VOCAB 01 JAN 2016

Question 1

LUCID

Answer 1

1 expressed clearly; easy to understand: a lucid account | write in a clear and lucid style.
• showing ability to think clearly, esp. in the intervals between periods of confusion or insanity: he has a few lucid moments every now and then.
• Psychology (of a dream) experienced with the dreamer feeling awake, aware of dreaming, and able to control events consciously.

— a lucid explanation.
— lucid directions
— a crystal clear explanation
— He seems to have been an admirable teacher, with a great power of lucid exposition.
— It was a lucid dream; half awake, half asleep.
— Lucid explanations have been most helpful to my understanding.

Question 2

ABSCOND

Answer 2

abscond |abˈskänd|
verb [ no obj. ]
leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft: she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars.
• (of someone on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time.
• (of a person kept in detention or under supervision) escape: 176 detainees absconded.
• (of a colony of honeybees, esp. Africanized ones) entirely abandon a hive or nest.

~ Abscond – ab + scond. ‘Absent in a second’. When you will absent in a second? =when u STEAL OFF & HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly.

Question 3

ABSTAIN

Answer 3

abstain |abˈstān|
verb [ no obj. ]
1 restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something: abstaining from chocolate.
• refrain from drinking alcohol: most pregnant women abstain or drink very little.
2 formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion: forty-one voted with the opposition, and some sixty more abstained.

Question 4

ACCRUE

Answer 4

1. to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
2. to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money.

verb ( accrues , accruing , accrued ) [ no obj. ]
(of sums of money or benefits) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time: financial benefits will accrue from restructuring | (as adj. accrued) : the accrued interest.
• [ with obj. ] accumulate or receive (such payments or benefits).
• [ with obj. ] make provision for (a charge) at the end of a financial period for work that has been done but not yet invoiced.

Question 5

ACRIMONIOUS

Answer 5

acrimonious |ˌakrəˈmōnēəs|
adjective
(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter: an acrimonious dispute about wages.

Question 6

ADJOURN

Answer 6

adjourn |əˈjərn|
verb [ with obj. ]
break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later: the meeting was adjourned until December 4 | [ no obj. ] : let’s adjourn and reconvene at 2 o’clock.
• [ no obj. ] (of people who are together) go somewhere else, typically for refreshment: they adjourned to a local bar.
• put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence): the sentence was adjourned.

Question 7

AGGRANDIZE

Answer 7

aggrandize |əˈgranˌdīz|

1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.
2. to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor.
3. to make (something) appear greater.

Question 8

AGILITY

Answer 8

agile |ˈajəl|
adjective
able to move quickly and easily: Ruth was as agile as a monkey.
• able to think and understand quickly: his vague manner concealed an agile mind.
DERIVATIVES
agilely |ˈajə(l)lē|adverb,
agility |əˈjilitē|noun

Question 9

AMENITIES

Answer 9

amenity |əˈmenitē, əˈmē-|
noun ( pl. amenities ) (usu. amenities)
a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place: heating is regarded as a basic amenity.
• the pleasantness of a place or a person: the exertion of amenity toward the boss.

Question 10

AMPLE

Answer 10

ample |ˈampəl|
adjective ( ampler , amplest )
enough or more than enough; plentiful: there is ample time for discussion | an ample supply of consumer goods.
• large and accommodating: he leaned back in his ample chair.
• used euphemistically to convey that someone is fat: she stood with her hands on her ample hips.

~ amplifier means to increase in strength of signal so ample means in abundance

Question 11

APATHY

Answer 11

apathetic |ˌapəˈTHetik|
adjective
showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern: apathetic slackers who don’t vote.

~ consider pathy==sympathy, there are two words. 1. antipathy = dislike 2. apathy = disinterested Since “anti” is stronger than “a”.. disliking is 1 step above disinterested..

Question 12

ABET

Answer 12

abet |əˈbet|
verb ( abets, abetting , abetted ) [ with obj. ]
encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense: he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others.
• encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime): we are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic.

~ “a”+”bet” Normally in teenage,college students “bet” to their friends that i will make a girl to fall in luv with me n even his fnds supports n encourages him.

Question 13

ADORN

Answer 13

adorn |əˈdôrn|
verb [ with obj. ]
make more beautiful or attractive: pictures and prints adorned his walls.

~ ad + orn(ornamentals) used to decorate

Question 14

APE

Answer 14

verb [ with obj. ]
imitate the behavior or manner of (someone or something), esp. in an absurd or unthinking way: new architecture can respect the old without aping its style.

~ Apes or monkeys can imitate human actions efficiently

Question 15

EFFICACIOUS

Answer 15

PRODUCING A DESIRED EFFECT OR HAVING THE INTENDED RESULT

efficacious |ˌefiˈkāSHəs|
adjective formal
(typically of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective: the vaccine has proved both efficacious and safe.

Question 16

MIRTH

Answer 16

mirth |mərTH|
noun
amusement, esp. as expressed in laughter: his six-foot frame shook with mirth.

~ mother at birth of her child is extreemely happy. this is how the word was made. mother at birth = mirth.
~ the best MIRTH I’ve had was when my wife gave BIRTH to my baby

Question 17

BAFFLE

Answer 17

baffle |ˈbafəl|
verb [ with obj. ]
1 totally bewilder or perplex: an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone.
2 restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.): to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales.

Question 18

CALORIFIC

Answer 18

calorific |ˌkaləˈrifik|
adjectivechiefly Brit.
relating to the amount of energy contained in food or fuel: she knew the calorific contents of every morsel.
• (of food or drink) containing many calories and so likely to be fattening: there is fruit salad for those who can resist the more calorific concoctions.

~ calorie is the term used for energy………and heat is a form of energy as well…so calorific is heat producing

Question 19

CANTANKEROUS

Answer 19

cantankerous |kanˈtaNGkərəs|
adjective
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative: a crusty, cantankerous old man.

~ cantankerous (can+tanker) imagine that instead of going by a car, if you have to go by a can tanker, it can make you angry or ill-tempered.

Question 20

CHURLISH

Answer 20

churlish |ˈCHərliSH|
adjective
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way: it seems churlish to complain.
~ chur(church)+lish(wish)-church wishes always not to behave rude,boorish
~ churilsh->like CHARLIE SHEEN who is often in news for his boorish behaviour

Question 21

CLICHE

Answer 21

cliché |klēˈSHā kli-, kli-, ˈklēˌSHā|(also cliche )
noun
1 a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought: the old cliché “one man’s meat is another man’s poison.”
• a very predictable or unoriginal thing or person: each building is a mishmash of tired clichés.

~ CLICK….it represents camera…cliche means a remark that is overused….these days we make overuse of camera to take photos everytime to upload them on social networking site like facebook….

Question 22

COAGULATE

Answer 22

coagulate |kōˈagyəˌlāt|
verb [ no obj. ]
(of a fluid, esp. blood) change to a solid or semisolid state: blood had coagulated around the edges of the wound.
• [ with obj. ] cause (a fluid) to change to a solid or semisolid state: epinephrine coagulates the blood.

~ Colgate - think about the “thick” paste

Question 23

COMMODIOUS

Answer 23

commodious |kəˈmōdēəs|
adjective
1 formal (esp. of furniture or a building) roomy and comfortable.
2 archaic convenient.

~ something which can accomodate more commodity – commodious.

Question 24

COMPLIANT

Answer 24

obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way:

~ one who never complains and obeys everything is compliant !

Question 25

CONCISE

Answer 25

brief and to the point

expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope;

concise |kənˈsīs|
adjective
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive: a concise account of the country’s history.

Question 26

CONSIGN

Answer 26

TO GIVE SOMETHING TO ANOTHER

to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).

consign |kənˈsīn|
verb [ with obj. ]
deliver (something) to a person’s custody, typically in order for it to be sold:
— he consigned three paintings to Sotheby’s.
• send (goods) by a public carrier.
• (consign someone/something to) assign; commit decisively or permanently:
— she consigned the letter to the wastebasket.

~ Consign – con + sign – imagine that you have to sign a document and send it to a person in your company for an official purpose

Question 27

CORNUCOPIA

Answer 27

• an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind: the festival offers a cornucopia of pleasures.

Question 28

DELIRIOUS

Answer 28

SUFFERING FROM EXTREME MENTAL EXCITEMENT OR BEING EXTREMELY CONFUSED

delirious |diˈli(ə)rēəs|
adjective
in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
• in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy: there was a great roar from the delirious crowd.

Question 29

DERIVATIVE

Answer 29

not original; secondary.

Question 30

DIFFUSE

Answer 30

1. to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
2. to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.
3. Physics. to spread by diffusion.

diffuse
verb |diˈfyo͞oz|
spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people: [ no obj. ] : technologies diffuse rapidly | [ with obj. ] : the problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy.
• become or cause (a fluid, gas, individual atom, etc.) to become intermingled with a substance by movement, typically in a specified direction or at specified speed: [ no obj. ] : oxygen molecules diffuse across the membrane | [ with obj. ] : gas is diffused into the bladder.

Question 31

ELABORATE

Answer 31

DEVELOPED IN GREAT DETAIL

Question 32

EMBELLISH

Answer 32

TO DECORATE TO BEAUTIFY
TO ADD IMAGINARY DETAILS TO A STORY

~ emBELLish- BELLY of a girl makes her more beautiful!
~ emBELLish–we add BELL to the Christmas tress to adorn it
~ belle is used to describe beautiful girls.. they generally adorn themselves

Question 33

FACILITATE

Answer 33

TO ENABLE SOMETHING OR MAKE IT EASIER
facilitate |fəˈsiliˌtāt|
verb [ with obj. ]
make (an action or process) easy or easier: schools were located on the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.

~ when you provide FACILITIES(facilit+ ate).. it makes things less difficult.

Question 34

GARRULOUS

Answer 34

TALKATIVE AND IRRITATING

garrulous |ˈgar(y)ələs|
adjective
excessively talkative, esp. on trivial matters: Polonius is portrayed as a foolish, garrulous old man.

1. excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.
2. wordy or diffuse:

~ “Girls, rule us!” They rule us in their ability to talk non-stop about nonsensical matter…

Question 35

GENIALITY

Answer 35

EXTREME NICENESS, KINDLINESS OR FRIENDLINESS

Question 36

GRILL

Answer 36

TO QUESTION RELENTLESSLY,
TO COOK OVER A FLAME

2 [ with obj. ] informal subject (someone) to intense questioning or interrogation: my father grilled us about what we had been doing | (as noun grilling) : they faced a grilling over the latest results.
DERIVATIVES

~ grill is really hot. remember grilling means to bother someone a lot. here it is asking question severely