Probity

Pronounced:
< pro-bit-tee >

It means: 
Having integrity.  Honesty.

Daily use: 
We like your probity.  We can always trust you.  

Memory trick: 

probity

probe (reminds of) = probe
ity (reminds of) = itty or little

probe for lies,  but find itty

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Priggish

Pronounced:
< Preeg-esh >

A person who irritates you with pointless rules.  Annoying about petty things.

Daily use: 
Your typing rule is too priggish!  I don't want to type all my emails with only my left pinky finger!

Memory trick:
priggish

Pri (reminds of) = pry
g (reminds of) = gee
gish (reminds of) = sheesh


Don't PRY! Gee! Sheesh!

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Presage

Pronounced:
< press-edge >

A feeling about something that will happen.  Intuition.

Daily use: 
I have a presage that this will be a good meeting.  We always good meetings on Friday.

Common use:
The lawyer had a presage that the judge would acquit his client.

Literary use:
Walter Scott
...obtained the character originally, have been at least generally received as matters of ominous presage;
 

Memory trick:
presage

pre (reminds of ) = before
sage (means) = a person who predicts things

pre-tells of before - the sage

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Pied

 

Pronounced:
<pyed>

Many colored.

My use:
I like your pied shirt.  The colors are very pretty.

Literary use:
By Milton
Meadows trim with daisies pied.

Memory trick:
pie . d

pie (reminds of) = a pie or made up of many pieces

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Perspicacious

Pronounced:
<per-spa-kay-shish>

Acutely insightful and wise.

My use:
I am much too perspicacious to fall for such a story. Instead, tell me the truth.

Literary use:
By Augustine
You are of all men the most perspicacious, and certainly the most learned.

 

  Memory trick:
Perspi . cacious

Perspi (reminds of) = perspective
cacious (reminds of) = tenacious or hard working
perspective that is tenacious

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Pedagogy

Pronounced < ped-ah-go-gee >

It means:  The art or science of teaching.

Daily use:  The teachers created an excellent pedagogy for online learning.

Memory trick: 

pedagogy

ped (reminds of)  =  pediatric or children or beginners

agog (reminds of)  =  being agog or awed

 y (reminds of) = why

Teachers need a good pedagogy because beginners are agog when they ask why

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Parable

Pronounced:
< pa-ra-bill >

It means: 
To tell a moral story.  Lesson.

Daily use: 
Your email was a great parable.  I learned a lot from it.

Memory trick: 

parable

par (reminds of) = par or good enough

able (reminds of) = able or capable

your story was on par and able to teach me

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