Group 4 Flashcards
Abstain
Refrain oneself from doing
Vacillate
Waver between different actions,
Indecisive
Mnemonic-sounds like oscillate(moves from one position to another)
Tranquil
Calm, free from disturbance
Mnemonic- tranquilizer given to animals to calm them down
Scrupulous
Careful, thorough, attentive to deets
Mnemonic- sculpture, worker has to be very careful
Recondite
Abstruse, difficult to understand
Abstruse
Difficult to understand,
Recondite
Approbation
Approval, praise
Corroborate
Confirm a statement/theory by getting evidence
Mnemonic- borate test is a confirmatory test in chem
Disparate
Very different or distinct in quality or kind
Mnemonic- this+parrot( this parrot is diff from that parrot as it can talk)
Emulate
Match/ surpass a person’s achievement typically by imitation
Mnemonic- sounds like imitate
Enervate
Lacking in energy
Mnemonic- e+nerve+ate
No nerve so lack in energy
Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
Mnemonic- elephant marela hai, he lived for a short time
Fervid
Intensely enthusiastic/ passionate
Extremely hot
Mnemonic- girls wearing fur, v hot
Garrulous
Excessively talkative
Mnemonic- girls rule us, they rule in talking more than boys
Incendiary
Tending to stir up conflict
Mnemonic- incense, tinka daalna aag pe
Inimical
Unfriendly and hostile
Mnemonic- inimi- enemy
Invigorate
Give strength or energy to
Mnemonic- sounds like viagra, give energy & strength
Mitigate
Make something less severe or less painful
Mnemonic- gate pe kutter ki potty pe mitti daal do taaki smell kam hojaye
Obsolete
Out of date
Mnemonic- obviously +so+late( now late so out of date)
Paradigmatic
Serving as a typical example of something
Pedantic
Extremely concerned with deets
Mnemonic- pandits very detail oriented
Placid
Calm and peaceful
Mnemonic- people placed are very calm whereas people not placed are not calm
Polemical
Involving dispute or controversy
Mnemonic- pol- politics, modern day politics full of controversy
Profundity
Great depth of insight or knowledge
Mnemonic- property and funds buried deep
Prophetic
Accurately predicting what will happen in the future
Prudent
Careful and sensible
Mnemonic- icici prudential life insurance 
Punctilious
Showing great attention to detail
Mnemonic- someone paying attention to small punctuation mistakes
