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1
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Abstain

A

Refrain oneself from doing

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Vacillate

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Waver between different actions,
Indecisive

Mnemonic-sounds like oscillate(moves from one position to another)

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Tranquil

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Calm, free from disturbance

Mnemonic- tranquilizer given to animals to calm them down

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Scrupulous

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Careful, thorough, attentive to deets

Mnemonic- sculpture, worker has to be very careful

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Recondite

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Abstruse, difficult to understand

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand,
Recondite

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Approbation

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Approval, praise

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Corroborate

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Confirm a statement/theory by getting evidence

Mnemonic- borate test is a confirmatory test in chem

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Disparate

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Very different or distinct in quality or kind
Mnemonic- this+parrot( this parrot is diff from that parrot as it can talk)

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Emulate

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Match/ surpass a person’s achievement typically by imitation

Mnemonic- sounds like imitate

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Enervate

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Lacking in energy

Mnemonic- e+nerve+ate
No nerve so lack in energy

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Ephemeral

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Lasting for a very short time

Mnemonic- elephant marela hai, he lived for a short time

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Fervid

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Intensely enthusiastic/ passionate
Extremely hot

Mnemonic- girls wearing fur, v hot

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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative

Mnemonic- girls rule us, they rule in talking more than boys

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Incendiary

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Tending to stir up conflict

Mnemonic- incense, tinka daalna aag pe

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Inimical

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Unfriendly and hostile

Mnemonic- inimi- enemy

17
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Invigorate

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Give strength or energy to

Mnemonic- sounds like viagra, give energy & strength

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Mitigate

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Make something less severe or less painful

Mnemonic- gate pe kutter ki potty pe mitti daal do taaki smell kam hojaye

19
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Obsolete

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Out of date

Mnemonic- obviously +so+late( now late so out of date)

20
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Paradigmatic

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Serving as a typical example of something

21
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Pedantic

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Extremely concerned with deets

Mnemonic- pandits very detail oriented

22
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Placid

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Calm and peaceful

Mnemonic- people placed are very calm whereas people not placed are not calm

23
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Polemical

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Involving dispute or controversy

Mnemonic- pol- politics, modern day politics full of controversy

24
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Profundity

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Great depth of insight or knowledge

Mnemonic- property and funds buried deep

25
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Prophetic

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Accurately predicting what will happen in the future

26
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Prudent

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Careful and sensible
Mnemonic- icici prudential life insurance 

27
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Punctilious

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Showing great attention to detail

Mnemonic- someone paying attention to small punctuation mistakes

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