Magoosh Advanced 6

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PANEGYRIC

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noun: a formal expression of praise

Dave asked Andrew to do just a simple toast, but Andrew launched into a full panegyric, enumerating a complete list of Dave's achievements and admirable qualities.

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pane(pain)+gyric(lyrics)=if someone takes pain and writes lyrics then he will get PRAISED!!!

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TURGID

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adjective: (of language) pompous and tedious

The amount of GRE vocabulary he used increased with his years--by the time he was 60, his novels were so turgid that even his diehard fans refused to read them.

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People always tell tragedies by overblowing them

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HAUTEUR

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noun: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

As soon as she won the lottery, Alice began displaying a hauteur to her friends, calling them dirty-clothed peasants behind their backs.

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Hauteur - (Haut)Haughty + (eur)manner.... Haughtiness in manner

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COMPLICIT

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adjective: Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

While the grand jury cleared the senator of all criminal charges, in the public mind he was still complicit in the corruption.

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complicity ac-complice.. complice root word, meaning a partner in crime. 53 2

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COMPLAISANT

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adjective: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

On her first day at the job, Annie was complaisant, fulfilling every request of her new employer and anticipating future requests.

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com + plais(please) + ant come and please the a(u)nt..lol

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COTERMINOUS

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adjective: being of equal extent or scope or duration

The border of the state is coterminous with geographic limits on travel; the east and north are surrounded by a nearly uncrossable river and the south by a desert.

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co+ term+ inous. Term usually means time period or "meaning". Coterm - inous is something having same term( meaning or time or extent )

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CONFLATE

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verb: mix together different elements or concepts

In her recent book, the author conflates several genres--the detective story, the teen thriller, and the vampire romance--to create a memorable read.

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conflates sounds similar to cornflakes which gives us strength by bringing together all the vitamin and minerals together

cornflakes and milk blend together ALWAYS!

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MENDICANT

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noun: a pauper who lives by begging

Tolstoy was an aristocrat, but he strove to understand the Christianity of the Russian peasants by wandering among them as a mendicant.

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mendicant ~ Men + d I + Can t : men who say I can't, they don't like to work and sometimes start practising beggary

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AFFORD

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verb: provide with an opportunity

The summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro affords a panoramic view that encompasses both Tanzania and Kenya.

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INEQUITY

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noun: injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

After decades of racial inequity, the "separate but equal" doctrine was successfully overturned.

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PALATABLE

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adjective: acceptable to the taste or mind

Mikey didn't partake much in his friends' conversations, but found their presence palatable.

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PAL+AT+TABLE - u nd ur PALs At Table......obviously food is gonna very tasty... PALATABLE sounds similar to Palak (Spinach) on the table. So the palak on the table is very pleasing in taste. its easy - plate - able - only tasty food hi rakhte hain

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CALLOW

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adjective: young and inexperienced

Both Los Angeles and New York are known for callow out-of-towners hoping to make it big.

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Callow = Cal + low; caliber is low. (madness) as well as cal-low= YOUTH N IMMATURE PPL DO THAT!

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ELEGIAC

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adjective: expressing sorrow

Few can listen to the elegiac opening bars of the Moonlight sonata without feeling the urge to cry.

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APPROPRIATE

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verb: to give or take something by force

The government appropriated land that was occupied by squatters, sending them scurrying for another place to live.

verb: to allocate

The committe appropriated the funds to its various members.

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appropriate = a + property + iate.. i.e. to make it your own property .. by force if required.. And also when you are appropriating it your self you are "allocating" it to yourself.

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APLOMB

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noun: great coolness and composure under strain

Nancy acted with aplomb during dangerous situations--she once calmly climbed up an oak tree to save a cat.

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ETHEREAL

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adjective: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

Because she dances with an ethereal style, ballet critics have called her Madame Butterfly.

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Ether is used in scents.Its smell is so pleasant that it makes person light and heavenly ethereal = not real : like a spirit or fairy; unearthly heavenly

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ASSIDUOUSLY

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adverb: with care and persistence

The top college football program recruits new talent assiduously, only choosing those who were the top in their county.

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assiduous+ass+in+the+dust.a donkey working hard in the dust.meaning hard working or industrious or diligent

if u get "assi" i.e 80%, u sure r a hardworkin nd ASSIduous :P

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PONTIFICATE

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verb: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner

The vice-president would often pontificate about economic theory, as if no one else in the room were qualified to speak on the topic.

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Ricky Ponting Pontificates about his team

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UNIMPEACHABLE

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adjective: free of guilt; not subject to blame; beyond doubt or reproach

After his long and unimpeachable service to the company, Sharat felt that a gold watch was a slap in the face rather than an honor.

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impeach means to doubt or question, unimpeachable means that cannot be doubted

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BROMIDE

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noun: a trite or obvious remark

Instead of sharing his umbrella, the cheeky stranger offered Martha the following bromide: "Looks like it's raining."

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Bro don't mind.. A common statement to soothe someone.

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NOISOME

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adjective: having an extremely bad smell

Each August, when the winds moved in a south easterly direction, the garbage dump would spread noisome vapors through the small town.

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Try to extract out two words from it...NOSENOISE.. Hence NOISOME is something that makes NOISE in our NOSE

when you fart in a silence its noisome which spreads out foul smell in a room

a Noisy fart is less Noisome(smelly) than a silent killer- If you know what I mean ;)

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CONFLAGRATION

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noun: a very intense and uncontrolled fire

In the summer months, conflagrations are not uncommon in the southwest, due to the heat and lack of rain.

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Con is negative..when someone spread negative image of our flag then his ration shop is burned or set on fire..

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PROSELYTIZE

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verb: convert (someone) to another religion, philosophy, or perspective

Lisa loves her Mac but says little about it; by contrast, Jake will proselytize, interrogating anyone with an Android about why she didn't purchase an iPhone.

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pros+sel+ytize— PROStitutes CONVERT THEIR RELIGION into SELing their body

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TRANSMUTE

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verb: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

One of the goals of alchemy was to find the substance or process that would transmute lead into gold.

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mutation we know is a change in genes, so transmute..

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UNASSAILABLE

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adjective: immune to attack; without flaws

Professor Williams is so self-assured as to seem arrogant, presenting each and every opinion as an unassailable fact.

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a boat can be made to change direction by changing direction of SAIL. so one who is unassailable cannot be changed or questioned or attacked or tampered with.it remains as it it

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OBTUSE

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adjective: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; lacking in insight or discernment

Jackson was the most obtuse member of the team: the manager's subtle ironies were always lost on him.

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obtuse refers to angles between two lines which is >90 degrees.....the line appears like its leaning towards the wall which is inactive and stupid

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ENORMITY

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noun: an act of extreme wickedness

The enormity of Pol Pot's regime is hard to capture in words--within months hundreds of thousands of Cambodians lost their lives.

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IMPUGN

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verb: attack as false or wrong

Though many initially tried to impugn Darwin's theory, in scientific circles today, the idea is taken as truth.

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pugn is root word meaning fight...(for eg ..pugnacious means quarrelsome) so impugn means sense of contradicting in order to cause a dispute im + PUGN ~ pugn looks like pungaa(hindi); NOW think of a person who is habitual of taking PUNGAA, he will always CONTRADICT people, and will always CHALLENGE others (impugn others).

I M pug..like dog..hamesha bhokta rehta hun doosro par

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FACILE

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adjective: arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

Many news shows provide facile explanations to complex politics, so I prefer to read the in-depth reporting of The New York Times.

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Without effort ladki facali

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DISCURSIVE

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adjective: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point

Many readers find it tough to read Moby Dick since the author is discursive, often cutting the action short to spend 20 pages on the history of a whale.

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dis(means NOT)+CURSIVE(MEANS NEAT AND CLEAR)...so anything which is not clear and neat, is said to be discursive.ex a discursive novel.

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IMPERVIOUS

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adjective: not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

I am not impervious to your insults; they cause me great pain.

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SOLICITOUS

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adjective: showing hovering attentiveness

Our neighbors are constantly knocking on our door to make sure we are ok, and I don't know how to ask them to stop being so solicitous about our health.

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soli(solo).if u r doin a work on ur own(solo) then u ll do t wit much eager and care

SOLO+SIT !! QUESTION: WHEN DO YOU SIT ALONE??? ANSWER: WHEN YOU ARE WITH FULL OF "ANXIETY AND CONCERN" ABOUT YOUR CHILD WHO IS IN "US"..SOLICITOUS

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DOUGHTY

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adjective: brave; bold; courageous

I enjoy films in which a doughty group comes together to battle a force of evil.

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Dog se saamne se cat nikal jaati hai .. remember from picture

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STULTIFY

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verb: cause one, through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm

As an undergraduate Mark felt stultified by classes outside his area of study; only in grad school, in which he could focus solely on literary analysis, did he regain his scholarly edge.

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Stultify sounds like STUNT+IFY. When one guy who tries to be a stunt man and fails then he looks stupid.Stultify=stunt+failed.

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MALINGERER

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noun: someone shirking their duty by pretending to be sick or incapacitated

At one time, our country was full of hardworking respectful people, but now it seems that everyone is a malingerer with little inclination to work.

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Ma linger= child lingering around her mom to avoid going to school.

Malinga feigned illness to avoid bowling to Tendulkar

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INTERNECINE

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adjective: (of conflict) within a group or organization

The guerilla group, which had become so powerful as to own the state police, was finally destroyed by an internecine conflict.

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INTER (between) + NE (any) + CINE (sign) = in a relationship, when there is'nt ANY SIGN of love BETWEEN the two, it is MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIVE for the relationship.

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VAUNTED

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adjective: highly or widely praised or boasted about

For years, they had heard of New York City's vaunted skyline, and when they finally saw it, the spectacular cityscape did not disappoint them in the least.

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WHY+AUNT...why do you call me aunty.....i still look young....a kind of bragging

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DESIDERATUM

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noun: something desired as a necessity

The desidelratum of the environmental group is that motorists should rely on carpooling.

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I deside(decide) that there is a rat problem... there is necessity to get rid of them..um what do i need to kill them?

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BRIDLE

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verb: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

New curfew laws have bridled people's tendency to go out at night.

verb: to react with anger or to take offense

The hostess bridled at the tactless dinner guests who insisted on eating before everybody had gotten their food.

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a bride bridles, ie, she restrains you( husband) from a lot things like friends, temper, food etc

Also bride has a habit to react with anger .

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GUMPTION

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noun: resourcefulness and determination

Wallace Stegner lamented the lack of gumption in the U.S. during the sixties, claiming that no young person knew the value of work.

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gump sounds like jump . to jump on from the top of the building need courage

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AUTOCRATIC

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adjective: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

The last true autocratic country is certainly North Korea; nowhere does a leader exercise the absolute control over all aspects of a people the way that Kim Jong-un does.

adjective: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

The manager was finally fired for his autocratic leadership, which often bordered on rude and offensive.

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FECUND

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adjective: intellectually productive

The artist had entered a fecund period, producing three masterpieces in the span of two months.

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Fecunga Lund ..poora khandaan chud jayega..highly productive lund.

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SELF-EFFACING

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adjective: reluctant to draw attention to yourself

The most admirable teachers and respected leaders are those who are self-effacing, directing attention and praise to their students and workers.