W1 Flashcards
enervating
exhausted
{energy wasting}
shirk
Evade
{sherif is evaded in GTA}
protean
everchanging
{protein and DNA keeps changing}
derelict
abandoned /deserted
{deleted}
inveterate
deep-seated/ congenital / ingrained / habitual
{virtues in veterants are deep seated in their character}
lachrymose
sad/mournful/tearful
{do not lack remorse}
supercilious
arrogant/ contemptuous
{super sully asshole}
altruism
one who keeps others before oneself
{all true ; u before me}
gainsay
to contradict / oppose / criticize
{against say}
remiss
careless
{re missed the class}
sanctimonious
making a show of morally superior to other people
{sanctty sold for money}
abjure
reject/refuse
{one with abs can refuse the jury’s decision}
adjure
request
{one who wants his product’s add to be there must request/take permission from the jury}
insidious
gradual or subtle but very harmful effects
{Insidious movie m Ghost slowly kills its host}
mendacious
deceitful/lying
{mending for vicious ulteriors}
homily
lecture/scolding/lesson
{do silly things at home and get a lecture from mom}
homely
unattractive
{at home, girls dont do make up hence look homely}
diffident
shy/reticent/inhibited
baleful
menacing/threatening
{Joker in Christian Bale’s Batman was baleful}
unruly
hard to manage
{un - rulable}
truculent
hostile/ cruel
{truck cruel to ant}
rapacity
excessive greed
{wrap a city -> Govind}
pedigree
ancestral line/lineage
{pedia - tree}
caveat
warning / caution / admonition
{cave-eat}
redolent
pleasant
{red rose odor}
rectitude
righteousness / good virtues
{correct attitude}
puerile
childish
{children play with purile}
munificent
very generous
{muni declares facade to cents}
ebullient
energetic/ exuberant
{Red Bull}
parsimony
miser
{dude, atleast spend some money}
slake
quench/satiate/satisfy
{lake}
cupidity
gree for money
{cupid arrowed a wallet for Govind}
preamble
preface/ preliminaries/ introduction
{pre + ambush}
penchant
strong liking
{pen chant}
curmudgeon
old grumpy irritable man
{curse + mud + dungeon}
obsequious
too much obedience/ submissive
{obsessed}
ubiquitous
found everywhere/ prevalent / omnipresent/ pervasive
{everywhere ‘u’ in the word}
melange
mixture
{melon + orange}
medley
mixture
{medlibs}
transient
lasting for short time
salutary
good / prolific / advantageou
{goof things deserve to be saluted}
abated
to reduce
{~rebate}