Neat People vs Sloppy People

Janet M.
contemporary essay
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  1. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
    The distinction is, as always, moral.
  2. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
    The distinction is, as always, moral.
  3. merely
    and nothing more
    Their sloppiness is merely the unfortunate consequence of their extreme moral rectitude.
  4. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    Their sloppiness is merely the unfortunate consequence of their extreme moral rectitude.
  5. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
    Their sloppiness is merely the unfortunate consequence of their extreme moral rectitude.
  6. stupendous
    so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe
    Sloppy people carry in their mind’s eye a heavenly vision, a precise plan that is so stupendous, so perfect, it can’t be achieved in this world or the next.
  7. metier
    an occupation for which you are especially well suited
    Someday is their métier.
  8. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
    Someday they will go through their wardrobes and mark certain items for tentative mending and certain items for passing on to relatives of similar shape and size.
  9. meticulously
    in a manner marked by extreme care of details
    Four hours or two weeks into the excavation, the desk looks exactly the same, primarily because the sloppy person is meticulously creating new piles of papers with new headings and scrupulously stopping to read all the old book catalogs before he throws them away.
  10. scrupulously
    with careful attention and effort to do something correctly
    Four hours or two weeks into the excavation, the desk looks exactly the same, primarily because the sloppy person is meticulously creating new piles of papers with new headings and scrupulously stopping to read all the old book catalogs before he throws them away.
  11. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
    They have cavalier attitudes toward possessions, including family heirlooms.
  12. possession
    anything owned
    They have cavalier attitudes toward possessions, including family heirlooms.
  13. clutter
    a confused multitude of things
    Neat people will toy with the idea of throwing the children out of the house just to cut down on the clutter.
  14. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
    Neat people operate on two unvarying principles: Never handle any item twice, and throw everything away.
  15. plea
    a humble request for help from someone in authority
    All ads, catalogs, pleas for charitable contributions, church bulletins, and money-saving coupons go straight into the trash can without being opened.
  16. contribution
    a voluntary gift made to some worthwhile cause
    All ads, catalogs, pleas for charitable contributions, church bulletins, and money-saving coupons go straight into the trash can without being opened.
  17. sentimental
    marked by tender, romantic, or nostalgic emotion
    No sentimental salvaging of birthday cards or the last letter a dying relative ever wrote.
  18. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
    No sentimental salvaging of birthday cards or the last letter a dying relative ever wrote.
  19. organic
    having properties characteristic of living beings
    Neat people cut a clean swath through the organic as well as the inorganic world.
Created on Mon Oct 22 07:23:31 EDT 2012

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