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Title Page No.1. Abject 12. Ablution 23. Abstemious 3

4. Abstruse 45. Acerbic 56. Affluent 67. Baffled 7

8. Work Out Zone 89. Answers 9



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ABJECT

ABJECT

Misery can come in many shapes and sizes, but one of the most common faces of misery is that of poverty.And the word abject is found most often as a partner to the word poverty. The phrase ‗abject poverty‘ is aubiquitous as poverty itself.

The dictionary definitions for abject are as follows:1. Brought low in condition or status. (adjective)2. Being of the most contemptible kind. (adjective)3. Being of the most miserable kind; wretched. (adjective)

Masters Tip to remember Abject:It‘s pretty simple to remember this word: just keep in mind the misery that poverty brings.It is not a pretty scene to remember but we are only doing so to learn the word. And the image of the wordreminds of the same connection: the miserable and abject conditions that poverty has brought in Africa.

Usage of the word Abject:1. An ugly totem for the abject failure of our criminal justice system. – www.guardain.co.uk 2. The minister was told by the press that most of the children at the orphanage were living in abject poverty.

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ABSTEMIOUS

ABSTEMIOUS The word ‗ABSTEMIOUS‘ is only difficult to pronounce but it is very easy to remember. The dictionary

definition for abstemious is as follows:1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. (adj.)2. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. (adj.)3. sparing: an abstemious diet. (adj.)

Masters Tip to remember Abstemious:The word ‗abstemious‘ can be remembered with the help of one very simple tip: relate it to the ‗Buddha‘ andthe tenets of sects like ‗Buddhism‘. These essentially convey to its follower that one needs to adopt a simpleand austere way of life, with restrai n being important virtue of one‘s life. There are a few sects in this worldwhich take this concept to the extreme and start to talk in terms of self denial. Abstemious is not one suchextreme word but it does imply a moderation and avoiding of excesses.

So the simple tip for this word: Abstemious equals to Buddha and the restrained way of life he preached.

Usage:In terms of usage, the word can be used in the following ways:1. Surprisingly abstemious in a scene rife with temptation, she and her lover Robert Mapplethorpe tradedhunger and privation for their places in the pantheon of art. — The Guardian, ―Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010‖ 2. The islanders are somewhat abstemious at this repast; reserving the more powerful efforts of their appetiteto a later period of the day. -Typee by Melville, Herman

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ABSTRUSE

Abstruse

There are certain things in life that are very hard to understand. Let us take a few examples. For some,

mathematics is very difficult to understand so for them it becomes an abstruse subject. For others, worldmatters of wealth and money are hard to fathom and decipher so for those individuals economic systems areabstruse systems. And for some it is extremely hard to understand why they were spurned and rejected bytheir lover. For these individuals, love is an abstruse subject (these would be the most common of all thecategories we have mentioned).

The dictionary definitions for abstruse are as follows:1. hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.

Masters Tip to remember Abject:

Just keep a simple relation in mind to learn this word. We all fall in love and find the emotion very hard tounderstand, for love is a confusing subject.

Usage Examples for Abstruse:1. The subject is too abstruse for anyone to understand, and it is better that it is left alone.2. The machinations for agriculture in the budget this year seem abstruse for the layman to understand them.3. Abstruse problems in mathematics are very common.

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ACERBIC

Acerbic

The image for the word acerbic in a way is self-explanatory and does more that to just point the meaning. Interms of dictionary definitions, the word carries the following meanings:1. Sour or astringent in taste: Lemon juice is acerbic. (Adjective)2. Harsh or severe, as of temper or expression. (Adjective)

Usage examples:1. His acerbic remarks generally make sure that he ends up making a lot of enemies.2. The possession of an acerbic wit can be like a double edged sword, when it cuts oneself one does not evencome to know.1. David Rennie of the Economist is leaving - we will miss him, but look forward to his acerbic insights onBritish politics in the future.2. This ahead-of-its-time series was an acerbic comedy of manners with loads of backstabbing and laughs

along the way.

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AFFLUENT

AFFLUENT

The word symbolic of power, prominence and above all prosperity: Affluent.It signifies riches to the extent that one no longer needs to worry for money in life, a dreamlike state that allmortals aspire to at a certain stage of life (exception to the rule: saints and sages).

The dictionary definitions for affluent are as follows:1. Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich. (adjective)2. Plentiful; abundant. (adjective)3. Flowing freely; copious. (adjective)4. A stream or river that flows into a larger one; a tributary. (noun)5. A person who is well-off financially. (noun)

Masters Tip to remember Affluent:

Recall the richest person you know. He may be a friend, a friend‘s father, a relative or even you could be therichest person you know (the chances of this happening are very less). The one word you would use todescribe this person for sure would be AFFLUENT.

Usage Examples for Affluent:1. The last year has in general seen a reduction in affluence, and the rich seem to have gone down a littlequieter in their celebrations.2. The difference between the schools in the affluent areas of the city and the ones in the poor ones isalarming and shocking.

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BAFFLED

BAFFLED

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are faced with a greater number of questions than theanswers you have? Such a perplexing state of affairs, where one is at one‘s wit‘s end, is one where one istruly baffled.

The dictionary definitions for Baffled are as follows:1. To frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing; stymie. (verb)2. To impede the force or movement of. (verb)3. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light. (noun)4. A partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a loudspeaker. (noun)

Masters Tip to remember Baffled:Remember the situation where you had to make a choice: which girl should you go out with (for the guys that

is)? Or which guy should I go out with (for the girls that is)?This is one situation where you were baffled.You can easily find scores of many such in stances, can‘t you?

Usage Examples for Baffled:1. Inception is one movie that has surely baffled the audiences; one finds it hard to keep a track of events.2. Being baffled at times is not all that bad; in fact confusion can have its own fruits.

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Answers: Work Out Zone

Work Out 11-C, 2-F, 3-A, 4-B, 5-D, 6-G, 7-E

Work Out 2

1-no, 2-yes, 3-no, 4-no, 5-no, 6-yes, 7-yes

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