1100 Barron's Book 21-25

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Scion

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Child, descendent

a descendant of a notable family."he was the scion of a wealthy family"

Hint 1

scion can be remembered as son.

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INDOCTRINE

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To teach certain principles

teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically."broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating the masses"

Hint 2

Doctorine~Doctor..remember munna bhai..dean wala scene orientation ka..he was teaching students the certain principles to be followed by the student.

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OPULENCE

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Wealth, riches

great wealth or luxuriousness."rooms of spectacular opulence"

Hint 3

from opulance remember Opel +lancer car.only rich and luxiry people can purchase lancer and Opel cars..

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OBSEQUIOUS

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Seeking favor, fawning

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree., Sycophantic"they were served by obsequious waiters"

Hint 4

seq = Suck, uio = Your, us = Ass. He sucks your ass, therefore he's obsequious.

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FULSOME

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Excessive, insincere.

complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree."the press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation"

Hint 5

You can FOOL SOME people with excessive and insincere praise..

usually when you have sex, two people is enough, threesome is more than enough, FULSOME(foursome) is excessive

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LUSH

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Luxurious, elaborate

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Destitution

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Extreme poverty

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PONDER

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To consider carefully

think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion."I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion"

Hint 8

one who wONDER, who thinks deeply

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SUPPLICATION

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Earnest prayer

the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly."he fell to his knees in supplication"

Hint 9

if u SUPPLICATE God will SUPPLY

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DECADENCE

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Decay

moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury."he denounced Western decadence"

Hint 10

Decadence ~~ Decayance ~~ Decaying .. So, Decay

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PENANCE

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Atonement for sin

punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing."he had done public penance for those hasty words"

Hint 11

penance' can be read as 'pain on us' what we take as a punishment/penalty on ourself for our sins.

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ASCETIC

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One who practices self-denial and devotion

characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons."an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour"

Hint 12

Aastic(Opposite of Nastic) Is ascetic..

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DESULTORY

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Occuring by chance, disconnected

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm."a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion"

Hint 13

desultory think like de story-> moving away from the main story..koi story nahi hai..no purpose plan or enthusiasm to attract an audience

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DISCIPLE

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Follower

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METAMORPHOSIS

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Change

a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one."his metamorphosis from presidential candidate to talk-show host"

Hint 15

meta ..means many + morp(..derived from morphic)means shape or form..

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BONAFIDE

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Genuine

genuine; real."she was a bona fide expert"

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SALVATION

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Deliverance from ruin.

preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss."they try to sell it to us as economic salvation"

deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ."the Christian gospel of salvation for all mankind"

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MATERIALISM

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Attention to worldly things and neglect of spiritual needs.

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NURTURE

Back 19

To nourish, support.

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NIRVANA

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Freedom from care and pain, Buddhist heaven

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JUXTAPOSE

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To place side by side

If a waiter served you a whole fish and a scoop of chocolate ice cream on the same plate, your surprise might be caused by the juxtaposition, or the side-by-side contrast, of the two foods.Any time unlike things bump up against each other, you can describe it as a juxtaposition. Imagine a funeral mourner telling jokes graveside, and you get the idea — the juxtaposition in this case is between grief and humor. Juxtaposition of two contrasting items is often done deliberately in writing, music, or art — in order to highlight their differences.

Hint 21

juxt(just)+a+pose= they stand side by side(even they are enemies) to give JUST A POSE to the photo.

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PLIGHT

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Predicament, dangerous situation

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation."we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty"

Hint 22

sounds like flight which is a difficult condition for first time flyers. when ur going to pee,suddenly li8 gone.....**** its difficult condition to shit

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COVERT

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Secret, hidden

not openly acknowledged or displayed."covert operations against the dictatorship"

Hint 23

Covert sounds like "covered [covert = cover + t or covered + t] and something which is covered can be considered a secret.

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COPE

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To be match for, to be able to handle

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INCOMPATIBILITY

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Quality of being mismatched, lack of harmony

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INCAPACITATED

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Disabled, made unfit

deprived of strength or power; debilitated."Richard was temporarily incapacitated"

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doesnt have the capacity to do sth

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FABRICATE

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To lie, concoct

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CONNUBIAL

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Related to marriage

relating to marriage or the relationship between a married couple; conjugal."their connubial bed"

Hint 28

connubial=>rem with NUBILE-girls elegible for marriage;CON-with;so with nubile means something pertaining to marriage

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DEMUR

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To object

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APPELATION

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A name

a name or title."the city fully justifies its appellation ‘the Pearl of the Orient’"

Hint 30

Imagine the finest Technology company - Apple. It's a symbol of designation, a prestigious title.

Its a big name in technology

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ESCALATION

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An increase, intensification

a rapid increase; a rise."cost escalations"an increase in the intensity or seriousness of something; an intensification."an escalation of violence"

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INDIFFERENCE

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Lack of concern

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IN(NO) + Difference

It doesn't make or cause me any difference about whatever happens to u...i m least concerned

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POTENTIAL

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Possible

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CUMULATIVE

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Accumulated

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RECONDITE

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Secret,hidden,obscure

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

Hint 35

RE+Conduct.. teacher ko lecture dobara conduct karna pada bcoz it was two difficult for us to understand it at first.

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PALLIATE

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Alleviate, relieve without curing

make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.

Hint 36

palli+ate.I was hungry,had pain in the stomach,so ate some palli(groundnut).It eased the pain but didn't cure it.

Pain+Alleviate->Palliate...pain killers pain to alleviate kar deti hai par actual problem

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DELUDE

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To fool

make (someone) believe something that is not true."too many theorists have deluded the public"

Hint 37

very close to the word elude, and when you elude someone in a clever way ,you are actually deceiving them.

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PRELUDE

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Introduction

an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important."a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations"

Hint 38

CONCLUDE will be in the end, PRELUDE - beginning / introduction

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CHIMERICAL

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Visionary, imaginary, fantastic

Use the adjective chimerical to describe something that is wildly fanciful or imaginative — like the chimerical illustrations of magical creatures in a children's book.

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ACKNOWLEDGE

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Admit

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HETEROGENEOUS

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Dissimilar

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GAMUT

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Range

the complete range or scope of something."the whole gamut of human emotion"

Hint 42

Gamut=From gamma to theta ,the entire range.

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PERSPICACIOUS

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Acutely perceptive, shrewd

having a ready insight into and understanding of things."it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter"

Hint 43

perspicacious: Perspi=precisely ; Cacious=cautious means quick in noticing.

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ANALOGOUS

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Comparable, similar

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MALADJUSTED

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Poorly adjusted, disturbed

failing to cope with the demands of a normal social environment."a home for maladjusted youths"

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PHENOMENON

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Unusual occurance

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MORTALITY

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Death

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DECADE

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Ten years

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SUSCEPTIBLE

Back 49

Easily affected, unsually liable

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NEUROTIC

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Suffering from nervous disorder

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PEDAGOGUE

Back 51

Teacher

Hint 51

Peda is for kids...gogue is for ruler..rule the kids ..teacher..

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ENUNCIATE

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To utter, proclaim

say or pronounce clearly."she enunciated each word slowly"

express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms."a written document enunciating this policy"

Hint 52

ENUNCIATION means GOOD PRONUNCIATION..:)

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INORDINATE

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Excessive

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive."the case had taken up an inordinate amount of time"

Hint 53

you are in ordinate(y-axis) and y axis goes upwards without limit..

Inordinate means not ordinary..therefore something extraordinary

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IRASCIBLE

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Irritable

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered."an irascible and difficult man"

Hint 54

Ira" is the same root as irate, which means angry or enraged, and "ible," is from the root "able." So an irascible person is easily ABLE to become IRATE.

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INTROSPECTIVE

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Looking into ones own feeling

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PERPETUATE

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To cause to continue

make (something) continue indefinitely."the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence"

Hint 56

PAR PE CHUA (touched feet) - if you touch feet of old ppl they say "may you perpetuate"..(jeete raho)

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MANDATE

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An authoritative order or command

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CONPENSATORY

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Serving to pay back

of a payment) intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury."$50 million in compensatory damages"

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NEUTRALIZE

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To counteract

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CATASTROPHIC

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Disastrous