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.












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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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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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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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Extraneous

Extraneous

<ex-train-ee-is>

irrelevant; unimportant; unrelated.

Something that has nothing to do with the current topic of discussion.

The fact that he was blue is extraneous in this case. It was dark and blue looks just like black. It is unimportant.

Memory Trick:
Extraneous reminds of extra. The extra is not important.

Used at work:
The background of the person is extraneous. Anyone can do this job so it is irrelevant.

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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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Salubrious

Salubrious

<sah-loo-bree-iss>

healthy; beneficial; good;

something that is good for you.

Clean water is salubrious for your health.

Memory trick: Salubrious reminds of salute. Salute is said to wish good health.

Used at work:
A good design is salubrious to a computer program. It always makes it better.



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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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