7/18/15

Venal

Venal

<vee-nal>

corrupt; crooked; dishonest;

being easy to bribe

The venal boy was bribed with candy and he mowed the lawn.

Remember:
venal reminds of vain
a vain person thinks they deserve money

At work:
The auditor was not venal and his honesty was well known.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

7/17/15

Gibber

Gibber

<jib-bur>

blab; blurt; chatter;

to talk fast while saying nonsense.

My cats start to gibber when they see a bird.

Memory trick:
imaqgine saying "gib gib gib"

At Work:
He began to gibber when they asked him the price.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers


7/16/15

Commandeer

Commandeer

<kom-men-deer>

hijack; take; confiscate;

to use authority to take control of something.

The police needed to commandeer my car to get the lady to the hospital.

Remember:
commandeer reminds of command

At work:
I need to commandeer your stapler because I lost mine.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

7/15/15

Engender

Engender

<enn-jen-der>

cause; generate; incite;

To cause a reaction in something or someone.

The flowers did engender her to him. Her feelings grew stronger.

Remember:
engineer a feeling in others

At work:
Good artwork will engender confidence in the product.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

7/14/15

Circumlocution

Circumlocution

<sir-kom-low-qew-shun>

redundancy; verbage; wordiness;

saying many words to confuse the listener on purpose.

The boy used circumlocution to confuse his teacher.

Memory trick:
We get out of a circumstance with locomotion.

At work:
I used circumlocution because I did not remember my notes.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

7/13/15

Flout

Flout

<rhymes with out>

defy; mock; disobey;

To break a law with disregard.

If you continue to flout the law you will get in trouble.

Remember:
You go OUT of bounds when you cheat.

At work:
You can't flout the rules. You have to fill out a request to get office supplies.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

7/12/15

Vindicate

Vindicate

<vin-dee-kayte>

prove innocent; absolve from guilt; acquit;

to clear someone of an accusation.

The video did vindicate you. It proved you did not steal the money.

Remember:
The evidence indicates you are innocent.

At work:
Your new program will vindicate the accusations you are not good.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers