Word Meaning

Abash

Abate

Abdicate

Aberrant

Abeyance

Abhorrence

Abscission

Abscond

Abstain To hold oneself back

Abstemious

Abstruse Difficult to understand; recondite

Abut

Abyss

Accolade An expression of approval; praise.

Accost

Acerbic Sour or bitter tasting; acid.

weak point

Acme

Acoustic

Acreage Area of land measured in acres.

Acumen shrewdness shown by keen insight

Addle become rotten,to muddle up or confuse

Adduce

Adjuration

Admonish take to task, to criticize for a fault

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

Eating and drinking in moderation. Exercising moderation and self-restraint in

appetites and behavior

To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void. Something of immeasurable and

vast exten

To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or

request. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:

AchileanThe highest point, as of achievement or

development

(noun) a remedy for hearing loss or deafness ,(adj.) of or relating to the

science of acoustics

To offer as evidence; to offer something as proof

a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

Adulation

Adulterate

Adumbration

Advocate

Aegis

Aesthetic

Affectation

Aficionado ardent admirer,fan,loyal follower

Aggrandize add details to

take the initiative and go on the offensive

Agrarian relating to rural matters

Alacrity

Alchemy

Alienate

Alleviate

Alloy

Altruism

Amalgamate

Amazon

the atmosphere of a place

Ambiguous

Ambrosial

Ameliorate to make better

Amenable disposed or willing to comply

(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

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 guidanceconcerning or characterized by an

appreciation of beauty or good taste

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Aggress

 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

Ambience

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

Amnesty

Amortize liquidate gradually

Anachronism from an incorrect time period

Analogous

Anarchy

Anathema

Animadversion

Anodyne

Anomaly unusual,not normal

Antediluvian

Antipathy

Antipodal

Apathy

Aphorism

Apiary a shed containing a number of beehives

Apocalyptic prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

Apogee

Apotheosis

Appall

Appellation A name, title, or designation.

Apposite

the formal act of liberating someone,A general pardon granted by a government,

especially for political offenses.

similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

(noun) a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of

government)

a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

 harsh criticism or disapproval

a medicine used to relieve pain, a source of soothing comfort,Capable of soothing

or eliminating pain.

old,ancient,An antique; something of the time before the great flood in the Bible.

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

dislike

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.

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

being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

Approbation official recognition or approval

Appropriate

Arbitrate

Archaic

Ardor feelings of great warmth and intensity

Arduous

Arrant

Arresting

Arrogate

Articulate

Artless

Ascetic

Assail

Asseverate

Assiduous perseverance in carrying out action

Assuage To satisfy or appease,to calm or to pacify

Astringent Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe

Atheism The doctrine that there is no God

Attenuate

Audacious Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

Augur A seer or prophet; a soothsayer

Augur To make predictions from signs or omens

August

Austere

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

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 self-

discipline, 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

To make slender, fine, or small,To lessen the density of; rarefy.

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

Autonomous

Avarice Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity.

Aver

Axiomatic Indisputably true; self-evident.

Azure A light purplish-blue. The blue sky

Autarchyself-government,A political system

governed by a single individual; Economic independence as a national policy

Independent in mind or judgment; self-directed.

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

Mnemonic

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

Ab + horror – filled with horror, something that fills you with disgust,horror

ab + scission = scissor scissor separates two things by cutting them ,so separation

ab (meaning away) + stain : we generally tend to stay away from stain (dirt, dust etc)

link to abstain

A+Cool+Aide is a praise for the effort by a Distinction Student

Achilles' Heel

Sounds like LAKME which is at the top of the cosmetic business

acre+age: acre-it is a unit to measure extent of land

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

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...

Abscond = ab + scond = Absent in a second. When you will absent in a second? when u STEAL & HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly.

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.

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.

greek -prefix a- + koein (similar to Hindi Kaan-ear) "to mark, perceive, hear,"

acumen sounds like IQ-men.. men with high IQ have ability to judge quickly (has keen insight).

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

age is; if your age is too much (old), you need some protection for your body.

sounds like ALLOW, two metals are allowed to combine together

amazon ~ amazing woman

Take the suffix 'rate'. With the increase in product rate it's quality will also improve.

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.

 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.

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

 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

amen is a word used in Islam and Christianity. meaning of which is i agree. So amenable means something able to be agreed.

a mad version of a speech or sentence will receive critical remarks

Anomaly sounds like abnormal.. that is one who deviates from the normal order.

calamity means a disaster- so focus on 'cal' in apocalyptic

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 + no + dyne (dying); If you want him not to die from pain, you should give him some anodyne drugs.

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

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

You arbitrate between illiterate people

arduous = read it as: "hard to do for us"

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

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

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

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.

Remember with Archive. As we keep very old thing in archive- Archaic is related something very old.

Ardor sounds Like Murder...crime of passion

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.

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

from Greek. a+theo( God)s "without god"

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

auto-self,archy-government, government by self

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

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

Word Meaning

Badger

Badinage frivolous banter

Bailiwick a branch of knowledge

Ballast

Balmy mild and pleasant

Banal

Bane something causing misery or death

baneful deadly or sinister

Baroque elaborate and extensive ornamentation

Bask

Bastion

Bathos

Battery

Bawl cry loudlyBeatitude a state of supreme happinessBedizen dress up garishly and tastelessly

Bedlam a state of extreme confusion and disorder

Beguile attract; cause to be enamored

Belabor attack verbally with harsh criticism,beat soundly

Belie represent falsely

n-carnivorous burrowing mammal, v -annoy persistently

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

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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

Belittle

Bellicose having or showing a ready disposition to fightBelligerent

Bellow shout loudly and without restraintBenediction he act of praying for divine protection

Benevolent showing kindness,generous

Bequeath leave or give by will after one's death

Berate censure severely or angrily

Bereft sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Besmirch

Bevy a flock of birds

Bibulous

Bicameral Bicameral consisting of two chambers

Bilious relating to or containing bile, angry, irritable

Bivouac

Bizarre

Blandish praise somewhat dishonestly

Blasphemy

Blithe carefree and happy and lighthearted

Bludgeon

Boisterous noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

Bolster

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. express a negative opinion

someone who fights, is agressive

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

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

the act of depriving something of its sacred character

n- a club used as a weapon, (verb) overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club

n -a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows, v- to support or

strengthen

Bombardment heavy artillery,an attack by dropping bombs

Bombastic ostentatiously lofty in style

Boorish

Bovine

Bowdlerize

Brackish

Braggart a very boastful and talkative person

Bravado

Bravura

Brusque Abrupt and curt in manner or speechBuccaneer a pirate, ruthless adventurer

Bucolic

Bulwark

Bungle

Burgeon

Burlesque

Buttress

 ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

relating to cattle , dull and slow-moving and stolid

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)

a swaggering show of courage,a false show of bravery.

Brilliant technique or style in performance. A showy manner or display.

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

bails & wickets are included in study of cricket

this word sounds like base station,while in war base station is a stronghold for the troops.

B+awl(owl) bad owl will cry

belie ~ lie means something false.

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 someone’s leg.

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.

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”

beatitude -- beauti(ful) + tude => The one which is beautiful gives extreme happinessBed 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

be+little -- be little in value, depreciate

sound of BULL is very loud – Bellow

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.

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.

Bludgeon ~ Blood + Generator; If you hit someone with a bludgeon (ex. hockey stick) then blood comes out.

Billi (cat); two Billi (cats) very close about to attack : billi-close::bellicosebelli (TOM) and gerry always quarrel in TOM and GERRY cartoon series.

u know Pope Benedict...pope gives BLESSINGS. also sounds like benefit,good thing-blessingbene(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.

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

blas (black) + fame- spreading negative things about someone/thing Blithe== Be-light- Hearted. means care free

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

like a cow is slow & dull

bucolic sounds a bit like bullock which is used in the "country side".

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)

you add Butter to give extra taste, so buttress means extra support

boor means =bura .... ill mannered... so make adj boorish..

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.

 BULL + WORK--BULLs were carrying bricks for the WORK of protective boundary wall

burlesque..can be pronounced as bure log in hindi..what do bad ppl do?? ridicule others..

Word MeaningCacophony a loud harsh or strident noise

Cadge

Callow

Calumny

camaraderie

Candid Free from prejudice; impartial.

Canny

Canon

Canonical

Capitulate

Capricious

Caption

Captious to judge too severelyCardinal Of foremost importance; paramount:

Carnage

Carrion The rotting flesh of a dead animal.

Castigation

Cataclysm

Catalyst

Catharsis

Catholic

Cavil To find fault unnecessarily; trivial objections

Cavort To leap and skip about playfully:

Celibate

Censure harsh criticism or disapproval

Chagrin strong feelings of embarrassmentChaos

Charisma The power or quality of attracting

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.

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

 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.

the savage and excessive killing of many people

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

Abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.

 a state of extreme confusion and disorder

Charlatan

Chary characterized by great caution and wariness

Chasm

Chauvinist devotion to a beliefChicanery Deception by trickery or sophistry.Choleric characterized by anger

Circumlocution an indirect way of expressing something

Citadel

Clairvoyant

Coalesce mix together different elements

Coda the closing section of a musical composition

Coercion using force to cause something to occurCogent powerfully persuasiveCogitate consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon

Cognizant

Cohere To be united; to work or hold together.Collier someone who works in a coal mine

Colloquial

Collusion secret agreementColor

Colossus

Comeliness

Comeuppance

Comity An atmosphere of social harmony.

Commensurate corresponding in size or degree or extent

Commiserate

Compendium

Complacent

Complaisant

Compliance

Conciliatory intended to placate,mollify

A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge

a deep opening in the earth's surface, ,A difference of ideas, beliefs, or opinions.

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.

Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception:somebody who is fully informed &

aware

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

(verb) affect as in thought or feelinga person of exceptional importance and

reputation

the quality of being good looking and attractive

an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved

 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

Concurrent

Condone

Conducive

Conflagration a very intense and uncontrolled fire

Confluence

Congeal

Connoisseur

Conscientious

Conscript someone who is drafted into military service

Consecrate render holy by means of religious rites

Consequential Having great significanceContentious argumentative,quarrelsomeContiguous very close or connected in space or timeContravene deny the truth of

Contrite A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds

Contumacious boldly defy or resist authority,stubbornConundrum a difficult problem

Convene call together

Convention

Convivial fun loving,fond of good company

Convoluted Having numerous overlapping coils or folds:

Copious affording an abundant supply

Cornucopia the property of being extremely abundant

Corporal Of or relating to the body.Corpulent excessively fat

Coterie

Covenant

Covert covered over; sheltered.

Cower show submission or fearCraven an abject coward

Credulous believe too readily; gullible.

Crescendo

Crestfallen brought low in spiritCryptic secret; obscure in meaning

Culinary of or relating to or used in cooking

 occurring or operating at the same timeexcuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be

lenient with

tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

 a coming together of people

to thicken,to solidfyan expert able to appreciate a field;

especially in the fine arts

guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong

A formal meeting, a widely observed/practised rule

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

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

A gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound

Cull

Culmination a concluding action

Culpable

Culvert

Curmudgeon

Curry

Cursory

Cynicism feeling of distrust

 v-remove something that has been rejected

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

Mnemonicremember the croaking sound made by the frogs which is irritating.

Callow = Cal + low; caliber is low.

candidates in an interview are recommended to be straight forward in an interview for best result.....

canonical rhymes with Biblical, so something to do with Bible rules, religious,orthodox values

cardinal' also means pertaining to the 'heart' and the heart is the 'most important' part of our body.

The vulture carries on eating carrion . (carries on=carrion)

Castigated sounds similar to castrated, which would be a harsh punishment for any guy.

sounds like evil.. evil people always find unnecessary faults in the good..

cadge....sounds like cage....some1 in the cage begging to get out

 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..

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

 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

carn+age where carn can be seen from the carnivorous point of view so its DESTRUCTION OF LIFE, SLAUGHTER,KILLING..

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.

 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.

CHARY sounds similar to WARY, meaning CAUTIOUS

cholera is a disease . When you are sick you get irritated and bad-tempered, you are choleric.

rhymes with aversion-force to do something you have an aversion for

Agitate the mind = cogitate.

"capable of being known,"

col-sounds like coal

rhymes with illusion- which is not real,appears something else-covers up the real thing-secret

comity sounds like come eat with us, which displays courtesy.

An audience always wants that whoever COMES to speak on the PODIUM should speak briefly.

you hit CHAR LATEIN (in Hindi language) (4 kicks) to the person who misguides you as he himself doesn't know anything.

Latin chasma < Greek khasma "gulf

chauvinist-nationalist...sounds similar -an extreme nationalist sounds like Chick..a chick who tricks

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."

co+agent...cooperative agents make congent suggestions.

involves word "co"+"here" everybody come here...means stay together

 colloquial - can be read as Coll - local so we use local language(informal) language in our college..

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

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

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

SPLIT AS cont (COUNT) - rite (RIGHT). COUNT THE CASH RIGHT, ELSE YOU WILL REGRET IT.

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

By copying in an exam, some get a LOT of marks

we can remember it by 'crop'. One who eats too much crop is very fat..

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

chest + fallen.. disappointed, sad.. you lose all hope. Crypt means Secret . . . So Cryptic means something secret .

conducive - come(con) + do(du) + civil work(cive).....doing civil work is helpful & contributive.

flagration sounds like flare which means fire, so big firethe 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 spacecontravene is like intervene..so opposing

Latin contumacia < contumac- "insolent"]

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!

corn + copia copia is similar to copius meaning plentiful, cornucopia thus means plenty of corn(grains/fruits).

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.

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.

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.

Word Meaning

Damp

Dandy

Dauntless Having or showing courageDearth A scarce supply; a lack:

Debacle

Debauchery

DebonairDecapitate To cut off the head of; behead.Decorous Conforming to accepted standards

Decorum appropriate behavior, good manners

Decoy

Decry To condemn openly.Defamation The act of defaming; calumny

Deference

Defunct No longer in use, force, or operation

Deign

Delectable

Deleterious

Deluge A great flood or a heavy downpour

Demagogue

Demean

Demur To voice opposition; object

Denigrate To defame or belittle.

Denouement

Depravity Moral corruption or degradation.

Derelict

Derision the act of deriding or treating with contempt

Descant

a slight wetness, To restrain or check; discourage.

 a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

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

something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

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 person who appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the people to gain power.

To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness

the outcome of a sequence of events; the end result

Deracinateto displace from one's native or accustomed

environment.

Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned.run down,dialpidated

n-a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody, v- talk at great length about something of one's

interest

Descry

Desiccate

Despondent The condition of being depressed.Desuetude A state of disuse or inactivity.Desultory Having no set plan; haphazard or random. Deterrent Something that deters,Intended to prevent:

Detonation an explosionDetrimental Causing damage or harm; injurious.

Diadem A crown worn as a sign of royalty.

Diaphanous

Diatribe A bitter, abusive denunciation.

Dictum An authoritative statement.Didactic instructive (especially excessively)

Die

Diffident lacking self-confidence

Digress

Dilapidation

Dilatory wasting time

Dilemma

Dilettante Lacking the required professional skillDirge A funeral hymn or lament.

Disabuse free somebody (from an erroneous belief)Disaffect To cause to lose affection or loyalty

Disavow

Discern detect with the senses

Disconsolate

Discretion

Disgruntled in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

Disingenuous

Disparage

Disputation The act of disputing; debate.

Disquietude

Dissemble

Disseminate To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.

To discover by careful observation or scrutiny; detect

Excessive loss of moisture; the process of drying up

Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent:

n- a device used for shaping metal, v-stop operating or functioning

ose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention

a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable

or mutually exclusive.

To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with.

sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

The exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters:Unrestricted

freedom to choose:

Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating:

To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle.

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance.

Dissertation

Dissidence

Dissolution

Dissuasion The act or an instance of dissuading.

Divisive

Divulge

Doctrinaire

Dogma

Dogmatic

Dolorous showing sorrowDolt A stupid person; a dunce.

Domicile housing that someone is living inDossier A file of papers containing a report.

Draconian

Dragnet

Dregs

Droll Arousing laughter

Drudgery Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work

Dudgeon

Dulcet pleasing to the ear

A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree

at a university; a thesis.

disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

disintegration. annulment, indulgence in sensual pleasures; debauchery.

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

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

A feeling of anger, resentment, indignation, etc.

Mnemonic

Dauntless - Daunt + less .. If daunt(Fright or FEAR) is less , it means you are bold and dauntless.

An abrupt disastrous failure

De+ cry= kids cry when they want to show disapproval.

delight on table- delectable

Noun form is 'deride'

earth is big. de-earth.....(read as dearth) means small...small in quantity..or scarcity

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

 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.

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..

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.

dictator means authoritarian; dictum means an authoritative statement. did + tactic or did someone teach you a tactic?

diffident = difficult to be confident

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

REMEMBER AS the opposite of abuse(use harsh words or create wrong impressiondis= not; affection= intimacy. So disaffect means not to have any intimacy.

Split as dis+allow means to refuse

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...

 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 violentdia + dem; dia + gem; dia is related to circle; Circle of Gems is what a crown has

diaphanēs, from dia 'through' + phainein 'to show'

dia+tribe:the lower ranked tribe(in caste division) always face thunderous verbal attack from upper caste people.

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

A dirge gives me da (the) urge to start crying.

disc + earn......my teacher gifted a cd(disc) to me because i was able to recognize him even after 40 years

If you can identify the word consol(console), then... you would console someone who has lost every hope and is hopelessly sad.

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.

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'..

link with divide

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

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!

u drag a jaal (net) to catch criminals

sounds like drugs...they are worthless residues and are not to be taken

Dudgeon sounds like dungeon, and I would be very resentful if I were put in a dungeon

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!

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

 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

 dracon(SOUNDS LIKE DRACULA)...and a dracula as we have seen in movies, gives EXTREMELY SEVERE PUNISHMENT to people.

 when u r amused u roll on the groundonsider drudge which sounds like grudge..so when your boss has a grudge on you..he gives you A

BORING WORK to you..

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.

Word MeaningEbullience Zestful enthusiasm.

Eccentric deviates markedly from an established norm

Ecclesiastic A minister or priest; a cleric.

Eclectic combining elements from a variety of sources:

Effeminate

Effervescence

Effete

Efficacy

Effigy

Effrontery

Effulgence

Egregious

Egress

Elegy

Elicit To bring or draw out (

Elixir

Ellipsis

Eloquent persuasive, powerful discourse

Emaciation

Emancipate

Embellish To make beautiful, to add fictitious details

Embolden

Embroil involve in dispute; complicateEmend To improve by critical editing

Emissary A person sent to represent another.

Emollient

Empirical

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

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.

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.

Extreme thinness and wasting, caused by disease or under nutrition

action or process of setting free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.

to encourage, make bold, To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution

a cream/medicine that softens or soothes the skin

Guided by practical experience and not theory,based on data

Empyreal

Encapsulate

Encomium Warm, glowing praise

Encroachment

Endemic

Enervate To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality

Enfranchise the right to voteEngender To procreate; propagate. give rise toEnigmatic Difficult to explain or understand

Enjoin To give orders to

Ennui

Ensconce fix firmly

Enthrall hold spellboundEntomology The scientific study of insects.

Entrench fix firmly or securely

Enumerate To count or list one by one

Enunciate express or state clearlyEnviron To encircle; surround

Ephemeral Lasting or existing only for a short time

Epicure

Epicurean A person devoted to pleasure and luxury

Epigram

Epiphany A revelatory manifestation of a divine being.

Epitaph

Epithet

Equanimity

Equestrian Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.Equivocal Deliberately ambiguous or vague:

Equivocate

Erratic Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:

Ersatz

Erudite Deep, extensive learning

Eschew To keep away from

Of or relating to the heavens: To express in a brief summary; Enclose in a

case or shell.

unauthorized extension on the land of another, violation of rules

Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine.

A short, witty poem. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement.

An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there.

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.

To use evasive or deliberately vague language

an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one

Esoteric known by a restricted number of people

Espionage

Esquire gentleman; a squireEssay a written compositionEssay To make an attempt to do or make

Estimable Deserving of esteem; admirable

Eugenics

Eulogy High praise or commendation.

Euphemism

Euphoria feeling of great happiness or well-being.Evince To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest:

Exacerbate To increase the severity, to aggravate further

Exact

Exasperate

Excoriate To severely criticize someone or something

Execrate

Exegesis

Exhaustive

Exhume

Exigent

Exiguous Extremely scanty; meager.Exodus A departure of a large number of people

Exonerate To free from blame.

Exotic

Expatiate To speak or write at length: To wander freely.

Expatriate

Expatriate

Expedite

Expiate To make amends; atone.Explicit Fully and clearly expressed;

Expostulation

The act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information

The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.

substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:

Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules

To increase the gravity or intensity of, to aggravate

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.

unusual or different; excitingly strange,from another region

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.

The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition

Expropriate

Expurgate

Extirpate to destroy totally; exterminate

Extol To pay tribute or homage to, to honour

Extradition

Extrapolate

Extrude

Exuberant

Exude display, emit

taking quick and forcible possession of something

remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication

Extemporaneous

performed with little or no preparation; without planning or forethought

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.

To demand and obtain by or as if by force or authority:

MnemonicConcentrate 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.

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"

after giving GRE-U-LEAVE FOR US, EXITING India

e+ LIC (read as likh in Hindi)- when you write,you are bringing out the answer/points of discussion

Latin -eloqui "to speak out"

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

Empire...maintaining an empire requires much practical experience

 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 ...

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)

E(a)-LEGY(legendry).....so if a legendry person dies......people sing a mournful poem or people lament or regret for his death..

 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!!!

 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.

 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.

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

"In a demographic," which relates to a specific portion of the population.

French - from en- "make, put in" + franc "free" When genders get together they cause, produce, and give rise to offspring

ennui sounds like YEH NAHEEEE!!!!

en+thrall(very close to word thrill.a thrilling dance performanceent(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

ENUNCIATION means GOOD PRONUNCIATION..:)environ..resembles enviroment...and our enviroment is SURROUNDED BY MANY GASES.

EPIC-CURRY...one who can write an EPIC on CURRY has to be a CONNOISSEUR OF FOOD..

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)

People interested in horses can attend any of the equestrian events held during the fairIf everyone spoke in an "equal-voice" you wouldn't be able to decipher who was calling.

Engineer taking SAT instead of GRE-poor substitute-will not get admission

focus on 'croach' in 'ENCROACHMENT'; croach ~ cockroach; cockroach generally enters into another's house without right or permission

 if someone ATE your ENERGY (ENER+vATE), you would be WEAKENED or tired

 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.

ensconce sounds something like iskon (lord krishna's temple which is a peaceful place..hence can settle comfortably

 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

 sounds like e-funeral. Life is over .. short-lived?

 Link it to the word epicure which means the same.

 telegram-->simple note....epigram--->witty note

quanimity = equal + enmity. To fight the enemy you need to be composed and temperamental, else he'll beat you.

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.

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.

spi on age.. in our teen age parents use to spy on children

from L. scutarius "shield-bearer, guardsman,

esteem+able- able to get esteem,worthy of esteem

GENICS – link to genetics

Concentrate on Phemism-sounds like feminism,females will never use harsh words,they use milder words.

link to the band Euphoria-record peppy/happy numberssounds like evidence which means to show clearly.

Latin ex+acerb+ate; Latin acerb- means bitter, harsh; So exacerbate means to make bittter, to worsen.

sounds like COREX-cough syrup,which is bitter & harsh

ex-recate rhymes with HATE

exe+ges+is (explain your guess work)

Latin exiguus, from exigere “to weigh precisely, measure” ek sau dus - 110 -> 11 - > nau do gyarah means departure

Exped (sounds like speed) + It; so expedite means to speed up the progress of something.

They wanted explicit directions to the museum so they would not get lost.

postulate = put forth a theory; expostulate: protest the thory

 HISTORIC lessons are ESOTERIC

 during a test you write an essay to try and prove you know the material

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

 I want the EXACT amount! nothing more nothing less! very demanding

 EXASPERATE ~ x + separate; if you are going to irritate your wife frequently, she may separate from you & increase your misery

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

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.

 Rhymes as Ex Pirate. An ex-pirate always tries to expiate his guilt.Ex pirate becomes pious.

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)....

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..

a harsh leader who exacts obedience

 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'.

 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

Word Meaning

Fabrication a deliberately false or improbable account

Façade

Facsimile an exact copy or reproductionFactitious not produced by natural forcesFactotum servant employed to do a variety of jobs

Fallacy

Fallow

Falsetto

Fastidious

Fatuity a ridiculous mistakeFatuous devoid of intelligence

Fawn try to gain favor by cringing or flatteringFealty the loyalty that citizens owe to their country

Feasible

Feckless generally incompetent and ineffectual

Fecund

Felicity

Fell

Felonious involving or `having the nature of a crime

Fervent

Fetid having a foul smell

Fetish excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

Fictitious

Fidelity the quality of being faithful

Filibuster

Firmament the imagined surface of heaven; sky.

Flabbergasted

Flag become less intense, lessen

Flagrant

Fledgling

the face or front of a building OR a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal

something unpleasant

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

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

fertile, productive, capable of producing offspring

pleasing and appropriate manner or style; contentment, joy

(adj.) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

characterized by intense emotion; extremely hot

formed or conceived by the imagination ; adopted in order to deceive

a tactic or person delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

any new participant in some activity ; young and inexperienced

Flip marked by casual disrespect

Flippancy

Florid elaborately or excessively ornamented

Flout treat with contemptuous disregard

Fluke a stroke of luckFlustered thrown into a state of agitated confusion

Foist

Foment try to stir up public opinion

Foppish

Forage the act of searching for food and provisions

Ford

Formidable

Fortuitous

Fractious

FriezeFrivolous not serious in content or attitude or behaviorFructify make productive or fruitful

Frugality prudence in avoiding waste

Frustrate

Fulgent shining intensely

Fulminate

Fulsome excessive; excessively or insincerely lavish

Furlough

Furtive secretive, sly, done with caution and stealthFusillade

frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by lightheartedness

insert surreptitiously or without warrant or to force onto another

affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner

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

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

criticize severely or come on suddenly and intensely

grant a leave to OR  dismiss, usually for economic reasons

 rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Mnemonic

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 flatteryfealty -> 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.

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)

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)

F(ortunately)LUKE(Y) means fortunately luckywhen you think you will be FIRST and you came LAST you are flustered

Foam starts to appear once you profusely foment (stir up) a soapy hot water bucket

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

Fri+vol+ous = Free+Will ->one who acts with his own will, carefree, not serioussomething 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 secretlyFusion' bomb, a kind of nuclear bomb. So 'fusillade' is discharge of bombs.

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)

FLOUT... FOUL + OUT. When a batsman is given out by foul, the batsman shows his contempt to the umpire.

foist sounds like hoist meaning 'raised', as in flag hoisting, therefore, he gave his career a "hoist" by "foist-ing" his work on a hardworking colleague

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 !!!!

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

Word Meaning

Gaff

Gaffe a socially awkward or tactless act

Gainsay

Gait a person's manner of walking

Gall

Galleon

Galvanize to stimulate to action

Gambol

Gamester

Garbled not orderly or coherent, lacking continuityGargantuan of great mass; huge and bulkyGarrulous full of trivial conversation ; talkative

Gauntlet

Genial diffusing warmth and friendliness

Genre

Genteel marked by refinement in taste and manners

Germane relevant and appropriate

Gerontocracy a political system governed by old men

Ghastly shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Glib superficial speech, smooth, persuasive

Gluttonous

Gossamer

Grandiloquence

Grandiose

Gratuitous

Gregarious

Grievous

an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

to deny, dispute, or contradict OR to speak or act against; oppose

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

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

one who likes to play games especially gambling

to offer or accept a challenge as in to take up or throw down a gauntlet

a kind of literary or artistic work having a characteristic form or technique

given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink

a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture characterized by unusual lightness and

delicacy

 high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show

disapproval

without cause OR costing nothing; unnecessary and unwarranted

instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; causing or marked by

unhappiness or anguish

Grimace

Grouse complainGrovel show submission or fear

Gullible

Guy

contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

 easily tricked because of being too trusting

 a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

Mnemonic

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

gambol sounds like tambola which is a recreational activity

relate it to 'games'

relate it to gargle during which the voice sounds distorted or garbledsimilar 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

ghastly sounds like ghost + ly; something like a ghost ........ very horrible ... and terrifying.

sounds like MUTTON, so think of a delicious plate of mutton that you want to have more and more of.

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 something that causes much “grief”

visual – the hook and the long handle resembles the letter G

 Imagine a Van filled with Girls appear, how will you react, you will be stirred up as if you have HAD A SHOCK.

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.

 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...

One can relate the sound of GOSS in Gossamer to wire-guaze. Wherein thin, tenous wires are criss-crossed and wound

relate it to AGGREGATE which means gathering something together... OR think of GRE classes where students study in groups

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..

Word Meaning

Hackneyed repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Halcyon

Hallucination

Harangue

Harbinger

Haven

Hedonism

Hegemony

Heinous extremely wicked, deeply criminal

Herculean

Heresy

Hermetic

Heterodox

Hiatus

Histrionic

Homily

Homogenous

Hone to sharpen; make perfect or complete

Hoodwink

Hortatory giving strong encouragement

Hubris overbearing pride or presumption

Humane

Husband use cautiously and frugally

Husbandry

Hyperbole extravagant exaggeration

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

extremely difficult; displaying superhuman strength or power

a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

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

 a sermon on a moral or religious topic

 all of the same or similar kind or nature

conceal one's true motives by pretending to have good intentions so as to gain an end

marked or motivated by kindness/feeling of humanity

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

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

sounds like HER + FINGER, she shows me what to do by gesturing with her finger.

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.

link it to Hercules

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..

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

humans are born considerate n kind...

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

 HAR (her) + ANGUE (anger) expressed in words

 it sounds like 'heaven'...a place which is always safe.

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

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

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.

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.

All wives are extravagant and spendthrifts where as all husbands spend sparingly, are frugal and save on the budget

Word Meaning

Iconoclast

Idiosyncracy

Idolatrous blindly or excessively devoted or adoring

Ignoble

Ignominy a state of dishonor

Illimitable without limits in extent or size or quantity

Imbroglio

Imbrue permeate , saturate or stainImminent close in time; about to occur

Immutable unchangingImpair make worse or less effective or imperfect

Impassive

Impecunious

Impede block or obstruct

Impediment

Impenitent not penitent or remorseful

Imperious

Impertinence

Impervious

Impetuous

Impiety without respect for God or religious valuesImplacable incapable of being consoled/calmed

Implausible

Imponderable

Importunate expressing earnest entreaty

Imprecate wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

Impregnable

Improbity lack of honesty or moral scruples.Impropriety an indecent or improper actImprudent not prudent or wise

Impugn attack as false or wrong

Impuissance powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions

a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.

completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

a very embarrassing misunderstanding OR an intricate and confusing interpersonal or

political situation

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

not having enough money to pay for necessities

something that interferes with or delays action or progress

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

highly imaginative but unlikely OR leads to disbelief

difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision

immune to attack, incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted

Impunity exemption from punishment or loss

Impute

Inadvertent

Incapacitate

Incendiary

Inchoate only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

Incinerate reduced to ashes and burned out completely

Incipient only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

Incommodious uncomfortably or inconveniently small

Incongruous

Incontrovertible impossible to deny or disproveIncorporeal without material form or substanceIncorrigible impossible to correct or reform

Incumbent currently holding an office

Incursion

Indict accuse formally of a crimeIndiscreet lacking good judgment, thoughtlessIndolent disinclined to work or exertion; lazyInebriate become drunk or drink excessivelyIneffable something that cannot be uttered

Inequity lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias.

Inert

Inexorable not to be moved by persuasion/ unyielding

Inexpedient not appropriate to the purposeInfallible incapable of failure or error

Infelicitous

Infringe advance beyond the usual limitIngenious showing inventiveness and skill

Ingenuous

Ingratiate

Inherent

Inimical not friendly

Iniquitous

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

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

inactive or sluggish by habit or nature., having little or no ability to react,

inappropriate, or awkward; producing unhappiness

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

characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

Innocuous

Inordinate beyond normal limitsInsatiable impossible to satisfy

Insentient

Insidious

Insipid

Insolvency the lack of financial resources

Insular

Insurgent

Intangible

Interloper

Interment the ritual placing of a corpse in a graveInterminable

Internecine

Interpolation

Interregnum

Intimate

Intractable difficult to manage or mold or change

Intransigent

Intrepid without fear or cannot be intimidated

Intuition

Inundate

Inured

Invective

Inveigh complain bitterly

Involution

Irascible

Irradiate

Irremediable impossible to remedy or correct or redress

not injurious to physical or mental health, incapable of causing harm/disapproval

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

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

 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

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

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

an act or instance of involving or entangling ALSO something complicated and overly

detailed

 quickly aroused to anger

to cast light upon, expose to radiation of light,

Irrepressible impossible to control or suppressIrresolute uncertain how to act or proceedItinerary 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 stainimminent sounds similar to immediate. so imminent means about to occur immediately.

immune to mutationopposite 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

im (not) + pregnant – something that cannot be made penetrated, entered/resistant

improbability – something not possible is not truthful or dishonestim (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 implicate which means to imply as involved with something negative/indirectly accuse – thus bringing harm upon another

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

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) + 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)

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.

something that exists “in here” (inside) not shown on the surface

inimi (sounds like ENEMY) + cal; Enemies are HOSTILE and of-course UNFRIENDLY.

INCUM + BENT = OFFICIALS are BENT on(determined) to bring an INCUM home, as it is NECESSARY to survive

in(not)+exhort(means to pressurise):that means a person who is inexorable cant be pressurised;he will not yield

 if enemy violates or encroaches the border the infantry would start firing

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 .

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 bodya term is a fixed period of time in(not) + term = time that is not limited/fixed

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

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.

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

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.

I+NUN +DATE....I asked the NUNs for a DATE and i was FLOODED with letters from christian societies for violating the social norms.

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

focus on repress meaning press down, controlwithout resolution or unable to make decisions

Latin word itiner= journey....

Word MeaningJabber chatter rapidly or unintelligiblyJaded dulled by surfeit or exhausted

Jargon a characteristic language of a particular group

JauntJeer showing your contempt by derision

Jejune

Jeopardize pose a threat to; present a danger toJest activity characterized by good humor

Jetsam things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

Jettison throw away something encumberingJibe agree; be in harmony with

Jingoist an extreme bellicose nationalist

Jocose/Jocular given to (having a tendency of) joking

Jostle the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

Joust

Jubilant

Judicious

Juggernaut

Junket

Jurisprudence

Juxtapose place side by side

 a journey taken for pleasure

lacking interest or significance or impact or displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

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

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

MnemonicJabber=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-AUNTa “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 costssaying 'ji' in Hindi means to agree

jingoist rhymes with maoist....who are aggressive, rebellious

link to 'joke'

relate to jubilee which is a special occasion that makes people proud and joyful

relate to just or fair

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

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

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.

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 .

Word Meaning

Kaleidoscope

Kindle

Kinship

Kismet the will of God

Kleptomaniac

Knave a deceitful and unreliable scoundrelKudos an expression of approval and commendation

Ken range of knowledge or vision

Kernel central or vital part; core

Killjoy

Kindred

Knack special talentknead mix; work dough

Knell

Knoll little round hill; hillockKnotty intricate; difficult; tangled

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

someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive

spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others

related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character

tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.

Mnemonic

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..

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.

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 contenderknead = 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.

kal (colour) – ei (eye) – dosco (disco) imagine a disco ball with constantly changing colourful lights and shapes

maniac(means a strong desire to do something, a madness)+klepto(means steal)...so having a strong desire to steal...something

kernel sounds similar to colonel. In an army the colonel has an importance of being the central authority.

Word Meaning

Labyrinth

Lacerate

Lachrymose showing sorrow

Lackadaisical

Laconic brief and to the point;Lacuna a blank gap or missing part

Laity

Lambent softly bright or radiant

Lampoon

Languid lacking spirit or liveliness

Larceny

Lascivious

Latency the state of being not yet evident or activeLaud praise, glorify, or honor

Lavish very generous, extravagant

Lectern

Lethargic deficient in alertness or activity

Levity a manner lacking seriousness

Lexicographer

Libertine

Lien

Limerick a humorous verse formLimn make a portrait of, trace the shape of

Linguistic consisting of or related to languageLissome moving and bending with ease

List tilt to one side, Litany any long and tedious address or recital

Lithe

Liturgy

Loathe find repugnant

Loquacious full of trivial conversation

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

idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way, lacking spirit or liveliness

the people outside of a particular profession, as distinguished from those belonging to it:

the medical ignorance of the laity.

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

 desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer

 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

moving and bending with ease, flexible lissome

a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship

Loutish

Lubricious

Lucid

Lucrative producing a sizeable profitLugubrious excessively mournful

Lumber move heavily or clumsilyLuminous softly bright or radiant

Lupine

Lurid

Laggard someone who lags behind

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

 of or relating to or characteristic of wolvesglowing unnaturally, glaringly vivid and

graphic; marked by sensationalism

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/wordssomething that U LACK

A lamp gives out a bright and radiant light

languid sounds similar to language..language classes are generally boring and unexciting.

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.

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

relate it to a layman ie, a person who doesnt have in depth information about a subject, is outside the group of experts

break it up into LA-R-CENY LA (Law) and CENY (rhymes with Money or CENT for money) Unlawful taking of money = theft

Sounds like alergic. When you are lethargic (do not feel like doing something) you develop an allergic reaction to it.

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'

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

 it is derived from lucre which means money

Word Meaning

Macabre shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Machiavellian

Machination

Magnanimity

Magnum opus a great work of art or literature

Maladroit not skillful

Malapropism

Malediction

Malevolent having or exerting a malignant influence

Malfeasance

Mallinger

Malleable capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Malodorous having an unpleasant smell

Manifesto

Manumit free from slavery or servitudeMarauder someone who attacks in search of booty

Martial

Martinet

Martyr one who suffers for the sake of principle

Masochist

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

Maudlin

Maunder

Mausoleum a large burial chamber, usually above ground

Maverick

Mawkish effusively or insincerely emotional

Meddlesome intrusive , interfering

characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, dishonesty:

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)

 wrongful conduct by a public official

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

a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

 suggesting war or military life, of or relating to the armed forces

someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

 effusively or insincerely emotional

 speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Meet

Melee a noisy riotous fightMellifluous sounds that are pleasing to the ear

Mendacity the tendency to be untruthful

Mendicant a pauper who lives by beggingMercurial liable to sudden unpredictable change

Meretricious based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

Meticulous

Mettle the courage to carry on

Miasma

Milk exploit as much as possible

Minatory

Mince

Minutiae precise details; small or trifling mattersMisanthrope someone who dislikes people in generalMisconstrue interpret in the wrong wayMiscreant a person without moral scruples

Misdemeanour

Misnomer an incorrect or unsuitable name

Misogynist

Mitigate make less severe or harsh

Mollify

Mollycoddle treat with excessive indulgenceMonotony constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

Moratorium suspension of an ongoing activity

Moribund

Morose showing a brooding ill humor

Mountebank

Mousy quiet and timid and ineffectual

Multifarious

Mundane

Munificent very generous

Myopic

being precisely fitting and right, OR contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or

battle, OR undergo or suffer

 marked by extreme care in treatment of details

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

 threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy.

misbehavior; misdeed.a crime less serious than a felony

a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular

make less rigid or softer , make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable

being on the point of death; breathing your last

a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

 having many aspects

not ideal or heavenly, found in the ordinary course of events

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.

magna (mega or large) = large hearted person

magum (great) + opus (work)

mal (negative) + prop (proper usage) .. improper usage of words

malevolent = male +violent Violent males can cause more harm to society than females

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 slaverysounds 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..

mars+own+chest.... one who mars(beats or disfigures) his own chest is a masochist

when you mash food between your teeth you masticate

sounds like wander - in speech or moving

sounds like Moslem or muslim. In Muslim culture they build tombs for the dead.

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

machin+nations....machin…superpower 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.

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

MALEDICTION=MAL+DICTION. MAL means 'evil or ill' and DICTUM is 'saying'. So to say something evil is to CURSE.

mal (negative/wrong) -- + and feasance means the doing or performing of an act, therefore some wrongdoing

 if someone sacrificed for me, I would give them my tear; martyr

Think of maudlin as model is in beauty pageant... All models in pageants keep crying unnecessarily, become effusively sentimental.

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

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.

Men+die+cant= men die because they can't work so they beg to survivethe 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...

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.

relate it to the minute hand on a clock which measures very small precise units of time

MISCREANT=mis+create..so god created them by mistake. Who? The VILLAINS

mis(wrong) + demeanor (behaviour)

mis+name( r ) = misnomer

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

acting like a mouse

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

mend+a+city. during elections, politicians promise that "they will mend the city and make it better" which is a lie....

it sounds like matriculation(admission to a college).To get matriculation we should be as a meticulous(careful) aspirant to clear the exam.

minced also means to cut up into very small pieces, something that is minced therefore will be softened, less harsh or potent.

mis (negative implication) + anthrop(ology) meaning the study of mankind..when you MIS (wrongly)+ CONcentrate on the TRUE nature of things you misinterpret

 think of MITIGATE as COLGATE(toothpaste).Use of COLGATE lessen or try to lessen the extent of germs in our teeth.

mountebank can be broken as mouth+bank=person whose mouth is a bank of words....who is extremely boastful and pretentious...

MULTIFARIOUS=MULTI+FARIOUS,farious rhymes with various...so both multi and various means de same...VARIED and GREATLY DIVERSIFIED

Word Meaning

Nadir

Naive

Narcissism

Nascent being born or beginning

Natal relating to or accompanying birth

Natty

Nebulous lacking definition or definite content

Necromancy

Nefarious extremely wicked

Nemesis

Neonate a baby from birth to four weeks

Nettle cause annoyance in; disturb,

Neologism the act of inventing a word or phraseNeophyte any new participant in some activity

Neutralize

Nice

Niggardly petty or reluctant in giving or spendingNiggling small and of little importance

Noisome foul-smelling; causing or able to cause nausea

Nonchalant marked by complete lack of concern

Nondescript

Nonplussed filled with bewilderment

Nostrum medicine whose effectiveness is questionable

Noxious injurious to physical or mental health

Nugatory of no real value

Nomenclature

Notoriety

Novice someone new to a field or activity

Nuance

Numismatics

Nuptial of or relating to a wedding

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

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

something that brings an end to something; causing misery or death

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

pleasant /agreeable in nature or appearance OR done with delicacy and skill/precision

 lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting

a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

he collection and study of money (and coins in particular)

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.

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

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.

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..

natal sounds like fatal..as fatal is connected with death..natal....is just the opposite of fatal , hence connected with birth.

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".

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

Word Meaning

Obdurate showing unfeeling resistance

Obeisance

Obelisk

Obfuscate make obscure or unclear

Objurgating

Oblation

Obloquy

Obnoxious causes disapproval or harm to something

Obsequious attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

Obstinate persist stubbornlyObstreperous boisterously and noisily aggressive/defiant

Obtrude thrust oneself in as if by forceObtuse slow to learn or understand; lacking intellect

Obviate

Occlude block passage through

Occult supernatural practices and techniques

Odious sincerely hated and despised

Odoriferous

OdysseyOfficious intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Ogle look at with amorous intentionsOligarchy a political system governed by a few people

Omnipotent having unlimited power

Onerous

Onomatopoeia using words that imitate the sound they denote

Onus an onerous or difficult concernOpaquenot transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight OR not clearly understood or expressed

Opportune

Opprobrium

Oppugn challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

Opulence wealth as exhibited by sumptuous living

Oracular

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

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

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

emitting or having a natural fragrance, morally offensive

 a long wandering and eventful journey

burdensome, tiring, heavy load that makes one weary

suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular

purpose

 a state of extreme dishonor and disgrace

ambiguous; obscure.; involved with fortelling or prophesying future events

OrdainOrdinance an authoritative rule

Orient countries in the Eastern hemisphere, (Asia)Orifice an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavityOrison prayer to a deity

Ornate

Oscillation

Ossified

Ostensible represented or appearing as such; pretended

Ostentatious intended to attract notice and impress others

Ostracize avoid speaking to or dealing with, expel

Outlandish

Outre

Overbearing

Overt open and observable; not secret or hidden

Overture

 order by virtue of superior authority; decree

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

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

orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera

Mnemonic

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

noxious – means something unpleasant

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 somethingOBT (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...

things that do not OCCUR in normal reality

odori relates to smell. ferous related to ferocious and hence offensive

relate it to the ODD things we SEE on a n eventful journeyoverenthusiastic about OFFERING help in an OFFICE might be considered meddling

a man's face becomes an 'O' while staring at a girl he wantssounds 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)

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

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

etymologically OB-'against' and LOQUY-'talk'. Therefore OBLOQUY means to talk against someone,i.e. slander

ob + SEQUI + ous .. sequi means sequence where one thing "follows" the other.. and servants follow what their masters say..

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.

the word reminds us of ODOUR, when we get bad odour from someone ...we tend to DISLIKE or DEVELOP AN AVERSION for that person..

 OPPORTUNE sounds like FORTUNE., somehting that occurs at the right time is a matter of good luck or fortune

ORD + A + IN = ORDer A person to come INa 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 countriesan aperture or hole that opens into 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.

out+landish => the one who is from some other land.

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..

 ostRACISM .. racism leads to groupism and excluding a group from the public is to OSTRACIZE.

similar to OUTER therefore something that comes from an outer or other world, seems bizarre and strange to us

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

Word Meaning

Paean a formal expression of praise

Palindrome

Paltry paltry

Panacea hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases

Panegyric a formal expression of praise

Panorama the visual percept of a region

Pantomime

Paradigm a standard or typical exampleParadox a statement that contradicts itselfParagon a perfect embodiment of a concept

Parochial narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

Parody

Parry dodge, circumventParsimonious excessively unwilling to spendPathogenicPatronize be a regular customer or client of

Pedagogue someone who educates young people

Pedant

Pedestrian lacking wit or imagination

Pejorative

Pellucid transparently clear; easily understandable

Penitent feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Penurious excessively unwilling to spendPeremptory not allowing contradiction or refusalPerennial recurring again and again

Perfidy an act of deliberate betrayal

Perfunctory

Pernicious

Peroration he concluding section of an oration

Perspicacious

Perspicacity

Peruse

a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

a performance using gestures and body movements without words

humorous or satirical mimicry; make a spoof of or make fun of

 able to cause disease

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force

hasty and without attention to detail; as a formality only

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

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

Pervasive spreading or spread throughout

Philanthropy donations to charityPhlegmatic showing little emotion

Pied

Pillage

Pillory

Pine have a desire for something or someonePique to arouse an emotion or provoke to action

Pith

Pithy concise and full of meaningPittance an inadequate payment

Placate

Plagiarize

Plangent loud and resounding

Plastic

Plebiscite

Plethora extreme or excess

Pluck courage or resolution in the face of difficulties

Plumb

Plummet drop sharply

Podium

Polemic

Polychromatic having or exhibiting many colorsPortentous ominously prophetic

Potion

Pragmatic concerned with practical matters

Prattle idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

Precept rule of personal conduct

Precursor

Predilection a predisposition in favor of something

Preen to be exultant or proud

Prehensile

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

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures

take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech

forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

examine thoroughly and in great depth; exactly

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.

a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something

Preponderant having superior power and influencePrescience the power to foresee the future

Presumptuous unwarrantedly or impertinently bold

Prevaricate

PristinePrivation a state of extreme povertyProbity having strong moral principles

Proclivity a natural inclination

Prodigal a recklessly extravagant consumer

Prodigious

Profligate a recklessly extravagant consumer

Profound

Profuse produced or growing in extreme abundance

Proletariat

Proliferate cause to grow or increase rapidly

Prolific productive

Prolix

Promethean creative; boldly original.Promulgate put a law into effect by formal declarationPropound put forward, as of an idea

Propriety correct or appropriate behavior

Prosaic lacking wit or imagination

Proscribe command against; prohibit

Proselytize convert to another faith or religion

Protuberance

Prudence discretion in practical affairsPuerile displaying or suggesting a lack of maturityPugilist someone who fights with his fists for sport

Pulchritude physical beauty (especially of a woman)

Punctilious marked by precise accordance with details

Pungent strong and sharpPusillanimous lacking in courage and manly strength

Putrefy become putrid; decay with an offensive smell

Putsch

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information immaculately clean and unused

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; pervasive or intense; thorough;

complete

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

ediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

 something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

Mnemonic

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

Panacea Biotec - A Pharma Company - is producing remedy for all diseases.

paragon which is a slipper brand makes products which are models for perfection

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 perennialper+ fidy=without fidelity i.e cheat upon ur partner,,in general cheat or breach something

Per+oration--Part after ORATION = PERORATION, that is the concluding section of an oration.

sounds like perspective or perceptive which are related.

pal means moment in hindi. So, a results from trying something just for a pal(moment) ..may not be worth considering.

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.

 link this with paro....(of devdas)...whose parents were narrow in their outlook for devdas family , so they married her to someone else.

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.

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....

pi-thy: the math symbol pi is concise and has great meaningPity + Allowance very sad payment,,,

PL + ac + ATE = a PLATE full of tasty food to SATISFY someone.

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

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.

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

 pith sounds like "peeth" which is central to the body hence pith means important, central or essential part of something

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.

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.

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

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..

Profligate= spend Profusely like bill Gates

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

prolix=prolonged +lexico graphy

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

mosaic--->beautiful artistic work with full of vibrant colours.....prosaic ...opposite of that ...dull

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

Do you know Prudential Corporation? A insurance company. So, prudence ~ caution ~carefulPURE things are always childish and immature.A boxer's nose is like that of a pug – punched in

Pussy cat is a coward

Focus on "Presum" (Presume)--> To overstep your boundaries by boldly PRESUMing/assuming something.

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.

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

divide the word as propr+iety ..propr(sounds like PROPER)..hence it refers to being PROPER or CORRECT IN CONDUCT..

When you want a magazine, you PREscribe(subscribe) it. Similarly when you want to stop it, you will have to PROSCRIBE. SO PROSCRIBE = prohibit

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.

 think of purefy(purify-to make pure). now put a t in the middle..this makes it opposite. that is to rot.

Word MeaningQuack medically unqualifiedQuaff to swallow hurriedly or greedily

Quagmire

Qualms a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness

Quandary

Quarantine

Quarry animal hunted or caught for foodQuash put down by force or intimidationQueasy causing or fraught with or showing anxietyQuench suppress or crush completely

Querulous habitually complaining

Quibble argue over petty things

Quiddity the quality that makes a thing what it is

Quiescent

Quirk a strange attitude or habit

Quisling

Quiver a shaky motion

Quixotic

Quorum

Quotidian

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally

unfavorable options

isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy

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

Mnemonicthink 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

squash also means the same - compress/suppress.

rhymes with drench (which also means the same). One who keeps questioning (querying) everything.

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.

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

quarantine is pretty familiar in case of antivirus softwares you can quarantine the virus affected files which means to ISOLATE THEM...

read it as qui(kyun)+bble(bill)..KYUN BILL ITNA ZYADA HAI?, you OBJECT to reading of meter & COMPLAIN to the authorities..

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.

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

Word Meaning

Rabid

Racketeer

Raconteur a person skilled in telling anecdotes

Raffish

Rail criticize severely

Ramshackle in deplorable conditionRancid smelling of fermentation or staleness

Rancorous showing deep-seated resentment

Rapacious devouring or craving food in great quantities

Rarefy make more subtle or refined; become thinRave an extravagantly enthusiastic review

Recalcitrant marked by stubborn resistance to authority

Recant

Recidivism habitual relapse into crime

Recondite

Reconnaissance

Recrimination mutual accusations

Recumbent lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

Recuperate get over an illness or shockRedoubtable worthy of respect or honor

Referendum

Refulgent radiating or as if radiating light

Refurbish make brighter and prettier

Refute prove to be false or incorrect

Relegate assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Remiss failing in what duty requires

Remonstrate censure severely or angrily

Renascence a second or new birth

Rendezvous

marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

carry on illegal business activities involving crime

marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

a search made for useful military information in the field, esp. by examining the ground.

a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

a meeting planned at a certain time and place

Rendition

Renege ail to fulfill a promise or obligation

Reparation

Repartee adroitness and cleverness in reply

Repertoire

Reprehensible

Reprisal

Reprobate a person without moral scruples

Repudiate eject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

Requiem

Rescind cancel officially

Resilience

Restive being in a tense stateResuscitate cause to regain consciousness

Reverent

Rhapsodize say (something) with great enthusiasmRhapsody an epic poem adapted for recitation

Rhetoric

Ribald

Risque suggestive of sexual improprietyRivulet a small stream

Robust

Rococo ornate or florid in speech, literary style, etc.

Roster a list of names

Rostrum

Ruminate reflect deeply on a subject

Rummage

a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role

something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

 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 song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively

someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

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

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

rarefy ~ rare ~ low in density ~ thin, sparsethink of Brave, to whom you are giving enthusiastically review for this bravery.

re (back to) + CID (central investigation department) = back to 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

sounds like demonstrate...so remember it like when you are demonstrative you can protest for something.

sounds like "rough"ish so somthing which is rough in behaviour, that reminds of youngsters and they are carefree

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...

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."

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.

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.

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

compare it with making repairs

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

requiem = re (recite) + quie (quiet) + m (man); means recite for a quiet/dead man.

Restive is actually restlessCompare 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

renege : made of re+nege nege is a root for negative, go negative on ones own said words, which is the meaning.

rePARTEE, rhymes with party, so think of the party men, i.e. the politicians who are known for giving a CLEVER REPLY when interviewed.

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

rescind reminds us of "resign", where resign is to cancel your appointment and rescind is to cancel an agreement.

Word MeaningSacerdotal associated with the priesthood or priestsSacrilege blasphemous behavior

Sacrosanct must be kept sacred

Sadistic

Sagacious acutely insightful and wise

Salacious characterized by lustSalubrious promoting health; healthfulSalutary synonym of salubrious

Salvation

Sanctimonious excessively or hypocritically pious

Sanction

Sanguinary

Sanguine

Sap depleteSapid full of flavor

Sardonic

Satiate fill to satisfaction

Satire

Saturnine sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.

Saunter a leisurely walk

Scapegoat

Scarify

Schism division of a group into opposing factionsScourge a person who inspires fear or dread

Scrupulous

Scurrilous grossly or obscenely abusive

Secede

Sedentary requiring sitting or little activity

Sedition

Sedulous marked by care and persistent effortSeemly suitable or appropriate

Semantics

Seminal containing seeds of later development

deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another

the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

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

disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

someone who is punished for the errors of others

puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals

arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

withdraw from an organization or communion

incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.

the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text

Senescent growing oldSententious given to excessive moralizingSepulcher a chamber that is used as a grave

Serendipity

Servitude

Shard a broken piece of a brittle artifact

Shibboleth

Silhouette

Simper to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.

Simulate create a representation or model of

Sinewy

Sinister

Skirmish a minor short-term fight

Skullduggery

Sobriety a manner that is serious and solemn

Solicitous anxious or concerned; eager

Solvent

Somatic

Sophistry

Sophomore a second-year undergraduateSoporific sleep inducing

Sordid

Specious plausible but false

Spendthrift someone who spends money prodigally

Sporadic

Spurious intended to deceive

Squander spend extravagantly

Static showing little if any change; angry criticism

good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

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

consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon; possessing physical strength and

weight; rugged and powerful

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

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

meanly selfish, self-seeking; unethical or dishonest

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable intervals

Statute an act passed by a legislative body

Steep

Stentorian very loud or powerful in soundStickler someone who insists on something

Stoic

Stolid

Striated furrowed; striped;

Stringent

Strut a proud stiff pompous gait

Stultify

Stupefy

Stygian dark or gloomy; hellish

Stymie hinder or prevent the progressSublimate to make nobler or purerSublime lofty or grand

Subpoena serve or summons from courtSuccinct expressed in few words; concise

Succulent full of juiceSuffuse cause to spread or flush or flood through

Sully to soil, stain, or tarnish.Superannuated too old to be useful

Supercilious expressive of contempt

Superfluous more than is needed, desired, or required

Supplant take the place or move into the position of

Supplicate ask humbly (for something)Surfeit eating until excessively full

Surreptitious

Swelter suffer from intense heat

Sycophant

Sloth a disinclination to work or exert yourselfSever cut off from a whole

let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Mnemonicsacred+portal only a priest can open it

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

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

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.

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

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

sancti..sanctity..means sacred...+moni..muni..rishi muni....so a MUNI displaying hypocritical devoutness ...and show his sanctity...to the world.

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

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 .

His "senses went" as he grew older.

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.

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'.

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.

 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

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.

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.

statutory warning

steno is one who writes when one speaks. stento is one who has extremely loud voice.

STRI(Lady) N GENT are binded together- both have to follow some rules when they are together

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

if u SUPPLICATE God will SUPPLY

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.

"slow"thSEVER:If you have Fever, you will be separated or SEVERED from the group.

 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.

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

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.

 surfeit = SIR is FAT..as he eats a lot than required until he is full.

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...

Word Meaning

Tacit

Taciturn habitually reserved and uncommunicative

Tawdry cheap and shoddyTedium dullness owing to length or slowness

Teetotaller one who abstains from drinkingTemerity fearless daring

Tempestuous characterized by violent emotions or behavior

Tenacity persistent determination

Tendentious

Tenet

Tenuous

Tepid

Terse brief and to the pointTether tie with a tether

Thrall

Throes violent pangs of suffering

Thwart hinder or prevent

Timorous timid by nature or revealing timidity

Tirade a speech of violent denunciation

Titan

Toady

Topography

Torpid slow and apathetic

Torpor

Torque a twisting forceTortuous not straightforwardTousled in disarray; extremely disorderly

Tractable easily managed or controlledTraduce

Transgression

Transient one who stays for only a short timeTranslucent allowing light to pass through diffusely

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

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

the state of being under the control of another person

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

inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

 speak unfavorably aboutthe action of going beyond or overstepping

some boundary or limit

Transmute change in outward structure or looks

Travesty

Trenchant incisive or keen; vigorous; clear-cutTruculent defiantly aggressive

Truism an obvious truth

Truncate make shorter as if by cutting off

Tryst a secret rendezvous; a dateTumefy expand abnormallyTurbid cloudy; murky

Turpitude

Tutelage teaching pupils individually

Tyro

any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation

a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

 someone new to a field or activity

Mnemonic

tacit= take + it or you will have to take something which is not expresssed..

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.

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 PITHYTETHER can be split as TiE + HER, so remember it as TIE her WITH A ROPE.

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.

sounds like tired.. your mom gets tired after a TIRADE..i.e. LONG ANGRY DENUNCIATORY SPEECH

TOPOGRAPHY is the GEOGRAPHY of an area, its rivers, roads, buildings, etc.

tor-pid like a tor-toise, we all know they-are-slow

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.

Taxi_turn while taking turns during driving, you will always find the taxi driver silent.; akin to tacit which means "without words"

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

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)

Timorous and Nervous are rhyming words with the same meaning. They refer to someone who is faint-hearted or afraid.

A toady person is like a toad who makes sounds to flatter people just like a toad tries to flatter the female toad..

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,

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

When you walk into a lake and the water is disTURBeD, the water becomes TURBID

turpitude = turbid attitude so a depraved act.

tyro...sounds like try karo....a beginner TRYing to establish his buisness.

 trunc(TRUNK) + cate(CUT).....when you CUT the TRUNK OF THE tree, by cutting the top off, you make it SHORT

TUTELAGE, concentrate on the first part of the word TUTE meaning a kind of TUTOR, who KEEPS A WATCH ON YOU, a GUARDIAN.

Word MeaningUbiquitous being present everywhere at once

Ulterior

Umbrage a feeling of anger caused by being offendedUnabashed not embarrassed

Unconscionable lacking a conscience

Unctuous

Undermine to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means

Underscore give extra weight to

Undulate

UnfathomableUnfeignedUnflagging unceasing

Unfledged young and inexperienced

Unfrock

Ungainly

Unimpeachable free of guilt; not subject to blame

Unkempt not properly maintained or cared for

Unprecedented having no precedent

Unremitting not slackening or abating; incessantUnsavoury morally offensive

Unseemly

Unstinting very generous

Unsullied free from blemishes

Untenable incapable of being defended or justified

Untoward contrary to your interests or welfare

Unwieldy

Unwitting not aware or knowing

Upbraid express criticism towards

Upshot the final issue, the conclusion, or the result

Urbane sophisticated; polished; refined in manner

Usurp

Usury

Utilitarian having a useful function

being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed

unpleasantly and excessively ingratiating in manner or speech

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

 impossible to come to understand not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

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

 lacking grace in movement or posture

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force

the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest

Utopiaan imaginary place considered to be perfect or

ideal

Mnemonicremember 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.

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.

to PREACH is to BLAME some one or lecture them. so "unimPEACHable" is the antonym.

UN+SEEM- does not seem normal

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)

Sachin (Indian cricketer) hit a shot in the air, the outcome of which was a six... and a wi

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.

 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.

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

 Unsullied and Unsoiled have a similar meaning, something spotlessly clean, spick and span.

 It has the word raid in it , it implies when sm1 raids your house and finds black money , u will be scolded very badly

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.

Word MeaningVacillate be undecided about somethingVacuous devoid of matter

Vagary

Vainglorious feeling self-importance

Valediction the act of saying farewell

Vanguard the leading position in any movement or field

Vantage

Vapid lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or taste

Variegated having a variety of colorsVenal capable of being corrupted

Vendetta any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention

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

Verbatim using exactly the same words

Verbose using or containing too many words

Verisimilitude

Vertiginous

Vestige an indication that something has been presentVex to irritate; annoy; provoke

Viable capable of being done

Vicarious

Vicissitude

Vie compete for somethingVigilant carefully observant or attentiveVignette a brief literary description

Vilify spread negative information aboutVirtuoso having or revealing supreme mastery or skillVirulent infectious; having the ability to cause disease

Viscuous thick

Vitreous

Vitriol abusive or venomous language

Vituperative marked by harshly abusive criticism

Vociferous

Volition the act of making a choice

Voluble marked by a ready flow of speech

Voluminous large in number or quantityVoracious devouring or craving food in great quantitiesVulnerable capable of being wounded or hurt

an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance

 the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another

a change or variation occurring in the course of something

relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass

 conspicuously and offensively loud

Mnemonicsounds 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.

all your glorious achievements are in vain if you boast about them

Maruti A Maruti "VAN" needs to be guarded from the front as it doesnot have a bonnet.

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

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

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.

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...

VOICE + FURIOUS = noisy

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.

vagary..break it as vage+ary ,the vage is vague and ary=action meaning something that is vague and not predictable

Valediction comes from validity i.e. expiry of something...which is the end or pertaining to a farewell of something.

 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.

 ver=truth so truthfulness or honesty

Verisimilitude..very + similar + attitude... she tried to put up a very similar attitude.... (verisimilitude..try to put up an appearance)

Vicarious and precarious. It is precarious (unsafe) to use a substitute (vicarious) medicine unless the doctor prescribes it.

Remember the 'IT' (telephone) operator we always abuse and scold, for the internet connection being so slow

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.

Word Meaningwaft be driven or carried along, as by the air

wag move from side to side

waive forego, dispense with

wallow an indolent or clumsy rolling about; delight greatly in

wanderlust very strong or irresistible impulse to travel

wane

wastrel someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently

waver he act of moving back and forth

welter be immersed in; a confused multitude of things

wheedle

whet make keen or more acute; stimulate

whimsical

whittle cut small bits or pare shavings from

willful done by design; intentional

wily marked by skill in deception

winnow blow away or off with a current of air

winsome charming in a childlike or naive way

wizened lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

wont an established customwraith a visible spirit.wreck a serious accident; smash or break forcefullywrit a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

wry humorously sarcastic or mocking

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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

wain = = gain. wane is opposite of gain.

What won't leave is habit or wontthose who hae faith , dont believe in wraith

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

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.

Wry is like cry because they both give your face a contorted look of disgust or

disappointment.

Word Meaning

Xenophobia a fear of foreigners or strangers

Xenophylic

Xylophone a musical instrumentXerothermic characterised by heat and dryness

an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.

MnemonicBreak 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

Word MeaningYearn have a desire for somethingYoke a connection usually between cows on a farm

Yore time long pastYeoman farmer who owns and works his land

Yield bear, produce or provideYokel simple-minded country person; bumpkin

Mnemonic

link to 'Yoke'

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.

Word Meaning

Zany ludicrous, foolish

Zealot

Zenith highest point; apex

Zephyr a slight wind

Zest great enjoyment or excitement; gustoZoology study of animals

 a fervent and even militant proponent of something

Mnemonic

zealot -- zeal + lot a person possessing a lot of zeal

You feel zest at a college festA Zoologist goes to a Zoo to study animals

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..

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