh-zess-ing>
unattractive; ugly; homely;
Not good looking or unpleasant to look at.
The unprepossessing dog was so lovable that it was beautiful anyway.
Memory trick: pre reminds of pretty- possessing reminds of having.
Un pretty and not having beauty.
Used at work:
Your report is unprepossessing. You need to pretty it up with clip-art.
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(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
February 17, 2015
Jingoism
Jingoism
<jeen-go-is-um>
patriotism; nationalism
being hawkish and overly patriotic.
His jingoism was apparent when he arrived dressed in his country's flag.
Memory trick: Jingo reminds of jingle. We ring bells on holidays.
Used at work:
Your jingoism towards the company is appreciated.
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<jeen-go-is-um>
patriotism; nationalism
being hawkish and overly patriotic.
His jingoism was apparent when he arrived dressed in his country's flag.
Memory trick: Jingo reminds of jingle. We ring bells on holidays.
Used at work:
Your jingoism towards the company is appreciated.
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(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
February 15, 2015
Veritable
Veritable
<ver-rit-tah-bul>
factual; legit; real;
something that is genuine or authentic.
He is a veritable writer because he published ten books.
Memory trick: Veritable reminds of verifiable.
Used at work:
You're a veritable genius. Your report was great.
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<ver-rit-tah-bul>
factual; legit; real;
something that is genuine or authentic.
He is a veritable writer because he published ten books.
Memory trick: Veritable reminds of verifiable.
Used at work:
You're a veritable genius. Your report was great.
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February 14, 2015
Fitful
Fitful
<fiht-full>
periodic; intermittent; spotty;
starting and stopping and starting again.
The intermittent light let the sailors know where the island was.
Memory trick: Fit and full of stops and starts. We are fit- we have a lot of activity.
Used at work:
My fitful computer keep turning on and off.
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<fiht-full>
periodic; intermittent; spotty;
starting and stopping and starting again.
The intermittent light let the sailors know where the island was.
Memory trick: Fit and full of stops and starts. We are fit- we have a lot of activity.
Used at work:
My fitful computer keep turning on and off.
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(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
February 8, 2015
Diatribe
Diatribe
<deye-ah-treyeb>
attack; tirade; denounce;
a strong and aggressive verbal attack against someone.
His angry diatribe was filled with bad and nasty words.
Memory trick: Di reminds of two. Tribe reminds of tribe or group.
Two tribes argue with each other.
Used at work:
I agree with your diatribe. Your words convince me we should do a better design for the product.
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<deye-ah-treyeb>
attack; tirade; denounce;
a strong and aggressive verbal attack against someone.
His angry diatribe was filled with bad and nasty words.
Memory trick: Di reminds of two. Tribe reminds of tribe or group.
Two tribes argue with each other.
Used at work:
I agree with your diatribe. Your words convince me we should do a better design for the product.
Fun E-books
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(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
February 7, 2015
Exigency
Exigency
<ex-ah-gin-see>
needed; required; demanded;
something that must be done and is not optional.
Working hard is an exigency for becoming wealthy.
Memory trick: Exigency reminds of exit and emergency.
You must exit in an emergency. It is required.
Used at work:
Creating documentation is a exigency for all our processes.
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(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
<ex-ah-gin-see>
needed; required; demanded;
something that must be done and is not optional.
Working hard is an exigency for becoming wealthy.
Memory trick: Exigency reminds of exit and emergency.
You must exit in an emergency. It is required.
Used at work:
Creating documentation is a exigency for all our processes.
Fun E-books
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(c) 2014 E. Carruthers
