Group 9 Flashcards
Boorish
Rough, bad mannered, coarse
Brook
Tolerate
Mnemonic- rhymes with hook, which tolerates weight of anything hanging on it
Circumspect
Wary, cautious
Comity
Association of nations for their mutual benefit
Commensurate
In proportion, corresponding in size or degree
Deleterious
Causing harm
Mnemonic- deleting
Dichotomy
Division or contrast between two things
Edify
Instruct or improve someone intellectually
Mnemonic- education- ify
Elicit
Draw out, evoke a reaction from someone
Erudite
Having or showing great knowledge/learning
Mnemonic-
Rude+ite— people who have great knowledge are rude
Trifling
Unimportant or trivial
Mnemonic- tri-three+ fling
Teen flings waale log are now unimportant
Tact
Skill in dealing with sensitive issues
Repudiate
Refuse to accept, deny the truth
Mnemonic- ate the pudding again and denied eating it
Precarious
Uncertain
Outstrip
Move faster and overtake
Exceed
Mnemonic- think of a rubber strip stretching
Mordant
A mordant sense of humor
Biting, sharp or critical, caustic, critical
Meticulous
Very careful and precious
Mnemonic- meti(beti) ke saath be careful as they are precious
Fecund
Highly fertile
Mnemonic- fek anda
Feeble
Lacking physical strength
Weak, pale
Felicitous
Well chosen or suited to the circumstances
Mnemonic- felicitation jiska hota hai
Forbear
Refrain from doing something
Mnemonic-forget beer( can’t do it)
Haphazard
Random, unplanned, unsystematic, disorganized
Impede
Be a hindrance or a obstacle
Mnemonic- ped(tree) on the way being an obstacle
Impetuous
Haste and lack of thought
Marked by violence
Mnemonic- i am petu so give me food or else i will become violent
Irascible
Characterized by anger
Mnemonic - rascal(hotheaded, short tempered, irritable)
Mercenary
Making money at the expense of ethics
Mnemonic- mercy na ho and pese ke liye kuch bhi karna
