Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Brittany D's Vocab (10/5)

Perfidious
Definition: something treacherous, deceitful
POS: adj.
Sentence: There are some websites on line that can be perfidious, because you think you are taking a silly quiz, and can end up giving away your identity.
Synonyms: deceptive, misleading, betraying
Picture: Separate

Probity
Definition: someone with the utmost integrity and uprightness
POS: noun
Sentence: My grandma is a woman with the utmost probity.
Synonyms: honesty, honor, worth
Picture: Separate

Scrupulous
Definition: Having strict rules for what you think is right.
POS: adj
Sentence: Most people think Mr. Wilson has scrupulous rules, but I like them!
Synonyms: fastidious, particular, strick
Picture: Separate

Spurious
Definition: not genuine, or authentic
POS: adj
Sentence: Some items on the Antique Road Show are spurious.
Synonyms: artificial, deceitful, fake
Picture: Separate

Stratagem
Definition: a trick for surprising and enemy; trick devised to gain advantage over a competitor.
POS: noun
Sentence: Companies sometimes use business stratagems to gain an advantage.
Synonyms: con, tactic, deception
Picture: Separate

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Good job, Brittany.
25/30 until pictures come in and amuse me.