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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Condescension

Condescension

disdain; looking down upon; lofty;

acting superior and treating another with contempt.

She had a tone of condescension in her voice. She made him feel inferior.

Memory trick: Condemn and cause apprehension.

Used at work:

The salesperson had an air of condescension. I did not buy from him.




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Abysmal

Abysmal

<ab-biz-mil>

bad; terrible; awful;

something or someone that is endlessly dreadful.

The abysmal rain would not stop and we were soaked.

Memory trick: Remember BY MAL. Mal means bad.

Used at work:
Your report could have been abysmal. Adding pictures of your cat made it great.

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Feckless

Feckless

<fek-les>

Incompetent; useless; inept;

being worthless and incapable.

The feckless dog ran away. He was not a good guard dog.

Memory trick: Effect less when we are good-for-nothing.

Used at work:
The feckless computer consultant wrecked my computer.

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Guile

Guile

<guy-ul>

slyness; crafty; cunning

having clever or deceptive skills.

He used his guile to talk the security guard into letting us in.

Memory trick: Guile reminds of gullible or easily trick.
Gullible people fall for guile.

Used at work:
Your guile was apparent. You talked them into signing the contract.


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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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