Group5_HitParade

Question 1

aggrandize

Answer 1

• *Meanings:** to increase in intensity, power, or prestige
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• *Mnemonics:** to aggregate (in power)

Question 2

anachronism

Answer 2

• *Meanings:** something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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• *Mnemonics:** related to chronology

Question 3

astringent

Answer 3

• *Meanings:** having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
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• *Mnemonics:** like stringent (having that stringent effect)

Question 4

derision

Answer 4

• *Meanings:** scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment
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• *Mnemonics:** Noun form is ‘deride’ and in high school, if you don’t have a car (de ride) that is expensive enough, other kids may mock and ridicule you

Question 5

desiccate

Answer 5

• *Meanings:** to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
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• *Mnemonics:** Desert Cake”: Cake that has been dried out and turned dull in taste

Question 6

dilettante

Answer 6

• *Meanings:** one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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• *Mnemonics:** i called ramu tent wala and ramu tied dhilla(loose) tent because he was dilettante

Question 7

disparage

Answer 7

• *Meanings:** to slight or belittle
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• *Mnemonics:** dispa-rage can be read as display a rage. When you display your RAGE on your juniors you BELITTLE them in front of the others.

Question 8

immutable

Answer 8

• *Meanings:** not capable of change
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• *Mnemonics:** mutation implies changes in genes etc. Therefore, it is im(non) + mutable ie cannot change

Question 9

inimical

Answer 9

• *Meanings:** damaging; harmful; injurious
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• *Mnemonics:** inimi=enemy, and enemies cause damage. So inimical means something damaging.

Question 10

intractable

Answer 10

• *Meanings:** not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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• *Mnemonics:** Intractable: things which can not be brought in the right track… opposite of tractable.

Question 11

neophyte

Answer 11

• *Meanings:** a recent convert; a beginner; novice
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• *Mnemonics:** neo+phyte ~ new + fight; A new member or beginner always has to fight to establish his own identity.

Question 12

presumptuous

Answer 12

• *Meanings:** overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
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• *Mnemonics:** Focus on “Presum” (Presume)–> To overstep your boundaries by boldly PRESUMing/assuming something.

Question 13

probity

Answer 13

• *Meanings:** adherence to highest principles; uprightness
• *Sentence 1:** in a world where financial probity may not be widespread
• *Sentence 2:** he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity
• *Mnemonics:** Probe is done to verify probity.So probity=neccessity (or reason ) for probe.

Question 14

proclivity

Answer 14

• *Meanings:** a natural predisposition or inclination
• *Sentence 1:** he has a proclivity for exaggeration
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• *Mnemonics:** Pro (for) + Clivity = inclination. An inclination for something

Question 15

profligate

Answer 15

• *Meanings:** excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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• *Mnemonics:** all high-profiled ppl are mostly spendthrifts

Question 16

prosaic

Answer 16

• *Meanings:** dull; unimaginative
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• *Mnemonics:** Prosaic - Prozac is a tablet given to depressed people. Depressed people are dull and unimaginative

Question 17

quixotic

Answer 17

• *Meanings:** foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
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• *Mnemonics:** quixotic== quick + exotic, if you desire something exotic to happen quickly in your life it is just a daydream.

Question 18

quotidian

Answer 18

• *Meanings:** occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
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• *Mnemonics:** Qoutidian=Quoted every day

Question 19

rarefy

Answer 19

• *Meanings:** to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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• *Mnemonics:** rare-fy rare ~ low in density (therefore thin, sparse) -fy is a root means “to make”. you “make” something “thinner” is rarefy.

Question 20

recondite

Answer 20

• *Meanings:** hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
• *Sentence 1:** Since I do not have a law degree, I find it hard to understand the recondite terms of the contract.
• *Sentence 2:** The difficult concept of the physics theory was recondite to everyone but the scientists.
• *Mnemonics:** read recondite as “re conduct”. The professor re coducted(repeated) the topic as the students could not understand properly.

Question 21

refulgent

Answer 21

• *Meanings:** radiant; shiny; brilliant
• *Sentence 1:** George was positively glowing with refulgent energy
• *Sentence 2:** Oswald was in awe of the refulgent sunset
• *Mnemonics:** refulgent sounds like detergent.. use detergent to make things shine

Question 22

renege

Answer 22

• *Meanings:** to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
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• *Mnemonics:** from renegade. Baby im a renegade like you.

Question 23

terse

Answer 23

• *Meanings:** brief and concise in wording
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• *Mnemonics:** TERSE rhymes with VERSE.jus a verse is always CONCISE and PITHY

Question 24

tout

Answer 24

• *Meanings:** to publicly praise or promote
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• *Mnemonics:** touts praise people

Question 25

trenchant

Answer 25

* *Meanings:** sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating * *Sentence 1:** * *Sentence 2:** * *Mnemonics:** TRENCH means to CUT So TRENCHANT--\>CUTTING OR SHARP insight

Question 26

unfeigned

Answer 26

* *Meanings:** genuine; not false or hypocritical * *Sentence 1:** * *Sentence 2:** * *Mnemonics:** un(not)-feigned(fined): you are left unfined if you are HONEST, and this is a GENUINE fact.

Question 27

untenable

Answer 27

* *Meanings:** indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable * *Sentence 1:** Since Jack and Jill felt that marriage was untenable, they decided to get a divorce. * *Sentence 2:** Atheists do not believe in the idea of a God because they see no proof of the untenable theory * *Mnemonics:** Unable to put a tent around to protect.

Question 28

vacillate

Answer 28

* *Meanings:** to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; to waver * *Sentence 1:** * *Sentence 2:** * *Mnemonics:** sounds like OScillate..so something which moves from one position to another position.

Question 29

variegated

Answer 29

* *Meanings:** multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color * *Sentence 1:** * *Sentence 2:** * *Mnemonics:** varie(various)-gated(gates)... the gates are of various colors

Question 30

vexation

Answer 30

* *Meanings:** annoyance; irritation * *Sentence 1:** * *Sentence 2:** * *Mnemonics:** vexation sound's some what like waxation if we do waxation we get irritation on our skin

Question 31

vituperate

Answer 31

* *Meanings:** to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate * *Sentence 1:** * *Sentence 2:** * *Mnemonics:** think of the word "berate" (to scold/rebuke)--- vitu(p)BERATE