Sl. No.

Word

Abash

Abate

Abdicate

Aberrant

Abeyance

Abhorrence

Abscission

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Abscond
Abstain

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Abstemious

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Abstruse

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Abut

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Abyss
Accolade

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Accost

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Acerbic
Achilean

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Acme

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Acoustic
Acreage

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Acumen
Addle

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Adduce

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Adjuration
Admonish

Meaning
To make ashamed or uneasy,To cause (a
person) distress
To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity;
lessen
To relinquish (power or responsibility)
formally
Deviating from the proper or expected
course. Departing from the normal.
state of being inactive or suspended
temporarily
One that is disgusting, loathsome, or
repellent
The act of cutting off; Removal of a part
or growth by cutting.
To leave quickly and secretly and hide
oneself, often to avoid arrest or
prosecution
To hold oneself back
Eating and drinking in moderation.
Exercising moderation and self-restraint
in appetites and behavior
Difficult to understand; recondite
To touch or end at one end or side; lie
adjacent.
An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or
void. Something of immeasurable and
vast exten
An expression of approval; praise.
To approach and speak to boldly or
aggressively, as with a demand or
request. To meet face-to-face, especially
defiantly:
Sour or bitter tasting; acid.
weak point
The highest point, as of achievement or
development
(noun) a remedy for hearing loss or
deafness ,(adj.) of or relating to the
science of acoustics
Area of land measured in acres.
shrewdness shown by keen insight
become rotten,to muddle up or confuse
To offer as evidence; to offer something
as proof
a solemn and earnest appeal to someone
to do something
take to task, to criticize for a fault

(noun) servile flattery; exaggerated and

hypocritical praise
corrupt, debase, or make impure by
adding a foreign or inferior substance;
often by replacing valuable ingredients
with inferior ones

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Adulation

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Adulterate

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Adumbration

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Advocate
Aegis

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Aesthetic

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Affectation

the act of providing vague advance

estimations or representing beforehand
a person who pleads for a cause or
propounds an idea(n), push for
something(v)
kindly endorsement and guidance
concerning or characterized by an
appreciation of beauty or good taste
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated
display

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Aficionado
Aggrandize

ardent admirer,fan,loyal follower

add details to

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Aggress

take the initiative and go on the offensive

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Agrarian

relating to rural matters

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Alacrity

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Alchemy

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Alienate

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Alleviate

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Alloy

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Altruism

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Amalgamate

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Amazon
Ambience

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Ambiguous

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Ambrosial
Ameliorate

liveliness and eagerness

a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry
in medieval times
arouse hostility or indifference in where
there had formerly been love, affection, or
friendliness
to lessen the pain. to make something
better
the state of impairing the quality or
reducing the value of something, to
adulterate
the quality of unselfish concern for the
welfare of others
to bring or combine together or with
something else
a large strong and aggressive woman, an
African river
the atmosphere of a place
open to two or more interpretations; or of
uncertain nature or significance; or (often)
intended to mislead
worthy of the gods, highly pleasing to the
senses-especially that of taste
to make better

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Amenable

disposed or willing to comply

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Amnesty

the formal act of liberating someone,A

general pardon granted by a government,
especially for political offenses.

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Amortize

liquidate gradually

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Anachronism

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from an incorrect time period

similar or equivalent in some respects
though otherwise dissimilar
Analogous
(noun) a state of lawlessness and
disorder (usually resulting from a failure
of government)
Anarchy
a formal ecclesiastical curse
accompanied by excommunication
Anathema
Animadversion harsh criticism or disapproval
a medicine used to relieve pain, a source
of soothing comfort,Capable of soothing
or eliminating pain.
Anodyne
unusual,not normal
Anomaly
old,ancient,An antique; something of the
time before the great flood in the Bible.

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Antediluvian
Deep-seated hatred, as between longtime
opponents or rivals; Extreme hostility and
dislike

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Antipathy

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Antipodal

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Apathy

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Aphorism

situated on the opposite side or sides of

the earth:diametrically/exactly opposite
,Lack of interest or concern, especially
regarding matters of general importance
or appeal; indifference.
a short pithy instructive saying,A tersely
phrased statement of a truth or opinion;
an adage.

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Apiary

a shed containing a number of beehives

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Apocalyptic

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Apogee

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Apotheosis

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Appall

prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

he point in an orbit most distant from the
body being orbited. a final climactic
stage,the highest/farthest point/peak
the elevation of a person (as to the status
of a god,Exaltation to divine rank or
stature; deification.
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to
be unpleasantly surprised

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Appellation

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Apposite

A name, title, or designation.

being of striking appropriateness and
pertinence

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Approbation

official recognition or approval

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Appropriate

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Arbitrate

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Archaic
Ardor

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Arduous

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Arrant

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Arresting

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Arrogate

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Articulate

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Artless

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Ascetic

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Assail

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Asseverate
Assiduous

adj-suitable,just right,apt, verb-take

possession of by force, as after an
invasion
act between parties with a view to
reconciling differences
extremely old as seeming to belong to an
earlier period
feelings of great warmth and intensity
difficult to accomplish; demanding
considerable mental effort and skill
used informally as (often pejorative)
intensifiers
commanding attention,Readily attracting
notice
seize and take control without authority
and possibly with force
Expressing oneself easily in clear and
effective language:
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or
deceit,Of a plain and unsophisticated
nature
A person who renounces material
comforts and leads a life of austere selfdiscipline, especially as an act of religious
devotion.
To attack with harsh, often insulting
language,also attack with violent blows
To put into words positively and with
conviction,To solemnly swear or affirm
perseverance in carrying out action

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Assuage

To satisfy or appease,to calm or to pacify

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Astringent
Atheism

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Attenuate

Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe

The doctrine that there is no God
To make slender, fine, or small,To lessen
the density of; rarefy.

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Audacious
Augur

Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

A seer or prophet; a soothsayer

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Augur

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August

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Austere

To make predictions from signs or omens

Inspiring awe or admiration;
majestic:Raised to or occupying a high
position or rank
Severe or stern in disposition or
appearance; somber and grave,no
adornment or ornamentation; bare

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Autarchy

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Autonomous

self-government,A political system

governed by a single individual; Economic
independence as a national policy
Independent in mind or judgment; selfdirected.

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Avarice

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Aver

Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity.

to assert formally as a fact.
To justify or prove.

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Axiomatic

Indisputably true; self-evident.

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Azure

A light purplish-blue. The blue sky

Mnemonic

What happens when u get a bash? (bashing)....u get embarrassed.

Focus on ate part of abate. (eat, ate, eaten). When you eat anything, you reduce it's
quantity.
ab (root ab means away as in abandon) + dic (dictatorship) + ate (to eat and hence
reduce) : means to give away (or reduce) dictatorship and hence to give-up power
ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focus on ERR and ANT, usually an ant follows a path ... so
moving away from (root ab means away from) that path means, error in regular path and
hence deviating from normal path...or behaviour
ab+yawns.... so, think of something like 'students started yawning and so the teacher gave
them 5 mins break' i.e. temporary suspension...
Ab + horror filled with horror, something that fills you with disgust,horror
ab + scission = scissor scissor separates two things by cutting them ,so separation
Abscond = ab + scond = Absent in a second. When you will absent in a second? when u
STEAL & HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly.
ab (meaning away) + stain : we generally tend to stay away from stain (dirt, dust etc)

link to abstain
It contains "ab....use". ab generally stands for negative sense and so 'ab+ use' can be
taken as difficult to use. A word will be difficult to use if it is difficult to understand.
A+But : 'But' is used to (ad)join two sentence as in example : He is good guy, but not a
good student.
a + bys (take this as 20 i.e. bees in hindi language)+mal(take it as mile)..... so a 20 mile
deep pit in the ground looks like its bottomless.
A+Cool+Aide is a praise for the effort by a Distinction Student

Accost=Ac(Acclerating)+Cost=>When cost shoots up, we raise hue & cry & agitate so that
Govt. will reduce the cost.Hence we initiate the talk
Sounds like "Acidic." Lemons have a sour taste and are acidic. Therefore, they are
ACERBIC.
Achilles' Heel
Sounds like LAKME which is at the top of the cosmetic business

greek -prefix a- + koein (similar to Hindi Kaan-ear) "to mark, perceive, hear,"
acre+age: acre-it is a unit to measure extent of land
acumen sounds like IQ-men.. men with high IQ have ability to judge quickly (has keen
insight).
sounds like riddle which is usually confusing and hence we get confused.
ADD+USE when you tell about added usage you give an example to support the use
ad + jur(JURY)+ ation : so a request or appeal to jury about something.
to avoid A DEMON-ish act, a mother Warns her naughty child

when a child becomes adult he loses his purity and innocence...so any thing adulterated is
contaminated or has lost its purity.
Latin,from ad- "to" + umbrare "to cast in shadow', also think ad + umbrella standing
under the umbrella,you will be in shade/shadow,so ppl cant see you clearly, they will have
a vague idea or see your outline only,not your face.

Gandhi ji was an advocate of peace & non-violence. Gandhi ji advocated Satyagrah.

age is; if your age is too much (old), you need some protection for your body.
aes + thetic opposite of "pathetic"..means beauty
effect k liye affectation karo do some acting,pretend !!
AFICIONADO comes from the same latin root as the word affection. So, think
AFFECTIONADO
grand- this resembles to something huge,great,wealthy.
short for agression getting angry & attacking
root "agr" in this word means related to agriculture clearly indicate the meaning of this
word.
take the suffix crity we can link it with creativity. creative people are so eager to learn n
create things differently.
ALL + CHEMIcal :related to chemistry
alien+ate...if an alien comes and eat all food on earth .we all become unfriendly and hostile
to it.
alleviate ~ elevator: It sounds like elevator and elevator helps us reduce leg pain while
walking or climbing stairs.

sounds like ALLOW, two metals are allowed to combine together

suppose you are shy girl and you have a+ male+game+mate (amalgamate)what you
should do ? of course combine or unite with your mate against other groups
amazon ~ amazing woman
ambience ~ amber (it's a Hindi word meaning sky)and hence the meaning.
Ambi (am + bi) means 2 , while guous sounds like guess. So if 2 people guess on
something, then it will make the subject doubtful or unclear.
ambr (sounds like amber sky) sey liya -ambrosia-that is from the sky where Gods live
Take the suffix 'rate'. With the increase in product rate it's quality will also improve.
amen is a word used in Islam and Christianity. meaning of which is i agree. So amenable
means something able to be agreed.

am + ne (not) + sty (stay); Imagine a prisoner saying "I am not going to stay in this prison
anymore as judge granted amnesty to me."
from L. ad- "to" + mors (gen. mortis/mortal) "death" . Meaning "extinguish a debt" (in form
amortization)
ana (out of order, negative sense) + chron (time).. so something not placed correctly with
respect to time.
Analogies are given by the lecturers while teaching which compare the example with the
present subject
Anarchy-Sounds like 'monarchy' (like Tibet was ruled by monarchy)...so, absence of
government
anathema ~ anaath + ma; Being ANAATH or having no MAA is obviously a CURSE...
a mad version of a speech or sentence will receive critical remarks
a + no + dyne (dying); If you want him not to die from pain, you should give him some
anodyne drugs.
Anomaly sounds like abnormal.. that is one who deviates from the normal order.

anti (against) + luv (love); If you are against love, you are probably a person with
antediluvian thoughts.
remember antipathy as anti party. in politics the people of anti-party are quite opposite in
feeling
anti (against) + poda (feet), so think you & your friend are beginning a journey on foot from
opposite/anti direction.
a (negative) + pathy : root "pathy" means feeling as in sympathy; so apathy means having
no feeling for others or lacking interest in something.
a + phor (for); Kids are generally taught like "A for apple".. and there is a famous aphorism
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
bee hives are usually pear shape..... so a-piary
calamity means a disaster- so focus on 'cal' in apocalyptic

Apogee = Up+ho+gee (ho ji -> like in hindi).. So what is up, is at the highest point

apo(a person) theo( God) size(raise)~ means "to raise to the level of God"
app + all; all applications. I was appalled (shocked) when my teacher told me to learn all
applications of a software.
Imagine the finest Technology company - Apple. It's a symbol of designation, a prestigious
title.
apposite=> opposite of OPPOSITE i.e. perfectly matched; appropriate; most suitable
Ap+PROBATION: You get CONFIRMATION/APPROVAL in your job after your Probation
period

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.
You arbitrate between illiterate people
Remember with Archive. As we keep very old thing in archive- Archaic is related something
very old.
Ardor sounds Like Murder...crime of passion
arduous = read it as: "hard to do for us"
When someone is a complete stupid, you say "Arrey, you stupid". => Arrant
if the police come & arrest you while you are at work,everyone in the office will turn & stare
at you, you will become the centre of attention !
Think of it's similarity to "arrogant." An arrogate person might be so bold as to arrogate
another's possessions.
art + calculate; if you are good in art of speaking as well as good in calculations (maths),
you will be able to express yourself in a better way.

art+less means not having many arts to understand very simple and natural.

ascetic ~ acidic; he is living ascetic life by drinking and eating only acidic things (not good
in taste) and avoid anything have good taste.
take 'sail' from 'assail'- for begining a war many warships sailed to the warfront
Link it to assert. aver state confidently
Ass is donkey and donkey is hardworking.
as u (you) age ~ grow old" your excitement temper etc come down
astringent ~ a strict agent; an agent who is harsh
from Greek. a+theo( God)s "without god"
at ten + you + ate; if you will eat only at 10 PM (once in a day), you will attenuate.
when you go for some audition you need to be bold and daring.

August reminds the king Augustus who was majestic and impressive

austere sounds like severe which it means

auto-self,archy-government, government by self

Autonomous resembles automatic..something thats self governing doesn need or require
help..

a + very + rich > a strong greed to be 'a very rich' person.

A VERy confident statement!
we learnt axioms in Maths,which we didnt have to prove like Theorems, thus axiomatic
means self evident, does not require proof.
sounds simillar to azo..which is dye used to colour clothes..........derived from azo
compounds...this dye is available in blue

Sl.
No.

Word

Meaning
n-carnivorous burrowing mammal, v -annoy
persistently

Badger

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3

Badinage
Bailiwick

Ballast

Balmy

Banal

mild and pleasant

repeated too often; overfamiliar through
overuse

Bane

something causing misery or death

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baneful
Baroque

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Bask

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Bastion

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Bathos

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Battery
Bawl
Beatitude
Bedizen

deadly or sinister
elaborate and extensive ornamentation
derive or receive pleasure from; get
enjoyment from; take pleasure in
a stronghold into which people could go for
shelter during a battle
a change from a serious subject to a
disappointing one
an assault in which the assailant makes
physical contact
cry loudly
a state of supreme happiness
dress up garishly and tastelessly

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Bedlam
Beguile

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Belabor
Belie

frivolous banter
a branch of knowledge
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or
airship,an attribute that tends to give stability
in character and morals; something that
steadies the mind or feelings

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

attract; cause to be enamored
attack verbally with harsh criticism,beat
soundly
represent falsely

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Belittle

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of.

express a negative opinion

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Bellicose
Belligerent
Bellow
Benediction

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

someone who fights, is agressive
shout loudly and without restraint
he act of praying for divine protection

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Benevolent

showing kindness,generous

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Bequeath
Berate

leave or give by will after one's death

censure severely or angrily

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Bereft

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

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Besmirch
Bevy

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Bibulous
Bicameral

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Bilious

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Bivouac

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Bizarre
Blandish

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Blasphemy

relating to or containing bile, angry, irritable

n-temporary living quarters specially built by
the army for soldiers, v-live in or as if in a tent
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or
unusual
praise somewhat dishonestly
the act of depriving something of its sacred
character

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Blithe

carefree and happy and lighthearted

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Bludgeon

n- a club used as a weapon, (verb) overcome

or coerce as if by using a heavy club

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Boisterous

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack

the good name and reputation of someone
a flock of birds
given to or marked by the consumption of
alcohol
Bicameral consisting of two chambers

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n -a pillow that is often put across a bed

underneath the regular pillows, v- to support
or strengthen
Bolster
Bombardment heavy artillery,an attack by dropping bombs
ostentatiously lofty in style
Bombastic
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in
behavior or appearance
Boorish
relating to cattle , dull and slow-moving and
stolid
Bovine
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered
indelicate
Bowdlerize
slightly salty (especially from containing a
mixture of seawater and fresh water)
Brackish
a very boastful and talkative person
Braggart
a swaggering show of courage,a false show
of bravery.
Bravado
Brilliant technique or style in performance. A
showy manner or display.
Bravura

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Brusque
Buccaneer

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Bucolic

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Bulwark

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Bungle
Burgeon

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Burlesque

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Buttress

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Abrupt and curt in manner or speech

a pirate, ruthless adventurer
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral
life,a rural person
a protective structure of stone or concrete;
extends from shore into the water to prevent a
beach from washing away
n-an embarrassing mistake.v-make a mess
of, destroy or ruin
grow and flourish
a composition that imitates or misrepresents
somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
a support usually of stone or brick; supports
the wall of a building

Mnemonic
bad+ ger (gen, generation): gen means people. Today's bad generation can really annoy their parents.
Bad-in-age. Youth is the age we may get involved in doing bad things. One of those bad things is teasing
someone (frivolous banter) during conversation or pulling someones leg.
bails & wickets are included in study of cricket
Bal(Balance)+Last(last long), adding weight to bring balance to something(as in weighing balance) or to
make it stable that last long.
BALMs are used to make us feel good, mild when we are having headache or tension. hence balmy
means mild, pleasant
ban + al(ban all people); you ban all those people from your group, if they are repeatedly boring
ban+e -- Things which are harmful or poisonous (can make your life misery) are always banned by
government.
Modern technology is BOON OR BANE. Boon is useful and BANEFUL is Something happened misery or
death
Bar + oque (oak) bar was designed of beautiful oak wood
Baskin N Robbin's Ice Cream, Remember? We really enjoy going there and having ice creams.
this word sounds like base station,while in war base station is a stronghold for the troops.
BATHOS means descent from elevated to ordinary. so pronounce as BATH+SOap which at first is very
odorant and gradually becomes ordinary with use.
French from batre "beat
B+awl(owl) bad owl will cry
beatitude -- beauti(ful) + tude => The one which is beautiful gives extreme happiness
Bed izen: ( Bad citizen)- Bad citizen has poor dress sense
bad lamhe..means bad moments..during our bad lamhe or bad moments there is extreme disorder and
chaos
beg + uile (oil) beggars spill oil on road so that people slip & they can steal their money
Imagine boss saying "you be labour" : he is criticizing, verbally attacking
belie ~ lie means something false.

be+little -- be little in value, depreciate

Billi (cat); two Billi (cats) very close about to attack : billi-close::bellicose
belli (TOM) and gerry always quarrel in TOM and GERRY cartoon series.
sound of BULL is very loud Bellow
u know Pope Benedict...pope gives BLESSINGS. also sounds like benefit,good thing-blessing
bene(root bene means good)+volent(voluntarily)..so good person voluntarily donating his all GOODS to
people.
divide it like-be(before)+queath(sounds like death)-->a father wrote a will before his death, that his all
property should be given to his son.
he was RATEd BElow expectations and hence forth scolded.
be+reft--reft sounds like left, imagine a man who is left alone after his girlfriend left him or deprived of
someone lovable.
Bees + Mirch (In Hindi language Bees means twenty and Mirch means pepper) So,if you will add twenty
pepper, you will definitely spoil the food.
Bevy=be +"we" not me, hence refers to group of people
relate it to Bib that you tie so that whatever falls,it is absorbed by it.
bi (means two) + camer (latin root)(chamber) ~ something that consist of two chambers.
bilious can be compared with bile which is produced by liver.,L. biliosus, from bilis (see bile). Meaning
"wrathful, peevish, ill-tempered" (as people afflicted with an excess of bile were believed to be)
sounds like biwak,hijackers put the hostages in a bivouac
showbiz people are sometimes unusual and fantastic in behaviour
you will falsely praise a bland-dish prepared by your wife
blas + phemy -- phemy close to famous-using a bad language or showing disrespect for a famous person.
blas (black) + fame- spreading negative things about someone/thing
Blithe== Be-light- Hearted. means care free
Bludgeon ~ Blood + Generator; If you hit someone with a bludgeon (ex. hockey stick) then blood comes
out.
split...BOIS(BOYS)+TEROS(TERRORIS(t)).....SO BOYS WHO BEHAVE LIKE TERRORIS.(t). . too noisy
and rowdy

read bolster as booster which mean giving extra energy and hence to support and strengthen someone or
something.
Bombs falling on our Apartment
sounds like fantastic-that means has to be spectacular,exaggerated
boor means =bura .... ill mannered... so make adj boorish..
like a cow is slow & dull
Word Root - Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who censored and published Shakespeare's
writings for family reading.
ending sounds like fish...which is found in salty water
brag + art = boasting aboutr yourself. b+RAAG+art brother apna raag khud gata hai-shows off
Brava+Do = Act like brave but not brave. Pretended bravery
brav(e)+ (s)ura impressive song performance display of skill
brusque...sounds like brisk...and if you solve someone's doubt briskly..you are trying to be abrupt.....
pirates of bikaner.
bucolic sounds a bit like bullock which is used in the "country side".
BULL + WORK--BULLs were carrying bricks for the WORK of protective boundary wall
bungle like jungle ..... if on a long drive you lose your way and end up in a jungle.... now that's a blunder....
burgeon ~ burger; If you eat a lot of burgers, you will gain weight (hence grow)
burlesque..can be pronounced as bure log in hindi..what do bad ppl do?? ridicule others..
you add Butter to give extra taste, so buttress means extra support

Sl. No.

Word

Meaning
a loud harsh or strident noise
asking/excessively begging to get something
free; be a parasite
Lacking adult maturity or experience;
immature
an abusive attack on a person's character or
good name
Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or
among friends; comradeship.
Free from prejudice; impartial.
Careful and shrewd, especially where one's
own interests are concerned. cautious in
spending money
A law or rule. The collection of books
received as genuine Holy Scriptures

Cacophony

Cadge

Callow

Calumny

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camaraderie
Candid

Canny

Canon

Canonical

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Capitulate

11

Capricious

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Caption
Captious
Cardinal

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Carnage
Carrion

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Castigation

18

Cataclysm

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Catalyst

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Catharsis

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Catholic

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Cavil
Cavort

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Celibate

To find fault unnecessarily; trivial objections

To leap and skip about playfully:
Abstinence from sexual intercourse,
especially by reason of religious vows.

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Censure
Chagrin
Chaos

harsh criticism or disapproval

strong feelings of embarrassment
a state of extreme confusion and disorder

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Charisma

The power or quality of attracting

conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

To surrender under specified conditions;
come to terms.
Characterized by or subject to whim;
impulsive and unpredictable
A title, short explanation, or description
accompanying an illustration or a
photograph.
to judge too severely
Of foremost importance; paramount:
the savage and excessive killing of many
people
The rotting flesh of a dead animal.
punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent
criticism.
an event resulting in great loss and
misfortune, a great flood
One that precipitates a process or event,
especially without being involved in or
changed by the consequences:
A purifying or figurative cleansing of the
emotions, especially pity and fear,
relating to the
Church,comprehensive,universal

A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent,

and often voluble claims to skill or
knowledge

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Charlatan

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Chary

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Chasm
Chauvinist
Chicanery
Choleric
Circumlocution

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Citadel

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Clairvoyant
Coalesce

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Coda
Coercion
Cogent
Cogitate

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Cognizant
Cohere
Collier

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Colloquial

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Collusion
Color

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Colossus

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Comeliness

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Comeuppance
Comity

secret agreement
(verb) affect as in thought or feeling
a person of exceptional importance and
reputation
the quality of being good looking and
attractive
an outcome (good or bad) that is well
deserved
An atmosphere of social harmony.

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Commensurate

corresponding in size or degree or extent

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Commiserate

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Compendium

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Complacent

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Complaisant

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Compliance
Conciliatory

to feel or express sympathy or compassion

a concise but comprehensive summary of a
larger work,a publication containing a variety
of works
Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and
unconcerned
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors
for others
An act of willingly carrying out the wishes of
others,the act of submitting; usually
surrendering power to another
intended to placate,mollify

characterized by great caution and wariness

a deep opening in the earth's surface, ,A
difference of ideas, beliefs, or opinions.
devotion to a belief
Deception by trickery or sophistry.
characterized by anger
an indirect way of expressing something
a stronghold into which people could go for
shelter during a battle
The supposed power to see objects or
events that cannot be perceived by the
senses.
mix together different elements
the closing section of a musical composition
using force to cause something to occur
powerfully persuasive
consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon
Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and
perception:somebody who is fully informed &
aware
To be united; to work or hold together.
someone who works in a coal mine
characteristic of informal spoken language
or conversation

occurring or operating at the same time

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for;
be lenient with
tending to bring about; being partly
responsible for
a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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Concurrent

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Condone

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Conducive
Conflagration

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Confluence
Congeal

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Connoisseur

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Conscientious

a coming together of people

to thicken,to solidfy
an expert able to appreciate a field;
especially in the fine arts
guided by or in accordance with conscience
or sense of right and wrong

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Conscript

someone who is drafted into military service

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Consecrate
Consequential
Contentious
Contiguous
Contravene

render holy by means of religious rites

Having great significance
argumentative,quarrelsome
very close or connected in space or time
deny the truth of

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Contrite
Contumacious
Conundrum
Convene

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Convention
Convivial

A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds

boldly defy or resist authority,stubborn
a difficult problem
call together
A formal meeting, a widely
observed/practised rule
fun loving,fond of good company

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Convoluted
Copious

Having numerous overlapping coils or folds:

affording an abundant supply

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Cornucopia
Corporal
Corpulent

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Coterie

the property of being extremely abundant

Of or relating to the body.
excessively fat
an exclusive circle of people with a common
purpose

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Covenant

A formal sealed agreement or contract..an

agreement between God and his people in
which God makes certain promises and
requires certain behavior from them in return

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Covert
Cower
Craven
Credulous

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Crescendo
Crestfallen
Cryptic
Culinary

covered over; sheltered.

show submission or fear
an abject coward
believe too readily; gullible.
A gradual increase, especially in the volume
or intensity of sound
brought low in spirit
secret; obscure in meaning
of or relating to or used in cooking

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Cull

v-remove something that has been rejected

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Culmination

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Culpable

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Culvert

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Curmudgeon

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Curry

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Cursory
Cynicism

a concluding action
deserving blame or censure as being wrong
or evil
a transverse and totally enclosed drain under
a road or railway
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person
full of stubborn ideas,
v-give a neat appearance to, n- a pungent
spicy asian dish
hasty and without attention to detail; not
thorough
feeling of distrust

Mnemonic
remember the croaking sound made by the frogs which is irritating.
cadge....sounds like cage....some1 in the cage begging to get out
Callow = Cal + low; caliber is low.
calumny, sounds like kalmuhi, which is a harsh remark given by a saas to her bahu. So its a kind of slander.
break it up.. Camara + de + rie.. you give or share your room with your friends with whom you have mutual
trust.. good-fellowship..
candidates in an interview are recommended to be straight forward in an interview for best result.....

a can is used to store stuff and hence canny refers to storing money and not easliy spending it
sounds like canun -> kanun -> set of laws; so canon is the set of books containing kanun
canonical rhymes with Biblical, so something to do with Bible rules, religious,orthodox values
Cap it's too late, we will have to surrender.. (cap = captain)
ca(CAR) + PRIC(PRICE)...PRICE OF cars nowadays is becoming unpredictable with the launch of Tata's 1
lakh car.
Just as Captain accompanies his team & explains them how to play,caption accompanies a photograph &
explains what it is about
similar to CAUTIOUS...cautious people FIND FAULTS in things
cardinal' also means pertaining to the 'heart' and the heart is the 'most important' part of our body.
carn+age where carn can be seen from the carnivorous point of view so its DESTRUCTION OF LIFE,
SLAUGHTER,KILLING..
The vulture carries on eating carrion . (carries on=carrion)
Castigated sounds similar to castrated, which would be a harsh punishment for any guy.
from Gk. kataklysmos, from kata "down" + klyzein "to wash."

CATHA sounds like KATHA(a religious story in hindi)..KATHA leads to the purging(means release) of
emotional tensions.
Catholic Christians are found everywhere in the world....so they are present universally.
sounds like evil.. evil people always find unnecessary faults in the good..
cavort-cricket sounds rhyming so-Play cricket(cavort)in ground & enjoy.
celi+ABATE stop sex
Try to link the meaning of this word with the censor board which always criticizes every inch of the film and
also disapproves of some of the parts.
When someone laughs and GRINs at u,u feel humiliated,irritated.
this word sounds like KARISMA(KAPOOR BOLLYWOOD HEROINE)..she definitely has great charm and is
quite appealing.

you hit CHAR LATEIN (in Hindi language) (4 kicks) to the person who misguides you as he himself doesn't
know anything.
CHARY sounds similar to WARY, meaning CAUTIOUS
Latin chasma < Greek khasma "gulf
chauvinist-nationalist...sounds similar -an extreme nationalist
sounds like Chick..a chick who tricks
cholera is a disease . When you are sick you get irritated and bad-tempered, you are choleric.
circumlocution -> circle + locution (loqui means to speak), speaking vaguely so as to avoid the topic.
cita-del is similar to city -Delhi in India which has many old fortress.

clear + voyan -> boyan(speech); so clairvoyant means who can SPEECH CLEARLY about the future.
coalesce: coa+LACE: lace is used to tie things together or mix things together
from L. cauda "a tail."
rhymes with aversion-force to do something you have an aversion for
co+agent...cooperative agents make congent suggestions.
Agitate the mind = cogitate.

"capable of being known,"

involves word "co"+"here" everybody come here...means stay together
col-sounds like coal
colloquial - can be read as Coll - local so we use local language(informal) language in our college..
rhymes with illusion- which is not real,appears something else-covers up the real thing-secret

Gk. kolossos "gigantic statue,"

rhymes with cleabliness-neat,clean place will attract you
come+uppance= uppance sounds like offence, so when u do any offence punishments will COME behind you
which is DESERVED
comity sounds like come eat with us, which displays courtesy.
sounds like common rate- that means the rate at which you work,at the same or common rate, you will get
wages
co+miserate ...share one's misery by being with them

An audience always wants that whoever COMES to speak on the PODIUM should speak briefly.
placement ... hogaya ab i am fully satisfied with myself
com + plais(please) + ant come and please the a(u)n

com + pliance, pliant means flexible - yielding.

sounds like CONSOLING...which means soothin

con-with + current -at the same time

condone = consideration + done ~ you do not consider STH anymore
conducive - come(con) + do(du) + civil work(cive).....doing civil work is helpful & contributive.
flagration sounds like flare which means fire, so big fire
the place where two rivers flow together and become one larger river !! so above mnemonics are all wrong.
Confluence = Come(con) + flow (together) :)
con + geal..geal...gelatinous..means to coagulate
(In Hindi Language) Connoisseur sounds like kaun inse sure nahi hoga. Ye to expert hai. He is connoisseur.
He is EXPERT.
French < Latin conscientia "consciousness" < conscire "be conscious," literally "know thoroughly" < scire
"know"]
Latin conscript-, past participle of conscribere "enroll" < scribere "write"]
Consecrate = Con + Secrate (sounds like SACRED).SACRED is "holy". It refers to holiness when one
dedicates his life to "god".
If you dont pay money, the consequences will be serious"
contentious=content+tious(relate with malicious)..i.e. malicious person will argue aboyt everything
rhymes with CONTINUOUS...so closely connected-without any space
contravene is like intervene..so opposing
SPLIT AS cont (COUNT) - rite (RIGHT). COUNT THE CASH RIGHT, ELSE YOU WILL REGRET IT.
Latin contumacia < contumac- "insolent"]
Can+ any one lift is drum?? As it is a difficult problem.
sounds like "convey" we have to convey something, so please assemble for a meeting.

sounds like carnival which has a festive,fun atmosphere

volve is root which means to roll. con is prefix which means together.If you roll some thing completely (within it
self) it becomes complicated!! and difficult to entangle it!
By copying in an exam, some get a LOT of marks
corn + copia copia is similar to copius meaning plentiful, cornucopia thus means plenty of corn(grains/fruits).
we can remember it by 'crop'. One who eats too much crop is very fat..
ounds like KOTHARI (in hindi it means an enclosed room) -- where people with common purposes meet.

Covalent means a kind of bonding, Covenant means binding between ppl.

Covert sounds like "covered [covert = cover + t or covered + t] and something which is covered can be
considered a secret.
A coward cowers from fear while the bold and the brave do not.
craven - relate with cave + in. You move in cave if your are coward (in a jungle)
gives 'credit' to everything one hears or reads - credulous
divide it like cresc(sound like krish)+end..at the end of krish movie..when hrithik kills the villian..the intensity or
the volume of music increses .which conveys the feeling.
chest + fallen.. disappointed, sad.. you lose all hope.
Crypt means Secret . . . So Cryptic means something secret .
cullinary almost rhymes with CURRY, which is again related to cooking.

for VERB - sounds like "KILL" - (verb) remove something that has been rejected
sounds like termination which means the ending position (of play)or the climax (of attaining something).
culp( culprit)...so a culprit is always DESERVING OF BLAME FROM EVERYONE.
a culprit alwayz hides under a road or bridge...hence u can compare it with culvert
Cur-mud-geon Car mud main gone... to driver went bad tempered... i.e. curmudgeon..

relate it to the cursor on your computer screen..the mouse is used to move the cursor hastily without going
into minor details..
pronounced as SIN-ISM,you will not tust people who SIN.

Latin -colludere, from com- "together" +

ludere "to play," from ludus "game"

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Word

Meaning

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3
4

Damp
Dauntless
Dearth

Debacle

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7
8
9

Debauchery
Debonair
Decapitate
Decorous

a slight wetness, To restrain or check;

discourage.
Having or showing courage
A scarce supply; a lack:
debacle sounds like the battle..any battle
brings the sudden and violent collapses of
people and wealth.
Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures;
dissipation. immoral self-indulgence
Suave; urbane.genial
To cut off the head of; behead.
Conforming to accepted standards

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Decorum

appropriate behavior, good manners

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12
13

Decoy
Decry
Defamation

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Deference
Defunct

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Deign

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Delectable

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Deleterious

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Deluge

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Demagogue

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Demean
Demur

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Denigrate

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25

Denouement
Depravity

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Deracinate

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28

Derelict
Derision

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Descant

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Descry

something used to lure fish or other animals

into danger so they can be trapped or killed
To condemn openly.
The act of defaming; calumny
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of
esteem or regard
No longer in use, force, or operation
do something that one considers to be below
one's dignity
Greatly pleasing; delightful. normally
associated with food
Having a harmful effect; injurious: the
deleterious effects of smoking.
A great flood or a heavy downpour
A person who appeals to the prejudices and
emotions of the people to gain power.
To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or
effectiveness
To voice opposition; object
To defame or belittle.
the outcome of a sequence of events; the end
result
Moral corruption or degradation.
to displace from one's native or accustomed
environment.
Deserted by an owner or keeper;
abandoned.run down,dialpidated
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
n-a decorative musical accompaniment (often
improvised) added above a basic melody, vtalk at great length about something of one's
interest
To discover by careful observation or scrutiny;
detect

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Desiccate
Despondent
Desuetude
Desultory
Deterrent
Detonation
Detrimental
Diadem

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Diaphanous

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Diatribe
Dictum
Didactic

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Die
Diffident

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Digress

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Dilapidation
Dilatory

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52

Dilemma
Dilettante
Dirge
Disabuse
Disaffect

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Disavow

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Discern

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Discretion
Disgruntled

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Disingenuous

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59

Disparage
Disputation

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Disquietude

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Dissemble

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Disseminate

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Dissertation

Excessive loss of moisture; the process of

drying up
The condition of being depressed.
A state of disuse or inactivity.
Having no set plan; haphazard or random.
Something that deters,Intended to prevent:
an explosion
Causing damage or harm; injurious.
A crown worn as a sign of royalty.
Of such fine texture as to be transparent or
translucent:
A bitter, abusive denunciation.
An authoritative statement.
instructive (especially excessively)
n- a device used for shaping metal, v-stop
operating or functioning
lacking self-confidence
ose clarity or turn aside especially from the
main subject of attention
a state of deterioration due to old age or long
use
wasting time
A situation that requires a choice between
options that are or seem equally unfavorable
or mutually exclusive.
Lacking the required professional skill
A funeral hymn or lament.
free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
To cause to lose affection or loyalty
To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or
association with.
detect with the senses
The exercise of good judgment or common
sense in practical matters:Unrestricted
freedom to choose:
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
Not straightforward or candid; insincere or
calculating:
To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way;
belittle.
The act of disputing; debate.
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and
irritable
To disguise or conceal behind a false
appearance.
To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.
A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one
written by a candidate for the doctoral degree
at a university; a thesis.

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Dissidence

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Dissolution
Dissuasion

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Divisive

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Divulge

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Doctrinaire

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Dogma

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Dogmatic
Dolorous
Dolt
Domicile
Dossier

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Draconian

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Dragnet

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Dregs
Droll

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Drudgery

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Dudgeon

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Dulcet

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Disconsolate

84

Dandy

disagreement; especially disagreement with

the government
disintegration. annulment, indulgence in
sensual pleasures; debauchery.
The act or an instance of dissuading.
dissenting (especially dissenting with the
majority opinion)
make known to the public information that
was previously known only to a few people or
that was meant to be kept a secret
a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant
opinions
An authoritative principle, belief, or statement
of ideas or opinion, especially one considered
to be absolutely true.
Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from
dogma
showing sorrow
A stupid person; a dunce.
housing that someone is living in
A file of papers containing a report.
Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian
legal code; draconian budget cuts.
A system of coordinated procedures for
apprehending criminal suspects or other
wanted persons
The sediment in a liquid,he basest or least
desirable portion, residue
Arousing laughter
Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work
A feeling of anger, resentment, indignation,
etc.
pleasing to the ear
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being
consoled
a man who is much concerned with his dress
and appearance

Mnemonic

Dauntless - Daunt + less .. If daunt(Fright or FEAR) is less , it means you are bold and dauntless.
earth is big. de-earth.....(read as dearth) means small...small in quantity..or scarcity

An abrupt disastrous failure

de (isused for negative)+ bauch sounds like nauch girls,so pleasure derived from bad dance
Old French, from de bonne aire (of good lineage or disposition).
de = down, cap = head => "decapitate" then means "cut the head
DECO (dekho) yaar, RUM pine ke baad, there is very little possibility that you will be in ORDERLINESS and
GOOD MANNERS, CONDUCT.

DECOY sounds like DACOIT.wat does a dacoit do?LURES VICTIMS TO DANGER

De+ cry= kids cry when they want to show disapproval.
defamation = de + fame, which means to reduce fame of a person
sounds like REVERENCE ,whic means respect
de (means without) + funct(function)..so something without a functioning is considered DEAD.
Reign, which shows high dignity, is the opposite of Degin, which shows low dignity.
delight on table- delectable
relate it to DELETE...so you DELETE all the spam mails because they may BE HARMFUL to your PC
del[del company]uge[huge]...so when the Del company advertised it's product, there was a huge rush of
requests, a deluge of requests.
demo(means people) agogue (means leading ) so it adds up to leading people in a wrong way.
this word sounds like demon....and a demon is disgracing and humiliating in nature.
sounds a little like Damn U R wrong!! I object!
ocus on the 'nigrate' part of this word and relate it to 'nigger' ,which was used to refer to black ppl in a
degrading manner-racism
de + NOUncEMENT(ANNOUNCEMENT)..SO you are making an annoucement of your company's FINAL
OUTCOME report.
Depravity: Think of "deprive". When people are deprived, they tend to head for corruption.
de + race remove from where ur racing,to remove
dairy + licked=> people will tend to abandon/discard a "dairy milk" chocolate that has been licked..
Noun form is 'deride'

De+Scant: De means not, Scant means less. So not less or scant is something which is lengthy. Hence to
descant is to talk at length.
If you cry every body will notice you.

desi cake is always dried up.

desp+on+dent = desperate person dented (hit emotionally) = gloomy and depressed...
desuetude --- de sue can be remembered as Disuse.
De-result...Obviously a haphazard or desultory approach will result to nothing.
DETER + RENT. A high rent IS ALWAYS A discouraging factor FOR TENANTS.
look at the part MENTAL...a MENTAL person can cause serious harm or injury when violent
dia + dem; dia + gem; dia is related to circle; Circle of Gems is what a crown has
diaphans, from dia 'through' + phainein 'to show'
dia+tribe:the lower ranked tribe(in caste division) always face thunderous verbal attack from upper caste
people.
dictator means authoritarian; dictum means an authoritative statement.
did + tactic or did someone teach you a tactic?

diffident = difficult to be confident

"DIscussion eGRESS" if you egress of the main topic of a discussion, you digress of it.

Extract 'late' from the word dilatory and you get.... delay which is generally due to waste of time.

DIE + LET (t) + ANT + (e) = An amateur who lets the ant die because of lack of expertise
A dirge gives me da (the) urge to start crying.
REMEMBER AS the opposite of abuse(use harsh words or create wrong impression
dis= not; affection= intimacy. So disaffect means not to have any intimacy.
Split as dis+allow means to refuse
disc + earn......my teacher gifted a cd(disc) to me because i was able to recognize him even after 40 years
discrete... means separate..that is we are separate & are not dependent on any one, hence we have the
FREEDOM OF ACTION OR JUDGEMENT...
Run+Led==they were not satisfied getting 1000 Runs lead even...they were dissatisfied...
INGENUOUS(can be remembered as genuine) IS SINCERE, INNOCENT AND SOPHISTICATED. AND
disingenuous IS not naive, insincere
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.
link with dispute
disquietude = dis + quiet + attitude.. Quiet therefore uneasy and worried about something.
The word sounds like "resemble"...the person/ a thing of tat type can be in disguise...
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.

essay on 'A dessert Station'..

dissident..dis+sident......this word sounds very similar to resident....think you are a resident of particular
place and if some one suggest you to leave that place....will you do that...no certainly no...you will disagree..
dissolution is the opposite of resolution. When you make a resolution you make a promise, when you make
a dissolution you BREAK or dissolve the promise!

link with divide

from L. divulgare "publish, make common," from dis- "apart" + vulgare "make common property," from
vulgus "common people"

Mother's word (ma) is all the proof you need

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
DOL(SOUNDS LIKE DULL)..and when are you DULL, when you are feeling SORRY for something.
dolt rhymes with bolt. Nut-bolt ~ what a nut he is. (stupid person)
Latin,from domus "house" (see domestic) + colere "to dwell"
Dossier sounds like BOSS+here.. so ur boss is here n he needs d file!
dracon(SOUNDS LIKE DRACULA)...and a dracula as we have seen in movies, gives EXTREMELY
SEVERE PUNISHMENT to people.

u drag a jaal (net) to catch criminals

sounds like drugs...they are worthless residues and are not to be taken
when u r amused u roll on the ground
onsider drudge which sounds like grudge..so when your boss has a grudge on you..he gives you A
BORING WORK to you..
Dudgeon sounds like dungeon, and I would be very resentful if I were put in a dungeon
When You are Dull Then Music can Set it right.Dull + Set. It sets ur dullness to happiness by pleasing you
when you listen to the song.
If you can identify the word consol(console), then... you would console someone who has lost every hope
and is hopelessly sad.

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Word

Meaning

Ebullience

Zestful enthusiasm.

Eccentric

deviates markedly from an established norm

Ecclesiastic

Eclectic

Effeminate

Effervescence

Effete

Efficacy

Effigy

10

Effrontery

11

Effulgence

A minister or priest; a cleric.

combining elements from a variety of
sources:
Having womanish traits or qualities.
Characterized by weakness and excessive
refinement.
enthusiasm, vivacity,the process of bubbling
as gas escapes
exhausted,infertile,no longer effective,No
longer possessing a unique quality
Power or capacity to produce a desired effect;
effectiveness.
A crude figure or dummy representing a
hated person or group. A likeness or image,
especially of a person.
Brazen boldness; presumptuousness,
impudence; arrogance.
brilliant radiance. bright and sending out rays
of light

12

Egregious

13

Egress

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15

Elegy
Elicit

16

Elixir

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18

Ellipsis
Eloquent

19

Emaciation

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25

Emancipate
Embellish
Embolden
Embroil
Emend
Emissary

26

Emollient

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28

Empirical
Empyreal

bad or offensive,Strong and offensive in odor

or flavor.
A path or opening for going out; an exit.Exit,
act of leaving or going out.
A poem or song composed especially as a
lament for a deceased person.
To bring or draw out (
medicine believed to have the power to cure
all ills
The omission of a word or phrase necessary
for a complete syntactical construction but not
necessary for understanding.
persuasive, powerful discourse
Extreme thinness and wasting, caused by
disease or under nutrition
action or process of setting free, especially
from legal, social, or political restrictions.
To make beautiful, to add fictitious details
to encourage, make bold, To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution
involve in dispute; complicate
To improve by critical editing
A person sent to represent another.
a cream/medicine that softens or soothes the
skin
Guided by practical experience and not
theory,based on data
Of or relating to the heavens:

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Encapsulate
Encomium

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Encroachment

32

Endemic

To express in a brief summary; Enclose in a

case or shell.
Warm, glowing praise
unauthorized extension on the land of
another, violation of rules
Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality,
region, or people

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Enervate
Enfranchise
Engender
Enigmatic

To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality

the right to vote
To procreate; propagate. give rise to
Difficult to explain or understand

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Enjoin

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Ennui

To give orders to
the feeling of being bored by something
tedious

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Ensconce
Enthrall
Entomology
Entrench

fix firmly
hold spellbound
The scientific study of insects.
fix firmly or securely

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Enumerate
Enunciate
Environ
Ephemeral

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Epicure
Epicurean

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Epigram
Epiphany

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Epitaph

To count or list one by one

express or state clearly
To encircle; surround
Lasting or existing only for a short time
A person with refined taste, especially in food
and wine.
A person devoted to pleasure and luxury
A short, witty poem. A concise, clever, often
paradoxical statement.
A revelatory manifestation of a divine being.
An inscription on a tombstone in memory of
the one buried there.

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Epithet

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Equanimity
Equestrian
Equivocal

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Equivocate

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Erratic

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Ersatz

Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:

an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior
one

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Erudite

Deep, extensive learning

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Eschew
Esoteric

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Espionage

To keep away from

known by a restricted number of people
The act or practice of spying or of using spies
to obtain secret information

A profane or obscene term ,The word or

words by which one is called and identified:
The quality of being calm and even-tempered;
maintaining composure.
Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
Deliberately ambiguous or vague:
To use evasive or deliberately vague
language

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Esquire
Essay
Essay
Estimable

gentleman; a squire
a written composition
To make an attempt to do or make
Deserving of esteem; admirable

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Eugenics
Eulogy

The study of hereditary improvement of the

human race by controlled selective breeding.
High praise or commendation.

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Euphemism
Euphoria
Evince

substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for

one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
feeling of great happiness or well-being.
To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest:

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Exacerbate

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Exact

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Exasperate

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Excoriate

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Execrate

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Exegesis

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Exhaustive

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Exhume

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Exigent
Exiguous
Exodus

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Exonerate

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Exotic

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Expatiate

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Expatriate

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Expatriate

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Expedite
Expiate
Explicit

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Expostulation

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Expropriate

To increase the severity, to aggravate further

Characterized by strict adherence to
standards or rules
To demand and obtain by or as if by force or
authority:
To increase the gravity or intensity of, to
aggravate
To severely criticize someone or something
To regard with extreme dislike and hostility, to
curse someone or something
Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a
text. Something that serves to explain or
clarify
Covering all aspects with painstaking
accuracy:
To remove from a grave; To dig out of the
earth something that has been buried.
Requiring immediate action or
remedy,Demanding; exacting.
Extremely scanty; meager.
A departure of a large number of people
To free from blame.
unusual or different; excitingly strange,from
another region
To speak or write at length: To wander freely.
To give up residence in one's homeland. To
send into exile
One who has taken up residence in a foreign
country
To speed up the progress of; accelerate.To
issue officially; dispatch.
To make amends; atone.
Fully and clearly expressed;
The act of expressing strong or reasoned
opposition
taking quick and forcible possession of
something

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remove parts considered harmful or improper

for publication
performed with little or no preparation; without
Extemporaneous planning or forethought
to destroy totally; exterminate
Extirpate

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Extol

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Extradition

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Extrapolate

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Extrude

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Exuberant
Exude

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Expurgate

To pay tribute or homage to, to honour

Legal surrender of a fugitive to the jurisdiction
of another state
To estimate/forecast on the basis of past
values
pushing or thrusting out. process of shaping
by forcing through a die.
Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy.
Extreme in degree, size, or extent.
display, emit

Mnemonic
Concentrate on BULL in ebullient! Bull fight will be very exciting
ec(x)-centric(normal): going away from the center that is departing from the norms
(ecclesiastic = eccles + iastic) eccles sounds like 'EGG-LESS' and priests generally don't eat eggs.
eclectic or elect means, chosing the best from many sources which is the meaning of the word eclectic
e+FFEMINA+te...focus on the middlie part FEMINA.....you must be knowing about FEMINA MISS INDIA ,
where the focus is on mainly promoting womanhood.
from Latin. effervescere, from ex- "out" + fervescere "begin to boil," enthu ppl keep jumping up just like
bubbles keep forming when a liquid boils
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 ...
effic(EFFICIENT)+AC(Y)..so just check out if your AC has the efficiency to PRODUCE DESIRED cooling .

Latin,effingere "mold, fashion, portray," from ex- "out" + fingere "to form, shape"
for every discussion he comes to the FRONT and argues...in a rude manner.
Latin, effulgere "shine forth," from ex- "out" + fulgere "to shine"
EGREGIOUS (extremely bad). During one of our stage performance, we made such a huge mistake that
people started throwing eggs at us and a rotten 'EGG REACHes US' (sounds like egregious)
after giving GRE-U-LEAVE FOR US, EXITING India
E(a)-LEGY(legendry).....so if a legendry person dies......people sing a mournful poem or people lament or
regret for his death..
e+ LIC (read as likh in Hindi)- when you write,you are bringing out the answer/points of discussion
e(lix)ir: Tag: Consider the word in bracket only. Lix sounds like Vicks. Vicks is a common CURE for cold
and cough

imagine if you are an editor of a paper, while editing you would make an ellipse on the words to be
omitted!!!
Latin -eloqui "to speak out"

e(a) man cipate - A man who participate(d) in the race after a long time was running like he had been set
free or liberated from a prison.
belle is used to describe beautiful girls.. they generally adorn themselves
em + bold fill with boldness
embroil=i m b(r)oil during dispute, quarrel, confusion. We get all boiled up due to great anger.
emend = amend means...make improvements
the word relates to Missionary --> some one with a mission i.e an AGENT
divide it as e + moll(..mole which is a black spot)+ ient. If we find a black spot on our skin, we quickly start
searching for a SOOTHING REMEDY to remove it.
Empire...maintaining an empire requires much practical experience
from Gk. empyros "fiery," from pyr "fire;"holy fire-related to God/heaven

put in a capsule-so has to be condensed

en com ( think about M.Com) so when you top M.com, you will get encomium
focus on 'croach' in 'ENCROACHMENT'; croach ~ cockroach; cockroach generally enters into another's
house without right or permission
"In a demographic," which relates to a specific portion of the population.
if someone ATE your ENERGY (ENER+vATE), you would be WEAKENED or tired
French - from en- "make, put in" + franc "free"
When genders get together they cause, produce, and give rise to offspring
Enigmatic = "a night magic" --> Magic at night is mysterious and difficult to understand.
EN(means to become) + join...you command and order people to join and become members of your
group.
ennui sounds like YEH NAHEEEE!!!!
ensconce sounds something like iskon (lord krishna's temple which is a peaceful place..hence can settle
comfortably
en+thrall(very close to word thrill.a thrilling dance performance
ent(sounds like ant...and ants come under insects)+ logy(means study)..so studying about insects.
trench sounds like bench. so you have to fix a bench firmly
in enumerate we have numerate like numeral which is a number so we make a list of one thing after the
other in points or numbers
ENUNCIATION means GOOD PRONUNCIATION..:)
environ..resembles enviroment...and our enviroment is SURROUNDED BY MANY GASES.
sounds like e-funeral. Life is over .. short-lived?
EPIC-CURRY...one who can write an EPIC on CURRY has to be a CONNOISSEUR OF FOOD..
Link it to the word epicure which means the same.
telegram-->simple note....epigram--->witty note
Epi + Phan read as appearcance of famous person-associated with the revelation of Jesus to the world
a person writing on the tomb of his father - 'e pitah'

epithet = a + pithet -> a pathetic (person)

quanimity = equal + enmity. To fight the enemy you need to be composed and temperamental, else he'll
beat you.
People interested in horses can attend any of the equestrian events held during the fair
If everyone spoke in an "equal-voice" you wouldn't be able to decipher who was calling.
equi+vocate sounds like advocate... corrupt advocates LIE, to CONCEAL THE TRUTH which MISLEADS
the judge..
focus on ERR + atic..part of it, and err is nothing but ERROR, and errors always look ODD, AND ARE
unpredictable in nature.
Engineer taking SAT instead of GRE-poor substitute-will not get admission
erudite has Latin root: eruditus = e + rudis = e + rude(untrained) After training , he becomes an erudite
person
es+CHEW... CHEWING a CHEWINGGUM IS A BAD HABIT while working in an office, so you must avoid
this HABIT.
HISTORIC lessons are ESOTERIC
spi on age.. in our teen age parents use to spy on children

from L. scutarius "shield-bearer, guardsman,

during a test you write an essay to try and prove you know the material
esteem+able- able to get esteem,worthy of esteem

GENICS link to genetics

eulogy = eu-'good' + log 'root: logue [dialogue, talk, speech]' => Good speech

Concentrate on Phemism-sounds like feminism,females will never use harsh words,they use milder words.
link to the band Euphoria-record peppy/happy numbers
sounds like evidence which means to show clearly.
Latin ex+acerb+ate; Latin acerb- means bitter, harsh; So exacerbate means to make bittter, to worsen.
I want the EXACT amount! nothing more nothing less! very demanding
a harsh leader who exacts obedience
EXASPERATE ~ x + separate; if you are going to irritate your wife frequently, she may separate from you
& increase your misery
sounds like COREX-cough syrup,which is bitter & harsh
ex-recate rhymes with HATE

exe+ges+is (explain your guess work)

a person is exhausted after he covers all the aspects of research,so exhaustive-somethingthat covers all
the aspects
ex meaning out and hume sounds similar to human...so exhume is to take out the human body from the
grave.
EX-tremely ur-GENT
Latin exiguus, from exigere to weigh precisely, measure
ek sau dus - 110 -> 11 - > nau do gyarah means departure
break it as EX (gone) HONOUR (pride) ~ to bring back your gone or fallen honour by getting the blame off
you.
Latin exoticus from Greek exotikos, from exo out, outside, the underlying notion being foreign, out of the
ordinary.
expatiate.....sounds like expect....and you expect every writer to clarify the meaning or the intent of his
written essays..or stories...
EXPATRIATE as EX-PATRIOT, now no more a patriot, as the person withdrew from his native land and
settled somewhere else.

Exped (sounds like speed) + It; so expedite means to speed up the progress of something.
Rhymes as Ex Pirate. An ex-pirate always tries to expiate his guilt.Ex pirate becomes pious.
They wanted explicit directions to the museum so they would not get lost.
postulate = put forth a theory; expostulate: protest the thory
ex+propriate; ex+property...so depriving someone of his property

divide this word into (expel+ur+gate), you always expel the waste from your gate to make your home
'clean' and 'purified'.
an extempore that we did in school which was spontaneous and NOT PLANNED
Lord Rama destroyed Ravana by shooting a tir-teer(arrow) in his pate(belly)....
Extol = Ex + Tol. My EX-Girlfriend always praised the 'Tall' guys highly in front of me. And so our
relationship ended!
ex-tradition.. like tradition is handed down through generations.. so its something to do with
passing/giving.. here its a surrendering of a prisoner between two states!
from the EXTRA info that u have, u guess what might happen LATEly or in future
INtrude is to enter whereas extrude is to force or push OUT (ex means out)
EXUBERANT-Over Excess number of ANTS. ants are unrestrained, in large numbers
exclude is to remove and exude is to remove but slowly..like oozing out of liquid..

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Fabrication

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Faade
Facsimile
Factitious
Factotum

Fallacy

Fallow

Falsetto

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Fastidious
Fatuity
Fatuous
Fawn
Fealty

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Meaning

a deliberately false or improbable account

the face or front of a building OR a showy
misrepresentation intended to conceal
something unpleasant
an exact copy or reproduction
not produced by natural forces
servant employed to do a variety of jobs
a misconception resulting from incorrect
reasoning
cultivated land that is left barren for one or
more seasons
a male singing voice with artificially high tones
thats is above the normal voice range

giving careful attention to detail; hard to

please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
a ridiculous mistake
devoid of intelligence
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country
capable of being done with means at hand and
circumstances as they are
Feasible
generally incompetent and ineffectual
Feckless
fertile, productive, capable of producing
offspring
Fecund
pleasing and appropriate manner or style;
contentment, joy
Felicity
(adj.) (of persons or their actions) able or
disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Fell
involving or `having the nature of a crime
Felonious
characterized by intense emotion; extremely
hot
Fervent
Fetid
having a foul smell
excessive or irrational devotion to some
activity
Fetish
formed or conceived by the imagination ;
adopted in order to deceive
Fictitious
the quality of being faithful
Fidelity
a tactic or person delaying or obstructing
legislation by making long speeches
Filibuster
the imagined surface of heaven; sky.
Firmament
as if struck dumb with astonishment and
Flabbergasted surprise
become less intense, lessen
Flag
conspicuously and outrageously bad or
reprehensible
Flagrant
any new participant in some activity ; young
and inexperienced
Fledgling

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Flip

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Flippancy
Florid

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Flout
Fluke
Flustered

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Foist
Foment

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Foppish
Forage

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Ford

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Formidable

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Fortuitous

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Fractious
Frieze
Frivolous
Fructify

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Frugality

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Frustrate
Fulgent

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Fulminate
Fulsome

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Furlough
Furtive
Fusillade

marked by casual disrespect

frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in
seriousness; characterized by
lightheartedness
elaborately or excessively ornamented
treat with contemptuous disregard
a stroke of luck
thrown into a state of agitated confusion
insert surreptitiously or without warrant or to
force onto another
try to stir up public opinion
affecting extreme elegance in dress and
manner
the act of searching for food and provisions
the act of crossing a stream or river or a
shallow area in a stream that can be forded
inspiring fear or extremely impressive in
strength or excellence
occurring by chance (positive) having no
apparent cause
difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
or easily irritated or annoyed
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
make productive or fruitful
prudence in avoiding waste
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or
desires) of
shining intensely
criticize severely or come on suddenly and
intensely
excessive; excessively or insincerely lavish
grant a leave to OR dismiss, usually for
economic reasons
secretive, sly, done with caution and stealth
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Mnemonic

fabric+ate.....Just as Fabric made from white threads, which is later dyed and coloured to give it another
appearance, likewise we make up a story and add it to what we say (ie, we are lying or fabricating the truth)

break up the word into fake + id, ie, an often false appearance or impression created on the surface
focus on fac (fax) and simile (similar).. both these words signify 'copy'
sounds like FICTITIOUS....something which is always artificial.
totum which sounds like total meaning all
fal' from false, therefore something that leads to false understanding
sounds like 'hollow, therefore something which is empty, not bearing fruit'
a voice that is SET to sound FALSE

just like ... we fast to please god...a fast is tedious therefore god is fastidious
to use FAT to make TEA is a ridiculous mistake
a FAN tries to gain favor by flattery
fealty -> feel + ty.. a feeling of "thank you"(ty) for your country.. i.e loyalty..
see EASI - work which are easy are always practical to do.
similar to 'reckless' person whose actions are not effective'

when someone felicitates u, u feel happy

similar to hell a place that inflicts pain and suffering
link it to a felon
relate to fever where one's temperature rises above the normal range
feet' often associated with bad smell.

relate to fiction
relate to the root FID which means belief or faith, as in confide, bonafide
relate to a 'fil'led object that blocks an action

relate it to a white flag that is a symbol of surrender or defeat, therefore, feeling low, low intensity
renting the national flag!(No offense meant) It is shocking & scandalous.

relate it to flick which means to hit with a light quick blow he flicked the insect off the table therefore to
treat something as if flicking it away (disrespect/casual attitude)

similar to flip (flick-to treat something with disrespect)

flo(wer) + rid(red)sounds like a flower that is in a red color.. OR simply flowery (showy/decorated)
FLOUT... FOUL + OUT. When a batsman is given out by foul, the batsman shows his contempt to the
umpire.
F(ortunately)LUKE(Y) means fortunately lucky
when you think you will be FIRST and you came LAST you are flustered
foist sounds like hoist meaning 'raised', as in flag hoisting, therefore, he gave his career a "hoist" by "foisting" his work on a hardworking colleague
Foam starts to appear once you profusely foment (stir up) a soapy hot water bucket
fop-ish = pop (fop) - ish ; those boys who are in pop music are over dressed they have a very bad sense
of dressing but they think that they are looking cool !!!!
search for provisions FOR old AGE
FOUR jumps and you've crossed a ford
a challenging enemy is FOR+ME+(like the) DEVIL...strong, difficult to overcome....
equivalent to fortune............. fortune isn't destined to occur it is accidental
relate it to fraction which implies something divided or in parts, such a thing would be difficult to control; if
you suffer a fracture you are easily irritated or annoyed
Fri+vol+ous = Free+Will ->one who acts with his own will, carefree, not serious
something that bears frui(c)t
frugal means avoiding waste... read it as free+girl...if you take a girl out for free it prevents waste of money
relate to frustrated a feeling when expectations are not met or hopes are disappointed
sounds like a "full" "gem" shiny and bright
Bad deeds culminate in a fulmination
You can FOOL SOME people with excessive and insincere praise..
even a rich man in the FUR coat can be laid off LOW for economic reasons
FURtive.. relate to animal fur..u buy a fur coat secretly
Fusion' bomb, a kind of nuclear bomb. So 'fusillade' is discharge of bombs.

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Word

Meaning
an iron hook with a handle; used for landing
large fish
a socially awkward or tactless act
to deny, dispute, or contradict OR to speak or
act against; oppose
a person's manner of walking
the trait of being rude and impertinent;
inclined to take liberties or irritate or vex
a large sailing ship with three or more masts
used by the Spanish for commerce and war
in the 15th to 18th centuries

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Gaff
Gaffe

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Gainsay
Gait

Gall

Galleon

Galvanize

Gambol

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Gamester
Garbled
Gargantuan
Garrulous

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Gauntlet
Genial

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Genre

to stimulate to action
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for
diversion or amusement
one who likes to play games especially
gambling
not orderly or coherent, lacking continuity
of great mass; huge and bulky
full of trivial conversation ; talkative
to offer or accept a challenge as in to take up
or throw down a gauntlet
diffusing warmth and friendliness
a kind of literary or artistic work having a
characteristic form or technique

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Genteel

marked by refinement in taste and manners

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Germane

relevant and appropriate

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Gerontocracy
Ghastly

a political system governed by old men

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

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Glib

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superficial speech, smooth, persuasive

given to excess in consumption of especially
food or drink
Gluttonous
a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
characterized by unusual lightness and
delicacy
Gossamer
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal
Grandiloquence ornamentation
impressive because of unnecessary
largeness or grandeur; used to show
disapproval
Grandiose
without cause OR costing nothing;
unnecessary and unwarranted
Gratuitous
instinctively or temperamentally seeking and
enjoying the company of others
Gregarious
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring
serious thought; causing or marked by
unhappiness or anguish
Grievous

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Grimace
Grouse
Grovel

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Gullible

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Guy

contort the face to indicate a certain mental

or emotional state
complain
show submission or fear
easily tricked because of being too trusting
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace
something (especially a tent)

Mnemonic
visual the hook and the long handle resembles the letter G
Disney character Goofy who was always making Blunders.
she has (Gain)ed weight but is not (say)ing it which means, she is denying the fact.
gait rhymes with weight...person with excess weight has a particular manner of walking or running.

GALLONS and gallons of goods are transported by means of LARGE SHIPs

Imagine a Van filled with Girls appear, how will you react, you will be stirred up as if you have HAD A
SHOCK.
gambol sounds like tambola which is a recreational activity
relate I to 'games'
relate it to gargle during which the voice sounds distorted or garbled
similar to gigantic
(garrulous can be related to girls when pronounced) and girls talk more than boys
a person who has been challeneged will be GONE TO LET the lions out of their cages
the actress Genelia D'souza is a genial girl....
link it to people or music of a particular generation
this word is very close to GENTLE..AND A GENTLEMAN IS ONE who is WELL BRED, elegant and GIVES
A REFINED APPEARANCE .
germane...very close to word ..germany..so if you want TO learn GERMAN LANGUAGE....I GUESS A
GERMAN teacher would be APPROPRIATE.
by etymology gerontos means old people and cracy mens govt.(eg. democracy,autocracy etc.) ....therefore
gerontocracy is the govt. formed by old people.
ghastly sounds like ghost + ly; something like a ghost ........ very horrible ... and terrifying.
split the word into g(o) lib(rary). Someone who goes to the library very frequently obviously is very
articulate and thus fluent,slick,diplomatic with people...
sounds like MUTTON, so think of a delicious plate of mutton that you want to have more and more of.
One can relate the sound of GOSS in Gossamer to wire-guaze. Wherein thin, tenous wires are crisscrossed and wound
grand (maginificent) + eloquent (fluent speech)

grand+iose(..pose), people who give POSE (show off) are usually reffered to grandiose persons
relate it to Gratitude' which cannot be measured in value. It is priceless.
relate it to AGGREGATE which means gathering something together... OR think of GRE classes where
students study in groups

relate it to something that causes much grief

grim (serious, pained) + face (expression)

sounds like spouse .... they complain a lot
One who wants to "grow well" in an organisation needs to grovel before his manager.
Gullible = Gull + ible = girl/galli + able A girl who is able to be tricked or deceived easily.
women or girls are said to be emotional compared to guys.. Guy tend to brace them and steady their
emotins..acting like a rope / lifeline giving support..

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Word

Meaning

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

calm and peaceful, prosperous suggesting
happy tranquillity
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea OR
illusory perception; a common symptom of
severe mental disorder
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with
strong emotion
something that precedes and indicates the
approach of something or someone
a shelter serving as a place of safety or
sanctuary
an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of
pleasure as the highest good
the dominance or leadership of one social group
or nation over others

Hackneyed

Halcyon

Hallucination

Harangue

Harbinger

Haven

Hedonism

Hegemony

Heinous

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Herculean

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Heresy

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Hermetic

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Heterodox

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Hiatus

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Histrionic

made airtight by fusion or sealing. ; not affected

by outward influence or power; isolated.
characterized by departure from accepted
beliefs or standards
an interruption in the intensity or amount of
something
characteristic of acting or a stage performance;
often affected

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Homily

a sermon on a moral or religious topic

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Homogenous all of the same or similar kind or nature

to sharpen; make perfect or complete
Hone
conceal one's true motives by pretending to
have good intentions so as to gain an end
Hoodwink

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Hortatory

giving strong encouragement

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Hubris

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Humane

overbearing pride or presumption

marked or motivated by kindness/feeling of
humanity

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Husband

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Husbandry

use cautiously and frugally

the practice of cultivating the land or raising
stock

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Hyperbole

extravagant exaggeration

extremely wicked, deeply criminal

extremely difficult; displaying superhuman
strength or power
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a
religion

Mnemonic

concentrate on hack !!! once a hacker is ALWAYS a hacker.. he overuses his techniques.
halycon (peaceful) can be considered as opposite of cyclone (stormy, unrest)

relate it to the word iLLUsion

HAR (her) + ANGUE (anger) expressed in words
sounds like HER + FINGER, she shows me what to do by gesturing with her finger.
it sounds like 'heaven'...a place which is always safe.
he-(is)-don... and obviously has strong devotion to pleasures of senses..
hegemony:he's got money,so he's domineering in the society and he control others.
Sounds like Highness - as we call a king. Imagine that he is a Wicked king, thinks only money and power
and kills people, hence he is hatefully bad, atrocious
link it to Hercules
divide this word into her (her)+esy(sounds like essay)... and relate it to controversial writer Taslima Nasrin,
who writes about issues that reject orthodox tenets of society and religion

relate it to a hermit who lives in isolation,

heterodox--hetero-means different+ dox --means opinion, so different or many opinions.
a person we meet after a break or some time says HI-AT-US and we pause to meet that person..
histrionic-- sounds like history. We find that most of the plays performed on stage in the theatre are from
history, hence the name histrionic, theatrical.
home+silly - .when we do SILLY things at HOME ,our parents get annoyed and we end us listening to a
long sermon or speech
homo-same + jean(u)s denims; think of a pair of jeans that basically all look alike and are the same type
of clothing.
sounds like cone or horn that are both sharp
think of WINK-ing from under the HOOD of your jacket, to hide/deceive what you are doing
While ploughing farms with bulls, farmers say "HUR HUR ;HORT HORT" to encourage bulls to move
ahead. This is HORTATORY.
HUB+RIS(RAISE)--A person RAISEd in a HUB(city centre),will be arrogant and conceited towards villagers
and others.
humans are born considerate n kind...
All wives are extravagant and spendthrifts where as all husbands spend sparingly, are frugal and save on
the budget
most common usage is animal husbandry-taking care and raising livestock
hyper(beyond the limit)+bole(means speak)..so someone who gives the statement beyond its normal limit

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Word

Meaning
someone who attacks cherished ideas or
traditional institutions
a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the
like, that is peculiar to an individual.
blindly or excessively devoted or adoring
completely lacking nobility in character or
quality or purpose

Iconoclast

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3

Idiosyncracy
Idolatrous

Ignoble

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6

Ignominy
Illimitable

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8
9
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11

Imbroglio
Imbrue
Imminent
Immutable
Impair

12

Impassive

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14

Impecunious
Impede

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16

Impediment
Impenitent

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Imperious

18

Impertinence

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Impervious

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21
22

Impetuous
Impiety
Implacable

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Implausible

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25

Imponderable
Importunate

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Imprecate

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29
30
31

Impregnable
Improbity
Impropriety
Imprudent
Impugn

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

immune to attack, incapable of being
overcome, challenged or refuted
lack of honesty or moral scruples.
an indecent or improper act
not prudent or wise
attack as false or wrong

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Impuissance

powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

a state of dishonor
without limits in extent or size or quantity
a very embarrassing misunderstanding OR
an intricate and confusing interpersonal or
political situation
permeate , saturate or stain
close in time; about to occur
unchanging
make worse or less effective or imperfect
having or revealing little emotion or
sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
not having enough money to pay for
necessities
block or obstruct
something that interferes with or delays
action or progress
not penitent or remorseful
having or showing arrogant superiority to and
disdain of those one views as unworthy
the trait of being rude and inappropriate;
inclined to take liberties
not admitting of passage or capable of being
affected
characterized by undue haste and lack of
thought or deliberation
without respect for God or religious values
incapable of being consoled/calmed
highly imaginative but unlikely OR leads to
disbelief
difficult or impossible to evaluate with
precision
expressing earnest entreaty

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Impunity

34

Impute

35

Inadvertent

36

Incapacitate

37

Incendiary

exemption from punishment or loss

attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or
source
happening by chance or unexpectedly or
unintentionally
permanently injure or in any way make
unable to perform an action
capable of catching fire spontaneously or
causing fires or burning readily OR arousing
to action or rebellion

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39

Inchoate
Incinerate

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

reduced to ashes and burned out completely

40
41

Incipient
Incommodious

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43
44
45

Incongruous
Incontrovertible
Incorporeal
Incorrigible

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

uncomfortably or inconveniently small
lacking in harmony or compatibility or
appropriateness
impossible to deny or disprove
without material form or substance
impossible to correct or reform

46

Incumbent

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48
49
50
51
52

Incursion
Indict
Indiscreet
Indolent
Inebriate
Ineffable

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Inequity

54

Inert

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56
57

Inexorable
Inexpedient
Infallible

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60

Infelicitous
Infringe
Ingenious

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Ingenuous

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Ingratiate

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64

Inherent
Inimical

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Iniquitous

66

Innocuous

currently holding an office

the act of entering some territory or domain
(often in large numbers)
accuse formally of a crime
lacking good judgment, thoughtless
disinclined to work or exertion; lazy
become drunk or drink excessively
something that cannot be uttered
lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias.
inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.,
having little or no ability to react,
not to be moved by persuasion/ unyielding
not appropriate to the purpose
incapable of failure or error
inappropriate, or awkward; producing
unhappiness
advance beyond the usual limit
showing inventiveness and skill
inability to mask your feelings, lacking in
sophistication or worldliness
gain favor with somebody by deliberate
efforts
in the nature of something though not readily
apparent
not friendly
characterized by injustice or wickedness;
wicked; sinful.
not injurious to physical or mental health,
incapable of causing harm/disapproval

beyond normal limits

impossible to satisfy
devoid of feeling and consciousness and
animation
working or spreading in a hidden and usually
injurious way
lacking interest or significance or impact/
without flavour or taste
the lack of financial resources
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope,
suggestive of the isolated life of an island
in opposition to a civil authority or
government, rebel
incapable of being perceived by the senses
especially the sense of touch
someone who intrudes on the privacy or
property of another without permission
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
characterized by bloodshed and carnage for
both sides or (of conflict) within a group or
organization
to alter (a text) by the insertion of new
matter, to introduce (something additional or
extraneous) between other things or parts;
interject; interpose
the time between two reigns, governments,
etc.
a close acquaintance to whom private
matters are confided
difficult to manage or mold or change
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests,
reason
without fear or cannot be intimidated
a keen and quick insight.; the ability to
perceive the truth in something
fill or cover completely, beyond normal
capacity, usually with water
made tough and immune by habitual
exposure
abusive or venomous language used to
express blame or bitter deep-seated ill will

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68

Inordinate
Insatiable

69

Insentient

70

Insidious

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72

Insipid
Insolvency

73

Insular

74

Insurgent

75

Intangible

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77
78

Interloper
Interment
Interminable

79

Internecine

80

Interpolation

81

Interregnum

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83

Intimate
Intractable

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85

Intransigent
Intrepid

86

Intuition

87

Inundate

88

Inured

89

Invective

90

Inveigh

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92

Involution
Irascible

complain bitterly
an act or instance of involving or entangling
ALSO something complicated and overly
detailed
quickly aroused to anger

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95
96
97

Irradiate
Irremediable
Irrepressible
Irresolute
Itinerary

to cast light upon, expose to radiation of light,

impossible to remedy or correct or redress
impossible to control or suppress
uncertain how to act or proceed
a proposed route of travel

Mnemonic

Icons+clash - someonels who's ideals clash with those of the icons

Think of someone in sync with his ID (identity); is unique individual in his manners habit
relate it to worshipping statues("idols") as gods, complete and blind faith and devotion
ig(nores) + nobility someone who is not concerned or is ignorant of nolbility
IGNO(IGNORE)+miny(enemy)...so YOU ignore your enemy because he is disgraceful and dishonourable
il (negative prefix meaning not or no ) + limit no limits/ without limits

Im+broke+lie - if i lie about being broke. im in a confusing and embarrassing situation

brue - brew as in coffee that is brewed leaves a stain
imminent sounds similar to immediate. so imminent means about to occur immediately.
immune to mutation
opposite of Repair
break up into im+passive that is, i am passive unmoved inactive
pecuniary - related to money; impecunious - lack of money
relate it with stampede.in a stampede there is great obstruction
impediment itself has the word imped(e) which means to obstruct.
im (prefix meaning not) + penitent (penance-remorse)

someone imperial (royal) would look down on others as inferior

im (prefix meaning not) + pertinent (relevant or appropriate)
im (prefix meaning not) + pervade something that cannot be prevaded or affected
im(not)-pet-tuo(to)-us...a dog which is not our pet will be very RASH, reckless.
im (not) + piety (sounds like deity meaning god) without
im (not) + placate (calm)
implausible rhymes with impossible....something that is impossible is unlikely
im (not) ponder (think/consider) cannot be though of properly
someone im(not)+p(f)ortunate will need to plead with earnestness
close to implicate which means to imply as involved with something negative/indirectly accuse thus
bringing harm upon another
im (not) + pregnant something that cannot be made penetrated, entered/resistant
improbability something not possible is not truthful or dishonest
im (not + proper (unsuitable)
im (not) + shouldnt person to whom shouldnt does not occur, therefore does unwise things

relate it to a pussycat which is a vulnerable timid weak creature unable to act

close to immunity meaning untouched impunity will imply something that is not affected by loss or harm
to put blame on someone
im(not) + averted something that could not be averted or escaped
without capacity/abilty

insane' person who sets his 'diary' on fire

in+ch(a)o(s) + (st)ate not fully formed into order yet
cinerate sounds like cigarette that burns out into ash.
in sips (small portions) not whole or complete
does not accommodate(allow space or convenience)
relate it to congruent triangles in basic geometry where triangles must be made similar/in harmony
without controversy
in (without) + corporate (a world that has a lot of money/material/substance)
(in)corr(gible)==in eligible to be corrected or cant be corrected
INCUM + BENT = OFFICIALS are BENT on(determined) to bring an INCUM home, as it is NECESSARY to
survive
think of it as similar to excursion, going to a different place or area
Indi+CT = Indian court. it formally accusses ppl for their crime.
opposite of Discreet
In India people are lazyabout giving rent {indo = india , dent = rent}
INEBRIATE sounds like "in beer ate" ~ drink beer and eat food;
in (not) + fable (story) a story or something to be said that cannot be expressed
close to unequal (without balance/unfair)
inert gases like helium and neon do not chemically react easily with other elements
in(not)+exhort(means to pressurise):that means a person who is inexorable cant be pressurised;he will not
yield
in (not) + expert therefore one who is not an expert is not appropriate for a job
in (not) + failure ; therefore something that cannot make mistakes or fail
in (not)/without) + felicity (happiness)
if enemy violates or encroaches the border the infantry would start firing
someone who is a genius will show ability to invent and have great skill
In+genuine- In genuine relationship people are naive and trusting to each other.
INGRATIATE ~ in + grat(sounds like GREET) + ate (EAT) ... so when you greet somebody and give them
something to eat...why do you do that ...you try to gain their favour .
something that exists in here (inside) not shown on the surface
inimi (sounds like ENEMY) + cal; Enemies are HOSTILE and of-course UNFRIENDLY.
INIQUITOUS ~ IN + Equity; in + equity -> not treating everyone equally (which is considered as INIQUITOUS
or sinful act)
in(not)+nocuous(noxious)........ means not noxious......something which is not noxious is harmless...

split it as in+ord+din+ate... remember it as IN DIN(ner) he ORD(ered) and ATE EXCESSIVELY.

in(means not)+satia(ble).satiSFIED..SO someone who is NOT satisfied.
in (without) + senti (sentiments meaning feelings or consiousness)
insidious= inside+ hideous. think of something terrible, like a disease, hiding inside of the body.
(do) IN (not) + SIP + IT you will advise someone not to sip something because it is tasteless and bland
In + (solve + ent money can solve you problems, someone without money cannot solve them
something 'insulated' is isolated from everything else
In + sergeant (one who does not listen to his superior is an insurgent)
like a tangent something that cannot be grasped or perceived
INTER (between) + LOAFER (idiot) = a loafer tries to INTRUDE in other's affairs.
in + term (terminate/death ) relate it to the ritual involved with a dead body
a term is a fixed period of time in(not) + term = time that is not limited/fixed
INTER (between) + NE (any) + CINE (sign) = in a relationship, when there is'nt ANY SIGN of love
BETWEEN the two, it is MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIVE for the relationship.

inter ( between) + pole = when something is inserted/comes between two poles/extremes

inter (between) + regime (time period during a which a government is in power)
focus on the word mate (meaning friend or partner)
Intractable: things which can not be brought in the right track.
a GENT IN TRANS(trance) doesnt listen to anyone..doesnt compromise
IN TRAP... you are fearless and confident that you will come out of it.
to be able to see Into(u) (inside ) the truth of something
I+NUN +DATE....I asked the NUNs for a DATE and i was FLOODED with letters from christian societies for
violating the social norms.
someone injured over and over again will become tough and immune to pain.
ENVY + ACTIVE or Active jealousy can cause you to ABUSE the other person.
In + Veigh sounds like Weigh therefore, people who are passionate about maintaining their weight will
complain if they become heavier
in+ volume = something that has volumes (a great quantity) of content that is details, information complex
data
concentrate on rasc- a rascal is one who is irritable, badly behaved and short-tempered/hotheaded
radiate = emit light / shine light upon
remediable = unable to remedy (cure, correct
focus on repress meaning press down, control
without resolution or unable to make decisions
Latin word itiner= journey....

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Word

Meaning

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2

Jabber
Jaded

chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

dulled by surfeit or exhausted

3
4
5

Jargon
Jaunt
Jeer

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7
8

Jejune
Jeopardize
Jest

a characteristic language of a particular group

a journey taken for pleasure
showing your contempt by derision
lacking interest or significance or impact or
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
pose a threat to; present a danger to
activity characterized by good humor

9
10
11
12

Jetsam
Jettison
Jibe
Jingoist

things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

throw away something encumbering
agree; be in harmony with
an extreme bellicose nationalist

13

Jocose/Jocular

given to (having a tendency of) joking

14

Jostle

15

Joust

16

Jubilant

17

Judicious

the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

a combat between two knights on horseback
using blunted lances
joyful and proud especially because of triumph
or success
good judgment or common sense in practical
matters

18

Juggernaut

19

Junket

20
21

Jurisprudence
Juxtapose

a massive inexorable force that seems to crush

everything in its way
trip especially one taken for pleasure by an
official at public expense
the branch of philosophy concerned with the
law and the principles that lead courts to make
decisions
place side by side

Mnemonic
Jabber=Japper..in hindi jap is to pray slowly repeatedly time and again.. i.e,chatter rapidly..
jaded sounds like faded.. which means WORN OUT, WEARIED, TIRED..
think of it as JUST OUR GANG who will understand the jargon (language)
Journey to your AUNT's place J-AUNT
a cheer praises someone but a jeer mocks a person
think of june.. students feel dull because of the summer heat
sounds like leopard.That leopard has put my life at risk.
Jest sounds similar to Fest (festival)..you act and speak playfully in a fest
relate it to flotsam or sam=samudra
Remember JET Airways laying off the staff to reduce costs
saying 'ji' in Hindi means to agree
jingoist rhymes with maoist....who are aggressive, rebellious
link to 'joke'
by reading jostle the first thing which rhymes in my mind is "hustle and bustle". If there is hustle and bustle
in the market then jostle is bound to happen.

relate to jubilee which is a special occasion that makes people proud and joyful
relate to just or fair
Every year there will be a Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri. Once this chariot starts moving, it is not
supposed to stop. Whatever comes on the way will be crushed with strong force of people pulling the
chariot.
in hindi (jun)ta (ke) paiso se (T)ravel is JUNKET; Jacket - at official trips people specially wears office
jacket .

juris (justice) = pertaining to law; prudence = intelligence/science

juxta..just next+pose..(place)..so place something just next to something.

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Word

Meaning

Kaleidoscope

Kindle

3
4

Kinship
Kismet

5
6
7

Kleptomaniac
Knave
Kudos

a complex pattern of constantly changing colors

and shapes
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) or
cause to start burning
a close connection marked by community of
interests or similarity in nature or character
the will of God
someone with an irrational urge to steal in the
absence of an economic motive
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
an expression of approval and commendation

Ken

range of knowledge or vision

Kernel

10

Killjoy

11
12
13

Kindred
Knack
knead

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15
16

Knell
Knoll
Knotty

central or vital part; core

spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the
pleasure of others
related; belonging to the same group; similar in
nature or character
special talent
mix; work dough
tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral,
disaster, etc.
little round hill; hillock
intricate; difficult; tangled

Mnemonic
kal (colour) ei (eye) dosco (disco) imagine a disco ball with constantly changing colourful lights
and shapes
kindle sounds like CANDLE that is used to light a fire, also like a beacon to call forth
KEEN FRIENDSHIP is
sounds like kismat..word in hindi..so kismet means kismat...luck..
maniac(means a strong desire to do something, a madness)+klepto(means steal)...so having a
strong desire to steal...something
k+nave..naive(means trustworthy, innocent)....knave is just the opposite of naive.
KUDO(to jump in Hindi). one JUMPS with joy on recieving an HONOUR.
ken sounds like "can" i.e., one who has a wide range of knowledge can understand anything.
kernel sounds similar to colonel. In an army the colonel has an importance of being the central
authority.
kill+joy....... kill here means spoil .+ others joy means.....to spoil others pleasure....
all of them are 'kind' 'red' indians ..... so they belong to one community / group share kinship
knack - knock out... u should have a special talent to knock out ur contender
knead = k-nead(need)...what do you need? ..food? Then you will have to mix the dough
Knell sounds just like 'Bell'
here k is silent so read it as KNOtting+HILL
knotty- with lots of knots -difficult to disentangle, difficult to manage.

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Word

Meaning

Labyrinth

2
3

Lacerate
Lachrymose

4
5
6

Lackadaisical
Laconic
Lacuna

complex system of paths or tunnels in which

it is easy to get lost
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn,
deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
showing sorrow
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way,
lacking spirit or liveliness
brief and to the point;
a blank gap or missing part

7
8

Laity
Lambent

the people outside of a particular profession,

as distinguished from those belonging to it:
the medical ignorance of the laity.
softly bright or radiant

9
10

Lampoon
Languid

11

Larceny

12
13
14
15

Lascivious
Latency
Laud
Lavish

a composition that imitates or misrepresents

somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
lacking spirit or liveliness
the act of taking something from someone
unlawfully
driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting
lustful desires
the state of being not yet evident or active
praise, glorify, or honor
very generous, extravagant

16

Lectern

desk or stand with a slanted top used to

hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer

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18

Lethargic
Levity

deficient in alertness or activity

a manner lacking seriousness

19

Lexicographer

20

Libertine

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22
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27

Lien
Limerick
Limn
Linguistic
Lissome
List
Litany

28

Lithe

29

Liturgy

a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student

of the lexical component of language
a dissolute person; usually a man who is
morally unrestrained
the right to take another's property if an
obligation is not discharged
a humorous verse form
make a portrait of, trace the shape of
consisting of or related to language
moving and bending with ease
tilt to one side,
any long and tedious address or recital
moving and bending with ease, flexible
lissome
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public
worship

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31

Loathe
Loquacious

find repugnant
full of trivial conversation

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Loutish

33

Lubricious

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39

Lucid
Lucrative
Lugubrious
Lumber
Luminous
Lupine

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41

Lurid
Laggard

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in

behavior or appearance
characterized by lust, having a smooth or
slippery quality
transparently clear; easily understandable,
transmitting light; able to be seen through
with clarity
producing a sizeable profit
excessively mournful
move heavily or clumsily
softly bright or radiant
of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
glowing unnaturally, glaringly vivid and
graphic; marked by sensationalism
someone who lags behind

Mnemonic

LACERate can be thought of LASER light which tears, mangles if focused for long time.
lachrymose-lac+chry(cry)+mose(most),so when you cry most you produce 'tears'.
lackadaisical sounds as LACK+(A)+DI+ZE(C)AL... hence the meaning " lack of zeal"
Lack + conic (concise) = lack of communication/words
something that U LACK

relate it to a layman ie, a person who doesnt have in depth information about a subject, is outside the
group of experts
A lamp gives out a bright and radiant light

languid sounds similar to language..language classes are generally boring and unexciting.
break it up into LA-R-CENY LA (Law) and CENY (rhymes with Money or CENT for money) Unlawful taking
of money = theft
similar to lush and lust.
focus on late something that arrives late is not present therefore not evident or active
Love makes one lavish- it makes people spend generously on their mates.

Lectern resembles "lecture" and is where you put the notes to read during your lecture.
Sounds like alergic. When you are lethargic (do not feel like doing something) you develop an allergic
reaction to it.
lev(leave)+it+y..you casually leave things without any seriousness

LIBERTINE=liberti+ne=LIBERTY IN Excess can make you irresponsible and immoral.

when you have to show your right on your property you say 'this property "lie in" my name.
limn: Think of 'Film' i.e. Picture, Drawing.
relate directly to language
liss is similar to the 'hissing' sound of a snake which is a slim easily bendable creature
close to a li(s)t + any. a long series of expressions
Sounds like "light" and something which is light in weight can easily be moved and bended.

Loa-the can be related as Low thought...So having a low thought of someone else implies hate or detest
it is derived from the root word 'loqua'... which refers to SPEECH or TALK

lot (loud) brutish and ill mannered people are also loud
relate to lubricant that makes things smooth slippery.

when you "look" at someone's "id" you clearly understand who he is'
it is derived from lucre which means money
LOOK+RUBY ous = DEPRESSED AND MOURNFUL that you LOOK like RUBY(face red)
lumber(noun and verb)sounds simillar to cumber(some).means heavy and awkward.
luminous = luminance ~ bright

lurid ~ horrid ; horrid , horrifying .. somewhat same .. horrible , wild , sensational ...
link it to 'lag' behind

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Word

Meaning

Macabre

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

characterized by subtle or unscrupulous
cunning, deception, dishonesty:

Machiavellian

Machination

4
5

Magnanimity
Magnum opus

Maladroit

Malapropism

not skillful
the unintentional misuse of a word by
confusion with one that sounds similar

8
9

Malediction
Malevolent

the act of calling down a curse that invokes

evil (and usually serves as an insult)
having or exerting a malignant influence

10

Malfeasance

11

Mallinger

12
13

Malleable
Malodorous

14
15
16

Manifesto
Manumit
Marauder

17

Martial

18
19

Martinet
Martyr

20

Masochist

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

having an unpleasant smell
a public declaration of intentions (as issued
by a political party or government)
free from slavery or servitude
someone who attacks in search of booty
suggesting war or military life, of or relating
to the armed forces
someone who demands exact conformity to
rules and forms
one who suffers for the sake of principle
someone who obtains pleasure from
receiving punishment

21

Masticate

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

22

Maudlin

23

Maunder

effusively or insincerely emotional

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly
and incessantly

24

Mausoleum

25

Maverick

26
27

Mawkish
Meddlesome

28

Meet

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your

(usually sinister) ends
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal
and generous of spirit
a great work of art or literature

wrongful conduct by a public official

to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's
duty, avoid work, etc.

a large burial chamber, usually above ground

someone who exhibits great independence in
thought and action
effusively or insincerely emotional
intrusive , interfering
being precisely fitting and right, OR contend
against an opponent in a sport, game, or
battle, OR undergo or suffer

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30

Melee
Mellifluous

a noisy riotous fight

sounds that are pleasing to the ear

31
32
33
34

Mendacity
Mendicant
Mercurial
Meretricious

35

Meticulous

the tendency to be untruthful

a pauper who lives by begging
liable to sudden unpredictable change
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
marked by extreme care in treatment of
details

36

Mettle

37
38

Miasma
Milk

39

Minatory

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41
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Mince
Minutiae
Misanthrope
Misconstrue
Miscreant

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Misdemeanour
Misnomer

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Misogynist

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Mitigate

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50
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52

Mollify
Mollycoddle
Monotony
Moratorium

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Moribund
Morose

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Mountebank
Mousy

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Multifarious

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59

Mundane
Munificent

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Myopic

the courage to carry on

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or
other sources
exploit as much as possible
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic
developments
to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's
words), esp. for the sake of decorum or
courtesy.
precise details; small or trifling matters
someone who dislikes people in general
interpret in the wrong way
a person without moral scruples
misbehavior; misdeed.a crime less serious
than a felony
an incorrect or unsuitable name
a misanthrope who dislikes women in
particular
make less severe or harsh
make less rigid or softer , make more
temperate, acceptable, or suitable
treat with excessive indulgence
constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
suspension of an ongoing activity
being on the point of death; breathing your
last
showing a brooding ill humor
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts
customers with tricks or jokes
quiet and timid and ineffectual
having many aspects
not ideal or heavenly, found in the ordinary
course of events
very generous
unable to see distant objects clearly, lacking
foresight or scope

Mnemonic

Sounds like massacre..which means "excessive killing of many people" a repellent and horrifying scene
sounds like mafia villain. A villain is always crafty and double dealing.
machin+nations....machinsuperpower nations use machines to achieve their sinister ends.(machines are
generally crafty tools....which are artfully designed for some specific task....machines designed for war...n
other dredful purposes.
magna (mega or large) = large hearted person
magum (great) + opus (work)
mal(means bad at doing something)+droit(its french word means skillful and clever).......and someone who
is bad at skills in his known area ,considered a maladroit person
mal (negative) + prop (proper usage) .. improper usage of words
MALEDICTION=MAL+DICTION. MAL means 'evil or ill' and DICTUM is 'saying'. So to say something evil is
to CURSE.
malevolent = male +violent Violent males can cause more harm to society than females
mal (negative/wrong) -- + and feasance means the doing or performing of an act, therefore some
wrongdoing
MA+LINGER- everytime child is told to do something by his MA, he LINGERS and stalls to avoid it
women are able to mold their MALE (malle) partners in any way
mal(means bad)+odour (smell)
MAN + FIST in the air making a public statement
manumit ~ man + u + mit (might); man you might go; hence free from slavery
sounds like murderer - a person who attacks another for personal gain
martial arts like karate and kung-fu are forms of fighting for warriors and soldiers
martinet could rhyme with matron.. whose job is also to keep discipline..
if someone sacrificed for me, I would give them my tear; martyr
mars+own+chest.... one who mars(beats or disfigures) his own chest is a masochist
when you mash food between your teeth you masticate
Think of maudlin as model is in beauty pageant... All models in pageants keep crying unnecessarily, become
effusively sentimental.
sounds like wander - in speech or moving
sounds like Moslem or muslim. In Muslim culture they build tombs for the dead.
Mave+"RICK" sounds like Ricky Ponting who is rebellious and non-conformist as he does not believe in
umpire descisions during India's Cricket match
mawk close to MOCK..so if someone mocks at you...and you are sentimental..then its a sad situation.
SOMEone who gets in the MIDDLE of things to interfere

to meet one's needs OR india meets austrailia for the match, Or he met with a fatal accident

sounds like Bruce Lee...famous for his fights.

the melodies from a 'Flute' are mellifluous.
mend+a+city. during elections, politicians promise that "they will mend the city and make it better" which is a
lie....
Men+die+cant= men die because they can't work so they beg to survive
the mercury in a thermometer rises and falls according to the temperature which is very unpredictable
like a merit (meret) certificate.. flashy and attractive in a way.. but of no REAL value...
it sounds like matriculation(admission to a college).To get matriculation we should be as a
meticulous(careful) aspirant to clear the exam.
Sounds like metal and metals are obviously strong. So, can be related to a strong courageous person.
cigarette smoke is harmful to MY(mi)+ASTHMA(asma)
when we milk a cow we make sure we squeeze out every drop for our benefit and gain
Minatory sounds like military--military people are very threatening most of the times.
minced also means to cut up into very small pieces, something that is minced therefore will be softened,
less harsh or potent.
relate it to the minute hand on a clock which measures very small precise units of time
mis (negative implication) + anthrop(ology) meaning the study of mankind..
when you MIS (wrongly)+ CONcentrate on the TRUE nature of things you misinterpret
MISCREANT=mis+create..so god created them by mistake. Who? The VILLAINS
mis(wrong) + demeanor (behaviour)
mis+name( r ) = misnomer

think of MITIGATE as COLGATE(toothpaste).Use of COLGATE lessen or try to lessen the extent of germs
in our teeth.
mollify sounds like nullify...nullifying something will reduce it till it is null or zero
molly (woman's name) + cuddle (showing affection, embrace)
MONO(SINGLE)+TONY(like TONE) = SINGLE TONE, the same tone gets boring after a while.
moratorium= paying MORE PREMIUM (payments) will delay a job
Moribund is kinda similar to morbid, which refers to things related to death
mountebank can be broken as mouth+bank=person whose mouth is a bank of words....who is extremely
boastful and pretentious...
acting like a mouse
MULTIFARIOUS=MULTI+FARIOUS,farious rhymes with various...so both multi and various means de
same...VARIED and GREATLY DIVERSIFIED
Mundane sounds like Monday. After an exciting weekend, Monday is just another mundane day.
money+sufficient-when a person has sufficient money he is generous
With My OPAQUE (that you cannot see through) lenses I will be short sighted

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Word

Meaning
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point
of anything
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
and lack of guile or worldly experience
an exceptional interest in and admiration for
yourself
being born or beginning

Nadir

Naive

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Narcissism
Nascent

Natal

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Natty
Nebulous

Necromancy

Nefarious

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Nemesis
Neonate

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14

Nettle
Neologism
Neophyte

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Neutralize

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Nice
Niggardly
Niggling

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Noisome
Nonchalant

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Nondescript

foul-smelling; causing or able to cause nausea

marked by complete lack of concern
lacking distinct or individual characteristics;
dull and uninteresting

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Nonplussed

filled with bewilderment

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Nostrum

medicine whose effectiveness is questionable

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Noxious
Nugatory

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Nomenclature

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Notoriety
Novice

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Nuance

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31

Numismatics
Nuptial

injurious to physical or mental health

of no real value
a system of words used to name things in a
particular discipline
the state of being known for some unfavorable
act or quality
someone new to a field or activity
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or
attitude
he collection and study of money (and coins in
particular)
of or relating to a wedding

relating to or accompanying birth

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and
manners
lacking definition or definite content
conjuring up the dead, especially for
prophesying
extremely wicked
something that brings an end to something;
causing misery or death
a baby from birth to four weeks
cause annoyance in; disturb,
the act of inventing a word or phrase
any new participant in some activity
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect
of
pleasant /agreeable in nature or appearance
OR done with delicacy and skill/precision
petty or reluctant in giving or spending
small and of little importance

Mnemonic

You can recall Persian emperor Nadir-shah a cruel man, so someone very "lowly"

narc-(narcotic/drug) one addicted to oneself

newly+sent something that has just begun.
natal sounds like fatal..as fatal is connected with death..natal....is just the opposite of fatal , hence
connected with birth.
NATTY sounds like NEAT and tidy so natty

conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

ne(NO) + fairy + US: No good character like a fairy among us but an exact opposite i.e. a wicked person
not+my+sis a sister wouldn't be the cause of my downfall/misery or death therefore meaning is opposite
to what a close family member would do. .
Nettle sounds like kettle. A Kettle boiling water makes a lot of noise and is therefore irriating and annoying.
It also means "worried".
neo' means 'new' and 'logos' means 'word'; so 'neologism' means inventing new word.
new + fight; A new member or beginner always has to fight to establish his own identity.

usage eg - nice person, items arranged nicely

read it as non+describe... an ordinary object does not need to be described.

non-pluss - imagine that you are so puzzled as to not be able to plus( do addition as in maths) therefore
not being able to perform a simple mathematical calculation
put RUM in the NOSTrils.....to cure cold.... a questionable remedy
Noxious relate it to Naxalites who are dangerous people and therefore harmful to individuals and society
No+guarantee, i.e a product which has no guarantee, because it is worthless.

link to 'notorious'
A novice is NOT WISE enough yet
nuance = new + ounce.. and ounce is a very small unit for weight.. hence a very small difference..

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Word

Meaning

showing unfeeling resistance

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive
behavior ; a sign of reverence or submission or
shame or greeting
a stone disc / pillar ; a character used in
printing to indicate a cross reference or
footnote
make obscure or unclear
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid
harshly; berate sharply.
the act of contributing to the funds of a church
or charity
a false accusation of an offense or state of
disgrace
causes disapproval or harm to something

Obdurate

Obeisance

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Obelisk
Obfuscate

Objurgating

Oblation

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8

Obloquy
Obnoxious

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Obsequious
Obstinate
Obstreperous
Obtrude
Obtuse

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Obviate

attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

persist stubbornly
boisterously and noisily aggressive/defiant
thrust oneself in as if by force
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellect
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from
happening

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Occlude
Occult

block passage through

supernatural practices and techniques

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Odious

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23

Odoriferous
Odyssey
Officious
Ogle
Oligarchy
Omnipotent

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Onerous

sincerely hated and despised

emitting or having a natural fragrance, morally
offensive
a long wandering and eventful journey
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
look at with amorous intentions
a political system governed by a few people
having unlimited power
burdensome, tiring, heavy load that makes one
weary

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27

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29

Onomatopoeia using words that imitate the sound they denote

Onus
an onerous or difficult concern
Opaque
not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight OR not clearly understoo
suitable or at a time that is suitable or
advantageous especially for a particular
purpose
Opportune
a state of extreme dishonor and disgrace
Opprobrium

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Oppugn
Opulence

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Oracular

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

wealth as exhibited by sumptuous living
ambiguous; obscure.; involved with fortelling or
prophesying future events

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Ordain
Ordinance
Orient
Orifice
Orison

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Ornate

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Oscillation

40

Ossified

order by virtue of superior authority; decree

an authoritative rule
countries in the Eastern hemisphere, (Asia)
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
prayer to a deity
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated
with decorative details
a single swing or movement in one direction of
an oscillating body.
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of
behavior, habits, or beliefs

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Ostensible

represented or appearing as such; pretended

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Ostentatious
Ostracize

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Outlandish

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Outre

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Overbearing
Overt

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Overture

intended to attract notice and impress others

avoid speaking to or dealing with, expel
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or
unusual
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or
unusual
having or showing arrogant superiority to and
disdain of those one views as unworthy
open and observable; not secret or hidden
orchestral music played at the beginning of an
opera

Mnemonic
OB+DURA(relate it to word durability)..SO anything which has durability..has the resisting power, and
something which can resist, is stubborn.

divide this word...into .....obei which sounds like obey and + s(t)ance meaning position

obfus is similar to confuse + c(re)ate therefore to create confusion

when someone objects with you he will reproach or denounce
close to obligation meaning a feeling of duty/responsibility towards others
etymologically OB-'against' and LOQUY-'talk'. Therefore OBLOQUY means to talk against someone,i.e.
slander
noxious means something unpleasant
ob + SEQUI + ous .. sequi means sequence where one thing "follows" the other.. and servants follow what
their masters say..
ob+stin+ate.. stin means to stand.. and a stubborn person will always stand by his view..
strepsil (medicine) cures uncontrolled sore throat that happens due to making too much noise
to intrude forcibly on to something
OBT (oft) + USE(d) = the mind lacks shrapness or becomes blunt if it is not often used
obviate - viate sounds like deviate, deviate yourself from something unnecessary to you...
when you include someone they are welcome and the gates are always open but when you
OCCLUDE(rhymes with EXCLUDE), they are unwelcome and hence the gates are SHUT or CLOSED on
them.
things that do not OCCUR in normal reality
the word reminds us of ODOUR, when we get bad odour from someone ...we tend to DISLIKE or
DEVELOP AN AVERSION for that person..
odori relates to smell. ferous related to ferocious and hence offensive
relate it to the ODD things we SEE on a n eventful journey
overenthusiastic about OFFERING help in an OFFICE might be considered meddling
a man's face becomes an 'O' while staring at a girl he wants
sounds like anarchy...run by few people
OMNI (means all) + POTENT (powerful) = ALL POWERFUL
Onerous= one+rous. If u assign much work on ONE person it will be onerous for him

to be a burden ON US
an opening that is covered with a plaque (a thin, flat plate of metal) so no light can shine through)
OPPORTUNE sounds like FORTUNE., somehting that occurs at the right time is a matter of good luck or
fortune
If you take OPIUM(banned drug) you will be criticized, humiliated & put to shame.
OPPose something in terms of its truth or accuracy
people who own an OPEL or a LANCER are rich extravagant people
rhymes with circular, therefore something that is complex and round about difficult to understand

ORD + A + IN = ORDer A person to come IN

a nation under an authority that has been ordained is an ordinance
relate it to the ORANGE sun in the east END referring to the Asian countries
a bodily cavity
ORIginal (sincere) SONg to a god
sounds like ORNAmenTe ..when many ornaments are used, the thing is ornated.

sounds like fossilised therefore something that is very old and rigid
People are "tense" when they try to appear to be something they're not.
oSTENTATIOUS....read it as Stuntatious....Stunts...you perform stunts to attract attention, showy.
ostRACISM .. racism leads to groupism and excluding a group from the public is to OSTRACIZE.
out+landish => the one who is from some other land.
similar to OUTER therefore something that comes from an outer or other world, seems bizarre and strange
to us
to bear someone's views on yourself.. that person is overbearing you.. that is he is dominating over you..
overt can be said as "over the top".. that is a totally open place.. and nothing is concealed..
overture sounds like overtuning. before listening to FM radio we have to tune it for long for song which suits
our taste. so overture = over + tune (re) is long musical introduction

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Word

Meaning

Paean

Palindrome

a formal expression of praise

a word or phrase that reads the same
backward as forward

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4

Paltry
Panacea

paltry
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases

Panegyric

a formal expression of praise

Panorama

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10

Pantomime
Paradigm
Paradox
Paragon

the visual percept of a region

a performance using gestures and body
movements without words
a standard or typical example
a statement that contradicts itself
a perfect embodiment of a concept

11

Parochial

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Parody
Parry
Parsimonious
Pathogenic
Patronize
Pedagogue

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Pedant
Pedestrian

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21

Pejorative
Pellucid

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26

Penitent
Penurious
Peremptory
Perennial
Perfidy

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Perfunctory

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Pernicious
Peroration

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Perspicacious

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Perspicacity

32

Peruse

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

humorous or satirical mimicry; make a spoof
of or make fun of
dodge, circumvent
excessively unwilling to spend
able to cause disease
be a regular customer or client of
someone who educates young people
a person who pays more attention to formal
rules and book learning than they merit
lacking wit or imagination
having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling
effect or force
transparently clear; easily understandable
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
excessively unwilling to spend
not allowing contradiction or refusal
recurring again and again
an act of deliberate betrayal
hasty and without attention to detail; as a
formality only
working or spreading in a hidden and usually
injurious way
he concluding section of an oration
having keen mental perception and
understanding; acutely insightful and wise
the capacity to assess situations or
circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound
conclusions
examine or consider with attention and in
detail

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Pervasive
Philanthropy
Phlegmatic

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Pied

37

Pillage

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Pillory
Pine
Pique

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Pith
Pithy
Pittance

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Placate

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Plagiarize
Plangent

47

Plastic

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49

Plebiscite
Plethora

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Pluck

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52

Plumb
Plummet

53

Podium

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56

Polemic
Polychromatic
Portentous

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Potion
Pragmatic

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Prattle
Precept

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Precursor
Predilection

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Preen

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65

Prehensile
Preponderant

spreading or spread throughout

donations to charity
showing little emotion
having sections or patches colored differently
and usually brightly
the act of stealing valuable things from a
place
to expose to public derision, ridicule, or
abuse
have a desire for something or someone
to arouse an emotion or provoke to action
the choicest or most essential or most vital
part of some idea or experience
concise and full of meaning
an inadequate payment
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or
conciliatory gestures
take without referencing from someone
else's writing or speech
loud and resounding
forming or capable of forming or molding or
fashioning
a vote by the electorate determining public
opinion on a question of national importance
extreme or excess
courage or resolution in the face of
difficulties
examine thoroughly and in great depth;
exactly
drop sharply
a platform raised above the surrounding level
to give prominence to the person on it
a controversial argument, as one against
some opinion, doctrine, etc.
having or exhibiting many colors
ominously prophetic
a medicinal or magical or poisonous
beverage
concerned with practical matters
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
rule of personal conduct
something that precedes and indicates the
approach of something or someone
a predisposition in favor of something
to be exultant or proud
adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold
of something
having superior power and influence

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Prescience

the power to foresee the future

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Presumptuous

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Prevaricate
Pristine
Privation
Probity
Proclivity

unwarrantedly or impertinently bold

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in
order to mislead or withhold information
immaculately clean and unused
a state of extreme poverty
having strong moral principles
a natural inclination

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Prodigal

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Prodigious
Profligate

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Profound

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Profuse

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Proletariat

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Proliferate
Prolific

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84

Prolix
Promethean
Promulgate
Propound

cause to grow or increase rapidly

productive
ediously prolonged or tending to speak or
write at great length
creative; boldly original.
put a law into effect by formal declaration
put forward, as of an idea

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Propriety
Prosaic

correct or appropriate behavior

lacking wit or imagination

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Proscribe
Proselytize

command against; prohibit

convert to another faith or religion

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Protuberance
Prudence
Puerile
Pugilist
Pulchritude

something that bulges out or is protuberant

or projects from its surroundings
discretion in practical affairs
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
someone who fights with his fists for sport
physical beauty (especially of a woman)

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Punctilious
Pungent
Pusillanimous

marked by precise accordance with details

strong and sharp
lacking in courage and manly strength

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Putrefy

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Putsch

become putrid; decay with an offensive smell

a sudden and decisive change of
government illegally or by force

a recklessly extravagant consumer

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit
awe
a recklessly extravagant consumer
showing intellectual penetration or emotional
depth; pervasive or intense; thorough;
complete
produced or growing in extreme abundance
a social class comprising those who do
manual labor or work for wages

Mnemonic

(paean sounds like pain) If you take pains and achieve something, then you will hear paeans about you.

pal means moment in hindi. So, a results from trying something just for a pal(moment) ..may not be
worth considering.
Panacea Biotec - A Pharma Company - is producing remedy for all diseases.
pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means expression of
praise
rama,our great god can see pan(remember pan india add by mobile companies) universe if he wants
to.....
panto+mime mime means acting without word.i.e. we can get mime in PANTO movie.

paragon which is a slipper brand makes products which are models for perfection
link this with paro....(of devdas)...whose parents were narrow in their outlook for devdas family , so they
married her to someone else.
parody..parrot..always imitates people often in a humorous way.
pari- imagine a pari(angel) warding off difficulties .
a person who is not willing to spend money from his purse - Purse = MY money!

ped normally means for a child.. and -agogue means a leader.. hence pedegogue..

ped means foot pedestrian means one who walks on foot is obviously ordinary
"majority" wala group doosre group ka effect khatam kar deta hai...causing a belittling effect..
PEL+LUCID...LUCID..MEANS CLEAR ....SO CLEAR IN MEANING.
read it as pentant.. rhymes with repentant
A person who has to spend a PENNY and is FURIOUS about it is called PENURIOUS.
sounds like PURANI(old)...purani things are perennial
per+ fidy=without fidelity i.e cheat upon ur partner,,in general cheat or breach something
PARAI(other's)+FACTORY - if you are told to take care of somebody else's factory, you would casually
care about it
it has root nec/nox..in it....means to harm..so per(PERTAINING TO)+nIC/NEC..MEANS
HARM..SOMETHING PERTAINING TO HARM U.
Per+oration--Part after ORATION = PERORATION, that is the concluding section of an oration.
sounds like perspective or perceptive which are related.

ook the word carefully..PERVASI+VE....and does'nt it sound like PERVASI BHARTIYA DIVAS.....an
initiative by the Indian government to attract NON RESIDENT INDIANS who are SPREAD WIDELY
ACROSS THE WORLD
Sounds like PRAGMATIC(practical) --> practical people think with logic and show little emotion.
remember pie chart which has different colors
Pirate+Village=Pillage
Pillory: The word pillor stands out. Visualise a person being tied to a pillar as a punishment.
Mera dost jab WINE pe leta hai tab he starts pining for his girlfriend.
pique - sounding like pic ! if some 1 takes ur pic secretly . you wuld b annoyed , irritated....
pith sounds like "peeth" which is central to the body hence pith means important, central or essential part
of something
pi-thy: the math symbol pi is concise and has great meaning
Pity + Allowance very sad payment,,,
PL + ac + ATE = a PLATE full of tasty food to SATISFY someone.
basically it is derived from Latin plagiare which means to kidnap, to wound..to claim ....kidnap means
steal..so STEALING OR KIDNAPPING SOMEONE'S IDEA.
when PLANing GENTs make a lot of noise

plebiscite: By Plebiscite we mean - People cite their opinion towards some political government

one should possess "Courage" to pluck flowers from our garden

plumb--plumber who tests the pipe to see whether it is exactly vertical or not.
Plummet sounds like Planet (something very very heavy) .. a heavy thing will fall or drop sharply.

pod means "feet".

refer pol to politics, as u know modern day politics is full of CONTROVERSIES...

potion=poison+lotion
PRA + gma + TIC = PRA + c + TIC + al
p-rattle, the word "rattle" (talk continuously) itself conveys that what you are saying sounds foolish as no
one can understand what you are rattling off.

She PREpared him for the CURSORy scene he was about to witness, serving as a PRECURSOR.
predilection--->pre + dir(l)ection--->prefered direction
Preen ~ Rin; commonly used detergent bar in India used for cleaning clothes.. hence preening clothes.
PRE(before)+HENS+ILE before the hens can escape we have to grasp & hold them.

PRE(before)SCIENCE we had prophets to know the future

Focus on "Presum" (Presume)--> To overstep your boundaries by boldly PRESUMing/assuming
something.
pre+var(truth)+cate(fabricate) is to fabricate the truth, meaning to lie.
sounds like priest(ine) means pertaining to priests which is to remain in pure state.
deprivation
basically this word is taken from latin probus..means honesty..............
Acclivity- an upward slope; Declivity --a downward slope; Proclivity -- a natural inclination
rod(rodies) +gals(girls)=extravagance. If you are with girls of rodies then you have to be extravagant..
The root PRO- means 'in favor of'.The root DIGI- (e.g., digit) refers to numbers or quantity. So,
PRODIGIOUS refers to a favorable (or great) number.
Profligate= spend Profusely like bill Gates

whatever professional or researchers found(read find) has to be deep.

pro + life + rate : increase in rate of production (pro) of life (living organisms) causes population to
increase rapidly

prolix=prolonged +lexico graphy

propo(propose) + ound(round) = what do we propose at a round table, an idea, guys

divide the word as propr+iety ..propr(sounds like PROPER)..hence it refers to being PROPER or
CORRECT IN CONDUCT..
mosaic--->beautiful artistic work with full of vibrant colours.....prosaic ...opposite of that ...dull
When you want a magazine, you PREscribe(subscribe) it. Similarly when you want to stop it, you will
have to PROSCRIBE. SO PROSCRIBE = prohibit

as we pump air to tube it protuberances i.e bulges in size

Do you know Prudential Corporation? A insurance company. So, prudence ~ caution ~careful
PURE things are always childish and immature.
A boxer's nose is like that of a pug punched in
it is very close to word PUNCTUAL...and you pay attention to even a person who is 1 second late, that
shows that you care for even very minute things too.
Pussy cat is a coward
think of purefy(purify-to make pure). now put a t in the middle..this makes it opposite. that is to rot.

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Word

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2

Quack
Quaff

Quagmire

Qualms

Quandary

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Quarantine
Quarry
Quash
Queasy
Quench
Querulous

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Quibble
Quiddity

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Quiescent
Quirk

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Quisling
Quiver

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Quixotic

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Quorum

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Quotidian

Meaning
medically unqualified
to swallow hurriedly or greedily
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks
underfoot
a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially
as requiring a choice between equally
unfavorable options
isolation to prevent the spread of infectious
disease
animal hunted or caught for food
put down by force or intimidation
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
suppress or crush completely
habitually complaining
argue over petty things
the quality that makes a thing what it is
being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or
motionless
a strange attitude or habit
a person who betrays his or her own country
by aiding an invading enemy
a shaky motion
not sensible about practical matters;
idealistic and unrealistic
a gathering of the minimal number of
members of an organization to conduct
business
found in the ordinary course of events; usual
or customary

Mnemonic
think of it as...if a person quacks like a duck...he is an impostor who is acting like a duck
sounds like cough. When we have a cough, we DRINK cough syrup which is quite tasty actually.

was in dilemma whether I give my cloths to laundry or wash them at home

quarantine is pretty familiar in case of antivirus softwares you can quarantine the virus affected files which
means to ISOLATE THEM...
squash also means the same - compress/suppress.
rhymes with drench (which also means the same).
One who keeps questioning (querying) everything.
read it as qui(kyun)+bble(bill)..KYUN BILL ITNA ZYADA HAI?, you OBJECT to reading of meter & COMPLAIN
to the authorities..

quiescent => quies ~ quiet = motionless

Quislings are prone to QUIZZLINGS by the government when caught!

Quiver..... sounds like shiver.... when we have fever we shiver/ quiver..... tremble/ shake.
THIS WORD IS DERIVED FROM THE NOVEL....Don Quixote de la Mancha...where the HERO IN THE
NOVEL..Cervantes GETS inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals.................... SO
QUIXOTE....QUIXOTIC....MEANS HAVING IMPRACTICAL IDEAS.

quorum is a forum for NUMBER OF MEMBERS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A MEETING

split it as "quote+indian". Newspapers quote opinions of Indians everyday.. so its a DAILY
occurence,customary

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Word

Meaning

Rabid

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3

Racketeer
Raconteur

Raffish

marked by excessive enthusiasm for and

intense devotion to a cause or idea
carry on illegal business activities involving
crime
a person skilled in telling anecdotes
marked by a carefree unconventionality or
disreputableness

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Rail
Ramshackle
Rancid

criticize severely
in deplorable condition
smelling of fermentation or staleness

Rancorous

showing deep-seated resentment

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Rapacious
Rarefy
Rave

devouring or craving food in great quantities

make more subtle or refined; become thin
an extravagantly enthusiastic review

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Recalcitrant

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Recant
Recidivism

marked by stubborn resistance to authority

formally reject or disavow a formerly held
belief
habitual relapse into crime

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Recondite

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to

one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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a search made for useful military information

Reconnaissance in the field, esp. by examining the ground.

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Recrimination

mutual accusations

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Recumbent
Recuperate
Redoubtable

lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

get over an illness or shock
worthy of respect or honor

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Referendum
Refulgent

a legislative act is referred for final approval

to a popular vote by the electorate
radiating or as if radiating light

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Refurbish

make brighter and prettier

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Refute

prove to be false or incorrect

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Relegate
Remiss

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

failing in what duty requires

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Remonstrate
Renascence

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Rendezvous

censure severely or angrily

a second or new birth
a meeting planned at a certain time and
place

a performance of a musical composition or a

dramatic role

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Rendition

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Renege

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Reparation

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Repartee

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Repertoire

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Reprehensible

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Reprisal

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Reprobate
Repudiate

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Requiem

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Rescind

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Resilience
Restive
Resuscitate

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46

Reverent
Rhapsodize
Rhapsody

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Rhetoric

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50

Ribald
Risque
Rivulet

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Robust

cancel officially
an occurrence of rebounding or springing
back
being in a tense state
cause to regain consciousness
feeling or showing profound respect or
veneration
say (something) with great enthusiasm
an epic poem adapted for recitation
study of the technique and rules for using
language effectively
someone who uses vulgar and offensive
language
suggestive of sexual impropriety
a small stream
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or
construction

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Rococo
Roster

ornate or florid in speech, literary style, etc.

a list of names

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Rostrum
Ruminate

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Rummage
Reticence

ail to fulfill a promise or obligation

something done or paid in expiation of a
wrong
adroitness and cleverness in reply
the entire range of skills or aptitudes or
devices used in a particular field or
occupation
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or
censure
a retaliatory action against an enemy in
wartime
a person without moral scruples
eject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
a song or hymn of mourning composed or
performed as a memorial to a dead person

a platform raised above the surrounding level

to give prominence to the person on it
reflect deeply on a subject
a thorough search for something (often
causing disorder or confusion)

Mnemonic

Rap+it =Rabid those who enjoy rap are its extreme fanatic.

one who recounts

sounds like "rough"ish so somthing which is rough in behaviour, that reminds of youngsters and they are
carefree
rail sounds like rail or train so when you missed your rail, your father scolded you for not reaching on time.
bhagwan Ram ko jo shack(doubt) karega... uska mann tho unstable hi hoga.
ran+cid..ran(rank)+cid(acid)...rank means bad smell..and a acid which smell bad
rancor(ranker)+ous........we are so jealous of ranker 1 that we always had BITTER FEELINGS towards
him
apa+cious....FOCUS ON FIRST PART..rapid.....and we eat very rapidly when are hungry and want to
consume lot of food......simillarly you talk RAPIDLY..when you want to say many things at
once..talkative.person does this...
rarefy ~ rare ~ low in density ~ thin, sparse
think of Brave, to whom you are giving enthusiastically review for this bravery.
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
RE (again) + CANT (cannot) = "I have told you this AGAIN and AGAIN, it CANNOT be done, it has been
REJECTED."
re (back to) + CID (central investigation department) = back to crime
read recondite as "re conduct". The professor re coducted(repeated) the topic as the students could not
understand properly.
econnaissance means recognising an enemy while surveying your. territory,Recognisation of conman(thief) by nice sons(of the country)--soldiers.
re-crimina-tion: crimina relates to a crime. recrimination means: one accusing the other for a crime. The
other "re" accused him of another crime.
ecum+bent => sounds similar like become+bent. you become bent while sitting means you lie down.
Recuperate = RECover from OPERATion. => return to health again.

refer + dum -> we "refer" politicians on our own "dum". So we directly vote them.
refulgent sounds like detergent.. use detergent to make things shine
by changing one character b to n we get REFURNISH. i.e. refurnishing something - renovate or make
bright by furnishing again.
refute rhymes with refuse, when you DISAPPROVE OF something, or if something is false or
incorrect..you refute it or disapprove..
divide it like rail+gate. Earlier station Master is now appointed as a watcher of rail gate. so, in worse
position.
re+MISS you miss something because of NEGLIGENCE, CARELESSNESS.
sounds like demonstrate...so remember it like when you are demonstrative you can protest for something.
I will remember it with the program that used to come on Star World titled : " Rendezvous with Simi
Gerewal " it was a famous program...

relate it with audition

renege : made of re+nege nege is a root for negative, go negative on ones own said words, which is the
meaning.
compare it with making repairs
rePARTEE, rhymes with party, so think of the party men, i.e. the politicians who are known for giving a
CLEVER REPLY when interviewed.

Reprehensible ~ Sensible ; A sensible person takes care that his actions are not reprehensible

reprobate: rep(repeatedly)+rob+ate.. a person who again and again robs other peoples food and eats it up
has no moral values.

requiem = re (recite) + quie (quiet) + m (man); means recite for a quiet/dead man.
rescind reminds us of "resign", where resign is to cancel your appointment and rescind is to cancel an
agreement.

Restive is actually restless

Compare it with 'Resurrect'; meanings are also same.
Reverent sounds like Reverend(Priest) now think of the feeling most people have for them.
sounds like rap songs which recite on a particular stanza or poem.
rhetoric = "right oral" skills. If you have the right oral skills, you can communicate well.

river + outlet

sounds like REGISTER which contains a LIST

RUMMAGE rhymes with PILLAGE meaning PLUNDERING and RANSACK

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Word

Meaning

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Sacerdotal
Sacrilege

associated with the priesthood or priests

blasphemous behavior

Sacrosanct

must be kept sacred

Sadistic

deriving pleasure or sexual gratification

from inflicting pain on another

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8

Sagacious
Salacious
Salubrious
Salutary

Salvation

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Sanctimonious

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Sanction

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Sanguinary

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Sanguine
Sap
Sapid

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Sardonic
Satiate

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Satire

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Saturnine
Saunter

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Scapegoat

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24

Scarify
Schism
Scourge

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Scrupulous
Scurrilous

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Secede
Sedentary

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Sedition
Sedulous
Seemly

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Semantics
Seminal

acutely insightful and wise

characterized by lust
promoting health; healthful
synonym of salubrious
the act of delivering from sin or saving from
evil
excessively or hypocritically pious
he act of final authorization; restrictions or
limitations
marked by eagerness to resort to violence
and bloodshed
a blood-red color; confidently optimistic
and cheerful
deplete
full of flavor
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful
and mocking
fill to satisfaction
witty language used to convey insults or
scorn
sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
a leisurely walk
someone who is punished for the errors of
others
puncture and scar (the skin), as for
purposes or tribal identification or rituals
division of a group into opposing factions
a person who inspires fear or dread
arising from a sense of right and wrong;
principled
grossly or obscenely abusive
withdraw from an organization or
communion
requiring sitting or little activity
incitement of discontent or rebellion against
a government.
marked by care and persistent effort
suitable or appropriate
the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence,
or text
containing seeds of later development

growing old
given to excessive moralizing
a chamber that is used as a grave
good luck in making unexpected and
fortunate discoveries

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Senescent
Sententious
Sepulcher

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Serendipity

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Servitude
Shard

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Shibboleth

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Silhouette
Simper

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Simulate

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Sinewy

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Sinister

46

Skirmish

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Skullduggery

a minor short-term fight

verbal misrepresentation intended to take
advantage of you in some way

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Sobriety

a manner that is serious and solemn

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Solicitous

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Solvent

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Somatic

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Sophistry
Sophomore
Soporific

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Sordid
Specious

anxious or concerned; eager

able to pay all just debts; having the power
of dissolving
affecting or characteristic of the body as
opposed to the mind or spirit
a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but
generally fallacious method of reasoning; a
false argument
a second-year undergraduate
sleep inducing
meanly selfish, self-seeking; unethical or
dishonest
plausible but false

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Spendthrift

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Sporadic
Spurious

someone who spends money prodigally

recurring in scattered and irregular or
unpredictable intervals
intended to deceive

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Squander

spend extravagantly

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62

Static
Statute

showing little if any change; angry criticism

an act passed by a legislative body

state of subjection to an owner or master or

forced labor imposed as punishment
a broken piece of a brittle artifact
a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior,
mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a
particular class or set of persons.
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled
in with some uniform color
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
create a representation or model of
consisting of tendons or resembling a
tendon; possessing physical strength and
weight; rugged and powerful
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic
developments

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Steep
Stentorian
Stickler

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Stoic

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Stolid
Striated

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Stringent
Strut

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Stultify

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Stupefy

let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to

cleanse
very loud or powerful in sound
someone who insists on something
someone who is seemingly indifferent to
emotions
having or revealing little emotion or
sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
furrowed; striped;
demanding strict attention to rules and
procedures
a proud stiff pompous gait
deprive of strength or efficiency; make
useless or worthless
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a
blow

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82

Stygian
Stymie
Sublimate
Sublime
Subpoena
Succinct
Succulent
Suffuse
Sully
Superannuated

dark or gloomy; hellish

hinder or prevent the progress
to make nobler or purer
lofty or grand
serve or summons from court
expressed in few words; concise
full of juice
cause to spread or flush or flood through
to soil, stain, or tarnish.
too old to be useful

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Supercilious

expressive of contempt

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Superfluous

more than is needed, desired, or required

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87

Supplant
Supplicate
Surfeit

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Surreptitious
Swelter

take the place or move into the position of

ask humbly (for something)
eating until excessively full
conducted with or marked by hidden aims
or methods
suffer from intense heat

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92

Sycophant
Sloth
Sever

a person who tries to please someone in

order to gain a personal advantage
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
cut off from a whole

Mnemonic
sacred+portal only a priest can open it
In Hindi 'sacro' or more likely 'sainkdo' means 'hundreds' and 'sant' means 'a hermit (a sacred person)'.In
the Hindu Mythology we have descriptions of hundreds of the MOST SACRED hermits.
the word was coined after a person named Francis de SADE who used to derive pleasure by inflicting
pain on others.....so people like SADE were called sadists....and hence sadist means, someone who
inclined to cruelty.;
Sad Sadistic persons enjoy by making someone sad or
influencing a lot of pain on them.
sagacious look like suggest us.....and we always ASK WISE PEOPLE to suggest us, whenever we are in
trouble.;
sage-a-cious a sage is wise and learned
salacious involves "SALIVA" pronunciation who secrete saliva looking at you is lustful man....
related to bollywood)remember apna SALLU BHAI !!!! (salman khan) ........all health and all
synonym of salubrious

sancti..sanctity..means sacred...+moni..muni..rishi muni....so a MUNI displaying hypocritical devoutness

...and show his sanctity...to the world.

Root word: "sangui" means blood.....so SANGUINARY means blood-thirsty

SANGUINE... which is pronounced as 'SANGWIN' sang + win can be used as... The crowd was
HOPEFUL that the team would win, so they all CHEERFULLY SANG, WIN, WIN, WIN
A sappling keeps sucking nutrients from the ground which has to be replenished by fertilizers

think of SARDONIC as SARCASTIC + IRONIC

I SAT & ATE till I was full!
Remeber like set fire..his sarcasm set fire on his opponents.
Saturn = rahu, rahu = makes wrong things happen in one's life (astronomically) so meaning = gloomy,
unhappy, morose.Just remember saturns rings-->glommy,dull,faroff planet .
we were sauntering in our Santro(car)..
concetrate on 'goat' from scapegoat goat is nothing but the famous word 'bakra' in hindi recall mtv bakra

Sounds like prism which splits light into colors.

You want to scurry away when someone makes scurrilous charges against you.

dentary- dentist u require a lot of sitting to make ur teeth healthy

SEDITION or OPPOSITION which are rhyming words refer to words or actions inciting rebellion.
to seduce a woman, man needs to be diligent and persistent

Relate it with SEMINAR which incubates ideas influencing future developments

His "senses went" as he grew older.

it can be breaked into see(p)+ vulture .a vulture flies near the sepulchre for food...

SERVitude -->So remember it with a person who is kept for serving people at a party, at dinner or lunch..
He is a slave, a labourer.;
Serve+attitude--> a person wth serving attitude

your smile should be simple...not simper

SIMULATE and EMULATE which are rhyming words also have the same meaning, i.e to imitate or copy.

sounds like "sunny" deol who is muscular and strong.

SINISTER - let us break it into Hindi - SIN (GUNAH) + IS + TER = TARAH ... sin is tarrah bad gaye hain
ke charoan aur evil he evil chha gayi hai.
break the word - skir(skirt)+mi(mini)+sh..now focus on the skir(T) part and imagine a GIRL walking on a
road with her boy friend. If someone dares to pass a comment on her, what do you think will happen?
There will be a SKIRMISH

sobr..sounds like SOBER..AND a sober person is always serious about his life, therefore seriousness is
the state of being sober.
Solicit means to request earnestly for something, but if you have to wait for it to happen then you are liable
to become solicitous.

etymologically "SOMA" means body...and thus the word SOMATIC

remember"sophisticated".... looks eloquent and eloborate..but logically invalid...

100(soo) puri kha kar I felt soporific.
SORDID)SORry I DID this FILTHY, VILE thing.
it sounds like 'suspicious'.
Spendthrift is actually a misnomer...split it as SPEND+THRIFT. Thrifty means, careful use of resources,
so a spendthrift should actually mean someone who carefully spends money, but it means SOMEONE
WHO WASTES MONEY.
Take the first half of the word, i.e SPOR which sounds like pores. Pimples which OCCUR IRREGULARLY
create pores in the skin.
Sounds like "furious". You get furious when you hear spurious arguments.
SQUANDER rhymes with WANDER....so if you keep wandering, you are ultimately wasting time in life.
The contents of our ATTIC is STATIC; it hasn't changed in years.
statutory warning

steno is one who writes when one speaks. stento is one who has extremely loud voice.
read it as STICK-LER, i.e one who sticks to a set of rules, a PERFECTIONIST.
Think: "Stone-like"--> To be like a stone means you don't experience pleasure or pain. You are
unaffected.
In STOLID take out the 'T' It becomes 'T' SOLID. So someone very SOLID against 'T'(ears) or
emo'T'ions.

STRI(Lady) N GENT are binded together- both have to follow some rules when they are together
Stultify sounds like STUNT+IFY. When one guy who tries to be a stunt man and fails then he looks
stupid.Stultify=stunt+failed.

stygian... think it as one living in a sty(pen for pigs) .. it is expected to be be disgusting and therefore dark
or dismal
Stymie is a negative word. Stymie means "tie me". i.e., prevent from moving forward.
lime juice refines us...

SUCK+INK - brief/summary of story sucks less ink on the paper

You suck a fruit only if it is succulent.
akin to other fuses: diffuse, effuse - all of which mean flow or spread.
Sully=soily
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..
divide it as super+flow.. when there is large(super) flow of money, it becomes EXCESSIVE /
OVERABUNDANCE of wealth..
sounds like: sub + plant....i.e substitute + plant... ...so it is taking the place of the other plant or
superseding it. Root out one plant and grow another.
if u SUPPLICATE God will SUPPLY
surfeit = SIR is FAT..as he eats a lot than required until he is full.
Surreptitious sounds like suspicious.....you suspect someone if they are hiding secrets
f you put on a SWEATER in the heat, then you will suffer from oppresive heat.
ycophant.....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
bootlicking.....just to gain your favour...
"slow"th
SEVER:If you have Fever, you will be separated or SEVERED from the group.

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Word

Meaning

Tacit

implied by or inferred from actions or

statements

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6

Taciturn
Tawdry
Tedium
Teetotaller
Temerity

habitually reserved and uncommunicative

cheap and shoddy
dullness owing to length or slowness
one who abstains from drinking
fearless daring

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8

Tempestuous
Tenacity

Tendentious

10

Tenet

11

Tenuous

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14

Tepid
Terse
Tether

characterized by violent emotions or behavior

persistent determination
having or showing a definite tendency, bias,
or purpose
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true
without proof
lacking substance or significance; thin or
slender in form
moderately warm; feeling or showing little
interest or enthusiasm
brief and to the point
tie with a tether

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Thrall

the state of being under the control of another

person

16

Throes

violent pangs of suffering

17

Thwart

hinder or prevent

18

Timorous

timid by nature or revealing timidity

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Tirade

20

Titan

21

Toady

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23

Topography
Torpid

a speech of violent denunciation

a person of exceptional importance and
reputation
a person who tries to please someone in
order to gain a personal advantage
precise detailed study of the surface features
of a region
slow and apathetic

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29

Torpor
Torque
Tortuous
Tousled
Tractable
Traduce

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Transgression
Transient
Translucent

inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of

vigor or energy
a twisting force
not straightforward
in disarray; extremely disorderly
easily managed or controlled
speak unfavorably about
the action of going beyond or overstepping
some boundary or limit
one who stays for only a short time
allowing light to pass through diffusely

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Transmute

change in outward structure or looks

any grotesque or debased likeness or
imitation
incisive or keen; vigorous; clear-cut
defiantly aggressive
an obvious truth

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Travesty
Trenchant
Truculent
Truism

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Truncate
Tryst
Tumefy
Turbid

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Turpitude

make shorter as if by cutting off

a secret rendezvous; a date
expand abnormally
cloudy; murky
a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or
practice

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44

Tutelage
Tyro

teaching pupils individually

someone new to a field or activity

Mnemonic

tacit= take + it or you will have to take something which is not expresssed..
Taxi_turn while taking turns during driving, you will always find the taxi driver silent.; akin to tacit which
means "without words"
sounds like toddy.. toddy shops are cheap liquor shops.. hence the meaning cheap gaudy..
Just think of the cognate 'tedious' which means annoying. Tedium annoys too.
Temerity (boldness) is the opposite of timidity, which means fear or shyness.
Tempestuous and Tumultuous have similar sounds and they both refer to turbulence or disorder;
TEMPESTUOUS can be split as TEMP + PEST + OUS, so how will your TEMPer be if someone keeps
PESTering you. It will obviously be VIOLENT.
Tendentious - rearrange the words to make - Tend or Tendency + ious or bias. So, we can say that
tendentious is a tendency to get biased.
TENET rhymes with TENANT...so the tenants were given a set of DOCTRINE by the owner before they
could occupy the house
this word sound very close to TENNIS....and most of the female TENNIS PLAYERS ARE VERY SLIM
AND THIN
sounds like tea pot... you can hold the tea pot only when it is not hot... that is when it is lukewarm
TERSE rhymes with VERSE.jus a verse is always CONCISE and PITHY
TETHER can be split as TiE + HER, so remember it as TIE her WITH A ROPE.
Thrall and Enthrall have similar sounds and a somewhat similar meaning as both words refer to a kind of
captivity. While thrall means to be held by power or forcefully, enthrall means to be spellbound (beholden
by someone's charm)
THROE is pronounced like throw ..so you throw things at someone when you are in PAIN/ANGUISH.
this word sounds like THROAT....so if someone squeezes your throat your air passages will get blocked.
Timorous and Nervous are rhyming words with the same meaning. They refer to someone who is fainthearted or afraid.
sounds like tired.. your mom gets tired after a TIRADE..i.e. LONG ANGRY DENUNCIATORY SPEECH

A toady person is like a toad who makes sounds to flatter people just like a toad tries to flatter the female
toad..
TOPOGRAPHY is the GEOGRAPHY of an area, its rivers, roads, buildings, etc.
tor-pid like a tor-toise, we all know they-are-slow
Suppose you are very much disturbed with something and then you go back to your room and cause
destruction i.e tod phod( in hindi language).. After you are finished with your desrtruction you feel tired and
lack in energy,

It is easy to 'Trace' a 'Table' in a house. So it is easily managable.

TRADUCE - TO + REDUCE someone's good image, to slander or defame.

mutation we know is a change in genes, so transmute

Sounds like 'Truck' which is the king of the road and runs very aggessively.
TRUISM = TRUI(TRUE) + SM(SELF MADE) => self evident truth
trunc(TRUNK) + cate(CUT).....when you CUT the TRUNK OF THE tree, by cutting the top off, you make it
SHORT

When you walk into a lake and the water is disTURBeD, the water becomes TURBID
turpitude = turbid attitude so a depraved act.
TUTELAGE, concentrate on the first part of the word TUTE meaning a kind of TUTOR, who KEEPS A
WATCH ON YOU, a GUARDIAN.
tyro...sounds like try karo....a beginner TRYing to establish his buisness.

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Word

Meaning

Ubiquitous

being present everywhere at once

being beyond what is seen or avowed;
intentionally kept concealed
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
not embarrassed

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3
4

Ulterior
Umbrage
Unabashed

Unconscionable

Unctuous

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8

Undermine
Underscore

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10
11
12

Undulate
Unfathomable
Unfeigned
Unflagging

13

Unfledged

14

Unfrock

young and inexperienced

to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of
ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function

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16

Ungainly
Unimpeachable

lacking grace in movement or posture

free of guilt; not subject to blame

17

Unkempt

not properly maintained or cared for

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19
20

Unprecedented
Unremitting
Unsavoury

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22

Unseemly
Unstinting

having no precedent
not slackening or abating; incessant
morally offensive
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is
right or proper in polite society
very generous

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Unsullied

free from blemishes

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25

Untenable
Untoward

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27

Unwieldy
Unwitting

incapable of being defended or justified

contrary to your interests or welfare
difficult to use or handle or manage because of
size or weight or shape
not aware or knowing

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29

Upbraid
Upshot

express criticism towards

the final issue, the conclusion, or the result

30

Urbane

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Usurp

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33

Usury
Utilitarian

sophisticated; polished; refined in manner

seize and take control without authority and
possibly with force
the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of
interest
having a useful function

lacking a conscience
unpleasantly and excessively ingratiating in
manner or speech
to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means
give extra weight to
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling
motion
impossible to come to understand
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
unceasing

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Utopia

an imaginary place considered to be perfect or

ideal

Mnemonic
remember UB Group of Vijaya Malliya. It is present everywhere in India.
ulterior = ultra + interior which is very much inside means hidden.
notice the last 4 letters...RAGE.And then umbrella =shade, rage=anger and resentment.
unconscionable is un + conscio + nable...and conscience means to know what is morally
acceptable but unconscious means not aware of the acceptable amount and therefore the same
as unconscionable.

underscore means the special character '_' which we use to EMPHASIZE special words
I have been able to remember this as 'Modulation'. change in a wave like manner
un(not)-feigned(fined): you are left unfined if you are HONEST, and this is a GENUINE fact.
Fullfledged (in full bloom, mature, complete) is the opposite of unfledged (immature, young,
inexperienced).

un(means NOT) + GAINly...a model who LACKS GRACE IN HER MOVEMENT OR IF SHE
WALKS IN AN AWKWARD manner on the ramp, will NOT GAIN popularity.
to PREACH is to BLAME some one or lecture them. so "unimPEACHable" is the antonym.
Drop the 'm' from unkempt. It becomes 'UNKEPT'...UN+KEPT, something not kept properly or
maintained like hair. or someone who is dowdy, untamed.
UN(not)..PRECEDE(event occured in past)...so unprecedented means something which has
never occured in past or it is novel

UN+SEEM- does not seem normal

Unsullied and Unsoiled have a similar meaning, something spotlessly clean, spick and span.
a child un(der) ten not able defense himself they need parents maintenance (under+ten+not able)
conditions which are not towards me are ==> untoward
Unwieldy---un+wield(near to wild)+y--anything wild or awkward looking thing is unwieldy.
wit is knowledge. Witting means knowing something.UN(not)WITTING(knowing something)
It has the word raid in it , it implies when sm1 raids your house and finds black money , u will be
scolded very badly
Sachin (Indian cricketer) hit a shot in the air, the outcome of which was a six... and a wi
Urbane... In an Urban society people are more sophisticated and refined (urbane) as compared to
the simple rural folk.

USURY reminds me of TREASURY - Lending money from the treasury at a very high rate of
interest

remember etheopia which is a country. consider it as an ideal place on earth for everyone.

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Word

Meaning

1
2

Vacillate
Vacuous

be undecided about something

devoid of matter
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence,
course, or instance
feeling self-importance

3
4

Vagary
Vainglorious

5
6

Valediction
Vanguard

Vantage

the act of saying farewell

the leading position in any movement or field
the quality of having a superior or more favorable
position

8
9
10

Vapid
Variegated
Venal

lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or taste

having a variety of colors
capable of being corrupted

11
12
13

Vendetta
Venerate
Veracity

any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention

regard with feelings of respect and reverence
conformity to truth or fact; accuracy

14
15

Verbatim
Verbose

16

Verisimilitude

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18
19
20

Vertiginous
Vestige
Vex
Viable

21

Vicarious

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23
24
25
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27
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29

Vicissitude
Vie
Vigilant
Vignette
Vilify
Virtuoso
Virulent
Viscuous

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31

Vitreous
Vitriol

using exactly the same words

using or containing too many words
the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to
be true
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to
falling
an indication that something has been present
to irritate; annoy; provoke
capable of being done
suffered or done by one person as a substitute
for another
a change or variation occurring in the course of
something
compete for something
carefully observant or attentive
a brief literary description
spread negative information about
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
infectious; having the ability to cause disease
thick
relating to or resembling or derived from or
containing glass
abusive or venomous language

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33

Vituperative
Vociferous

marked by harshly abusive criticism

conspicuously and offensively loud

34

Volition

the act of making a choice

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38

Voluble
Voluminous
Voracious
Vulnerable

marked by a ready flow of speech

large in number or quantity
devouring or craving food in great quantities
capable of being wounded or hurt

Mnemonic
sounds like OScillate..so something which moves from one position to another position
vacuous can be seen as vacuum which means, a region empty of matter.
vagary..break it as vage+ary ,the vage is vague and ary=action meaning something that is vague
and not predictable
all your glorious achievements are in vain if you boast about them
Valediction comes from validity i.e. expiry of something...which is the end or pertaining to a farewell
of something.
Maruti A Maruti "VAN" needs to be guarded from the front as it doesnot have a bonnet.

vapid sounds similar to rapid... If you cook in a rapid manner, you may spoil the taste of the food, or
say, when you eat rapidly..you may not get the taste of the food.
varie(various)-gated(gates)... the gates are of various colors.
ve + nal = we null ....we can be easily bribed as we are null in terms of money ...
'v for vendetta' :) ~ vengeance
ven(..when)U RATE someone higher.. you TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT
ver=truth so truthfulness or honesty
verbatim = verbat(verbal) + im(important) .... an important talk should be reported word for word .....
VER for verbal BOSE for boss; so you may say that your boss is excessively verbal
Verisimilitude..very + similar + attitude... she tried to put up a very similar attitude....
(verisimilitude..try to put up an appearance)

think of in + vestigate, where we look for traces or remains of something.

link to perplex
vi(VIV=LIFE) + ABLE....so some one who is ABLE to live his LIFE.
Vicarious and precarious. It is precarious (unsafe) to use a substitute (vicarious) medicine unless
the doctor prescribes it.
some times to face VICISSITUDES OF LIFE one should possess a WISE(good)ATTITUD
it sounds as "why" as competitors think "why would someone else win the game"
VI-gi-LAN-t(vilan): vilan in movies are very WATCHFUL and ALERT of heros activities
Vilify (to defame someone) is the opposite of glorify (to praise someone highly).
One who has many "virtues" is called a virtuoso.
it is a virus, which causes disease and harm. So, something virulent is viral and poisonous

Remember the Ad of Kajaria VITRIFIED tiles - These tiles look GLASSY and decorative
vitriol is an acid..which is simply the meaning of the adverb also...acid like...
Remember the 'IT' (telephone) operator we always abuse and scold, for the internet connection
being so slow
VOICE + FURIOUS = noisy
Remember "violation". It means "act of not complying to one's will" (e.g., harassment etc.,).
"volition" sounds pretty much like that but, opposite in meaning.
Remember "volume" in TV controls. It's related to sound. This voluble is also related to speaking.
remember carniVORES ,herbiVORES...So "VORE" tells sumthing about eating.

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Word

Meaning

1 waft

be driven or carried along, as by the

air

2 wag

move from side to side

3 waive

forego, dispense with

an indolent or clumsy rolling about;
delight greatly in

4 wallow

7 wastrel

very strong or irresistible impulse to

travel
a gradual decline (in size or strength
or power or number)
someone who dissipates resources
self-indulgently

8 waver

he act of moving back and forth

9 welter

be immersed in; a confused multitude

of things

5 wanderlust
6 wane

12 whimsical

influence or urge by gentle urging,

caressing, or flattering
make keen or more acute; stimulate
determined by chance or impulse or
whim rather than by necessity or
reason

13 whittle

cut small bits or pare shavings from

14 willful

done by design; intentional

15 wily

marked by skill in deception

16 winnow

blow away or off with a current of air

17 winsome

charming in a childlike or naive way

10 wheedle
11 whet

18 wizened
19 wont
20 wraith
21 wreck
22 writ

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as

from age or illness
an established custom
a visible spirit.
a serious accident; smash or break
forcefully
a legal document issued by a court or
judicial officer

23 wry
24 Writ
25 Wry

humorously sarcastic or mocking

a legal document issued by a court or
judicial officer
humorously sarcastic or mocking

Mnemonic

waft == raft--raft floats/moves in water and

Tag could be used with wag, as in...The stray
dog tagged along with us wagging its excited
tail.
sounds like wave - when do u wave a white
flag? when you Give up temporarily.
Wild Buffalo: A wild buffalo like to wallow itself
in mud.
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
wain = = gain. wane is opposite of gain.
A wastrel is a person who wastes money on
self-indulgence, is a profligate.
Like a sea WAVE going UP and DOWN in
taking decision
Welter is like helter-skelter. Welter means a
state of turmoil, while helter-skelter means, in
a disorderly haste...thereby showing a
confusion.
wheedle..wheed(SOUNDS LIKE NEED)...when
we NEED something very urgently we try to
obtain it in whatever way possible, be it by
flattery or deception.

whit = small... whittle is to make things smaller

by cutting
wil+ful... full of will to do something..something
intentional (done purposely).
WILY=WILling to trick people what anyone
wants to have
WINd + NOW = WINNOW so, the blowing
wind helps to separate the CHAFF.
winsome: you can win some one only if you are
charming and attractive..
elate it to the word WISE... think of a lady who
has gained wisdom as she has aged and
grown old and shriveled up.
What won't leave is habit or wont
those who hae faith , dont believe in wraith

Wry is like cry because they both give your

face a contorted look of disgust or
disappointment.

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Word

Xenophobia

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3
5

Xenophylic
Xylophone
Xerothermic

Meaning

a fear of foreigners or strangers

an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or
customs.
a musical instrument
characterised by heat and dryness

Mnemonic
Break it like X +ENO +Phobia . ENO stands for English national opera.. Phobia means an extreme
fear of a particular thing or situation. Means one who hates ENO (foreign culture). means dislike or
fear of foreigners

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Word

Meaning

1
2

Yearn
Yoke

have a desire for something

a connection usually between cows on a farm

3
4

Yore
Yeoman

time long past

farmer who owns and works his land

5
6

Yield
Yokel

bear, produce or provide

simple-minded country person; bumpkin

Mnemonic
You must earn if you yearn for a mercedes
Yore is similar to lore. Yore means, a long time ago and lore means a body of traditions... traditions
that have come down through time.
Yield sounds similar to field. A field is an area where crop is grown, and yield is the amount of crop
produced in it as an outcome of one's effort.
link to 'Yoke'

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Word

Meaning

Zany

Zealot

ludicrous, foolish
a fervent and even militant proponent of
something

Zenith

highest point; apex

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5
6

Zephyr
Zest
Zoology

a slight wind
great enjoyment or excitement; gusto
study of animals

Mnemonic
Zany sounds like Fany, Goa's famous liquor which when drunk in excess ,can drive you crazy so that
you start behaving like an incompetent fool..
zealot -- zeal + lot a person possessing a lot of zeal
Zenith, is the opposite of beneath which means something below, while zenith means the highest
point or pinnacle beneath refers to something on the ground
Zephyr is like respire...Zephyr means air and respire means to breathe, therefore you breathe in the
air..hence relating the words to each other
You feel zest at a college fest
A Zoologist goes to a Zoo to study animals