Group 10

Question 1

Antithesis

Answer 1

Contrast or opposition b/w two things

Question 2

Acumen

Answer 2

Ability to make good and quick decisions

Mnemonic- IQ- Men — high IQ men can make good judgement/ decisions

Question 3

Befuddled

Answer 3

Unable to think carefully

Question 4

Eschew

Answer 4

Avoid something, abstain from

Mnemonic- chewing a chewing gum is bad and you should stay away from it

Question 5

Esoteric

Answer 5

Likely to be understood by a small group of people only

Abstruse, arcane, obscure

Mnemonic- historic things are known only to few people

Question 6

Evasive

Answer 6

Avoid answering something, escape

Mnemonic- sounds like evade-avoiding

Question 7

Exculpate

Answer 7

Show that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing

Mnemonic- ex-culprit

Question 8

Expedite

Answer 8

Make something happen sooner or be accomplished quickly

Mnemonic- ex(exceed)+ ped(speed)— speed up

Question 9

Fastidious

Answer 9

Very attentive to detail and concerned with accuracy

Mnemonic- fast and furious movie v accurate

Question 10

Wane

Answer 10

Decrease in strength, power, number
Become weaker

Mnemonic- wane is opposite of gain

Question 11

Tout

Answer 11

Attempt to sell something by a direct approach
Laud, praise, promote

Mnemonic- shout to tout(promote)

Question 12

Supersede

Answer 12

Replace, take the place of something else

Mnemonic- when a super new thing arrives, we replace it

Question 13

Stoic

Answer 13

A person who can endure pain without complaining

Mnemonic stone+like( if you stone like, you can’t feel pain)

Question 14

Somnolent

Answer 14

Sleepy, drowsy

Question 15

Sever

Answer 15

Divide by cutting or slicing
“The head was severed from the body”

Mnemonic- if you have fever you will be seperated from the group

Question 16

Salutary

Answer 16

Beneficial, good, advantageous

Question 17

Rudimentary

Answer 17

Limited to basic principles,
Basic, elementary, primitive

Mnemonic- sedimentary rocks are base or foundation of a building

Question 18

Portend

Answer 18

Give a sign that something is going to happen

Mnemonic- when we reach a port end, we see a sign that it’s ended(stop sign or something)

Question 19

Pensive

Answer 19

Engaged in serious thought

Mnemonic- when you have pen in your mouth, you are engaged in a serious thought

Question 20

Nonchalant

Answer 20

Calm and relaxed

Mnemonic- when you have no chalaan, you are very calm

Question 21

Lament

Answer 21

A passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Mnemonic- l+amen+t&raquo_space; we say amen in sorrow

Question 22

Feign

Answer 22

Pretend to be affected by something (a feeling,state,injury)

Question 23

Furtive

Answer 23

Secretive, suggesting guilty nervousness

Mnemonic- fur-cats are secretive

Question 24

Indispensable

Answer 24

Absolutely necessary

Mnemonic- something that cannot be disposed is necessary and essential

Question 25

Ascribe

Answer 25

Assign, regard something as being due to