Group 8 Flashcards
Accentuate
To emphasize something or make something easier to notice
Mnemonic- accenture is mass recruiter so v noticeable
Conjectural
To guess about something without real proof or evidence
Mnemonic- sounds like lecture assume you guess an answer for a question during a lecture
Convivial
Friendly, lively and enjoyable
Mnemonic- con(together)+ vivi(bibi-wife), if you are together with wife, you are joyous
Decadent
Decay
Toothpaste- decadent prevents from tooth decay
Egregious
Outstandingly bad
Mnemonic-gre mai score extremely bad
Evanescent
Quickly fading or disappearing
Mnemonic- vanish
Flamboyant
Colorful or noticeable, tending to attract attention because of confidence
Mnemonic- flamingo
Vapid
Bland, offering nothing that is challenging
Mnemonic- vape- very bland
Utilitarian
Designed to be useful/ practical
Mnemonic- utilize, utility so useful
Trivial
Of little value or importance
Mnemonic- tri- third+ value, a person having third class value
Skulduggery
Dishonest behavior, trickery
Mnemonic- digging up skulls and selling to labs is dishonest and illegal
Scant
Insufficient
Mnemonic- ant, they are tiny and
Insufficient
Sanguine
Optimistic, a blood red color
Mnemonic- sangria wine(red) peeke optimistic ban jaana
Sagacious
Wise, intelligent, shrewd
Mnemonic- sage is wise and intelligent
Pugnacious
Eager to fight/ argue
Mnemonic- pungas, one who is eager to fight always takes punga
Forestall
Keep something from happening im advance
Mnemonic- fore(before)+ stall(stop)
Gainsay
Deny, contradict, speak against
Mnemonic-
Ghante se- we say ghante se when we deny something
Galvanize
Shock/ excite someone into taking action
Mnemonic- gal+van- girls in a van you will get shocked( veryyy sexist ugh)
Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
Mnemonic- eno- ain’t harmful at all
Mundane
Boring, dull
Nettlesome
Causing annoyance/ difficulty
Mnemonic- meddlesome sounds like
Obviate
Remove, avoid, prevent
Mnemonic- sounds like deviate, you are deviating from the topic lol
Omnipresent
Widespread, being present everywhere at once
Mnemonic-maruti omni car used to be present everywhere
Oust
Remove from a position/place
Mnemonic- sounds like out
Palpable
Capable of being perceived,
Tangible
Able to be touched or felt
Mnemonic-pulp+able, after touching pulp we can feel is fruit is fresh or no
Perfidy
Untrustworthy, deceitful
Mnemonic- sounds like
Perfidy- dhokadhadi
Profuse
Abundant
Mnemonic- professors use abundant resources to teach
