Group 3 Flashcards
Abate
Become less strong/intense,
Decrease in force/intensity
Abjure
Solemnly renounce, retract
Verbose
Expressed in more words than needed
Mnemonic- verbal+boss—- boss is extremely verbal
Prodigal
Spending money recklessly, wasting money
Antipathy
Deep feeling of not liking someone/something
Arcane
Mysterious or secretive
Arduous
Involving strenuous effort, tiring
Mnemonic- hard+you+us
Artless
Natural, without any deception
Polarize
Divide it into two contrasting groups
Equivocate
Using ambiguous language(more than one meaning)
Dilatory
Slow to act, causing delay
Mnemonic- dilation(pregnancy delay)
Diffident
Shy because of lack of confidence
Mnemonic- difficult to be confident
Desultory
No plan, happending randomly
Mnemonic- sounds like sulk, you sulk when there’s no plan
Deference
Polite behavior that one shows toward something/someone out of respect
Cosmopolitan
Mixture of cultures
Copious
Abundant in supply
Mnemonic- copy(photocopies)
Contend
To say or argue that something is true
Cogent
Clear, logical, convincing
Mnemonic- gents are very logical(ik sexist but gotta remember)
Coalesce
Come together to form a whole
Chicanery
Use of deception
Mnemonic- chicken ko deception se maar diya
Canonize
Treat of great significance
Cacophonous
Loud, unpleasant sounds
Mnemonic- ca-caw(sound crow makes)
Burgeon
Flourish, begin or grow
Bucolic
Pleasant aspects of countryside
Assuage
Satisfy
make an unpleasant feeling less intense
Ascetic
Austere, severe self discipline
Simple, no decoration
