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Term:
abate
Definition:
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
Focus on 'ate' part of abate. (eat, ate, eaten). When you eat anything, you reduce it's quantity.
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abate
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
Focus on 'ate' part of abate. (eat, ate, eaten). When you
eat anything, you reduce it's quantity.
abscond
to run away, to leave secretly
ab + scond. "Absent in a second."
When you will absent in a second?
When u HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly.
Treat it like james bond, hiding from a villain.
abstain
to choose not to do something
ab (meaning away) + stain : we generally tend to stay
away from stain (dirt, dust etc)
abyss
an extremely deep hole
abyss sounds similar to abuse. When you're seriously
abused, you become depressed and feel like jumping
into an abyss
adulterate
to make impure
when a child becomes adult he loses his purity and
innocence...so any thing adulterated is contaminated or
has lost its purity.
advocate
to speak in favor of
advocate: add+ur VOICE ...support
aesthetic
concerning the appreciation of beauty
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aes + thetic opposite of "pathetic"..means beauty
aggrandize
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
aggrandize ~ ag+grand+eyes = make someone seem
grander/greater in others eyes by raising power etc.
alleviate
to make more bearable
ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (has been eaten up) so
hence you are relieved of the pain and you feel relief
amalgamate
to combine; to mix together
at+mall+game= There is a game at a mall. Hence
people come together...Gather for the game!
ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several
ways
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.
ameliorate
to make better; to improve
In movie Amelie, Amelie tries to improve other people's
lives.
anachronism
something out of place in time
ana (out of order, negative sense) + chron (time).. so
something not placed correctly with respect to time.
analogous
similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
Analogies are given by the lecturers while teaching
which compares the example with the present subject
anomaly
derivation from what is normal
Anomaly= A(means NO) + Nomaly = A(no) +
Normality = ABNORMALITY, DEVIATION FROM
NORMAL ORDER
antagonize
to annoy or provoke to anger
AUNTY+GONE(goes)+ON+ICE....when an aunty
goes on ice bare footed,it provokes her hostility...
antipathy
extreme dislike
remember antipathy as anti party. in politics the people
of anti-party are quite opposite in feeling
lack of interest or emotion
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apathy
a (negative) + pathy : root "pathy" means feeling as in
sympathy; so apathy means lacking interest in
something.
arbitrate
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
arbitrate= (arbit=arbiter=judge)+(trate = treat= act as)
archaic
ancient, old-fashioned
Remember with Archive. As we keep very old thing in
archive- Archaic is related something very old.
ardor
intense and passionate feeling
Example: candidates for citizenship reciting the oath of
allegiance to the United States with all the ardor that
they could muster.
articulate
able to speak clearly and expressively
Example: He was very articulate about his feelings on
the subject.
assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe
Example: He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce.
attenuate
to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
Example: Earplugs will attenuate the loud sounds of the
machinery.
audacious
fearless and daring
Example:She made an audacious decision to quit her
job.
austere
severe or stern in appearance, undecorated, morally
strict
Example: They lived an austere life in the country.
banal
predictable, clichd, boring
Example: He made some banal remarks about the
weather. It was raining and he said it was raining.
bolster
to support; to prop up
Example: She came with me to bolster my confidence.
bombastic
pompous in speech and manner
Example: a bombastic speech intended to impress the
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voters in his congressional district.
cacophony harsh, jarring noise
candid impartial and honest in speech
capricious changing one's mind quickly and often
castigate to punish or criticize harshly
catalyst something that brings about a change in something else
caustic biting in wit
chaos great disorder or confusion
chauvinist
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or
she belongs
chicanery deception by means of craft or guile
cogent convincing and well reasoned
condone to overlook, pardon, or disregard
convoluted intricate and complicated
corroborate to provide supporting evidence
credulous too trusting; gullible
crescendo steadily increasing volume or force
decorum appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
deference respect, courtesy
deride to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
desiccate to dry out thoroughly
desultory jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
diatribe an abusive, condemnatory speech
diffident lacking self-confidence
dilate to make larger; to expand
dilatory intended to delay
dilettante
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a
topic
dirge a funeral hymn or mournful speech
disabuse to set right; to free from error
discern to perceive; to recognize
disparate fundamentally different; entirely unlike
dissemble
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real
intention or character
dissonance a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
dogma a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
dogmatic dictatorial in one's opinions
dupe to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
eclectic selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
efficacy effectiveness
elegy a sorrowful poem or speech
eloquent persuasive and moving, especially in speech
emulate to copy; to try to equal or excel
enervate to reduce in strength
engender to produce, cause, or bring about
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engima a puzzle; a mystery
enumerate to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral lasting a short time
equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning in order to
mislead
erratic wandering and unpredictable
erudite learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric known or understood by only a few
estimable admirable
eulogy speech in praise of someone
euphemism
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more
distasteful one
exacerbate to make worse
exculpate to clear from blame; prove innocent
exigent urgent; requiring immediate action
exonerate to clear of blame
explicit clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
fanatical
acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme,
unquestioned devotion
fawn to grovel
fervid intensely emotional; feverish
florid excessively decorated or embellished
foment to arouse or incite
frugality a tendency to be thrifty or cheap
garrulous tending to talk a lot
gregarious outgoing, sociable
guile deceit or trickery
gullible easily deceived
homogenous of a similar kind
iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and
institutions
imperturbable not capable of being disturbed
impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impetuous quick to act without thinking
implacable unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
inchoate not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical hostile, unfriendly
innocuous harmless
insipid lacking interest or flavor
intransigent uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
inundate to overwhelm; to cover with water
irascible easily made angry
laconic using few words
lament to express sorrow; to grieve
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laud to give praise; to glorify
lavish
to give unsparingly; or extremely generous or
extravagant
lethargic acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
loquacious talkative
lucid clear and easily understood
luminous bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malleable capable of being shaped
metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two different things; a
symbol
meticulous extremely careful about details
misanthrope a person who dislikes others
mitigate to soften; to lessen
mollify to calm or make less severe
monotony lack of variation
nave lacking sophistication or experience
obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obsequious overly submissive and eager to please
obstinate stubborn, unyielding
obviate to prevent; to make unnecessary
occlude to stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
opaque
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of
light
opprobrium public disgrace
ostentation excessive slowness
paradox a contradiction or dilemma
paragon a model of excellence or perfection
pedant someone who shows off learning
perfidious willing to betray one's trust
perfunctory done in a routine way; indifferent
permeate to penetrate
philanthropy charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
placate to soothe or pacify
plastic able to be molded, altered, or bent
plethora excess
pragmatic practical as opposed to idealistic
precipitate
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking
deliberation
prevaricate to lie or deviate from the truth
pristine fresh and clean; uncorrupted
prodigal lavish, wasteful
proliferate to increase in number quickly
propitiate to conciliate; to appease
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propriety correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
prudence wisdom, caution, or restraint
pungent sharp and irritating to the senses
quiescent motionless
rarefy to make thinner or sparser
repudiate to reject the validity of
reticent silent, reserved
rhetoric effective writing or speaking
satiate to satisfy fully or overindulge
soporific causing sleep or lethargy
specious deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
stigma a mark of shame or discredit
stolid unemotional; lacking sensitivity
sublime lofty or grand
tacit done without using words
taciturn silent, not talkative
tirade long, harsh speech or verbal attack
torpor extreme mental and physical sluggishness
transitory temporary, lasting a brief time
vacillate to sway physically; to be indecisive
venerate to respect deeply
veracity filled with truth and accuracy
verbose wordy
vex to annoy
volatile easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
waver to fluctuate between choices
whimsical acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
zeal passion, excitement
abate to decrease; reduce
abdicate to give up a position, right, or power
aberrant deviating from what is normal
abeyance temporary suppression or suspension
abject miserable; pitiful
abjure to reject; abandon formally
abscission
the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or
other part of a plant
abscond to depart secretly
abstemious moderate in appetite
abstinence the giving up of certain pleasures
abysmal very bad
accretion growth in size or increase in amount
accrue to accumulate; grow by additions
adamant uncompromising; unyielding
adjunct something added, attached, or joined
admonish to caution or reprimand
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adulterate to corrupt or make impure
aesthetic relating to beauty or the arts
affected pretentious; phony
affinity fondness; liking; similarity
aggrandize to make larger or greater
aggregate amounting to a whole; total
alacrity cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
alchemy
medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal
into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of
transmutation
allay to lessen; ease; soothe
alleviate to relieve; improve partially
alloy a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
allure the power to entice by charm
amalgamate to combine into a unified whole
ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
ambrosia something delicious; the food of the gods
ameliorate to improve
amenable agreeable; cooperative; suited
amenity something that increases comfort
amulet ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
anachronism something out of the proper time
analgesic medication that reduces or eliminates pain
analogous comparable
anarchy absence of government; state of disorder
anodyne something that calms or soothes pain
anomalous irregular; deviating from the norm
antecedent something that comes before
antediluvian prehistoric
antipathy dislike; hostility
apathy indifference
apex the highest point
apogee
the point in an orbit most distant from the body being
orbited; the highest point
apothegm a terse, witty saying
appease to calm, pacify, placate
appellation name
apposite strikingly appropriate and relevant
apprise to inform
approbation praise, approval
appropriate to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate
apropos relevant
arabesque
ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet
position in which one leg is extended in back while the
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other supports the weight of the body
archeology the study of material evidence of past human life
ardor great emotion or passion
arduous extremely difficult; laborious
argot a specialized vocabulary used by a group
arrest to stop; to seize
artifact item made by human craft
artless guileless; natural
ascetic one who practices self-denial
asperity severity; harshness; irritability
aspersion slander; false rumor
assiduous diligent; hard-working
assuage to make less severe
astringent harsh; severe
asylum place of refuge or shelter
atavism
in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an
organism after several generations of absence; individual
or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a
period of absence
attenuate to weaken
audacious bold; daring
austere stern; unadorned; simple
autonomous self-governing; independent
avarice greed
aver to affirm; declare to be true
avocation secondary occupation
avuncular like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
axiomatic taken for granted; self-evident truth
bacchanalian
pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to
revelry
banal commonplace; trite
banter playful conversation
bard poet
bawdy obscene
beatify to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
bedizen to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
behemoth huge creature; anything very large and powerful
belie to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
beneficent kindly; doing good
bifurcate to divide into two parts
blandishment flattery
blase bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
bolster to give a boost to; prop up; support
bombastic pompous; using inflated language
boorish rude; insensitive
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bovine cowlike
brazen bold; shameless
broach to mention for the first time
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