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cadaverous

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corpse like

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besmirch

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dishonor

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dispensation

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exemption

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besiege

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harass

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invective

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abusive language

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internecine

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marked by internal strife
Meaning: Characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
“internecine war”.
Mutually destructive,bloodshed.
Mnemonics: : inter+ne+cine
INTER (between) + NE (any) + CINE (sign) = in a relationship, when
There is’nt ANY SIGN of love BETWEEN the two, it MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIV for the relationship

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cognizant

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having knowledge and awareness of

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wanton

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showing no limits (unrestrained)

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checkered

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disreputable

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graft

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corruption, usually through bribery

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trenchant

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incisive
Mnemonic: trenchant…trench+ant…focus on trench….trench is nothing but a deep hole..a ditch….so during wars
soldiers dig out trenches for their safty….when digging a trench you cut the layers of soil……so trenchent means cutting,
incisive

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gumption

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resourcefulness or determination

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semblance

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misleading appearance

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lugubrious

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overly sad

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exhort

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encourage

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errant

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straying from course

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panegyric

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formal praise
M: Pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means expression of praise
Pan+e+gy(gana)…kha ke pan amitabh sang the song…’khaye ke pan bana raswala’ ..n every1 praised it….

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balk

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refuse to accept

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grovel

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show fear

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espouse

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support a cause

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piquant

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pungent in taste
pungent - toogood
Piquant: (adj.) attracting or delighting
synonyms : engaging
Mnemonic: PI+QUANT Quant in GRE is more attracting and delighting than Verbal
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quail

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draw back in fear

Mnemonic: If you fail in exam, you quail before your dad :)

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turgid

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pompous, tedious

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finagle

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get through trickery

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qualm

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uneasiness

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coterminous

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equal in scope

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ineluctable

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unavoidable

• irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable
Mnemonics:
• ineluctable – in +luc(k)+table.. So, a person will be lucky or unlucky in his work on a particular day as per
his luck-table, he can’t escape from it, it’s unavoidable.

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dissemble

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act deceitfully
dissemble :: disguise; pretend
Mnemonic: The word sounds like “resemble”. the person/a thing of that is in disguise.

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bumbling

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clumsy

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demure

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shy, modest

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duress

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compulsory force

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arriviste syn?

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upstart, parvenu

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incumbent

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necessary

• obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office
Mnemonics:
• INCUM + BENT = OFFICIALS are BENT on(determined) to bring an INCUM home, as it is NECESSARY
to survive

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panache

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distinctive style

M: It sounds a bit like APACHE.. which is a bike.. a bike is a symbol of FLAIR , FLAMBOYANCE, STYLE..

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pillory

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ridicule publicly

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fete

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celebrate a person

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munificent

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very generous, magnanimous
by muni - you think of rishi - muni (sages), who are always generous in giving, will give you whatever you want….tathastu :-)

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raillery

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little teasing

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renege

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go back on

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smattering

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small amount; modicum; exiguous
smattering slight knowledge
Mnemonics: – He does not know the actual matter. His knowledge is quite smattering

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simulacrum

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bad imitation

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expansive

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sociable, gregarious

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cavalier

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not caring
cavalier :: casual and offhand; arrogant
MNEMONIC: CA + VALI + ER == vali in Ramayana is very arrogant

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial; gandhi

someone who leaves all AESTHETICs is an ascetic

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infelicitous

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inappropriate

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canard

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false report; a deliberately misleading fabrication
Mnemonics: - canard - can hard, it can hardly happen. It is exaggerated.
NARAD MUNI- jaise tum bhi sach nai bolte. Bolte ho toh sirf canard

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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underwrite

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support financially

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prodigious

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great in size, extent
prodigious enormous; marvelous
Mnemonics: - see the digi part—(if we have a digital calculator we can add enormous amount of numbers

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devolve

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delegate

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sordid

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morally questionable; base; filthy; unwholesome;

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doughty

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brave, bold

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stultify

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sap enthusiasm; cause one through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm

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edifying

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enlightening

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furtive

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stealthy

One who is FARTive has to expel farts stealthily

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desideratum

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necessity

incumbent

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facile

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arrived at without due care or effort; easily accomplished; lacking effort

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inequity

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injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards

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