Thursday, October 4, 2007

Alyssa Mullan Vocab

Perfidious
1Somebody who is deliberately unkind.
2Adjective
3The perfidious girl stole did not invite Sophie to the party just to make Mary mad.
4. Synonyms- false, disloyal, unfaithful

Probity
1.A quality that someone who is trustworthy and honest would have.
2. noun
3. If you do not have probity then I will not be your friend.
4.Synonym-rectitude
Antonym-dishonesty, failure

Scrupulous

1. Having strict morals and sticking to them.
2. Adjective
3. Susan showed a scrupulous performance during her interview and was hired the next day.
4. Synonyms-
conscientious, cautious, careful

Spurious
1. A person who does not tell the truth.
2. Adjective
3. The spurious person lied to the police officer about her name.
4. Synonyms- false, sham
Antonyms- genuine

Stratagem
1. A strategy or trick used against an enemy to gain an advantage.
2. Noun
3. The stratagem should be better right now in Iraq.
4. Synonyms-Plan, Scheme


1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Allysa,
"Amen" to your comment on "strategem!"
25/30 until I look at pictures.