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ANGRY
AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Enrage
Relation to Group
very angry
(degree) (syn)
Form: v
Tone: negative
To fume is to feel or express

great anger. You would fume
if your teacher accused you of
cheating when you didn't.
Mnemonic: In
cartoons, when a
character is fuming,
it is often drawn with
Fumes coming out of
its ears.
Example: She sat in
the car, silently
fuming at the traffic
jam.
angry and sullen

look on face
(effect)
Form: v
Tone: negative
If you see someone glower at

you, you might consider
glowering back, but no one
likes an angry staring contest.
To glower is not only to stare,
it's to stare angrily, as if
you're going to throttle
someone.
Mnemonic: Glower
sounds like Lower.
when someone
LOWERS you in front
of others, you tend to
stare ANGRILY at
them.
Example: Bright
confident morning
has been replaced by
a Glowering twilight
make someone
angry (syn)
Form: v
Tone: negative
If your new college roommate

burns incense in your tiny
dorm room, you might get
incensed and storm out.
Mnemonic: Incense
sounds like insensible.
Insensible people
infuriate(Incense)
me.
Example: Incensed,
Mr. John demanded
on national television
that Ms. Rihana be
given a 30-year
prison sentence.
Root: the prefix Inmeans NOT
Different things infuriate

different people: whatever
makes you angry, mad, or
ticked off infuriates you.
Mnemonic: The word

can be related to Fury
or anger.
Example: Her silence
Infuriated him even
more.
On the anger scale, first

comes annoyed, then cross,
then furious, then irate. When
cartoon characters are irate
smoke comes out of their ears.
Mnemonic: IRATE
rhymes with "eye
red". When does your
eye become red?
When you are ANGRY.
BEGINNING
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
Fume
HORRIFYING / SHOCKING
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
Glower
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
VERY TALENTED (CHILD)
Mnemonic/Example
put into a rage; make violently Mnemonic: Enrage

angry
is another word for
RAGE (anger).
Example: She was
Enraged at his
stupidity.
Root: the prefix Enmeans IN
BE SLOW / WASTE TIME

BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
Meaning
to make someone
angry (syn)
Form: v
Tone: negative
Incense
to make someone
angry (syn)
Form: v
Infuriate
Tone: negative
very angry
Form: adj
Tone: negative
Example: When
cartoon characters
are IRATE smoke
comes out of their
ears. Use this word
only when someone is
so mad that they
scare you.
IRATE
anger
Form: n
Tone: negative
Ire is another word for

"anger."
Mnemonic: IRE
sounds like FIRE.
Anger emits fIRE like
burning emotions
visible in action and
speech.
Example: If you
routinely steal your
neighbor's
newspaper, don't be
surprised to be on the
receiving end of his
IRE.
furiously angry
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: negative
If you're livid, you're furious,

in a black cloud of anger.
Mnemonic: Livid
sounds like
LIVE+VIDEO: The
officer was ENRAGED
WITH ANGER when
he was caught taking
bribe on LIVE VIDEO
Example: Dad will be
Livid when he finds
out.
Extreme anger
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: negative
Chances are that if the tailwagging dog that just

appeared on your doorstep is
also foaming at the mouth and
chewing on your welcome mat,
it's rabid and you should back
away slowly; no petting for
this infectious pup.
Mnemonic: Rabid
can be remembered
in this manner: rabbit
is extremely
zealous/enthusiastic
about carrots, and
gets angry if you try
to snatch it from him.
Example: She is as
Rabidly anti-smoking
as only a recently
cured addict can be.
extreme but
unexpected anger
(syn)
Form: v
Tone: negative
If a liquid seethes, it is
boiling, but if it's a person
who's seething, watch out!
He or she is really angry!
Mnemonic:
Seethe(SITA)..when
Ravan took Sita to
Lanka, Lord Ram
BOILED with anger
and was DISTURBED.
Example: He
marched off,
seething with
frustration.
suppressed anger
or hatred(lesser
degree) (syn)
Form: v
Tone: negative
When a fire is barely burning,

it's smoldering. Fires can
smolder for days without
anyone's knowing, then burst
into a conflagration that gets
the fire department sirens
wailing all over town.
Mnemonic: smol +
der -'smol'........small
'der'.... fear (in
hindi)... that is, while
handling small things
the fear is they might
break down.
Example: He was
Smoldering with rage
when he learned that
his orders were not
followed.
IRE
Livid
Rabid
Seethe
Smolder
great anger leading

to revenge (effect)
Form: n
Tone: negative
wrath is great anger that

expresses itself in a desire to
punish someone: Noah saw
the flood as a sign of the
wrath of God.
Wrath
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Mnemonic:
Remember rath(s)
means chariots in
mahabharata. When
kings were angry and
furious, they used to
come on their rath(s)
to fight.
Example: Sandy
s )hurricane)
Wrath will peak
Monday night, but
chances are the
effects will be felt
long after.
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ANGRY
AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Avert

BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
prevent something
from happening
(manner)
Form: v
Tone: pos
To avert is to turn away or

to prevent. You might avert
your gaze or avert a
disaster - either way, you
are avoiding something.
Mnemonic: sounds
like DIVERT, and that
is the meaning.
Example: He did his
best to Avert
suspicion.
avoid to overcome
problem (cause)
Form: v
Tone: pos
To circumvent is to avoid.
Someone who trains
elephants but somehow
gets out of picking up after
them has found a way to
circumvent the cleaning of
the circus tent.
Mnemonic: circle +
prevent - to form a
CIRCLE or a boundary
around the target so
as to OUTSMART your
opponent, like
Abhimanyu did
Example: They
found a way of
Circumventing the
law.
Root: The prefix
CIRCUM- means
AROUND
to deviate (cause)
Form: v
Tone: neut
The verb deflect describes

blocking something or
changing its course. Hockey
goalies deflect the flying
puck with their sticks or
blockers, making it travel in
a different direction,
preferably to a teammate's
stick.
Mnemonic: Deflect
sounds like Defect.
And anything
Defective is avoided
and not used.
Example: All
attempts to Deflect
attention from his
private life have
failed.
Root: The refix DEmeans AWAY.
escape in a
cunning manner.
(manner)
Form: v
Tone: neg
Elude means evade, or be

hard to grasp. "Tom eluded
his captors by hiding under
a table. Asha tried to
understand chemistry, but
the subject continued to
elude her."
Example: The two

men managed to
Elude the police for
six weeks.
escape or avoid
using tricks (syn)
Form: v
Tone: pos
When you evade something,

you escape it. You could
evade a police chase by
slipping into a secret alley,
or you could evade your
mother's questions about
the missing cookies by
slipping into another topic.
Mnemonic: Evade
rhymes with AVOID
Example: For two
weeks they Evaded
the press.
done in a hurry
(opposite)
Form: adj,adv
Headlong describes
something done headfirst,
rashly, or really quickly. If
you're the star batter on
your baseball team, it's
expected that you'll make a
Mnemonic: Sounds
like headstrong.i.e.
adamant or
unthinkably daring
(person who is very
strongheaded)
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
Circumvent
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
Deflect
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Elude
Evade
Headlong
headlong dive for the base.
Parry
avoid a question or When you parry, you avoid

blow.
doing things. As the needy
Form: v
friend approaches, say, "I
Tone: pos
wish I had time to catch
up!" and hurry off. Or, hide
under a table.
Mnemonic: sounds
like "Harry" Potter
who wards off all the
difficulties of people
Example: He parried
a blow to his head.
neglect or avoid
(syn)
Form: v
Tone: neg
To shirk your
responsibilities is to avoid
dealing with them - like
when you watch four
consecutive hours of
infomercials instead of
facing your homework.
Mnemonic:
Remember Shrek? He
used to avoid work or
responsibilities as he
was fat and was not
able to do so.
Example: Discipline
in the company was
strict and no one
Shirked.
divert (syn)
Form: v
Tone: neg
move to a less important

place or position.
Mnemonic: what
happens when
current is Shunted, it
diverts (electronics
term)
Example: John was
Shunted sideways to
a job in sales.
avoiding an issue
(type of)
Form: v
Tone: neg
avoid or try to avoid

fulfilling, answering, or
performing (duties,
questions, or issues)
Example: She
Skirted the problem.
changing directions
suddenly (cause)
Form: v
Tone: neut
The noun swerve means a

sudden turn off your path.
As a verb, it means to
move off your original
route, possibly to avoid a
collision. You can swerve
either toward something or
away from it.
Mnemonic: Swerve
rhymes with SERVE,
in tennis the best
SERVE, SwerveS, i.e.
abruptly turns and
puzzles the opponent.
Example: The bus
suddenly Swerved
into his path.
Shirk
Shunt
Skirt
Swerve
Example: The
government is taking
care not to rush
Headlong into another
controversy.
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BEGINNING
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
ineffective, weak
(syn)
Form: v
Tone: neg
If a newspaper editorial
describes a politician as
feckless, you might wonder,
"What is feck, and why
doesn't he have any?" In
fact, the columnist is
accusing the politician of
being irresponsible and
incompetent.
Mnemonic: The "feck"

in Feckless began as a
short form of effect. So
Feckless essentially
means ineffective. Can
be remembered as
Effectless
Example: She had lost
the Fecklessness of
youth and settled down.
nervous or clumsy
way of handling
things (syn)
Form: v,n
Tone: neg
If you're a football fan you

know all about the agony of
the fumble - the clumsy
handling of the ball that
makes you drop it or lose
possession.
Mnemonic: Fumble is
like tumble.
Example: He Fumbled
with the buttons on his
shirt.
unsophisticated
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the word gauche when

you want to call something
tacky, graceless, tactless,
rude, boorish, or awkward
and foolish. Have you just
pointed out someone's
misuse of this word? Oh
dear, how gauche!
Mnemonic: Gauche
sounds the Hindi word
Ghochu used for a
clumsy and awkward
person.
Example: She was too
Gauche to leave the
room when the
conversation became
intimate.
having no
skills.(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A clumsy, incompetent
person - or an ineffective
action - is inept. When
you're inept, you don't know
what you're doing or just
can't get it done.
Mnemonic: IN (not) +
EPT (like apt ; which
means suitable) -not
suitable
Example: She was left
feeling Inept and
inadequate.
Root: The Prefix IN
means NOT
not efficient (syn)

Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are clumsy, you are

maladroit. But the word can
mean all kinds of clumsy.
Trip over your words? You
are verbally maladroit.
Stumble in social situations?
You're socially maladroit.
Mnemonic: Mal means

BAD and Adroit means
SKILLFUL. So a person
is not skillful at doing
anything is rather a
Maladroit.
Example: Both parties
are unhappy about the
Maladroit handling of
the whole affair.
Root: The prefix MAL
means BAD
awkward (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Ungainly is the opposite of

graceful, convenient or easy.
A clumsy dancer boogies in
an ungainly or awkward
Mnemonic: un(means
NOT) + GAINly...a
model who LACKS
GRACE IN HER
Feckless
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
Fumble
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
Gauche
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Inept
Maladroit
fashion.
Ungainly
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MOVEMENT OR IF SHE
WALKS IN AN
AWKWARD manner on
the ramp, will NOT
GAIN popularity.
Example: He was a
tall, Ungainly boy of
18.
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
move slowly
(action)
Form: v
Tone: neg
Dally means to waste

time. When you dally, you
will cause a delay because of
your dawdling.
Mnemonic: Dally
sounds like delay. lazy
people delay work.
Example: Despite our
best intentions of not
Dallying, it's hard to
pass up the chance to
check out a sunrise like
this at the end of our
morning ride.
slow, wastes time

(syn)
Form: v
Tone: neg
There are lots of words that

mean to move slowly. The
point of dawdle is that one is
moving too slowly, is falling
behind, or is not properly
focused on making progress.
Mnemonic: Dawdle is
somewhat similar to
idle.
Example: Stop
dawdling! We're going
to be late!
causing delay
intentionally (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something dilatory creates a

delay. If you are a high
school student, once in a
while you might have used
dilatory tactics if you forgot
to do your homework.
Mnemonic: Extract
'late' from the word
Dilatory and you get....
delay which is generally
due to waste of time.
Example: The
government has been
Dilatory in dealing with
the problem of
unemployment.
wasting time
having failed to
decide (effect)
Form: v
Tone: neg
postpone doing what one

should be doing
Mnemonic: Dilly and

Dally sounds like
DELAY.
Example: Don't dillydally on the way home
from school.
slow progress and

lagging behing
(effect)
Form: n
Laggard Tone: neg
Hey pokey! Yeah you, Mr.

Slow Pants. Quit your
dawdling! This is no time to
be a laggard, or someone
who's always lagging behind.
Mnemonic:
concentrate on lag, one
who always lag behind
the others means slow
and sluggish.
Example: Laggards are
the ones still using fax
machines instead of
email.
stay in a place for

a longer span
because you don
t want to leave
Form: v
Tone: neg
When someone lingers, he

or she takes an
unexpectedly long time to
depart, as Romeo lingers
when bidding Juliet farewell
(or as annoying houseguests
almost always tend to do).
Mnemonic: Linger--Ginger... the taste of

ginger is still present in
my tongue although its
slowly leaving
Example: Furthermore
there are Lingering
questions as to why the
U.S. has focused on
chemical weapons in
particular.
ANGRY
AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Relation to Group
Dally
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
Dawdle
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
Dilatory
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
Dilly
Dally
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Linger
to fake illness in
order to avoid duty
or work (cause)
Form: v
Malinger Tone: neg
When you malinger, you

pretend to be sick. If you
ever claimed to have a
stomach ache in order to
stay home from school, you
know what it means to
malinger.
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Mnemonic:
MAL(bad)+LINGER(stay
in a place longer than
necessary)...when you
linger on the ramp
badly you Malinger
Example: She lingered
for a few minutes to
talk to Nick.
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AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
ONSET
Relation to Group
the beginning of
something,
especially
something
unpleasant
Form: n
Tone: neg
at/from the
beginning of
something
OUTSET Form: n
Tone: neutral
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
When something is at its

onset, it's at the beginning,
just getting started, and it's
often something that's not so
pleasant. The onset of
hurricane season is probably
not the best time to visit the
beach.
Mnemonic: On + Set
in action
Example: Diagnostic
errors are even more
common in early
ONSET Alzheimer's,
where patients often
wait several years for
a correct diagnosis.
the time at which something is

supposed to begin
Mnemonic: Set out

to do your work right
NOW
Example: I made it
clear right from the
OUTSET that I
disapproved.
the act of leaving a If you want to leave a place,

place
you need a means of egress, or
Form: noun
a way to exit, such as a door
Tone: neg/ neut
or window. It was a beautiful
X
old house, but without enough
EGRESS
ways of egress, they needed
outdoor fire-stairs for reaching
the upper floors.
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
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Mnemonic: gress- to
go; digress-to stray;
egress- to go out;
ingress- to go in and
regress is to return to
a former state
Example: doorways
intended for egress
only
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Tepid#(warm)
Relation to Group
Meaning
slightly warm
Mnemonic: te(tea)
and pid(dip):you can
dip your hand into tea
only when it is
lukewarm
Example: The
mushrooms develop
more flavor if you use
the slower method of
soaking them in tepid
water for six hours or
overnight.
very hot or highly

changed emotion
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If youre having a
torrid romance, that
means it's steamy and
emotionally charged. If
youre listening to a
torrid band, then you
re listening to a band
that has a lot of energy.
Mnemonic:
torturously arid or hot
& arid=torrid
Example: Yet
watching him, even on
such a torrid shooting
night, always leaves a
lukewarm feeling.
Fire that destroys

(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
A conflgaration isn't
just a few flames; it's
an especially large and
destructive fire that
causes devastation.
Mnemonic: Flagration
sounds like flare which
means fire, so big fire.
Example: The
conflgaration
destroyed property
worth millions.
Root: The prefix Conmeans together
very cold (syn)

Form: adj
Tone: neg
Like the North Pole on

the coldest day of
winter, frigid is an
adjective that means
extremely chilly. It
applies to both
temperatures and
personalities.
Mnemonic: Frigidconcentrate on fridge

which is cold
Example: There was
a Frigid atmosphere
in the room.
icy cold and

Unemotional (syn
and effect)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Things that are glacial

are super cold. A place
can be glacial - like
the South Pole - but a
person can be glacial,
too, like that unfriendly
girl who gave you a
glacial stare.
Mnemonic:
Ice+Glass-Glass+ice
Example: the Glacial
wind whipped her skin
blue.
injure with hot

liquid (effect)
Form: v
Tone: negative
You could scald yourself

if your bathwater is too
hot. To scald something
is to burn it with hot
liquid. However, if a
recipe tells you to
scald the milk, it
means to heat it to the
Mnemonic: Scald
sounds like bald - he
became bald because
his scalp got burnt in
hot water.
Example: Be careful
not to Scald yourself
with the steam.
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
torrid
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
Conflagration
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Frigid
Glacial
Scald
Mnemonic/Example
Warm or
unenthusiastic
(Degree)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
moment just before it

boils.
burn
Form: v.adj
Tone: negative
injure or harm,
especially by fire.
Mnemonic: When you

Skate you damage
(Scathe) the ICE
beneath
Example: Her
sensitive skin got
Scathed because of
excessive heat.
Burn (syn)
Form: v
Tone: neg
To scorch is to burn
something fiercely, to
the point where its
surface - your face,
prairie grass, a steak on
the grill - chars or
otherwise changes color.
Mnemonic: Think of
Scorch as
Torch.Torch is used by
people who work in
mines.And these
people have to face
extreme heat and
because they are in
mine(e.g.coal
mine)their face turns
black.
Example: I Scorched
my dress when I was
ironing it.
intense heat
(nature or kind of
heat)
Form: v
Tone: neg
To sear something is to
quickly cook or burn its
surface by applying
intense heat. When
making beef stew, the
color and flavor are
usually better if you
sear the meat first.
Mnemonic: Sear
rhymes with TEAR.
When you BURN your
hand you are in tears.
Example: The heat of
the sun Seared their
faces.
burn lightly (syn)

Form: v
Tone: negative or
neutral
burn superficially or
lightly
Mnemonic: Singeremove 'n' from the

word, we will be left
with sige- like cige, a
cigarette BURNS
Example: He Singed
his hair as he tried to
light his cigarette.
Scathe
Scorch
Sear
Singe
Swelter
hot and
To swelter is to be hot
uncomfortable (syn - very, very hot, like on
and effect)
a humid, ninety-degree
Form: v
day. To swelter is to
Tone: neg
feel like you're in an
oven.
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Mnemonic: If you
put on a SWEATER in
the heat, then you will
get WET with SWEAT
and will suffer from
oppresive heat.
Example: Passengers
Sweltered in
temperatures of over
90F.
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AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Words
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
intellectual or
brainy (syn)
Form: adj
Cerebral Tone: pos
If you are a cerebral

person, no one would ever
call you a drama queen. You
make decisions using your
intelligence and cold, hard
facts, instead of your
emotions.
Mnemonic: sounds like

cereBRAINal
Example: The content
of philosophical works is
Cerebral in nature and
requires much thought.
one who gives or

renders moral
lessons and
instructions(syn)
Form: adj
Didactic
Tone: pos
When people are didactic,

they're teaching or
instructing. This word is
often used negatively for
when someone is acting too
much like a teacher.
Mnemonic: Sounds like

didi (sister) who always
acts in a way like she is
teaching
something...''didi-act'ic
Example: The poet's
works became
increasingly Didactic
after his religious
conversion
showing great
knowledge(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you call someone

erudite, that means they
show great learning. After
you've earned your second
Ph.D., you will be truly
erudite.
Mnemonic:
e+RUD(RUDE)+IT+enow just concentrate on
RUDE IT....NOW THINK
OF rude IT
PROFESSIONAL WHO IS
BASICALLY
CONSIDERED AS A
LEARNED man..or
scholarly
Example: She could
turn any conversation
into an Erudite
discussion.
very concerned
with academic
learning (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
There's nothing wrong with

focusing on the details, but
someone who is pedantic
makes a big display of
knowing obscure facts and
details.
Mnemonic: Can you

smell the word
'PANDIT'( "Scholar" in
English) from
"Pedantic"? PANDIT's
are usually very strict
about the bookish stuff.
Example: A Pedantic
insistence on the correct
way of doing things
an expert (syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
Beware of the pundit, a

supposed expert who
imparts deep knowledge to
us more ignorant folks.
pundits are often
blowhards, mere hacks, and
you might well want to take
what they say with a pinch
of salt.
Mnemonic: A pandit is
a scholar.
Example: Political
Pundits in the United
States predicted a
historic win for Barack
Obama in the 2008 US
Elections.

BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
Erudite
TAKE APART
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Words
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
very skilled and

professional (Syn
for skillful)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Are you looking for

another word to describe
a person who is highly
skilled, very proficient or
expert at something? Try
the adjective adept!
Mnemonic: Adept is
close to adapt so an
Adept batsman like
sachin adapt himself
quickly on any kind of
pitch.
Example: He became
Adept at getting even
the shyest students to
talk.
Adroit
Skilled at using
hands and mind
(syn for skillful)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who is adroit is

clever and skillful. An
adroit leader will be able
to persuade people to go
with his ideas. An adroit
sculptor can turn a lump
of clay into an object of
great beauty.
Mnemonic: Adroit
sounds like Androids,
a mix of human and
machine, hence they
are more dexterous
than humans.
Example: I want to
become an Adroit
guitarist
Agile
moves quickly and

easily (syn for
flexible)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
On water skis she was

agile and made sharp
turns and long arcs
cutting through the
water, but she was a lot
less agile on the
snowboard, landing on
her face and hands as she
clunked down the slopes.
Mnemonic: When we
are in good age we'll
be quick
Example: He had the
agility of a man half
his age.
Natural ability
Form: adj
Tone: pos
An aptitude is something
you're good at. A rock
star might have an
aptitude for energizing
an audience, or for
trashing his hotel room.
Mnemonic:
remember this word
from various
"Aptitude tests"
which check talent or
IQ etc
Example: She
showed a natural
Aptitude for the
work.
to finish something
in the perfect or
best manner (syn)
Form: v,adj
Tone: pos
If a restaurant is a
consummate example of
fine dining, you might say
there's nothing more to
say about fine dining that
what this restaurant
represents. consummate
means complete or
finished.
Mnemonic:
con+summit(the
highest point of
something), and now
imagine a person who
has reached the
highest point of
perfection,is truly a
complete man.
Example: She was a
Consummate
performer.
Root: The prefix CON
either means with or
together.
ANGRY
AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Adept
Relation to Group
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Aptitude
Consummate
Deft
skillful and Clever

(syn for skillful)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
deft means "showing

cleverness and skill in
handling things." What
you want to see in
football or basketball is
some deft handling of the
ball.
Mnemonic: Ravi
shastri say for
Sachin's backside's
delicate touch as
'Deft touch by Sachin'
Example: He finished
off the painting with a
few Deft strokes of
the brush.
Skilled at using
hands (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're dexterous,
you're good with your
hands. To be dexterous
is an essential trait for
knitters and sleight-ofhand magicians.
Mnemonic: dexter, a
cartoon character is
someone ,who is very
skillfull and uses his
hands and minds in a
very skillfull manner.
Example: Paul
Frazier was quietly
Dexterous on bass
guitar.
Flexible (a body
part) (Syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Can you dance the hula?

Get into crazy yoga
positions, or touch your
toes? Then you're
limber, meaning your
body is pretty flexible and
able to bend well.
Mnemonic: Limberit sounds like

CLimber.. a CLimber
is FLEXIBLE
Example: The violist
Limbered her wrists
before the concert
Supple and
graceful (Syn for
flexible)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Have you ever seen

people who can bend so
easily, they can touch
their heels to the back of
their heads? That person
is, in a word, lithe.
Mnemonic: Lithe
Sounds like "light"
and something which
is light in weight can
easily be moved and
bended.
Example: the Lithe
body of a dancer.
quick and light in

action (Syn for
flexible)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're nimble, you can

move quickly and with
ease. That spryness can
be both physical and
mental, so even if your
granny isn't very nimble
on her feet, she can
probably still whip you in
chess.
Mnemonic:
Nimble..sounds like
nimbu(lemon)..when
a lemon falls on the
floor it rolls
quickly..sure this
helps you in
understanding the
meaning quickly...ie in
being Nimble
Example: You need
Nimble fingers for
that job.
able to do
something well
because of training
and practice
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When someone has

become good at
something, they are
Proficient. After all
those hours playing video
games, you must be very
Proficient at them.
Mnemonic: A
Proficient person is
EFFICIENT at the job
he/she does
Example: With
practice, you should
become Proficient
within six months.
skilled and expert

(syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
prowess means
exceptional skill or ability.
Your sailing prowess
might save your life in a
storm, while someone
with less experience
might make mistakes.
Mnemonic: Prowess
sounds like POWERS
Example: He was
complimented on his
Prowess as an
oarsman.
bending, moving
easily (syn for
flexible)
Form: adj
Something or someone
that is supple bends and
moves easily, like a
contortionist at a circus
Mnemonic: Playing
cards can be
SHUFFLED because
they are Supple
Dexterous
Limber
Lithe
Nimble
Proficient
Prowess
Supple
Tone: pos
sideshow. If you can wrap Example: These

your legs around your
exercises will help to
neck, you most likely
keep you Supple.
have a supple body.
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Byzantine
highly complicated
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: Neg
highly complex or
intricate and
occasionally devious
Mnemonic: Recall the

chemistry where we
studied Benzene which is
complex in structure.
Example: This is an
organization of Byzantine
complexity
Circuitous
longer path,
roundabout ( kind,
nature)
Form: adj
Tone: Neg
Circuitous means
indirect or roundabout.
If you're in a hurry to
get to the hospital
where your wife is
having a baby, you want
to take the straightest,
fastest way, not a
circuitous one!
Mnemonic:
circ(circle)tous(tour)
circle+tour=round about
path. which isn't straight
Example: He took us on
a Circuitous route to the
hotel.
Twisted extremely
difficult to follow
(syn)
Form: adj
Convoluted Tone: Neg
If something is
convoluted, it's intricate
and hard to understand.
You'll need to read over
your brother's
convoluted investment
scheme a few times
before deciding whether
or not to go in on it.
Mnemonic: Breaking
into a VAULT is
COMPLICATED
(Convoluted)
Example: She could not
follow his Convoluted
discourse.
connect and link

(Syn)
Form: v
Tone: Neg
Things that intertwine

are twisted or mixed
together. You have to
intertwine yarn to make
a scarf.
Mnemonic: Intertwine
sounds like In-Turbine.
So remember it as: In
Turbine, turbine SPINs
while exerting pressure
of water flow or
WIND,and converts
mechanical energy into
electrical(electricity).
Example: Their political
careers had become
closely Intertwined.
Root: the Prefix Inter
means -in between.
proceed aimlessly
(effect)
Form: v
Tone: Neg
follow a winding course. Mnemonic: Pronounce it

like 'wander'; they are
synonymous.
Example: The stream
Meanders slowly down to
the river.
having curves and

turns (Syn)
Form: adj
Tone: Neg
Sinuous means winding

or curvy. If you get lost
on a sinuous mountain
path, you'll need a
compass or a GPS to
figure out which
direction leads back to
camp.
ANGRY
AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Meaning

BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Intertwine
Meander
Sinuous
Mnemonic/Example
Mnemonic:
Sinuous...one who
commits sins is NOT
MORALLY HONEST but is
twisted by nature.
Example: One gloriously
Sinuous run eight
minutes from the interval
made three opponents

look as though they were
trying to tackle smoke.
Tortuous
twists and turns

(Syn)
Form: adj
Tone: Neg
Tortuous means twisting

or complicated. "James
Bond drove his custom
BMW 120 mph on the
road that was tortuous
in its twists and turns.
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does not move in straight
line. It keeps twisting
and turning making the
path complicated.
Example: A Tortuous
road up the mountain
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Aesthetic
Relation to Group
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
Appalling
HAVING TWISTS AND

TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
Mnemonic: aes +
thetic opposite of
"pathetic"..means
beauty
Example: The
beautiful sculpture
was a mirror image of
the carver's aethetic
values.
shocked (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that is appalling

is awful or horrible, causing
dismay or disgust. It's
definitely not appealing.
Mnemonic: Appalling
is something that is
not at all Appealing.
Example: The
brutality of the crime
appalled the public.
attractive (opp)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Comely means attractive or

appropriate. A comely girl is
pretty. A comely hairstyle
makes you seem prettier
maybe than you are. If your
manners are comely, it
means you know the right
way to act to put people at
their ease.
Mnemonic: Comelyresembles homely,

homely girls are
always liked by
everyone,as they are
attractive and also
have a pleasing
appearance.
Example: The
General's lady is a
hearty, Comely,
discreet, affable
woman, some few
years older than
himself
offensive (syn,
manner)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that is egregious

stands out, but not in a
good way - it means
"really bad or offensive,"
like a tattoo on a man
misspelling his girlfriend's
name.
Mnemonic:
Egregious is similer
to
aggressive.Aggressive
people are very bad
in manner.
Example: There are
several prime
ministers in the past
who have committed
far more Egregious
offenses.
causing horror(
syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that's ghastly

isn't just gross. It's
shockingly, horrifyingly
unpleasant - so gruesome
and grisly that it makes
you want to puke.
Mnemonic: Ghastly
sounds like Ghostly,
which is equally
horrifying.
Example: She woke
up in the middle of a
Ghastly nightmare.
horror (cause ans

syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Grisly means disgusting and

bloody, absolutely repulsive
and horrible. Theres a
wonderfully creepy movie
Mnemonic: because
of too much of
GREASE on the road
my car met with a
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
Comely
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Egregious
Ghastly
Mnemonic/Example
The adjective aesthetic

(also spelled esthetic)
comes in handy when
subject is beauty or the
arts. A velvet painting of
dogs playing poker might
have minimal aesthetic
appeal.
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
Meaning
pleasing
appearance,
artistic beauty
(opposite)
Form: n,adj
Tone: pos
Grisly
Gross
Grotesque
Gruesome
about a man who suffers a

grisly death at the hands of
the grizzly bears he was
studying.
hORRIFIC accident
Example: The jurors
saw Grisly photos of
the crime scene.
vulgar,
unattractive
(nature)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Get ready, because gross

has a few different
meanings. When something
is gross, it's disgusting. The
noun, a gross, is the
complete amount (before
expenses), and the verb "to
gross" is to bring in money.
Mnemonic: If you're
talking about awful,
sickening, vile things
such as dissecting an
animal or filthy
behavior, you're
looking at the
adjective Gross.
Example: He ate
it with mustard.
Oh, Gross!
ugly or unusually
unattractive
(cause)
Form: adj
Tone: Neg
Use grotesque to describe

things that are very strange
and ugly in an unnatural
way. If something "grosses
you out," you can safely
refer to it as grotesque.
Mnemonic: When I
GROW TUSK: how do
i look:
UGLY:abnormal....it is
only a fantasy
Example: It's
Grotesque to expect
a person of her
experience to work
for so little money.
extremely
Gothic novels, horror
unpleasant (cause) movies, and crime dramas
Form: adj
don't shy away from
Tone: neg
showing gruesome scenes
of death, pictures that
inspire fright and repulsion.
Mnemonic:
Gruesome - Sounds
like cruelsome, which
is self-explainable
Example: We spent
a week in a
Gruesome apartment
in Miami.
wicked (nature of
crime)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A heinous crime is very evil

or wicked. Of course, some
people only use the term as
an exaggeration, claiming
that their parents'
requirement that they write
thank you notes after their
birthdays is a heinous form
of torture.
Mnemonic: Heinous
sounds like hyena (a
wild animal) these
animals are very
cunning & wicked.
Example: There
were Heinous
accusations made
against them for
involving in child
labour and assault.
ugly (cause)
Form: adj
Hideous is a word that

means extremely ugly.
Anything or anybody that is
painful - and a little scary
to look at is hideous.
Mnemonic: write it
like hide+ous.and ous
sounds simillar to
"us"...and when do
we hide ourselves?
Its when we see
something ugly and
unpleasant.
Example: Their new
color scheme is
Hideous!
terribly unpleasant
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Bad luck, an injury, a

mistake, an unfortunate
outfit, or a crime - anything
can be called horrendous if
it causes such dread or fear
that you can barely even
think about it.
Mnemonic:
Horrendous sounds
like Horrible and
Horrifying.
Example: The police
officer said the attack
was the most
Horrendous he had
ever seen.
horrifying because
involved with
The adjective macabre is

Mnemonic: Macabre
used to describe things that Sounds like
Heinous
Hideous
Horrendous
Macabre
death (nature)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
involve the horror of death

or violence. If a story
involves lots of blood and
gore, you can call it
macabre.
massacre..which
means "excessive
killing of many
people"..and which
also represents death
Example: The scene
of crime was a
Macabre sight to
behold.
shocking (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Monstrous is an adjective
that describes something
gross or shocking. It can
refer to the size, shape, or
general look of something.
If your face or body is
monstrous, it's misshapen
and horrifying to look at.
Mnemonic:
Something that is like
a MONSTER (huge
and ugly) is
Monstrous.
Example: He is
considering launching
new courses in New
York and sees Latin
America as a
potentially
Monstrous
market.
interest in
unpleasant and
disturbing subjects
(death) (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: Neg
Morbid is a word used to

describe anyone who
spends too much time
thinking about death or
disease.
Mnemonic: Morbid MORTAL (deadly) +

BITE (like of an
insect) - a deadly bite
is unhealthy and
disease related.
Example: He had a
Morbid fascination
with blood.
Root: The root word
MOR/MORT refers to
DEATH
ugly (cause)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Unsightly is a gentler way

of saying ugly. Often
something that is described
as unsightly sticks out like a
sore thumb in an otherwise
attractive environment.
Mnemonic:
Concentrate on 'sight'
which means to see.
Unsightly means
reluctance or denial
to see if it is ugly.
Example: The
accident site was
unslightly.
unpleasant (syn)
and (nature)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Surely only an evil person

could be so vile as to have
made you so angry. Vile is
something or someone so
morally wrong or offensive
as to be thoroughly
disgusting.
Mnemonic:
Rearrange Vile and
you will get a
synonym for it: EVIL
Example: The
weather was really
Vile most of the time.
Monstrous
Morbid
Unsightly
Vile
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
If you get along with

someone very well,
you have an affinity
with them. Sometimes
opposites attract, so
you might feel a
strange affinity to
someone who is
seemingly very
different from you.
Mnemonic:
Mathematicians have an
Affinity for infinity.
Example: Sam was
born in the country and
had a deep Affinity with
nature.
natural talent (syn) If you have a knack or

Form: n
aptitude for doing
Tone: pos
something, you can
say you have a bent
for it. Perhaps you
have a bent for
woodworking, creating
fabulous desserts, or
writing poetry, you are
good at it.
Mnemonic: Bentsounds like "bend it like

beckham" a movie
where a girl is
determined to prove her
natural talent of football
Example: Do this
exercise with your knees
Bent
inclined and special naturally disposed

attitude (syn)
toward
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Mnemonic: we always
have INCLINATION for
having tea/coffee/juice
in DISPOSable glass
when we are outside
Example: I'm not
Disposed to argue.
syn
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're inclined to do
something, you want
to do it, you like doing
it, and you may even
have an inherent
talent for doing it.
Alternatively, if the
sidewalk outside your
house is inclined, that
means it slopes
upward.
Mnemonic: In (into)
cline (cling) to a habit.
Example: He did not
show the slightest
inclination to leave.
Root: the prefix IN
means into
habituated liking
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A penchant is a strong
preference or
tendency. If you have
a penchant for pizza,
you either eat it daily,
or wish you did.
Mnemonic:
p+enchant- something
that enchants you, you
have a strong liking for
that.
Example: He quit his
job as the CEO of a
leading company, to
satisfy his Penchant for
teaching.
a special liking
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A predilection is a
preference for or bias
toward something. If
you have a
predilection for wool
Mnemonic:
pre(before)+dialect(local
language); you generally
become partial when
you are taking an
natural liking or
sympathy (syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
Affinity
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
Bent
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
Disposed
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TEACHER/GUIDE / X
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UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Inclined
Penchant
clothing, you should

take up knitting.
interview for a candidate

meet who speaks your
language/dialect.
Example: An artist with
a Predilection for bright
colors.
Root: the prefix PREmens before
a favorable
inclination towards
someone (syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A predisposition is a
tendency to do
something. If you
know you have a
predisposition toward
getting carsick, better
to plan ahead and
avoid eating before a
long drive. Things
could get ugly.
Mnemonic: your
position (POSITION) is
more towards this (DIS)
Example: His health
graph indicates that
many cancers may have
a shared underlying
genetic Predisposition
Root: same as above.
to do something
regularly or liking
towards something
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A proclivity is a natural
tendency to like
something, such as
your sister's proclivity
for restaurants that
serve hot, spicy food.
Mnemonic:
pro(forward) + clivity(
think of cliff or high
slope, prone to slipping
towards it), so a strong
predispostion/inclination
towards something
Example: The
government's Proclivity
for spending money.
natural tendency
to behave in a
particular way
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A propensity is a
natural tendency to
behave in a certain
way. We all have
propensities - things
we tend to do. Dogs
have a propensity to
bark, and many people
have a propensity for
getting annoyed by it.
Mnemonic: Now days

people are inclined
towards "CITY" that is
why they are migrating
from villages.
Example: He showed a
Propensity for violence.
Root: the Prefix PROmeans for or forward.
Predilection
Predisposition
Proclivity
Propensity
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Augur
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
predicts a bad or
good outcome
(syn)
Form: v,n
Tone: Neutral,
negative, positive
To augur is to predict,
but what's tricky about
the word is that it
pertains to an object or
an event. A black cat is
an augur of bad luck
it brings bad luck.
Seeing one doesn't augur
well for your future.
Mnemonic: Augur-aug+ur -- AUGust

indicates(SIGN/WARNS)
approaching of winters
Example: Conflicts
among the various
groups do not Augur well
for the future of the
peace talks.
Root: NA
Predict an
occurrence,
especially weather
(syn)
Form: v,n
Tone: Neutral
A forecast is a prediction
of what will happen. If the
weather forecast calls for
sunny skies, consider
leaving your umbrella at
home. (But, since
forecasts arent
guaranteed to be right,
dont blame us if you
get rained on).
Mnemonic: While often

used in the context of
weather, Forecast can
also be used for other
types of predictions such
as those related to
financial or political
outcomes.
Example: The Forecast
said there would be
sunny intervals and
showers.
Root: the prefix foremeans before
prediction (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neutral
Use the noun foresight

to describe successful
planning for the future,
like on a cloudy morning
having the foresight to
bring an umbrella in case
of rain showers later in
the day.
Mnemonic: The word

Foresight is made of two
parts: fore, which means
"before," and sight, which
means "to perceive."
Example: She had the
Foresight to prepare
herself financially in case
of an accident.
Root: Prefix Fore- means
before
predict (syn)
Form: v
Tone: neutral
to know or say what will

happen in the future,
especially by using magic
powers
Mnemonic: Fore means

before and telling about
what happened before.
Example: The witch
foretold that she would
marry a prince.
Root: the prefix foremeans before
Omen, bad sign or

warning (effect)
Form: v,n
Tone:
Neutral/negative
A presage is a sign that

something bad is about to
happen, like when you get
that queasy feeling in
your stomach because
your mom found out you
skipped band practice to
go to the movies.
Mnemonic: As a verb,
Presage means "making
a prediction or giving a
warning of what's to
come," like a terrible
end-of-season football
game's outcome game
that Presaged the
struggles the team faced
the next season.
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(effect)/(opp)COLD
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Foresight
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Fortell
Presage
Example: Nothing had

Presaged the dreadful
fate about to befall him.
Root: NA
Prescient
having knowledge
of events to take
plc (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neutral
To be prescient is to
have foresight or
foreknowledge. We can
use this word to describe
people themselves, or
what they say or do at a
given moment.
Mnemonic: presciencemeans
prediction, knowledge of
events forehand
Example: She showed
great prescience in selling
her shares just before the
market crashed.
Root: the prefix premeans before
forecast the
outcome of some
situation (syn)
Form: n
Tone: Negative
Prognosis concerns
people who are so sick
they might die. What is
their prognosis? It is a
word doctors use to talk
about the path a disease
will take with a person.
Mnemonic: Prognosis
= pro+diagnosis, pro=
think forward, diagnosis
= cause of disease, it
means to predict the
features of a disease
before the disease itself.
Example: The
Prognosis is for more
people to work part-time
in the future.
Root: NA
Prognosis
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BEGINNING
Relation to Group
Meaning
Disjointed isnt when you
can bend your thumb all the
way backwards - thats
double-jointed. Disjointed
means "unorganized" or
"disconnected."
Mnemonic: DIS
(not) + JOINTED
(connected)...so
Disjointed is
disconnected or
scattered.
Example: The novel
suffers from a
Disjointed plot and
pale, insignificant
characters.
Root: The Prefix
DIS- refers to NOT
connecting more
than one thing
(opp)
Form: n
Tone: pos
If you happen to be at the

nexus of something, this
noun means that you are
right in the middle.
Mnemonic: Google - connected to

android.. So their
phone name Nexus
Example: The Nexus
between industry and
political power
Divide (cause)
Form: v
Tone: neutral
To polarize is to divide.
Something that's been
polarized has been split into
two sides that are so
different, it seems as though
they're from opposite ends of
the earth - like the North Pole
and the South Pole.
Mnemonic: Reminds
of the two poles "NPole", "S-Pole" which
is nothing but division
of two extreme poles.
Example: Public
opinion has Polarized
on this issue.
Divide (syn)
Form: v
Tone: neutral
To separate people by race

or religion is to segregate
them. In general, the word
segregate means to separate
one type of thing from
another.
Mnemonic:
Aggregate is to
combine together,
Segregate is to
seperate
Example: Whites and
blacks were
Segregated into
different parts of
town.
separate the good

from bad (syn)
Form: v
Tone: pos
To winnow is to blow
something away until you are
left with what you want, like
grain from chaff. If you only
want your favorite people at
the party, you will need to
winnow down the guest list
from 300 to 30.
Mnemonic: WIN
NOW (sounds like
WINNER)will separate
you from looser
Example: She stood
there Winnowing
chaff all day in the
field
Disjointed
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
Nexus
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
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CONNECTED
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Segregate
Winnow
Mnemonic/Example
lack of connection
(kind or nature)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
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Meaning
make a prediction about;
tell in advance
Mnemonic: fore =
for the future; bode =
brood on something
bad. (Not so good,
but what can we do)
Example: She had a
sense of foreboding
that the news would
be bad.
Root: The prefix fore means before
Warning (syn)
Form: v
Tone: neutral
To foreshadow is to
predict something or to
give a hint of what is to
come. If you could take a
stereo apart and put it
back together at age five,
it can foreshadow a
successful career in
electronics.
Mnemonic: A
'shadow' of an
assasin alerts you
'before' his arrival.
Example: His sudden
death had been
Foreshadowed by
earlier health scares.
Root: prefix forerefers to before
expressing threat
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: negative
minatory means
threatening. When you
petition the school for
higher academic
standards-i.e. harder
grading from teachers
you may receive some
minatory looks, or even
hate note, from the kids in
your school.
Mnemonic:
MINEatory.....mines
are always
threatening because
lot's of people can die
because of
suffocation or
poisonous gases
present in mines....
Example: There was
a silence which, it
seemed to her, could
be more Minatory
even than accusation.
threateningly
inauspicious (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: negative
If something looks or
sounds ominous, be
careful, a threat or an
unpleasant event is at
hand. If you see an
ominous frown on your
boss's face, you're in
trouble!
Mnemonic:
"omen+ious",
Remember the movie
"omen" the horror
movie
Example: There
were Ominous dark
clouds gathering
overhead.
Warning (syn)
Form: v
Tone: negative
portend means to show a

sign that something
calamitous is about to
happen. The tottering, pile
of fine china piled up after
the dinner party portends
an imminent crash of
broken plates and dishes.
Mnemonic: When
we reached the port's
end (sea port) we
saw some dead
bodies, which gave a
sign that something
bad was going to
happen.
Example: For there
Forebode
BEGINNING
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(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
Foreshadow
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
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CONNECTED
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Minatory
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Ominous
Portend
Mnemonic/Example
Warning in
advance (syn)
Form: v
Tone: neutral
are many kinds of

calms that do not
Portend coming
storms.
Warning (syn)
Form: n
Tone: negative
While you might love

crows, your father will
shudder when he sees
them if he superstitiously
believes they're a portent
- a sign or warning - of
death.
Mnemonic: On
Camping if it pours
on your tent it is a
omen trekking is
going to be bad.
Example: The event
proved to be a
Portent of the
disaster that was to
come.
a strong feeling
that something
unpleasant might
happen
Form: n
Tone: negative
Some people claim to have

premonitions, such as a
dream about a friend they
haven't seen in years the
night before the friend dies.
A premonition is a
warning that comes in
advance.
Mnemonic:
pre(before hand) +
monition (remember
adMONISH, which
means to warn)...so
warning which is
before hand is
Premonition
Example: He had a
Premonition that he
would never see her
again.
Root: the suffix -tion
means state or
quality of being
suggesting harm
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: negative
People who are left-handed

might feel unlucky having
to use a desk designed for
right-handers, but there
probably wasn't any
sinister, or evil, intent
behind the design. Or was
there?
Mnemonic:
Sinistersounds like
Monster - evil
monster
Example: There was
something cold and
Sinisterabout him.
Portent
Premonition
Sinister
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Relation to Group
Meaning
to take apart (syn) The verb disassemble

Form: v
means to take something
Tone: neut
apart. It's one thing to
disassemble a computer;
it's a whole other thing to
Disassemble
put it back together again.
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
break things to
parts (syn)
Form: v
Tone: neut
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
Dismantle
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
To take something apart or

down is to dismantle it. If
you dismantle a computer
to see what it looks like
inside, you better know
how to put it back
together, or you might be
looking at the inside of
your room for awhile.
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
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Mnemonic: Dis
means NOT and
Assemble is to bring
things together. So
Disassemble will be
to set things apart.
Example: We had to
completely
Disassemble the
engine to find the
problem.
Mnemonic: MANTLE
is a covering and
Dismantle is to
uncover or take
apart.
Example: I had to
Dismantle the engine
in order to repair it.
Root: The prefix
DIS- means APART/
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Babble

BEGINNING
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Babble is to talk on and on

without a particular goal, to
bubble at the mouth, but
not in a pretty way.
Mnemonic: Babble bab - ble bla bla bla (

ble) which means to
chatter foolishly
Example: I can't
listen to his constant
Babble.
lazy and slow

a slow speech pattern with
speaker (leading to prolonged vowels
boredome)
Form: n,v
Tone: neg
Mnemonic: Those
who Drawl will crawl
and hence who crawl
are kids only ,
therefore they shall
use prolonged vowels
to speak.
Example: He had a
smooth, Drawling
voice.
Drivel
senseless talk
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Drivel is useless, boring

information. If you drivel,
you talk stupidly or actually
drool. Your parent might
think the articles in your
favorite fashion magazine
are drivel.
Mnemonic: Drivel
sounds like trivial... a
Drivel person always
says trivial stuff
Example: How can
you watch that Drivel
on TV?
Gibberish
meaningless
speech or write up
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Gibberish is nonsense
sounds or writing. A baby's
babble is often called
gibberish. When someone
is speaking a foreign
language you don't
understand, what they're
saying will sound to you
like gibberish.
Mnemonic: Gibberish
sounds like
rubbish.......hence
nonsense
Example: You were
talking Gibberish in
your sleep.
talk foolishly (syn)

Form: v
Tone: neg
When someone starts to

jabber, they start talking on
and on about this or that,
or that or this, in an
excited, sometimes
incoherent way. Jabber is a
close cousin to blabber.
Mnemonic: Jabber
sounds like blabber...
Example: What is he
Jabbering about now?
senseless (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something has no
intelligent meaning, you
can describe it as
nonsensical. When you're
really angry, you might
hear yourself sputtering
nonsensical sounds and
have to stop, take a
breath, and start again.
Mnemonic:
Nonsense talking is
Nonsensical
Example: If you ask
a Nonsensical
question and you will
get a Nonsensical
answer
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
Relation to Group
continuously
speaking foolishly,
that cannot be
understood (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Drawl
HAVING TWISTS AND

TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
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Jabber
Nonsensical
lengthy and foolish To prate means to talk on

talk (syn)
and on about something.
Form: v,n
While it may be interesting
Mnemonic: talking
like a parrot is to
Prate.
Prate
Prattle
Tone: neg
to hear about other

peoples vacations,
when they prate about
them until the wee hours,
it becomes intolerable.
Example: Stop this

silly Prate
immediately!
continuously
speaking foolishly
(syn)
Form: v,n
Tone: neg
If your little sister won't

stop talking about her
latest crush and you don't
want to hear it, you might
say, "Stop prattling on
about that loser!" To prattle
is go on and on about
something unimportant.
Mnemonic: Prattlethink of cattle, they

walk around
aimlessly, with no
meaning. -meaning
less.
Example: She
Prattled on about her
vacation all evening.
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Mentor
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
an experienced
adviser (Teacher)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A mentor is a person who

trains and guides someone,
like the second-grade
English teacher who saw the
spark of creativity in your
writing and encouraged you
to become a professional
author.
Mnemonic: A
Mentor Mends your
ways by instructing or
teaching you about
various things.
Example: She was a
friend and Mentor to
many young actors.
a strict teacher
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
pedagogue is another
name for "teacher," but one
who is strict, stiff or oldfashioned, as in a
pedagogue who stands in
the front of the room and
lectures for the entire class
period, boring the students
to tears.
Mnemonic: ped is
normally used for a
child.. and -agogue
means a leader..
hence pedegogue..
Example: He was a
Pedagogue who
really believed that
he could make a
difference in young
lives
Root: the suffix
agouge or agog
means a leader
student. Guided by
an older and
influential person
Form: n
Tone: pos
A protg is a person
who receives special
protection and promotion
from someone more
established in a field. If your
boss introduces you as his
newest protg, you're
off to a good start in your
career.
Mnemonic:
prot(protection)+
ege(ageis means
sheild)....providing
sheild for protection
Example: She is a
protg of the
great violinist Yehudi
Menuhin

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changes in
somebody/something
that are difficult to
predict or control
Form: noun
Tone: neut/ neg
A vagary is an
unexpected and
unpredictable change,
and the word is usually
used in the plural. You
might know from
experience that the
vagaries of winter
weather make planning
a vacation in February a
risky proposition.
Mnemonic:
vagary..break it as
vage+ary ,the vage is
vague and ary=action
meaning something
that is vague and not
predictable .
Example: The
VAGARIES of the real
estate market will
determine whether
that swamp property
you just bought is a
gold mine or a
disaster.
one of the many

changes and
problems in a
situation or in your
VICISSITUDE life, that you have to
deal with
Form: noun
Tone: neg
When you talk of the

vicissitudes of life,
you're referring to the
difficult times that we
all go through: sickness,
job loss, and other
unwelcome episodes.
No one can escape the
vicissitudes of life.
Mnemonic: some
times to face
VICISSITUDES OF
LIFE one should
possess a
WISE(good)ATTITUDE
Example: the
VICISSITUDEs of
family life
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(effect)/(opp)COLD
Relation to Group
VAGARIES
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
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Mnemonic/Example
ghostly (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
If you see something

you think might be a
ghost, you can call it
an apparition to hedge
your bets. Apparition
doesn't commit you in
the same way the word
ghost doesand
saying that you've
seen one won't cause
you to be committed.
Mnemonic: Apparition
sounds like 'a partition'.
When a soul 'parts' from a
body, you become a
"ghost"
Example: Apparitions of a
woman in white robes
have been reported.
a thing which you

wish to hve but
cant (result)
Form: n
Tone: neg
A chimera is something
youve imagined
thats bits and
pieces of others things
mashed together into a
new horrible fantasy,
something impossible
in real life that only
exists in your mind.
Mnemonic: Chimera
sounds like camera which
captures images.
Example: You do indeed
smile, Madam, at my being
obliged seriously to
combat such Chimeras.
a very disturbed
mind caused
because of
intoxication etc
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Many things can cause

delirium, including
illness, high stress, and
your team winning the
World Series after 100
years of trying.
Experiencing delirium?
Then you're out of your
mind and so excited
you're hallucinating.
Mnemonic: Delirium is
when your mind is not in a
state of equilibrium (a
state of balance).
Example: He mumbled in
Delirium all night.
a belief that
something is there
even if its not in
reality (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
A delusion is a belief
that has no evidence in
fact - a complete
illusion. The cook at
the hot dog stand who
thinks he is the best
chef in the world? That
opinion is definitely a
delusion.

illusion which is nothing
but false belief
Example: Love can be
nothing but a Delusion.
imagining things
which are
impossible (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
A fantasy is something
you imagine, which
might involve dragons,
unicorns, or an
imaginary best friend.
If you live in a fantasy
world, you're not
worrying much about
reality - pleasant,
maybe, but not very
practical.
Mnemonic: Fantasy
sounds like FANCY both of
which is a residue of
imagination.
Example: His childhood
fantasies about becoming
a famous football player
to visualise
something that
s not present
perceive what is not

there; have illusions
Mnemonic: split the word

like
hallu(holo)+cinate.consider
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Apparition
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
Chimera
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
Delirium
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
Delusion
Fantasy
Hallucinate
(syn)
Form: v
Tone: neg
a wrong belief
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
An illusion is something
that isn't real. It may
look real, but it's
actually fake - just a
crafty construction or
fantasy. Like the old
rabbit-out-of-the-hat
trick practiced by
magicians around the
globe.
Mnemonic: Sounds like Ill

+ Vision. (Bad Vision)
Example: She's under the
Illusion that she'll get the
job.
something that
seems real but is
not so (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Next time youre

traveling in the desert,
make sure you carry
plenty of water. That
enticing pool of water
you see far away in the
distance may be a
mirage, or an optical
illusion.
Mnemonic: MIRA..mirror
,and when we see ouselves
in MIRROR we get to see
our image in MIRROR
,which is nothing but
UNREAL REFLECTION.
Example: His idea of love
was a Mirage.
a ghost (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Look over there, across

the room. Is that a
phantom, some weary
soul come back from
the dead to haunt you?
Maybe its a
shadow, or maybe it
s a ghost. Either
way, turn on a light
and itll disappear.
Hopefully.
Mnemonic: Phantom is a
ghost and all of us know
that ghosts just exist in
the imagination and not in
real
Example: Phantoms and
chimeras inhabited her
brain.
ghostly (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
A specter means a
ghostly apparition, a
ghost itself, or simply
an idea that people
find frightening. You
can give yourself
nightmares if you listen
to too many stories
about ghostly specters
appearing in dark
windows.
Example: Was he a
spectre returning to haunt
her?
Root: The Prefix SPECTmeans to SEE
ghostly image
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
If you have a vision of

your grandfather just
before he passes away,
you have seen a wraith
or a ghostly image.
Wraith can also mean
something thin, wispy,
or ghost-like.
Mnemonic: those who

have faith , dont believe in
Wraith
Example: The Wraith's
stony eyes stared on, but
there was silence.
Illusion
Mirage
Phantom
Specter
Wraith
the first word hallu(sounds

like holo)..something which
is holo you can imagine to
fill that place...so
something not actually
present
Example: The objects of
dreamers and Hallucinated
persons are wholly without
general validity
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Words
ANGRY
AVOID / DODGE
AWKWARD / UNSKILLED
Precocious
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
child having
developed
incilnation (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
The sixth grader who's

already asking questions
about organic
chemistry? She is
precocious - meaning
they're way beyond their
years in skill or
knowledge.
Mnemonic: it can be
pre+conscious(conscious).
i.e. thing or person
who/which is very
conscious in advance.
Example: From an early
age, she displayed a
Precocious talent for
music.
Root: The Prefix PRErefers to BEFORE.
child with
exceptional
qualities (syn)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A prodigy is someone
who is so naturally
talented at something
that they become a
master of that particular
skill as a child-you
can be a musical prodigy
or a math
prodigy.Mozart was one,
writing symphonies and
playing for kings when
he was only five yea
Mnemonic: Person with

exceptional talents is
proud ji(Prodigy)
Example: She is a chess
Prodigy
BEGINNING
BURN/HOT
(effect)/(opp)COLD
DISPLAYING
FLEXIBLE/SKILFUL
HAVING TWISTS AND
TURNS
/ (opp) ATTRACTIVE
Prodigy
INCLINATION
PREDICTION
SEPARATED / (opp)
CONNECTED
SIGN (Warning)
TAKE APART
TALK FOOLISHLY
TEACHER/GUIDE / X
STUDENT
UNEXPECTED CHANGES
UNREAL
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Words
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Coeval
belonging to the
same age and
date(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When two things live or

happen during the same
period of time, they are
coeval. If you annotate
an old poem, the
annotations and the
text of the poem are
not coeval.
Mnemonic: sounds
similar to co-evolve
meaning EVOLVED OR
BORN AT THE SAME
TIME
Example: The
industry is Coeval with
the construction of the
first railways.
Something that
occurs in the
present.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Things that are

contemporary are either
happening at the same
time or happening now.
Contemporary art is
recent art.
Mnemonic: 'con'
means with or
together and
temporary' is
something which exists
only in the present and
may not be there in
future. So
Contemporary is 'with
or belonging to the
present'
Example: We have no
Contemporary account
of the battle
having the same

space, time and
meaning like that
of other
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Use the word

coterminous to describe
things that are equal in
scope. If an earthquake
in Australia was
coterminous with the
earthquake in China,
that means it caused
the same amount of
destruction.
Mnemonic: co+
term+ inous. Term
usually means time
period or "meaning".
Coterm - inous is
something having
same term( meaning
or time or extent )
Example: He seems
to regard the interests
of the state as
Coterminous with the
interests of the party
in government.
Root: Co means
together, or at the
same time
BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
BITTER FEELINGS / ILLWILL
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
COMPLAIN (low degree)
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
Contemporary
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TO DEFEAT/ X CANNOT BE
DEFEATED/ # SURRENDER
TROUBLED
Coterminous
WARNING / SCOLDING
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BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
BRING BACK
Relation to Group
Meaning
Malevolence is a nasty,
wicked, evil quality. When
you're full of malevolence,
you wish harm on others.
Mnemonic:
Malevolence (Mal is
bad) is opposite of
BENEVOLENCE (Ben
means good)which
means kind and
charitable.
Example: His dark
malevolent eyes.
Root: The prefix Mal
means Bad
A desire to harm
others (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Malice is the intention to

cause harm. If someone
feels malice toward you,
look out! They've got bad
intentions.
Mnemonic: mal+ice
sounds like
MALpractICE
Example: the ghosts
are described as if
they bear actual
Malice towards
humans.
Root: same as above
bitter and long

lasting anger (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The word rancor is best

when you're not just
talking about anger, you're
talking about deep, twisted
bitter type of anger in your
heart. The open rancor in
political discussion
prevents cooperation
between political parties.
Mnemonic: Rancor :
RANKER! Most of the
students always hate
the top RANKER of
the class, as they
always defeat them in
the exams!
Example: In the end,
the debate created a
degree of Rancor
among the committee
members.
Having a bad, evil

or immoral nature
(kind of)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Vicious is an adjective that

means intentionally
harmful or nasty. If you
spread vicious rumors
about a person, you're
telling people things that
will hurt her feelings or
ruin her reputation. Cut it
out!
Mnemonic: In hindi
vish means
poison,here Vicious
means evil
Example: She has a
Vicious temper.
Extremely harsh
and infectious(
nature)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A virulent disease is one

that's infectious, spreading
and making lots of people
sick, while a virulent rant is
just a verbal attack,
causing sickness of the
emotional kind.
Mnemonic: It is a
virus, which causes
disease and harm.
So, something
Virulent is viral and
poisonous.
Example: the
newspaper carried
out a Virulent attack
on the politician
Malevolence
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
Malice
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
Rancor
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Vicious
Virulent
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Mnemonic/Example
wishing bad or evil

for others(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
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BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
Words
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
capable of being
brought back. (syn)
Retrievable Form: verb
Tone: neut
Relation to Group
capable of being
regained especially
with effort.
Mnemonic: RE means to
Repeat.
Example: The dog
retrieved the ball from
the water.
something that can be

rescued, especially in
Salvageable parts (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neut
capable of being
saved from ruin
Mnemonic: Salvageable
- SAVEABLE
Example: This is an
exhibition of the salvage
from the wreck
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Chary
very careful about

doing or saying
anything (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Being chary (pronounced

CHAIR-ee) is being wary or
cautious. Chary is the word
"char" with an added "y"
and to char is to burn, so
if you're careful and don
t want to get burned by
a person or situation,
you're chary.
Mnemonic: Chary
sounds similar to
WARY, meaning
CAUTIOUS.
Example: The
advices that the
Chary minister gave
the king, helped him
win over the enemies.
careful and doesn

t want to take
risk
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
If you are circumspect, you

think carefully before doing
or saying anything. A good
quality in someone
entrusted with
responsibility, though
sometimes boring in a
friend.
Mnemonic: Circum
means around and
Spect means to SEE.
Circumspect will be to
look around, before
arriving at a decision
or being careful.
Example: He was
very Circumspect in
his financial affairs.
Root: The refix
CIRCUM means
AROUND and SPECT
is to see.
BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
Circumspect
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
a person who
a reckless impetuous
enjoys doing
irresponsible person
dangerous things,
REDUCE
in a way that other
Daredevil X
TIME RELATED
people may think is
stupid
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
TROUBLED
a lack of good
Folly is a noun that means
WARNING / SCOLDING
FollyX
FoolhardyX
Gingerly
Mnemonic: delhi
daredevils... think
how they appear to
bat.. RECKLESS
Example: Don't try
any daredevil stunts.
Mnemonic: Fools
commit folly or
mistakes.
Example: Giving up
a secure job seems to
be the height of folly.
judgement; the
fact of doing
something stupid
Form: noun
Tone: neg
"foolish or crazy behavior,"

like the folly of an
unprepared student,
showing up to take the
final exam without a
pencil, paper or
eyeglasses.
taking unnecessary
risks
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you decide you are going

to scale Mt. Everest next
weekend without any
training or experience, that
would be a foolhardy
decision.
Mnemonic: A fool
and hardy sailor
would take the risk of
sailing in a bad
weather.
Example: It would
be foolhardy to sail in
weather like this.
showing great care If something needs to be

or carefulness
done with great care and
(syn)
caution, you should do it
Form: adverb
gingerly. Like gingerly
Tone: Neutral
holding a newborn baby or
gingerly creeping down the
Mnemonic: be VERY
CAREFUL while
cutting GINGER(LY),
since they are small
and hard.
Example: He opened
Heedful
Leery
Prudent
RashX
Reckless X
Wary
creaky stairs when you're

trying to sneak out.
the box Gingerly and

looked inside.
aware of and
taking heed; giving close
attentive to others. and thoughtful attention
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
Example: Heedful of
snakes, we watched
out footing while
walking through the
tall grass to the
lake's edge.
careful and
suspicious because
of real life
experience (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
You can use the adjective

leery to describe someone
who's suspicious of a
person or situation. After
his brother came out with
bald spots and uneven
patches of buzz-cut hair,
he was leery of having the
same barber get near his
own head.
Mnemonic: Leerycompare with jerry.

Tom is always
cautious and
suspicious that jerry
is around
Example: The
government is Leery
of changing the
current law.
acting with care

keeping in mind
the future (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
Describe an action as
prudent if it is the wise
thing to do under the
existing circumstances. If
you're getting in trouble, it
is probably prudent to
keep your mouth closed
and just listen.
Mnemonic: we all
know ICICI Prudential
insurance.. so we can
think of thoughtful
decision taken, by
having a insurance
policy
Example: It might be
more Prudent to get
a second opinion
before going ahead.
a lot of something;
a series of
unpleasant things
that happen over a
short period of
time
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A rash is something that

spreads like wild fire - a
series of unfortunate
events. It can also
describe an impulsive, wild
decision.
Mnemonic: Rash,
think about the
computer game road
rash- where a series
of unpleasant and
unexpected things
happens in the road.
Example: Rising
prices are the result
of the recent rash of
strikes in the steel
industry.
showing a lack of
care about danger
and the possible
results of your
actions
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are reckless, you

don't think or care about
the consequences of your
words or actions, like a
reckless driver who speeds
while texting, knitting and
eating a sandwich.
Mnemonic: Restless,
careless and heedless
people take
RECKLESS decision.
Example: He showed
a reckless disregard
for his own safety.
feeling cautious
about a possible
problem or danger
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Describe yourself as wary

if you don't quite trust
someone or something and
want to proceed with
caution. Be wary of risky
things like wild mushrooms
and Internet deals!
Mnemonic: Wary
and worry sound the
same... you become
Wary (cautious) if
you have too many
worries in life.
Example: The police
will need to keep a
Wary eye on this area
of the town
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
someone who
always finds faults
related to petty or
small matters (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If someone tends to be
hypercritical and find fault
with everything, you can
describe that person as
captious. Try not to be
described as a captious
person yourself, however. No
one likes a carping
individual!
Mnemonic: simiar
to
CAUTIOUS...cautious
people FIND FAULTS
in things
Example: Her
mother was very
Captious, and the
babies fell off.
complain and find

fault continually
specially about
small matters (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Carping is petty and

unjustified criticism that just
wont stop. People who
find fault with you at every
turn, who appreciate nothing
and complain, complain,
complain, are carping.
Enough already!
Mnemonic:
Car+p(ark)+ing;
Many people find
faults in your carparking style and
complain.
Example: Critics
from both sides are
already Carping about
this
Grumbling and
complaining on
small issues (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A grouse is a small game

bird. But the verb to grouse
is different. It means to gripe
about how unhappy you are.
It's not recommended for
most people, because
grousing is unattractive.
Mnemonic: Spouses
Grouse a lot ....
complain a lot
Example: She's been
grousing to her boss
about the working
conditions.
unreasonable and
unnecessary
complaining.
(nature)
Querulous Form: adj
TROUBLED
Tone: neg
WARNING / SCOLDING
Querulous means having

a tendency to complain or,
more directly put,
whiny. Sure, no one
can be happy all the time,
but thats no excuse for
being querulous.
Mnemonic: One who

keeps questioning
(querying)
everything.
Example: He
complained in a
Querulous voice
about having been
woken up.
Groups
Words
BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
Captious
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
Carping
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH

HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
Grouse
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
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Assail
make a violent
attack on someone
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To assail is to attack or
assault - with throwing
stars, fists, words or, less
tangibly but just as
violently, with troubles or
doubts.
Mnemonic: Assail
sounds like a sale; a
customer argued with
sales person of the
store using force and
bad words.
Example: He was
Assailed with fierce
blows to the head.
dismiss someone
or something as
unimportant (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To belittle means to put

down, or to make another
person feel as though they
aren't important. Saying
mean things about another
person literally makes
them feel "little."
Mnemonic: be+little be little in value,

depreciate -In recent
days the value of
dollar has depreciated
a lot.
Example: She felt her
husband constantly
Belittled her
achievements.
strongly scold or
criticize (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A strong verb for harshly

cutting someone down
with words is berate. "He
didn't just correct the
cashier who gave him the
wrong change, he started
to berate her, calling her
names in front of the
whole store."
Mnemonic: be+rate
- he was RATEd BElow
expectations and
hence forth scolded.
Example: She
Berated herself for
being a bad mother.
reprimand
someone severly
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Use castigate when you

mean reprimand but in an
especially harsh way. If
you take a mean teacher's
books, even accidently,
you might worry that she's
going to castigate you as
soon as she finds out.
Mnemonic: Castigate
sounds like
cast+i+hate - if you
hate caste, you
criticize it..
Example: He
Castigated himself for
being so stupid.
Publicly talk badly

about someone.
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you dye your hair

pink and orange, your
mother decries your act as
a horror and bursts into
tears. She criticizes your
choice of colors, stating
that pink and purple would
have looked better.
Mnemonic: deep +
cry... focus on the
CRY PART ...a girl
CRYING to express
her disapproval of
getting married now.
Example: Violence on
TV is generally decried
as harmful to children
to accuse, publicly
disapprove of
someone or
something
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To denounce is to tattle,
rat out, or speak out
against something. When
you stand on your desk
and tell the class that your
partner is cheating, you
denounce him or her.
Mnemonic: Denounce
- Similar to announce.
Announce is for all
kind of information
but Denounce is to
criticize
Example: She
publicly Denounced
BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
BRING BACK
Meaning
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
Belittle
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH

HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
Berate
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Castigate
Decry
Denounce
Mnemonic/Example
the government's
handling of the crisis.
a bitter and harsh
argument
Form: noun
Tone: neg
It's totally overwhelming

when you ask someone a
seemingly harmful
question, like "Do you like
hot dogs?" and they
unleash a diatribe about
the evils of eating meat. A
diatribe is an angry speech
that strongly criticizes a
person or thing.
Mnemonic:
dia+tribe:the lower
ranked tribe(in caste
division) always face
thunderous verbal
attack from upper
caste people.
Example: He
launched a bitter
Diatribe against the
younger generation.
a descriptive
phrase expressing
a quality or
attribute regarded
as characterestics
of a person
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The noun epithet is a

descriptive nickname, such
as "Richard the
Lionhearted," or "Tommy
the Terrible." When it
takes a turn for the worse,
it can also be a word or
phrase that offends.
Mnemonic:
Concentrate on the
latter part of the
word, Epithet
(Threat): If someone
threatens you, he's
going to use abusive
words.
Example: The movie
is long and dramatic
but does not quite
earn the Epithet
epic.
criticize severely
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When it comes to
telling someone off,
excoriate is reserved for
the most severe cases. So,
before you excoriate your
little sister for borrowing
your favorite jacket
without permission,
consider whether she truly
deserves such harsh
treatment.
Mnemonic:
Excoriate(sounds like
ex-koriate) koreans
are chinese and they
are good in fighting
and tend to rip the
skin off ( a korean ate
you !)so being very
severe!
Example: The
candidates have
publicly Excoriated
each other throughout
the campaign.
criticize severely or Nasty word, flay. It means

brutally (syn)
to peel or beat the skin of
(degree)
a person or animal, and
Form: verb
not necessarily a dead
Tone: neg
one, either. Nowadays it
more commonly means to
criticize harshly someone
or something, usually in
public, leaving them raw
and wounded.
Mnemonic: Flay
sounds very similar to
play. His skin Flayed
when he fell down
while playing cricket.
Example: He Flayed
himself for his lack of
tact.
express severe
protest.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Watch a bomb fulminate

or explode and hope
you're under safe cover.
Have your parents
fulminate or blow up at
you for coming home after
10 pm.
Mnemonic: I'm FULL

I just ATE and any
more food goes in I
will explode!
Example: He was
always fulminating
against interference
from the government.
insulting with
critical language
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Invective is harsh, abusive

language, like, "you dirty
rotten scoundrel." I'm sure
you can think of harsher
and more obscene
examples, but we won't
get into them here.
Mnemonic: ENVY +
ACTIVE or Active
jealousy can cause
you to ABUSE the
other person.
Example: The
gesture infuriated him
and he let out a
Diatribe
Epithet
Excoriate
Flay
Fulminate
Invective
stream of Invective.
criticize harshly
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To lambaste is to
reprimand or berate
someone severely. People
lambaste those who have
angered or disappointed
them.
Mnemonic: Lambaste
sounds like
namaste(in hindi),
which is a respectful
greeting. Lambaste is
precisely opposite of
that..to CRITICIZE
Example: The coach
Lambasted the team
for its poor play.
complain or protest
strongly (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb rail means to

criticize severely. When
you rail against increased
taxes at a town meeting,
you speak openly and
loudly about how wrong
the increase is and point
out the problems it will
cause.
Mnemonic: Rail
sounds like Rail or
train so when you
missed your Rail, your
father scolded you for
not reaching on time
Example: Neitzsche
Railed against the ill
effects of Christianity.
to shout or speak
loudly (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A rant is an argument that

is fueled by passion, not
shaped by facts. When the
shouting starts on talk
radio, or when a blog
commenter resorts to ALL
CAPS - you're almost
certainly encountering an
instance of ranting.
Mnemonic: r-"Ant".
When an ant bites,
you Rant.
Example: Parents
should not rate their
child when it failed an
exam
scold angrily (syn)

Form: verb
Tone: neg
to rebuke angrily or
violently
Example: I was
subjected to severe
rating for having
misbehaved in the
class.
Lambaste
Rail
Rant
Rate
Revile
Rile
Tirade
criticize angrily and If something is reviled,

in an insulting
you alone dont dislike
manner (syn)
it; a whole community of
Form: verb
like-minded souls has to
Tone: neg
hate its guts. For instance,
spam is widely reviled.
Mnemonic: For
Revile, concentrate on
evil- doing evil like
slandering
Example: He was
Reviled in the press
for his angry
outbursts.
to irritate someone To rile is to stir up, like

water that becomes
Form: verb
muddy when you rile, or
Tone: neg
to bother or disturb,
especially with little
annoyances. For example,
if you bring up an
unpleasant subject, this
might rile your friend's
mood, or a noisy neighbor
might rile your ner
Mnemonic:
Rile(rail)...when we
travel by railways
imagine you are on a
trip to kodaikanal in a
train and you find
your co passenger
who is all the time
ANNOYING you
Example: Nothing
ever seemed to Rile
him.
a long angry
speech of criticism
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A tirade is a speech,
usually consisting of a
long string of violent,
emotionally charged
words. Borrow and lose
your roommates
clothes one too many
times, and you can bet
youll be treated to a
heated tirade.
Mnemonic: sounds
like tired.. your mom
gets tired after a
Tirade..i.e. LONG
ANGRY
DENUNCIATORY
SPEECH..
Example: She
launched into a Tirade
of abuse against
politicians.
find fault in
No, upbraid isnt what
Mnemonic: It has the
Upbraid
someone and
scold.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
girls get done at a salon

before prom. When you
upbraid people, you scold
them, tell them off and
criticize them. (You could,
however, upbraid your
stylist after a bad haircut.)
word raid in it , it
implies when someone
raids your house and
finds black money ,
you will be scolded
very badly
Example: His wife
Upbraided him for his
irresponsible handling
of the family finances
Bitter and abusive

(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Use the adjective

vituperative to describe
criticism that's so sharp it
hurts. A vituperative
review of a movie would
make the director bitter
for months.
Mnemonic: In older
days H2SO4 was
called oil of vitriol that
is severly bitter and
caustic.Vituperative
appears as 'operating'
vitriol on
someone.Note that
vtriolic and
Vituperative have
almost similar
meaning.
Example: She was
unprepared for the
flood of vituperation
which descended on
her from her critics.
Vituperative
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a hidden source of
trouble or danger
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A pitfall is a trap or difficulty

you didn't see. A possible
pitfall for high school seniors
is not working hard after
they know they've already
been accepted into college.
Mnemonic: THERE s
a pit to make you
fall...trap
Example: Getting
professional advice
will help you avoid
the most obvious
Pitfalls.
Something that is
dangerously likely
to fall or collapse
(syn)
Form: adj
Precarious Tone: neg
Grab for the adjective

precarious when something
is unstable, dangerous or
difficult and likely to get
worse. Are you totally broke
and the people you owe
money to keep calling?
You're in a precarious
financial situation!
Mnemonic:
PRE+CARE+IOUS We have to take
CARE while doing
something risky so
that it does not go
wrong.
Example: The
museum is in a
financially Precarious
position.
Jeopardy
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
DANGER
Pitfall
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)

EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
Mnemonic/Example
Mnemonic:
Jeopardy sound like
leopard. leopard is
really a danger for
human.
Example: The future
of the school and 50
jobs are in Jeopardy.
BRING BACK
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
Meaning
To be in jeopardy is to be in
danger. Eating three plates
of nachos a day may
improve your chances of
winning your office's nachoeating contest;
unfortunately, it could also
put your health in jeopardy.
BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
Relation to Group
danger of loss,
harm and faliure
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
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BRING BACK
Abscond
(criminal)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
leave quickly and

secretly to avoid a
situation (nature
of)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Abscond is to escape into

hiding, often taking
something along. As a
kid, you may have
absconded from your
lemonade stand - with
the coffee can of cash in
hand, and your
bewildered sister still
filling cups for your
customers.
Mnemonic: abs + cond

(condition) : I should
have six pack abs is an
important condition
before she can abscond
with me.
Example: Several
prisoners absconded from
the jail.
Is your team so bad you

have begun supporting a
rival team? Then you're
guilty of defection - the
act of shifting your
support to a new cause.
Mnemonic: de +
affection - no affection; if
you have no affection
then you will leave it
Example: Defection of
both security forces and
members of the media
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
conscious
abandonment of
allegiance or duty
Defection
Form: noun
(Political)
Tone: neg
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
the abandonment
the act of giving
without consent or something up
legal justification of
a person, post, or
Desertion relationship and
(Military) the associated
duties and
obligations
Form: noun
Tone: neg
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Elope
(for
Marriage)
Run away secretly

in order to get
married (nature )
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you elope, you run

away with the person you
love. Usually, you elope
to get married without
anyone knowing in
advance.
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(leave) A deasert TO GET
RID OF THE EXTREMELY
HOT CLIMATE THERE.
Example: The soldiers
were imprisoned for
desertion of their posts
Mnemonic: the word

'lope' resembles 'rope'
..in films we see the hero
tries to make the heroine
escape from the house
with the help of a rope
attached to the window
of her bedroom and then
he takes away and
marries her
Example: The couple
eloped in the middle of
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To discuss the
same thing
repeatedly (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
BELONGING TO SAME
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BRING BACK
Relation to Group
Belabor
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Belabor means to go at
something with
everything you've got.
When you say, "Don't
belabor or agonize over
the decision," it means,
"Move on."
Mnemonic: In spite
of your good
involvement in a
project, if the boss
keeps saying belaborious, he is be
laboring.
Example: I don't
want to belabour the
point, but it's vital
you understand how
important this is.
You make an
understatement when
you say a lot less than
you could, "We didn't
do so well," when your
team loses 56 to 0.
That's quite an
understatement.
Mnemonic:
Understate is to
Underestimate
(rhymes and means
similar)
Example: To say we
were pleased is an
understatement

CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
an act of
explaining
something less
Understatement than it should be.
(oppo)
(opposite)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
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Meaning
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Abhor
show hatred and

disgust (action)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you abhor something, it

gives you a feeling of
complete hatred. Chances
are you abhor that kid who
used to torture the frogs
in biology class.
Mnemonic: Abhor The last part sounds

like HORror people hate
horror films, they
detest them.
Example: She Abhors
cats.
strong hate (syn)

Form: noun
Tone: neg
Animosity is hatred. If
your (supposed) best
buddy embarrasses you in
front of a big crowd, your
friendship could turn into
animosity.
Mnemonic: pronounce
Animosity like
'Enemy'sity. so if
someone is having
enemysity he will have
ill will intentions.
Example: He felt no
Animosity towards his
critics.
a deep feelig of
dislike(syn)
Form: Noun
Tone: neg
An antipathy is a deepseated dislike of

something or someone.
Usually it's a condition
that is long-term, innate,
and pretty unlikely to
change - like your
antipathy for the Red Sox.
Mnemonic: consider
pathy-sympathy, there
are two words. 1.
Antipathy = dislike 2.
apathy = disinterested
Since "anti" is stronger
than "a".. disliking is 1
step above
disinterested..
Example: His
professional judgement
was coloured by his
personal antipathies.
Root: The refix anti
means against.
strong dislike (syn) If you have an aversion to

Form: noun
something, you have an
Tone: neg
intense dislike for it.
Commonly its food, but
you could have an
aversion to black and
white movies, driving with
the windows open, taking
calls from salespeople or
being barefoot outdoors.
Mnemonic: You hate

a+version of vista..firm
dislike
Example: He has a
strong Aversion for liars
and cheaters.
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BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
Animosity
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
Antipathy
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Aversion
one who deserves

to be hated,
hateful (nature)
Form: adj
Despicable Tone: neg
Stealing the last piece of

food from a starving child
goes way beyond mean.
It's despicable - a vile
and harmful act.
intense hate for

If you detest something,
something (action) you dislike it intensely.
Form: verb
The word can apply to
Mnemonic:
DE(not)+SPEAKable....a
person about whom we
even don't talk is too
MEAN, WORTHLESS.
Example: I hate you!
You're Despicable.
Root: The prefix DE
means NOT.
Mnemonic: Detestde(dubara)+ test-i hate
doing this
Detest
Loath
Odious
Repel
Repugnant
Repulsion
Scurvy
Tone: neg
things and also to people. Example: They

You might detest your ex- Detested each other on
boyfriend and you might
sight.
also detest rainy Mondays
and broccoli.
extreme hate (syn, If you loathe someone or

action)
something, you hate them
Form: adj
very much. You might not
Tone: neg
choose to eat raw carrots
if you dislike them, but if
you loathe them, you
might have a hard time
even having them on your
plate.
Mnemonic: Loathe can

be related as Low
thought...So having a
low thought of someone
else implies hate or
detest
Example: He was
Loath to admit his
mistake.
unpleasant and
hateful (nature,
syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is odious it's

hateful. If you become a
historian of slavery, you'll
learn all the details of that
odious trade.
Mnemonic: hate
people with bad
odour(Odious) and high
audio(Odious)
Example: It was one
of the most Odious
crimes of recent
history.
keeping away from

an unpleasant
situation or person
(action)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Use the verb repel when

you want to turn
something away, like
drenched yourself in bug
spray in an attempt to
repel the mosquitoes that
plague you when you go
camping.
Mnemonic: Rip the

enemy to Repel.
Example: Troops
Repelled an attempt to
infiltrate the south of
the island.
very hateful, cant

be accepted
(syn,nature)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Repugnant refers to
something you detest so
thoroughly it threatens to
make you physically sick,
like the idea of marrying
your sister. Or wearing
last year's jeans.
Mnemonic: re-pugnant -pug which

belongs to dog family
and you think that you
hate dogs
Example: We found
his suggestion
absolutely Repugnant.
Root: The root PUGNA
is FIGHT.
a disgusting feeling
(syn)
Form: Noun
Tone: neg
Repulsion is getting
grossed out. If the thought
of great green globs of
greasy grimy gopher guts
makes you recoil in horror,
then you've experienced
repulsion, or an intense
aversion to something.
Mnemonic: one North

pole has strong hatred
(distaste) towards other
N-pole therefore they
repel each other
Example: We are all
aware of the forces of
attraction and
Repulsion.
of the most
contemptible kind.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
contemptible
Mnemonic: Scurvy is a
deadly disease. So
people suffering from
this vitamin c deficiency
are low in health.
Example: That was a
Scurvy trick you played
on me, you dastardly
cur.
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Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Abase = a +
base; without a base;
Imagine you shifted to a
new house whose base is
not very strong (without
base) and hence it may fall
down anytime and can
Abase you in front of your
neighbours.
Example: I certainly don't
Abase myself when I do
good, honest manual labor.
a comical
imitation,
exaggeration or
absurdity. (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
an artistic
composition,
especially literary or
dramatic that treats
ordinary material
with mockery
Mnemonic: if you want to

ridicule Barclays premier
league than you can write
Burlesque premier league.
Example: a writer whose
Burlesque often bordered
on cruelty
A snooty waiter
might condescend to
serve you dinner at a
fancy restaurant,
meaning that he'd
consider himself far
too important to
carry out the
mundane task of
delivering your
hamburger and fries.
Mnemonic: It has the

word descend in it ,it
implies descending to a
lower position
Example: While giving a
talk, be careful not to
Condescend to your
audience.
the feeling that a

person is worthless
and disregard
them.(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Reserve the noun

contempt for an
extreme lack of
respect: a food snob
has nothing but
contempt for massproduced burgers and
fries at a fast-food
joint.
Mnemonic: Contempt -con

(with) + TEMPER
Example: He feels that
wealthy people view him
with Contempt because he
is poor.
criticize someone
unfairly (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To denigrate is to say
bad things - true or
false - about a person
or thing. Your
reputation as a math
quiz might be hurt if
your jealous
classmate manages
to denigrate you,
even though the
accusations are
unfounded.
Mnemonic:
Denigrate=DENY+GREAT.so
if you deny someone is
great ,it means you
BELITTLE him
Example: No one is trying
to Denigrate the
importance of a good
education. We all know that
it is crucial for success.
Root: The prefix DE meand
DOWN or AWAY
express contempt
and ridicule (syn)
The verb deride

means to show a low
Mnemonic: de -ride -riding a horse upside
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
Burlesque
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
to behave toward
someone as
though you are
more important
and more
Condescend intelligent than
they are. So
disrespecting
Form: verb
Tone: neg
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Contempt
Mnemonic/Example
To abase something
or someone is to
humiliate them - no,
more than just
humiliate them. If
you abase another
person you are
bringing them low,
humbling them in a
mean, base manner.
Not nice at all.
Abase
DANGER
Meaning
to lower in rank
and prestige (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Denigrate
Form: verb
Tone: neg
opinion of someone
or something. The
jerk would deride the
other kids on the bus
by calling them
names or pulling their
hair until the driver
decided to de-ride
him by kicking him
off the bus.
down.. people will make fun

of you ( ridicule)
Example: My brothers
Derided our efforts, but
were forced to eat their
words when we won first
place
the feeling that a

person is worthless
and disregard
them.(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you feel that

something isn't
worthy of your
consideration, you
may disdain it (or
treat it with disdain).
Mnemonic: divide it like

dis(dish)+dain(rhyms like
vain..means
useless)....think you have
ordered for a dish , but it is
useless or in vain, beacuse
you can cook better than
this, so you REJECT THE
order, you Disdain the
order.
Example: I have a healthy
Disdain for companies that
mistreat their workers.
Root: The prefix DIS
means NOT
to speak about
someone in
disrespectful
manner (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you haven't got

anything nice to say,
then it's time to
disparage someone.
It means to belittle or
degrade a person or
idea.
Mnemonic: dispa-rage can

be read as display a rage.
When you display your
RAGE on your juniors you
BELITTLE them in front of
the others.
Example: Voters don't like
political advertisements in
which opponents Disparage
one another.
Root: Prefix DIS refers to
NOT
make rude and

mocking remarks
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
As a noun, jeer is the

act of scoffing,
taunting, or mocking.
Think of it as an anticheer. If you offer
cheers for the visiting
team and jeers for
the home team, you
might not be too
popular in the stands.
Mnemonic: in a party
instead of saying cheers,he
told JeerS.and the whole
crowd MOCKED at him
Example: The prisoner
was Jeered by an angry
mob.
Publicly criticize by
using sarcasm or
ridicule (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
When you make fun

of something by
imitating it in a
humorous way,
you're lampooning it.
The writers at The
Onion, Saturday
Night Live and
FunnyOrDie.com are
all experts in the art
of the lampoon.
Mnemonic: Lampoon- if
you pour oil for a LAMP
with a SPOON people will
ridicule because for a lamp
you should pour a lot of oil.
Example: He said such
ridiculous things that he
was often the target of
Lampoons in the press.
tease or laugh at
someone ina
disrespectful
manner (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Imitation may be the

most sincere form of
flattery, but to mock
is to make fun of or
mimic someone with
contempt, ridicule or
derision. "Louises
favorite pastime was
to mock her brother
Mnemonic: U give Mock

test.That is not all that
serious. opposite of serious
is ridiculous which is the
meaning of Mock
Example: He Mocks art
only because he doesn't
understand it.
Deride
Disdain
Disparage
Jeer
Lampoon
Mock
s inability to sing
on key."
Patronize
to treat with an
apparent kindness
which betrays a
feeling of
supiriority.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
if someone patronizes
you, it's not so
pleasant - they talk to
you as if you were
inferior or not very
intelligent.
Mnemonic: If you
remember Patronus--from
latin it will give you a lot of
words like patriarch (Patri+
arch: ruled by father or
eldest male) well you father
is giving you regular pat
(encouragement)
Example: He hated being
Patronized and pitied by
those who didn't believe his
story.
Ironic remarks
intended to wound
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Sarcastic humor is
biting humor; it
hurts. The talentshow judge who rolls
his eyes at your
dancing and says
things like "The
average border
Radha has more
talent than you" is a
sarcastic person
given to sarcastic
remarks.
Mnemonic: We know what

SARCASM is.
Example: I hate her
Sarcastic comments that
my singing reminded her of
the time her dog was sick
seriously mocking
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If someone is being
scornful and mocking
in a humorous way,
call her sardonic. If
you want to write
comic sketches for
late-night talk shows,
work on being
sardonic.
Mnemonic: Sardonic
sounds like saridon (famous
medicine for headache in
India) : If everybody
around you criticise you ,
then you will get headache,
take saridon
Example: The movie is a
Sardonic look at modern
life.
the use of humor,

irony to criticize
people's stupidity.
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Satire is a way of
making fun of people
by using silly or
exaggerated
language. Politicians
are easy targets for
satire, especially
when they're acting
self-righteous or
hypocritical.
Mnemonic: Satire is a
FIRE (attack) against
human vices brought
forward through irony or
sarcasm in a novel or
play.Sarcasm+Fire
Example: His movies are
known for their use of
Satire.
to speak to
someone in a
mocking tone.
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To laugh at someone
with scorn is to scoff
at them. People have
scoffed at many great
inventors, saying
their products would
flop because the
public wouldn't be
interested in things
like the light bulb,
cars, televisions, or
personal computers.
Mnemonic: Scoff rhymes

with cough. If someone
coughs in the class
continuously we MOCK at
them.
Example: Critics Scoff as
Matolcsy says Hungary's
economy to return to
growth next year
to treat someone
with disrespect
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Scorn is open
disrespect for
someone or
something. It can
also be disrespect
coupled with feelings
of intense dislike.
Mnemonic: Scorn = sc (
Schedule Caste) + orn; sc
people are always criticize
for bad ornate.
Example: Her political
rivals have poured Scorn
on her ideas for improving
Sarcastic
Sardonic
Satire
Scoff
Scorn
the tax system.
Sneer
Snicker
Snide
Spurn
Taunt
smile or speak in a If your smile is

mocking manner
contorted with
(syn)
contempt or your
Form: verb
upper lip curled with
Tone: neg
distaste and disdain,
you're probably
sneering. And you
should stop, because
it isn't nice.
Mnemonic: Sneer sounds

like STARE aggressively
when the other driver
speaks to you in a derisive
manner.
Example: In high school
the in crowd would
invariably Sneer every time
they passed the hapless
nerds
to give a halfsupressed laugh to

mock at someone
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A snicker is a
disrespectful snort of
half-suppressed
laughter, often
expressing
superiority. We
snicker at beauty
queens talking about
world peace, for
example.
Mnemonic: The students

gave a Snicker when the
professor came to the class
in a sneaker.
Example: He Snickered at
the puzzled look on her face
derogatory or
mocking in an
indirect way (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Snide means insulting

or contemptuous in
an indirect way. If
your friend is wearing
too much purple eye
shadow and your
other friend whispers
to you, What?
Was she in a car
wreck? thats a
snide comment.
Mnemonic: If you don

t abide by a rule you are
supposed to be called a
Snide.
Example: A Snide trick to
get the old woman to sell
her antiques for practically
nothing
to reject with
anger and scorn
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you reject your

mother's offer to buy
you a pair of fastrack
sunglasses with a
snort and eye roll,
you are spurning her
generosity. To spurn
means to reject with
disdain.
Mnemonic: Spurn rhymes

with burn, so when your
cloth is on fire, you are
Spurning it.
Example: Fiercely
independent, the elderly
couple Spurned all offers of
financial help
provoke or
challenge with
insulting remarks
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A short list of people

not to taunt: your big
brother, cops,
nightclub bouncers,
dragons. Taunts are
insulting comments,
and, unless you are a
really, really fast
runner, keep them to
yourself.
Mnemonic: Taunt and

Flaunt are rhyming words
but have totally different
meanings. The rich are
always Taunting the poor
by flaunting (making a
show of) their money at
them.
Example: They Taunted
the newly arrived
immigrants about their
broken English
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BRING BACK
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
very old fashioned

(syn,type)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Antediluvian
means "before the
flood" - that is, the
Biblical flood with
Noah's ark.
Generally, though,
the word is used
often
humorously - to
describe
something really,
really old.
Mnemonic: ANTE== BEFORE

DILUVIAN== DILUGE (FLOOD
BIBLICAL)means - extremely
old fashioned
Example: He has
Antediluvian notions about
the role of women at the
workplace
old fashioned
(syn,type)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something is
antiquated when it
is so old that it is
no longer useful. If
your parents
believe that you
shouldn't use the
Internet when you
write papers for
school, you might
call their ideas
antiquated.
Mnemonic: read as
antique(old
item)+dated(outdated)..hence
outdated
Example: I saw an
Antiquated hand-cranked
rope-machine at the textiles
museums.
very old fashioned

(syn,type)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you use the

adjective archaic
you are referring
to something
outmoded,
belonging to an
earlier period.
Rotary phones and
cassette players
already seem so
archaic!
Mnemonic: Archealogy study of old things.. Archaic The old things on which we
study.
Example: The system is
Archaic and unfair and needs
changing.
old fashioned
(syn,type)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
marked by
features of the
immediate and
usually discounted
past
Mnemonic: Relate it to
outDatedbecause it is very
old and no one uses it
anymore.
Example: Those TV comedies
were OK in their day but seem
incredibly Dated now.
out of date(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the adjective

obsolete for
something that is
out of date. As the
Rolling Stones
song "Out of Time"
goes, "You're
obsolete, my baby,
my poor oldfashioned baby."
Mnemonic: OB+SO+LETE =
obviously so late... Something
so late is outmoded
Example: With technological
changes many traditional
skills have become Obsolete.
Root: The prefix OB- means
AGAINST
old fashioned
Something that is
Mnemonic: Outmoded or
Antediluvian
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
Antiquated
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
Archaic
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Dated
Obsolete
Outmoded
(syn,type)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
outmoded is no
longer cool or in
style, like your
dad's outmoded
hairstyle that he's
had since he was
in high school.
OUTDATED - something that

is out of fashion or no longer
in use.
Example: This organizational
structure was now Outmoded.
old fashioned
(syn,type)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Quaint means
strange and
unusual in an oldfashioned and
charming way. It's
a word you'd use
to describe a little
store that sells tea
cozies and antique
tea services, or
your
grandmother's
habit of calling the
radio the
"wireless."
Mnemonic: GRE bigbook

QUANT'S questions are old
fashioned(Quaint)
Example: This is a Quaint
seaside village
Quaint
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Public Praise (syn)

Form: verb
Tone: pos
You know you've hit

it big, when you
earn acclaim, or
enthusiastic
approval. And when
you have achieved
"critical acclaim,"
even the grouchy
critics approve of
you.
Mnemonic:
A+claim..imagine you
have claimed to a news
channel that you have
designed a super computer
,so every where people are
praising you for your great
invention
Example: The work was
Acclaimed as a
masterpiece.
an award or special
recognition (nature
of )
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A knight being
honored with the
tap of a swordblade was the
earliest form of
accolade. Today, an
accolade is more
than a way to
bestow knighthood,
it is a form of praise
or an award.
Mnemonic: it sounds like

chocolate.. parents
Accolade if kids do home
work properly
Example: Meryl Streep
has received many
Accolades for her
performances.
show strong
approval or
praising highly
(syn, degree)
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To applaud is to
show approval,
encouragement, or
appreciation. You
can applaud by
clapping your hands
at a performance,
or you can applaud
with just your
mouth, as when you
tell someone "I
applaud your
decision to start
exercising."
Mnemonic: Applaud =
divide it into 2 :
app(application) +
lau(launch) and now I will
memorise it as I have
launched an application for
microsoft and they have
approved it with great
praise
Example: He started to
Applaud and the others
joined in.
Praise or approval
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Approbation is an
official, importantsounding, and
somewhat oldfashioned word for
approval or praise.
A princess, for
example, might only
consider marrying a
prince that is met
with her father's,
the King's,
approbation.
Mnemonic:
Ap+PROBATION: You get
CONFIRMATION/APPROVAL
in your job after your
Probation period
Example: There was
widespread Approbation of
the new president.
deserving Praise
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something's
commendable it
deserves whatever
praise it receives.
Mnemonic: Commendable
-come to an end able i.e
he is able to come to end
of this process thats why
Acclaim
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
Accolade
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TO DEFEAT/ X CANNOT BE Applaud
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Approbation
When you
developed a car
that could run on
solar power, that
was a commendable
accomplishment.
Now, it's time to
move from Seattle.
he is praiseworthy
Example: She showed
Commendable loyalty to
the family firm.
a speech or writing
that praises
someone (type of)
Form: noun
Tone: pos
An encomium is a
fancy word for a
formal speech or
piece of writing that
warmly praises
someone or
something.
Mnemonic: Encomium
sounds like INCOME People of high INCOME are
formally praised for their
large donations.
Example: This was much
more numerous; and a
new speech received still
greater Encomiums.
a speech or writing
that praises
someone (type of)
Form: noun
Tone: pos
At every funeral,
there comes a
moment when
someone who knew
the dead person
speaks about their
life. They are
delivering what is
known as a eulogy.
A eulogy is a formal
speech that praises
a person who has
died.
Mnemonic: Eulogy - eu'good' + log 'root: logue

[dialogue, talk, speech]' Good speech
Example: Several
eulogies were given at the
special assembly marking
the retirement of the
company's longtime
president.
Root: The prefix EU
means GOOD.
holding someone
or something in
very high regard.
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: pos
You might like your

manager, but if you
exalt her, it means
you really put her
on a pedestal and
treat her like
royalty.
Mnemonic: ex(tra) +
alt(itude) -rise high =
praise
Example: His son was
Exalted to a high position
in the government through
family connections.
to praise
enthusiastically
(degree)
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you have a crush

on a guy who likes
your best friend, it
can be very
depressing to listen
to him extol your
friend's virtues,
while you just nod
and smile. If you
extol something,
you praise it very
highly.
Mnemonic: Extol - exTALL

- make somebody TALL
with praise.
Example: Doctors often
Extol the virtues of eating
less fat.
to give honor and

praise highly (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To glorify is to
praise or honor
something or
someone to an
extreme degree.
Mnemonic: Glory calls for

Praise.
Example: He denies that
the movie glorifies
violence.
Acclaim
enthusiastically
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Hail is when chunks

of ice fall from the
sky. Also, to hail
someone is to greet
them or say good
things about them.
Or it can be a way
to tell people of
your homeland, as
in: "I hail from the
Moon."
Mnemonic: Remember
the movi "Mr. India"
People say "Hail
Mogambo"
Example: The conference
was Hailed as a great
success.
Praise someone in
To laud someone
Mnemonic: O, Lord! Let
Commendable
Encomium
Eulogy
Exalt
Extol
Glorify
Hail
public.(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: pos
doesn't mean to
give them
knighthood, but to
praise them
extravagantly usually in a very
public manner.
Being lauded, of
course, can have
the same tonic
effect as having
been made a lord.
me Laud You for all your

help
Example: He was Lauded
for his courage.
give a lot of public

appreciation and
attention (nature
of)
Form: verb
Tone: pos
The lion is the king

of beasts. To lionize
someone is to see
them as important
as a lion.
Republicans
continue to lionize
Ronald Reagan as
their ultimate hero.
Mnemonic: Lion is
assigned a great social
importance in animal
kingdom
Example: The tenor was
Lionized in Vienna
a song of Praise
(syn, nature)
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A paean is a hymn
of praise or
thanksgiving. You
might sing a paean
in church, where
many hymns extol
the greatness of
God.
Mnemonic: it is
pronounced exactly as P.N.
remember it by 'Priase
Number' -praise song.
Example: a Paean of
praise
a public speech or
published text in
praise of someone
or something (kind
of)
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A formal, highminded speech can

be described with a
formal, high-minded
word - the word
panegyric, which is
a very elaborate
tribute to someone.
You could consider
most eulogies as
panegyrics.
Mnemonic: pane sounds

like paean means praise
and gyric sounds like lyric,
so Panegyric means
expression of praise
Example: In Greece and
Rome, Panegyrics were
often pronounced at the
grave.
to be praised by
the audience (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: pos
As its sound might

suggest, plaudit is
indeed related to
"applaud" and
"applause." In fact
it's really just a
fancy way of saying
"praise" or
"acclamation."
Mnemonic: remove 'p' u'll

get LAUDIT. which can
mean loud it. Victory
should always be praised
by loud cheer i.e. with
enthusiastic approval.
Example: His work won
him Plaudits from the
critics.
Laud
Lionize
Paean
Panegyric
Plaudit
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Conservative
(oppo)
following traditions
and customs
(oppo)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you are
Example: Her style of
conservative, you
dressing was never
arent necessarily a conservative.
card-carrying member
of the Republican party
(though you might be);
it means you resist
change.
and customs
(oppo)
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A convention is a
meeting, usually of a
particular group.
Political parties,
teachers, plumbers,
gardeners, toymakers
and computer
designers all hold
conventions.
Mnemonic: A group of
people who agree upon
the Christian practice
of tranditional worship
CONVENE (gather
together) every
Sunday in church.
They are adhering to a
CONVENTION.
Example: She is a
young woman who
enjoys going against
conventions.
a desperate person
who is especially a
criminal (nature)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A desperado is an
outlaw that you'd see
in an old Western or in
the Wild West. Think
hip holsters, spinning
guns, and a shoot-out,
all with a bandanna
pulled up hiding half of
the face of the
desperado.
Mnemonic: bad
people are always
desperate to do
something so
"despera-do"
Example: the
notorious Desperados
of the Wild West
a person who goes

against an official
policy or authority
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you are a dissident,

you are a person who
is rebelling against a
government.
Dissidents can do their
work peacefully or with
violence.
Mnemonic: ASSENT =
agree; DISSENT =
disagree; Dissident =
a person who
dissents/disagrees.
Example: There were
Dissident elements
within the Catholic
Church.
a belief or opinion
opposite to
orthodox religion
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Heresies are beliefs

that do not agree with
the official beliefs of a
particular religion;
heresy is the
maintaining of such
contrary beliefs.
Mnemonic: divide this

word into her
(her)+esy(sounds like
essay)... most of the
essays written by her
are against popular
beliefs. Taslima Nasrin,
a Bangladeshi writer is
one such person who
has recently created a
furore because of her
book
Example: He was
BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
Convention
(oppo)
HATE
Meaning
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
Desperado
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Dissident
Heresy
Mnemonic/Example
burned at the stake for

Heresy.
Heretical
a person who has

controversial
opinions and goes
against religious
belief.(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Something that
departs from normally
held beliefs (especially
religious, political, or
social norms) is
heretical. If your
family is resistant to
change, they may
consider your idea of
making pancakes for
dinner to be
completely heretical.
Mnemonic: Heretical,
reminds of hierarchy
which means divisions
of labor with set rules,
therefore one which
doesn't follow the set
rules is "Heretical"
Example: The
religious people didn't
cast vote in favor of
the politician because
of his Heretical
behaviour.
doesnt accept
orthodox beliefs
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Heterodox is from the

Greek root words
heteros, meaning "the
other," and doxa,
meaning "opinion." The
adjective heterodox
was first applied to
people who held a
different religious
opinion from the
standard beliefs and
teachings.
Mnemonic: opposite
of ORTHODOX (one
who follows the
conventions or rules of
society)
Example: Her
Heterodox approach to
teaching science
initially met with some
resistance from her
peers
a person who
attacks cherished
beliefs and
institutions. (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Are you always

challenging the
establishment? Or
provoking popular
thought by attacking
traditions and
institutions? Then
you're definitely an
iconoclast.
Mnemonic: iconsideals; clast is like

clash... so Iconoclast is
someone whose ideas
clash with the
traditional ideals.
Example: Notorious
as an Iconoclast, that
music critic isn't afraid
to go after sacred
cows.
rising in active
revolution. (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An insurgent is a rebel
or a revolutionary,
someone who takes up
arms against the
authorities.
Mnemonic: a person
(army man) who does
not listen to the
command of his
sergeant is rebellious
in nature therefore insurgent- one who does
not listen to his
sergeant[ commander]
thus is rebellious.
Example: There was
an attack by armed
Insurgents
Root: The prefix IN
means NOT
The act of openly

going against the
government (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Insurrection is an
uprising against a
larger force that's in
power. An insurrection
can lead to revolution,
but it is just as likely
to be put down.
Mnemonic:
Insurrection: relate
surrection with
surrender thus -in
surrection = not to
surrender = rebellious
Example: an armed
Insurrection against
the regime
Root: The prefix IN
means NOT
Heterodox
Iconoclast
Insurgent
Insurrection
a person who does A maverick is a rebel,

not accept
someone who shows a
Mnemonic:
Mave+"RICK" sounds
orthodox beliefs.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
lot of independence. A
maverick on a
motorcycle might blaze
his own trail, or show
a maverick touch in a
rough sport by wearing
a helmet with the word
"Mom" inside a heart.
like Ricky Ponting who

is rebellious and nonconformist as he does
not believe in umpire
descisions during
India's Cricket match
Example: The
Maverick detective
managed to crack the
case.
one who refuses to

be restricted by set
beliefs and
customs. (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A nonconformist is
someone who doesn
t conform to other
peoples ideas of
how things should be.
Activists, artists, street
performers, your
wacky uncle Marvin
anyone who
marches to the beat of
a different drummer is
a nonconformist.
Mnemonic: Non (not)

Confirming or adusting
to a certain belief or
convention.
Example: He was a
nonconformist in
college but now wears
a three-piece suit to
work every day.
and customs
(oppo)
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Orthodox practices or
Example: He is very
beliefs are generally
orthodox in his views.
accepted as true or
correct. If you are an
orthodox vegetarian,
you never, ever eat
meat-not like those
people who have
chicken once in awhile,
or even-gasp!-
bacon.
Moving away or
departing from the
usual customs.
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is
considered extremist
or very different from
anything that has
come before it, call it
radical.
Mnemonic: Break it
as RADIO+KAL (past
days) -In the past the
radio was used as the
fundamental mode of
entertainment.
Example: There is a
need for Radical
changes in education
opposition to any
kind of progress
(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Reactionary describes
people on the far right
politically.
Reactionaries occupy a
political space past
conservative, near
where ultraconservative bumps
shoulders with fascist.
Mnemonic:
Reactionary Actionary is to perfrom
some action, but
Reactionary is to
restrain/suppress the
action...i.e. to recoil
the progress.
Example: Reactionary
guardians of proper
English usage
invariably regard every
new coinage that
comes along as a
nonword.
a person who
leaves and betrays
an organization,
country or
principle(syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A renegade is a person
who has deserted their
cause or defied
convention; they're
rebels and sometimes
outlaws, or even
traitors.
Mnemonic: Renegade
sounds like grenade. A
person who throws a
grenade in his own
country is a Traitor.
Example: He is a
Renegade priest
something that
results in a big
A revolutionary person
fearlessly advocates
Mnemonic:
Revolution.
Maverick
Non
comformist
Orthodox
(oppo)
Radical
Reactionary
Renegade
Revolutionary
Subversive
Unconventional
change (effect)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
radical change.
Revolutionary people
and ideas challenge
the status quo and
might be violent or
willing to upset the
natural order to
achieve their goals.
Example: The effects

of technological
development are
Revolutionary.
to undermine or
not giving due
respect to an
established
government.( syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You might want to call

someone subversive if
they are sneakily
trying to undermine
something, from the
social structure of your
high school to an
entire system of
government.
Mnemonic:
Subversive- reversivego against established
rule.Revert (to cause
downfall) from inside.
Example: He was a
known political
Subversive.
Not respecting
conventions (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
To be unconventional
is to act, dress, speak,
or otherwise exist out
of the bounds of
cultural norms. If you
eat cheeseburgers for
breakfast, that's
somewhat
unconventional.
Mnemonic: Un (Not)
Conventional.
Example: The
magazine describes
him as having
Unconventional good
looks.
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BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
DEPLETE
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
Relation to Group
to reduce
something by a
large amount so
that there is not
enough left
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to become less
valuable over a
period of time
Form: verb
DEPRECIATE Tone: neg
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH

HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
X AMASS
to collect
something,
especially in large
quantities
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
To deplete is to use up or
consume a limited
resource. Visiting relatives
might deplete your
refrigerator of food, or a
pestering friend might
deplete your patience.
Mnemonic: If you
de(remove) + from
plate.. you will reduce
its contents.
Example: Food
supplies were
severely DEPLETEd.
Root: Prefix DE
means NOT
Something depreciates
when it loses value. If you
bought shares of a
company for $10 each a
year ago and now they
re worth $1 each,
guess what: they have
depreciated.
Mnemonic:
appreciate -value
increases.
DEPRECIATE -value
decreases
Example: New cars
start to DEPRECIATE
as soon as they are
on the road.
Amass means bring

together or assemble. It
can be a real shock to
enter a room and see your
amassed friends shouting
"Surprise!"
Mnemonic: amass add masses and

hence to collect
things.
Example: They
amassed a truckload
of donations in the
course of their
canned food drive
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
X
STOCKPILE
a reserve supply of a storage pile accumulated Mnemonic: Piling up

something
for future use
stock (lot of things
essential
piled up together)
accumulated within
Example: An
a country for use
emergency stockpile
during a shortage
of potable water and
Form: noun
canned goods in the
Tone: pos
cellar
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Trying to attach a
custom or event to
a period to which it
does not belong
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An anachronism is
something that doesn't fit
its time period, like if you
say you'll "dial" your
smartphone.
Mnemonic: ana (out

of order, negative
sense) + chron
(time).. so something
not placed correctly
with respect to time.
Example: The
monarchy is seen by
many people as an
Anachronism in the
modern world.
Root: The prefix
CHRON - means
TIME.
A fact based
documentof
important events in
the order in which
they took place
Form: noun
Tone: neut
To chronicle an event is to
record it as it happens,
and a chronicle is a
record of those events. If
your grandmother took
the time to chronicle the
details of her 1910
journey to Japan, you can
read her chronicle today.
Mnemonic: think of
the Chronicles of
narnia.....a long
story...
Example: Her latest
novel is a Chronicle of
life in a Devon
village.
Root: same as above
Sequence or order
of date and time
Form: adj
Tone: neg/ neut
If youre making a list

of all your teachers in the
order you had them, from
kindergarten right up to
the present, youre
listing them in
chronological order.
Chronological is the order
in which things actually
happened.
Mnemonic: Chron
meand Time +
Logical (say in an
order).
Example: The facts
should be presented
in Chronological
order.
Anachronism

CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
Chronicle
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
Chronological
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Capitulate
#
to agree to do
something that you
have been refusing
to do for a long
time
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Capitulate means to give in

to something. "The
teachers didn't want to
have class outside, but the
students begged so hard,
she capitulated."
Mnemonic: CAPtain
it's too late, we will
have to surrender.
Example: They were
finally forced to
capitulate to the
terrorists' demands.
hit or beat
repeatedly.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
beat thoroughly and

conclusively in a
competition or fight
Mnemonic: when a
team wins it pours
water from a
DRUM(drub) on the
loosing team in rugby
matches
Example: a crowd
was drubbing the
purse snatcher when
the police arrived on
the scene
not affected or
influenced by
something
Form: adj
Tone: pos
An impervious surface is
Mnemonic: "I am
one that can't be
Pervez(pervez
penetrated. The word is
musharraf)"No
often followed by "to," as in matter wat you say, I
"His steely personality
won't be affected!!
made him impervious to
Example: The
jokes about his awful
material for this coat
haircut."
is supposed to be
impervious to rain
Root: Prefix IM
means NOT
BELONGING TO SAME
AGE/ERA
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
Drub
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)

EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
Impervious
X
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Something indomitable
can't be beat. People
described as having
indomitable spirits don't
need pep talks or protein
shakes; their strength
comes from within.
Mnemonic: INDOMITABLE impossible to

DOMINATE
Example: An
indomitable spirit was
needed to endure the
rigors of pioneer life
Root: Prefix IN refers
NOT
too strong to be
defeated or
changed
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something invincible is
victorious over everything.
Disease, death,
destruction? No match for
something truly invincible.
Mere humans who imagine
they're invincible, however,
will inevitably prove that
they're not.
Mnemonic: It
reminds me of the
great artist Vinci and
we all know his arts
can't be conquered.
so unconquerable.
Example: The team
seemed invincible.
a situation in which
someone is
defeated easily and
completely in a
battle or
When you think about the

thrill of victory and the
agony of defeat, associate a
rout with the agonizing
defeat. A rout is the kind of
Mnemonic: As in
during Riots
stampede take place.
hence Rout happens
during Riots.
not willing to
accept defeat,
even in a difficult
situation; very
indomitable brave and
X
determined
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Invincible
X
Rout
Subjugate
Vanquish
competition
Form: noun
Tone: neg
humiliating loss that makes

you wish you would have
been injured in the first
quarter so you could have
avoided the outco
Example: Only the

skill of the goalkeeper
prevented the match
from turning into a
Rout.
to defeat someone
or something; to
gain control over
someone or
something
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you say you won't be

kept down by the man, you
are saying that you won't
let the man subjugate you.
To subjugate is to repress
someone, or to make them
subservient to you.
Mnemonic: It just
sound in hindi like
"SaB JUkhkege mere
GATE ke
aage"...mean conquer
, bring under control
Example: Her
personal ambitions
had been Subjugated
to the needs of her
family.
to defeat someone
completely in a
competition, war,
etc.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To vanquish is to be the
complete and total winner,
to overpower and
overcome, whether in a
contest, a race, or a war. It
generally suggests a total
trouncing, to the point of
humiliation - or worse - for
the loser.
Mnemonic: sounds
like vanish..by
vanishing you can be
better than anyone in
a competition.
Example: They were
vanquished in battle.
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AGE/ERA
Words
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Beleaguer means to pester

or badger with persistence.
A babysitter might find
annoying the children who
beleaguer her with
requests for candy,
cookies, games, and
piggyback rides all at the
same time.
Mnemonic: not able

to withstand the
HARASSMENT of the
senior players the
new player opted to
BE out of the LEAGUE
Example: The lack of
funds that beleaguers
schools
trouble or threaten
continuously.(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Beset means to attack

from all sides-an
invading army will beset a
castle, or you might find
yourself beset by a
devastating storm.
Mnemonic: Beset.
bees+attack. imagine
bees attack on you
from all directions.
Example: A lack of
money is the greatest
problem Besetting
the city today.
trouble
Form: verb
Tone: neg
trouble persistently
Mnemonic: PLAGUE
is a epidemic..if
anyone is affected,
people tend to
alienate him/her
which ANNOYs or
creates TROUBLE for
the affected person.
Example: the team
was Plagued by a lot
of mismanagement
issues
to be put in a very
difficult situation
(syn)
Form: verb
Beleaguered Tone: neg
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
DANGER
Beset
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)

EXPLAIN TOO MUCH
HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
Plagued
REDUCE
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
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Admonish
Relation to Group

CRITICIZE / EXPRESS
STRONG
Mnemonic: to avoid
A DEMON-ish act, a
mother Warns her
naughty child
Example: She was
Admonished for
chewing gum in class.
blame
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Censure is a noun referring

to very strong criticism; the
verb means to criticize very
strongly. If you take your
dad's car without telling
him, you can expect him to
censure you severely, and
maybe even ground you as
well.
Mnemonic: Try to
link the meaning of
this word with the
censor board which
always critisizes every
inch of the film and
also disapproves of
some of the parts.
Example: The
country faces
international Censure
for its alleged
involvement in the
assassination.
rebuke (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Chastise is a fancy word for

telling someone something
they did that was really bad.
If you pick your nose, your
mom's gonna yell at you. If
you do it in front of the
Queen of England, you mom
will chastise you.
Mnemonic: Chastisechest ice-The kid was

punished or crticized
severly by his mother
for playing with ice on
chest
Example: He
Chastised the team
for their lack of
commitment.
to scold mildly in
order to correct or
improve someone
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: positive
To chide someone is to ride

them or get on their case,
without really getting in
their face.
Mnemonic: Chide
can be remembered
as "hide". You hide to
avoid getting scolded
for what you have
done.
Example: She Chided
herself for being so
impatient with the
children.
DANGER
ESCAPE (RUN AWAY)
Censure
EXPLAIN TOO MUCH

HATE
MOCK / DISRESPECT
OLD FASHIONED
PRAISE
REBELLIOUS /
UNCONVENTIONAL
REDUCE
Chastise
TIME RELATED
TROUBLED
WARNING / SCOLDING
Chide
to criticize severely If you receive a rebuke, it

(syn)
means that you have been
Form: verb
reprimanded, or scolded.
Tone: neg
Rebuke
Mnemonic/Example
To admonish is to scold. If
you want to show someone
you're not happy with his
behavior, admonish him. It
sounds better than
"scolding," and it's less
painful than spanking.
BRING BACK
CAUTIOUS / CAREFUL
Meaning
not to approve
something and
hence rebuke (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Mnemonic: sounds
like REEBOK.....you'll
SCOLD HARSHLY and
CRITICIZE SEVERELY
your servant as he
has spoiled your
reebok shoes..
Example: he
company was publicly
Rebuked for having
neglected safety
procedures.
to reprove severely
(syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you're reprimanded,
someone in authority speaks
to you in an angry way
because you've done
something wrong. Or you
might reprimand your dog if
he steals your hot dog.
Mnemonic:
Rep+rimand(Remand)
when police take
remand of
someone,,they Scold
them harshly (Strong
rebuke)
Example: The
officers were severely
Reprimanded for their
unprofessional
behavior.
to express
disapproval, or
criticize. (syn)
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Reproach means to mildly

criticize. If you show poor
manners at your
grandmother's dinner table,
she will reproach you.
Mnemonic: If you
see a cockRROACH,
you Reproach and
express disapproval!
Example: His voice
was full of Reproach.
to disapprove of
something or
someone (syn)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you get into trouble and

are sent to the principal
s office, be prepared for
the principal to reprove you
for your behavior. To
reprove is to scold,
reprimand, or - in plain
English - chew out.
Mnemonic: re+prove
- Teacher is scolding
student again and
again (RE) to prove
the theorem correct.
Example: He
Reproved her for
rushing away.
Reprimand
Reproach
Reprove
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AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
Words
Relation to Group
Meaning
A complement is
something that makes up
a satisfying whole with
something else. Those
shiny red shoes you just
bought complement your
shiny red purse.
Mnemonic: When
you Complement
others it is when they
finish the work
perfectly or completly
Example: The
excellent menu is
Complemented by a
good wine list.
a thing that is
added to
something else to
Supplement improve or
complete it.
Form: n
Tone: pos
A supplement is something
added to something else.
Nutritional supplements
add vitamins and minerals
to the ones already
included in the food you
eat.
Example: First-class
accommodation is
available for a
Supplement.
ARGUE / FIGHT
BIASED
CALM
DISTURBED / AGITATED
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
EXCESSIVE FLATTERY ()/ * PRAISE
Mnemonic/Example
to add to
something for
improvement.
Form: v
Complement Tone: pos
INCLUDING EVERYTHING
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
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ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
someone who is
ready to fight and
argue.(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
Relation to Group
If you walk into a high

school where you know no
one, find the toughest
looking girl in the halls and
tell her she's ugly, them's
fighting words. Or bellicose
ones. Bellicose means
eager for war.
Mnemonic:
belli+cose - cose
sounds like cause, a
small fight can
become a cause of
warlike situation
Example: Bellicose
hockey players who
always seem to spend
more time fighting
than playing
Root: same as above
unfriendly and
aggressive (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
If someone is belligerent,
they're eager to fight. It's
a good idea to avoid
hardcore hockey fans after
their team loses - they
tend to be belligerent.
Mnemonic:
Belligerent sounds
like billi (TOM) and
Jerry always quarrel
in TOM and JERRY
cartoon.
Example: The coach
became quite
Belligerent and spit at
an umpire after being
thrown out of the
game
Root: Prefix BELLImeans WAR
controversial (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
A contentious issue is one

that people are likely to
argue about, and a
contentious person is
someone who likes to
argue or fight.
Mnemonic:
Contentious(Contender+Serious)
One who takes
competition too
serious always fights
and quarrels.
Example: After a
Contentious debate,
members of the
committee finally
voted to approve the
funding.
Bellicose
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
Belligerent
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
Contentious
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
a discussion about
something that
people do not
agree on (syn)
Form: adj
Disputatious Tone: NEG
bad tempered or
who gets easily
upset with small
a contentious speech act; a Mnemonic:

dispute where there is
Disputation sounds
strong disagreement
like Disputes and so it
is.
Example: A heated
disputation over the
true authorship of the
poem popularly
known as The
Night Before
Christmas
If you're prone to picking
fights, making snarky
comments, and being
Mnemonic: Those
who get their limbs
fractured -gets
Fractious
things(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
frustratingly stubborn,
you're fractious. And odds
are you're not invited to
too many parties.
annoyed or bad
tempered by taking
bed rest for long
Example: The
Fractious crowd grew
violent.
unfriendly and
aggressive (syn)
Form: n
Tone: NEG
Hostility is the state of ill

will and bad feeling. If a
teacher embarrasses you in
front of the whole class,
you will probably regard
him or her with hostility for
the remainder of the school
year.
Mnemonic: Hostility:
opposite being not a
good HOST implies
unfriendly
Example: They were
both glad to have
gotten through the
divorce proceedings
without any visible
signs of Hostility.
too ready to take

disagreements to
court. (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
If the haunted house staff

treats you with extra care
and don't subject you to
the worst frights, it might
not be because they like
you, but because they
know you're litigious: you
tend to sue people.
Mnemonic: people
would fight to eat a
"litti" (a North Indian
delicacy) so you get
contentious
Example: There is
this very litigious
group of people
very unfriendly,
ready to argue and
fight.(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
The adjective polemical

describes something
related to an argument or
controversy. To keep the
peace, avoid discussing
politics at Thanksgiving,
which usually deteriorates
into a polemical argument
with Uncle Bob. Better
stick to football or apple
versus
Mnemonic: refer pol

to politics, as you
know modern day
politics is full of
CONTROVERSIES
Example: an
unnecessarily
Polemical look at the
supposed
incompatibility
between science and
religion
having a desire to
fight and argue
with somebody
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
Pugnacious means ready

for a fight. If you're a first
year teacher, you probably
don't know how to deal
with the pugnacious kids in
every class. Learn some
discipline or they'll end up
fighting you, or each other.
Mnemonic: a pug is
an aggressive breed
of dog. So a
Pugnacious pug..
Example: There's
one Pugnacious
member on the
committee who won't
agree to anything.
Root: Prefix PUG is a
DOG.
bad tempered
(syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
If you are quick to argue,

always looking for a fight,
and hard to please, you
are truculent. You can also
write a truculent essay,
and fans upset by a loss
can become truculent.
Mnemonic: Truculent
sounds like turbulent
which is very
aggressive.
Example: Die-hard
fans who became
Truculent and violent
after their team's loss
Hostility
Litigous
Polemical
Pugnacious
Truculent
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AGREEMENT /
HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Chasm sounds like

chashma.. if it has a crack, it is
difficult to see
Example: the yawning chasm of the
generation gap
a separation or
lack of agreement
Form: noun
Tone: neg
a large
difference
between two
people or
groups
Mnemonic: we say gulf of Mexico,

gulf means water body , so a deep
opening
Example: The great gulf of time and
space that separates us from the first
inhabitants of North America
a serious
disagreement
between people
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Rift sounds
like rip, and
it's helpful to
think of it
that way.
When there is
a rift in a
political party
over how
much taxes
to pay, it is
like a rip or
tear in the
fabric of the
group.
Mnemonic: rhymes with drift(a

sound force which drives something
along)..a drifted water caused many
breaks in the wall.
Example: Efforts to heal the rift
between the two countries have
failed.
strong
disagreement
within an
organization
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The sound of
the word
schism
reminds some
people of the
sound of a
piece of paper
being torn in
two; which
makes sense when a group
has a big fight
and the group
is torn in two,
that's a
schism.
Mnemonic: Sounds like prism which

splits light into colors.
Example: There is a schism between
leading members of the party
BIASED
CALM
DISTURBED /
AGITATED
EQUALITY
EXCESSIVE FLATTERY
(- )/ * PRAISE
# GULF
INCLUDING
EVERYTHING
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
# RIFT
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT
EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
# SCHISM
Mnemonic/Example
A chasm is a
deep divide,
either literal
or figurative,
such as a
giant chasm
in an ice cap
or the
growing
chasm
between two
friends who
haven't
spoken in a
long time.
# CHASM
DOMINATING
Meaning
a very big
difference between
two people or
groups
Form: noun
Tone: neg
agreement
Form: n
Tone: pos
If you clean
your room of
your own
accord, you
parents will
be pleased
it means
you did it
without
having to be
asked. They
might even
accord you an
extra
privilege.
Warring
nations make
peace
accords.
Mnemonic: Agreement between

father and son that he will buy Accord
(Honda Accord, car name)for his son
if he tops in his exams.
Example: The two sides signed a
peace Accord last July.
blend or
agreement
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A concord is
an
agreement. If
you want to
watch a
romantic
comedy and
your date
wants to
watch a
horror film,
you might
compromise
and come to
a concord by
agreeing to
watch an
action
comedy.
Mnemonic: If you are a keyboard

player you must be knowing about
chords..chords are used for
harmony...Concord = con + chord
Example: Living in Concord with
people of different races and religions
agreement (young
people are always
in conformity)
Form: n
Tone: pos
If all your
friends wear
jeans to
school and
you wear
checkered
slacks, you
could say you
reject
conformity
doing the
same thing as
everyone
else.
Mnemonic: Conform it - Means agree

to it
Example: The corporate culture
demands a certain Conformity of
appearance.
Root: The prefix CON means
TOGETHER
in agreement, at
par.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
suitable or
appropriate
together
Mnemonic: congruent triangles are

matching triangles...so matching in
kind or character
Example: When performing his
official duties, the president must be
dressed in clothes that are Congruous
with his high position
agreement,
together, blend
Form: n
Tone: pos
Use
consonance
to describe a
state of
agreement or
harmony of
parts, and is
often refers
Mnemonic: Double Consonance gives

the effect of being a near rhyme.
Example: At present, the living room
lacks Consonance because all of the
furniture is on one side
Accord
Concord
Conformity
Congruous
Consonance
to a pleasing
combination
of musical
sounds.
arguing or
disagreement
(oppo)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Discord is the
strife and
tension that
arises when
two sides
disagree on
something,
like the high
pitched
screaming of
two kids
fighting over
the front seat
of the car.
Mnemonic:
DIS(not)+ACCORD(agreement).accord
means agreement...hence Discord
means disagreement.
Example: The city has long been
known as a scene of racial intolerance
and Discord.
Root: The prefix DIS is NOT
not in agreement,
not together
(oppo)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Disagreeable
sounds can
be called
dissonance.
You know it's
dissonance if
you have the
strong desire
to cover your
ears with
your hands.
Mnemonic: dis-sonance::DIS
RESONANCE--not resonant....so not in
harmony
Example: The Dissonance between
what we are told and what we see
with our own eyes
opposition or
disagreement on
something.(oppo)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Fractions are
smaller parts
of whole
numbers:
one-quarter,
one-tenth,
one-half, and
a faction is a
smaller
portion of a
larger group
that breaks
away from it.
A faction
might take a
fraction of the
people from a
large group
and start a
new group.
Mnemonic: Faction-fraction means

fraction of a large party
Example: The committee soon split
into Factions.
in agreement, at
par.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Things that
are
harmonious
go together
nicely, like
notes in
music or
people that
work well as
a team.
Mnemonic: A harmonium (musical

instrument) if played well and in
angreement to the reeds produces
Harmonious and melodious music.
Example: The living room was
decorated in Harmonious colors.
not compatible or
not
harmonious.(oppo)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the
adjective
incompatible
to describe
things or
people that
are too
different to
Mnemonic: IN (not)+ compatible.

Example: This printer is Incompatible
with some PCs.
Root: Prefix IN means NOT
Discord
Dissonance
Faction
Harmonious
get along.
When paired
with someone
you can't
work with,
don't criticize
or get mad.
Just say, "We
are
incompatible."
Incompatible
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Words
ADD / SUPPORT
AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
a noisy argument
Form: n
Tone: NEG
Altercation is a
nicer word for
"quarrel,"
which is a nicer
word for
"fight."
Mnemonic: altered - alter (means

to change); When things are
altered without telling the elders,
then there may arise a noisy
quarrel.
Example: Judging from all the
slamming and banging, I'd say
there was some sort of Altercation
going on next door
to argue about
unimportant things
like children do.
Form: v
Tone: NEG
When you
bicker, you
argue in a
petty way, like
two kids
squabbling in
the backseat
on a long car
trip, or
politicians
taking cheap
shots at each
other but
avoiding
discussion of
important
issues.
Mnemonic: Bicker sounds like

Biker. The biker crashed into the
car and he had a big quarrel with
the owner of the car.
Example: After a prolonged
Bicker, they finally managed to
find a movie that both of them
were interested in seeing.
a noisy argument,
involving many
people,especially in
public place
Form: n,v
Tone: NEG
A bar fight is a
brawl. A fight
in the cafeteria
which turns
into a free-forall can also be
called a brawl.
A brawl is a
noisy fight in a
crowd.
Mnemonic: Brawl can be

pronounced as bawaal....in hindi
bawaal is noisy drunken fight
Example: Fans were Brawling in
the streets after the game.
fighting in war
time.
Form: n
Tone: NEG
Combat is
fighting
between two
groups of
armed forces.
When you
engage in
combat,
typically this
means you
engage in
fighting that
involves
weapons.
Mnemonic: concentrate on the

last part of the wordbat. It will
remind you that a fight in cricket
(usage of bat) is for winning.
Example: Some of these soldiers
have never seen Combat.
struggle in a fight
Form: v
Tone: NEG
struggle in
opposition
Mnemonic: You have less content

to support your point means you
are highly unlikely to
Altercation
ARGUE / FIGHT
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
Bicker
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
Brawl
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Combat
Contend
Contend(COMPETE)
Example: to Contend with the
enemy for control of the port
a noisy argument,
involving many
people.
Form: n
Tone: NEG
If your
marching band
gets into a
fight with
another
school's pep
squad, your
principal might
say the fracas
was uncalled
for and
undignified. A
fracas is a
noisy quarrel.
Mnemonic: Fracas-(fraud +
cause), a fraud will generally cause
a quarrel or brawl.
Example: Police preparing for any
Fracas that might follow the soccer
game
a situation in which
a crowd of people
rush or push each
other in a confused
way.
Form: n
Tone: NEG
A melee is a
noisy free-forall or rowdy
fight - a no
holds barred,
battle royal, if
you will. It's
what pro
wrestlers
engage in
every night,
and shoppers
endure at the
toy store every
holiday season.
Mnemonic: Melee sounds like

Bruce Lee...famous for his fights.
ME and Bruce LEE in a fight, who
would win? ME VS LEE
Example: A verbal disagreement
at the football game soon turned
into a general Melee involving
scores of spectators
to complain and
argue about small
matters.
Form: n,v
Tone: NEG
A quibble is a
small argument
or fight. As a
verb, it means
to pick a minifight over
something that
doesn't really
matter. "Let's
not quibble
over price,"
people will say,
usually when
they plan to
gouge you.
Mnemonic: Query + babble

(minor objection/murmuring).
Example: He spent the entire
evening quibbling about the
historical inaccuracies in the
television series on World War II
quarell and
dispute.
Form: n
Tone: NEG
Row means a
noisy
argument, but
when you use
it this way, it
rhymes with
cow, rather
than toe.
Mnemonic: When you sit in a Row

with your enimies you argue and
quarrel
Example: He was engaged in a
Row with his classmates, and
made friends with seniors.
to argue noisily
about very
unimportant details
Form: n,v
Tone: NEG
A squabble is a
fight but not
necessarily a
serious one.
When we
squabble, we
have a little
argument,
probably about
something not
too important.
Mnemonic: While playing

scrabble, children fight with each
other on minor
issues...Squabble=Quarrel+scribble
Example: Frightened by noise of
the Squabble, the cat hid under
the couch
Fracas
Melee
Quibble
Row
Squabble
Tiff
Truce
(oppo)
Tussle
quarell
Form: n
Tone: NEG
a quarrel about Mnemonic: ti(ny)f(fight): fight

petty points
about tiny things
Example: Like any couple, they
occasionally Tiff, but it's never
anything serious
an agreement
between enemies
or opponents to
stop fighting for a
period of time
Form: n
Tone: POS
When two
warring sides
decide to call it
quits, it's called
a truce - an
agreement to
end the
fighting.
Mnemonic: Truce rhymes with

juice...so you give a juice to
people who are fighting so that it
stops for sometime and they can
discuss over it
Example: There's been an uneasy
truce between her and her parents
for the past several months.
a short fight in
order to get
something.
Form: n,v
Tone: NEG
disorderly
fighting
Mnemonic: Tussle can be

remembered in relation to a
hassle.
Example: The suspect was
arrested after a Tussle with a
security guard.
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ADD / SUPPORT
AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Biased
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
having tendency to
show favor towards
or against a group
of people. Making
unfair judgements.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When a skirt is cut

at an angle, with
one side higher
than the other, it
has a bias cut.
Being biased is
kind of lopsided
too: a biased
person favors one
side or issue over
another.
Mnemonic: The
Prefix 'bi' means two,
however its just the
opposite for Bias,
where it means One,
rather One-sided.
Example: Employers
must consider all
candidates impartially
and without bias.
a person who has

very strong
,unreasonable
beliefs or opinions
about race, religion
etc and doesnt
accept others
opinion.
Form: n,adj
Tone: neg
A bigot is someone
who doesn't
tolerate people of
different races or
religions. If you
have an uncle who
is a bigot and tells
racist jokes at
Thanksgiving, you
may need to talk
to him and tell him
it's not okay.
Mnemonic:
bi(by)+got(god)-think of a person who
is excessively
devoted to god and
hence very much
hypocritical.this
person will not
tolerate any opinion
about god differing
from his own.
Example: He was
labeled a Bigot after
making some
offensive comments.
unfair, treating
characterized by or
someone or one
showing prejudicial
group of people
treatment
worse than others.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Mnemonic:
Difference or
discrmination.
Example: This is a
company that was
fined for its
Discriminatory
practices in the hiring
of women
Impartial
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Dispassionate
describes someone
who is not getting
carried away by
or maybe not
even having
feelings. It's
something you'd
want to see in a
surgeon, who
keeps cool under
pressure, but not
in a romantic
partner.
Mnemonic: dispassionate, without

any passion usually
people without
passions are calm
Example: He spoke
in a dispassionate
tone about the
accident.
hold the belief that

everyone is equal
and should have
the same rights
An egalitarian is a
person who
believes in the
equality of all
Mnemonic: for
EAGLES, it does not
matter which person's
meat is that,
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
Bigot
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
Discriminatory
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Dispassionate(oppo)
Egalitarian(oppo)
and opportunities.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
people, and an
egalitarian society
gives everyone
equal rights.
ultimately they have

to fill their stomach
being scavengers.
EAGLES are
EGALitarians.
Example: He
described himself as
an egalitarian
and vouches on
Equality of rights
treating everyone
in an equal way.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you work on a
group project in
class, you want an
equitable share of
the credit, you
want as much
credit as you
deserve for your
work. Equitable
distribution means
each party gets the
share of something
that they deserve.
Mnemonic: Mom
made a cake and
distributed it
EQUALLY to everyone
sitting at the TABLE,
being impartial and
fair.
Example: They
reached an equitable
settlement of their
dispute.
Root: Equi means
TWO
completely Fair,
especially when
dealing with
different groups of
people.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Evenhanded means
fair to all sides. If
your essay is
evenhanded, it
should look at both
sides of an
argument, without
showing preference
for one side or the
other.
Mnemonic: EVEN +
HANDED - Even (that
which is equal or
proper) + Handed
(handled)... a
situation that has
been fairly or
properly handled or
judged.
Example: I thought
it was an evenhanded
assessment of her
performance.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're in a
contest you'd
better hope the
judges are
impartial, that is,
that they aren't
biased toward one
competitor over
another.
Mnemonic: There
are two PARTS. You
don't favor either
PART. You are
imPARTIAL.
Root: Prefix IN
means NOT
Unbiased
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Objectivity is a
noun that means a
lack of bias,
judgment, or
prejudice.
Maintaining one's
objectivity is the
most important job
of a judge.
Mnemonic:
Objective(goal
oriented)-hence
IMPARTIAL
Example: We need
someone outside the
company to give us
an objective analysis.
one-sided (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is
prejudicial towards
a particular point
of view, you can
call it partisan.
You'll often hear of
the partisan politics
in the US - since
politicians seem to
be so devoted to
either the
Republican or
Democratic parties.
Mnemonic:
parti(think of a
political
party)+san(son).so a
father who is
favouring his son's
political party, instead
of a good party.
Example: Most
newspapers are
politically Partisan.
Equitable(oppo)
Evenhanded(oppo)
Impartial X
Objectivity(oppo)
Partisan
Prejudiced
Tendentious
having
unreasonable
dislike of or
preference for
someone or
something, based
on religion, sex
etc.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
being biased or
having a belief or
attitude formed
beforehand
Mnemonic: prejudice
reminds of prejudgement... which
leads to partiality
Example: Their
decision was based
on ignorance and
prejudice.
expressing a
strong opinion that
people are likely to
disagree with.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are writing a

report on climate
change, and ignore
evidence that the
earth is warming,
the paper might be
called tendentious.
Tendentious means
promoting a
specific, and
controversial, point
of view.
Mnemonic:
Rearrange the words
to make - Tend or
Tendency + ious or
bias. So, Tendentious
is a TENDENcy
towards one
viewpoint over
another.
Example: He made
some extremely
Tendentious remarks.
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
something done
confidently and
successfully, often
in a difficult
situation.
Form: n
Tone: pos
Aplomb is the ultimate

test for cool: grace under
pressure. Use aplomb to
show great restraint
under even the most
trying circumstances. In
retail, it's always a good
idea to handle the angry
customers with aplomb.
Mnemonic: Aplomb a + pl (people) +

OM; people normally
chant 'OM' when they
do meditation to keep
themselves cool
under strain.
Example: He showed
great Aplomb in
dealing with the
reporters.
Composure
to be calm and in
control of your
feelings.
Form: n
Tone: pos
When you stay calm

under pressure, you keep
your composure. Keeping
your composure for a
skinned knee? Easy.
Keeping your composure
during an avalanche? Not
so easy.
Mnemonic: A R
Rahman is a
composer. He need
all his Composure to
compose music.
Example: After the
initial shock she
regained her
Composure.
Equanimity
a calm state of
mind that means
that you do not
become angry or
upset.
Form: n
Tone: pos
If you take the news of

your brother's death with
equanimity, it means you
take it calmly without
breaking down.
Equanimity refers to
emotional calmness and
balance in times of
stress.
Mnemonic:
Equanimity = equal +
enmity. To fight the
enemy you need to
be composed and
temperamental, else
he'll beat you.
Example: He is an
Olympic diver who
always displays
remarkable
Equanimity on the
platform
emotionless
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone who doesn't

seem to react - who is
always "taking a pass" in
the conversation of life
can be described as
impassive.
Mnemonic:
Impassive- A person
saying-"I m
Passive(Not Active)",
that means he has no
feelings,emotions.
Example: She
remained Impassive
as the officers
informed her of her
son's death
Root: Prefix IM
means NOT
not easily upset or

worried by a
difficult situation.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're imperturbable
you are not easily upset.
If your goal is to be
imperturbable, then you
can't let things bother
you or get you stressed,
confused, or angry.
Mnemonic: im'not'+perturb(able),
meaning not
perturbed....so a
person who is not
perturbed stays calm
and placid.
ADD / SUPPORT
AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Aplomb
Relation to Group
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Impassive
Imperturbable
Example: Although
he seems outwardly
Imperturbable, he
can get very angry at
times.
Root: Prefix IM
means NOT
casual.
Form: adj
Tone: neutral
If your friend is acting

cool, unconcerned or in
an indifferent manner,
call him nonchalant - like
when he saunters by a
group of whispering,
giggling girls and just
nods and says, "Hey."
Mnemonic:
Nonchalant seems
similar to non
challenge. If there is
no challenge, life is
calm and
relaxed/carefree.
Example: She faced
the crowd with the
Nonchalant ease of an
experienced speaker.
not easily made

angry or upset.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Yes, phlegmatic has

roots in that colorless,
mucous stuff called
phlegm, but people who
are phlegmatic aren't
called that because they
have lots of mucous.
They are just a little dull
in expressing feelings or
showing emotion.
Mnemonic: Sounds
like
PRAGMATIC(practical)
- practical people
think with logic and
show little emotion.
Example: There is a
strangely Phlegmatic
response to what
should have been
happy news
not easily excited

or irritated.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Call a body of water

placid if it has a smooth
surface and no waves.
Call a person placid if
they don't tend to make
waves by causing a fuss.
Mnemonic: a
student well PLACED
in his college will sit
calmly and
peacefully...as
compared to those
who did not get
placed.
Example: He is a
person with a sunny,
Placid disposition
quiet and peaceful

Form: adj
Tone: pos
Choose the adjective,

serene, to describe
someone who is calm
and untroubled. If you
tell someone horrible
news and they remain
serene, you might
wonder if they heard
you!
Mnemonic: when
we
se(see)+rene(rain) in
hot season,we
become calm
Example: She is a
Serene woman who
was everyone's
source of support
not interesting or
amusing.
Form: adj
Tone: neutral
Something that is staid is

dignified, respectable possibly even boring, like
a staid dinner party that
is heavy on the
important guests but
light on the laughs.
Mnemonic: Staid sounds like

"STAYED"-Imagine
you have always
maintained your
dignity and propriety
in the place where
you have stayed for
so many years!
Example: Everyone
was surprised by the
racy joke from the
usually Staid
professor
not showing much

emotion or
interest.never
A stolid person cant Mnemonic:

be moved to smile or
Remember Stolid as
show much sign of life, in solid. As we all know
Nonchalant
Phlegmatic
Placid
Serene
Staid
Stolid
reacting.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
much the same way as

something solid, like a
giant boulder, is
immovable. Both are
expressionless.
that molecules in
solid are not moving
randomly as in liquid
or gas. So they are
dull. So Stolid means
solid and dull.
Example: She
remained Stolid
during the trial.
quiet and peaceful

Form: adj
Tone: pos
When a place or your

state of mind is peaceful,
quiet and serene, it is
tranquil.
Mnemonic:
Tranquilizer is given
to animals for
calming them and
thus Tranquil means
to calm
Example: The house
was once again
Tranquil after the kids
moved outside to
play
Tranquil
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Agitate X
to make someone
feel anxious and
nervous.
Form: v
Tone: neg
ADD / SUPPORT
AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
Consternation is a
noun that can stop you
in your tracks because
it means "a sudden,
alarming amazement
or dread that results in
utter confusion;
dismay."
Mnemonic:
CONSTERNATION (cons) continuous + ter
(terror) + nation;
continuous terrorist
attacks on a nation can
cause CONSTERNATION
Example: Much to her
parents' consternation,
she had decided to not
go to college.
disturb.
Form: v
Tone: neg
To disconcert is to
unsettle someone,
make them feel
confused and out of
sorts. It's a mixture of
to embarrass and to
creep out.
Mnemonic: When you

are getting ready to
perform at a concert,
you are tensed and
confused as to how your
show will fair with the
audience.
Example: News of his
criminal past has
disconcerted even his
admirers.
Root: Prefix DIS means
NOT
a worried and sad

feeling after having
received an
unpleasant
surprise.
Form: n
Tone: neg
If you discover late

Sunday night that the
dog really did eat your
homework, you might
cry out in dismay.
Dismay describes an
emotional state of
alarm, fear, or serious
disappointment.
Mnemonic: This (Dis)

MAY semester end
exams begin, I fear in
dismay.
Example: The imposing
climb up the mountain
dismayed us even
before we got started.
cannot think
clearly because
you are extremely
upset.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are upset, you

are distraught. If you
want to explain why
you are pulling your
hair out, just utter
"Leave me alone; I'm
distraught" It'll work.
Mnemonic: This year

because of drought
(sounds like distraught)
people were upset and
anxious.
Example: Distraught
relatives are waiting for
news of the missing
children.
Root: Prefix DIS means
NOT
BIASED
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
a worried and sad

feeling after having
received an
unpleasant
surprise.
Consternation
Form: n
X
Tone: neg
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
Disconcert X
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Dismay X
Distraught X
Mnemonic/Example
Mnemonic: Agitate
rhymes with Irritate.
You get agitated if
somebody constantly
irritates you.
Example: If I talk
about the problem with
him it just agitates him
even more.
ARGUE / FIGHT
CALM
Meaning
Agitate means to stir
up. If you watch a
horror movie at
bedtime, you may be
too agitated to sleep.
Movies like that can
agitate all sorts of
adrenaline responses
in the body.
Faze X
Fluster X
Foment X
Frenetic X
to make someone
feel confused or
shocked, so that
you dont know
what to do.
Form: v
Tone: neg
If nothing can faze

you, you are
unflappable. Nothing
bothers you, or gets
you off your game. To
faze is to disrupt or
disturb.
Mnemonic: The face

turns faze(d) when
someone is humiliated.
Example: You'll never
succeed as a writer if
you let a little bit of
criticism faze you.
to make someone
nervous or
confused by giving
them a lot to do.
Form: v,n
Tone: neg
To fluster someone is
to make them feel
upset or agitated. A
challenging math
problem might fluster
you, or even a glance
from an admirer.
Mnemonic: Fluster
reminds me of
'Frustrate'. when you
get confused, you get
frustrated.
Example: Some
speakers fluster more
easily than others.
to create trouble or
violence to make it
worse.
Form: v
Tone: neg
Stand outside the

school cafeteria
passing out flyers with
nutritional details on
school food, and you
may foment a
revolution
foment means
stirring up something
undesirable, such as
trouble.
Mnemonic: Foam
starts to appear once
you profusely foment
(stir up) a soapy hot
water bucket(2nd
meaning )
Example: He was
accused of fomenting
violence.
lot of energy and

activity in a way
that is not
organized
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective frenetic

is another way to say
frenzied, frantic, or
totally worked up. Kind
of how you'd run
around the kitchen
madly trying to cook a
last-minute dinner for
30 of your closest
friends.

'fanatic' which means
someone with excessive
excitement or devotion
to something
(belief/cause) so
frenetic means
excessive excitement
like a mad man.
Example: The
celebration was noisy
and frenetic.
in a state of
extreme
excitement, in an
uncontrolled way.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Hysterical means
"marked by
uncontrollable,
extreme emotion." If
your favorite sports
team wins a
championship, you
might get hysterical
and started weeping
and screaming all at
once.
Mnemonic: Hysterical
sounds like Hilarious,
when its not even so.
Like its an emotional
disorder and someone
watching an emotional
scene starts laughing as
if it comprises a funny
plot. That hysterical.
Example: A few of the
children began to
scream, and soon they
were all caught up in
the hysteria.
cannot be calmed
down
Form: adj
Tone: neg
An implacable person
just cant be
appeased. If you really
offended your best
friend and tried every
kind of apology but she
refused to speak to
you again, you could
describe her as
implacable.

IMPLEASABLE -- some
one who cannot be
pleased or appeased -not pacifiable
Example: He has an
implacable hatred for
his political opponents.
Root: Prefix MIS means
NOT
very worried and

upset
Form: adj
Tone: neg
High on drama and

lacking any emotional
restraint, overwrought
is an adjective that
Mnemonic: wrought
sounds lik
drought...during
drought people run mad
Hysterical X
Implacable X
Overwrought
means deeply,
behind food...they are in
excessively agitated or a state of agitation
nervous.
Example: The witness
became overwrought as
she described the crime.
Perturb X
to make someone
worried or anxious
Form: v
Tone: neg
To perturb is to bug or
bother someone by
confusing them or
throwing them off
balance. You can try,
but it's almost
impossible to perturb
the guards outside
Buckingham Palace.
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sounds like "disturb"
Example: It perturbed
him that his son was
thinking about leaving
school.
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ADD / SUPPORT
AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
Absolute
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
having unlimited
power or control,
esp when despotic
Form: adj,n
Tone: neg
Use absolute as a noun or

an adjective when you're
so sure of something that
you know it will never
change. For example, a
devout person's belief in
life after death is an
absolute; that person has
absolute faith in the
afterlife.
Mnemonic: "solute"
sounds like salute
and we use to salute
people having
complete power.
Example: The
country is ruled by an
Absolute dictator.
Root: Prefix AB
means AWAY FROM.
Speak with an
authoritative tone, or no
one will listen to you. Why
would they, if you sound
like you don't even believe
in yourself? Authoritative
means sure or definitive.
Mnemonic: Someone
having Authority will
be Authoritative.
Example: The book
is an Authoritative
guide to the city's
restaurants.
ARGUE / FIGHT
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
showing that you

expect people to
obey and respect
Authoritative you.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
Autocrat
NOT SERIOUS
a person who
expects to be
obeyed by other
people and does
not care about
their opinions or
feelings.
Form: n
Tone: neg
An autocrat is another
Mnemonic:
name for a dictator,
Autocracy (Auto
someone who wields
means indeendent) is
absolute power and uses it just the opposite
in a cruel and despotic
word for Democracy.
manner.
Example: European
Autocrats once
commonly believed
that they had
received the right to
rule directly from
God.
a ruler with great

power, especially
one who uses it in
a cruel way
Form: n
Tone: neg
A despot, is a cruel, allcontrolling ruler. For

example, a despot does
not allow people to speak
out against the leadership,
nor really want them to
have much freedom at all.
Mnemonic: Cruel
dictators kill
thousands of people
on de (the) spot
(Despot)
Example: He was a
successful basketball
coach, but many
people regarded him
as a petty Despot.
you are certain

that your beliefs
and rights are
correct and that
others should
accept them.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone who is dogmatic

has arrogant attitudes
based on unproved
theories. If you
dogmatically assert that
the moon is made of
green cheese, you'll just
get laughed at.
Mnemonic: If you
try to read
"Dogmatic" from
back to front, you will
get "i am god". the
person who think that
he is a god is
arrogant and
stubborn
Example: She's
become so Dogmatic
lately that arguing
with her is pointless.
control by one
Hegemony is political or
Mnemonic:
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Despot
Dogmatic
Hegemony
Imperious
Martinet
Totalitariian
Tyrant
country,
organization, etc.
over other
countries, within a
particular group.
Form: n
Tone: neg
cultural dominance or
authority over others. The
hegemony of the popular
kids over the other
students means that they
determine what is and is
not cool.
Hegemony:he's got
money,so he's
domineering in the
society and he control
others.
Example: They
discussed the national
government's
Hegemony over their
tribal community.
expecting people
to obey you and
treating them as if
they are not as
important as you.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone who is imperious

gives orders in a way that
shows they feel superior
or more important than
other people. You might
want the smartest kid in
the class as your lab
partner, but not if they
have an imperious attitude
and boss you around.
Mnemonic:
remember Imperious
curse in harry
potter!!it is used to
command others to
do something
Example: She is an
Imperious movie star
who thinks she's
some sort of goddess
a very strict person

who demands that
other people obey
orders or rules
completely
Form: n
Tone: neg
Use the noun martinet to

describe someone is a
stickler when it comes to
following rules, such as
the teacher who won't
accept homework if it is
written in a color other
than blue.
Mnemonic:
Martinet's spelling is
very similar to
martial - so a
Martinet is a strict
martial.
Example: The
prison's warden was
a cruel Martinet.
in which there is
only one political
party that has
complete power
and control over
the people.
Form: adj,n
Tone: neg
You can decipher the

meaning of totalitarian by
the first part: "total." It
refers to a government
with total power, one that
exercises complete, even
oppressive control over
the people and their
activities.
Mnemonic:
Totalitarian sounds
like TOTAL power
Example: We were
asked to oppose
dictatorship and
totalitarianism and
embrace Democracy.
a person who has

complete power in
a country and uses
it in a cruel and
unfair way.
Form: n
Tone: neg
If you accuse your parents

of being tyrants, you are
saying they abuse their
control of you-they are
cruel, overly restrictive of
your freedoms, and unfair.
A tyrant is a ruler who is
cruel and unjust.
Mnemonic:
Remember mike
tyson .. He was cruel
dictator in the ring
Example: The
country was ruled by
a succession of
Tyrants.
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ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Equal work (syn)

Form: adj
Tone: neutral
The word commensurate

has to do with things
that are similar in size
and therefore
appropriate. Many
people think the death
penalty is a
commensurate
punishment for murder.
In other words, the
penalty fits the crime.
Mnemonic: SPLIT AS
COMMON - ENSURED
-RATE. WHICH
MEANS, OUR RATE
WILL BE EQUAL TO
THE CHEAPEST
PRODUCT!
Example: Salary will
be Commensurate
with experience.
not similar (oppo)

Form: adj
Tone: negative,
neutral depending
on the context
The trunk of some

people's cars may
contain items as
disparate as old clothes,
rotting food, and
possibly a missing
relative. Disparate
things are very different
from each other.
Mnemonic:
Disparate can be
broken as: "This"
"sEparate" so read as
"this is separate
Example: They are a
disparate group of
individuals.
Equal (syn)
Form: n
Tone: neutral
Parity refers to equality

of an amount or value,
and it's used most often
to refer to finance.
Mnemonic:
Parity.......divide it
like pari(pair)...pairs
always exhibit
equality in their
choices.
Example: Prison
officers are
demanding pay Parity
with the police force.
Equal(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neutral
A peer is someone at
your own level. If you
are a 10th grader, other
high school students are
your peers.
Mnemonic: peer
rhymes with near and
dear -people of equal
status(Peers) are
usually near and dear
to each other.
Example: Children
are worried about
failing in front of their
Peers.
equality
Form: adj
Tone: neutral
When something is
tantamount to another
thing it is essentially its
equivalent. For some
animal activists, wearing
fur is tantamount to
murder.
Mnemonic:
Tantamount and
Paramount are similar
in sound but have
different meanings.
While Tantamount
means, equivalent,
paramount means
chief in importance.
Example: If he
resigned it would be
Tantamount to
admitting that he was
Commensurate
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
Disparate
(opp)
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
Parity
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Peers
Tantamount
guilty.
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AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Adulation *
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
If you've ever been to

a pop concert filled
with screaming fans
you've probably been
exposed to adulation
praise so over-thetop it's almost
embarrassing.
Mnemonic: Adulation *ad + u + late; To act in

an ad (advertisement)
you came late, so
producer became
furious...in order to cool
him u need to FLATTER
him.
Example: The band
enjoy the Adulation *of
their fans wherever they
go.
When you hear a

blandishment come
your way, you may
feel flattered, as that's
what a blandisher
intends to do.
However, beware
because that flattery
may come with the
underlying intention of
persuading you to do
something!
Mnemonic: BLAN (like

PLAN) + DISH (food) PLAN a DISH to FLATTER
somebody...
Example: He refused to
be moved by either
threats or Blandishment
*s.
flatter
Form: v
Tone: neg
A fawn is a young
deer, but it's also a
verb meaning to try
and win favor by
flattering. You might
fawn over Bambi if you
want to hang out with
the cute and fuzzy
gang.
Mnemonic: a FAN tries

to gain favor by flattery
Example: a sports star
surrounded by Fawning
fans
too generous in
praising or
thanking somebody
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Compliments usually
make you feel pretty
good, but fulsome
compliments, which
are exaggerated and
usually insincere, may
have the opposite
effect.
Mnemonic: Focus on
the full portion. Fulsome
means excessive to the
point where it is too full.
Example: He was
Fulsome in his praise of
the Prime Minister.
trying too hard to

please or satisfy
someone very
important.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you disapprove of
the overly submissive
way someone is acting
- like the teacher's pet
or a celebrity's
assistant - call them by
the formal adjective
obsequious.
Mnemonic: ob + SEQUI
+ ous .. sequi means
sequence where one
thing "follows" the
other.. and servants
follow what their masters
say
Example: She's
constantly followed by
Obsequious assistants
who will do anything she
tells them to.
admiration and
praise, but it is
greater than is
necessary.
Form: n
Tone: neg
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
when you say all

good things to
someone to
persuade them to
do things for you.
Blandishment Form: n
*
Tone: neg
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
Fawn
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Fulsome
Obsequious
a person who
praises influential
or powerful people
in order to get
something in
return.
Form: n
Tone: neg
A sycophant is a
person who tries to
win favor from wealthy
or influential people by
flattering them. Also
known as brownnosers, teacher's pets
or suck-ups.
Mnemonic:
Sycophant.split it like
.....syco(sounds like
psycho)+phan...sounds
like FAN.......SO JUST
IMAGINE a PSYCHO FAN
of yours in your office
who want to please you
in whatever way..by
flattering..or by
bootliking.....just to gain
your favour...
Example: When her
career was riding high,
the self-deluded actress
often mistook
Sycophants for true
friends
a person who
praises influential
or powerful people
in order to get
something in
return.
Form: n,v
Tone: neg
You can call the kid

who is always really
nice to the teacher in
hopes of getting a
good grade a brownnoser or, if you want
to sound clever, a
toady.
Mnemonic: Sir,
"TODAY"(Toady) you
look very ...... (this an
act of pleasing someone
in order to gain a
personal advantage.)
Example: She's a real
Toady to the boss.
friendly or giving
praise in a way
that is not sincere
and hence
unpleasant.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You might know the

idea of the adjective
unctuous by other
words like "oily,"
"smarmy," or overly
"flattering." When a
person is unctuous,
you can't trust their
kindness, because
they usually want
something in return.
Mnemonic: Unctuous ->

fUnctuous -> party like
... in parties girls do a
lot of oily makeup and
try to appear and behave
sauve but in my opinion
they look and behave in
a bland way.
Example: an Unctuous
appraisal of the musical
talent shown by the
boss's daughter
Sycophant
Toady
Unctuous
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AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
covering
completely
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When you want to

describe something
that includes all or
most details, you can
use the adjective
comprehensive. If
you get the
comprehensive
treatment at a spa, it
might include
massage, manicure
and a facial.
Mnemonic: we
always hear
"COMPREHENSIVE
win" from cricket
commentators.. it
means the side wins
making enough runs
or with enough
wickets.. so its
covering and winning
in all aspects over the
opposition..
Example: A
COMPREHENSIVE
overview of European
history since the
French Revolution
to include a large
number or range of
things.
Form: v
Tone: NEUT
Encompass means to
contain. When you
see the word, picture
a campus which
encompasses lecture
halls, a football field,
a medical center, a
dining hall and some
parking lots.
Mnemonic: We use
compass to draw
circle, which
sorrounds or includes
the area within it.
Example: The district
Encompasses most of
the downtown area.
including
everything
Form: adj
Tone: NEUT
Call something
inclusive when it's
designed or inclined
to include. An
exclusive club might
let you in, but an
inclusive one will ask
you to join, no strings
attached.
Mnemonic:
Everything is IN the
CLOSET.
Example: A butterfly
expert with an
Inclusive knowledge
of his subject
existing in all parts

and spreading
gradually to affect
all parts of a place.
Form: adj
Tone: NEUT
When something is
pervasive, it's
everywhere. Common
things are pervasive
like greed and
cheap perfume.
Mnemonic: Pervasive
sounds like
persuasive, if you are
persuasive youre
ideas will be Pervasive
Example: Television's
Pervasive influence on
our culture
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
BIASED
CALM
COMPREHENSIVE
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
Encompass
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
Inclusive
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Pervasive
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ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
BIASED
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
someone who is
not interested or
enthusiastic about
anything.
Form: n.
Tone: neg
Use the noun apathy when

someone is not interested in
the important things that are
happening. You might feel
apathy for the political process
after watching candidates
bicker tediously with one
another.
Mnemonic: a
(negative) + pathy :
root "pathy" means
feeling as in sympathy;
so Apathy means
having no feeling for
others or lacking
interest in something.
Example: People have
shown surprising
Apathy toward these
important social
problems.
Root: Prefix A- means
NOT
a person who is
unable to suffer
pain without
complaining.
Form: n,adj
Tone: neg
Being stoic is being calm and

almost without any emotion.
When you're stoic, you don't
show what you're feeling and
you also accept whatever is
happening.
Mnemonic: Think:
"Stone-like" -To be like
a stone means you
don't experience
pleasure or pain. You
are unaffected.
Example: We are
surprised at his Stoical
acceptance of death
Apathy
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
Stoic
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
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AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Words
CALM
Derogatory
INDIFFERENT
MAKE ISOLATE
Pejorative
Mnemonic:
Depriciate is to
reduce and lessen.
Example: He made a
deprecating
comment.
Root: Prefix De
means DOWN.
Something that's
derogatory is insulting or
disrespectful. If you make
derogatory comments, that
means you say things that
are unflattering, unkind, or
demeaning.
Mnemonic: de rogue
-you always will have
a low opinion of
rogues
Example: Fans made
a steady stream of
Derogatory remarks
about the players on
the visiting team
a word or remark
that expresses
criticism.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Call a word or phrase

pejorative if it is used as a
disapproving expression or
a term of abuse. Treehugger is a pejorative term
for an environmentalist.
Mnemonic: Owner of
a Mitsubishi PAJERO
belittles everyone on
the road.
Example: I'm using
the word
academic here
in a Pejorative sense.

Mnemonic/Example
showing a bad
attitude towards
someone.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
EQUALITY
INSULTING WORDS
Meaning
to feel and express tending to diminish or

disapproval of
disparage
something or
someone.
Deprecatory
Form: adj
Tone: neg
BIASED
DOMINATING
Relation to Group
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
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ALIENATE
to make unfriendly When you alienate

Form: v
people, you make them
Tone: neg
stop liking or caring about
you. Show up at a
conference of cat lovers
with a sign around your
neck that says, "I hate
kittens," and you'll learn
firsthand what that
means.
Mnemonic:
Alien+ate. treating
someone like an alien
is like being
unfriendly or getting
separated.
Example: He
ALIENATEd most of
his colleagues with
his bad temper.
to act in oposition
Form: v
Tone: neg
To antagonize is to
provoke someone to react
angrily. If your mother
tells you to stop
antagonizing your
brother, she's asking you
to stop making him mad.
Mnemonic: go anti
to someone that is
ANTAGONIZE for you
Example: Her
comments
ANTAGONIZEd many
people.
Root: Prefix ANTI
means AGAINST.
Divide, isolate
Form: n
Tone: NEG
To estrange people may

sound like adding wobbly
antennae and an extra
eyeball to their faces.
Really, estrange means to
push apart people who
were once close to each
other and cause them to
be like strangers.
Mnemonic: To
behave like a
stranger with a friend
will mean estranging.
Example: she
Estranged several of
her coworkers when
she let her promotion
go to her head
ADD / SUPPORT
AGGRESSIVE /
ARGUMENTATIVE
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
ANTAGONIZE
Meaning
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
Estrange
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
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Insular
ARGUE / FIGHT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
only interested in
your country, ideas
etc, or not in those
from outside.
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
Insular means "having a

narrow view of the world,"
like insular people who
never leave their small
town, which enables them
to believe that every place
in the world is the same
and the people are all just
like them.
Mnemonic:
IN(not)+SECULAR.a
country which is not
secular is Insular
Example: The British
are often accused of
being Insular.
Root: In means INTO or
WITHIN.
narrow minded
Form: N
Tone: NEG
lacking tolerance or
understanding
Mnemonic: With My
Opaque lenses I will be
short sighted
Example: Dogma and
Myopic politics always
falls short in explanation
If an issue or a matter is
parochial, it is trivial or
only concerns a local area.
Likewise, a person with a
parochial mentality is
narrow-minded, or not
open to new ideas.
Mnemonic: Having
PARTIAL vision or
outlook is being
Parochial.
Example: They need to
be better informed and
less Parochial in their
thinking.
A provincial person comes

from the backwaters.
Someone from a small
province outside of
Provence, France, might
seem a little more
provincial and less worldly
than someone from, say,
Paris.
Mnemonic: Provincial
sounds like "PROVINCE".
Imagine a person
belonging to rural
province then he don't
have much exposure to
outer world...so he is
unsophisticated and
limited in outlook
Example: In spite of his
education and travels,
he has remained very
Provincial.
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INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
only concerned
with small issues
that happen in you
local areas.
Parochial
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
narrow-minded.
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
Provincial
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
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Flippant
Relation to Group
Meaning
showing that you

do not take certain
things as seriously
as you are
expected to take.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When a parent scolds

a teenager for missing
a curfew or blowing
off a test and the teen
snaps back,
"Whatever," you could
say the teen is being
flippant. His reply was
casual to the point of
sarcasm and
disrespect.
Mnemonic: focus on flip;

during exam time if you flip
through the pages of the
book rather than reading
them with concentration,
then you LACK PROPER
SERIOUSNESS.
Example: He made a
Flippant response to a
serious question.
silly or not serious

especially when it
is not suitable.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Frivolous things are

silly or unnecessary.
If something is
frivolous, then you
don't need it.
Mnemonic: Frivolous things

are silly or unnecessary. If
something is Fri-vo-lous Free - If something is free,
you don't take it seriously,
you think 'oh they are giving
it for free because its not an
important stuff, or not the
stuff in demand, or not the
stuff usually taken
Example: She thinks
window shopping is a
Frivolous activity.
serious
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you have a grave

personality, you are
solemn and dignified
and don't joke around
very much.
Mnemonic: Don't laugh

near the graves,be serious.
Example: My father would
turn in his grave if he knew
what I have done.
the state of not

being worried
about anything.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Only people with no

real troubles can
afford to be insouciant
during times like
these. Runway models
are great at looking
insouciant, strolling
the catwalk
apparently without a
care in the world.
Mnemonic: Insouciant:
sounds like In-soup-ant or
in-sauce-ant. Suppose the
waiter serves you a soup
with an ant in it and he is
not even concerned about
removing it, he is
Insouciant.
Example: She wandered
into the meeting with
complete insouciance to the
fact that she was late
behavior that
shows lack of
respect for
something serious
and that treats it
in an amusing way.
Form: n
Tone: neg
Joking that your dead

grandmother "never
looked better" could
inject some levity, or
frivolity, into her
funeral, but your
relatives might find
your joke
inappropriate to the
occasion.
Mnemonic: Levity Sounds

like
lev(leave)+it+y(.yaar).you
casually leave things without
any seriousness
Example: The teachers
disapprove of any displays of
Levity during school
assemblies
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
Frivolous
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
Grave
(oppo)
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Insouciant
Levity
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Grovel
to behave in a
humble manner
with someone who
can probably give
him what he
wants.
Form: v
Tone: neg
To grovel is to beg like a

hungry dog. You don't
have to be a canine,
though, you might grovel
for a better grade (please
don't).
Mnemonic: One who

wants to "grow well"
in his Company needs
to Grovel before his
manager.
Example: He had to
Grovel to get her to
accept his apology.
a servant
Form: n
Tone: neg
Your minions, if you are

lucky enough to have any,
are those people who are
devoted to you and entirely
dependent on you. If you
borrow money from a bully
and don't pay it back, he
might send one of his
minions after you.
Mnemonic: A mini
peon (Minion).. Who
is servile to his boss.
Example: Most of the
top appointments
went to the new
governor's personal
Minions and political
cronies
someone who
eagerly wants to
obey or please
someone
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you want to get

someone to like you, don't
offer to fetch them a Coke,
rub their feet, or do their
homework. They won't like
you any better, and your
servile attitude will only
cost you their respect.
Mnemonic: sounds
like "SERVE" while
serving you have to
be submissive, or
keep your head down.
Example: He had
always maintained a
Servile attitude
around people with
money
copying someone
without any
originality of his
own at all.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
abjectly submissive;
characteristic of a slave or
servant
Mnemonic: Slavish
sounds like SLAVE.
Example: He has
been criticized for his
Slavish devotion to
the rules.
someone who
eagerly wants to
obey or please
someone
Form: adj,n
Tone: neg
Subservient means
"compliant," "obedient,"
"submissive," or having the
qualities of a servant.
Something that's
subservient has been made
useful, or put into the
service of, something else.
Mnemonic:
sub+servient..servient
sounds like
servent.....a servent
is a slave or one who
is low in rank or
position so
subordinate.
Example: She
refused to take a
Subservient role in
their marriage.
Root: Prefix SUBmeans UNDER.
a person who asks

for something in a
humble manner
specially from God
or a powerful
person.
If you pray every night to

be accepted to your dream
college, you can call
yourself a supplicant, or a
person who asks humbly
for something.
Mnemonic: One who

says ..SUPPLy me I
CANT get it on my
own.
Example: The new
governor soon had to
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DOMINATING
Minion
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
Servile
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
Meaning
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
Slavish
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Subservient
Supplicant
Mnemonic/Example
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Tone: neg
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Coddle
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
to treat someone
with too much care
and attention.
Form: v
Tone: pos
While it is okay for

parents to coddle, spoil,
or pamper a young child,
its a little unnerving
when parents coddle, or
pamper adult children.
And downright weird
when adult children wear
Pampers.
Mnemonic: Coddle sounds like cuddle cuddling is pampering

kids, showing excessive
love, indulge in excess
of cuddling that is
mollyCoddle, which will
spoil kids.
Example: The judges
were accused of
coddling criminals.
the state of your

feelings or mind at
a particular time.
Form: n,v
Tone: neut
Humor is a word for the

quality of being funny - or
for appreciating comedy,
as in "sense of humor."
Example: She
Humored her
grandfather by listening
to his war stories for
the hundredth time.
to satisfy a
particular desire
and interest.
Form: v
Tone: pos
Indulge is a verb that

means "to give in to
something," like when
you indulge your craving
for chocolate by eating a
big piece of it.
Example: It's my
birthday. I'm going to
Indulge myself and eat
whatever I want to eat.
Mollycoddle means to
spoil or overindulge
something. You can think
of mollycoddle as an
extreme form of coddle.
If you constantly fuss
over your dog and serve
her homemade food while
she's resting on a soft
feather bed, you
mollycoddle her.
Mnemonic: molly=to
calm
down/pacify...coddle=to
treat with
tenderness/care...
Mollycoddle= treat with
excessive care
Example: The coach
has been mollycoddling
the team's star players.
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
Humor

INDIFFERENT
Indulge
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
to protect
soomeone too
much and make
their life too
comfortable and
Mollycoddle safe.
Form: v
Tone: pos
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Pamper
to take care of
treat with excessive
someone very well indulgence
and make them
feel as comfortable
as possible.
Form: v
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Mnemonic: Do you
know what hampers a
child most? I think if
the parents always
INDULGE a child , it
may be Pampered & its
life may be hampered.
Example: They really
Pamper their guests at
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Meaning
Omnipresent describes
something that's
everywhere at once, like
a deity or a bad smell.
Mnemonic: Omni
means ALL and
Present. So present in
all places or
everywhere is being
Omnipresent.
Example: Seeking
some much-needed
relief from the
Omnipresent noise of
the big city
Root: Omni means
ALL.
seeming to be
everywhere or in
several places at
the same time.
Form: adj
Tone: NEUT
It's everywhere! It's

everywhere! When
something seems like it's
present in all places at
the same time, reach for
the adjective ubiquitous.
Mnemonic:
Remember UB Group
belonging to Vijaya
Malliya. It is present
everywhere in India.
Example: By that
time cell phones had
become Ubiquitous,
and people had long
ceased to be
impressed by the sight
of one
AGREEMENT / HARMONY
ARGUE / FIGHT
Omnipresent
BIASED
CALM
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
Ubiquitous
Mnemonic/Example
Present
everywhere. (syn)
Form: adj
Tone: NEUT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
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Pulverize
to defeat or
when you pulverize
destroy something someone, you defeat
completely.(effect) him/her thoroughly
Form: v
Tone: neg
Mnemonic: Pulverize
= POWDERIZE
Example: We
Pulverized the
opposition.
to officially state
that a decision
made by the court
has come to an
end or not valid.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Quash means to put down,

stop, extinguish, and its
usually used to talk about
ideas, feelings, or political
movements. You wouldn
t quash a grape
underfoot; you would squash
it. But if you were a military
dictator, you would quash a
revolution.
Mnemonic: Quash
can be framed as
CRUSH to ash, so
qu+(ASH)
Example: The
rumours were quickly
Quashed.
calm down
someone or
something.
Form: v
Tone: pos
Meaning to suppress or
overcome, quell is what you
have to do with nerves
before a big test and fears
before going skydiving.
Mnemonic: Quell
sounds simlar to yell
and we yell to
supress someone or
make him/her quiet.
Example: Extra
police were called in
to Quell the
disturbances.
control
Form: v
Tone: pos/neut
Repression is a kind of
holding back or holding
down. There's repression of
feelings (willing yourself not
to cry), as well as social
repression (where the
government limits freedom
or shuts out certain groups).
Mnemonic:
Repression is like
depression and you
control your
depression which is
Repression
Example: They
survived 60 years of
political Repression.
Restrain
prevent something
from taking place
(syn)
Form: n
Tone: neg
Restrain means to hold

yourself back, which is
exactly what you'd have to
do if, after weeks of dieting,
you found yourself face to
face with a dessert case
filled with pies, cakes, and
cookies.
Mnemonic: Restrain
is to TRAIN your
BRAIN to REFRAIN
from doing something
you are not supposed
to.
Example: He could
not Restrain the dog
from attacking.
Scotch
decisively putting
an end to
something.
Form: v
Tone: pos/neut
The verb to scotch has

nothing to do with the wellknown liquor. Instead, it
means to prevent or stop
something from happening.
Mnemonic: Scotch
sounds like Torch,
which is used to
supress Darkness.
Example: Rumours
that he had fled the
country were
promptly Scotched by
his wife.
to bring someone
To subdue is to hold back,
Mnemonic: Hungry?
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ARGUE / FIGHT
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Quash
DOMINATING
EQUALITY
INDIFFERENT
Quell
Meaning
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
Repression
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Mnemonic/Example
Subdue
Suppress
or something to
control.(effect)
Form: v
Tone: neg/neut
put down, or defeat. A

Doberman can be subdued
with a bone, but subduing a
yapping toy poodle can be a
mail carrier's greatest daily
challenge.
Lets go to SUBWAYS
to Subdue our
hunger.
Example: Julia had
to Subdue an urge to
stroke his hair.
to put something
to end especially
by force
Form: v
Tone: neg
To suppress something
means to curb, inhibit, or
even stop it. If the sound of
your boss moving in his
chair sounds like gas, you
re going to have to learn
how to suppress your
giggles.
Mnemonic: The
celebrity said "sup
press" when the
press came and
ruined his activity.
Example: The
governor tried to
Suppress the news.
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Astound
to surprise or
shock someone
very much.
Form: v
Tone: neg/ neut
Astound means to
amaze. Savants, or those
with extreme brain
abnormalities, can
astound people by their
ability to play Beethoven
sonatas on the piano
after having heard them
only once.
Mnemonic: Astound
sounds like A- STUNT
which is really a
wonder.
Example: The
magician will Astound
you with his latest
tricks.
to confuse
someone
completely.
Form: v
Tone: neg/ neut
To baffle is to confuse. If
you are completely
puzzled as to what baffle
means, you might say
that this word baffles
you.
Mnemonic: Baffle
sounds like be + fool.
Everybody knows
that a fool is always
confused and
frusturated while
trying to understand
/ do something new.
Example: I was
Baffled by many of
the scientific terms
used in the article.
to confuse
someone especially
by tricking them.
Form: v
Tone: neg/ neut
To bamboozle is to
hoodwink, lead by the
nose, or pull the wool
over someone's eyes you're tricking or fooling
them.
Mnemonic: sounds
like Puzzle, using
trick
Example:
Bamboozled by con
men into buying
worthless land in the
desert
confused and
unable to think
normally.
Form: v
Tone: neg/ neut
To befuddle is to confuse.
A sticky exam question
can befuddle you, or an
awkward question about
your whereabouts the
night before (how can
you remember? You were
befuddled, after all.)
Mnemonic: Befuddle
sounds like
bepuzzled.
Example: Most of
the applicants were
Befuddled by the
wording of one of the
questions on the
driving test
showing that you

are confused and
unable to think
clearly.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/ neut
To bemuse means to
confuse or puzzle. You
might be bemused
opening a box of candy
from a "secret admirer."
Your teacher might give
you a bemused smile if
you write your essay as a
series of haikus.
Mnemonic: BEwilder
+ confUSE = Bemuse
Example: The stage
mishap momentarily
Bemused the actress
to confuse
someone
Form: v
Tone: neut
To bewilder is to amaze,
baffle, dumbfound,
flummox, perplex, or
stupefy. When you
bewilder people, you
confuse them.
Mnemonic: Some
times people behave
like wild animals that
Bewilders me,
because they lack
humanity.
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Baffle
INDIFFERENT
INSULTING WORDS
MAKE ISOLATE
NARROW MINDED /
REGIONAL
Bamboozle
NOT SERIOUS
OVERLY OBEDIENT
PAMPERING
PRESENT EVERYWHERE
SUPPRESS / END
SURPRISE / CONFUSE
Befuddle
Bemuse
Bewilder
Example: The
change in policy
seems to have
Bewildered many of
our customers
Boggle
to be slow to do or startle with amazement

accept something
or fear
because you are
surprised.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Mnemonic: Find it
similar with Google,
as Google gives us
regular amazement.
Example: She
Boggled her first
effort to make
Christmas cookies
to confuse and
surprise someone.
Form: v
Tone: neg/ neut
If you have an identical

twin, you've probably
tried dressing alike so
that people confound you
with, or mistake you for,
one another. You've also
probably learned that,
unfortunately, this trick
doesnt work on your
mom.
Mnemonic:
CONfusion FOUND
-Confound
Example: The
school's team
Confounded all
predictions and won
the game.
extremely
surprised and
shocked.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/ neut
When you see your mom

come back from the
salon with bright green
spiky hair and your jaw
drops to the floor in total
shock, youre
flabbergasted. You are
really, really shocked pretty much speechless.
Mnemonic: The
extra flab in his body
aghasted him, for he
was confused
whether to go for the
audition or not
Example: It
flabbergasts me to
see how many people
still support them.
confounded or
confused.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/ neut
be confusing or
Mnemonic: A Fox is
perplexing to; cause to
cunning and have the
be unable to think clearly capability of
confusing you with its
tricks
Example: I must
admit I'm completely
Foxed.
Confound
Flabbergasted
Fox
Non plussed
Obfuscate
Perplex
so shocked that
If a conversation with
you fail to speak or someone leaves you
do something
scratching your head and
Form: adj
wondering what point
Tone: neg/ neut
they were trying to
make, you are
nonplussed: bewildered,
puzzled, often
speechless.
Mnemonic: plussedpuzzled.
Example: I was
nonplussed by his
openly expressed
admiration of me.
to make something
less clear and
more difficult to
understand
Form: v
Tone: neg/ neut
Some people are experts

at obfuscating the truth
by being evasive,
unclear, or obscure in the
telling of the facts. The
people who are good at
obfuscating would include
defense lawyers and
teenagers asked about
their plans for Saturday
night.
Mnemonic: ob (ab--now) FUSCATE -fuss

+ create To
deliberately create a
fuss about an issue to
make it hard to
understand.
Example: Their
explanations only
serve to Obfuscate
and confuse.
confused and
worried because
you did not
understand it.
Form: v
To perplex someone is to
amaze, baffle, bewilder,
dumbfound, flummox,
mystify, or puzzle them.
Perplexing things are
Mnemonic: Perplex
= complex (full of
confusion)
Example: Questions
about the meaning of
Stupefy
Tone: neut
hard to understand.
life have always

Perplexed
humankind.
to surprise or
shock someone
and hence cant
think clearly
Form: v
Tone: neg/ neut
Don't be embarrassed if
the magician's tricks
stupefy you. It means
you're amazed. Who
doesn't want to be
stopped in his tracks
sometimes?
Mnemonic: Think of
tourists visiting New
York City for the first
time. They stare up
at the skyscrapers,
lost in wonder. They
are stupified.
Example: He was
stupefied by the
amount they had
spent.
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DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND
Allay
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
putting a fear,
suspicion or worry
at rest.
Form: v
Tone: pos
The verb allay is used

when you want to
make something better
or eliminate fears and
concerns.
Mnemonic: al + lay - Ali

(name of a person) +
lay; Ali lay down on bed
to calm down his body
and mind.
Example: The new
advertising campaign is
an attempt to Allay the
public's concerns about
the safety of the
company's products.
making a problem
less serious
Form: v
Tone: pos
Do all these words

make your head ache?
If so, take an aspirin to
alleviate, or relieve,
your pain.
Mnemonic: Alleviate elevator: It sounds like

elevator that helps us to
reduce leg pain while
walking or climbing
stairs.
Example: Finding ways
to Alleviate stress is of
primary importance these
days.
to make something
better
Form: v
Tone: pos
To ameliorate is to step
in and make a bad
situation better. You
could try introducing a
second lollipop to
ameliorate a battle
between two four-yearolds over a single
lollipop.
Mnemonic: Ameliorate
sounds like deteriorate =
degrade Ameliorate =
improve
Example: This medicine
should help Ameliorate
the pain.
reduce distress or
pain
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When your back is

killing you from helping
your friend move
furniture into his new
apartment, you need to
take an anodyne, a
painkiller.
Mnemonic: Anodyne > a

+ no + dyne (dying); If
you want him not to die
from pain, you should
give him some Anodyne
drugs.
Example: The otherwise
Anodyne comments
sounded quite
inflammatory when taken
out of context.
Making peace by
accepting demands
Form: v
Tone: pos
Appease means to
make or preserve
peace with a nation,
group, or person by
giving in to their
demands, or to relieve
a problem, as in "the
cold drink appeased his
thirst."
Mnemonic: After the

end of World War II,
peace brought calmness
to all parts of the world.
Example: They
Appeased the dictator by
accepting his demands in
an effort to avoid war.
make an
unpleasant feeling
less serious
If you assuage an
Mnemonic: Assuage
unpleasant feeling, you .....sounds like AT YOUR
make it go away.
AGE. imagine a nurse is
END / STOP
ENTHUSIASM / PASSION /
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Alleviate
LACKING ENERGY / LAZY

NEVER ENDING/NONSTOP
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
Ameliorate
SULKING / BADTEMPERED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNIMPORTANT / TRIVIAL
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Anodyne
Appease
Assuage
Conciliate
Exacerbate
(oppo)
Extenuating
Mitigate
Mollify
Pacify
Form: v
Tone: pos
Assuaging your hunger

by eating a bag of
marshmallows may
cause you other
unpleasant feelings.
ASSUAGING a 70 year
old PATIENT and saying
"AT YOUR AGE you
should take some rest"
Example: A mother
cooing to her toddler and
assuaging his fear of the
dark
to make somebody
less angry by being
kind and pleasant
Form: v
Tone: pos
The verb conciliate

means to placate,
appease, or pacify. If
you are eating at a
restaurant and the
waiter accidentally
spills a drink on you,
the manager may try to
conciliate you by
picking up the tab for
your meal.
Mnemonic: Conceal
means hide....when you
hide yourself from traffic,
chaos, cacophonies, you
feel calm and you pacify
yourself
Example: The company's
attempts to Conciliate the
strikers have failed.
to make something
worse. (oppo)
Form: v
Tone: pos
For a formal-sounding
verb that means to
make worse, try
exacerbate. If you're in
trouble, complaining
about it will only
exacerbate the
problem.
Mnemonic: acerbmeans bitter, harsh; So

exacerbate means to
make things bitter, to
worsen.
Example: The proposed
factory shutdown would
only exacerbate our
unemployment problems.
Making a guilt
appear less serious
and that can be
forgiven
Form: adj
Tone: pos
You'll be furious that

your friend didn't bake
the cupcakes she
promised for christmas
- until you learn the
extenuating
circumstances: her dog
climbed onto her
kitchen counter and ate
all the cupcake batter.
Extenuating means
"making forgivable."
Mnemonic: An extended
class if supplemented
with snacks may be
Extenuating.
Example: There were
Extenuating
circumstances and the
defendant did not receive
a prison sentence.
make something
less serious or
painful
Form: v
Tone: pos
Choose the verb,

mitigate, when
something lessens the
unpleasantness of a
situation. You can
mitigate your parents'
anger by telling them
you were late to dinner
because you were
helping your elderly
neighbor.
Mnemonic: think of
Mitigate as
COLGATE(toothpaste).Use
of COLGATE lessen or try
to lessen the extent of
germs in our teeth.
Example: Emergency
funds are being provided
to help Mitigate the
effects of the disaster.
to lessen
someones anger
Form: v
Tone: pos
To mollify is to calm
someone down, talk
them off the ledge,
make amends, maybe
even apologize.
Mnemonic: Mollify
sounds like nullify...so
just think of nullifying
something...nullifying
your temper
Example: He tried to
Mollify his critics with an
apology.
supress the anger

or excitement of
something
Form: v
Tone: pos
If you are bringing

peace or calm to a
state of unrest, you are
pacifying the situation.
Just think of the
transformation a
squalling baby
Mnemonic: a passive
person is always calm,so
calm down
Example: She resigned
from her position to
Pacify her accusers.
undergoes when a
pacifier is placed within
his mouth, and you will
remember the power of
the verb to pacify.
make someone
less angry
Form: v
Tone: pos
When a husband shows

up with flowers after
he's fought with his
wife, he's trying to
placate her. If you
placate someone, you
stop them from being
angry by giving them
something or doing
something that pleases
them.
Mnemonic: PL + ac +
ATE = a PLATE full of
tasty food to SATISFY
someone.
Example: The angry
customer was not
Placated by the clerk's
apology.
to stop somebody
from being angry
and calm them
down
Form: v
Tone: pos
If you forgot flowers on

your Mom's birthday,
you can still propitiate
her by sending a
bouquet the next day.
Propitiate means to
appease someone or
make them happy by
doing a particular
thing.
Mnemonic: PROf+PITIif you want professor's

pity then you would have
to appease him/her
Example: He made an
offering to Propitiate the
angry gods.
emotional comfort
Form: n
Tone: pos
If something eases
your disappointment or
grief, consider it a
solace. If you're sad,
you might find solace in
music or in talking to
your friends.
Mnemonic: He has SO
LESS anger that he is
always in a state of
Solace.
Example: I Solaced
myself with a book while
I waited for the bus.
someone who
becomes angry
very easily (oppo)
Form: n
Tone: pos
Temper can refer to a

tendency to become
unreasonably angry. If
youre not sure
whether you have a
temper, ask your
friends - but dont
get mad if you dislike
what they have to say.
Mnemonic: The TEMPo

travellER is a vehicle of
moderate speed.
Example: his was
disliked by everyone
because of his high
Temper
Placate
Propitiate
Solace
Temper
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DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Important
Form: n
Tone: pos
In Catholicism, a
cardinal is a highranking bishop. In
math, you use
cardinal numbers
to count. A
cardinal rule is one
that is central and
should not be
broken.
Mnemonic: 'CARDINAL'
also means pertaining to
the 'heart' and the heart is
the 'most important' part
of our body. It is
responsible for the
working of our body.
Example: My CARDINAL
rule is to always be
honest.
central part
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If you're looking
for the most
essential part or
the very center of
something, you're
looking for its
core. Like the
inedible middle of
an apple or your
inner circle of core
friends.
Mnemonic: CORE part of

the course is what we
always try to focus on,
when we were doing our
graduation.
Example: Concern for the
environment is at the
CORE of our policies.
the most important

or famous
Form: n
Tone: pos
Foremost is an
adjective that
means holding the
highest position or
rank. When
naming advisors,
presidents usually
search for the
foremost experts
on various
subjects.
Mnemonic: Fore means

before. So something that
is of primary importance is
FOREMOST.
Example: The governor
was FOREMOST among
those who condemned the
violence.
vital
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When something
absolutely has to
be done and
cannot be put off,
use the adjective
imperative.
Mnemonic: you have to

attend your "important
r(el)ative "and that
meeting is ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY and
IMPORTANT.
Example: It is absolutely
IMPERATIVE that we finish
by next week.
most important to
be without
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Indispensable is a
strong adjective
for something that
you couldn't do
without. If you
have asthma and
you're packing for
summer vacation,
your inhaler is
indispensable,
unless you enjoy
gasping on the
Mnemonic: Dispenser
gives coffee, so important
things in the dispensing
machine do not come with
coffee, so somening that
cannot be dispensed is
important, so
indispensable means
important
Example: She made
herself indispensable to
the department.
CARDINAL
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
CORE

ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
FOREMOST
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
IMPERATIVE
INDISPENSIBLE
beach.
required by law
Form: adj
Tone: pos
In the US,
attending school
through the
twelfth grade,
driving on the
right side of the
road, and
obtaining a social
security number
are all mandatory.
The phrase
"mandatory
requirement" is
redundant.
Mnemonic: MANDATORY,
man-date -for every man
time and date is
necessary/requirement
Example: The offense
carries a MANDATORY life
sentence.
very important,
specially because it
will have important
results
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Momentous
describes an
important event or
moment in time. It
is used for a time
of great
consequence or for
a major
accomplishment,
and is almost
always reserved
for good things.
The day Barack
Obama was
elected president
was a momentous
day for America.
Mnemonic:
momento+ous....momento
or memento are the
objects which are gifted to
us by someone special
which reminds us of the
past and that person and
which are of great
significance and value to
us, cards and gifts are
given as momento which
are MOMENTOUS to us
Example: My college
graduation was a
MOMENTOUS day in my
life.
very important
Form: adj
Tone: pos
To the President,
protecting our
nation's security is
of paramount
importance - it's at
the very top of his
to-do list.
Mnemonic:
PARAMOUNT..(MOUNT
EVEREST)..IS THE biggest
mountain on the earth,so
something SUPREME ,and
BEYOND OUR REACH(LIKE
MOUNT EVEREST) is
PARAMOUNT.
Example: Maintaining the
secrecy of the agreement
is of PARAMOUNT
importance
vitally important
Form: adj
Tone: pos
High school
graduation is a
pivotal moment in
most people's lives
- an important
point that signifies
a shift in direction.
Mnemonic: Pi-votalvoting is very crucial &

important right.
Example: She is at a
PIVOTAL point in her
career.
most important
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something
stands out in a
very obvious way,
it can be called
salient. It's time to
find new friends if
the differences
between you and
your current
friends are
becoming more
and more salient.
Mnemonic: We generally
use SALIENT features to
mean important features
related to something.
Example: She pointed out
the SALIENT features of
the new design.
MANDATORY
MOMENTOUS
PARAMOUNT
PIVOTAL
SALIENT
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Abstract
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
Abstruse
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Abstract:
sounds close to
retract.-and you cant
retract anything from
an Abstract speech or
passage.
Example: We may
talk of beautiful
things, but beauty
itself is Abstract.
difficult to
understand
Form: adj
Tone: neg/ neut
Abstruse things are difficult

to understand because they
are so deep and
intellectually challenging. It
might be hard to figure out
how a toilet flushes but the
technology that goes into
making the Internet
function is abstruse.
Mnemonic: Abstruse
rhyme with
CONFUSE,there is
confusion when
things are not clear
Example: You're not
the only one who
finds Einstein's theory
of relativity Abstruse
something that is
mysterious and
hence understood
by a few
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something arcane is
understood or known by
only a few people. Almost
everyone knows the basics
of baseball, but only an
elite few possess the
arcane knowledge of its
history that marks the true
fan.
Mnemonic: Ar +
Kane (arcane) Kane's (for WWF
watchers) face always
remains secret, as he
uses a mask.
Example:
Grammatical rules
that seem arcane to
generations of
students who were
never taught
grammar in the first
place
likely to be
understood by only
a small number of
people with special
knowledge and
interest.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Pssst... do you know the

secret handshake? If you
haven't been brought into
the inner circle of those
with special knowledge,
esoteric things will remain
a mystery to you.
Mnemonic: Esoteric
sounds like 'It's so
terrible' that I fail to
understand this
theorem.
Example:
Metaphysics is such
an Esoteric subject
that most people are
content to leave it to
the philosophers
having spiritual
qualities that are
difficult to
understand
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Things that are mystical are

magical or mysterious,
possibly having to do with
witches or the occult.
Mnemonic: Mystical
sounds like Mystery,
which is always
difficult to
comprehend.
Example: Watching
the sun rise over the
mountain was an
almost Mystical
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
arcane
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Esoteric
Mystical
Mnemonic/Example
Use the adjective abstract

for something that is not a
material object or is
general and not based on
specific examples.
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Meaning
something that is
present in the
thought but doesn
t have a
concrete shape or
existence.
Form: adj/v/n
Tone: neut
experience.
not clearly
expressed or
explained.
Form: adj/v/n
Tone: neg/neut
If something is obscure, it's

vague and hard to see. Be
careful if you're driving in
heavy rain - the painted
lines can be obscure.
Mnemonic:
Obscure= OBSession
+ CURE - Many
psychiatrists believe
that Obsession's cure
is still UNKNOWN /
UNCLEAR
Example: We went
to see one of
Shakespeare's more
Obscure plays.
Root: Prefix OB
means AGAINST.
mysterious
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Dark and mysterious, the

occult is a kind of
supernatural power or
magic. If you see your
neighbor chanting over a
giant vat of bubbling brew
in the middle of the night,
there's a chance he's
dabbling in the occult.
Mnemonic: Occult
sounds like Difficult
to understand.
Example: The actor's
private life had long
been Occulted by a
contrived public
persona
deep, grave and

hence difficult to
understand
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Difficult to understand
Mnemonic: whatever
professional or
researchers
found(read find) has
to be deep.
Example: It is
difficult to understand
these Profound
questions about life
and death.
knowing little
about something
Form: adj
Tone: neut
It's rather difficult to

penetrate the meaning of
recondite. Fitting, because
it's an adjective that
basically means hard for
the average mind to
understand.
Mnemonic: read
Recondite as "re
conduct". The
professor re
coducted(repeated)
the topic as the
students could not
understand properly.
Example: This is a a
Recondite subject
Root: Prefix RE
means to REPEAT.
clear/clarity
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Perspicuous is an adjective
describing language that is
clear and easy to
understand. When you give
a presentation, you should
speak in a perspicuous
manner so that everyone
will be able to follow you.
Mnemonic:
Perspicuous is not
suspicious..
absolutely clear
Example: Believing
that poetry need not
be as perspicuous as
prose, he writes
poems that are
intentionally
ambiguous
Obscure
Occult
Profound
Recondite
X
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Cease
To come to an end. "Cease to exist" is a popular

Form: v
use of the word cease, or
Tone: neut/neg
end, and you may have
closed your eyes and wished
that someone - the
boogeyman in the dark or a
pesky sibling by day - would
stop! Go away! Cease to be!
Or, at the very least - quit
bugging you.
CALM DOWN
IMPORTANT
DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Meaning
reach the climax or The verb culminate is used to

highest state of
describe a high point or a
development
climactic stage in a process.
Form: v
For example, the goal of a
Tone: pos
Major League baseball team
is to have their season
Culminate
culminate in a World Series
victory.
ORDINARY
To end something
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
Terminate
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Mnemonic/Example
Mnemonic: Cease is
to Stop.
Example: You never
Cease to amaze me!
Mnemonic:
Culminate = break up
like this.. cal(cul) min
ate.. I'm having my
food, it is almost over
or almost at climax ..
i will call you in a
minute.
Example: Their
summer tour will
Culminate at a
spectacular concert in
London.
To terminate something is to Mnemonic: His term

bring it to an end. Period.
(time) of
Full stop.
imprisonment should
never be Terminated
(stop).
Example: Your
contract of
employment
Terminates in
December.
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DIFFICULT TO
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
great enthusiasm
and passion
Form: adj/n
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Are you inspired to write

love poems to your
crush? Sprinkle rose
petals in her path? Then
you're feeling ardor - an
intense kind of warmth
and fervor most often
associated with love.
Mnemonic: ardor our door; please close

the door and
windows, to prevent
the heat from going
outside.
Example: His
revolutionary ardor
was an example to
his followers.
very enthusiastic
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Avid usually means very

eager or enthusiastic. If
you're an avid reader, it
means you read as much
as you can, whenever
you can.
Mnemonic: a person
is always eager to be
in Avid(a video)
Example: He is an
Avid admirer of
horror movies.
full of
energy/liveliness
Form: n
Tone: pos
Buoyancy is a quality
that makes things float
in water. It's also a type
of happiness: if you're
full of buoyancy, you're
mood is light and happy.
Mnemonic: So
whenever you run
into the word
Buoyancy, just think
"staying afloat."
Example: They were
all in buoyant mood.
positive in attitude
and full of energy
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If a person, place, or
thing is energetic and
active, then it's
dynamic. When things
are dynamic, there's a
lot going on.
Mnemonic: A
Dynamite (explosive)
is Dynamic (active
and powerful)
Example: Market
Dynamics are
working in the
company's favor.
Ardor/Ardent
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
Avid
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Buoyancy
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
Dynamic
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Ebullient
Effervescent
cheerful and full of More than chipper, more

energy
than happy, more than
Form: adj
delighted is ebullient Tone: pos
meaning bubbling over
with joy and delight.
Mnemonic: Your dad

purchasing you a new
'Enfield Bullet' so you
show your
'Excitement' Ebullient!
Example: The boss
was in Ebullient
mood.
a person who is
very enthusiastic
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something effervescent
has bubbles or froth, like
a sparkling wine or a
bubble bath. If you have
a happy, light, cheerful
personality - if you are
"bubbly" - you too are
effervescent.
Mnemonic: My
excitable dog is EVER
VEnturing after my
SCENt
Example: He has got
a warm, Effervescent
personality
Gushing,
unrestrained
praise, pleasure or
approval.
Getting a compliment
from your effusive Aunt
Sally can be a little
embarrassing. Since
Mnemonic: Effusive
when spoken have
similarity with
Diffusive-Diffuse that
Effusive
Exuberant
Form: adj
Tone: pos
she's so effusive, Aunt

Sally holds nothing back,
gushing with
enthusiasm.
means something
going out/ gushing
out
Example: They
offered Effusive
thanks for our help.
full of energy,
excitement and
happiness.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Are you feeling really

happy and enthusiastic
about something?
Describe yourself with
the adjective, exuberant!
Mnemonic:
Exuberant- Excess
number of ANTS. ants
are unrestrained, in
large numbers
Example: She gave
an Exuberant
performance.
having passionate
feeling
Form: adj/n
Tone: pos
Use fervent to describe

a person or thing that
shows very strong
feelings or enthusiasm.
If you have a fervent
desire to become an
actress, you'll stop at
nothing to realize your
dream.
Mnemonic:
fervent/fervid both
can be remembered
by February specifically Feb14
when youngsters are
quite emotional
regarding V-Day.
Example: She
prayed fervently for
his complete
recovery.
full of energy,
wanting to play
Form: adj
Tone: pos
The adjective frisky

means playful or lively.
Your frisky puppy likes
to play tug-of-war with
your socks, whether
they're on or off your
feet.
Mnemonic: When
you do brisk walk
early in the morning,
it makes you Frisky,
in other words lively
and energetic.
Example: The kids
were Frisky after all
that candy.
expressing so
much enthusiasm
and emotion that
doesnt seem
sincere
Form: adj
Tone: pos
uttered with
Mnemonic: Gush
unrestrained enthusiasm sounds like Blush.
When we blush our
cheek becomes
shinny.
Example: Everyone
has been Gushing
over the baby.
showing strong
feeling about
something
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something is
impassioned it's filled
with or demonstrating
intense emotion.
Anything can be
impassioned - speech, a
play, a conversation, a
novel, or even you.
Mnemonic:
Impassioned can be
remembered as I AM
PASSIONed
Example: His lawyer
made an Impassioned
argument in his
defense.
attractively lively
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A vivacious person is
lively and spirited: a
vivacious dancer might
do a back-flip off the
wall and then jump into
the arms of her partner.
Mnemonic: YoU
should try to be lively
and energetic at the
time of your VIVA
Example: He had
three pretty,
Vivacious daughters.
make something
less strong
Form: v
Tone: neg
lessen in force or effect
Mnemonic:
Dampened spirit
means lack of
enthusiasm, when
something is damp, it
become weak.
Example: None of
the setbacks could
Fervent/Fervor
Frisky
Gushing
Impassioned
Vivacious
X Dampen
dampen his
enthusiasm for the
project.
having or showing
great enthusiasm
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Zealous/Zest
Use the adjective

zealous as a way to
describe eagerness or
enthusiastic activity. If
you are too zealous in
your efforts to decorate
the house with
Christmas lights, you
might cause a power
outage for the whole
neighborhood.
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means passion or
enthusiasm.
Example: The
detective was zealous
in her pursuit of the
kidnappers.
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Commiserate
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
to show sympathy
to someone who is
upset.
Form: v
Tone: pos
When you commiserate

with your buddies,
you're sharing your
lousy feelings. People
who commiserate have
the same negative
feelings about
something.
Mnemonic:
co+miserate ...share
one's misery by being
with them or identifying
their misery vicariously
Example: The players
Commiserated over
their loss in the
championship game.
Root: Prefix Com is
together, with
showing sympathy
to somebody.
Form: n
Tone: pos
A condolence is an
expression of sympathy
and sorrow to someone
who has suffered a loss,
like the letter of
condolence you send to
a faraway friend who
has lost a loved one.
Mnemonic: When you

offer your Condolences
to someone who has
suffered a loss, you are
saying that you share
their sadness, that you
are there to support
and help them.
Example: The governor
issued a statement of
Condolence to the
victims' families.
Root: Prefix Con refers
to with, together
ability to
understand
another persons
feelings.
Form: n
Tone: pos
Use empathy if you're

looking for a noun
meaning "the ability to
identify with another's
feelings."
Mnemonic: simliar to sympathy ( the ability

to share someone else's
feelings or experiences
by imagining what it
would be like to be in
their situation)
Example: He felt great
Empathy with the poor.
Root: The prefix EM
refers to IN feeling
In
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HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Condolence
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
Empathy
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
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Beatific
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Blithe
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Experience a feeling
of well-being or
happiness, as from
good health or an
intense emotion
Mnemonic: We generally
say a Beam of light has
entered our life when our
first child was born.
Example: She was positively
Beaming with pleasure.
happy and peaceful That blissful grin on

Form: n
your face? It could
Tone: pos
be described as
beatific, meaning it
projects a peaceful
sense of joy.
Mnemonic: divide this word

like beati+fic--beati sounds
like beautiful and something
which is beautiful is blissful.
Example: He has got a
Beatific smileand expression
seeming not to
care or worry,
happy
Form: adj
Tone: pos
The adjective blithe

used to mean happy
and carefree, but
over time it's
acquired a new
understanding of
someone who isn't
paying attention the
way they should.
Mnemonic: Blithe- Belight- Hearted. means care

free
Example: He drove with
Blithe disregard for the rules
of the road.
feeling of great
happiness
Form: n
Tone: pos
If youve ever
been so happy that
the rest of the world
seemed to
disappear, you
ve felt ecstasy
a feeling or state
of intensely
beautiful bliss.
Mnemonic: In a city like

Delhi, if you get ( ek in hindi)
(one) taxi in the peak hours
it definitely adds to your
Ecstasy.
Example: His performance
sent the audience into
ecstasies.
extremely excited
Form: adj
Tone: pos
To elate is to fill
with happiness. If
you are elated, you
are thrilled. You are
walking on air.
Mnemonic: Elate sounds a

bit like inflate. Although the
words are not rElated, if you
Elate someone the feeling is
probably a bit like inflating
them - filling them with
happiness, making them feel
as though they're floating
above the ground.
Example: The discovery has
Elated researchers.
great happiness
that does not last
for a long time
Form: n
Tone: pos
Use euphoria to
describe a feeling of
great happiness and
well-being, but
know that euphoria
often more than
that-it's
unusually, crazy
happy, over the top.
Mnemonic: if you(eu) live

FOR(phori) others (like
mother teresa)...that's the
best way to live...and you'll
always be happy
Example: The initial
Euphoria following their
victory in the election has
now subsided.
to smile
Form: v
Tone: pos

ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
Ecstasy
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Elate
Euphoria
to make somebody Exhilaration is great Mnemonic: Exhilaration:

feel very happy
joy, and excitement Imagine making a verb of
and excited
Form: n
Tone: pos
and liveliness! When

you ride an ocean
wave, hear a
favorite song, or
have a long and
uncontrollable laugh
with friends, there's
a feeling of
exhilaration, an
overflow of
happiness.
'hilarious'; something like

'ex-hilariation' meaning
cheerful and lively.
Example: I felt exhilarated
after a morning of skiing.
very happy and

pleased
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use the adjective

exultant to describe
the triumphant
feeling you get
when you succeed
at something. The
kids on the Little
League team who
win the
championship game
will be exultant.
Mnemonic: Exultant sounds

like Excitement, which is a
combination of pride and joy.
Example: Researchers are
Exultant over the new
discovery.
trying to be funny
in a way that is not
appropriate
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone who is
facetious is only
joking: "I was being
facetious when I
told my mother I
want Brussels
sprouts with every
meal, but she took
me seriously!"
Mnemonic: someone who

makes funny faces
Facetious-Face is not Serious
Example: A Facetious and
tasteless remark about
people in famine-stricken
countries being spared the
problem of overeating
great happiness
Form: n/v
Tone: pos
Felicity is a state of
happiness or the
quality of joy.
Sitting on the roof
with a telescope and
iced tea on a clear,
starry night is one
way to find perfect
felicity - a happy
place.
Mnemonic: Felicity seems

very like facility. If one gets
all facility (s)he must be very
happy. Thus Felicity may
stand for happiness or some
thing producing happiness
Example: He told his friends
that marriage had brought
him a Felicity that he had
never known before.
happiness and fun

Form: adj
Tone: pos
A festive, happy
event, like a big
summer backyard
party, will be full of
gaiety - or
merriment and
playfulness.
Mnemonic: Gaeiety can be

remembered as GAY
(meaning merry and happy)
Example: The colorful flags
added to the Gaiety of the
occasion.
a joke
Form: n/v
Tone: pos
A jest is a joke. Are

you a playful
prankster? A jocular
jokester? A witty
wisecracker? Then
you are definitely
well versed in the
art of the jest.
Mnemonic: Remember "Jest

for laughs gags" on pogo
Example: You should know
that our teasing was done
entirely in Jest.
humorous
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Do you like to make

a lot of jokes? Are
you often silly? Are
you usually happy?
If so, then you are a
jocular person.
Mnemonic: Jocular sounds

like a joker.
Example: He is a Jocular
man who could make the
most serious people smile
Exhilaration
Exultant
Facetious
Felicity
Gaiety
Jest
Jocular
happy and cheerful You know that

Form: adj
teacher who always
Tone: pos
has a goofy smile
on his face and a
Mnemonic: joc...(joke)..and
you crack jokes when you
are cheerful or to show high
siprited merriment
bad pun for the

Example: Old friends
kids? He's got a
engaged in Jocund teasing.
jocund personality,
meaning he's merry
and cheerful.
Jocund
the state of being

happy
Form: n
Tone: pos
Use the noun jollity

to describe having
fun and being in an
extremely good
mood, like the jollity
you feel when you
are with your best
friends at your
favorite amusement
park.
Mnemonic: jolli+ty...so
focus on jolli....jolly means
cheers to you.
Example: I love all of the
warmhearted Jollity of the
holiday season.
friendly and happy

Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use jovial to
describe people who
show good humor
and are full of joy.
Santa Claus, with
his constant "ho-hohoing" is a jovial
figure.
Mnemonic:
Jovial=jo(joy)+vi(by)+al(all),
so Jovial means happiness,
joyful, merriment
Example: He was in a Jovial
mood.
feeling or showing
happiness because
of success
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you were the

quarterback that
threw the
touchdown pass
that won the Super
Bowl, you would be
jubilant: filled with
joy.
Mnemonic: Jubilant sounds

like Jubilee, any kind of
Silver or Golden Jubilee is a
special occasion and is a
happy and joyous moment.
Example: The fans were in
a Jubilant mood after the
victory.
great happiness
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're blissfully
happy, you're
rapturous. You could
describe your
purring cat rolling
around in catnip as
rapturous.
Mnemonic: rapture sounds

like capture. You capture
good moments with a cam
on occassions of happiness
and DELIGHT, ECSTACY
Example: We listened with
rapture as the orchestra
played.
entertain someone
with a story
Form: v
Tone: pos
You may have heard

it said that the
fastest way to a
persons heart is
through his
stomach. So, if you
need to please or
impress someone,
regale them - that
is, treat them to
lavish food and
drink.
Mnemonic:
re+gale(remember chris
gayle )if he comes to bat
again he always provides
entertainment to audience
Example: An inn that
nightly Regales its guests
with five-course meals
prepared by a master chef.
confident, hopeful
and optimistic
about what might
happen, in a
difficult situation
Form: n
Tone: pos
If you're sanguine
about a situation,
that means you're
optimistic that
everything's going
to work out fine.
Mnemonic: Sanguine Penguin : Kids cheer up

when they see penguins ..
Penguins are very cheerful
and hopeful (Ref the movie
"Happy Feet")
Example: They are less
Sanguine about the
company's long-term
prospects.
extremely noisy
(the uproarious
laughter passed
across the room);
relate it to ROAR
Uproarious
describes a room of
happy people
laughing, or a noisy
crowd at a soccer
Mnemonic: Uproarious has

ROAR, sound made by Lion
which always comes before
TOM AND JERRY starts....its
a show marked by
Jollity
Jovial
Jubilant
Rapturous
Regale
Sanguine
Uproarious
Form: adj
Tone: pos
match. Uproarious
situations are very
loud, a little out of
control, and often
hilarious.
commotion,fun,laughter and
is sometimes noisy
Example: Visited the site
where the action movie was
being filmed only to find a
chaotic, Uproarious set.
someone who does

something clever
and amusing
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Waggish means that

someone is
humorous or witty
the kind of
person who'd keep
you in stitches all
night if you sat next
to one at a party.
Mnemonic: Remember the

character "SHAGGY" in
Scooby Doo? He is the
comedian of the show who
always passes funny and
witty comments and acts like
a joker. Waggish sounds
similar to Shaggy (though
partially).
Example: He has a Waggish
disposition that often got him
into trouble as a child.
Waggish
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Assiduous
Relation to Group
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
Mnemonic: Ass is
donkey and donkey is
hardworking.
Example: They were
Assiduous in their
search for all the
latest facts and
figures.
very persevering
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who is diligent

works hard and carefully. If
you want to write the epic
history of your family, you'll
have to be very diligent in
tracking down and
interviewing all of your
relatives.
Mnemonic: Deligent
is more than being
intelligent, which
involves hardworking.
Example: A student
who has been
unceasingly Diligent
in pursuit of a degree
in mathematics.
Diligent,
hardworking
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If someone comments that

you are very industrious,
they are complimenting you
for working hard and
tirelessly. You can have the
evening to yourself if you're
industrious enough during
the afternoon to get your
homework and chores done.
Mnemonic:
Industrious..if you
want to be an
INDUSTRIalist you
have to be DILIGENT
and HARD-WORKING.
Example: An
Industrious worker
who never seems to
sleep
very careful and

hardworking
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you notice that

painstaking is composed of
pains and taking, you
already have a pretty clear
sense of what this adjective
means: to be painstaking is
to be so carefulso
meticulous, so thorough
that it hurts.
Mnemonic: Taking
the pain of doing
something.
Example: The event
had been planned
with Painstaking
attention to detail.
constant in effort
and hardworking
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A sedulous person is
someone who works hard
and doesn't give up easily.
If you make repeated and
sedulous attempts to fix a
leaky pipe and it only
makes things worse, it
might be time to go online
and find the number of a
plumber.
Mnemonic:
se+dul+lous...to
SEEK knowledge you
have to PAY
ATTENTION i.e. have
to be LESS DULL
Example: An
impressively Sedulous
suitor, he was
constantly sending
her flowers and other
tokens of his
affection.
to work hard
Form: n/v
Tone: pos
Toil is another word for

work. You toil as a
customer service rep all
day, but you'd prefer to
Example: Hundreds
of men Toiled for
years at building the
pyramid.
Diligent
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
ORDINARY
Industrious
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Painstaking
Mnemonic/Example
If you call someone

assiduous, it's a
compliment. It means
they're careful, methodical
and very persistent. Good
detectives are classically
assiduous types.
END / STOP
EXCITE
Meaning
Diligent,
hardworking
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Sedulous
work as a rock goddess.

Unfortunately, there weren't
many ads in the
employment section for
goddesses - rock or
otherwise.
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Fitfully
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
active but not

regular and steady
Form: adj/adv
Tone: neut
An adjective that sounds a

little like what it means,
fitful means stopping and
starting, on-again offagain, switching suddenly.
I had a fitful night's sleep:
I woke up several times
throughout the night.
Mnemonic: I am fat
and so trousers
occasionally fit me
fully.
Example: Several
fitful attempts at
negotiation have
failed.
something that
takes place at
irregular intervals
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Reach for the adjective

intermittent to describe
periodic movement and
stopping and starting over
a period of time.
Mnemonic: Here the

word starts with inter
so remember as
intervals...intervals of
pendulum is periodic
in motion
Example: The
patient was having
Intermittent pains in
his side.
happening or done
sometimes but not
often
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When something happens

from time to time on an
irregular basis, we say it is
an occasional occurrence.
For example, you might
have an occasional lunch
with a friend. If your friend
ever picked up the bill,
maybe it would happen
more often.
Mnemonic: She is so
weight conscious that
she consumes
Chocolates only on
occasions (special
moments)
Example: He spent
five years in Paris,
with occasional visits
to Italy.
Irregular bursts
(The spasmodic
fighting between
the two parties
continued)
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that is
spasmodic is experiencing
a fit, a loss of muscular
control. If you are spazzing
out, you are spasmodic.
Mnemonic: A SPAM
mail seems to be an
interruption.
Example: He made
only Spasmodic
attempts to lose
weight.
Scattered or
isolated or
irregular Interval.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Sporadic is an adjective
that you can use to refer to
something that happens or
appears often, but not
constantly or regularly. The
mailman comes every day
but the plumber visits are
sporadic-he comes as
needed.
Mnemonic: Sporadic
-opposite of periodic,
we know periodic
things occur
regularly.
Example: Fighting
continued
Sporadically for two
months.
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
Intermittent
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
Occassional
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
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Lazy
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Indolent is an adjective
meaning slow or lazy. It
can take an indolent
teenager hours to get
out of bed on a
weekend morning.
Mnemonic: In India
people become lazy
when it is time to pay
the rent. (Indolent)
Example: An Indolent
boy who had to be
forced to help out with
the chores.
Root: Prefix IN means
NOT.
carelessly lazy
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Even though
lackadaisical sounds like
it has something to do
with a shortage of
daisies, know that what
it really means is
lacking in spirit or
liveliness.
Mnemonic:
Lackadaisical sounds
as LACK-A-DIZEALCAL... hence the
meaning " lack of zeal"
Example: His teachers
did not approve of his
Lackadaisical approach
to homework.
Indolent
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
Lackadaisical
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
ORDINARY
Lackluster
lacking in energy,
lacking brilliance or
force, not inspiring vitality
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Mnemonic: Lacking
shine (lustre) or
livliness
Example: This was a
a Lackluster
performance.
lazy, slow, weak

Form: adj
Tone: neg
Describe a slow-moving
river or a weak breeze
or a listless manner with
the slightly poetic
adjective, languid.
Mnemonic: Languid
sounds similar to
language..language
classes are generally
boring..
Example: They
proceeded at a Languid
pace.
lack of energy
Form: n/adj
Tone: neg
After running 10 miles,

bicycling 20 miles, and
swimming 10 miles, the
triathlete was overcome
with lassitude - a great
weariness or lack of
energy.
Mnemonic: After a
heavy lunch, if you
drink a glass of LASSI,
you will go into a
Lassitude i.e.
weariness, lethargy
and ultimately go to
sleep.
Example: Symptoms
of the disease include
paleness and
Lassitude.
lazy
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When you feel lethargic,

you're sluggish or
lacking energy. Being
sleepy or hungry can
make anyone lethargic.
Mnemonic: Being
Lethargic also goes
well with watching TV,
since that takes almost
no energy at all. When
you feel Lethargic, you
don't have any energy
to spare.
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
Languid
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Lassitude
Lethargic
Example: A big meal

always makes me feel
Lethargic and sleepy
lacking energy
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Listless
Loll
Sloth
To be listless it to be
lethargic, low spirited,
and limp. "The fever
made the boy listless
he seemed to melt
into the sofa."
Mnemonic: I lost my
list of universities to
apply. Now I am
lacking spirit because I
am Listless!
Example: The heat
made everyone tired
and Listless.
sit, lie or stand in a To loll means to hang

Mnemonic: this is
lazy manner
around lazily without
easy - sounds like LOL.
Form: v
doing much at all. It's a We use LOL only when
Tone: neg
great pleasure to loll
we are chatting. When
about in the park
we chat we waste time
instead of going to
lazily by laying around.
work. But your boss
So Loll is wasting time
might have a problem
lazily.
with it.
Example: He Lolled
back in his chair by the
fire.
lazy
Form: n/adj
Tone: neg
If you lounge around in

your bathrobe watching
TV and ordering out for
pizza, you'll get called a
sloth.
Mnemonic: "slow"th
Example: A youth
inclined more toward
Sloth than athletics
Inactive
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When you are feeling

draggy - positively
slug-like - you are
sluggish, or slow. If
cookie sales are
sluggish at your bake
sale, you are selling
very few treats.
Mnemonic: Sluggish
= slow + ish
Example: The game
picked up after a
Sluggish start.
lethargic
Form: n/adj
Tone: neg
Torpor is a state of
mental and physical
inactivity. "After a huge
Thanksgiving meal, my
family members fall into
a torpor; no one can
even pick up the TV
remote."
Mnemonic: Torpor
sounds like 'topper'.
Its quite opposite to
what is a 'topper' who
is naturally diligent
Example: A torpid
sloth that refused to
budge off its tree
branch
Sluggish
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END / STOP
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic: initial part

sounds like 'crown'!
crown + ic. A king
rules the nation for
long time, hence his
crown last for long
time..ie long lasting
Example: Inflation
has become a Chronic
condition in the
economy.
that does not STOP Something incessant

Form: adj
continues without
Tone: pos
interruption. When you're
on a cross country flight,
it's tough to tolerate the
incessant crying of a
baby.
Mnemonic: IN(
not)+cessa(sounds
like CEASE) which
MEANS TO
STOP...something
which does not stop ,
and continues forever,
hence
UNINTERRUPTED AND
UNCEASING.
Example: The
Incessant noise from
an outside repair crew
was a real distraction
during the test.
NOT.
that cannot be
stopped or
changed
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When a person is
inexorable, they're
stubborn. When a thing
or process is inexorable,
it can't be stopped.
Mnemonic:
in(not)+exhort(means
to pressurize):that
means a person who is
Inexorable cant be
pressurised;he will not
yield
Example: There has
been this Inexorable
rise of crime in Delhi.
NOT.
never ending
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use interminable to
describe something that
has or seems to have no
end. Your math class.
Your sister's violin recital.
A babysitting job where
five kids are going
through your purse and
the parents didn't leave a
number.
Mnemonic: In (NOT)
+ Terminable (stop)
Something that cannot
be stopped.
Example: The drive
seemed Interminable.
NOT.
Lasting Forever
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Perennial typically
describes things that are
permanent, constant, or
Mnemonic: if you
remember we have
learnt about Perennial
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Incessant
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Mnemonic/Example
something that
If you smoke a cigarette
lasts for a long
once, you've simply made
time and cannot be a bad choice. But if
wiped off
you're a chronic smoker,
Form: adj
you've been smoking for
Tone: pos
a long time and will have
a hard time stopping.
Inexorable
Interminable
Perennial
Never Ending,
Constant
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Relentless
repeated. If you fight with

your parents every year
over whether they really
must invite your
annoying cousins for
Thanksgiving, you could
call that a perennial
conflict.
rivers in social studies

which means LONG
LASTING rivers
Example: Flooding is
a Perennial problem
for people living by
the river.
Relentless is a good word

for describing something
that's harsh, unforgiving,
and persistent, like the
hot sun in the desert, or
a cold that keeps you in
bed for days with a nose
like a strawberry.
Mnemonic: relent(to
surrender)+ less.....so
it is one who doesn't
surrender or is
persistent and
determined
Example: Her
Relentless optimism
held the team
together.
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
lacking excitement
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is boring and

unoriginal, it's banal. Banal
things are dull as
dishwater.
Mnemonic: Divide it
like -ban + al(ban all
people); you ban all
those people from
your group, if they are
repeating the same
activity again and
again.
Example: The writing
was Banal but the
story was good.
an unoriginal idea
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A bromide is a common
saying or proverb that is
obvious and not that
helpful, like "When life
hands you lemons, make
lemonade."
Mnemonic: Bromide
is the COMMON salt
ever found
Example: His speech
had nothing more to
offer than the usual
Bromides about how
everyone needs to
work together.
an uninteresting
phrase.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you've heard an
expression a million times,
chances are it's a cliche.
Mnemonic: CLICK....it
represents
camera...cliche means
a remark that is
overused....these days
we make overuse of
camera to take photos
everytime to upload
them on social
networking site like
facebook
Example: This is an
old Clich that a
trouble shared is a
trouble halved
not original
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Alert: shifting parts of

speech! As a noun, a
derivative is kind of
financial agreement or
deal. As an adjective,
though, derivative
describes something that
borrows heavily from
something else that came
before it.
Mnemonic: Derived
from something.
Example: I've always
found the exercise
slightly Derivative and
not very challenging
Banal
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Bromide

ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
Clich
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Derivative
Hackneyed
not original,
Hackneyed is a word for
overused so lost its language that doesn't pack
significance
a punch since it's overused
Form: adj
and trite. "Roses are red,
Tone: neg
violets are..." - enough
already?! That's hackneyed
stuff.
Mnemonic: when a
software is hacked, it
becomes Hackneyed
because then all
people are able to use
that program without
paying for
Example: Advertisers
have Hackneyed the

word
revolutionary so
much that it now just
means that a product
is new
lacking in
refinement
Form: adj
Tone: neg
That class on 18th century

feminist zoologists and
their favorite poets?
Surprisingly humdrum, or
dull, tedious, and totally
boring.
Mnemonic: Anything
that you can call
Humdrum is so
severely lacking in
variety and excitement
that it's sure to make
you hum and drum
your fingers out of
boredom.
Example: She liked
the movie, but I
thought it was
Humdrum.
happens everyday
Form: adj
Tone: neg
An ordinary, unexciting
thing can be called
mundane: "Superman hid
his heroic feats by posing
as his mundane alter ego,
Clark Kent."
Mnemonic: Mundane
sounds like Monday.
After an exciting
weekend, Monday is
just another Mundane
day.
Example: Prayer and
meditation helped her
put her Mundane
worries aside
Humdrum
Mundane
Dull, lacking
inspiration.boring
and always the
same
Form: adj
Pedestrian
Tone: neg
Platitude
Plebeian
a pedestrian thing is
Mnemonic: ped
something that is boring or means foot Pedestrian
unexciting
means one who walks
on foot is obviously
ordinary
Example: He lived a
Pedestrian life,
working at the paper
mill and living in his
trailer.
a remark or
statement with
moral content
often interesting
and thoughtful
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If an executive gives a
speech that begins, "This
business is all about
survival of the fittest. You
need to burn the midnight
oil and take one for the
team," his employees
might get sick of listening
to these meaningless
clichs and tell him to
cut the p
Mnemonic: Platitude
sounds flat + attitude:
something flat does
not attract us as it is
very common. So you
will obviously give trite
remarks.
Example: His speech
was filled with familiar
Platitudes about the
value of hard work
and dedication.
of or belonging to
the lower social
classes
Form: adj
Tone: neg
In Roman times, the lower

class of people was the
plebeian class. Today, if
something is plebeian, it is
of the common people.
Mnemonic: sounds
like pebble which are
found every where and
are very common
Example: He
wondered what the
people at the country
club would think of his
Plebeian origins
occurring everyday
and therefore
ordinary
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Quotidian is a fancy way of

saying "daily" or "ordinary."
Quotidian events are the
everyday details of life.
Mnemonic: split it as
"quote+indian".QUOTE
AN INDIAN every day.
Newspapers quote
opinions of Indians
everyday.. so its a
DAILY
occurence,customary
Example: Not content
with the Quotidian
quarrels that other
couples had, they had
rows that shook the
entire neighborhood
Quotidian
overused and
therefore lacking
freshness or
originality
Form: adj/n
Tone: neg
Trite
When you want to indicate

that something is silly or
overused, you would call it
trite. A love song with
lyrics about holding hands
in the sunshine? Totally
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+it ( so sounds like try
+ it) She made the
same dish all the time
and gave it to her
friends saying, 'try it'
... as it is repeated so
many times, it
becomes over familiar.
Example: By the time
the receiving line had
ended, the bride and
groom's thanks
sounded Trite and
tired
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Anguish
lot of mental and

physical pain and
suffering
Form: n,adj
Tone: neg
The noun anguish

refers to severe
physical or
emotional pain or
distress. A trip to
the dentist might
cause a cavityprone person a lot
of anguish.
Mnemonic: Anguish - ang

(anger) + you + wish; When
you are in anger with
someone, you wish him/her
to suffer from pain and
distress.
Example: They watched in
Anguish as fire spread
through the house.
having lost a
relative or close
one because of
death
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Bereaved is an
adjective describing
people in deep
sorrow at the loss
of a loved one. For
some, being
bereaved helps
them leave the
sadness or release
themselves from it
by experiencing it
for awhile.
Mnemonic: Bereaved sounds

like GRIEVE..which means
mourning for somebody
Example: The grief of the
Bereaved parents seemed to
be without limit
deprived of
something or
someone, lonely
Form: adj
Tone: neg
So, they took the

thing you most
loved, and you're
never going to get
it back. You've
gone beyond just
plain grief-stricken
- you're bereft.
Mnemonic: be+reft--reft
sounds like left, imagine a
man who is left alone, after
his best friend left him or
deprived of someone lovable.
Example: He was completely
Bereft when his wife died.
not giving any

reason to hope
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that is
bleak is gloomy
and depressing. If
it's raining and
dark, you might
describe the night
as bleak. If you
have looked for
work and no one
will hire you, you
could describe your
prospects as bleak.
Mnemonic: Bleak sounds like

black -- black color is the
symbol of hopelessness and
depression.
Example: A Bleak outlook for
the team for the rest of the
season.
sad and
disappointed
because of having
failed
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are
crestfallen, you are
dark, depressed,
and down in the
dumps. You are in
need of a pep talk,
or at least a hug.
Mnemonic: Crest means

heights and falling from a
height is being Crestfallen.
Example: She was
Crestfallen when she found
out she hadn't got the job.
sad and depressed

Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you're ejected
from an important
game, you're going
to feel dejected. If
you're rejected by
Mnemonic: you feel

Dejected when you are
rejected
Example: She looked so
Dejected when she lost the
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DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Bereaved

ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
Bereft
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Bleak
Crestfallen
Dejected
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Desolate
Despondent
Forlorn
the love of your

life, you'll feel
dejected again.
game.
making people sad

and frightened
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you feel alone,

left out, and
devastated, you
feel desolate. A
deserted, empty,
depressing place
can be desolate
too.
Mnemonic: de + solate
sounds like I + SOLATE..and
who lives an isolated life?
Obviously a person who has
been ABANDONED by his
family.
Example: This is a Desolate
house abandoned many years
ago
sad, less hope and

courage
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are
despondent, you
are discouraged,
very sad, and
without hope. If
you are depressed,
you might describe
your mood as
despondent.
Mnemonic: the word

despondant looks like
pepsodent. So wen you don't
brush in the morning... your
day will be gloomy and
depressing.
Example: I had never seen
them looking so Despondent.
sad and abondoned

and hence lonely
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Sniff, sniff, boohoo... use the

adjective forlorn to
express loneliness
and feeling left out.
Mnemonic: FOR+LORN
(sounds like MOURN) - You
are sad and wretched when
you mourn for someone dear
to you.
Example: She looked so
Forlorn, standing there in the
rain.
tearful or weeping
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A good place to see

a display of
lachrymose sorrow
is at a funeral people sobbing
openly or sniffling
quietly into their
hankies. To be
lachrymose, in
other words, is to
be tearful.
Mnemonic: Lachrymoselac+chry(cry)+mose(most),so
when you cry most you
produce 'tears'.
Example: The more
Lachrymose mourners at the
funeral required a steady
supply of tissues
to feel or show
great sadness for
someone
Form: v
Tone: neg
If you are really

upset or sorry
about something,
you might lament
it. A lament is full
of regret and grief.
Mnemonic: Lament =
l[amen]t => we Lament the
death by saying 'amen'
Example: She Lamented
over the loss of her best
friend.
looking or
sounding sad
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Funerals are
lugubrious. So are
rainy days and
Mondays. Anything
that makes you
sad, gloomy, or
mournful can be
called lugubrious.
Mnemonic: He was very

mournful when he had to
BURY his cut LEG.
Example: The diner's dim
lighting makes eating there a
particularly Lugubrious
experience
sad, depressed
Form: n,adj
Tone: neg
Melancholy is
beyond sad: as a
noun or an
adjective, it's a
word for the
gloomiest of spirits.
Mnemonic: Being Melancholy

means that you're
overwhelmed with sorrow,
wrapped up in sorrowful
thoughts.
Example: There is a
brooding Melancholy in his
black and white photography.
to fail gradually in
health or vitality
from grief, regret,
etc
if you pine, you

Mnemonic: Someone who is
become weak,
staying away from home, will
especially if you are be in pain and would Pine to
separated from
meet his/her parents.
Lachrymose
Lament
Lugubrious
Melancholy
Pine
Form: v
Tone: neg
your loved one.
Example: After his wife died,

he just Pined away.
sounding sad
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Plaintive is an
adjective for
describing someone
or something with
a pleading,
sorrowful,
desperate tone. If
you have ever
heard the plaintive
howl of a wolf, then
you know what we
are getting at here.
Mnemonic: Plaintive can be

split into
plain(plane)+tive(relative).
Suppose a relative dies in a
plane crash, we mourn. Thus
Plaintive = mourn.
Example: We could hear the
Plaintive cry of a wounded
animal in the woods.
expressing
discontent
Form: v
Tone: neg
The verb repine

describes
expressing gloom
or discontent.
Brooding, fretful,
and sad - these
are the traits of
people who repine
at their
circumstances in
life.
Mnemonic: Imagine on
Christmas, your friend brings
pine tree instead of
Christmas tree, so you will
Repine
Example: There is no use
repining over a love that's
been long lost
great sorrow
Form: n,adj
Tone: neg
"O, woe is me!"

This line is from
Shakespeare. When
Hamlet scorns
Ophelia, she utters
these words to
express the grief
and despair that
will soon drive her
to suicide.
Mnemonic: Woe - when our

favourite batsmen gets out...
we, while watching cricket
shout OH!!!! sadly
Example: Ah, Woe, with the
death of the last of my
siblings I am alone in this
world!
Plaintive
Repine
Woe
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something that
stays for a very
short time
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that is fleeting or

short-lived is ephemeral,
like a fly that lives for one
day or text messages flitting
from cellphone to cellphone.
Mnemonic:
Ephemeral sounds
like e-funeral. Electric
funeral is SHORT.
Example: The
autumnal blaze of
colors is always to be
treasured, all the
more so because it is
so Ephemeral.
something that
stays for a very
short time
Form: adj
Evanescent
Tone: neut/neg
A beautiful sunset, a
rainbow, a wonderful dream
right before your alarm clock
goes off - all of these could
be described as evanescent,
which means fleeting
or
temporary.
Mnemonic:
Remember it as "Eva
want scent'. Scent
evaporates like vapor.
Example: Beauty is
as Evanescent as a
rainbow
something that
stays for a very
short time
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Fleeting is an adjective that

happens really fast, or
something that doesnt
last as long as youd
like.
Mnemonic: fleet is
usually used for a
group of
airplanes/ship/cars
which can be seen for
short period of time,
so short lived
Example: I had a
Fleeting desire to
jump into the cool
lake but kept on
hiking
Not Permanent
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
Use the adjective transient

to describe something that
always changes or moves
around, like how a teenage
girl can have a temporary
crush on one boy one week
and another boy the next
week.
Mnemonic:
remember Transient
light and Transient
current.... that we
studied in
physics.....which
produce an effect for
a very short time
Example: We are all
aware of the
Transient nature of
speech
worldly and not

permanent
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is fleeting or
lasts a short time, it is
transitory. Your boss
declared the company's
restructuring to be
transitory, and promised
that the company would
emerge stronger and better
than ever.
Mnemonic:
Transistors take a
very short time to
turn from on to off
mode i.e acting like a
switch
Example: A
Transitory panic
struck me when I
realized that we had
left the baby in the
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DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND
Ephemeral
Relation to Group
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
Fleeting
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Transient
Transitory
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Unhappy and bad

tempered
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A morose person is sullen,

gloomy, sad, glum, and
depressed - not a happy
camper.
Mnemonic: When
someone is Morose,
they seem to have a
cloud of sadness
hanging over them.
Example: She just sat
there looking Morose.
someone who is
easily annoyed by
unimportant things
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When you're peevish, you're

easily irritated and grumpy.
Everything seems to get
under your skin.
Mnemonic: Know
someone who always
seems annoyed,
grumpy, cranky, or
irritated? That person
is Peevish.
Example: I would
rather figure things out
on my own than ask
that Peevish librarian
for help.
bad tempered
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Choose the adjective,

petulant, to describe a
person or behavior that is
irritable in a childish way.
Mnemonic: The pet u - lent (Petulant) me

is getting me irritated
Example: A Petulant
and fussy man who is
always blaming
everyone else for his
problems
pouting your lips

will mean you are
annoyed
Form: v
Tone: neg
When something doesnt

go your way and you get
annoyed about it, thats
a pout. And when you let
the world know about it by
thrusting out your lower lip,
you are pouting. Get over it.
Mnemonic: Push the

liP OUT to Pout.
Example: She Pouted
her lips and stared at
him angrily.
looking serious and Medieval alchemists ascribed

threatening.
to the planet Saturn a
Form: adj
gloomy and slow character.
Tone: neg
When people are called
saturnine, it means they are
like the planet
Saturnine
gloomy, mean, scowling.
Not exactly the life of the
party.
Mnemonic: If you are

a party freak and at
Nine of Saturday Night
if you are still at
home..then you will be
gloomy! So from this
we can get SATURday
NINE or Saturnine!
Example: The men
awaiting interrogation
Dour
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HARDWORKING
Morose
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
ORDINARY
Peevish
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Mnemonic/Example
Mnemonic: "Dour"
looks like "sour." A
person with a sour
expression is clearly
feeling very Dour, that
is, sullen and gloomy
Example: The city,
drab and Dour by day,
is transformed at
night.
IMPORTANT
HAPPY / JOYOUS
Meaning
giving the
Dour describes something
impression of being sullen, gloomy, or
unfriendly
persistent. You might look
Form: adj
dour on your way to picking
Tone: neg
up your last check from the
job you just got fired from,
and people should get out of
your way.
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Relation to Group
Petulant
Pout
by the police shared a

Saturnine silence
Sullen
bad tempered and

not willing to talk
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A bad-tempered or gloomy
person is sullen. Sullen
people are down in the
dumps.
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Mnemonic: Your face

is SWOLLEN ( by some
insect bite ) and so
you feel Sullen
Example: Bob looked
pale and Sullen.
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Gratuitous
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
done without any

good reason and
often having
harmful effects
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
Gratuitous means
"without cause" or
"unnecessary." Telling
ridiculous jokes at a
somber occasion would
be a display of gratuitous
humor.
Mnemonic:
'Gratitude' is
something that
cannot be measured.
It is priceless.
Example: The film
was criticized for its
Gratuitous violence.
to anticipate and
prevent (as a
situation) or make
unnecessary (as an
action)
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To obviate means to
eliminate the need for
something or to prevent
something from
happening. If you want
to obviate the possibility
of a roach infestation,
clean your kitchen
regularly.
Mnemonic: OBVIATE
- viate sounds like
deviate, deviate
yourself from
something
unnecessary to you
Example: The new
medical treatment
OBVIATEs the need
for surgery.
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EXCITE
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HAPPY / JOYOUS
OBVIATE
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
to make necessary The verb necessitate

Form: verb
shows that something is
Tone: pos
necessary or needs to
happen, as when a sweet
X
tooth can necessitate a
NECESSITATE
trip to the store for a
triple-scoop ice cream
which will necessitate
a trip to the gym.
something that is
required or
necessary
Form: n
Tone: neut
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
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necessi+tate
something
NECESSARY
Example: New safety
regulations
necessitated adding a
railing to the stairs.
Mnemonic: we say a
WARRANT is issued
against him, so a
warrant is to JUSTIFY
that he is liable to be
taken into custody
Example: The
deepening gloom
about the economy
may well warrant
such an aggressive
response
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EXPENDABLE
if you consider
people or things to
be expendable, you
think that you can
get rid of them
when they are no
longer needed
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Anything
expendable is not
necessary - it can
be done without. If
you lose or use
expendable funds,
you won't miss the
money.
Mnemonic: Expend
sounds like Expense,
which at times seems
to be unnecessary.
Example: There are
employees whose
jobs are considered
EXPENDABLE.
something that is
marginal
Form: noun
Tone: neg
fringe players in a
team are not as
famous or as highly
regarded as the
other players in the
team are.
Mnemonic: FRINGE
players do not get as
much attention as
main players do.
Example: a FRINGE
of moss around the
tree
minor consequence Incidental means

Form: adj
secondary in time
Tone: neg
or importance. If
you lose weight
because you moved
and must walk
further to school,
the weight loss was
incidental to the
move.
Mnemonic: "dental"
is considered minor
to other branches of
medical..
Example: You may
incur some
INCIDENTAL
expenses on the trip.
not important
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is
considered of little
worth or
importance, it is
inconsequential. If
astronomers
forecast a
tremendous meteor
shower, it might
turn out to be no
more than space
junk, too
inconsequential to
record.
Mnemonic:
INCONSEQUENTIAL
sounds like Not
essential
Example: That's an
INCONSEQUENTIAL
problem compared to
the other issues
having no value
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something nugatory
has no real value;
its worthless.
All your excuses for
why you didnt
turn the bath tap
off when you left
the apartment are
nugatory; they
dont change
the fact that the tub
overflowed and
leaked into the
Mnemonic:
NUGATORY sounds
like No+guarantee,
i.e a product which
has no guarantee, is
worthless.
Example: The book
is entertaining, but its
contributions to
Shakespearean
scholarship are
NUGATORY.
CALM DOWN
IMPORTANT
DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND
END / STOP
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
FRINGE
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
INCIDENTAL
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
INCONSEQUENTIAL
NUGATORY
apartment below.
not as important
as the main aim.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Scanners, printers,
and speakers are
peripheral devices
for a computer
because they aren't
central to the
working of the
computer itself.
Anything peripheral
is on the margin, or
outside, while main
things, like a
computer's
processor, are not
peripheral.
Mnemonic: Villages
on the Periphery of
any country are of
less importance...i.e
PERIPHERAL
Example: If we focus
too much on
PERIPHERAL issues,
we will lose sight of
the goal.
something
unimportant
Form: n
Tone: neg
The adjective
picayune refers to
those things that
are so small, trivial,
and unimportant
that they're not
worth getting into.
Why focus on the
picayune details,
when it's the larger
ideas that are the
real problem?
Mnemonic: relate it
to pico, which means
small. so PICAYUNEpico-small or petty
things
Example: Our lives
don't amount to a
PICAYUNE in the
great scheme of
things
PERIPHERAL
PICAYUNE
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CALM DOWN
IMPORTANT
DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND
END / STOP
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
a fact or action
that is not usual.
Form: n
Tone: neut
An aberration is a noun that

means something that is not
normal or is very typical at
all. An example of an
aberration is when the
temperature hits 90 degrees
in January - it's nice and
warm, but it's really strange.
Mnemonic: Sounds
like abh (hindi word
for 'now') +
operation. Due to the
mental disorder, the
patient needs to be
operated immediately
(now).
Example: For her,
such a low grade on
an exam was an
Aberration.
Root: prefix ABmeans AWAY FROM
a thing that is not

normal
Form: n
Tone: neut
An anomaly is an
abnormality, a blip on the
screen of life that doesnt
fit with the rest of the
pattern. If you are a breeder
of black dogs and one puppy
comes out pink, that puppy
is an anomaly.
Mnemonic:
Anomaly= A(means
NO) + Nomaly =
A(no) + Normality =
ABNORMALITY,
DEVIATION FROM
NORMAL ORDER
Example: We
couldn't explain the
anomalies in the test
results.
a longer route that

is taken to avoid a
problem or go to a
place
Form: n
Tone: neut
a roundabout road
(especially one that is used
temporarily while a main
route is blocked)
Mnemonic: Detour if
we REVERSE it
ROUTE(D)means
LONGER ROUTE
Example: We had to
make a Detour
around the flooded
fields.
Root: Prefix DE
means AWAY or
DOWN
to be different
from something
Form: v
Tone: neut
If something turns off course

or is diverted, it deviates
from the expected or the
norm. Deviating from explicit
recipe directions is never a
good idea, unless you want
inedible food or a kitchen
fire.
Mnemonic:
DeviatING from the
main point.
Example: The bus
had to Deviate from
its usual route
because of a road
closure.
Root: Prefix DE
means AWAY
Aberration
EXCITE
EXPRESS SYMPATHY
HAPPY / JOYOUS
HARDWORKING
IRREGULAR / AT
INTERVALS
Anomaly
ORDINARY
SAD / DEPRESSED
SHORT-LIVED
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY
Detour
UNUSUAL / EXCEPTION
Deviate
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COMBINE
DRY/ EXTREMELY WET (-)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: v
Tone: neut
To amalgamate is to
combine different things to
create something new.
Institutions - such as
banks, schools, or hospitals
- often join forces and
amalgamate with one
other. But other things like musical genres - get
amalgamated as well.
Mnemonic:
Amalgamate: as we
all know that
AMALGAM is the alloy
of mercury.And alloy
means MIXING things
together.SO
Amalgamate means
mixing or combining.
Example: The
company has now
Amalgamated with
another local firm.
Form: n
Tone: neut
A coalition is a group of
people who join together
for a common cause, like a
coalition you form with
other skateboarders who
want to convince your
town to build a skate park.
Mnemonic: Co
means TOGETHER. So
anything done
together.
Example: There is a
Coalition of
environmental and
consumer groups
Form: v
Tone: neut
Conflate is a more formal

way to say "mix together."
You probably wouldn't say
you conflated the
ingredients for a cake, but
if you blended two different
stories together to make a
new one, conflate would
work.
Mnemonic: Conflates
sounds similar to
cornflakes which
gives us strength by
bringing together all
the vitamin and
minerals together
Example: The issues
of race and class are
separate and should
not be Conflated.
Root: CON means
TOGETHER
Form: v
Tone: neut
mix together different

elements
Mnemonic: Meld
sounds like blend
which means a
mixture of
Example: Time goes
on Like an endless
maze, Melding
seconds to hours And
hours to days.
Form: n
Tone: neut
Synthesis is a mixture, or
a result that comes from
adding things together.
Add salt to water, and the
synthesis is salt water. Mix
flour, sugar, butter, and
eggs together and bake
them, and the synthesis is
a cake.
Mnemonic:
Remember
photoSynthesis which combines
carbondioxide ,
organic material and
light to give Oxygen
Example: Our
culture has a
Synthesis of
EXCESS
EXCESSIVE PATRIOTISM
(-)
Amalgamate
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
Coalition
REDUCE
RELEVANT
REMEMBERING THE PAST
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
Conflate
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Meld
Synthesis
traditional and
modern values
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EXCESS
(-)
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
Arid is so dry that nothing

will grow. Death Valley in
California features an arid
climate, which is why it's
called Death Valley and
not Life Valley.
Mnemonic: Arid : Take

it as a-rigid; a rigid
thing can't be made to
change it's shape, thus
it can be taken as dry,
barren, and
unproductive.
Example: Nothing
grows in these Arid
regions.
Form: n,v
Tone: neut
Feeling overwhelmed, like

you're underwater? You
might be experiencing a
deluge - like when you've
been given a deluge of
homework over vacation:
a dozen term
papers, two dozen books
to read, and a mile-high
stack of math problems.
Mnemonic: del[dell
company]uge[huge]...so
when the Dell company
advertised it's product,
there was a huge rush
of requests, a deluge of
requests.
Example: When the
snow melts, the
mountain stream
becomes a deluge.
Form: v
Tone: neut
To be desiccated is to be
dried out. If you like
desiccated fruit, you like
dried fruit - such as
raisins or dried apricots.
Mnemonic: Removing
moisture and humidity
from something is what
makes it become
Desiccated.
Example: Thus, these
environments are
Desiccated by the dry
winds and direct
sunlight.
Form: v
Tone: neut
drench or submerge or be Example: We were

drenched or submerged
caught in the storm and
got drenched to the
skin.
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
To inundate means to
quickly fill up or
overwhelm, just like a
flood. Your bathroom
could be inundated with
water if the pipes burst,
and hopefully your inbox
is inundated with nice
emails on your birthday.
Mnemonic: Attempt to
read the entire
dictionary in one sitting
and you'll inundate your
mind with vocabulary.
Example: We have
been inundated with
offers of help.
Form: v
Tone: neg
If you don't water your

lawn all summer, the hot
weather will parch the
grass until it's brown and
withered. To parch is to
dry up or wither due to
sunlight or heat.
Mnemonic: Parch can

be related to
MARCH(month name).
In the month of march
its so hot that
everything starts drying
up.
Example: A drought is
Parching much of the
Arid
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
Deluge
(oppo)
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
Desiccated
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
Drench
(oppo)
WEALTHY
Inundate
(oppo)
Parch
country.
Form: v
Tone: neut
To sear something is to
quickly cook or burn its
surface by applying
intense heat. When
making beef stew, the
color and flavor are
usually better if you sear
the meat first.
Mnemonic: Sear
rhymes with TEAR.
When you BURN your
hand you are in tears.
Example: The heat of
the sun Seared their
faces.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Seep means to leak

slowly. When you see the
word, imagine water
coming in through your
sneakers on a rainy day.
It's not a lot of water, but
your feet still get pretty
wet.
Mnemonic: SEEP is
similar to PEEP. When
you peep, you see
through a small
opening. When liquid
seeps, it comes out of a
small opening
Example: Blood was
beginning to seep
through the bandages.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When it's been raining for

days, there are puddles
everywhere, and the
grass is thoroughly
soaked, it's safe to say
the ground is sodden.
Mnemonic: SODDEN
sounds like suddenly
soaken (soak with
water, wet)
Example: We arrived
home completely
sodden.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Steep means to soak in,

as in steeping a tea bag
in boiling water.
Mnemonic: Steep and

seep are synonyms both
meaning WET
Example: Steep the
fruit in brandy
overnight.
Sear
Seeped
(oppo)
Sodden
(oppo)
Steeped
(oppo)
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: v
Tone: neut
When things abound,

there are a lot of them.
In spring, birds,
flowers, rain, and
frisbees abound.
Mnemonic: Bounded
means limited. Abound
means not limited, that
is plentiful.
Example: Stories about
his travels Abound.
Form: n
Tone: neut
A barrage is something
that comes quickly and
heavily - as an attack of
bullets or artillery, or a
fast spray of words.
Mnemonic: Barrage barrier; like man-made

barrier in a stream
which can stop
continuous flow of river
water.
Example: the media's
Barrage of attacks on
the President's wife
Form: adj
Tone: pos
given or giving freely
Mnemonic: Bounty
sounds like Abound or
Abundant which means
A LOT.
Example: Once again
was the Bounteous
earth giving to man a
hundredfold what he
had sown.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you have a copious

amount of something,
you have a lot of it. If
you take copious notes,
you'll do well when it
comes time for review
sessions - unless you
can't read your own
handwriting.
Mnemonic: By copying
in an exam, some get a
LOT of marks
Example: She supports
her theory with Copious
evidence.
Form: n
Tone: neut
A grocery store with a

large selection of fruits
and vegetables could be
said to have a
cornucopia of produce.
A cornucopia is a lot of
good stuff.
Mnemonic: corn +
copia. copia is similar to
copius meaning
plentiful, Cornucopia
thus means plenty of
corn(grains/fruits).
Example: The book is a
Cornucopia of good
ideas.
Form: n,v
Tone: neg
A glut is too much of

something. A glut of
gas in the marketplace
can lower its price. A
glut of heavy metal Tshirts in your dresser,
however, has nothing
to do with the economy
but might be a signal
that it's time to clean
your room.
Mnemonic: Glut-Gain
a Lot..excess
Example: There is a
Glut of cheap DVDs on
the market
Abound
(-)
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
Barrage
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)

PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
Bounteous

SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
Copious
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Cornucopia
Glut
Form: v
Tone: neut
To inundate means to
quickly fill up or
overwhelm, just like a
flood. Your bathroom
could be inundated with
water if the pipes burst,
and hopefully your
inbox is inundated with
nice emails on your
birthday.
Mnemonic: as
mentioned before (WET
category)
Example: We have
been Inundated with
offers of help.
Form: n
Tone: neut
A legion is a horde or a
large number of people
or things. It was
originally a term for a
military unit.
Mnemonic: In army,
'march fast' is common
which is performed
using legs hence in this
way related to the word
Legion
Example: Legions of
photographers
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Anything multitudinous
is countless, infinite,
innumerable, and,
myriad: you couldn't
count it if you tried.
Mnemonic: MULTI
always means MANY.
Example: All the
Multitudinous donations
that the Earth makes
free of charge to human
society are known as
"ecosystem services".
Form: n,adj
Tone: neut
If you've got myriad

problems it doesn't
mean you should call a
myriad exterminator, it
means you've got
countless problems;
loads of them; too
many to count.
Welcome to the club.
Mnemonic: like
pyramid.. huge number
of years since it was
built The PYRAMID
consist of a huge pile of
rocks = a Myriad of
rocks
Example: Designs are
available in a Myriad of
colours.
Form: n
Tone: pos
Plethora means an
abundance or excess of
something. If you have
15 different people who
want to take you on a
date, you have a
plethora of romantic
possibilities.
Mnemonic: like if you

go home after many
days, your mother will
insist that you eat
more. What she will say
is "Pe Le + Thoda Aur
Le" (in Hindi, meaning
take some
more)ultimately, it will
become an excess at
the end. You will be full
Example: The report
contained a Plethora of
detail.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/ pos
Profuse is a word for a

lot of something or
even way too much - a
profuse rainfall is a
serious amount of rain.
Mnemonic: to
PRODUCE an abundance
of energy from nuclear
FUSion, you need to
join two atomic nuclei.
Example: He is
Profusely bleeding.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone or something
that is prolific is fruitful
or highly productive. A
prolific songwriter can
churn out five hit tunes
before breakfast.
Mnemonic:
"Production Lifted"They produced large
amounts of the product
-Their production was
lifted up in amount They were Prolific.
Example: Few
composers can match
Inundate
Legion
Multitudinous
Myriad
Plethora
Profuse
Prolific
his Prolific output.

Form: adj
Tone: pos
If your supervisor at
work describes your
new position as rife
with opportunities for
advancement, then
rejoice! That means
your position offers
many opportunities for
advancement.
Mnemonic: Rife- rifle

which has abundant
bullets
Example: It is a
country where
corruption is Rife.
Form: n
Tone: neut
Rapid simultaneous
discharge of firearms
Example: The first

Salvo exploded a short
distance away.
Form: n
Tone: neut
A spate is a large
number. If a spate of
new coffee shops open
in your neighborhood,
itll be easy for you
to stay wide awake.
Mnemonic: What will

be fate of our state if
there is a Spate OR
SUDDEN FLOOD?
Example: The bombing
was the latest in a
Spate of terrorist
attacks.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Steep also means to

soak in, as in steeping
a tea bag in boiling
water.
Mnemonic: as
mentioned before (WET
category)
Example: as mentioned
before (under WET
category)
Form: n
Tone: pos
Steve baked a surfeit of

jam tarts. Steve ate a
surfeit of jam tarts.
Steve surfeited himself
on jam tarts. Whether
surfeit is a noun or a
verb (as in
"overabundance" or
"gorge"), Steve is likely
to end up with a
bellyache.
Mnemonic: Surfeit =
SIR is FAT..as he eats a
lot more than required
until he is full.
Example: Indigestion
can be brought on by a
Surfeit of rich food.
Form: v,n
Tone: neut/neg
A surge is a sudden
strong swelling, like a
tsunami wave that
engulfs the land.
Although a surge offers
a fluid image, anything
can experience a
sudden surge, including
emotions, political
support, or an angry
mob.
Mnemonic: S-sudden
URGE to increase
spectacularly..
Example: He Surged
past the other runners
on the last lap.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Teeming means
completely full,
especially with living
things. If your
grandmother's
apartment is teeming
with cats, she sure has
a lot of them.
Mnemonic: Any time

something (or
someplace) is filled with
life, it's Teeming with it.
Example: the Teeming
streets of the city
Form: n
Tone: neut
When an attacking
army lets loose a
barrage of bullets all at
once, it's called a
volley.
Mnemonic: just like in

Volley-ball we throw
shots at each other.
Example: Police fired a
Volley over the heads of
the crowd.
Rife
Salvo
Spate
Steeped
Surfeit
Surge
Teeming
Volley
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: n
Tone: neg
The adjective chauvinistic is

useful for describing people
who strongly believe in the
superiority of their own
gender or kind. A
chauvinistic man might say
women are too emotional to
hold stressful jobs.
Mnemonic: If you
believe that your
gender, culture,
country, or group is
inherently better than
another, you are
chauvinistic, which is
pronounced "shovan-IS-tick."
Example: Male public
figures who make
chauvinistic
comments about
women are now
immediately placed in
the public stocks of
social media.
Form: n,adj
Tone: neg
If youre apt to come

off as a little zany and
express extreme
enthusiasm for a particular
idea or thing, you may be
described as a fanatic.
"Shes a real vegetable
fanatic; Ive never seen
someone so enthusiastic
about gardening methods.
Mnemonic: Fanatic
sounds like a FAN
(follower) WHO DOES
NOT KNOW HIS
LIMITS and BECOMES
ECCESSIVELY
ENTHUSIASTIC about
SOMEONE or
SOMETHING
Example: An
addictive parlor
game, it's played in
front of millions of
political Fanatics, like
me, who can't resist
tuning in and feasting
on the dish.
Form: n
Tone: neg
Jingoism is fanatical, overthe-top patriotism. If you

refuse to eat, read, wear,
or discuss anything that
wasn't made in your own
country, people might
accuse you of jingoism.
Mnemonic: jin(that
alladin one) had
extreme and
uncontrolled loyalty
towards his master
Example: The really
bad thing here is the
silly wave that has
gone over the public
mindprotection
humbug, silver,
Jingoism, etc
Form: n
Tone: neg
The hamburger zealot was

so fanatical about his
burgers that he camped
outside his favorite fastfood joint for hours every
morning, waiting for it to
open. And he would never
put mustard on them, only
Mnemonic: Zealot
can be connected to
A LOT OF ZEAL
(ENTHUSIASM), So a
person who is very
passionate about
someone is definitely
an enthusiastic
EXCESS
(-)
FERTILE
INCREASE
Chauvinism
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
Fanatic
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Jingoism
Zealot
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Example: The coffee
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Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you describe land as

arable, it means that
something can grow
there. If you're looking to
raise crops, you better
find yourself a patch of
arable land.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
The adjective fecund

Example: Fecundity
describes things that are
declines rapidly after the
highly fertile and that
age of 40.
easily produce offspring or
fruit.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When something is green

with plant life it's verdant,
a word often used to
idealize the countryside
with its verdant pastures
or verdant hills.
Mnemonic:
VARDAAN(blessing)...green
color is a blessing...green
vegetables,trees.
Example: She wore a
dress of Verdant green.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Drive through a forest

that's just been destroyed
by a fire, and you'll get an
idea of what barren means
- stripped of vegetation
and devoid of life.
Mnemonic: Anything
BARRING (stopping) RAIN
can cause a land to be
BARREN (not fertile).
Example: In ten thousand
years, the earth could be
cold and barren, an
endless frozen wasteland
more suitable for
mammoths than for
humans.
COMBINE
EXCESS
Arable
(-)
FERTILE
INCREASE
Fecund
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
Verdant
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
X
Barren
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
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Mnemonic: agra
(agriculture) + able.
Example: Bees do not
occupy and use up Arable
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EXCESS
(-)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: n
Tone: pos
The process of increasing

can be called accretion.
Although you may say that
stalactites "grow" from the
ceilings of caves, they
actually form from an
accretion of limestone and
other minerals.
Mnemonic: Accretion
-add + creation , this
addition to creation
leads to growth
Example: The process
of character building
through Accretion and
elimination has been
going on.
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
If you are a window

washer, but you refer to
yourself as a "vista
enhancement specialist,"
then you are aggrandizing
your job title - that is,
making it sound greater
than it is.
Mnemonic:
Aggrandize -aggregate
+ grand; aggregating
things...is similar to
adding details
Example: Her sole
aim is personal
Aggrandizement.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Do you need to make

something bigger, better,
or stronger? Then you need
to augment it. To augment
is to increase the amount
or strength of something.
Mnemonic: Augment
sounds like argument;
Your misleading
argument, can
increase the chances
of damage to our
company.
Example: The recent
speech of the
president Augmented
tensions in the Near
East
Form: v
Tone: neut
To dilate something is to
make it wider. When the
light fades, the pupil of
your eye will dilate,
meaning it looks bigger.
Mnemonic: If you DIE

LATE(die in a very old
age) you expand(in
weight sense or in
age)
Example: Her eyes
Dilated with fear.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Many people use the

expression "enhance your
chance" to point out ways
to increase your chances of
winning or earning a
contest or prize. When you
enhance something, you
heighten it or make it
better.
Example: This is an
opportunity to
Enhance the
reputation of the
company.
Form: v
Tone: pos
When something
proliferates, it's growing,
spreading or multiplying
really quickly. Bunny
rabbits have a habit of
proliferating, as do
dandelions in untended
gardens and funny
Mnemonic: pro + life

+ rate : increase in
rate of production
(pro) of life (living
organisms) causes
population to increase
rapidly
Example: Books and
Accretion
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
Aggrandize
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
Augment
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)

SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
Dilate
WEALTHY
Enhance
Proliferate
Form: v
Tone: pos
YouTube videos on the

internet.
articles on the subject

have Proliferated over
the last year.
To wax is to grow larger or

increase, whereas wane
means to grow smaller or
decrease.
Mnemonic: If you go
for Waxing( A
technique to remove
hair from your
skin..usually ladies go
for it) once..next time
the hair growth on
your skin INCREASES
GRADUALLY
Example: The sun's
energy output varies
slightly as sunspots
Wax on the star's
surface.
Wax
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: v
Tone: neg
Something that abates

becomes fewer or less intense.
Your enthusiasm for skiing
might abate after falling off a
ski lift and getting a mouthful
of snow.
Mnemonic: Focus on
ate part of
Abate. (eat, ate,
eaten). When you eat
anything, you reduce
it's quantity.
Example: They
waited for the crowd's
fury to Abate.
Form: v,n
Tone: neut
When something ebbs, it is

declining, falling, or flowing
away. The best time to look for
sea creatures in tidal pools is
when the tide is on the ebb meaning it has receded from
the shore.
Mnemonic: Relate it
to egg ; now-a-days
because of bird flu
the quantity of eggs
coming to the market
is reduced.
Example: She sat in
silence enjoying the
Ebb and flow of
conversation.
Form: v
Tone: neut
Recede means to pull back,

Mnemonic: You'll
retreat, or become faint or
succeed if you let
distant. Flood waters recede, as your bad memories
do glaciers, and even
Recede
abstractions like "panic" and
Example: The sound
"hope." Think "receding
of the truck Receded
hairline." (That means bald.)
into the distance.
Form: v
Tone: pos/ neut
To subside is to die down or

become less violent, like rough
ocean waves after a storm has
passed (or your seasickness, if
you happened to be sailing on
that ocean).
COMBINE
EXCESS
(-)
Abate
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
Ebb
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
Recede
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)

SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
Subside
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
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Mnemonic: Subside
sounds like subsidy
(reduction of cost on
services) the word
REDUCE still remains
common.
Example: She waited
nervously for his
anger to Subside.
Root: refix SUB
means UNDER
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(-)
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Fortuitous means by
chance, like a lucky
accident. If you and your
best friend's families
happen to go on vacation to
the same place at the same
time, thats a fortuitous
coincidence!
Mnemonic:
equivalent to
fortune... fortune isn't
destined to occur, it
is accidental
Example: His
success depended on
a Fortuitous
combination of
circumstances.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use the adjective opportune

to describe especially good
timing. A snowstorm is an
opportune time to make
extra money shoveling your
neighbor's driveway.
Mnemonic:
Everything one
wishes for is
OPPORTUNITIES at
the Opportune time.
Example: The offer
could not have come
at a more Opportune
moment.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When the timing of

something is propitious or
you've got propitious
circumstances for
something, it's likely to turn
out well. A propitious time
for taking a big test is when
you've studied hard and
gotten a good night's sleep.
Mnemonic: sounds
like profitious.. hence
its profitable and thus
favorable
Example: It was not
a Propitious time to
start a new business.
Form: n
Tone: pos
If you find good things

without looking for them,
serendipity - unexpected
good luck - has brought
them to you.
Mnemonic: You can

thank Serendipity if
you find a pencil at
an empty desk just as
you walk into an
exam and realize that
you forgot yours.
Example: Meeting
her like that, and
there of all places,
was true Serendipity!
Form: n
Tone: neg
Despair is the feeling of not

having any hope left. If you
just found out that you're
having a test in math and
you hadn't studied at all,
you might feel despair, or
despair of any hope that
you can pass it.
Mnemonic: Despair
can also refer to
someone or
something that
causes you to worry
or be sad.
Example: A deep
sense of despair
overwhelmed him.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the adjective hapless to

describe someone unlucky
and deserving of pity, like
the hapless used car buyer
who gives in to the fast-
Mnemonic: relate it
to helpless
Example: Intimacy
between performers
and their hapless
Fortuitous
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
Opportune
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
Propitious
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
Serendipity
WEALTHY
X Despair
X Hapless
Form: adj
Tone: neg
X
Wretched
talking salesperson.
audience members
creates an interesting
frisson.
The fairy tale Cinderella

gives us many examples of
uses for the word wretched.
Poor Cinderella had a
wretched childhood, living in
wretched conditions with a
wretched stepmother. It
would be enough to make
anyone feel wretched, or
absolutely terrible.
Mnemonic: wretched
- people in a wrecked
ship are wretched....
physical misery!
Example: I felt
wretched about the
way things had
turned out.2 (formal)
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Meaning
When circumstances or a
situation works against
you, you face adversity.
Mnemonic: ad-worse,
when the conditions
are worst, its your
misfortune
Example: He
overcame many
personal adversities.
Form: n
Tone: neg
An affliction makes you

suffer, but you have to
deal with it anyway.
Diseases are often said to
be afflictions, but the word
can mean just about
anything that causes great
suffering.
Mnemonic: Affliction
sounds like infection,
which causes a state of
distress, irritation and
suffering
Example: He is in fact
one person with an
affliction that radically
changes his
personality.
Form: n
Tone: neg
Dont cry over spilled

milk, it is just a minor
mishap - a misfortune. If
the surgeon operates on
the wrong leg when you go
in for knee surgery? Now,
thats a mishap to get
upset about.
Mnemonic: MIS refers

to negative attribute
and HAP can be related
to happening. So a
wrong happening.
Example: I managed
to get home without
further Mishap.
Root: MIS means
HATE/WRONG
Form: n
Tone: neg
An ordeal is something
difficult or painful to go
through. Something kind of
hard like taking a test can
be an ordeal, but often an
ordeal is a serious and
long-lasting event, like an
illness or tragedy.
Mnemonic:
OR+DEAL...DEALING
WITH ORIYA SPEAKING
PEOPLE IN ANOTHER
LANGUAGE is quite a
difficult experience.
Example: They are to
be spared the ordeal of
giving evidence in
court.
Form: n
Tone: neg
a trial is a difficult
experience, trouble or
grief.
Example: this film is

as much about
celebration as it is
about Trials.
Form: n
Tone: neg
Tribulation is suffering or
trouble, usually resulting
from oppression. The
tribulations of a coal miner
include a dangerous work
environment, lung disease
from black dust and a
cramped, dark work space.
Mnemonic:
Tribulation-Tribal ;
While the group was
trekking they were
caught by jungle tribal
(junglee log In Hindi)
and harassed ...It was
a period of Tribulation
for them!
Example: Life is full of
Tribulations.
Adversity
(-)
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
Afflictions
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
Mishap
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)

SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
Ordeals
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Trials
Tribulation
Mnemonic/Example
Form: n
Tone: neg
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EXCESS
(-)
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: an,adj,v
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
You might not have any

money in your pocket, but
it doesnt necessarily
mean you are bankrupt. It
takes a legal proceeding
for the courts to declare a
person bankrupt - or
officially unable to pay his
debts.
Mnemonic: When
your bank is ruptured
(you left without
money), you would
definitely be Bankrupt
Example: The
company was
declared Bankrupt by
the court.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When you think of the

word destitute, which
means poor or lacking
other necessities of life,
think of someone who is in
desperate straits. A very,
very tight budget is poor.
Living on the streets is
destitute.
Mnemonic: Break it
as
DE+INSTITUE...that
means the person
who has never been
to any
INSTITUTE..i.e. who
is ILLITERATE is very
poor
Example: When he
died, his family was
left completely
Destitute.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are hard up, broke,

penniless, or strapped for
cash, you could describe
yourself as impecunious.
Then maybe you could
make some money
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Mnemonic:
IM(not)+PECUNIA is
a root for
money...hence
Impecunious means
having little or no
money.
Example: They were
so Impecunious that
they couldn't afford
to give one another
even token Christmas
gifts
Form: v
Tone: neg
To impoverish is to take
away a person's livelihood.
When a drought ruins a
farmer's crop and he has
nothing to harvest, his
bad luck may leave him
and his family
impoverished, or poor.
Mnemonic:
Impoverish can be
remembered as INTO
POVERTY
Example: These
changes are likely to
Impoverish singleparent families even
further.
Root: IM means
NOT.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
An indigent person is
extremely poor, lacking
the basic resources of a
normal life. Often the
indigent lack not only
money but homes.
Mnemonic: Indigent
(poor) cannot be
INDULGENT(rich and
overspending)
Example: Homeless
shelters, soup
kitchens, free medical
Bankrupt
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
Destitute
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
Impecunious
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Impoverish
Indigent
clinics and courtappointed lawyers are

all institutions that
our society has
developed to help
indigen
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Piggy bank empty?

Nothing but lint in your
pockets? Then you're
probably unable to meet
any financial obligations.
In other words, you are
insolvent.
Mnemonic: in +
solvent = one who
cant solve his debts.
Example: The
company has been
declared Insolvent.
Form: n,adj
Tone: neg
People who live off

begging can be called
mendicants. However, you
probably wouldn't call
your kids mendicants,
even though they beg you
for stuff, because the word
mendicant also implies
extreme poverty.
Mnemonic:
Mendicant - Men + dI
+ Can't : men who
say I can't, they don't
like to work and
sometimes start
practicing beggary
Example: A
Mendicant
approached me while
I was waiting at the
traffic signal.
Form: n
Tone: neut/neg
Pauper is an old-fashioned
word for someone who is
poor - really poor, like
the paupers described by
Charles Dickens or Mark
Twain.
Mnemonic: Pauper
and POOR rhymes
partially.
Example: She was
buried in a Pauper's
grave.
Form: n
Tone: neg
Penury means extreme

poverty to the point of
homelessness and begging
in the streets. Economic
downturns, job loss,
shopping sprees, and
weekends at the high
rollers' table in Vegas can
lead to penury.
Mnemonic:
pen+ru(pee)-no
rupee to buy a pen
Example: He died in
Penury.
Form: adj,n
Tone: neg
As an adjective, solvent
describes someone who's
got cash on hand.
Mnemonic: Sounds
like "solve" + "rent".
If you want to solve
the issues related to
rent then you must
be able to pay all
your debts.
Example: In some
cases, banks that
were otherwise
solvent faced
collapse.
Insolvent
Mendicant
Pauper
Penury
X Solvent
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Mnemonic: Decrease
in Brad pit's muscular
strength made him
very weak
Example: He is a
Decrepit old man.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something has been

abandoned, you can call it
derelict. Even if a person
has abandoned his
responsibilities, you can
say that he is derelict in his
duties. But don't call a lost
child derelict - unless, of
course, he has neglected
his chores.
Mnemonic: Derelict
sounds like Neglect.
Neglected things are
generally abondoned
after a while.
Example: The canal
has been Derelict for
many years.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Falling down and in total

disrepair, something that's
dilapidated is going to need
a lot of fixing up.
Mnemonic: I drank a
DILuted API(appy)
juice which was
outDATED(expired)....
my stomach got
RUINED as a result of
my own NEGLECT.
Example: The house
remained empty, and
was getting into a
very Dilapidated
state.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Is your house in terrible

condition? Does the roof
leak? Is it half tumbling
down? Congratulations! It's
ramshackle - in other words
- in terrible condition and
barely holding together.
Mnemonic: When
the roof rambles and
falls apart, its indeed
in a Ramshackled
state.
Example: The
opposition criticized
the government's
Ramshackle economic
policies.
Form: n
Tone: neg
Any scene, place, or thing

in disorder.
Mnemonic: Shamble
has 'amble' which
means able to walk.
But it also has SH, so
may be a person who
walks shakily lacks in
strength.
Example: Terrorists
have turned the city
into Shambles.
(-)
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
Derelict
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
Dilapidated
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)

SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Mnemonic/Example
That building falling down

on the corner of your
block? It's decrepit. So is
the old man who lives
there, if he is weak from
age. Decrepit means
broken down by hard use.
Decrepit
FERTILE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Ramshackle
Shamble
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EXCESS
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Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
Contract also means

"shrink." When the
economy contracts,
consumers stop buying
things, and people lose
their jobs, and if you
freeze water, it contracts
too.
Mnemonic: Contraction
and expansion are
opposites
Example: The universe is
expanding rather than
Contracting.
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
To curtail something is
slow it down, put
restrictions on it, or stop it
entirely. If I give up cake,
I am curtailing my cakeeating.
Mnemonic: Curtail. Can

be read as cur + TAIL or
cutting the tail of a dog
(CUR), ie reducing it. So
Curtail is to shorten or to
reduce.
Example: The lecture
was Curtailed by the fire
alarm going off.
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
What do love, money, and

the earth all have in
common? All can dwindle,
or shrink away, if we don't
handle them properly.
Mnemonic: if a swindler
(cheater) swindles
(cheats) you then your
savings Dwindle.
Example: Support for the
party has Dwindled away
to nothing.
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
Stopping for a snack may

help when your energy or
attention begin to flag,
meaning you are getting
tired or losing your focus.
Mnemonic: Flag rhymes

with sag which means to
droop or grow feeble
Example: It had been a
long day and the children
were beginning to Flag.
Form: v
Tone: neg
Things that wax and wane

grow larger and smaller,
like the moon. Things that
wane simply grow smaller.
"My initial enthusiasm for
helping waned when I saw
the pile of envelopes that
needed licking."
Mnemonic: Wane--it
sounds like "vain",
imagine your tailor has
decreased the size of
your pant and shirt and
now you can't wear it, so
your hard work involved
in buying that dress went
in vain.
Example: Her
enthusiasm for the whole
idea was waning rapidly.
(-)
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
Contract
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
Curtail
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
Dwindle
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Flag
Wane
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Mnemonic/Example
squeeze or press together Mnemonic: Constrict

sounds like RESTRICT.
Thats the meaning as
well, to restrict something
from happening.
Example: Film-makers of
the time were Constricted
by the censors.
Constrict
FERTILE
Meaning
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something apposite is fitting

or relevant. It is apposite
that radio stations play
Christmas carols on
Christmas Eve, and that
your tax accountant takes
vacation after April 15th. It
all makes sense.
Mnemonic: Appositeopposite of OPPOSITE

i.e. perfectly matched;
appropriate; most
suitable
Example: Her remarks
are extremely Apposite
to the present
discussion.
Form: adj,adv
Tone: pos
Apropos means regarding or

appropriate to, as in:
Apropos of your interest in
fishing, your grandfather
gave you his set of
championship lures, rods,
reels and lucky tackle box.
Mnemonic: Apropos apro + pos,

appropriate + position
- appropriate +
situation...
Example: Lets discuss
this on an Apropos
moment.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Germane means relevant; it

fits in. If you are giving a
speech on dog training, stick
to the germane, canine stuff.
Mnemonic:
Germane...very close
to word ..Germany..so
if you want TO learn
GERMAN
LANGUAGE....I GUESS
A GERMAN teacher
would be
APPROPRIATE.
Example: remarks
that are Germane to
the discussion
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something pertinent is
relevant and on-point. If you
give your best friend
pertinent advice, that means
the advice is appropriate for
the situation.
Mnemonic: relate this

word to
pertaining....which
means relevant to.
Example: Please keep
your comments
Pertinent to the topic
under discussion.
Apposite
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
Apropos
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
Germane
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)

SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
Pertinent
WEALTHY
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EXCESS
(-)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: n
Tone: neut
People who are able to

look back on the past and
understand what
happened have hindsight.
If you go skating on a
frozen lake and it cracks,
in hindsight you'd know
you should've paid
attention to the giant
"danger" sign.
Mnemonic: see it as
be Hindsight..
foresight- seeing
before occurring and
Hindsight- seeing
after occurring.
Example: What looks
obvious in Hindsight
was not at all obvious
at the time.
Form: n
Tone: neut
Think of the noun,

nostalgia, when you long
for the good old days of
the past.
Mnemonic:
Nostalgia. sounds like
no- hostel- gia.. so
he feels home
sick..remembers
home
Example: She is
filled with Nostalgia
for her own college
days.
Form: n
Tone: neut
A reminiscence is a
memory, or the act of
recovering it. A visit to
your old elementary
school may flood your
brain with reminiscences
-things you hadn't
thought of in years
coming suddenly back.
Mnemonic: can
break it as re + mini
+ scene - recollecting
mini scenes from our
past memories
Example: The book
is a collection of his
Reminiscences about
the actress.
Form: n,adj
Tone: neut
In retrospect - that is, in

looking back and
contemplating the past
we sometimes find
ourselves wishing that we
had done some things
differently.
Mnemonic: Retro
means PAST and
Spect is to see. So to
look back in the past
is to Retrospect
Example: The
decision seems
extremely odd, in
Retrospect.
Root: RETRO means
PAST
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Only one letter separates

the two words, but
"wishful" is having hope
for something, and wistful
is having sadness or
melancholy about
something. "Wist" isn't
even a word that's used
anymore, but you can still
be wistful.
Mnemonic: Wistful
and Wishful...Wistful
-Full of longing or
unfulfilled desire.
Wishful = Seeking
advancement or
recognition.
Example: If only
I had known you
then, he said
Wistfully.
Hindsight
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
Nostalgia
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
Reminiscence
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Retrospect
Wistfully
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COMBINE
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: n
Tone: neg
If there is a dearth of
something, there is not
enough of it. A dearth of
affordable housing is bad, but
a dearth of bed bugs is a
blessing.
Mnemonic: earth is
big. de-earth.....(read
as Dearth) means
small...small in
quantity..or scarcity
Example: here was a
Dearth of reliable
information on the
subject.
Root: Prefix DE
means DOWN/AWAY
Form: n
Tone: neg
If you're running a deficit, you

are losing. You might be
losing money or losing a
game. Either way, you better
make up for it.
Mnemonic: Deficit:
DEFICIent+ IT,
means reduce in
quantity
Example: The trade
balance has been in
Deficit for the past
five years.
Root: Prefix DE
means DOWN/AWAY
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Being deprived means lacking

important things like food and
water. For example, when
warm clothing, housing, and
nutrition are in short supply,
the people are deprived of
basics of life.
Example: Boys from

a Deprived
environment, wherein
the family life
revealed a pattern of
neglect, moral
degradation.
Root: Prefix DE
means DOWN/AWAY
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You're stranded in the ocean,

miles from shore, clinging to a
sinking boat, and you can't
swim? Sorry to say, your
situation is devoid of all hope.
Mnemonic: void resembles something

nullified, ie empty,
lacking.
Example: The letter
was Devoid of
warmth and feeling.
Root: Prefix DE
means DOWN/AWAY
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If I had more than an

exiguous amount of space
here, I'd be able to tell you
more about the fact that
exiguous means a tiny
amount.
Example: Flora saw

her father trembling
in all his Exiguous
length, though he
held himself stiffer
than ever if that was
possible.
Form: n
Tone: neg
The word paucity means not

enough of something. If
you've got a paucity of good
cheer, for example, you'd
better cheer up!
Mnemonic: pau paav as in paav bhaji

and if there is only
one "paav" for the
whole city...so
obviously it will be
scarce
EXCESS
(-)
Dearth
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
Deficit
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
Deprived
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Devoid
Exiguous
Paucity
Example: There was

a a Paucity of
information.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Vacuous
Reserved for the harmlessly

stupid and truly meaningless,
vacuous is a smart-sounding
way to describe something
dumb. Celebrity gossip and
reality TV is usually pretty
vacuous, even if it's fun.
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can be seen as
vacuum which
means, a region
empty of matter.
Example: He stared
down at her, grinning
Vacuously.
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: v
Tone: neg
Dissipate means "disperse"

or "fade away" - as a bad
smell will dissipate (usually)
if you wait long enough.
Mnemonic: di-SIPATE can be

remembered as: Sip
= drinking, Ate =
Eating, a life of
drinking and eating ,
thus spending a lot
and pursuing
pleasure!
Example: If you win
the lottery, you might
suddenly find yourself
with a group of new
friends encouraging
you to Dissipate your
money.
Form: adj,n
Tone: neg
In the Bible, the Prodigal

Son leaves home and
wastes all his money, but
when he returns, he feels
sorry. Use the adjective
prodigal to describe
someone who spends too
much money, or something
very wasteful.
Example: They
criticized the
Prodigality of the
administration.
Form: adj,n
Tone: neg
Profligate, as a noun or as
an adjective, implies
recklessly wasting your
money on extravagant
luxury. Profligate behavior
is a lot of fun, but you'll
regret it later - when you
get your charge card bill.
Mnemonic:
Profligate= spend
Profusely like bill
Gates
Example: A
Profligate
nation may have
good reason to run
up debts.
Form: n
Tone: neg
A spendthrift person is
reckless and wasteful with
his money. Spendthrifts who
like to take you out to nice
lunches are good people to
be friends with, but it's
generally a bad way to
handle your own bank
account.
Mnemonic:
Spendthrift can be
split in this way:
SPEND+THRIFT.
Spending ones thrift
(saving).
Example: Ability to
save.-All healthy
boys are naturally
inclined to be
Spendthrifts.
Form: v
Tone: neg
To squander means to
spend extravagantly,
thoughtlessly, or wastefully.
If you need to save for
college, don't squander her
income on nightly sushi
dinners.
Mnemonic:
Squander rhymes
with WANDER....so if
you keep wandering,
you are ultimately
wasting time in life.
Example: He
Squandered all his
EXCESS
(-)
FERTILE
Dissipate
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
Prodigal

SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
Profligate
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Spendthrift
Squander
money on gambling.
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DRY/ EXTREMELY WET
(-)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use absolute as
a noun or an
adjective when
you're so sure
of something
that you know
it will never
change. For
example, a
devout person's
belief in life
after death is
an absolute;
that person has
absolute faith in
the afterlife.
Mnemonic: "solute" sounds like

salute and we salute people
having complete power.
Example: You're wrong,
she said with Absolute
certainty.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If someone
accuses you of
stealing their
lunch and you
give a
categorical
denial, it means
that you
absolutely deny
having anything
to do with the
theft.
Categorical
means
absolute,
unqualified,
unconditional.
Mnemonic: assume that there

are two categories A & B and
you have to put an object in
one of them..now when you put
that object in a category..you
are ABSOLUTEly sure that it
belongs there.
Example: He is known for
making Categorical statements.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're
absolutely
convinced your
team is going
to the Super
Bowl, you state
it with certitude
or confidence.
Mnemonic: Certitude sounds

like Certainity, and with a
similar meaning.
Example: You will like Rome,
he said, with absolute
Certitude.
Form: n
Tone: neut
The adjective
contingent can
be used to
describe when
something can
occur only
when
something else
does first.
Making money
is contingent on
finding a goodpaying job.
Mnemonic: remember that a

continent and small continents
depend on others
Example: A strong contingent
of local residents were there to
block the proposal.
EXCESS
EXCESSIVE
PATRIOTISM (-)
FERTILE
Absolute
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
REMEMBERING THE
PAST
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
Categorical
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)

SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Certitude
Contingent (X)
Form: n
Tone: pos
A conviction is
something
certain: a
judgment of
guilty in court
and a strong
belief are both
convictions.
Mnemonic: He is the 'convict', i

don't have any doubt about it, I
am absolutely sure.
Example: He said he agreed
but his voice lacked Conviction.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Emphatic
means forceful
and clear.
Nicole's mother
was emphatic
when she told
her not to come
home late
again.
Mnemonic: saying something

with EMPHASIS
Example: He was Emphatic
that he could not work with her.
Root: Prefix EM- means IN
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When
something is
incontrovertible,
it is undeniably,
absolutely, 100
percent,
completely true.
That rain is wet
is an
incontrovertible
fact.
Mnemonic: in-controvertible;
here relate controvertible with
controversy thus something
which cannot have any
controversy is in-controvertible
and thus is indisputable
Example: Her book shows
incontrovertibly that he was
innocent.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something
provisional is
temporary, in
the sense that
it's only valid
for a while.
You'll often
hear provisional
used to
describe things
such as
governments,
elections,
contracts, and
agreements, all
of which can
change into
something
permanent.
Mnemonic: provisional
certificate is issued by
university before the actual
degree certificate as a
TENTATIVE ONE FOR THE
ORIGINAL
Example: The meeting has
been provisionally arranged for
Friday.
Form: v
Tone: neg
Make sure you

know the
context when
using the word
qualify. In one
sense, it means
to be right for,
to measure up.
In another
sense, though,
qualify means
to change
something
slightly, to limit
it or add a
condition to it.
Mnemonic: Think of java

qualifiers
(private/public/default/protected
- they limit the access of
members of a class).
Example: I want to qualify
what I said earlierI didn't
mean he couldn't do the job,
only that he would need
supervision.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Choose the
adjective,
tentative to
describe
Mnemonic: Living in a tent

temporarily. If you are living in
a tent, you are unsettled.
Example: Her English is correct
Conviction
Emphatic
Incontrovertible
Provisional (X)
Qualify (X)
something you but tentative.

are unsure or
Root: Prefix TEN/TENT means
hesitant about. TO HOLD.
On Monday,
you can make
tentative plans
for the weekend
but it's too
early to commit
to one party or
another.
Tentative (X)
Unqualified
Form: adj
Tone: pos
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EXCESS
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: v
Tone: neut/neg
A soda and pizza binge might

make your stomach distend,
meaning your stomach will swell
as a result of pressure from the
inside.
Mnemonic: try to
relate it with dis
means distance and
extend means to
expand.
Example: Starving
children develop huge
Distended bellies
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
To understand tumid, think

about how your belly feels after
Thanksgiving when you've just
polished off that third helping of
turkey with stuffing and
Brussels sprouts. Gassy? Full?
Distended? That's tumid for
you.
Mnemonic: Tumid
has the first three
letters common with
TUMOUR, which is a
swollen mass or ball
of cells. So Tumid is
swollen, or distended.
Example: In a
Tumid, swelling,
blustering manner;
haughtily; violently.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
Turgid describes something

that's swollen, typically by
fluids, like a turgid water
balloon that's way too big to
resist dropping on your friend's
head.
Mnemonic: Turgid
and Tumid sounds
similar and they
share the same
meaning.
Example: This is a
Turgid prose, very
lengthy and boring.
Distend
(-)
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
Tumid
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
Turgid
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)

SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
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EXCESS
(-)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Look to the adjective
ambiguous when you need
to describe something that's
open to more than one
interpretation, like the
headline "Squad helps dog
bite victim."
Mnemonic: Ambi
means BOTH, so
when you are in two
minds you seem to
be confused.
Example: Her
account was
deliberately
Ambiguous.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you can't decide how you

feel about something,
declare yourself ambivalent
about it.
Mnemonic: Ambi
means BOTH, so
when you are in two
minds you seem to
be confused.
Example: She seems
to feel Ambivalent
about her new job.
Root: Prefix AMBI
means BOTH
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Try to remember that

uncertain means equivocal
and certain means
unequivocal. That's a tricky
movement the un- is
making, and a lot of people
get stumped.
Mnemonic: Equi
means EQUAL, so
again refering to
doubleness or two
minds/ confusion
Example: She gave
an Equivocal answer,
typical of a politician.
Root: Prefix EQU
means BOTH
Ambiguous
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
Ambivalent
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Equivocal
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
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Form: adj
Tone: neut
COMBINE
EXCESS
*Frugal
(-)
FERTILE
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different meaning from the
majority of the words in a
cluster.
: Words which are neither

synonyms nor antonyms.
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
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negative context.
Meaning
A person who lives simply and
economically can be called
frugal. Buying clothes at a
consignment shop would be
considered frugal. Not getting
your mom a gift for her
birthday - that's just cheap.
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Mnemonic:
EX(extra)ORBITant...extra orbit in the
solar system...so this
extra+orbit makes
the solar system
excessive now
Example: It's a good
hotel but the prices
are Exorbitant.
Root: EX means OUT
OF/ FROM
Form: n,v
Tone: neg
Gouge means stealing by

overcharging. If your local
gas station puts the price of
gas way up because a storm
is coming, you may say that
the station owner gouges
prices - and that's illegal.
Mnemonic: If you're
not careful with the
screwdriver, you'll
accidentally gouge a
hole in the wall.
Example: Housing
shortages permit
landlords to gouge
their renters.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something's so expensive
you can't touch it, it's
prohibitive. That Ferrari in
the showroom? You may
want it, but its price is
prohibitive.
Mnemonic:
PROHIBIT
Example: The price
of property in the city
is Prohibitive.
Form: n
Tone: neg
Usury means lending money

at exorbitant interest rates.
Credit-card companies
charging annual interest
rates of 29% are guilty of
usury, as far as I'm
concerned.
Mnemonic: SURY
reminds me of
TREASURY - Lending
money from the
treasury at a very
high rate of interest
Example: Bank of
America recently
rolled back a $5
monthly fee for debit
cards that many
considered Usury.
Exorbitant
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
POOR CONDITION
Gouging
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
Prohibitive
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
Mnemonic/Example
Use the adjective exorbitant

when you want to describe
something that is really just
too much! You'll often hear
people griping about
exorbitant bank fees or
exorbitant interest rates.
EXCESS
(-)
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Usury
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the word marginal when

something is minimal or
barely enough. If you buy
lemons and sugar, make
lemonade and set up a stand
on the street corner, but only
sell a couple of glasses, your
profits will be marginal.
Mnemonic: Marginal
is like MARGIN.
Example: The story
will only be of
Marginal interest to
our readers.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
deficient in amount or quality Mnemonic: Meager =

or extent
m + eager
concentrate on
"eager". A person is
eager only when
he/she is in a
desperate need of
something
inadequate...or scanty
in supply.
Example: She
supplements her
meagre income by
cleaning at night.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When something is
meaningless or insignificant
because it is so little, it's
negligible. The amount of
interest you'll get on your
savings is negligible, so you
might as well spend your
money.
Mnemonic: NEGLect
it because it's not
(><) GIB (big )
Example: The cost
was Negligible.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A paltry amount is so small

it's not even worth thinking
about. In the novel "Oliver
Twist," when Oliver is given a
paltry amount of gruel - not
nearly enough - he asks,
"Please, sir, can I have some
more?"
Mnemonic: Paltry is
a laughably small
amount - the waiter
might chuck a Paltry
tip in the garbage.
Example: his account
offers a Paltry 1%
return on your
investment.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
We refer to an amount or
thing that is not quite enough
as scanty, or lacking. It's an
adjective used to describe
something that doesn't offer
enough, as in "farmers
having a scanty crop in a
drought year."
Mnemonic: S-CAN'TY = CAN'T be

Sufficient
Example: Details of
his life are Scanty.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
containing little excess
Mnemonic: Pinky
wore Skimpy clothes
to the party only to
add to the disaster.
Example: They
Marginal
(-)
FERTILE
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
POOR
Meager
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
Negligible
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
Paltry
Scanty
Skimpy
provided only Skimpy

details.
Form: v.adj
Tone: neg
Frugally restricted or meager, Mnemonic: Repair

as a manner of living or a
the Spare parts
diet
Example: Since he
was obese, the doctor
recommended him a
Spare diet.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something thats sparse

is thin, not dense. If you
re looking for the perfect
place to build a tree house, a
sparse forest is probably not
your best bet.
Spare
Sparse
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sounds like Parsi(one
group of people),who
are not many in
INDIA but THINLY
SCATTERED or
SCANTILY present.
Example: Vegetation
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COMBINE
EXCESS
Mnemonic: af +
fluent. Someone who is
fluent in a language
knows an abundance
of words.
Example: I have a
very Affluent
neighborhood.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Opulent is a word that you will

hear a lot around rich people
looking to show off.
"Remember the opulent buffet
at Carries sweet sixteen?
Sixteen chocolate cakes iced
in gold leaf!"
Mnemonic: lent
means lending.
generally rich people
lend money.Opulent
means wealthy.
Example: And on the
thought, as though in
answer to his wish, the
landlord entered
bearing a fine Opulent
omelet stuffed with
green peas.
(-)
INCREASE
LESSEN IN INTENSITY
LUCKY / UNLUCKY (-)
PAIN / SUFFERING
Mnemonic/Example
You know you're driving

through an affluent
neighborhood when you see
large houses, perfect
landscaping, and expensive
cars. Use affluent to describe
wealthy people or areas.
Affluent
FERTILE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Opulent
POOR
POOR CONDITION
REDUCE
RELEVANT
SHORTAGE / LACK OF
SPEND LAVISHLY (-)
SURE / CERTAIN
SWELL
UNCLEAR IN MEANING
UNWILLING TO SPEND
VERY HIGH PRICE
VERY LESS
WEALTHY
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Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A breach is a violation of a
law, duty, or promise. If
you'd contracted to mow
your neighbor's lawn and
don't do it, he can sue you
for breach of contract. Or
he can mow the lawn
himself.
Mnemonic: Breach
sounds like
brea(k)(ch)...break the
contract
Example: Selling goods
constituted a Breach of
regulation 10B.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To flout is to scorn or show

contempt for. "I flout the
law and the concept of
civilian safety by making a
concerted effort to jaywalk
every time I cross a
street."
Mnemonic: Flout... FOUL

+ OUT. When a player is
sent out by foul, the player
shows his contempt to the
referee.
Example: Motorists
regularly Flout the law.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To accept a rule, law or

judgement without
question
Mnemonic: bide in abide

sounds like
bind(something that binds
you).....so abide means
something that fails to
bind you from your
heart..but you merely
have to tolerate and
follow.
Example: The act does
not spell out any
consequences for failing to
abide the rule.
Root: AB means FROM
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Follow instructions, rules,

etc closely
Mnemonic: adhere - add

+ here; so adding two
things together means to
stick them.
Example: Corporations
rule the roost, and don't
have any particular moral
standard to which they
adhere.
BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Breach
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
Flout
MAIN JOB / PROFESSION

OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
RESOLUTE / DETERMINED
STUBBORN
SUPPORTER / (X) ANTI /
(X) ENEMY
X
Abide
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
X
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DECAY / ROT
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: an + nul so to nullify something

means to make it zero
or to make it void
Example: Their
marriage was Annulled
after just two months.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To disavow is to deny
support for someone or
something. You might feel
dissed if your biggest
donor decides to suddenly
disavow you in your run
for president.
Mnemonic: Disavow
can be split into
dis+allow which means
to refuse.
Example: The coach
Disavowed responsibility
for the player's
behavior.
Root: DIS means NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Gainsay, a verb, means

"contradict" or "speak out
against." When you
challenge authority, you
gainsay, as in teachers
don't like it when unruly
students gainsay them.
Mnemonic: She has

(Gain)ed weight but she
is not (say)ing it which
means, she is denying
the fact.
Example: Nobody can
Gainsay his claims.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Null means having no

value; in other words null
is zero, like if you put so
little sugar in your coffee
that its practically
null. Null also means
invalid, or having no
binding force.
Mnemonic: Null sounds

like NIL.
Example: The contract
was declared Null and
void.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you're someone who

speaks before you think,
you may need to recant, or
take back, that overly
honest assessment of your
friend's new haircut.
Mnemonic: RE (again)
+ CANT (cannot) - "I
have told you this
AGAIN and AGAIN, it
CANNOT be done, it has
been REJECTED."
Example: He made a
public Recantation of all
his former beliefs.
Root: RE means AGAIN
and CANT means
CHARM/SING
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To renege is to go back on Mnemonic: RENEGADE

your word or fail to keep a is a traitor of a
promise.
country.. Renege is a
traitor of his own
words..
Example: They had
promised to pay her
tuition but later
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
GREED
Disavow
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
Gainsay
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
Null
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Recant
Renege
Mnemonic/Example
When a celebrity wakes up

in Las Vegas with a
mysterious wedding ring
on her finger, the first
thing shell probably
want to do is annul the
marriage. That will declare
it invalid and officially
cancel the whole deal.
Annul
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Reneged.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To repeal something usually a law, ordinance or

public policy - is to take it
back. For example, dog
lovers might want the
town council to repeal the
law that says residents can
have no more than four
dogs.
Mnemonic: rejection of
an appeal - Repeal
Example: The
committee does not
have the power to
Repeal the ban.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To repudiate something is
to reject it, or to refuse to
accept or support it. If you
grow up religious, but
repudiate all organized
religion as an adult, you
might start spending
holidays at the movies, or
just going to work.
Mnemonic: he ate the

PUDDING AGAIN.. When
his mother asked him if
he ate the pudding, he
tried to Repudiate (deny
eating it)
Example: Socialism
had been Repudiated at
the polls.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you get a call saying a

company has decided to
rescind your job offer, it's
back to the classifieds for
you. Rescind is an official
reversal.
Mnemonic: Rescind
reminds us of "resign",
where resign is to
cancel your
appointment and
Rescind is to cancel an
agreement.
Example: The company
later Rescinded its offer.
Root: RE means AGAIN
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Have you ever said

something you wish you
could retract, or take
back? You're not alone.
Even newspapers and
magazines have sections
where the editors can
retract something written
that was incorrect.
Mnemonic: Retract-RE
TAKE IT, meaning to
take back
Example: He made a
false confession, which
he later Retracted.
Root: TRACT means TO
PULL/ DRAW
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you revoke

something, you officially
cancel it, like when you
revoke your sister's
"coolest sibling" award
because she shows your
friends funny pictures of
you from when you were
little.
Mnemonic: Revoke
sounds like PROVOKE.
When you provoke your
friend again and again
(RE) to start an
argument, he may
altogether Revoke
(cancel) any kind of ties
that he shares with you.
Example: The judge
Revoked her driver's
license.
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
Invalidate or nullify
Mnemonic: Void is
nothing but VACCUM
Example: Because they
were not happy in their
marriage, they had it
Voided.
Repeal
Repudiate
Rescind
Retract
Revoke
Void
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Something that is
brackish is unpleasant
and harsh, like the
coffee you left on too
long or the water in a
muddy pond.
Mnemonic: Brackish
sounds like BLACKISH.
The vegetables were
rotten to the extent that
it looked almost blackish.
Example: The office
coffee is often some
Brackish brew that's
been sitting around for a
couple of hours.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The noun carrion refers

to the dead and rotting
flesh of an animal. Ever
seen a dead opossum
or cat in the road? You
can call that road kill
carrion.
Mnemonic: CARRYING
rotten flesh from one
place to another, that is
what Vultures do.
Example: The Carrion
Crow is found as far
North as Carolina.
Root: CARN means
FLESH
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you suspect that

something in your yard
is in a state of
putrefaction, there's
probably something
stinky and rotten out
there.
Mnemonic: Putrefaction
is the opposite of
PURIFICATION.
Example: The smell was
awful. Putrefaction had
already set in.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Rancid is a great name

for a post-punk band,
but a lousy way to
describe the sauce on
your eggs Benedict.
Rancid means sour,
rotten, nasty and refers
most specifically to the
sharp bad smell of
decomposing oils or
fats.
Mnemonic:
ran+acid(acid)...presence
of acid(secreted by
bacteria during the
process of fermentation)
in curd makes the curd
bitter in taste and bad in
smell
Example: There was a
Rancid smell coming
from the kitchen.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Anything wholesome is
good for you.
Hopscotch is in most
cases a wholesome
game, since you can't
get into much trouble
while hopping up and
down on the concrete.
Mnemonic: Whole
(complete, full, total) +
some (a part of, a little
portion)...you can take
some parts of the whole.
A feeling of entirety.
Example: It was clean
wholesome fun.
Brackish
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
Carrion
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
Putrefaction
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Rancid
UNPLEASANT SMELL
X
Wholesome
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
A dip in the ocean in

January is horrifying to
some people but
invigorating to others.
Invigorating describes
something that makes you
feel strong and revitalized.
Mnemonic: IN +
VIGOR (enthusiasm)
and hence the
meaning.
Example: They felt
refreshed and
invigorated after the
walk.
Root: IN means INTO
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To revitalize is to restore
something to life or give it
new life. Revitalizing adds
newsness and strength.
Mnemonic:
REVITALIZE sounds
like REVIVE
Example: The local
economy has been
revitalized.
Root: RE means to
AGAIN
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you've ever been

"roused" out of your sleep
by someone, then you'll
have no trouble seeing
that rousing refers to
anything that gets you
going, up on your feet,
energized.
Mnemonic: aRousing
... lively or stirring up
the crowd
Example: The team
was given a Rousing
reception by the fans.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Sedate means to be calm,

but if a doctor sedates you
it means you've been
administered a
tranquilizing drug. Most
surgeries require some
form of sedation, but to be
sedate in day-to-day life
means composed, quiet,
and serene. Not
necessarily unconscious.
Mnemonic: When we
SEE + DATE for the
exam approaching we
generally become
tensed, but the key
to success is to stay
CALM.
Example: We
followed the
youngsters at a more
sedate pace.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something that is soporific

is sleep-inducing. Certain
medicines, but also
extreme coziness, can
have a soporific effect.
Example: The movie

had a soporific effect
on the audience.
Root: SOPAR means
SLEEP
Invogorating
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
Revitalizing
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
Rousing
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
X Sedative
UNPLEASANT SMELL
X Soporific
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(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
ENERGIZING
Relation to Group
Meaning
Irrelevant,
unnecessary, not
required
Mnemonic: Think of news

channels....EXTRA+NEWS...In
order to get TRP, news
channels show irrelevant or
unrelated things hence the
news are most of the times
Extraneous
Example: We do not want
any Extraneous information
on the page.
Root: EXTR- means
OUTWARD
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The word redundant

applies to things
that are
unnecessary or
could be left out.
Calling a blank
sheet of paper
empty is
redundant.
Mnemonic: Redundant
rhymes Abundant and that is
the meaning (more than
necessary).
Example: The picture has
too much Redundant detail.
Root: RE means AGAIN.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When something is
so unnecessary that
it could easily be
done away with,
like a fifth wheel on
a car or a fifth
person on a double
date, call it
superfluous.
Mnemonic: divide it as
super+flow.. when there is
large(super) flow of water, it
becomes EXCESSIVE /
OVERABUNDANCE of water..
Example: She gave him a
look that made words
Superfluous.
Root: SUPER means ABOVE.
Extraneous
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Redundant
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Superfluous
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
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Meaning
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Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Anyone highly regarded or

prominent is eminent. People
that are eminent are giants in
their field.
Mnemonic: Like the

singer "EMINEM" who
is STANDING ABOVE
OTHER rap artists IN
QUALITY AND
POSITION
Example: Mr. Vijay
Mallya is an Eminent
peronality in the
business world.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
In scientific writing, Stephen

J. Hawking is a luminary.
People look up to this wellknown scientist and author for
his knowledge and insight.
Mnemonic: Luminary
sounds like
luminous(under
light).So,a celebrity
who is in the limelight
inspiring others.
Example: He has
played with all the
great jazz luminaries.
Root: LUC means
LIGHT/ CLEAR
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Calling someone preeminent

means they're truly
outstanding or better than
everyone else - not in
general, but in a specific field
or specialty. Such as a
preeminent geologist.
Mnemonic:
preeminent sounds
like prominent
Example: Dickens
was preeminent
among English
writers of his day.
Root: PRE means
BEFORE
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Stature is the another way to

say "height of a person," like
the surprising stature of the
movie star who seems so
much taller in his action
movies.
Mnemonic: Stature
sounds like Statue..
All over the country
we have statues of
people who are
famous and
prominent.
Example: She is an
actress of
considerable Stature.
Eminent
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Luminary
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
PreEminent
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Avarice is a fancy word for

good old-fashioned greed.
It's one of what some call
"the seven deadly sins."
Mnemonic: Avarice- a
+ very + rich -a
strong greed to be 'a
very rich' person.
Example: The man
was now blinded by his
own greed and
Avarice.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
To be covetous of
something is to want it
and to be a little jealous of
anyone who has it. The
advertising industrys
goal is to make you
covetous of the things that
other people have - that
way, you'll buy them.
Mnemonic: Covetous
= split it as cove(love)
+ to + US ; because of
excessive greed and
the love for money
Covetous people go to
USA. i remembered
like that.
Example: Not only do
public displays of
wealth draw the
Covetous gaze of tax
collectors, they are
frowned on by a
culture that values
solidarity.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Remember the saying

Greed is good? It
could just as easily be
Cupidity is good,
though admittedly it
doesnt roll off the
tongue quite the same
way. Cupidity means a
burning desire to have
more wealth than you
need.
Mnemonic: Cupidity
sounds like
COMMODITY. Person
having greed for lots
of it.
Example: His Cupidity
was tempted, his
every weakness
exploited.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Called one of the seven

deadly sins, gluttony is
characterized by a limitless
appetite for food and drink
and overindulgence to the
point where one is no
longer eating just to live,
but rather living to eat.
Mnemonic:
glu'TON'ny...when you
eat excess,your weight
will be a TON!
Example: Gluttony
has already been
touched on and needs
no illustration as to its
extremely bad effect
on health.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something rapacious is out

to devour - anything, and
little can stand in its way.
A rapacious landlord is out
for more rent, and a
rapacious eater is only
satisfied at the all-youcan-eat buffet.
Mnemonic: read
Rapacious as
'rupeecious' so a
person who is greedy
must have rupees on
his mind.
Example: After years
of Rapacious
Avarice
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Covetous
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
Cupidity
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Gluttony
Rapacious
supermarket expansion
there are too many
mouths to feed.
Root: RAP means
SEIZE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A ravenous person feels

like they haven't eaten in
days and could probably
finish off 10 pizzas without
help. So ravenous is not a
good state to be in when
you go grocery shopping.
Mnemonic: sounds
like RAVAN.. we can
understand how
hungry one would get
to feed his 10 heads.
Example: What's for
lunch? I'm absolutely
Ravenous.
Root: RAV means
SEIZE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Voracious is an adjective
used to describe a wolflike
appetite. It might be a
craving for food or for
something else, such as
power, but the word
usually denotes an
unflattering greediness.
Mnemonic: remember
carniVORES,
herbiVORES...So
"VORE" tells something
about eating.
Example: Ever since
her childhood she had
read Voraciously.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A strong desire to travel is

called a wanderlust. If you
dream of backpacking
through Europe, you have
a wanderlust.
Mnemonic:
wander(moving from
place to place)+lust(a
desire for
something)....when
you have a desire for
wandering to places ,it
means, you love to
travel ,so you can be
refered to as a
Wanderlust
Example: He never
stays long anywhere
when the Wanderlust
is on him.
Ravenous
Voracious
Wanderlust
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Tone: neut
Unless you can find someone

to pay you to sip fancy
tropical drinks on the beach,
your vocation is not likely to
be a "vacation." Rather, the
word means something you
know how to do-or what
you do for a living.
Mnemonic: A perfect
job is when a
Vocation is a Vacation
(holiday) for a person
Example: Nursing is
not just a job - it's a
Vocation.
Root: VOC means
CALL
Form: noun
Tone: neut
An avocation is an activity
that you pursue when you're
not at work - a hobby. Pretty
much anything can be an
avocation: tennis, soduko,
writing poetry.
Mnemonic:
AVOCATION-in a
vacation. you do very
little /minor work
only....hence
avocation implies
minor occupation
Example: The
shepherds Watchful,
Sincere, and
Experience, if not
Knowledge, were
known of all men, in
less pastoral
avocations.
Vocation
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
X
Avocation
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
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parsing "* Boisterous" - Quantifier {x,y} following nothing.
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Words
Form: adj
Tone: neut
BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Relation to Group
#
Inaudible
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
Form: adj
*
Tone: neg
Boisterous
GREED
Legends:
X
: Antonyms
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
: Words with slightly different

meaning from the majority of
the words in a cluster.

STUBBORN
: The words in this family are

(+) used usually in positive
context.
OVERLY NOISY

(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
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(-) used usually in negative
context.
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Inaudible is another way of

saying "hushed" or "silent."
If you thought the bad words
you muttered under your
breath were inaudible,
perhaps you should've
turned off that microphone in
front of you!
Mnemonic:
INAUDIBLE is NOT
AUDIBLE
Example: She spoke
in an almost inaudible
whisper.
Root: IN means NOT
The adjective boisterous is

what you would use if you
want to call attention in a
loud or clamorous way.
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CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut/pos
Relation to Group
If you do something in
a calculated way,
you've given it quite a
bit of thought
beforehand, and
you're very deliberate
in the way you do it.
Mnemonic: every
calculation is well
weighed and
"planned"..and gives
us a likely result
Example: This kind
of entertainment is
not Calculated to be
appealing to children.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
To deliberate means to
carefully think or talk
something through
it also means slow
and measured, the
pace of this kind of
careful decision
making. If you chose
deliberately, you make
a very conscious, wellthought-through
choice.
Mnemonic: daily +
berate - if you get
berated(scolded)
daily, you need to
think it over as to
why it happens..
Example: She spoke
in a slow and
Deliberate way.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/pos
planning or plotting in
advance of acting
Mnemonic: can be
rearranged as
THOUGHT +BEFORE.
Example: Some
Forethought and
preparation are
necessary before you
embark on the
project.
Root: FORE means
IN FRONT OF
Form: adj
Tone: neut/pos
Something intentional
was done on purpose.
If a crime was
intentional, it was no
accident.
Mnemonic:
INTENTION
Example: I'm sorry I
left you off the list
it wasn't
Intentional.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When you
premeditate, you are
planning ahead. While
most people associate
this word with crime,
let's hope you can
think of a better
reason to premeditate
- like buying groceries
before a storm.
Mnemonic:
pre+meditate - think
before planning
something.
Example: The killing
was not
Premeditated.
Root: PRE means
BEFORE
Form: adj
Tone: neut/pos
Studied describes a
result achieved, not
spontaneously, but by
calculated and
Mnemonic: when we
have Studied
(calculated approach)
enough, we tend to
Calculated
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
Deliberate
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
Forethought
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Intentional
Premeditated
deliberate effort. It will

probably take a
studied effort to not
appear nervous when
you give an oral
presentation.
score high.
Example: She
introduced herself
with Studied
casualness.
Form: adj
Tone: pos/neut
Extemporaneous
means spoken without
preparation. The
orator's performance
was impressive, but
only after we learn
that his speech was
extemporaneous did
we realize the true
depth of his talent.
Mnemonic:
TEMPORARILY done in
haste and so not
planned.
Example: His playing
was polished yet
essayistic and almost
extemporaneous.
Root: EX means OUT
OF
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone impetuous
acts too hastily or
carelessly. Hotheaded,
impulsive folks are
impetuous.
Mnemonic: im(not)pet-tuo(to)-us...a
dog which is not our
pet will be very
VIOLENT and RASH.
Example: She is an
impetuous young
woman.
Form: adj
Tone: pos/neut
Some of the best kinds

of parties are
impromptu ones, when
you decide at the last
minute to get
together. The
adjective impromptu
describes things done
or said without
previous thought or
preparation.
Mnemonic: IM
means NOT and
PROMPTU can be
remembered as
PROMPT. So a person
who is not prompt.
Example: They often
held impromptu
meetings at their
house.
Root: IM means NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To improvise means to
make something up on
the spot, or figure it
out as you go. "Our
boss decided to
improvise his speech
at our company
meeting and when he
started going off-topic,
everyone could tell he
hadn't prepared in
advance."
Mnemonic: I Am Pro
- vise - I am proved
wise as I have done
it without actually
preparing for it
beforehand.
Example: There isn't
much equipment.
We're going to have
to improvise.
Root: IM means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective offhand

describes a remark or
comment that is made
without previous
thought or
preparation. If you are
at a wedding, you may
want to make a few
offhand but nice
remarks about the
bride and groom.
Mnemonic: offhand
- hands on means
experience, you have
prepared for that , so
offhands means
something without
preparation
Example: He spoke
offhandedly, making
it clear I had no say
in the matter.
Studied
X
Extemporaneous
X Impetuous
X Impromptu
X Improvise
X Offhand
Legends:
X
: Antonyms
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BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
In the old Looney Tunes

cartoons, Wile E. Coyote's
pursuit of the Road
Runner is dogged. He
simply will not give up.
The Road Runner is
dogged by the Coyote,
who will not stop chasing
him.
Mnemonic: a dogs
tail is always curved
and can never be
made straight thus it
is Dogged.
Example: Although
the men fought
Doggedly on, a sense
of hopeless despair
engulfed them.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If something endures, it
lasts: Beethoven's fame
has endured for more
than 200 years. But if you
endure something, you
suffer through it: We
endured our teacher's
slide shows of her
vacation photographs.
Mnemonic: Endure en (enable ) + dure

(long distance);
enable upto the long
distance.
Example: They had
to Endure a long wait
before the case came
to trial.
Root: EN means
INTO.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you can't change it, it's

immutable. There are
many things in life that
are immutable; these
unchangeable things
include death, taxes, and
the laws of physics.
Mnemonic: mutation
implies changes in
genes etc. Therefore,
if it is im (non) +
mutable it cannot be
changed.
Example: This
decision should not
be seen as
Immutable.
Root: MUT means
CHANGE.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who is
indefatigable can go on for
a very long time without
becoming tired. You might
not be so happy to have
an indefatigable guide on
your walking trip
you'll have blisters, but
she'll see no reason not to
keep going.
Mnemonic: in
means not..and
fatigue means
tiredness.. so
Indefatigable would
be tireless..
Example: She was
Indefatigable in her
search for the truth.
Root: IN means
INTO/VERY
Form: v
Tone: pos
Use the verb persevere

when you want to persist
in anything and continue
despite difficulties or
obstacles.
Mnemonic:
Perseverepersistent+severe,he
is very severely
persistent.
Example: Despite a
number of setbacks,
they Persevered in
their attempts to fly
Dogged
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Endure
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
Immutable
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Indefatigable
Persevere
around the world in a

balloon.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Persistence is the ability

to stick with something. If
you practice the violin for
over a year before you
can play Twinkle Twinkle
Little Star perfectly, that's
persistence!
Mnemonic: sounds
like PERSIST/ EXIST
Example: His
Persistence was
finally rewarded when
the insurance
company agreed to
pay for the damage.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use the adjective resolute

to describe a purposeful
and determined person,
someone who wants to do
something very much,
and won't let anything get
in the way.
Mnemonic: we make
resolutions on jan 1st
and we are
determined to follow
them atleast for that
day!
Example: He became
even more Resolute
in his opposition to
the plan.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who is firm and

determined in a belief or a
position can be called
steadfast in that view, like
your mom when she
thinks you really shouldn
t wear that outfit.
Mnemonic:
Steadfast- stood +
first ; One who has
always STOOD by you
and is the FIRST one
to help you is a
LOYAL friend. Another
meaning - Always
STEADY so
unswerving
Example: He
remained Steadfast in
his determination to
bring the killers to
justice.
Root: STEAD means
PLACE
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use tenacious to mean

"not easily letting go or
giving up," like a clingy
child who has a tenacious
grip on his mother's hand.
Mnemonic: Sounds
like ten Asians. Ten
developing Asian
countries if united
together, cannot be
pulled apart.
Example: She's a
Tenacious woman.
She never gives up.
Root: TEN means
HOLD/ HOLD
TOGETHER.
Persistence
Resolute
Steadfast
Tenacious
Legends:
X
: Antonyms
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BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE
BACK
(STATEMENT)
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: A+DAM+ant...A DAM IS

GENERALLY INFLEXIBLE AND HARD so
vehicles can pass through it.
Example: Eva was Adamant that she would
not come.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Have you
ever seen a
picture of a
protester
who is about
to be carried
off by police
but is still
shouting or
resisting,
fighting to
the bitter
end? That
person is
defiant.
Mnemonic: Defiant sounds like DEFY +

ARROGANT.
Example: The terrorists sent a Defiant
message to the government.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone
incorrigible
seems to be
beyond
correcting or
improving.
When you
talk about an
incorrigible
drunk,
you're saying
they're
never going
to stop
drinking.
Mnemonic: (in)corr(gible) - in (NOT) eligible

to be corrected or cant be corrected
Example: I thought you had given me up
long ago as an Incorrigible boy, who would
have his own way.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Can't
manage your
stubborn
little brother
who won't do
what anyone
says? You
could call
him
intractable,
or you could
call your
mother.
Problems are
intractable
Mnemonic: Intractable is
IN(Not)+TRACT(STRETCH)+ABLE(Do)...means
if something/someone is not
stretchable/flexible,implies STUBBORN or
UNYIELDING.
Example: Unemployment was proving to be
an Intractable problem.
Root: IN means NOT.
DECAY / ROT
ENERGIZING
FAMOUS /
IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
MAIN JOB /
PROFESSION
Defiant
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
RESOLUTE /
DETERMINED
STUBBORN
SUPPORTER /
(X) ANTI / (X)
ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT /
AGREE / GIVE
IN
Incorrigible
TO MAKE UP /
CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE
FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT
SMELL
Intractable
Mnemonic/Example
If you
stubbornly
refuse to
change your
mind about
something,
you are
adamant
about it.
Adamant
EXTRA /
UNNECESSARY
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
when they
can't be
solved.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Intransigent
means
inflexible,
stubborn,
entrenched.
Argue all you
like with an
intransigent
three-yearold. He will
never back
down from
the position
that he
wants the
lollipop
NOW.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
unreasonably Example: I rode a big mule not used to the

rigid in the
bit, very troublesome and Mulish at first, but
face of
broken in an hour.
argument or
entreaty or
attack
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Obdurate is
a formal
word
meaning
stubborn. If
you want to
major in
English, but
your parents
are obdurate
that you
should go
premed,
they might
go so far as
to threaten
not to pay
your tuition.
Mnemonic: OB+DURA(RELATE IT TO WORD

DURABILITY)..SO anything which has
durability..has the resisting power, and
something which can resist, is stubborn.
Example: The child's misery would move
even the most Obdurate heart.
Root: OB means AGAINST
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When
someone is
beyond
stubborn,
use the word
obstinate
instead:
"You
obstinate old
mule! Get
out of my
way!"
Mnemonic: obs+tin(ate), obsessive

teens,they are stubborn,hard to control
Example: He can be very Obstinate when he
wants to be!
Root: STIN means STAND
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you won
t take no
for an
answer,
youre
pertinacious.
The same
holds true if
you
stubbornly
push on a
Mnemonic: Pertinacious - pre(before) +

teenage : The age before teenage is where a
person shows a childish behaviour and is very
stubborn in a negative sense.
Example: Jones was the most vocal and
Pertinacious of all her critics.
Intransigent
Mulish
Obdurate
Obstinate
Pertinacious
Mnemonic: Intransigent - in-'not' + transact

- won't do the transaction
Example: An Intransigent conservative
opposed to every liberal tendency.
Root: IN means NOT.
door despite
a sign that
says
pull.
Pertinacious
means
unyielding or
perversely
persistent.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something
perverse, or
improper,
doesn't have
a whole lot
of good
things going
for it, even if
it brings a
few laughs.
Mnemonic: if we remove letter "p" and if we

only concentrate on the reverse-this sounds
similar to reverse- which is nothing but
leading to opposite path which is not
acceptable in society.
Example: She finds a Perverse pleasure in
upsetting her parents.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If someone
is so pigheaded that
he won't
budge on an
issue, call
him
recalcitrant.
Not that it
will make a
difference
Mnemonic: re+calci(calculator>calculate)+trant....so imagine a person who

has made a mistake in calculations using a
calci and is unwilling to re-calculate...it shows
he is STUBBORN
Example: The University suspended the most
Recalcitrant demonstrators.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Imagine
yourself
pulling a dog
who doesn't
want to
walk. The
dog is
refractory, or
stubbornly
resisting
your
authority.
Mnemonic: Refractory-means factor ,who

always factors the law into piece,means don't
follow the law.
Example: He is a Refractory child.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Willful means
"deliberate"
or
"stubborn."
A child who
exhibits
willful
disobedience
knows she is
doing
something
wrong (even
if she tries to
convince you
otherwise).
Mnemonic: wil+ful... full of will to do

something..something intentional (done
purposely).
Example: She is a Willful child.
Perverse
Recalcitrant
Refractory
Willful
Legends:
X
: Antonyms
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BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An opponent is your
competition, whether it's a
rival hockey team, or the
other finalist in the chess
tournament. Coaches tell
you to never
underestimate your
opponent.
Mnemonic:
OPPONENT sounds like
an OPPOSER.
Example: The team's
opponents are
unbeaten so far this
season.
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
You can refer to a person Mnemonic: Advocate

who's a public supporter
is a SUPPORTER
of a cause as an advocate. Example: Many
experts Advocate
rewarding your child
for good behavior.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If you have an ally, you

have someone who is on
your side, like a more
experienced teammate
who is your ally in
convincing the coach to
give you more playing
time.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A champion is a supporter Mnemonic:

of a group, cause,idea or
Champions are like
belief.
super man who has
capability to support
and defend there
friends [Secondary
Meaning]
Example: She was a
Champion of the poor
all her life.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To endorse is to give
support to someone or
something. "I endorse
this!" means "I think this
is a good thing, and so
should you."
Mnemonic: To
ENDORSE is to give
support.
Example: I wonder
how many celebrities
actually use the
products they
ENDORSE.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Use the verb espouse to

describe the actions of
someone who lives
according to specific
beliefs, such as your
friends who espouse
environmentalism and as a
result walk whenever
possible instead of taking
the car.
Mnemonic: pick the

word spouse like the
wife is the spouse of
her husband and is
always supportive of
him.
Example: They
Espoused the notion of
equal opportunity for
all in education.
Form: noun
A lobbyist is someone
Mnemonic: a person
X
Opponent
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
Advocate

OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Ally
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
Champion
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
ENDORSE
Espouse
Mnemonic: Ally( alien)

to overcome the power
of aliens the countries
have decided to help
each other during the
war with aliens
Example: His sister
was his Ally against
their grandparents.
Tone: pos
hired by a business or a
cause to persuade
legislators to support that
business or cause.
who waits in the lobby

of government
headquarters and wait
for the law makers to
come out, to influence
them.
Example: She is a
paid Lobbyist for a
drug company.
Form: noun
Tone: pos/ neut
Proponent means someone

who is in favor of
something. You might be a
proponent of longer
vacations, but your
parents are proponents of
a longer school year.
Mnemonic: A person
who PROPOSES
something is a
Proponent, opposite of
OPPONENT (one who
opposes)
Example: He was also
a leading Proponent of
overhauling the nation
s health care
system.
Root: PROP means
NEAR
Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
A protagonist is the
central character in a
story: the protagonist of
Huckleberry Finn is guess who? Huckleberry Finn.
Example: He is a
leading Protagonist of
the conservation
movement.
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
To tout means to praise,

boast, or brag about. If
you like to tout your skill
as a skier, you tell people
you can go down expertlevel hills.
Mnemonic: Tout:
shout to promote (to
publicly praise or
promote)
Example: She's being
Touted as the next
governor.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An adversary is someone
who fights against or
opposes another. In
tennis, you stand across
the net from your
adversary.
Mnemonic:
Concentrate on
ADVERSE : one who
gives us adverse
effects i.e. opponents
Example: His old
adversary beat him in
the chess tournament.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An antagonist is someone
who opposes someone
else.
Mnemonic: Antagonist
sounds like someone
who is an ANTI
(opposer)
Example: He has
always been the prime
minister's most
formidable antagonist
in Parliament.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
one who disparages or

belittles the worth of
something
Mnemonic: contractor
is one who takes up
work and supports the
work, detractor is the
one who criticize the
work
Example: Detractors
claim the building will
be ugly and
impractical.
Root: DE means
AWAY/DOWN/OFF
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A foe is an enemy. Foes

can range from an
Example: Though
dying, his foes are
Lobbyist
Proponent
Protagonist
Tout
X
Adversary
X
Antagonist
X
Detractor
adversary of one person to afraid to approach him.

that of a nation, from
he is my foe to
they are my foe.
There is also a that is
my foe who those who
are trying to diet know
well, aka chocolate.
X Foe
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To impugn means to call

into question or attack as
wrong. If your usually
grumpy brother is
suddenly nice and sweet,
you'll impugn his motives
if you're smart - he
probably just wants
something from you.
Mnemonic: im +
PUGN - pugn looks like
pungaa(hindi); NOW
think of a person who
is habitual of taking
PUNGAA, he will always
CONTRADICT people,
and will always
CHALLENGE others
(impugn others).
Example: There were
no real grounds for
impugning the
decision.
Root: PUG means
FIGHT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Censorship is inimical to
freedom. So, most
teenagers would argue,
are curfews. To be inimical
is to be harmful,
antagonistic, or opposed to
- like smoking two packs a
day is to healthy lungs.
Mnemonic: INIMICAL
- inimi (sounds like
ENEMY) + cal; Enemies
are HOSTILE and ofcourse UNFRIENDLY
Example: These
policies are inimical to
the interests of society.
X Impugn
X Inimical
Legends:
X
: Antonyms
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Words
BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Something
delicious on table
arouses desire.
Example: I love the
Delectable smell of
freshly baked bread.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Pleasantly sharp taste.
Mnemonic: PI+QUANT
Quant in GRE is more
attracting and delighting
than Verbal
Example: The chicken
served with a Piquant
wild mushroom sauce.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something savory is full

of flavor, delicious and
tasty - usually
something that someone
has cooked. In the world
of cuisine, savory is also
often used to mean the
opposite of sweet, or
salty.
Mnemonic: Save +
Poori is pleasant to
taste.
Example: I am getting
a Savory smell from the
kitchen.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you describe
something as
scrumptious, you'd
probably like to eat
every last crumb. Can I
have another slice of
that scrumptious pie?
Please?
Mnemonic: Strawberry
CRUMble is deliCIOUS
Example: I baked a
Scrumptious chocolate
cake
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Succulent means "juicy"

and is often used to
describe food. Think a
succulent piece of meat,
or berries so succulent
youre left sucking
juice off your fingertips
when you eat them.
Mnemonic: You suck a

fruit only if it is
Succulent.
Example: A buffet table
was set with an array of
Succulent roasts.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Sumptuous could be
used to describe a room
appointed with the
finest furniture, a lush
orchestra playing a
beautiful symphony, or
a meal meant for a
king.
Mnemonic: just focus

on SUM(means whole
amount)+ptuous.....well
you have decided to
spend whole amount of
yours ( around a crore
)on your wedding..so
you are trying to be
Sumptuous.
Example: We dined in
Sumptuous
surroundings.
DECAY / ROT
ENERGIZING
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
Piquant
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Savory
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
Scrumptious
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Succulent
Sumptuous
Mnemonic/Example
Something delectable is
extremely delicious or
appealing. Nothing
tastes better at the end
of a meal than an array
of delectable desserts
and pastries!
Delectable
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Form: adj
Tone: neg
X
Unpalatable
Use the adjective

unpalatable to describe
something that tastes
really bad, like a glass
of unsweetened
lemonade.
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Mnemonic: Something
that is UNPALATABLE
(not tasty) is definitely
not worth serving on the
PLATE. So remember it
as 'UN-PLATABLE'
Example: The insects
store this chemical in
their bodies in order to
make themselves
unpalatable to
predators.
Root: UN means NOT
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BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neut/pos
If you accede, it means you

agree with someone or give
in to his or her wish. The
word is often used in a
political context - the Queen
acceded to the Prince's
demands for more territory,
a larger army, and funnier
jesters.
Mnemonic: sounds
like accept + agreed :
Accede
Example: He Acceded
to demands for his
resignation.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To acquiesce is to agree to
something or to give in. If
your kid sister is refusing to
hand over the television
remote, you hope she
acquiesces before your
favorite show comes on.
Mnemonic:
Acquiesce..concentrate
on the part quie. and
remember quiet..
which means
submissive.. or
imagine someone who
is quiet will give in/
agree without any
protest.
Example: Senior
government figures
must have Acquiesced
in the cover-up.
Form: adj
Tone: pos/neut
If your friends want to try

sky diving and you're
amenable to the idea,
sounds like you're going to
be jumping out of a plane.
If a person or thing is
amenable to something,
they are ready, willing, or
responsive.
Mnemonic: Amen is a
word used in
Christianity. Meaning
of which is I agree. So
Amenable means
something that we
agree to.
Example: They had
three very Amenable
children.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/pos
Assent means agreement. If

you nod your head in
assent, you agree to
something or you assent to
it. You can assent in the
same contexts as agree, but
you'll seem a bit more
serious.
Mnemonic: Assent
sounds like as sent;
press editor agreed
and published the
article 'as sent' by us
without any
modifications.
Example: There were
murmurs of both
Assent and dissent
from the crowd.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/pos
If you are willing to submit

to someone's request, then
you are compliant. Parents
like it when their teenagers
are compliant and follow the
rules.
Mnemonic: one who

never complains and
obeys everyone is
Compliant !
Example: Most of the
patients were
Compliant with the
diet.
Form: verb
Comply is to act according
Mnemonic: com+ply -
Accede
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Acquiesce
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
Amenable
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Assent
Compliant
Tone: neut
to someone's wishes or
rules. Although you might
like to stay out with your
friends, you'll have to
comply with your parents'
rules and be home by
midnight.
com cab be related to

computer and it works
according to our
instructions and
wishes.
Example: They
refused to Comply
with the U.N.
resolution.
Root: COM means
TOGETHER
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
If you concede something,

you admit that it is true,
proper, or certain
usually in an unwilling
way and often in the context
of a competition, as in "At
midnight, the candidate
finally conceded defeat."
Mnemonic: if your
mom is pointing out
that you need sleep
before the test, you
should Concede the
truth of what she's
saying.
Example: He was
forced to Concede
(that) there might be
difficulties.
Root: CON means
WITH/TOGETHER
Form: verb
Tone: neut/pos
To concur is to agree or
approve of something. If
someone says something
you agree with, you can say
"I concur!"
Mnemonic: when a
king conquers(Concur)
a state then the
people in the state
have to agree with it
Example: Historians
have Concurred with
each other in this
view.
Root: CON means
WITH/TOGETHER
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If someone is docile, he is
easily taught or handled. If
you suddenly became a
trouble-maker in class, your
teachers would long for the
days when you were sweet
and docile.
Mnemonic: Docile
contains 'doc' as in
doctor; You have to be
Docile (easily managed
or handled) in front of
your doctor.
Example: All my
tution students are
quite Docile and hence
I enjoy teaching them.
Root: DOC means TO
TEACH
Form: adj
Tone: neut
A malleable personality is
capable of being changed or
trained, and a malleable
metal is able to be pounded
or pressed into various
shapes. It's easier to learn
when you're young and
malleable.
Mnemonic: relate
with meltable; so
possible to reshape.
Example: The
softness and
malleability of gold
makes it perfect for
making jewelry.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/pos
pliant describes something

that adjusts to conditions or
is easily influenced: "In
order to survive the
recession, the company had
to be pliant and adjust to
the new economic
conditions."
Mnemonic: Pliant
sounds like PLANT (
flexible, easily bent)
compared to a tree.
Example: He was
deposed and replaced
by a more Pliant
successor.
Form: verb
Tone: neut/pos
Being unwilling to relent is a Mnemonic: regood qualification for a sales re+lent, imagine you
person. You have to keep
lent something to your
Comply
Concede
Concur
Docile
Malleable
Pliant
trying to make the sale and

never give in until you've
made it.
friend, and you need it

back but your friend
needs it even more
than you do, so you
Relent and lend the
thing again.
Example: Well,
just for a little while
then, she said,
finally Relenting.
Root: RE means
AGAIN
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Use the verb succumb to

say that someone yields to
something they've tried to
fight off, such as despair,
temptation, disease or
injury.
Mnemonic:
Succumb(Suck +
thumb)- Children
doesn't give up
sucking their thumb.
Example: They were
all offered bribes and
some of them
Succumbed.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Yield has two meanings that

seem quite different: "an
amount" or "to give way."
The yield of the recipe was
twelve brownies. To avoid
being tripped, Mary was
forced to yield to the
children on her way to the
brownie plate.
Mnemonic: When you

cannot shield, you
then Yield to force.
Example: After a long
siege, the town was
forced to Yield.
Relent
Succumb
Yield
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CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Make up a story, idea,etc,
especially falsely.
Mnemonic: CON
means TOGETHER...
Example: He
Concocted an excuse
to avoid punishment.
Root: CON means
WITH/TOGETHER
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To devise is to figure out a

plan. Men twirling long
mustaches might devise a
plan to tie someone to the
railroad tracks.
Mnemonic: Only
WISE people can
Devise/ invent things.
Example: A new
system has been
Devised to control
traffic in the city.
Form: verb
Tone: poa
To formulate is to come up
with a plan. If you are locked
out of your house, you'll
need to formulate a plan to
get back inside - preferably
one that doesn't involving
kicking in the door.
Mnemonic:
Formulate sounds like
CALCULATEwhen
we calculate you think
well, that is similar to
FORMULATING
Example: She has
lots of good ideas,
but she has difficulty
formulating them.
Concoct
DECAY / ROT
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
Devise
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Formulate
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
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Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you disregard the rules

about not wearing sunglasses
in school, proudly sporting your
purple aviator glasses in math
class, you've made a decision to
defy - to resist or challenge the school rules.
Mnemonic: Defy
sounds like DENY.
Example: I wouldn't
have dared to Defy
my teachers.
Form: verb
Tone: neut/neg
Your mother asks you to pick

up your room. You refuse: you
demur. Your friend wants to go
to the Death Metal Forever
concert, but you hesitate: you
demur. Whether you strongly
object, politely disagree, or
hesitate to agree, you demur.
Mnemonic: If Aunt
Tilly offers to knit a
sweater for you, you
might politely Demur,
being reluctant to
accept.
Example: At first she
Demurred, but then
finally agreed.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
To dissent is to publicly
disagree with an official opinion
or decision. Dissent is also a
noun referring to public
disagreement.
Mnemonic: ASSENT,
ACCORD etc means to
agree and Dissent,
DISCORD etc means
to disagree.
Example: Voices of
Dissent began to rise
against the
established authority
in the 1950s and
1960s.
Root: DIS means NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neut/neg
When your younger brother

runs around the house with
scissors, you should definitely
object. Perhaps a less sharp
object such as a roll of paper
towels would suffice.
Mnemonic: Object is
just a verb (action)
form of ObjectION.
Example: Many local
people Object to the
building of the new
airport.
Root: OB means
AGAINST.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A quibble is a small argument

or fight. As a verb, it means to
pick a mini-fight over
something that doesn't really
matter.
Mnemonic: Query +
babble (minor
objection/murmuring).
Example: It isn't
worth quibbling over
such a small amount.
BREAK A RULE
CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
Defy
DECAY / ROT
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
Demur

OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
Dissent
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
Object
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Quibble
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CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Relation to Group
Meaning
To belie means to
contradict. If you are 93
but look like you are 53,
then your young looks
belie your age.
Mnemonic: Belie
sounds like lie.
Example: Her energy
and youthful good
looks Belie her 65
years.
Root: BE means
THOROUGHLY, MAKE
or RENDER.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you debunk

something you show it to
be false. For over a
century people have tried
to debunk the notion of
natural selection, but no
one has succeeded. It's a
very hard idea to debunk.
Mnemonic:
DE+BUNK..so when
you bunk your
college, and get
caught by your
teacher... your
teacher exaggerates
this fact and ridicules
you in front of the
class.
Example: His
theories have been
Debunked by recent
research.
Root: DE means
AWAY/ DOWN/ OFF
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Discredit means to cause

mistrust or cast the
accuracy of something into
doubt. If you say that
schooling is important to
you, but you never study,
your actions discredit you
and your words.
Mnemonic: DIS
(not) giving CREDIT
or honoring someone
would definitely mean
to damage that
persons image.
Example: The photos
were deliberately
taken to Discredit the
president.
Root: DIS means
NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb expostulate

means to reason with
someone against an
intended course of action.
Your parent you always
expostulate about your
really cool money-making
ideas. They just don't
understand!
Mnemonic: Ex+
Posing (exposing)
details unnecessarily
may be opposed.
Example: The man
was struggling
violently, and
expostulating in no
mild terms.
Root: EX means OUT
OF
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To rebut is to argue
against something. If your
parents say you're too
young and irresponsible to
drive, you can rebut their
Mnemonic: When
you REpeatedly say
BUT,you are trying to
contradict something
using arguments or
Belie
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Debunk
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Discredit
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Expostulate
Rebut
claim by ticking off

examples of your
responsibility.
evidences
Example: He issued
a firm Rebuttal to the
accusations.
Root: RE- means
AGAIN
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb refute is to prove

that something is wrong.
When the kids you're
babysitting swear they
brushed their teeth, you
can refute their claim by
presenting the dry
toothbrushes.
Mnemonic: Refute
rhymes with refuse,
when you
DISAPPROVE OF
something, or if
something is false or
incorrect..you Refute
it or disapprove..
Example: She
Refutes any
suggestion that she
behaved
unprofessionally.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Remonstrate means to call

someone on something
that's wrong. If your
mother yells at you in
public, you might call this
getting chewed out. She
might call it
remonstrating. Either way,
it's embarrassing.
Mnemonic:
Remonstrate sounds
like demonstrate...so
remember it like
when you are
demonstrative you
can protest for
something.
Example: They
Remonstrated with
the official about the
decision.
Refute
Remonstrate
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CANCEL / TAKE BACK
(STATEMENT)
DECAY / ROT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you want to
understand the true
meaning of fetid,
leave your sweaty
gym clothes in your
locker for a few
days. Fetid is a
fancy way of saying
that something
smells really bad.
Mnemonic: Fetid sounds like

Feet smells bad
Example: I cannot stand the
Fetid odor of rotting
vegetables.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You can use the

adjective
malodorous as a
nicer way to say
that something's
stinky. Maybe you
think your feet
smell like roses, but
if people move far
away when your
shoes come off,
your rosy feet are
probably
malodorous.
Mnemonic: mal(means
bad)+odor(sounds simillar to
odour)..+us.......smelling..bad
odour of some chemicals is
dangerous to health.
Example: She could not
understand how his son could
eat such a Malodorous dish.
Root: MAL means BAD
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you accidentally
leave half a
sandwich under
your bed for a few
days, cover your
nose while you
sleep because it
will probably
become quite
noisome. This is a
fancy way of saying
that it will stink.
Mnemonic: NOSE+ NOISE

(Noisome is something that
makes noise in our nose).
Example: It's no fun having
asthma and living in an area
with Noisome smog.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something that's
odoriferous carries
a smell.
Mnemonic: Odoriferous
sounds like ODOUR with a
similar meaning.
Example: Spices, Odoriferous
woods, and aromatic herbs,
tea, coffee, oranges, nutmeg,
and ginger, are exceedingly
plentiful.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You know that

science experiment
that used to be
lunch that is now
rotting in the back
of your fridge?
Because it's
decomposing and
stinks to high
Mnemonic:
put+rid...anything that is
rotten and foul smelling, we
would want to get rid of it
immediately.
Example: Everyone will
detest the Putrid smell of
rotten meat.
Fetid
ENERGIZING
EXTRA / UNNECESSARY
FAMOUS / IMPORTANT
PERSON
GREED
OVERLY NOISY
PLANNED / (X)
SPONTANEOUS
Malodorous
STUBBORN
(X) ENEMY
TASTY
TO ACCEPT / AGREE /
GIVE IN
TO MAKE UP / CREATE
TO OBJECT
Noisome
TO PROVE FALSE / TO
DISPROVE
UNPLEASANT SMELL
Odoriferous
Putrid
heaven, you can

call it putrid.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Rank to describe an
especially foul
smell. No matter
what rank you are,
you must not enjoy
walking into the
mess hall and
realizing that the
rank smell in the
air is today's lunch.
Mnemonic: Rank sounds like

RANG.The stink rang our nose
even after the garbage loaded
truck had passed by, atleast
an hour back.
Example: The house was full
of the Rank smell of urine.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something that is
fragrant has a nice
smell. What makes
a smell nice is
subjective, or
course. You might
find bowl of dried
lavender to be
fragrant.
Mnemonic: FRAGRANT/
FRAGRANCE.
Example: The air was
fragrant with scents from the
ocean and the hills.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When something is
redolent of
something, it
makes you think of
that thing by
making a pretty
strong impression
on you. He had a
shifty eye redolent
of years of lying
and petty crime.
Mnemonic:
red+(Rose)+olent; The Red
rose you lent has a pleasant
smell.
Example: The kitchen is
redolent with the smell of
baking.
Rank
X Fragrant
X Redolent
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BLESSING
CLEAR (BOTH PHYSICALLY
AND IN MEANING)
CORRECT / REPAIR
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A benediction is a
blessing - either a formal
one that you might hear
in a church service or an
informal one that you
might utter when you
take any leap of faith.
Mnemonic: BENE (GOOD) and DICTUM

is 'saying'. Good
words used is called
BENEDICTION.
Example: his arms
outstretched in
BENEDICTION
Root: BENE means
GOOD
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If you say grace before a

meal, you are saying a
benison, or blessing. You
can also be grateful for
the benison of having
your family around the
table for a meal.
Mnemonic:
Beni(means good)+
son. You feel blessed
to have a good son.
Example: I could
never step in to
marriage without my
Grandmothers
BENISON.
Root: BENE means
GOOD
BENEDICTION
DIFFICULT
DIFFICULTY / CONFUSING
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
BENISON
HAPPENING BEFORE MAIN

EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
LOSS OF STRENGTH / (X)
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
STRANGE
SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
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BLESSING
AND IN MEANING)
CLARITY
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: CLARITY
sounds and means like
CLEAR.
Example: The brilliant
CLARITY of his argument
could not be disputed.
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
If you elucidate
something, you
explain it very
clearly. If you don't
understand
fractions, a visit to
the pie shop may
elucidate the subject
for you.
Mnemonic: think of lucid,

which means clear.
Example: He ELUCIDATEd
a point of grammar.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
If your teacher gives

an explanation of a
difficult text you are
reading, she is
giving you an
exegesis on it. An
exegesis is a critical
look at a text.
Mnemonic: EXEcute
GEneSIS(part of the Holy
Bible)- to interpret the Bible
& explain it.
Example: A
psychobiography that
purports to be the definitive
EXEGESIS of the late
president's character.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
An exposition takes
place when you
"expose" something like at a fair or
convention for
showing off goods,
art, or similar wares.
An exposition can
also be the section
of a story that
explains the basics
of the tale.
Mnemonic: EXPOSITION
sounds like EXPLANATION.
Example: We need a clear
and detailed EXPOSITION of
their legal position.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
If given recipe
directions that
include "some
sugar," "some
onions," and "some
flour" as ingredients,
you might ask the
cook to expound by
adding
measurements of
how much of each
to use. When you
expound, you
explain or provide
details.
Mnemonic: EXPOUND
sounds like expand which
means explain
Example: He EXPOUNDed
his views on the subject to
me at great length.
Form: adj
The adjective limpid
Mnemonic:
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
ELUCIDATE
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
EXEGESIS
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
STRANGE
EXPOSITION
SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
Mnemonic/Example
Clarity means
clearness. Clean
water running down
a mountain has
clarity. So does a
lovely singing voice:
it's clear and pure.
CORRECT / REPAIR
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: pos
EXPOUND
Tone: pos
describes something LIMPID...lucid...liquid

(often liquid) that is Example: she gave him a
clear, serene and
look of LIMPID honesty.
bright. Nature
calendars often
feature glamour
shots of a limpid
stream or a limpid
lake.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When you call

something lucid, you
mean it's "easy to
understand" or
"sensible".
Mnemonic:
LUCing(looking)In Day is
very clear. We can see
anybody clearly in day time.
So LUCID is something
which is crystal clear.
Example: the answers in
this book are explained in a
LUCID style.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A sentence that
teaches a new
vocabulary word
should always be
pellucid, that is, its
style and meaning
should be easily
understandable so
that you can derive
the definition from
the sentence.
Mnemonic:
PEL+LUCID...LUCID..MEANS
CLEAR ....SO CLEAR IN
MEANING.
Example: The light was so
PELLUCID, so dazzling that
she reached for her
sunglasses.
LIMPID
LUCID
PELLUCID
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AND IN MEANING)
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
Relation to Group
Amend describes actions

or speech intended to
correct or improve
something. If you
confused your audience
when you gave your
speech, don't be afraid to
amend what you said,
meaning you make minor
changes to better explain
what you meant.
Mnemonic: AMEND
sounds like a + mind;
you should have a
sound mind to
AMEND your score in
mathematics.
Example: The law
has been AMENDed
for the betterment of
all common people.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To atone is to do
something "right" to
make up for doing
something wrong.
Religious believers are
known to atone for their
sins, but even students
can atone for a past
failure by acing a quiz or
two.
Mnemonic:
at+own(one) - he
realized his mistake
'at' his 'own' and
wanted amend it.
Example: I have a
desire to ATONE.
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
Disabuse means to free

someone of a belief that
is not true. Many
teachers of health find
that when they teach,
they spend as much
energy disabusing kids of
false beliefs as they doing
giving them the facts.
Mnemonic:
Remember as the
opposite of abuse
Example: Let me
DISABUSE you of
your foolish notions
about married life.
Root: DIS means
NOT
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
In the fairy tale, the

baker must expiate his
fathers sins by
bringing the witch three
ingredients for a magic
potion: a cow, a cape
and a slipper. Expiate
means to make amends
or atone for a wrong you
or someone else has
committed.
Mnemonic: Rhymes
as Ex Pirate. An expirate always tries to
EXPIATE his guilt.Ex
pirate becomes pious.
Example: he had a
chance to confess
and EXPIATE his guilt
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
To pay compensation for

a loss, damages, or
similar expense is to
indemnify. "The insurance
company indemnified its
customers for their claims
after the severe storm
one customer lost
three cars, a row boat,
and a golf cart."
Mnemonic: look for

the word-"demn"
which can be
connected to
"demon"..so what
does demon do? it
destroys property..
IN(not)+demni+fy correct what the
demon inside you has
done..make amends
for it.
AMEND
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
ATONE
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
DISABUSE
RESTRAIN / SET FREE

RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
EXPIATE
INDEMNIFY
Example: The tenant

is legally required to
INDEMNIFY the
landlord for any
damage caused to
the property
Root: IN means NOT
Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
Redemption is the buying

back of something. You
might try for redemption
by attempting to buy
back a bike you sold, or
you might attempt to buy
back your soul after you
steal someone elses
bike.
Mnemonic:
REDEMPTION is to
REDEEM.
Example: The
REDEMPTION of the
world from sin
Root: RE means
AGAIN
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
The verb redress is used

when you are supposed
to fix a problem and
make amends. You want
your parents to redress
the fact that you don't
have a pet. Your parents
offer to get a hamster,
but instead, you say you
want a monkey.
Mnemonic:
REDRESS is: "relief
from distress"
Example: It is time
to REDRESS the
injustices of the past.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If you guessed that

reparation is related to
the word repair, you were
right. Both come from the
Latin word meaning "to
restore." While reparation
has a range of meanings,
they all convey the sense
of fixing or making up for
a past wrong.
Mnemonic:
REPARATION can be
remembered in
connection to REPAIR
(sounds and means
similar).
Example: Offenders
should be forced to
make REPARATION to
the community
Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
Restitution is the act of

making up for damages
or harm, like the time you
knocked the ball out of
the park, scoring a home
run but breaking a
house's window in the
process. You had to
make restitution for the
broken window, paying
for its replacement.
Mnemonic:
RESTITUTION - we
can think of "rest".
We take rest when
we feel tired.i.e when
energy is lost.....so
"rest" is a
"compensation" for an
energy loss.
Example: The
government tried to
make RESTITUTION
for the damage
caused
REDEMPTION
REDRESS
REPARATION
RESTITUTION
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Relation to Group
Use the adjective,

arduous, to describe an
activity that takes a lot
of effort. Writing all
those college essays and
filling out the
applications is an
arduous process!
Mnemonic: (h)ard +
u (you) + ous (we).
This work is very
difficult and required
full hard work from
us and your side.
Example: They
searched ARDUOUSly
for clues.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
You have to wrestle a bit

with the longish word
cumbersome; it's
cumbersome, or kind of
long and clumsy, to
tumble out in a sentence.
It's hard to use it
gracefully
Mnemonic: (Comebear-some) come

bear some heavy
things that are hard
to manage
Example: The
organization changed
its CUMBERSOME title
to something easier
to remember
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
To encumber is to weigh
someone or something
down with a physical or
psychological burden.
You may find yourself
encumbered by a heavy
backpack or with
anxieties. Either way, it's
a heavy load to bear!
Mnemonic: Look for

the word cumber and
think of cumbersome
....anything that is
cumbersome may
prove to be a burden.
Example: The police
operation was
ENCUMBERed by
crowds of reporters.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Use the adjective

exacting to describe
something or someone
very precise or strict in
its requirements. If your
teacher has exacting
standards about spelling
and punctuation, you
better carefully check
your final paper.
Mnemonic:
EXACTING -he wants
things to be too exact
and precise...hence
he is making great
demands
Example: He was an
EXACTING man to
work for.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
If one teacher gives you

three hours of homework
a night, that's rough. But
if all of your teachers do
it, that makes the task of
completing your
homework an onerous
one, to say the least. If
something is onerous, it
is very difficult to deal
with or do.
Mnemonic: it sounds
like on+er+us..that is
ON+US.. when
something is ON US
..we feel burdensome
Example: an
ONEROUS duty or
responsibility.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
When you call

Frankenstein ponderous,
it's not because he likes
Mnemonic: POUND
is a unit of weight ,
we often calculate
ARDUOUS
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
CUMBERSOME
GAP
EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
ENCUMBER

THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
EXACTING
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
ONEROUS
to ponder the great

questions of life. It's
because he moves like a
Mack truck, only slower
and less gracefully
weight in pounds! 1
Pound = 480 grams
Example: he spoke
in a slow
PONDEROUS voice.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
If something is tedious,
it's boring. If you're
anxious to get outside
and enjoy the sun, even
the best lecture will
seem tedious.
Mnemonic: TEDIOUS
is Tiresome.
Example: The
journey soon became
TEDIOUS
Form: adj
Tone: pos/neut
If someone does
something easily, or
shows ease, it is
described as facile in a
good way, but if
someone takes the easy
way out and shows a
lack of thought or care, it
is facile in a bad way.
Mnemonic: Facile can be read as 'Face I

will'... I will be able
to face the problem
(/person) because it
is EASY (REQUIRES
VERY LITTLE EFFORT)
to solve
Example: It seems
too facile to blame
everything on his
mishandling of the
crisis.
PONDEROUS
TEDIOUS
X FACILE
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Mnemonic: To DIAL his

number or not is a real
DILEMMA.
Example: Here am I
brought to a very pretty
DILEMMA; I must commit
murder or commit
matrimony.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An imbroglio is a
complicated or
confusing personal
situation. To
rephrase the J.
Geils band song,
"Love Stinks," if
you love her and
she loves him and
he loves somebody
else, you've got
quite an imbroglio.
Mnemonic:
IM+brog(=frog)+lio(=lion).
Suppose in a play, you
have to choose between
characters of frog and lion,
you will be in a
complicated and confusing
situation.
Example: A celebrated
IMBROGLIO involving some
big names in the New York
literary scene
Root: IM means NOT
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A morass is a
mushy, muddy
patch of ground
that you might find
in a bog. In other
words, it's
something you
probably don't
want to get stuck
in.
Mnemonic: MORASS
refers to anything that
bogs you down,
overwhelms you, sticks to
everything, and hinders
your progress - like red
tape.
Example: A MORASS of
lies and deceit
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A plight is a
situation that's
hard to get out of.
Learning about the
plight of very poor
people trying
rebuild their homes
after a devastating
earthquake might
inspire you to send
money to a charity.
Mnemonic: PLIGHT
sounds like FLIGHT which
tends to be a difficult
condition for first time
flyers.
Example: The African
elephant is in a desperate
PLIGHT.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you're engaged
to get married, but
suddenly fall in love
with someone else,
you have got
yourself in quite a
predicament. A
predicament is a
difficult, confusing,
and unpleasant
situation
Mnemonic: PREDICAMENT
sounds like PREDIC (T) AMENT : imagine a
situation where YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT will happen
(can't predict) or WHAT TO
DO..is a PREDICAMENT.
Example: I am in a
terrible PREDICAMENT.
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
IMBROGLIO

EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
MORASS
RESTRAIN / SET FREE

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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
PLIGHT
PREDICAMENT
Mnemonic/Example
A dilemma is a
tough choice. When
you're in a difficult
situation and each
option looks
equally bad, you're
in a dilemma.
DILEMMA
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A quagmire is a
dangerous place,
like the muddy
shoreline of a
pond. The more
you try to climb out
of a quagmire, the
more you seem to
slip. That's because
as you step on the
mud, it oozes
everywhere
Mnemonic: Take into

consideration the First
three words QUAGMIRE.
The word resembles earth
QUAKE. So earth quake is
an awkward predicament,
where soil sinks under your
feet.
Example: I can't handle
this QUAGMIRE anymore.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
How to define the

word quandary?
Wow, this is quite a
dilemma. What to
do, what to do?
Looks like this
moment itself is a
quandary: a tough
situation that will
be really hard to
resolve.
Mnemonic: QUANDARY
sounds like LAUNDRY. So
many clothes to be washed
at home or given to the
LAUNDRY adds to dilemma
and and difficult to decide.
Example: George was in a
QUANDARY - should he go
or shouldn't he?
QUAGMIRE
QUANDARY
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AND IN MEANING)
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you betray

someone or
something, you
provide information
whether you mean to
do it or not, like the
loud growling of your
stomach that betrays
your hunger or the
secret you tell about
your friend that
betrays her trust.
Example: He was offered

money to BETRAY his
colleagues.
Root: BE means
INTENSIVE/
THOROUGH/MAKE/RENDER
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is slowly
and secretly causing
harm, it's insidious
like the rumors no
one seems to listen
to until suddenly
someone's reputation
is ruined.
Mnemonic: INSIDIOUSinside+ hideous. think of

something terrible, like a
disease, hiding inside the
body.
Example: This kind of
advertising acts
INSIDIOUSly on young
minds.
Root: IN means VERY
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you shared your

most embarrassing
secrets with a friend
who then told them
to everyone he
knows, his betrayal
could be described as
perfidy.
Mnemonic: per+ fidywithout fidelity i.e cheat

upon your close ones,in
general cheat or breach
something/ someone.
Example: In Act 2 he
learns of Giovanni's
PERFIDY and swears
revenge.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A quisling is a traitor,
especially one who
collaborates with an
enemy occupying
force for personal
gain.
Mnemonic: QUISLINGsplit like QUIT+LINK

means a culprit quits and
collaborate (link)with
enemy
Example: QUISLING
finally gave in, allowing
the imprisoned teachers to
return home.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A traitor says one

thing but does
another. If you
promise a friend
you'll keep his secret,
but instead you blab
it to everyone, you're
a traitor.
Mnemonic: TRAITOR and

a CHEATER sounds and
means similar.
Example: He was seen as
a TRAITOR to the socialist
cause.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Treachery is trickery,
cheating, and deceit,
like the treachery of
your former friend
who only stuck
Mnemonic: treach+hertrick her-deceit somone

Example: He was
punished for his
treacheries.
BETRAY
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
INSIDIOUS
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
PERFIDY
RESTRAIN / SET FREE

RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
QUISLING
TRAITOR
TREACHERY
around until he stole

your girlfriend and
turned the whole
grade against you
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Hacking your
brothers email
account and sharing
all his secrets with
your mom could be
considered an act of
personal treason,
meaning you have
betrayed your
brother.
Mnemonic: Trickery with

a Reason calls for a
TREASON
Example: Ocalan, who
has been found guilty of
TREASON, is being held in
solitary confinement on a
remote island prison.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Have you ever

switched political
parties, taken up a
different religion, or
worst of all changed which sports
team you support?
You are a turncoat
then, a deeply hostile
word meaning a
traitor or deserter to
the cause.
Mnemonic: if you turn

your coat then you show
your back... and one who
back stabs you is a
traitor..
Example: In the days
before his unmasking, he
was strangely haunted by
the subject of TURNCOATs.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Every second grader

knows how to pledge
allegiance to the flag,
but do you think they
realize when they
place their right hand
over their hearts that
they're expressing
loyalty to what we
call the "Red, White,
and Blue"?
Mnemonic: We have
heard the fancy stories of
ALI and his GIN - his gin is
COMMITTED and LOYAL to
him.. hence ALLE +
GI(A)N + CE
Example: People of
various party allegiances
joined the campaign.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Stemming from the

Latin word "fidelitas,"
the noun fealty is
related to "fidelity,"
and is another way of
saying "loyalty" or
"faithfulness.".

fidelity....fidelity means
loyalty
Example: Now let us
shake hands all around
and swear fealty.
Root: FEAL means TRUST/
FAITH
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Fidelity is the quality

of being faithful or
loyal. Dogs are
famous for their
fidelity.
Mnemonic: look for the

root word fid...means
faith, belief..so words like
fidelity, confide, diffident,
bonafide, fiduciary..all
have 'fid' common in it
and all these words are
related to involving trust
or faith, similarly fidelity
Example: The best
printers can reproduce
photographs with amazing
fidelity.
Root: FID means TRUST/
FAITH
TREASON
TURNCOAT
X
ALLEGIANCE
X FEALTY
X FIDELITY
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Relation to Group
Meaning
a skilled worker who
practices some trade
or handicraft.
Mnemonic: A man who

may have covered so
many journeys of life,
will necessarily be
experienced.
Example: The picture is
certainly competent, but
a dozen other
JOURNEYMAN directors
could have executed this
piece just as efficiently.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Seasoned describes a
person who has been
around forever, doing
what they do, and
doing it well throughout the
seasons. They have
lots of experience, and
they can handle just
about anything that
comes their way.
Mnemonic: One who

has seen many
SEASONS in his life...will
be very AGED and
EXPERIENCED.
Example: Sudha is a
SEASONED dance
performer.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Veteran commonly
refers to someone who
has fought in a warthink Veterans' Day,
the Vietnam Veterans'
Memorial-but, in
fact, the word can
mean anyone with
experience in a
particular field.
Mnemonic: VETERAN vet(Vietnam)+eran(Iran)

-the people who were
involved in both these
wars were certainly
experienced in war
Example: He is a
VETERAN of the Korean
war.
JOURNEYMAN
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
SEASONED
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
VETERAN
RESTRAIN / SET FREE

RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
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Form: noun
Tone: pos
A connoisseur is a
person who, through
study and interest,
has a fine
appreciation for
something, like the
connoisseur who can
identify the clarinet
player on a jazz
recording by the
sound of his
inhalations alone.
Mnemonic:
CONNOISSEUR is always
SURE as he is an expert
or a good judge
Example: The exhibition
will be a delight for the
collector and
CONNOISSEUR of silver
ornaments.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
We call a person who

truly loves food
food at the highest
levelsan epicure.
Occasionally, you
might find the word
epicure used for a
person who loves
something else, but
an epicure is usually
someone who
delights in fine food.
Mnemonic: EPICCURRY...one who can

write an EPIC on CURRY
has to be a
CONNOISSEUR OF
FOOD.
Example: Thomas
Jefferson was one of
America's first great
EPICUREs.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A gourmand is
someone obsessively
and unhealthily
devoted to eating
good food and lots of
it.

government -and in
India..anything by
government is supposed
to be free for people..so
if government plans to
provide free food people
will eat
excessively...beyond
their capacity..because
we take pleasure in
anything which is free
for us.
Example: He is the kind
of GOURMAND who
swallows food without
even pausing to taste it.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
That guy over there

correctly identifying
the dozen spices
used in the meal he's
eating? Hes
likely a gourmet,
someone who knows
a lot about fine food.
Mnemonic: GOURMETA guru(expert) of

meat(all food and drink)
-'A connoisseur of fine
food and drink'.
Example: Peter is the
GOURMET guru, so he
should order the food for
dinner.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A virtuoso is an
incredibly talented
musician. You can
Mnemonic: One who

has many "virtues" is
called a VIRTUOSO.
CONNOISSEUR
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
EPICURE
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
STRANGE
GOURMAND
SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
GOURMET
VIRTUOSO
also be a virtuoso in
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AND IN MEANING)
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Meaning
We are sorry to inform you
that the adjective contrite
means to feel regret,
remorse, or even guilt.
Mnemonic: Split as
cont (COUNT) - rite
(RIGHT). COUNT THE
CASH RIGHT, ELSE
YOU WILL REGRET IT.
Example: He looked
so CONTRITE that for
a while she nearly
believed that he was
actually feeling sorry
for his deed
Form: adj
Tone: pos/neut
Penitent means deeply sorry,

ashamed, and full of
remorse. If you feel sorry
-or just want to appear to
-you should adopt a
penitent manner.
Mnemonic:
PENITENT sounds like
REPENTENT (to feel
sorry about a doing)
Example: He was
feeling PENITENT for
having punished his
son without verifying
the truth.
Root: PEN means
PUNISHMENT
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Something that is poignant

touches you deeply.
Watching a poignant
YouTube video about baby
penguins chasing their
mothers, for example, might
give you a lump in your
throat. poignant feeling can
also make you feel sad or
regretful.
Mnemonic:
POIGNANT sounds
like PUNGENT. But
something that's
pungent pricks your
sense of smell,
whereas POIGNANT
refers to something
that pricks your
emotions.
Example: her face
was a POIGNANT
reminder of the past
time.
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
Remorse, a noun, is what

you feel if you regret your
actions or wish for another
outcome.
Mnemonic:
rem+(w)orse
....remembering(read
recalling)the worse
thing that you did
you feel the guilt at
leaving them without
notice
Example: she felt no
REMORSE at leaving
them without notice
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
If your elaborate magic trick

goes awry, and instead of
pulling a rabbit out of an
audience member's shoe,
you set the shoe on fire, you
might give a rueful smile.
Mnemonic: RUEFUL
sounds CRYFUL.
Example: "So this is
the last time that we
are meeting", she
said RUEFULly.
CONTRITE
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
PENITENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
POIGNANT
RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
REMORSE
RUEFUL
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Rueful means apologetic or

remorseful.
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BLESSING
AND IN MEANING)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neut
An abeyance is a
temporary halt to
something, with the
emphasis on
"temporary." It is usually
used with the word "in"
or "into"; "in abeyance"
suggests a state of
waiting or holding.
Mnemonic: Interpret
it as opposite of
obey+ance -- not
obeying the given
orders and suspend
the work (action)
Example: Legal
proceedings are in
ABEYANCE while
further enquiries are
made
Root: AB means
AWAY FROM
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A temporary gap, pause,

break, or absence can be
called a hiatus. When
your favorite TV show is
on hiatus, that means
there are no new
episodes - not forever,
just for a little while.
Mnemonic: split it as
HI+AT+US.....if
anyone says 'Hi' on
the way, we will
definitely stop for a
while.
Example: After a five
month HIATUS, the
talks resumed.
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
See lull, think "calm." It

could be the noun form
(like "the lull before the
storm") or the verb: one
can lull someone by
calming them (as in
lulling a baby to sleep
with a lullaby).
Mnemonic: LULL DULL

Example: a LULL in
the conversation.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A moratorium is the
suspension of a particular
activity-you could
have a moratorium on
fishing, baking, the use of
candles, the wearing of
matching socks.
Mnemonic:
Generally,
MORATORIUMs go
into effect when
something becomes
seen as being not
okay for now, but
might go back to
being okay later.
Example: The
convention called for
a two year
MORATORIUM.
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
A respite is a break from

something that's difficult
or unpleasant. If you're
cramming for exams,
take an occasional walk
to give yourself a respite
from the intensity.
Mnemonic: RESPITE
sounds like rest a bit
Example: The
medicine brought a
brief RESPITE from
the pain.
CORRECT / REPAIR
DIFFICULT
ABEYANCE
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
HIATUS
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
LULL
RESTRAIN / SET FREE

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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
MORATORIUM
RESPITE
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AND IN MEANING)
CORRECT / REPAIR
DIFFICULT
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Relation to Group
An antecedent is a thing
that comes before
something else. You
might think rap music
has no historical
antecedent, but earlier
forms of African American
spoken verse go back for
centuries
Mnemonic:
ante(before) +
ced("to go"). root
"ced" means "to go"
.Hence ANTECEDENT
means "that which
goes before"
Example: "He
grabbed the ball and
threw it in the
air,"ball" is the
ANTECEDENT of "it"
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A forerunner is someone
or something that came
before and paved the
way for something today.
Rotary phones were
forerunners of today's
complex cell phones.
Mnemonic: Fore
means something
that precedes and
runner means
someone is
approaching so the
meaning.
Example: An early
injury proved the
FORERUNNER of a
disastrous
performance by
Williams.
Root: FORE means
IN FRONT OF.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A harbinger is something
that comes before and
that shows what will
follow in the future. The
robin is a harbinger of
spring-its presence
means spring is coming
soon.
Mnemonic:
HARBINGER sounds
like HER + FINGER,
she shows me what is
about to happen by
gesturing with her
finger.
Example: Her
father's successful job
interview was seen as
a HARBINGER of
better times to come.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
You've heard the old

saying "Pride comes
before the fall?" Well, you
could just as easily say
pride is a precursor to
the fall. A precursor is
something that happens
before something else.
Mnemonic:
"PRECURSOR" pre(before) +
cursor(that points
out) -something that
points out in advance
- forerunner.
Example: These
events were
PRECURSORs to
revolution
Root: PRE means
BEFORE
ANTECEDENT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
FORERUNNER
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
HARBINGER
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
PRECURSOR
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AND IN MEANING)
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
Something that one

absolutely and positively
cannot stand is
anathema. Garlic is
anathema to vampires
(ditto for stakes and
daylight). So is
kryptonite to Superman
or a silver bullet to a
werewolf.
Mnemonic:
ASTHMA...ANATHEMA
I hate asthma
because it affects
respiratory
system....ANATHEMA
also means curse....to
have ASTHMA is a
kind of ANATHEMA
Example: Racial
prejudice is (an)
ANATHEMA to me.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Baleful means the

foreshadowing of tragic
or evil events. If no
one's listening in class
and your teacher
reprimands you with a
baleful glance, expect a
pop quiz.
Mnemonic: BALEFUL
sounds like bail+ful;
when any dangerous
convict gets out of jail
taking bail, he could
be threatening.
Example: We are
aware of the BALEFUL
effects of water
pollution.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The noun bane refers to

anything that is a cause
of harm, ruin, or death.
But we often use it for
things that aren't that
bad, just feel like it. You
might say mosquitoes
are the bane of your
existence.
Mnemonic: Modern
technology is BOON
OR BANE. Boon is
useful and BANE is
Something causing
misery or death
Example: The
neighbors kids are the
BANE of my existence.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A blight is a disease
that hurts plants and
makes their leaves
wither. It can also affect
neighborhoods. Urban
blight refers to a part of
the city where things
are falling apart. Blight
could also mean
something that harms.
Mnemonic: Black
light may destroy the
plants.
Example: His career
has been BLIGHTed by
injuries
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is
deleterious, it does
harm or makes things
worse. Smoking has
obvious deleterious
effects on your health,
not to mention your
social life.
Mnemonic: relate it
to DELETE...so you
DELETE all the spam
mails because they
may BE HARMFUL to
your PC
Example: the
DELETERIOUS effect of
stress on health.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Detrimental is a formal
way of saying
"harmful." Anything
Mnemonic: Look at
the part MENTAL ...a
MENTAL person can
ANATHEMA
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
BALEFUL
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
BANE
RESTRAIN / SET FREE

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UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
BLIGHT
DELETERIOUS
detrimental hurts,
hinders, or puts a
damper on something.
Detrimental things do
damage.
cause serious harm or

injury, when violent.
Example: the sun's
DETRIMENTAL effect
on skin.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Go bury your head

in the sand. This
nasty curse is a
malediction (and, I
m sure, nothing you
would ever say to
another human being).
Mnemonic:
MALEDICTION MAL+DICTION. MAL
means 'evil or ill' and
DICTUM is 'saying'. So
to say something evil
is to CURSE.
Example: The
MALEDICTION by the
sorcerer scared him to
death
Root: MAL means
BAD/ EVIL
Form: adj
Tone: neg
For something that's

very harmful, especially
a tumor that's
cancerous, use the term
malignant.
Mnemonic: MAL
means BAD.
Example: She was
relieved when the
doctor told her that
the tumor was not
MALIGNANT.
Root: MAL means
BAD/ EVIL
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Pernicious means
harmful and subtle,
such as a poison gas
that causes cancer in
those exposed to it over
the course of years.
Mnemonic: word can

be divided like
per+nicious..nicious
when pronounced
sounds like
noxious...so noxious..
..so something
harmful
Example: the
PERNICIOUS influence
of TV violence on
children.
DETRIMENTAL
MALEDICTION
MALIGNANT
PERNICIOUS
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AND IN MEANING)
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Use quixotic for

that is romantic and
unrealistic, or possessed
by almost impossible
hopes. Your quixotic
task is easy to
understand, if difficult to
achieve: establish world
peace.
Mnemonic: QUIXOTIC quick + exotic, if you

desire something exotic to
happen quickly in your life
it is just a daydream.
Example: He is QUIXOTIC
- he wants to achieve
things that are practically
impossible.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you're looking to
relocate to a utopia,
good luck! A utopia is an
ideal society, and a
scheme or vision for
producing such a society
can be called utopian.
Mnemonic: UTOPIAN UTOPIa , sounds like

Trophy - which is
something that everyone
wants but only one of
them gets it, like its a
ideology/imaginary
concept that everyone
wants it but practically
only one gets it.
Example: There is
nothing like a UTOPIAN
society.
QUIXOTIC
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
UTOPIAN
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
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PERFECT
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AND IN MEANING)
CORRECT / REPAIR
DIFFICULT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Debauchery is a noun
meaning crazy
partying and wild
nights, usually
accompanied by a lot
of alcohol. So you
probably don't want
to engage in any kind
of debauchery the
night before an
exam.
Mnemonic: DEBAUCHERY
sounds like BUTCHERY.
Butcher, a person who kill
animals for food.Hence
after killing, people
indulge.
Example: He later
regretted the
DEBAUCHERY of his
youth.
Root: DE means AWAY/
DOWN/ OFF
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If your friend
vacations in lavish
hotels, wears
thousand-dollar
shoes, and refuses to
eat cheese that costs
less than $20 an
ounce, you might say
her lifestyle is
decadent.
Mnemonic:
DECAY+DANCE -now a
days the way heroines are
dancing is degrading as
far as vulgarity is
concerned.
Example: The book
condemns some of
society's wealthiest
members as DECADENT
fools.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If something
degenerates, it gets
worse, like a food
fight that
degenerates to an
all-out spaghettithrowing war.
Degenerate can also
describe an immoral
person - or the
behavior of such a
person.
Mnemonic: DE (not) +
GENERATE(working).
Stopped generating.
Example: We are living
in a DEGENERATEd
society.
DOWN/ OFF
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Depravity goes
beyond mere bad
behavior - it is a
total lack of morals,
values, and even
regard for other
living things, like the
depravity of a serial
killer
Mnemonic: People are

deprived of their basic
amenities because of the
extreme corruption
existing among the
goverment employees
Example: He was sinking
into a life of utter
DEPRAVITY.
DOWN/ OFF
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective
dissolute means
unrestrained. If
you're a dissolute
person, you indulge
in gambling, drugs,
and drinking and
Mnemonic: One whose

moral values are dissolved
Example: Literature
dealing with the
DISSOLUTE and
degrading aspects of
human experience
DEBAUCHERY
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
DECADENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
DEPRAVITY
DISSOLUTE
don't care if others

disapprove.
Root: DIS means NOT
Form: noun
Tone: neg
lack of probity : lack

of integrity or
rectitude
Mnemonic: PROBITY
sounds like INTEGRITY,
and IM (not). So no
Integrity.
Example: His IMPROBITY
resulted in him facing a
termination from his
workplace.
Root: IM means NOT
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you drink a lot, eat

a lot, and live a wild
and unrestrained life,
you might be called a
libertine.
Mnemonic: LIBERTINEliberti+ne=LIBERTY IN
Excess can make you
irresponsible and immoral.
Example: The legend of
Don Juan depicts him as a
LIBERTINE.
Root: LIBER means FREE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone who is
licentious behaves or
speaks
inappropriately or
vulgarly.
Mnemonic:
licent(license)+ous....well
some bollywood
celebrities have got the
LICENSE OF indulging into
amoral ACTIVITIES.
Example: A moralist who
decried what she regarded
as the LICENTIOUS and
corrupt culture of the
entertainment industry.
Root: LIC means PERMIT.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
There's no way
around it, a
reprobate is a bad
egg. The black sheep
of the family, missing
a moral compass - a
reprobate's been
called everything
from a deviant to an
evildoer to a
scoundrel.
Mnemonic: REPROBATE:
rep(repeatedly)+rob+ate..
a person who again and
again robs other peoples
belongings has no moral
values.
Example: Without
hesitation, she criticized
the REPROBATE who
proposed such an
indecent idea
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you are guilty of

turpitude, you should
be ashamed of
yourself. Turpitude is
a word that
represents depraved
behavior. Prisons are
filled with criminals
who have engaged in
acts of moral
turpitude.
Mnemonic: TURPITUDE
sounds like turbid attitude
so a depraved act.
Example: This, he said,
left modern man out of
synch with the natural
order of things, resulting
in war, conflict and
general TURPITUDE.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Wanton describes
something excessive,
uncontrolled and
sometimes even
cruel. The principal
sees a food fight as a
wanton act of
vandalism done with
wanton disregard for
the rules, but the
kids might just see it
as fun.
Mnemonic: WANTON
sounds like WANT ON.
Someone who's
WANT(desire) goes ON
and ON..no limit to his
want.
Example: They were
accused of WANTON
cruelty toward animals.
Form: adj
Someone wayward is Mnemonic: sounds like
IMPROBITY
LIBERTINE
LICENTIOUS
REPROBATE
TURPITUDE
WANTON
Tone: neg
WAYWARD
a little stubborn and

independent - they're
determined to find
their own way and are
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CLEAR (BOTH
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MEANING)
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If something
is described
as embryonic,
it's just
starting to
develop or
come
together. An
"embryo" is a
person or
animal that is
still growing
in the womb
or egg, and
embryonic
means "like
an embryo."
Mnemonic: embryo+nic.. an EMBRYO

is a cell which is UNDEVLOPED (of
human, hen etc ), so the
underdeveloped stage is called
EMBRYONIC.
Example: The plan, as yet, only exists
in EMBRYONIC form.
Root: EM means IN/INTO/ ON
Form: adj
Tone: neut
A fledgling is
a fuzzy baby
bird just
learning to
fly, or
someone (like
a baby bird)
who's brand
new at doing
something.
Mnemonic: FLEDGLING rhymes with

duckling.. a young duck thus referring
to inexperience.
Example: The intern was still a
FLEDGLING.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Inchoate
means just
beginning to
form. You can
have an
inchoate idea,
like the
earliest
flickers of
images for
your
masterpiece,
or it can be a
feeling, like
the inchoate
sense of
anger toward
your new
neighbors
talking parrot
Mnemonic: inch(o)+ate i've "just

begun" to eat an inch
Example: INCHOATE feelings of
affection for a man whom she had, up
till now, thought of as only a friend.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Incipient
means
something is
in an early
stage of
existence. In
its incipient
Mnemonic:
inci(INITIAL)+pie(nt)(PAYment)...when
only the initial payment is given, your
house will be partially constructed.
Example: The project is still in its
INCIPIENT stages.
CORRECT / REPAIR
DIFFICULT
DIFFICULTY /
CONFUSING
EMBRYONIC
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
HAPPENING BEFORE
MAIN EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
FLEDGLING
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
LOSS OF STRENGTH
/ (X) THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET
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SUMMARY
INCHOATE
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT
MISTAKES /
PERFECT
form,
basketball
was played
with a soccer
ball and
peach baskets
for goals.
Bouncy
orange balls
and nets
came later.
INCIPIENT
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Nascent
describes the
birth or
beginning of
something,
for example a
civilization, a
trend, an
idea, or an
action. It can
also imply a
future
promise, like
the nascent
government
of a new
country.
Mnemonic: "new soul sent".....to

earth- NASCENT
Example: The actress is now focusing
on her NASCENT singing career.
Root: NASC means NATURAL
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Rudimentary
is a pretty
long and
fancy word,
for a word
that just
means
stripped down
or at a very
early stage.
The test
should be
easy: it
requires only
a rudimentary
understanding
of the
materials.
Mnemonic: sedimentary RUDIMENTARY.....sedimentary rock

are used in the base or foundation of a
building...hence RUDIMENTARY means
basic or fundamental
Example: They were given only
RUDIMENTARY training in the job.
NASCENT
RUDIMENTARY
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AND IN MEANING)
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Wearing a cast on a
broken leg can cause
atrophy, or withering,
in the leg, because it
is immobilized and
gets no exercise.
Mnemonic: A +
trophy; Even after
many years of
practice, he didn't win
a trophy, so that was
just wastage of his
energy.
Example: TV viewing
may lead to ATROPHY
of children's
imaginations.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Attenuate is a verb
that means to make or
become weaker. The
effects of aging may
be attenuated by
exercise. (Or by
drinking from the
fountain of youth).
Mnemonic:
ATTENUATE - at ten
+ you + ate; if youl
eat only at 10 PM
(once in a day), you
will ATTENUATE.
Example: The drug
ATTENUATEs the
effects of the virus
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Attrition is a gradual
process of wearing
down, weakening, or
destroying something.
Mnemonic:
ATTRITION -at +
rition (sounds like
RATION); Due to
flood, ration is
available in very
limited amount. there
is a shortage of food
everywhere in our
city
Example: It was a
war of ATTRITION
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To debilitate
something is to make
it weaker. A bad flu
may debilitate your
powers of
concentration, like the
New Year's resolutions
that temporarily
debilitate bakeries'
business.
Mnemonic: de +
ablity -without ability,
the person who
doesnot have the
ablity to do
something is called
weak.
Example: The troops
were severely
DEBILITATEd by
hunger and disease
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If something
degenerates, it gets
worse, like a food fight
that degenerates to an
all-out spaghettithrowing war.
Degenerate can also
describe an immoral
person - or the
behavior of such a
Mnemonic: De
(not)+ Generate
(work) Stop working
Example: Her health
DEGENERATEd
quickly
Root: DE means
AWAY/ DOWN
ATROPHY
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
ATTENUATE

EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
ATTRITION
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
DEBILITATE
DEGENERATE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
person.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Degradation is the act

of lowering something
or someone to a less
respected state. A
president resigning
from office is a
degradation. Its
also a downcast state.
Once the president
has resigned, he might
feel degradation.
Mnemonic:
de(means
less)+grad...so when
you get less GRADES
in your exam..you
see humiliation from
all sides.
Example: A lot of
environmental
DEGRADATION is
caused because of
plastic usage.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Effete is a
disapproving term
meaning decadent and
self-indulgent, even
useless. The
stereotype of the
rugged Westerner is
just as false as the
one of the effete East
Coast liberal.
Mnemonic:
EFFETE...ef+fete..feet
-so when you walk
for longer distances
on your feet, you feel
completely worn out as if you are lacking
in power
Example: The soft,
EFFETE society that
marked the final
years of the Roman
empire
Form: verb
to make someone feel

weak and tired
Mnemonic:
ENERV(w)asTE when
you waste your
energy you become
weak.
Example: A lifetime
of working in dreary
jobs had ENERVATEd
his very soul.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
make weak
Mnemonic: Not aBLE

to pay the FEE since
his economic
conditions are very
weak
Example: That bout
of pneumonia
ENFEEBLEd him.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
weak from exhaustion
Mnemonic: f-LAGging. lag

behind,weak-not able
to keep pace with
another or others
Example: We should
rejuvenate our
FLAGGING attitude
toward everything.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to grow thin
Example: she started

macerating after the
accident.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that is
moribund is almost
dead, like the
moribund plant you
didn't water for
months, or so without
change or growth that
it seems dead, like a
moribund town that
seems trapped in the
1950s.
Mnemonic:
MORIBUND is kind of
similar to morbid,
which refers to things
related to death
Example: a
MORIBUND company
or patient.
DEGRADATION
EFFETE
ENERVATE
ENFEEBLE
FLAGGING
MACERATE
MORIBUND
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To sap something is to
drain or deplete
something over time.
If you sap a maple
tree, you drain the
liquid inside it to make
maple syrup. But if
you sap a person of
strength, you've
rendered him
defenseless.
Mnemonic: If you
slap(SAP) someone
you diminish his
dignity..
Example: the
arduous job has
SAPped him of all the
energy.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
lose strength
Mnemonic: WILT
and tilt sound the
same and they both
mean, to droop.
Example: He was
WILTing from all the
pressure at work
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Wither means to
shrivel up or shrink. If
you forget to water
your plants for six
weeks, they'll wither
they'll dry up and
you probably won't be
able to bring them
back to life
Mnemonic: WITHER
-with + her when a
friend wants to spend
time with her,
generally his money
is going to decay
Example: All our
hopes just WITHER
away with time
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Use the verb burgeon

to describe something
that is growing,
expanding, and
flourishing. If you
have a green thumb,
in the spring your
flower gardens will
burgeon in a
cacophony of color. If
you don't have a
green thumb, your
collection of plastic
plants will burgeon.
Mnemonic:
Burge+on sounds like
Bulge which means
growing big
Example: This
country has a
burgeoning
population.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Starfish are famous for

their ability to
regenerate, or regrow,
a lost arm. Anything
that revives in this
magical way can be
said to regenerate.
Mnemonic: RE
(again) + Generate.
Generations keep
growing.
Example: The money
will be used to
regenerate the
commercial heart of
the town.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
When you make

something young
again or give it more
life and energy, you
rejuvenate it. For
example, you can
often rejuvenate a
not-quite-dead plant,
bringing it back to
health with some
water and some TLC.
Mnemonic:
reJUVENATE-Juvenile
means a young
person..so making
Younger
Example: His new
job seemed to
rejuvenate him.
Root: RE means
AGAIN
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To resuscitate is to
Mnemonic:
revive a person who
RECESS+ATE-in
has lost consciousness RECESS (interval) I
ATE something and
due to that I got
proper consciousness.
SAP
WILT
WITHER
X BURGEON
X REGENERATE
X REJUVENATE
X
RESUSCITATION
Example: He had an
heart attack and all
attempts to
resuscitate him failed.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
X REVIVE
To revive something is
to provide it with new
energy or life, like
when you revive a
drooping plant by
watering it, or when
you revive a boring
party by breaking out
the karaoke machine.
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(return to being
vibrant again)
Example: The
flowers soon revived
in water.
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AND IN MEANING)
CORRECT / REPAIR
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: FETTER
sounds like(shutter)
when a shutter is
closed..then nothing
can go out of it.
Example: He felt
FETTERed by small
and petty rules and
regulations
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If a police officer has to

manacle your hands
behind your back, you're
in big trouble. That's just
a fancy way of saying that
you've been handcuffed.
Mnemonic:
MANACLE sounds like
ankle or shackle , so
my ankle got trapped
that restrained me
from doing
something.
Example: MANACLEs
prevented the bear
from roaming beyond
a very small area
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Many cars use rack-andpinion steering, in which

the steering wheel turns a
small-toothed pinion gear,
which engages the larger
rack that turns the car's
wheels.
Mnemonic: PINION
can be split into
PIN+ON; when we
PIN something, it will
hold it and thereby
prevent it from flying
away .. (bind the
arms of something)
Example: His arms
were PINIONed to his
sides.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
You secure the sails

before you take out the
sailboat, which means you
tie them down.
Example: She
SECUREd the rope
firmly to the back of
the car.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Handcuffs are shackles. So

are those leg irons some
prisoners wear when they
appear in court. In other
words, a shackle is a
restraint, either physical
or psychological, that
restricts movement.
Mnemonic: SHACKLE
- buckle the ankles
from shaking.
Example: A country
struggling to free
itself from the shakles
of colonialism
Form: verb,noun
Tone: neg
Both a verb and a noun,

tether keeps things tied
together, or is the tie
itself. Remember, when
you tether that chair to
those balloons, use a
strong tether.
Mnemonic: TETHER
can be split as TiE +
HER, so remember it
as TIE her WITH A
ROPE.
Example: he
TETHERed his horse
to a tree
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DISLOYALTY
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
MANACLE

EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
PINION
RESTRAIN / SET FREE

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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
SECURE
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
SHACKLE
TETHER
Mnemonic/Example
A fetter is a shackle or
chain that is attached to
someones ankles. To
fetter someone is to
restrict their movement,
either literally or
metaphorically. You might
feel fettered by your
parents' rules, even
without the chains.
FETTER
EXPERIENCED
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you emancipate
someone, you set them
free from something. At
the end of the Civil War,
slaves were emancipated
and became free men and
women.
Mnemonic: A man in
cip= ship: a man is
set free to travel in
ship to his own
country
Example: Slaves
were not
emancipated (freed)
until 1863 in the
United States.
Root: EM means
INTO
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you need to be
untangled, set free or
otherwise released from
something or someone,
you need to be extricated.
Mnemonic:
concentrate on
ex+tricMr.EX(X)
PLAYED A TRIC(k) in
order to FREE himself
from the prison.
Example: He had
managed to extricate
himself from most of
his official duties
Root: EX means OUT
OF
X
EMANCIPATE
X
EXTRICATE
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neut
The verb enfranchise is

used when a group of
people are given voting
rights or freedoms they
didn't have before. Many
people under the age of
18 would like lawmakers
to enfranchise their peer
group so they can vote.
Mnemonic: if you
are franchisee of a
company you have
right to VOTE for its
policies. freedom to
vote being a franchise
Example: the
ENFRANCHISEment
of foreign residents in
local elections.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Suffrage is the right to

vote in public elections.
Universal suffrage means
everyone gets to vote,
as opposed to only men,
or property holders.
Suffrage has nothing to
do with "suffering,"
unless the wrong person
is elected.
Mnemonic:
SUFFRAGE after you
reach super age (18)
you get voting right
Example: Even as
the world entered the
21st century, some
nations still did not
permit women's
SUFFRAGE.
ENFRANCHISE
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
SUFFRAGE

EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
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AND IN MEANING)
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Relation to Group
Mnemonic: ec(x)centric(normal):
going away from the
center that is
departing from the
norms
Example: Most
people considered
him a harmless
ECCENTRIC
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
If you repeat foible out

loud enough times, it
sounds so funny that
you can laugh at it and
maybe remember to
laugh at the odd and
distinctive weaknesses
of others - the foible or
two or a hundred that
we all have.
Mnemonic: FOIBLE
sounds like Fail-able..
so you have a
weakness or slight
fault at something
Example: We have
to tolerate each
others little FOIBLEs
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
If a person has an
idiosyncrasy, he or she
has a little quirk, or a
funny behavior, that
makes him or her
different. If you only
say goodbye in French,
never in English, that
would be an
idiosyncrasy.
Mnemonic: Idiot in
sync with the crazy
people are
idiosyncratic.
Example: Wearing a
raincoat, even on a
hot day, is one of her
idiosyncrasies
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
An oddity is anything
strange or unusual.
Wearing ear muffs
during a heat wave
would be considered an
oddity, because most
people wouldn't do that.
Mnemonic: odd
things are usually
strange
Example: the book
deals with some of
the oddities of
grammar and spelling
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
a strange attitude or
habit
Mnemonic: Quirk
sounds like CRACK
(unusual)
Example: everyone
have their own little
quirks and
mannerisms
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
FOIBLE

EVENT
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
IDIOSYNCRASY

THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
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SUMMARY
ODDITY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
Mnemonic/Example
You're most likely to

encounter the adjective
eccentric in a
description of an
unusual or quirky
person - like a scatterbrained aunt who
leaves her life savings
to her cat.
ECCENTRIC
EXPERIENCED
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
QUIRKINESS
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AND IN MEANING)
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Relation to Group
Meaning
The essential point or
problem is the crux. People
are always trying to get to
the crux of a matter or the
crux of a problem, while
others try to distract them.
Mnemonic: FOCUS
ON LETTERS CRU +
x....cru very near to
CRUcial...so
something which is
crucial is always the
essential thing.
Example: Now we
should come to the
CRUX of the matter.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
When you need a quick

summary of the essentials,
rather than the whole story
or a thorough explanation,
you're looking for the gist.
Mnemonic: GIST sounds very similar

to list.....So your
lecturer is asking you
to LIST OUT THE
MAIN POINTS of the
paragraph.
Example: I missed
the beginning of the
lecture - can you give
me the GIST of what
he said?
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A precis is a summary of
something's main points. If
you've ever jotted down
notes about your main ideas
before writing a persuasive
essay, you've used a precis.
Mnemonic: pre (
meaning before ) +
cis ( as in thesis ) ....
it is the summary
that comes before a
thesis
Example: He was
asked to make a
precis of the report
and submit it before
the next meeting.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Use purport when you want

to convince people about
something that might not be
true, like when you purport
that the dog ate your
homework.
Mnemonic:
PURPORT:PURPOSE to convince someone
wrongly
Example: The book
does not PURPORT to
be a complete history
of the period
Root: PUR means TO
CLEANSE
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Synopsis is a noun meaning

summary. Instead of reciting
every line of the
Shakespeare play you were
assigned to read over the
weekend, it might be more
helpful for your classmates if
you give them a synopsis of
what happened.
Mnemonic: When
you SHRINK a lengthy
piece of writing, its
called a SYNOPSIS.
Example: The
program gives a brief
SYNOPSIS of the plot.
CRUX
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
GIST
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
PR
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SUMMARY
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
PURPORT
SYNOPSIS
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Tone: neut
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AND IN MEANING)
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Relation to Group
In a broader sense, the

Amorphous describes
anything that lacks a
distinct shape or
organizing theme, be it
a work of art, a political
movement, or even
someone's direction in
life.
Mnemonic:
AMORPHOUS a[morf]us = on
reversing, morf become
- a+form+us i.e
something without
form.. or something
lacking shape
Example: an
AMORPHOUS mass of
cells with no identity at
all
Root: MORPH means
FORM
Form: noun
Tone: neg
make less visible or

unclear
Mnemonic: Her father's

illness BECLOUDed her
wedding day.
Example: Her father's
illness BECLOUDed her
wedding day.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
if something clouds
your judgment,
memory, etc., it makes
it difficult for you to
understand or
remember something
clearly
Mnemonic: CLOUD
itself calls for a unclear
vision literally and leads
to lack of understanding,
because of lack of
clarity.
Example: Doubts were
beginning to CLOUD my
mind.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Is it hard to tell what

someone is saying? Can
you not see something
clearly? Anything hard
to make out is
indistinct.
Mnemonic: DISTINCT
means CLEAR and IN
means NOT. Hence
lacking in CLARITY will
mean INDISTINCT
Example: His memory
of the incident was
someone INDISTINCT
Root: IN means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that's murky

is dim, gloomy or hard
to see through clearly.
Think of the dark fog
around a haunted
house or the cloudy,
muddy water in a
swamp.
Mnemonic: MURKY mu(munsoon)+r(rainy)+

ky (sky) - which is dark
and gloomy
Example: This is a
MURKY night.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Use the adjective

nebulous for situations
that are "hazy,
indistinct" and also
"cloudy" or "fuzzy."
Mnemonic: Nebula the

milky way in galaxy
which is cloudy and
unclear
Example: This is a
NEBULOUS concept.
CORRECT / REPAIR
DIFFICULT
AMORPHOUS
DISLOYALTY
EXPERIENCED
EXPERT
FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
BECLOUD
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
CLOUD

THRIVING
RESTRAIN / SET FREE
RIGHT TO VOTE
STRANGE
SUMMARY
INDISTINCT
UNCLEAR / HAZY
WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
MURKY
NEBULOUS
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AND IN MEANING)
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Flawless is an
"without any
imperfections," like
your flawless vocal
performance - not
one mistake. That's
why the choir teacher
gave you an A+.
Mnemonic: flaw is a
mistakeFLAWLESS
means without
mistake
Example: Her
English is almost
FLAWLESS
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Immaculate means
spotless, pure, and
clean as fresh snow
on a far-off
mountain. Only
obsessive cleaners
can keep immaculate
homes, but its a
goal we can strive
for, like that far-off
mountain.
Mnemonic:
IMMACULATE - Im +
Maculate - without
macule (spots)
Macule is a spot or
area of discoloration
of skin.... so
IMMACULATE is
without macules....
spotless, clean
Example: she always
looks IMMACULATE.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
The adjective
impeccable describes
something or
someone without any
flaws. A stand-up
comedian needs
impeccable timing for
his jokes to work.
Mnemonic: Picking
on somebody means
to finding faults.
Hence Im + Pick-able
means no fault can
be found
Example: Her
written English is
IMPECCABLE
Root: IM means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: pos
"Fallible" means
capable of making
mistakes - or,
easier to remember
- capable of failing.
Infallible means
exactly the opposite
- incapable of failing.
Mnemonic: Folly
means mistake and
In means 'not'. So
without mistake is
being INFALLIBLE.
Example: Doctors
are not INFALLIBLE
Root: IN means NOT
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Integrity is a
personal quality of
fairness that we all
aspire to - unless
you're a dishonest,
immoral scoundrel,
of course.
Mnemonic:
INTEGRITY is like
ENTIRELY TRUE (fair)
Example: A man of
great INTEGRITY
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use the adjective

irreproachable to
describe something
or someone
blameless or not
Mnemonic: cannot
be REPROACHED
(criticized).
Example: His
conduct as a police
FLAWLESS
DIFFICULT
DISLOYALTY
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FEELING GUILTY
GAP
EVENT
IMMACULATE
HARMFUL / CURSE
IDEALISTIC
IMMORAL
JUST BEGINNING /
DEVELOPING
THRIVING
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WITHOUT MISTAKES /
PERFECT
INFALLIBLE
INTEGRITY
deserving of
officer was
criticism. It can be
IRREPROACHABLE.
annoying, but your
parents strive to give
you irreproachable
advice when they tell
you, "Study hard in
school," and not
"Party on!"
IRREPROACHABLE
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Though probity
sounds like what you
might do with a
sharp stick, it
actually means being
morally and ethically
above reproach,
having integrity
Mnemonic: PROBITY
sounds and means
like INTEGRITY
Example: The
defense attorney
questioned the
PROBITY of the
witness
Root: PROB means
PROVE
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Rectitude refers to
behavior that is
correct, upright and
honorable. You have
moral rectitude if you
refuse to be involved
with a plan that
some kids in your
class have to cheat
on a test.
Mnemonic:
RECTITUDE - rectified
+ attitude. If a
attitude is rectified, it
has to be correct.
Example: She is a
model of RECTITUDE
Root: RECT means
RULE
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Unimpeachable
describes someone
or something that is
totally, completely,
without any doubt,
innocent and good,
like an
unimpeachable role
model who avoids
bad influences and
sketchy situations.
Mnemonic: impeach
means to doubt or
question,
UNIMPEACHABLE
means that cannot be
doubted
Example: we got
evidence from an
UNIMPEACHABLE
source
Root: UN means NOT
PROBITY
RECTITUDE
UNIMPEACHABLE
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BOLD / RUDE / OVERLY
PROUD
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something that is decorous

is dignified, proper, and in
good taste, like your
decorous great-aunt who
always wears a dress even when she's only
headed to the grocery
store.
Mnemonic: dcor,
DECORATE. if you
decorate your ROOM
it will look proper in
appearance compared
to hall.
Example: They
skipped her immoral
doings Decorously
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A demure woman or girl

can be described as polite
and a little shy. A demure
outfit is a modest one
think high neckline and
low hem.
Example: she is a
Demure young lady.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Prim means polite,

straight-laced, even twee.
Many characters in Jane
Austen novels are prim and
proper.
Mnemonic: In order
to be very precise
and formal with my
speech, I had to trim
all my stories. (Prim Trim)
Example: She is
much too Prim and
proper!
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Propriety is following what

is socially acceptable in
speech and behavior. If
you are someone who
cares about always doing
the right and proper thing,
your friends might accuse
you of being obsessed with
propriety and beg you to
loosen up.
Mnemonic: sounds
like proper! PROPER
+ APPROPRIATE =
Propriety
Example: nobody
questioned the
Propriety of her being
there alone
Form: adj
Tone: pos
You don't want to seem

anything less than seemly,
especially in the presence
of the Queen. Only seemly
behavior is allowed when
she's around.
Mnemonic: See+
homely: see Sita is so
homely and hence
proper or appropriate
to be my daughter in
law!
Example: it was not
considered Seemly to
talk in such a way in
front of the children
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something's execrable
it's really and truly,
unbelievably, absolutely
the worst.
Mnemonic:
Execrable = exe + cr
+ able; this *.exe file
is a 'crappy' virus and
is 'able' to badly
harm your computer.
Example: execrable
piece of poem
Decorous
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
Demure
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
IMPERSONATOR / CHEAT
PRACTICAL / POSSIBLE
PRETENSE OF MORALITY
QUIET / FEW WORDS
Prim
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
VERY TALKATIVE / LOTS
OF WORDS
Propriety
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Seemly
X Execrable
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something flagrant is bad

so bad you can't ignore
it. A flagrant foul in sports
might send you to the
bench, and a flagrant
violation of the law might
send you to the slammer.
Mnemonic: flag +
rent --renting the
national flag!(No
offense meant) It is
shocking &
scandalous.
Example: a flagrant
use of human rights
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Whenever you see the

prefix "mal-," you know it's
not good. Malfeasance is
bad behavior, especially
from officials or people who
should know better.
Mnemonic: What do
we mean by it if we
say MAL FEES??
Certainly its a bribe.
So Malfeasance
means officials
indulged in taking
bribes, a misconduct.
Example: The officer
was arrested for
malfeasance activities
Root: Mal means
BAD
X Flagrant
X
Malfeasance
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Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Unassuming
(modest) is the opposite of
flaunting (making a show of).
Example: Sachin is very
unassuming and hence is the
king of the cricket world.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Arrogant is an
adjective for
describing
people who are
too proud and
look down on
others, like
supermodels
who think their
good looks give
them a right to
do whatever
they want.
Example: His Arrogant

behavior is ovserved by his
seniors with disgust.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
This adjective is
very bold - if
you are
audacious, you
are daring and
unconventional!
Mnemonic:
Audacious..auda(AUDIBLE)....IF
YOU WANT to be audible to
millions of people you have to
be very daring and bold, to go
to the stage and deliver your
message.
Example: an Audacious
decision
Form: noun
Tone: neg
To be bombastic
is to be full of
hot air - like a
politician who
makes grand
promises and
doesn't deliver.
Mnemonic: if bomblast takes

place anywhere then all
politicians starts to give a
Bombastic (blah blah) speech
Example: His speech was full
of bombast.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you know
someone who is
a real show off
and is always
bragging about
how great they
Mnemonic: Braggart sounds

like dragg art.. the art of
dragging oneself too
much(boasting)
Example: Her Braggart
behavior annoys everyone
CHAOS / CONFUSION
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
(X)
Unassuming
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
Arrogant
SHOW - OFF (-)

VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Audacious
Bombastic
Braggart
Mnemonic/Example
The word
unassuming
means modest,
lacking in
arrogance,
pleasant, or
polite. You'll find
that some of the
most
unassuming
people are
actually the
most interesting
and powerful of
all. They're just
decent enough
not to display it
all the time.

PROUD
CHEAT / DECEIVE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: pos
are, then you

might call this
boaster a
braggart.
Brass
Form: noun
Tone: neg
impudent
aggressiveness
Example: She marched in

here, bold as Brass, and
demanded a raise.
Brat
Form: noun
Tone: neg
a very
troublesome
child
Mnemonic: Brat-similar to a
rat which is very troublesome.
Example: a Bratty kid he is.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you act with

bravado, you are
making a bold
showy
statement.
Picture a cowboy
bursting through
saloon doors in
an old western,
and you can
picture bravado.
Mnemonic: Brava+Do = Act

like brave but not brave.
Pretended bravery
Example: "Don't threaten me,"
she whispered with false
Bravado
Form: adj
Tone: neg
With brazen
disregard for the
sign that said
"no cellphones
please" the
woman took a
long call in the
doctor's office
waiting room.
Brazen refers to
something
shocking, done
shamelessly.
Mnemonic: a Brazen person

will not care about anything or
anyone.
Example: She had become
Brazen about the whole affair
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you're being
Example: a Cheeky grin
cheeky you're
being brash or
irreverent. If
you're a cheeky
child, you're
probably just
being impudent
and disrespectful
- and you're
probably going
to get in trouble.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A conceited
Example: He is a very
person has an
Conceited person
inflated selfimage and
perceives
himself as
incredibly
entertaining and
wonderful. Talk
incessantly
about your
accomplishments
on the clarinet
or amazing
ability to wiggle
your ears, and
people are going
to think you
re conceite
Form: noun
If you rudely
Bravado
Brazen
Cheeky
Conceited
Mnemonic: for every
Tone: neg
behave as if you
have a right to
something that
you have no
right to, you're
committing
effrontery.
discussion he comes to the

FRONT and argues...in a rude
manner.
Example: He had the
Effrontery to accuse me of lying
Form: noun
Tone: neg
limited to or
caring only
about yourself
and your own
needs
Mnemonic: ego
Example: His egotism
prevented him from really
loving anyone but himself.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Gall describes
something
irritating, like
someone very
rude. If you
barge into a
bakery and cut
in front of a
sweet old lady,
then you have
gall.
Mnemonic: remember Galls in

"Asterix & Obelix" they used to
slap the Romans, as the
Romans always annoyed them
Example: Then they had the
Gall to complain
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Grandiloquent is
a fancy term for,
well, being fancy
or pretentious.
In fact, you
might say
grandiloquent is
itself a pretty
grandiloquent
word.
Mnemonic:
GRAND+ELOQUENT only an
ELOQUENT speaker can deliver
a POMPOUS/BOMBASTIC
speech in front a HUGE/GRAND
crowd
Example: His Grandiloquent
speech impressed no one
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone who is Mnemonic: don't care attitude

haughty is
Example: he replied with
arrogant and full Haughty disdain
of pride. When
you're haughty,
you have a big
attitude and act
like you're better
than other
people.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Hauteur is an
obnoxious
display of
overbearing
pride and
superiority over
others. Rather
than showing
humility and
respect, a bad
king might act
with hauteur
toward his
subjects.
Example: Bills hautiness

infuriated Martha so much that
she stormed out of the room. -
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Hubris is an
excess of
confidence: a
boxer who
shouts "I'm the
greatest!" even
though he's
about to get
pummeled by a
Mnemonic: HUB+RIS(RAISE)-A person RAISEd in a HUB(city

centre),will be arrogant and
conceited towards villagers and
others.
Example: his faliure was
brought only by Hubris
Effrontery
Egotistical
Gall
Grandiloquent
Haughty
Hauteur
Hubris
much stronger
opponent is
displaying a lot
of hubris.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If someone's
rude without
being openly
nasty, like a kid
in the back row
of class quietly
heckling his
teacher, you can
call him
impertinent.
Mnemonic: focus on its last

words "tinent" sounds like
tenant-> so when a imperial
owner talks to his tenant he
doesn't give any respect.
Example: Would it be
Impertinent to ask why you are
leaving?
Root: IM means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
An impudent
person is bold,
sassy, and
shameless. If
you want to get
into a fancy
nightclub and
you tell the
bouncer, Let
me in, Im
much more
beautiful than all
these ugly losers
in line, that
s impudent
behavior.

impunity, which means immune
from punishment, which is
characteristic of those who are
shamelessly bold, insolent,
impertinent = Impudent.
Example: an Impudent young
man!
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone who's
insolent is either
really doing her
own thing, even
if it goes against
what everyone
else is doing, or
shes mildly
disrespectful.
Mnemonic: sounds like insultent -A person who insults

evryone is UNRESTRAINED,
IMPRUDENT AND SHAMELESS
Example: Her insolence cost
her her job.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
the courage to
carry on
Example: It took a lot of

Nerve to take the company to
the court.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A pompous
person is
arrogant or
conceited. He'll
walk into a party
with an inflated
ego, ready to
tell anyone who
will listen that
"I'm kind of a
big deal."
Mnemonic: pomp sounds like

pump... so falsely pump oneself
up... puffed with vanity
Example: his speech sounded
very Pompous and self
congratulatory
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When someone
takes liberties,
doing things too
boldly, you can
describe them
with the
adjective
presumptuous.
Mnemonic: Focus on "Presum"

(Presume)--> To overstep your
boundaries by boldly
PRESUMing something.
Example: Would it be
Presumptuous of me to ask to
borrow your car?
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the
adjective
pretentious as a
way to criticize
people who try
Mnemonic: Pretentious is
someone who is Pretending
Example: That was just an
ordinary house- not a
Pretentious one
Impertinent
Impudent
Insolent
Nerve
Pompous
Presumptuous
Pretentious
to act like they

are more
important or
knowledgeable
than they really
are.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You can use

saucy to
describe
someone who
likes to cause
trouble, but
usually in a
playful and
funny way.
Saucy is also a
good word for a
person who
really likes to
flirt.
Example: a Saucy smile
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Supercilious
people think
very highly of
themselves,
more highly
than of others.
Think of them as
a "super silly
ass," and you'll
remember the
basic sense of
supercilious.
Mnemonic: split it like

SUPER+CILI(sounds like
SILLY)+o+US......now think of
our SUPER SENIORs in our
college . ..who were very
ARROGANT IN NATURE..and
were very keen to exhibit their
superiority over us hence
treated us in a very silly way..
Example: The jewelry store
clerk was very Supercilious
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Picture the
confident,
maybe even
arrogant way a
pirate, a
cowboy, or even
a rapper might
stroll around.
That style of
walking is called
a swagger.
Mnemonic: It's like sword +

dagger. If one has both of
them, he will be quite
confident.
Example: he Swaggered into
the room looking very pleased
with himself
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Use the noun

temerity to
mean the quality
of being unafraid
of danger or
punishment. If
you have the
temerity to jump
off the bridge
even after
hearing about
the risk of
instant death,
you truly are a
nutcase
Mnemonic: te+merit+yif
you have merit(academic
excellence) then you will be
excessive confident and
fearless
Example: he had the Temerity
to call me a liar
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you admire
yourself in the
mirror all the
time and
constantly brag
about all the
beauty contests
you have won,
you might
Mnemonic: all your glorious

achievements are in vain if you
boast about them.
Example: In saying this we
may well be proud but not
Vainglorious.
Saucy
Supercilious
Swagger
Temerity
Vainglorious
rightfully get
accused of being
vainglorious.
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: Neg
Bedlam is a scene of
madness, chaos or great
confusion. If you allow
football fans onto the field
after the big game, it will be
pure bedlam.
Mnemonic: Imagine
a room full of beds
with one leg missing the bed lame is
general confusion
Example: It was
Bedlam at our house
on the morning of the
wedding.
Form: adj
Tone: Neg
The adjective tumultuous

means "disruptive,"
"troubled," "disorderly," or
"turbulent."
Mnemonic: billowing
waves and
turbulences
Example: It was a
Tumultous time in her
life
Form: noun
Tone: Neg
Use the noun turbulence to

describe instability or
disturbance. If youre on
an airplane during a storm,
turbulence is that horrible
thing that is causing the
plane (and your stomach) to
bounce around.
Mnemonic: Imagine
someone who has
ants crawling all over
their turban; the
turban ants are in the
state of being
uncontrolled
Example: a period of
Turbulence in the
country's history
Form: noun
Tone: Neg
Upheaval means a violent or

sudden change. You might
talk about an upheaval in
government following an
election where many
incumbents are replaced.
Mnemonic: Making
an evil version of the
movie up - making
up evil - would be a
drastic change in the
movie
Example: I cannot
face the Upheaval of
moving house again
Bedlam
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
Tumultous
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
Turbulence
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
Upheaval
WITHOUT DECEPTION
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Meaning
To be artful is to do
something skillfully,
especially in a cunning way.
A con man must be artful.
Mnemonic: spell it
"art of fool(ing)" i.e in
a cunning way
Example: He was
Artful and cunning,
and didn't really trust
him.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If a politician pretends to be
angry as a way of rousing the
anger of the voters and
getting more votes, he's guilty
of artifice - a subtle and crafty
trick.
Mnemonic: sounds
like artificial fish
which is nothing but a
trick.
Example: Pretending
to faint was merely
an Artifice.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Ever paid a restaurant bill

only to discover they charged
you for stuff you never had?
What they did was bilk you
cheat you out of money
that was justly yours. Shady
companies are forever bilking
their investors.
Mnemonic: milk~
similary milk
suppliers add water
to cheat us
Example: a con man
who Bilked investors
out of millions of
dollars
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Have you ever gotten the

sense that politicians or
corporate leaders will say
anything to turn public
opinion their way? This tricky
kind of deceit and
manipulation is called
chicanery.
Mnemonic: She can

be tricky!
Example: It can take
several hours in large
counties for the
ballots to reach the
counting station,
giving ample
opportunity for
Chicanery.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If people call you crafty, they Mnemonic:

probably mean you are sly
Example: He's a
and a little deceptive. Then
Crafty old devil
again, they could be saying
that you are really good at
knitting, beading or turning
old t-shirts into funky
pillowcases.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A dupe is a furry, ceremonial

hat occasionally worn during
ancient pagan rituals... or
not. Dupe actually means
trick or deceive. We
re sorry we tried to dupe
you into believing the wrong
definition.
Example: They soon

realized they had
been Duped.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you finagle, you get

out of something using
devious methods, like when
you pretend you're sick to
Mnemonic: it is very
difficult to have an
ANGLE in FINLAND,BY
ANY TRICKS.
Artful
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
Artifice
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Bilk
QUIET / FEW WORDS

REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
Chicanery

OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Crafty
Dupe
Finagle
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
avoid taking a pop quiz.
Example: He
Finagled some tickets
for tonight's big
game.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
You can also use fleece in an

informal way to mean
cheating someone.
Mnemonic: colleges
are PLUNDERING in
the form of
Fleece(FEES) and
capitation
Example: Some local
stores have been
fleecing tourists
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Use the noun guile for

cunning, craftiness, and artful
duplicity. Acting like you have
a job on Wall Street when
you're actually unemployed
would take a lot of guile.
Mnemonic: Chris
Gayle is a Guile
cricketer.
Example: George
was a man
completely lacking in
Guile
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Your little brother might be a

gull if you can trick him into
doing your chores along with
his own.
Example: The
immigrant was duped
because he trusted
everyone","You can't
fool me!"
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To hoodwink someone means

to trick or mislead them.
Beware of fake ATMs that try
to hoodwink you into giving
over your bank card and your
code, only to keep them both
and steal all your money.
Mnemonic: To place
a hood over
someone's head and
make them wink
(close) their eyes is
to Hoodwink or trick
them
Example: She was
Hoodwinked into
buying a worthless
necklace
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To swindle is to cheat or
steal. You can swindle
money, goods, ideas, and
anything else that can be
stolen, but be careful,
because someone can also
swindle you.
Mnemonic: Movie
the Great Swindle.
Example: They
Swindled him out of
hundreds of dollars
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Did you fall for that wily door

to door salesman's pitch? He
must be very slick and tricky
to have convinced you to buy
a set of new tires,
considering you don't have a
car.
Mnemonic:
Wily=WILling to trick
people what anyone
wants to have
Example: The boss
is a Wily old fox.
Fleece
Guile
Gulled
Hoodwink
Swindle
Wily
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Form: noun
Tone: neg
The hurricane battered the

coast, causing the city to
flood, and tens of
thousands of people were
stranded without food or
water. When an event
causes great suffering, we
call it a cataclysm.
Mnemonic: The clysm part of

Cataclysm comes
from the Greek word
meaning to
wash, so
Cataclysm's original
meaning was
flood, deluge".
Example: to survive
the Cataclysm of the
Black Death
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A catastrophe is a disaster.
If a wedding reception is
disrupted by a fistfight
between the bride and her
new mother-in-law, you
could call the occasion a
catastrophe.
Mnemonic: Cats as
astronauts will create
Catastrophe in the
space.
Example: Early
warnings of rising
water levels
prevented another
major Catastrophe
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A coup is a pretty major

achievement, whether it
involves taking over a
government by force, or
landing a major business
contract.
Mnemonic: Coup
sounds like Cop(
Police), they do
sudden attack
(encounter), which is
often a successful
action too!
Example: he seized
power in a military
coup in 2008
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Use debacle to refer to a

violent disaster or a great
failure. If the flower
gardens come toppling
down during prom,
strangling some students
and tripping others, you
might call the evening a
debacle.
Root: DE refers to
DOWN or AWAY

PROUD
CHAOS / CONFUSION
Cataclysm
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Catastrophe
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
Coup (X)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY

OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Debacle
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Relation to Group
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Mnemonic/Example
Tone: neg
A desperado is an outlaw
that you'd see in an old
Western or in the Wild West.
Think hip holsters, spinning
guns, and a shoot-out, all
with a bandanna pulled up
hiding half of the face of the
desperado.
Mnemonic: When
somebody is
Desperate, he can go
to the extent of
indulging in violent
act.
Example: Payne is
described as a
worthless loafer and
Desperado.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Technically, a felon is
anyone who's been
convicted of a serious crime,
but you can use felon to
describe anyone you think
has done something terrible.
Mnemonic: A person
who FEL (fell) ON a
road of decency and
became a criminal
(Felon).
Example: A
convicted Felon loses
the right to vote
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A hooligan is a rowdy person Example: Hooligans

who causes trouble for
vandalizing the
others. Hooligans are similar neighbourhood
to bullies and thugs.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If it's threatening you or

otherwise posing some sort
of danger, then it's a
menace. Angry rabid dogs,
smog clouds, and annoying
little brothers are all
probable menaces.
Mnemonic: If a man
is an ace at what he
does..he is Menace to
you.
Example: a new
initiative aimed at
beating the Menace of
illegal drugs
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A miscreant is a person who

is bad-who lies, breaks
the law, yells at small
puppies. It's a somewhat
old-fashioned word, popular
with old ladies shocked at
having their purses stolen at
the opera.
Mnemonic: Imagine
dr. frankenstein
miscreated a person
who behaves badly
Example: Some
Miscreants uprooted
all the plants in our
colony last night.
Root: Mis is to HATE
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A rogue is a sneaky person

who has tricks up their
sleeves, not like a magician,
but like someone who would
steal your wallet or cheat at
cards.
Mnemonic: Someone
who ROb his own
GUEsts is a Rogue
Example: Many of
the vagabonds were
Rogues and cheaters
of various kinds, and
formed a sub
community on the
fringes of official
society.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A ruffian is a bully, someone Mnemonic: Don't get

who is violent toward others. on the wrong side of
Desperado
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Felon
QUIET / FEW WORDS
Hooligan
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
Menace
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY

OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Miscreant
Rogue
Ruffian
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Scoundrel
Maybe they had a bad

childhood, or perhaps they
like the sound of people in
pain. No matter where they
come from, ruffians are best
avoided.
rough ian because

he's a petty criminal
and will probably beat
you up and take your
lunch money.
Example: a gang of
young Ruffians.
A scoundrel is a person who

does deliberately evil things.
If your brother hides a fake
mouse in your shoe and you
therefore almost have a
heart attack while getting
dressed, you have every
right to call him a scoundrel.
Mnemonic: An
irresponsible driller on
an oil rig will clean
himself with the drill,
turning it into a
scouring drill
Example: The
Scoundrel who killed
her made good his
escape eight full
hours before the
police had any
knowledge of the
crime.
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Example: You have

no reason to be
Apprehensive about
the future
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you think public officials

are nothing but a bunch
of greedy buffoons, you
have a cynical attitude
about politics.
Mnemonic: A talk
show: 'sin call', where
people phone in with
their sins and the
hosts exhibit moral
skepticism
Example: Do you
have to be Cynical
about everything?
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Choose the adjective

dubious for something
you have doubts about or
you suspect is not true.
That bridge you just
"bought" might be of
dubious value.
Mnemonic: The duo

of bees were
somewhat doubtful
that this whole wasphoney thing was for
real
Example: I was
pretty Dubious about
the whole idea
Form: adj
Tone: neg
subject to question
Example: The
conclusion that they
may come are highly
Questionable
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If a friend told you that

her family was perfect
and they never had any
problems, would you
believe her? If not, you
may be skeptical.
Skeptical people look at
the world with a certain
amount of doubt.
Example: I am
Skeptical about his
chances of winning
CHAOS / CONFUSION
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
Cynical
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
Dubious
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
Questionable

OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Mnemonic/Example
If you're apprehensive,
you're anxious or fearful.
If you just got run over
by a crazy bicyclist, you
might be a bit
apprehensive crossing the
street.
Apprehensive
CHEAT / DECEIVE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Skeptical
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Meaning
someone who makes
charitable donations
intended to increase
human well-being
Mnemonic: al+trust
: a person who is
trusted by all as he
does good deeds for
welfare of others
Example: Politicians
are not necessarily
motivated by pure
altruism.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Every school, museum,

and struggling artist is in
search for a generous
benefactor, or someone
to provide the financial
means to keep everything
running smoothly.
Mnemonic: bene is a
root word which
means good..
bene+factor i.e some
good factors like
money, help.
Example: He is a
generous Benefactor.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Beneficent is the type of

act that helps others. If
you're a beneficent
person, you probably
spend a lot of your time
volunteering at soup
kitchens or homeless
shelters, helping people
who are less fortunate
than you are.
Mnemonic: one who

thinks about the
benefits of others.
Example: the
benificent power of
nature
Form: adj
Tone: pos

benevolent for someone
who does good deeds or
shows goodwill. If your
teacher collects
homework with a
benevolent smile, she's
hoping that you've done
a good job.
Example: belief in
the existence of a
Benevolent God!
Root: BENE means
GOOD
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A humane person is one

who shows great
compassion and caring
for others, including
animals, and who tries
whenever possible to
alleviate another's
suffering.
Mnemonic: HUMAN
have sympathy for
those who have
suffered. Eg. We give
charity for flood
victims and all
Example:
Campaigners claim
that the animals are
not being kept in
Humane condition
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A magnanimous person
has a generous spirit.
Letting your little sister
have the last of the
cookies, even though you
hadn't eaten since
Mnemonic: magnify
is hugea big
hearted person.
Example: He was
Magnanimous in
defeat and praised his
Altruist
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
Benefactor
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
Beneficent
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Benevolent
Humane
Magnanimous
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
breakfast, would be
considered a
magnanimous act.
opponent's skill
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you give your best

friend a bracelet for her
birthday, then youre
a good friend. If you give
her a diamond bracelet, a
racehorse, and an oil
well, then youre a
munificent friend,
meaning you are very
lavish when it comes to
giving gifts.
Mnemonic: you think

of rishi - muni
(sages), who are
always generous in
giving, will give you
whatever you want
Example: He enjoys
being Munificent on a
princely scale
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A patron supports
someone or something. A
patron of a business
supports the business by
being a loyal customer. A
patron of the arts helps
support starving artists
financially, not with
food rations.
Mnemonic: The boss

thinks he is a Patron
saint.
Example: Peggy was
the Patron of many
artists
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A philanthropist is a
person who gives money
or gifts to charities, or
helps needy people in
other ways. Famous
examples include Andrew
Carnegie and Bill &
Melinda Gates.
Mnemonic: Phil is
Love and Anthrop
means mankind
So Love for mankind
is what is shown by a
Philanthropist
Example: He was a
wealthy businessman
and philathropist
Root: PHIL means
LOVER OF, LIKE
Munificent
Patron
Philanthropist
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A charlatan is a quack, a
person who is trying to
deceive you with false
claims. Beware of
charlatans who try to sell
you access to the fountain
of youth or to a Ponzi
scheme disguised as an
exclusive investment fund.
Mnemonic: The guys

on the Shopping
Channel, who claim
to give you rock hard
abs on five minutes a
day, are mostly
Charlatans.
Example: He knows
nothing about
medicine- he is a
complete Charlatan.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A demagogue is someone
who becomes a leader
largely because of skills as
a speaker or who appeals
to emotions and
prejudices.
Mnemonic:
democracy+agog-an
agog man leading
democracy will only
try to win peoples
support by using
unreasonable and
emotional arguments
Example: There will
always be another
video, book, or
cartoon just waiting
to be exploited by
politically savvy
Demagogues.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An imposter is a person
who pretends to be
someone else. Someone
who tries to convince you
that he's your long lost
cousin in order to get an
invitation to stay in your
awesome apartment is an
imposter.
Mnemonic:
I+m+postera
person made a poster
of himself with a
celebrity showing
every body that I AM
in POSTER is a fraud
person
Form: noun
Tone: neg
There are good quacks and

bad quacks. A good quack
is the sound a duck makes.
A bad quack is someone
pretending to be a doctor.
Mnemonic: If
someone tells you
that he has the power
to create an earth
quake, he is certainly
a Quack.
Example: She
exposed Dr Jones as
a Quack
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A shyster is someone who

might rip you off or do
something unethical in
order to get his way.
Mnemonic: Shiny
(Ahuja) is a star
(Shyster), and you all
know what he's done
was unethical.
Example: On L.A.
Law, respectable
attorney Brackman
was horrified to learn
Charlatan
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Demagogue
QUIET / FEW WORDS

REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
Imposter
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Quack
Shyster
that his newly

discovered half
brother was a cheap
Shyster.
Swindler
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you know someone is a

swindler, stay away from
him. Swindlers are
scammers who con people
to make a buck.
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Example: They
swindled him out of
hundreds of dollars.
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Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you see yellowish skies

on a humid, spring evening
in Kansas, it is entirely
conceivable that a tornado
is in the making. That is to
say, it's imaginable or even
possible, so make sure you
take every conceivable
precaution.
Mnemonic: read it
as can + see + able
= CAPABLE OF BEING
IMAGINED
Example: It is a
Conceivable that I'll
see her tomorrow
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who's credible is

honest and believable. A
pathological liar, for
example, might not be the
most credible witness for
your case against the bank
robber.
Mnemonic: Credible
sounds like
Believable.
Example: It is just
not Credible that she
would cheat.
Root: CRED means
BELIEVE
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something is feasible,
then you can do it without
too much difficulty. When
someone asks "Is it
feasible?" the person is
asking if you'll be able to
get something done.
Example: Its just not

Feasible to manage
the business on a
part time basis
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something is plausible,
it's reasonable or
believable. Things that are
plausible could easily
happen. A woman
becoming President is very
plausible. A giraffe
becoming President is not.
Mnemonic: Plausible
rhymes with possible
Example: Her story
sounded perfectly
Plausible
Form: adj
Tone: pos
To describe a person or a
solution that takes a
realistic approach, consider
the adjective pragmatic.
The four-year-old who
wants a unicorn for her
birthday isn't being very
pragmatic.
Mnemonic: PRA +
gma + TIC = PRA + c
+ TIC + al
Example: a
Pragmatic approach
to management
problems
Form: adj
Tone: pos
The adjective utilitarian

describes something that is
useful or functional. If you
are attracted to a car for
its storage space and gas
mileage - as opposed to its
sparkly tire rims - then
chances are you value a
car's utilitarian features.
Mnemonic: utility
comes from
usefulness.
Example: this is a
plain Utilitarian
kitchenware
Form: noun
Tone: pos
The adjective verisimilar

describes something
appears to be true or real,
Mnemonic:
remember veriserum
from Harry Potter
Conceivable
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
Credible
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
Feasible
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
Plausible

OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Pragmatic
Utilitarian
Verisimilar
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Viable
but may not be. If you

want to impress your
friends, remark on the
verisimilar portrait of lost
love in that foreign film you
all went to see.
which makes you tell

the truth even if you
don't drink a drop of
it
Example: a
Verisimilar tale
Root: VER means
TRUE.
When something is viable,

the adjective refers to
something workable with
the ability to grow and
function properly.
Mnemonic:
vi(VIV=LIFE) +
ABLE....so some one
who is ABLE to live
his LIFE.
Example: this is a
Viable option
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Form: noun
Tone: neg
Hypocritical involves
acting in a way that
goes against your stated
beliefs. If you drive
drunk despite the fact
that you are the
president of Students
Against Drunk Driving,
you are truly
hypocritical.
Mnemonic: A hippo
who says 'i am very
clean' but who lives in
hippo grit is one who
contradicts her own
statements
Example: Charles
was a liar and a
hypocrite who
married her for
money.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
a person regarded as
arrogant and annoying
Mnemonic: PIGGish
people don't take
much care on
propriety but
PrigGISH people do.
Example: He was in
danger of becoming
Priggish and
opinionated.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Use prude to describe

someone who is too
concerned with being
proper or modest. It is a
derogatory label affixed
most often to girls or
women who are not
forthcoming
romantically-it's not
very nice.
Mnemonic: Can be
thought as an
antonym of CRUDE.
Also, when crude oil
is refined we get
PURE oil and hence it
can be called
PURITAN also.
Example: The people
of the Victorian Age
were such Prudes!
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The sanctimonious
person sounds like a
hypocrite when he
preaches to a friend
about the evils of drugs,
while he drinks one beer
after another.
Mnemonic: Just
because he SANCT
(relate it to
sanction)SOM MONEY
to us don't mean he's
all religious.
Example: I wish she
had stopped being
Sanctimonious
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Hypocritical
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
Prig
SHOW - OFF (-)

VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Prude
Sanctimonious
Mnemonic/Example
Cant is language
Mnemonic: monks
repeated so often and so will be ChANT ing
mechanically that it's
mantras . its known
essentially empty of
only for saints and
meaning.
monks
Example: His speech
was full of moral,
religious and social
Cant.
Cant
COUP
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neg
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Form: verb
Tone: neut
To abbreviate is to
shorten. Words are often
abbreviated, like when we
say sked instead of
schedule.
Mnemonic:
abbreviate consists of
brevity(means
brief)..so the meaning
would be 'to make
brief'
Example: The
National Aeronautics
and Space
Administration is
Abbreviated to NASA.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
So the editor wants to cut

your epic 800-page history
of the stapler to a 150page summary instead.
Don't cry - he just wants to
abridge your masterpiece,
trimming it down to the
more readable essential
elements.
Mnemonic:
a+bridge..well
bridges are meant to
reduce the gap
between
something..so
abridging..something
means reducing or
shortening
something.
Example: She has
been asked to
Abridge the movie for
television.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
The noun brevity means

shortness or conciseness.
If you give a report on
agriculture in the northern
hemisphere in 3 minutes,
you have done it with
incredible brevity.
Mnemonic: brief +
tea session,tea time
is short
Example: Charles
Dickens was not
known for his Brevity
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you condense

something, you cut it
down and trim it. You may
love every word of your
1000-page novel, but
you'll have to condense
the plot into a 2-page
summary for your editor.
Mnemonic: Imagine
a cone-shaped cloud:
the cloud has cone
dents where parts of
it have changed from
a gas into a liquid
Example: Condense
the soup by boiling it
for several minutes.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Laconic is an adjective that

describes a style of
speaking or writing that
uses only a few words,
often to express complex
thoughts and ideas. A
more laconic way to write
that last sentence might
be this: laconic means
brief.
Mnemonic:
LAC..LACK, SO LACK
OF WORDS in her
speech, specify that
she used very few
words to portray her
ideas.
Example: a Laconic
comment
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Any word or sound made

Example: Ralph grew
up of just one syllable can increasingly
Abbreviated
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Abridge
QUIET / FEW WORDS

REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
Brevity
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Condense
Laconic
Monosyllabic
be described with the

adjective monosyllabic.
Monosyllabic as the
evening progressed.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Reticent means either

quiet or restrained. If
you're reticent about your
feelings, you like to keep
them to yourself, and
you're probably quiet in
rowdy groups where
everyone is talking over
each other.
Mnemonic: Cent
(Saint) is
stereotypically
reluctant to speak or
draw attention to
themselves.
Example: She was
shy and Reticent.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something that is succinct

is short and clear. If you're
going to be interviewed on
television about your new
book and only have a five
minute slot, you'll need to
come up with a succinct
version of your story.
Mnemonic:
SUCK+INK brief/summary of
story sucks less ink
on the paper
Example: Keep your
answers as succint as
possible
Form: adj
Tone: neut
omit a sound or letter in a

word
Example: The
patterned holes in the
paper kept coming
and turned into
Syncopated
sweetness before
your eyes.
Root: SYN- means
WITH,TOGETHER.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
Someone who is taciturn is

reserved, not loud and
talkative. The word itself
refers to the trait of
reticence, of seeming aloof
and uncommunicative. A
taciturn person might be
snobby, naturally quiet, or
just shy.
Mnemonic: meaning
of tacit = silent. so
meaning of tacit +
urn = Taciturn =
silent person ,
untalkative
Example: He Is a
Taciturn and serious
young man
Reticent
Succinct
Syncopate
Taciturn
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To recapitulate means to
go back and summarize. At
the end of an oral report,
you might say, "So, to
recapitulate, I've made
three points," and then you
name them.
Mnemonic: sounds
like recap....if you
have noticed ,
whenever you watch
a serial ,before it
starts they always
give the recap of
what happened the
previous day
Example: to
Recapitulate briefly,
the three main points
are these
Root: Prefix RE
means to REPEAT.
Form: verb
Tone: neut/pos
To regurgitate is to bring
already swallowed food
back up through one's
throat and out the mouth.
Not so nice in humans,
much more understandable
(if still gross) in birds - who
feed their baby chicks by
regurgitating.
Mnemonic: When
you gargle you
re(gurg)itate the
water
Example: For the
exam, you must be
able to Regurgitate
the information
Root: Prefix RE
means to REPEAT.
Form: verb
Tone: neutral
present or use over, with

no or few changes
Example: He just
Rehashes songs from
the 60's
Root: Prefix RE
means to REPEAT.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To reiterate something is
to say or do something
again, or many times. Let
me reiterate: if you repeat
yourself, you're reiterating
the thing you originally
said.
Mnemonic: Break it
like = Reiterate=
RE+UTTER+IT i.e to
say again
Example: Let me
Reiterate that we are
fully committed to
this policy
Root: Prefix RE
means to REPEAT.

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CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
Recapitulate
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
Regurgitate
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
Rehash

OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Reiterate
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Reserve abstemious for
someone who exercises
restraint, especially with
regard to alcohol. A rock
musician may sing about
enjoying wine and women,
but in his private life he
may be abstemious.
Mnemonic: focus on
'abs' part of this
word. Abs...To build a
six-pack abs, eat and
drink carefully
Example: He was a
hardworking man
with Abstemious
habits
Root: AB means
AWAY FROM
Form: noun
Tone: neut
If you are a chocolate lover

you'll have to show great
restraint when the dessert
cart rolls over if you are
practicing abstinence,
another word for
"refraining." It might take a
lot of willpower not to throw
yourself at the cart.
Mnemonic: ABS
THIN ence. A person
maintained
Abstinence when he
restrained from
pleasant things like
food and drinks!!!
Example: practicing
Abstinence from
chocolates is
impossible for her.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When you abstain from

pleasures of life, you're
practicing celibacy.
Mnemonic: A
CELIBATE is far from
CELEBRATING life.
Example: He has
been celibate all his
life
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To stop yourself from

saying or doing something
that you could or would like
to say or do
Mnemonic: We must
be willing to wait
patiently FOR the
BEAR to leave as we
stay tucked in a tight
ball face down.
Example: He wanted
to answer back,but
he forbore from doing
so.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
A moderate voter is
someone who is politically
speaking, in the center. In
other words, they are not
quite left or right, but
somewhere in the middle
Example: He has
Moderate salary
demands
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When someone burps in a

quiet classroom it can be
hard to refrain from
laughing. Use the verb
refrain if you have a sudden
impulse to do something,
and you have stopped
yourself from doing it.
Mnemonic: refrain...we resist from

getting wet in the
"rain" in rainy
season.
Example: please
Refrain from smoking
Abstemious
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Abstinence
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
Celibacy
SHOW - OFF (-)

VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Forbear
Moderate
Refrain
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Temperate means mild,

moderate. If you're a
temperate person, you are
calm, reasonable. If you live
in a temperate climate it's
warm and sunny, but not
too hot.
Mnemonic: Temperatehe has taken

over his temper, that
is have controlled it
Example: He is
Temperate in his
eating and drinking
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Indulge is a verb that

means "to give in to
something," like when you
indulge your craving for
chocolate by eating a big
piece of it.
Example: They went

into town to indulge
in some serious
shopping
Temperate
X Indulge
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
Relation to Group
When heated, coals

become incandescent,
which means that they
glow red-hot. When
you're heated up by an
argument, chances are
you're incandescent with,
or characterized by the
intense emotion of
frustration.
Mnemonic: IN the
LIGHT of the
SCENTED CANDLE..
Example: an
Incandescent musical
performance
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Iridescent is an adjective
that means lustrous and
pearly, giving off a
brilliant sheen like an oil
slick or, well, a pearl.
Mnemonic: irid
means iris and iris
helps us distinguish
colours
Example: a bird with
iridiscent bright colors
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Luminous means full of or

giving off light. During the
winter holidays, with all
their emphasis on light,
you can see luminous
displays of candles
everywhere.
Mnemonic:
remember Luminous
INVERTERS ad by
dhoni...brightful
Example: he was
staring with large
Luminous eyes
Form: adj
Tone: pos
In shampoo commercials,
the hair you see swinging
is lustrous. It is brilliant,
in the shiny sense.
Mnemonic: luster
means shinny.
Example: she has
thick Lustrous hair
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you're familiar with the

way that the gemstone
opal shimmers like a
pearl, then you'll
understand that
something opalescent
reflects the light in the
same way.
Mnemonic: opal
comes from iris..
which is the part of
the eye..eyes helps
us experience colors..
and Opalescent
means lustrour
colors..
Example: the pearls
had an Opalescent
luster
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If someone tells you that

you have refulgent eyes,
they mean that your eyes
shine brightly, like the
stars. This suggests that
your special someone is
the poetic type, since
refulgent is a literary way
of saying "bright."
Mnemonic:
Refulgent sounds like
detergent.. use
detergent to make
things shine
Example: the
Refulgent sun
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something scintillating is
flashing briefly and
sharply with light.
Scintillating conversations
are smart and captivating.
Mnemonic:
Scintillating ===
ILLUMINATING
Example: this was a
Scintillating
Incandescent
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
Iridescent
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
Luminous
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
Lustrous
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY

OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Opalescent
Refulgent
Scintillating
performance
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PROUD
Relation to Group
Meaning
extravagant
elaborateness
Mnemonic: flamboyant ~
flame + boy; imagine a
boy wearing a T-shirt with
pictures of flame on it. will
it not be flamboyant?
Example: he was
flamboyant on and off the
stage.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Flaunt is "to display

proudly or show off,"
like when you flaunt
your new Italian
leather jacket by
wearing it to the
beach and pretending
you're cold to make
sure everyone sees
it.
Mnemonic: Flaunt >Friend's aunt; my

Friend's aunt always
Flaunts.
Example: he did not
believe in Flaunting his
wealth.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You've got big plans.

Huge plans.
Whatever it is, it's
going to blow minds
and absolutely rock
worlds! Well, to some
people those plans
might sound a bit
grandiose.
Mnemonic:
Grandiose=Grand+Expose.
Think of it as
IMPRESSIVELY HUGE
assets which are
RIDICULOUSLY
EXAGGERATED but they
are fake
Example: he could no
longer live the Grandiose
lifestyle to which he had
become accustomed
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Reach for the

adjective
ostentatious when
you want a flashy
way to say - well,
"flashy" or "showy."
Mnemonic:
Ostentatious....read it as
Stuntatious....Stunts...you
perform stunts to attract
attention, showy.
Example: she wore
Ostentatious gold jewelry
Flamboyance
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
Flaunt
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
Grandiose
SHOW - OFF (-)

VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Ostentatious
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Sobriety is the state of

being sober, which can
mean either not intoxicated
or being solemn. If he
takes a drink, an alcoholic
ends a stretch of sobriety.
You might note sobriety in
the stands when your team
is losing.
Mnemonic: sounds
like SOBER
Example: She was a
model of honesty and
sobriety
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Bedizen means to decorate

yourself or something else
to the max - in an over-thetop flashy style. Picture big
jewels and gold bling.
Mnemonic: Bedizen
can be remembered
as 'bad design dress'
Example: i told it
would be a disaster
to let your mother
decorate this place,
just look how she has
Bedizened it.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the adjective garish to

describe something that is
overly vivid, bright, showy,
and in bad taste - like the
DJ's garish outfit that is a
flashback to the disco era.
Mnemonic: Imagine
if someone
GARNISHES too oddly
! puts everything,
and makes it gaudy !
Example: this dress
is a little to garisg for
my taste
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that's gaudy is

Example: she always
showy, bright and
wears Gaudy colors.
definitely tacky. So think
twice about that gaudy
rainbow-colored suit and
shiny gold shoes ensemble.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Have you ever heard the

phrase "fake it until you
make it"? That is advice
that encourages you to be
meretricious, pretending to
be something you aren't,
like the meretricious
flaunting of gigantic fake
diamond earrings,
pretending they are real
and tha
Mnemonic:
Meretricious = Mere
+ Tricious. 'Mere'
means trifle or
something less
important
Example: Bill has
been involved in
several Meretricious
relations
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Tawdry means cheap,

shoddy, or tasteless. It can
be used to describe almost
anything from clothes to
people to even events or
affairs.
Mnemonic:
ORIGINALLY THE
WORD IS DERIVED
FROM AUDRYLACE,A
PLACE IN BRITAIN
WHERE CHEAP AND
SHOWY LACE(PROB
OF SHOES) WERE
SOLD
Example: She wore
(X)
Sobriety
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Bedizen
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
Garish
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
Gaudy
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Meretricious
Tawdry
a Tawdry necklace to
the ball.
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Meaning
A garrulous person just
wont stop talking (and
talking, and talking, and
talking...).
Mnemonic: "Girls,
rule us!" They rule us
in their ability to talk
non-stop about any
topic.
Example: He became
positively Garrulous
whenever extremely
happy
Form: adj
Tone: neut
A loquacious person talks a

lot, often about stuff that
only they think is
interesting. You can also call
them chatty or gabby, but
either way, they're
loquacious.
Mnemonic: it is
derived from the root
word 'loqua'... which
refers to SPEECH or
TALK
Example: She is a
Loquacious lady who
never runs out of
stories to tell.
Root: LOQ means
SPEAK
Form: adj
Tone: neut
A book that feels like it is

several hundred pages
longer than it needs to be is
prolix. The word simply
means that something has
too many words and goes
on too long.
Mnemonic:
Prolix=prolonged
+lexico graphy
Example: a Prolix
lecturer telling you
more than you want
to know
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Verbiage is what it sounds

like - a lot of words: verbs,
nouns, adjectives and all the
other parts of speech.
Usually, verbiage means a
few too many words - like
the excessive verbiage in a
legal document.
Mnemonic: relate it
to verbose!
Example: use
concise military
Verbiage
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Verbose describes a person,

speech, or piece of writing
that uses many words,
usually more words than
necessary. If you talk too
much, you can be described
as verbose, and so can your
history paper if you didn't do
the research and are just
tried to take
Mnemonic: VER for

verbal BOSE for boss;
so you may say that
your boss is
excessively verbal or
talkitive.
Example: She is a
Verbose speaker
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Voluble describes someone

who talks a lot, like your
aunt who cant stop
telling you to cut your hair
or a political candidate who
makes twenty speeches on
the day before the election.
Mnemonic:
Remember "volume"
in TV controls. It's
related to sound. This
Voluble is also related
to speaking.
Example: Evelyn was
very Voluble on the
Garrulous
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CHEAT / DECEIVE
COUP
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
DOUBTFUL
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
Loquacious
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
SELF-CONTROL
Prolix
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Verbiage
Verbose
Voluble
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
subject of woman
rights.
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Form: adj
Tone: pos
Yes, artless could mean

lacking in art, but more often
it means lacking in
superficiality or deceit. An
artless person could never
make a living as a con artist.
Mnemonic: art +
less, without having
any art(skill)
Example: the Artless
sincerity of a young
child
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Credence means
truthfulness, or believability.
A video of a funnel cloud
entering Central Park would
give credence to rumors of a
tornado in Manhattan.
Mnemonic:
Credence: imagine
that a shopkeeper is
giving you credit
because he has
confidence in you,
that you would return
it someday
Example: They could
give no credence to
the findings of the
survey
Form: adj
Tone: pos
People who believe things

easily without having to be
convinced are credulous.
Sales people are always
hoping that someone
credulous picks up the
phone during a sales call.
Mnemonic: Relate
the word Credulous
to Credibility (bearing
truth)
Example: He is
Credulous on the one
hand and intensely
loyal on the other.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
A dupe is a furry, ceremonial Example: They soon

hat occasionally worn during realized they had
ancient pagan rituals... or
been Duped
not. Dupe actually means
trick or deceive. We
re sorry we tried to dupe
you into believing the wrong
definition.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you are guileless, you are

not a liar; you are innocent,
and you might be a touch on
the gullible side.
Mnemonic: "guile"
means to decieve
guile+less means no
deception, only
honesty.
Example: She had
the Guileless
innocence of a child.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you are gullible, the joke

is on you because you are
easily fooled.
Mnemonic: Gullible
= Gull + ible =
girl/galli + able A girl
who is able to be
tricked or deceived
easily
Example: the
advertisement is
aimed at Gullible
young women
worried about their
Artless
CHAOS / CONFUSION
CRIMINALS / LAW
BREAKERS
Relation to Group
Credence/
Credible
GENEROUS SUPPORTER
QUIET / FEW WORDS
REPEAT
Credulous
SELF-CONTROL
SHINING
SHOW - OFF (-)
VERY BRIGHT / SHOWY
OF WORDS
Dupe
WITHOUT DECEPTION
Guileless
Gullible
weight
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who is ingenuous

shows a childlike innocence,
trust, and openness. One of
the things kindergarten
teachers value is the chance
to work with kids while
they're still relatively
ingenuous-their open,
trusting natures are a joy.
Mnemonic: In
genuine relationship
people are naive and
trusting to each
other.
Example: You are
too Ingenuous.
Root: In means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: pos
No one likes being called

naive, since it means you
lack sophistication or street
smarts.
Mnemonic: sounds
as "naya", some one
who is new is
inexperienced
Example: I can't
believe you were so
Nave as to trust
him.
Ingenuous
Nave
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
a hermit is
someone who
likes to be alone,
far from the
crowd because of
religious beliefs.
Mnemonic: The root of the word is

the Greek eremos, meaning
solitary. Hermit does not
permit a social life.
Example: It was an attempt to live
by himself and to himself, in fact,
to turn modern Hermit.
Form: noun
Tone: Negative/
Neutral
People who are

isolated are
completely cut
off from the rest
of the world.
Mnemonic: Isolation sounds like

solo or alonesounds like I (me)
- solation- solo. So, I am solo or
alone
Example: Many unemployed
people experience feelings of
Isolation and depression.
Root: prefix ISO means EQUAL.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
when a person
avoids others
company or
assistance we
call him a Loner.
Mnemonic: Loner sounds like

lonely and it means the same.
Example: I am a Loner by nature,
love to keep to myself.
Form: noun
Tone: Negative/
Neutral
A recluse lives
alone, works
alone, eats alone,
and generally
stays away from
other people.
Mnemonic: Think of the Brown

Recluse spider, who likes to hide
out in dark old boots or
undisturbed corners of the
basement. re- means again,
claudere means to shut.
Example: Reclusion from the
crowd seems soothing at time but
one cannot live in that, all alone all
the time.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative/
Neutral
when you
seclude others,
you separate
them from other
people.
Mnemonic: The root is Latin,

Secludere, which means "shut off'
from se, "apart" and cludere, "to
shut." OR think like this: Se means
apart from and clude sounds like
include..so not including oneself
Example: After Mr. Parks
death, praising him was taboo, and
his daughter, who never married,
has lived a Secluded life.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative/
Neutral
If you are a lone

wolf, a rugged
individualist, an
island unto
yourself you
prefer to be
solitary or alone.
Mnemonic: Solitary comes to us

from the Latin solus, which means
alone. Note its similarity to words
like solo which means Solitary or
alone.
Example: She enjoys long Solitary
walks.
Hermit
EASILY AFFECTED
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES
FRIENDLY
Isolation
HIDE / COVER / DISGUISE

IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
Loner
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
OFFICE OR JOB RELATED
Recluse
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
Seclude
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
WISE, SHORT SAYING
Solitary
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EASILY AFFECTED
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
to be extremely careless.
A paperclip chain used as
a bike lock? That would
be an example of lax
security.
Mnemonic: Lax sounds

like LaxUS, which in Latin
means Loose. It can also
be remembered as a
RELaxED attitude.
Example: The entire
class performed incredibly
well on the test, largely
due to the sleepy
professor's Lax
supervision
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
You can be negligent at

work if you let the work
pile up while you play
computer games.
Mnemonic: Negligent
comes from the Latin
word neglegentia,
meaning "carelessness."
Example: Fining
Negligent smokers can
reduce the number of
smokers in public.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
If it's your turn to bring

in the coffee and donuts
for your early morning
meeting, and you forget,
then your co-workers
can say that you were
remiss in fulfilling your
responsibility
Mnemonic: Remiss
sounds like you missed
doing something again.
Example: We were
Remiss in not sending
thank-you notes for our
wedding gifts
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
when someone does

something in a slipshod
manner they do it in a
way that is careless and
sloppy.
Mnemonic: An easy way

to remember the meaning
of Slipshod is to note that
"shod" (inferior in quality)
is part of "shoddy," a
shoddy slipper led to an
acute foot pain.
Example: The crops are
gathered in the same
Slipshod way. How do we
get profits from it?
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
That teacher's demands

are stringent - she wants
the homework typed in
her favorite font, on
special paper, and each
essay must be exactly 45
lines!
Mnemonic: Stringent
sounds like ASTRINGENT,
which we use if we have
pimples on the face.
Applying an astringent
tightens the pores and
lessen the pimples. Strict
is being stringent.
Example: Stringent
safety procedures prevent
accidents in a dangerous
work environment.
Lax
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
Negligent
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Remiss

RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
Slipshod
TO THINK
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
WISE, SHORT SAYING
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CONFIRM / DECLARE/
GIVE UP (X)
EASILY AFFECTED
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
Relation to Group
To affirm something is
to give it a big "YES"
or to confirm that it is
true.
Mnemonic: Affirm sounds

like Confirm
Example: I can Affirm that
no one will lose their job.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
Ascertain is a verb that

means to find out
something. You might
have to go to the bank
to ascertain if there is
any money in your
account.
Mnemonic: As Certain as
ever!
Example: A great detective
must always Ascertain his
beliefs.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
To aver is to declare
something is true or to
state. This verb has a
serious tone, so you
might aver something
on a witness stand or
you might aver that
you won't back down
to a challenge.
Mnemonic: A VERy
confident statement!
Example: She Averred that
she had never seen the
man before.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
When you avow

something, you say it
openly for the whole
world to hear. If you're
a witness in a trial,
you'll be asked to take
an oath in which you'll
avow that you'll tell
the truth.
Mnemonic: A: VOW
Example: They Avowed
their undying love for each
other.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
"I proclaim the

Olympic Games open."
Every two years with
words similar to these,
the Olympic games
officially begin. To
proclaim is to exclaim
or declare.

claim
Example: The day was
Proclaimed a public holiday.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
Sometimes someone in
power might decide to
give up that power and
step down from his or
her position. When
they do that, they
abdicate their
authority, giving up all
duties and perks of the
job.
Mnemonic: abdicate
sounds like dictate, with a
twist in the meaning.
Dictate is to Rule and
Abdicate is to give up that
rule
Example: Sonia Gandhi
abdicated the position of
Prime Minister and
surprised the whole world
Root: AB refers to AWAY
FROM.
Form: verb
Tone: Positive
Abjure means to swear Mnemonic: If your abs feel

off, and it applies to
pain, you might want to
something you once
forgo that intensive ab
Ascertain
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
Aver
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Avow
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
Proclaim
TO THINK
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
WISE, SHORT SAYING
X
Abdicate
believed. You can

abjure a religious faith,
you can abjure your
love of another person,
and you can abjure the
practice of using
excessive force in
interrogation.
workout.
Example: When the five
year old got abs injured his
mother advised that he
forgo his thousand situps a
day
FROM.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
The verb abnegate

means to deny or
renounce something.
Scientists abnegate the
existence of little green
spacemen from Mars.
Mnemonic: ab-Negate,
Negate means to reject or
to stop something from
happening.
Example: The king
abnegated his power to the
ministers.
FROM.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
To cede is to give up
or surrender land,
position, or authority.
Example: Cuba was ceded

by Spain to the US in 1898.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
To forsake another
person is to leave
them entirely, usually
in a moment of need.
Mnemonic: for- expresses

negativity, sake means in
the interest of; forsake
means to abandon
Example: She promised his
wife that he will never
forsake her.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
To forswear is to give
up an idea, belief, or
habit that youve
had previously. New
Years is a popular
time to forswear
anything from sweets
to bad relationships.
Mnemonic: I Swear to
forgo all fatty sweets and
look slim and trim all my
life.
Example: He foreswore
cigarettes as his New Year's
resolution.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
If you relinquish
something, you let it
go. You relinquish
control of the army
when you resign as
general. Your
relinquish your plan to
sneak into town when
your parents find out
what's going on.
Mnemonic:
Relin(Release)+quish(wish);
So release ur wish
Example: He was forced to
relinquish control of the
company.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
To renounce is to
officially give up or
turn away from. People
on a diet usually
renounce pizza and
chocolate cake, for
example.
Mnemonic: Satyam
announce to renounce
Ramalinga Raju
Example: Will James
renounce his throne in favor
of his son?
Root: RE refers to AGAIN
or BACK.
X Abjure
X
Abnegate
X Cede
X Forsake
X
Forswear
X
Relinquish
X
Renounce
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Tone: Positive
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An impervious surface is
one that can't be
penetrated. The word is
often followed by "to," as in
"His steely personality made
him impervious to jokes
about his awful haircut."
Mnemonic: IMmeans not, pervius

means having a way
through; impervious
means impenetrable.
Example: She is
impervious or not
affected by criticism.
Root: IM means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
The path of least resistance

is where you'll find prone: it
refers to whatever you're
likely to do.
Mnemonic:
Pro+One: liking
towards one.
Example: People
with fair skin who
sunburn easily are
very Prone to develop
skin cancer.
Form: n
Tone: Negative
It can mean "to make

someone do something," as
in "Don't let your dad
subject you to an hour-long
lecture on fishing."
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
If you are susceptible to

something such as
infections or earaches, it
means you are likely to
become sick with these
things.
Mnemonic:
Susceptible sounds
like suspect, so
suspected to be
easily influenced by
someone.
Example: Salt intake
may lead to high
blood pressure in
Susceptible adults.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Use the adjective vulnerable

to describe something or
someone open to being
physically or emotionally
wounded, like a newborn
chick or an overly sensitive
teenager.
Mnemonic: In Latin,
vulnerare means to
wound; able to be
wounded or
woundable.
Example: In cases of
food poisoning, young
children are especially
Vulnerable.
Impervious
(X)
EASILY AFFECTED
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HIDE / COVER / DISGUISE Prone
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
Subject to
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
Susceptible
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY

TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
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Window shopping and
scanning the newspaper for
interesting headlines are
forms of browsing.
Mnemonic: browse
means the same as
peruse.
Example: There was
so much food at the
party that we quickly
got sated just by
browsing.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
Traditionally, peruse has

meant to read or examine
something carefully. If you
are visiting a library or a
bookstore, you might find
yourself perusing the shelves.
Mnemonic: Peruse is
like read as per use.
To read what is
required.
Example: A copy of
the report is available
for you to Peruse at
your leisure.
Root: Prefix PER
means THROUGH
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
examine carefully.
Mnemonic: When
you pore yourself
completely over
something and you
are hell bent on
understanding the
concepts.
Example: His
lawyers are poring
over the fine print in
the contract.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
If you want to examine

something closely and go
over every single detail, then
you should scrutinize it. Like
the way your mom probably
assesses your outfit before
you leave the house for a
party.
Mnemonic: Scrutiny
is known to all of us.
Example: She leaned
forward to Scrutinize
their faces.
Browse#
EASILY AFFECTED
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GESTURES
FRIENDLY
HIDE / COVER / DISGUISE Peruse
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Pore Over

RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
Scrutinize
TO THINK
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Mnemonic: back to
school time activities:
act out the name of a
movie using hands
only.sign language.
Example: Let's play
Charades.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
When you gesticulate, you

make sweeping and excited
movements with your hands
when speaking. Someone
describing a scary car
accident might gesticulate
wildly.
Mnemonic: latin,
gestus means action.
Example: She was
shouting and
gesticulating from the
other side of the
road.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
A mime is a performer who

uses exaggerated facial
expressions and body
movements - instead of
words - to communicate
with his audience.
Mnemonic: consider
'Mime' as short-form
of mimicry without
words
Example: The actor
mimicked the
President very
accurately
Root: Mime is to
COPY.
Form: noun
Tone: neutral
If you make a motion with

your hands to indicate
eating ice cream, you are
using pantomime.Parents
often use this wordless
communication to try to
keep things from the kids.
Unfortunately, the kids
usually catch on quickly especially if there is ice cre
Mnemonic: Tushaar
Kapoor performs a
Pantomime in
Golmaal movies
Example: This is a
magical tale told
through Pantomime
and song
EASILY AFFECTED
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Gesticulate
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
Mime
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
Mnemonic/Example
A charade is something
done just for show. Your
devotion to vegetarianism
would be a charade if you
actually ate cheeseburgers
when no one was looking.
Charade
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
Pantomime
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
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If the adjective
affable applies to
you, it means that
you are friendly and
pleasant. A snarling
junkyard dog is not
affable.
Mnemonic: Arrange this

word like this: Aff for
affection and able. So a
person who is capable of
being affectionate is
Affable.
Example: Mr Brook is an
extremely Affable and
approachable person.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Someone showing
aloofness might be
shy, or just really
doesn't want to be
around people.
Mnemonic: Aloof is away

from crowd.
Example: My nervousness
expressed itself as
aloofness: overly
judgmental, overly cool
Form: adj
Tone: positive
A friendly, pleasant
person could be
described as
amiable.
Mnemonic: The Prefix AM

refers to Love. So a
person who has a loving
attitude and is friendly
should be Amiable.
Example: Two Amiable
people who no longer want
to be married to one
another might have an
amicable divorce.
Root: prefix AM means
LOVE.
Form: adj
Tone: positive
Amicable is being
friendly.
Mnemonic: The Prefix AM

refers to Love. So a
person who has a loving
attitude and is friendly
should be Amicable.
Example: The end of a
romantic relationship
that's less than Amicable
might involve broken
dishes or broken bones.
Root: prefix AMI means
LOVE
Form: noun
Tone: positive
a feeling of
friendship and trust
among people who
work or spend a lot
of time together
Mnemonic: break it up
into Camara + de + rie..
you give or share your
room with your friends
with whom you have
mutual trust.. goodfellowship.
Example: The games are
designed to differentiate
the line between
competition and
Camaraderie.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
ready to accept and

doing what others
Mnemonic:
Compliansance sounds like
Affable
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IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
Amiable
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: positive
Amicable
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Camaraderie
want you to do.
Comply which means to

agree to everyones
opinion.
Example: She was a
complaisant wife and
dutiful daughter.
Root: COM means
TOGETHER.
Form: adj
Tone: positive
If you're trying to
decide which of your
friends to take on a
road trip, choose the
most congenial one.
Definitely like
minded and friendly.
Mnemonic: conmeans

together, genialis means
nuptial, productive;
Congenial means goodhumored
Example: It always feels
great to work in a
Congenial environment.
Root: Con means
TOGETHER.
Form: adj
Tone: positive
If someone is called
'life of the party' she
can be called
convival.
Mnemonic: Con' means

together, and VIV means
lively. So when together
you call for a lively
environment with your
friends, its called Convivial
Example: She is a woman
of convival nature, very
fun loving.
Root: Con means
TOGETHER.
Form: adj
Tone: positive
Use cordial to
describe a greeting
or relationship that
is friendly and
sincere.
Mnemonic: You can relate

it to 'chord' that
joins/connects two people,
and hence calls for a
Cordial relation.
Example: Justice Thomas
did not address the
controversy directly, but
he said relationships on
the court are Cordial.
Form: verb
Tone: positive
You many not

realise it, but when
you hang out with
your buds, your
fraternize. That is
you associate in a
friendly manner.
Mnemonic: fraternity
word, Fraternus, which
means brotherly.
Example: The recession
has created an
atmosphere where
disparate groups fraternise
in an atmosphere of
mutual support.
Form: adj
Tone: positive
If you're friendly
and outgoing, you're
genial. You can be a
genial host or a
genial guest.
Mnemonic: Genial sounds

like Genuinely Friendly.
Example: Bob was always
Genial and welcoming , a
warm hearted Genial host
Form: adj
Tone: positive
If you know
someone who's
outgoing, sociable,
and fond of the
company of others,
you might want to
call her gregarious.
Mnemonic: it's from the

Latin word grex, meaning
"herd (animals that live in
groups)." Not surprisingly,
people began using it to
describe humans who liked
being in groups.
Example: She is very
outgoing and Gregarious.
Complaisance
Congenial
Convivial
Cordial
Fraternize
Genial
Gregarious
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Relation to Group
Camouflage is to
hide, like the leafcolored and
patterned uniforms
worn by soldiers who
want to blend in with
their natural
surroundings.
Mnemonic: Camouflage is
in relation to a chameleon
(lizard) who keeps changing
its colors according to
sorroundings and to hide
from the enemy.
Example: The leopard's
spots act as (a)
Camouflage.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
An over-sized, dark
raincoat you wear
when you don't want
your friends to see
you're going to the
movies without
them., is a Cloak.
Mnemonic: If you were a

famous person who wanted
to go out alone, you might
Cloak your identity with a
Cloak.
Example: Cloaking an
issue never helps you get
rid of it, you should face it.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
To dissemble is to
pretend that you
don't know
something, to
pretend that you
think one way when
you act another way.
Mnemonic: If you don't

want to re-semble (to look
like someone else) yourself,
dis-semble (hide your
identity) yourself.
Example: She was a very
honest person who was
incapable of dissembling.
Form: verb
Tone: Neutral
For a more formal

way to say pretend
to or imitate, choose
the verb feign.
Mnemonic: Feign sounds

like Fake and the meaning
remains the same.
Example: A present
for me? she asked with
Feigned surprise.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
Guise, a noun, is the

art of pretending to
be something you
aren't, like when, in
the guise of an
invited guest, you
fake your way into
the party of the
century.
Mnemonic: Guise sounds

like disGuise. Both means
the art of hiding
Example: The story
appears in different Guises
in different cultures.
Form: adv
Tone: Neutral
When you want to do

something and not
be recognized, go
incognito - hiding
your true identity.
Mnemonic: consider the

word RECOGNITiOn.
Incognito can be
remembered as IN(-ve
prefix)+rRECOGNITiOn, i.e
avoiding recognition among
the public and to do that
you conceal your identity o
name.
Example: Movie stars often
prefer to travel Incognito.
Root: COG meanS to
KNOW.
Camouflage
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IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
Dissemble
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
Feign
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY

TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
Guise
WISE, SHORT SAYING
Incognito
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
If you masquerade
as a sweet, kindhearted person, you
present that image
to the world, hiding
your true identity as
a jerk who has rage
issues.
Mnemonic: Maquerade
sounds like mask. To hide
behind a mask.
Example: He was tired of
the Masquerade and wanted
the truth to come out.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
The fog might shroud

the valley, or that
long-sleeved, anklelength dress might
shroud the tan you
worked so hard on in
Mexico over
Christmas break.
Mnemonic: Shroud sounds

like crowd. Like a crowd
covers a place which would
otherwise be silent and
vacant, a Shroud is used to
cover up a place or thing.
Example: The organization
is cloaked in a Shroud of
secrecy
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
A travesty is a silly
imitation, like a tall
young man dressed
up like a little old
lady
Mnemonic: In Latin, transmeans over, vestire means

to clothe; in French, travesti
means dressed in disguise;
Travesty means an
outrageous injustice
Example: The trial was a
Travesty of justice.
Masquerade
Shroud
Travesty
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In contemporary usage,
burlesque is a ironic style of
entertainment dating back to
medieval times.
Mnemonic: if you
want to ridicule
Barclay's premier
league than you can
write Burlesque
premier league.
Example: So now it
is time to consider
better ways to
accomplish these
goals, ways that don't
turn the appointment
system into
Burlesque.
Form: verb
Tone: positive
When you emulate someone,

you imitate them, especially
with the idea of matching
their success.
Mnemonic: Our
friend, the late emu,
(emu-late) sadly died
while trying to imitate
the flight of an eagle
Example: She hopes
to Emulate her sister's
athletic achievements.
Form: verb
Tone: positive
A mimic is someone who is

good at imitating others. A
gifted mimic might be able
to imitate one president
after another just by
minimally changing facial
expression and manner of
speaking.
Mnemonic: Mimicry
Example: He
Mimicked Rajnikanth
in the class
Form: noun
Tone: positive
A parody is a humorous or
mocking imitation of
something, using the same
form as the original. To
parody a poem, you have to
write another poem.
Mnemonic:
Parody..parrot..always
imitates people often
in a humorous way.
Example: His
personality made him
an easy subject for
Parody.
Form: verb
Tone: positive
When you simulate

Mnemonic: In latin,
something you imitate it.
similis means like;
Hollywood makeup artists
Simulate means
can use pencils and gray
imitate
wigs to simulate old age in a Example: Roleyoung actor. It can also
playing is a useful
mean to model-a
way of simulating
computer can simulate
real-life situations.
disaster scenarios in cities.
Form: noun
Tone: positive
a composition that imitates

or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous
way
CONFIRM / DECLARE/
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IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
Emulate
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
Mimic
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
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Simulate
Spoof
Mnemonic: to spell
SPOON as Spoof is a
kind of parody,hoax
or Spoof
Example: It's a Spoof
on horror movies.
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Mnemonic: Awe can

be remembered in
connection to
Awesome
Example: I'm in Awe
of your biking skills.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
What do the national debt,

your old gym teacher, and
your mother-in-law have
in common? They're all
formidable - that is, they
inspire fear and respect
thanks to their size, or
special ability, or unusual
qualities.
Mnemonic: In Latin,
formido means terror,
dread; Formidable
means awesome,
great in size of
difficulty
Example: In spite of
his Formidable
appearance he had a
certain charm of
manner.
Form: adj
Tone: positive
Redoubtable means
honorable, maybe even
intimidatingly so. If your
grandmother worked
tirelessly to raise four kids
on her own and start her
own taxi cab business and
to this day, keeps all of
her cabbies in line, she is
without a doubt
redoubtable.
Mnemonic: redoubt-able :
Something appears to
be so fearful that it
makes you doubt
again.
Example: He was
dreading his interview
with the Redoubtable
Mrs. Fitton.
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Formidable
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Mnemonic/Example
Awe is a feeling of fear

that is mixed with respect
and wonder. You might
gaze at the Grand Canyon
with awe, marveling at its
beauty and fearing its
depth.
Awe
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Form: noun
Tone: positive
Redoubtable

RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
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* Officiate Tone: positive
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: Words with slightly different

meaning from the majority of the
words in a cluster.
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES

FRIENDLY
(+)

used usually in positive context.
(-)

used usually in negative context.
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INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
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act in an official capacity in
a ceremony or religious
ritual, such as a wedding
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Meaning
Mnemonic:
Cantankerous sounds
like: RANT HIS ANGER
AT US.
Example: He is a
Cantankerous old man.
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
If you feel chagrin it

means that you are
embarrassed or
distressed as a result
of a failure.
Mnemonic: Chagrin:
Anita, that poor girl, she
is unlikely to ever grin
again after the shame
and disappointment she
has endured.
Example: To her
Chagrin, neither of her
sons became doctors.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Are you easy to tick

off? Known to have a
short fuse? Then, you
could be described as
choleric. Choleric just
means you're testy
and irritable.
Mnemonic: Choleric:
sounds like CALL A RICK
at night in Bangalore
and you will be bound to
lose your temper/
Choleric because they
charge any amount they
want to.
Example: He was a
Choleric, self-important
little man.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
A churlish person is
one whose middle
name might as well be
Rude. Hes the one
who was never taught
to mind his manners
and avoid telling
vulgar jokes at the
dinner table.
Mnemonic:
chur(church)+lish(wish)church wishes always
not to behave
rude,boorish
Example: It might
seem Churlish to
critique this engaging
film on political grounds
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
Old, cranky, and more

than a little stubborn,
a curmudgeon is the
crusty grey haired
neighbor who refuses
to hand out candy to a
child and even
snatches the ball
which may have fallen
in his yard.
Mnemonic:
Curmudgeon: Cur
means a dog and a
person who keeps
freaking out at others
like a dog barks all the
time.
Example: You are such
a terrible old
Curmudgeon, why do
you keep shouting at my
kids for no reason?
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
An irritable and
unpleasant mood is
being grouchy.
Mnemonic: Girls always

saying ouch-ouch for
every silly thing, make
guys very irritated &
Grouchy!!! Now you will
always remember this
Chagrin
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
Choleric
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
Churlish
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
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Curmudgeon
Grouchy
Mnemonic/Example
Take care not to throw

your ball into the yard
of the cantankerous
old man down the
street
Cantankerous
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GESTURES
Relation to Group
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Example: On average,
people are chirpier when
they wake up and
become Grouchy as the
day wears on.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
It's the kind of short,

brusque response
you'd give a
telemarketer who
called you in the
middle of dinner right before you hung
up. That when you
gruff.
Mnemonic: Gruff is the

perfect adjective to
describe a irritated old
man who rarely leaves
his house and yells at
any children who dare to
cross his lawn.
Example: Beneath his
Gruff exterior, he's
really a nice guy.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
If you're irascible, you

get angry easily perhaps blowing up in
rage when someone
brushes into you.
Mnemonic: Root word

for Irascible is IRE:
which means ANGER.
Example: He had an
Irascible temper.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Irritable feeling calls

for testiness.
Mnemonic: Testiness
sounds like testing of
patience. When you lose
it, you are irritated.
Example: "Why do you
laugh at me?" she
inquired, with a frank
Testiness that pleased
me better than her other
talk.
Gruff
Irascible
Testiness
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Use lascivious to describe a

person's behavior that is
driven by thoughts of sex. If
someone gives you a
lascivious smile, they've got
only one thing in mind.
Mnemonic: Lascivious
means lewd
Example: He was
fired for making
Lascivious remarks to
a co-worker.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
To be lecherous is to be full
of strong sexual desire and
to act on it, usually in an
unpleasant way.
Mnemonic: lecher
means to live in sin.
Any indecent activity is
definitely sinful.
Example: He had a
Lecherous gleam in his
eye.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
A leer is a grin that isn't

friendly. A leer means the
person doesn't like you, or
even worse, does - in a
creepy way.
Mnemonic: Leer is to
stare without fear.
Example: Leering
objectionably at others
is utterly frustrating
and intolerable.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Making lewd remarks are

sexually inappropriate.
Personal and sexually
explicit comments might be
acceptable when said in
private but they are not all
right when said to strangers
in public.
Mnemonic: Lewd
sounds like too loud to
appear crude and
indecent.
Example: His Lewd
behavior and
suggestions offended
his students and they
denied attending his
classes.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
When people are lured into

looking at something, they
may be drawn to it because
it's a shocking, graphic, or
horrible scene, something
lurid and very vivid that
pulls them in.
Mnemonic: In latin,
Luridis means pale,
yellow, ghastly; thus,
Lurid means
scandalous, obscene.
Example: She was
wearing a Lurid orange
and green blouse.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Obscene describes
something that is morally
offensive way.
Mnemonic: Ob means
against and any scene
(movie) that is not
worth seeing , is
Obscene.
Example: It's
Obscene to waste so
much on food when
millions are starving.
Root: Prefix OB means
AGAINST
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
When you ogle someone,

you look at them with love
or desire in mind. And if
you're a cartoon character,
Mnemonic: Ogle
sounds like eagle, who
always waits to first
eye a victim and then
Lascivious
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GESTURES
Relation to Group
Lecherous
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
Leer
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Lewd
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
Lurid
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Obscene
Ogle
you might also be drooling.
target it.
Example: He is not in
the habit of ogling at
women.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Things that are seamy have

lost all morality. Your
mother wouldn't approve of
you going to a seamy video
arcade, especially not if you
went with a group of seamy
people.
Mnemonic: Seamy
reminds me of shoaib
akhtar who's a seam
bowler and he is so
fast that it is Seamy or
unpleasant for the
batsman who is facing
him.
Example: He was
always attracted
towards a Seamy way
of life.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Describe a person's actions

as sordid if they are so
immoral or unethical that
they seem dirty. Think of
the worst parts of a bad
soap opera!
Mnemonic: She lived

in very Sordid housing
conditions, under a
bridge to be exact, so
that the SORE DID not
heal properly.
Example: It was a
shock to discover the
truth about his Sordid
past.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Vulgar is a great word that

combines a bunch of
different meanings into one,
chief among them: crude,
crass, common, uncouth,
sometimes raunchy. It
depends on who's saying it
and why.
Mnemonic: He had a
vultures eyes, too
eager to scan through
distatesful things.
Example: The Vulgar
decoration spoilt the
mood and ambience of
the party.
Seamy
Sordid
Vulgar
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
Relation to Group
An incumbent is an official
who holds an office. If you
want to run for congress,
you're going to have to
beat the incumbent.
Mnemonic: The head

of citibank currently
holding an office gets a
bright red ink umbrella
that paints him red
when it rains
Example: Voters are
usually reluctant to
toss out Incumbents
who bring
improvement, however
limited.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Scientists believe that one

of the causes of the
obesity epidemic sweeping
the US is our sedentary
lifestyle. Sedentary means
sitting a lot and refers to a
person or job that is not
very physically active.
Mnemonic: Sedentary
sounds like sit and do
all the entries in the
book all day long, like
a cashier or librarian.
Example: The
researchers say the
opportunities for
Sedentary behaviour in
modern society such as
watching TV, sitting in
a car or using a
computer is becoming
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
If you have a cushy job

one that pays, but
involves minimal work then you have a sinecure.
Mnemonic: Sinecure
sounds like insecure. I
became very insecure
when my boss assigned
me to do a job with
few responsibilities;
maybe he doesn't think
i'm responsible.
Example: Because he
was the brother of the
CEO, he was offered a
Sinecure in the
company: he showed
up each day and
collected a pay check,
but others actually
Incumbent
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FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
Sedentary
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
Sinecure
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: v
Tone: positive
Relation to Group
To commemorate
something means to
remember something
and by doing so to
honor it, as in We
would like to
commemorate his many
years of past service by
presenting him with this
lovely gold watch.
Mnemonic: come +
memory(ative)
remembering
something and
honouring.
Example: A series of
movies will be shown
to commemorate the
30th anniversary of
his death.
Form: noun
Tone: positive
Sure you wear ripped

jeans to school every
day, but you don't wear
them to your
grandmother's house out
of deference to her.
When you show
deference to someone,
you make a gesture of
respect.
Mnemonic: demeans down, away;

ferre means to carry;
if you let someone
carry away a matter,
you are showing
respectful submission
or Deference to their
competence
Example: The
DEFinite difFERENCE
between good and
bad manners.
Form: v
Tone: Negative
You might like your

manager, but if you
exalt her, it means you
really put her on a
pedestal and treat her
like royalty.
Mnemonic: In Latin,
exmeans out, altus
means high; if you
hold someone in
'high' regard, you
Exalt or praise them
Example: The chefs
gave the young man
high praise for
inventing an egg
flavored salt, and
quickly began to use
it in all their
sandwiches.
Form: adj
Tone: positive
To hallow is to bless,
consecrate, or render
holy by means of
religious rites, especially
significant religious
places or the relics of
saints.
Mnemonic: Hallow =
Hall+ow; in a prayer
'Hall' religious
programs are held
Example: Their
wedding was
Hallowed by a
friendly priest
Form: noun
Tone: positive
Homage means great

respect and honor, or
something done to
honor a person or thing.
We pay homage to our
ancestors and say
prayers in homage to
their memory.
Mnemonic: Homage
= Home + Age; In
our culture, we
respect the aged
persons of our home.
Example: He
describes his book as
a Homage to my
Cemmemorate
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IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
Deference
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
Exalt
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
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Hallow
Homage
father.
Form: v
Tone: positive
Revere means that to

respect someone so
deeply that you almost
worship them. Despite
the size of the American
military, the American
people revere
peacemakers like Martin
Luther King, Jr. and
Mahatma Gandhi. Rock
stars are revered by
throngs of devoted fa
Mnemonic: In Latin,
re- is an intensive
prefix; vereri means
to stand in awe or
fear
Example: From
earliest childhood she
had been taught to
Revere and love
bishops of her church.
Form: v
Tone: positive
To venerate is to
worship, adore, be in
awe of. You probably
don't venerate your
teacher or boss;
however, you may act
like you do!
Mnemonic: In latin
venus means beauty,
love, desire; you
cherish respectfullyor
Venerate something
that you love and find
beautiful
Example: U RATE
someone higher.. you
TREAT THEM WITH
RESPECT
Revere
Venerate
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Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Relation to Group
Pick the adjective,

clandestine, to describe
something that is done in
secret, like your
clandestine attempts to
steal your brother's candy.
Mnemonic:
Clandestine--break it
like clan + destine-What our DESTINy
has in store for us
remains a big secret
to everyone.
Example: The CIA
might run a
Clandestine operation
to infiltrate terrorist
organizations.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Think soldiers in masks

secretly infiltrating an
enemy stronghold, a
covert operation is one
that no one but the
president and a few
generals know is
happening.
Mnemonic: Covert
sounds like Cover up
and attack secretly.
Example: The
teachers weren't
impressed by the
students' Covert
attempt to derail the
discussion.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
Let's hope the teacher

doesn't see your furtive
attempts to pass notes in
class!
Mnemonic: Furtive
sounds like
'FLIRT'ive.. So a
flirtly look is always
SNEAKY...!!
Example: She cast a
Furtive glance over
her shoulder.
Form: adj
Tone: negative/
neutral
In figurative use, oblique

means indirect or
purposely misleading.
"What is two plus two?"
"Fish!" as an answer is
completely oblique.
Mnemonic: By
correcting the clerk's
"Mrs." with "That's
Ms. now," the woman
made an Oblique
reference to her
change in marital
status.
Example: He
referred only
Obliquely to their
recent problems.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
An overt attempt to get

your teacher off-track
might fail. Instead, try
asking subtle questions
about her kids, and she'll
stay off topic all class.
Mnemonic: Here's
your trick for
remembering the
difference between
overt and covert:
overt = "open,"
covert = "covered."
Example: There was
little overt support for
the project.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
Skulking is cowardly. It
means hiding out, either
Mnemonic: HULK
SkulkED through the
Clandestine
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Covert
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Furtive
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
Oblique
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Overt (X)
because you're trying to

pull something off in
secret, or you're trying to
get out of doing
something you're
supposed to be doing.
city to avoid being

noticed by COPS.
Example: There was
someone Skulking
behind the bushes.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
When you're sly, you're

crafty, cunning, tricky, and
wily. If you're good at
lying, you're quite sly.
Mnemonic: When
you LIE you are Sly!!
Example: He is as
Sly as a fox.
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
Stealth means to do
something so quietly and
carefully that no one
notices, like the stealth of
a kitten sneaking up on a
mouse.
Mnemonic: Stealth
and steal come from
the same root word
and used to mean the
same thing.
Example: if you plan
a birthday party by
Stealth, then the
guest of honor will be
pleasantly surprised.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
When someone behaves in

a surreptitious way,
they're being secretive.
They're doing something
that they don't want to be
seen doing.
Mnemonic: You have

to be Surreptitious to
text in class without
being caught.
Example: The
members of the
secret society hold
Surreptitious
meetings because,
well, they're a secret
society.
Skulk
Sly
Stealth
Surreptitious
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Meaning
To take something,
someone's ideas, etc.
for your own use,
especially illegally or
without permission
Mnemonic: Appropriate
= a + property + iate..
i.e. to make it your own
property.. by force if
required.. And also when
you are appropriating it
your self you are
"allocating" it to yourself.
Example: He was
accused of appropriating
club funds.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
The extra coats that are

taking up space in your
closet,, when you divest
them, you get rid of it.
Mnemonic: In latin, dimeans apart and vestire

means to clothe; you get
rid of clothes by selling
them; thus Divest means
sell.
Example: The company
is Divesting itself of some
of its assets.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
If you really like your

neighbor's house, you
may wish you could
expropriate the
property.
Mnemonic: It sounds a
lot like another verb,
appropriate and has a
similar meaning..from
the common root word:
Own
Example: a state may
Expropriate property in
order to build a new
road.
Root: EX means OUT OF,
FROM
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
If everyone at the lunch

meeting is vying for the
last roast chicken
sandwich, but you grab
it first, you preempt
your colleagues from
getting it.
Mnemonic: Pre means

before and -empt sounds
like attemptSo when
you attempt to do
something before anyone
else does it is called
Preempt
Example: A good
training course will
Preempt many problems.
Root: PRE means
BEFORE
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
If you take over your

neighbor's backyard and
claim his in-ground
swimming pool as your
own, you might seize
control of, or usurp his
yard, but he'll probably
call the cops on you.
Mnemonic: Here's the

secret to stealing a chef's
power: use herbs
Usurp.
Example: The old guard
being Usurped by the
new.
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IMITATION
Divest
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
Expropriate
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
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Usurp
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Tone: Negative
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Meaning
The adjective erotic is often
used to describe a person
s carnal desires.
Mnemonic: Greek
word erotikos, from
eros or erot-,
meaning sexual
love.
Example: An Erotic
art seems to be
appealing if depicted
sensually.
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
Seductive is an adjective that

describes the fascinating
magnetic pull that someone
or something has, an
attractive quality that tempts
you in some way.
Mnemonic: The word

seducere, meaning
draw aside.
Example: Radio
people often have
Seductive voices that
lull you to sleep
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
Sensual means physically

pleasing.
Mnemonic: Sensual
is related to senses.
Example: Food is a
great Sensual
experience.
Erotic
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FRIENDLY
HIDE / COVER / DISGUISE Seductive
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
Sensual
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
When an employee is
dissatisfied by her bad
working condition, they are
disgruntled.
Mnemonic: Disgrunt
is like grunt that is a
low sound made
when you are not
satisfied, angry.
Example: I went to
five high schools in
four years and was
very Disgruntled
Root: DIS means
APART, NOT
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
To exasperate is to make
something that is already
bad even worse, by asking
the waiter continuously
"what are all the ingredients
in the salad dressing?" and
making him repeat the
specials five times.
Mnemonic: I become
angry getting "eggs
as per rate"
.Exasperate
Example: Her moods
Exasperated him.
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
When you grate something

you rip it to shreds,
similarly someone annoys
you extremely, you feel like
you are being grated
Mnemonic: Grater
can almost seem as if
a cheese Grater has
been applied to your
nerves and is slowly
ripping them to
shreds.
Example: He kept
staring at her and it
began to Grate on her
nerves.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
A harangue is more than a

speech, louder than a
discussion, and nastier than
a lecture.
Mnemonic: HAR
(her) + ANGUE
(anger) = she
VERBALLY ATTACKED
me because of HER
ANGER at me.
Example: He walked
to the front of the
stage and began to
Harangue the
audience.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
when in a political
campaign a leader delivers
his speech, and you tend to
interrupt him by shouting or
questioning, you are
heckling him
Mnemonic: Heckle
sounds like tickle.
Like when you are
busy doing something
and your
sister/brother tickles
you and interrupts it
is called Heckle.
Example: He was
Heckled throughout
his speech.
Form: noun
If recess gets canceled for
Mnemonic:
Disgruntled
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
Exasperate
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Grate
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
Harangue
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
WISE, SHORT SAYING
Heckle
Tone: Negative
everyone because two

students get into a fight,
the rest of the student body
will respond with
indignation.
Indignation traces
back to the Latin
prefix in- "not" and
root dignus "worthy"
and means anger at
something that is
unfair or unjust.
Example: The
increase in plane
fares has aroused
public Indignation.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
People talking too loudly on

their phones, the
cancellation of your favorite
TV show is infuriating
Mnemonic: Fury is a
word for "anger" that
should help with this
word
Example: Her silence
Infuriated him even
more.
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
If your little brother keeps

saying the same phrase
over and over again, you
might find it irksomeits
annoying and tiresome.
Mnemonic: Irksome
sounds like Tiresome
and thats the
meaning.
Example: what an
Irksome task the
writing of long letters
is
Form: adj
Tone: Negative
If you are miffed you are

slightly annoyed and hurt
because of something which
someone has done or said.
Mnemonic: If there
is a tiff with someone
you are Miffed.
Example: She's a
little Miffed that we're
not taking her with
us.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
When you continuously

keep finding fault in a
person simply because you
dont like them or keep
asking for something that
your father may not
wanting to give you, you
are nagging
Mnemonic: Nag
sounds like Drag
.when you keep
dragging on an issue
for too long which is
not important any
more, its Nagging.
Example: My girl
friend Nagged me to
cut my hair.
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
If you know what a nettle

isthat is, a barbed seed
that gets stuck in your
clothes and hair..you will
know how annoying and
irritating it is.
Mnemonic: A kid
sister, a mosquito, an
angry boyfriend, or a
hot, muggy day: all
of these are examples
of things that might
Nettle a person.
Example: Stop
nettling when am
focussing on my
workthe angry
brother shrieked out
at his sister.
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
when a person drives too

slowly on the highway, it
seems to be peevish
annoying, frustrating.
Mnemonic: If
someone keeps
peeping at you from
the back seat of the
bus continuously, you
will definitely get
irritated/Peeved
Example: When a
baby sitting beside
you keeps crying
Indignation
Infuriate
Irksome
Miffed
Nag
Nettle
Peeve
while you watching a

movie, it seems
peevish
Form: noun
Tone: Negative
The verb pique means to

make someone angry or
annoyed.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
If something vexes you, it

Mnemonic: Vex
bring you irritation, bothers, sounds like mess,
worries.
when someone
messes around you
feel Vexed (irritated)
Example: New
research findings
announced today
offer a small, albeit
promising,
breakthrough in
addressing the
Vexing issue of
waste.
Pique
Vex
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sounds like prick,
when someone or
something pricks you
get angry.
Example: When he
realized no one was
listening to him, he
left in a fit of Pique.
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CARELESS
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: Positive
Cogitate is a fancy was of

saying think hard. If you
spend a lot of time figuring
out exactly how your
French teacher does her
hair, you are cogitating in
order to avoid conjugating.
Mnemonic: Cogitate
can be related to
cognitive thinking.
Cog always means to
know, so when you
know about
something and have
knowledge about the
same you think
deeply.
Example: I have
been cogitating all
day about this issue
but getting nowhere.
Form: v
Tone: neutral/
positive
Before you accept a job

offer, or a college's offer of
admission, you should take
time to contemplate the
pros and cons of your
decision. If you
contemplate something,
you think about it
carefully.
Mnemonic: its too

late now to show
contempt over this
issue. Just think
carefully and take a
decision.
Example: You are
too young to be
contemplating
retirement.
Form: adj
Tone: neutral/
positive
To deliberate means to
carefully think or talk
something through - it also
means slow and measured,
the pace of this kind of
careful decision making. If
you chose deliberately, you
make a very conscious,
well-thought-through
choice.
Mnemonic:
Deliberate sounds like
Daily-berate, i.e. you
are berated or
scolded everyday,
you need to think
why it is happening
with you everyday.
Example: The
speech was a
Deliberate attempt to
embarrass the
government.
Form: noun
Tone: neutral/
positive
reflect on one's own

thoughts and feelings
Mnemonic: Intro
means inside and
spect means to see.
So to look within is
Introspection.
Example: These
situations are best
resolved with the
minimum of
Introspection or selfanalysis.
Root: Intro means
INSIDE and SPECT is
to SEE
Form: v
Tone: neutral/
The verb mull means to

think deeply about
Mnemonic: when
you are considering
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GIVE UP (X)
EASILY AFFECTED
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
Cogitate
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
Contemplate
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
Deliberate
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
WISE, SHORT SAYING
Introspect
positive
something, the way you

might mull over your
choice of what college to
attend.
an offer for 5 days,

you are Mulling over
it
Example: I need
some time to Mull it
over before making a
decision.
Form: noun
Tone: Positive
As a verb, to muse is to
consider something
thoughtfully.
Mnemonic: Muse is
to use your brains
and think over
something for long.
Example:
philosophers have
mulled over the
question of God for
thousands of years
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
See that person staring

Example: Rainy days
out the window who looks often put her in a
so sad and lost in thought? Pensive mood.
He is pensive, the opposite
of cheery and carefree.
Form: v
Tone: Positive
"Once upon a midnight

dreary, while I pondered,
weak and weary" is the
first line of Edgar Allen
Poe's poem The Raven.
Many a deep thinker has
repeated it while musing.
But if you've given up
deep thinking, you may
say instead, "Nevermore."
Mnemonic: In Latin,
Ponder means weigh
on the mind; thus
Ponder means think
about
Example: She
Pondered over his
words, because a
serious decision was
to be taken.
Form: v
Tone: Positive
If you reflect on your past

experiences, you look at
them once again
thoughtfully.
Mnemonic: to
understand the
concepts of Reflection
of light, we have to
think deeply and
study
Example: She was
left to Reflect on the
implications of her
decision.
Form: v
Tone: Positive
When you ruminate, it

means you are thinking
very deeply about
something. You're likely to
be so lost in thought that
you stare off into space
and don't hear people
when they call your name.
Mnemonic: In Latin,
ruminare means to
chew cud, turn over
in the mind. When we
sit alone in a room
(rum-inate), we start
thinking about
random things.
Example: From
placement point of
view, here are some
points to Ruminate
upon.
Mull
Muse
Pensive
Ponder
Reflect
Ruminate
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Form: verb
Tone: Negative
To encroach is to overstep
your bounds, to take over
space or rights that belong
to another, like your brother
whose mess always
encroaches on your side of
the room you share.
Mnemonic: Encroach
sounds like cockroach.
Say, a cockroach creeps
inside your bed while
you are sleeping, forget
about dislike you will
scream because its
disgusting.
Example: Someone
whose questions get
more and more
personal, which
Encroaches on your
privacy.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
Whether you have a habit of

standing too close when
talking to others or bringing
luggage on a crowded rushhour subway car, you'll find
people don't like it when
you impinge on their
personal space.
Mnemonic: Impingeim + ping(e)..Someone

continuously pinging
you while chatting
means he or she wants
to influence you and
then touch your heart.
Example: Constantly
inviting your friend to
go shopping and meet
you in nice restaurants
might Impinge on her
desire to save money.
Root: IM here means
INTO
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
When you infringe on

someone's space, time, or
rights, you're getting
involved in a way that is not
cool. That's why, when you
violate a copyright, you're
said to infringe upon it.
Mnemonic: Fringe
refers to BORDERS, so
if someone tries to
cross the borders
forcefully, it should not
be tolerated.
Example: The material
can be copied without
infringing copyright.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
When someone says, I

hate to intrude, but
you can bet she is in fact
going to interrupt your
conversation or insert her
opinion, even though it isn
t wanted.
Mnemonic: This verb is

derived from the Latin,
Intrudere, in which the
inmeans into
and -trudere means,
to thrust.
Example: Loud music
could Intrude into your
studying.
Form: verb
Tone: Negative
If you want to be rude,

you'll obtrude, or thrust
yourself to the front of a
line without waiting.
Mnemonic: Obtrude
sounds like rude that is
when someone is
climbing through your
kitchen window is
someone who chooses
CONFIRM / DECLARE/
GIVE UP (X)
EASILY AFFECTED
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
Encroach
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES
FRIENDLY
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
Impinge
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
Infringe
TO THINK
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
WISE, SHORT SAYING
Intrude
Obtrude
to Obtrude, or forcefully
enter your home.
Example: Music from
the next room Obtruded
upon his thoughts.
Root: OB means
AGAINST
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
Moms and dads love

adages such as "early to
bed early to rise" and "an
apple a day keeps the
doctor away."
Mnemonic: Adage
sounds like adding age
to a saying by using it
several times.
Example: According to
the old Adage, a picture
is worth a thousand
words.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
"People who live in glass

houses shouldn't throw
stones." is an aphorism
which is apt and witty.
Mnemonic: a+phrase :
Remember Navjot Singh
sidhu for his proverbs
which he would share in
the cricket commentary:
Aphorism
Example: They force
us, in other words, to
rememberRonald
Reagans Aphorism:
trust, but verify.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
An apothegm is a short
instructive saying that's
easy to remember and
sometimes even slightly
witty, like "haste makes
waste."
Mnemonic: The
hooligans overheard the
man trying to be witty
diverting attention
saying "ape... oh. them!"
/ Apothegm
Example: "Necessity,"
says the old Apothegm,
"is the mother of
invention."
Root: APO means FROM,
AWAY FROM
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
One of Oscar Wilde's

many memorable
epigrams is "I can resist
everything but
temptation."
Mnemonic: If you've
ever seen an inscription
on, say, the back of a
watch, you know the
writing has to be brief.
That is an Epigram
Example: "Don't sweat
the small stuff." is an
Epigram.
Root: EPI means UPON.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
"Early to bed, early to

rise, makes a man
healthy, wealthy, and
wise." This is a maxim
which is like great sayings
everybody knows.
Mnemonic: I believe in
the Maxim, 'if it ain't
broke, don't fix it'.
Example: An overused
Maxim of real estate is
"Location, location,
location."
Form: adj
Tone: Neutral
A pithy phrase or
statement is brief but full
of substance and
meaning. Proverbs and
sayings are pithy
Mnemonic: The pith is

an essential part of a
fruit, but small; thus
Pithy means small but
substantial
Adage
EASILY AFFECTED
EXAMINE CAREFULLY
EXPRESS USING
GESTURES
FRIENDLY
HIDE / COVER / DISGUISE Aphorism
IMITATE / COMIC
IMITATION
INSPIRING FEAR OR
RESPECT
INTERVENOR / LEAD
IRRITABLE / BAD
TEMPERED
OFFENSIVE / LUSTY
Apothegm
RESPECT
SECRET
TAKE AWAY FORCIBLY
TEMPTING / EXCITING
TO IRRITATE / MAKE
ANGRY
TO THINK
UNWELCOME INTRUSION
Epigram
WISE, SHORT SAYING
Maxim
Pithy
Example: They finally

got to the pith of the
discussion.
Form: noun
Tone: Neutral
Precept
When you are asked to

behave following certain
rules like "give your ears
to everyone, but your
voice to a few"it is
considered a precept
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Mnemonic: its a rule to

PRE SET(cept)the oven
before cooking.
Example: The law of
nature has but one
Precept, "Be strong."
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
An aspersion is a
disparaging remark. It
almost invariably appears
as a plural, following the
word "cast" - when you cast
aspersions on someone, you
are questioning their
abilities or doubting them.
Mnemonic: Finding
out that a fieldhockey coach had
never played the
sports might cast
Aspersions on her
ability to coach it.
Example: I wouldn't
want to cast
Aspersions on your
honesty.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
the making of false

statements to damage
someones reputation.
Mnemonic: Calumny
rhymes with ALUMNI-imagine yourself
slandering and
defaming some of
your college ALUMNI
Example: He
accused the press of
publishing vicious
calumnies.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Even though Joan Jett sang

about not minding her bad
reputation, most of us don't
want others to defame us.
To defame is to gossip,
even if the story is madeup, with the goal of hurting
someone's image.
Mnemonic: de(do
away with) +
fame...so taking away
somebody's
fame...defaming
someone.
Example: The
newspaper denies any
intention to Defame
the senator's
reputation.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
a written document that is

for damaging someones's
reputation.
Mnemonic: Libel is
close to label.WE
always tend to LABEL
people by their
shortcomings, thus
Libel=defamatory
statement
Example: He sued
the newspaper for
Libel.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
evil in nature or effect.
Mnemonic:
mal=bad,
ling=related to
language
(lingual)...so,
Malign=use of bad
language Also, it's
opposite of BENIGN
Example: She feels
she has been much
Maligned by the
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Aspersion
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSE / FAKE / DOUBTFUL
FALSEHOOD
Calumny
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
Defame
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
Libel
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
Malign
press.
Root: Prefix MAL
refers to BAD
Form: noun
Tone: neg
strong public criticism ,

public abuse.
Mnemonic:
etymologically OB'against' and LOQUY'talk'. Therefore
Obloquy means to
TALK AGAINST
SOMEONE,i.e.
SLANDER
Example: Her family
tried to shield her
from public Obloquy.
Root: Prefix OB
means AGAINST
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Bad behavior leads to

opprobrium. If you throw a
soft drink off the theater
balcony, the opprobrium
might keep you from
getting dates to the
movies.
Mnemonic: If you
take OPIUM(banned
drug) you will be
criticized, humiliated
& put to shame.
Example: The
bombing has
attracted
international
Opprobrium.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you call your teacher a

"dirty toad," you're going
to get into trouble
she'll call you out on the
slander. Slander is the act
of making a false, negative
spoken statement about
someone.
Mnemonic: its like

throwing sand on
someone's reputation
Example: He's suing
them for Slander.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
making damaging
accusations against
someone.
Mnemonic: Slur blur : Blur is

something that is not
clear to the eyes
(vision) and Slur is
not clear in Sound !
Example: She
accused the
programme of
Slurring the
company's name.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To vilify someone is to
spread nasty stories about
them, whether true or not.
Mnemonic: Vilify (to

speak ill of) is to
make someone out to
be a villain
Example: The Nazi
propaganda vilified
the Jews
Obloquy
Opprobrium
Slander
Slur
Vilify
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Use vigilant to
describe someone
who keeps awake and
alert in order to avoid
danger or problems.
Mnemonic: If you stay

awake all night, you're
keeping watch or keeping a
vigil.
Example: A pilot must
remain VIGILANT at all times.
Root: Prefix VIGIL refers to
SEEING
Form: verb
Tone: neg
make less hostile, win Mnemonic: A criminal

over.
threatens another with small
arms. the other dices his
arms and after the diss arm
he takes away his weapon
Example: Most of the rebels
were captured and disarmed.
Root: Prefix DIS means NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
an incompetent
person; usually used
in negative
constructions.
VIGILANT
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
X Disarm

FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
X Slouch
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
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Mnemonic: Slouch sounds

like slow. And so is a person
who is slouch.
Example: One felt that
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Meaning
Something arresting
commands your
attention. It's
stunning, and you
can't turn away.
Mnemonic: when
someone gets
ARRESTed, he is all
over the news paper
and hets ATTRACTING
ATTENTION of all
Example: An
ARRESTING song is one
you always want to
hear.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Some people are able

to captivate with wit
and charm, others
with physical beauty,
still others with
intelligence.
Mnemonic: CAPTIVATE
comes from Capture ,
the only difference is
CAPTIVATE is used in a
positive context. To
attract someones
attention.
Example: The children
were CAPTIVATEd by
her stories.
Root: Prefix CAP
means to TAKE or
SEIZE.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When you like

Mnemonic: enam+or
something a lot (often ENAM(inaama
in a negative sense).
prize in hindi), when
someone gets inaam,
he is filled with LOVE
and HAPPINESS and is
center of ATTRACTION
for all
Example: The tourists
have always been
enamoured by the
beauty of Niagara Falls.
Root: refix EN- refers
to IN
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Whether it's a thrilling

action-adventure film,
or that enigmatic girl
you see on the
subway, when
something is so
fascinating that it
holds all your
attention, it is said to
enthrall.
Mnemonic: En (enter)
Hall: when you enter a
gigantic and exclusively
decored hall you are
ENTHRALled
Example: He is a star
performer whose grace,
skill, and virtuosity
ENTHRALl the
audiences.
Root: refix EN- refers
to IN
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Have you ever had a

ridiculous crush on
someone that's made
you act foolishly? That
Mnemonic: In means
Not and Fatuate: When
you are not (in) fat,
you would look
ARRESTING
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
CAPTIVATE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
ENAMORED
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
ENTHRAL
person infatuated or
inspired unreasonable
passion in you,
causing you to become
infatuated.
attractive and people

will be attracted
towards you and may
even be In-Fat-uated.
Example: His new car
has INFATUATEd him
Form: verb
Tone: pos
You meet someone

and you cant take
your eyes off them,
like you are connected
by an invisible cord
and cant break
free. Those kinds of
people have the power
to mesmerize.
Mnemonic:
MESMERIZE sounds
like memorizeif you
memorize all vocab
words you can
ATTRACT(HYPNOTIZE)
anyone with your good
communication skills,
especially at your work
place.
Example: They were
MESMERIZEd by her
performance.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Rapture is a feeling of
emotional ecstasy so
magical it's almost as
if you've been
transported to some
other world.
Mnemonic: En
RAPTURE: the word
RAPTURE means
ecstasy, i listen the rap
music with great
RAPTURE.
Example: Charles
listened with RAPTURE
to her singing.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
When you watch a

movie which though
scary, you appreciate
the dark somber look
of the ugly hero, it
must have been
rivetting.
Mnemonic: RIVET is
used to hold two metal
plates together.
RIVETing is holding
ones attention.
Example: The last
chapter was so
RIVETing that I was
reading past midnight.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
attracting and holding

interest as if by a
spell.
Mnemonic: spell
(magical) and that
seems to bind us in a
way that seems
extremely attractive
and worth attending.
Example: It was a
SPELLBINDING
description of life in
ancient Rome.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The French word ennui

describes a feeling
that combines
tiredness and
boredom. Ennui is one
version of "the blahs."
Mnemonic: En
(anything) nui (new)? I
am tired of old stuffs.
Example: When you're
feeling ennui, you
might as well take a
nap, because you're
too drowsy and
uninterested to do
much of anything else.
INFATUATE
MESMERIZE
RAPTURE
RIVET
SPELLBINDING
X ENNUI
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ALERT
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Relation to Group
Meaning
An acolyte is also a fan
or follower of the
famous, so you can find
an acolyte in church or
at a concert.
Mnemonic: ACOLYTEs
of movie star or pro
athletes closely follow
their careers - and with
great admiration - and
would love to be just
like their heroes.
Example: He is the
emperor's faithful
ACOLYTE.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
An apprentice is
someone who learns a
trade. An apprentice
farmer is paid very little
but has the chance to
learn farming by
watching and doing.
Mnemonic:
APPRENTICE sounds
like a parent. Say
someone who has
become a parent for
the first time, tries to
gradually learn how to
manage their kids.
Example: An
APPRENTICE chef.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
a young person who is

training to become an
officer in the police or
armed forces
Mnemonic: remember
NCC = national CADET
crops. students joined
in NCC camp for serving
nation. so they ll join
military trainee they
are called CADET
Example: Thomas
received the best
CADET award of the Air
Force last year
Form: adj
Tone: neg
callow is a freshmen in
high school or the callow
receptionist who can't
figure out how to
transfer a call.
Mnemonic: The
inexperienced cat
owner did not see
anything wrong with
the cat lying low on the
the ground, yowling in
pain.
Example: The
inexperienced cop did
not see anything wrong
with a big bag of cash
laying on the street
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Though dilettante might

sound like a nice French
word, don't use it on
your friend who thinks
he can play the guitar
after several short
lessons.
Mnemonic: A card
dealer learns how to
deal a tent instead of
cards and is one who
practises an art for
pleasure
Example: Online
DILETTANTEs dropped
out fast, but 23,000
committed learners
ACOLYTE
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
APPRENTICE
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
CADET
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
CALLOW
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
DILETTANTE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
finished the course

Form: adj
Tone: pos
One of the things

kindergarten teachers
value is the chance to
work with kids while
they're still relatively
ingenuous-their
open, trusting natures
are a joy.
Mnemonic:
In+genuine- In genuine
relationship people are
naive and trusting to
each other.
Example: It is
INGENUOUS to suppose
that money did not play
a part in his decision.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
"Look at the little

freshies," said the
football team captain to
his friends. "Little
neophytes come to learn
how the big boys
play....Let's get 'em!"
Mnemonic: Neomeans new, and -phyte

is from the Greek
phuton "plant"-
like a baby plant, a
NEOPHYTE is someone
who is new to an
activity.
Example: A political
NEOPHYTE is someone
who has just been
elected and comes to
Washington D.C. not
understanding how the
game of politics is
played.
Root: Prefix NEO
means NEW.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something is so new
and original that it's
never been seen, used
or even thought of
before, call it novel.
Mnemonic: Companies
are always looking for
that NOVEL idea that
will earn them millions
and skydiving is a
NOVEL experience,
especially if you're not
adventurous.
Example: Protesters
found a NOVEL way of
demonstrating against
steepy rising oil prices.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/pos
On the Internet, a novice

might be called a
newbie, but your parents
would call one a
beginner.
Mnemonic: NOVICE is
derived from the Latin
word novus, which
means new. A NOVICE
is new to what they do,
so a NOVICE
photographer is just
learning how to take
nice pictures
Example: I'm a
complete NOVICE at
skiing.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
If you hear someone talk

about puerile toys, they
may merely be
remarking on the toys of
childhood, but it is more
likely they are discussing
whoopee cushions, fake
dog poo, and the like.
Mnemonic: PUERILE
sounds like Pure. Like a
child who is pure at
heart and is
inexperienced,
immature.
Example: Concert
organizers branded the
group's action as
PUERILE, schoolboy
humor.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/neg
an awkward and
inexperienced youth is a
rookie.
Example: I don't want

to have another
ROOKIE to train.
INGENUOUS
NEOPHYTE
NOVEL
NOVICE
PUERILE
ROOKIE
Form: noun
Tone: neut
TYRO
A tyro is a beginner, a
new recruit, or someone
who is just learning
something. If you are
the new guy at the job
and you're wearing a big
dorky badge that says
"Trainee" on it, you are a
tyro.
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used much these days
but it's similar to
newbie, novice, or
recruit.
Example: He is a TYRO
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BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Relation to Group
Meaning
This adjective is very bold
- if you are audacious, you
are daring and
unconventional!
Mnemonic:
AUDACIOUS is Audio
to us: if you want to
be audible you need
to be AUDACIOUS
(bold)
Example: The
AUDACIOUS soldier
went into battle
without a shield.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Men behaving courteously

toward women - holding
the door for them, offering
them their jackets when
it's cold - is called chivalry.
Mnemonic:
CHIVALRY sounds
like: Lord Shiva is
bestowed with
endless valor and
patience.
Example: Women
always admire men
who are chivalrous.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A dauntless person is
someone who isn't easily
frightened. If you're
dauntless, it means you're
like a tiger or a wild horse
- you can't be dominated
or tamed.
Mnemonic: If Daunt
means Fear and Less
we know. So
DAUNTLESS means
fearless.
Example: The
DAUNTLESS reporters
saved the lives of
hundreds of tourists
in the hotel.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you volunteered to deal

with removing a huge,
hairy spider from your
bathroom ceiling, your
whole family would be
grateful for your gallant
actions.
Mnemonic: army
GALLANTry award is
awarded to BRAVE
army people
Example: She made
a GALLANT attempt
to hide her tears.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Intrepid is just a fancy

word for describing a
person or action that is
bold and brave. Super
heroes are intrepid in their
struggle for truth, justice
and the American way.
Mnemonic: In means
NOT and TREP means
FEAR. INTREPID
means fearless.
Example: The
INTREPID reporters
braved the threat of
gunfire for the sake
of their news reports.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
As a noun, pluck is energy Example: I finally

or enthusiasm, even when PLUCKed up the
things are looking grim.
courage to ask her
for a date.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're undaunted,
you're not afraid or
intimidated. As a great
AUDACIOUS
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSE / FAKE / DOUBTFUL CHIVALRY
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
DAUNTLESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
GALLANT
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
INTREPID
PLUCK
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Mnemonic: UN is not
, daunt is fear. So
UNDAUNTED is
surfer, you remain

undaunted as you seek out
dangerous waters to ride
the biggest waves.
fearless.
Example: You must
remain UNDAUNTED
when facing your
terrifying calculus
homework.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
It was pretty courageous

of the automaker
Plymouth to name a car
the "Valiant" in the 1960s
and 70s because that term
usually refers to a hero or
describes a really
determined, or valiant.
Mnemonic: separate
VALIANT into Valley +
Ant. Now think "ants"
audaciously walking
through a "valley" to
gather their food
Example: It was a
VALIANT attempt to
prevent the hijack.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
It was custom-ordered for

a knight in resplendent
armor sitting atop his
noble steed. "Onward to
deeds of valor!," you
imagine him saying,
anticipating his own
unfailing courage.
Mnemonic: The
Jailer is valor.
Example: He
received the Medal of
Honor for his valor in
battle.
UNDAUNTED
VALIANT
VALOUR
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ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Relation to Group
DELAY /POSTPONE
Mnemonic: "I must

ADJOURN!" is a fancy way of
saying "I'm out of here! I
need to get some sleep. See
you tomorrow."
Example: The trial has been
ADJOURNed until next week.
Root: Prefix AD refers to
towards
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Defer means to put

off or delay. You can
try to defer the
inevitable by pushing
snooze and
falling back asleep,
but eventually you're
going to have to get
up.
Mnemonic: When you

become deaf to your
mother's pushing you to get
up from bed because you
may get late for college and
you say you will go tomorrow,
you are DEFERring.
Example: The department
DEFERred the decision for six
months.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To protract
something is to
stretch it out. If you
have a disagreement
with a friend that
you continue for
weeks and weeks,
you are protracting
the argument.
Mnemonic: You may

remember from geometry
that a PROTRACTor is a
device used to draw exact
angles. A PROTRACTor allows
you to PROTRACT a plan for
the perfect catapult - perfect
to use to end a PROTRACTed
battle. Example: The ruling
brings an end to a heated,
PROTRACTed court case.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To postpone
something for a
while.
Mnemonic: When we keep

something in the SHELVE,
purpose is to keep it aside
and use it when required,
similarly when we SHELVE an
issue we postpone it for a
while.
Example: Authorities have
drawn up draft media bills in
the past which were later
SHELVEd.
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
When we table an
issue, we tend to
hold back to a later
time
Example: They voted to

TABLE the proposal until the
following meeting.
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSE / FAKE / DOUBTFUL DEFER
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
PROTRACT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
SHELVE
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
TABLE
Mnemonic/Example
To adjourn is to
close a session of
something, like at
court. People also
adjourn when they
go to bed.
ADJOURN
BRAVE
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neut/neg
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ALERT
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
Infamy
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
Mnemonic:
IGNO(IGNORE)+miny(enemy)...so YOU
ignore your enemy because you have a
DEEP DISGRACE FOR HIM.
Example: They suffered the Ignominy
of defeat.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
infamous
for some
bad quality
or deed
Mnemonic: in(not) + fame = so when

not in fame it could only mean disgrace.
Example: They are seeking a sort of
personal vindication through fame or,
more precisely, Infamy.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
wicked or
criminal
Mnemonic: this sounds like

ne(nephew)+farious(furious).so your
nephew is very furious or cruel or
violent
Example: It's getting as profitable as
selling dangerous illegal drugs, and
many of the same Nefarious people are
involved.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
infamous
for some
bad quality
or deed
Mnemonic: in(NOT GOOD OR BAD)

+famous...FAMOUS for BEING NOT
GOOD or Notorious
Example: Mountain weather is
Notoriously difficult to predict.
Nefarious
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
Notorious
Mnemonic/Example
public
shame
DELAY /POSTPONE
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Ignominy
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
BRAVE
Relation to Group
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
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BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Appu
cry, fal (fruit): Apple
is a crying fruit is a
APOCRYPHAL
Example: Most of
the stories about him
are APOCRYPHAL.
Form: adj
Tone: neg

dubious for something you
have doubts about or you
suspect is not true. That
bridge you just "bought"
might be of dubious value.
Mnemonic: Doubt
DUBIOUS is doubtful
Example: I am
DUBIOUS about the
wisdom of this action
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective erroneous

describes something or
someone as mistaken and
incorrect. Early explorers
had the erroneous notion
that the oceans were full
of dragons.
Mnemonic:
ERRONEOUS sounds
like ERROR and the
meaning is also
similar
Example: The
reporter's
ERRONEOUS story
was corrected by a
new article that
stated the truth.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Do you like to construct

mini airplanes from kits?
Work on an assembly
line? Piece together Ikea
furniture? Then you
certainly know how to
fabricate, or to put
together, things.
Mnemonic: When
the mattress fabric
ate Johnny Depp in
"A Nightmare on Elm
Street", his mother
was forced to clean
up and make his bed
again.
Example: The
evidence was totally
FABRICATEd.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something fallacious is a
mistake that comes from
too little information or
unsound sources.
Predictions that the whole
state of California will
snap off from the rest of
North America and float
away have proven to be
fallacious - for now,
anyway.
Mnemonic:
FALLACIOUS derived
from FALLACY which
is derived from FALSE
Example: It is a
fallacy to say that the
camera never lies.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Illicit means not allowed

by law or custom. An illicit
drug trade is one that
happens under the radar
Mnemonic: Silly Sit

Silly is sitting and
doing ILLICIT things.
Example: The man
BRAVE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
DUBIOUS

FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
ERRONEOUS
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
FABRICATE
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
FALLACIOUS
ILLICIT
Mnemonic/Example
Urban legends - stories

about phantom
hitchhikers, deep-fried
rats, and spider eggs in
bubblegum - are classic
examples of apocryphal
tales. They're told as if
they're true, but no one
can ever identify their
origins.
APOCRYPHAL
DELAY /POSTPONE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
of the law.
got caught with

dangerous weapons
and ILLICIT drugs
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Whether you're talking

about your attitude, a
gigantic diamond, or that
obnoxious guy's claims
that he knows everything
about quantum physics,
you can use phony to say
that somethings not
real.
Mnemonic: Eu: Good

, Phony: sound so
good sound.
Example: Her poetry
was full of euphony,
and therefore very
enjoyable to read
aloud.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A sham is a fake. If you

frequently order products
advertised on late-night,
hour-long television
commercials, youve
probably ended up with at
least one item that was a
sham. All-purpose,
industrial strength stain
remover, anyone?
Mnemonic: Scam
shyam always SHAM
illness
Example: She felt
trapped in a SHAM of
a marriage.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use specious to describe

an argument that seems
to be good, correct, or
logical, but is not so. We
live on the earth,
therefore the earth must
be the center of the
universe has been proven
to be a specious theory of
the solar system.
Mnemonic:
Spec+ious => people
with specs normally
seem reasonable but
end up being
incorrect. * (no
offense, just to
remember)
Example: This idea
that we must see
through what we
have started is
SPECIOUS, however
good it may sound
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something false or
inauthentic is spurious.
Don't trust spurious ideas
and stories. Spurious
statements often are lies,
just as a spurious coin is
a counterfeit coin - a
fake.
Mnemonic:
SPURIOUS sounds
like furious. You get
furious when you
hear SPURIOUS
arguments
Example: When his
wife died, he became
the victim of
SPURIOUS rumors
PHONEY
SHAM
SPECIOUS
SPURIOUS
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IMMATURE
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Mendacity is a
tendency to lie. Your
friend might swear
that he didn't eat your
secret chocolate stash,
but you'll find it hard
to believe him if he's
known for his
mendacity.
Mnemonic: you
require a special kind
of mental audacity to
think it's okay to lie
to a police officer.
Example: often
politicians are
accused of hypocrisy
and MENDACITY
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A defendant in a
murder trial commits
perjury when he
swears he never met
the murder victim
before, even though he
had a two-year
relationship with her.
Mnemonic: Jury
sanctioned charges
due to his PERJURY
Example: The
witness is now facing
charges of PERJURY.
Root: Prefix PERrefers to THROUGH
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A boy might use

prevarication to avoid
telling the whole truth
about how the kitchen
window got broken.
Mnemonic: Pre
(Before) Varicate
(varying): if you are
varying from what
you said before, you
are lying. Pre + var
(truth) + cate
(fabricate) is to
fabricate the truth,
meaning to lie.
Example: Some
people believe that to
prevaricate in a good
cause is justifiable
and regard the
statement as a "white
lie."
Root: Prefix PRE
refers to BEFORE
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Veracity sounds like

some kind of disease
you don't want to
catch, but in fact, it
means truthfulness. If
you question the
veracity of a statement
or story, you wonder
whether it is truthful
or accurate.
Mnemonic: Ver is
root for Thruth.
Veracity of Veer in
city.
Example: I can
recommend him for
this position because
I have always found
him veracious and
reliable.
Root: refix VER
refers to TRUTH
MENDACITY
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
Relation to Group
PERJURY

FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
PREVARICATION
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
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BEGINNER /
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IMMATURE
DELAY /POSTPONE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A craven man is no
Superman or
Spiderman, nor is he a
firefighter or a soldier.
A craven man is the
opposite of those
guys: he has not an
ounce of courage.
Mnemonic: Opposite
of Brave is CRAVEN
Example: CRAVEN
cowardice of the
highest order.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you cringe, your

body language shows
you don't like what
you see and hear. You
may even jerk your
body away from the
offensive sight or
sound, like the movie
Agneepath.
Mnemonic: Whether
it's a song you hate
or someone
mentioning an
embarrassing
moment from the
past, you CRINGE at
things that are
unpleasant.
Example: She felt
herself CRINGE with
embarrassment at the
memory.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The Cowardly Lion in

the Wizard of Oz
appeared at first to be
easily daunted, but, in
fact, he showed
unusual courage.
Mnemonic: Haunt:
Dont do this, an
inner voice which
make you DAUNT.
DAUNT to go into
haunted house.
Example: I felt
somewhat DAUNTed
by the prospect of the
long drive home
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Flinch is often used to

describe a person who
shows a moment of
weakness or fright: he
was so tough, I
thought he'd never
flinch, but snakes
really freak him out.
Mnemonic: Sounds
like pinch , when you
pinch, the skin
FLINCHes.
Example: She
FLINCHed away from
the dog; He
FLINCHed at the sight
of the death.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you intimidate,

you frighten or make
someone afraid. A pet
rat might intimidate
Mnemonic: You can

see "timid" in the
middle of
INTIMIDATE, and to

FALSEHOOD
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
CRINGE
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
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UNINTERESTING
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Mnemonic/Example
Mnemonic: Coward
COWER when Cow
(animal) cowed
(terrorized) him
Example: A gun
went off and people
COWERed behind
walls and under
tables.
CRAVEN
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
Meaning
To cower is to shrink
in fear. Whether they
live in the country or
city, any mouse will
cower when a huge,
hungry cat
approaches.
COWER
BRAVE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
Relation to Group
Form: verb
Tone: neut
FLINCH
your sister's friends,

keeping them out of
your fort.
be timid is to be
frightened or to pull
back from something.
Example: Attempts
to INTIMIDATE
people into voting for
them failed.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you scare someone

so much they can't
move, you petrify
them. Petrify is to
make something like a
stone or to literally
turn to stone.
Mnemonic: More
commonly, something
petrifies a person or
an animal when it
scares them very
much.
Example: Just the
thought of making a
speech petrifies me.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You can describe

someone who lacks
courage as
pusillanimous, such as
a pusillanimous
student who is too
afraid to speak out
against someone who
is bullying others.
Mnemonic: Pussy
animals: pussy cat
like animals are
coward
Example: You should
be ashamed of your
PUSILLANIMOUS
conduct during this
dispute.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Shrink is the informal

word you can use to
talk about a therapist.
Talking about your
problems with her can
hopefully help you
shrink them, or make
them smaller.
Mnemonic: SHRINK
also means to
reduce, our clothes
get SHRINKED due to
FEAR of WATER, so
CLOTHES MOVE BACK
COZ OF FEAR of
water
Example: My
sweater shrank in the
wash.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/neg
When plain old "fear"

isn't enough to get
across a deep feeling
of dread about
something on the
horizon, use the more
formal word
trepidation.
Mnemonic: Trep is
fear.
Example: The sailors
viewed the gathering
storm clouds with
TREPIDATION.
INTIMIDATE
PETRIFY
PUSILLANIMOUS
SHRINK
TREPIDATION
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ALERT
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: POS
To articulate is to say
something. And, if you say
it well, someone might
praise you by saying you
are articulate.
Mnemonic: The Art

of Calculating your
speech while you
presenting a paper at
your college.
Example: She
struggled to
ARTICULATE her
thoughts.
Form: adj
Tone: POS
Something coherent is
logical and clear. "I told
you if you didn't do your
homework you couldn't
watch TV. You didn't do
your homework so you
can't watch TV." This is a
coherent argument
Mnemonic:
c+o+her+rent--- HER
RENT used to come
CONSISTANTLY as
she was in a
good(LOGICAL) job
Example: She only
became COHERENT
again two hours after
the attack.
Root: Prefix CO
refers to TOGETHER
or WITH
Form: adj
Tone: POS
An eloquent speaker
expresses herself clearly
and powerfully.
Mnemonic:
Eloquence sounds like
fluency.
Example: He was
ELOQUENT when it
came to addressing
his office colleagues.
Root: Prefix LOQ
means to SPEAK
Form: verb
Tone: POS
Can't get your point

across? Maybe you just
need to speak more
clearly or articulate your
thoughts better - in
short, enunciate.
Mnemonic: The word

ENUNCIATE is related
to the Latin words for
both "announce" and
"messenger."
Example: She
ENUNCIATEd each
word slowly and
carefully.
Form: adj
Tone: POS
The word glib might be

used to describe the slick
car salesman who uses his
polished sales pitch to talk
his customers into buying
lemons.
Mnemonic: GLIB
sounds like
Ghalib..his shayeri
was slick and fluent.
Example: He is a
GLIB salesman.
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
If you have to recite

Shakespeare and you do
so haltingly or selfconsciously, then you have
given a labored
performance.
Mnemonic: labor is
something done with
lots of effort.
Example: The movie
looks labored and
slow by today's
standards.
ARTICULATE
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
COHERENT
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
ELOQUENT
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
ENUNCIATE
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
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x LABORED
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ALERT
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Be careful when you are

buying jewelry or
watches. If you are
going to buy a diamond
ring, you want an
authentic diamond and
not glass. That would be
authentic glass but a
fake diamond!
Mnemonic:
AUTHENTICate with a
ticket, it proves you
are genuine
Example: My little
sister told me that the
Eiffel Tower is about
10,000 feet high,"
when in fact it's 1,063
feet tall.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you painted an
uncanny copy of the
"Mona Lisa" and tried to
pass it off as the
original, you'd have a
counterfeit on your
hands.
Mnemonic: contrameans in opposition,

facere means make;
making a product for
a different (opposing)
reason; a counterfeit
is an imitation of
something valuable
Example: Are you
aware these notes are
counterfeit?
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you create a
"diamond" out of plastic,
then youve created
a factitious diamond,
meaning that its a
phony.
Mnemonic: Most
facts are factitious.
Fictitious .. is always
artificial
Example: Bollywood
actresses often create
factitious tears by
using glycerin
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something legitimate is
the real deal according to the law.
Mnemonic:
LEGITIMATE is like
legible that is
something that is
logical and lawful
Example: It seemed
like a perfectly
LEGITIMATE question.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
"The trees and lights

turned the campus into a
veritable wonderland"
means that the campus
seemed to be
transformed into a true
wonderland (if there is
such a thing).
Mnemonic: Ver
means TRUE so
something that is
truly able is
VERITABLE.
Example: The meal
that followed was a
VERITABLE banquet.
AUTHENTIC
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
COUNTERFEIT
(X)
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
FACTITIOUS
(X)
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
LEGITIMATE
SHY
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ACCUSE
ALERT
ABYSMAL
Relation to Group
BRAVE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If it's raining and dark, Mnemonic: Leak makes it

you might describe the cold BLEAK chances, that it
night as bleak.
will leak His roof leaked and
he is BLEAKcold and
depressed
Example: No doubt it is
also BLEAK in the winter.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A cloudy day, a sad

song about lost love,
your downbeat mood
after your team loses a
big game - all of these
can be called gloomy.
Mnemonic: Have you ever

been called a GLOOMY Gus?
If so, you must have been
acting depressed or sulky.
But you aren't the first to be
called that - after all,
GLOOMY Gus was a comic
book character
Example: There was a
GLOOMY silence in the
room.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Also your face after

your teacher hands
back an exam you
failed. Somber is used
to describe situations,
facial expressions, or
moods that are dark,
gloomy, or depressing.
Mnemonic: Something that

is somber is often thought of
as "in shadow," as in "the
shadow of grief," or "the
shadow of a bad mood.
Example: Funerals and
burials tend to be very
somber occasions
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Dark and dismal
Mnemonic: STYGIAN
sounds like dungeon both
related to bottom hell
wherein darkness thrives.
Example: She was
STYGIAN in her appearance
yesterday
BLEAK
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
GLOOMY
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
SOMBRE
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
Mnemonic/Example
If one person shows up Mnemonic: Abis

to your party, well
Mal(Aladdin) was ABYSMAL
then that is an
in nature
abysmal turnout.
Example: His manners are
ABYSMAL.
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
STYGIAN
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ALERT
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Lakme is
at ACME: top beauty
product
Example: His work is
considered the ACME
of cinematic art.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
When there's no mountain

left to climb and nothing but
blue sky above, you know
you've reached the highest
peak - the apex.
Mnemonic: APEX =
climax = MAX
Example: An actor
who wins an Oscar can
say she's reached the
APEX of her career.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A crest is a showy tuft of

feathers on the head of a
bird. It's easy to identify a
male cardinal by its bright
red color and the tufted
crest on its head.
Mnemonic: CREST is
like Crust i.e upper
part/highest point of
that wave.
Example: They've
been on the CREST of
the wave ever since
their election victory.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Going as far into the sky as

you can go on foot, you'll
reach the highest point, or
pinnacle, of the Himalayas.
A successful climb like that
might also become the
pinnacle, or peak, of your
success.
Mnemonic: Pineapple
juice is PINNACLE of
juices
Example: He had
reached the PINNACLE
of his career.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
What better place for the

mountain climbing summit
than on the summit of the
mountain.
Mnemonic:
sum+mit imagine
you SUM your gre
score(quant+verbal)
and think of getting
into MIT school, i.e.,
HIGHEST or TOPMOST
POINT you can get
into
Example: This path
leads to the SUMMIT.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Making a momentous life

decision with great
uncertainty, like enrolling in
clown college, might feel like
jumping into the abyss.
Mnemonic: the abyss

referred to the
"bottomless pit" of
Hell.
Example: They took a
long look into the
abyss before deciding
whether to jump.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If a highly forgetful person

loses his phone, his wallet,
and then his car keys in
Mnemonic: Nadir
sounds like Na + Gir
meaning from where
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
APEX

FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
CREST
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
PINNACLE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
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SELF-OBSESSED
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Mnemonic/Example
When something is at the

very peak of perfection,
reach for this noun from
Greek: acme. A brilliant
violinist might reach the
acme of her career, but
eventually she might
become unstrung.
ACME
BRAVE
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: pos
X ABYSS
X NADIR
ZENITH
Form: noun
Tone: pos
separate instances all in one

day, you could say that he
has reached an
organizational nadir. This
means lowest point.
one cannot fall that is

the lowest point.
Example: The nadir
of David's life came in
a brief two month
period when his wife
left him, he got fired,
he lost the lease on
his apartment, and his
dog died.
Zenith means the high point.

The sun reaches its zenith
when it is as high in the sky
as it is going to go on that
day.
Mnemonic: Jannat is
at ZENITH
Example: His career
is now at its ZENITH.
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ATTRACT / FASCINATE
Relation to Group
BRAVE
Mnemonic: Ab means
away from normal path
and that is what ABSURD
means
Example: the
ABSURD excuse that the
dog ate his homework
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Atypical means
outside of type
an atypical
suburban town
might be populated
by zombies in damp
caves.
Mnemonic: A (not)
typical
Example: Women, he
noted, are more likely
than men to have socalled ATYPICAL heart
attack symptoms - like
unexplained shortness of
breath, nausea or
weakness.
Root: Prefix A-refers to
WITHOUT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If your teacher
walked into class
wearing a purple
boa, cat's eyes
glasses and three
inch heels, you
might comment,
"How bizarre!"
Mnemonic: Bizzare
sounds like Bazar. we all
know how noisy, and
stange it becomes to visit
a big bazar, where you
are clueless where to go
and what to buy.
Example: Unpredictable
behavior is often called
BIZARRE - like when your
teacher conducts a lesson
in Pig Latin.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Ludicrous things
are funny, absurd,
or nonsensical. If
someone says
something silly or
far-fetched, you
could say "That's
ludicrous!"
Mnemonic: Ridiculous
and LUDICROUS are
same.
Example: It was
LUDICROUS to think that
plan will succeed.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Driving around the

city in a golf cart
and eating
spaghetti with
pineapple sauce are
both examples of
outlandish
behavior.
Mnemonic: Out +
Landish => the one who
is from some other land.
Means unconventional
and bizarre to our land
Example: This idea is
not as OUTLANDISH as it
seems.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
To a vegetarian,
the idea of eating a
52-ounce T-bone
steak would seem
preposterous absolutely absurd.
Mnemonic: Pre (before)

Post (after) both in one
word, pre+post+erous
seems ABSURD.
Example: a chef who is
asked to cook with
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
ATYPICAL

FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
BIZARRE
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
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UNINTENTIONAL
LUDICROUS
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OUTLANDISH
PREPOSTEROUS
Mnemonic/Example
Something absurd
is really silly,
absolutely
ridiculous, or total
nonsense.
ABSURD
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
nothing but jelly beans

might exclaim, "That's
PREPOSTEROUS!"
Root: Prefix PRE refers
to BEFORE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
UNCANNY
If you hear strange

music echoing
through your attic,
you might refer to
it as positively
uncanny.
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is UNCANNY, it is so
mysterious, strange, or
unfamiliar that it seems
supernatural.prefix un"not" and canny
"fortunate, safe."
Example: You have the
UNCANNY knack of
reading my innermost
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BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Domestic work is work

done in the home.
Domestic is also used
to refer to products
that are produced in
your country, or
policies and affairs
that relate to your
country.
Mnemonic: I'm not a

very DOMESTIC sort of
person.
Example: Then an
establishment newspaper
offered him a columnwriting about foreign, but
not DOMESTIC, affairs.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Though Switzerland is
known for its
chocolates, chocolate,
which comes from the
cocoa plant, is
indigenous to South
America.
Mnemonic: Indigeneous
sounds like
indian+geniuses.....native
or local talent or
genius....
Example: An
INDIGENOUS ceremony
or religion is one
traditionally used by a
certain group of people.
INTO.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something so unusual
that it must be from
some unfamiliar place
is exotic. An exotic pet
might be a panda,
instead of a hamster.
Mnemonic: Exotic
Destinations/ Exotic
Islands: TV show
Example: He travelled
around the globe to
collect rare and exotic
plant species.
DOMESTIC
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
INDIGENOUS
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
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ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
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ALERT
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: "What
walks on four legs in
the morning, two in the
afternoon, and three in
the evening?" The
answer is "A person":
crawling as a child,
walking as an adult,
and using a cane in old
age.
Example: Oil, in short,
is an essential
CONUNDRUM of our
lives.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
"White bunny. Moon.

Square." Do you
understand what that
means? Of course not!
It's totally cryptic.
Cryptic comments are
hard to understand
because they seem to
have a hidden
meaning.
Mnemonic: A Roman
Script will be difficult to
comprehend and hence
it may be called
CRYPTIC.
Example: I shall be
careful in future not to
make my remarks so
CRYPTIC.
Root: The root CRYPT
means HIDDEN
Form: noun
Tone: neut/neg
Take the noun, enigma,

for something that is a
puzzle or a mystery.
Why do you have to
learn difficult words like
this? That is an enigma.
Mnemonic: Who
havent heard the tunes
of ENIGMA, also, no
one has ever seen the
members of ENIGMA
Band members are
still remain in Enig
Example: To me he
has always been an
ENIGMA, one minute
completely insensitive,
the next moved to
tears
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When you garble

something, you warp or
distort it, making it
hard to understand.
Talking with marbles in
your mouth is one sure
way of garbling your
speech.
Mnemonic: While he
was Gargeling he spoke
with GARBLEd words
Example: So imagine
a sentence so
scrambled that you
have to sort through
each word, trying to
figure out what
everything means.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Any person or thing

that's mysterious,
mystifying, hard to
read, or impossible to
interpret is
Mnemonic: Its
INSCRUTABLE to tight
screw in table
Example: The killer
left no clues, and the
CONUNDRUM
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
CRYPTIC
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
ENIGMA
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GARBLE
INSCRUTABLE
Mnemonic/Example
The tricky word

conundrum is used to
describe a riddle or
puzzle, sometimes
including a play on
words or pun.
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neg
inscrutable.You ever
notice how it's hard to
tell what some people
are thinking? Those
folks are inscrutable.
murder remains an
INSCRUTABLE mystery
Form: verb
Tone: neg
An intrigue is a secret
plot. If you ever
become the monarch of
a small island kingdom,
keep watch for signs of
any intrigue against
you.
Mnemonic: INTRIGUE
- tri(tricky) +
gue(game) - tricky
game
Example: The idea
INTRIGUEd her.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/neg
A labyrinth is a
structure with many
connected paths or
passages in which it is
hard to find your way.
So a labyrinth is a
complicated situation:
our tax code is a
labyrinth of rules and
regulations.
Mnemonic: When you

visit a huge library, you
may lose your way in
the process of finding
your necessary books,
so its a LABYRINTH
and a complicated
situation altogether.
Example: We lost our
way in the LABYRINTH
of streets.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/neg
a system of paths
separated by walls or
hedges built in a park
or garden, that is
designed so that it is
difficult to find your
way through
Mnemonic: MAZE
sounds like haze. Haze
or something hazzy is
cloudy and hence
confusing. So is the
function of MAZE
Example: The old city
is a delightful MAZE for
the modern tourist.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/neg
Runic writing consists

of ancient characters
that are tough to
decipher. These days
the word might better
fit a doctor's signature
or a confusing
instruction manual.
Mnemonic: RUIN-IC..
Imagine going through
newly discovered ruins
of a civilization, it'll be
enchanting and
mysterious at the same
time.
Example: RUNIC
inscriptions continue to
have an air of mystery
about them, because
they're so hard to read.
INTRIGUE
LABYRINTH
MAZE
RUNIC
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ALERT
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
Relation to Group
BRAVE
Mnemonic: BOOR can be

related to this hindi word
BOORA a bad and
rude person.
Example: A BOOR would
talk too loudly on the
train.
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
If you ask a salesperson

with help finding
something and all you get
in response is a brusque
"Everything's out on the
shelves," it would be
unfriendly, rude, and very
brief.
Mnemonic: Brush and

BRUSQUE are not related,
but they sound similarwhen someone is
BRUSQUE, you often feel
that they are trying to
give you the "brush off."
Example: The doctor
spoke in a BRUSQUE
tone.
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
Im sorry to be curt,
but let's get right to the
point. You should use the
adjective curt to describe
a way of speaking that
s brief and blunt.
Mnemonic: It's CURTesy

(courtesy) to not be rude
and short in behavior
Example: A CURT note
of rejection arrived from
the company director.
Form: adj
Tone: NEG
If your teacher tells you

to make your writing in
your essay style terse
and to the point, he's
saying use as few words
as you can and be simple
and clear.
Mnemonic:
TERSE...sounds like
TERESA..Here all her
achievements,efforts
everything has been
consolidated, confined
and put into a single
word "MOTHER"
Example: The President
issued a TERSE
statement denying the
charges.
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
BRUSQUE

FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
CURT
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
Mnemonic/Example
A boor is a crude, rude

person. Boors lack
sophistication and
manners
BOOR
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: NEG
TERSE
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
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ANOTHER
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ACCUSE
ALERT
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
If you are
egocentric, the
whole world
centers on you and
you don't pay
much attention to
other people. Are
you even reading
this?
Mnemonic: Ego is self and

Centric means center of
attraction. So a person who
is self-centered is Ego
Centric.
Example: Young children
are usually EGOCENTRIC
because they haven't
learned other forms of
behavior.
Root: Prefix EGO is SELF
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A self-centered
person is egotist.
Mnemonic: A person who

is concerned with ones self
only. SELF is EGO.
Example: You need to be
an EGOTIST to succeed in
politics.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The noun narcissist

refers to someone
intensely
concerned with
only his or her own
self or interests
and who seems to
forget that others
exist.
Mnemonic: NARCISSIST
has emerged from the
word Narcissus was a
hunter who was
exceptionally beautiful and
also just as proud of his
looks, ignoring other
people around him.
Example: A NARCISSIST
is his own best friend.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A self-deprecating
person knows her
own weaknesses
and shortcomings
and isn't afraid to
point them out,
often in a
humorous way.
Mnemonic: Some people

are egotistical, always
talking about how great
they are. The opposite type
of person is selfdeprecating, dwelling on
his own faults.
Example: He gave a selfdeprecating shrug.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who's
self-effacing is shy
and likes to stay
out of the
spotlight, shunning
attention and
praise.
Mnemonic: If someone
says you did a great job
and you say, "It was
nothing," that's selfeffacing. Efface mean to
erase, so when you tend to
erase yourself from
different situations its selfeffacing.
Example: He was a shy,
self-effacing man.
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
EGOCENTRIC
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSE / FAKE / DOUBTFUL EGOTIST
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
NARCISSIST
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SELFDEPRECATORY
(X)
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
SELFEFFACING (X)
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ACCUSE
ALERT
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Relation to Group
Take the adjective, coy, for

a person who pretends to
be shy but really isn't, or
someone who could give a
definite answer but won't.
Coy behavior can be
playful or just plain
annoying.
Mnemonic: COY Boy

(shy boy)
Example: But the
former finance
minister remains COY
on the timing of the
vote.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
Your diffidence might be

the reason why you never
say "hi" to the cute guy or
gal in the elevator or why
you never ask for a raise.
Mnemonic:
Confidence
DIFFIDENCE is lack of
confidence .Diffident
is not confident.
Example: With
habitual DIFFIDENCE
she handed a new
manuscript to me
Form: noun
Tone: neut
An introvert is person who

is wrapped up in herself. If
you are extremely shy and
would rather examine your
feelings in your diary than
have a conversation, then
you are an introvert.
Mnemonic: The word

INTROVERT comes
from Latin intro-, for
inward, and vertere,
for turning.
Example: He was
described as an
INTROVERT, a
reserved man who
spoke little.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you're reserved, you're

the opposite of a
loudmouth or a cut-up:
you're polite, you have a
lot of self-control, and you
don't show your feelings.
Mnemonic:
RESERVED attitude.
Remains quiet and to
himself.
Example: He was
unemotional, quiet,
quiet, and
RESERVED.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
If you are a retiring

person, you avoid being at
the center of attention. You
can often be found in the
library and other quiet
places, and if someone
compliments you.
Mnemonic: After
RETIRING people has
a RETIRING
personality.
Example: Given
Susan's RETIRING
personality, no one
expected her to take
up public speaking.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Timid means "overly

cautious or fearful," like a
timid driver who drives
very slowly or avoids
highways altogether.
Mnemonic: TIMID
(shy) + date. TIMID
person going on date
with boss and she
inTIMIDate him.
Example: Deer are
naturally TIMID
creatures.
COY
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
DIFFIDENCE

FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
INTROVERT
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
RESERVED
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
RETIRING
TIMID
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
TIMOROUS
A timorous person is timid

or shy, like your timorous
friend who likes to hang
out with close pals but gets
nervous around big groups
of new people.
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sounds like Tremor,
which means shaking
and that happens
even when we are
scared. And
TIMOROUS is related
to fearful.
Example: She
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speech with a
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ALERT
Relation to Group
Form: adverb
Tone: neg/neut
without
Mnemonic: wit is knowledge.
knowledge or Witting means knowing
intention
something.UN(not)WITTING(knowing
something)
Example: She had broken the law
UNWITTINGLY, but she had still
broken it.
Root: UN means NOT
INADVERTENTLY
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSE / FAKE /
DOUBTFUL
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
Mnemonic/Example
Inadvertently
is an adverb
that means
"without
knowledge or
intent," like
when you
inadvertently
take
someone
else's coat
from the
coatroom
because it
looks just
like yours.
ATTRACT /
FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Meaning
Form: adverb
Tone: neut
UNWITTINGLY
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL /
STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
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Mnemonic: In advertisement there

is no logic but still we buy the
products
Example: The teacher told her
student, 'You're acting
INADVERTENTLY, please pay
attention
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ACCUSE
ALERT
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You might have trouble

finding a nondescript
apartment building
because it looks exactly
like every other
apartment building
around it. So its
something that is not
special.
Mnemonic: Non +
Describe : An
ordinary object does
not need to be
described
Example: The
private detective was
a short,
NONDESCRIPT fellow
with no outstanding
features, the sort of
person one would
never notice in a
crowd.
Root: Suffix SCRIPT
refers to WRITE
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Keep your eye on the

adjective conspicuous
for something that
stands out so much you
notice it right away - like
that zit in the center of
your friend's forehead.
Mnemonic: If you
are doing something
wrong, it's wise not
to be conspicuous
about it!
Example: Mary's red
hair always made her
conspicuous at
school.
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
BRAVE
NONDESCRIPT
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
X
CONSPICUOUS
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
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ALERT
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: contag+ious
CONTAG(contact) +ious
something thats SPREADS
when comes in CONTACT with
body or something; so something
that SPREADS
Example: His enthusiasm was
CONTAGIOUS
Root: Prefix CON means WITH or
TOGETHER
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you want
to
underscore
just how
commonly
found and
present
something
is within a
particular
place, try
the word
endemic.
Tight pants
are endemic
in my lunch
room!
Mnemonic: Like epidemic disease,

ENDEMIC is specific to a group. As
discussed about epidemic and
pandemic.
Example: Food shortages and
starvation are ENDEMIC in certain
parts of the world.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An epidemic
is a disease
that spreads
rapidly
among
many
people in a
community
at the same
time. In the
1980, the
fast
spreading
AIDS
epidemic
transformed
life on our
planet.
Mnemonic:
pandemic,EPIDEMIC,endemic....say
pandemic is whole world,EPIDEMIC
whole country and endemic is for a
city or particular in a community
Example: Effectively, tobacco
companies will be exporting an
EPIDEMIC of smoking-related
diseases, the campaign suggests.
Root: The root word DEM (I/O)
refers to PEOPLE.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Remember
the 2009
swine flu?
That was a
pandemic
an illness
Mnemonic: pan means all, demos

means people; a PANDEMIC is a
widespread outbreak of disease
affecting all people
Example: A flu PANDEMIC
occurred three times in the last
CONTAGIOUS
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
ENDEMIC
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
EPIDEMIC
WORKING UNDER
ANOTHER
PANDEMIC
Mnemonic/Example
You should
probably
postpone
dinner if
your date's
cold is
contagious
that
means it's
easily
spread and
likely to get
you sick.
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Form: adj
Tone: neg
RAMPANT
that swept
over much
of the
globe.
century
Root: Prefix PAN means ALL or
EVERY.
Rampant
means wild,
out of
control, to
be up on
your hind
legs roaring
at the
world.
Mnemonic: RAM ka naam lekar

public ko thagne waale BABA aaj
kal RAMPANT ho gaye
hain.....Taking God Rama's name
and fooling around with people, all
these Baba's have become
RAMPANT these days.
Example: The children ran
RAMPANT at the supermarket even
though their mother tried to
control them.
Root: Prefix PAN means ALL or
EVERY.
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ALERT
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
Subordinate means
putting one thing
below another. We
subordinate our
desire for popcorn to
our desire to keep
watching the movie.
Mnemonic: Sub means

lower and Ordinate
sounds like order, so
when someone is
ordered to do something
as he works under
someone else, he is
called a SUBORDINATE
Example: In many
societies women are
SUBORDINATE to men.
Root: Prefix SUB refers
to UNDER
Form: noun
Tone: neg
someones called an
underling when they
are lower in rank to
someone else and
take orders from
them, and also when
you do not respect
someone
Mnemonic: UNDERLING
has the word Under that
itself means below
someone.
Example: He dishes out
orders to his
UNDERLING.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
an actor who learns

the part of another
actor in a play so
that they can play
that part if
necessary, so an
extra is called an
understudy.
Mnemonic:
UNDERSTUDY sounds like
studying under someone
so that you can learn
enough and practice the
same role if required
Example: She worked as
an UNDERSTUDY to
Meryl Streep.
ATTRACT / FASCINATE
BEGINNER /
INEXPERIENCED /
IMMATURE
SUBORDINATE
BRAVE
DELAY /POSTPONE
DISREPUTE / BAD
REPUTATION
FALSEHOOD
FEAR / LACKING
COURAGE
UNDERLING
FLUENT / CLEAR
GENUINE
GLOOMY / DARK /
HOPELESS
HIGHEST POINT
UNDERSTUDY
ILLOGICAL / STRANGE
NATIVE / LOCAL
PUZZLING
RUDE
SELF-OBSESSED
SHY
UNINTENTIONAL
UNINTERESTING
WIDESPREAD
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AWAY FROM THE

CORRECT/INTENDED PATH
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adverb
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
If you go astray, you lose

the path. If you went to
college intending to
become a doctor, but
instead became interested
in making violent video
games, your parents
might feel you have gone
astray.
Mnemonic: A STRAY
dog is a domestic
animal found
wandering. It is not in
right direction to
home.
Example: We locked
up our valuables so
they would not go
ASTRAY.
Form: adverb
Tone: neg
When something goes

wrong with a decent plan,
you say it has gone awry.
You accidentally forget
your backpack in the
airport? That's a mistake.
That's when something
has gone awry.
Mnemonic: Plan went

AWRY, success went
away
Example: All my
plans for the party
had gone AWRY.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Circuitous means indirect

or roundabout. If you're in
a hurry to get to the
hospital where your wife
is having a baby, you
want to take the
straightest, fastest way,
not a circuitous one!
Mnemonic: If your
route goes around in
complicated circuits,
it's CIRCUITOUS, or
windy and indirect
Example: Because of
the traffic congestion
on the mainhighways,
she took a
CIRCUITOUS route.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you lack a definite plan

or purpose and flit from
one thing to another,
your actions are
desultory. Some people
call such desultory
wanderings spontaneous.
Others call it "being lost."
Mnemonic:
DESULTORY can be
related to: Worse
than going and
insulting people from
place to place is going
around without a plan
of insulting.
Example: I wandered
about in a
DESULTORY fashion
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If we're talking about

science fiction, and you
suddenly go off on a long
tangent about the cost of
grape soda, you digress.
When a person digresses,
they stray from the topic.
Mnemonic: Di -Away,
Gress - step. DIGRESS
is to move away from
path. Due to
Depression you need
DIGRESSion from that
matter. Example: To
follow it, we must
make a little
DIGRESSion into the
history of Bolshevism
Root: Prefix DImeans ACROSS
APPLAUSE
ARTIFICIAL / PRETENSE
ASTRAY
BEST EXAMPLE
COME TOGETHER
DIG OUT / SEARCH /
SOLVE
ECHO
EQUALITY
FAT
AWRY
FLATTER / BEG (LOWER

DEGREE)
FORCE (HIGHER DEGREE)
GET RID OF / CLEANSE
IMPORTANT MARK
IMPURE / POISONOUS
CIRCUITOUS
INBORN / FIRMLY FIXED

INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
DESULTORY
STUPID / FOOLISH
TEMPT / PLOT / TRICK
TO KNOW
TO SEE
UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
DIGRESS
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If people accuse you of

rambling from topic to
topic in your speech or
writing, they may say you
have a discursive style
with changes in subject
that are hard to follow.
Mnemonic: Cursive
writing is not at
centre, it is diverting
from one side to
another side.
Example: The
DISCURSIVE style of
novel
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Something divergent is
moving away from what is
expected. Two divergent
paths are moving in
opposite directions - away
from each other.
Mnemonic: Things
that are DIVERGENT
are diverging - moving
away from a path or a
standard. A teacher
who comes to work in
a clown outfit is being
DIVERGENT Example:
We went through high
school and college
together, but then our
paths diverged.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
You ramble when your

talking or your walking
goes on and on and on.
And on. Youre in no
hurry to make a point or
get to your destination
if there is one at all.
Mnemonic: Amble is
to walk, RAMBLE is to
walk aimlessly.
Example: They
RAMBLEd through the
shops until closing
time.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Tangential refers to
something that's not part
of the whole. If you make
a comment that is
tangential to the story
you're telling, it's a
digression. The story
could still be understood
without it.
Mnemonic:
TANGENTIAL is like a
Tangent
Example: Although
interesting, Christina's
point was
TANGENTIAL to the
discussion
DISCURSIVE
DIVERGENT
RAMBLE
TANGENTIAL
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APPLAUSE
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
A performance that's repeated

or added to the regular
performance is called an
encore. If you're deaf from
last night's concert, it might
be because the band played
for two hours and then did a
thirty minute encore.
Mnemonic: ONCE
MORE is ENCORE...
(just rearrange
letters ENCO to ONCE
and you are there
with it...)
Example: She played
a Chopin waltz as an
ENCORE.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Hear that applause and cries

of "Bravo"? Your audience is
giving you an ovation, or
praise for a great
performance.
Mnemonic: On this
Occasion he got
standing OVATION
Example: He was
pleasantly surprised
by the OVATION he
received.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To pan a performance, book,

or movie is to say that you
think it stunk.
Mnemonic: Pan
sounds like BAN ,
when a performance
or book is criticized,
at times it is banned
from reading.
Example: The
television series was
panned by critics and
viewers alike.
ENCORE
BEST EXAMPLE
COME TOGETHER
DIG OUT / SEARCH /
SOLVE
ECHO
EQUALITY
OVATION
FAT
DEGREE)
IMPORTANT MARK
X PAN
IMPURE / POISONOUS
INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
TO SEE
UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
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CORRECT/INTENDED
PATH
Relation to Group
Meaning
Pretended
Mnemonic: AFFECTED.....past
form of
affect....affect..af+fect(FACT).SO
SOMETHING which has nothing
to do with facts....or reality
hence ARTIFICIAL AND THE KEY
WORD HERE IS
FACT...reality..and opposite of it
artificial
Example: I had been quite
scared by the dog but AFFECTED
carelessness.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you see
something
that seems
fake since it
was too
perfectly
planned out,
call it
contrived. If
you can easily
predict the
final minutes
of a madefor-TV movie,
then call it
contrived.
Mnemonic: Con(not true, as in

con artist, con job)+Try --not
truly trying. Contri(ved) ie
forced , artificial, not
spontaneous
Example: The book's happy
ending seemed CONTRIVED.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something
Example: It was a FARCICAL
that's farcical trial.
is ridiculously
funny absurd, even.
When you
stumbled
onstage,
tripping over
your costume
and pulling
down the
backdrop, you
brought a
farcical
element to the
serious play.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If your
grandmother
describes you
as mannered,
she means
you are very
formal,
observing all
societys
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SPOIL / DISFIGURE
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FARCICAL

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Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Mnemonic: man in red is "not

natural"
Example: His prose style is far
too MANNERED and selfconscious.
MANNERED
mandates.
She might
mean this
positively,
approving of
your actions,
or negatively,
thinking you
too formal.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you're
accused of
posturing
though, that's
a different
story - that
means you're
behaving
unnaturally to
impress
someone.
Example: The administration

has adopted an aggressive
POSTURE on immigration.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the
adjective
pretentious as
a way to
criticize people
who try to act
like they are
more
important or
knowledgeable
than they
really are.
Mnemonic: PRETENTIOUS is
someone who is Pretending
Example: It was just an
ordinary housenothing
PRETENTIOUS.
POSTURE
PRETENTIOUS
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If your teacher says

the term paper you
handed in last week
is a work of genius
that sets a new
gold standard for
the school, he's
telling you your
work is the
apotheosis of term
papers. The
epitome.
Mnemonic: apo = up/

above(raise) + theo(god)+
sis = is. So "god is above all
in APOTHEOSIS belief".
Example: Mona Lisa is the
APOTHEOSIS of all
paintings.
Root: Prefix APO means
AWAY FROM, FROM
Form: noun
Tone: pos
An archetype is a
perfect example of
something. If you
have blond hair, a
perfect size six
body and are on the
cheerleading squad,
you're the
archetype of a high
school cheerleader.
Mnemonic: Archies type

comics are ARCHETYPE
Example: She is the
ARCHETYPE of an American
movie star.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To embody a role is
to fill it completely.
If a high schooler
seems to embody
the character of
Macbeth, his
performance might
make the audience
forget they're
watching a dorky
15-year-old with
braces.
Mnemonic: Imagine
someone whose body is
crushed and replaced with a
letter m - the 'm' body
stands as a representative
of his body.
Example: He is a politician
who embodied the hopes of
black youth
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If you're talking
about a typical
example of
something, call it
the epitome. The
cartoon character
Garfield is the
epitome of the fat,
lazy, food-obsessed
cat.
Mnemonic: Happy Tom: is

a perfect example of Tom
and Jerry
Example: He is the
EPITOME of goodness.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you exemplify
something, you're
the perfect example
of it. Say you wear
frilly shirts, kneehigh boots, and
black eye-make-up you exemplify the
fashion world's
Mnemonic: EXEMPLIFY is
nothing but EXAMPLE.
Example: His food
exemplifies Italian cooking
at its best.
Root: Suffix -Y always
means A STATE of
something
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SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
EPITOME
TO SEE
UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
EXEMPLIFY
obsession with
pirates.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A paradigm is a
standard,
perspective, or set
of ideas. A
paradigm is a way
of looking at
something.
Mnemonic: Dime coin is

PARADIGM for US currency
Example: The war was a
PARADIGM of the
destructive side of human
nature.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Paragon applies to
someone who is a
model of perfection
in some quality or
trait. We link
paragon with other
words that follow it,
such as "paragon of
virtue" or "paragon
of patience."
Mnemonic: You rub the

gold on the touchstone and
you can find out how good
the gold is. You are hoping
that it is the PARAGON of
"goldness."
Example: He wasn't the
PARAGON of virtue she had
expected.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To personify is to
give something
lifeless human-like
qualities - like
when Emily
Dickinson wrote,
"Because I could
not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped
for me..."
Mnemonic:
person+infy(infosys):infosys
recruit only quality people.
Example: These children
PERSONIFY all that is wrong
with the education system.
Root: Suffix -Y always
means A STATE of
something
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A precedent is
something that sets
a standard for
future events. It's
hard to say what
the legal
community would
do without the word
precedent, since so
many legal
judgments and
decisions are based
on what came
before.
Mnemonic: PRECEDENT pre(before)+

cedent(incident), an incident
happened before which will
decide the following
incident.
Example: The ruling set a
PRECEDENT for future libel
cases.
Root: Prefix PRE means
BEFORE.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A prototype is the
original model, like
a sample on which
to base future
designs. A company
designing a new
toaster will first
design and build a
prototype, to test it
out and see if it's
any good.
Mnemonic: Type of
something.
Example: Scientists have
developed a working
PROTOTYPE for a voice
translation machine.
Root: Prefix PROTO means
FIRST
PARADIGM
PARAGON
PERSONIFY
PRECEDENT
PROTOTYPE
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Mnemonic:
CONCURRENT can be
related to Co(together) occurant
(something that takes
place).
Example: He was
imprisoned for two
CONCURRENT terms
of 30 months and 18
months.
Root: Prefix CON
means TOGETHER.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Confluence means a
flowing together. In a
literal sense, it's about
rivers. But it's more often
used to talk about the
coming together of
factors or ideas, or of
cultures in a diverse city.
Mnemonic:
CONFLUENCE can be
remembered as you
bring people together
by means of your
influence.
Example: the
CONFLUENCE of the
Blue Nile and the
White Nile
Root: Prefix CON
means TOGETHER.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Two roads, a roomful of

politicians, or a group of
rabid fans - when things
come together from
different points they
converge.
Mnemonic:
CONVERGE sounds
like Come and merge.
Example: Thousands
of supporters
CONVERGEd on
Washington, D.C. for
the rally.
Root: Prefix CON
means TOGETHER.
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Mnemonic/Example
Concurrent means
happening at the same
time, as in two movies
showing at the same
theater on the same
weekend.
APPLAUSE
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Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neut
CONVERGE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
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Form: verb
Tone: neut
To "inter" a body is to bury

it or place it in a
mausoleum, so to disinter
someone is to take the body
out again - usually to find
out how they died, to make
sure it's really who we think
it is, or to move the body to
a new burial site.
Mnemonic: Inter is
to bury DISINTER is
to dig out. Dis is NOT
.
Example: The actor's
autobiography
DISINTERred a past
era.
Root: Prefix DISmeans NOT/ APART.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To excavate is to remove or
find by digging. If you have
rocky soil in your garden,
you may have to excavate it
to remove the rocks and
replace them with additional
soil.
Mnemonic: Try to
remember EXCAVATE
in this way: eight
eggs dig out a cave
and are known as the
eggs cave eight.
Example: The site
has been EXCAVATEd
by archaeologists.
Root: Prefix EXmeans OUT OF, FROM
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you see your

mysterious neighbor digging
around in his backyard, you
may wonder if hes trying
to exhume something.
Chances are hes only
digging up potatoes - when
you exhume something, it
means youre digging up
a corpse.
Mnemonic: Exhuman, dig out

(EXHUME) human
from ground
Example: They
insisted not to
EXHUME that old
argument in the
party.
Root: Prefix EXmeans OUT OF, FROM
Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
You may be familiar with

ferrets, those adorable little
mammals that look like
cheap minks. Well, the verb
to ferret means to act like a
ferret: to dig for something
until you find it.
Mnemonic: FERRET
my Parrot FERRET the
FERRET, kaunsa
FERRET hai mera
(trying to find out
from a flock of
parrots)
Example: She
opened the drawer
and FERRETed
around for her keys.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To unearth something is to
dig it up. You could unearth
a coffin, or even a tee shirt
buried in the bottom of a
drawer.
Mnemonic:
un(not)+earth the
minerals which are
not present in surface
of earth is found BY
DIGGING
Example: When they
UNEARTHed the city,
the archeologists
found many relics of
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INTELLIGENT
EXHUME
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
FERRET
TO SEE
UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
UNEARTH
an ancient civilization.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
make plain or clear; solve
Mnemonic: Un (not)
+ Ravel is to
complicate. Paresh
Rawal Ravel the story
Example: It also
helped UNRAVEL
longstanding
mysteries such as
exactly how ozone
degrades and rust
forms.
Form: verb
Tone: neut/neg
Inter means to bury, usually

in a tomb or grave. If you
loved your cat a lot, you
might want to inter her
remains in the back yard and
make a nice little memorial.
Mnemonic: Inter is
to bury.
Example: The
princess was interred
on an island in the
middle of a lake.
UNRAVEL
X INTER
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Tone: neut
To resound is to echo
with sounds, usually
loudly. When you sing
in the shower, your
voice resounds.
Mnemonic: Re means
to REPEAT. So the
sound that keeps
repeating is RESOUND.
Example: If you've
ever heard a ring
announcer, the
microphone helps his or
her voice RESOUND to
the crowd.
Root: RE is to REPEAT
Form: verb
Tone: neut
If you give a loud

shout in a cavernous
place, like a gym, or a
church, the sound of
your voice will
reverberate
throughout the room.
Reverberate means an
echo.
Mnemonic: Re is to
REPEAT and verbate can
be equated to vibrate.
So a sound that keeps
on vibrating, its
REVERBERATE.
Repetitive Re Vibration
(echo) produces echo.
Example: The thunder
REVERBERATEd across
the valley.
Root: RE is to REPEAT
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SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
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Meaning
Secular things are
not religious.
Anything not
affiliated with a
church or faith can
be called secular.
Mnemonic: we say india is a

SECULAR country--- means
india has combination of many
religions, not a fixed religion,
there are hindu, muslims
,Christian, jain
Example: Ours is a SECULAR
society.
Root: Prefix SEC mean CUT.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Secular, lay, or
civil, as opposed
to any particular
religion.
Mnemonic: TEMPORAL and

Mortal are rhyming words with
the same meaning i.e
something that is temporary,
that does not last forever.
Example: Although spiritual
leader of millions of people, the
Pope has no TEMPORAL power.
Root: Prefix TEMP means
TIME.
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IMPORTANT MARK
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INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
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Form: adj
Tone: neg
Corpulent is a formal word

that describes a fat person.
If you are trying to be
respectful when describing
a fat man, you might refer
to him as a "corpulent
gentleman."
Mnemonic:
cor+pulent (Car
Puller) one who is
capable of pulling a
car i.e. a large fat
man
Example: Mrs.
George donner was in
good health was
somewhat
CORPULENT and
certainly able to
travel.
Root: Prefix CORP
means BODY
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The girth of something is

the distance around its
middle, and it usually
refers to a persons
waist. If you get pregnant
with twins, your girth will
probably block your view of
your toes.
Mnemonic: He is a
GIRTH of Earth
Example: The man
of enormous GIRTH.
A tree one meter in
GIRTH .
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Obese means excessively

fat. In medical terms, it
means you have a body
mass index (BMI) of 30 or
more, at which point your
body's excess fat begins to
threaten your health.
Mnemonic: OBESE
can be used as very
fat so OBviously not
at EASE.
Example: OBESE
patients are given
dietary advice.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
Don't call someone fat. Be

nice, and call them portly.
Portly is just one of several
words that are kinder than
"fat," including "stout,"
"heavy," and "pleasingly
plump."
Mnemonic: PORKY
the pig is PORTLY...
Example: The
salesclerk tactfully
referred to the
overweight customer
as PORTLY rather
than fat
Form: verb
Tone: neg
short and thick
Mnemonic: Kuwait
people are SQUAT
Example: As he was
SQUAT, he was easily
noticeable in a team
having lean players.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Stout describes something

fat, dependable, or rugged.
If someone calls you stout,
ask them exactly what they
mean before bursting into
tears and skipping dinner.
It could be a compliment!
Mnemonic: Most
supermodels would
not want to be
described as STOUT,
which is often a nicer
way of saying "fat."
Example: She is
getting too STOUT for
her dresses.
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SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
PORTLY
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
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WEAK / THIN / TALL
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Behest is an
authoritative command
or request. If your boss
or principal asks to see
you, you go to their
office at their behest.
Mnemonic: BEHEST
can be split as Be
(become) + Haste
(fast) when you are
called by your boss,
because it is his
command/BEHEST.
Example: He went at
the king's BEHEST.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you're begging for

something but you want
to sound formal and a
little old-fashioned, say
"I beseech you!" It really
captures how urgent and
desperate you are, yet
saves a shred of your
dignity.
Mnemonic: BESEECH
sounds a little like
seek, which is
appropriate. To
BESEECH is to seek for
something, or for
permission.
Example: Let him go, I
BESEECH you!
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to ask somebody for

food, money, etc.
especially because you
cannot or do not want to
pay for something
yourself
Mnemonic: Imagine
begging somebody for a
ride. "Can I catch
(CADGE) a ride with
you?"
Example: I managed
to CADGE some money
off my dad.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To cajole someone is to
persuade them by using
insincere compliments or
promises. If you say
"Please, pretty-please,
I'll be your best friend,"
when asking for a candy,
you are cajoling him.
Example: The
salesman will CAJOLE
the couple into buying
the stereo.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
"Ain't too proud to beg"

is what the word
entreaty is all about.
When you make an
entreaty, you're begging
or pleading for
something.
Mnemonic: We often
have to entreat a
person to give us a
treat
Example: She held up
her arms in ENTREATY.
Root: Prefix EN means
IN
Form: verb
Tone: neg
You might ask your

friend for a loan if you're
short a few bucks, but if
the bank is about to
foreclose on your house
you'll implore your friend
for the money,
desperately begging for
the cash so you can keep
your house.
Mnemonic: Beggars
IMPLORE for money
sitting on floor
Example: They
IMPLOREd him for
forgiveness.
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CADGE
IMPURE / POISONOUS
INTELLIGENT
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POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
CAJOLE
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
ENTREATY
TO SEE
UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
IMPLORE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to importune is to beg,
but use it only when
you're talking about
going beyond mere
begging into more urgent
territory. The woman
importuned the judge to
release her innocent
brother from jail.
Mnemonic: Im means
NOT and -portune
sounds like Fortune
(fate and money both).
So a person lacking or
not having enough
money and a good
fortune has to beg from
others and is called
IMPORTUNE.
Example: After a year
of being IMPORTUNEd
(persuasion), dad let
me have the car.
Root: Prefix IM means
NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you dont get the

grade you were hoping
for on your paper, you
could try to rewrite it, or
you could meet with your
teacher and supplicate.
Your humble requests for
an A may or may
not work.
Mnemonic: Imagine a
cat supply teacher, a
supply cat, who has no
idea how to teach and
has to beg for help
Example: He
SUPPLICATEd her
girlfriend to get back to
him after cheating on
her
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To wheedle is to sweet
talk, or flatter someone
in the hopes of getting
something in return. You
might try to wheedle a
meter maid into not
giving you a parking
ticket.
Mnemonic: WHEEDLE
sounds like Needle. She
WHEEDLEd Needle from
doctor
Example: I WHEEDLEd
a new car out of my
father.
IMPORTUNE
SUPPLICATE
WHEEDLE
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Form: noun
Tone: neg
Coercion is making
something happen by
force, like when bullies
use coercion to make kids
give them their lunch
money.
Mnemonic:
COERCIVE forces in
physics
Example: The police
might use COERCION,
too, to get a
confession.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
You don't want to be

compelled to go to a
classical music concert if
you'd rather listen to rap.
Compel means to force or
drive someone to do
something.
Mnemonic: School
officials might be
upset if a winter
storm COMPELs them
to cancel classes
Example: The law
can COMPEL fathers
to make regular
payments for their
children.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Let's say you have a

secret. You've promised
not to tell, but there's
something forcing you to
call a friend and spill the
beans. This force is
compulsion, that urge to
do something even
though you know you
shouldn't.
Mnemonic:
Compusion is to
comply or agree to
something when you
are forced to.
Example:
COMPULSION for
employers in
contributing to their
employees pension
funds.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To extort is to use
information or the threat
of violence to acquire
cash or something else.
Extortion is a classic
shakedown, a gouge, a
squeeze.
Mnemonic: Ex Tort
(Torture) get money
by threats
Example: The
kidnappers EXTORTed
a 2 lakh ransom for
his release.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
something that
encourages, urges, or
drives.
Mnemonic: GOAD =
goat. Imagine a huge
Goat which always
inspires you to think
that humans could
eat grass for their
living
Example: When
GOADed beyond
endurance, she
turned on him and hit
out.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
When you urge, and

literally force your mother
to sign the marksheet
since you have scored
very less and its the
Principals command, its
Mnemonic: PRESS is
to force.
Example: They had
PRESSed for their
children to be taught
French.
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PRESSING her to do so.

Form: verb
Tone: neg
X DISSUADE
When you dissuade

someone, you convince
that person not to do
something: When
Caroline saw Peter's
broken leg, she tried to
dissuade him going on
the ski trip.
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meaning of dissuade
(discourage) by
comparing it to its
more common
relative persuade (to
force or urge)
Example: I tried to
dissuade him from
giving up his job.
Root: Prefix DIS
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Form: noun
Tone: neg
Use the noun, catharsis,

to refer to the experience
a person can have of
releasing emotional
tension and feeling
refreshed afterwards.
Mnemonic: CATHA
sounds like KATHA(a
religious story in
hindi)..KATHA leads to
the purging(means
release) of emotional
tensions.
Example: Aristotle
maintained that
tragedy created a
CATHARSIS by purging
the soul of base
concepts.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To exorcise is to cast out

a devil or evil spirit,
using prayer and other
religious tools. You're
probably familiar with the
name of the person who
does this: an exorcist.
Mnemonic: EXORCISE
sounds like "exercise,"
which means to work
out or train your body
or mind. Casting out
devils is hard work, so
be sure to exercise
before you EXORCISE.
Example: The ghost
was EXORCISEd from
the house.
Root: EX means OUT
OF/FROM
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To expurgate is to
censor. Usually, people
talk about expurgating
bad words from
something written or on
TV. For Instance, the BIG
BOSS, contestents have
been asked not to use
curse words.
Mnemonic: exmeans

out, purgare means
cleanse; EXPURGATE
means change the tone
of a text by removing
words
Example: On TV, if you
hear some words
bleeped out, those
words have been
EXPURGATEd.
Root: EX means OUT
OF/FROM
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To purge is to get rid of

something or someone,
and often its done
suddenly.
Mnemonic: PURGE
rhymes with urge, and
when you have a really
strong urge to throw
stuff away or clean
something out, you
have an urge to
PURGE.
Example: His first act
as leader was to PURGE
the party of extremists.
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A hallmark is a distinctive
characteristic of something
or someone. That can
mean a literal symbol on
the bottom of a piece of
pottery, or just a rock
star's signature hair style.
Mnemonic: A
basketball player
could say that coming
to practice early is a
HALLMARK of her
success
Example: Police said
the explosion bore all
the HALLMARKs of a
terrorist attack.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A milestone is a significant
event in your life. Often a
milestone marks the start
of a new chapter. For
example, the day you
graduated from high
school was a milestone in
your life.
Mnemonic: a
MILESTONE victory or
a company's sales
MILESTONE.
Example: He said
the launch of the
party represented a
MILESTONE in
Zambian history.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A watershed is a turning
point, or historic moment.
The day you got your
braces off might have
been a watershed moment
in your life.
Example: The middle

decades of the 19th
century marked a
WATERSHED in
Russia's history
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If you adulterate
something, you mess it
up. You may not want
to adulterate the beauty
of freshly fallen snow by
shoveling it, but how
else are you going to
get to work?
Mnemonic:
ADULTERATE sounds
like: Adult rate, adult
are impure than
children so adults are
adultrated
Example: Food
adulteration is a big
problem in developing
countries.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb contaminate

means the same as
pollute. Whether its
food, air, or water,
when you contaminate
something, you make it
impure or hazardous.
Mnemonic: If your
coke has got tab in it
the coke is made
impure
Example: The
drinking water has
become
CONTAMINATEd with
lead.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A miasma is a cloud of Mnemonic: You could

foul-smelling vapor, like describe the MIASMA
swamp gas.
of a hot summer day,
but you'd be thinking
of the stench of
uncollected garbage
and exhaust fumes,
not the smell of
summer flowers
Example: a MIASMA
of cigarette smoke.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something noxious is
harmful and could be
even fatal - whether it is
colorless, odorless, and
invisible like carbon
monoxide, or dark,
strong-smelling, and
obvious, like black
smoke from a fire.
Mnemonic: NOXIOUS
can be split in two
parts: No+ Oxygen
in the air is really
harmful.
Example: His cologne
was so NOXIOUS I
had to exit the
elevator and take the
stairs
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Danger! Hazardous! Do
not eat! These are just
some of the warnings
you'll see on toxic
substances - meaning
stuff that's poisonous
and even deadly.
Mnemonic: TOXIC is
related to the word
toxin, which is a kind
of poison. Cobra bites,
wild mystery
mushrooms and
strong chemicals are
all TOXIC.
Example: Many
pesticides are highly
TOXIC.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
As some sneaky fiveyear-olds know,
Mnemonic: VITIATE
the effect of Vish
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TOXIC
crossing ones
fingers while making a
promise is an effective
way to vitiate, or
destroy the validity of,
an agreement.
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(Poison)
Example: The
yes vote was
VITIATEd by the low
turnout in the
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Mnemonic: Genetic
mismatches lead to
CONGENITAL
diseases.
Example: Half of all
fetuses with the
syndrome have a
CONGENITAL heart
defect.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you're entrenched,

you're dug in. Sometimes
that means you're
literally in a trench, but
usually it means you just
won't budge from a
position or belief.
Mnemonic: If you
establish something
by digging a trench
you are in trench
Example: Having
turkey on
Thanksgiving is a
tradition that's
ENTRENCHED in
American culture it's long been
established and isn't
going anywhere
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Use the adjective

inherent for qualities that
are considered
permanent or cannot be
separated from an
essential character.
Mnemonic:
INHERENT is always
in here. Its a rule
that if you want to
stay in here, at our
house you have to
pay a monthly rent.
Example: It has,
however, highlighted
the difficulties
INHERENT in this
process
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If a characteristic or
ability is already present
in a person or animal
when they are born, it is
innate. People have the
innate ability to speak
whereas animals do not.
Mnemonic: He
always ate in inn,
thats his INNATE
(inborn) habit
Example: He possess
an INNATE knowledge
of right and wrong
Root: Prefix IN
means INTO
Form: adj
Tone: neut
The intrinsic qualities of

something have to do
with its nature. An
intrinsic quality of dogs is
that they're loyal.
Mnemonic:
INTRINSIC is internal,
within.
Example: Generosity
was an INTRINSIC
part of her nature
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Congenital refers to
something present at
birth but not necessarily
inherited from the
parents. Babies with
heart disorders developed
in utero can live long and
productive lives, in spite
of their congenital birth
defect.
APPLAUSE
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Form: adj
Tone: neut
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Tone: pos
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Acuity has to do with

sharpness and
smartness. Do you
always get A's in
math? Then you have
an acuity for
numbers.
Mnemonic: A cute
girl has sharp
features
Example: In time his
youthful ACUITY of
vision failed him, and
he needed glasses.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If you have acumen,

you are very sharp at
what you do. You
hope your accountant
and your surgeon are
both known for their
acumen.
Mnemonic: A few
men have ACUMEN
Example: His
business ACUMEN
helped him to
succeed where others
had failed.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who is
astute is clever and
has good judgment.
The kid running
around with a bucket
stuck on his head?
Not so astute.
Mnemonic: absolute:
a salute to ASTUTE
person
Example: That was a
very ASTUTE
observation.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Discerning people
pick up on subtle
traits and are good
judges of quality they're the ones that
can tell if your
cupcakes are
homemade from the
finest ingredients or
totally from a box
mix.
Mnemonic: READ IT
AS di-screening. A
DUAL SCREENING
PERSON, WHO KEEPS
ON SCREENING
EVERYTHING
AROUND TWICE(
VERY OBSERVANT,
ALERT)
Example: The
DISCERNING
customer will
recognize this as a
high quality product.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone
discriminating has
fine-grained
judgment and can
tell, for example, the
difference between
pretty good cookies
and incredibly great
cookies - a valuable
skill.
Mnemonic:
Discriminate is to
know the
DIFFERENCE between
good and bad.
Example: When
eating, being
DISCRIMINATING is
especially useful: why
eat food that's badly
prepared or
unhealthy if you don't
have to?
Root: Prefix DIS
means to APART,NOT
Form: adj
Tone: pos
What English
teachers want from
students writing
Mnemonic: With this

word, remember inand -sight-. When
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papers is insightful
analysis - thinking
that sees beyond
the obvious and
expresses an
original thought.
you have the ability

to look (sight) inside
(in) something
a painting, a
discussion, a
situation.
Example: She
offered some really
interesting,
INSIGHTFUL
observation.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you're judicious,
you've got a good
head on your
shoulders and make
good decisions.
Humpty Dumpty's
decision to sit on a
wall? NOT judicious.
Mnemonic:
judi+cious--- having
JUDgement qualities
Example: It is
curable with
JUDICIOUS use of
antibiotics.
Root: Prefix JUD
means to JUDGE
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If someone calls you

perceptive, they
mean you are good at
understanding things
or figuring things out.
Perceptive people are
insightful, intelligent,
and able to see what
others cannot.
Mnemonic:
PERCEPTIVE sounds
like Perfectly
Observative.
Example: It was
very PERCEPTIVE of
you to notice that.
Root: Prefix PER
means THROUGH
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Perspicacious is an
"shrewd" and "wise."
A perspicacious child
can't be fooled when
her parents try to
keep a secret by
talking in Pig Latin.
Mnemonic: A
PERSPICACIOUS
person has keen
perspective
Example: The
brilliant lawyer was
known for his
PERSPICACIOUS
deductions
Form: adj
Tone: pos
To be imprudent
means lacking selfrestraint when it
would be wise to
have it, like that time
you started dancing
on the table during a
math test. Remember
that? Everybody else
does.
Mnemonic: Im
means NOT and
PRUDENT means
CAREFUL. Not Careful
Example: It would
be imPRUDENT to
invest all your money
in one company.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use the formal

adjective, sagacious,
to describe someone
who is wise and
insightful like an
advisor to the
president or a
Supreme Court
justice.
Mnemonic: Imagine
a man who is so old
his skin sags in sag
ages -this man is so
old he must be wise
Example: He is a
SAGACIOUS leader.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Use the word sage for

someone or
something wise and
judicious. Thanks to
the sage advice of
your friend, you
didn't write your
teacher an angry email!
Mnemonic: S +
AGE... a wise aged
man(your grandpa)..
Example: He was
famous for his SAGE
advice to younger
paints.
INSIGHTFUL
JUDICIOUS
PERCEPTIVE
PERSPICACIOUS
PRUDENT
SAGACIOUS
SAGE
Form: noun
Tone: pos
SAVANT
You know that girl in

your school with a
GPA over 100? She is
a savant in the
making. A savant is
someone over-thetop smart, a scholar.
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Sawant is considered
SAVANT in exposing
Example: There are
SAVANTs who are
wise and learned, and
then there are idiot
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Mnemonic: When you

want a bike from your
father, serve him some
cokes to first cool him
and then request for your
bikein short COAX
him.
Example: She COAXed
the horse into coming a
little closer.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
In these days of 24-hour

entertainment news and
sound-bite sized
explanations of complex
government policy, its
hard to find a cogent
(persuading) argument
amidst all the emotional
outbursts.
Mnemonic: COGENT
sounds like Convincing+
Gent. A man who speaks
in a way that is very
convincing, may be like a
salesman.
Example: She put
forward some COGENT
reasons for abandoning
the plan.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To enjoin is to issue an
Mnemonic: ENJOIN to
urgent and official order. If join the army
the government tells
Example: The doctor
loggers to stop cutting
ENJOINed a strict diet.
down trees, they are
enjoining the loggers to
stop.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When he heard the crowd

exhort (to fill up with
encouragement) him with
stomping and cheers, he
knew that he could finish
the marathon.
Mnemonic: If your Ex,

hurts (EXHORT) you
continuously by reminding
you of time spent in the
past, request (urge) him
to move on and stop
bothering you.
Example: The media
have been EXHORTing
people to come to the
demonstration.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To induce is to move or
lead someone to action. A
promise of a lollipop can
induce a toddler to do just
about anything, even sit
down and be polite to the
maid.
Mnemonic: Typical filmy

dialogue: a movie heroine
might say to the villain,
"Nothing could INDUCE
me to marry you. Not all
the money in the world.
Not if you were the last
man on Earth!"
Example: Nothing would
INDUCE me to take the
job.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you have an urge to eat

candy, you really want to
eat those sweets. Your
mother might urge you to
Mnemonic: Mr. BURGEr

King giving bURGEr to
BoURGEois (middle class
people) dressed in pink.
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Mnemonic/Example
When you coax someone,

you try to convince him
gently, with pleasant
words and maybe a little
flattery.
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Tone: neg
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URGE
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urging anyone who saw
the accident to contact
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Mnemonic: BURNISH is
opposite of Tarnish.
Tarnish is to spoil or
disfigure something and
BURNISH is to make
something look shiny by
polishing.
Example: When the
floor is dry apply a coat
of concentrated Star
andBURNISH whendry.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Whether its a bike,

an old computer, or a
tennis stadium, when
you refurbish something
you clean it up and
make it look or perform
better.
Mnemonic: REFURBISH
sounds like refurnish.
Example: REFURBISHed
phones are easily
available for those who
do not wish to spend
much on hi-tech phones.
Root: RE means AGAIN.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
a coating that provides

a hard, lustrous,
transparent finish to a
surface
Mnemonic: garnish
means to decorate;
VARNISH means to
decorate by POLISHING
Example: I'll give the
shelves a coat of
VARNISH.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A veneer can be
anything that makes
something look more
elegant or attractive
than it is.
Mnemonic: VENEER is
pronounced in a similar
way to Paneer. Both
mean the same soft,
elegant.
Example: The chest is
solid oak, not VENEER.
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Mnemonic/Example
You can burnish your

resume, by polishing it
until it's perfect.
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Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neg
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SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
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Mnemonic: Amused
No => BEMUSED =
Confused
Example: It
Constantly confuse or
bemuses people, why
he did this.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
See that person staring out

the window who looks so sad
and lost in thought? He is
pensive, the opposite of
cheery and carefree.
Mnemonic: PENSIVE
calls for a PAINFULL
face/ mood
Example: She was in
a PENSIVE mood, just
wanting to be alone
to think.
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muddled or preoccupied. It
happens when you're lost in
thought, dazed, or
overwhelmed (say, on the
first day of high school).
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Tone: neg
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If you deface
something, you've
blemished or disfigured
it in some way. For
example, graffiti can
deface a statue.
Mnemonic: The de- in

DEFACE should be a clue
that this is a negative
word.Throwing a cup of
coffee on a valuable
painting ruins the face of
the painting - so we say
it's been DEFACEd.
Example: They were
charged with defacing
public property.
Root: DE refers to DOWN
or AWAY
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To disfigure something
is to ruin its
appearance, which is
what would happen if
you drew a big bushy
mustache and a pair of
antennae on the Mona
Lisa.
Mnemonic: The prefix

DIS means negative
always and Dis means
NOT. So When the figure
is not in usual shape and
form its called
DISFIGURE.
Example: Their faces are
DISFIGUREd by severe
burn scars.
Root: DIS is APART or
NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Distort means to twist

out of shape. When you
look at a tree through a
twisting kaleidoscope,
you distort its image,
making its branches and
leaves look wavy and
misshapen.
Mnemonic: Dis means

NOT and again to
maintain the original form
of something is to
DISTORT
Example: The
loudspeaker seemed to
DISTORT his voice.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A mar is a flaw, mark,

or blemish, like a deep
scratch on a wooden
table. As a verb, to mar
is to make such an
imperfection - like the
pen mark that mars
your crisp, white shirt.
Mnemonic: She MARked

on the wall with pencil
and spoilt the paint.
Example: The elections
were MARred by violence.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to become, or make
something become,
twisted or bent out of
its natural shape,
especially something
that is too hot or damp.
Mnemonic: WARP is
pronounced as Worp
which sounds like a dwarf
who is extra short and
sometimes not in correct
posture.
Example: The window
frames had begun to
WARP.
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Mnemonic: BLEMISH
sounds like Blame.
We usually blame
people even for small
flaws
Example: His
reputation is without
a BLEMISH.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
an irregularly shaped spot
Mnemonic: BLOTCH
sounds like a blot (of
ink) on your shirt
leading to a dirty
patch.
Example: His face
was covered with
dark red BLOTCHes.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To debase something is to
make it corrupt or impure. If
your lemonade stand sells
pure lemonade, you
d insist on using real
lemons instead of a mix;
using a mix would debase
your product.
Mnemonic: The Base

Terrace se building ki
base pe aa gaye hai
so DEBASE
Example: He
wouldn't DEBASE
himself by doing
manual labor
Root: DE refers to
DOWN or AWAY
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If your little sister has a

maculate appearance, she
either needs a good wipe
with a damp towel or you
should take her to the
doctor straight away.
Mnemonic:
MACULATE sounds
like Mac -you -Late
for the partythat
s not correct and
your image is stained
Example: The room
was long, dark,
narrow, slovenly,
spaced with tables on
which were
MACULATE cloths and
lamps with faded
shades.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you spread false rumors

that there's chicken stock in
the vegetarian entree at Mr
Srivastav's, you would sully
his good reputation.To sully
is to attack someone's good
name.
Mnemonic: Bully
always SULLY people
Example: I would
not SULLY her
reputation with that
piece of gossip
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If something's tainted, it's

ruined or spoiled. If you
leave milk on the counter
overnight, it could be
tainted.
Mnemonic: Taint
sounds like a bad
paint. A bad paint
can ruin the look of
the wall and hence
look TAINTED.
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INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
MACULATE
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
TO SEE
UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
SULLY
TAINTED
Mnemonic/Example
A blemish is a small flaw. If

you borrow your brother's
brand new bicycle, you'd
better be careful - what
might seem like the tiniest
blemish to you might be a
horribly ruined paint job to
him.
BLEMISH
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Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Example: Opposition
leaders said that the
elections had been
TAINTED by
corruption.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
TARNISH
To tarnish is to become dull

or discolored. Silver tends to
tarnish easily, which is why
your mother is always
having you polish the family
silver.
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is opposite of
Garnish. Garnish is to
decorate and
TARNISH is stained.
Example: The
mirrors had
TARNISHed with age.
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Form: noun
Tone: neg
Dolt refers a person who isn't

very smart. You might be
called a dolt if you do
something dumb, like stand
outside your car complaining
that you locked your keys
inside - even though the
window is wide open.
Mnemonic: DOLT
rhymes with bolt.
Nut-bolt ~ what a nut
he is. (stupid person)
Example: I gave him
the keys, but then
that DOLT locked
them in the car
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Fatuous means lacking

intelligence. When your
mother outlaws calling your
brother stupid, use fatuous
instead.
Mnemonic: getting
FATUOUS on purpose
is foolish for your
health
Example: She is far
too intelligent to utter
such FATUOUS
remarks
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If your best friend calls you

an imbecile, he's implying
that you're stupid, and he's
probably pretty angry with
you. An imbecile is an
extremely stupid person.
Mnemonic:
IMBECILE sounds like
IMBALANCE....a
person having
imbalance in his mind
is a stupid person....
Example: They
behaved like
IMBECILEs.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is inane, it's silly

or senseless. If you just want
to space out, you won't mind
the inane chatter on TV, as
long as it's on.
Mnemonic: Insane
person passes INANE
remarks.
Example: I have
never heard anything
as INANE as what
just came out of your
mouth.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An oaf is the boring, illmannered person you hope

doesn't show up at your party
and send the other guests
running for the door.
Mnemonic:
OAF...sounds like
uff..and when you
see an ugly awkward
person.
Example: He stood
there grinning like an
OAF.
Form: adj
The adjective obtuse is good
Mnemonic:
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IMBECILE
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
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INANE
UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
Mnemonic/Example
If you want to call someone a Mnemonic: if you

complete stupid while
get NINE out of
sounding smart yourself,
ASSI(80) You ar
asinine is your go-to word.
surely an
ASININE(stupid)
Example: Talking
trash about your boss
in an email they're
cc'd on...that's
ASININE.
APPLAUSE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
OAF
Tone: neg
for describing someone slow

on the uptake: "Don't be so
obtuse: get with the
program!"
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Remember OBTUSE
angle in Geometry?
Its the opposite
of Acute angle. Acute
means Sharp ,
OBTUSE should be
Blunt.
Example: Perhaps
I'm being OBTUSE,
but what has all this
got to do with me?
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you find yourself

making eyes at that
stranger across the
coffee shop, chances are
there is an allure about
him or her - something
mysteriously, powerfully
attractive and tempting.
Mnemonic: All Lure

means to attract
Example: The
romantic young man
ALLUREd the
beautiful woman by
preparing a wonderful
dinner.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To beguile is to trick
someone, either with
deception or with
irresistible charm and
beauty. You could be
beguiled by a super
model or by a super con
artist.
Mnemonic: Be
means TO and -Guile
is to cheat using
charm. SO BEGUILE
IS TO CHEAT USING
ONES CHARM.
Example: Bermuda
triangle is something
which BEGUILEs a
great many people.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you collude with

someone you secretly
plot together to do
something bad. You
might collude with your
twin sister to find out
where all the birthday
presents are hidden.
Mnemonic: CO
means together and
Lude is to play, using
tactics.
Example: Several
people had
COLLUDEd in the
murder.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To connive is to plan or
plot to do something
illegal or wrong.
Conniving is considered
dishonest and cowardly.
Mnemonic: Connie
has been plotting and
conspiring to ruin her
neighbor's garden by
planting it full of ivy
(a climbing tree)
Example: The
government was
accused of having
CONNIVEd with the
security forces to
permit murder.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you conspire, you

collaborate with others
to do harm, or maybe
just keep something
from happening
Mnemonic: CON
means TOGETHER
and Aspire would
mean that you are
keen to do
something. In this
case when together
you aspire to harm
some one its called
conspiracy.
Example: They were
accused of conspiring
against the
government.
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SPOIL / DISFIGURE
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CONNIVE
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
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UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
CONSPIRE
Root: Prefix CON

means TOGETHER
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Let's say your friend

wants to go to the
movies and you don't
want to. Your friend
might try to entice you
by offering to buy you
popcorn. Entice means
to persuade with
promises of something.
Mnemonic: You are

ENTICEd (attracted
to) buy ENTICEr, the
bike.
Example: Some
stores slashed prices
by up to 80 % to
ENTICE shoppers.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you tell your

boyfriend hes not
just the best boyfriend
ever but also the world's
best driver, and this
makes him offer to drive
the whole way on your
upcoming road trip, then
congratulations. You
know how to inveigle, or
use charm to coax
someone i
Mnemonic: In veil
girl is having
INVEIGLE intentions.
Deceptive intentions
of girl in veil
Example: The
babysitter tried to
INVEIGLE the kids
into going to bed
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To lure is to entice or
bait someone. A lure is
used to bait or entice
fish to attach themselves
to your hook.
Mnemonic: LURE is
not a Pure act of
attracting.
Example: The
romantic young man
LUREd the beautiful
woman by preparing
a wonderful dinner.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
When a James Bond

villain comes up with a
plan to destroy the
world, he doesnt use
a simple plan. No, he
uses a machination - a
complex plot that relies
on numerous elements
coming together to work.
Mnemonic: Machine
Guns in Nation for
MACHINATIONs.
Example: I don't
want to get involved
in all his
MACHINATIONs.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A ploy is a clever plan

that helps you get what
you want. A
manipulative little girl
might shed tears simply
as a ploy to get her
mother to buy her ice
cream.
Mnemonic: PLOY is
to plot or take
strategic steps.
clever marketing
PLOY.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Movie bank robbers

always seem to pull
some kind of ruse, a
deceptive trick or tactic
like hiding the money
underneath the bank
while they drive off in
the getaway car to avoid
capture by the police.
Mnemonic: Imagine
an australian making
a scheme to sell
kangaroos to people
as pets.
Example: She tried
to think of a RUSE to
get him out of the
house.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A scheme is an elaborate
plan or plot. It's going to
take a really solid
scheme, probably
involving teleportation or
some sort of temporary
cloning, to make an
appearance at both
Mnemonic: These
companies keep on
introducing new
SCHEME(PLAN) to
trick customers
Example: This is an
elaborate SCHEME to
avoid taxes
ENTICE
INVEIGLE
LURE
MACHINATION
PLOY
RUSE
SCHEME
parties at once.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
TACTIC
Tactic is another word

for maneuver or method.
Looking for a way to get
something done? Then
you better find a tactic.
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Mnemonic: To
TACKLE something in
a tricky way or by
planning or plotting is
TACTICs.
Example: football
teams have to use
strong defensive
TACTICs to keep the
other guys from
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Tone: pos
If you are cognizant of

what's going on at the
table behind you in the
lunchroom, that means you
know they're plotting to
throw peas at your head. If
you are cognizant of
something, you are aware
of or informed about it.
Mnemonic: COG is
to SEE.
Example: In the light
of the new evidence
that the court can
now take cognizance
of, the case is
dropped.
Root: Prefix COGmeans to KNOW.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you don't notice or aren't

aware, it means that the
adjective oblivious applies
to you!
Mnemonic: For
example, Mr. Magoo
mistakes an airplane
for a theater and
instead of watching a
movie, he takes a
seat on a departing
airplane!
Example: You
eventually became
oblivious to the noise
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INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
TO SEE
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
To behold is to see. You could

behold the changing sky as
the sun sets. Its oldfashioned and fancy, so
magicians like to use it, as in
Behold! I shall pull a
rabbit out of my hat!
Mnemonic: To be
holden by someone,
keep showing
gratitude Feeling
BEHOLDen
(obligated) as he is
holding on
Example: BEHOLD
breathtaking
mountain views, while
relaxing in a
luxurious guestroom.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you can make out, pick

out, or distinguish something,
you can discern it. This is a
word for recognizing and
perceiving things.
Mnemonic: We
placed the broken
disc's ashes in an urn
to recognize it as
distinct and different
from all our other
deceased records.
Example: It is
possible to DISCERN
a number of different
techniques in her
work.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
catch sight of.
Mnemonic: ESPY is
to SPY on someone.
Example: Here from
a window, did she
ESPY a Knight
standing in a
woodman's cart?
Form: verb
Tone: pos
When we perceive something,

we become aware of or notice
it. Sometimes we perceive
things by using our senses of
sight, hearing, and smell.
Mnemonic:
PERCEIVE is ti SEE.
Example: I
PERCEIVEd a change
in his behavior.
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INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
ESPY
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
PERCEIVE
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
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UNMATCHED / UNIQUE
WEAK / THIN / TALL
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Form: adj
Tone: pos
Do you ever feel like one of Mnemonic:

a kind? Then maybe you
PEERLESS dont
are peerless, a word for
have any peer(friend)
someone (or something)
Example: Amazing,
unique, excellent, and
one-of-a-kind people
superior.
like Picasso, Gandhi,
and Shakespeare are
considered
PEERLESS.
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Use the adjective inimitable

to describe someone or
something that is so special
or unique, it is impossible
to duplicate, like that
superstar tennis player with
the inimitable serve no
other player can copy.
APPLAUSE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: pos
PEERLESS

IMPORTANT MARK
IMPURE / POISONOUS
INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
TO KNOW
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WEAK / THIN / TALL
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Mnemonic: IN
means NOT and
IMITATE is to COPY.
So it means
something that
cannot be copied or
duplicated.
Example: John
related in his own
INIMITABLE way the
story of his trip to
Tibet.
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Meaning
grow weak and thin or
waste away physically is
called emaciate.
Mnemonic: Ema she ate

it but still looks thin or
EMACIATEd
Example: His long
period of starvation had
left him EMACIATEd.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You can never be too rich

or too thin, but you
certainly can be too
gaunt. It means you look
skinny like you're sick,
not skinny like you have
a personal nutritionist
slapping your hand when
you reach for a bonbon.
Mnemonic: Taunt to
GAUNT girl
Example: The girl was
very GAUNT, but she was
very healthy as well.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the adjective lanky

Mnemonic: Youve
to describe someone
probably seen a LANKY
whos tall, thin, and a basketball player who
little bit gawky.
moves awkwardly but is
still able to make the
play, or a LANKY
teenager who seems to
be made up entirely of
long legs and long arms.
Example: She is a tall
LANKY teenager.
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LANKY
IMPORTANT MARK
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INTELLIGENT
PERSUADE
POLISH / *RENOVATE
SERIOUS / CONFUSED
SPOIL / DISFIGURE
SPOTTED / STAINED
STUPID / FOOLISH
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CAREFUL / PRECISE
CONCERNED ONLY WITH
PLEASURE
Relation to Group
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If something is
untenable, you can't
defend it or justify it. If
your disagreement with
your teacher puts you in
an untenable position,
you better just admit
you made a mistake and
get on with it.
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXAGGERATED BEHAVIOR
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
Mnemonic/Example
not able to be protected Mnemonic: In (NOT)

against attack
and Defensible.
Cannot be Defeated
Example: The
assemblyman was
accused of defending
the INDEFENSIBLE.
Root: Prefix IN
means NOT
INDEFENSIBLE
EXCLUDE / FORBID
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
UNTENABLE
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PERTAINING TO RELIGION
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SUPPORT / STRENGTHEN
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
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Tenable Teenager is
UNTENABLE
Example: I find your
theory UNTENABLE
and must reject it
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Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you want to
describe a person who
insists on perfection or
pays much attention
to food, clothing and
cleanliness, the right
word is fastidious.
Mnemonic:
FASTIDIOUS sounds
like: Fast + Tedious
ie fast and
hardworking
Example: He was
FASTIDIOUS in his
preparation for the
big day.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
People who are

meticulous can be
pretty annoying, what
with their extreme
attention to detail. But
if that person is, say,
your surgeon or your
accountant, you'll
want them to be
meticulous.
Mnemonic: Someone
who's METICULOUS is
afraid of what will
happen if they're not
careful enough to get
every detail right.
Example: The lab
technicians must be
METICULOUS in their
measurements to
obtain exact results
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A punctilious person
pays attention to
details. Are you
always precisely on
time? Is your room
perfectly neat? Do you
never forget a
birthday or a library
book's due date? Then
you are one of the
punctilious people.
Mnemonic: Punctual
person is
PUNCTILIOUS: very
attentive. Punctuation
is right or not, said
the PUNCTILIOUS
man.
Example: He was
PUNCTILIOUS about
being ready exactly
on time
Form: noun
Tone: pos
someone who insists

Mnemonic: Purist is
on great precision and a person who belongs
correctness
in PURE usage of
everything.
Example: PURISTS
may not approve of
the changes made to
the text of the play in
this production.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Scrupulous means
very careful to do
things properly and
correctly, such as
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REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
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METICULOUS
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
PUNCTILIOUS
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
Mnemonic/Example
If someone is
Mnemonic:
conscientious, that
Conscious =
person strives to do
CONSCIENTIOUS
what's right and to
Example:
carry out his duties.
CONSCIENTIOUS with
Conscientious people
regard to his duties
show care and put in a as examiner.
big effort.
Root: Prefix CON
means TOGETHER
CONSCIENTIOUS
EXCLUDE / FORBID
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: pos
PURISTS
WEAKEN
Mnemonic: Screw
Plus (positive)
Example: He was
SCRUPULOUS about
paying friends back

for money borrowed
right away, or not
returning a pair of
shoes after they've
been worn outdoors.
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Relation to Group
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Strictly speaking, hedonism

is the belief that pursuing
pleasure leads to the
greatest ethical good. In
practice, though, the ethical
part sometimes gets lost in
the pleasure part.
Mnemonic:
HEDONISM would be
indulging in places
like Las Vegas.
Example: the
hedonistic philosophy
of eat, drink and
be merry for
tomorrow we die!
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you know someone who's

totally addicted to luxurious
things and all of life's
pleasures, call them a
sybarite. Unless she's
inviting you over for
champagne brunches and
showering you with gifts - in
which case you should keep
your mouth shut.
Mnemonic:
SYBARITE a lover of
luxury always Say Bar
is the right place to
go.
Example: Jared, who
used to be the
epitome of Chicago's
wealthy SYBARITEs,
went bankrupt in
December, 1997
HEDONISM
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
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SYBARITE
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
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MISTAKE / ACT DONE
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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
argue over petty things
Mnemonic: petti
(small issues)
creating fight.
Example: Instinct is
what drives the best
instant decisions and puts too much
PETTIFOGGING purity
to shame.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Sophistry is tricking
someone by making a
seemingly clever
argument, such as
telling your mom you
must have candy before
dinner because if you
don't you'll die and then
the protein and vitamins
won't get eaten at all.
Mnemonic: Soap
History SOPHISTRY
on soap history
Example: The judge
rejected the local
authority's argument
as mere SOPHISTRY
PETTIFOGGING
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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FINE / DELICATE
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SOPHISTRY
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FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
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CAREFUL / PRECISE
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
Anything that has to

do with actors or
acting can be called
histrionic, like a
Broadway actor's
histrionic voice
projection that would
sound strange in
everyday life but is
perfect for the stage.
Mnemonic: describe a
person who in regular
life is a little too
dramatic and even
over-acts, like your
friend whose
HISTRIONIC rantings
make a trip to the
grocery store seem like
a matter of life and
death.
Example: She was
used to her mother's
HISTRIONICs.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you're writhing on
the floor, howling in
pain over the splinter
in your finger, you're
being a tad
melodramatic, that
is, exaggerated,
affected, or
histrionic.
Mnemonic: Extra
Dramatic is called
MELODRAMATIC
Example: a
MELODRAMATIC plot
full of deceit and
murder
CONCERNED ONLY WITH

PLEASURE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
HISTRIONIC
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FINE / DELICATE
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REFERENCE
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HUGE
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MISTAKE / ACT DONE
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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
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Meaning
If you banish someone or
ignore him, you ostracize
him. When the Iranian
president claimed that the
Holocaust was a hoax, he
was ostracized by the
international community.
Mnemonic:
ostRACISM .. racism
leads to groupism
and excluding a
group from the public
is to OSTRACIZE.
Example: The ostrich
was OSTRACIZEd
because of his big
mouth
Form: verb
Tone: neg
declare illegal; outlaw
Mnemonic:
OUTLAW: without
Law, which is Illigal
Example: There are
plans to OUTLAW the
carrying of knives
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A pariah is someone that

has been soundly rejected
by their community. Your
constant gossiping might
make you a pariah on
campus.
Mnemonic: Her pair

of eyes had a hard
time looking in the
same direction so she
became one who was
rejected by society
Example: Because of
his religious beliefs he
became a PARIAH in
the village
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To proscribe something is
to forbid or prohibit it, as a
school principal might
proscribe the use of cell
phones in class.
Mnemonic: Doctor
prescribes medicines
and PROSCRIBEs
junk food
Example: The new
law PROSCRIBEd
drinking alcohol on
the street.
Root: Suffix SCRIBE
is to WRITE
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you purposely stay away

from someone, you shun
that person. A sensitive
baker may ask why you are
shunning her cookies.
Mnemonic: SHUN
sounds like SUN so
keep a distance from
the sun.
Example: She has
been SHUNned by her
neighbors
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Something considered
taboo is naughty,
something society considers
a no-no. For example, it is
taboo to ask people how
much money they earn or
about their sex lives.
Mnemonic: TABOO
its similar to TAUBA(->refrain oneself to
do somthing
restricted in Islam)
Example: Death is
one of the great
TABOOs in our
culture.
OSTRACIZE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
OUTLAW
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
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PROSCRIBE
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
SHUN
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
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UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
TABOO
Mnemonic/Example
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Tone: neg
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Relation to Group
Use nuance to refer to a

very small difference in color,
meaning, or feeling. What
makes singers brilliant is not
how loud they can sing a
note, but how many nuances
they can evoke through their
approach.
Mnemonic: It is
always such a
nuisance to have to
capture all the subtle
aspects of every new
dance we learn.
Example: He
watched her face
intently to catch every
nuance of expression.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something that is subtle is

not obvious: a professional
food taster might be able to
perceive subtle differences of
flavor that most people don't
notice.
Mnemonic: SUBTLE
is used for things that
are hard to describe
because of their
complexity or
delicacy: a way of
thinking, arguing, or
creating a work of art.
Example: The
fragrance is a SUBTLE
blend of jasmine and
sandalwood.
NUANCES
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
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FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
SUBTLE
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
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DECEPTIVE REASONING
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Straightforward and
truthful talk might be
described with the
adjective candid. If
you're too candid in
your personal blog, a
future employer
might discover your
penchant for nude
skydiving.
Mnemonic:
Remember that TV
show Candid Camera?
It was called that
because its hidden
cameras supposedly
showed a candid view
of reality.
Example: To be
candid, I can't stand
her.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When a person is
being forthright,
they're being direct,
clear, or even
straight-up. But we're
not here to talk about
those. We're here to
talk about forthright.
Mnemonic: Fourth
option Right hai you
said in FORTHRIGHT
manner.
Example: He was
known for his
FORTHRIGHT manner
CANDID/CANDOR
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
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FULLY SATISFIED
FORTHRIGHT
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
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MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
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THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
An itinerant is a person
who moves from place to
place, typically for work,
like the itinerant preacher
who moves to a new
community every few
years.
Mnemonic:
ITINERANT keeps
itinerary all the time
as he always travels
from place to place
Example: The same
day, an ITINERANT
preacher came to the
village
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you're reading this on a

treadmill or while taking a
walk, you may know about
the peripatetic, or
walking, philosopher
Aristotle, who taught
while strolling with his
students. Or, maybe you
just like being a
peripatetic, a walking
wanderer.
Mnemonic: Music
teachers in England
rarely teach in one
school these days;
they teach in several
and are described as
PERIPATETIC
teachers.
Example: Her father
was in the army and
the family led a
PERIPATETIC
existence
Root: Prefix PERImeans AROUND
ITINERANT
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
PERIPATETIC
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
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THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
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Tone: pos
To gratify is to give
satisfaction. So if you've
managed to get straight A's
in school, what you did was
gratify your parents - and it
probably felt pretty
gratifying to you too.
Mnemonic: it would
be really GREAT IF I
bring a score above
330 in GRE and I'll be
able to please the top
notch universities
Example: He only
gave his consent in
order to GRATIFY her
wishes.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Quench means to put out,

put an end to, or satisfy. If
you're stranded in the
middle of the desert with
nothing drink, you're
probably dreaming of a nice
big glass of ice water to
quench your thirst.
Mnemonic: Drench
and QUENCH sounds
similar
Example: Firemen
tried to QUENCH the
flames raging through
the building.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Replete means full, often in

a satisfying way. "The library
was replete with bound first
volumes, and Lucy, a
bookworm, was happier
there than any place else."
Mnemonic: deplete,
complete, REPLETE all
relate to the quantity
of something.
Example: Literature
is REPLETE with
drama and
excitement
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Sometimes you're so hungry

you feel like you could eat a
ten-course meal. Other
times it takes just a small
salad to sate your appetite,
or to satisfy your hunger.
Mnemonic: s-ate,
so when we have
finished eating our
food, we are satisfied
to the full.
Example: However
many are planned, I
ve had my
curiosity SATEd and
will happily skip the
next.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you just can't get enough

popcorn, even the jumbo tub
at the movie theater may
not be enough to satiate, or
satisfy, your desire.
Mnemonic: I SAT &

ATE till I was full!
Example: Protein
and fat keep you
SATIATEd, so you
don't want another
snack 30 minutes
later.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
The verb saturate means to

cause something to be fully
soaked to the point where it
can't take on anything else.
Mnemonic: If you're
a workaholic, you
might SATURATE all
your free time with
work, leaving no time
to spend with your
family.
Example: The
GRATIFY
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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FINE / DELICATE
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QUENCH
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
REPLETE
MISTAKE / ACT DONE

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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
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SYMPATHY
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EVIDENCE
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TO DO RELUCTANTLY
SATIATE
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
SATURATE
company had
SATURATEd the
market for personal
organizers
Form: verb
Tone: pos
When you slake something,

such as a desire or a thirst,
you satisfy it. A big glass of
lemonade on a hot summer
day will slake your thirst.
Mnemonic: focus on
the 'lake' part of this
word..so you can say
that you want to
satisfy your thrist
after seeing the water
in that lake .
Example: More
through fatigue than
because his thirst
was SLAKEd, he
stopped at last and
turned away from the
lake.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To suffice is to be enough, in
either quality or quantity. If
may not be gourmet all the
time, but if your food is
healthy, it will suffice.
Mnemonic: SUFFICE
sounds like
SUFFICIENT.
Example: Generally
a brief note or a
phone call will
SUFFICE.
SLAKE
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Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
You reject any vegetable

that isn't yellow. You like
basmati rice, but detest
jasmine and brown.You
dine at one restaurant,
and you always order the
same meal. You are a
finicky eater - that is, you
are quite particular about
food.
Mnemonic: Nicky is
FINICKY, FINICKY is
Picky
Example: Even the
most FINICKY eater
will find something to
eat.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
be overly critical; criticize Example: Some

minor details
readers will surely
perceive our critique
as NITPICKING Khan
s errors.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Persnickety is a lively,
fancy word for
fussy. If you've
sent your salad back to
the kitchen three times,
you might be a
persnickety eater.
Mnemonic: The
adjective
PERSNICKETY sounds
prickly like a
porcupine, and
PERSNICKETY people
can indeed be sharp
and prickly when they
don't get things
precisely as they
wish.
Example: To be
polite, Id call her
PERSNICKETY, he
told me.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you fainted or threw up

at the sight of frog
intestines in biology
class, youre
squeamish - easily
nauseated or shocked by
unpleasant, icky things.
No horror movies for you!
Mnemonic:
SQUEAMISH is like
"scream-ish". i.e.,
one who screams for
everything.
Example: This movie
is not for the
SQUEAMISH.
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
A stickler is someone
who insists that things
are done in a certain
way. Say youre
getting married and want
to write your own vows,
but your partners
mother demands that you
have a traditional
ceremony. The mother is
a stickler for tradition.
Mnemonic:
STICKLER sounds like
a person who is very
sticky, that sticks to
one point only.
Example: To others
it might seem that
you're being a
STICKLER for rules.
FINICKY
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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REFERENCE
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MISTAKE / ACT DONE

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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
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EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
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Relation to Group
Mnemonic: Helen, a
fitting name for a
woman of great
beauty, is an allusion
to Helen of Troy.
Example: Try not to
allude to this matter
in his presence
because the topic
annoys him.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
During rehearsal,
the actors need to
learn their cues to
make sure their
timing is right. A cue
can also be a clue or
reminder of
something.
Example:
Temperature is often
a CUE to enter or
emerge from
hibernation.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A hint is a slight
indication or clue.
Your mother might
hint at the fact that
she doesnt like
your shoes, while
your grandmother
will just come right
out and say that
theyre ugly.
Example: He
resented any HINT
that he might be to
blame.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Use the adjective

implicit when you
mean that
something is
understood but not
clearly stated. You
might think you and
your boyfriend might
have an implicit
understanding that
you are going to get
married, but it's
probably better to
talk it through.
Mnemonic: IMPLICIT
sounds like Imply or
Refer to something
and the opposite is
EXPLICIT.
Example: IMPLICIT
in his speech was the
assumption that they
were guilty.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Speaking in
innuendo is when
you say something
indirectly - often of
a hurtful or sexual
nature.
Mnemonic: A worm
is cut in two so it has
a new end: the old
worm head says a
statement that
implies something
bad indirectly in the
new end
Example: Because
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
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HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
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MISTAKE / ACT DONE
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PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
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INNUENDO
Mnemonic/Example
When you allude to

something, you
don't identify it or
mention it
specifically. If you
allude to the fact
that a cop is sitting
right behind you,
your friends might
stop talking about
their plans to rob a
bank.
ALLUDE/ALLUSION
FRANK
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neut
the movie is full of

sexual INNUENDOs,
we did not bring the
children
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Insinuate means you

imply or suggest
something that may
or may not be true.
If you say things
seemed to go wrong
about the time your
brother took over,
you insinuate that
he had something to
do with the decline.
Mnemonic: The girl

has lost her memory.
The boy telling her This is the INStitute
IN which YOU ATE.
He is trying to HINT,
IMPLY to her.
Example: The article
INSINUATEd that he
was having an affair
with his friend's wife.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something tacit is
implied or
understood without
question. Holding
hands might be a
tacit
acknowledgment
that a boy and girl
are dating.
Mnemonic: TACITly
asked To Sit
Example: She gave a
TACIT approval by
smiling and winking
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something blatant is
very obvious and
offensive. Don't get
caught in a blatant
lie, because you
won't be able to
weasel your way out
of it.
Mnemonic: Blatant is
not latent. Latent:
hidden, dormant,
unexpressed. Latent
is hidden in tent (LA
TENT), opposite is
Blatant which means
OBVIOUS
Example: I am not
sure why Raki is
always so blatant.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Anything explicit is
very clear, whether
it's instructions or a
bad movie
Mnemonic: Please
sit: I will make it
explicit
Example: The plot of
9/11 attack was an
explicit act of
violence.
INSINUATE
TACIT
X BLATANT
X EXPLICIT
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Relation to Group
Mnemonic:
BEHEMOTH is big like
Mammoth Biblical
creature mentioned in
the Book of Job The
word is most likely a
plural form of ????
(b?h?m?h), meaning
beast or large animal.
Example: Its tough
for BING to compete
with the BEHEMOTH
search engines like
Google.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Colossal describes
something so large it
makes you say, "Whoa!"
You might have a
colossal amount of
homework, or see a
colossal pyramid while
vacationing in Egypt.
Mnemonic: The
colosseum - one of
the seven wonders of
the world, which was
a huge theatre in the
olden days
Example: The singer
earns a COLOSSAL
amount of money.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Whether you're talking

about your gargantuan
appetite or a gargantuan
building, use the word
gargantuan to describe
something so big that
big just isn't, well, big
enough to accurately
describe it.
Mnemonic:
Gargantua was a
huge, stout GIANT.
We get the name
from that character.
Example: A
GARGANTUAN
corruption scandal a
marketing event of
GARGANTUAN
proportion.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Gigantic is an adjective
Mnemonic:
used to describe
GIGANTIC soungs like
something that's really
a GIANT. And so it is,
big, as though it were
unusually huge.
made for a giant. You
Example: The
might call a skyscraper a problem was
gigantic building,
beginning to take on
especially if it towers
GIGANTIC
over other buildings
proportions.
nearby.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something humongous is
really, really big. If you
experiment with
greenhouses,
fertilization, and grow
lights, you can grow a
humongous pumpkin.
BEHEMOTH
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
COLOSSAL
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
GARGANTUAN
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
GIGANTIC
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
HUMONGOUS
Mnemonic/Example
You can call a massive

telecommunications
company a behemoth.
The word means
something big and
powerful.
CONCERNED ONLY WITH

PLEASURE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Mnemonic:
HUMONGOUS sounds
like ENORMOUS OR
TREMENDOUS. When
we describe
something very big
will call it so.
Example: You may
look a little silly
making phone calls,

holding the
HUMONGOUS Galaxy
Note up to your ear.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
anything of immense size Mnemonic:

and power.
LEVIATHAN sounds
like a LIVING GIANT.
Example: the
LEVIATHAN of
government
bureaucracy
Form: noun
Tone: pos
The adjective mammoth

is a great way to
describe something
really, really big, like
those huge woolly
elephants theyre still
finding in the melting
glaciers.
Mnemonic:
MAMMOTH is big like
Behemoth Biblical
creature mentioned in
the Book of Job The
word is most likely a
plural form of ????
(b?h?m?h), meaning
beast or large animal.
Example: This is a
MAMMOTH
organization
Form: noun
Tone: neut
When something is
monolithic it's big, and
made of one thing. A
large piece of stone
jutting from the earth is
a monolith, and Detroit's
economy when it
depended entirely on the
auto industry was
monolithic.
Mnemonic: Mono Single + Lithic related to rocks, so

single solid rock and
unchangeable
Example: Knowing
the importance of
appearing resolute,
the patriots sought to
present a
MONOLITHIC front.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Whether it's a
monumental effort
requiring vast amounts
of strength or a
monumental cruise ship
with eleven floors and
five sets of elevators, the
word monumental
describes something
imposing or massive in
size.
Mnemonic: have you

seen large
MONUMENTS, they
are attractive
because of their look
as well as height or
hugeness.
Example: Gibbon's
MONUMENTAL work
The Rise and Fall
of the Roman
Empire
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something exceptional,
substantial, or great is
prodigious. A blizzard
includes prodigious wind
and snow. A prodigious
writer is one who can
write a lot and do it well.
Mnemonic: Prodigy
group is
PRODIGIOUS. Proud
ji us: because we are
PRODIGIOUS
(extraordinary)
Example: He
impressed everyone
with his PRODIGIOUS
memory
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If two rival football

teams played a close
game that went into
overtime, it could be
could be said that
winning it was a titanic
struggle. This means it
took a large amount of
force and power to do
so.
Mnemonic:
Remember the HUGE
SHIP named TITANIC
in the movie with the
same name. Its
meant to be huge
and gigantic.
Example: This is a
TITANIC struggle
between good and
LEVIATHAN
MAMMOTH
MONOLITHIC
MONUMENTAL
PRODIGIOUS
TITANIC
evil
Form: adj
Tone: neut
of imposing height;
especially standing out
above others
Mnemonic: A Tower
usually stands tall
and appears to be
huge.
Example: This was a
TOWERING
performace.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Consider that volume is

a measure of size. That
will help you understand
that voluminous refers to
something very large in
size or extent.
Mnemonic:
VOLUMINOUS
definitely comes from
VOLUME which in this
case is great.
Example: There is
VOLUMINOUS
literature on
modernism and postmodernism.
TOWERING
VOLUMINOUS
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neut
If you use the word

discourse, you are
describing a formal and
intense discussion or
debate.
Mnemonic: Sounds
like 'this Course'. I
attended a
DISCOURSE on this
course.
Example: A
DISCOURSE on issues
of gender and
sexuality.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A dissertation is a long
piece of writing that
uses research to bring
to light an original idea.
Don't go to grad school
unless you're prepared
to write, say, a 300page dissertation on
some topic.
Mnemonic: Dessert
Station pe
DISSERTATION di
Example: He is
currently writing a
DISSERTATION
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Rhetoric is speaking or
writing that's intended
to persuade. If your
goal is to write editorial
columns for "The New
York Times," you should
work on your rhetoric.
Mnemonic: Our
friend Ray learned the
art of discourse from
attending many tours
held by famous
orators
Example: His offers
of compromise were
mere RHETORIC
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A thesis is the most

important or
foundational idea of an
argument. If you write
a paper with the central
thesis that girls are
yucky, you'll need to
back that up with
cooties-based research.
Mnemonic: THESIS
or a Treatise refer to
a theory or statement
put forward for
reasoning.
Example: Students
must submit a
THESIS on an agreed
subject within four
years.
DISCOURSE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
DISSERTATION
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
RHETORIC
MISTAKE / ACT DONE

CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
THESIS
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you botch something,

you make a mess of it or
you ruin it. If you totally
botch your lines in the
school play, you
stammer and stutter
your way through the
whole thing.
Mnemonic: BOTCH
can be rememberd as
Black Patch
Example: The work
they did on the house
was a BOTCHed job.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Saying the wrong thing

at the wrong time,
dropping something,
tripping and falling:
these are some classic
bungles - and they
re always
embarrassing.
Mnemonic: Bangle
seller bunged his job
by breaking bangles
Example: He was
caught during
hisBUNGLEd attempt
to burgle the bank.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you misread a party

invitation and arrive in a
penguin costume, only
to realize that the other
guests are wearing
elegant gowns, you'll
understand what it
means to commit a faux
pas, or an awkward
social mistake.
Mnemonic: Faux Pa
is a french word
meaning a false step.
Example: His
outbursts and FAUX
PAS often triggered
national debates, but
also made for
television gold.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A gaffe is mistake that

embarrasses you in front
of others. If you run into
a friend out with her
grey-haired father, and
you blurt out, "Oh, hi,
you must be Tara's
grandfather!" then
you've made a gaffe.
Mnemonic: Disney
character Goofy who
was always making
Blunders.
Example: He made
some real GAFFEs
early in his career.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A malapropism occurs
when you say one word
but you mean another,
like instead of saying a
certain restaurant is
prosperous, you say it is
preposterous. As you
can tell, malapropisms
are often humorous,
though sometimes the
joke is on the speaker.
Mnemonic: Mal
(negative) + Prop
(proper usage) ..
improper usage of
words
Example: One of the
things George W.
Bush is known for are
his MALAPROPISMs.
Root: Prefix MAL
means BAD
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A misnomer is a wrong
or unsuitable name. It
s a misnomer to call
your grandmother
Grandfather, the
same way its a
misnomer to call a chair
Mnemonic: MIS
means WRONG OR
HATE and NOMER can
be related to NAME.
So a Name that does
not match at all with
the person's
BOTCH
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
BUNGLE
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
FAUX PAS
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
GAFFE
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
MALAPROPISM
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
MISNOMER
with four legs that

doesnt move unless
you drag it across the
floor, a rocking chair.
characterestics
Example: Villa was
something of a
MISNOMER; the place
was no more than an
old farmhouse.
Root: Prefix MISmeans HATE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
To be tactless is to
either be rude (without
manners) or inept
(without finesse). Either
way, it's awkward.
Mnemonic: Without
Tact would be
TACTLESS.
Example: It was
TACTLESS of you to
comment on his hair!
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Having finesse means

you can handle difficult
situations with
diplomacy and tact, like
the finesse it takes to
help two friends work
out their differences without taking sides or
alienating either one.
Mnemonic: Finesse
sounds like FINENESS
that is involved in
doing something.
Example: He used
no unnecessary
finesse in stating his
ends.
TACTLESS
X FINESSE
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Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
Relation to Group
If someone believes they

cannot know whether or
not God exists, label
them an agnostic. A bad
joke: Did you hear about
the dyslexic agnostic
insomniac? He stayed up
all night wondering if
there was a dog.
Mnemonic: Imagine
staring at a hag (an
ugly old woman)
nose and not being
sure whether the hag
is a witch - you are
unsure of the
existence of the
supernatural
Example: She grew
up in an AGNOSTIC
household.
Root: GNOS- means
KNOWLEDGE
Form: noun
Tone: neut
An atheist believes there

is no such thing as god,
or any other deity.
Mnemonic: THEIST
means God or
believer in God, And
the prefix A means
NOT. So ATHEIST
does not believe in
God.
Example: Nearly one
in five Americans say
they are ATHEIST,
agnostic or
nothing in
particular.
Root: THEO - means
GOD
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To proselytize is to try to
persuade someone to
switch to your religious
beliefs or your way of
living. "Like a true
evangelist, Amber
proselytized about the
rewards of life as a
devout adherent of the
faith."
Mnemonic: Pro sell

ytize (advertize): act
of pros to sell and
advertize their gods
and force people to
convert.
Example: Christian
groups were arrested
for trying to
PROSELYTIZE people
Form: noun
Tone: neut
one who believes in the

existence of a god or
gods
Mnemonic: THEIST
means God or
believer in God.
Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
Theology is the study of

religion, plain and simple.
Of course, religion isn
t simple, so theology
covers a lot of subjects,
like rituals, divine beings,
the history of religions,
and the concept of
religious truth.
Mnemonic: Theo is
know as GOD in
Greek.
Example: He got a a
degree in THEOLOGY
Root: Prefix THEOmeans GOD and
suffix -LOGY means
STUDY/FIELD OF.
CONCERNED ONLY WITH

PLEASURE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
AGNOSTIC
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
ATHEIST
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
PROSELYTIZE
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
THEIST
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
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Form: adj
Tone: neut
Adjacent means close

to or near something.
You may consider the
people up and down
your street to be
neighbors, but your
next door neighbor is
the person who lives in
the house or apartment
adjacent to yours.
Mnemonic: Add
scent ADJACENT to
each other
Example: The planes
landed on ADJACENT
runways.
Root: AD- means TO
or TOWARDS.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Use the adjective

contiguous when you
want to describe one
thing touching another
thing, or next to it but
not actually touching.
Mnemonic: All states

are touching/adjacent
(CONTIGUOUS) or all
states are
continuous..
Example: The
bruising was not
CONTIGUOUS to the
wound.
Root: CON means
TOGETHER.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
If a waiter served you

a whole fish and a
scoop of chocolate ice
cream on the same
plate, your surprise
might be caused by the
juxtaposition, or the
side-by-side contrast,
of the two foods.
Mnemonic: Imagine
a funeral mourner
telling jokes
graveside, and you
get the idea - the
JUXTAPOSITION in
this case is between
grief and humor.
Example: In the
exhibition, abstract
paintings are
juxtaposed with
shocking
photographs.
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
ADJACENT
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
CONTIGUOUS
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE

REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
Mnemonic/Example
When something
Example: His land
borders something
ABUTs on to a road
else, it is said to abut
it. The term is often
used in real estate to
refer to a lot line.
Wouldnt it be nice
to have your back yard
abut a forest preserve
or park?
ABUT
FINE / DELICATE
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neut
JUXTAPOSITION
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
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Mnemonic:
ANNIHILATE Eliminate; So to
ELIMINATE someone
completely from your
life.. means to kill
them.
Example: The
human race has
enough weapons to
ANNIHILATE itself.
Root: AN- means
WITHOUT.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Carnage is mass murder.

If you have seen news
footage of a village after
a bomb has been
detonated, you probably
saw a scene of carnage.
Mnemonic: If under
aged people drive the
car, there is a
possibility that he
may kill people or
animals on the road.
Example: How can
we reduce the
CARNAGE on our
roads?
Root: CARN- means
MEAT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If something is
drastically reduced or
killed, especially in
number, you can say it
was decimated. "The oil
spill in the Gulf of Mexico
decimated the wildlife
along the coast."
Mnemonic: deci
[means 10]mate[in
,chess mate means
killing a king]so it
sound like killing a
king in every 10
people,so to kill a
king you have to kill
10 persons.
Example: The rabbit
population was
DECIMATEd by the
disease.
Root: DE- means
DOWN/ AWAY
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If something is erased or
rubbed out, it has been
effaced. Teachers get
annoyed to find that
someone has effaced the
blackboard - even the
part clearly marked, "Do
Not Erase!"
Mnemonic: Closely
related to "erase"..to
rub out or we can
think in another way
also, we wash our
face to remove the
dust from the surface
of the skin(ef+face)
Example: She tried
her best to EFFACE
the memory of the
accident.
Root: E- means OUT
OF/FROM
ANNIHILATE
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
CARNAGE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
DECIMATE
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
EFFACE
Mnemonic/Example
Killing ends when the

thing you are killing
(your sworn enemy, all
hope, a gerbil) is dead.
Annihilate goes farther
when you annihilate
something, you wipe all
trace of it from the
earth.
CONCERNED ONLY WITH

PLEASURE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To eradicate something
is to get rid of it, to
destroy it, and to kiss it
goodbye.
Mnemonic: You can

also ERADICATE
corruption, poverty,
or diseases, rather
ERASE it.
Example: Diphtheria
has been virtually
ERADICATEd in the
United States.
Root: same as above
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To expunge is to cross
out or eliminate. After
Nicholas proved he had
been in school on the day
in question, the absence
was expunged from his
record.
Mnemonic:
EXPUNGE rhymes
with sponge..which is
used to remove dirt..
Example: Details of
his criminal activities
were EXPUNGEd from
the file.
Root: EX- means
OUT OF/ FROM
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If your house becomes

Mnemonic:
infested with
AXE+TERMINATE(put
cockroaches, mice, or
an end to)...when you
even ants, you might
use axe to end
have to exterminate
someone, you
them. It is certainly not a EXTERMINATE
pleasant process, but
Example: Fur seals
often quite necessary.
were nearly
EXTERMINATEd a few
years ago.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To fumigate is to spray
something with fumes,
usually to eliminate pests
of some kind.
Mnemonic:
FUMIGATE sounds
like FUMES, and that
s the meaning,
used to draw away
insects.
Example: Carpets
are best FUMIGATEd
on the floor, but
should afterward be
removed to the open
air and thoroughly
beaten.
Root: OB- means
AGAINST
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you see obliterate,

think of evil alien
invaders that zap a
planet with a destructive
ray. In one blast, the
planet and all of the
people on it are
vaporized. The planet is
truly obliterated, or
completely wiped out.
Mnemonic: lets '

all-be-literate ' and
destroy illiteracy
completely
Example: Everything
that happened that
night was
OBLITERATEd from
his memory.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Perish means to die, but

it suggests a slow,
gradual, nonviolent
death. Starving to death
is perishing. Getting hit
by a bus is just plain
getting killed.
Example: Thousands
PERISHed at the
hands of the invading
forces.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something is indelible,
you better hope you
never regret it, like the
indelible tattoo of the
Mnemonic: indelible:
in + delete + ablewhich can't be
deleted
ERADICATE
EXPUNGE
EXTERMINATE
FUMIGATE
OBLITERATE
PERISH
name of your favorite

band or the indelible first
impression it might give
people you meet years
from now, especially if
your taste in music
changes.
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unhappy childhood
left an indelible mark.
Root: IN- means
NOT.
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Diminutive means
small. A diminutive
person is short and
small. A diminutive
word is a "cute" version
of a regular word,
"Maggie" is the
diminutive of
"Margaret."
Mnemonic: Dimin
(sounds like
DIMINISH), when
something diminishes
the effect becomes
lesser smaller.
Example: Jim and
Jimmy are
DIMINUTIVEs of
'James'.
Root: Root MIN
means SMALL.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When it's incalculably

small, when teensy
seems large compared
to it, then it is
infinitesimal. "The
equipment was so
sensitive that even the
infinitesimal dust
molecules that swept in
with the open door
altered the readings."
Mnemonic:
INFINITESIMAL is
infinitely small. Earth
is INFINITESIMAL in
universe
Example: His
statement has
INFINITESIMAL
amount of truth
Form: noun
Tone: neut
When you think of

microcosm, picture your
home town inside a
snow globe. The teeny
tiny city is a microcosm
of the one you live in. It
is that place in
miniature.
Mnemonic: Micro =
small + Cosmos =
worldA small
world
Example: The family
is a MICROCOSM of
society.
Root: MICRO means
SMALL
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Miniscule is a variant of
minuscule, meaning
very tiny. Ants,
grains of sand, and
portion sizes at fancy
restaurants might all be
described as miniscule.
Mnemonic: Mini
means extremely
small. as in the words
minimal and
miniskirt.
Example: But what
may seem like a
miniscule gain can
affect medal
standings.
Root: Prefix MIN
means SMALL.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you have a slight

build, you're slim with
small bones. A slight
deviation from your
plan, is a tiny
adjustment.
Mnemonic: SLIGHT
means Less.
Example: I woke up
with a SLIGHT
headache.
DIMINUTIVE
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
INFINITESIMAL
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
MICROCOSM
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
MINUSCULE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
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UNDERSTAND
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
When the battle is getting

long and the odds are
getting longer, retreat to
your bastion to regroup and
prepare for the next round
of fighting. A bastion is a
stronghold or fortification
that remains intact.
Mnemonic: BASTION
army fighting from
BASTION Army Base
station is BASTION
Example: There is a
huge BASTION on the
side of the castle to
help protect it from
the enemy.
Form: Verb
Tone: pos
When you cheer up a friend

who's feeling down, you
bolster them. To bolster is to
offer support or strengthen.
Mnemonic: Boster
sounds like Bolt the
sitar.
Example: These
bolts on Sitar are to
BOLSTER the sitar.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
You can buttress an

argument with solid facts or
your financial portfolio with
safe investments. You may
find that giving compliments
to everyone you meet
buttresses your popularity.
To buttress is to sustain or
reinforce.
Mnemonic: Butt-rest
for a wall..
Example: Trees have
wideBUTTRESS
rootsto support their
great height.
Form: Verb
Tone: pos
If you add nutrients to

something you fortify it.
Food scientists have found
ways to fortify cereal, but in
addition to vitamins C and
D, they usually add a lot of
sugar.
Mnemonic: If you
turn your couch into
a fort you make it
stronger
Example: They
fortified the area
against attack.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
support
Mnemonic:
Remember we used
to watch this dance
show boogy woogy
where you have to
dance with a PROP
(support the act)
Example: these are
measures to PROP up
an unpopular
government.
BASTION
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
BOLSTER
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
BUTTRESS
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
FORTIFY
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
PROP
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
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Mnemonic: Com
means together and
Passion is the zeal. So
when you have the
passion and
willingness to help
others its
COMPASSION.
Example: She was
known as a hard
woman with no
COMPASSION, no
emotion.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/pos
Use empathy if you're

looking for a noun
meaning "the ability to
identify with another's
feelings."
Mnemonic: EMPATHY
and Sympathy are
similar in meaning.
Example: He has
EMPATHY for other
people's situations
Root: EM- means IN
Form: adj
Tone: neut/pos
A humane person is one

who shows great
compassion and caring
for others, including
animals, and who tries
whenever possible to
alleviate another's
suffering.
Mnemonic:
Remember HUMANE is
nothing but Being
Human.
caring and HUMANE
society
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A callous person is
insensitive or emotionally
hardened. If you laugh at
your little sister while
she's trying to show you
her poetry, you're being
callous.
Example: He had
worked in the hospital
for so many years
that he was callous to
the suffering in the
wards.
COMPASSION
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
EMPATHY
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
HUMANE
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
Mnemonic/Example
If someone shows
kindness, caring, and a
willingness to help
others, they're showing
compassion.
CONCERNED ONLY WITH

PLEASURE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neut/pos
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SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
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Form: verb
Tone: pos
To foster is to nurture
something for a little
while. She fosters
creativity by providing
crayons to every student.
You can also foster a child,
which means she lives in
your home for a time.
Mnemonic: Poster is
to FOSTER your
brand name.
Example: The club
s aim is to
FOSTER better
relations within the
community; ..FOSTER
Parents
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you plant a seed, water

it daily and give it lots of
light, you nurture it until it
is ready to be transplanted
outside. When you nurture
a person or thing, you care
for it and help it to grow.
Mnemonic: Dont
torture but please
NURTURE a child,
even if it belongs to
sombody else.
Example: These
delicate plants need
careful nurturing.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Someone who acts as a

surrogate takes the place
of another person. In the
middle of a big Hollywood
awards ceremony, if a
celebrity has to go to the
bathroom, a surrogate will
take his or her place and
fill the seat.
Mnemonic:
SURROGATE sounds
like :Sir, your gate is
broken and I will be
the one to take the
responsibility for it
even though Bob did
it.
Example: She
adopted our newest
rescue and became a
SURROGATE mom to
him this year.
FOSTER
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
NURTURE
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
SURROGATE
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
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Mnemonic/Example
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Tone: neut
Relation to Group
Everyone who has ever

taken a science class
knows the word
"hypothesis," which
means an idea, or a
guess, that you are
going to test through an
experiment. A
hypothetical is related
to that. It means
something based on an
informed guess.
Mnemonic: Its
nothing but
HYPOTHESIS, which
lacks EVIDENCE
Example: Let us take
the HYPOTHETICAL
case of Sheila, a
mother of two
Root: Prefix HYPOmeans UNDER
Form: verb
Tone: neut/pos
When you speculate,

you use what you know
to make a prediction
about an outcome, like
when you speculate that
the injury of two key
players will prevent
your favorite team from
going far in the playoffs
this year.
Mnemonic: a
business owner may
SPECULATE that a
brand-new kind of
frozen yogurt will be
really popular, so she
buys a huge order of
it for her ice cream
store.
Example: We all
SPECULATEd about
the reasons for her
resignation.
Root: SPEC is to SEE
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If knowledge is
empirical, it's based on
observation rather than
theory. To do an
empirical study of donut
shops, you'll need to
visit every one you can
find.
Mnemonic: Such
claims need to be
tested empirically.
Example: There is
enormous empirical
evidence for the law
of diminishing
marginal returns.
Root: EM- means IN
HYPOTHETICAL
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
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FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
SPECULATE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
X EMPERICAL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
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Form: adj
Tone: pos/neut
If a dress is so seethrough that light shines

through it revealing the
things unnecessarily, it's
diaphanous. Also known
as "sheer,"
"transparent," or just
plain" but diaphanous is
so much classier.
Mnemonic:
DIAPHANOUS phone.
Example: The stain
glass window was
very DIAPHANOUS I
could almost clearly
see the clouds
outside
Root: Prefix DIAmeans THROUGH
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
You can describe weak,

thin, and fragile things
as flimsy. Onion smells
are strong, onion skins
are flimsy. Blaming
onions for making you
cry during a sad movie,
that's a flimsy excuse,
when there are no
onions in the theater.
Mnemonic: A
FLIMSY object and a
FLIMSY objection or
excuse are both
without weight and
are easy to knock
down
Example: The
evidence against him
is pretty FLIMSY.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something that is
delicate and fragile can
be described as frail.
Grandma's favorite vase
is probably too frail to
use for football practice;
some of us have learned
that the hard way.
Mnemonic: FRAIL one who fails in a

subject is obviously
WEAK in it
Example: Mother
was becoming too
FRAIL to live alone.
Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
Gossamer is something
super fine and delicate
like a spider web or
the material of a
wedding veil.
Mnemonic:
+SAMMER(summer) we wear clothes of
light fabric
Example: Nylon can
be woven into
GOSSAMER or thick
fabrics.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
You can't touch this word

- it is intangible. You can
grasp the meaning of the
word in your head, but
you can't close your
hands around it; you'll
just put fingerprints on
your monitor.
Mnemonic:
INTANGIBLE is not
tangible
Example: The old
building had an
INTANGIBLE air of
sadness about it.
Root: Prefix TANGmeans to TOUCH
Form: noun
Tone: neut
characterized by
formation of a
membrane (or
something resembling a
membrane)
Example: It also
provides a clear
MEMBRANOUS touchpoint for the
touchscreen.
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
If people can see

through your shirt, it's
Example: We were
impressed by the
DIAPHANOUS
DECEPTIVE REASONING
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FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FLIMSY
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
FRAIL
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
GOSSAMER
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
INTANGIBLE
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
MEMBRANOUS
sheer. This can also

mean something steep,
like a cliff, or anything
extreme, like sheer
nerve.
SHEER size of the

cathedral.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If something is tenuous
it's thin, either literally
or metaphorically. If you
try to learn a
complicated
mathematical concept by
cramming for 45
minutes, you will have a
tenuous grasp of that
concept, at best.
Mnemonic: Ten Of
Us can fit in this car,
there is TENUOUS
chances.
Example: He holds a
rather TENUOUS
position in history
Root: Prefix TEN
means HOLD
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
When something is
palpable, you can touch
or handle it, even though
the word is often used to
describe things that
usually can't be handled
or touched, such as
emotions or sensations.
Mnemonic: After
touching the PULP of
fruit its obvious that
every one would be
ABLE to perceive
whether the fruit is
fresh or not.
Example: The
tension between
them is palpable
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Something substantial is
large in size, number, or
amount: If you want to
say someone spent a lot
of money without being
too specific, you could
say they spent a
substantial amount of
money.
Mnemonic: Lots of
Substance in anything
would be considered
as Substantial
Example: He ate a
substantial breakfast.
Root: Prefix SUBmeans UNDER.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Tactile has to do with

the sense of touch.
There's a huge tactile
difference between
smooth glass and rough
sandpaper.
Mnemonic: This Tile

is so tactile
Example: Different
textures of food are
tactile - they feel
different in your
mouth, aside from
how they taste.
Root: Prefix TACTmeans TOUCH
SHEER
TENUOUS
X PALPABLE
X
SUBSTANTIAL
X TACTILE
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Tone: neg
Relation to Group
If you balk at your mother's

suggestion that you take on
more responsibility, you're
saying no to added chores.
To balk means to refuse to
go along with.
Mnemonic: Dog
barked to BALK the
thieves. Dog BALKed
to bark.
Example: Many
parents may BALK at
the idea of paying
$100 for a pair of
shoes.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you do something in a
grudging manner (or
grudgingly), you do it with
reluctance. Doing
homework, paying taxes,
and saying sorry are all
commonly done in a
grudging manner.
Mnemonic: Imagine
a grungy teenager
unwilling to help out
with chores
Example: The
GRUDGING
acceptance of his
opponent's victory.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Someone with alacrity

shows cheerful willingness
and eager behavior, like a
kid whose mother has told
him he can buy anything in
a candy store.
Mnemonic: All
creativity requires is
alacrity
Example: He
demonstrated his
eagerness to serve by
his alacrity in
executing the orders
of his master.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
showing a cheerful
willingness to do favors for
others
Example: The
obliging waiter was in
no hurry for us to
leave.
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FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
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FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
X
ALACRITY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE

CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
X
OBLIGING
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
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Tone: neut
Relation to Group
Can you guess what

conjecture means? It's a
word to use when you
are not sure of
something and have to
"guess or surmise."
Mnemonic: A
"CONGUESSTURE"
dont make the
complete picture.
Example: The truth
of his CONJECTURE
was confirmed by the
newspaper report.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
If you interpret
something or make
sense of it, you construe
its meaning. If the new
girl in your class asks to
sit with you at lunch, you
could construe that she
wants to be friends. You
can never have too
many friends!
Mnemonic:
Construct true movie
by construing the
true story
Example:
CONSTRUEd
according to the laws
of england and wales.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To deduce is to figure
something out based on
what you already know.
When you see a person
crying, it's easy to
deduce that the person is
sad. Unless they're
happy, of course.
Sometimes happy people
cry.
Mnemonic: demeans down, ducere

means lead; to 'lead
down, derive', figure
out
Example: We can
DEDUCE a lot from
what people choose
to buy.
Root: Root DUCmeans LEAD.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you extrapolate,

you use specific details
to make a general
comment. For example,
if you travel to Canada
and encounter only
friendly, kind natives,
you might extrapolate
that all Canadians are
friendly.
Mnemonic: Looking
at your current grade
report for math and
how you are doing in
class now, you could
EXTRAPOLATE that
you'll likely earn a
solid B for the year.
Example: The
figures were obtained
by extrapolating from
past trends.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
If you see the empty ice

cream containers, a
kicked can of Reddi-wip
in the trash, you can
surmise what has
happened: Sundaes. To
surmise is to form an
opinion or make a guess
about something.
Mnemonic: Mice can

SURMISE where the
cheese is kept even
though they do not
know where exactly it
is kept.
Example: I SURMISE
this is needed to
complete your
homework
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FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
DEDUCE
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
EXTRAPOLATE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
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Form: verb
Tone: pos
To apprehend is to
capture or arrest, as
when the police try to
apprehend criminals and
bring them to justice.
You also apprehend a
concept when you
understand it, grasping
or capturing its meaning.
Mnemonic:
APPREHEND sounds
like Comprehend, and
the meaning remains
the same: to
Understand.
Example: He was
slow to APPREHEND
danger.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you are trying to fit in, Mnemonic:

you are trying to
ASSIMILATE has the
assimilate.
word similar within it
and in fact, means "to
become like
something else."
Example: The
committee will need
time to ASSIMILATE
this report.
Root: Prefix SIMILmeans SAME
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To comprehend
something is to
understand it, like when
you have to read a
difficult passage more
than once in order to
comprehend it.
Mnemonic: Com
means together and
so it means to
combine things and
understand the issue.
Example:
COMPREHEND why
these meetings seem
to be held in secret.
Root: Prefix COMmeans TOGETHER.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To fathom something is
to understand it
thoroughly, and is
usually used in the
negative, as in "I can't
fathom why he doesn't
want to go along with
us."
Mnemonic: FATHOM
sounds like BOTTOM:
To understand
something thoroughly
is "to get to the
bottom of it."
Example: It is hard
to FATHOM the pain
felt at the death of a
child.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When your friend

scribbles a note to you
and you cant figure
out what it says, its
because her handwriting
is illegible - its
unreadable.
Mnemonic: Not
Legible, Not
understood.
Example: This is an
ILLEGIBLE signature
Root: Prefix ILmeans NOT
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use the adjective

intelligible to describe
speech that is loud and
clear, like the intelligible
Mnemonic: like if
you have done
something by
intelligence, it would
APPREHEND
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
ASSIMILATE
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PERTAINING TO RELIGION COMPREHEND
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
FATHOM
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
ILLEGIBLE
WEAKEN
words of your principal

which, thanks to a
microphone, you were
able to hear.
INTELLIGIBLE
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is clear and easily
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Example: His lecture
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CANNOT BE DEFENDED
CAREFUL / PRECISE
CONCERNED ONLY WITH
PLEASURE
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut/neg
When you habituate

something, you're helping
it to get accustomed to a
new home. Workers in
zoos spend a lot of time
habituating animals.
Mnemonic: When it
s a habit to do
something you are
HABITUATEd.
Example: We have
all become
HABITUATEd to
thinking and reacting
in certain ways.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
To be immune to
something is to be
resistant to it. If you had
chickenpox as a child, you
should be immune to it
now.
Mnemonic:
Vaccinations serve to
make people IMMUNE
to certain diseases.
Example: You'll
eventually become
IMMUNE to criticism.
Form: verb
Tone: neut/neg
To inure is to get used to

something difficult or
unpleasant. If after
spending an hour in your
brother's room, you stop
noticing the stinky-sock
smell, you have become
inured to the odor.
Mnemonic: To
become INUREd to
bad life you get
insured
Example: Doctors
become INUREd to
death
Root: IN- means
INTO
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you're an inveterate
doodler, all your
notebooks are covered
with drawings. If you're an
inveterate golf player, you
probably get twitchy if you
haven't been out on a
course in a week.
Mnemonic: Veter is
a root which means
for a long time
Example: She is an
INVETERATE smoker
and cannot break the
habit
Root: IN- means
INTO
HABITUATE
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
IMMUNE
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
HUGE
INURE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
REMOVE / DESTROY
INVETERATE
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
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CAREFUL / PRECISE
CONCERNED ONLY WITH
PLEASURE
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you subvert

something, your words or
actions criticize or
undermine the usual way
of doing something or
common values. The girl
who wears a tuxedo to
the prom might subvert
traditional ideas about
beauty.
Mnemonic: SUBVERT
sounds like DIVERT, ie
going the unusual way
and breaking laws
Example: This was an
alleged plot to
SUBVERT the state.
Root: Prefix SUB
means UNDER
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To undermine literally
means to dig a hole
underneath something,
making it likely to
collapse. But we more
often use the word to
describe sabotage or the
act of weakening
someone else's efforts.
Mnemonic:
UNDEMINE has an
effect which is opposite
of UNDERLINE. We
underline to emphasise
something that is
important and
Undermining would be
to make something
lesser Important
Example: Our
confidence in the team
has been seriously
UNDERMINEd by their
recent defeats.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
make secure underneath, Mnemonic: Under gird

lend moral support to.
can be related to
'guard' or secure
SUBVERT
DECEPTIVE REASONING
EXCLUDE / FORBID
FINE / DELICATE
FRANK
FREQUENT TRAVELLER
FULLY SATISFIED
FUSSY (-)
HINT / INDIRECT
REFERENCE
UNDERMINE
HUGE
LONG ESSAY
MISTAKE / ACT DONE
CARELESSSLY
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
X UNDER
GIRD
REMOVE / DESTROY
SMALL
SYMPATHY
TAKE CARE
THEORY WITHOUT
EVIDENCE
THIN / TRANSPARENT
TO DO RELUCTANTLY
TO GUESS / INFER
UNDERSTAND
USED TO
WEAKEN
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ACTIVATE / SPEED UP
BLAMEWORTHY / GUILTY
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
A catalyst is an event or
person causing a change.
Getting kicked out of your
parents' house might be a
catalyst for becoming
more independent.
Mnemonic: Raju acts

as a CATALYST in our
fights, when you least
expect it.
Example: His
imprisonment by the
government served as
the CATALYST that
helped transform
social unrest into
revolution.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
Engender is a fancy way

of saying "to make
happen," like when you
engender the spirit of
teamwork and
cooperation by
encouraging others and
doing your share of the
group's work.
Mnemonic: When
genders get together
they cause, produce,
and give rise to
children, that is
ENGENDER.
Example: Hatred
ENGENDERs violence.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
The adjective expedient

provides an easy way to
achieve a goal or result,
but it's not necessarily a
moral solution.
Mnemonic:
Expedited delivery is
(EXPEDIENT) suitable
when sending your
GRE scores to
universities
Example: A
pragmatic politician,
he was guided by
what was EXPEDIENT
rather than by what
was ethical.
Root: EX means OUT
OF/ FROM
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To facilitate means to
Mnemonic:
make something easier. If FACILITATE calls for
your best friend is very
facilities
shy, you could facilitate
Example: The new
her efforts to meet new
trade agreement
people.
should FACILITATE
more rapid economic
growth.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
to excite; stir up or set

going.
Mnemonic: KINDLE
the Candle. Amazon
KINDLE, KINDLEs
(inspires) the world of
books
Example: The soft
music and dim lights
in our favorite
restaurant always
KINDLE romance
Form: verb
Precipitate usually means
Mnemonic: Pre +
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
CATALYST
DEADLOCK
DISRESPECTING SACRED
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
ENGENDER
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
EXPEDIENT
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
SHINING / DECORATIVE
SIMPLE / PLAIN / BORING
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNHEALTHY APPEARANCE
FACILITATE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
KINDLE
Tone: neg
"bringing something on"

or "making it happen" and not always in a good
way.
anticipate: you
anticipate before
thinking (sooner) or
hasten anticipation
Example: I don't
think we should make
any PRECIPITATE
decisions.
Form: verb
Tone: pos/neut
A teacher might use a

verbal prod when
students aren't
participating in class. A
prod is an
encouragement, like the
threat of a quiz.
Mnemonic: Rod:
PROD (stir up) with
rod
Example: I PRODded
him with my elbow.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A prompt is a cue that

gives forgetful actors a
hint for their next line, or
students the topic of the
essay they will write. It
can also be the act of
inspiring action, like your
letter to the editor that
prompts others to join
your cause.
Mnemonic: Pro
empty: pro empty
response is PROMPT
because you dont
need to do much.
Command PROMPT
Example: A noise
PROMPTed the guard
to go back and
investigate.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To propel is to push or
drive forward, like a
sheep dog nipping at the
heels of his flock to keep
them moving.
Mnemonic: PROPEL
sounds like Compel,
that is force or drive
something to happen.
Example: The
development of our
missile program has
forced our scientists
to seek more powerful
PROPELlants.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
To spur something on is
to get it going, to
encourage it, to hasten it
or stimulate. Cowboys
wear spiky metal tools
called spurs on their boots
to kick their horse, and
spur them to greater
speed.
Mnemonic:
Economists talk of
lowering interest
rates to SPUR
spending.
Example: His speech
was a powerful SPUR
to action.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If the economy is starting

to stall, the president
can't just sit there. He
has to stimulateturn it
on, bring it to life, perk it
up. You can stimulate
practically anything: a
person, a conversation, a
mind, or even the growth
of a plant.
Mnemonic: Say, for

example, that I'm
trying to sell my new
song CD. In order to
STIMULATE interest, I
need to send out a
sample song to all my
friends. Unless, of
course, my songs are
not good.
Example: The article
can be used to
STIMULATE discussion
among students.
PRECIPITATE
PROD
PROMPT
PROPEL
SPUR
STIMULATE
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Relation to Group
DEADLOCK
Mnemonic: culp(
culprit)...so a culprit
is always DESERVING
OF BLAME FROM
EVERYONE.
Example: The
accident was the
result of a CULPABLE
failure to consider the
risks involved.
Root: CULP- means
GUILT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Reprehensible means
deserving of blame or
strong criticism. It is a
strong word-your
mother might forgive
you for doing
something bad, but
something
reprehensible? That's
worse.
Mnemonic:
REPREHENSIBLE is
Blamable.
Example: His
conduct was
thoroughly
REPREHENSIBLE.
Root: RE means to
REPEAT
CULPABLE
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
Mnemonic/Example
If a child tells his

mother he was not to
blame for the cookie
jar being broken, she
could still find him
culpable if he was the
only one home.
Culpable means to be
at fault.
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
REPREHENSIBLE
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The meaning of disheveled

hasn't changed much from
the 16th and 17th
centuries, when it referred
to disordered clothing or
hair. If he were coming in
from the snow, you could
blame static and hat-hair
for his disheveled look,
but no, he just never uses
a
Mnemonic: Dis +
Shave A person who
dont shave is
DISHEVELED
Example: He looked
very tired,
DISHEVELED and
very pale
Root: DIS means
NOT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
the quality of being rustic

or gauche
Example: a gauche
teenager/manner
Form: verb
Tone: neg
extremely disorderly
Mnemonic: Heard of
Crumbled shirt, it
looks disorderly and
so is RUMPLED.
Example: She
RUMPLED his hair
playfully.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective shabby

is threadbare or worn out.
Your last apartment was
clean, but the furniture
and carpets were so
shabby that you were
embarrassed to invite
your friends over.
Mnemonic: If you
spent your whole
childhood treating
your younger brother
in a SHABBY way,
you can't expect him
to be your friend
when you're older.
Example: The
outside of the house
was beginning to look
SHABBY.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Shoddy refers to poor

materials or quality.
Maybe you passed on
buying a house because it
leaned in an odd way and
various and sundry parts
were falling off. Sounds
like both the materials and
workmanship were
shoddy.
Mnemonic: Shody
sounds like Shady.
She is showing
SHODDY emotions
and he is looking at
SHODDY construction
Example: SHODDY
business practices;
SHODDY behavior; a
SHODDY bookcase
Form: adj
Tone: neg
lacking neatness or order
Mnemonic: SLOPPY
sounds like a SLOw
person who is
CARELESS about his
career.
Example: Your work
is SLOPPY.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Slovenly is what your

Example: This,
great aunt Mehitabel
together with a slack
might call you if you came tie, creates a
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DISHEVELED
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
GAUCHERIE
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
RUMPLED
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
SHABBY
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
SHODDY
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
SLOPPY
SLOVENLY
Form: adj
Tone: neg
UNKEMPT
to high tea without a

necktie. It means "messy
or unkempt," but is a
word you probably won't
hear messy or unkempt
people using.
SLOVENLY
appearance
Unkempt literally means

not combed, but use
it to describe anything
with a sloppy appearance.
Your hair probably looks
unkempt when you roll out
of bed in the morning.
Keep it that way if you're
going for the rock star
look.
Mnemonic: Un (not)
+ Kept UNKEMPT is
not kept properly
Example: The
beggar was dirty and
UNKEMPT.
Root: UN means
WITHOUT
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To affirm something is
to give it a big "YES" or
to confirm that it is
true.
Mnemonic: AFFIRM
rhymes with Confirm
and so is the
meaning.
Example: Both sides
AFFIRMed their
commitment to the
cease-fire.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
settle conclusively
Example: They
CLINCHed the deal.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
make sure
Mnemonic:
CONFIRM rhymes
with Affirm and so is
the meaning.
Example: Rumors of
job losses were later
CONFIRMed.
Form: noun
Tone: pos/neut
To corroborate is to
back someone else
s story. If you swear
to your teacher that
you didn't throw the
spitball, and your
friends corroborate your
story by promising that
you were concentrating
on math homework, she
might actually believe
you.
Mnemonic:
CORROBORATE
sounds like
Collaborate (work
with other) and
CORROBORATE
(support and
strengthen).
Example: We need
to CORROBORATE the
findings.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To endorse is to give
support to someone or
something. "I endorse
this!" means "I think
this is a good thing, and
so should you."
Mnemonic: When
someone ENDORSEs
a product in a
commercial, it means
"Go buy this!
Example: he world
leaders ENDORSEd a
ban on land mines.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To ratify a treaty or
contract is to officially
approve it by signing or
voting for it. You and
your brothers and
sisters might devise a
plan for a family
vacation to Disney
World, but it would
need to be ratified by
your parents.
Mnemonic: Rat And

Cat never RATIFY.
Rectify the mistake in
document to RATIFY
it.
Example: They have
yet to RATIFY the
treaty.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To substantiate is to
give support to a claim.
Wed really like to
believe in the Tooth
Mnemonic:
SUBSTANTIATE is
related to the word
substantial, which
AFFIRM
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
THINGS
CLINCH
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
CONFIRM
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
CORROBORATE
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
ENDORSE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
RATIFY
SUBSTANTIATE
Fairy; however, more

evidence is needed to
substantiate her
existence (besides that
quarter in your pocket).
means "solid."
Example: The results
of the tests
SUBSTANTIATEd his
claims.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To testify is to make a
statement or provide
evidence, usually in
court. Witnesses testify
for the prosecution or
defense.
Mnemonic: If you've
ever seen a TV show
about lawyers, you've
probably seen
someone TESTIFYing:
putting their hand on
the Bible, sitting in
the witness seat, and
telling what they
know about a case.
Example: She
refused to TESTIFY
against her husband.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To validate is to prove
that something is based
on truth or fact, or is
acceptable. It can also
mean to make
something, like a
contract, legal.
Mnemonic:
VALIDATE is to make
something VALID.
Example: to
VALIDATE a theory
TESTIFY
VALIDATE
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Mnemonic: Its
impossible to pass
this traffic, so its
a traffic IMPASSE.
Example: The peace
talks reached an
IMPASSE
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A stalemate is an impasse
in a contest, a point where
neither player - usually in
chess - can win or lose.
Mnemonic: CheckMate STALEMATE and

check-mate in chess
Example: Talks
between union and
management resulted
in a STALEMATE.
IMPASSE
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
Mnemonic/Example
When two huge semi

trailers meet face-to-face
on a one-lane mountain
road, the drivers jumped
out of their cabs and
exclaimed, "We're at an
impasse! We can't move
forward - we can only
reverse and go back in the
direction from which we
came."
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neg
STALEMATE
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
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Meaning
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Form: verb
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Consecrate means to
make holy or to
dedicate to a higher
purpose. You need to
consecrate a building to
turn it into a church,
but you can also
consecrate a week in
New York City to the
pursuit of the perfect
bagel.
Mnemonic: Con +
sacred
Example: Conscrate
yourselves for
tommorrow the lord
will do wonders among
you.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
You might be enraged

at the idea of doing
homework on a
Saturday if you consider
your weekends
sacrosanct - meaning
they are too special or
important to interrupt.
Mnemonic: Sacrosanct
Sounds like SACRED
Example: A church,
for example, might
consider its Sunday
service to be sacrosanct
- a very important and
holy ritual that cannot
be changed or canceled.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Saying offensive things

about God or religion is
blasphemy. Blasphemy
can be used for
offensive ideas in other
areas too.
Mnemonic:
BLASPHEMY bless+famous...Famous
people are so proud of
their success that they
often disrespect Godthey are never to be
Blessed !
Example: To say that
man is precisely what
God made him to be is
sheer BLASPHEMY.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To desecrate means to
treat a sacred place or
thing with violent
disrespect. The news
sometimes reports on
vandals who have
desecrated tombstones
or places of worship.
Mnemonic:
DESECRATE sounds like
De (NOT)-Sacred
Example: Please do
not DESECRATE the
Monument or
surrounding area.
Root: DE means
DOWN/AWAY.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
To be impious is to be
disrespectful of god or
duty. When someone is
being impious they are
doing things that their
church, synagogue,
temple, mosque, school
principal, government
or parents would find
unacceptable.
Mnemonic: IMPIOUS
can be split as IM
(NOT) + PIOUS
(RELIGIOUS)
Example: The
IMPIOUS man began to
pray in an ungodly
fashion.
Root: IM means NOT
Form: adj
Profane is the sort of
Mnemonic: Propane
(X)
CONSECRATE
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
(X)
SACROSANCT
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
BLASPHEMY
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
DESECRATE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
IMPIOUS
Tone: neg
language that gets

bleeped on TV but it's
also whenever you
deeply offend people
with how little respect
you show something
(usually religious).
gas: being
inextinguishable is not
allowed in holy places.
Cannot use propane for
aarti
Example: Tourists are
urged not to PROFANE
the sanctity of holy
places by wearing
improper clothes.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you show up to an
animal rights rally with
a bucket full of fried
chicken for lunch, you
may be accused of
committing sacrilege.
You are violating a
belief held sacred, at
least by some
individuals.
Mnemonic:
SACRILEGE has its
roots in the sacr-,
meaning "holy."
Example: The cult of
the Roman emperor
was SACRILEGE to
Jews and Christians.
PROFANE
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Relation to Group
If you can't change it, it's

immutable. There are
many things in life that are
immutable; these
unchangeable things
include death, taxes, and
the laws of physics.
Mnemonic: IM (NOT)
and MUTABLE
(CHANGEABLE).
Cannot change
Example: This
decision should not
be seen as
IMMUTABLE.
Root: IM means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Use the adjective

invariable to describe
something that's unlikely
to change, such as your
invariable custom of eating
deep-dish pizza every
Saturday.
Mnemonic: In (NOT)
Variable (changes or
VARIES) Does not
change or vary is
INVARIABLE.
Example: Her
routine was
INVARIABLE.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Someone who is firm and

determined in a belief or a
position can be called
steadfast in that view, like
your mom when she thinks
you really shouldnt
wear that outfit.
Mnemonic: Steady
Fast
Example: Let them
thank the Lord for his
STEADFAST love, for
his wondrous works
to the children of
men
IMMUTABLE
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
INVARIABLE
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
STEADFAST
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
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Tone: pos
To be absolved is to
be let off the hook,
to be set free from a
certain obligation or
to be forgiven for a
wrongdoing. The
Church may absolve
you of your sins, but
that won't absolve
you of the need to
attend mass.
Mnemonic: ab + solve : if
you can solve this problem,
I can ABSOLVE your sin
from the accusation of
cheating in exam. (a
teacher said to his student)
Example: The court
ABSOLVEd him of all
responsibility for the
accident.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To acquit someone is
to clear them of
charges. Acquitting
also has to do with
how you carry or
present yourself.
Mnemonic:
AC(accused)+QUIT.....when
you are under any kind of
criminal charge and the
court quits the charge, it
means that you are free
from a criminal charge by a
verdict of not guilty...hence
ACQUIT
Example: The jury
ACQUITted him of murder.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To exculpate means
to find someone not
guilty of criminal
charges. If you've
been wrongly
convicted of robbery,
you better hope a
judge will exculpate
you, unless you want
to go to jail because
you've heard prison
food is amazing.
Mnemonic: EXCULPATE
sounds like ex-culprit =
culprit...but now he has
been cleared of the
charges.
Example: The defendant
was able to EXCULPATE
himself from liability.
Root: EX- is OUT OF/FROM
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To exonerate
someone is to
declare him not guilty
of criminal charges.
This word is pretty
much only used in
reference to
proceedings in a
court of law. A word
with a similar
meaning that might
be familiar is
acquit.
Mnemonic: EXONERATE break it as EX (gone)

HONOUR (pride) - to bring
back your gone or fallen
honour by getting the
blame off you.
Example: The police report
EXONERATEd Lewis from all
charges of corruption.
Root: EX- is OUT OF/FROM
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Vindicate means to
justify, prove, or
reinforce an idea - or
to absolve from guilt.
If your family thinks
you hogged
Mnemonic: vidicate....split
it like vin(WIN) + di(the) +
cate(case)....so when you
win a case IN a COURT...it
means you are freed FROM
ACCUSATION AND
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
ABSOLVE
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
ACQUIT
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
EXCULPATE
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
EXONERATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
VINDICATE
the last piece of pie

on Thanksgiving,
you'll be vindicated
when your younger
brother fesses up.
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CHARGES...you are freed

from blame.
Example: There was not
enough evidence against
him, so the court
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that is benign is gentle,
kind, mild, or unharmful: a
benign soul wouldn't hurt
a fly.
Mnemonic: BENIGN
sounds like Be nice
Example: Its entirely
BENIGN in nature,
you will be start
working in two days.
Root: BE means
GOOD
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If you want to reassure

someone that something
isn't harmful or likely to
cause injury, call it
innocuous. Even an
innocuous letter from your
boyfriend is embarrassing
if your parents find it!
Mnemonic:
INNOCUOUS is
innoxious which is
harmless
Example: An
INNOCUOUS home
remedy; An
INNOCUOUS remark
BENIGN
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
INNOCUOUS
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
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Form: adj
Tone: pos
Whether youre
talking about a
therapeutic drug or a
therapeutic exercise plan,
something that is
therapeutic helps to heal
or to restore health.
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
THINGS
Mnemonic/Example
tending to cure or restore Mnemonic:

to health
CURATIVE is nothing
but Curing
Example: the
CURATIVE properties
of herbs
CURATIVE
DEADLOCK
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: pos
THERAPEUTIC
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
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THERAPEUTIC is
nothing bout Therapy
Example: Painting
can be very
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Tone: pos
Use the word cherubic to

describe someone with a
round face and an air of
sweetness, whether you
re talking about a cute
cooing baby or your
innocent-looking, roundfaced 40-year-old
brother.
Mnemonic:
CHERUBIC,
pronounced "CHAIRuh-bick," is used to
describe someone
who looks like a
cherub, a baby-like
angel
Example: With her
cheerful smile and
rosy cheeks, she was
a particularly
CHERUBIC child.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When people are redcheeked with good health

they are florid. Spending
most of the year in the
college library can give
you a colorless, weary
face, but after a mountain
vacation, you'll be florid
with the reddish color that
comes from exercise and
living
Mnemonic: FLORIDa
mein FLORID stalls
and FLORID (reddish)
complexion girls.
Example: a FLORID
style of painting
Form: adj
Tone: pos
having the pinkish flush of Mnemonic: Flush

health
sounds like Blush.
When you blush your
face turns pink and u
looked FLUSHED
Example: Sam felt
her cheeks flush red.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Ruddy is used to describe

something that is reddish
- like the color of red
hair, tomatoes, or your
cheeks on a cold winter's
day.
Mnemonic: RUDDY
complexion is Reddy
complexion.
Example: He had a
naturally RUDDY
complexion.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Salubrious is a fancy way

to describe something
thats good for you or
is generally favorable to
mind or body, but it need
not be limited to
describing healthy foods
or liquids.
Mnemonic:
SALUBRIOUS sounds
like we salute each
other with the cheer,
"To your health!"
Example: We had to
move to a house in a
less SALUBRIOUS
area.
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
CHERUBIC
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
FLORID
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
FLUSHED
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
RUDDY
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
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Mnemonic: Office
mein Officious
person.
Example: The
officious man didn't
realize that his help
was not needed.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When you hear the word

solicitous, think of your
mom - attentive, caring
and concerned. It's nice
when your waiter gives
you good service, but if he
or she is solicitous, the
hovering might annoy you.
Mnemonic: Solicit
means to request
earnestly for
something, but if you
have to wait for it to
happen then you are
liable to become
SOLICITOUS
Example: The son
was SOLICITOUS
about his father's
health.
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
Mnemonic/Example
Though officious sounds

like official, it means being
annoyingly eager to do
more than is required.
"The officious lunch lady
made everyone's food
choices her business, and
made nasty comments
when students chose
cookies over carrots."
OFFICIOUS
(-)
FIRM / UNCHANGING
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
SOLICITOUS
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
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Form: noun
Tone: neut
If you want to
describe a small
amount of
something, try
modicum. If you
have a modicum of
interest in
something, you are
a little bit
interested.
Mnemonic: MODICUM sounds

like Moderate or medium and
so is the meaning.
Example: He does not have a
MODICUM of sense. She always
discarded all garments that
were no longer modish.
Form: noun
Tone: neut/neg
A remnant is
something that's
left over, once the
rest is used up. If
you plan to sew a
shirt using only a
remnant, it might
have to be a midriff
shirt.
Mnemonic: REMNANT is
remaining part.
Example: The shop is selling
REMNANTs of cloth at half
price.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
A trace of
something is just a
hint or suggestion
of it, a very small
amount left behind
- like the sad
cookie crumbs at
the bottom of an
empty cookie jar.
Mnemonic: There are more

meanings we can TRACE to this
word. So you could say that
Sherlock Holmes TRACEd
criminals throughout London,
following even the smallest
TRACEs of evidence and tracing
copies of the villain's notes for
his files.
Example: We finally TRACEd
him to an address in Chicago.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Vestige is an
elegant word. It's
all about shadows,
and gives us a way
to talk about traces
or reminders of
something that has
disappeared or is
disappearing.
Mnemonic: VESTIGE sounds

like Wastage. VESTIGE of
Wastage
Example: We discovered
VESTIGEs of early Indian life in
the cave.
MODICUM
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
REMNANT
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
TRACE
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
VESTIGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
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Tone: pos
When there's a consensus,

everyone agrees on
something. If you're going
to a movie with friends,
you need to reach a
consensus about which
movie everyone wants to
see.
Mnemonic: Con
(common) sensus
(sense): its a
common sense for a
group to reach
CONSENSUS to
resolve the issue
Example:
CONSENSUS decision
making leads to
paralysis
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When a group or a
decision is unanimous, it
means that everyone is in
total agreement. Just
imagine if you let third
graders vote on what to
serve at lunch: Pizza and
candy would be the
unanimous choice!
Mnemonic:
UNANIMOUS sounds
like UNION.
Example:
UNANIMOUS
agreement must be
reached for this plan
to go ahead.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A veto is a no vote that

blocks a decision. The
President can veto some
bills that pass his desk.
Mnemonic: Vetoes
block or forbid
something, and the
word is also used
more loosely.
Example: The
governor used his
veto to block the
proposal.
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
CONSENSUS
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
UNANIMOUS
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
X VETO
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
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Form: adj
Tone: neut
No reason to get excited

- cursory has nothing to
do with bad language.
Instead, it means not
paying attention to
details, like friends who
are so busy studying for
a test that they only
give your new haircut a
cursory glance.
Mnemonic: Mouse is
used to move the
cursor hastily without
going into minor
details
Example: CURSORY
reading of new
testament.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Perfunctory means done

as part of a routine or
duty. If you give
someone a gift and they
look at it like it's roadkill
and say nothing about it
but a perfunctory "thank
you," you might not be
giving them another one
anytime soon.
Mnemonic: Parai
factory ko take care
in PERFUNCTORY way
Example: In his
lectures he reveals
himself to be merely
a PERFUNCTORY
speaker
Form: adj
Tone: neut
done quickly; in a
summary manner
Example: the
suspected spy was
SUMMARILY
executed.
CURSORY
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
PERFUNCTORY
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
SUMMARILY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
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Tone: pos
Use robust to describe a

person or thing that is healthy
and strong, or strongly built.
This adjective also commonly
describes food or drink: a
robust wine has a rich, strong
flavor.
Mnemonic: ROBUST
Robot
Example: The
candidate for the
football team had a
ROBUST physique.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Terrain that is broken and

uneven is called rugged. If you
want an easy hike, you should
stay away from the rugged
coastline. That rocky shoreline
is definitely for the more
experienced hikers.
Mnemonic: RUGGED
can also describe
something that is
steady, sturdy, and
strong.
Example: The
countryside around
here is very RUGGED.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Describe something that is

firmly constructed or strongly
made as sturdy. That house
you built was not sturdy at all.
It blew down in the last wind
storm. Fortunately, it was only
a dog house and the dog
wasn't in it.
Mnemonic: Your
grandmother is
pushing 80, but she is
still pretty STURDY if
she can beat you at
tennis.
Example: The
vehicle is STURDY
enough to withstand
rough terrain.
ROBUST
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
RUGGED
FREE FROM BLAME

HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
STURDY
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
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SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
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Tone: neut/neg
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You can condemn, or

openly criticize, someone
who is behaving
inappropriately. If you
are an animal rights
activist, you would
probably condemn
someone for wearing fur.
Mnemonic: You may

see politicians
CONDEMN each other
in political ads during
a campaign in hopes
of improving their
chances of winning an
election.
Example: The
government issued a
statement
CONDEMNing the
killings.
Form: verb
Tone: Neg
A convict is a person who Example: He was

has been found guilty CONVICTed of fraud.
convicted - of a crime and
is serving a sentence in
prison.
Form: verb
Tone: Neg
When you immure

someone or something,
you put it behind a wall,
as in a jail or some other
kind of confining space.
Mnemonic: Funny
way of remembering
it will be: IMMURE
like I M
YOURS....please
enclose me within the
walls of your heart
Example: At the age
of 86 he was
IMMUREd in his house
by infirmity.
Form: verb
Tone: Neg
Use the verb incarcerate

when you need to put
someone behind bars in
a big way, meaning,
send them to prison, like
those who, after being
found guilty of a crime
and sentenced, become
incarcerated.
Mnemonic: IN +
CAR + CIGARETTE due to a ban on
smoking, if you
smoke cigarettes
even in the car, you
may be IMPRISONed.
Example: Thousands
were INCARCERATEd
in labor camps.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you receive a lengthy

prison sentence, you will
certainly feel it.
Mnemonic: Sent to
Jail
Example: The
prisoner has served
(= completed) his
SENTENCE and will be
released tomorrow.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Amnesty can mean a

pardon for a wrongdoing,
or it can also signal a
government's willingness
to overlook something.
Mnemonic: amnesty
- am + ne (not) + sty
(stay); Imagine a
prisoner saying "I am
not going to stay in
this prison anymore
as judge granted
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
CONDEMN
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
CONVICT
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
IMMURE
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
INCARCERATE
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SENTENCE
X AMNESTY
amnesty to me."
Example: The
president granted a
general amnesty for
all political prisoners.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you condone
something, you allow it,
approve of it, or at least
can live with it. Some
teachers condone
chewing gum, and some
don't.
Mnemonic: When
you tell someone that
"THIS CAN BE DONE"
(condone) you are
approving of
something.
Example: The
college cannot
condone any behavior
that involves illicit
drugs.
Root: CON- means
WITH/ TOGETHER
Form: verb
Tone: pos
A reprieve is a break in
or cancellation of a
painful or otherwise
lousy situation. If you're
being tortured, a
reprieve is a break from
whatever's tormenting
you.
Mnemonic: Reprieve
sounds like relieve
and means the same
Example: He is a a
reprieved murderer.
Root: RE- is to
REPEAT
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A barricade is anything that

prevents people or vehicles
from getting through.
Construction workers often
barricade a street to block
traffic.
Mnemonic:
BARRICADE sounds
like Barrier.
Example: The police
stormed the
BARRICADEs the
demonstrators put
up.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
As a noun: the act of

restraining power or action
Mnemonic: We
sometimes tell a
rowdy guy "Hey
CHECK your action"
urging him to keep a
CHECK on what he
does
Example: The
government is
determined to CHECK
the growth of public
spending.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Deter means to discourage.

Many believe that the use
of capital punishment
deters people from
committing murder. Others
think that is hogwash.
Mnemonic: DETER
sounds like
DETERmined.
Example: This is
equivalent to a
DETERminate
sentence of 20 years.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
An eddy is a whirlpool what you stare at as a kid

when the water is draining
out of the bathtub.
Mnemonic: EDDY
current/wind: where
current flows
Example: Caught in
an EDDY, the
polythene bag flew
high over the trees
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to prevent the success of

something.
Mnemonic: Silver
FOIL prevents
bacteria getting
successful in decaying
food
Example: Loyal
troops FOILed his
attempt to overthrow
the government.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
It takes a bit of planning to

forestall something,
meaning stop it from
happening. To forestall the
effects of aging, exercise
and take care of your
health all your life.
Mnemonic: Fore =
before, Stall = stop.
FORESTALL is to stop
before happening I
put for stall to
FORESTALL crowd
pushing when one
stall
Example: Some
research shows that
BARRICADE
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
CHECK
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
DETER
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
EDDY

TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
FOIL
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
FORESTALL
doing crossword
puzzles daily may
FORESTALL
Alzheimer's disease
FRUSTRATE
Form: verb
Tone: neg
self explanatory
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb hinder means to

block or put something in
the way of, so if youre
in a high-speed car chase
with the police, they might
put up a blockade to hinder
your progress.
Mnemonic: a
political situation that
HINDERs economic
growth
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To impede something is to
delay or block its progress
or movement. Carrying six
heavy bags will impede
your progress if you're
trying to walk across town.
Mnemonic: IMPEDE
sounds like Compete
.You IMPEDE when
you compete. You try
to obstruct so they
cant win.
Example: Do they
assist or IMPEDE the
flow of learning in the
course?
Root: IM means NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you inhibit

something, you block it or
hold it back. If you put
plants in a dark room, you
inhibit their growth. A
teacher who mocks their
students for giving wrong
answers inhibits their
willingness to speak up in
class.
Mnemonic: INHIBIT
is to prohibit
Example: I need to
INHIBIT myself from
eating too many
cookies.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Interdict means to forbid,

to nix, to veto. If your
parents find out you're
planning a party for a time
when they're away , they
will interdict it.
Mnemonic: Inter
(between) Dict
(Speak) So if you
speak in between you
prohibit someone else
from speaking
Example: Civilized
nations must
INTERDICT the use of
nuclear weapons if we
expect out society to
live
Root: IN means NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you obstruct

something, you block it. If
youre gobbling down
your pizza, a chunk of crust
you didnt chew so well
might obstruct your airway
and you'll choke.
Mnemonic: Ob
means AGAINST and
Struct can be related
to structure.
Remember
OBSTRUCTion
(something that
prevents)
Example: He was
arrested for
OBSTRUCTion of a
police officer in the
execution of his duty.
Root: OB means
AGAINST
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you want to be rude,

you'll obtrude, or thrust
yourself to the front of a
line without waiting.
Mnemonic:
OBTRUDE is similar
to Intrude, enter
forcibly
HINDER
IMPEDE
INHIBIT
INTERDICT
OBSTRUCT
Example: She tried

to OBTRUDE the
wedge through the
door
Root: OB means
AGAINST
OBTRUDE
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Occlude means to obstruct,

as with an opening. You
hear this a lot in a medical
context. Heart surgeons are
looking for occlusions in
blood vessels-things that
occlude the flow of blood.
Mnemonic:
OCCLUDE is to
Exclude
Example: A blood
clot OCCLUDEd an
artery to the heart.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To preclude something is to
prevent it from happening.
A muzzle precludes a dog
from biting.
Mnemonic:
PRECLUDE - Exclude
opposite of include. I
had no pre-clue that
I will be PRECLUDEd
Example: His
physical disability
PRECLUDEs an
athletic career for
him.
Root: PRE means
BEFORE
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To retard something is to
slow it down. This is also a
mean and inappropriate
word for someone who's
mentally slow.
Mnemonic: The
progression of the
disease can be
RETARDed by early
surgery.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A stockade is an enclosed
pen used to herd cattle and
other livestock. Stockades
can also house men, in the
sense of a penal camp. In
both cases, the treatment
tends to be on the rough
side.
Mnemonic: Stock
Ate STOCKADE to
prevent stock ate
from cow
Example: When he
returns to the old
STOCKADE, he has a
surprise waiting for
him.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb stymie means to

obstruct or hinder.
Constantly texting with
your friends will stymie
your effort to finish your
homework.
Mnemonic: STYMIE
rhymes with: Tie me,
so you cant move and
its a STYMIE
(obstacle)
Example: A problem
in thermodynamics
that STYMIEd half the
class.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A villain's worst nightmare

is the superhero who
always seems to thwart his
efforts, preventing him
from carrying out his plans
to take over the world.
Mnemonic: War
THWART my plans
Example: They were
doing all they could
to THWART the
terrorists.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to limit someone's freedom Mnemonic: The tram

of movement or activity
mall is _restrict_ed to
shops selling trams
and tram accessories
Example: He felt
himself TRAMMELed
by convention.
OCCLUDE
PRECLUDE
RETARD
STOCKADE
STYMIE
THWART
TRAMMEL
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CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
Relation to Group
Meaning
To adorn is to dress
something up by
decorating it. You might
adorn your poncho with
fringe or your poodle's
dog collar with
rhinestones.
Mnemonic: Add orn

(ornaments), add on
add on... to ADORN
Example: He said
add on, add
ornaments to ADORN
the room for her
birthday party
Root: AD- means
TO/TOWARDS
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something baroque is
overly ornate, like a
paisley red velvet jacket
with tassels, or music
that has a lot going on.
Mnemonic: Music
fromlate 16th
century to the early
18th century Play
BAROQUE music
piece.From 16th
century
Broke..BAROQUE
music was played
from broken record
Example: BAROQUE
music is considered
to be in many
waysmore BAROQUE
(showy)than
classical.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Something effulgent
radiates light. On a clear
day the sun can be quite
effulgent. You might
need a pair of shades.
Mnemonic: Eff
(Efficient)+ full+
gen(gem)= an
efficient full gem
shins brightly
Example: Love these
EFFULGENT daffodils.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
The word "bell" shows

up in the middle of
embellish, and bells are
something that decorate,
or embellish something,
making it more
attractive. If you
embellish speech,
though, it can get ugly if
you add a lot of details
that aren't true.
Mnemonic:
EMBELLISH has a
BELL in the middle of
the word which talks
about decoration
especialy in
Christmas.
Example: The artist
EMBELLISH his
painting to make it
look more real
Root: EM- means IN
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When people are redcheeked with good

health they are florid.
Spending most of the
year in the college library
can give you a colorless,
weary face, but after a
mountain vacation, you'll
Mnemonic: FLORIDa
mein FLORID stalls
and FLORID (reddish)
complexion girls.
Example: The bride
had a FLORID dress.
ADORN
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
BAROQUE
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
EFFULGENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
EMBELLISH
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
FLORID
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: pos
be florid with the reddish

color that comes from
exercise and living
Form: verb
Tone: pos
A garnish is a decoration
or embellishment, often
used with food. It is also
the verb that means to
do the decorating: you
can garnish a baked fish
with a garnish of lemon
slices and parsley.
Mnemonic: Garden
is GARNISHed with
new plants and
gorgeous flowers
Example: GARNISH
the chicken with
almonds.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
The noun intricacy

means a quality of being
complex or elaborately
detailed. You could
compliment the intricacy
of your friend's
complicated hairdo.
Mnemonic: Intricate
sounds like DELICATE
and so is the meaning
Example: an
intricate network of
loyalties and
relationships
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If something is ornate Mnemonic:

whether it's a ball
Ornaments are
gown, a set of dishes, or ORNATE in nature
a poem - it seems to be and look.
covered in ornaments. It's Example: This style
lavish, flowery, or heavily is a little too ORNATE
adorned.
for my taste.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
that is resplendent has
great beauty and is a
pleasure to behold. "She
was there, at the base of
the stairs, resplendent in
her flowing gown and
jewels."
Mnemonic: This
pendant is
RESPLENDENT
Example: Mary
looked RESPLENDENT
in her royal blue
velvet prom dress.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Spectacular is both a
noun and an adjective.
The noun spectacular
refers to a big, beautiful
production, like a play or
musical performance
that has a huge cast and
many dance numbers.
Mnemonic:
SPECTACULAR sounds
like Miraculous and so
is the meaning.
Example: Messi
scored a
SPECTACULAR goal.
Root: SPEC- means
to SEE
GARNISH
INTRICACY
ORNATE
RESPLENDENT
SPECTACULAR
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Relation to Group
Mnemonic: someone
who leaves all
AESTHETICs (art of
beauty)is an ASCETIC
Example: Only real
saints and sages are
ASCETIC in nature.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective austere is

used to describe
something or someone
stern or without any
decoration. You wouldn't
want someone to describe
you or your home as
austere.
Mnemonic: Aus tere:

Austrailian live AUSTERE
life and practice that
s why they do good.
Example: It is a monk
s AUSTERE life;
AUSTERE grandeur of
the cathedral.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When you have a nasty

cold and youre very
congested, food can taste
unappealingly bland. That
means dull, flavorless, or
just plain blah.
Mnemonic: divide it into

B and LAND.in a Bbarren LAND you dont
get tasty food to eat.
Example: An elevated
threshold for taste may
make food taste BLAND
or boring.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Dull, dreary, dingy,

depressing: These
adjectives capture the
sense of drab, whether the
word is used to describe a
muted color, a miserable
mood, or an oppressively
boring existence.
Mnemonic: Crab is a
DRAB creature.
Example: a cold DRAB
little office
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Some insipid is lacking in

flavor or interest. You'll
probably find the generic
poems inside of greeting
cards insipid.
Mnemonic: INSIPID
coffee, so you dont
sip it INSIPID people are
Stupid
Example: This is a cup
of INSIPID coffee
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Prosaic means ordinary or

dull. Most of us lead a
prosaic everyday life,
sometimes interrupted by
some drama or crisis.
Mnemonic: mosaic beautiful artistic work

with full of vibrant
colours.....PROSAIC
...opposite of that ...dull
Example: The guitars
feel fairly PROSAIC to
me, there's nothing
complex or amazingly
new going on.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
extremely simple or plain
Mnemonic: A barren
desert or a room with no
furniture or curtains is
STARK. It can also mean
"severe, stern, or
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
AUSTERE
FREE FROM BLAME

HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
BLAND
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
DRAB
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
INSIPID
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
Mnemonic/Example
Want to live an ascetic

lifestyle? Then you better
ditch the flat panel TV and
fuzzy slippers. To be
ascetic, you learn to live
without; it's all about selfdenial.
ASCETIC
DEADLOCK
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
PROSAIC
austere," like the STARK

beauty of the rocky cliffs
in the west of Ireland.
Example: the STARK
interior of the place did
not attract people
looking for flamboyance
STARK
Form: adj
Tone: neg
VAPID
Reserve the adjective

vapid for the airhead in
your office that brings
nothing to the table,
except maybe the
doughnuts. (And be careful
to mutter it behind her
back; it's much too vicious
for a casual dig.)
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sounds like Rapid If you
cook food rapidly then it
will be VAPID WAP
seminar is VAPID
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you accuse someone

of committing a crime
but the proof of the
wrongdoing isn't yet
found, use the verb
allege. You might
allege that your sister
broke a vase, just
because no one else
was home when you
heard the crash.
Mnemonic: ALLEGE eligible; so if you are

eligible for voting, you
have to show a
certificate proving that
you are above 18 years
old.
Example: The
prosecution ALLEGEs
(that) she was driving
carelessly.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb implicate

means "to connect or
involve in something."
For example, your
cousins might
implicate you in the
planning of a big party
for your grandparents.
Mnemonic: IMPLICATE
implies Incriminate are
synonyms, involved in
crimnal activity
Example: He tried to
avoid saying anything
that would IMPLICATE
him further.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
The verb impute can

be used to blame
someone for doing
something bad, give
credit for good work,
or just tell it like it is,
like when you impute
your lateness to my
not telling you where
to meet me.
Mnemonic: im(put)e...
put the blame to
somebody
Example: I denied the
motives that my
employer was imputing
to me.
Root: IM means NOT
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Is your homework in
shreds and the dog
chewing something?
Then you can
incriminate poor Fido
for eating your
homework. To
incriminate someone
(or some dog) of a
crime, is more than
just accusing them;
it's offering some
evidence they're
guilty.
Mnemonic: here we
need to remember two
things the prefix IN
intensifies or strengthen
the suffix added to it.
suffix here is criminate=
to make some one
criminal in-criminate =
make someone further a
criminal thus we we
accuse someone who
had a previous record.
Example: They were
afraid of answering the
questions and
incriminating
themselves.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you accuse someone

of committing an
offense, you indict
them. A book that
indicts the entire
education system
might lay out all the
Mnemonic: Rhymes
with VERDICT
Example: She was
INDICTed for murder.
CARELESS / DIRTY
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
ALLEGE
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
IMPLICATE
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
IMPUTE
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
INCRIMINATE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
INDICT
reasons that schools

are failing kids.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
return an accusation
against someone or
engage in mutual
accusations; charge in
return
RECRIMINATE
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REPEAT/ RETURN and
CRIMINATE sounds like
CRIMINAL. So when
someone accuses you in
RETURN , because you
had accused him
someday, its
recriminating.
Example: They must
not come to
recriminating each
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Something that's
arbitrary seems like
it's chosen at random
instead of following a
consistent rule. Team
members would
dislike their coach
using a totally
arbitrary method to
pick starting players.
Mnemonic:
ARBITRARY art
Example: Hitler was
an ARBITRARY leader.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Capricious is an
adjective to describe
a person or thing
that's impulsive and
unpredictable, like a
bride who suddenly
leaves her groom
standing at the
wedding altar.
Mnemonic: I like this

one, but other will
look better on
me..CAPRICIOUS
Example: The storm
was CAPRICIOUS and
changed course
constantly.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective erratic

describes things that
are unpredictable,
unusual, and that
deviate from the
norm. An erratic
quarterback might
completely confuse
his receivers waiting
for a pass.
Mnemonic: This is
ERRATIC behavior:
message says error at
the top and operation
completed
successfully at the
same time..
Example: Investors
become anxious when
the stock market
appears ERRATIC.
Root: ERR means
MISTAKE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Inconsistent describes
something that's
varied or irregular. So
if you're supposed to
floss every day, but
you only remember
every now and then,
your commitment to
oral hygiene could be
called inconsistent.
Mnemonic: In (NOT)
and Consistent
(CONSTANT). NOT
CONSTANT.
Example: The report
is INCONSISTENT
with the financial
statements.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Irresolute describes
someone who feels
stuck. A decision
must be made, a plan
acted on, but the
irresolute person just
doesn't know what to
do.
Mnemonic:
IRRESOLUTE is not
resolute IRRESOLUTE
dont know new
year resolution
Example: She had
no respect for him
because he seemed
weak-willed and
IRRESOLUTE
Root: IR means NOT
ARBITRARY
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
CAPRICIOUS
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
ERRATIC
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
INCONSISTENT
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
IRRESOLUTE
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Mercurial describes
someone whose mood
or behavior is
changeable and
unpredictable, or
someone who is
clever, lively, and
quick. With a
mercurial teacher, you
never know where
you stand.
Mnemonic: Mercury
level in the blood
pressure testing
device is MERCURIAL
when measuring B.P
Example: Advertising
is a MERCURIAL
business
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Oscillating means to
vacillate between
differing
opinions,conditions,
etc
Mnemonic: Oscillate
is like Vacillate.
Example: Her moods
oscillated between
depression and
elation.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
One who swings like a Example: In

Pendulum and is
education, the
never stable
pendulum has swung
back to traditional
teaching methods.
Root: PEND means
to HANG OR WEIGH.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If your moods change

quickly and
dramatically, people
might describe you as
temperamental. If you
weren't so
temperamental,
maybe your friends
would open up to you
more. Did I say
something wrong?
Mnemonic: A
TEMPERAMENTAL air
conditioner can make
for a long, hot
summer.
Example: You never
know what to expect
with her. She's so
TEMPERAMENTAL.
Root: TEMP means
TIME
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If someone can't
make up their mind,
you can call that
person vacillating. A
vacillating student
might not know
whether to commit to
a major in electrical
engineering or in art
history.
Mnemonic: Vacillate
sounds like
OScillate..so
something which
moves from one
position to another
position.
Example: His
tendency to vacillate
makes him a poor
leader.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Watch out when a

situation becomes
volatile - it is likely to
change for the worse
suddenly. You fight
and then make up
with your partner
often if you two have
a volatile relationship.
Mnemonic:
VOLATILE means
"fleeting, transitory"
always gives the
sense of sudden,
radical change. Think
of it as the opposite
of stable.
Example: A person
who is VOLATILE
loses his or her
temper suddenly and
violently.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
You might think of a

waffle as a gridpatterned pancakelike food that's tasty
with syrup, and you'd
be right. But the word
is also a verb that
Mnemonic: The word

soon came to mean
"to talk foolishly" and
then eventually "to
vacillate, to change."
Example: She
continues to WAFFLE
MERCURIAL
OSCILLATING
PENDULATING
TEMPERAMENTAL
VACILLATING
VOLATILE
WAFFLE
means to avoid
making a definitive
decision.
on honesty,and is
capitalizing on
dishonesty
Form: verb
Tone: neg
the quality of being

unsteady and subject
to changes
Mnemonic: Like a
sea WAVE going UP
and DOWN in taking
decision: WAVERING
Example: He
wavered in his
determination.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Whimsical means full

of or characterized by
whims, which are odd
ideas that usually
occur to you very
suddenly. If you
decide at the last
minute to fly to
Europe, you could say
you went there on a
whim.
Mnemonic: Whims
and Fancies which are
odd, because they
rarely come true.
Example: He was
forced to pander to
her every WHIMSICAL
idea.
WAVERING
WHIMSICAL
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CARELESS / DIRTY
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
When your best friends

face drains of all color when he
hears that his favorite team
traded its star player, you can
use the word ashen to describe
the pale, white face of
someone who is shocked and
upset.
Mnemonic: Ash fans

were ASHEN when
Ash got married to
Abhishek
Example: Her face
was ASHEN with fear.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Santa looks a little pallid,

meaning that he has a pale
complexion, from spending too
much time at the North Pole. A
few days in Hawaii might do
wonders to add color to his
pale, bearded face.
Mnemonic: Pal had

PALLID expressions
which is like a lid.
Example: His thin,
PALLID face broke
into a smile
Form: noun
Tone: neg
When youve got the flu,

that pale, sickly color of your
skin is called a pallor. Other
causes of pallor include shock,
stress, or 10 days spent
indoors trying to beat your
new video game.
Mnemonic: PALLOR
sounds like Parlour.
When we go to a
party we should look
good and not Pale, so
going to the PARLOR
may help.
Example: Her cheeks
had an unhealthy
PALLOR.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Sallow means unhealthy in

appearance-often yellow in
color-and is almost
invariably used to describe
someone's complexion. His
smile was as engaging as ever,
but from his sallow complexion,
I knew he was sick.
Mnemonic: SALLOW
- Yellow
Example: She has
SALLOW complexion
due to jaundice
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Someone who is wan is visibly

unwell and lacking in energy.
If youve had the flu for
over a week, and you finally
get out of bed looking pale
and tired, your mother might
say that you look wan.
Mnemonic: WAN
rhymes with maruthi
van... she liked to
travel in a scorpio but
she is traveling in a
van..so she is pale
Example: He looked
WAN and tired.
ASHEN
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
PALLID
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
PALLOR
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
SALLOW
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
WAN
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
Falter means to hesitate,

stumble, or waver, and
everything from faith to
voices can do it. So if you
want to keep your bride or
groom happy, it's best not
to falter when it's your
turn to say "I do."
Mnemonic: FALTER
sounds like Fault When
you FALTER you make
lots of Faults.
Example: As he
neared the house, he
FALTERed
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
A flounder is a flat fish

with both eyes on one side
of its head; and, as a
verb, to flounder is to
wobble around like a fish
out of water.
Mnemonic:
FLOUNDER sounds like
Fly+under water is
accompanied with lots
of struggle and
confusion
Example: He
FLOUNDERed
helplessly on the first
day of his new job.
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
to fail because of a
particular problem or
difficulty
Mnemonic: FOUNDER
sounds like flounder
with similar meaning.
Example: The peace
talks FOUNDERed on a
basic lack of trust.
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
If you're a football fan you

know all about the agony
of the fumble - the clumsy
handling of the ball that
makes you drop it or lose
possession.
Mnemonic: FUMBLE
sounds like Tumble.
We generally Tumble
when we are not
stable, so is to
FUMBLE
(uncoordinated
movement that can
involve your entire
body)
Example: She
FUMBLEd in her pocket
for a tissue.
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
unsteady in gait as from

infirmity or old age
Mnemonic:
TOTTERING is being
unsteady like TINY
TOT, who keeps
TOTTERING because
he is small
Example: The
building tottered and
collapsed.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
inclined to shake as from

weakness or defect
Example: Only, unlike

Apple, Facebook
shares are on WOBBLY
footing at best.
FALTER
CONFIRM / SUPPORT
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
FLOUNDER
HEALING
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
FOUNDER
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
FUMBLE

TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
TOTTERING
WITHOUT REAL POWER
WOBBLY
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CONFIRM / SUPPORT
Relation to Group
Meaning
a person who is head of a
group, company, etc., in
title but actually has no
real authority or
responsibility
Mnemonic: We are
aware of the phrase
"head of the Family"
is applicable to a
FIGUREHEAD.
Example: The
president of the club
is not just a
FIGUREHEAD.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
in name only, without

authority.
Mnemonic: Nomi-nal
sounds like Name,
and thats the
meaning. NOMINAL
means IN NAME
ONLY.
Example: He
remained in NOMINAL
control of the
business for another
ten years.
Root: NOMEN means
NAME.
Form: adj
Tone: neg/neut
You might say youre

the boss man in your
household, but if
everybody else in the
family ignores you, 'boss
man' is probably a titular
position for you. In other
words, its just a title.
Theres no power
behind it.
Mnemonic: TITULAR
sounds like Title, and
a person of Name
and Fame is always
Titled. Title Ruler
TITULAR Ruler just
have Title no powers
Example: He is
TITULAR head, and
merely signs laws
occasionally.
FIGUREHEAD
DEADLOCK
THINGS
FIRM / UNCHANGING
FREE FROM BLAME
HARMLESS / KIND
HEALING
NOMINAL
HEALTHY LOOKING
HELPFUL
LEFT-OVER
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
NOT THOROUGHLY /
SUPERFICIALLY
PHYSICALLY STRONG
PUNISH
RESTRICT / STOP /
PREVENT
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
TITULAR
TO BLAME / ACCUSE /
CHARGE
UNABLE TO DECIDE /
FICKLE
UNSTEADY WALK /
HESITATE
WITHOUT REAL POWER
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Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A ramification is an
accidental consequence
that complicates things.
Remember that time
you borrowed your
father's car without
asking? The
ramification was that
Dad missed an
important meeting, his
company went under,
and he had to sell the
car.
Mnemonic:
Amplification (Ramify
? Amplify) Amplify is
to increase and
ramify is to divide
into parts and hence
increase.
Example: These
issues have powerful
personal and political
RAMIFICATIONs.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A repercussion is
something that
happens because of
another action. You
could quit paying your
rent, but getting
evicted from your
apartment might be the
repercussion.
Mnemonic: very
simple !! concentrate
on CUSSION(I mean
cushions) ... cushions
are so soft ..bouncy
bouncy (rebound
property)...similarly
REPERCUSSION -->
rebound
Example: The
REPERCUSSIONs of
the quarrel were
widespread.
COUNTER-ATTACK
DESTROY
RAMIFICATION
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HARSH / BITING / SHARP
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
LOWER IN RANK
LYING DOWN / RESTING
MALICIOUS SELFSATISFACTION
MISC.
NOBLE / SPIRITUAL / (X)
EARTHLY
PLACE OF SAFETY
REMOVE (X) / SPREAD
REVENGE
RULE / LAW / PRINCIPLE
SELF-CONTRADICTION
TO BURN
TO STIR UP / REVOLT
UNIVERSAL
VARIETY
VILLAGE - LIKE
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COUNTER-ATTACK
Relation to Group
Mnemonic: it is
similar to "illusion"
which is done by
showing things not
there, indirectly
Example: His
statement was seen
as an ALLUSION to
the recent political
unrest.
Form: verb
Tone: neut/neg
Your friend wants to go

to the Death Metal
Forever concert, but you
hesitate: you demur.
Whether you strongly
object, politely disagree,
or hesitate to agree,
you demur.
Mnemonic: sounds a
little like Damn you
are wrong!! I object!
If Aunt Tilly offers to
knit you a sweater,
you might politely
DEMUR, being
reluctant to accept.
Example: At first she
DEMURred, but then
finally agreed.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A demure woman or girl

can be described as
polite and a little shy. A
demure outfit is a
modest one-think
high neckline and low
hem.
Mnemonic: DEMURE
is a word you don't
hear a lot these days,
but it used to be a
huge compliment for a
woman or a girl, for
them to be considered
shy and quiet and
modest.
Example: She is a
DEMURE young lady.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
The verb disassemble

means to take
something apart. It's
one thing to
disassemble a
computer; it's a whole
other thing to put it
back together again.
Mnemonic: DIS is not

and ASSEMBLE is to
arrange. So
DISASSEMBLE means
to spoil the
arrangement of
something.
Example: We had to
completely
DISASSEMBLE the
engine to find the
problem.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Discreet describes
that is appropriately
quiet, prudent, and
restrained. If you are
wearing a discreet gray
suit, it is unlikely that
anyone at that business
meeting will notice you.
Mnemonic:
DISCREET- diSECRET.
"You must be
DISCREET about our
SECRET."
Example: You should
ask a few DISCREET
questions before you
sign anything.
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
DEMUR
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
LOWER IN RANK
DEMURE

MISC.
EARTHLY
PLACE OF SAFETY
REMOVE (X) / SPREAD
REVENGE
DISASSEMBLE

SELF-CONTRADICTION
TO BURN
TO STIR UP / REVOLT
UNIVERSAL
VARIETY
VILLAGE - LIKE
DISCREET
Mnemonic/Example
That little nod to a

Dylan Thomas poem
that you sneaked into
your PowerPoint
presentation? That was
an allusion, a quick
reference to something
that your audience will
have to already know in
order to "get."
ALLUSION
EXCLUDE
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Discrete means separate

or divided. A discrete
unit is a separate part
of something larger. A
room is a discrete space
within a house, just as
the transmission is a
discrete part of a car
engine.
Mnemonic: if u can
remember the
DISCRETE maths ,you
can see that one topic
is separated from the
other and subtopics
also unconnected to
each other.
Example: The
organisms can be
divided into DISCRETE
categories.
Root: DIS- means
APART
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To dissemble is to hide
under a false
appearance, to deceive.
"When confronted about
their human rights
record, the Chinese
government typically
dissembles."
Mnemonic: The word

sounds like
"resemble"...the
person/ a thing of that
type can be in
disguise
Example: She was a
very honest person
who was incapable of
dissembling.
Root: DIS- is APART/
NOT
Form: verb
Tone: pos
If you add nutrients to

something you fortify it.
Food scientists have
found ways to fortify
cereal, but in addition to
vitamins C and D, they
usually add a lot of
sugar.
Mnemonic: A fort
thats stands
straight and strong is
a symbol of Support
and strength.
Example: They
fortified the area
against attack.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
An illusion is something
that isn't real. It may
look real, but it's
actually fake - just a
crafty construction or
fantasy. Like the old
rabbit-out-of-the-hat
trick practiced by
magicians around the
globe.
Mnemonic: ILLUSION
sounds like ILLVISION. When
something is not real
and you still manage
to see it, your eyes
are tricking you.
Example: She's under
the ILLUSION that
she'll get the job.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you immure

someone or something,
you put it behind a wall,
as in a jail or some
other kind of confining
space.
Mnemonic: sounds
like I M
YOURS....please
enclose me within the
walls of your heart...
Example: At the age
of 86 he was
IMMUREd in his house
by infirmity.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If something is inane,
it's silly or senseless. If
you just want to space
out, you won't mind the
inane chatter on TV, as
long as it's on.
Mnemonic:
Remember the word
insane. Insane person
doesnt have a mind to
think and understand
and hence he is void.
Example: Surely
there never had been
written anything so
INANE and silly.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
An incumbent is an
official who holds an
office. If you want to
Mnemonic: INCUM +
BENT - OFFICIALS are
BENT on(determined)
DISCRETE
DISSEMBLE
FORTIFY
ILLUSION
IMMURE
INANE
run for congress, you're

going to have to beat
the incumbent.
to bring an INCUM
home, as it is
NECESSARY to survive
Example: it is
INCUMBENT on them
to pay their own debts
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If a characteristic or
ability is already present
in a person or animal
when they are born, it is
innate. People have the
innate ability to speak
whereas animals do not.
Mnemonic: Since
Birth is INNATE
Example: He never
lost his INNATE sense
of fun.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To inure is to get used

to something difficult or
unpleasant. If after
spending an hour in
your brother's room,
you stop noticing the
stinky-sock smell, you
have become inured to
the odor.
Mnemonic: INUREd
means its 'in' 'your'
systemyour used
to it...
Example: The
prisoners quickly
became INUREd to the
harsh conditions.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are loath to do

something, you really
don't want to do it. If
you are reluctant to go
swimming, people will
say you are loath to
swim, but if they are
really mean - they may
throw you in anyway.
Mnemonic:
l+oath..oath..so if you
have taken a oath of
not doing what your
dad guides you... you
are very unwilling and
reluctant to listen him.
Example: He was
LOATH to admit his
mistake.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you loathe someone

or something, you hate
them very much. You
might not choose to eat
raw carrots if you dislike
them, but if you loathe
them, you might have a
hard time even having
them on your plate.
Mnemonic: Loa-the
can be related as Low
thought...So having a
low thought of
someone else implies
hate or detest
Example: They
LOATHE each other.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To mortify someone is
to cause them extreme
embarrassment. Your
mother may not have
been trying to mortify
you when she showed
up at your senior prom
with a bunch of unicorn
balloons, but she did.
Mnemonic: MORTIFY
can be said as moti fy
means calling
someone moti(fat)
which is embarrasing.
Example: She was
mortified to realize he
had heard every word
she said.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Bikes on which you

recline rather than sit
upright are recumbent.
Recumbent means to
leaning back in a
reclining position.
Mnemonic:
recum+bentsounds
similar to
become+bent. If you
become bent while
sitting it would mean
you want to lie down.
Example: In a few
minutes the watchers
observed a warm,
healthy flush spread
over the white face
and limp hands of the
RECUMBENT boy.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To testify is to make a
statement or provide
Mnemonic: If you've
ever seen a TV show
INCUMBENT
INNATE
INURE
LOATH
LOATHE
MORTIFY
RECUMBENT
evidence, usually in
court. Witnesses testify
for the prosecution or
defense.
about lawyers, you've

probably seen
someone TESTIFYing:
putting their hand on
the Bible, sitting in the
witness seat, and
telling what they know
about a case.
Example: There are
several witnesses who
will TESTIFY for the
defense.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
You might feel a bit

testy before taking a
test, but test and testy
are unrelated. Feeling
testy is like being
peeved, annoyed, or
irritated.
Mnemonic: If
someone has
described you as
SHORT-TEMPERED in
the
TESTY(testimonial),
then you will get
IRRITATED looking at
it.
Example: The old
man sounded TESTY.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Someone with venal

motives is corrupt and
maybe a little evil.
Nobody wants to be
thought of as venal.
Mnemonic: ve + nal
= we null ....we can
be easily bribed when
we are null in terms of
money ...
Example: We have
these bunch of VENAL
journalists
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Some crimes are

unforgivable. Others are
venial - venial crimes
and sins are excusable.
They're not a big deal.
Mnemonic: key word

is menial. We forgive
someone for menial
(small) mistakes.
Example: The
confidence of
ignorance, however
VENIAL in youth, is
not altogether so
excusable, in full
grown men.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Vindicate means to
justify, prove, or
reinforce an idea - or to
absolve from guilt. If
your family thinks you
hogged the last piece of
pie on Thanksgiving,
you'll be vindicated
when your younger
brother fesses up.
Mnemonic:
vidicate....split it like
vin(WIN) + di(the) +
cate(case)....so when
you win a case IN a
COURT...it means you
are freed FROM
ACCUSATION AND
CHARGES...you are
freed from blame.
Example: I have
every confidence that
this decision will be
fully VINDICATEd.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
It is no fun hanging out

with vindictive people,
who are forever out to
get back at people they
think have hurt them. If
you forget to say hello
to them one day in the
hall, they will carry a
grudge against you into
next week.
Mnemonic:
VINDICTIVEwin+addictive
obsessed about
winning ...so always
having ill will against
others
Example: He accused
her of being
VINDICTIVE.
TESTIFY
TESTY
VENAL
VENIAL
VINDICATE
VINDICTIVE
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If you have a vision of

your grandfather just
before he passes away,
you have seen a wraith
or a ghostly image.
Wraith can also mean
something thin, wispy,
or ghost-like.
Mnemonic: Those
who have faith , dont
believe in WRAITH
Example: He has a a
WRAITH-like.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Wrath is great anger

that expresses itself in a
desire to punish
someone: Noah saw the
flood as a sign of the
wrath of God.
Mnemonic:
Remember rath(s)
means chariots in
mahabharata. when
kings are angry and
furious, they come on
their rath(s) to fight.
Example: Nobody
wanted to face the
WRATH of their
teacher and so came
well prepared for the
class.
WRAITH
WRATH
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COUNTER-ATTACK
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
A reprisal is an act of
retaliation, especially
one committed by one
country against
another. If you attack
your enemy's village
and cause lots of
damage, expect a
reprisal.
Mnemonic: If you escape

from jail and are caught
they will re-prison you as
an act of retaliation
Example: They did not
want to give evidence for
fear of REPRISALs.
Root: RE- is AGAIN/ BACK
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To retaliate means to
get back at someone,
usually through a
counterattack. Ned
got hit with a cream
pie, then he retaliated
by throwing a bucket
of Jell-O at his
attackers.
Mnemonic: RET called ALI

and they both ATE Pizza
and didn't study at all for
the exam because they
wanted to repay her
mother the agression she
showed in making them
learn things at the last
moment.
Example: The boy hit his
sister, who RETALIATEd by
kicking him.
REPRISAL
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
LOWER IN RANK
MISC.
EARTHLY
PLACE OF SAFETY
REMOVE (X) / SPREAD
REVENGE
SELF-CONTRADICTION
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COUNTER-ATTACK
DESTROY
Relation to Group
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Raze means to tear an

object down to the ground.
Before Donald Trump can
raze that family's home to
build another skyscraper,
he's going to have to cut
them a big check.
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
LOWER IN RANK
MISC.
EARTHLY
PLACE OF SAFETY
REMOVE (X) / SPREAD
REVENGE
SELF-CONTRADICTION
TO BURN
TO STIR UP / REVOLT
UNIVERSAL
VARIETY
VILLAGE - LIKE
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RAZE
Mnemonic/Example
If a storm devastates your Mnemonic:

town, it comes pretty close DEVASTATE can be
to destroying it. To
remembered in this
devastate is to cause
way: A VAST area
destruction to or
was WASTED in
overwhelm.
Japan, because of the
destruction caused by
Tsunami.
Example: The bomb
DEVASTATEd much of
the old part of the
city.
DEVASTATE
FASHION
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Mnemonic: RAZE =
Erase Which means to
remove or clean
completely.
Example: Dozens of
villages have been
RAZEd due to floods.
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Although abash sounds

like a big party or what
fire fighters do to get
through a locked door,
abash is, in fact, a verb
that means you have
caused another person
to feel awkward,
bashful, embarrassed,
or ashamed.
Mnemonic: A=ALWAYS
B=BRINGS a S=SHAME
Example: I was ABASHed
by the magnitude of the
others generosity so I
donated twenty thousand
more
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To discomfit someone
is to make them feel
uncomfortable or
upset. An easy way to
discomfit another
person is to use the
age-old, childish trick
of ignoring them. (Of
course, were sure
you would never do
that, right? Right?)
Mnemonic: DISCOMFITresembles discomfortable,

when you are
uncomfortable ,you tend
to get frustrated and
defeated. If you can check
the word Fit ,you can add
a meaning ,by assuming,if you are not fit(disfit) you
are defeated and put to
embarrasment.
Example: He was not
noticeably DISCOMFITed
by the request.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To mortify someone is
to cause them extreme
embarrassment. Your
mother may not have
been trying to mortify
you when she showed
up at your senior prom
with a bunch of
unicorn balloons, but
she did.
Mnemonic: where mor

(peacock) compares itself
with other birds and talks
proudly about it
wings..and its beautiful
body..but when other birds
remind it of its ugly
legs...mor (peacock) feel
embarrassed and
humiliated.
Example: She was
mortified to realize he had
heard every word she said.
Root: MORT- means
DEATH
ABASH
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
DISCOMFIT
HIDE / REVEAL (X)

INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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: Antonyms
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Form: noun
Tone: neg
Praising your favorite

sports team is one thing,
but if you call the team
the most incredible group
of humans ever to walk
the earth, then you're
going overboard and
indulging in hyperbole.
Mnemonic: Hyper Beyond the limit

Example: The film is
being promoted with
all the usual
HYPERBOLE. Hes
not usually given to
HYPERBOLE
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to understate or deemphasize; downplay
Example: The coach

is underplaying the
team's poor
performance.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
represent as less
significant or important
Mnemonic: Calling
washington dc an
under state is to
describe it as less
important than it
actually is
Example: It would
be a mistake to
understate the
seriousness of the
problem.
HYPERBOLE
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
X
UNDERPLAY
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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: Antonyms
X
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Mnemonic:
Vanishing oneself
from power is
BANISH ; hand over
Example: He was
BANISHed to
Australia, where he
died five years later.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
expel from a country
Mnemonic: DEPORT
= depart moving
from one place to
another from india to
us
Form: verb
Tone: neg
to exclude or expel
from membership or
participation in any
group, association,
etc.
Mnemonic: When
you stop
communicating with
your EX-, you
generally exclude
them from your
friend list as well.
Example: They were
threatened with
excommunication.
Root: EX- means
OUT OF/ FROM
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Getting expelled from

a school is a step
beyond suspension.
It means that you are
asked to leave and
never come back. In
other words, you
have been kicked
out.
Example: She was

EXPELled from school
at 15.
Root: EX- means
OUT OF/ FROM
Form: verb
Tone: neg/neut
hand over to the

Mnemonic: Xauthorities of another TRAitor....the Xcountry
traitor of a particular
country was
EXTRADITEd to the
country soon after he
left the country
Example: The
government
attempted to
EXTRADITE the
suspect from Canada
to the U.S.
DESTROY
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
DEPORT
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
EXCOMMUNICATE
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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: Antonyms
EXTRADITE
Mnemonic/Example
To banish is to get rid

of. Think very
carefully before you
banish someone from
your group.
Someday, you may
want that person
around again.
BANISH
EMBARRASS
Meaning
Form: verb
Tone: neg
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Something that's faddish is
in style, often for a brief
length of time.
Mnemonic: f+
add+ish = f(follow) add
= advertisements fashion
Example: Timelessness
is key--so watch out for
FADDISH designs.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
If something is the latest

vogue, it is the latest
fashion. When your new
hairstyle catches on, it's in
vogue - or if it becomes
unpopular, its not.
Mnemonic: VOGUE and

provoke...sometimes
fashion trends (in
VOGUE) provoke
(anger) a certain class
of conservative people.
Example: Sixties music
has come back into
VOGUE.
FADDISH
COUNTER-ATTACK
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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: Antonyms
VOGUE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
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Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you use the word

emanate, you're usually
talking about lights, sounds
or unseen forces coming out
of a specific source. If you
hear creepy sounds
emanating from an old
house, that might mean it's
haunted.
Mnemonic: relate it to
emit/illuminate. HEMAN ATE and come out
(EMANATE) from his
home
Example: He
EMANATEs power and
confidence.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To emit means to give off or

let out, and it usually has a
lot to do with gases, smells
and noises. All of which
could be potentially
embarrassing, depending on
where they're coming from.
Mnemonic: Lots of
things can be EMITted:
body heat from your
hands, high pitched
sound waves from a
dog whistle, nasty
odors from your mouth
after a garlic-heavy
lunch
Example: The metal
container began to
EMIT a clicking sound.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When something radiates, it Mnemonic: Imagine

sends out waves or rays.
you are on a ray diet
The sun radiates light and
that causes you to emit
warmth.
energy in the form of
rays
Example: He
RADIATEd selfconfidence and
optimism.
EMANATE
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
EMIT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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: Antonyms
RADIATE
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
If you say something

acerbic, or harshly
bitter, to someone, it
can leave a bitter taste
in your own mouth that
lingers, and the acerbic,
or acidic, words can eat
away at the person on
the receiving end too.
Mnemonic: ACERBIC
speech is like acidic,
because it is sour and
corrodes, or weakens,
relationships.
Example: The letter
was written in her
usual ACERBIC style.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Locked in a meanspirited, bitter

argument? That's an
acrimonious situation
that might result in fists
flying unless you and
your opponent can cool
down.
Mnemonic:
ACRIMONIOUS
sounds like Ominous.
Both has to do with a
bad or wrong doing.
Example: His
parents went through
an ACRIMONIOUS
divorce.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Use the adjective caustic

to describe any chemical
that is able to burn
living tissue or other
substances, or,
figuratively, a statement
that has a similarly
burning effect. Caustic in
this sense means
harshly critical.
Mnemonic: CAUSTIC
is CAUSTIC soda, it
burns and is bitter
and acidic, so is a
person who is called
CAUSTIC.
Example: The critic's
CAUSTIC remarks
angered the hapless
actors who were the
subjects of his
sarcasm.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective incisive

describes something
that is sharp, decisive,
and direct. A comment
that cuts right to the
bone can be just as
incisive as an actual
knife.
Mnemonic: Incisor
teeth are INCISIVE.
Very sharp and used
to cut food.
Example: Both sides
had their chances but
the visitors looked
more INCISIVE in
attack.
Root: IN means NOT
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you're trenchant, it
means you think or say
smart, sharply worded
things that cut right to
the heart of the matter.
A trenchant observation
is one that makes
people scratch their
chins thoughtfully, or
wince with
embarrassment for
whomever you're talki
Mnemonic: The
people on the trainchant in an energetic
and vigorous fashion
when they see their
family waiting.
Example: He was
shattered by the
TRENCHANT criticism
ACERBIC
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
ACRIMONIOUS

HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
CAUSTIC
LOWER IN RANK
MISC.
EARTHLY
PLACE OF SAFETY
INCISIVE
REMOVE (X) / SPREAD

REVENGE
SELF-CONTRADICTION
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: Antonyms
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Tone: pos
Relation to Group
When you feel

compunction you feel
very, very sorry, usually
for something you did
to hurt someone or
mess something up.
When you feel no
compunction, you're not
at all sorry.
Mnemonic:
compuncture sounds
like
compensation..when
you hav done a
wrong thing you
regret and offer
victim the
compensation..
Example: She felt no
COMPUNCTION about
quitting her job.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
If you have misgivings

about something, it
means you're worried
that it's not a good
idea. Trying to fall
asleep the night before
a test, you might have
misgivings about having
studied so little.
Mnemonic:
Mis(not)+Giving....I
am not giving the
keys of my locker to
you because I have
some doubts,anxiety
in my mind about
you.
Example: I had
grave MISGIVINGS
about making the
trip.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A qualm is a feeling of
uneasiness, or a sense
that something you're
doing is wrong, and it
sounds almost like how
it makes your stomach
feel. If you had qualms
about taking candy from
the bulk bins at the
store, your conscience
probably told you to go
ba
Mnemonic: QUALM
= QUAL + M(S) =
QUALIFICATION +
MS, you are in doubt
whether MS as
qualification is right
for you or not.
Example: He had
been working very
hard so he had no
QUALMS about taking
a few days off.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Your scruples are what

keep you from doing
things you consider to
be morally or ethically
wrong. Your scruples
won't allow you to cheat
on a test, or steal from
your brother's
Halloween candy stash.
Mnemonic: SCRUPLE
and PRINCIPLE
sounds alike.
Example: He had no
SCRUPLES about
spying on her.
COMPUNCTION
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
MISGIVINGS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)

INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg/pos
When you conceal something,

you are keeping it from being
discovered: To avoid
another argument with his
cousins, Jonathan worked
hard to conceal his
disappointment at the
outcome of the race.
Mnemonic:
CONCEAL sounding
like SEAL.. you seal
something which you
don't like to be
exhibited.. ! So hide
or prevent from being
discovered
Example: She
CONCEALs her anger
well
Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you've been sneaking

around with your best friend's
boyfriend, that's probably one
secret you don't want to
divulge, because revealing
that tidbit of information will
probably cut your friendship
short.
Mnemonic: When
Sally revealed the
secret that if you put
fudge on you face,
pimples will
disappear, Amy dived
into a pool of dive
fudge
Example: Police
refused to DIVULGE
the identity of the
suspect.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Secrete is all about secrets. It Mnemonic: SECRETE

means both "to hide" and "to is secret
release."
Example: The drugs
were SECRETEd in
the lining of his
suitcase.
CONCEAL
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
DIVULGE
HIDE / REVEAL (X)

INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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DESTROY
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Relation to Group
That old dog was

dormant for so long
he was confused for a
furry doormat, but a
doormat is likely to
stay dormant, or
inactive, because it is
lifeless: that old dog
has some life in him
yet.
Mnemonic: Volcanoes are

described as DORMANT
when they stay cool for a
long time, without spewing
hot lava and ash. They
may have the ability to
come to life, but they
remain DORMANT, or
inactive.
Example: During the
winter the seeds lie
DORMANT in the soil.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
Latent is an adjective
that you use to
describe something
that is capable of
becoming active or at
hand, though it is not
currently so.
Mnemonic: Talent
Regroup LATENT as Talent.
Talent is LATENT.
Example: These children
have a huge reserve of
LATENT talent
Form: adj
Tone: neg
The adjective
quiescent means
"being quiet and still,"
like the quiescent
moments lying in a
hammock on a
beautiful summer
Sunday.
Mnemonic: QUIESCENT quies - quiet > motionless

Example: The QUIESCENT
melancholy of the town
enchants me.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
There is a tone to the

word stagnant that
sounds like what it is:
lacking movement,
stale, and inactive,
especially with
exaggerated
pronunciation,
"staaaagnant."
Mnemonic: Nelson, the

retired station agent, stood
patiently on the platform
everyday, waiting for the
trains to begin moving
again, like the still,
unchanging puddles of
water that would never do
anything but sit idly there.
Example: Few fish survive
in the STAGNANT waters of
the lake.
DORMANT
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
LATENT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
QUIESCENT
INEFFECTIVE
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Meaning
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Form: adj
Tone: pos
Autonomous describes
things that function
separately or
independently. Once you
move out of your
parents' house, and get
your own job, you will be
an autonomous member
of the family.
Mnemonic:
auto(self) +
nomous(operation) =
self operating
Example:
AUTONOMOUS
provinces which make
their own laws.
Root: AUTO- refers
to SELF
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Use the word latitude to

describe how much
freedom you have in
making choices. For
example, if a teacher
gives you latitude in
writing your paper, you
might get to choose the
topic and how many
sources to include.
Mnemonic:
LATITUDE:can be
interpreted as lasting
attitude,...and any
one who's got a good
atitude will always be
free from narrow
thoughts
Example: Skating
officials have
LATITUDE in the
selections, which will
be announced
Sunday.
Form: adj,n
Tone: pos
having complete power,

freedom or authority
Mnemonic: India is a
SOVEREIGN,
Secular,socialist,
Democratic and
republic country.
Example: an
autonomous
judiciary,a
SOVEREIGN state
AUTONOMOUS
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
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FASHION
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HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
LATITUDE
HIDE / REVEAL (X)

INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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Mnemonic: think of
FECk-LESS as
afFECting LESS
because it is so
useless.
Example: She had
lost the
FECKLESSness of
youth and settled
down.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you are a coach with a

losing team that doesn't
listen to you, don't be
surprised if you are called
ineffectual. It means too
weak to produce the
desired effect.
Mnemonic: IN =
Not, effect sounds
like effective. Thus,
INEFFECTUAL =
ineffective .
Example: This is an
INEFFECTUAL attempt
to reform the law
Form: noun
Tone: pos
The degree to which a

method or medicine
brings about a specific
result is its efficacy. You
might not like to eat it,
but you can't question the
efficacy of broccoli as a
health benefit.
Mnemonic: Efficacy
is EFFECTIVE
Example: to
evaluate the efficacy
and safety of the
treatment
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
INEFFECTUAL

HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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X EFFICACY
Mnemonic/Example
If a newspaper editorial
describes a politician as
feckless, you might
wonder, "What is feck,
and why doesnt he
have any? In fact, the
columnist is accusing the
politician of being
irresponsible and
incompetent.
FECKLESS
EXCLUDE
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neg
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Meaning
assign to a lower position;
reduce in rank
Mnemonic: DEMOTE
can be remembered
as DEMOTION, which
is opposite for
PROMOTION
Example: She was
DEMOTEd because
she always speaks up
Root: DE means
DOWN/AWAY
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Relegate means assign to a

lower position. If the
quarterback of the football
team stops making decent
throws he might be relegated
to the position of
benchwarmer, while another
kid is given the chance to
play.
Mnemonic: divide it
like rail+gate. Earlier
station Master is now
appointed as a
watcher of rail gate.
so, in worse position.
Example: She was
then RELEGATEd to
the role of assistant.
DEMOTE
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
LOWER IN RANK
MISC.
EARTHLY
PLACE OF SAFETY
REMOVE (X) / SPREAD
REVENGE
SELF-CONTRADICTION
TO BURN
TO STIR UP / REVOLT
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RELEGATE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg
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DESTROY
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Bikes on which you recline

rather than sit upright are
recumbent. Recumbent
means to leaning back in a
reclining position.
Mnemonic:
recum+bent - sounds
similar to
become+bent. you
become bent while
sitting means you lie
down.
Example: Doctor
advised him to
assume RECUMBENT
posture
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Repose is a formal or
literary term used to mean
the act of resting, or the
state of being at rest.
Repose is also a state of
mind: freedom from worry.
Mnemonic: REPOSE
= resting pose
Example: The first
rays of morning sun
disturbed their
REPOSE.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
One can be described as

supine when lying face up
("his favorite yoga poses
were always the supine
ones"); or, if one is very
passive or lethargic
("supine in the face of their
threats and insults").
Mnemonic: Spine
Lying on Spine is
SUPINE
Example: Clare
remained SUPINE,
her eyes closed.
RECUMBENT
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
REPOSE

HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
LOWER IN RANK
MISC.
EARTHLY
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REMOVE (X) / SPREAD
REVENGE
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Form: verb
Tone: neg
If you gloat, you express great

satisfaction at the misfortune of
others. If your team scores a
big win, it would be better not
to gloat. Be happy for your win,
but don't laugh at their loss.
Mnemonic:
g+loat....LOOT...so
think of dacoits who
express their evil
satisfaction after
looting houses of
people.
Example: She was
still GLOATing over
her rival's
disappointment.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
A smirk is specific kind of smile,

one that suggests selfsatisfaction, smugness, or even
pleasure at someone else's
unhappiness or misfortune.
Mnemonic:
SMIle+IRK....meaning
SMILE IN AN IRKY
MANNER OR
IRRITATED MANNER
Example: He
SMIRKed
unpleasantly when we
told him the bad
news.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
A smug person is self-satisfied.

You can usually recognize
someone who is pleased with
himself by his smug little smile
and self-righteous remarks.
Mnemonic: SMUG
can be remembered
as when we drink a
MUG of some
drink,we feel SELFSATISFIED
Example: He smiled
SMUGly as the results
were announced.
AFTER-EFFECTS
COMMONLY CONFUSED
WORDS
COUNTER-ATTACK
DESTROY
GLOAT
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
SMIRK
HIDE / REVEAL (X)

INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To accost is to
approach
someone
aggressively or
confront them
in an
inappropriate
way.
Mnemonic:
ACCOST=Ac(Acclerating)+CostWhen cost shoots up in a shop,
we as a person speaks with the
shopkeeper to reduce the
cost.Hence we initiate the talk
Example: She was ACCOSTed
in the street by a complete
stranger.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A short,
amusing true
story is an
anecdote. You
might come
back from a
crazy spring
break with a lot
of anecdotes to
tell.
Mnemonic: The word's original

sense in English was "secret or
private stories" - tales not fit for
print, so to speak. Example:
The book is a rich store of
ANECDOTE.
Form: verb
Tone: pos
To bask in
something is to
take it in,
receive its
warmth, or
bathe in its
goodness. On
the first warm
day of the
spring, you
may bask in
the sunshine.
When you win
the Pulitzer,
you bask in
your own glory.
Mnemonic: BASKetball player

Michel Jordan lives luxury life.
Example: We sat BASKing in
the warm sunshine.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
As a verb,
broach means
to bring up or
introduce a
sensitive issue.
As a noun, a
broach is one
of those dowdy
pins your Great
Aunt Edna
wears. Telling
her not to wear
it is a subject
you should
probably not
broach.
Mnemonic: When a Boy

appROACH a girl for the first
time,he needs to BROACH.
Example: She was dreading
having to BROACH the subject
of money with her father.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
If your mom
can magically
Mnemonic: To con a jury you

need magical power
ACCOST
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
ANECDOTE

HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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MISC.
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REVENGE
SELF-CONTRADICTION
TO BURN
BROACH
TO STIR UP / REVOLT
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conjure up the Example: He could CONJURE

most delicious
coins from behind people's ears.
meals from the
most random
ingredients in
the kitchen,
she might just
be the best
cook in the
neighborhood.
CONJURE
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Use the
adjective
corporeal to
describe
something that
has to do with
the body, like
when your
teacher catches
you
daydreaming
and says you
need to bring
your mental
sharpness, not
just your
corporeal
presence to the
classroom.
Mnemonic: Corp o real:

Corporate o real: always target
the material aspect of customer,
dont care about the
spiritual part
Example: CORPOREAL reality
as the goddess herself
appeared.
Root: CORP- means BODY
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Pardon me, but

when a polite
term is
substituted for
a blunt,
offensive one,
you should call
it a
euphemism.
Mnemonic: Assuming: females

are milder than males as they
are more emotionally inclined. It
reads like E(xpress) U(yourself)
Phemism(like feminism).
Example: User fees is
just a politician's EUPHEMISM
for taxes.
Root: EU- means GOOD
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Green, orange,
yellow, and
blue - each of
these is a hue,
a color or a
shade that's
true. A rainbow
shows the
melting of one
hue into
another, from
red to violet,
and all shades
in between.
Mnemonic: blUE(HUE)...blue is
a color
Example: Her paintings capture
the subtle HUES of the
countryside in the fall.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
When you find

something hard
to express or
difficult to pin
down, it's
ineffable. The
feeling when
you get a new
puppy is
ineffable - too
strange and
wonderful to
define.
Mnemonic: in+ef+ fable. fable

means story. story can be told.
in-fable means something which
can not be uttered such as the
name of Lord Voldemort (from
Harry Potter).
Example: Professional women
gained ground in the INEFFABLE
but vital world of informal
networks.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If something is
inevitable, it
Mnemonic: Remember
INEVITABLE sounds like IN-
CORPOREAL
EUPHEMISM
HUES
INEFFABLE
will definitely
happen, like
death or tax
season.
EVERY-TABLE( what is
UNAVOIDABLE in every table?
Answer is food) Food is
unavoiadable in
every(dinning)table.So
ineveitable=unavoidable
Example: It seems INEVITABLE
that interest rates will rise.
Root: IN means INTO
Form: adj
Tone: neg
If you've done
something so
much that it
doesn't excite
you anymore
but just leaves
you tired,
consider
yourself jaded.
If someone
says you look a
little jaded, it
just means that
you look tired.
Mnemonic: JADED sounds like

faded.. which means WORN
OUT, WEARIED, TIRED
Example: It was a meal to
tempt even the most JADED
palate.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Literally, a
linchpin is the
pin that goes
through the
axle of a wheel
to keep it in
place, but
linchpin can be
used to mean
an important
part of
anything, the
thing that holds
it all together.
Mnemonic: eating well is the

LINCHPIN to staying healthy.
Example: Nurses are the
LINCHPIN of our health center.
Form: adj
Tone: pos/neg
Lofty is a good
word for
describing
something
that's high
above the
ground, or
someone who
acts like she's
high above
everyone else.
Mnemonic: LOFTY sounds like

HEFTY (big/ large). He played a
lofted shot in the air
Example: A towering mountain
can be called "LOFTY."
Form: noun
Tone: neg/neut
You might not

want to call a
mercenary a
"hireling" to his
face, but a
mercenary is,
after all, a
soldier who
gets paid to
fight where
needed,
sometimes
taking a heroic
stand and other
times just
wanting
payment for
fighting.
Mnemonic: MERCENARY sounds

like: merce - mercy + na - no;
no mercy.He can kill anybody
for money or gain
Example: Lila was suspicious
that Joe had jumped at the
chance only for MERCENARY
reasons
Form: noun
Use the word
Mnemonic: NEMESIS can be
INEVITABLE
JADED
LINCHPIN
LOFTY
MERCENARY
Tone: neg
nemesis to
describe
someone or
something that
always causes
you major
problems, like
the runner on
another
school's track
team who, for
years, has
been beating
your time by a
fraction of a
second.
remembered in this way:

not+my+sis hence wants to
take revenge..my sister
wouldn't have been the cause of
my downfall.
Example: The football team
seeks NEMESIS of previous lost
on Saturday.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
If a police
officer falls in
love with a
witness in a
case, it might
be hard for him
to stay
objective - that
is, looking at
things in a
detached,
impartial, factbased way.
Mnemonic: You are not

influenced by emotions when
you need to fulfill your
OBJECTIVE
Example: These figures give a
reliable and OBJECTIVE indicator
of changing trends in people's
lifestyles.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Pathos is a
quality that
stirs emotions.
A song with a
lot of pathos
hits you right in
the heart.
Mnemonic: PATHOS is related

to SYMPATHY, EMPATHY.
Example: The scene was full of
PATHOS.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A purveyor is
someone who
supplies goods often of food or
drinks. If you're
a seafood
purveyor you
will always
smells a bit
fishy, which is
no surprise,
considering that
you sell cod and
haddock all day
long.
Mnemonic: remember conveyor

which means supplying
something..PURVEYOR=
person+ conveyor. A person
who does a job of conveyor by
supplying something to others.
Example: Brown and Son,
PURVEYORs of fine wines
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Use the verb

rhapsodize to
describe
something
spoken about
with extreme
enthusiasm and often at
great length,
like that friend
who tends to
rhapsodize
about her
favorite movie
Mnemonic: WRAP+SODA+ICEI wrapped soda in ice which is a

miracle.......I was telling this to
my friends enthusiastically
Example: "He RHAPSODIZEd
about his new project for an
hour"
NEMESIS
OBJECTIVE
PATHOS
PURVEYOR
RHAPSODIZE
for twenty
minutes
straight.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Things that are

subjective are
open to
interpretation.
If you go see a
movie about a
jewel thief, the
topic is not
subjective. But
whether it's a
good movie or
not is
subjective.
Mnemonic: SUBJECTIVE sounds

like Subject, which seems to be
related to a particular Subject
only.
Example: Everyone's opinion is
bound to be SUBJECTIVE.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If something is
vicarious, it
delivers a
feeling or
experience
from someone
else. If your
child becomes
a big star, you
might have a
vicarious
experience of
celebrity.
Mnemonic: If you're mad at

your wife but you take it out on
your dog, that's VICARIOUS
punishment.
Example: He got a VICARIOUS
thrill out of watching his son
score the winning goal.
SUBJECTIVE
VICARIOUS
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Form: adj
Tone: pos
In common use, sublime is an

adjective meaning "aweinspiringly grand, excellent, or
impressive," like the best
chocolate fudge sundae you've
ever had.
COUNTER-ATTACK
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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Mnemonic/Example
morally low; without estimable Mnemonic: BASE is

personal qualities.
waste (very bad
quality)
Example: She was
upset to see his BASE
behavior
BASE
DESTROY
Meaning
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Mnemonic: once u
sublimate(purify)
your earthly
pleasures you will be
SUBLIME(noble)
Example: The
location of the hotel
is SUBLIME.
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Tone: pos
Relation to Group
Any mom taking care of the

kids day in and day out is
probably more than ready
to seek asylum, or refuge,
at a local spa.
Mnemonic: Amanda,
the silent lamb,
sought refuge and
sanctuary from the
bullying rams out in
the cow pastures,
where she was
greeted with warmth
and kindness.
Example: There was
a nationwide debate
on whether the
ASYLUM laws should
be changed.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
A harbor is a safe place

providing refuge and
comfort. If you're traveling,
the harbor provided by a
warm hotel is welcome. For
ships, a harbor is a
sheltered port area shielded
from waves, where it's safe
to dock.
Mnemonic: HARBOR
is a place where ships
stand, in Mumbai,
most of the criminals
and REFUGE find
SHELTER there
Example: The church
HARBORed aliens who
were political
refugees. To HARBOR
the negative
thoughts.
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Need to find shelter, from

the weather or from other
troubles? Then you need a
haven.
Mnemonic: HAVEN
sounds like Heaven > a place which is
always safe.
Example: The new
floral beds, formally
opened in July 2002,
enhance this peaceful
HAVEN
Form: verb
Tone: neg
To persecute is to make
someone suffer or to keep
them in bad circumstances.
In some parts of the world
governments or military
groups persecute, or
punish, people for religious
beliefs, often sending them
to prisons or work camps.
Mnemonic: If you
'Persistently' tell
someone 'Cute'
he/she wil be
irritated.
Example:
Throughout history,
people have been
persecuted for their
religious beliefs.
COUNTER-ATTACK
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
ASYLUM
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
HARBOR
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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MISC.
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Mnemonic: Bulb fuse

and gas DIFFUSE.
Suffuse - liquid, color or
light spread all over.
Suffuse and DIFFUSE.
Example: The active
ingredient DIFFUSEs
slowly through the
coating giving good
residual control.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
Disseminate means
to spread
information,
knowledge, opinions
widely. Seminderives from the
Latin word for seed;
the idea with
disseminate is that
information travels
like seeds sown by a
farmer.
Mnemonic: dis +
seminate: seminate could
be taken as seminar, so
for a seminar people
gather at a place. Hence
disseminar could be
understood as the
scattering of people.
Example: Their findings
have been widely
DISSEMINATEd.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To promulgate is to
officially put a law
into effect. Your state
may announce a plan
to promulgate a new
traffic law on January
1st.
Mnemonic: By legend
Romulus is the founder of
Rome. Let's imagine he
lays the foundation of
some gate in Rome and
says:"I PROclaim this is
ROMULus GATE!" (PROMUL-GATE) He's the
founder, right? So he's
already broadcasted a
decree!
Example: The new
constitution was
PROMULGATEd in 2006.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
To propagate is to be
fruitful and multiply,
by the usual routes
of reproduction, or by
spreading something
around - like a rumor.
Mnemonic: Scientists
are now studying how
best to PROPAGATE fresh
vanilla, as demand for
the flavour grows.
Example: Television
advertising PROPAGATEs
a false image of the ideal
family.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
The verb extirpate

originally literally
meant "to weed out
by the roots." Now
you'd use it when
you want to get rid of
Mnemonic: Imagine that

you destroy someone's
wig by throwing eggs and
turps on it
Example: Indian
extirpated the British
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
GIVE OUT
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
DISSEMINATE
HIDE / REVEAL (X)

INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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PROMULGATE
MISC.
EARTHLY
PLACE OF SAFETY
REMOVE (X) / SPREAD
REVENGE
SELF-CONTRADICTION
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Mnemonic/Example
Diffuse mean spread

out, or the action of
spreading out. If lots
of people in school
believe invisible
angels are
everywhere, you
could say that
opinion is diffuse.
You might even think
angels are diffuse as
well.
DIFFUSE
FASHION
Meaning
Form: adj
Tone: neut
something
completely as if
pulling it up by the
root.
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Tone: neg
Relation to Group
Retribution is the act of

taking revenge. If you
pull a prank on someone,
expect retribution.
Mnemonic: Ratri at
tuition and teacher
scolded her and she
got her
RETRIBUTION.
Example: People are
seeking
RETRIBUTION for the
latest terrorist
outrages.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
If someone hurts you,

you might be inspired to
plan an act of
vengeance: some type of
payback in order to settle
the score. Be careful,
though, because you
might inspire someone to
take vengeance on you in
return.
Mnemonic:
'venge'ance, add rein beginning, it
becomes revenge, so
it means taking
revenge
Example: He swore
VENGEANCE on his
child's killer.
Form: adj
Tone: neg
It is no fun hanging out

Mnemonic: He
with vindictive people,
accused her of being
who are forever out to
VINDICTIVE.
get back at people they
think have hurt them. If
you forget to say hello to
them one day in the hall,
they will carry a grudge
against you into next
week.
RETRIBUTION
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
VENGEANCE
HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
INACTIVE
INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
LOWER IN RANK
MISC.
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Tone: neut
Relation to Group
An axiom is a statement
that everyone believes is
true, such as "supply equals
demand" or "the only
constant is change."
Mathematicians use axiom
to refer to established
proofs.
Mnemonic: Axi OM:

Axiom is like OM.
Universally believed
Example: the old
axiom that you can
only succeed through
hard work
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Canon is all about

Mnemonic: College
authoritative standards
students used to read
for literature, sainthood,
what was called the
or behavior. Don't confuse it "literary canon," until
with cannon with two n's,
they noticed that they
the big gun that shoots
were written by dead
bowling-size balls at the
white men.
enemy.
Example: "The
House of Mirth is a
central book in the
canon of American
literature.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
"You are what you eat" is a

dictum, and so is a law
requiring you to curb your
dog. A dictum is a formal
pronouncement, a rule, or a
statement that expresses a
truth universally
acknowledged.
Mnemonic: Dictator
is authoritarian and
DICTUM is
authoritative
statement
Example: He cites
Augustine's DICTUM
that 'If you
understand it, it is
not God
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Doctrine means a belief or

set of beliefs. The idea that
a man named Jesus was the
son of God is part of the
Christian doctrine.
Mnemonic: They
have something
called Doctor Medical
DOCTRINE for doctors
Example: He was
deeply committed to
political DOCTRINEs
of social equality.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
Dogma means the doctrine

of belief in a religion or a
political system.
Mnemonic: If you
try to read "dogmatic"
from back to front,
you will get "i am
god". the person who
think that he is a god
is arrogant and
stubborn
Example: There is a
danger of becoming
too dogmatic about
teaching methods.
Form: noun
Tone: neut
A mandate is like an official

command or a go-ahead.
When a politician wins an
Mnemonic:
man+date man(boss)
orders you to finish
AXIOMS
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
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DOCTRINE
PLACE OF SAFETY
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MANDATE
Form: noun
Tone: neut
TENETS
election by a lot, that's a

mandate for their ideas.
your work on date.

Example: The
presidential MANDATE
is limited to two
terms of four years
each.
A tenet is a principle or
belief honored by a person
or, more often, a group of
people. "Seek pleasure and
avoid pain" is a basic tenet
of Hedonism. "God exists" is
a tenet of most major
religions.
Mnemonic: A
volleyball team
always carries ten
nets with it - ten net
is a watchword held
as true by a group
Example: Nonviolence is the central
tenet of their faith
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Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Reserve irony for

situations where
there's a gap
between reality and
expectations,
especially when such
a gap is created for
dramatic or
humorous effect.
Mnemonic: Remember Ironic

as Iron. Imagine that people
were mining a new place in
that place they were amazed
that unexpectedly they found
Iron but no one were sure
either it was Iron or not. So it
was contrary outcome.
Example: The IRONY is that
when he finally got the job, he
discovered he didn't like it.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Here's a mindbender: "This

statement is false."
If you think it's true,
then it must be
false, but if you
think it's false, it
must be true. Now,
that's a paradox!
Mnemonic: you are unique

but "everybody is unique" .this
is a PARADOX
Example: It is a curious
PARADOX that professional
comedians often have unhappy
personal lives.
IRONY
EMBARRASS
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Meaning
start to burn or burst into
flames
Mnemonic:
COMBUST sounds like
CAN BURST INTO
FIRE anytime
Example: Never
place candles on top
of tv or other plastic
COMBUSTible
surfaces.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
See incinerate and think:

"burn, dear, burn!"
Whether its an old
love letter that makes you
sad or a terrible picture of
yourself, it might be better
just to incinerate it,
meaning, you burn it.
Mnemonic: You will

be INCINERATEd if
you smoke excessive
cigarette.
Example: Holland
has a very good
recycling record and
INCINERATEs much
of its waste, like
Germany.
Form: verb
Tone: neut
When you start a fire

burning, you can say you
kindle the fire. Knowing
how to kindle a campfire is
an important survival skill.
It can help keep you warm
at night, and keep you
from eating cold beans for
dinner.
Mnemonic: A
CANDLE can be
KINDLEd.
Example: We
watched as the fire
slowly KINDLEd.
COMBUST
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
EXAGGERATE
EXCLUDE
FASHION
GIVE OUT
INCINERATE

HESITATE ON MORAL
GROUNDS
HIDE / REVEAL (X)
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INDEPENDENCE /
FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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KINDLE
Mnemonic/Example
Form: verb
Tone: neut
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Tone: neut
To incite is to cause to act

or occur. Violent words can
incite violent actions
which, in turn, might incite
public outcry against
violence.
Mnemonic: INCITE
rhymes with excite
which also means
arouse to action.
Example: They were
accused of inciting the
crowd to violence.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
When you instigate

something, you start it,
but the word carries
conflict with it. If you are
suspended for wearing a
political t-shirt, the
incident might instigate
days of protest by students
and faculty.
Mnemonic: I am
always motivated
whenever I see the
Institute gate (relate
to INSTIGATE) of
"MIT".
Example: They were
accused of instigating
racial violence.
Form: verb
Tone: neg
Anything that brings about

a strong reaction can be
said to provoke. You can
provoke that lion if you
want. But if he responds
by attacking, don't come
running to me.
Mnemonic: The sales

man in provogue
showroom started
argumenting instead of
changing the defective
shirt. It annoyed me
badly. They PROVOKEd
me to get irriated.
Example: The
announcement
PROVOKEd a storm of
protest.
Form: noun
Tone: neg
Sedition is the illegal act of

inciting people to resist or
rebel against the
government in power. It's
what the southern states
did at the start of the Civil
War.
Mnemonic: seidition =
said+i+shun he said i
will shun u.. reisitance
2 authority
Example: Two
journalists were
charged with
SEDITION
INCITE
COUNTER-ATTACK
DESTROY
EMBARRASS
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INSTIGATE
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GROUNDS
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FREEDOM
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INEFFECTIVE
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SEDITION
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DESTROY
Relation to Group
Meaning
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: neut
When capitalized, Catholic

refers to the Catholic
Church. With a lower-case
"c," catholic means
"universal" and "inclusive."
If you listen to anything
from hip-hop to Baroque,
you have catholic taste in
music.
Mnemonic:
CATHOLIC Christians
are found everywhere
in the world....so they
are present
universally.
Example: Unlike his
father, Tom's
judgments are
CATHOLIC
(universal)in nature.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Generic refers to the

members of a whole class
of things - like "tissue," a
generic word for any soft,
thin piece of paper that's
good for wiping runny
noses.
Mnemonic:
(gene)ric...in
genes...so it is a
characteristic of the
entire class/species
Example:
Broadband is a
GENERIC term for
any high-speed
connection to the
Internet.
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Universal describes
something for everything or
everyone. Universal design
is architectural design that
accommodates every
person. A universal remote
can change the stations on
all your home
entertainment systems, but
hopefully not at once.
Mnemonic:
UNIVERSAL and
General sound the
same and both words
refer to something
that is present
everywhere, is
common.
Example: Such
problems are a
UNIVERSAL feature of
old age.
CATHOLIC
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INACTIVE
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FREEDOM
INEFFECTIVE
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UNIVERSAL
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Meaning
When there's diversity,
there's variety. Often,
this word is used for
diversity of race, class,
or gender.
Mnemonic: We are
all aware of the
phrase Unity is
DIVERSITY.
Example: There is a
need for greater
DIVERSITY and
choice in education.
Root: DI means TWO
Form: adj
Tone: pos/neut
She listens to hip-hop,

Gregorian chant, and
folk music from the
'60s. He's been seen
wearing a handmade
tuxedo jacket over a
thrift-store flannel shirt.
They both have eclectic
tastes.
Mnemonic:
ECLECTIC or elect
means, choosing the
best from many
sources which is the
meaning of the word
ECLECTIC
Example: The
ECLECTIC collection
of furniture did not
match
Form: adj
Tone: neut
If you've encountered
the word motley, it's
most likely in the
phrase "motley crew,"
which means a diverse
and poorly organized
group. Think of a band
of pirates, or the
assorted characters who
became The Fellowship
of the Ring.
Mnemonic: Imagine
a motel made of
junk, made up of
diverse parts
Example: The room
was filled with a
MOTLEY collection of
furniture and
paintings.
Root: MOT- means
MOVE
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Multifaceted means
having many aspects or
sides. Diamonds are
usually cut to be
multifaceted, that is,
with many angled flat
surfaces, because this
increases their ability to
reflect light.
Mnemonic: Multi
means Many and
Faceted can be
equated to Faces. SO
Many Faces.
complex and
MULTIFACETED
problem
Root: MULTI- means
MANY
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A person or thing with

many sides or different
qualities is multifarious.
The Internet has
multifarious uses,
museums are known for
their multifarious art
collections, and Hindu
gods are associated
with multifarious
incarnations.
Mnemonic: Multi
means MANY and
Farious relates to
variety. So many
varieties calls for
MULTIFARIOUS
Example: the
MULTIFARIOUS life
forms in the coral
reef
DIVERSITY
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MULTIFARIOUS
Mnemonic/Example
Form: noun
Tone: pos
Form: adj
Tone: pos
Pied means colorfully

jumbled. If you're
looking at kittens, you
may see solid black
ones, solid white, or
ones with lots of
different patches of
color. You'd call a
patchy one pied.
Mnemonic: PIED
bird Pie chart:
multicolored pie
Example: In the
early hours of the
day, bird with PIED
markings can be seen
in the park.
Form: adj
Tone: pos
A woman emptying out

her purse after many
years might find an old
stick of gum, a pair of
broken sunglasses, a
few movie tickets, and
sundry items, meaning
that that her purse was
filled with a random
collection of unrelated
things.
Mnemonic: SUNDRY
contains SUNDRY
items in purse
Example: On what
basis will these
SUNDRY expenses be
met?
Form: adj
Tone: pos
make something more

diverse and varied
Mnemonic:
VARIEGATE is nothing
but VARIETY
plant with
VARIEGATEd leaves
Form: adj
Tone: pos
To describe a person or
thing that can adapt to
do many things or serve
many functions,
consider the adjective
versatile.
Mnemonic: "Various
Attires" or "Various
Styles" ...means
many forms and tahts
being VERSATILE.
Example: He's a
VERSATILE actor who
has played a wide
variety of parts.
PIED
SUNDRY
VARIEGATE
VERSATILE
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Form: adj
Tone: neut
As an adjective, bucolic
refers to an ideal country life
that many yearn for. If your
parents wanted to raise you
in a bucolic environment,
you may find yourself living
45 minutes away from the
nearest movie theater or
person your age. Not ideal.
Mnemonic: BUlls and

COLI (collie, a sheep
dog) Country -- rustic
and pastoral places,
people, and songs.
Example: a stream
winding through
tranquil parks and
BUCOLIC meadows
Form: adj
Tone: neut
Pastoral refers to the

countryside, particularly an
idealized view of the
country. If you draw cheery
pictures with lush grassy
fields, calm skies, a farm
animal or two, and some
flowers, you draw pastoral
scenes.
Mnemonic:
PASTORAL is Rural
Example: In these
stories of PASTORAL
life, we find an
understanding of the
daily tasks of country
folk
Form: adj
Tone: neut
When you think of the word

rustic, think of the rural
country. This word can be
given a positive or a
negative spin depending on
how you use it; a rustic inn,
for example, might be quaint
(old and strange) or it might
be virtually uninhabitable
(cannot st
Mnemonic: Think of
RUST, which reminds
us of something
which is old or has
worn out, hence
country people are
old fashioned, rural
or slightly backwards:
RUSTIC.
Example: This is a
typical an old cottage
full of RUSTIC charm
BUCOLIC
DESTROY
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INDEPENDENCE /
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To fume is to feel or express

angry and sullen

If you see someone glower at

If your new college roommate

Different things infuriate

Mnemonic: The word

On the anger scale, first

put into a rage; make violently Mnemonic: Enrage

BE SLOW / WASTE TIME

Ire is another word for

If you're livid, you're furious,

Chances are that if the tailwagging dog that just

When a fire is barely burning,

great anger leading

wrath is great anger that

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BE SLOW / WASTE TIME

To avert is to turn away or

The verb deflect describes

Elude means evade, or be

Example: The two

When you evade something,

headlong dive for the base.

avoid a question or When you parry, you avoid

move to a less important

avoid or try to avoid

The noun swerve means a

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Mnemonic: The "feck"

If you're a football fan you

Use the word gauche when

not efficient (syn)

If you are clumsy, you are

Mnemonic: Mal means

Ungainly is the opposite of

VERY TALENTED (CHILD)

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Dally means to waste

slow, wastes time

There are lots of words that

Something dilatory creates a

postpone doing what one

Mnemonic: Dilly and

slow progress and

Hey pokey! Yeah you, Mr.

stay in a place for

When someone lingers, he

Mnemonic: Linger--Ginger... the taste of

When you malinger, you

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