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1
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Ingenuous

A

Innocent, naive
Mnemonic- in+genuine (people who are genuine are innocent)

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Adulterate

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Corrupt something by adding another substance
Mnemonic- Milavat se kharab

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Advocate

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Publicly support

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Aggrandize

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Increase power/status/reputation of something
Mnemonic- grand(greater, increase)

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings about something/someone
Mnemonic- ambi(both)+ valent

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Ameliorate

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To make something bad better, improve

Mnemonic- Ameli(Imli) improves taste of food

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Anachronistic

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Existing out of it’s time in history,
out of date, ancient

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Incredulous

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Unable/ Unwilling to believe,

Mnemonic-Avishwasi, In(not)+ cred(credit) - credit nahi milta

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Diatribe

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A bitter verbal attack against something/ someone
Mnemonic- di+ a + tribe

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Dessicate

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Cause to become completely dry, remove moisture

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Audacious

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Willing to take risks, do something shocking

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Avaricious

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Extremely greedy for wealth

Sentence- they are avaricious and will do anything for money
Mnemonic- a+war(in war everyone becomes greedy

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Banal

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Boring, non interesting, non-original

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Benign
Synonym- benignant

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Gentle and kind,
Not dangerous to health(eg-tumor)

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Brazen

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Bold and without shame

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Calumny

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False accusation attack on someone
Synonym- defamation
Mnemonic- sounds like kalmuhi(saans tells bahu)

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Castigate

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Strongly punish someone
Reprimand severely

18
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Caustic

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Sarcastic in a bitter way,
harshly critical

19
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Construe

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Understood meaning of something in a particular way,
Analyzed as, construed as

20
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Contrite

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Feeling regret that one has done wrong
Mnemonic- Count+ Right( Count the cash right or you’ll regret it)

21
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Convoluted

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Extremely complex and twisted

Mnemonic- vault- breaking into a vault is difficult

22
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Covet

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Want something very much that someone else has

Hindi-Lalach
Mnemonic- kuwait(covet) has oil and everyone wants it

23
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Craven

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Cowardly, lacking in courage

Sentence- my colleague is a craven person

Opposite of brazen

24
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Deft

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Showcasing skill, cleverness

Mnemonic- deaf people are better at other skills

25
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Demur

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Raise objections/ Show reluctance
Mnemonic- damn you are wrong(dem- u-r)

26
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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness, eagerness

Mnemonic- alan(friend)

27
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Amenable

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Open to suggestions, easily persuaded, susceptible(easily influenced)

Mnemonic- are men able to be open to suggestions or easily pursuaded

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