Group 2 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Ingenuous
Innocent, naive
Mnemonic- in+genuine (people who are genuine are innocent)
Adulterate
Corrupt something by adding another substance
Mnemonic- Milavat se kharab
Advocate
Publicly support
Aggrandize
Increase power/status/reputation of something
Mnemonic- grand(greater, increase)
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings about something/someone
Mnemonic- ambi(both)+ valent
Ameliorate
To make something bad better, improve
Mnemonic- Ameli(Imli) improves taste of food
Anachronistic
Existing out of it’s time in history,
out of date, ancient
Incredulous
Unable/ Unwilling to believe,
Mnemonic-Avishwasi, In(not)+ cred(credit) - credit nahi milta
Diatribe
A bitter verbal attack against something/ someone
Mnemonic- di+ a + tribe
Dessicate
Cause to become completely dry, remove moisture
Audacious
Willing to take risks, do something shocking
Avaricious
Extremely greedy for wealth
Sentence- they are avaricious and will do anything for money
Mnemonic- a+war(in war everyone becomes greedy
Banal
Boring, non interesting, non-original
Benign
Synonym- benignant
Gentle and kind,
Not dangerous to health(eg-tumor)
Brazen
Bold and without shame
Calumny
False accusation attack on someone
Synonym- defamation
Mnemonic- sounds like kalmuhi(saans tells bahu)
Castigate
Strongly punish someone
Reprimand severely
Caustic
Sarcastic in a bitter way,
harshly critical
Construe
Understood meaning of something in a particular way,
Analyzed as, construed as
Contrite
Feeling regret that one has done wrong
Mnemonic- Count+ Right( Count the cash right or you’ll regret it)
Convoluted
Extremely complex and twisted
Mnemonic- vault- breaking into a vault is difficult
Covet
Want something very much that someone else has
Hindi-Lalach
Mnemonic- kuwait(covet) has oil and everyone wants it
Craven
Cowardly, lacking in courage
Sentence- my colleague is a craven person
Opposite of brazen
Deft
Showcasing skill, cleverness
Mnemonic- deaf people are better at other skills
