vocab days 4-9

boorish

(adj) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Synonyms : loutish , neandertal , neanderthal , oafish , swinish

Example Sentence

was boorish and insensitive

the loutish manners of a bully

her stupid oafish husband

aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

boor means =bura .... ill mannered... so make adj boorish..!..:)

brook

(noun) a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

Synonyms : creek

Example Sentence

the creek dried up every summer

(verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Synonyms : abide , bear , digest , endure , put up , stand , stick out , stomach , suffer , support , tolerate

Example Sentence

I cannot bear his constant criticism

The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks

he learned to tolerate the heat

She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

relate this to BROOK BOND tea....jst drink the tea and then u can tolerate any tension. :-)

circumspect

(adj) heedful of potential consequences

Synonyms : discreet

Example Sentence

circumspect actions

physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use

a discreet investor

circum(means circumstance)...spect(means to inspect)...so a kind of person who inspects circumstances before speaking, and such people are generally considered as prudent.

comity

(noun) a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

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comity sounds like come eat with us, which displays courtesy.

commensurate

(adj) corresponding in size or degree or extent

Example Sentence

pay should be commensurate with the time worked

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SPLIT AS COMMON - ENSURED -RATE.

WHICH MEANS, OUR RATE WILL BE EQUAL TO THE CHEAPEST PRODUCT!

cordial

(noun) strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

Synonyms : liqueur

(adj) diffusing warmth and friendliness

Synonyms : affable , amiable , genial

Example Sentence

an affable smile

an amiable gathering

cordial relations

a cordial greeting

a genial host

(adj) politely warm and friendly

Example Sentence

a cordial handshake

(adj) sincerely or intensely felt

Example Sentence

a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort

a cordial abhorrence of waste

cord---think of it as a telephone cord. and dial---dial ur friend's number. you call someone to be cordial

deleterious

(adj) harmful to living things

Synonyms : hurtful , injurious

Example Sentence

deleterious chemical additives

relate it to DELETE...so you DELETE all the spam mails because they may BE HARMFUL to your PC.

dichotomy

(noun) being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

Synonyms : duality

Example Sentence

the dichotomy between eastern and western culture

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can be think as di + cut _ ... so dichotomy is cutting into two parts

edify

(verb) make understand

Synonyms : enlighten

Example Sentence

Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal

edify -> edit + y; you edit some thing to improve it

elicit

(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Synonyms : arouse , enkindle , evoke , fire , kindle , provoke , raise

Example Sentence

arouse pity

raise a smile

evoke sympathy

(verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Synonyms : draw out , educe , evoke , extract

Example Sentence

We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant

(verb) derive by reason

Example Sentence

elicit a solution

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implicit - which is understood ..

explicit - means specifically told/derived

so elicit - explicit

erudite

(adj) having or showing profound knowledge

Synonyms : learned

Example Sentence

a learned jurist

an erudite professor

taken from rude+ite...in olden days people who were higly educated were basically very rude...as they were having profound knowledge of a subject they use to behave very rudely with less educated or illiterates people.

fecund

(adj) capable of producing offspring or vegetation

(adj) intellectually productive

Synonyms : fertile , prolific

Example Sentence

a prolific writer

a fecund imagination

Sounds like "***" "AND". You *** and You are able to produce an offspring (no offence)

feeble

(adj) pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

Synonyms : lame

Example Sentence

a feeble excuse

a lame argument

(adj) lacking strength or vigor

Synonyms : faint

Example Sentence

damning with faint praise

faint resistance

feeble efforts

a feeble voice

(adj) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Synonyms : debile , decrepit , infirm , rickety , sapless , weak , weakly

Example Sentence

a feeble old woman

her body looked sapless

(adj) lacking strength

Synonyms : nerveless

Example Sentence

a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude

sounds like FREE + BAL -> FREE(without) from BAL(strength in Hindi) -> WEAK

felicitous

(adj) exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style

Example Sentence

a felicitous speaker

(adj) marked by good fortune

Synonyms : happy

Example Sentence

a felicitous life

a happy outcome

felicitous sounds like felicitation... in felicitation the person is praised with SUITABLE, APT , WELL CHOSEN remarks..

forbear

(noun) a person from whom you are descended

Synonyms : forebear

(verb) refrain from doing

Synonyms : hold back

Example Sentence

she forbore a snicker

(verb) resist doing something

Synonyms : refrain

Example Sentence

He refrained from hitting him back

she could not forbear weeping

a gf telling to her bf (forget + beer) or forget me..he is restricted to drink...

haphazard

(adj) dependent upon or characterized by chance

Synonyms : hit-or-miss

Example Sentence

a haphazard plan of action

his judgment is rather hit-or-miss

(adj) marked by great carelessness

Synonyms : slapdash , slipshod , sloppy

Example Sentence

a most haphazard system of record keeping

slapdash work

slipshod spelling

sloppy workmanship

(adv) without care; in a slapdash manner

Synonyms : haphazardly

Example Sentence

the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard

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HAP + HAZARD where HAZARD means epidemic spread due to great carelessness.

hodgepodge

(noun) a motley assortment of things

Synonyms : farrago , gallimaufry , hotchpotch , melange , mingle-mangle , mishmash , oddments , odds and ends , omnium-gatherum , ragbag

(noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Synonyms : jumble , patchwork

HO (Holland) DGE (DJ) PO (Poland) DGE(DJ)

Mixture of different countries DJ. Mixture of unlike things

impede

(verb) be a hindrance or obstacle to

Synonyms : hinder

Example Sentence

She is impeding the progress of our project

(verb) block passage through

Synonyms : block , close up , jam , obstruct , obturate , occlude

Example Sentence

obstruct the path

impede from impedance meaning resistance

impetuous

(adj) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

Synonyms : brainish , hotheaded , impulsive , madcap , tearaway

Example Sentence

a hotheaded decision

liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers

an impetuous display of spending and gambling

madcap escapades

(adj) marked by violent force

Example Sentence

impetuous heaving waves

im(not)-pet-tuo(to)-us...a dog which is not our pet will be very VIOLENT and RASH.

irascible

(adj) quickly aroused to anger

Synonyms : choleric , hot-tempered , hotheaded , quick-tempered , short-tempered

Example Sentence

a hotheaded commander

(adj) characterized by anger

Synonyms : choleric

Example Sentence

a choleric outburst

an irascible response

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concentrate on rasc- a rascal is one who is irritable, choleric, shor-tempered & hotheaded

mercenary

(noun) a person hired to fight for another country than their own

Synonyms : soldier of fortune

(adj) marked by materialism

Synonyms : materialistic , worldly-minded

(adj) serving for wages in a foreign army

Synonyms : free-lance , freelance

Example Sentence

mercenary killers

(adj) profit oriented

Synonyms : mercantile , moneymaking

Example Sentence

a commercial book

preached a mercantile and militant patriotism

a mercenary enterprise

a moneymaking business

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merce - mercy + na - no; no mercy.He can kill anybody for money or gain

meticulous

(adj) marked by precise accordance with details

Synonyms : punctilious

Example Sentence

meticulous research

punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette

(adj) marked by extreme care in treatment of details

Example Sentence

a meticulous craftsman

almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities

it sounds like matriculation(admission to a college).To get matriculation we should be as a meticulous(careful) aspirant to clear the exam.

mordant

(noun) a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

(adj) harshly ironic or sinister

Synonyms : black , grim

Example Sentence

black humor

a grim joke

grim laughter

fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit

(adj) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

Synonyms : caustic , corrosive , erosive , vitriolic

more +daant = more teeth, so biting

outstrip

(verb) be or do something to a greater degree

Synonyms : exceed , outdo , outgo , outmatch , outperform , surmount , surpass

Example Sentence

her performance surpasses that of any other student I know

She outdoes all other athletes

This exceeds all my expectations

This car outperforms all others in its class

(verb) go far ahead of

Synonyms : distance , outdistance

Example Sentence

He outdistanced the other runners

getting stripped in a colloquial language means being insulted, which is also felt if ur defeated or outdone.. hence try relating outstrip it..

precarious

(adj) affording no ease or reassurance

Synonyms : unstable

Example Sentence

a precarious truce

(adj) fraught with danger

Synonyms : parlous , perilous , touch-and-go

Example Sentence

dangerous waters

a parlous journey on stormy seas

a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat

the precarious life of an undersea diver

dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery

(adj) not secure; beset with difficulties

Synonyms : shaky

Example Sentence

a shaky marriage

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PRE+CARE+IOUS -> We have to take CARE while doing something risky so that it does not go wrong. ..

quirky

(adj) informal terms; strikingly unconventional

Synonyms : far-out , kinky , offbeat , way-out

quirky=quickly; if u do something quickly it becomes unconventional

repudiate

(verb) cast off

Synonyms : disown , renounce

Example Sentence

She renounced her husband

The parents repudiated their son

(verb) refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

Example Sentence

The woman repudiated the divorce settlement

(verb) refuse to recognize or pay

Example Sentence

repudiate a debt

(verb) reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

Example Sentence

She repudiated the accusations

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he ate the PUDDING AGAIN.. When his mother asked him if he ate the pudding, he tried to REPUDIATE (deny eating it)... :)

tact

(noun) consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

Synonyms : tactfulness

tact= t(=talent)+ act ... so, if you want to show your talent, you need to have the tact to put your act together.

trifling

(noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

Synonyms : dalliance , dawdling

(adj) not worth considering

Synonyms : negligible , paltry

Example Sentence

he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost

piffling efforts

a trifling matter

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divide it like TRI(TRY)+FLING.(means to throw sb or something)..SO..you always TRY to throw SOMETHING UNIMPORTANT.

accentuate

(verb) to stress, single out as important

Synonyms : accent , emphasise , emphasize , punctuate , stress

Example Sentence

Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet

(verb) put stress on; utter with an accent

Synonyms : accent , stress

Example Sentence

In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word

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Accent + up : i.e, to say with a strong accent, put emphasis on something.

convivial

(adj) occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

Synonyms : good-time

Example Sentence

a convivial atmosphere at the reunion

a woman of convivial nature

he was a real good-time Charlie

somewhat close to carnival

which also implies festivity.

decadent

(noun) a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)

(adj) marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

Synonyms : effete

Example Sentence

a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility

a group of effete self-professed intellectuals

there is a toothpaste named DECADENT used so that your teeth dont DECAY..

egregious

(adj) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Synonyms : crying , flagrant , glaring , gross , rank

Example Sentence

a crying shame

an egregious lie

flagrant violation of human rights

a glaring error

gross ineptitude

gross injustice

rank treachery

scores we get in GRE is outrageously bad (egregious)

evanescent

(adj) tending to vanish like vapor

Example Sentence

evanescent beauty

Remember it as "I want scent. Scent evaporates like vapour.

flamboyant

(noun) showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

Synonyms : delonix regia , flame tree , peacock flower , poinciana regia , royal poinciana

(adj) marked by ostentation but often tasteless

Synonyms : showy , splashy

Example Sentence

a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet

a splashy half-page ad

(adj) elaborately or excessively ornamented

Synonyms : aureate , florid

Example Sentence

flamboyant handwriting

the senator's florid speech

flamboyant ~ flame + boy; imagine a boy wearing a T-shirt with pictures of flame on it. will it not be flamboyant?

forestall

(verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Synonyms : forbid , foreclose , preclude , prevent

Example Sentence

My sense of tact forbids an honest answer

Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project

(verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Synonyms : anticipate , counter , foresee

Fore means before. Stall means to stop. Hence Forestall == Before Stop. i.e to stop something before it happens.

gainsay

(verb) take exception to

Synonyms : challenge , dispute

Example Sentence

She challenged his claims

she has (Gain)ed weight but is not (say)ing it which means, she is denying the fact.

galvanize

(verb) to stimulate to action

Synonyms : galvanise , startle

Example Sentence

..startled him awake

galvanized into action

(verb) cover with zinc

Synonyms : galvanise

Example Sentence

galvanize steel

(verb) stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

Synonyms : galvanise

Imagine a Van filled with Girls(gals) appear, (GALs in VAN)how will you react, you will be STIRRED UP or REVITALIZED as if you have HAD A SHOCK.

indiscriminate

(adj) failing to make or recognize distinctions

(adj) not marked by fine distinctions

Example Sentence

indiscriminate reading habits

an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles

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in-'not,unable' + discriminate, meaning

you are unable to discriminate between the right and the wrong. In such a situation you get CONFUSED and CHOOSE something RANDOMLY.

innocuous

(adj) not injurious to physical or mental health

(adj) not causing disapproval

Synonyms : unobjectionable

Example Sentence

it was an innocuous remark

confined himself to innocuous generalities

unobjectionable behavior

(adj) lacking intent or capacity to injure

Synonyms : innocent

Example Sentence

an innocent prank

in(not)+nocuous(noxious)........

means not noxious......something which is not noxious is harmless...

mundane

(adj) found in the ordinary course of events

Synonyms : everyday , quotidian , routine , unremarkable , workaday

Example Sentence

a placid everyday scene

it was a routine day

there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute

(adj) concerned with the world or worldly matters

Synonyms : terrestrial

Example Sentence

mundane affairs

he developed an immense terrestrial practicality

(adj) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly

Synonyms : terrene

Example Sentence

not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind

so terrene a being as himself

monday, tuesday, wednesday....everyday

nullify

(verb) declare invalid

Synonyms : annul , avoid , invalidate , quash , void

Example Sentence

The contract was annulled

void a plea

(verb) show to be invalid

Synonyms : invalidate

(verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

Synonyms : negate , neutralise , neutralize

Example Sentence

Her optimism neutralizes his gloom

This action will negate the effect of my efforts

the NU in nullify can represent numb, which is loss of feeling. This leads to less importance.

obviate

(verb) do away with

Synonyms : eliminate , rid of

(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Synonyms : avert , avoid , debar , deflect , fend off , forefend , forfend , head off , stave off , ward off

Example Sentence

Let's avoid a confrontation

head off a confrontation

avert a strike

obviate - viate sounds like deviate, deviate yourself from studying(happen something)....

omnipresent

(adj) being present everywhere at once

Synonyms : ubiquitous

maruti omni car is used by malority of indians..

oust

(verb) remove from a position or office

Synonyms : boot out , drum out , expel , kick out , throw out

Example Sentence

The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds

(verb) remove and replace

Example Sentence

The word processor has ousted the typewriter

OUT

palpable

(adj) capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

Synonyms : tangible

Example Sentence

a barely palpable dust

felt sudden anger in a palpable wave

the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton

a palpable lie

(adj) can be felt by palpation

Example Sentence

a palpable tumor

palpable..divide it like..PALP(SOUNDS LIKE PULP)+ABLE.....after touching the PULP of fruit ITS OBVIOUS THAT every one would be ABLE TO PERCEIVE whether THE FRUIT is fresh or not.

perfidy

(noun) betrayal of a trust

Synonyms : perfidiousness , treachery

(noun) an act of deliberate betrayal

Synonyms : betrayal , treachery , treason

per+ fidy=without fidelity i.e cheat upon ur partner,,in general cheat or breach something

profuse

(adj) produced or growing in extreme abundance

Synonyms : exuberant , lush , luxuriant , riotous

Example Sentence

their riotous blooming

to PRODUCE an abundance of energy from nuclear FUSion, you need to join two atomic nuclei.

pugnacious

(adj) tough and callous by virtue of experience

Synonyms : hard-bitten , hard-boiled

(adj) ready and able to resort to force or violence

Synonyms : rough

Example Sentence

pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance

they were rough and determined fighting men

punga+nacious- one with tendency to always fight and take pungas(Hindi)

sagacious

(adj) acutely insightful and wise

Synonyms : perspicacious , sapient

Example Sentence

much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument

observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions

a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators

(adj) skillful in statecraft or management

Example Sentence

an astute and sagacious statesman

sagacious look like suggest us.....and we always ASK WISE PEOPLE to suggest us, whenever we are in trouble.

sanguine

(noun) a blood-red color

(adj) confidently optimistic and cheerful

(adj) inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

Synonyms : florid , rubicund , ruddy

Example Sentence

a ruddy complexion

Santa's rubicund cheeks

a fresh and sanguine complexion

SANGUINE is pronounced very much like "SANGEEN" in hindi which is usually referred with crime-"sangeen hatya" which shows serious murder with blood red colour...

scant

(verb) work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

Synonyms : skimp

(verb) limit in quality or quantity

Synonyms : skimp

(verb) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

Synonyms : skimp , stint

Example Sentence

sting with the allowance

(adj) less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

Synonyms : light , short

Example Sentence

a light pound

a scant cup of sugar

regularly gives short weight

SCANT rhymes with PANT => a mean man with scant regard for the panting dog shares non of his water.

skullduggery

(noun) verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

Synonyms : hanky panky , hocus-pocus , jiggery-pokery , skulduggery , slickness , trickery

SKULLS are associated with PIRATE flags. Pirates are known for deceiving and taking advantage.

trivial

(adj) (informal) small and of little importance

Synonyms : fiddling , footling , lilliputian , little , niggling , petty , picayune , piddling , piffling

Example Sentence

a fiddling sum of money

a footling gesture

our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war

a little (or small) matter

a dispute over niggling details

limited to petty enterprises

piffling efforts

giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

(adj) of little substance or significance

Synonyms : superficial

Example Sentence

a few superficial editorial changes

only trivial objections

(adj) concerned with trivialities

Example Sentence

a trivial young woman

a trivial mind

trivial=three+vs+all....so the choice of 3persons is given little importance wen compared to all.

to all

utilitarian

(noun) someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

(adj) having a useful function

Synonyms : useful

Example Sentence

utilitarian steel tables

(adj) having utility often to the exclusion of values

Example Sentence

plain utilitarian kitchenware

someone who stresses more on the utility of an object

vapid

(adj) lacking taste or flavor or tang

Synonyms : bland , flat , flavorless , flavourless , insipid , savorless , savourless

Example Sentence

a bland diet

insipid hospital food

flavorless supermarket tomatoes

vapid beer

vapid tea

(adj) lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest

Example Sentence

a vapid conversation

a vapid smile

a bunch of vapid schoolgirls

vapid sounds similar to rapid(~ very rapid)... If you cook in a rapid manner, you may spoil the taste of the food, or say, when you eat rapidly..you may not get the taste of the food.

appease

1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

2. assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).

arbitrary

1. based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

2. (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.

archaic

very old or old-fashioned.

clamorous

1. making a loud and confused noise.

2. expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands.

dearth

a scarcity or lack of something.

explicable

able to be accounted for or understood.

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

immutable

unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

indefatigable

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

indolent

1. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

2. (of a disease or condition) causing little or no pain.

insular

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

intransigent

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

intrepid

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

irreverent

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

loathe

feel intense dislike or disgust for.

malign

1. evil in nature or effect.

2. speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.

malleable

easily influenced; pliable.

neophyte

1. a person who is new to a subject or activity.

2. a new convert to a religion.

plastic

1. not genuine; artificial or unnatural.

2. (of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded.

platitude

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

prescient

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

pristine

in its original condition; unspoilt.

reproach

express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.

robust

1. strong and healthy; vigorous.

2. (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell.

salubrious

1. health-giving; healthy.

2. (of a place) pleasant; not run-down.

sanction

1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

2. official permission or approval for an action.

sedulous

(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

soporific

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

stern

(of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

tendentious

expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one.

admonish

(verb) admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

Synonyms : discourage , monish , warn

Example Sentence

I warned him not to go too far

I warn you against false assumptions

She warned him to be quiet

(verb) warn strongly; put on guard

Synonyms : caution , monish

(verb) take to task

Synonyms : reprove

Example Sentence

He admonished the child for his bad behavior

in the add of "eak choti si love story" monisha koiralla on orkut and she shall admonish u/warn u for doing so

aesthetic

(noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

Synonyms : esthetic

Example Sentence

he despised the esthetic of minimalism

(adj) relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics

Synonyms : esthetic

Example Sentence

aesthetic values

(adj) concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

Synonyms : aesthetical , esthetic , esthetical

Example Sentence

the aesthetic faculties

an aesthetic person

aesthetic feeling

the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success

(adj) aesthetically pleasing

Synonyms : artistic , esthetic

Example Sentence

an artistic flower arrangement

aes + thetic

opposite of "pathetic"..means beauty

affectation

(noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Synonyms : affectedness , mannerism , pose

'affection' is natural and true, but

'affectation' is artificial and pretentious

alleviate

(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain

Synonyms : assuage , palliate , relieve

Example Sentence

This pill will relieve your headaches

(verb) make easier

Synonyms : ease , facilitate

Example Sentence

you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge

ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (has been eaten up) so hence you are relieved of the pain and you feel relief

analogous

(adj) similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

Synonyms : correspondent

Example Sentence

brains and computers are often considered analogous

salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar

(adj) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

Example Sentence

the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous

remember analogous from analogy

bolster

(noun) a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

Synonyms : long pillow

(verb) support and strengthen

Synonyms : bolster up

Example Sentence

bolster morale

(verb) prop up with a pillow or bolster

(verb) add padding to

Synonyms : pad

Example Sentence

pad the seat of the chair

RELATE TO BOLT>> USED TO SUPPORT OR REINFORCE

connoisseur

(noun) an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

Synonyms : cognoscente

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(In Hindi Language) Connoisseur sounds like kaun inse sure nahi hoga, kaun nahi sure.. Ye to expert hai. He is connoisseur. He is EXPERT.

dissemble

(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive

Synonyms : affect , feign , pretend , sham

Example Sentence

He feigned that he was ill

He shammed a headache

(verb) hide under a false appearance

Synonyms : cloak , mask

Example Sentence

He masked his disappointment

(verb) behave unnaturally or affectedly

Synonyms : act , pretend

Example Sentence

She's just acting

The word sounds like "resemble"...the person/ a thing of tat type can be in disguise...

dogged

(adj) stubbornly unyielding

Synonyms : dour , persistent , pertinacious , tenacious , unyielding

Example Sentence

dogged persistence

dour determination

the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics

a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it

men tenacious of opinion

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a dogs tail is always curved and can never be made straight thus it is dogged

dupe

(noun) a person who is tricked or swindled

Synonyms : victim

(verb) fool or hoax

Synonyms : befool , cod , fool , gull , put on , put one across , put one over , slang , take in

Example Sentence

The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone

You can't fool me!

duplicates(in movies) are used to fool people....

empirical

(adj) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

Synonyms : empiric

Example Sentence

an empirical basis for an ethical theory

empirical laws

empirical data

an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known

(adj) relying on medical quackery

Synonyms : empiric

Example Sentence

empiric treatment

Empire...maintaining an empire requires much practical experiences and workouts....

engender

(verb) call forth

Synonyms : breed , spawn

(verb) make children

Synonyms : beget , bring forth , father , generate , get , mother , sire

Example Sentence

Abraham begot Isaac

Men often father children but don't recognize them

when two gender's male & female end up together .. they produce or give rise to a CHILD..

pertinacious

(adj) stubbornly unyielding

Synonyms : dogged , dour , persistent , tenacious , unyielding

Example Sentence

dogged persistence

dour determination

the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics

a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it

men tenacious of opinion

pertinacious = pre(before) + teenage : The age before teenage is where a person shows a childish behaviour and is very stubborn in a negative sense.

presumptuous

(adj) excessively forward

Synonyms : assuming , assumptive

Example Sentence

an assumptive person

on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide

the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants

Focus on "Presum" (Presume)--> To overstep your boundaries by boldly PRESUMing/assuming something.