1)burgeon

verb: grow and flourish

China's housing market is burgeoning, but some predict that the growth is merely a bubble and will burst much like
the U.S. real estate bubble of 2008.

Mnemonic: if u eat burger u will grow fat .

2) espouse

verb: to adopt or support an idea or cause

As a college student, Charlie espoused Marxism, growing his beard out and railing against the evils of the free-market.

Mnemonic: pick the word spouse like the wife is the spouse of her husband and is always supportive of him.

3) largess

noun: extreme generosity and giving

Uncle Frank was known for his largess, so his nephew was sad when he did not receive a present for his birthday.

4) hackneyed

adjective: lacking significance through having been overused

Cheryl rolled her eyes when she heard the lecturer's hackneyed advice to "be true to yourself."

Mnemonic: concentrate on hack !!! once a hacker is ALWAYS a hacker.. he overuses his techniques.

5) ignoble

adjective: dishonourable

In the 1920s, the World Series was rigged--an ignoble act which baseball took decades to recover from.

Mnemonic: ignore noble, dishonourable .

6) incorrigible

adjective: incapable of being corrected, not able to be corrected or changed

Tom Sawyer seems like an incorrigible youth until Huck Finn enters the novel; even Sawyer can't match his fierce
individual spirit.

Mnemonic: in corr: can't be corrected;

7) copious

adjective: in abundant supply

In midsummer, there are copious popiscle stands at the beach; in the winter, there are none.

Mnemonic: By copying in an exam, some get a LOT of marks

8) tortuous

adjective: marked by repeated turns and bends; not straightforward

Because the logic behind McMahon's side of the debate was so tortuous, his audience came out either completely
confused or, worse, feeling they'd been tricked.

Mnemonic: a tortoise does not move in straight line... it keeps twisting and turning making path complicated.

*9) refute

verb: prove to be false or incorrect

No one could refute his theories or propositions, and that is why he was esteemed by all his colleagues in the
philosophy department.

Mnemonic: refute rhymes with refuse, when you DISAPPROVE OF something, or if something is false or
incorrect..you refute it or disapprove..

10) soporific

adjective: inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing, causing or tending to cause sleep

Although the professor is brilliant, his bland monotone gives his lectures a soporific effect.

Mnemonic: daily soaps are soporific that is sleep inducing

11) petulant

adjective: easily irritated or annoyed

When Ed first met Ruth, he didn't realize she was so petulant, but now that they are three months into their
relationship, Ed feels a day doesn't go by in which she isn't whining about some minor issue.

Mnemonic: if somebody calls you petu(bully), you will get annoyed!

12) blatant

adjective: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Allen was often punished in school for blatantly disrespecting teachers.

Mnemonic: BLATANT: BLA BLA BLA..when someone goes on speaking hes generally being offensive...so a
BLATANT SPEECH

13) aberrant

adjective: markedly different from an accepted norm

When the financial director started screaming and throwing food at his co-workers, the police had to come in to deal
with his aberrant behavior.

Mnemonic: aberrant comes from aberration , differs from normal

14) pedantic

adjective: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Professor Thompson was regarded as an expert in his field, but his lectures were utterlypedantic, focused on rigorous
details of the most trivial conventions in the field.

Mnemonic: Can u smell the word 'PANDIT'( "Scholar" in english) from "Pedantic"? PANDITs are usually very strict
about the bookish stuff.

15) decorum

noun: propriety in manners and conduct, correct or proper behavior that shows respect and good manners

"You will obey the rules of decorum for this courtroom or spend the night in a jail cell," said the judge to the
prosecutor.

Mnemonic: decorum -- decoration . If something is decorated everything is in order and in good manner.

16) admonitory

adjective: serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

At the assembly, the high school vice-principal gave the students an admonitory speech, warning them of the many
risks and dangers of prom night.
Mnemonic: Remember MONITOR in class who used to give admonitory gesture and warning other students not to
talk.

17) construe

verb: interpreted in a particular way, to understand (an action, event, remark, etc.) in a particular way

mnemonic: comes from construct

18) underscore

verb: give extra weight to (a communication)

While the hiking instructor agreed that carrying a first aid kit could be a good idea under certain circumstances,
he underscored the importance of carrying enough water.

Mnemonic: Low score underscores the need of more effort for more score.

19) temperance

noun: the practice of always controlling your actions, thoughts, or feelings so that you do not eat or drink too much,
become too angry, etc.

Welles wasn't known for his temperance--he usually ate enough for two and drank enough for three.

Mnemonic: temper control, if u can control ur temper than u can control ur self

20) denigrate

verb: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Count Rumford denigrated the new theory of heat, demonstrating that it was wholly inadequate to explain the
observations.

Mnemonic: focus on the 'nigrate' part of this word and relate it to 'nigger' (which means people who have black skin)

21) ingratiate

verb: gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Even though Tom didn't like his new boss, he decided to ingratiate himself to her in order to advance his career.

Mnemonic: ingratiate, take the word as intake of gratitude....so you do something to gain gratitude of others

22) Reconcile

verb: make (one thing) compatible with (another), to find a way of making (two different ideas, facts, etc.) exist or be
true at the same time

Peggy was unable to reconcile her kind friend Jane with the cruel and merciless character Jane played on television.

23) implacable

adjective: incapable of making less angry or hostile

Win or lose, the coach was always implacable, never giving the athletes an easy practice or a break.

Mnemonic: Sounds like IMPLEASABLE -- someone who cannot be pleased or appeased -- not pacifiable.

24) forthcoming

adjective: available when required or as promised

The President announced that the senators were about to reach a compromise, and that he was eager to read
the forthcoming details of the bill.
adjective: at ease in talking to others

As a husband, Larry was not forthcoming: if Jill didn't demand to know details, Larry would never share them with
her.

25) indifference

noun: the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

In an effort to fight indifference, the president of the college introduced a new, stricter grading system.

Mnemonic: IN(not)+DIFFERENCE...thing that are same and not different will cause lack of interest, concern, or
sympathy because you will get bored...

26) confound

verb: be confusing or perplexing to

Though Harry loved numbers, he found calculus confounding.

verb: mistake one thing for another

Americans often confound sweet potatoes with yams, and refer to both vegetables by the same name.

Mnemonic: con found: cannot be found => puzzle

27) bumbling

adjective: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Within a week of starting, the bumbling new waiter was unceremoniously fired.

28) abstruse

adjective: difficult to understand; incomprehensible

Physics textbooks can seem so abstruse to the uninitiated that readers feel as though they are looking at hieroglyphics.

Mnemonic: concentrate on true and true always difficult to say

29) iconoclastic

adjective: defying tradition or convention

Jackson Pollack was an iconoclastic artist, totally breaking with tradition by splashing paint on a blank canvas

Mnemonic: icon+o+clastic(classic)..someone who breaks classical icons...(symbols of tradition values)

30) ostentatious

adjective: intended to attract notice and impress others; tawdry or vulgar

Matt wanted to buy stone lions for front of the house, but Cynthia convinced him that such a display would be
too ostentatious for a modest house in an unassuming neighbourhood.

Mnemonic: oSTENTATIOUS....read it as Stuntatious....Stunts...you perform stunts to attract attention, showy.

31) expound

verb: add details or explanation; clarify the meaning; state in depth

The CEO refused to expound on the decision to merge our department with another one, and so I quit.

Mnemonic: can u please EXPLAIN what is ur "ex" doin with ur "pound"(money)

32) adamant

adjective: refusing to change one's mind

Civil rights icon Rosa Parks will forever be remembered for adamantly refusing to give up her seat on a public bus--
even after the bus driver insisted, she remained rooted in place.

33) acerbic

adjective: harsh in tone

Most movie critics are acerbic towards summer blockbusters, often referring to them as garbage.

Mnemonic: Sounds like "Acidic." Lemons have a sour taste and are acidic. Therefore, they are ACERBIC.

34) pundit

noun: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Steven Pinker's credentials are unquestioned as a pundit; he has taught at MIT and Stanford, teaches at Harvard, and
has published a number of influential books on cognition, language, and psychology

*35) exalt

verb: praise or glorify

The teenagers exalted the rock star, covering their bedrooms with posters of him.

Mnemonic: ALT(=altitude) => RAISE; EXALT => pRAISE

36) myopic

adjective: lacking foresight or imagination

The company ultimately went out of business because the myopic managers couldn't predict the changes in their
industry.

*37) unscrupulous

adjective: without scruples or principles

In the courtroom, the lawyer was unscrupulous, using every manner of deceit and manipulation to secure a victory for
himself.

Mnemonic: Un + School i.e without school or the things taught at school (principles)

38) laudable

adjective: worthy of high praise

To say that Gandhi's actions were laudable is the greatest understatement; he overthrew an empire without violence.

39) eradicate

verb: to completely destroy

I tried eradicating the mosquitos in my apartment with a rolled up newspaper, but there were too many of them.

40) Apocryphal

adjective: being of questionable authenticity, well-known but probably not true

The web is notorious for sandwiching apocryphal stories between actual news.

41) contingent

noun: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

A small contingent of those loyal to the king have gathered around the castle to defend it.

adjective: possible but not certain to occur

Whether the former world champions can win again this year is contingent upon none of its star players getting
injured.

Mnemonic: remember continent and small continent depend on others

42) intransigent

adjective: unwilling to change one's beliefs or course of action

Despite many calls for mercy, the judge remained intransigent, citing strict legal precedence.

Mnemonic: imagine you are going on a trip. the TRANSPORT AGENT is very strict in payment of money. so
INTRANSIGENT= transport + agent = very stubborn

*43) exonerate

verb: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

The document clearly indicated that Nick was out of the state at the time of the crime, and so served to exonerate him
of any charges.

Mnemonic: ex means previous + oner(honor) so getting back ur ex honor means free from blame

44) largess

noun: extreme generosity and giving

Uncle Frank was known for his largess, so his nephew was sad when he did not receive a present for his birthday.

45) provincial

adjective: characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticated

Maggie's enthusiasm about her high school teams seemed provincial to her college classmates, all of whom were
following a nationally ranked college team.

46) implausible

adjective: describing a statement that is not believable

The teacher found it implausible that the student was late to school because he had been kidnapped by outlaws on
horseback.

Mnemonic: sound like impossible .

Didarul Alam

Graduate Student of

University of Central Florida

*1) austere

adjective: practicing self-denial

His lifestyle of revelry and luxurious excess could hardly be called austere.

adjective: unadorned in style or appearance

Late Soviet architecture, although remaining largely austere, moved into experimental territory that employed
previously unused shapes and structures.

adjective: harsh in manner of temperament

The principal of my elementary school was a cold, austere woman; I could never understand why she chose to work
with children.

*2) irrevocable

adjective: incapable of being retracted or revoked(to make (something) not valid), not capable of being changed.

Once you enter your plea to the court, it is irrevocable so think carefully about what you will say.

3) circumscribe

verb: restrict or confine

Their tour of South America was circumscribed so that they saw only popular destinations and avoided the dangerous
parts of cities.

Mnemonic: circumscribe -> circle + scribe

4) constituent

noun: a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes

The mayor's constituents are no longer happy with her performance and plan to vote for another candidate in the
upcoming election.

noun: an abstract part of something

The constituents of the metal alloy are nickel, copper, and tin.

*5) sycophant

noun: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage, fawner

The CEO was unaware of the damaging consequences of his choices, largely because he surrounded himself
with sycophants who would never dare criticize him.

6) subversive

adjective: in opposition to an establish system or institution.

The ruling political party has begun a campaign to shut down subversive websites that it deems as a threat to
"national safety."

Mnemonic: subversive--->reversive--->go against established rule

7) taciturn

adjective: habitually reserved and uncommunicative

While the CEO enthusiastically shares his plans and agenda with all who will listen, the CFO is far more taciturn,
rarely revealing his perspective.

Mnemonic: Taxi_turn Taxi Driver will be reserved or uncommunicative while "Driving".

8) myriad

noun: a large indefinite number

There are a myriad of internet sites hawking pills that claim to boost energy for hours on end.
Mnemonic: my+riyadh(capital of saudi arabia)...large number of people visit Riyadh
9) vacillate

verb: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Some students vacillate between schools when deciding which to attend, while others focus only on one school.

Mnemonic: sounds like OScillate..so something which moves from one position to another position.

*10) reverent

adjective: feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

The professor could speak objectively about the other composers, but he always lectured about Brahms with a
particularly reverent air, unable to offer a single criticism of his compositions.

*11) admonish

verb: to warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding

Before the concert began, security personel admonished the crowd not to come up on stage during the performance.

12) Antithetical

adjective: sharply contrasted in character or purpose, directly opposite or opposed

His deep emotional involvement with these ideas is, in fact, antithetical to the disattachment Buddhism preaches.

Mnemonic: anti-against and thetical-theory for purpose

13) ravenous

adjective: extremely hungry; devouring or craving food in great quantities

John didn't eat much at all during the week he had the flu, so now that he is regaining his health, it's not surprising that
he has a ravenous appetite.

Mnemonic: sounds like RAVAN.. we can understand how hungry one would get to feed his 10 heads.

14) dilettante

noun: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

Fred has no formal medical training; while he likes to claim authority on medical issues, he is little more than
a dilettante.

Mnemonic: dil, who follow dil he is a amateur .

*15) repudiate

verb: reject as untrue or unfounded

Many in the public believed the rumors of a UFO crash outside town, so the chief of police did everything he could
to repudiate the rumors.

mnemonic : REPUDIATE...refused that I ate the pudding..or I repudiated the date proposal of a reputed girl

16) poignant

adjective: emotionally touching

After the Montagues and Capulets discover the dead bodies of Romeo and Juliet, in the play's most poignant moment,
the two griefstricken familes agree to end their feud once and for all.

Mnemonic: sounds like "pregnant" pregnancy is emotionally touching .

17) pedestrian

adjective: lacking imagination

While Nan was always engaged in philosophical speculation, her brother was occupied with far
more pedestrian concerns: how to earn a salary and run a household.

18) audacity

noun: aggressive boldness in social situations

She surprised her colleagues by having the audacity to publically criticize the findings of an distinguished scientist.

*19) propitious

adjective: presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

The child's heartbeat is still weak, but I am seeing many propitious signs and I think that she may be healing.

Mnemonic: PROPITI....sounds like property-if you have got lot of property, you are FORTUNATE to get it

20) munificent

adjective: very generous

Uncle Charley was known for his munificence, giving all seven of his nephews lavish Christmas presents each year.

Mnemonic: Remember Hindi Song "munni badnam hui.." she is badnam because she is very generous in
exposing/giving.

21) rescind

verb: cancel officially

The man's driver's license was rescinded after his tenth car accident, which meant he would never be allowed to
legally drive again.

Mnemonic: rescind reminds us of "resign", where resign is to cancel your appointment and rescind is to cancel an
agreement.

22) prodigious

adjective: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe, amazing or wonderful : very impressive, very big.
After the relatively small homerun totals in the "dead ball" era, Babe Ruth's homerun totals were truly prodigious:
every year, he set a new all-time record.

Mnemonic: prodigy is very talent person, so prodigious means talented person who is GREAT IN SIZE

23) tractable

adjective: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)

Compared to middle school students, who have an untamed wildness about them, high school students are somewhat
more tractable.

Mnemonic: Tractable sounds like tractor ,which makes it easy to manage a field

24) foment

verb: try to stir up public opinion, to cause or try to cause the growth or development of (something bad or harmful)

After having his pay cut, Phil spread vicious rumors about his boss, hoping to foment a general feeling of discontent.

Mnemonic: f[oment] => moment. In dynamic kinetics, moment incite wheel to rotate.

25) arcane

adjective: requiring secret or mysterious knowledge, known or understood by only a few people
Most college fraternities are known for arcane rituals that those hoping to the join the fraterntiy must learn.
Mnemonic: Ar + Kane - Kane's face always remains secret, as he uses a mask.

26) inscrutable

adjective: not easily understood; unfathomable

His speech was so dense and confusing that many in the audience found it inscrutable.

Mnemonic: in[not]+screw+table...a table which cannot be screwd is impenetrable and we dont readily understand
why cant we screw it which is mysterious

27) inveterate

adjective: habitual

He is an inveterate smoker and has told his family and friends that there is no way he will ever quit.

Mnemonic: In this word. we have a root ie.. veter--that have lasted a long time and seem likely to continue

28) insolent

adjective: rude and arrogant

Lilian could not help herself from being insolent, commenting that the Queen's shoes were showing too much toe.

Mnemonic: sounds like insult-ent => A person who insults evryone is rude

29) garrulous

adjective: full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a lot : very talkative

Lynne was garrulous: once, she had a fifteen minute conversation with a stranger before she realized the woman
didn't speak English.

Mnemonic: (garrulous can be related to girls when pronounced)and girls talk more than boys
*30) tempered

adjective: moderated in effect, brought to the desired hardness or strength by heating and cooling

The wide-eyed optimism of her youth was now tempered after she had worked many years in the criminal justice
system.

31) haphazard

adjective: marked by great carelessness; having no plan, order, or direction

Many golf courses are designed with great care, but the greens on the county golf course seem entirely haphazard.

Mnemonic: HAP + HAZARD where HAZARD means epidemic spread due to great carelessness

32) hegemony

noun: dominance over a certain area

Until the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1587, Spain had hegemony over the seas, controlling waters stretching as
far as the Americas.
Mnemonic: can b taken as "huge money".if someone has huge money they ll naturally dominate others.

33) resurgent

adjective: rising again as to new life and vigor

The team sank to fourth place in June, but is now resurgent and about to win the division.
Mnemonic: after surgery he back to life .

34) lionize

verb: assign great social importance to

Students in the U.S. learn to lionize Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington because they are the founding fathers of the
nation.
Mnemonic: Lion is assigned a great social importance in animal kingdom

*35) precipitous

adjective: done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Instead of calling his financial advisor, Harold acted precipitously, buying 4,000 shares of the latest "hot" stock, only
to find out that the company had a history of inflating its year end numbers

Mnemonic: remember precipitate - bring about abrupt.

36) accolade

noun: an award or praise granted as a special honor

Jean Paul-Sartre was not a fan of accolades, and as such, he refused to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964.

Mnemonic: it sounds like chocolate.. parents accolade if kids do home work properly

37) inimical

adjective: hostile (usually describes conditions or environments)

Venus, with a surface temperature that would turn rubber to liquid, is inimical to any form of life.

Mnemonic: inimi=enemy, and enemies cause damage. So inimical means something damaging.

38) trite
adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Many style guides recommend not using idioms in writing because these trite expressions are uninteresting and show
a lack of imagination on the part of the writer.

Mnemonic: trite sounds like tried...when smthng is tried again n again it bcomes hackneyed

39) scrupulous

adjective: characterized by extreme care and great effort

Because of his scrupulous nature, Mary put him in charge of numbering and cataloging the entire collection of rare
stamps.

adjective: having a sense of right and wrong; principled

Everyone trusted what he said and followed his example because he was scrupulous and honest

Mnemonic: it makes u think of sculpture and while building sculpture the worker has to be very careful

*40) intrepid

adjective: fearless

Captain Ahab was an intrepid captain whose reckless and fearless style ultimately lead to his downfall.

Mnemonic: IN TRAP... you are fearless and confident that you will come out of it.

41) ostracize

verb: exclude from a community or group

Later in his life, Leo Tolstoy was ostracized from the Russian Orthodox Church for his writings that contradicted
church doctrine.

Mnemonic: He was ostracize because he was OSTRich sIZed

42) prolific

adjective: intellectually productive

Schubert was the most prolific composer, producing hundreds of hours of music before he died at the age of 31.

Mnemonic: PROLIFIC is PROFITic. (profitable, because of high yield)

**43) obsequious

adjective: attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery,
fawn

The obsequious waiter did not give the couple a moment's peace all through the meal, constantly returning to their
table to refill their water glasses and to tell them what a handsome pair they made.

Mnemonic: Think "seek" because when you seek something you show attentiveness to find it.

44) gauche

adjective: lacking social polish

Sylvester says the most gauche things, such as telling a girl he liked that she was much prettier when she wore
makeup.

Mnemonic: it is pronounced 'gosh' O my Gosh!!- she reacted to his gauche behaviour.

45) brazen

adjective: unrestrained by convention or propriety, acting or done in a very open and shocking way without shame or
embarrassment

Their large "donations" to the local police department gave the drug cartel the brazen confidence to do their business
out in the open.

Mnemonic: Split the word brazen as Bra + Zen. Suppose you went out with your friends and saw a girl in a Zen car
wearing only a bra. How was the attempt of the girl? Really bold and brazen!

46) pernicious

adjective: exceedingly harmful; working or spreading in a hidden and injurious way

The most successful viruses are pernicious: an infected person may feel perfectly healthy for several months while
incubating and spreading the virus.

Mnemonic: word can be divided like per+nicious..nicious when pronounced sounds like noxious...so noxious.. ..so
something harmful.....

47) sporadic

adjective: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

The signals were at first sporadic, but now we detect a clear, consistent pattern of electromagnetic radiation
eminating from deep space.

Mnemonic: Remember Spores in flower.They are ocasionaly transferred by wind from one flower to another

Didarul Alam

Graduate Student of

University of Central Florida

1) truncate
verb: reduce the length of something

The soccer game was truncated when the monsoon rain began to fall.

Mnemonic: cate sound like kete , so kele(cut) means reduce the length

2) pejorative
adjective: expressing disapproval ,

Most psychologists object to the pejorative term "shrink", believing that they expand the human mind, not limit it.

Mnemonic: the 1st 3 word sound like pig, i don’t like pig, so disapproval

3) arduous
adjective: demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance

In order to deal with the arduous cross-country journey, truck drivers often survive on a string of caffeinated drinks, staying awake for up to 30
hours at a time.

Mnemonic: (h)ard + u (you) + ous (we); This work is very difficult and required full of hard work from us and your side.

4) askance
adverb: with a look of suspicion or disapproval

The old couple looked askance on the teenagers seated next to them, whispering to each other, "They've got rings through their noses and purple
hair!"

Mnemonic: askance.. reminds u of the word GLANCE..so when u want to glance at someone , u look SIDEWAYS or give a INDIRECT
LOOK..

**5) sullen
adjective: showing a brooding ill humor, bleak, cloudy , forlorn, saturnine, gloomy , wretch .

Herbert took board games too seriously, often appearing sullen after losing.

Mnemonic: !!!

6) elicit
verb: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Just smiling--even if you are depressed--can elicit feelings of pleasure and happiness.

Mnemonic: elicit sound like explicit, means showing emotion

7) nonplussed
adjective: unsure how to act or respond, filled with bewilderment

Shirley was totally nonplussed when the angry motorist cut her off and then stuck his finger out the window.

Mnemonic: plussed........puzzled., non plus, is it negative or positive? I am confused!

8) edifying

adjective: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement,

I recently read an article in the Times about whether good literature is edifying or not; specifically, does reading more make a person more
moral.
Mnemonic: Edison invented the light bulb which gives light.so edifying is something which "enlightens"
9) dilatory
adjective: wasting time

Lawyers use dilatory tactics so that it takes years before the case is actually decided.

Mnemonic: sound like dhila(slow) , so dhila people wastng time

10) specious
adjective: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

Almost every image on TV is specious and not to be trusted.

adjective: plausible but false

He made a career out of specious arguments and fictional lab results, but lost his job and reputation when his lies were exposed by an article in
The New York Times.

Mnemonic: sound like suspicious

11) efficacious
adjective: producing the intended result

Since Maggie's cough syrup, which had expired five years back, was no longer efficacious, she coughed through the night.

Mnemonic: sound like efficient

12) jovial
adjective: full of or showing high-spirited merriment

The presidential candidate and her supporters were jovial once it was clear that she had won.

Mnemonic: Think....Band singer BON JOVI is a cheerful person

*13) disseminate
verb: cause to become widely known

Before the effects of anesthesia were disseminated, patients had to experience the full pain of a surgery.

Mnemonic: dis + seminate seminate could be taken as seminar, so for a seminar people gather at a place. Hence disseminar could be understood
as the scattering of people.

14) erudite
adjective: having or showing profound knowledge

Before the Internet, the library was typically where you would find erudite readers.

Mnemonic: ex rude so we need knowledge

**15) rebuke
verb: criticize severely or angrily; censure, reproach , reprimand

The police chief rebuked the two officers whose irresponsible decisions almost led to the deaths of seven innocent by-standers.

Mnemonic: return my book he told me angrily

16) indecorous
adjective: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Eating with elbows on the table is considered indecorous in refined circles.

17) furtive
adjective: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

While at work, George and his boss Regina felt the need to be as furtive as possible about their romantic relationship.

Mnemonic: if u need to fart than u need to do it quietly and secrecy

*18) esoteric
adjective: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle, arcane, recondite, abstruse

Map collecting is an esoteric hobby to most, but to geography geeks it is a highly enjoyable pasttime.

Mnemonic: A sort of trick - So understood by only few people

19) impartial
adjective: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions

The judge was not impartial since he had been bribed by the witness's family.

Mnemonic: not partial

20) ignominious
adjective: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

Since the politician preached ethics and morality, his texting of revealing photographs was ignominious, bringing shame on both himself and
his party.

Mnemonic: Ignominious comes from the word IGNOble which means lacking nobility and hence bringing shame and dishonour.

21) misconstrue
verb: interpret in the wrong way,

The politician never trusted journalists because he thought that they would misconstruehis words and misrepresent his positions.

Mnemonic: Misconstrue = Mis + Cons + True. Someone is 'Missing' the 'True' fact.

22) flux
noun: a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event)

Ever since Elvira resigned as the head of marketing, everything about our sales strategy has been in a state of flux.

Mnemonic: flux means flow, something that flows, undergoes through change. And after changing we don’t know what will happen so
uncertainty

**23) antipathy
noun: an intense feeling of dislike or aversion, enmity, jaundice, grudge , bitterness , gall

Maria had an antipathy for tour groups, often bolting to the other side of the museum as soon as she saw a chaperone leading a group of wide-
eyed tourists.

Mnemonic: remember antipathy as anti party. in politics the people of anti-party are quite opposite in feeling

24) bolster
verb: support and strengthen

The case for the suspect's innocence was bolstered considerably by the fact that neither fingerprints nor DNA were found at the scene.

Mnemonic: read bolster as booster which mean giving extra energy and hence to support and strengthen someone or something.
25) mendacity
noun: the tendency to be untruthful

I can forgive her for her mendacity but only because she is a child and is seeing what she can get away with.

Mnemonic: men has the tendency to be untruthful

**26) dispassionate
adjective: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice, candid, impartial, indifferent, even-handed

A good scientist should be dispassionate, focusing purely on what the evidence says, without personal attachment.

Mnemonic: dis-passionate, without any passion usually people without passions are calm

27) deleterious
adjective: harmful to living things

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was deleterious to the fishing industry in the southern states.

Mnemonic: Can be related to delete...Harmful substances must be deleted to prevent danger.

28) craven
adjective: pathetically cowardly

Though the man could have at least alerted the police, he crouched cravenly in the corner as the old woman was mugged.

Mnemonic: cave people are usually cowards.

*29) imprudent
adjective: not wise

Hitler, like Napoleon, made the imprudent move of invading Russia in winter, suffering even more casualties than Napoleon had.

Mnemonic: focus on prudent which sounds like president, president naturally very wise so imprudent means not wise.

30) maverick
noun: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Officer Kelly was a maverick, rarely following police protocols or adopting the conventions for speech common among his fellow officers.

Mnemonic: !!!!

31) anomaly
noun: something that is not normal, standard, or expected

After finding an anomaly in the data, she knew that she would have to conduct her experiment again.

Mnemonic: Anomaly sounds like abnormally.. that is one who deviates from the normal order.

32) harried
adjective: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances, bothered by many problems or worries : very worried or anxious

With a team of new hires to train, Martha was constantly harried with little questions and could not focus on her projects.

Mnemonic: remember harry potter who bother by voldemort .

*33) nuance
noun: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Because of the nuances involved in this case, I hired an outside consultant to advice us and help.

Mnemonic: nuance = new + ounce.. and ounce is a very small unit for weight.. hence a very small difference..

34) stringent
adjective: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

Most of the students disliked the teacher because of his stringent homework policy, but many students would later thank him for demanding so
much from them.

Mnemonic: stringent-stringent seems itself like the strict

*35) mundane
adjective: repetitive and boring; not spiritual, prosaic

Nancy found doing dishes a thorougly mundane task, although Peter found a kind of Zen pleasure in the chore..

Mnemonic: Mundane sounds like Monday. After an exciting weekend, Monday is just another mundane day.

36) fastidious
adjective: overly concerned with details; fussy

Whitney is fastidious about her shoes, arranging them on a shelf in a specific order, each pair evenly spaced.

37) posit
verb: assume as fact

Initially, Einstein posited a repulsive force to balance Gravity, but then rejected that idea as a blunder.

Mnemonic: Posit is short of positive, so we assume (posit) that something is true without being completely positive

38) transient
adjective: lasting a very short time

The unpredictable and transient nature of deja vu makes it a very difficult phenomenon to study properly.

Mnemonic: remember transient light and transient current.... that we studied in physics.....which produce an effect for a very short time

39) timorous
adjective: timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness

Since this was her first time debating on stage and before an audience, Di's voice was timorous and quiet for the first 10 minutes.

Mnemonic: Remember timid

40)placate
Verb: gain the good will of, to cause (someone) to feel less angry about something

I was able to placate the angry mob of students by promising to bring cookies on Monday.

Mnemonic: placate--pla(playing)+cate(cards)===playing cards pacify's anyone

*41) opulence
noun: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living, luxury
Russian oligarchs are famous for their opulence, living in fancy homes and dining on expensive cavier.

Mnemonic: from opulance remember lancer car.only rich and luxiry people can purchase lancer.

*42) polemic
noun: a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

The professor launched into a polemic, claiming that Freudian theory was a pack of lies that absolutely destroyed European literary theory.

Mnemonic: pole(poll)+mic..so during polls politicians often attack others opinions.

43) duress
noun: compulsory force or threat, force or threats meant to make someone do something

The witness said he signed the contract under duress and argued that the court should cancel the agreement.

Mnemonic: u + dress; that is u enforce your wife to put on a particular dress.

*44) contrition
noun: the feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad

Those who show contrition during their prison terms--especially when under review by a parole board--often get shortened sentences.

Mnemonic: cant treat so he feels guilt

*45) reproach
verb: to express criticism towards

At first, Sarah was going to yell at the boy, but she didn't want to reproach him for telling the truth about the situation.

46) capricious
Adjective: changing often and quickly; especially : often changing suddenly in mood or behaviour, not logical or reasonable : based on an idea,
desire, etc., that is not possible to predict, fickle, volatile

Nearly every month our capricious CEO had a new plan to turn the company around, and none of them worked because we never gave them the
time they needed to succeed.

Mnemonic: ca(CAR) + PRIC(PRICE)...PRICE OF cars nowadays is becoming unpredictable

47) maladroit
adjective: clumsy, very awkward : not skillful or adroit

As a child she was quite maladroit, but as an adult, she has become an adept dancer.

Mnemonic: maladroit== mal (bad) + adroit(skillful) therefore maladroit means person having no skill, he musta be clumsy.

48) appease
verb: pacify by acceding to the demands of, to make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired, placate, mollify

Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister during WWII, tried to appease Hitler and in doing so sent a clear message: you can walk all over us.

Mnemonic: app bring peace in life

Didarul Alam

Graduate Student of
University of Central Florida
 Word Meaning Mnemonic

irascible quickly aroused to anger rascible sounds like "racist able". so, making
racist remark can easily anger anyone.

incumbent necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility NCUM + BENT = OFFICIALS are BENT
on(determined) to bring an INCUM home, as
it is NECESSARY to survive

analogous similar in some respects but otherwise different

presumptuous excessively forward Pre+assuming something means you are

overly forward and arrogant..in thinking this
way

deride treat or speak of with contempt de -ride -- riding a horse upside down.. ppl
will make fun of you ( ridicule)

coalesce mix together different elements coal- combination of wood and charcoal.

buttress make stronger or defensible

delegate a person appointed or elected to represent others

ascribe attribute or credit to ascribe ~ sounds like prescribe, so ascribe is

refer

docile asily handled or managed; willing to be taught or led making of dosa is easy to control and many
or supervised or directed people are interested in learning to make dosa

avert turn away, ward off or prevent sounds like DIVERT.

lethargic lacking energy Sounds like alergic. When you have lack of
interest in doing something i.e. alergy

belittle lessen the importance, dignity, or reputation of

preempt take the place of or have precedence over PRE+EMPTY = force to empty a place in
 order to occupy a prior right to buy.

tribulation something, especially an event, that causes difficulty Tribulation~Tribal

and suffering

clemency leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a cle+me+mercy give me some mercy
person or agency charged with administering justice

implicate convey a meaning; imply, to indicate in wrongdoing, impli(implying)+cat(pussy cat).In indiam

usually a crime religion cat means something bad.

melancholy a deep, long-lasting sadness

humdrum dull and lacking excitement one movie named HUMDUM (a

bollywoodmovie) was released which was
dull & boring..

eccentric highly unconventional or unusual (usually describes a ec(x)-centric(normal): going away from the
person) center that is departing from the norms

antedate precede in time

incense make furious read it as in+sense,meaning lacking

sense.....such ppl make us extremely angry

fawn try to gain favor by extreme flattery a FAN tries to gain favor by flattery

evenhanded without partiality

wanton without check or limitation; showing no moral

restraints to one's anger, desire, or appetites

finagle achieve something by means of trickery or devious

methods

rile cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor Rail-> bd rail will irritate you
irritations

consecrate to make holy or set apart for a high purpose Consecrate = Con + Secrate (sounds like
SACRED).SACRED is "holy".

cohesive well integrated, forming a united whole

besmirch damage the good name and reputation of someone Beshu mirchi dice, damaging the reputation
of the restaurant
uncanny suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; un + cann(CAN'T).....something which you
surpassing the ordinary or normal CAN'T understand and explain, is always
mysterious to you.

begrudge wish ill or allow unwillingly, to envy someone for be+grudge. when u have grudge on
possessing or enjoying something somebody u always wish ill for him

intermittent stopping and starting at irregular intervals Intermission are irregular

cerebral involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

glean collect information bit by bit It sounds like clean. You clean by gathering
the leavings bit by bit

profusion the property of being extremely abundant In fusion reaction energy is abundant

precarious not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to PRE+CARE+IOUS -> We have to take
fall or collapse. CARE while doing something risky so that it
does not go wrong

cavalier showing a lack of proper concern; offhand, given to CAVALIER sounds like cavalry, which is the
haughty disregard of others part of the army which serve on the horse
back and they are definitely more arrogant
than the soldier on feet

emulate strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; We do simulate to compete with practical
compete with successfully physicist

conundrum a difficult problem Cant drum-> a difficult problem

piquant attracting or delighting PI+QUANT Quant in GRE is more attracting

and delighting than Verbal

foolhardy recklessly bold or rash.

industrious characterized by hard work and perseverance

rakish having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly

disreputable quality or appearance.

forthright characterized by directness in manner or speech; forthright=for+the+right(rite) = for your rites

without subtlety or evasion you need to be straightforward

prevail be widespread in a particular area at a particular time;

be current:

veneer covering consisting of a thin superficial layer that Sounds like paneer
hides the underlying substance
redress an act of making something right

insipid dull and uninteresting Sounds like stupid

behoove be appropriate or necessary behoove sounds like BEHAVE...behave in a

appropriate way and talk only necessary
things.

Didarul Alam
Graduate Student of
University of Central Florida
 Word Meaning Mnemonic

malodorous having an unpleasant smell

chivalrous being attentive to women like an ideal knight chivalrous is pronounced as

SHIVA+LROUS

besiege harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or

worried

differentiate be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait (sometimes in positive

sense), evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way
most suited to the environment

convivial occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company somewhat close to carnival
which also implies festivity.

discreet careful to protect one's speech or actions in order to avoid offense discreet-> diSECRET. "You
or draw attention must be discreet about our
SECRET

enumerate determine the number or amount of, specify individually, one by

one

sordid unethical or dishonest, morally degraded SORDID)SORry I DID this

FILTHY, VILE thing.

dispatch the property of being prompt and efficient, dispose of rapidly and
without delay and efficiently

cumbersome difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight (Come-bear-some) come bear
some heavy things that are hard
to manage

relegate assign to a lower position relegate..split it like

rele(relatives +gate) your
relatives are crying at THE
GATE because you are not
allowing them to enter your
house,

inarticulate without or deprived of the use of speech or words

miscreant a person who breaks the law MISCREANT=mis+create of

society, The VILLAINS

constraint something that limits or restricts

creditable deserving of praise but not that amazing

aphorism a short instructive saying about a general truth aphorism---> a + phrase..

stymie hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of Stymie means "tie me". i.e.,
prevent from moving forward.

futile producing no result or effect; unproductive of success

evasive deliberately vague or ambiguous

obliging showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

debunk expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims DE+BUNK..so when you
and ideas bunked your college, and got
caught by your teacher... your
teacher exaggerated this fact
and ridiculed you in front of the
class.

inkling a slight suggestion or vague understanding

hamper prevent the progress or free movement of

qualm neasiness about the fitness of an action opposite of Calm

dilapidated in terrible condition dhila

snub refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly In a PUB,suppose ur father sees
u,u refuse to recognize him

excruciating extremely painful

perquisite a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group

(especially a hereditary or official right)
cosmopolitan comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook

antiquated old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time

deliberate think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue daily + berate => if you get
berated(scolded) daily, you need
to think it over as to why it
happens

berate scold or criticize (someone) angrily. his friends berated(criticized)

him for showing them b-rated
movie

colossal so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

balk refuse to comply sound close to bulk...when u see

a bulky thing on ur way u refuse
to go ahead

complementary enhancing each other's qualities (for two things or more).

vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict If you want to defeat your
enemy in race or exam CRUSH
him with your VAN

morph To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable

fashion.

champion to fight for a cause

staid characterized by dignity and propriety Staid--sounds like "STAYED"--

Imagine you have always
maintained your dignity and
propriety in the place where you
have stayed for so many years

laborious characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially

physical effor

vie compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself it sounds as "why" as
against others competitors think "why would
someone else win the game"
resignation the acceptance of something unpleasant that can't be avoided

carping persistently petty and unjustified criticism If you will ping with your car
horn, people will shout at
you...they will complain.

Boor-ish ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or every one sounds BOO towards
appearance RUDE and INSENSITIVE
persons

misogynist a person who dislikes women in particular mis=to hate, and gyne=female
as in gyneocologist

paradoxical seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

decimation destroying or killing a large part of the population

amply more than is adequate From ample

provisional under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

abysmal extremely bad

compound make more intense, stronger, or more marked

Didarul Alam

Graduate Student of

University of Central Florida

1) solicitude

noun: a feeling of excessive concern, worry

I walked to his house in the rain to make sure he had enough to eat while he was sick, but he seemed not to appreciate
my solicitude.

Mnemonic: sorir valo means showing concern

2) embryonic

adjective: in an early stage of development

The Board of Directors is hoping to launch a new product soon, but planning for the Z7 is in an embryonic stage.

Mnemonic: embryo+nic.. an EMBRYO is a cell which is UNDEVLOPED (of human, hen etc ), so the
underdeveloped stage is called embryonic.

3) truculence

noun: defiant aggressiveness

When the boss confronted Aaron about his earlier remarks, Aaron responded with uttertruculence, simply throwing a
glass of water in the boss' face and walking away.

Mnemonic: truck means aggressiveness

*4) rapprochement

noun: the re establishing of cordial relations

Although Ann hoped that her mother and her aunt would have a rapprochement, each one's bitter accusations against
the other made any reconciliation unlikely.

Mnemonic: read it as re+approachment. "re" means again.Fighting ppl approach again to reconcile-

5) inanity

noun: total lack of meaning or ideas

Bill's poem was nothing more than a list of impressive sounding words, so there was no point in trying to take
meaning from the inanity.

Mnemonic: Inanity - In-a-night = Work done in just a night is usually lacking so it's a bad idea.

6) percipient

adjective: highly perceptive

Even the most percipient editor will make an occasional error when proofreading.

Mnemonic: perci mean a person who understand so he is highly percipient

**7) atavism

noun: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic; throwback

Much of the modern art movement was an atavism to a style of art found only in small villages through Africa and
South America.

Mnemonic: by ATAVISM you should remember AVATAR, i.e. you are an avatar(incarnation) of one of your
ancestors...

8) meteoric

adjective: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience

The early spectacular successes propelled the pitcher to meteoric stardom, but a terribly injury tragically cut short his
career.

9) languish

verb: become feeble(very weak)

Stranded in the wilderness for four days, the hiker languished, eating protein bars and nuts.

Mnemonic: sounds like EXTINGUISH-wen a person losing strength aur virality or become exhausted then we say that
he is extinghuishing

*10) anachronism

noun: something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually something old).

Dressed in 15th century clothing each day, Edward was a walking anachronism.

Mnemonic: Anachronism = Ana + chron (chronology) + ism = A person or thing who is out of chornological order
.i.e. Person belongs to earlier time.

*11) appurtenant

adjective: supply added support

In hiking Mt. Everest, sherpas are appurtenant, helping climbers both carry gear and navigate treacherous paths.

Mnemonic: appurtenant sound like apartment , apartment added supply support

12) ersatz

adjective: not real or genuine; phony

The car dealer's ersatz laughter was immediately followed by a price quote, one that Shelley found highly inflated.

Mnemonic: an engineer (ER) giving the SAT paper,, which will be fake/substitute, since SAT is given by 12th pass,
not graduates (engineer)

13) brook

verb: put up with something or somebody unpleasant,

While she was at the chalkboard, the teacher did not brook any form of talking--even a tiny peep resulted in afternoon
detention.

Mnemonic: brook looks like break up, when u break up with someone, it makes her unpleasant .

*14) squelch

verb: suppress or crush completely

After the dictator consolidated his power, he took steps to squelch all criticism, often arresting any journalist who said
anything that could be interpreted as negative about his regime.

Mnemonic: Very close to 'Squeeze' in both spelling and meaning.

15) exemplar

noun: something to be imitated

Lena's homework is on the wall because it is an exemplar of clean, neat, and thoughtful work.

Mnemonic: it sonds like an example...model

16) deign

verb: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

The master of the house never deigned to answer questions from the servants.

Mnemonic: deign sounds like dean. Deans are people with very high posts in the organization and they can't
condescend themselves as it's below their dignity.

17) philistine

adjective: smug and ignorant towards artistic and cultural values

Jane considered Al completely philistine, because he talked almost exclusive about video games; she was entirely
unaware of how well read he really was.

18) inchoate

adjective: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

Inchoate ideas about the relation of humans to other animals had been discussed since the Middle Ages but the modern
theory really began with Darwin

Mnemonic: choate seems like "chote"..for example "chote bachche" means not fully grown up or in the initial stage of
life.

*19) nettlesome

adjective: causing irritation or annoyance

Maria found her coworker's cell phone nettlesome, because every few minutes it would buzz to life with another text
message.

Mnemonic: using net to someone’s house, which is annoyance .

*20) unprepossessing

adjective: creating an unfavourable or neutral first impression

World leaders coming to meet Gandhi would expect a towering sage, and often would be surprised by
the unprepossessing little man dressed only in a loincloth and shawl.

Mnemonic: split it as un+possessing. something which you dont want to possess is unattractive.

*21) arrogate

verb: seize and control without authority

Arriving at the small town, the outlaw arrogated the privileges of a lord, asking the frightened citizens to provide food,
drink, and entertainment.

Mnemonic: Think of it's similarity to "arrogant." An arrogate person might be so bold as to arrogate another's
possessions

*22) besotted

adjective: very drunk

Never before have I seen my mom so besotted, and honestly, I hope it's the last time she drinks so much.

Mnemonic: BESOTTED -> BEER + SODDEN = SODDEN with BEER.

*23) broadside

noun: a strong verbal attack

Political broadsides are usually strongest in the weeks leading up to a national election.

*24) effervescent
adjective: marked by high spirits or excitement

After the sales result, the manager was in an effervescent mood, letting several employees leave work early that day.

25) hoary

adjective: ancient

Most workout gurus are young, fit people, whereas most yoga gurus are hoary men with long white beards.

Mnemonic: since old, obviously old with white hair; white with age.

*26) phlegmatic

adjective: showing little emotion

Arnold is truly noble, remaining reserved until an issue of significance arises, but Walter is simply phlegmatic: he
doesn't have the energy or inclination to care about anything.

Mnemonic: Sounds like PRAGMATIC (practical) --> practical people think with logic and show little emotion.

27) pith

noun: the most essential part of something

When Cynthia hears a speaker presenting a complex argument, she is always able to discard the irrelevant details and
extract the pith of what the speaker is trying to convey.

Mnemonic: u can’t sleep without pith so it’s essential.

28) artifice

noun: cunning tricks used to deceive others, dodge, ploy, scheme , trick

The mayoral candidates both spent much of the campaign accusing each other of artificesdesigned to mislead the
voting public.

Mnemonic: ARTIFICE: sounds like artificial fish which is nothing but a trick.

29) untrammelled

adjective: not confined or limited

The whole notion of living untrammelled inspired the American Revolution and was enshrined in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution.

Mnemonic: TRAM- Means train like thing which run at the centre of streets... they run amidst high population.
without any restriction :-P

30) empiricism

noun: any method that derives knowledge from experience, used in experimental science as a way to gain insight and
knowledge

Empiricism does not always lead to knowledge; an experience or experiment may raise more questions than it
answers.

Mnemonic: empiricism comes from empirical

*31) bristle

verb: react in an offended or angry manner

As we discussed the painting, I noticed the artist's wife bristling at our criticisms, ready to defend her husband's work.

Mnemonic: One use his 'Pistol' to express his 'Bristle'.

**32) recrudesce

verb: to break out or happen again

After years of gamblers anonymous, Tony thought he'd broken his compulsive slot machine playing, but it took only
one trip to the Atlantic City for a full recrudescence--he lost $5k on the one armed bandit.

33) paragon

noun: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

Even with the rise of Kobe Bryant, many still believe that Michael Jordon is the paragonfor basketball players.

noun: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

Some say that Athens was the paragon of democracy, but these people often forget that slaves and women were still
not allowed to vote.

Mnemonic: ARAGON in the movie Lord of the Rings was a perfect soldier.

*34) reprisal

noun: a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

The Old Testament doctrine of an eye for an eye is not the kind of retaliation practiced in war; rather, an arm, a leg,
and both ears are the reprisal for the smallest scratch.

Mnemonic: re+PRICE+al where we assign some price to every object RETALIATE with its value.

35) epigram

noun: a witty saying

My favorite epigram from Mark Twain is "A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other
way."

Mnemonic: Epic+gram(short)....hence epigram is a short witty poem, maxim.....

*36) unstinting

adjective: very generous

Helen is unstinting with her time, often spending hours at the house of a sick friend.

37) browbeat

verb: be bossy towards; discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner

During the interrogation, the suspect was browbeaten into signing a false confession.

Mnemonic: bro+w/+beat,a brother likes to beat his siblings...like bullying them

38) baleful

adjective: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Movies often use storms or rain clouds as a baleful omen of evil events that will soon befall the main character.

Mnemonic: BALEFUL..remind yourself of christian bale..in The Dark Knight.....the movie immediately reminds you
of Joker....the BALEFUL joker!!

39) doleful

adjective: filled with or evoking sadness

No event is more doleful than the passing of my mother; she was a shining star in my life, and it brings me great
sadness to think that she is now gone.
Mnemonic: When ever a girl has to sit in DOLI to go to her in laws' house after marriage, she is
DOLEFUL/sorrowful.

40) ineffable

adjective: too sacred to be uttered; defying expression or description

While art critics can occasionally pinpoint a work's greatness, much of why a piece captures our imaginations is
completely ineffable.

Mnemonic: in+ef+ fable. fable means story. story can be told. in-fable means something which can not be uttered such
as the name of Lord Voldemort

41) disingenuous

adjective: not straightforward; giving a false appearance of frankness

Many adults think that they can lie to children, but kids are smart and know when people are disingenuous.

Mnemonic: INGENUOUS(can be remembered as genuine) IS SINCERE, INNOCENT AND SOPHISTICATED.

AND disingenuous IS not naive, insincere

42) debonair

adjective: having a sophisticated charm

James Bond is known for his good looks, high tech gadgets, and debonair manner.

43) chagrin

noun: strong feelings of embarrassment

Much to the timid writer's chagrin, the audience chanted his name until he came back on the stage.

verb: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

She never cared what others said about her appearance but was chagrined by the smallest comment from her mother.

Mnemonic: When someone laughs and GRINs at u,u feel humiliated,irritated.

44) objurgate

verb: express strong disapproval of

The manager spent an hour objurgating the employee in the hopes that he would not make these mistakes again.

Mnemonic: objurgate:obj(object)+ur+gate-if u take any prohibited objects in the gate,then security will scold u)

45) chimera

noun: something desired or wished for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve

Many believe that a world free of war is a chimera—a dream that ignores humanity's violent tendencies.

Mnemonic: sounds like camera which captures images

46) antic

adjective: ludicrously(very foolish) odd

The clown's antic act was too extreme for the youngest children, who left the room in tears.

Mnemonic: AUNTYc....aunty jaisa behavior...most of the auntys are stupid. The way the make up, talk its bombastic
and stupid

47) apothegm
noun: a short, pithy instructive saying, epigram

Winston Churchill is famous for many apothegms, but this might be his most famous: "It has been said that democracy
is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."

Mnemonic: In movie reviews, the THEME of a movie is described with an APOTHEGM

48) vitriol

noun: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or bitter deep-seated ill will

His vitriol spewed forth from a deep-seated racism that consumed his whole life.

Mnemonic: vitriol is an acid..which is simply the meaning of the adverb also...acid like...

49) bemoan

verb: express discontent or a strong regret

While the CFO carefully explained all the reasons for the cuts in benefits, after the meeting employees bemoaned the
cuts as further evidence that management was against them.

Mnemonic: bemoan -- be mourn means express mourn -- express sadness

Didarul Alam

Graduate Student of

University of Central Florida