MGH - 300 Basic Words

Question 1

aboveboard

Answer 1

open and honest

Question 2

abysmal

Answer 2

extremely bad
> abee iss maal ko kon laaya means bad maal

Question 3

acme

Answer 3

the highest point of achievement
> acne highest points on skin

Question 4

advocate

Answer 4

speak, plead, or argue in favor of
> judge advocate usually pleads

Question 5

affable

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likeable; easy to talk to
> affection able

Question 6

affluent

Answer 6

wealthy
> wealthy people are influential

Question 7

altruism

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the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
> someone is true and nice means unselfish

Question 8

amiable

Answer 8

friendly
> am i lovable? yes

Question 9

amply

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more than is adequate
> ample

Question 10

amuck

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in a frenzied or uncontrolled state
> mad truck

Question 11

analogous

Answer 11

similar in some respects but otherwise different

Question 12

animosity

Answer 12

intense hostility
> enemy city

Question 13

antedated

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precede in time; come before something in date

Question 14

antiquated

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old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time
> antique + dated means an old item

Question 15

apex

Answer 15

highest point

Question 16

aphorism/aphoristic

Answer 16

a short instructive saying about a general truth
> a phrase

Question 17

appreciable

Answer 17

large enough to be noticed

Question 18

apprehension

Answer 18

fearful expectation
> pre + tension

Question 19

archaic

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so old as to appear to belong to a different period
> study of old things is archaelogy

Question 20

ascendancy

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the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
> ascending means gaining power

Question 21

ascribe

Answer 21

attribute or credit to
> sounds like prescribe

Question 22

assail

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attack in speech or writing
> assailant is common word in mumbai newspapers

Question 23

assuage

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make something intense less severe
> ass usage in toilet makes things better

Question 24

augment

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enlarge or increase; improve
> breast augmentation is a thing

Question 25

autonomously

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In an autonomous or self-governing manner

Question 26

avarice

Answer 26

greed

Question 27

avarice

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greed

Question 28

avert

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turn away; ward off or prevent > sounds like divert

Question 29

avid

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marked by active interest and enthusiasm > person always eager to be in video

Question 30

badger

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to pester > bad girls always pester people

Question 31

balk

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refuse to comply > when you see a bulky thing you avoid it

Question 32

banish

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expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away

Question 33

beatific

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blissfully happy > beautiful things make people happy

Question 34

becoming

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appropriate, and matches nicely

Question 35

begrudge

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to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something; to give reluctantly

Question 36

behoove

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to be one's duty or obligation > sounds like behave which should be one's duty

Question 37

belittle

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lessen the importance, dignity, or reputation of

Question 38

bellicose

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warlike; inclined to quarrel > huge belly people sumo each other

Question 39

benign

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kind; (medicine) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive > cloud nine

Question 40

besiege

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harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried > be seized means harassed by someone in power

Question 41

besmirch

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damage the good name and reputation of someone > mirchi lagake naam bigadna

Question 42

bleak

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having a depressing or gloomy outlook > when someone leaks, he's depressed

Question 43

boon

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a desirable state; very close and convivial > boon or curse

Question 44

boorish

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ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance > BOOing ill mannered people

Question 45

brusquely

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in a blunt, direct manner > why brush? kiss directly

Question 46

buck

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resist > or duck which means avoid

Question 47

buttress

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make stronger or defensible > butts make your sitting stronger

Question 48

cadaverous

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emaciated; gaunt; very pale, thin, or bony > kada (katta) wearing people are thin: stereotype

Question 49

candid

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a straightforward and honest look at something

Question 50

cardinal

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of primary importance; fundamental > kind of cardio(heart) which is primarily important

Question 51

carping

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persistently petty and unjustified criticism > ping your horn at other's cars and that's a bad behaviour

Question 52

cavalier

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given to haughty disregard of others > sounds like cavalry who on the horse are more arrogant than the ones on feet