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Moreabate to reduce in amount, degree, or
severity
Focus on 'ate' part of abate. (eat,ate, eaten). When you eatanything, you reduce it'squantity.
abscond to run away, to leave secretly
ab + scond. "Absent in a second."When you will absent in asecond? When u HIDE, or when uDEPART secretly. Treat it like james bond, hidingfrom a villain.
abstain to choose not to do something
ab (meaning away) + stain : wegenerally tend to stay away fromstain (dirt, dust etc)
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abyss an extremely deep hole
abyss sounds similar to abuse.When you're seriously abused,you become depressed and feellike jumping into an abyss
adulterate to make impure
when a child becomes adult heloses his purity andinnocence...so any thingadulterated is contaminated orhas lost its purity.
advocate to speak in favor of
advocate: add+ur VOICE...support
aesthetic concerning the appreciation ofbeauty
aes + thetic opposite of"pathetic"..means beauty
aggrandize to increase in power, influence,and reputation
aggrandize ~ ag+grand+eyes =make someone seemgrander/greater in others eyes byraising power etc.
alleviate to make more bearable
ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (hasbeen eaten up) so hence you arerelieved of the pain and you feelrelief
amalgamate to combine; to mix together
at+mall+game= There is a gameat a mall. Hence people cometogether...Gather for the game!
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ambiguous doubtful or uncertain; able to beinterpreted several ways
Ambi (am + bi) means 2 , whileguous sounds like guess. So if 2people guess on something, thenit will make the subject doubtfulor unclear.
ameliorate to make better; to improve
In movie Amelie, Amelie tries toimprove other people's lives.
anachronism something out of place in time
ana (out of order, negative sense)+ chron (time).. so something notplaced correctly with respect totime.
analogous similar or alike in some way;equivalent to
Analogies are given by thelecturers while teaching whichcompares the example with thepresent subject
anomaly derivation from what is normal
Anomaly= A(means NO) +Nomaly = A(no) + Normality =ABNORMALITY, DEVIATIONFROM NORMAL ORDER
antagonize to annoy or provoke to anger
AUNTY+GONE(goes)+ON+ICE....when an aunty goes on icebare footed,it provokes herhostility...
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antipathy extreme dislike
remember antipathy as anti party.in politics the people of anti-party are quite opposite in feeling
apathy lack of interest or emotion
a (negative) + pathy : root"pathy" means feeling as insympathy; so apathy meanslacking interest in something.
arbitrate to judge a dispute between twoopposing parties
arbitrate= (arbit=arbiter=judge)+(trate = treat= act as)
archaic ancient, old-fashioned
Remember with Archive. As wekeep very old thing in archive-Archaic is related something veryold.
ardor intense and passionate feeling
articulate able to speak clearly andexpressively
assuage to make something unpleasantless severe
attenuate to reduce in force or degree; toweaken
audacious fearless and daring
austere severe or stern in appearance,undecorated
banal predictable, clichéd, boring
bolster to support; to prop up
bombastic pompous in speech and manner
cacophony harsh, jarring noise
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candid impartial and honest in speech
capricious changing one's mind quickly andoften
castigate to punish or criticize harshly
catalyst something that brings about achange in something else
caustic biting in wit
chaos great disorder or confusion
chauvinist someone prejudiced in favor of agroup to which he or she belongs
chicanery deception by means of craft orguile
cogent convincing and well reasoned
condone to overlook, pardon, or disregard
convoluted intricate and complicated
corroborate to provide supporting evidence
credulous too trusting; gullible
crescendo steadily increasing volume orforce
decorum appropriateness of behavior orconduct; propriety
deference respect, courtesy
deride to speak of or treat withcontempt; to mock
desiccate to dry out thoroughly
desultory jumping from one thing toanother; disconnected
diatribe an abusive, condemnatory speech
diffident lacking self-confidence
dilate to make larger; to expand
dilatory intended to delay
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dilettante someone with an amateurish andsuperficial interest in a topic
dirge a funeral hymn or mournfulspeech
disabuse to set right; to free from error
discern to perceive; to recognize
disparate fundamentally different; entirelyunlike
dissemble to present a false appearance; todisguise one's real intention orcharacter
dissonance a harsh and disagreeablecombination, often of sounds
dogma a firmly held opinion, often areligious belief
dogmatic dictatorial in one's opinions
dupe to deceive; a person who is easilydeceived
eclectic selecting from or made up from avariety of sources
efficacy effectiveness
elegy a sorrowful poem or speech
eloquent persuasive and moving,especially in speech
emulate to copy; to try to equal or excel
enervate to reduce in strength
engender to produce, cause, or bring about
engima a puzzle; a mystery
enumerate to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral lasting a short time
equivocate to use expressions of doublemeaning in order to mislead
erratic wandering and unpredictable
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erudite learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric known or understood by only afew
estimable admirable
eulogy speech in praise of someone
euphemism use of an inoffensive word orphrase in place of a moredistasteful one
exacerbate to make worse
exculpate to clear from blame; proveinnocent
exigent urgent; requiring immediateaction
exonerate to clear of blame
explicit clearly stated or shown;forthright in expression
fanatical acting excessively enthusiastic;filled with extreme, unquestioneddevotion
fawn to grovel
fervid intensely emotional; feverish
florid excessively decorated orembellished
foment to arouse or incite
frugality a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
garrulous tending to talk a lot
gregarious outgoing, sociable
guile deceit or trickery
gullible easily deceived
homogenous of a similar kind
iconoclast one who opposes establishedbeliefs, customs, and institutions
imperturbable not capable of being disturbed
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impervious impossible to penetrate;incapable of being affected
impetuous quick to act without thinking
implacable unable to be calmed down ormade peaceful
inchoate not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous showing innocence or childlikesimplicity
inimical hostile, unfriendly
innocuous harmless
insipid lacking interest or flavor
intransigent uncompromising; refusing to bereconciled
inundate to overwhelm; to cover withwater
irascible easily made angry
laconic using few words
lament to express sorrow; to grieve
laud to give praise; to glorify
lavish to give unsparingly; or extremelygenerous or extravagant
lethargic acting in an indifferent or slow,sluggish manner
loquacious talkative
lucid clear and easily understood
luminous bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger to evade responsibility bypretending to be ill
malleable capable of being shaped
metaphor a figure of speech comparing twodifferent things; a symbol
meticulous extremely careful about details
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misanthrope a person who dislikes others
mitigate to soften; to lessen
mollify to calm or make less severe
monotony lack of variation
naïve lacking sophistication orexperience
obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant topersuasion
obsequious overly submissive and eager toplease
obstinate stubborn, unyielding
obviate to prevent; to make unnecessary
occlude to stop up; to prevent the passageof
onerous troublesome and oppressive;burdensome
opaque impossible to see through;preventing the passage of light
opprobrium public disgrace
ostentation excessive slowness
paradox a contradiction or dilemma
paragon a model of excellence orperfection
pedant someone who shows off learning
perfidious willing to betray one's trust
perfunctory done in a routine way; indifferent
permeate to penetrate
philanthropy charity; a desire or effort topromote goodness
placate to soothe or pacify
plastic able to be molded, altered, orbent
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plethora excess
pragmatic practical as opposed to idealistic
precipitate to throw violently or bring aboutabruptly; lacking deliberation
prevaricate to lie or deviate from the truth
pristine fresh and clean; uncorrupted
prodigal lavish, wasteful
proliferate to increase in number quickly
propitiate to conciliate; to appease
propriety correct behavior; obedience torules and customs
prudence wisdom, caution, or restraint
pungent sharp and irritating to the senses
quiescent motionless
rarefy to make thinner or sparser
repudiate to reject the validity of
reticent silent, reserved
rhetoric effective writing or speaking
satiate to satisfy fully or overindulge
soporific causing sleep or lethargy
specious deceptively attractive; seeminglyplausible but fallacious
stigma a mark of shame or discredit
stolid unemotional; lacking sensitivity
sublime lofty or grand
tacit done without using words
taciturn silent, not talkative
tirade long, harsh speech or verbalattack
torpor extreme mental and physicalsluggishness
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transitory temporary, lasting a brief time
vacillate to sway physically; to beindecisive
venerate to respect deeply
veracity filled with truth and accuracy
verbose wordy
vex to annoy
volatile easily aroused or changeable;lively or explosive
waver to fluctuate between choices
whimsical acting in a fanciful or capriciousmanner; unpredictable
zeal passion, excitement