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Abaselower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make(oneself) lose self-respect

abase = a + base; without a base;Imagine you shifted to a new housewhose base is not very strong (withoutbase) and hence it may fall downanytime and can abase you in front of your neighbours.

synonyms : chagrin , humble ,humiliate , mortify 

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Abashembarrass 

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

synonyms : embarrass 

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AbateTo reduce in amount;Put an end to; subside or moderate 

Focus on ‘ate’ part of abate. (eat, ate,eaten). When you eat anything, youreduce it's quantity.

 

synonyms : die away , let up , slack ,slack off  

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Abbreviateshorten 

abbreviate has root brev (brief) in it;brev (brief) means in short. hencemeaning of abbreviate is to shortensomething

synonyms : abridge , contract , cut ,foreshorten , reduce , shorten 

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Abdicaterenounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)

ab (root ab means away as inabandon) + dic (dictatorship) + ate(to eat and hence reduce) : means togive away (or reduce) dictatorship andhence to give-up power.

synonyms : renounce 

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Aberrantabnormal or deviant 

ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focuson ERR and ANT, usually an antfollows a path ... so moving away from(root ab means away from) that pathmeans, error in regular path andhence deviating from normal path...or

behaviour synonyms : deviant , deviate 

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Aberrationdeviation from the normal; mental disorder

sounds like ab + operation due to thementally disorder doctors want to doimmediate operation of the patient

synonyms : distortion ,optical aberration 

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Abetassist usually in doing something wrong; encourage

a+bet ; a bet generally assists you todo something wrong

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Abeyancesuspended action 

Interpret it as opposite of obey+ance-- not obeying the given orders andsuspend the work (action)

synonyms : suspension 

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Abhordetest; hate

a + bhor (bore).. a bore person isalways rejected. Many peoplegenerally abhor a bore person.

synonyms : abominate , execrate ,loathe 

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Abidedwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate

bide in abide sounds likebind(something that binds you).....soabide means that fails to bind you

from your heart..but you merely haveto tolerate

synonyms : bear , brook , digest ,endure , put up , stand , stick out ,stomach , suffer , support , tolerat 

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Abject(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking

pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect 

Abject sounds like Reject...hopelessperson is always rejected

synonyms : low , low-down ,miserable , scummy , scurvy 

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abjurerenounce upon oath 

abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). Heabjured (rejected, moved away from)her earlier statements in front of jury.

synonyms : forswear , recant , resile ,retract 

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Ablutionwashing

ablution ~ a + blue + solution; justimagine some blue color solution usedfor washing clothes.

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Abnegationrenunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation

Ab-negate ~ relate negate to negativeand ab to away. It implies subtractingsomething. Subtracting (removing

away) some important aspect of yourlife means sacrificing something.

synonyms : denial , self-abnegation ,self-denial , self-renunciation 

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Abodedwelling place; home

abode: some people get bored (frombode) staying in home.

synonyms : domicile , dwelling ,dwelling house , habitation , home 

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Abolishcancel; put an end to

ab + polish (bolish) : now we havepolish our shoes and hence put an endto dirt over it.

synonyms : get rid of  

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Abominabledetestable; extremely unpleasant 

abo + min + able : this work is noteven above (ab) my minimum (min)ability (able) level.. so it'sexceptionally bad.

synonyms : atrocious , awful ,

dreadful , painful , terrible ,unspeakable 

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Aboriginalbeing the first of its kind in a region; primitive;

native; indigenous 

A B Original : A-B are initial (original)English alphabets.

synonyms : aborigine , indigen ,indigene , native 

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Abortiveunsuccessful; fruitless 

abortion is a common word whichmeans termination of pregnancy.. andhence something unsuccessful orfruitless.

synonyms : stillborn , unsuccessful 

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Abrasiverubbing away; tending to grind down

ab + rasi -- ab means away and rasisounds like erase.. erasing somethingto remove away some dirt.. hencerubbing away.

synonyms : abradant ,

abrasive material 

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Abridgecondense or shorten

a+bridge : bridges can shorten thetransportation time..

synonyms : abbreviate , contract , cut, foreshorten , reduce , shorten 

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Abrogateabolish

A's (someone's) Brother is standingnear INDIA GATE to abolish the exciseduty law.

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Abscissioncutting off; separation 

ab + scission = scissor scissorseparates two things by cuttingthem ,so separation

synonyms : cutting off  

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Absconddepart secretly and hide 

abs + cond (condition) : I should havesix pack abs is an important conditionbefore she can abscond with me.

synonyms : absquatulate , bolt ,decamp , go off , make off , run off  

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Absolutecomplete; totally unlimited; having complete power

"solute" sounds like salute and we useto salute people having completepower.

synonyms : infrangible , inviolable 

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Absolvepardon (an offense)

ab + solve : if you can solve thisproblem, I can absolve your sin fromthe accusation of cheating in exam. (ateacher said to his student)

synonyms : free , justify 

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Abstainrefrain; withhold from participation; intentionally notuse one's vote

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

synonyms : desist , refrain 

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Abstemioussparing in eating and drinking; temperate 

abs (abs) + stemious (stamina): Tobuild stamina or six pack abs, youhave to eat and drink carefully.

synonyms : light 

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Abstinencerestraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking.

abstinence (sounds like absent) : likebeing absent from enjoying pleasantthings

synonyms : abstention 

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Abstracttheoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational 

abs+tract(able). Do u think gettingabs is tractable(manageable) or easy,certainly not its only theoretical in

most

synonyms : outline , precis , synopsis 

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Abstruseobscure; profound; difficult to understand

It contains "ab....use". ab generallystands for negative sense and so 'ab+use' can be taken as difficult to use. A

word will be difficult to use if it isdifficult to understand.

synonyms : deep , recondite 

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Abusivecoarsely insulting; physically harmful

ab + usive : ab+use; ab is generallyused in negative (bad) sense. Hence,we should not use bad language

(abusive)in front of our child.

synonyms : opprobrious , scurrilous 

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Abutborder upon; adjoin 

A+But : 'But' is used to (ad)join twosentence as in example : He is goodguy, but not a good student.

synonyms : adjoin , border , butt ,butt against , butt on , edge , march 

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Abysmalbottomless

ab (negative sense, not) + y small.something which is not small, so bigand hence limitless or bottomless.

synonyms : abyssal , unfathomable 

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Abyssenormous chasm; vast bottomless pit

a + bys (take dis as 20 i.e. bees inhindi language)+mal(take it asmile)..... so a 20 mile deep pit in the

ground looks like its bottomless.

synonyms : abysm 

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Academicrelated to a school; not practical or directly useful

synonyms : academician ,faculty member 

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Accedeagree 

sounds like accept + agreed : accede

synonyms : acquiesce , assent 

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Acceleratemove faster

accelerate..A+CCELERATE(SOUNDSLIKE CELEBRATE).....well imagine yougot a chance to CELEBRATE your

birthday with britny spears and youneed to be on time,so please MOVEFASTER , so you can reach on time.

synonyms : quicken , speed ,speed up 

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Accessibleeasy to approach; obtainable 

ACCESS(something which you are ableto use or enter) + ible(ABLE)...SO youare ABLE to use your computer, well

then, mail your resume to companiesbecause it is EASY TO APPROACHthem via mail.

synonyms : approachable 

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Accessoryadditional object; useful but not essential thing

access(EXCESS)+ory(ornaments)..SOyou have got excess of ornaments,which are not very essential for

you,as your clothes,then why do youwaste so much money on additionalobjects like this.

synonyms : add-on , appurtenance ,supplement 

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Acclaimapplaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce withgreat approval

look at the last 3 letters AIM -> whenyou had reached ur aim u will bepraised

synonyms : acclamation , eclat ,plaudit , plaudits 

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Acclimateadjust to climate or environment; adapt

adjust to climate or environment;adapt

synonyms : acclimatise , acclimatize 

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Acclivitysharp upslope of a hill

try to look for 'cliff' in this word andcliff means a high, steep face of rock.Also, try to look for elevate (elivity) in

this word which also means upslope.

synonyms : ascent , climb , raise , rise 

, upgrade 

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Accoladeaward of merit; strong praise and approval

a+col+lade.. seems like "a collegeleader"..and if you are a college leaderthen you will get a strong praise and

approval.

synonyms : award , honor , honour ,

laurels 

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Accommodateoblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony

you accommodate someone when youprovide accommodation, so you arehelping him/her.

synonyms : adapt 

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Accomplicepartner in crime 

accomplice ~ accompany + police; soaccompany police implies helpingpolice in reducing crime ; accomplice

means opposite of this : partner incrime.

synonyms : confederate 

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Accordagreement

agreement between father and sonthat he will buy accord (Honda Accord,car name)for his son if he scores top

in his exams.

synonyms : pact , treaty 

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Accostapproach and speak first to a person

accost ~ sounds like at any cost. I willapproach and speak to her at anycost.

synonyms : hook , solicit 

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Accoutre equip

accoutre ~ sounds like encounter.....imagine cops often need to be wellequipped (accoutred) during

encounter.

synonyms : accouter 

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Accretiongrowth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth

accretion ~ add + creation , thisaddition to creation leads to growth

synonyms : accumulation 

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Accruecome to one as a gain; accumulate over time.

Accrue meansaccumulate,increase,mountup,amass..And sounds like a-crew and

crew means: all the people working ona ship, plane, etc.. so remember itwith crew members who accumulatefood, other necessary things while

they sail.. synonyms : fall 

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Acerbitybitterness of speech and temper

a + cerbity (in hindi language sharbatimeans sweet solution) and 'a' showsnegation hence its like something

which is not sweet hence bitter.

synonyms : acrimony , bitterness ,

 jaundice , tartness , thorniness 

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Acetic vinegary

acetic is derived from aceticacid..which is a week acid,which wegenerally use to make bakery

products.

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Acidulousslightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic

ACID..(USUALLY SOUR AND BITTER INTASTE)...so anything which includeacid will automatically give you sour

and bitter taste

synonyms : acid , acidic , acidulent 

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Acknowledgerecognize; admit

ac(ACCORDING)+knowledge...according to myknowledge business schools generally

admit very intelligent students.

synonyms : know , recognise ,

recognize 

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Acmepeak; pinnacle; highest point

Sounds like LAKME (face cream)whose products promise your beautyto reach its peak.

synonyms : apex , peak , vertex 

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Acneskin disease (on the face)

sounds like Lakme (face cream)Whose products may cause skindisease on face

A ti

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Acousticsscience of sound; quality that makes a room easy orhard to hear in

a+co(couple)+stics(sticks)-a couple of sticks when striked produce asound...relates to science of sound...

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Acquiesceassent; agree passively; comply without protest

acQUIEsce..concentrate on the partquie. and remember quiet.. whichmeans submissive.. or imagine some1

who is quiet will give in without anyprotest

synonyms : accede , assent 

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Acquittaldeliverance from a charge

Sounds like quit i.e., to leavesomething or someone ... ordeliverance from a charge..

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Acridbitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent

remove "r" from acrid, so now itbecomes acid and acid is always bitterin taste and when smelt its pungent

too

synonyms : acerb , acerbic , acid ,

bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous ,sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic 

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Acrimoniousstinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner

acri + moni + ous ~ a crore money;excess of money, which can makesomeone bitter, harsh

synonyms : bitter 

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Acrophobiafear of heights

a-crow, crow fly at a HEIGHT, phobia-fear hence easy to remember

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Actuarialcalculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuarial sounds like factorial whichimplies doing calculation.

A

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 Actuarysomeone who advises insurance companies 

actuary actual, serious who deals withinsurance companies

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Actuatemotivate; activate; cause to act

actuate.. sounds like activate..weneed motivation (or some incentives)to activate our thinkings..

synonyms : activate , set off , spark ,spark off , touch off , trigger ,

trigger off , trip 

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Acuitysharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

acuity ~ a +cute; just imagine a cutegirl you met in train who only haveexternal beauty but doesn't have

sharpness of mind.

synonyms : acuteness , keenness ,

sharpness 

Acumen

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Acumenmental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to

 judge quickly and well

acumen sounds like IQ-men.. menwith high IQ have ability to judgequickly (has keen insight).

synonyms : insightfulness 

Acute

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Acute(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen;penetrating

acute angle is angle less than 90degree...so angles with smallmeasurement will have SHARP

vertex...

synonyms : acute accent , ague 

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Adagewise saying; proverb

Adage ~ add+age = when a person isadding in age (increase in age, oldpeople) .. old people generally use lots

of adage in their conversation.

synonyms : byword , proverb , saw 

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Adamanthard; inflexible

adamant ~ a + diamond : diamond isa very hard substance and hence wecan't break it easily. Similarly,

adamant person is one whom we can'tpersuade easily.

synonyms : diamond 

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Addendum

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Addendumaddition; appendix to book; something that is added(as at the end of a speech or book)

add+end+um...anything added in theend of the book.

synonyms : postscript , supplement 

Addiction

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Addictioncompulsive habitual need 

"ad+dict+ion" - dict means say, sosaying yes to some habit is addicted tothat habit

synonyms : dependance , dependence , dependency , habituation 

c

Addle

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Addlemake or become confused; muddle; drive crazy;become rotten (egg)

ADDLE ~ sounds like riddle which isusually confusing and hence we getconfused.

synonyms : muddle , puddle 

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Addressdirect a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss

synonyms : savoir-faire 

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Adeptexpert at; very skilled

A + dept : dept ~ department; ourchemical engineering departmentconsist of expert professors in every

topic.

synonyms : ace , champion , genius ,hotshot , maven , mavin , sensation ,

star , superstar , virtuoso , whiz ,whizz , wiz , wizard 

Adhere

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Adherestick fast; be a devotd follower 

adhere ~ add + here; so adding towthings together means to stick them.

synonyms : cleave , cling , cohere ,stick 

adherent

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adherentsupporter; follower

add + her + in to the group ....because she is a supporter andfollower of our group (disciple)

synonyms : disciple 

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Adjacentadjoining; neighboring; close by

synonyms : next , side by side 

Adjoin

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Adjoinbe next to 

ad + join ~ adjacent and joining

synonyms : contact , meet , touch 

Adjourn

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Adjournsuspend until a later time; move from one place toanother

ad + journ ~ add (time) to your journey means extending your journey. adjourn means opposite of 

it : end or suspend something.

synonyms : break up , recess 

Adjuration

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Adjurationsolemn urging 

adjuration : ad + jur(JURY)+ ation :so a request or appeal to jury aboutsomething.

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Adjutantstaff officer assisting the commander; assistant

ADJUT(adjacent of an) ANT....antsusually assist one other to tracepath..since all ants are side by side

**** so fictitiously think that a staff officer ant is assisting path to thecommander during the war ****

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admonishwarn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove

to avoid A DEMON-ish act, a motherWarns her naughty child [Note: A faceof a demon as the warning Sign]

synonyms : reprove 

Ad

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Adorelove deeply and respect highly

a + dore : if you adore your wife andshe adores you, it means there is "adore (a thread)" between you two.

Ad

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Adorndecorate

adorn=ad(d)+ orn(ament). Additionof ornaments to a woman can adornher body

synonyms : beautify , decorate ,embellish , grace , ornament 

Ad it

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Adroitskillful (in using mind or hand)

adroit ~ a + draw it : sounds likedraw. for drawing something you mustbe skillful.

Adulation

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Adulationflattery; admiration that is more than is necessary ordeserved

adulation ~ ad + u + late; To act in anad (advertisement) you came late, soproducer became furious...in order to

cool him u need to FLATTER him.

Adulteratemake impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or

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make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or

tainted(contaminated) substances 

when a child becomes adult he loseshis purity and innocence...so any thingadulterated is contaminated or has

lost its purity.

synonyms : debase , dilute , load ,

stretch 

Ad t

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Adventarrival

advent ~ d(ad) + went : assume thatif you call your dad's office to knowthe arrival of your father the office boy

says.....your dad(AD) went(vent) tohome...that means he is arriving.

synonyms : coming 

Ad titi

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Adventitiousaccidental; casual; happening by chance

sounds like adventurous.. when u gofor adventure then something happensaccidental..or by chance.

Adversary

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Adversaryopponent; enemy 

concentrate on ADVERSE : one whogives us adverse effects i.e. opponents

synonyms : antagonist , opponent ,opposer , resister 

Ad e se

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Adversegoing against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile

adverse ~ ad-worse, (adding worse) :something which is contrary to yourinterests or welfare can only make

your situation worse.

synonyms : contrary 

Adversity

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ygreat hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitousevent

ad-worse, when the conditions areworst, its your misfortune..

synonyms : hard knocks , hardship 

Advert

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Advertrefer

advertisement.. it sounds like that.. soads refer to a product

synonyms : ad , advertisement ,advertising , advertizement ,advertizing 

advocacy

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ysupport; active pleading on behalf of someone orsomething

advocacy ~ advocate; advocatealways supports his client

synonyms : protagonism 

Advocate

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speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge;plead for

synonyms : advocator , exponent ,proponent 

Aegis

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Aegisshield; protection; defense

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

synonyms : auspices , protection 

Aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating thebeautiful (of a person or building)

aesthetic ~ aastha (faith or belief);You have aastha in aesthetic things(person or object)

synonyms : esthetic 

Affable

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Affableeasily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly

aff (affair) + able : You will be able tohave an affair with a girl only if she isaffable.

synonyms : amiable , cordial , genial 

Affected

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Affectedartificial; pretended

affect ~ effect; side-effects of somemedicine can make you affected.

synonyms : unnatural 

Affidavit

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written statement made under oath (for use as proof ina court of law)

AFF-ID-AVIT: now making a sentenceout of it, I gave my ID to David th judge, thus a written statement that

you swear is true, and that can beused as evidence in court

Affiliation

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 joining; associating with

affiliation ~ a feel; you always havegood feeling for people you areaffiliated with.

synonyms : association , tie , tie-up 

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Affirmation

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Affirmationpositive assertion; confirmation

firm in the middle of the word tellsthere is something positive.a positivenotion.

synonyms : assertion , statement 

Affliction

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Afflictionstate of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering

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