Group 10 Flashcards
Antithesis
Contrast or opposition b/w two things
Acumen
Ability to make good and quick decisions
Mnemonic- IQ- Men — high IQ men can make good judgement/ decisions
Befuddled
Unable to think carefully
Eschew
Avoid something, abstain from
Mnemonic- chewing a chewing gum is bad and you should stay away from it
Esoteric
Likely to be understood by a small group of people only
Abstruse, arcane, obscure
Mnemonic- historic things are known only to few people
Evasive
Avoid answering something, escape
Mnemonic- sounds like evade-avoiding
Exculpate
Show that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing
Mnemonic- ex-culprit
Expedite
Make something happen sooner or be accomplished quickly
Mnemonic- ex(exceed)+ ped(speed)— speed up
Fastidious
Very attentive to detail and concerned with accuracy
Mnemonic- fast and furious movie v accurate
Wane
Decrease in strength, power, number
Become weaker
Mnemonic- wane is opposite of gain
Tout
Attempt to sell something by a direct approach
Laud, praise, promote
Mnemonic- shout to tout(promote)
Supersede
Replace, take the place of something else
Mnemonic- when a super new thing arrives, we replace it
Stoic
A person who can endure pain without complaining
Mnemonic stone+like( if you stone like, you can’t feel pain)
Somnolent
Sleepy, drowsy
Sever
Divide by cutting or slicing
“The head was severed from the body”
Mnemonic- if you have fever you will be seperated from the group
Salutary
Beneficial, good, advantageous
Rudimentary
Limited to basic principles,
Basic, elementary, primitive
Mnemonic- sedimentary rocks are base or foundation of a building
Portend
Give a sign that something is going to happen
Mnemonic- when we reach a port end, we see a sign that it’s ended(stop sign or something)
Pensive
Engaged in serious thought
Mnemonic- when you have pen in your mouth, you are engaged in a serious thought
Nonchalant
Calm and relaxed
Mnemonic- when you have no chalaan, you are very calm
Lament
A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Mnemonic- l+amen+t»_space; we say amen in sorrow
Feign
Pretend to be affected by something (a feeling,state,injury)
Furtive
Secretive, suggesting guilty nervousness
Mnemonic- fur-cats are secretive
Indispensable
Absolutely necessary
Mnemonic- something that cannot be disposed is necessary and essential
Ascribe
Assign, regard something as being due to
