Sharath Sir's

THE LEARNERS'
SOCIETY

Vocabulary
DAY-4
acquiescence beseech catharsis defiant elicit

acquit besiege catholic defile elite

acrimony betray caustic definitive eloquence

acumen biased cede deft elucidate

acute bigot celibate defunct elude

adamant bizzare censorious degrade elusive

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 acquiescence
Meaning the acceptance of something without protest
Memory Trigger A-QUIET SENSE
Sample sentence
While I did not want to go to the show with Laura, her begging
eventually caused me to acquiesce.
The administration decided to acquiesce and let the students have a
dance.

acquit
Meaning discharge, set free, exonerate
Memory Trigger ACQUIT-CONVICT- QUIT
Sample sentence
Although the teacher was acquitted of child molestation charges,
she still lost her educator’s license.
The board of directors did not fire the company president because
he was acquitted of the misconduct allegations.

acrimony
Meaning bitterness or ill feeling
A-CRIME-ON-ME charged by my colleagues brings ACRIMONY
Memory Trigger
between us
Sample sentence
Her acrimony for her neighbors manifests itself with shouting and
stomping
An acrimonious dispute between wife and husband brought bitter
separation

acumen
Meaning keenness and depth of perception
Memory Trigger ACUMEN- IQ MAN
Sample sentence
Financial acumen is an asset in the share market
Although Sarah wants to become a state senator, she lacks the
political acumen to win enough votes.

acute
Meaning mentally sharp, critical, extremely pressing
Memory Trigger 0
Sample sentence
Since Barb has an acute fear of drowning, she has never entered a
swimming pool.
Jim will not live much longer because he has an acute case of brain
cancer.

adamant
Meaning Hard, stuborn, rigid
Memory Trigger ADAMANT- A- DIAMOND is very ADAMANT and rigid
Sample sentence
He is so adamant in his beliefs that no one can change his mind!
Unemployed residents are adamant about finding job openings.
 beseech
Meaning to ask someone for something in an urgent and sincere way
Memory Trigger BESEECH- BEG+ SEEK
Sample sentence
Because we were trying to sleep, my husband went out of his way to
beseech our neighbor to turn down his loud music.
The walkway was filled with fans who sought to beseech the actor
for his autograph.

besiege
Meaning to approach with an excessive number of requests or questions

Memory Trigger BESIEGE- BESET-BELEAGUER are synonyms

Sample sentence
On Black Friday, customers will besiege store employees with
thousands of product requests.
The homeless people will often besiege tourists with their pleas for
money.

betray
Meaning be disloyal, reveal a secret

Memory Trigger BETRAYED- BE TRICKED

Sample sentence

The soldiers dismissed the idea that their commander would betray
them to the enemy.
After being offered a million dollars to betray his country, Eric
agreed to spy for Russia.

biased
Meaning partiality, favoring a person or a side
Memory Trigger BIASED- BOSS
Sample sentence
Because she was likely to be biased to her niece’s beauty, Roxie
didn’t want to judge the pageant that Paige took part in.

The bigot admits that he is biased toward immigrants and

stereotypes people according to their race before he ever meets

bigot
Meaning person who is prejudiced in his views
Memory Trigger BIGOT- BY-GOD, MY-GOD
Sample sentence
Elaine is a racist bigot who refuses to speak to anyone of a different
race.
Because Helen is very close-minded, many people consider her to
be a bigot.

bizzare
Meaning Very strange or unusual
Memory Trigger Indian Bazaars look BIZZARE to foreigners
Sample sentence
The bizarre movie we watched last night was so odd we left the
theater in stunned silence.
On her trip around the world, Bridgett found the custom of eating
snake quite bizarre
 catharsis
Meaning emotional cleansing through drama
Memory Trigger 0
Sample sentence
Crying is a great catharsis for releasing pain and anger.
As the city grieves for those who died during the hurricane, many
survivors find catharsis in the warmth of area churches.

catholic
Meaning universal, liberal
Memory Trigger CATHOLIC-HOLISTIC-WHOLE
Sample sentence
With the catholic display of videos to choose from, you could watch
a video on a completely different subject each day for the rest of
your life.
If the catholic demonstration of events doesn’t present you with
something to do, then nothing will due to the large amount of
selections.

caustic
Meaning corrosive, sarcastic

Memory Trigger CAUSTIC- SARCASTIC

Sample sentence
Being caustic to the receptionist is not going to get you in the
doctor’s office any sooner.
After waiting over an hour for my food, I became caustic with the
waitress.

cede
Meaning yield, surrender
Memory Trigger ACCEDE-CONCEDE-CEDE
Sample sentence
When Matt became terminally ill, he had no choice but
Dan was happy his mother had no plans to cede her maternal duties

celibate
Meaning away from sensual desires, unmarried
Memory Trigger CELIBATE never CELEBRATES valentines day
Sample sentence
The sister’s vow of celibacy was not understood by her family
Committing himself to a life of celibacy, the priest turned his focus to
God.

censorious
Meaning fault finding, critical
Memory Trigger CENSOR board is CENSORIOUS(fault finding)
Sample sentence
Although I found the painting very unappealing, I smiled at the artist
and kept my censorious thoughts to myself.
The censorious pastor made several harsh remarks
 defiant
Meaning resisting, opposing
Memory Trigger DEFIANT-DEFY-DENY
Sample sentence
The defiant child threw a tantrum when it was time to go to bed.
Because Gina is a defiant teenager, she is often called to the
principal’s office.

defile
Meaning to pollute, to make dirty
Memory Trigger DEFILE- DO ILLand SPOIL
Sample sentence
Although recent history has shown some improvement, humans
continue to defile the planet with their extravagance and waste of
natural resources.
The mission statement of the Neighborhood Association was drawn
up to ensure that new residents would not defile the historic
community by making changes.

definitive
Meaning decisive, most reliable

Memory Trigger DEFINITIVE- DECISIVE decision

Sample sentence
As soon as the doctor gave a definitive diagnosis, the nurse began
the patient’s treatment.
The jury’s verdict is seen as the definitive decision on a defendant’s
guilt or innocence.

deft
Meaning adept, skillful
Memory Trigger Many DEAF people are DEFT(skillful) in Art
Sample sentence
Because Jake is a deft electrician, it will not take him long
to rewire the electrical outlets in the bathroom.
Only a deft artist can perfectly capture the model’s figure in clay

defunct
Meaning dead, no longer in use
Memory Trigger DEFUNCT- NO FUNCTion
Sample sentence
Though the car was defunct, he knew that with the right parts and
some hard work he could restore it.
After being hit by a hurricane, the entire neighborhood was defunct.

degrade
Meaning to reduce in status, rank , etc.,
Memory Trigger A- grade is excellent, D-grade is very bad
Sample sentence
During the presidential debate, the candidates degrade each other
with insults and name-calling.
The mean teenage girls at my high school would degrade the nerdy
 elicit
Meaning extract from, draw out by discussion
Memory Trigger We ELECT the ELITE( the best)
Sample sentence
An elite group of surgeons will perform the complex surgery on the
president.
During the Olympics, our country will be represented by a squad of
elite professional basketball players.

eloquence
Meaning fluent or persuasive speaking

Memory Trigger ELOQUENT- FLUENT

Sample sentence
Anyone who read this book could not put it down due to
the eloquence of the writing making for a smooth read.
Since the girl spoke from the heart, the eloquence in her words
allowed everyone to completely understand and believe what she
was saying

elucidate
Meaning make clear, explain

Memory Trigger ELUCIDATE- LUCID- Make clear

Sample sentence

Since Larry had a stroke, he has been unable to elucidate his

thoughts verbally.
I hope my review will elucidate the strengths and weaknesses I
found in your novel

elude
Meaning avoid, evade
Memory Trigger Fox succeeded in ELUDING the hunters
Sample sentence

The criminal was able to elude the police in the crowded mall.

When Hazel shoplifts, she tries to elude the store cameras

elusive
Meaning difficult to catch
Memory Trigger ELUSIVE-ILLUSIVE things are hard to catch
Sample sentence
The police are finding it difficult to catch the elusive bank robber.
Since I am not very good at math, earning an “A” in geometry is an
elusive goal for me.