Abate - subside or moderate (abbe ate kom kor)
Aberrant - abnormal or deviant (ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focus on ERR and ANT. Ants normally move together in a queue. imagine all these ants moving randomly like a group of honey bees. That would be abnormal behaviour.)
Abeyance - suspended action (Think: “OBEY” ENDS. When our lieutenant’s command to OBEY
ENDS, our work plans are held in ABEYANCE because we’re lazy.)
Abscond - depart secretly and hide { ABSENT KAUN(who?) - whoever is absent in class has absconded }
Abstemious - sparing in eating and drinking; temperate [abs, tammy keep ok by eating carefully]
Admonish - warn; reprove [to avoid A DEMON-ish act, a mother Warns her naughty child [Note: A face of a demon as the warning Sign]]
Adulterate - make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
Aesthetic - artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
Aggregate - gather; accumulate [aggregate- a gre gate - all of us need gre "total" score to reach gate of university ]
Alacrity - cheerful promptness; eagerness [take the suffix crity we can link it with creativity.creative people are so eager to learn n create things differently.]
Alleviate - relieve [alleviate ~ elevator: It sounds like elevator and elevator helps us reduce
leg pain while walking or climbing stairs]
Amalgamate - combine; unite in one body [amalgamate: as we all know that AMALGAM is the alloy of mercury.and alloy means MIXING things together.SO AMALGAMATE means mixing or combining. ]
Ambiguous - unclear or doubtful in meaning [ambi-latin word means both/two, guous = guess...unclear, doubtful]
Ambivalence - the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes [matches with "ambulance" . In case of severe emergency, inside an ambulance, you have mixed emotions.. bachega ya nahi! ]
Ameliorate - improve [Ameli (imli)-tetul improves the taste of food.]
Anachronism - something or someone misplaced in time [you know about chronometer- means clock. Anything with "chron" is related to time. Anachronisim-ana+chron+ism> here ana is used in negative sense> so anachronism means something or someone that is not in its correct time ]
Analogous - comparable [remember analogous from analogy ]
Anarchy - absence of governing body; state of disorder [Anarchy-Sounds like 'monarchy' (like tibet was ruled by monarchy)...so, absence of government ]
Anomalous - abnormal; irregular [AbNOrMAL-OUS (If you only consider the capital letters it spells ANOMALOUS which means abnormal) ]
Antipathy - aversion; dislike [word root approach : anti- "against" + root of pathos "feeling"///
CAN REMEMBER IT AS OPPOSITE OF sympathy. RHYMING n OPPOSITE WORDS - antipathy n sympathy ]
Apathy - lack of caring; indifference [consider pathy==sympathy, there are two words. 1. antipathy = dislike 2. apathy = disinterested Since "anti" is stronger than "a".. disliking is 1 step above disinterested.. ]
Appease - pacify or soothe; relieve (appease…ease = soothe, relieve
Apprise - inform (If you win a prize in competition, won’t you tell everyone?)
Approbation - approval {Probation period approval }
Appropriate - acquire; take possession of for one's own use [appropriate = a + property + i ate.. i.e. to make it your own property .. by force if required.. And also when you are appropriating it yourself you are "allocating" it to yourself. ]
Arduous - hard; strenuous [arduous = read it as: "hard to do for us" ]
Artless - without guile; open and honest [artful is cunning artless is opposite of artful… which is not cunning OR HONEST ]
Ascetic - practicing self-denial; austere [sounds like acetic remember acetic acid(vinegar)i.e., sour in taste, one who has made is life sour in taste, i.e., away from pleasures for religious purposes ] priest, sister, father in christians
Assiduous - diligent [if u get "assi" i.e 80%, u surely a hard working and ASSIduous :P ]
Assuage - ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) [ass-usage in the toilet gives huge relief ]
Attenuate - make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree) [attenuate ~ at ten + you + ate; if you will eat only at 10 PM (once in a day), you will attenuate. ]
Audacious - daring; bold [it sounds like "how dare she is(audacious)"i.e au(how)da(dare)c(she)ious(is)..so it is daring ]
Austere - forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented [austere sounds like severe which it means….if i beat severely australians and make them cry ]
Aver - assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact [After I VERIFY that the blood sample from the crime scene matches your DNA, I’ll AVER that you are the killer.]
Banal - hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality [Ban All hackneyed, copied, repeated material]
Belie - contradict; give a false impression {be lie}
Beneficent - kindly; doing good
Bolster - support; reinforce {Bolt gives support}
Bombastic - pompous; using inflated language [Bombastic talking of politicians]
Boorish - rude; insensitive [Boori ladies are rude and insensitive]
Burgeon - grow forth; send out buds [burgeon ~ burger; If you eat a lot of burgers, you will gain weight (hence grow) ]
Burnish - make shiny by rubbing; polish
Buttress - support; prop up [Your Butt support u...Buttress means support]
Cacophonous - discordant; inharmonious [KEKO KEKO...inharmonious]
Capricious - unpredictable; fickle [ca(CAR) + PRIC(PRICE)...PRICE OF cars nowadays is becoming unpredictable with the launch of Tata's 1 lakh car. ]
Castigation - punishment; severe criticism [In olden days lower CAST people were severely criticized, PUNISHED... ]
Catalyst - agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction, development, or change
Caustic - burning; sarcastically biting [caustic soda is very common and it's "harmful " for health if taken in large quantity....therefore caustic means harmful or burning. Since its a soda it's somehow related with chemistry as well..]
Chicanery - trickery; deception [chic girls do trick and deception]
Coagulate - thicken; congeal; clot
Coda - concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that summarizes [At the end of the musical performance everyone took pictures with their KODAk cameras. ]
Cogent - convincing [all co-agent have the convincing power]
Commensurate - equal in extent [SPLIT AS COMMON - ENSURED -RATE. WHICH MEANS, OUR RATE WILL BE EQUAL TO THE CHEAPEST PRODUCT! ]]
Compendium - brief, comprehensive summary [COM(hindi for less) PEN use karke u can just write summary of topic.]
Complaisant - trying to please; overly polite; obliging [com + plais(please) + ant come and please the a(u)nt..lol ]
Compliant - yielding; conforming to requirements [one who never complains and obeys everything is compliant ! ]
Conciliatory - reconciling; soothing [sounds like CONSOLING...which means soothing... ]
Condone - overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse [if u use condom u will be forgiven by health and family welfare department]
Confound - confuse; puzzle [CONfusion FOUND == CONFOUND, CANT FOUND = PUZZLE ]
Connoisseur - person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art [CAN I KNOW SURE = EXPERT]
contention - claim; thesis
contentious - quarrelsome
contrite - penitent
conundrum - riddle; difficult problem
converge - approach; tend to meet; come together
convoluted - coiled around; involved; intricate
craven - cowardly
daunt - intimidate; frighten
decorum - propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
default - failure to act
deference - courteous regard for another's wish
delineate - portray; depict; sketch
denigrate - blacken
deride - ridicule; make fun of
derivative - unoriginal; obtained from another source
desiccate - dry up
desultory - aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
deterrent - something that discourages; hindrance
diatribe - bitter scolding; invective
dichotomy - split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
diffidence - shyness
diffuse - wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
digression - wandering away from the subject
dirge - lament with music
disabuse - correct a false impression; undeceive
discerning - mentally quick and observant; having insight
discordant - not harmonious; conflicting
discredit - defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
discrepancy - lack of consistency; difference
discrete - separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
disingenuous - lacking genuine candor; insincere
disinterested - unprejudiced
disjointed - lacking coherence
dismiss - eliminate from consideration; reject
disparage - belittle
disparate - basically different; unrelated
dissemble - disguise; pretend
disseminate - distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
dissolution - disintegration; looseness in morals
dissonance - discord; opposite of harmony
distend - expand; swell out
distill - purify; refine; concentrate
diverge - vary; go in different directions from the same point
divest - strip; deprive
document - provide written evidence
dogmatic - opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
dormant - sleeping; lethargic; latent
dupe - someone easily fooled
ebullient - showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
eclectic - selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
efficacy - power to produce desired effect
effrontery - impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness
elegy - poem or song expressing lamentation
elicit - draw out by discussion
embellish - adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
empirical - base on experience
emulate - imitate; rival
endemic - prevailing among a specific group of people or an area
enervate - weaken
engender - cause; produce
enhance - increase; improve
ephemeral - short-lived; fleeting
equanimity - calmness of temperament; composure
equivocate - lie, mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
erudite - learned; scholarly
esoteric - hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
eulogy - expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
euphemism - mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
exacerbate - worsen; embitter
exculpate - clear from blame
exigency - urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention
extrapolation - projection; superfluous
facetious - joking (often inappropriately); humorous
facilitate - help bring about; make less difficult
fallacious - false; misleading
fatuous - brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug
fawning - trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering or cringing
felicitous - apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
fervor - glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
flag - droop; grow feeble
fledgling - inexperienced
flout - reject; mock; show contempt for
foment - stir up; instigate
forestall - prevent by taking action in advance
frugality - thrift; economy
futile - useless; hopeless; ineffectual
gainsay - deny
garrulous - loquacious; wordy; talkative
goad - urge on
gouge - overcharge
grandiloquent - pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
gregarious - sociable
guileless - without deceit
gullible - easily deceived
harangue - long, passionate, and vehement speech
homogenous - of the same kind
hyperbole - exaggeration; overstatement
iconoclast - attacking cherished traditions
idolatry - worship of idols; excessive admiration
immutable - unchangeable
impair - injure; hurt
impassive - without feeling; imperturbable; stoical
impede - hinder, block
impermeable - impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
imperturbable - calm; placid
impervious - impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
implacable - incapable of being pacified
implicit - understood but not stated
implode - burst inward
inadvertently - unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
inchoate - recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
incongruity - lack of harmony; absurdity
inconsequential - insignificant; unimportant
incorporate - introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
indeterminate - uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
indigence - poverty
indolent - lazy
inert - inactive; lacking power to move
ingenuous - naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
inherent - firmly established by nature or habit
innocuous - harmless
insensible - unconscious; unresponsive
insinuate - hint; imply; creep in
insipid - lacking in flavor; dull
insularity - narrow-mindedness; isolation
intractable - unruly; stubborn; unyielding
intransigence - refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
inundate - overwhelm; flood; submerge
inured - accustomed; hardened
invective - abuse
irascible - irritable; easily angered
irresolute - uncertain how to act; weak
itinerary - plan of a trip
laconic - brief and to the point
lassitude - languor; weariness
latent - potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
laud - praise
lethargic - drowsy; dull
levee - earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
levity - lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
log - record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
loquacious - talkative
lucid - easily understood; clear; intelligible
luminous - shining; issuing light
magnanimity - generosity
malingerer - one who feigns illness to escape duty
malleable - capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
maverick - rebel; nonconformist
mendacious - lying; habitually dishonest
metamorphosis - change of form
meticulous - excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
misanthrope - one who hates mankind
mitigate - lessen in intensity; moderate; appease
mollify - soothe
morose - ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
mundane - worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
negate - cancel out; nullify; deny
neophyte - recent convert; beginner
obdurate - stubborn
obsequious - slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
obviate - make unnecessary; get rid of
occlude - shut; close
officious - meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
onerous - burdensome
opprobium - infamy; vilification
oscillate - vibrate pendulumlike; waver
ostentatious - showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
paragon - model of perfection
partisan - one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
pathological - pertaining to disease
paucity - scarcity
pedantic - showing off learning; bookish
penchant - strong inclination; liking
penury - severe poverty; stinginess
perennial - something long-lasting
perfidious - treacherous; disloyal
perfunctory - superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
permeable - penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
pervasive - spread throughout
phlegmatic - calm; not easily disturbed
piety - devoutness; reverence for God
placate - pacify; conciliate
plasticity - ability to be molded
platitude - trite remark; commonplace statement
plethora - excess; overabundance
plummet - fall sharply
porous - full of pores; like a sieve
pragmatic - practical (as opposed to idealistic)
preamble - introductory statement
precarious - uncertain; risky
precipitate - rash; premature; hasty; sudden
precursor - forerunner; harbinger
presumptuous - arrogant; taking liberties
prevaricate - lie
pristine - characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
probity - uprightness; incorruptibility
problematic - doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
prodigal - wasteful; reckless with money
profound - deep; not superficial; complete
prohibitive - inclined to prevent or forbid
proliferate - grow rapidly; spread; multiply
propensity - natural inclination
propitiate - appease
propriety - fitness; correct conduct
proscribe - ostracize; banish; outlaw
pungent - stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
qualified - limited; restricted
quibble - minor objection or complaint
quiescent - at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
rarefied - made less dense (of a gas)
recalcitrant - obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
recant - disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
recluse - hermit; loner
recondite - abstruse; profound; secret
refractory - stubborn; unmanageable
refute - disprove
relegate - banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
reproach - express disapproval or disappointment
reprobate - person hardened by sin, devoid of a sense of decency
repudiate - disown; disavow
rescind - cancel
resolution - determination
resolve - determination; firmness of purpose
reticent - reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
reverent - respectful; worshipful
sage - person celebrated for wisdom
salubrious - healthful
sanction - approve; ratify
satiate - satisfy fully
saturate - soak thoroughly
savor - enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
secrete - hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
shard - fragment; generally of pottery
skeptic - doubter; person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
solicious - worried, concerned
soporific - sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
specious - seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentional)
spectrum - colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
sporadic - occurring irregularly
stigma - token of disgrace; brand
stint - be thrifty; set limits
stipulate - make express conditions, specify
stolid - dull; impassive
striated - marked with parallel bands; grooved
strut - pompous walk
strut - supporting bar
subpoena - writ summoning a witness to appear
subside - settle down; descend; grow quiet
substantiate - establish by evidence; verify; support
supersede - cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
supposition - hypothesis; surmise
tacit - understood; not put into words
tangential - peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
tenuous - thin; rare; slim
tirade - extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
torpor - lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
tortuous - winding; full of curves
tractable - docile; easily managed
transgression - violation of a law; sin
truculence - aggressiveness; ferocity
vacillate - waver; fluctuate
venerate - revere
veracious - truthful
verbose - wordy
viable - practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
viscous - sticky, gluey
vituperative - abusive; scolding
volatile - changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
warranted - justified; authorized
wary - very cautious
welter - turmoil; bewildering jumble
whimsical - capricious; fanciful
zealot - fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
