barrons list Flashcards
abase
sentence: i tried to abase my brother by pointing at his grades and comparing them with my own in a family function.
humiliate,degrade.
abash
i felt abashed in my freshers intro session,when i revealed i was younger to amitha.
embarass
abbreviate
romi abbreviated peri ponna in yeh hain mohabatein. as pp.
shorten
abate
when i was travelling back from alwal to home after meeting rohit . i got drenched very badly as i did not wait till the heavy rain fall abate.
subside or moderate
addicate
ramya stopped convincing shanthan to come home n speak to her parents for the wedding as she got tired and she addicated and put an end to the fight.
renounce,give up
abberation
when mr modi rised to power .ppl had confidence about abberations in dollar value…to fall really low.
deviation from the norm,abnormal,disorder, irregularity.
abet
mona had asked me to sneek in and retrive nimish’s address from rams phone for which i was unwilling to abet her……..she was shocked as i am alawaus with he…and she was hyper with this abberated behaviour of mine.
assist in wrong deeds.
abeyance law category
matters of case were held in abeyance …..till ram was proved innocent by priya….for which they had to pay ransom money bade ache lagthe hain…
holding on,suspension,temporary disuse
abhor
i abhored him when he spoke ill of me regarding money n petty issues behind my back …you know who!!!!!!
regard with hatred n disgust
abdominable
when siddu eats jam with curd rice..its so abdominable
very unpleasent ,very bad,
abortive ,abort
i was abortive in convincing my father regarding public relations course in syracuse university
unsuccessful
abrasive
ramya is very abrasive regarding others personal problems she never encourages to share..
showing little concern,harsh
abridge
because its too much portion to cover we read ppts for exams to abridge the time to cover each chapter
shorten,condense
abrogate = abolish
abolish
abscond
when the theif was found to be the servant,,she absconded
hide secretly
absolve
when blair confessed in gossip girl…the father absolved her of her sins…
pardon
abstain
after knowing my allergy due to carpet grass i abstain myself from walking or sitting in grass
refrain,with-hold from participation
abstemious
root word: abs -away
temtem: intoxicating drink
i used to have an abstemious diet in hostel……which gave rise to my shoulder pain
sparing in eating or drinking
abstinence
root word: abs :away ,from
tineo: hold
i implemented total abstinence on alcohol drinking
to ro.
restrain from eating or drinking
abstruse,obscure,profound
abs: away
thrust: push with force
obs: hidden
my dsp lectures used to be abstruse…yet i managed to perform well
difficult to understand
abysmal,bottomless
we were ashamed of our abysmal behaviour with ravina….
very bad,bottomless
accede
imran khan acceded to sanjay dutts demands in the movie luck and suffered a lot
agree
acclaim
world acclaim miley cyrus
applaud,announce with great approval
accomplices
com :company
in mathilda movie…the principle asks the little mathilda of her accomplices in stealing her chocolates.
partner in crime
acerbic,acerbity
acri
acer:harsh ,bitter ,sour
our acerbity in ravina message ruined stuff
bitterness,sour
acme
the acme of mount everest had photos of all the mountaneeirs
pinnacle,highest point
acquiesce
assent
though mom acquiesce to my dads suggestuin of getting grandmom n granddad to goa..i knew she had a prob with the fact,
agree passively
aculty
acu:sharp
due time the aculty knife became blunt…..
sharpness
anathema
chemistry is anathema to me
a person or a thing which is cursed root words: ana-against the- god ma suffix...... against god.. ..its cursed.....loathed
ancillary
in an ancillary capacity mr arun was helpful for my project .
serving as an aid…support
anecdote
alex sir shared anecdotes about hostels….when he was an sra….
an-towards
ec-out
short interesting stories
anguish
an anguish ran over my face when my ear was operated,,,
an-to
pain or suffering
animated
film was full of animations which amuzed kids
anima-breath
lively..full of life..
animosity
i incurred animosity from ravina because i advocated monica in highlighting her flaws .
active,enimity
animus
the long message resulted in animus behaviour from everyone towards monica
hostility,unfrindliness,
ami *anim
annex
pakisthan is trying to annex kashmir.
attach,take possesion of.
annihilate…..
sid annihilated his phone when he got scared and got angry.
ani-negative
destroy
annotate
facebook is fllled with annotations for each picture…
comments
explanatory notes
annul
nulla
yuou-know-who tried to annul mine and nimis friendship
to make void.
anamolous,anomaly
due to anamalous wheather……reports were unpredictable,..
abnormal,irregular
anonymity
during charity many philanthropists maintain anonymity…..
as they do not like publicizing themselves
state of being nameless.
antagonism
i maintained antagonism with vasavi throughout the manikanta phase.
hostility
antecede
the invention of electricity was anteceded the invention of tubelights..
precede
antidote
the andidote for frver is crocin in many houses lol
remedy
antipathy
rohit’s antipathy towards anger keeps him away from being regarded as short tempered.
abhor,detest,despise,hostility,aversion
antiquated
i had an antiquated room….
outdated
accustomed
typical….
typical
antithesis
the congress (tyranny) was antithesis of all whar public hoped for…
opposite of…
apathy
my apathy for dora
lack of caring
aplomb
varsha’s aplomb of handling things in a calm peacefull way…makes her trustworthy,friendly and adorable.
poise,assurance
apocalyptic
the visions of the ecologists were apocalyptic
describing destructions of world
apostate
because he switched from one party to another his party members shunned (avoid) him as an apostate
an atheist,
apostle opposite of apostate
appall
i was appalled to see a murder happening in my colony.
dismay or shock
distressed as something unexpected happened.
apparition-ghost
materialistic……
append
he appended pictures in his mail
attach
diligent
nimisha was diligent in her work
hard working
apposite
my word appropriate
appo
site
fitting
appraisal
often appraisal of old paintings is difficult hence they term them as priceless
estimate value of something
assess something
apprise
monica was apprised well in before that rohit is not gonna miss my bday
informed.
approbation
aishu did not image approbation from her mom for the boy she loved and hence she eloped
agreement
apropos-to the point,regarding to
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arable
ara-plow
are in greek-arid
arable lands give good vegetables
fit to grow.
arbiter
arbitrate-to act as one
the president is the final arbiter of any decision
a judge
arbitrary
the coach feels the team lost because the umpire made arbitrary calls
fickle,capricious,depotism,tyrannical
arcane
mona kept that song arcane til now
secret
archetype
before the board exams in tenth the blue prints were acting as archetypes
prototype,typical
ardor
aksharas endless ardor in making naksh play foot ball gave amazing results
zeal
ardous-difficult
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aristocracy
nizams enjoyed der aristocracy
hereditary nobility
arraign
suhani was arraigned for her crime
indict,accuse of crime.
articulate
her articulate way of finding out who is the theif,impressed the police commissionor
effective
artifice
my word artificial
deceptive
artless
monika is an artless person
honest, guile less
ascendancy
modi’s rise to ascendancy …due to his diligent nature
controlling influency,rise to power
ascertain
can you please find out her ascertain address
find out certain
ascetic
old people believe in leading ascetic life…
austere,non adorned
asperity
he spoke with asperity which made me feel bad
shape (negatively)
ascribe
i ascribe my dads moods to be fickle
assign
aspersion
sonia gandhi casted aspersions on modis selfie pics
censure,throw negative comments,an attack on someones integrity,defamatio n
assessment-appraisal,assay
assail-assault
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assiduous
nimisha was assiduous in her work
diligent
assimilate
i tried to assimilate my medicines schedule when the doc tol me
absorb
astute
lizards are astute observers
shrewd,keen
atone
me and sid knew we cant atone the phone
amend
atrophy
we need good disaster management to avoid atrophy of infrastructure
wasting of
attenuate
monika had an attenuated figure
thining
attrition
my college sufferered attritions as college was defamed in the news papers
decrease in number
augment-increase
august-impressieve
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authoritarian
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