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47 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate |
Give up,renounce Eg: ab+ dic(dictatorship)+ate(to eat and hence reduce) means to give away dictator ship and hence to give up power. |
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Aberrant |
Abnormal or deviant Eg: ab+ error+ ant ants normally move together in a queue. Imagine all these ants moving randomly like a group of honey bees. That would be abnormal behaviour |
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Abet |
Assist usually in doing some thing wrong;encourage Eg:a+bet a bet generally assists you to do some thing wrong |
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Abeyance |
Suspended action |
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Abnegation |
Selfsacrifice |
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Abominable |
Detestable,extremely unpleasant Avomin(famous drug)given when u feel a vomiting sensation |
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Abominate |
Loathe, hate Eg: omi sounds like omit, we omit things we hate |
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Abrasive |
Rubbing away, harsh Eg sounds like aggressive which means harsh behaviour |
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Abscission |
Cutting off ,separation Ab+scission sounds like scissor separates two things |
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Abscond |
To leave secretly Ab+second ,absent in a second , when we do it, when we depart secretly |
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Abjure |
Renounce upon oath |
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Abstain |
Refrain;choose not to do something;intentionally not use one's vote |
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Abstemious |
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
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Abstruse |
Profound;difficult to understand An stress nahi donge nahi karoge then u won't able to understand |
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Abysmal |
Bottomless A+bys20(bees)+mal(take it as a mile) a 20 mile deep pit in d ground looks like its bottom less |
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Abyss |
Enormous chasm;vast bottomless pit, an extremely deep hole |
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Accede |
Agree |
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Acclaim |
Applaud;praise;greet with great approval |
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Acclivity |
Sharp upslope of a hill |
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Accolade |
Award of merit ; strong praise and approval |
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Accomplice |
Partner in crime Accompany+police |
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Accost |
Approach and speak first to a person |
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Accouter |
Equip |
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Accretion |
Growth or increase in size by gradual addition |
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Accrue |
Come to one as a gain |
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Acerbity |
Bitterness of speech and temper Eg:Acer(sir)+bity(bite) ur boss using bite words for u |
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Acidulous |
Slightly sour |
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Ackme |
Peak, pinnacle, highest point Sounds like LAKME(face cream) promise ur beauty to reach peak |
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Acquiesce |
Assent, agree passively, agree without protest |
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Actuarial |
Calculation Sounds like factorial |
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Actuate |
Motivate,activate,cause to act Act+ to+ motivate |
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Addle |
Make or became confused |
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Adapt |
Adjust,modify,become suitable for a specific use |
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Adept |
Expert, very skilled An adept batsman like sachin adapt to any kind of pitch |
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Adhere |
Stick fast, be a devoted fallowed |
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Adjunct |
Some thing attached to but holding a inferior position Eg: add+junk food which is very poor or inferior in quality in terms of nutrition |
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Adjutant |
Assistant |
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Adorn |
Decorate Add+ornament to a women can adorn her body |
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Adroit |
Skillful A+draw+it sounds like draw to draw some thing u must be skillful |
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Adulterate |
Corrupt,make impure |
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Adverse |
In an opposing direction |
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Aesthetic |
Philosophical theory as to what is beautiful |
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Affable |
Friendliness |
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Affiliation |
A social or business relationship Aff+li+ation aff+ation so u join a group people whom u like |
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Aggrandize |
Add details to, blow up, embroider Grand this resembles to something huge,great,wealthy |
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Alacrity |
Smartness, liveliness and eagerness Ela+creative because of smartness |
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Alcove |
A small recess opening off a large room, bay Alcove sounds a cave , a cave which has a small opening |
