Kaplan Test Words Flashcards
(106 cards)
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abreast of
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remain current
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apportioned
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divided and allocated
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Compelling
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Powerfully interesting
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Construe
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Short Definition : To make an assumption based on evidence is to construe.
Definition
(verb) make sense of; assign a meaning to
Synonyms : interpret , see
Example Sentence
What message do you see in this letter?
How do you interpret his behavior?
Some readers may construe this news to be a scientific attack on women.
You need to CONcentrate truely to decode TRUe messages.
You could construe that eating an entire box of cookies might make you feel a bit sick. And you might not want to eat them again for a very long time.
The opposite of construe is misconstrue, which means to falsely or wrongly interpret. If you get a poor grade on an essay, you shouldn’t construe that your teacher dislikes you. If you do, you misconstrue your work for his feelings.
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Envisaged
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Visualozed
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Farcical
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Mocking
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Incisive
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Insightful
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Falsifies
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Fabricates
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Ingenuous
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Honest
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Intricate
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Elaborate
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nuanced
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balanced
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Odious
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Distasteful
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Pathos
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(noun) a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
(noun) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
(noun) a style that has the power to evoke feelings
path is the root word for feeling… when we say “oh”, its sound like something sad…. so pathos means a feeling that is sad… so sorrow
We Feel Sorry for the Poor whom we see on our PATH
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Ploddingly
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Slowly
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Precocious
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Unusually advanced or mature
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Precursor to
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Forerunner
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Predicates
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Asserts
Declares
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Ornery
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Stubbornly defiant
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Preoccupation with
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Obsession with
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PREORDAIN
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decide or determine an outcome in advance
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Preponderance
Preponderant
\pri-ˈpän-d(ə-)rən(t)s\
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- (noun) superiority in power or influence
Synonyms : power, powerfulness
“the preponderance of good over evil”
- (noun) a superiority in numbers or amount
Synonyms : prevalence
“a preponderance of evidence against the defendant”
- (noun) exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
Synonyms:heaviness, weightness
“the property of being comparatively great in weight”
ponderous means weighty, unwieldy…so preponderance may be remembered as something having heavy weight, quantity or power
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Rap-scal-lion
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Rascal or rogue
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Retract
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Withdraw
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Rivet
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Substantiates
Validates
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Wayward
willfully disobedient
Capricious
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abettor
(noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another
a+bettor..(BETTER)..when your moral is down..and if someone encourages or helps u in understanding things.you feel better..so abettor.. makes you feel better.
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Abound
(verb) be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
Definition
(verb) be in a state of movement or action
Synonyms : bristle , burst
Example Sentence
The room abounded with screaming children
The garden bristled with toddlers
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acculturation
_Definition_
(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
_Synonyms_ : [enculturation](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/enculturation) , [socialisation](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/socialisation) , [socialization](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/socialization)
_Example Sentence_
* the socialization of children to the norms of their culture
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_Definition_
(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society
_Synonyms_ : [culture](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/culture)
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_Definition_
(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
_Synonyms_ : [assimilation](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/assimilation)
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adduce
_Definition_
(verb) advance evidence for
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [abduce](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/abduce) , [cite](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cite)
sounds as SEDUCE...when you want to seduce someone you have TO PROVE OR GIVE THE EVIDENCE that you are hot
TV ADD USEs example of people happily using their product to advance their argument - buy our product. t..
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adjudicator
_Definition_
(noun) a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
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aforementioned
_Definition_
(adj) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
_Synonyms_ : [aforesaid](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/aforesaid) , [said](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/said)
_Example Sentence_
* works of all the aforementioned authors
* said party has denied the charges
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agonistic
_Definition_
(adj) of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
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_Definition_
(adj) striving to overcome in argument
_Synonyms_ : [agonistical](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/agonistical) , [combative](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/combative)
_Example Sentence_
* a dialectical and agonistic approach
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_Definition_
(adj) struggling for effect
_Synonyms_ : [strained](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/strained)
_Example Sentence_
* agonistic poses
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akimbo
_Definition_
(adj) (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
_Example Sentence_
* a tailor sitting with legs akimbo
* stood with arms akimbo
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_Definition_
(adv) with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
_Example Sentence_
* she stood there akimbo
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albatross
_Definition_
(noun) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
_Synonyms_ : [millstone](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/millstone)
_Example Sentence_
* she was an albatross around his neck
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_Definition_
(noun) large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
_Synonyms_ : [mollymawk](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mollymawk)
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Aleatory
_Definition_
(adj) dependent on chance
_Example Sentence_
```
* the aleatory element in life
## xample sentences for aleatory
```
The first type of uncertainty is *aleatory* uncertainty.
The condition made is *aleatory*, but that does not affect its validity or enforceability.
They have recently been termed *aleatory* and epistemic uncertainty.
The *aleatory* and epistemic uncertainty can be combined into a composite variability.
Aleatory causation involves physical processes that may be probabilistic.
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amortize
_Definition_
(verb) liquidate gradually
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [amortise](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/amortise)
more na giye liquid hoye gelo monster ta
Examples:
Conventional mortgages have fixed rates and terms, with payments that amortize the debt by the end of the term.
Advertising on the blades would enable you to amortize the costs of getting clean renewable energy to supply your site.
Hopefully, some of the future plans will be dirt-cheap, allowing people to amortize the initial cost of the unlocked phone.
It also takes time to amortize the high cost of building a store.
IOs do not amortize principal and have higher remaining balances later in their life than amortizing mortgages.
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analeptic
_Definition_
(noun) a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
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_Definition_
(adj) stimulating the central nervous system
_Example Sentence_
* an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system
* mnemonic
* Analeptic - - it is similiar to Anasthetic ie; a drug
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anomie
_Definition_
(noun) personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
_Synonyms_ : [anomy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/anomy)
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_Definition_
(noun) lack of moral standards in a society
_Synonyms_ : [anomy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/anomy)
The breakdown of personal relationships has been a major cause of depression and *anomie* among boomers.
Add to all that a major dollop of alienation and *anomie*.
There's something deeply unconvincing about this fashionable *anomie*.
Americans, in other words, aren't exactly suffering from *anomie*.
The actors are often in the grip of stylized *anomie*.
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apportion
_Definition_
(verb) distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
_Synonyms_ : [allocate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/allocate)
_Example Sentence_
* I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
* I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
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_Definition_
(verb) give out as one's portion or share
_Synonyms_ : [deal](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/deal) , [divvy up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/divvy%20up) , [portion out](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/portion%20out) , [share](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/share)
a-planned-portion
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Apposed
*archaic* **:** to put before **:** apply (one thing) to another
**:**** to place in juxtaposition or proximity**
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Apprenticeship
(noun) the position of apprentice
**a** **:** one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade
**b** **:** one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers a trade, art, or calling
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**:** an inexperienced person **:** [novice](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novice) apprentice in cooking>
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arrant
_Definition_
(adj) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
_Synonyms_ : [complete](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/complete) , [consummate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/consummate) , [double-dyed](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/double-dyed) , [everlasting](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/everlasting) , [gross](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/gross) , [perfect](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/perfect) , [pure](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pure) , [sodding](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sodding) ,[staring](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/staring) , [stark](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/stark) , [thoroughgoing](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/thoroughgoing) , [unadulterated](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/unadulterated) , [utter](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/utter)
arrant sounds like error - the less qualified the more errors you make.
_ Example Sentence_
* an arrant fool
* a complete coward
* a consummate fool
* a double-dyed villain
* gross negligence
* a perfect idiot
* pure folly
* what a sodding mess
* stark staring mad
* a thoroughgoing villain
* utter nonsense
* the unadulterated truth
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asseveration
_Definition_
(noun) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [assertion](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/assertion) , [averment](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/averment)
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autodidact
_Definition_
(noun) a person who has taught himself
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avail
_Definition_
(noun) a means of serving
_Synonyms_ : [help](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/help) , [service](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/service)
_Example Sentence_
* of no avail
* there's no help for it
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_Definition_
(verb) use to one's advantage
_Example Sentence_
* He availed himself of the available resources
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_Definition_
(verb) be of use to, be useful to
_Example Sentence_
* It will avail them to dispose of their booty
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_Definition_
(verb) take or use
_Synonyms_ : [help](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/help)
_Example Sentence_
* She helped herself to some of the office supplies
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avant-garde
_Definition_
(noun) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
_Synonyms_ : [new wave](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/new%20wave) , [van](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/van) , [vanguard](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/vanguard)
gradesystem is new innovative and creative system
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_Definition_
(adj) radically new or original
_Synonyms_ : [daring](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/daring)
_Example Sentence_
* an avant-garde theater piece
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Balkanize
_Definition_
(verb) divide a territory into small, hostile states
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [balkanise](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/balkanise)
balcony of our house is small & hostle as its in ground floor
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Barbarous
(adj) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
_Synonyms_ : [brutal](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/brutal) , [cruel](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cruel) , [fell](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fell) , [roughshod](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/roughshod) , [savage](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/savage) , [vicious](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/vicious)
_Example Sentence_
* a barbarous crime
* brutal beatings
* cruel tortures
* Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
* a savage slap
* vicious kicks
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_Definition_
(adj) primitive in customs and culture
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**bay** = উপসাগর , বাড়ি ইত্যাদির কোনো একটি অংশ , ঘেউঘেউ ডাক , লালচে-বাদামী রঙের ঘোড়া , জয়গৌরব
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* *bay window** = ঘুলঘুলি
* *bay bar** = উপসাগরীয় চর
* *bring to bay** = কোণ-�� াসা করা
* *sick-bay** = জাহাজের হাসপাতান
* *keep one at bay** = নিকটে আসিতে না দেওয়া
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bedlam
(noun) a state of extreme confusion and disorder
_Synonyms_ : [chaos](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/chaos) , [pandemonium](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pandemonium) , [topsy-turvydom](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/topsy-turvydom) , [topsy-turvyness](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/topsy-turvyness)
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_Definition_
(noun) pejorative terms for an insane asylum
_Synonyms_ : [booby hatch](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/booby%20hatch) , [crazy house](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/crazy%20house) , [cuckoo's nest](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cuckoo's%20nest) , [funny farm](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/funny%20farm) , [funny house](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/funny%20house) , [loony bin](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/loony%20bin) ,[madhouse](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/madhouse) , [nut house](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/nut%20house) , [nuthouse](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/nuthouse) , [sanatorium](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sanatorium) , [snake pit](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/snake%20pit)
A state of extreme confusion and disorder....in hindi..its like..bad lamhe..means bad moments..during our bad lamhe or bad moments there is extreme disorder and chaoes
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belletristic
_Definition_
(adj) written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content
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**_Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for belletristic_**
belletristic sounds like ballet.ballet is a fine dance,belletristic is fine literature
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besotted
_Definition_
(adj) very drunk
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [blind drunk](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blind%20drunk) , [blotto](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blotto) , [cockeyed](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cockeyed) , [crocked](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/crocked) , [fuddled](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fuddled) , [loaded](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/loaded) , [pie-eyed](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pie-eyed) , [pissed](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pissed) ,[pixilated](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pixilated) , [plastered](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/plastered) , [slopped](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/slopped) , [sloshed](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sloshed) , [smashed](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/smashed) , [soaked](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/soaked) , [soused](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/soused) , [sozzled](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sozzled) , [squiffy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/squiffy) , [stiff](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/stiff) ,[tight](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/tight) , [we](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/wet)t
BESOTTED -\> BEER + SODDEN = SODDEN with BEER
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blather
_Definition_
(noun) foolish gibberish
_Synonyms_ : [blatherskite](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blatherskite)
_Definition_
(verb) to talk foolishly
_Synonyms_ : [babble](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/babble) , [blether](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blether) , [blither](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blither) , [smatter](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/smatter)
_Example Sentence_
* The two women babbled and crooned at the baby
* bla bla bla bla....
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bleat
_Definition_
(noun) the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
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_Definition_
(verb) talk whiningly
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_Definition_
(verb) cry plaintively
_Synonyms_ : [baa](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/baa) , [blat](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blat) , [blate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blate)
ble ble ble
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boondoggle
_Definition_
(noun) work of little or no value done merely to look busy
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_Definition_
(verb) do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
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bootless
_Definition_
(adj) unproductive of success
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [fruitless](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fruitless) , [futile](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/futile) , [sleevele](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sleeveless)ss, vain
BOOT(consider this as legs) LESS....jo apne pairon par khada nahi ho sakta wo useless hota hain.X
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botch
_Definition_
(noun) an embarrassing mistake
_Synonyms_ : [bloomer](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bloomer) , [blooper](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blooper) , [blunder](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blunder) , [boner](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/boner) , [boo-boo](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/boo-boo) , [bungle](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bungle) , [flub](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/flub) , [foul-up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/foul-up) , [fuckup](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fuckup) , [pratfall](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pratfall)
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_Definition_
(verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin
_Synonyms_ : [ball up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/ball%20up) , [blow](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blow) , [bobble](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bobble) , [bodge](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bodge) , [bollix](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bollix) , [bollix up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bollix%20up) , [bollocks](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bollocks) , [bollocks up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bollocks%20up) , [botch up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/botch%20up) ,[bumble](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bumble) , [bungle](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bungle) , [flub](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/flub) , [fluff](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fluff) , [foul up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/foul%20up) , [fuck up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fuck%20up) , [fumble](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fumble) , [louse up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/louse%20up) , [mess up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mess%20up) , [mishandle](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mishandle) , [muck up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/muck%20up), [muff](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/muff) , [screw up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/screw%20up) , [spoil](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/spoil)
_Example Sentence_
* I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
* the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
botch.......rhymes like ..bache...in hindi means children ...often do blunders....:)
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bustling
_Definition_
(adj) full of energetic and noisy activity
_Example Sentence_
* a bustling city
buRstling..compare with Burst..when burst occurs energy release and noise heard.bustling means moves energetically or noisly.
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cad
_Definition_
(noun) someone who is morally reprehensible
_Synonyms_ : [blackguard](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blackguard) , [bounder](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bounder) , [dog](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/dog) , [heel](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/heel) , [hound](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/hound)
_Example Sentence_
* you dirty dog
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_Definition_
(noun) software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
_Synonyms_ : [computer-aided design](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/computer-aided%20design)
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coltish
_Definition_
(adj) given to merry frolicking
_Synonyms_ : [frolicky](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/frolicky) , [frolicsome](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/frolicsome) , [rollicking](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/rollicking) , [sportive](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sportive)
_Example Sentence_
* frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes
"Colt" is a uncastrated young horse full of energy without discipline.
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chump
_Definition_
(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of 
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [fall guy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fall%20guy) , [fool](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fool) , [gull](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/gull) , [mark](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mark) , [mug](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mug) , [patsy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/patsy) , [soft touch](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/soft%20touch) , [sucker](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sucker)
chump is champoo in hindi which means stupid person.
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Confabulation
_Definition_
(noun) an informal conversation
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [chat](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/chat) , [confab](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/confab) , [schmoose](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/schmoose) , [schmooze](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/schmooze)
Confabulation : (Con)fabulation : fabulous An informal conversation is usually fabulous as one can talk freely the way ,he/she wants.
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contortion
_Definition_
(noun) the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
_Synonyms_ : [deformation](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/deformation)
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_Definition_
(noun) a tortuous and twisted shape or position
_Synonyms_ : [crookedness](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/crookedness) , [torsion](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/torsion) , [tortuosity](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/tortuosity) , [tortuousness](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/tortuousness)
A result of the application of torsional force.
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Contrapuntal
_Definition_
(adj) relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint
_Example Sentence_
* contrapuntal base
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_Definition_
(adj) having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
_Synonyms_ : [polyphonic](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/polyphonic)
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contretemps
_Definition_
(noun) an awkward clash
_Example Sentence_
* he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman
CONTRA TIMES: adverse times
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cornerstone
_Definition_
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
_Synonyms_ : [base](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/base) , [basis](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/basis) , [foundation](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/foundation) , [fundament](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fundament) , [groundwork](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/groundwork)
_Example Sentence_
* the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
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_Definition_
(noun) a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
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_Definition_
(noun) a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
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cosset
_Definition_
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence
_Synonyms_ : [baby](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/baby) , [cocker](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cocker) , [coddle](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/coddle) , [featherbed](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/featherbed) , [indulge](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/indulge) , [mollycoddle](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mollycoddle) , [pamper](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pamper) , [spoil](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/spoil)
_Example Sentence_
* grandparents often pamper the children
* Let's not mollycoddle our students!
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costive
costive - Dictionary definition and meaning for word **costive**
_Definition_
(adj) retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating
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covey
_Definition_
(noun) a small collection of people
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_Definition_
(noun) a small flock of grouse or partridge
covey:-con hai vey chor in between you ppl
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crackpot
_Definition_
(noun) a whimsically eccentric person
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [crank](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/crank) , [fruitcake](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fruitcake) , [nut](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/nut) , [nut case](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/nut%20case) , [screwball](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/screwball)
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curt
_Definition_
(adj) marked by rude or peremptory shortness
_Synonyms_ : [brusk](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/brusk) , [brusque](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/brusque) , [short](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/short)
_Example Sentence_
* try to cultivate a less brusque manner
* a curt reply
* the salesgirl was very short with him
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_Definition_
(adj) brief and to the point; effectively cut short
_Synonyms_ : [crisp](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/crisp) , [laconic](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/laconic) , [terse](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/terse)
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decry
_Definition_
(verb) express strong disapproval of
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [condemn](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/condemn) , [excoriate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/excoriate) , [objurgate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/objurgate) , [reprobate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/reprobate)
eep + cry... focus on the CRY PART ...a girl CRYING to express her disapproval of getting married now.
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delimit
_Definition_
(verb) determine the essential quality of
_Synonyms_ : [define](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/define) , [delimitate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/delimitate) , [delineate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/delineate) , [specify](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/specify)
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_Definition_
(verb) be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
_Synonyms_ : [subtend](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/subtend)
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_Definition_
(verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
_Synonyms_ : [delimitate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/delimitate) , [demarcate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/demarcate)
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demarcate
_Definition_
(verb) separate clearly, as if by boundaries
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_Definition_
(verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
_Synonyms_ : [delimit](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/delimit) , [delimitate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/delimitate)
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denomination
_Definition_
(noun) a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
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```
_Definition_
(noun) a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
```
_Example Sentence_
* he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations
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_Definition_
(noun) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
_Synonyms_ : [appellation](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/appellation) , [appellative](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/appellative) , [designation](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/designation)
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dicey
_Definition_
(adj) of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
_Synonyms_ : [chanceful](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/chanceful) , [chancy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/chancy) , [dodgy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/dodgy)
_Example Sentence_
* an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog
DICE was a matter of risk and danger to dharmaraju and pandavas
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dionysian
_Definition_
(adj) of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus
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dissimulation
_Definition_
(noun) the act of deceiving
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [deceit](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/deceit) , [deception](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/deception) , [dissembling](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/dissembling)
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divagate
_Definition_
(verb) lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
_Synonyms_ : [digress](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/digress) , [stray](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/stray) , [wander](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/wander)
_Example Sentence_
* She always digresses when telling a story
* her mind wanders
* Don't digress when you give a lecture
divagate:divide it into 2 parts,DIVYA +GATE. while during preparation of his GATE EXAM,he met a girl DIVYA & started romancing with him.i.e he "deviates from his path".
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doyenne
_Definition_
(noun) a woman who is the senior member of a group
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dramaturgy
_Definition_
(noun) the art of writing and producing plays
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [dramatic art](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/dramatic%20art) , [dramatics](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/dramatics) , [theater](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/theater) , [theatre](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/theatre)
dramaturgy---look for the word DRAMA...the art of writing and playing DRAMA....
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dyed-in-the-wool
through and through; complete: *a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.*
dyed before weaving.
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dystopian
_Definition_
(adj) of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia
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_Definition_
(adj) as bad as can be; characterized by human misery
_Example Sentence_
* AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages
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ecumenical
_Definition_
(adj) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
_Synonyms_ : [ecumenic](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/ecumenic) , [oecumenic](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/oecumenic) , [oecumenical](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/oecumenical)
_Example Sentence_
* ecumenical thinking
* ecumenical activities
* the ecumenical movement
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_Definition_
(adj) of worldwide scope or applicability
_Synonyms_ : [cosmopolitan](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cosmopolitan) , [general](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/general) , [oecumenical](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/oecumenical) , [universal](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/universal) , [world-wide](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/world-wide) , [worldwide](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/worldwide)
ECUMENICAL-\> EClectic + MANY...uniting MANY ECLECTIC peoples.
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enshrine
_Definition_
(verb) enclose in a shrine
_Synonyms_ : [shrine](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/shrine)
_Example Sentence_
* the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral
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_Definition_
(verb) hold sacred
_Synonyms_ : [saint](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/saint)
ENlightenment when you DIVINE
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eschew
_Definition_
(verb) avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [shun](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/shun)
es+CHEW... CHEWING a CHEWINGGUM IS A BAD HABIT while working in an office, so you must avoid this HABIT.
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excogitate
cogitate neans to think over.. let me cogitate over the issue to decide on it.
_Definition_
(verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
_Synonyms_ : [contrive](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/contrive) , [devise](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/devise) , [forge](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/forge) , [formulate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/formulate) , [invent](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/invent)
_Example Sentence_
* excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
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_Definition_
(verb) reflect deeply on a subject
_Synonyms_ : [chew over](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/chew%20over) , [contemplate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/contemplate) , [meditate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/meditate) , [mull](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mull) , [mull over](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mull%20over) , [muse](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/muse) , [ponder](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/ponder) , [reflect](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/reflect) ,[ruminate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/ruminate) , [speculate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/speculate) , [think over](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/think%20over)
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excruciating
_Definition_
(adj) extremely painful
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [agonising](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/agonising) , [agonizing](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/agonizing) , [harrowing](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/harrowing) , [torturesome](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/torturesome) , [torturing](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/torturing) , [torturous](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/torturous)
My ex-screwed me.....its extremely painful
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crucial state of pain...
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Expeditious
_Definition_
(adj) marked by speed and efficiency
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explicate
_Definition_
(verb) make plain and comprehensible
_Synonyms_ : [explain](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/explain)
_Example Sentence_
* He explained the laws of physics to his students
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_Definition_
(verb) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
_Synonyms_ : [develop](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/develop) , [formulate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/formulate)
_Example Sentence_
* Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
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Ravish
_Definition_
(verb) force (someone) to have sex against their will
_Synonyms_ : [assault](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/assault) , [dishonor](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/dishonor) , [dishonour](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/dishonour) , [outrage](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/outrage) , [rape](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/rape) , [violate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/violate)
_Example Sentence_
* The woman was raped on her way home at night
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_Definition_
(verb) hold spellbound
_Synonyms_ : [delight](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/delight) , [enchant](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/enchant) , [enrapture](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/enrapture) , [enthral](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/enthral) , [enthrall](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/enthrall) , [transport](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/transport)
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recede
_Definition_
(verb) pull back or move away or backward
_Synonyms_ : [draw back](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/draw%20back) , [move back](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/move%20back) , [pull away](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pull%20away) , [pull back](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/pull%20back) , [retire](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/retire) , [retreat](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/retreat) , [withdraw](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/withdraw)
_Example Sentence_
* The enemy withdrew
* The limo pulled away from the curb
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_Definition_
(verb) retreat
_Synonyms_ : [drop off](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/drop%20off) , [fall back](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fall%20back) , [fall behind](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fall%20behind) , [lose](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/lose)
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_Definition_
(verb) become faint or more distant
_Example Sentence_
* the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older
*
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recrimination
_Definition_
(noun) mutual accusations
re-crimina-tion: crimina relates to a crime. recrimination means: one accusing the other for a crime. The other "re" accused him of another crime.
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regalia
_Definition_
(noun) paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
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_Definition_
(noun) especially fine or decorative clothing
_Synonyms_ : [array](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/array) , [raiment](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/raiment)
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requite
_Definition_
(verb) make repayment for or return something
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [repay](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/repay)
re+QUITE one would be quiet only after taking his REVENGE.
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retch
think of it as if u wnt to speak sth. (REach for words) but the words jst choke in ur mouth and you THROW-UP a mere TCH (d usual sound made while u PUKE)
_Definition_
(verb) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
_Synonyms_ : [gag](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/gag) , [heave](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/heave)
_Definition_
(noun) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
_Synonyms_ : [heave](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/heave)
_Example Sentence_
* a bad case of the heaves
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_Definition_
(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
_Synonyms_ : [barf](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/barf) , [be sick](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/be%20sick) , [cast](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cast) , [cat](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cat) , [chuck](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/chuck) , [disgorge](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/disgorge) , [honk](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/honk) , [puke](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/puke) , [purge](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/purge) , [regorge](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/regorge) ,[regurgitate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/regurgitate) , [sick](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/sick) , [spew](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/spew) , [spue](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/spue) , [throw up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/throw%20up) , [upchuck](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/upchuck) , [vomit](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/vomit) , [vomit up](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/vomit%20up)
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retort
_Definition_
(noun) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
_Synonyms_ : [comeback](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/comeback) , [counter](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/counter) , [rejoinder](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/rejoinder) , [replication](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/replication) , [return](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/return) , [riposte](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/riposte)
_Example Sentence_
* it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
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_Definition_
(noun) a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
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_Definition_
(verb) answer back
_Synonyms_ : [come back](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/come%20back) , [rejoin](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/rejoin) , [repay](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/repay) , [return](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/return) , [riposte](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/riposte)
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revisionist
_Definition_
(noun) a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position
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risible
_Definition_
(adj) arousing or provoking laughter
_Synonyms_ : [amusing](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/amusing) , [comic](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/comic) , [comical](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/comical) , [funny](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/funny) , [laughable](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/laughable) , [mirthful](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/mirthful)
_Example Sentence_
* an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
* an amusing fellow
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risque
_Definition_
(adj) suggestive of sexual impropriety
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [blue](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/blue) , [gamey](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/gamey) , [gamy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/gamy) , [juicy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/juicy) , [naughty](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/naughty) , [racy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/racy) , [spicy](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/spicy)
Risque talk has become risky as people from media blow thing out of proportion.........
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rudder
_Definition_
(noun) a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes
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_Definition_
(noun) (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
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said
_Definition_
(adj) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
## Footnote
_Synonyms_ : [aforementioned](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/aforementioned) , [aforesaid](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/aforesaid)
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Salvo
_Definition_
(noun) an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
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_Definition_
(noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
_Synonyms_ : [burst](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/burst) , [fusillade](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/fusillade) , [volley](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/volley)
_Example Sentence_
* our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
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_Definition_
(noun) a sudden outburst of cheers
_Example Sentence_
* there was a salvo of approval
poore saal(whole year) salvo of bullets in the kashmir valley
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scotch
scotch leads to scotch(drink too much and u'll fall down being hurt)
_Definition_
(noun) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
_Synonyms_ : [score](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/score)
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_Definition_
(noun) whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
_Synonyms_ : [malt whiskey](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/malt%20whiskey) , [malt whisky](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/malt%20whisky) , [scotch malt whiskey](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/scotch%20malt%20whiskey) , [scotch malt whisky](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/scotch%20malt%20whisky) , [scotch whiskey](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/scotch%20whiskey) , [scotch whisky](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/scotch%20whisky)
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_Definition_
(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
_Synonyms_ : [baffle](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/baffle) , [bilk](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/bilk) , [cross](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/cross) , [foil](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/foil) , [frustrate](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/frustrate) , [queer](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/queer) , [spoil](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/spoil) , [thwart](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/thwart)
_Example Sentence_
* What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
* foil your opponent
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_Definition_
(verb) make a small cut or score into
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_Definition_
(adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
_Synonyms_ : [scots](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/scots) , [scottish](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/scottish)
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semiotic
_Definition_
(adj) of or relating to semiotics
_Synonyms_ : [semiotical](http://mnemonicdictionary.com/word/semiotical)
_Example Sentence_
* semiotic analysis
