6/20/15

Derogatory

Derogatory

<dee-rog-ah-tor-ree>

unfavorable; demeaning; degrading;

saying unflattering or slanderous things about someone.

Your derogatory comments are not true because I am a good person.

Memory trick:
Derogatory reminds of degrade.
We degrade someone when we say bad things.

At work:
Don't put derogatory comments in your report. Only say positive things.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

6/19/15

Recapitulate

Recapitulate

<ree-kah-pit-chew-layt>

restate; summarize; review;

to go over and resay the main ideas.

The last page will recapitulate the lessons in the book.

Memory trick:
recapitulate reminds of recap

At work:
I'd like to recapitulate what we talked about before taking questions.

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6/18/15

Mundane

Mundane

<mone-dain>

boring; dull; ordinary;

something uninteresting or unexciting.

The movie was so mundane I fell asleep.

Memory trick
Mundane reminds of Monday.
No one likes Monday because it is boring.

At work:
The ad was mundane until we added clowns.

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6/17/15

Exemplify

Exemplify

<ee-zemp-pla-fye>

depict; mirror; symbolize;

an average example of something.

Your poems exemplify beauty because they are well written.
.
Memory trick:
Exemplify reminds of example.

At work:
Your presentation will exemplify the excellence of our services.

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6/16/15

Epitome

Epitome

<ee--pit-tow-me>

model; symbol; essence;

something or someone who is a perfect example of another.

She was the epitome of beauty and she always turned heads.

Memory trick:
epic tome
An epic is a long poem.
A tome is a book.
An long poetic book shows an example.

At work:
Your reports are the epitome of quality because they are always good.

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6/15/15

Minute

Minute

<my-noot>

small; tiny; minimal;

something so small it almost cannot be measured.

I added a minute pinch of sugar so it will not be too sweet.

Memory trick:
Minute reminds of the word minute <min-nut> or a small unit of time.

At work:
It is a minute change so I can have it ready for the meeting.

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6/14/15

Foster

Foster

<for-ster>

nurture; promote; stimulate;

to help someone or something in a good way.

The teacher would foster his learning for years to come.

Memory trick:
foster reminds of faster.
we make success come faster.

At work:
I think the training program will foster good work habits.

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