Thursday, October 4, 2007

Vocab

PERFIDIOUS
1. Being dishonest or betraying someone
2. Adj.
4. Deceit (s), Duplicity (s), Lying (s)
5.The perfidious king kept all of the treasure to himself.
PROBITY
1. Do gooder, or someone who has to do everything right.
2. Noun
4. correctness (s), scrupulousness (s), rectitude (s)
5. The probity of his actions were annoying.
SCRUPULOUS
1. Having moral values
2. Adj.
4.honorable (s), trustworthy (s), reliable (s)
5. The scrupulous pastor was admired for his actions.
SPURIOUS
1. A knock-off or something that gives a false impression
2. Adj.
4. false (s), bogus (s), fake (s)
5. The spurious arguments stirred up questions.
STRATAGEM
1. Tricking someone in order to win or get ahead
2. Noun
4. trick (s), ruse (s), ploy (s)
5. The powder puff stratagem was to win at all costs.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Erika:
"Probity" means uprightness or honesty...not necessarily "doogooder."
Your powder puff strategem worked!
25/30 until I see pictures.