Apogee

Apogee

<ah-pah-jee>

peak; crest; summit;

The highest point of something.

The dog rescue was the apogee of the movie. It was the best part.

Memory trick:
A POint we say GEE

At work:
Winning this award is the apogee of my career. Nothing has been more rewarding.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

Mobocracy

Mobocracy

<mob-bok-kras-see>

anarchy; disorder; lawlessness;

having the common people in charge of the political system.

A mobocracy ruled the island. Everyone wore a crown and gave orders.

Remember:
Mobocracy reminds of mob and democracy.

At work:
The department is run by a mobocracy. No one knows who is in charge.

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Piteous

Piteous

<pit-tee-us>

miserable; sad; pathetic;

evoking a feeling of pity.

A piteous look came over his face after his balloon flew away.

Memory trick:
piteous sounds like pity us.

At work:
The piteous mood left the room when we found out about the bonus.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

Alternate

Alternate
<allt-ter-kayte>

dispute; quarrel; contend;

to argue loudly in public.

He did not want to altercate with his friend. It was easier to agree.

Memory trick:
we want to alter their opinion

At work:
We will get more done if we don't altercate. Let's have a friendly meeting.

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Concord

Concord

<kon-kord>

harmony; friendship; peace;

having an amicable agreement.

We reached a pleasant concord and stayed friends forever.

Remember:
concord reminds of
in accord

At work:
A concord existed between the two teams and the product came out great.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

Efface

Efface

<eh-fase>

erase; remove; delete;

to eliminate marks or writing from a surface.

A good eraser will efface your pencil marks and you can rewrite it.

Memory trick:
efface reminds of erase

At work:
At this point the program will efface the report and a new report will appear.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers