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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Desultory

Desultory

<des-el-tor-ee>
rhymes with - yes-yule-story


lacking motivation and having no plan for action

He was always desultory when it came to cleaning his room. It was never tidy.

Memory trick: Desultory reminds of de-sult or the opposite of result.

Used at work:

You need to make more than a desultory effort if you want to finish the report.


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Wry

Wry

<r-eye> <r-aye> or <rye>

sarcastic; ironic; dry humor;

making a joke in a not obvious way that sometimes might not be understood - usually making fun of someone.

He has a wry sense of humor. You never know when he is joking

Memory trick: Wry reminds of why?
Why make that joke?

Used at work:
Keep your wry sense of humor in check or you may lose the client.


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Facetious

Facetious

<fah-see-shish>

joking; flippant; ironic;

saying or doing something in a way not meant to be taken seriously.

I was being facetious when I said your hat looked good. A hat with giant feathers never looks good.

Memory trick: Facetious reminds of facet. A facet is a face or front of something.
We show a fake face when we lie in a kidding way.

Used at work:
I was being facetious when I said you would have to work late. Go home.


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Disabuse

Disabuse

<dis-ah-buoose>

enlighten; set straight; debunk;

to show someone they are wrong about something they believe.

Memory trick:
We DIS-cover our ABUSE of the truth.

Used at work:
We will disabuse the idea that our product is not as good.




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