Axiom

Axiom

<ask-ee-ahm>

truth; proverb; theorem;

a rule or truth that cannot be questioned.

The law of gravity is an axiom. An apple will always fall to the ground.

Two plus two will always equal four. It is an undeniable axiom.

Remember: Maximum truth.

Used at work:
I believe the axiom that there is no such thing as bad publicity.


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Flabbergast

Flabbergast

<flah-bah-gahst>

astonish, surprise; astound

fill with wonder and amazement.

The flabbergasted boy screamed and ran away.

I was flabbergasted when the magician made the cow fly.

Memory trick: Our FLAB jumps like GAS when we giggle from surprise.

Used at work:
I am flabbergasted we made the deadline. I thought we would miss it.


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Ken

ken

<rhymes with men>

awareness; comprehension; vision

The limit of your knowledge or understanding.

Calculus is beyond my ken.

The explanation was beyond my ken. I did not understand it.

Remember: Ken reminds of can.
What you CAN understand.

Used at work:
Doing computer programming is above my ken.

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Alumnus

Alumnus

<ah-loom-nus>

former member; graduate

A male who has attended a school or university.

He is funny because he is an alumnus of Clown College.

He is a distinguished alumnus and graduated in 2005.

Alumni is the plural of alumnus.

Memory trick:
LOOM US after we leave.

Used at work:
He is an alumnus of the Orange software team that made our best product.









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Accost

Accost

<ah-kost>

confront; approach; annoy

approach someone in an aggressive or menacing way.

They accosted him in the yard and he got mad.

The mime accosted the stranger who ran away.

He accosted her and she did not like it.

Television advertisers accost our happiness.

Remember: We COST them when we demand their attention.

Used at work:
I will accost him about the missing book. I will demand he tells me where it is.


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Chide

Chide

<ch-eye>

scold; berate; lecture

To chastise someone or disapprove of someone's actions.

I chided him for eating too fast.

She always chides me for going out without a sweater.

Memory trick: We ask them to c HIDE their actions from us.

Used at work:
I chided him for being late each day.

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