Instigator

Instigator

<in-stee-gate-tor>

troublemaker; agitator; initiator;

a mastermind who motivates other people to do things.

Don't be an instigator and encourage them to break the windows.

Memory trick:
Instigator reminds of aligator
an aligator is aggressive animal

At work:
Don't invite him to the meeting. He is an instigator and he will make everyone argue.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

Equitable

Equitable

<ek-qwit-ah-bul>

honest; fair; just;

an exchange where something given is equal to something gotten.

Take my vegetables and give me your shrimp. It's equitable because you are a vegetarian.

Memory trick:
Equitable reminds of equal

At work:
The deal is equitable. We can sign the contract.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

Preclude

Preclude

<pre-clood>

stop; hinder; deter;

to prevent something from happening.

Wearing good shoes will preclude problems with your feet.

Memory trick:
preclude reminds of prevent

At work:
Good testing will preclude errors in our software.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

Deleterious

Deleterious

<del-lah-teer-ree-us>

bad; harmful; unfortunate;

something causing damage or injury.

I avoid cookies because they are deleterious to my diet.

Memory trick:
deleterious reminds of delete
a delete is something we lose

At work:
The termination clause makes this a deleterious contract. We can't sign it.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

Bilk

Bilk

<billk>

cheat; defraud; swindle;

to steal money from someone by using deceit.

He will bilk the woman out of money because he is dishonest.

Memory trick:
Bilk reminds of bill
We take their bills

At work:
We need to get a signed contract so they can't bilk us out of our deposit.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers