Group 3

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

Become less strong/intense,
Decrease in force/intensity

Question 2

Abjure

Answer 2

Solemnly renounce, retract

Question 3

Verbose

Answer 3

Expressed in more words than needed
Mnemonic- verbal+boss—- boss is extremely verbal

Question 4

Prodigal

Answer 4

Spending money recklessly, wasting money

Question 5

Antipathy

Answer 5

Deep feeling of not liking someone/something

Question 6

Arcane

Answer 6

Mysterious or secretive

Question 7

Arduous

Answer 7

Involving strenuous effort, tiring

Mnemonic- hard+you+us

Question 8

Artless

Answer 8

Natural, without any deception

Question 9

Polarize

Answer 9

Divide it into two contrasting groups

Question 10

Equivocate

Answer 10

Using ambiguous language(more than one meaning)

Question 11

Dilatory

Answer 11

Slow to act, causing delay

Mnemonic- dilation(pregnancy delay)

Question 12

Diffident

Answer 12

Shy because of lack of confidence

Mnemonic- difficult to be confident

Question 13

Desultory

Answer 13

No plan, happending randomly

Mnemonic- sounds like sulk, you sulk when there’s no plan

Question 14

Deference

Answer 14

Polite behavior that one shows toward something/someone out of respect

Question 15

Cosmopolitan

Answer 15

Mixture of cultures

Question 16

Copious

Answer 16

Abundant in supply

Mnemonic- copy(photocopies)

Question 17

Contend

Answer 17

To say or argue that something is true

Question 18

Cogent

Answer 18

Clear, logical, convincing

Mnemonic- gents are very logical(ik sexist but gotta remember)

Question 19

Coalesce

Answer 19

Come together to form a whole

Question 20

Chicanery

Answer 20

Use of deception

Mnemonic- chicken ko deception se maar diya

Question 21

Canonize

Answer 21

Treat of great significance

Question 22

Cacophonous

Answer 22

Loud, unpleasant sounds

Mnemonic- ca-caw(sound crow makes)

Question 23

Burgeon

Answer 23

Flourish, begin or grow

Question 24

Bucolic

Answer 24

Pleasant aspects of countryside

Question 25

Assuage

Answer 25

Satisfy

make an unpleasant feeling less intense

Question 26

Ascetic

Answer 26

Austere, severe self discipline
Simple, no decoration