Fecund

Fecund

fertile; lush; fruitful;

being able to have a lot of children or offspring.

Cats are super fecund. One litter can have different fathers.

Memory trick:
fe reminds of fertile
cund rhymes with come
from something fertile babies come

Used at work:
Coffee makes for fecund ideas. I can think up new inventions.

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Nadir

Nadir

<nay-der>

lowest; bottom; despair

reaching the rock-bottom point of something.

The nadir of the storm came and all was calm for a while.

Memory trick:
Nadir reminds of "nada" or nothing.
Nothing is at the lowest point.

Used at work:
We reached our nadir when we lost the report. It would not be one time.





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Qualm

Qualm

<kwalm>

fear; anxiety; worry;

being afraid about something you have done.

I have a qualm about touching snakes. They scare me.

Memory trick:
Q reminds of Quit
ualm sounds like calm
We quit being calm when we worry.

Used at work:
I don't have a qualm about completing the project. It is going well,



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Replete

Replete

<reh=pleet>

full; loaded; filled

having a lot of something.

His bag was replete with candy. He had plenty for all.

Memory trick: replete reminds of repeat.
It repeats when you have many.

Used at work:
Your report is replete with good examples. It is a good report.


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Stint

Stint

<stynt>

withhold; limit; curtail;

to give not enough of something; give less than desired.

He gave us money without stint. He was generous.

Memory trick: Stint reminds of stingy.

Used at work:
They always stint the office supplies. I buy my own pens.


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Erudite

Erudite

<err-roo-dyte>

scholarly; intelligent; literate

having skill acquired by learning and being well versed.

The erudite parrot was impressive. You could have a conversation with him.

Memory trick: erudite reminds of educate

Used at work:
Your erudite report was great. We now understand our finances.



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Inerrant

Inerrant

<in-air-rant>

flawless; infallible; unbeatable;

making no errors or performing perfectly.

The play was inerrant. The tennis player never missed the ball.

Memory trick:
in reminds of incapable
errant reminds of error
incapable of making an error

Used at work:
Your inerrant instructions were great. The program was easy to use.





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