WordList Mnemonics

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1) Abase: lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect "Hehumiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

Mnemonics for abase

Abase = a + base; without a base; Imagine you shifted to a new house whose base is notvery strong (without base) and hence it may fall down anytime and can abase you in front of yourneighbours. (Tag: a bas kar bhai. Aur Kitna neecha dikhayega) abase-abe(a slang used to degrade a

person)+shhh(se)usually an attempt to degrade a person's opinion..ovral goes to humiliate a person.

2) Gaffe:social blunderMnemonics for GaffeDisney character Goofy who was always making Blunders.

3) Pacifist:One opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolvingdisputes

Mnemonics for Pacifist

Pacify means to make calm or soothe.. and a person who pacifies.. is opposed to war and force.

One who wants Peace(paci)+first(fist)

4) Hallowedblessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy(adj.) worthy of religious veneration

"Jerusalem's hallowed soil"synonyms : sacred

(Tag: ) "Halo"wed....Put a "halo" over something - Halo belongs to angels!

(Personally,I believe its easy to remember if u connect it with the Iron Maiden song , Hallowed Be

Thy Name which is one of the best heavy metal songs of all time.)

5) Kindredrelated; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages;

N: relative; kin; kinship

(noun) group of people related by blood or marriage

synonyms : clan , kin , kin group , kinship group,tribe

(Tag: ) all of them are 'kind' 'red' indians ..... so they belong to one community / group

share kinship

6) Vacillatewaver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation

(Tag: ) sounds like Oscillate..so something which moves from one position to another

position.
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7) fusillade[ FYOO-suh'-leyd, -lahd, -zuh'- ][ noun ]

MEANING :

1. a discharge of firearms simultaneously or continuously

2. a rapid outburst or discharge of anything; barrage

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :The fusillade at CST station caused the maximum number of casualties in the 26/11 terror

attacks.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Two of the five police officers under investigation by a Queens grand jury appeared Monday

to testify about a 50-shot fusillade that killed an unarmed man on his wedding day.

Los Angeles Times, Cops go before Bell jury, March 5, 2007

8) politic[ POL-i-tik ][ adjective ]

MEANING :

1. shrewd, tactful, diplomatic or prudent

2. crafty, unscrupulous or cunning

3. judicious, expedient or contriving

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

She was a politic lady who knew how to pick her battles.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Scott fielded flak from some quarters for turning Somalis into cannon fodder in "Black

Hawk Down," but steered a more politic course in "Kingdom of Heaven."

CNN, Review: 'Body of Lies' flat, October 12, 2008

9) chastisement [ chas-TAHYZ-muh-nt, CHAS-tahyz-muh-nt ][ noun ]

MEANING :

punishment or castigation

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

Verbal chastisement is the preferred form of punishment as opposed to corporal

punishment.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

In 2002, the United Nations' Committee on the Rights of the Child said it "deeply regrets

that the (UK) persists in retaining the defence of 'reasonable chastisement'.

BBC, Calls for smacking ban rejected, 22 January 2006

10) outmoded[ out-MOH-did ][ adjective ]


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MEANING :

1. (adj.) no longer fashionable or gone out of fashion

2. (adj.) unsuitable for present standards

3. (tr. v.) to cause to be out of fashion

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

According to the fashion magazines, many of the creations have already becomeoutmoded.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Italians have long held a traditional view of the role of women but Mr Berlusconi, who has

been prime minister three times since the mid-1990s, has been accused of perpetuating

outmoded views with his control, either direct or indirect, of most of the country's television

stations.

The Telegraph, Italy behind Kazakhstan in gender equality, Nick Squires, 29 October 2009.

11) monochrome[ MON-uh-krohm ][ noun, adjective ]MEANING :

1. (n.) a drawing or painting in different shades of a single colour

2. (n.) the technique or state of being painted in shades of a single colour

3. (adj.) having the images reproduced in shades of gray

4. (adj.) being in shades of a single colour

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The clock with the monochrome dial was more attractive than the ones with different

coloured dials.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Among the presets is a monochrome setting, which includes filter effects that mimictraditional (yellow, orange, red, and green) black-and-white filter sets.

CNN, New camera pushes limits of digital photography, Philip Ryan, 13 March 2008.

12) Adumbrate - To sketch out, to outline.To foreshadow, foretell or predict in a vague way.

Umbra in Latin means shadow

Coupling umbra with preposition ad means to give shade to

Best way to remember is to add umbrella over a subject.

Usage - It is not impossible to adumbrate the general nature of the catastrophe which

threatens mankind if global warming goes on.

13)Berserk -1. Behaving in an uncontrolled way as a result of anger or irrational feeling; to go berserk.

2. Extremely excited or enthusiastic about something (informal): "The crowd went berserk


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when the movie star finally appeared."

3. Destructively or frenetically violent: "The berserk worker started to smash all of the

windows."

4. Mentally or emotionally upset; deranged: "She was berserk with grief."

5. Informal: Unrestrained, as with enthusiasm or appetite; wild: "They went berserk over

the chocolates."

When we say that we are going berserk, most of us don't realize how extreme a state

this might be. The adjective comes from the noun berserker, or berserk, which is from

the Old Norse word berserkr, a wild warrior or champion. Such warriors wore hides of

bears, which explains the probable origin ofberserkras a compound ofbera, bear and

serkr, shirt, coat. These berserkers became frenzied in battle, howling like animals,

foaming at the mouth, and biting the edges of their iron shields.

To remember Jo gusse me sabpe barasta hai he is a berserk.

14) Abrogate (AB ruh gayt)To cancel; to repeal; to abolish or annul: "The Secretary of State declared that further

aggressive action by a certain foreign power would cause us to abrogate the treaty we had

made with it."

From Latin ab-, "away" + rogare, "to ask, to propose".

To remember you can remember it as Ab roko it(hinglish ;) )

15) portend [ pawr-TEND, pohr- ][ adjective ]

MEANING :

1. to foreshadow or indicate in advance; to give an omen of

2. to indicate or signify

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

Black clouds on the horizon and strong winds generally portend a storm.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

The Eurovision vote is good for a pan-European laughbut the election portends gloom or

worse.

The Economist, The European Union is doing its utmost to influence Serbia's voters, May 8th

2008

16) potable [ POH-tuh-buh l ][ noun, adjective ]

MEANING :

1. one that is fit or healthy to be drunk or consumed

2. one that can be drunk; a beverage (esp. alcoholic)

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

There was a lack of potable drinking water.


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USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

A well is bored thousands of feet beneath potable water supplies before branching out

horizontally.

acbNEWS, Hunt for Gas Lead Drillers to NYC Watershed, by ERNEST SCHEYDER, December

12, 2008

17) clot [ klot ][ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]

MEANING :

1. (n.) a viscous lump of coagulated liquid like blood or a substance like clay

2. (n.) a group that is compact

3. (intr.v.) to coagulate

4. (tr.v.) to cause to coagulate

5. (tr.v.) to obscure or block

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The blood clot caused his skin to turn bluish black.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

A scheme operating in Nottingham to highlight blood clots caused by routine surgery has

been hailed a success.

BBC, Blood clot campaign 'a success', 10 May 2009

18) hover [ HOV-er ][ noun, intransitive verb ]

MEANING :

1. (intr. v.) to remain floating in air

2. (intr. v.) to keep lingering about

3. (tr. v.) to remain in an uncertain state

4. (n.) the state of being suspended in midair

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The helicopter hovered over the waves while rescuing the survivors of the capsized boat.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

They are moths but they have the ability to hover like hummingbirds.

BBC, Comments: Humming-bird Hawk-moth

19) commensurate [ kuh'-MEN-ser-it ][ adjective ]MEANING :

1. proportionate or corresponding in magnitude or degree

2. of equal extent or having the same measure

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The factory labourers were told that their wages would be commensurate with the quantity

of goods produced.


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USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

But education also shapes our mentalities in crucial ways and the absence of employment

commensurate to one's education may lead to frustration.

BBC, Conundrum of Kerala's struggling economy, Soutik Biswas, 17 March 2010.

20) ineffable unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannotbe expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable;

inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy

E.g.: ineffable sadness of many of the portraits.

21) kaleidoscope tube in which patterns made by the reflectionin mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting

symmetrical effects; series of changing events;

E.g. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful

22) Dovetail: If two things dovetail with one another, two thingsfit together neatly or have some common characteristics.

E.g.: An attempt to look for areas where US interests can dovetail with Japanese concerns.

23) ebullient showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm;boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling

E.g: The entire nation was ebullient after Indias triumph in 2011 Cricket World Cup.

24)Somnolent:Adj

1. Drowsy; sleepy

2. Causing drowsiness

[From Latin somnus sleep]

Somnolence, somnolency n

Somnolently adv

-inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is

archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect"

-Heavy-eyed, half awake, the sedative makes people very somnolent.

- Quiet, peaceful, the somnolent villages of Sicily

25)Simple word with varied usage:

**Uncultivated

1. Uncultivated - (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops; "uncultivated land"

2. Uncultivated - (of persons) lacking art or knowledge


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Uncultured, artless

Unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined

girl be drawn to such an uncultivated man?"3.Uncultivated - characteristic of a person who

is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow/ uncultivated tastes"

Lowbrow, lowbrowed

Nonintellectual - not intellectual

26)Delinquent

1.delinquent - guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors"

guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the

guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

2.delinquent - failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his

duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

remiss, neglectful, derelict

negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "delinquent

parents"; "delinquent of detail"; "delinquent in his correspondence"

3. delinquent - past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a

delinquent account"

overdue

due - owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"

27)Sere

1. Withered; dry: sere vegetation at the edge of the desert.

2. The series of changes occurring in the ecological succession of a particular community

28) GelidAdjvery cold, icy, or frosty

[From Latin gelidus icy cold, from gelu frost]

Gelid ocean waters

29)Talisman: charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer

(noun) a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a

magical protection against evil or disease

synonyms : amulet

The old lady gave the girl a silver amulet to wear.

Mnemonics for talisman

(Tag: ) Talisman sounds like Tilism(hindi word), which also refers to a magical charm (most

probably a locket or an amulet) that helps protect its bearer.

30) Dabble: work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid

(verb) bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water


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"dabbling ducks"

(verb) dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

(verb) work with in an amateurish manner

"She dabbles in astronomy", "He plays around with investments but he never makes any

money"

synonyms : play around , smatter

(verb) play in or as if in water, as of small children

synonyms : paddle , splash around

Mnemonics for dabble

(Tag: ) dabble...sounds like table...and if you see someone putting up their legs on the

TABLE in the office, YOU GET the feeling that the person is not serious about his image at

work.

31) Dally : trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate;

waste time

(verb) consider not very seriously

"He is trifling with her", "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

synonyms : play , trifle

(verb) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries", "My husband never flirts with other

women"

synonyms : butterfly , chat up , coquet , coquette , flirt , mash , philander , romance(verb) waste time

"Get busy--don't dally!"

Mnemonics for dally

(Tag: ) sounds like daily..so daily you waste your time.right?/

32) Jabber: chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

(noun) rapid and indistinct speech

synonyms : gabble , jabbering

(verb) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

synonyms : mouth off , rabbit on , rant , rave , spout

Mnemonics for jabber

(Tag: ) Jabber=Japper..in hindi jap is to pray slowly repeatedly time and again.. i.e,chatter


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rapidly..

(Tag: ) jabber - blabber...

33)CONSCIENTIOUS1: governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience : scrupulous

2: meticulous, careful

conscientiously adverb

conscientiousness noun

Examples of CONSCIENTIOUS

She has always been a very conscientious worker.

He was conscientious about following the doctor's orders.

He was a good friend to his comrades, a conscientious leader mindful of his men's needs; an

upright family man with strong, bright, proud children Tom Clancy, Without Remorse, 1994

Synonyms: conscionable, ethical, honest, honorable, just, moral, principled, scrupulous

Antonyms: cutthroat, dishonest, dishonorable, immoral, unconscionable, unethical, unjust,

unprincipled, unscrupulous34) PLACEBO

a : a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the

patient than for its actual effect on a disorder

b : an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the

efficacy of another substance (as a drug)

c : something tending to soothe

35) DIALECTa : a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, andpronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single

language

b : one of two or more cognate languages

c : a variety of a language used by the members of a group

d : a variety of language whose identity is fixed by a factor other than geography (as social class)


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e : register 4c

f : a version of a computer programming language

: manner or means of expressing oneself : phraseology

dialectal adjective

dialectally adverb

Examples of DIALECT

They speak a southern dialect of French.

The author uses dialect in his writing.

The play was hard to understand when the characters spoke in dialect.

Synonyms: argot, cant, terminology, jargon, jive, language, lingo, patois, patter, shop, shoptalk, slang,

vocabulary

36)Whelp

1 : any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog

2 : a young boy or girl

EXAMPLES OF WHELP

Playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home

Synonyms: bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie

(also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, child, youngling, youngster, youth

Antonyms: adult, grown-up

37)Reconnaissance

: a preliminary survey to gain information; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy

territory

Examples of RECONNAISSANCE

There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance.

They did a reconnaissance of the enemy's position.


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38) inchoate [ IN-koh-yet; in-KOH-it, -eyt ][ adjective ]

MEANING :

1. not yet formed or developed completely

2. just begun; in a beginning stage3. not organized ; disorderly

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

His inchoate ideas on how to turn the company around did not impress the company's

management.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

But even law schools were not totally immune from the trends that were pushing the

nation's politics to the right, and a small group of students like Calabresi decided to turn

these inchoate tendencies into something more enduring.

CNN, Excerpt:How conservatives won the court back, Jeffrey Toobin, October 3 ,2007

39) succinct [ suh k-SINGKT ][ adjective ]

MEANING :

1. terse, concise or precise in expression

2. (archaic) encircled or girded

3. (archaic) close-fitting

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

He explained the matter in a succinct manner.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

In simple succinct language, he was exhorting his followers not to be his followers.

The Times of India, After Derrida: The Republic and the Reconstructed Guru, Jug Suraiya,

12 October 2004

40) crest [ krest ][ noun, transitive verb ]

MEANING :

1. (n.) the culminating point or the top of or the ridge of

2. (n.) an ornament or plume placed atop a helmet

3. (n.) a device placed above the shield on a coat of arms

4. (tr. v.) to reach the summit of

5. (tr. v.) to furnish with a crest


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USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

She was at the crest of her career when she was accepted as a director on the company's

board.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :Crowds of people in the street broke into a spontaneous round of applause as the coffin

entered the churchyard and a group of bikers, with military crests and medals on their

leathers, saluted as the soldier was carried past them.

The Telegraph, Soldier killed in Afghanistan said 'no greater honour' than to die for country,

12 March 2010.

41) prescience [ PREE-shuh'ns ][ noun ]

MEANING :1. (n.) foresight

2. (n.) knowledge of events before they take place

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

After the accident, they wondered why nobody had the prescience to take some

precautions.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Tragic proof of the prescience of Romero's message arrived the night he took delivery of

the film's reel.

CNN, Zombies give life to our economic blues, Paul willis, 7 August 2009.

42) incendiary [ in-SEN-dee-er-ee ][ noun, adjective ]

MEANING :

1. (adj.) related to the illegal act of setting fire to property

2. (adj.) capable of fiery combustion

3. (adj.) causing dissension, hatred or anger; inflammatory

4. (adj.) tending to arouse the senses

1. (n.) a person who deliberately sets fire to property

2. (n.) a bomb or grenade that explodes giving out intense heatUSAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The incendiary burning of the Golden temple in 1984 by security forces outraged the

sentiments of the Sikh community.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

This first edition appeared during a brief window of loosening of censorshipafter the Fire

of London and during a political upheaval--its undistinguished quarto format disguising the


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potentially incendiary ideas within.

University of Oxford, 'To Justify the Ways of God to Men': Paradise Lost, Bodleian Library,

Oxford, Dec 2007 - Apr 2008

43) serenity [ suh-REN-i-tee ][ noun ]

MEANING :

1. calmness, composure or tranquility

2. a royal title of honour that is usually preceded by your, his or her

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

Her serenity was much needed during those troubled times.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

On one wall of the office was a huge photograph of Missy, a picture of Lassie-like serenity.

Telegraph, Pet cloning: Best friends reunited, By Tom de Castella, 21 Jan 2009

44) craven [ KREY-vuh n ][ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]

MEANING :

1. (adj.) cowardly, timid or fearful

2. (n.) a coward

3. (tr.v.) to make timid or cowardly

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

Craven behaviour is not expected from soldiers.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Mr Grayling reserves special scorn for the craven willingness of the British government to

legislate against causing offence to people with religious sensibilities.

Economist, Paying the price, Jun 18th 2009

45) rhapsody [ RAP-suh'-dee ][ noun ]

MEANING :

1. (n.) an instrumental piece of music irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation

2. (n.) a state of ecstasy3. (n.) a literary creation in a lofty style

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The pianist received a standing ovation from the audience for his rendition of a rhapsody.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

He talks about a sustained and violent rhapsody, rather than dwelling close-up on the fear

and horror and cruelty.


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The Telegraph, Family book club: something to get your teeth into, Christopher Middleton, 1

May 2009.

46) bland [ bland ]

[ adjective ]MEANING :

1. characterized by a tranquil, unperturbed, or moderate quality

2. tasteless or having little or no distinctive flavour

3. dull or insipid

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :

The doctor treated him for ulcers and advised him to go on a bland diet.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :

Instead, she recommends a familiar, unchallenging, and bland atmosphere - such as a beige

hotel room.BBC, Can our brains help us solve conflicts? 11 March 2010.

47) - whereforesMEANING:

adverb: For what reason?

noun: Reason or purpose.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Middle English, a combination of where + for. The word often appears in the

phrase "the whys and wherefores (of something)", meaning its reasons. First recorded use:

c. 1200.

USAGE:

"Love is the most dunderheaded of all the passions; it never will listen to reason. The very

rudiments of logic are unknown to it. 'Love has no wherefore,' says one of the Latin poets."

48) ex gratia PRONUNCIATION: (eks GRAY-shee-uh)MEANING:

adverb, adjective: As a favor or gesture of goodwill, rather than from any legal requirement.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin ex (out of) + gratia (favor, kindness). First recorded use: 1769.

NOTES:

When they say they are making a payment ex gratia, it is more often than not, not ex

gratia, but because of their culpability.


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USAGE:

"Lumka Oliphant said, 'The payment of Rand 1000 is made ex gratia as Roadlink is

indemnified by our terms and conditions.'"

49) in situ PRONUNCIATION:(in SY-too, SEE-, -tyoo, -choo)MEANING:

adverb: In the original place.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin in situ (in place). The word is used in medicine to indicate a condition in a

localized state, not spread beyond. First recorded use: 1740.

USAGE:

"The sound engineers came to record the nuns in situ."

50) fatuous PRONUNCIATION:(FACH-oo-uhs)MEANING:

adjective:Silly, Foolish or inane, especially in a complacent and smug manner.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin fatuus (foolish). Earliest recorded use: 1633.

USAGE:

"You know it's patronising because every five minutes there is an utterly fatuous remark

dressed up as profundity (Deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought,Great depth or

intensity of a state, quality, or emotion)."

51) majordomo PRONUNCIATION:(may-juhr-DO-mo)MEANING:

noun:

1. Someone whose job is to make arrangements or organize things for another.

2. A steward or butler.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Spanish mayordomo (butler, main servant), from Latin major + domus (house).

USAGE:"If there hadn't been a Saudi majordomo to come and collect us, we would have been in

limbo -- a pair of single women wandering the airport with no man to get them out, trapped

forever like Tom Hanks in movie The Terminal."

52) miry PRONUNCIATION:(MYR-ee)MEANING:

adjective:


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1. Resembling mire(TROUBLESOME SITUATION).

2. Muddy; swampy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From mire (bog), from Old Norse myrr. Earliest recorded use: 1398.

USAGE:

"This election night, American liberals, sternum-deep in that miry slough of despond, are as

depressed as they've been since the Florida debacle back in 2000."

53) parsimonious PRONUNCIATION:(par-si-MO-nee-uhs)MEANING:

adjective: Excessively sparing or frugal(economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving

or sparing; not wasteful).

USAGE:

"President Calvin Coolidge was so parsimonious with words that he became known as 'SilentCal'."

54) vitiate PRONUNCIATION:(VISH-ee-ayt)MEANING:

verb tr.:

1. To impair or spoil the effectiveness of.

2. To corrupt.

USAGE:

"The peaceful atmosphere at the school was vitiated as a police constable in an

inebriated(Make drunk; intoxicate) condition created a scene there."

55) emote

PRONUNCIATION:

(i-MOHT)

MEANING:

verb intr.: To express emotion in an excessive or theatrical manner.

ETYMOLOGY:Back-formation from emotion, from Old French esmovoir (to excite, stir up), from Latin

emovere (to remove or displace), from ex- (out of) + movere (to move). Earliest recorded

use: 1917.

USAGE:

"Doctors are trained to always look serious and never emote."


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56) buttle PRONUNCIATION:BUT-l)MEANING:

verb intr.: To do a butler's work.

ETYMOLOGY:Back-formation from butler, from Old French bouteillier (cup-bearer), from bouteille

(bottle). Originally, a butler was in charge of the wine. Earliest recorded use: 1867.

USAGE:

"The top hotels in Saudi Arabia are staffed by foreign men -- something I realized must be

the case when my butler at the Al Faisaliah folded my underwear unprompted. If I were

buttled by a Saudi, we'd probably be shuttled to Deera Square -- or Chop Chop Square, as

it's better known -- where the public beheadings occur."

57)Splenetic:Root: Spleen

Spleneticcomes from the Late Latin spleneticus, "of the spleen." In medieval physiology the

spleen was considered the seat of morose feelings and bad temper

,

1. Meaning: Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the spleen

Eg. Jab Roy jaise character ko yaad karte ho toh aapko kya hota irritation, bura humor

58) Ken:Meaning:

1. range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken

2. (noun) the range of vision

"Out of sight of land"

Synonyms: sight

(Noun) range of what one can know or understand

"Beyond my ken"

Synonyms: cognizanceeg: Paper dete huye hamesha questions apne soch aur samajh (ken)ke bahar hoti hai

59) SaboteurMeaning:

1. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property

2. (noun) a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a
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potential invader

Synonyms: diversionist, wreckerJo SAB tod deta hai60) FacileMeaning:1. Ready fluent, eloquent ( mujhe yaad kar lo )

2. performing adroitly , without effort (chutki mein ho jae,badi asaani se)

Synonyms: eloquent, fluent

61) SlovenlyMeaning:

1.negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and

unkempt

"Filled the door with her frowzy bulk", "frowzy white hair", "slovenly

appearance"

62) - aesthete or esthete

PRONUNCIATION:

(ES-theet)

MEANING:

noun: Someone who has or affects high sensitivity to beauty, especially in art.

USAGE:

"Alex is a secret aesthete, a slum-dwelling intellectual who finds redemption throughBeethoven rather than the pumping dance beats down at the Korova milk bar."

63) comminate

PRONUNCIATION:

(KOM-uh-nayt)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To threaten with divine punishment; to curse.

USAGE:"I think he deserves comminating, don't you? Nancy said people like that ought to be put

down, didn't you, Nancy?"

64) luddite

PRONUNCIATION:


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(LUHD-yt)

MEANING:

noun: One who opposes or avoids the use of new technology.

USAGE:

"But I'm not a luddite. I'll keep my automatic coffee-maker, my computer, and my automaticdishwasher, thank you!"

65) pharisaical

PRONUNCIATION:

(far-uh-SAY-uh-kuhl)

MEANING:

adjective: Characterized by hypocritical self-righteousness; putting emphasis on strict

observance of rituals unrelated to the spirit or meaning of the ceremony.

USAGE:

"Then we have the pettiness and hypocrisy in the loud and pharisaical condemnation

emanating from the media and the public."

66) stentorian

PRONUNCIATION:

(sten-TOR-ee-uhn)

MEANING:

adjective: Loud and powerful.

USAGE:

"David Beckham's legendarily stentorian and commanding voice would lend itself perfectly to a

career as a rapper."

67) harlequinPRONUNCIATION:

(HAHR-luh-kwin, -kin)

MEANING:adjective: In varied colors.

noun: A clown.

noun: A stock comic character, masked, and dressed in a diamond-patterned multicolored

costume.

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"Long, multicolored armbands and stringy dresses added flashy flair, and diamond-patterned

tights resembled what a harlequin might wear."

68) cater-cousin

PRONUNCIATION:(KAY-tuhr kuz-uhn)

MEANING:

noun: An intimate friend.

USAGE:

"I am charged with buying 30% of stocks through cater-cousin, Haggi Jalilov."

69) avuncular

PRONUNCIATION:

(uh-VUNG-kyuh-luhr)

MEANING:

adjective: In the manner of an uncle, in benevolence, affection, or good humor.

NOTES:

Originally the term referred to a mother's brother, from avunculus meaning maternal uncle

(paternal uncle was patruus). What's fascinating is how it describes an uncle: avunculus,

meaning a little grandfather. The word uncle is slang for a pawnbroker, so the word avuncular

could also mean like a pawnbroker.

The female counterpart of the word is materteral, meaning auntlike.

USAGE:

"Daphne Merkin wrote that Madoff, with his avuncular charm, gave individual investors the

sense of being part of an extended family."

70) Dutch uncle

PRONUNCIATION:

(duch UNG-kuhl)

MEANING:

noun: Someone who advises or criticizes frankly and sternly.


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USAGE:

"George Perry is the Dutch uncle some parents wished they could send their son to -- if the

boy needed some straight talk."

71) schmeer or schmear or shmear

PRONUNCIATION:

(shmeer)

MEANING:

noun:

1. The entire set (as in the whole schmeer).

2. Bribe or flattery.

3. Spread or paste.

verb tr:

To butter up: to flatter or bribe.

NOTES:

Literally speaking, to schmeer is to smear, cream cheese on a bagel, for example. The term

is also used in many metaphorical senses: to flatter or bribe someone. Many languages

have similar terms. In English we have: "to grease someone's palm" (to bribe) and "to butter

someone up" (to flatter). There's another metaphorical sense in English that makes use of

schmeer's cousin, smear, as in "to smear someone's reputation".

USAGE:

"All three of the women sharing the bill have extensive TV experience -- HBO and Comedy

Central specials, Letterman, Leno, the whole shmear."

72)aegis also egisn.

1. Protection: a child whose welfare is now under the aegis of the courts.

2. Sponsorship; patronage: a concert held under the aegis of the parents' association.

3. Guidance, direction, or control: a music program developed under the aegis of the conductor.

4. Greek MythologyThe goatskin shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena. Athena's shield carried at its

center the head of Medusa.

73) esotericadj.

1.

a. Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult.

b. Of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people.

2.

a. Confined to a small group: esoteric interests.


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b. Not publicly disclosed; confidential.

74) iridescentadj.

1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage.

2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance: "The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in amorning room"(Carson McCullers).

75)perpetratetr.v.perpetrated, perpetrating, perpetrates

To be responsible for; commit:perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke.

76) prattlev.prattled, prattling, prattlesv.intr.

To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate.

v.tr.

To utter or express by chattering foolishly or babbling.

n.

1. Idle or meaningless chatter; babble.

2. A sound suggestive of such chattering; a babbling noise.

77) Abstemious: sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

Mnemonic: from abstain but not complete and tending to so abstemious

focus on 'abs' part of this word. Abs...To build a six-pack abs, eat n drink

carefully

78) Accost: approach and speak first to a person As a part of sales team, we got a lot of the training on 'how to accost someone'.

79) Acquiesce: assent; agree passively; comply without protest

Mnemonic:acquiesce = A(Agree) + quie(Quietly) = Comply passivly

80) Actuate: motivate; activate; cause to act The similar nature of the homicide actuated the police to seek help from the CIA.

Mnemonic: actuate sounds like activate. We need motivation (or some incentives) to


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activate our thinking.

81) Addle: muddle, make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; I got addled after seeing so many options to eat

Mnemonic: ADDLE ~ sounds like riddle which is usually confusing and hence we get

confused.

82) Admonish: warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove

Mnemonic: to avoid A DEMON-ish act, a mother Warns her naughty child

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