Sl. No.

Word Meaning Mnemonic

To make ashamed or uneasy,To cause (a

1 Abash person) distress What happens when u get a bash? (bashing)....u get embarrassed.
To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity;
2 Abate lessen Focus on ‘ate’ part of abate. (eat, ate, eaten). When you eat anything, you reduce it's quantity.
To relinquish (power or responsibility) ab (root ab means away as in abandon) + dic (dictatorship) + ate (to eat and hence reduce) :
3 Abdicate formally means to give away (or reduce) dictatorship and hence to give-up power
ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focus on ERR and ANT, usually an ant follows a path ... so
Deviating from the proper or expected moving away from (root ab means away from) that path means, error in regular path and
4 Aberrant course. Departing from the normal. hence deviating from normal path...or behaviour
state of being inactive or suspended ab+yawns.... so, think of something like 'students started yawning and so the teacher gave
5 Abeyance temporarily them 5 mins break' i.e. temporary suspension...
One that is disgusting, loathsome, or
6 Abhorrence repellent Ab + horror – filled with horror, something that fills you with disgust,horror
The act of cutting off; Removal of a part
7 Abscission or growth by cutting. ab + scission = scissor scissor separates two things by cutting them ,so separation
To leave quickly and secretly and hide
oneself, often to avoid arrest or Abscond = ab + scond = Absent in a second. When you will absent in a second? when u
8 Abscond prosecution STEAL & HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly.
9 Abstain To hold oneself back ab (meaning away) + stain : we generally tend to stay away from stain (dirt, dust etc)
Eating and drinking in moderation.
Exercising moderation and self-restraint in
10 Abstemious appetites and behavior link to abstain
It contains "ab....use". ab generally stands for negative sense and so 'ab+ use' can be taken
11 Abstruse Difficult to understand; recondite as difficult to use. A word will be difficult to use if it is difficult to understand.
To touch or end at one end or side; lie A+But : 'But' is used to (ad)join two sentence as in example : He is good guy, but not a good
12 Abut adjacent. student.
An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or
void. Something of immeasurable and vast a + bys (take this as 20 i.e. bees in hindi language)+mal(take it as mile)..... so a 20 mile deep
13 Abyss exten pit in the ground looks like its bottomless.
14 Accolade An expression of approval; praise. A+Cool+Aide is a praise for the effort by a Distinction Student

To approach and speak to boldly or

aggressively, as with a demand or request. Accost=Ac(Acclerating)+Cost=>When cost shoots up, we raise hue & cry & agitate so that
15 Accost To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly: Govt. will reduce the cost.Hence we initiate the talk
Sounds like "Acidic." Lemons have a sour taste and are acidic. Therefore, they are
16 Acerbic Sour or bitter tasting; acid. ACERBIC.
17 Achilean weak point Achilles' Heel
The highest point, as of achievement or
18 Acme development Sounds like LAKME which is at the top of the cosmetic business
(noun) a remedy for hearing loss or
deafness ,(adj.) of or relating to the
19 Acoustic science of acoustics greek -prefix a- + koein (similar to Hindi Kaan-ear) "to mark, perceive, hear,"
20 Acreage Area of land measured in acres. acre+age: acre-it is a unit to measure extent of land
acumen sounds like IQ-men.. men with high IQ have ability to judge quickly (has keen
21 Acumen shrewdness shown by keen insight insight).
22 Addle become rotten,to muddle up or confuse sounds like riddle which is usually confusing and hence we get confused.
To offer as evidence; to offer something
23 Adduce as proof ADD+USE when you tell about added usage you give an example to support the use
a solemn and earnest appeal to someone
24 Adjuration to do something ad + jur(JURY)+ ation : so a request or appeal to jury about something.
25 Admonish take to task, to criticize for a fault to avoid A DEMON-ish act, a mother Warns her naughty child
(noun) servile flattery; exaggerated and
26 Adulation hypocritical praise
corrupt, debase, or make impure by
adding a foreign or inferior substance;
often by replacing valuable ingredients when a child becomes adult he loses his purity and innocence...so any thing adulterated is
27 Adulterate with inferior ones contaminated or has lost its purity.
Latin,from ad- "to" + umbrare "to cast in shadow', also think ad + umbrella – standing under
the act of providing vague advance the umbrella,you will be in shade/shadow,so ppl cant see you clearly, they will have a vague
28 Adumbration estimations or representing beforehand idea or see your outline only,not your face.
a person who pleads for a cause or
propounds an idea(n), push for
29 Advocate something(v) Gandhi ji was an advocate of peace & non-violence. Gandhi ji advocated Satyagrah.
30 Aegis kindly endorsement and guidance age is; if your age is too much (old), you need some protection for your body.
concerning or characterized by an
31 Aesthetic appreciation of beauty or good taste aes + thetic opposite of "pathetic"..means beauty
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated
32 Affectation display effect k liye affectation karo – do some acting,pretend !!
AFICIONADO comes from the same latin root as the word affection. So, think
33 Aficionado ardent admirer,fan,loyal follower AFFECTIONADO
34 Aggrandize add details to grand- this resembles to something huge,great,wealthy.

35 Aggress take the initiative and go on the offensive short for agression – getting angry & attacking

36 Agrarian relating to rural matters root "agr" in this word means related to agriculture clearly indicate the meaning of this word.
take the suffix crity we can link it with creativity. creative people are so eager to learn n
37 Alacrity liveliness and eagerness create things differently.
 a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry
38 Alchemy in medieval times ALL + CHEMIcal :related to chemistry
arouse hostility or indifference in where
there had formerly been love, affection, or alien+ate...if an alien comes and eat all food on earth .we all become unfriendly and hostile to
39 Alienate friendliness it.
to lessen the pain. to make something alleviate ~ elevator: It sounds like elevator and elevator helps us reduce leg pain while
40 Alleviate better walking or climbing stairs.
the state of impairing the quality or
reducing the value of something, to
41 Alloy adulterate sounds like ALLOW, two metals are allowed to combine together
the quality of unselfish concern for the
42 Altruism welfare of others
to bring or combine together or with suppose you are shy girl and you have a+ male+game+mate (amalgamate)what you should
43 Amalgamate something else do ? of course combine or unite with your mate against other groups
a large strong and aggressive woman, an
44 Amazon African river amazon ~ amazing woman
45 Ambience the atmosphere of a place ambience ~ amber (it's a Hindi word meaning sky)and hence the meaning.
open to two or more interpretations; or of
uncertain nature or significance; or (often) Ambi (am + bi) means 2 , while guous sounds like guess. So if 2 people guess on
46 Ambiguous intended to mislead something, then it will make the subject doubtful or unclear.
worthy of the gods, highly pleasing to the
47 Ambrosial senses-especially that of taste ambr (sounds like amber – sky) sey liya -ambrosia-that is from the sky where Gods live
48 Ameliorate to make better Take the suffix 'rate'. With the increase in product rate it's quality will also improve.
amen is a word used in Islam and Christianity. meaning of which is i agree. So amenable
49 Amenable disposed or willing to comply means something able to be agreed.

the formal act of liberating someone,A

general pardon granted by a government, am + ne (not) + sty (stay); Imagine a prisoner saying "I am not going to stay in this prison
50 Amnesty especially for political offenses. anymore as judge granted amnesty to me."
from L. ad- "to" + mors (gen. mortis/mortal) "death" . Meaning "extinguish a debt" (in form
51 Amortize liquidate gradually amortization)
ana (out of order, negative sense) + chron (time).. so something not placed correctly with
52 Anachronism from an incorrect time period respect to time.
similar or equivalent in some respects Analogies are given by the lecturers while teaching which compare the example with the
53 Analogous though otherwise dissimilar present subject
(noun) a state of lawlessness and disorder
(usually resulting from a failure of Anarchy-Sounds like 'monarchy' (like Tibet was ruled by monarchy)...so, absence of
54 Anarchy government) government
a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied
55 Anathema by excommunication anathema ~ anaath + ma; Being ANAATH or having no MAA is obviously a CURSE...
56 Animadversion harsh criticism or disapproval a mad version of a speech or sentence will receive critical remarks
a medicine used to relieve pain, a source
of soothing comfort,Capable of soothing a + no + dyne (dying); If you want him not to die from pain, you should give him some
57 Anodyne or eliminating pain. anodyne drugs.
58 Anomaly unusual,not normal Anomaly sounds like abnormal.. that is one who deviates from the normal order.

old,ancient,An antique; something of the

time before the great flood in the Bible. anti (against) + luv (love); If you are against love, you are probably a person with antediluvian
59 Antediluvian thoughts.
Deep-seated hatred, as between longtime
opponents or rivals; Extreme hostility and remember antipathy as anti party. in politics the people of anti-party are quite opposite in
60 Antipathy dislike feeling

situated on the opposite side or sides of anti (against) + poda (feet), so think you & your friend are beginning a journey on foot from
61 Antipodal the earth:diametrically/exactly opposite opposite/anti direction.
,Lack of interest or concern, especially
regarding matters of general importance a (negative) + pathy : root "pathy" means feeling as in sympathy; so apathy means having no
62 Apathy or appeal; indifference. feeling for others or lacking interest in something.
a short pithy instructive saying,A tersely
phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an a + phor (for); Kids are generally taught like "A for apple".. and there is a famous aphorism
63 Aphorism adage. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

64 Apiary a shed containing a number of beehives bee hives are usually pear shape..... so a-piary

65 Apocalyptic prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom calamity means a disaster- so focus on 'cal' in apocalyptic
he point in an orbit most distant from the
body being orbited. a final climactic
66 Apogee stage,the highest/farthest point/peak Apogee = Up+ho+gee (ho ji -> like in hindi).. So what is up, is at the highest point
the elevation of a person (as to the status
of a god,Exaltation to divine rank or
67 Apotheosis stature; deification. apo(a person) theo( God) size(raise)~ means "to raise to the level of God"
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be app + all; all applications. I was appalled (shocked) when my teacher told me to learn all
68 Appall unpleasantly surprised applications of a software.
Imagine the finest Technology company - Apple. It's a symbol of designation, a prestigious
69 Appellation A name, title, or designation. title.
being of striking appropriateness and
70 Apposite pertinence apposite=> opposite of OPPOSITE i.e. perfectly matched; appropriate; most suitable
Ap+PROBATION: You get CONFIRMATION/APPROVAL in your job after your Probation
71 Approbation official recognition or approval period
 adj-suitable,just right,apt, verb-take
possession of by force, as after an appropriate = a + property + iate.. i.e. to make it your own property .. by force if required.. And
72 Appropriate invasion also when you are appropriating it your self you are "allocating" it to yourself.
act between parties with a view to
73 Arbitrate reconciling differences You arbitrate between illiterate people
extremely old as seeming to belong to an Remember with Archive. As we keep very old thing in archive- Archaic is related something
74 Archaic earlier period very old.
75 Ardor feelings of great warmth and intensity Ardor sounds Like Murder...crime of passion
difficult to accomplish; demanding
76 Arduous considerable mental effort and skill arduous = read it as: "hard to do for us"
used informally as (often pejorative)
77 Arrant intensifiers When someone is a complete stupid, you say "Arrey, you stupid". => Arrant
commanding attention,Readily attracting if the police come & arrest you while you are at work,everyone in the office will turn & stare at
78 Arresting notice you, you will become the centre of attention !
seize and take control without authority and Think of it's similarity to "arrogant." An arrogate person might be so bold as to arrogate
79 Arrogate possibly with force another's possessions.
Expressing oneself easily in clear and art + calculate; if you are good in art of speaking as well as good in calculations (maths), you
80 Articulate effective language: will be able to express yourself in a better way.
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or
deceit,Of a plain and unsophisticated
81 Artless nature art+less means not having many arts to understand very simple and natural.
A person who renounces material
comforts and leads a life of austere self-
discipline, especially as an act of religious ascetic ~ acidic; he is living ascetic life by drinking and eating only acidic things (not good in
82 Ascetic devotion. taste) and avoid anything have good taste.
To attack with harsh, often insulting
83 Assail language,also attack with violent blows take 'sail' from 'assail'- for begining a war many warships sailed to the warfront
To put into words positively and with
84 Asseverate conviction,To solemnly swear or affirm Link it to assert. aver state confidently
85 Assiduous perseverance in carrying out action Ass is donkey and donkey is hardworking.

86 Assuage To satisfy or appease,to calm or to pacify as u (you) age ~ grow old" your excitement temper etc come down

87 Astringent Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe astringent ~ a strict agent; an agent who is harsh
88 Atheism The doctrine that there is no God from Greek. a+theo( God)s "without god"
To make slender, fine, or small,To lessen
89 Attenuate the density of; rarefy. at ten + you + ate; if you will eat only at 10 PM (once in a day), you will attenuate.

90 Audacious Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold when you go for some audition you need to be bold and daring.
91 Augur A seer or prophet; a soothsayer

92 Augur To make predictions from signs or omens

Inspiring awe or admiration;
majestic:Raised to or occupying a high
93 August position or rank August reminds the king Augustus who was majestic and impressive
Severe or stern in disposition or
appearance; somber and grave,no
94 Austere adornment or ornamentation; bare austere sounds like severe which it means

self-government,A political system

governed by a single individual; Economic
95 Autarchy independence as a national policy auto-self,archy-government, government by self
Independent in mind or judgment; self- Autonomous resembles automatic..something thats self governing doesn need or require
96 Autonomous directed. help..
97 Avarice Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity. a + very + rich > a strong greed to be 'a very rich' person.
to assert formally as a fact.
98 Aver To justify or prove. A VERy confident statement!
we learnt axioms in Maths,which we didnt have to prove like Theorems, thus axiomatic means
99 Axiomatic Indisputably true; self-evident. self evident, does not require proof.
sounds simillar to azo..which is dye used to colour clothes..........derived from azo
100 Azure A light purplish-blue. The blue sky compounds...this dye is available in blue
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic
n-carnivorous burrowing mammal, v -annoy bad+ ger (gen, generation): gen means people. Today's bad generation can really annoy
1 Badger persistently their parents.
Bad-in-age. Youth is the age we may get involved in doing bad things. One of those bad
things is teasing someone (frivolous banter) during conversation or pulling someone’s leg.
2 Badinage frivolous banter
3 Bailiwick a branch of knowledge bails & wickets are included in study of cricket
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship
or airship,an attribute that tends to give
Bal(Balance)+Last(last long), adding weight to bring balance to something(as in weighing
stability in character and morals;
balance) or to make it stable that last long.
something that steadies the mind or
4 Ballast feelings
BALMs are used to make us feel good, mild when we are having headache or tension. hence
5 Balmy mild and pleasant balmy means mild, pleasant
repeated too often; overfamiliar through ban + al(ban all people); you ban all those people from your group, if they are repeatedly
6 Banal overuse boring
ban+e -- Things which are harmful or poisonous (can make your life misery) are always
7 Bane something causing misery or death banned by government.
 Modern technology is BOON OR BANE. Boon is useful and BANEFUL is Something
8 baneful deadly or sinister happened misery or death
9 Baroque elaborate and extensive ornamentation Bar + oque (oak) bar was designed of beautiful oak wood
derive or receive pleasure from; get Baskin N Robbin's Ice Cream, Remember? We really enjoy going there and having ice
10 Bask enjoyment from; take pleasure in creams.
a stronghold into which people could go
this word sounds like base station,while in war base station is a stronghold for the troops.
11 Bastion for shelter during a battle
a change from a serious subject to a BATHOS means descent from elevated to ordinary. so pronounce as BATH+SOap which at
12 Bathos disappointing one first is very odorant and gradually becomes ordinary with use.
an assault in which the assailant makes
French from batre "beat”
13 Battery physical contact
14 Bawl cry loudly B+awl(owl) bad owl will cry
15 Beatitude a state of supreme happiness beatitude -- beauti(ful) + tude => The one which is beautiful gives extreme happiness
16 Bedizen dress up garishly and tastelessly Bed izen: ( Bad citizen)- Bad citizen has poor dress sense
bad lamhe..means bad moments..during our bad lamhe or bad moments there is extreme
17 Bedlam a state of extreme confusion and disorder disorder and chaos
beg + uile (oil) beggars spill oil on road so that people slip & they can steal their money
18 Beguile attract; cause to be enamored
attack verbally with harsh criticism,beat
Imagine boss saying "you be labour" : he is criticizing, verbally attacking
19 Belabor soundly
20 Belie represent falsely belie ~ lie means something false.

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation be+little -- be little in value, depreciate

21 Belittle of. express a negative opinion
having or showing a ready disposition to
Billi (cat); two Billi (cats) very close about to attack : billi-close::bellicose
22 Bellicose fight
23 Belligerent someone who fights, is agressive belli (TOM) and gerry always quarrel in TOM and GERRY cartoon series.
24 Bellow shout loudly and without restraint sound of BULL is very loud – Bellow
u know Pope Benedict...pope gives BLESSINGS. also sounds like benefit,good thing-
25 Benediction he act of praying for divine protection blessing
bene(root bene means good)+volent(voluntarily)..so good person voluntarily donating his all
26 Benevolent showing kindness,generous GOODS to people.
divide it like-be(before)+queath(sounds like death)-->a father wrote a will before his death,
27 Bequeath leave or give by will after one's death that his all property should be given to his son.
28 Berate censure severely or angrily he was RATEd BElow expectations and hence forth scolded.
be+reft--reft sounds like left, imagine a man who is left alone after his girlfriend left him or
29 Bereft sorrowful through loss or deprivation deprived of someone lovable.
charge falsely or with malicious intent;
Bees + Mirch (In Hindi language Bees means twenty and Mirch means pepper) So,if you will
attack the good name and reputation of
add twenty pepper, you will definitely spoil the food.
30 Besmirch someone
31 Bevy a flock of birds Bevy=be +"we" not me, hence refers to group of people
given to or marked by the consumption of
relate it to Bib that you tie so that whatever falls,it is absorbed by it.
32 Bibulous alcohol
bi (means two) + camer (latin root)(chamber) ~ something that consist of two chambers.
33 Bicameral Bicameral consisting of two chambers
bilious can be compared with bile which is produced by liver.,L. biliosus, from bilis (see bile).
Meaning "wrathful, peevish, ill-tempered" (as people afflicted with an excess of bile were
34 Bilious relating to or containing bile, angry, irritable believed to be)
n-temporary living quarters specially built
by the army for soldiers, v-live in or as if in sounds like biwak,hijackers put the hostages in a bivouac
35 Bivouac a tent
conspicuously or grossly unconventional
showbiz people are sometimes unusual and fantastic in behaviour
36 Bizarre or unusual
37 Blandish praise somewhat dishonestly you will falsely praise a bland-dish prepared by your wife
the act of depriving something of its blas + phemy -- phemy close to famous-using a bad language or showing disrespect for a
38 Blasphemy sacred character famous person.
blas (black) + fame- spreading negative things about someone/thing
39 Blithe carefree and happy and lighthearted Blithe== Be-light- Hearted. means care free
n- a club used as a weapon, (verb)
Bludgeon ~ Blood + Generator; If you hit someone with a bludgeon (ex. hockey stick) then
overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy
blood comes out.
40 Bludgeon club
split...BOIS(BOYS)+TEROS(TERRORIS(t)).....SO BOYS WHO BEHAVE LIKE
41 Boisterous noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline TERRORIS.(t). . too noisy and rowdy
n -a pillow that is often put across a bed
read bolster as booster which mean giving extra energy and hence to support and strengthen
underneath the regular pillows, v- to
someone or something.
42 Bolster support or strengthen
heavy artillery,an attack by dropping
Bombs falling on our Apartment
43 Bombardment bombs
44 Bombastic ostentatiously lofty in style sounds like fantastic-that means has to be spectacular,exaggerated
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible
boor means =bura .... ill mannered... so make adj boorish..
45 Boorish in behavior or appearance
relating to cattle , dull and slow-moving and
like a cow is slow & dull
46 Bovine stolid
edit by omitting or modifying parts Word Root - Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who censored and published
47 Bowdlerize considered indelicate Shakespeare's writings for family reading.

slightly salty (especially from containing a ending sounds like fish...which is found in salty water
48 Brackish mixture of seawater and fresh water)
brag + art = boasting aboutr yourself. b+RAAG+art – brother apna raag khud gata hai-shows
49 Braggart a very boastful and talkative person off
 a swaggering show of courage,a false
Brava+Do = Act like brave but not brave. Pretended bravery
50 Bravado show of bravery.

Brilliant technique or style in performance. brav(e)+ (s)ura – impressive song performance – display of skill
51 Bravura A showy manner or display.
brusque...sounds like brisk...and if you solve someone's doubt briskly..you are trying to be
52 Brusque Abrupt and curt in manner or speech abrupt.....
53 Buccaneer a pirate, ruthless adventurer pirates of bikaner.
a short poem descriptive of rural or
bucolic sounds a bit like bullock which is used in the "country side".
54 Bucolic pastoral life,a rural person
a protective structure of stone or
concrete; extends from shore into the
BULL + WORK--BULLs were carrying bricks for the WORK of protective boundary wall
water to prevent a beach from washing
55 Bulwark away
n-an embarrassing mistake.v-make a bungle like jungle ..... if on a long drive you lose your way and end up in a jungle.... now that's
56 Bungle mess of, destroy or ruin a blunder....
57 Burgeon grow and flourish burgeon ~ burger; If you eat a lot of burgers, you will gain weight (hence grow)
a composition that imitates or
misrepresents somebody's style, usually burlesque..can be pronounced as bure log in hindi..what do bad ppl do?? ridicule others..
58 Burlesque in a humorous way
a support usually of stone or brick;
you add Butter to give extra taste, so buttress means extra support
59 Buttress supports the wall of a building
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Cacophony a loud harsh or strident noise remember the croaking sound made by the frogs which is irritating.
asking/excessively begging to get
2 Cadge something free; be a parasite cadge....sounds like cage....some1 in the cage begging to get out
Lacking adult maturity or experience;
3 Callow immature Callow = Cal + low; caliber is low.
an abusive attack on a person's character calumny, sounds like kalmuhi, which is a harsh remark given by a saas to her bahu. So its a
4 Calumny or good name kind of slander.

Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between break it up.. Camara + de + rie.. you give or share your room with your friends with whom you
5 camaraderie or among friends; comradeship. have mutual trust.. good-fellowship..
candidates in an interview are recommended to be straight forward in an interview for best
6 Candid Free from prejudice; impartial. result.....
Careful and shrewd, especially where
one's own interests are concerned. a can is used to store stuff and hence canny refers to storing money and not easliy spending
7 Canny cautious in spending money it
A law or rule. The collection of books
8 Canon received as genuine Holy Scriptures sounds like canun -> kanun -> set of laws; so canon is the set of books containing kanun
conforming to orthodox or recognized
9 Canonical rules canonical rhymes with Biblical, so something to do with Bible rules, religious,orthodox values
To surrender under specified conditions;
10 Capitulate come to terms. Cap it's too late, we will have to surrender.. (cap = captain)
Characterized by or subject to whim; ca(CAR) + PRIC(PRICE)...PRICE OF cars nowadays is becoming unpredictable with the
11 Capricious impulsive and unpredictable launch of Tata's 1 lakh car.
A title, short explanation, or description
accompanying an illustration or a Just as Captain accompanies his team & explains them how to play,caption accompanies a
12 Caption photograph. photograph & explains what it is about
13 Captious to judge too severely similar to CAUTIOUS...cautious people FIND FAULTS in things
cardinal' also means pertaining to the 'heart' and the heart is the 'most important' part of our
14 Cardinal Of foremost importance; paramount: body.
the savage and excessive killing of many carn+age where carn can be seen from the carnivorous point of view so its DESTRUCTION
15 Carnage people OF LIFE, SLAUGHTER,KILLING..
16 Carrion The rotting flesh of a dead animal. The vulture carries on eating carrion . (carries on=carrion)
punishment; chastisement; reproof;
17 Castigation pungent criticism. Castigated sounds similar to castrated, which would be a harsh punishment for any guy.
an event resulting in great loss and
18 Cataclysm misfortune, a great flood from Gk. kataklysmos, from kata "down" + klyzein "to wash."
One that precipitates a process or event,
especially without being involved in or
19 Catalyst changed by the consequences:
A purifying or figurative cleansing of the CATHA sounds like KATHA(a religious story in hindi)..KATHA leads to the purging(means
20 Catharsis emotions, especially pity and fear, release) of emotional tensions.
relating to the
21 Catholic Church,comprehensive,universal Catholic Christians are found everywhere in the world....so they are present universally.
To find fault unnecessarily; trivial
22 Cavil objections sounds like evil.. evil people always find unnecessary faults in the good..
23 Cavort To leap and skip about playfully: cavort-cricket sounds rhyming so-Play cricket(cavort)in ground & enjoy.
Abstinence from sexual intercourse,
24 Celibate especially by reason of religious vows. celi+ABATE – stop sex
Try to link the meaning of this word with the censor board which always criticizes every inch of
25 Censure harsh criticism or disapproval the film and also disapproves of some of the parts.
26 Chagrin strong feelings of embarrassment When someone laughs and GRINs at u,u feel humiliated,irritated.

27 Chaos a state of extreme confusion and disorder

this word sounds like KARISMA(KAPOOR BOLLYWOOD HEROINE)..she definitely has
28 Charisma The power or quality of attracting great charm and is quite appealing.
 A person who makes elaborate,
fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill you hit CHAR LATEIN (in Hindi language) (4 kicks) to the person who misguides you as he
29 Charlatan or knowledge himself doesn't know anything.
characterized by great caution and
30 Chary wariness CHARY sounds similar to WARY, meaning CAUTIOUS

a deep opening in the earth's surface, ,A

31 Chasm difference of ideas, beliefs, or opinions. Latin chasma < Greek khasma "gulf
32 Chauvinist devotion to a belief chauvinist-nationalist...sounds similar -an extreme nationalist
33 Chicanery Deception by trickery or sophistry. sounds like Chick..a chick who tricks
cholera is a disease . When you are sick you get irritated and bad-tempered, you are
34 Choleric characterized by anger choleric.
circumlocution -> circle + locution (loqui means to speak), speaking vaguely so as to avoid
35 Circumlocution an indirect way of expressing something the topic.
a stronghold into which people could go
36 Citadel for shelter during a battle cita-del is similar to city -Delhi in India which has many old fortress.
The supposed power to see objects or
events that cannot be perceived by the clear + voyan -> boyan(speech); so clairvoyant means who can SPEECH CLEARLY about
37 Clairvoyant senses. the future.
38 Coalesce mix together different elements coalesce: coa+LACE: lace is used to tie things together or mix things together
the closing section of a musical
39 Coda composition from L. cauda "a tail."

40 Coercion using force to cause something to occur rhymes with aversion-force to do something you have an aversion for
41 Cogent powerfully persuasive co+agent...cooperative agents make congent suggestions.

42 Cogitate consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon Agitate the mind = cogitate.
Marked by comprehension, cognizance,
and perception:somebody who is fully
43 Cognizant informed & aware "capable of being known,"
44 Cohere To be united; to work or hold together. involves word "co"+"here" everybody come here...means stay together
45 Collier someone who works in a coal mine col-sounds like coal
characteristic of informal spoken language colloquial - can be read as Coll - local so we use local language(informal) language in our
46 Colloquial or conversation college..
47 Collusion secret agreement rhymes with illusion- which is not real,appears something else-covers up the real thing-secret
48 Color (verb) affect as in thought or feeling
a person of exceptional importance and
49 Colossus reputation Gk. kolossos "gigantic statue,"
the quality of being good looking and
50 Comeliness attractive rhymes with cleabliness-neat,clean place will attract you
an outcome (good or bad) that is well come+uppance= uppance sounds like offence, so when u do any offence punishments will
51 Comeuppance deserved COME behind you which is DESERVED
52 Comity An atmosphere of social harmony. comity sounds like come eat with us, which displays courtesy.
sounds like common rate- that means the rate at which you work,at the same or common
53 Commensurate corresponding in size or degree or extent rate, you will get wages
to feel or express sympathy or
54 Commiserate compassion co+miserate ...share one's misery by being with them
a concise but comprehensive summary of
a larger work,a publication containing a An audience always wants that whoever COMES to speak on the PODIUM should speak
55 Compendium variety of works briefly.
Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and
56 Complacent unconcerned placement ... hogaya ab i am fully satisfied with myself
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors
57 Complaisant for others com + plais(please) + ant come and please the a(u)n
An act of willingly carrying out the wishes
of others,the act of submitting; usually
58 Compliance surrendering power to another com + pliance, pliant means flexible - yielding.
59 Conciliatory intended to placate,mollify sounds like CONSOLING...which means soothin

60 Concurrent occurring or operating at the same time con-with + current -at the same time
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for;
61 Condone be lenient with condone = consideration + done ~ you do not consider STH anymore
tending to bring about; being partly
62 Conducive responsible for conducive - come(con) + do(du) + civil work(cive).....doing civil work is helpful & contributive.
63 Conflagration a very intense and uncontrolled fire flagration sounds like flare which means fire, so big fire
the place where two rivers flow together and become one larger river !! so above mnemonics
64 Confluence a coming together of people are all wrong. Confluence = Come(con) + flow (together) :)
65 Congeal to thicken,to solidfy con + geal..geal...gelatinous..means to coagulate
an expert able to appreciate a field; (In Hindi Language) Connoisseur sounds like kaun inse sure nahi hoga. Ye to expert hai. He
66 Connoisseur especially in the fine arts is connoisseur. He is EXPERT.
guided by or in accordance with French < Latin conscientia "consciousness" < conscire "be conscious," literally "know
67 Conscientious conscience or sense of right and wrong thoroughly" < scire "know"]
someone who is drafted into military
68 Conscript service Latin conscript-, past participle of conscribere "enroll" < scribere "write"]
Consecrate = Con + Secrate (sounds like SACRED).SACRED is "holy". It refers to holiness
69 Consecrate render holy by means of religious rites when one dedicates his life to "god".
70 Consequential Having great significance If you dont pay money, the consequences will be serious"
contentious=content+tious(relate with malicious)..i.e. malicious person will argue aboyt
71 Contentious argumentative,quarrelsome everything
72 Contiguous very close or connected in space or time rhymes with CONTINUOUS...so closely connected-without any space
73 Contravene deny the truth of contravene is like intervene..so opposing
A feeling of regret for one's sins or SPLIT AS cont (COUNT) - rite (RIGHT). COUNT THE CASH RIGHT, ELSE YOU WILL
74 Contrite misdeeds REGRET IT.
75 Contumacious boldly defy or resist authority,stubborn Latin contumacia < contumac- "insolent"]
76 Conundrum a difficult problem Can+ any one lift is drum?? As it is a difficult problem.

77 Convene call together sounds like "convey" we have to convey something, so please assemble for a meeting.
A formal meeting, a widely
78 Convention observed/practised rule
79 Convivial fun loving,fond of good company sounds like carnival which has a festive,fun atmosphere
Having numerous overlapping coils or volve is root which means to roll. con is prefix which means together.If you roll some thing
80 Convoluted folds: completely (within it self) it becomes complicated!! and difficult to entangle it!
81 Copious affording an abundant supply By copying in an exam, some get a LOT of marks
corn + copia copia is similar to copius meaning plentiful, cornucopia thus means plenty of
82 Cornucopia the property of being extremely abundant corn(grains/fruits).
83 Corporal Of or relating to the body.
84 Corpulent excessively fat we can remember it by 'crop'. One who eats too much crop is very fat..
an exclusive circle of people with a ounds like KOTHARI (in hindi it means an enclosed room) -- where people with common
85 Coterie common purpose purposes meet.
A formal sealed agreement or contract..an
agreement between God and his people in
which God makes certain promises and
requires certain behavior from them in
86 Covenant return Covalent means a kind of bonding, Covenant means binding between ppl.
Covert sounds like "covered [covert = cover + t or covered + t] and something which is
87 Covert covered over; sheltered. covered can be considered a secret.
88 Cower show submission or fear A coward cowers from fear while the bold and the brave do not.
89 Craven an abject coward craven - relate with cave + in. You move in cave if your are coward (in a jungle)
90 Credulous believe too readily; gullible. gives 'credit' to everything one hears or reads - credulous
A gradual increase, especially in the divide it like cresc(sound like krish)+end..at the end of krish movie..when hrithik kills the
91 Crescendo volume or intensity of sound villian..the intensity or the volume of music increses .which conveys the feeling.
92 Crestfallen brought low in spirit chest + fallen.. disappointed, sad.. you lose all hope.
93 Cryptic secret; obscure in meaning Crypt means Secret . . . So Cryptic means something secret .
94 Culinary of or relating to or used in cooking cullinary almost rhymes with CURRY, which is again related to cooking.
v-remove something that has been
95 Cull rejected for VERB - sounds like "KILL" - (verb) remove something that has been rejected
sounds like termination which means the ending position (of play)or the climax (of attaining
96 Culmination a concluding action something).
deserving blame or censure as being
97 Culpable wrong or evil culp( culprit)...so a culprit is always DESERVING OF BLAME FROM EVERYONE.
a transverse and totally enclosed drain
98 Culvert under a road or railway a culprit alwayz hides under a road or bridge...hence u can compare it with culvert
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person
99 Curmudgeon full of stubborn ideas, Cur-mud-geon Car mud main gone... to driver went bad tempered... i.e. curmudgeon..
v-give a neat appearance to, n- a pungent
100 Curry spicy asian dish
hasty and without attention to detail; not relate it to the cursor on your computer screen..the mouse is used to move the cursor hastily
101 Cursory thorough without going into minor details..
102 Cynicism feeling of distrust pronounced as SIN-ISM,you will not tust people who SIN.
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

a slight wetness, To restrain or check;

2 Damp discourage.
Dauntless - Daunt + less .. If daunt(Fright or FEAR) is less , it means you are bold and
3 Dauntless Having or showing courage dauntless.
4 Dearth A scarce supply; a lack: earth is big. de-earth.....(read as dearth) means small...small in quantity..or scarcity
debacle sounds like the battle..any battle
brings the sudden and violent collapses of
5 Debacle people and wealth. An abrupt disastrous failure

Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures;

6 Debauchery dissipation. immoral self-indulgence de (isused for negative)+ bauch sounds like nauch girls,so pleasure derived from bad dance
7 Debonair Suave; urbane.genial Old French, from de bonne aire (of good lineage or disposition).
8 Decapitate To cut off the head of; behead. de = down, cap = head => "decapitate" then means "cut the head
9 Decorous Conforming to accepted standards
DECO (dekho) yaar, RUM pine ke baad, there is very little possibility that you will be in
10 Decorum appropriate behavior, good manners ORDERLINESS and GOOD MANNERS, CONDUCT.
something used to lure fish or other
animals into danger so they can be
11 Decoy trapped or killed DECOY sounds like DACOIT.wat does a dacoit do?LURES VICTIMS TO DANGER
12 Decry To condemn openly. De+ cry= kids cry when they want to show disapproval.
13 Defamation The act of defaming; calumny defamation = de + fame, which means to reduce fame of a person
a courteous expression (by word or deed)
14 Deference of esteem or regard sounds like REVERENCE ,whic means respect
de (means without) + funct(function)..so something without a functioning is considered
15 Defunct No longer in use, force, or operation DEAD.
do something that one considers to be
16 Deign below one's dignity Reign, which shows high dignity, is the opposite of Degin, which shows low dignity.
 Greatly pleasing; delightful. normally
17 Delectable associated with food delight on table- delectable
Having a harmful effect; injurious: the relate it to DELETE...so you DELETE all the spam mails because they may BE HARMFUL to
18 Deleterious deleterious effects of smoking. your PC
del[del company]uge[huge]...so when the Del company advertised it's product, there was a
19 Deluge A great flood or a heavy downpour huge rush of requests, a deluge of requests.

A person who appeals to the prejudices demo(means people) agogue (means leading ) so it adds up to leading people in a wrong
20 Demagogue and emotions of the people to gain power. way.
To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or
21 Demean effectiveness this word sounds like demon....and a demon is disgracing and humiliating in nature.
22 Demur To voice opposition; object sounds a little like Damn U R wrong!! I object!
ocus on the 'nigrate' part of this word and relate it to 'nigger' ,which was used to refer to black
23 Denigrate To defame or belittle. ppl in a degrading manner-racism
the outcome of a sequence of events; the de + NOUncEMENT(ANNOUNCEMENT)..SO you are making an annoucement of your
24 Denouement end result company's FINAL OUTCOME report.

25 Depravity Moral corruption or degradation. Depravity: Think of "deprive". When people are deprived, they tend to head for corruption.
to displace from one's native or
26 Deracinate accustomed environment. de + race – remove from where ur racing,to remove
Deserted by an owner or keeper; dairy + licked=> people will tend to abandon/discard a "dairy milk" chocolate that has been
27 Derelict abandoned.run down,dialpidated licked..
the act of deriding or treating with
28 Derision contempt Noun form is 'deride'
n-a decorative musical accompaniment
(often improvised) added above a basic
melody, v- talk at great length about De+Scant: De means not, Scant means less. So not less or scant is something which is
29 Descant something of one's interest lengthy. Hence to descant is to talk at length.
To discover by careful observation or
30 Descry scrutiny; detect If you cry every body will notice you.
Excessive loss of moisture; the process
31 Desiccate of drying up desi cake is always dried up.

32 Despondent The condition of being depressed. desp+on+dent = desperate person dented (hit emotionally) = gloomy and depressed...
33 Desuetude A state of disuse or inactivity. desuetude --- de sue can be remembered as Disuse.

34 Desultory Having no set plan; haphazard or random. De-result...Obviously a haphazard or desultory approach will result to nothing.
Something that deters,Intended to
35 Deterrent prevent: DETER + RENT. A high rent IS ALWAYS A discouraging factor FOR TENANTS.
36 Detonation an explosion

37 Detrimental Causing damage or harm; injurious. look at the part MENTAL...a MENTAL person can cause serious harm or injury when violent
38 Diadem A crown worn as a sign of royalty. dia + dem; dia + gem; dia is related to circle; Circle of Gems is what a crown has
Of such fine texture as to be transparent or
39 Diaphanous translucent: diaphanēs, from dia 'through' + phainein 'to show'
dia+tribe:the lower ranked tribe(in caste division) always face thunderous verbal attack from
40 Diatribe A bitter, abusive denunciation. upper caste people.
41 Dictum An authoritative statement. dictator means authoritarian; dictum means an authoritative statement.
42 Didactic instructive (especially excessively) did + tactic or did someone teach you a tactic?
n- a device used for shaping metal, v-stop
43 Die operating or functioning
44 Diffident lacking self-confidence diffident = difficult to be confident
ose clarity or turn aside especially from the
45 Digress main subject of attention "DIscussion eGRESS" if you egress of the main topic of a discussion, you digress of it.
a state of deterioration due to old age or
46 Dilapidation long use
Extract 'late' from the word dilatory and you get.... delay which is generally due to waste of
47 Dilatory wasting time time.

A situation that requires a choice between

options that are or seem equally
48 Dilemma unfavorable or mutually exclusive.

49 Dilettante Lacking the required professional skill DIE + LET (t) + ANT + (e) = An amateur who lets the ant die because of lack of expertise
50 Dirge A funeral hymn or lament. A dirge gives me da (the) urge to start crying.

51 Disabuse free somebody (from an erroneous belief) REMEMBER AS the opposite of abuse(use harsh words or create wrong impression
52 Disaffect To cause to lose affection or loyalty dis= not; affection= intimacy. So disaffect means not to have any intimacy.
To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility
53 Disavow for, or association with. Split as dis+allow means to refuse
disc + earn......my teacher gifted a cd(disc) to me because i was able to recognize him even
54 Discern detect with the senses after 40 years

The exercise of good judgment or

common sense in practical discrete... means separate..that is we are separate & are not dependent on any one, hence
55 Discretion matters:Unrestricted freedom to choose: we have the FREEDOM OF ACTION OR JUDGEMENT...

56 Disgruntled in a state of sulky dissatisfaction Run+Led==they were not satisfied getting 1000 Runs lead even...they were dissatisfied...
Not straightforward or candid; insincere or INGENUOUS(can be remembered as genuine) IS SINCERE, INNOCENT AND
57 Disingenuous calculating: SOPHISTICATED. AND disingenuous IS not naive, insincere
 To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful dispa-rage can be read as display a rage. When you display your RAGE on your juniors you
58 Disparage way; belittle. BELITTLE them in front of the others.
59 Disputation The act of disputing; debate. link with dispute
feelings of anxiety that make you tense
60 Disquietude and irritable disquietude = dis + quiet + attitude.. Quiet therefore uneasy and worried about something.
To disguise or conceal behind a false
61 Dissemble appearance. The word sounds like "resemble"...the person/ a thing of tat type can be in disguise...
dis + seminate ,seminate could be taken as seminar, so for a seminar people gather at a
62 Disseminate To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. place. Hence disseminar could be understood as the scattering of people.

A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one

written by a candidate for the doctoral
63 Dissertation degree at a university; a thesis. essay on 'A dessert Station'..
dissident..dis+sident......this word sounds very similar to resident....think you are a resident of
disagreement; especially disagreement particular place and if some one suggest you to leave that place....will you do that...no
64 Dissidence with the government certainly no...you will disagree..
disintegration. annulment, indulgence in dissolution is the opposite of resolution. When you make a resolution you make a promise,
65 Dissolution sensual pleasures; debauchery. when you make a dissolution you BREAK or dissolve the promise!
66 Dissuasion The act or an instance of dissuading.
dissenting (especially dissenting with the
67 Divisive majority opinion) link with divide

make known to the public information that

was previously known only to a few people from L. divulgare "publish, make common," from dis- "apart" + vulgare "make common
68 Divulge or that was meant to be kept a secret property," from vulgus "common people"
a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant
69 Doctrinaire opinions

An authoritative principle, belief, or

statement of ideas or opinion, especially
70 Dogma one considered to be absolutely true. Mother's word (ma) is all the proof you need
Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting If you try to read "dogmatic" from back to front, you will get "i am god". the person who think
71 Dogmatic from dogma that he is a god is arrogant and stubborn
DOL(SOUNDS LIKE DULL)..and when are you DULL, when you are feeling SORRY for
72 Dolorous showing sorrow something.
73 Dolt A stupid person; a dunce. dolt rhymes with bolt. Nut-bolt ~ what a nut he is. (stupid person)
74 Domicile housing that someone is living in Latin,from domus "house" (see domestic) + colere "to dwell"
75 Dossier A file of papers containing a report. Dossier sounds like BOSS+here.. so ur boss is here n he needs d file!
Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a
draconian legal code; draconian budget dracon(SOUNDS LIKE DRACULA)...and a dracula as we have seen in movies, gives
76 Draconian cuts. EXTREMELY SEVERE PUNISHMENT to people.
A system of coordinated procedures for
apprehending criminal suspects or other
77 Dragnet wanted persons u drag a jaal (net) to catch criminals
The sediment in a liquid,he basest or least
78 Dregs desirable portion, residue sounds like drugs...they are worthless residues and are not to be taken
79 Droll Arousing laughter when u r amused u roll on the ground
onsider drudge which sounds like grudge..so when your boss has a grudge on you..he gives
80 Drudgery Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work you A BORING WORK to you..
A feeling of anger, resentment,
81 Dudgeon indignation, etc. Dudgeon sounds like dungeon, and I would be very resentful if I were put in a dungeon
When You are Dull Then Music can Set it right.Dull + Set. It sets ur dullness to happiness by
82 Dulcet pleasing to the ear pleasing you when you listen to the song.
sad beyond comforting; incapable of If you can identify the word consol(console), then... you would console someone who has
83 Disconsolate being consoled lost every hope and is hopelessly sad.
a man who is much concerned with his
84 Dandy dress and appearance
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Ebullience Zestful enthusiasm. Concentrate on BULL in ebullient! Bull fight will be very exciting
deviates markedly from an established
2 Eccentric norm ec(x)-centric(normal): going away from the center that is departing from the norms
(ecclesiastic = eccles + iastic) eccles sounds like 'EGG-LESS' and priests generally don't
3 Ecclesiastic A minister or priest; a cleric. eat eggs.
combining elements from a variety of eclectic or elect means, chosing the best from many sources which is the meaning of the
4 Eclectic sources: word eclectic
Having womanish traits or qualities.
Characterized by weakness and excessive e+FFEMINA+te...focus on the middlie part FEMINA.....you must be knowing about FEMINA
5 Effeminate refinement. MISS INDIA , where the focus is on mainly promoting womanhood.
enthusiasm, vivacity,the process of from Latin. effervescere, from ex- "out" + fervescere "begin to boil," enthu ppl keep jumping
6 Effervescence bubbling as gas escapes up just like bubbles keep forming when a liquid boils

exhausted,infertile,no longer effective,No
7 Effete longer possessing a unique quality
Power or capacity to produce a desired
8 Efficacy effect; effectiveness.
A crude figure or dummy representing a
hated person or group. A likeness or
9 Effigy image, especially of a person.
effete...ef+fete..feet...so when you walk for longer distances on your feet, you feel
completely worn out......as if you are lacking in power ...
effic(EFFICIENT)+AC(Y)..so just check out if your AC has the efficiency to PRODUCE
DESIRED cooling .
Latin,effingere "mold, fashion, portray," from ex- "out" + fingere "to form, shape"
 Brazen boldness; presumptuousness,
10 Effrontery impudence; arrogance. for every discussion he comes to the FRONT and argues...in a rude manner.
brilliant radiance. bright and sending out
11 Effulgence rays of light Latin, effulgere "shine forth," from ex- "out" + fulgere "to shine"
EGREGIOUS (extremely bad). During one of our stage performance, we made such a
bad or offensive,Strong and offensive in huge mistake that people started throwing eggs at us and a rotten 'EGG REACHes US'
12 Egregious odor or flavor. (sounds like egregious)
A path or opening for going out; an
13 Egress exit.Exit, act of leaving or going out. after giving GRE-U-LEAVE FOR US, EXITING India
A poem or song composed especially as E(a)-LEGY(legendry).....so if a legendry person dies......people sing a mournful poem or
14 Elegy a lament for a deceased person. people lament or regret for his death..
e+ LIC (read as likh in Hindi)- when you write,you are bringing out the answer/points of
15 Elicit To bring or draw out ( discussion
medicine believed to have the power to e(lix)ir: Tag: Consider the word in bracket only. Lix sounds like Vicks. Vicks is a common
16 Elixir cure all ills CURE for cold and cough
The omission of a word or phrase
necessary for a complete syntactical
construction but not necessary for imagine if you are an editor of a paper, while editing you would make an ellipse on the words
17 Ellipsis understanding. to be omitted!!!
18 Eloquent persuasive, powerful discourse Latin -eloqui "to speak out"
Extreme thinness and wasting, caused by
19 Emaciation disease or under nutrition
action or process of setting free,
especially from legal, social, or political e(a) man cipate - A man who participate(d) in the race after a long time was running like he
20 Emancipate restrictions. had been set free or liberated from a prison.

21 Embellish To make beautiful, to add fictitious details belle is used to describe beautiful girls.. they generally adorn themselves
22 Embolden to encourage, make bold, To impart courage, em + bold – fill
inspiration, and with boldness
resolution

23 Embroil involve in dispute; complicate embroil=i m b(r)oil during dispute, quarrel, confusion. We get all boiled up due to great anger.
24 Emend To improve by critical editing emend = amend means...make improvements
25 Emissary A person sent to represent another. the word relates to Missionary --> some one with a mission i.e an AGENT
a cream/medicine that softens or soothes divide it as e + moll(..mole which is a black spot)+ ient. If we find a black spot on our skin, we
26 Emollient the skin quickly start searching for a SOOTHING REMEDY to remove it.
Guided by practical experience and not
27 Empirical theory,based on data Empire...maintaining an empire requires much practical experience
28 Empyreal Of or relating to the heavens: from Gk. empyros "fiery," from pyr "fire;"holy fire-related to God/heaven
To express in a brief summary; Enclose in
29 Encapsulate a case or shell. put in a capsule-so has to be condensed
30 Encomium Warm, glowing praise en com ( think about M.Com) so when you top M.com, you will get encomium
unauthorized extension on the land of focus on 'croach' in 'ENCROACHMENT'; croach ~ cockroach; cockroach generally enters
31 Encroachment another, violation of rules into another's house without right or permission
Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular
32 Endemic locality, region, or people "In a demographic," which relates to a specific portion of the population.
To weaken or destroy the strength or
33 Enervate vitality if someone ATE your ENERGY (ENER+vATE), you would be WEAKENED or tired
34 Enfranchise the right to vote French - from en- "make, put in" + franc "free"
35 Engender To procreate; propagate. give rise to When genders get together they cause, produce, and give rise to offspring

36 Enigmatic Difficult to explain or understand Enigmatic = "a night magic" --> Magic at night is mysterious and difficult to understand.
EN(means to become) + join...you command and order people to join and become members
37 Enjoin To give orders to of your group.
the feeling of being bored by something
38 Ennui tedious ennui sounds like YEH NAHEEEE!!!!
ensconce sounds something like iskon (lord krishna's temple which is a peaceful
39 Ensconce fix firmly place..hence can settle comfortably
40 Enthrall hold spellbound en+thrall(very close to word thrill.a thrilling dance performance
ent(sounds like ant...and ants come under insects)+ logy(means study)..so studying about
41 Entomology The scientific study of insects. insects.
42 Entrench fix firmly or securely trench sounds like bench. so you have to fix a bench firmly
in enumerate we have numerate like numeral which is a number so we make a list of one
43 Enumerate To count or list one by one thing after the other in points or numbers
45 Enunciate express or state clearly ENUNCIATION means GOOD PRONUNCIATION..:)

46 Environ To encircle; surround environ..resembles enviroment...and our enviroment is SURROUNDED BY MANY GASES.
47 Ephemeral Lasting or existing only for a short time sounds like e-funeral. Life is over .. short-lived?
A person with refined taste, especially in EPIC-CURRY...one who can write an EPIC on CURRY has to be a CONNOISSEUR OF
48 Epicure food and wine. FOOD..

49 Epicurean A person devoted to pleasure and luxury Link it to the word epicure which means the same.
A short, witty poem. A concise, clever,
50 Epigram often paradoxical statement. telegram-->simple note....epigram--->witty note
A revelatory manifestation of a divine
51 Epiphany being. Epi + Phan – read as appearcance of famous person-associated with the revelation of Jesus to the world
An inscription on a tombstone in memory
52 Epitaph of the one buried there. a person writing on the tomb of his father - 'e pitah'
A profane or obscene term ,The word or
words by which one is called and
53 Epithet identified: epithet = a + pithet -> a pathetic (person)
 The quality of being calm and even- quanimity = equal + enmity. To fight the enemy you need to be composed and
54 Equanimity tempered; maintaining composure. temperamental, else he'll beat you.

55 Equestrian Pertaining to horses or horsemanship. People interested in horses can attend any of the equestrian events held during the fair

56 Equivocal Deliberately ambiguous or vague: If everyone spoke in an "equal-voice" you wouldn't be able to decipher who was calling.
To use evasive or deliberately vague equi+vocate sounds like advocate... corrupt advocates LIE, to CONCEAL THE TRUTH
57 Equivocate language which MISLEADS the judge..
Lacking consistency, regularity, or focus on ERR + atic..part of it, and err is nothing but ERROR, and errors always look
58 Erratic uniformity: ODD, AND ARE unpredictable in nature.
an imitation or a substitute, usually an
59 Ersatz inferior one Engineer taking SAT instead of GRE-poor substitute-will not get admission
erudite has Latin root: eruditus = e + rudis = e + rude(untrained) After training , he
60 Erudite Deep, extensive learning becomes an erudite person
es+CHEW... CHEWING a CHEWINGGUM IS A BAD HABIT while working in an office, so
61 Eschew To keep away from you must avoid this HABIT.

62 Esoteric known by a restricted number of people HISTORIC lessons are ESOTERIC

The act or practice of spying or of using

63 Espionage spies to obtain secret information spi on age.. in our teen age parents use to spy on children
64 Esquire gentleman; a squire from L. scutarius "shield-bearer, guardsman,
65 Essay a written composition during a test you write an essay to try and prove you know the material
67 Essay To make an attempt to do or make
68 Estimable Deserving of esteem; admirable esteem+able- able to get esteem,worthy of esteem
The study of hereditary improvement of
the human race by controlled selective
69 Eugenics breeding. GENICS – link to genetics
70 Eulogy High praise or commendation. eulogy = eu-'good' + log 'root: logue [dialogue, talk, speech]' => Good speech
substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term
for one considered harsh, blunt, or
71 Euphemism offensive: Concentrate on Phemism-sounds like feminism,females will never use harsh words,they use milder words.

72 Euphoria feeling of great happiness or well-being. link to the band Euphoria-record peppy/happy numbers

73 Evince To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest: sounds like evidence which means to show clearly.
To increase the severity, to aggravate Latin ex+acerb+ate; Latin acerb- means bitter, harsh; So exacerbate means to make
74 Exacerbate further bittter, to worsen.
Characterized by strict adherence to
75 Exact standards or rules I want the EXACT amount! nothing more nothing less! very demanding
To demand and obtain by or as if by force
76 or authority: a harsh leader who exacts obedience
To increase the gravity or intensity of, to EXASPERATE ~ x + separate; if you are going to irritate your wife frequently, she may
78 Exasperate aggravate separate from you & increase your misery
To severely criticize someone or
79 Excoriate something sounds like COREX-cough syrup,which is bitter & harsh

To regard with extreme dislike and

80 Execrate hostility, to curse someone or something ex-recate rhymes with HATE
Critical explanation or analysis, especially
of a text. Something that serves to explain
81 Exegesis or clarify exe+ges+is (explain your guess work)
Covering all aspects with painstaking a person is exhausted after he covers all the aspects of research,so exhaustive-
82 Exhaustive accuracy: somethingthat covers all the aspects

To remove from a grave; To dig out of the ex meaning out and hume sounds similar to human...so exhume is to take out the human
83 Exhume earth something that has been buried. body from the grave.
Requiring immediate action or
84 Exigent remedy,Demanding; exacting. EX-tremely ur-GENT
85 Exiguous Extremely scanty; meager. Latin exiguus, from exigere “to weigh precisely, measure”

86 Exodus A departure of a large number of people ek sau dus - 110 -> 11 - > nau do gyarah means departure
break it as EX (gone) HONOUR (pride) ~ to bring back your gone or fallen honour by
87 Exonerate To free from blame. getting the blame off you.
unusual or different; excitingly Latin exoticus from Greek exotikos, from exo “out, outside,” the underlying notion being
88 Exotic strange,from another region “foreign, out of the ordinary.
To speak or write at length: To wander expatiate.....sounds like expect....and you expect every writer to clarify the meaning or the
89 Expatiate freely. intent of his written essays..or stories...
To give up residence in one's homeland. EXPATRIATE as EX-PATRIOT, now no more a patriot, as the person withdrew from his
90 Expatriate To send into exile native land and settled somewhere else.
One who has taken up residence in a
91 Expatriate foreign country
To speed up the progress of;
92 Expedite accelerate.To issue officially; dispatch. Exped (sounds like speed) + It; so expedite means to speed up the progress of something.
Rhymes as Ex Pirate. An ex-pirate always tries to expiate his guilt.Ex pirate becomes
93 Expiate To make amends; atone. pious.
94 Explicit Fully and clearly expressed; They wanted explicit directions to the museum so they would not get lost.
The act of expressing strong or reasoned
95 Expostulation opposition postulate = put forth a theory; expostulate: protest the thory
 taking quick and forcible possession of
96 Expropriate something ex+propriate; ex+property...so depriving someone of his property
remove parts considered harmful or divide this word into (expel+ur+gate), you always expel the waste from your gate to make
97 Expurgate improper for publication your home 'clean' and 'purified'.
performed with little or no preparation;
98 Extemporaneouswithout planning or forethought an extempore that we did in school which was spontaneous and NOT PLANNED
99 Extirpate to destroy totally; exterminate Lord Rama destroyed Ravana by shooting a tir-teer(arrow) in his pate(belly)....
Extol = Ex + Tol. My EX-Girlfriend always praised the 'Tall' guys highly in front of me.
100 Extol To pay tribute or homage to, to honour And so our relationship ended!
Legal surrender of a fugitive to the ex-tradition.. like tradition is handed down through generations.. so its something to do with
101 Extradition jurisdiction of another state passing/giving.. here its a surrendering of a prisoner between two states!
To estimate/forecast on the basis of past
102 Extrapolate values from the EXTRA info that u have, u guess what might happen LATEly or in future
pushing or thrusting out. process of
103 Extrude shaping by forcing through a die. INtrude is to enter whereas extrude is to force or push OUT (ex means out)
Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy.
104 Exuberant Extreme in degree, size, or extent. EXUBERANT-Over Excess number of ANTS. ants are unrestrained, in large numbers
105 Exude display, emit exclude is to remove and exude is to remove but slowly..like oozing out of liquid..
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

fabric+ate.....Just as Fabric made from white threads, which is later dyed and coloured to
give it another appearance, likewise we make up a story and add it to what we say (ie, we are
1 Fabrication a deliberately false or improbable account lying or fabricating the truth)
the face or front of a building OR a showy
misrepresentation intended to conceal break up the word into fake + id, ie, an often false appearance or impression created on the
2 Façade something unpleasant surface
3 Facsimile an exact copy or reproduction focus on fac (fax) and simile (similar).. both these words signify 'copy'
4 Factitious not produced by natural forces sounds like FICTITIOUS....something which is always artificial.

5 Factotum servant employed to do a variety of jobs totum which sounds like total meaning all
a misconception resulting from incorrect
6 Fallacy reasoning “fal' from false, therefore something that leads to false understanding
cultivated land that is left barren for one or
7 Fallow more seasons sounds like 'hollow, therefore something which is empty, not bearing fruit'
a male singing voice with artificially high
tones thats is above the normal voice
8 Falsetto range a voice that is SET to sound FALSE
giving careful attention to detail; hard to
please; excessively concerned with
9 Fastidious cleanliness just like ... we fast to please god...a fast is tedious therefore god is fastidious
10 Fatuity a ridiculous mistake to use FAT to make TEA is a ridiculous mistake
11 Fatuous devoid of intelligence
12 Fawn try to gain favor by cringing or flattering a FAN tries to gain favor by flattery

13 Fealty the loyalty that citizens owe to their country fealty -> feel + ty.. a feeling of "thank you"(ty) for your country.. i.e loyalty..
capable of being done with means at hand
14 Feasible and circumstances as they are see EASI - work which are easy are always practical to do.
15 Feckless generally incompetent and ineffectual similar to 'reckless' person whose actions are not effective'
fertile, productive, capable of producing
16 Fecund offspring
pleasing and appropriate manner or style;
17 Felicity contentment, joy when someone felicitates u, u feel happy
(adj.) (of persons or their actions) able or
18 Fell disposed to inflict pain or suffering similar to hell a place that inflicts pain and suffering

19 Felonious involving or `having the nature of a crime link it to a felon

characterized by intense emotion;
20 Fervent extremely hot relate to fever where one's temperature rises above the normal range
21 Fetid having a foul smell feet' – often associated with bad smell.
excessive or irrational devotion to some
22 Fetish activity
formed or conceived by the imagination ;
23 Fictitious adopted in order to deceive relate to fiction
24 Fidelity the quality of being faithful relate to the root FID which means belief or faith, as in confide, bonafide

a tactic or person delaying or obstructing

25 Filibuster legislation by making long speeches relate to a 'fil'led object that blocks an action
26 Firmament the imagined surface of heaven; sky.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and
27 Flabbergasted surprise
relate it to a white flag that is a symbol of surrender or defeat, therefore, feeling low, low
28 Flag become less intense, lessen intensity
conspicuously and outrageously bad or
29 Flagrant reprehensible renting the national flag!(No offense meant) It is shocking & scandalous.
any new participant in some activity ; young
and inexperienced

30 Fledgling
 relate it to “flick” which means to hit with a light quick blow – he flicked the insect off the table
31 Flip marked by casual disrespect – therefore to treat something as if flicking it away (disrespect/casual attitude)
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or
lacking in seriousness; characterized by
32 Flippancy lightheartedness similar to “flip” (flick-to treat something with disrespect)
flo(wer) + rid(red)sounds like a flower that is in a red color.. OR simply flowery
33 Florid elaborately or excessively ornamented (showy/decorated)
FLOUT... FOUL + OUT. When a batsman is given out by foul, the batsman shows his
34 Flout treat with contemptuous disregard contempt to the umpire.
35 Fluke a stroke of luck F(ortunately)LUKE(Y) means fortunately lucky
36 Flustered thrown into a state of agitated confusion when you think you will be FIRST and you came LAST you are flustered
insert surreptitiously or without warrant or foist sounds like hoist meaning 'raised', as in flag hoisting, therefore, he gave his career a
37 Foist to force onto another "hoist" by "foist-ing" his work on a hardworking colleague
38 Foment try to stir up public opinion Foam starts to appear once you profusely foment (stir up) a soapy hot water bucket
affecting extreme elegance in dress and fop-ish = pop (fop) - ish ; those boys who are in pop music are over dressed … they have a
39 Foppish manner very bad sense of dressing but they think that they are looking cool !!!!
the act of searching for food and
40 Forage provisions search for provisions FOR old AGE
the act of crossing a stream or river or a
shallow area in a stream that can be
41 Ford forded FOUR jumps and you've crossed a ford
inspiring fear or extremely impressive in
42 Formidable strength or excellence a challenging enemy is FOR+ME+(like the) DEVIL...strong, difficult to overcome....
occurring by chance (positive) having no
43 Fortuitous apparent cause equivalent to fortune............. fortune isn't destined to occur it is accidental

difficult in operation; likely to be relate it to fraction which implies something divided or in parts, such a thing would be difficult
44 Fractious troublesome or easily irritated or annoyed to control; if you suffer a fracture you are easily irritated or annoyed
45 Frieze
not serious in content or attitude or
46 Frivolous behavior Fri+vol+ous = Free+Will ->one who acts with his own will, carefree, not serious
47 Fructify make productive or fruitful something that bears frui(c)t
frugal means avoiding waste... read it as free+girl...if you take a girl out for free it prevents
48 Frugality prudence in avoiding waste waste of money
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or
49 Frustrate desires) of relate to frustrated – a feeling when expectations are not met or hopes are disappointed
50 Fulgent shining intensely sounds like a "full" "gem" shiny and bright
criticize severely or come on suddenly and
51 Fulminate intensely Bad deeds culminate in a fulmination
excessive; excessively or insincerely
52 Fulsome lavish You can FOOL SOME people with excessive and insincere praise..
grant a leave to OR dismiss, usually for
53 Furlough economic reasons even a rich man in the FUR coat can be laid off LOW for economic reasons
secretive, sly, done with caution and
54 Furtive stealth FURtive.. relate to animal fur..u buy a fur coat secretly

55 Fusillade rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms Fusion' bomb, a kind of nuclear bomb. So 'fusillade' is discharge of bombs.
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

an iron hook with a handle; used for

1 Gaff landing large fish visual – the hook and the long handle resembles the letter G
2 Gaffe a socially awkward or tactless act Disney character Goofy who was always making Blunders.
to deny, dispute, or contradict OR to
3 Gainsay speak or act against; oppose she has (Gain)ed weight but is not (say)ing it which means, she is denying the fact.
gait rhymes with weight...person with excess weight has a particular manner of walking or
4 Gait a person's manner of walking running.

the trait of being rude and impertinent;

5 Gall inclined to take liberties or irritate or vex

a large sailing ship with three or more

masts used by the Spanish for commerce
6 Galleon and war in the 15th to 18th centuries GALLONS and gallons of goods are transported by means of LARGE SHIPs
Imagine a Van filled with Girls appear, how will you react, you will be stirred up as if you have
7 Galvanize to stimulate to action HAD A SHOCK.
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for
8 Gambol diversion or amusement gambol sounds like tambola which is a recreational activity
one who likes to play games especially
9 Gamester gambling relate I to 'games'

10 Garbled not orderly or coherent, lacking continuity relate it to gargle during which the voice sounds distorted or garbled
11 Gargantuan of great mass; huge and bulky similar to gigantic
12 Garrulous full of trivial conversation ; talkative (garrulous can be related to girls when pronounced) and girls talk more than boys
to offer or accept a challenge as in to take
13 Gauntlet up or throw down a gauntlet a person who has been challeneged will be GONE TO LET the lions out of their cages
14 Genial diffusing warmth and friendliness the actress Genelia D'souza is a genial girl....
a kind of literary or artistic work having a
15 Genre characteristic form or technique link it to people or music of a particular generation
 marked by refinement in taste and this word is very close to GENTLE..AND A GENTLEMAN IS ONE who is WELL BRED,
16 Genteel manners elegant and GIVES A REFINED APPEARANCE .
germane...very close to word ..germany..so if you want TO learn GERMAN LANGUAGE....I
17 Germane relevant and appropriate GUESS A GERMAN teacher would be APPROPRIATE.

by etymology gerontos means old people and cracy mens govt.(eg. democracy,autocracy
18 Gerontocracy a political system governed by old men etc.) ....therefore gerontocracy is the govt. formed by old people.

19 Ghastly shockingly repellent; inspiring horror ghastly sounds like ghost + ly; something like a ghost ........ very horrible ... and terrifying.
split the word into g(o) lib(rary). Someone who goes to the library very frequently obviously is
20 Glib superficial speech, smooth, persuasive very articulate and thus fluent,slick,diplomatic with people...
given to excess in consumption of sounds like MUTTON, so think of a delicious plate of mutton that you want to have more and
21 Gluttonous especially food or drink more of.
a gauze fabric with an extremely fine
texture characterized by unusual lightness One can relate the sound of GOSS in Gossamer to wire-guaze. Wherein thin, tenous wires
22 Gossamer and delicacy are criss-crossed and wound
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal
23 Grandiloquence ornamentation grand (maginificent) + eloquent (fluent speech)
impressive because of unnecessary
largeness or grandeur; used to show grand+iose(..pose), people who give POSE (show off) are usually reffered to grandiose
24 Grandiose disapproval persons
without cause OR costing nothing;
25 Gratuitous unnecessary and unwarranted relate it to Gratitude' which cannot be measured in value. It is priceless.

instinctively or temperamentally seeking relate it to AGGREGATE which means gathering something together... OR think of GRE
26 Gregarious and enjoying the company of others classes where students study in groups
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring
serious thought; causing or marked by
27 Grievous unhappiness or anguish relate it to something that causes much “grief”
contort the face to indicate a certain
28 Grimace mental or emotional state grim (serious, pained) + face (expression)
29 Grouse complain sounds like spouse .... they complain a lot
30 Grovel show submission or fear One who wants to "grow well" in an organisation needs to grovel before his manager.
easily tricked because of being too
31 Gullible trusting Gullible = Gull + ible = girl/galli + able A girl who is able to be tricked or deceived easily.
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace women or girls are said to be emotional compared to guys.. Guy tend to brace them and
32 Guy something (especially a tent) steady their emotins..acting like a rope / lifeline giving support..
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

repeated too often; overfamiliar through

1 Hackneyed overuse concentrate on hack !!! once a hacker is ALWAYS a hacker.. he overuses his techniques.
calm and peaceful, prosperous
2 Halcyon suggesting happy tranquillity halycon (peaceful) can be considered as opposite of cyclone (stormy, unrest)
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
OR illusory perception; a common
3 Hallucination symptom of severe mental disorder relate it to the word iLLUsion
a loud bombastic declamation expressed
4 Harangue with strong emotion HAR (her) + ANGUE (anger) expressed in words
something that precedes and indicates the
5 Harbinger approach of something or someone sounds like HER + FINGER, she shows me what to do by gesturing with her finger.
a shelter serving as a place of safety or
6 Haven sanctuary it sounds like 'heaven'...a place which is always safe.
an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit
7 Hedonism of pleasure as the highest good he-(is)-don... and obviously has strong devotion to pleasures of senses..
the dominance or leadership of one social
8 Hegemony group or nation over others hegemony:he's got money,so he's domineering in the society and he control others.
Sounds like Highness - as we call a king. Imagine that he is a Wicked king, thinks only money
9 Heinous extremely wicked, deeply criminal and power and kills people, hence he is hatefully bad, atrocious
extremely difficult; displaying superhuman
10 Herculean strength or power link it to Hercules

a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of divide this word into her (her)+esy(sounds like essay)... and relate it to controversial writer
11 Heresy a religion Taslima Nasrin, who writes about issues that reject orthodox tenets of society and religion
made airtight by fusion or sealing. ; not
affected by outward influence or power;
12 Hermetic isolated. relate it to a hermit who lives in isolation,
characterized by departure from accepted
13 Heterodox beliefs or standards heterodox--hetero-means different+ dox --means opinion, so different or many opinions.
an interruption in the intensity or amount of a person we meet after a break or some time says HI-AT-US and we pause to meet that
14 Hiatus something person..
characteristic of acting or a stage histrionic-- sounds like history. We find that most of the plays performed on stage in the
15 Histrionic performance; often affected theatre are from history, hence the name histrionic, theatrical.
home+silly - .when we do SILLY things at HOME ,our parents get annoyed and we end us
16 Homily a sermon on a moral or religious topic listening to a long sermon or speech
homo-same + jean(u)s– denims; think of a pair of jeans that basically all look alike and are the
17 Homogenous all of the same or similar kind or nature same type of clothing.
18 Hone to sharpen; make perfect or complete sounds like cone or horn that are both sharp
conceal one's true motives by pretending
to have good intentions so as to gain an
19 Hoodwink end think of WINK-ing from under the HOOD of your jacket, to hide/deceive what you are doing
 While ploughing farms with bulls, farmers say "HUR HUR ;HORT HORT" to encourage bulls
20 Hortatory giving strong encouragement to move ahead. This is HORTATORY.
HUB+RIS(RAISE)--A person RAISEd in a HUB(city centre),will be arrogant and conceited
21 Hubris overbearing pride or presumption towards villagers and others.
marked or motivated by kindness/feeling
22 Humane of humanity humans are born considerate n kind...
All wives are extravagant and spendthrifts where as all husbands spend sparingly, are frugal
23 Husband use cautiously and frugally and save on the budget
the practice of cultivating the land or
24 Husbandry raising stock most common usage is animal husbandry-taking care and raising livestock
hyper(beyond the limit)+bole(means speak)..so someone who gives the statement beyond
25 Hyperbole extravagant exaggeration its normal limit
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

someone who attacks cherished ideas or

1 Iconoclast traditional institutions Icons+clash - someonels who's ideals clash with those of the icons

a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the

2 Idiosyncracy like, that is peculiar to an individual. Think of someone in “sync” with his ID (identity); is unique individual in his manners habit

3 Idolatrous blindly or excessively devoted or adoring relate it to worshipping statues("idols") as gods, complete and blind faith and devotion
completely lacking nobility in character or
4 Ignoble quality or purpose ig(nores) + nobility – someone who is not concerned or is ignorant of nolbility
IGNO(IGNORE)+miny(enemy)...so YOU ignore your enemy because he is disgraceful and
5 Ignominy a state of dishonor dishonourable

6 Illimitable without limits in extent or size or quantity il (negative prefix meaning not or no ) + limit – no limits/ without limits
a very embarrassing misunderstanding OR
an intricate and confusing interpersonal or
7 Imbroglio political situation Im+broke+lie - if i lie about being broke. im in a confusing and embarrassing situation
8 Imbrue permeate , saturate or stain brue - brew as in coffee that is brewed – leaves a stain

9 Imminent close in time; about to occur imminent sounds similar to immediate. so imminent means about to occur immediately.
10 Immutable unchanging immune to mutation

11 Impair make worse or less effective or imperfect opposite of Repair

having or revealing little emotion or

12 Impassive sensibility; not easily aroused or excited break up into im+passive – that is, i am passive – unmoved – inactive
not having enough money to pay for
13 Impecunious necessities pecuniary - related to money; impecunious - lack of money
14 Impede block or obstruct relate it with stampede.in a stampede there is great obstruction
something that interferes with or delays
15 Impediment action or progress impediment itself has the word imped(e) which means to obstruct.
16 Impenitent not penitent or remorseful im (prefix meaning not) + penitent (penance-remorse)
having or showing arrogant superiority to
and disdain of those one views as
17 Imperious unworthy someone imperial (royal) would look down on others as inferior
the trait of being rude and inappropriate;
18 Impertinence inclined to take liberties im (prefix meaning not) + pertinent (relevant or appropriate)
not admitting of passage or capable of
19 Impervious being affected im (prefix meaning not) + pervade – something that cannot be prevaded or affected
characterized by undue haste and lack of
20 Impetuous thought or deliberation im(not)-pet-tuo(to)-us...a dog which is not our pet will be very RASH, reckless.
21 Impiety without respect for God or religious values im (not) + piety (sounds like deity meaning god) – without
22 Implacable incapable of being consoled/calmed im (not) + placate (calm)
highly imaginative but unlikely OR leads to
23 Implausible disbelief implausible rhymes with impossible....something that is impossible is unlikely
difficult or impossible to evaluate with
24 Imponderable precision im (not) ponder (think/consider) cannot be though of properly
25 Importunate expressing earnest entreaty someone im(not)+p(f)ortunate will need to plead with earnestness
close to implicate which means to imply as involved with something negative/indirectly
26 Imprecate wish harm upon; invoke evil upon accuse – thus bringing harm upon another
immune to attack, incapable of being
27 Impregnable overcome, challenged or refuted im (not) + pregnant – something that cannot be made penetrated, entered/resistant
28 Improbity lack of honesty or moral scruples. improbability – something not possible is not truthful or dishonest
29 Impropriety an indecent or improper act im (not + proper (unsuitable)

30 Imprudent not prudent or wise im (not) + shouldnt – person to whom shouldnt does not occur, therefore does unwise things
31 Impugn attack as false or wrong
powerlessness revealed by an inability to
32 Impuissance act relate it to a pussycat which is a vulnerable timid weak creature unable to act
close to immunity meaning untouched impunity will imply something that is not affected by
33 Impunity exemption from punishment or loss loss or harm
attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause
34 Impute or source to “put” blame on someone
happening by chance or unexpectedly or
35 Inadvertent unintentionally im(not) + averted – something that could not be averted or escaped
permanently injure or in any way make
36 Incapacitate unable to perform an action without capacity/abilty
 capable of catching fire spontaneously or
causing fires or burning readily OR
37 Incendiary arousing to action or rebellion insane' person who sets his 'diary' on fire

38 Inchoate only partly in existence; imperfectly formed in+ch(a)o(s) + (st)ate not fully formed into order yet
39 Incinerate reduced to ashes and burned out completelycinerate sounds like cigarette that burns out into ash.

40 Incipient only partly in existence; imperfectly formed in sips (small portions) not whole or complete
41 Incommodious uncomfortably or inconveniently small does not accommodate(allow space or convenience)
lacking in harmony or compatibility or relate it to congruent triangles in basic geometry where triangles must be made similar/in
42 Incongruous appropriateness harmony
43 Incontrovertible impossible to deny or disprove without controversy
44 Incorporeal without material form or substance in (without) + corporate (a world that has a lot of money/material/substance)
45 Incorrigible impossible to correct or reform (in)corr(gible)==in eligible to be corrected or cant be corrected
INCUM + BENT = OFFICIALS are BENT on(determined) to bring an INCUM home, as it is
46 Incumbent currently holding an office NECESSARY to survive
the act of entering some territory or
47 Incursion domain (often in large numbers) think of it as similar to excursion, going to a different place or area
48 Indict accuse formally of a crime Indi+CT = Indian court. it formally accusses ppl for their crime.
49 Indiscreet lacking good judgment, thoughtless opposite of Discreet
50 Indolent disinclined to work or exertion; lazy In India people are lazyabout giving rent {indo = india , dent = rent}
51 Inebriate become drunk or drink excessively INEBRIATE sounds like "in beer ate" ~ drink beer and eat food;
52 Ineffable something that cannot be uttered in (not) + fable (story) – a story or something to be said that cannot be expressed
lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or
53 Inequity bias. close to unequal (without balance/unfair)
inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.,
54 Inert having little or no ability to react, inert gases like helium and neon do not chemically react easily with other elements
in(not)+exhort(means to pressurise):that means a person who is inexorable cant be
55 Inexorable not to be moved by persuasion/ unyielding pressurised;he will not yield
56 Inexpedient not appropriate to the purpose in (not) + expert therefore one who is not an expert is not appropriate for a job
57 Infallible incapable of failure or error in (not) + failure ; therefore something that cannot make mistakes or fail
inappropriate, or awkward; producing
58 Infelicitous unhappiness in (not)/without) + felicity (happiness)
59 Infringe advance beyond the usual limit if enemy violates or encroaches the border the infantry would start firing
60 Ingenious showing inventiveness and skill someone who is a genius will show ability to invent and have great skill
inability to mask your feelings, lacking in
61 Ingenuous sophistication or worldliness In+genuine- In genuine relationship people are naive and trusting to each other.

gain favor with somebody by deliberate INGRATIATE ~ in + grat(sounds like GREET) + ate (EAT) ... so when you greet somebody
62 Ingratiate efforts and give them something to eat...why do you do that ...you try to gain their favour .
in the nature of something though not
63 Inherent readily apparent something that exists “in here” (inside) not shown on the surface

64 Inimical not friendly inimi (sounds like ENEMY) + cal; Enemies are HOSTILE and of-course UNFRIENDLY.
characterized by injustice or wickedness; INIQUITOUS ~ IN + Equity; in + equity -> not treating everyone equally (which is considered
65 Iniquitous wicked; sinful. as INIQUITOUS or sinful act)

not injurious to physical or mental health, in(not)+nocuous(noxious)........ means not noxious......something which is not noxious is
66 Innocuous incapable of causing harm/disapproval harmless...
split it as in+ord+din+ate... remember it as IN DIN(ner) he ORD(ered) and ATE
67 Inordinate beyond normal limits EXCESSIVELY.
68 Insatiable impossible to satisfy in(means not)+satia(ble).satiSFIED..SO someone who is NOT satisfied.
devoid of feeling and consciousness and
69 Insentient animation in (without) + senti (sentiments meaning feelings or consiousness)
working or spreading in a hidden and insidious= inside+ hideous. think of something terrible, like a disease, hiding inside of the
70 Insidious usually injurious way body.
lacking interest or significance or impact/ (do) IN (not) + SIP + IT – you will advise someone not to sip something because it is
71 Insipid without flavour or taste tasteless and bland
In + (solve + ent – money can solve you problems, someone without money cannot solve
72 Insolvency the lack of financial resources them

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope,

73 Insular suggestive of the isolated life of an island something 'insulated' is isolated from everything else
in opposition to a civil authority or
74 Insurgent government, rebel In + sergeant (one who does not listen to his superior is an insurgent)
incapable of being perceived by the
75 Intangible senses especially the sense of touch like a tangent something that cannot be grasped or perceived

someone who intrudes on the privacy or

76 Interloper property of another without permission INTER (between) + LOAFER (idiot) = a loafer tries to INTRUDE in other's affairs.
77 Interment the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave in + term (terminate/death ) relate it to the ritual involved with a dead body

78 Interminable tiresomely long; seemingly without end a term is a fixed period of time in(not) + term = time that is not limited/fixed
characterized by bloodshed and carnage
for both sides or (of conflict) within a group INTER (between) + NE (any) + CINE (sign) = in a relationship, when there is'nt ANY SIGN of
79 Internecine or organization love BETWEEN the two, it is MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIVE for the relationship.
 to alter (a text) by the insertion of new
matter, to introduce (something additional
or extraneous) between other things or
80 Interpolation parts; interject; interpose inter ( between) + pole = when something is inserted/comes between two poles/extremes
the time between two reigns,
81 Interregnum governments, etc. inter (between) + regime (time period during a which a government is in power)
a close acquaintance to whom private
82 Intimate matters are confided focus on the word mate (meaning friend or partner)
83 Intractable difficult to manage or mold or change Intractable: things which can not be brought in the right track.
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests,
84 Intransigent reason a GENT IN TRANS(trance) doesnt listen to anyone..doesnt compromise
85 Intrepid without fear or cannot be intimidated IN TRAP... you are fearless and confident that you will come out of it.
a keen and quick insight.; the ability to
86 Intuition perceive the truth in something to be able to see Into(u) (inside ) the truth of something
fill or cover completely, beyond normal I+NUN +DATE....I asked the NUNs for a DATE and i was FLOODED with letters from
87 Inundate capacity, usually with water christian societies for violating the social norms.
made tough and immune by habitual
88 Inured exposure someone injured over and over again will become tough and immune to pain.

abusive or venomous language used to

89 Invective express blame or bitter deep-seated ill will ENVY + ACTIVE or Active jealousy can cause you to ABUSE the other person.
In + Veigh sounds like Weigh therefore, people who are passionate about maintaining their
90 Inveigh complain bitterly weight will complain if they become heavier
an act or instance of involving or
entangling ALSO something complicated in+ volume = something that has volumes (a great quantity) of content that is details,
91 Involution and overly detailed information complex data
concentrate on rasc- a rascal is one who is irritable, badly behaved and short-
92 Irascible quickly aroused to anger tempered/hotheaded
to cast light upon, expose to radiation of
93 Irradiate light, radiate = emit light / shine light upon
impossible to remedy or correct or
94 Irremediable redress remediable = unable to remedy (cure, correct
95 Irrepressible impossible to control or suppress focus on repress meaning press down, control
96 Irresolute uncertain how to act or proceed without resolution or unable to make decisions
97 Itinerary a proposed route of travel Latin word itiner= journey....
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Jabber chatter rapidly or unintelligibly Jabber=Japper..in hindi jap is to pray slowly repeatedly time and again.. i.e,chatter rapidly..
2 Jaded dulled by surfeit or exhausted jaded sounds like faded.. which means WORN OUT, WEARIED, TIRED..
a characteristic language of a particular
3 Jargon group think of it as JUST OUR GANG who will understand the jargon (language)
4 Jaunt a journey taken for pleasure Journey to your AUNT's place J-AUNT
5 Jeer showing your contempt by derision a “cheer” praises someone but a jeer mocks a person

lacking interest or significance or impact or

6 Jejune displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity think of june.. students feel dull because of the summer heat
7 Jeopardize pose a threat to; present a danger to sounds like leopard.That leopard has put my life at risk.
8 Jest activity characterized by good humor Jest sounds similar to Fest (festival)..you act and speak playfully in a fest
things thrown from a ship (to lighten the
9 Jetsam ship) relate it to flotsam or sam=samudra
10 Jettison throw away something encumbering Remember JET Airways laying off the staff to reduce costs
11 Jibe agree; be in harmony with saying 'ji' in Hindi means to agree
12 Jingoist an extreme bellicose nationalist jingoist rhymes with maoist....who are aggressive, rebellious

13 Jocose/Jocular given to (having a tendency of) joking link to 'joke'

the act of jostling (forcing your way by by reading jostle the first thing which rhymes in my mind is "hustle and bustle". If there is
14 Jostle pushing) hustle and bustle in the market then jostle is bound to happen.
a combat between two knights on
15 Joust horseback using blunted lances
joyful and proud especially because of
16 Jubilant triumph or success relate to jubilee which is a special occasion that makes people proud and joyful
good judgment or common sense in
17 Judicious practical matters relate to just or fair
Every year there will be a Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri. Once this chariot starts
a massive inexorable force that seems to moving, it is not supposed to stop. Whatever comes on the way will be crushed with strong
18 Juggernaut crush everything in its way force of people pulling the chariot.
trip especially one taken for pleasure by an in hindi (jun)ta (ke) paiso se (T)ravel is JUNKET; Jacket - at official trips people specially
19 Junket official at public expense wears office jacket .
the branch of philosophy concerned with
the law and the principles that lead courts
20 Jurisprudence to make decisions juris (justice) = pertaining to law; prudence = intelligence/science
21 Juxtapose place side by side juxta..just next+pose..(place)..so place something just next to something.
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

a complex pattern of constantly changing kal (colour) – ei (eye) – dosco (disco) imagine a disco ball with constantly changing colourful
1 Kaleidoscope colors and shapes lights and shapes
call forth (emotions, feelings, and
2 Kindle responses) or cause to start burning kindle sounds like CANDLE that is used to light a fire, also like a beacon to call forth
 a close connection marked by community
of interests or similarity in nature or
3 Kinship character KEEN FRIENDSHIP is
4 Kismet the will of God sounds like kismat..word in hindi..so kismet means kismat...luck..

someone with an irrational urge to steal in
5 Kleptomaniac the absence of an economic motive
6 Knave a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
an expression of approval and
7 Kudos commendation
maniac(means a strong desire to do something, a madness)+klepto(means steal)...so having
a strong desire to steal...something
k+nave..naive(means trustworthy, innocent)....knave is just the opposite of naive.
KUDO(to jump in Hindi). one JUMPS with joy on recieving an HONOUR.

8 Ken range of knowledge or vision ken sounds like "can" i.e., one who has a wide range of knowledge can understand anything.
kernel sounds similar to colonel. In an army the colonel has an importance of being the
9 Kernel central or vital part; core central authority.
spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the
10 Killjoy pleasure of others kill+joy....... kill here means spoil .+ others joy means.....to spoil others pleasure....
related; belonging to the same group;
11 Kindred similar in nature or character all of them are 'kind' 'red' indians ..... so they belong to one community / group share kinship
12 Knack special talent knack - knock out... u should have a special talent to knock out ur contender

13 knead mix; work dough knead = k-nead(need)...what do you need? ..food? Then you will have to mix the dough
tolling of a bell especially to indicate a
14 Knell funeral, disaster, etc. Knell sounds just like 'Bell'
15 Knoll little round hill; hillock here k is silent so read it as – KNOtting+HILL
16 Knotty intricate; difficult; tangled knotty- with lots of knots -difficult to disentangle, difficult to manage.
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

complex system of paths or tunnels in

1 Labyrinth which it is easy to get lost

irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn,

2 Lacerate deeply hurt the feelings of; distress LACERate can be thought of LASER light which tears, mangles if focused for long time.
3 Lachrymose showing sorrow lachrymose-lac+chry(cry)+mose(most),so when you cry most you produce 'tears'.
idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way,
4 Lackadaisical lacking spirit or liveliness lackadaisical sounds as LACK+(A)+DI+ZE(C)AL... hence the meaning " lack of zeal"
5 Laconic brief and to the point; Lack + conic (concise) = lack of communication/words
6 Lacuna a blank gap or missing part something that U LACK
the people outside of a particular
profession, as distinguished from those
belonging to it: the medical ignorance of relate it to a layman ie, a person who doesnt have in depth information about a subject, is
7 Laity the laity. outside the group of experts
8 Lambent softly bright or radiant A lamp gives out a bright and radiant light
a composition that imitates or
misrepresents somebody's style, usually
9 Lampoon in a humorous way

10 Languid lacking spirit or liveliness languid sounds similar to language..language classes are generally boring and unexciting.
the act of taking something from someone break it up into LA-R-CENY LA (Law) and CENY (rhymes with Money or CENT for money)
11 Larceny unlawfully Unlawful taking of money = theft
driven by lust; preoccupied with or
12 Lascivious exhibiting lustful desires similar to lush and lust.

13 Latency the state of being not yet evident or active focus on “late” something that arrives late is not present therefore not evident or active
14 Laud praise, glorify, or honor
15 Lavish very generous, extravagant Love makes one lavish- it makes people spend generously on their mates.
desk or stand with a slanted top used to
hold a text at the proper height for a
16 Lectern lecturer Lectern resembles "lecture" and is where you put the notes to read during your lecture.
Sounds like alergic. When you are lethargic (do not feel like doing something) you develop
17 Lethargic deficient in alertness or activity an allergic reaction to it.
18 Levity a manner lacking seriousness lev(leave)+it+y..you casually leave things without any seriousness
a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a
student of the lexical component of
19 Lexicographer language
a dissolute person; usually a man who is
20 Libertine morally unrestrained LIBERTINE=liberti+ne=LIBERTY IN Excess can make you irresponsible and immoral.
the right to take another's property if an
21 Lien obligation is not discharged when you have to show your right on your property you say 'this property "lie in" my name.
22 Limerick a humorous verse form
23 Limn make a portrait of, trace the shape of limn: Think of 'Film' i.e. Picture, Drawing.
24 Linguistic consisting of or related to language relate directly to language

25 Lissome moving and bending with ease liss is similar to the 'hissing' sound of a snake which is a slim easily bendable creature
26 List tilt to one side,
27 Litany any long and tedious address or recital close to a li(s)t + any. a long series of expressions
moving and bending with ease, flexible
28 Lithe lissome Sounds like "light" and something which is light in weight can easily be moved and bended.
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public
29 Liturgy worship
 Loa-the can be related as Low thought...So having a low thought of someone else implies
30 Loathe find repugnant hate or detest
31 Loquacious full of trivial conversation it is derived from the root word 'loqua'... which refers to SPEECH or TALK
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible
32 Loutish in behavior or appearance lot (loud) brutish and ill mannered people are also loud
characterized by lust, having a smooth or
33 Lubricious slippery quality relate to lubricant that makes things smooth slippery.
transparently clear; easily understandable,
transmitting light; able to be seen through
34 Lucid with clarity when you "look" at someone's "id" you clearly understand who he is'
35 Lucrative producing a sizeable profit it is derived from lucre which means money

36 Lugubrious excessively mournful LOOK+RUBY ous = DEPRESSED AND MOURNFUL that you LOOK like RUBY(face red)
37 Lumber move heavily or clumsily lumber(noun and verb)sounds simillar to cumber(some).means heavy and awkward.
38 Luminous softly bright or radiant luminous = luminance ~ bright

39 Lupine of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

glowing unnaturally, glaringly vivid and
40 Lurid graphic; marked by sensationalism lurid ~ horrid ; horrid , horrifying .. somewhat same .. horrible , wild , sensational ...
41 Laggard someone who lags behind link it to 'lag' behind
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

Sounds like massacre..which means "excessive killing of many people" a repellent and
1 Macabre shockingly repellent; inspiring horror horrifying scene

characterized by subtle or unscrupulous

2 Machiavellian cunning, deception, dishonesty:
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your
3 Machination (usually sinister) ends
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely
4 Magnanimity liberal and generous of spirit
5 Magnum opus a great work of art or literature
sounds like mafia villain. A villain is always crafty and double dealing.
machin+nations....machin…superpower nations use machines to achieve their sinister
ends.(machines are generally crafty tools....which are artfully designed for some specific
task....machines designed for war...n other dredful purposes.
magna (mega or large) = large hearted person
magum (great) + opus (work)

mal(means bad at doing something)+droit(its french word means skillful and clever).......and
6 Maladroit not skillful someone who is bad at skills in his known area ,considered a maladroit person
the unintentional misuse of a word by
7 Malapropism confusion with one that sounds similar mal (negative) + prop (proper usage) .. improper usage of words

the act of calling down a curse that invokes MALEDICTION=MAL+DICTION. MAL means 'evil or ill' and DICTUM is 'saying'. So to say
8 Malediction evil (and usually serves as an insult) something evil is to CURSE.

9 Malevolent having or exerting a malignant influence malevolent = male +violent Violent males can cause more harm to society than females
mal (negative/wrong) -- + and feasance means the doing or performing of an act, therefore
10 Malfeasance wrongful conduct by a public official some wrongdoing
to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk MA+LINGER- everytime child is told to do something by his MA, he LINGERS and stalls to
11 Mallinger one's duty, avoid work, etc. avoid it
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn
12 Malleable out women are able to mold their MALE (malle) partners in any way
13 Malodorous having an unpleasant smell mal(means bad)+odour (smell)

a public declaration of intentions (as

14 Manifesto issued by a political party or government) MAN + FIST in the air making a public statement
15 Manumit free from slavery or servitude manumit ~ man + u + mit (might); man you might go; hence free from slavery

16 Marauder someone who attacks in search of booty sounds like murderer - a person who attacks another for personal gain
suggesting war or military life, of or
17 Martial relating to the armed forces martial arts like karate and kung-fu are forms of fighting for warriors and soldiers
someone who demands exact conformity
18 Martinet to rules and forms martinet could rhyme with matron.. whose job is also to keep discipline..

19 Martyr one who suffers for the sake of principle if someone sacrificed for me, I would give them my tear; martyr
someone who obtains pleasure from
20 Masochist receiving punishment mars+own+chest.... one who mars(beats or disfigures) his own chest is a masochist
chew (food); to bite and grind with the
21 Masticate teeth when you mash food between your teeth you masticate
Think of maudlin as model is in beauty pageant... All models in pageants keep crying
22 Maudlin effusively or insincerely emotional unnecessarily, become effusively sentimental.
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly
23 Maunder and incessantly sounds like wander - in speech or moving
a large burial chamber, usually above
24 Mausoleum ground sounds like Moslem or muslim. In Muslim culture they build tombs for the dead.
someone who exhibits great Mave+"RICK" sounds like Ricky Ponting who is rebellious and non-conformist as he does
25 Maverick independence in thought and action not believe in umpire descisions during India's Cricket match
mawk close to MOCK..so if someone mocks at you...and you are sentimental..then its a sad
26 Mawkish effusively or insincerely emotional situation.
27 Meddlesome intrusive , interfering SOMEone who gets in the MIDDLE of things to interfere
 being precisely fitting and right, OR
contend against an opponent in a sport,
28 Meet game, or battle, OR undergo or suffer to meet one's needs OR india meets austrailia for the match, Or he met with a fatal accident
29 Melee a noisy riotous fight sounds like Bruce Lee...famous for his fights.
30 Mellifluous sounds that are pleasing to the ear the melodies from a 'Flute' are mellifluous.
mend+a+city. during elections, politicians promise that "they will mend the city and make it
31 Mendacity the tendency to be untruthful better" which is a lie....
32 Mendicant a pauper who lives by begging Men+die+cant= men die because they can't work so they beg to survive
the mercury in a thermometer rises and falls according to the temperature which is very
33 Mercurial liable to sudden unpredictable change unpredictable

34 Meretricious based on pretense; deceptively pleasing like a merit (meret) certificate.. flashy and attractive in a way.. but of no REAL value...
marked by extreme care in treatment of it sounds like matriculation(admission to a college).To get matriculation we should be as a
35 Meticulous details meticulous(careful) aspirant to clear the exam.
Sounds like metal and metals are obviously strong. So, can be related to a strong
36 Mettle the courage to carry on courageous person.
unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or
37 Miasma other sources cigarette smoke is harmful to MY(mi)+ASTHMA(asma)

38 Milk exploit as much as possible when we milk a cow we make sure we squeeze out every drop for our benefit and gain
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic
39 Minatory developments Minatory sounds like military--military people are very threatening most of the times.
to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's
words), esp. for the sake of decorum or minced also means to cut up into very small pieces, something that is minced therefore will
40 Mince courtesy. be softened, less harsh or potent.

41 Minutiae precise details; small or trifling matters relate it to the minute hand on a clock which measures very small precise units of time

42 Misanthrope someone who dislikes people in general mis (negative implication) + anthrop(ology) meaning the study of mankind..

43 Misconstrue interpret in the wrong way when you MIS (wrongly)+ CONcentrate on the TRUE nature of things you misinterpret
44 Miscreant a person without moral scruples MISCREANT=mis+create..so god created them by mistake. Who? The VILLAINS
misbehavior; misdeed.a crime less
45 Misdemeanour serious than a felony mis(wrong) + demeanor (behaviour)
46 Misnomer an incorrect or unsuitable name mis+name( r ) = misnomer
a misanthrope who dislikes women in
47 Misogynist particular
think of MITIGATE as COLGATE(toothpaste).Use of COLGATE lessen or try to lessen the
48 Mitigate make less severe or harsh extent of germs in our teeth.
make less rigid or softer , make more
49 Mollify temperate, acceptable, or suitable mollify sounds like nullify...nullifying something will reduce it till it is null or zero
50 Mollycoddle treat with excessive indulgence molly (woman's name) + cuddle (showing affection, embrace)
MONO(SINGLE)+TONY(like TONE) = SINGLE TONE, the same tone gets boring after a
51 Monotony constancy of tone or pitch or inflection while.
52 Moratorium suspension of an ongoing activity moratorium= paying MORE PREMIUM (payments) will delay a job
being on the point of death; breathing your
53 Moribund last Moribund is kinda similar to morbid, which refers to things related to death
54 Morose showing a brooding ill humor
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts mountebank can be broken as mouth+bank=person whose mouth is a bank of words....who is
55 Mountebank customers with tricks or jokes extremely boastful and pretentious...
56 Mousy quiet and timid and ineffectual acting like a mouse
MULTIFARIOUS=MULTI+FARIOUS,farious rhymes with various...so both multi and various
57 Multifarious having many aspects means de same...VARIED and GREATLY DIVERSIFIED
not ideal or heavenly, found in the ordinary Mundane sounds like Monday. After an exciting weekend, Monday is just another mundane
58 Mundane course of events day.
59 Munificent very generous money+sufficient-when a person has sufficient money he is generous
unable to see distant objects clearly,
60 Myopic lacking foresight or scope With My OPAQUE (that you cannot see through) lenses I will be short sighted
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

an extreme state of adversity; the lowest

1 Nadir point of anything You can recall Persian emperor Nadir-shah a cruel man, so someone very "lowly"
marked by or showing unaffected
simplicity and lack of guile or worldly
2 Naive experience
an exceptional interest in and admiration
3 Narcissism for yourself narc-(narcotic/drug) one addicted to oneself
4 Nascent being born or beginning newly+sent – something that has just begun.
natal sounds like fatal..as fatal is connected with death..natal....is just the opposite of fatal ,
5 Natal relating to or accompanying birth hence connected with birth.
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and
6 Natty manners NATTY sounds like NEAT and tidy so natty
7 Nebulous lacking definition or definite content
conjuring up the dead, especially for
8 Necromancy prophesying conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
ne(NO) + fairy + US: No good character like a fairy among us but an exact opposite i.e. a
9 Nefarious extremely wicked wicked person
something that brings an end to not+my+sis a sister wouldn't be the cause of my downfall/misery or death – therefore
10 Nemesis something; causing misery or death meaning is opposite to what a close family member would do. .
11 Neonate a baby from birth to four weeks
Nettle sounds like kettle. A Kettle boiling water makes a lot of noise and is therefore irriating
12 Nettle cause annoyance in; disturb, and annoying. It also means "worried".
13 Neologism the act of inventing a word or phrase neo' means 'new' and 'logos' means 'word'; so 'neologism' means inventing new word.

14 Neophyte any new participant in some activity new + fight; A new member or beginner always has to fight to establish his own identity.
make ineffective by counterbalancing the
15 Neutralize effect of
pleasant /agreeable in nature or
appearance OR done with delicacy and
16 Nice skill/precision usage eg - nice person, items arranged nicely
17 Niggardly petty or reluctant in giving or spending
18 Niggling small and of little importance
foul-smelling; causing or able to cause
19 Noisome nausea
20 Nonchalant marked by complete lack of concern
lacking distinct or individual
21 Nondescript characteristics; dull and uninteresting read it as non+describe... an ordinary object does not need to be described.
non-pluss - imagine that you are so puzzled as to not be able to plus( do addition as in
22 Nonplussed filled with bewilderment maths) therefore not being able to perform a simple mathematical calculation
medicine whose effectiveness is
23 Nostrum questionable put RUM in the NOSTrils.....to cure cold.... a questionable remedy
Noxious – relate it to Naxalites who are dangerous people and therefore harmful to
24 Noxious injurious to physical or mental health individuals and society
25 Nugatory of no real value No+guarantee, i.e a product which has no guarantee, because it is worthless.
a system of words used to name things in
26 Nomenclature a particular discipline
the state of being known for some
27 Notoriety unfavorable act or quality link to 'notorious'
28 Novice someone new to a field or activity A novice is NOT WISE enough yet
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion nuance = new + ounce.. and ounce is a very small unit for weight.. hence a very small
29 Nuance or attitude difference..
he collection and study of money (and
30 Numismatics coins in particular)
31 Nuptial of or relating to a wedding
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

OB+DURA(relate it to word durability)..SO anything which has durability..has the resisting

1 Obdurate showing unfeeling resistance power, and something which can resist, is stubborn.

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive

behavior ; a sign of reverence or
2 Obeisance submission or shame or greeting divide this word...into .....obei which sounds like obey and + s(t)ance meaning position
a stone disc / pillar ; a character used in
printing to indicate a cross reference or
3 Obelisk footnote
4 Obfuscate make obscure or unclear obfus is similar to confuse + c(re)ate – therefore to create confusion
to reproach or denounce vehemently;
5 Objurgating upbraid harshly; berate sharply. when someone objects with you he will reproach or denounce
the act of contributing to the funds of a
6 Oblation church or charity close to obligation meaning a feeling of duty/responsibility towards others
a false accusation of an offense or state of etymologically OB-'against' and LOQUY-'talk'. Therefore OBLOQUY means to talk against
7 Obloquy disgrace someone,i.e. slander

8 Obnoxious causes disapproval or harm to something noxious – means something unpleasant

attentive in an ingratiating or servile ob + SEQUI + ous .. sequi means sequence where one thing "follows" the other.. and
9 Obsequious manner servants follow what their masters say..

10 Obstinate persist stubbornly ob+stin+ate.. stin means to stand.. and a stubborn person will always stand by his view..
strepsil (medicine) cures uncontrolled sore throat that happens due to making too much
11 Obstreperous boisterously and noisily aggressive/defiant noise
12 Obtrude thrust oneself in as if by force to intrude forcibly on to something
slow to learn or understand; lacking
13 Obtuse intellect OBT (oft) + USE(d) = the mind lacks shrapness or becomes blunt if it is not often used
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from
14 Obviate happening obviate - viate sounds like deviate, deviate yourself from something unnecessary to you...
when you include someone they are welcome and the gates are always open but when you
OCCLUDE(rhymes with EXCLUDE), they are unwelcome and hence the gates are SHUT or
15 Occlude block passage through CLOSED on them.
16 Occult supernatural practices and techniques things that do not OCCUR in normal reality
the word reminds us of ODOUR, when we get bad odour from someone ...we tend to
17 Odious sincerely hated and despised DISLIKE or DEVELOP AN AVERSION for that person..
emitting or having a natural fragrance,
18 Odoriferous morally offensive odori relates to smell. ferous related to ferocious and hence offensive
19 Odyssey a long wandering and eventful journey relate it to the ODD things we SEE on a n eventful journey
20 Officious intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner overenthusiastic about OFFERING help in an OFFICE might be considered meddling
21 Ogle look at with amorous intentions a man's face becomes an 'O' while staring at a girl he wants
a political system governed by a few
22 Oligarchy people sounds like anarchy...run by few people
23 Omnipotent having unlimited power OMNI (means all) + POTENT (powerful) = ALL POWERFUL
 burdensome, tiring, heavy load that makes
24 Onerous one weary Onerous= one+rous. If u assign much work on ONE person it will be onerous for him
using words that imitate the sound they
25 Onomatopoeia denote
26 Onus an onerous or difficult concern to be a burden ON US
an opening that is covered with a plaque (a thin, flat plate of metal) so no light can shine
27 Opaque not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy;
through)impenetrable to sight OR not clearly understood or expressed
suitable or at a time that is suitable or
advantageous especially for a particular OPPORTUNE sounds like FORTUNE., somehting that occurs at the right time is a matter of
28 Opportune purpose good luck or fortune

29 Opprobrium a state of extreme dishonor and disgrace If you take OPIUM(banned drug) you will be criticized, humiliated & put to shame.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or
30 Oppugn propriety of OPPose something in terms of its truth or accuracy

31 Opulence wealth as exhibited by sumptuous living people who own an OPEL or a LANCER are rich extravagant people
ambiguous; obscure.; involved with rhymes with circular, therefore something that is complex and round about difficult to
32 Oracular fortelling or prophesying future events understand
order by virtue of superior authority;
33 Ordain decree ORD + A + IN = ORDer A person to come IN
34 Ordinance an authoritative rule a nation under an authority that has been ordained is an ordinance
countries in the Eastern hemisphere,
35 Orient (Asia) relate it to the ORANGE sun in the east END referring to the Asian countries
36 Orifice an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
37 Orison prayer to a deity ORIginal (sincere) SONg to a god
marked by elaborate rhetoric and
38 Ornate elaborated with decorative details sounds like ORNAmenTe ..when many ornaments are used, the thing is ornated.
a single swing or movement in one
39 Oscillation direction of an oscillating body.
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of
40 Ossified behavior, habits, or beliefs sounds like fossilised therefore something that is very old and rigid
represented or appearing as such;
41 Ostensible pretended People are "tense" when they try to appear to be something they're not.
intended to attract notice and impress oSTENTATIOUS....read it as Stuntatious....Stunts...you perform stunts to attract attention,
42 Ostentatious others showy.
ostRACISM .. racism leads to groupism and excluding a group from the public is to
43 Ostracize avoid speaking to or dealing with, expel OSTRACIZE.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional
44 Outlandish or unusual out+landish => the one who is from some other land.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional similar to OUTER therefore something that comes from an outer or other world, seems
45 Outre or unusual bizarre and strange to us
having or showing arrogant superiority to
and disdain of those one views as to bear someone's views on yourself.. that person is overbearing you.. that is he is
46 Overbearing unworthy dominating over you..

47 Overt open and observable; not secret or hidden overt can be said as "over the top".. that is a totally open place.. and nothing is concealed..

orchestral music played at the beginning overture sounds like overtuning. before listening to FM radio we have to tune it for long for
48 Overture of an opera song which suits our taste. so overture = over + tune (re) is long musical introduction
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

(paean sounds like pain) If you take pains and achieve something, then you will hear paeans
1 Paean a formal expression of praise about you.
a word or phrase that reads the same
2 Palindrome backward as forward
pal means moment in hindi. So, a results from trying something just for a pal(moment) ..may
3 Paltry paltry not be worth considering.

4 Panacea hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases Panacea Biotec - A Pharma Company - is producing remedy for all diseases.
pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means
5 Panegyric a formal expression of praise expression of praise
rama,our great god can see pan(remember pan india add by mobile companies) universe if
6 Panorama the visual percept of a region he wants to.....
a performance using gestures and body
7 Pantomime movements without words panto+mime mime means acting without word.i.e. we can get mime in PANTO movie.
8 Paradigm a standard or typical example
9 Paradox a statement that contradicts itself
10 Paragon a perfect embodiment of a concept paragon which is a slipper brand makes products which are models for perfection
link this with paro....(of devdas)...whose parents were narrow in their outlook for devdas
11 Parochial narrowly restricted in outlook or scope family , so they married her to someone else.
humorous or satirical mimicry; make a
12 Parody spoof of or make fun of parody..parrot..always imitates people often in a humorous way.
13 Parry dodge, circumvent pari- imagine a pari(angel) warding off difficulties .
14 Parsimonious excessively unwilling to spend a person who is not willing to spend money from his purse - Purse = MY money!
15 Pathogenic able to cause disease
16 Patronize be a regular customer or client of
17 Pedagogue someone who educates young people ped normally means for a child.. and -agogue means a leader.. hence pedegogue..
a person who pays more attention to
formal rules and book learning than they
18 Pedant merit
19 Pedestrian lacking wit or imagination ped means foot pedestrian means one who walks on foot is obviously ordinary
having a disparaging, derogatory, or
20 Pejorative belittling effect or force "majority" wala group doosre group ka effect khatam kar deta hai...causing a belittling effect..

21 Pellucid transparently clear; easily understandable PEL+LUCID...LUCID..MEANS CLEAR ....SO CLEAR IN MEANING.
feeling or expressing remorse for
22 Penitent misdeeds read it as pentant.. rhymes with repentant

23 Penurious excessively unwilling to spend A person who has to spend a PENNY and is FURIOUS about it is called PENURIOUS.
24 Peremptory not allowing contradiction or refusal
25 Perennial recurring again and again sounds like PURANI(old)...purani things are perennial

26 Perfidy an act of deliberate betrayal per+ fidy=without fidelity i.e cheat upon ur partner,,in general cheat or breach something
hasty and without attention to detail; as a PARAI(other's)+FACTORY - if you are told to take care of somebody else's factory, you
27 Perfunctory formality only would casually care about it
working or spreading in a hidden and it has root nec/nox..in it....means to harm..so per(PERTAINING TO)+nIC/NEC..MEANS
28 Pernicious usually injurious way HARM..SOMETHING PERTAINING TO HARM U.
Per+oration--Part after ORATION = PERORATION, that is the concluding section of an
29 Peroration he concluding section of an oration oration.

having keen mental perception and

30 Perspicacious understanding; acutely insightful and wise sounds like perspective or perceptive which are related.
the capacity to assess situations or
circumstances shrewdly and to draw
31 Perspicacity sound conclusions
examine or consider with attention and in
32 Peruse detail
ook the word carefully..PERVASI+VE....and does'nt it sound like PERVASI BHARTIYA
DIVAS.....an initiative by the Indian government to attract NON RESIDENT INDIANS who are
33 Pervasive spreading or spread throughout SPREAD WIDELY ACROSS THE WORLD
34 Philanthropy donations to charity
Sounds like PRAGMATIC(practical) --> practical people think with logic and show little
35 Phlegmatic showing little emotion emotion.
having sections or patches colored
36 Pied differently and usually brightly remember pie chart which has different colors
the act of stealing valuable things from a
37 Pillage place Pirate+Village=Pillage
to expose to public derision, ridicule, or
38 Pillory abuse Pillory: The word pillor stands out. Visualise a person being tied to a pillar as a punishment.

39 Pine have a desire for something or someone Mera dost jab WINE pe leta hai tab he starts pining for his girlfriend.

40 Pique to arouse an emotion or provoke to action pique - sounding like pic ! if some 1 takes ur pic secretly . you wuld b annoyed , irritated....
the choicest or most essential or most vital pith sounds like "peeth" which is central to the body hence pith means important, central or
41 Pith part of some idea or experience essential part of something
42 Pithy concise and full of meaning pi-thy: the math symbol pi is concise and has great meaning
43 Pittance an inadequate payment Pity + Allowance very sad payment,,,
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions
44 Placate or conciliatory gestures PL + ac + ATE = a PLATE full of tasty food to SATISFY someone.
take without referencing from someone basically it is derived from Latin plagiare which means to kidnap, to wound..to claim ....kidnap
45 Plagiarize else's writing or speech means steal..so STEALING OR KIDNAPPING SOMEONE'S IDEA.
46 Plangent loud and resounding when PLANing GENTs make a lot of noise
forming or capable of forming or molding
47 Plastic or fashioning
a vote by the electorate determining public
opinion on a question of national plebiscite: By Plebiscite we mean - People cite their opinion towards some political
48 Plebiscite importance government
49 Plethora extreme or excess
courage or resolution in the face of
50 Pluck difficulties one should possess "Courage" to pluck flowers from our garden
examine thoroughly and in great depth;
51 Plumb exactly plumb--plumber who tests the pipe to see whether it is exactly vertical or not.
Plummet sounds like Planet (something very very heavy) .. a heavy thing will fall or drop
52 Plummet drop sharply sharply.
a platform raised above the surrounding
level to give prominence to the person on
53 Podium it pod means "feet".
a controversial argument, as one against
54 Polemic some opinion, doctrine, etc. refer pol to politics, as u know modern day politics is full of CONTROVERSIES...
55 Polychromatic having or exhibiting many colors
56 Portentous ominously prophetic
a medicinal or magical or poisonous
57 Potion beverage potion=poison+lotion
58 Pragmatic concerned with practical matters PRA + gma + TIC = PRA + c + TIC + al
p-rattle, the word "rattle" (talk continuously) itself conveys that what you are saying sounds
59 Prattle idle or foolish and irrelevant talk foolish as no one can understand what you are rattling off.
60 Precept rule of personal conduct
something that precedes and indicates the She PREpared him for the CURSORy scene he was about to witness, serving as a
61 Precursor approach of something or someone PRECURSOR.
62 Predilection a predisposition in favor of something predilection--->pre + dir(l)ection--->prefered direction
 Preen ~ Rin; commonly used detergent bar in India used for cleaning clothes.. hence
63 Preen to be exultant or proud preening clothes.
adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking
64 Prehensile hold of something PRE(before)+HENS+ILE before the hens can escape we have to grasp & hold them.
65 Preponderant having superior power and influence
66 Prescience the power to foresee the future PRE(before)SCIENCE we had prophets to know the future
Focus on "Presum" (Presume)--> To overstep your boundaries by boldly
67 Presumptuous unwarrantedly or impertinently bold PRESUMing/assuming something.
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in
68 Prevaricate order to mislead or withhold information pre+var(truth)+cate(fabricate) is to fabricate the truth, meaning to lie.
69 Pristine immaculately clean and unused sounds like priest(ine) means pertaining to priests which is to remain in pure state.
70 Privation a state of extreme poverty deprivation
71 Probity having strong moral principles basically this word is taken from latin probus..means honesty..............

72 Proclivity a natural inclination Acclivity- an upward slope; Declivity --a downward slope; Proclivity -- a natural inclination
rod(rodies) +gals(girls)=extravagance. If you are with girls of rodies then you have to be
73 Prodigal a recklessly extravagant consumer extravagant..
so great in size or force or extent as to The root PRO- means 'in favor of'.The root DIGI- (e.g., digit) refers to numbers or quantity.
74 Prodigious elicit awe So, PRODIGIOUS refers to a favorable (or great) number.
75 Profligate a recklessly extravagant consumer Profligate= spend Profusely like bill Gates
showing intellectual penetration or
emotional depth; pervasive or intense;
76 Profound thorough; complete whatever professional or researchers found(read find) has to be deep.
produced or growing in extreme
77 Profuse abundance
a social class comprising those who do
78 Proletariat manual labor or work for wages
pro + life + rate : increase in rate of production (pro) of life (living organisms) causes
79 Proliferate cause to grow or increase rapidly population to increase rapidly
80 Prolific productive
ediously prolonged or tending to speak or
81 Prolix write at great length prolix=prolonged +lexico graphy
82 Promethean creative; boldly original.

83 Promulgate put a law into effect by formal declaration

84 Propound put forward, as of an idea propo(propose) + ound(round) = what do we propose at a round table, an idea, guys
divide the word as propr+iety ..propr(sounds like PROPER)..hence it refers to being
85 Propriety correct or appropriate behavior PROPER or CORRECT IN CONDUCT..

86 Prosaic lacking wit or imagination mosaic--->beautiful artistic work with full of vibrant colours.....prosaic ...opposite of that ...dull
When you want a magazine, you PREscribe(subscribe) it. Similarly when you want to stop it,
87 Proscribe command against; prohibit you will have to PROSCRIBE. SO PROSCRIBE = prohibit
88 Proselytize convert to another faith or religion
something that bulges out or is
protuberant or projects from its
89 Protuberance surroundings as we pump air to tube it protuberances i.e bulges in size

90 Prudence discretion in practical affairs Do you know Prudential Corporation? A insurance company. So, prudence ~ caution ~careful

91 Puerile displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity PURE things are always childish and immature.

92 Pugilist someone who fights with his fists for sport A boxer's nose is like that of a pug – punched in

93 Pulchritude physical beauty (especially of a woman)

it is very close to word PUNCTUAL...and you pay attention to even a person who is 1 second
94 Punctilious marked by precise accordance with details late, that shows that you care for even very minute things too.
95 Pungent strong and sharp
96 Pusillanimous lacking in courage and manly strength Pussy cat is a coward
become putrid; decay with an offensive think of purefy(purify-to make pure). now put a t in the middle..this makes it opposite. that is
97 Putrefy smell to rot.
a sudden and decisive change of
98 Putsch government illegally or by force
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Quack medically unqualified think of it as...if a person quacks like a duck...he is an impostor who is acting like a duck
sounds like cough. When we have a cough, we DRINK cough syrup which is quite tasty
2 Quaff to swallow hurriedly or greedily actually.
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks
3 Quagmire underfoot
a sudden feeling of apprehensive
4 Qualms uneasiness
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially
as requiring a choice between equally
5 Quandary unfavorable options was in dilemma whether I give my cloths to laundry or wash them at home
isolation to prevent the spread of quarantine is pretty familiar in case of antivirus softwares you can quarantine the virus
6 Quarantine infectious disease affected files which means to ISOLATE THEM...
7 Quarry animal hunted or caught for food
8 Quash put down by force or intimidation squash also means the same - compress/suppress.
9 Queasy causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
10 Quench suppress or crush completely rhymes with drench (which also means the same).
11 Querulous habitually complaining One who keeps questioning (querying) everything.
read it as qui(kyun)+bble(bill)..KYUN BILL ITNA ZYADA HAI?, you OBJECT to reading of
12 Quibble argue over petty things meter & COMPLAIN to the authorities..

13 Quiddity the quality that makes a thing what it is

being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or
14 Quiescent motionless quiescent => quies ~ quiet = motionless
15 Quirk a strange attitude or habit
a person who betrays his or her own
16 Quisling country by aiding an invading enemy Quislings are prone to QUIZZLINGS by the government when caught!

17 Quiver a shaky motion Quiver..... sounds like shiver.... when we have fever we shiver/ quiver..... tremble/ shake.

THIS WORD IS DERIVED FROM THE NOVEL....Don Quixote de la Mancha...where the

not sensible about practical matters; HERO IN THE NOVEL..Cervantes GETS inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical
18 Quixotic idealistic and unrealistic ideals.................... SO QUIXOTE....QUIXOTIC....MEANS HAVING IMPRACTICAL IDEAS.
a gathering of the minimal number of
members of an organization to conduct
19 Quorum business quorum is a forum for NUMBER OF MEMBERS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A MEETING
found in the ordinary course of events; split it as "quote+indian". Newspapers quote opinions of Indians everyday.. so its a DAILY
20 Quotidian usual or customary occurence,customary
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

marked by excessive enthusiasm for and

1 Rabid intense devotion to a cause or idea Rap+it =Rabid those who enjoy rap are its extreme fanatic.
carry on illegal business activities involving
2 Racketeer crime
3 Raconteur a person skilled in telling anecdotes one who recounts
marked by a carefree unconventionality or sounds like "rough"ish so somthing which is rough in behaviour, that reminds of youngsters
4 Raffish disreputableness and they are carefree
rail sounds like rail or train so when you missed your rail, your father scolded you for not
5 Rail criticize severely reaching on time.
6 Ramshackle in deplorable condition bhagwan Ram ko jo shack(doubt) karega... uska mann tho unstable hi hoga.
7 Rancid smelling of fermentation or staleness ran+cid..ran(rank)+cid(acid)...rank means bad smell..and a acid which smell bad
rancor(ranker)+ous........we are so jealous of ranker 1 that we always had BITTER FEELINGS
8 Rancorous showing deep-seated resentment towards him
apa+cious....FOCUS ON FIRST PART..rapid.....and we eat very rapidly when are hungry and
devouring or craving food in great want to consume lot of food......simillarly you talk RAPIDLY..when you want to say many
9 Rapacious quantities things at once..talkative.person does this...

10 Rarefy make more subtle or refined; become thin rarefy ~ rare ~ low in density ~ thin, sparse
11 Rave an extravagantly enthusiastic review think of Brave, to whom you are giving enthusiastically review for this bravery.

re+calci(calculator->calculate)+trant....so imagine a person who has made a mistake in

12 Recalcitrant marked by stubborn resistance to authority calculations using a calci and is unwilling to re-calculate...it shows he is STUBBORN
formally reject or disavow a formerly held RE (again) + CANT (cannot) = "I have told you this AGAIN and AGAIN, it CANNOT be done,
13 Recant belief it has been REJECTED."
14 Recidivism habitual relapse into crime re (back to) + CID (central investigation department) = back to crime
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to
one of ordinary understanding or read recondite as "re conduct". The professor re coducted(repeated) the topic as the
15 Recondite knowledge students could not understand properly.
a search made for useful military
information in the field, esp. by examining econnaissance means recognising an enemy while surveying your. territory,Recognisation of
16 Reconnaissance the ground. conman-(thief) by nice sons(of the country)--soldiers.
re-crimina-tion: crimina relates to a crime. recrimination means: one accusing the other for a
17 Recrimination mutual accusations crime. The other "re" accused him of another crime.
ecum+bent => sounds similar like become+bent. you become bent while sitting means you
18 Recumbent lying down; in a position of comfort or rest lie down.
19 Recuperate get over an illness or shock Recuperate = RECover from OPERATion. => return to health again.
20 Redoubtable worthy of respect or honor
a legislative act is referred for final
approval to a popular vote by the
21 Referendum electorate refer + dum -> we "refer" politicians on our own "dum". So we directly vote them.
22 Refulgent radiating or as if radiating light refulgent sounds like detergent.. use detergent to make things shine
by changing one character b to n we get REFURNISH. i.e. refurnishing something - renovate
23 Refurbish make brighter and prettier or make bright by furnishing again.
refute rhymes with refuse, when you DISAPPROVE OF something, or if something is false
24 Refute prove to be false or incorrect or incorrect..you refute it or disapprove..
divide it like rail+gate. Earlier station Master is now appointed as a watcher of rail gate. so, in
25 Relegate assign to a lower position; reduce in rank worse position.
26 Remiss failing in what duty requires re+MISS you miss something because of NEGLIGENCE, CARELESSNESS.
sounds like demonstrate...so remember it like when you are demonstrative you can protest
27 Remonstrate censure severely or angrily for something.
28 Renascence a second or new birth
a meeting planned at a certain time and I will remember it with the program that used to come on Star World titled : " Rendezvous
29 Rendezvous place with Simi Gerewal " it was a famous program...
 a performance of a musical composition
30 Rendition or a dramatic role relate it with audition
renege : made of re+nege nege is a root for negative, go negative on ones own said words,
31 Renege ail to fulfill a promise or obligation which is the meaning.
something done or paid in expiation of a
32 Reparation wrong compare it with making repairs
rePARTEE, rhymes with party, so think of the party men, i.e. the politicians who are known for
33 Repartee adroitness and cleverness in reply giving a CLEVER REPLY when interviewed.
the entire range of skills or aptitudes or
devices used in a particular field or
34 Repertoire occupation
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or Reprehensible ~ Sensible ; A sensible person takes care that his actions are not
35 Reprehensible censure reprehensible
a retaliatory action against an enemy in
36 Reprisal wartime
reprobate: rep(repeatedly)+rob+ate.. a person who again and again robs other peoples food
37 Reprobate a person without moral scruples and eats it up has no moral values.
38 Repudiate eject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
a song or hymn of mourning composed or
performed as a memorial to a dead
39 Requiem person requiem = re (recite) + quie (quiet) + m (man); means recite for a quiet/dead man.
rescind reminds us of "resign", where resign is to cancel your appointment and rescind is to
40 Rescind cancel officially cancel an agreement.
an occurrence of rebounding or springing
41 Resilience back
42 Restive being in a tense state Restive is actually restless
43 Resuscitate cause to regain consciousness Compare it with 'Resurrect'; meanings are also same.
feeling or showing profound respect or
44 Reverent veneration Reverent sounds like Reverend(Priest) now think of the feeling most people have for them.
45 Rhapsodize say (something) with great enthusiasm
46 Rhapsody an epic poem adapted for recitation sounds like rap songs which recite on a particular stanza or poem.
study of the technique and rules for using
47 Rhetoric language effectively rhetoric = "right oral" skills. If you have the right oral skills, you can communicate well.
someone who uses vulgar and offensive
48 Ribald language
49 Risque suggestive of sexual impropriety
50 Rivulet a small stream river + outlet
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or
51 Robust construction
ornate or florid in speech, literary style,
52 Rococo etc.
53 Roster a list of names sounds like REGISTER which contains a LIST
a platform raised above the surrounding
level to give prominence to the person on
54 Rostrum it
55 Ruminate reflect deeply on a subject
a thorough search for something (often
56 Rummage causing disorder or confusion) RUMMAGE rhymes with PILLAGE meaning PLUNDERING and RANSACK
Reticence
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Sacerdotal associated with the priesthood or priests sacred+portal only a priest can open it
2 Sacrilege blasphemous behavior
In Hindi 'sacro' or more likely 'sainkdo' means 'hundreds' and 'sant' means 'a hermit (a sacred
person)'.In the Hindu Mythology we have descriptions of hundreds of the MOST SACRED
3 Sacrosanct must be kept sacred hermits.

deriving pleasure or sexual gratification
4 Sadistic from inflicting pain on another
5 Sagacious acutely insightful and wise
the word was coined after a person named Francis de SADE who used to derive pleasure
by inflicting pain on others.....so people like SADE were called sadists....and hence sadist
means, someone who inclined to cruelty.; Sad… Sadistic persons enjoy
by making someone sad or influencing a lot of pain on them.
sagacious look like suggest us.....and we always ASK WISE PEOPLE to suggest us,
whenever we are in trouble.; sage-a-cious a sage is wise and learned

6 Salacious characterized by lust salacious involves "SALIVA" pronunciation who secrete saliva looking at you is lustful man....

7 Salubrious promoting health; healthful related to bollywood)remember apna SALLU BHAI !!!! (salman khan) ........all health and all
8 Salutary synonym of salubrious synonym of salubrious
the act of delivering from sin or saving
9 Salvation from evil
sancti..sanctity..means sacred...+moni..muni..rishi muni....so a MUNI displaying hypocritical
10 Sanctimonious excessively or hypocritically pious devoutness ...and show his sanctity...to the world.
he act of final authorization; restrictions or
11 Sanction limitations
marked by eagerness to resort to violence
12 Sanguinary and bloodshed Root word: "sangui" means blood.....so SANGUINARY means blood-thirsty

a blood-red color; confidently optimistic SANGUINE... which is pronounced as 'SANGWIN' sang + win can be used as... The crowd
13 Sanguine and cheerful was HOPEFUL that the team would win, so they all CHEERFULLY SANG, WIN, WIN, WIN
14 Sap deplete A sappling keeps sucking nutrients from the ground which has to be replenished by fertilizers
15 Sapid full of flavor
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful
16 Sardonic and mocking think of SARDONIC as SARCASTIC + IRONIC
17 Satiate fill to satisfaction I SAT & ATE till I was full!
witty language used to convey insults or
18 Satire scorn Remeber like set fire..his sarcasm set fire on his opponents.

Saturn = rahu, rahu = makes wrong things happen in one's life (astronomically) so meaning =
19 Saturnine sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn. gloomy, unhappy, morose.Just remember saturns rings-->glommy,dull,faroff planet .
20 Saunter a leisurely walk we were sauntering in our Santro(car)..
someone who is punished for the errors of concetrate on 'goat' from scapegoat goat is nothing but the famous word 'bakra' in hindi recall
21 Scapegoat others mtv bakra

puncture and scar (the skin), as for

22 Scarify purposes or tribal identification or rituals

23 Schism division of a group into opposing factions Sounds like prism which splits light into colors.
24 Scourge a person who inspires fear or dread
arising from a sense of right and wrong;
25 Scrupulous principled
26 Scurrilous grossly or obscenely abusive You want to scurry away when someone makes scurrilous charges against you.
withdraw from an organization or
27 Secede communion
28 Sedentary requiring sitting or little activity dentary- dentist u require a lot of sitting to make ur teeth healthy
incitement of discontent or rebellion SEDITION or OPPOSITION which are rhyming words refer to words or actions inciting
29 Sedition against a government. rebellion.
30 Sedulous marked by care and persistent effort to seduce a woman, man needs to be diligent and persistent
31 Seemly suitable or appropriate
the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence,
32 Semantics or text
33 Seminal containing seeds of later development Relate it with SEMINAR which incubates ideas influencing future developments
34 Senescent growing old His "senses went" as he grew older.
35 Sententious given to excessive moralizing
36 Sepulcher a chamber that is used as a grave it can be breaked into see(p)+ vulture .a vulture flies near the sepulchre for food...
good luck in making unexpected and
37 Serendipity fortunate discoveries
SERVitude -->So remember it with a person who is kept for serving people at a party, at
state of subjection to an owner or master dinner or lunch.. He is a slave, a labourer.; Serve+attitude--> a person wth serving
38 Servitude or forced labor imposed as punishment attitude
39 Shard a broken piece of a brittle artifact
a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior,
mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a
40 Shibboleth particular class or set of persons.
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled
41 Silhouette in with some uniform color
42 Simper to smile in a silly, self-conscious way. your smile should be simple...not simper
SIMULATE and EMULATE which are rhyming words also have the same meaning, i.e to
43 Simulate create a representation or model of imitate or copy.
consisting of tendons or resembling a
tendon; possessing physical strength and
44 Sinewy weight; rugged and powerful sounds like "sunny" deol who is muscular and strong.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic SINISTER - let us break it into Hindi - SIN (GUNAH) + IS + TER = TARAH ... sin is tarrah bad
45 Sinister developments gaye hain ke charoan aur evil he evil chha gayi hai.
break the word - skir(skirt)+mi(mini)+sh..now focus on the skir(T) part and imagine a GIRL
walking on a road with her boy friend. If someone dares to pass a comment on her, what do
46 Skirmish a minor short-term fight you think will happen? There will be a SKIRMISH
verbal misrepresentation intended to take
47 Skullduggery advantage of you in some way
sobr..sounds like SOBER..AND a sober person is always serious about his life, therefore
48 Sobriety a manner that is serious and solemn seriousness is the state of being sober.
Solicit means to request earnestly for something, but if you have to wait for it to happen then
49 Solicitous anxious or concerned; eager you are liable to become solicitous.
able to pay all just debts; having the power
50 Solvent of dissolving
affecting or characteristic of the body as
51 Somatic opposed to the mind or spirit etymologically "SOMA" means body...and thus the word SOMATIC
a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but
generally fallacious method of reasoning;
52 Sophistry a false argument remember"sophisticated".... looks eloquent and eloborate..but logically invalid...
53 Sophomore a second-year undergraduate
54 Soporific sleep inducing 100(soo) puri kha kar I felt soporific.
meanly selfish, self-seeking; unethical or
55 Sordid dishonest SORDID)SORry I DID this FILTHY, VILE thing.
56 Specious plausible but false it sounds like 'suspicious'.
Spendthrift is actually a misnomer...split it as SPEND+THRIFT. Thrifty means, careful use of
resources, so a spendthrift should actually mean someone who carefully spends money, but
57 Spendthrift someone who spends money prodigally it means SOMEONE WHO WASTES MONEY.
 recurring in scattered and irregular or Take the first half of the word, i.e SPOR which sounds like pores. Pimples which OCCUR
58 Sporadic unpredictable intervals IRREGULARLY create pores in the skin.
59 Spurious intended to deceive Sounds like "furious". You get furious when you hear spurious arguments.
SQUANDER rhymes with WANDER....so if you keep wandering, you are ultimately wasting
60 Squander spend extravagantly time in life.

61 Static showing little if any change; angry criticism The contents of our ATTIC is STATIC; it hasn't changed in years.
62 Statute an act passed by a legislative body statutory warning
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to
63 Steep cleanse

64 Stentorian very loud or powerful in sound steno is one who writes when one speaks. stento is one who has extremely loud voice.
65 Stickler someone who insists on something read it as STICK-LER, i.e one who sticks to a set of rules, a PERFECTIONIST.
someone who is seemingly indifferent to Think: "Stone-like"--> To be like a stone means you don't experience pleasure or pain. You
66 Stoic emotions are unaffected.

having or revealing little emotion or In STOLID take out the 'T' It becomes 'T' SOLID. So someone very SOLID against 'T'(ears)
67 Stolid sensibility; not easily aroused or excited or emo'T'ions.
68 Striated furrowed; striped;
demanding strict attention to rules and STRI(Lady) N GENT are binded together- both have to follow some rules when they are
69 Stringent procedures together
70 Strut a proud stiff pompous gait
deprive of strength or efficiency; make Stultify sounds like STUNT+IFY. When one guy who tries to be a stunt man and fails then he
71 Stultify useless or worthless looks stupid.Stultify=stunt+failed.
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a
72 Stupefy blow
stygian... think it as one living in a sty(pen for pigs) .. it is expected to be be disgusting and
73 Stygian dark or gloomy; hellish therefore dark or dismal
74 Stymie hinder or prevent the progress Stymie is a negative word. Stymie means "tie me". i.e., prevent from moving forward.
75 Sublimate to make nobler or purer lime juice refines us...
76 Sublime lofty or grand
77 Subpoena serve or summons from court
78 Succinct expressed in few words; concise SUCK+INK - brief/summary of story sucks less ink on the paper
79 Succulent full of juice You suck a fruit only if it is succulent.

80 Suffuse cause to spread or flush or flood through akin to other fuses: diffuse, effuse - all of which mean flow or spread.
81 Sully to soil, stain, or tarnish. Sully=soily
82 Superannuated too old to be useful
split it like SUPER+CILI(sounds like SILLY)+o+US......now think of our SUPER SENIORs in
our college . ..who were very ARROGANT IN NATURE..and were very keen to exhibit their
83 Supercilious expressive of contempt superiority over us hence treated us in a very silly way..
divide it as super+flow.. when there is large(super) flow of money, it becomes EXCESSIVE /
84 Superfluous more than is needed, desired, or required OVERABUNDANCE of wealth..
sounds like: sub + plant....i.e substitute + plant... ...so it is taking the place of the other plant or
85 Supplant take the place or move into the position of superseding it. Root out one plant and grow another.
86 Supplicate ask humbly (for something) if u SUPPLICATE God will SUPPLY
87 Surfeit eating until excessively full surfeit = SIR is FAT..as he eats a lot than required until he is full.
conducted with or marked by hidden aims
88 Surreptitious or methods Surreptitious sounds like suspicious.....you suspect someone if they are hiding secrets
89 Swelter suffer from intense heat f you put on a SWEATER in the heat, then you will suffer from oppresive heat.

ycophant.....split it like .....syco(sounds like psycho)+phan...sounds like FAN.......SO JUST

a person who tries to please someone in IMAGINE a PSYCHO FAN of yours in your office who want to please you in whatever way..by
90 Sycophant order to gain a personal advantage flattering..or by bootlicking.....just to gain your favour...

91 Sloth a disinclination to work or exert yourself "slow"th

92 Sever cut off from a whole SEVER:If you have Fever, you will be separated or SEVERED from the group.
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

implied by or inferred from actions or

1 Tacit statements tacit= take + it or you will have to take something which is not expresssed..
Taxi_turn while taking turns during driving, you will always find the taxi driver silent.; akin to
2 Taciturn habitually reserved and uncommunicative tacit which means "without words"

3 Tawdry cheap and shoddy sounds like toddy.. toddy shops are cheap liquor shops.. hence the meaning cheap gaudy..
4 Tedium dullness owing to length or slowness Just think of the cognate 'tedious' which means annoying. Tedium annoys too.
5 Teetotaller one who abstains from drinking
6 Temerity fearless daring Temerity (boldness) is the opposite of timidity, which means fear or shyness.
Tempestuous and Tumultuous have similar sounds and they both refer to turbulence or
characterized by violent emotions or disorder; TEMPESTUOUS can be split as TEMP + PEST + OUS, so how will your
7 Tempestuous behavior TEMPer be if someone keeps PESTering you. It will obviously be VIOLENT.
8 Tenacity persistent determination
having or showing a definite tendency, Tendentious - rearrange the words to make - Tend or Tendency + ious or bias. So, we can
9 Tendentious bias, or purpose say that tendentious is a tendency to get biased.
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as TENET rhymes with TENANT...so the tenants were given a set of DOCTRINE by the owner
10 Tenet true without proof before they could occupy the house
lacking substance or significance; thin or this word sound very close to TENNIS....and most of the female TENNIS PLAYERS ARE
11 Tenuous slender in form VERY SLIM AND THIN
moderately warm; feeling or showing little sounds like tea pot... you can hold the tea pot only when it is not hot... that is when it is
12 Tepid interest or enthusiasm lukewarm
13 Terse brief and to the point TERSE rhymes with VERSE.jus a verse is always CONCISE and PITHY
14 Tether tie with a tether TETHER can be split as TiE + HER, so remember it as TIE her WITH A ROPE.
Thrall and Enthrall have similar sounds and a somewhat similar meaning as both words refer
the state of being under the control of to a kind of captivity. While thrall means to be held by power or forcefully, enthrall means to
15 Thrall another person be spellbound (beholden by someone's charm)
THROE is pronounced like throw ..so you throw things at someone when you are in
16 Throes violent pangs of suffering PAIN/ANGUISH.
this word sounds like THROAT....so if someone squeezes your throat your air passages will
17 Thwart hinder or prevent get blocked.
Timorous and Nervous are rhyming words with the same meaning. They refer to someone
18 Timorous timid by nature or revealing timidity who is faint-hearted or afraid.
sounds like tired.. your mom gets tired after a TIRADE..i.e. LONG ANGRY DENUNCIATORY
19 Tirade a speech of violent denunciation SPEECH
a person of exceptional importance and
20 Titan reputation
a person who tries to please someone in A toady person is like a toad who makes sounds to flatter people just like a toad tries to
21 Toady order to gain a personal advantage flatter the female toad..
precise detailed study of the surface
22 Topography features of a region TOPOGRAPHY is the GEOGRAPHY of an area, its rivers, roads, buildings, etc.
23 Torpid slow and apathetic tor-pid like a tor-toise, we all know they-are-slow
Suppose you are very much disturbed with something and then you go back to your room
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of and cause destruction i.e tod phod( in hindi language).. After you are finished with your
24 Torpor vigor or energy desrtruction you feel tired and lack in energy,
25 Torque a twisting force
26 Tortuous not straightforward
27 Tousled in disarray; extremely disorderly
28 Tractable easily managed or controlled It is easy to 'Trace' a 'Table' in a house. So it is easily managable.
29 Traduce speak unfavorably about TRADUCE - TO + REDUCE someone's good image, to slander or defame.
the action of going beyond or
30 Transgression overstepping some boundary or limit
31 Transient one who stays for only a short time
32 Translucent allowing light to pass through diffusely
33 Transmute change in outward structure or looks mutation we know is a change in genes, so transmute
any grotesque or debased likeness or
34 Travesty imitation
35 Trenchant incisive or keen; vigorous; clear-cut
36 Truculent defiantly aggressive Sounds like 'Truck' which is the king of the road and runs very aggessively.
37 Truism an obvious truth TRUISM = TRUI(TRUE) + SM(SELF MADE) => self evident truth
trunc(TRUNK) + cate(CUT).....when you CUT the TRUNK OF THE tree, by cutting the top
38 Truncate make shorter as if by cutting off off, you make it SHORT
39 Tryst a secret rendezvous; a date
40 Tumefy expand abnormally
41 Turbid cloudy; murky When you walk into a lake and the water is disTURBeD, the water becomes TURBID
a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or
42 Turpitude practice turpitude = turbid attitude so a depraved act.
TUTELAGE, concentrate on the first part of the word TUTE meaning a kind of TUTOR, who
43 Tutelage teaching pupils individually KEEPS A WATCH ON YOU, a GUARDIAN.
44 Tyro someone new to a field or activity tyro...sounds like try karo....a beginner TRYing to establish his buisness.
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Ubiquitous being present everywhere at once remember UB Group of Vijaya Malliya. It is present everywhere in India.
being beyond what is seen or avowed;
2 Ulterior intentionally kept concealed ulterior = ultra + interior which is very much inside means hidden.
a feeling of anger caused by being
3 Umbrage offended notice the last 4 letters...RAGE.And then umbrella =shade, rage=anger and resentment.
4 Unabashed not embarrassed
unconscionable is un + conscio + nable...and conscience means to know what is morally
acceptable but unconscious means not aware of the acceptable amount and therefore the
5 Unconscionable lacking a conscience same as unconscionable.
unpleasantly and excessively ingratiating in
6 Unctuous manner or speech
to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand
7 Undermine means

8 Underscore give extra weight to underscore means the special character '_' which we use to EMPHASIZE special words
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and
9 Undulate falling motion I have been able to remember this as 'Modulation'. change in a wave like manner
10 Unfathomable impossible to come to understand

11 Unfeigned not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed un(not)-feigned(fined): you are left unfined if you are HONEST, and this is a GENUINE fact.
12 Unflagging unceasing
Fullfledged (in full bloom, mature, complete) is the opposite of unfledged (immature, young,
13 Unfledged young and inexperienced inexperienced).

to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of

14 Unfrock ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function
un(means NOT) + GAINly...a model who LACKS GRACE IN HER MOVEMENT OR IF SHE
15 Ungainly lacking grace in movement or posture WALKS IN AN AWKWARD manner on the ramp, will NOT GAIN popularity.

16 Unimpeachable free of guilt; not subject to blame to PREACH is to BLAME some one or lecture them. so "unimPEACHable" is the antonym.
 Drop the 'm' from unkempt. It becomes 'UNKEPT'...UN+KEPT, something not kept properly
17 Unkempt not properly maintained or cared for or maintained like hair. or someone who is dowdy, untamed.
UN(not)..PRECEDE(event occured in past)...so unprecedented means something which has
18 Unprecedented having no precedent never occured in past or it is novel
19 Unremitting not slackening or abating; incessant
20 Unsavoury morally offensive

not in keeping with accepted standards of

21 Unseemly what is right or proper in polite society UN+SEEM- does not seem normal
22 Unstinting very generous

23 Unsullied free from blemishes Unsullied and Unsoiled have a similar meaning, something spotlessly clean, spick and span.
a child un(der) ten not able defense himself they need parents maintenance (under+ten+not
24 Untenable incapable of being defended or justified able)
25 Untoward contrary to your interests or welfare conditions which are not towards me are ==> untoward
difficult to use or handle or manage
26 Unwieldy because of size or weight or shape Unwieldy---un+wield(near to wild)+y--anything wild or awkward looking thing is unwieldy.

27 Unwitting not aware or knowing wit is knowledge. Witting means knowing something.UN(not)WITTING(knowing something)
It has the word raid in it , it implies when sm1 raids your house and finds black money , u will
28 Upbraid express criticism towards be scolded very badly

29 Upshot the final issue, the conclusion, or the result Sachin (Indian cricketer) hit a shot in the air, the outcome of which was a six... and a wi
Urbane... In an Urban society people are more sophisticated and refined (urbane) as
30 Urbane sophisticated; polished; refined in manner compared to the simple rural folk.
seize and take control without authority and
31 Usurp possibly with force
the act of lending money at an exorbitant USURY reminds me of TREASURY - Lending money from the treasury at a very high rate of
32 Usury rate of interest interest
33 Utilitarian having a useful function
an imaginary place considered to be
34 Utopia perfect or ideal remember etheopia which is a country. consider it as an ideal place on earth for everyone.
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Vacillate be undecided about something sounds like OScillate..so something which moves from one position to another position
2 Vacuous devoid of matter vacuous can be seen as vacuum which means, a region empty of matter.
an unpredictable or erratic action, vagary..break it as vage+ary ,the vage is vague and ary=action meaning something that is
3 Vagary occurrence, course, or instance vague and not predictable
4 Vainglorious feeling self-importance all your glorious achievements are in vain if you boast about them
Valediction comes from validity i.e. expiry of something...which is the end or pertaining to a
5 Valediction the act of saying farewell farewell of something.
the leading position in any movement or
6 Vanguard field Maruti A Maruti "VAN" needs to be guarded from the front as it doesnot have a bonnet.
the quality of having a superior or more
7 Vantage favorable position
lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or vapid sounds similar to rapid... If you cook in a rapid manner, you may spoil the taste of the
8 Vapid taste food, or say, when you eat rapidly..you may not get the taste of the food.
9 Variegated having a variety of colors varie(various)-gated(gates)... the gates are of various colors.
10 Venal capable of being corrupted ve + nal = we null ....we can be easily bribed as we are null in terms of money ...
any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry,
11 Vendetta contention 'v for vendetta' :) ~ vengeance
regard with feelings of respect and
12 Venerate reverence ven(..when)U RATE someone higher.. you TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT
13 Veracity conformity to truth or fact; accuracy ver=truth so truthfulness or honesty
verbatim = verbat(verbal) + im(important) .... an important talk should be reported word for
14 Verbatim using exactly the same words word .....
15 Verbose using or containing too many words VER for verbal BOSE for boss; so you may say that your boss is excessively verbal
the appearance of truth; the quality of Verisimilitude..very + similar + attitude... she tried to put up a very similar attitude....
16 Verisimilitude seeming to be true (verisimilitude..try to put up an appearance)
having or causing a whirling sensation;
17 Vertiginous liable to falling
an indication that something has been
18 Vestige present think of in + vestigate, where we look for traces or remains of something.
19 Vex to irritate; annoy; provoke link to perplex
20 Viable capable of being done vi(VIV=LIFE) + ABLE....so some one who is ABLE to live his LIFE.
suffered or done by one person as a Vicarious and precarious. It is precarious (unsafe) to use a substitute (vicarious) medicine
21 Vicarious substitute for another unless the doctor prescribes it.
a change or variation occurring in the
22 Vicissitude course of something some times to face VICISSITUDES OF LIFE one should possess a WISE(good)ATTITUD
23 Vie compete for something it sounds as "why" as competitors think "why would someone else win the game"
24 Vigilant carefully observant or attentive VI-gi-LAN-t(vilan): vilan in movies are very WATCHFUL and ALERT of heros activities
25 Vignette a brief literary description
26 Vilify spread negative information about Vilify (to defame someone) is the opposite of glorify (to praise someone highly).
having or revealing supreme mastery or
27 Virtuoso skill One who has many "virtues" is called a virtuoso.
infectious; having the ability to cause
28 Virulent disease it is a virus, which causes disease and harm. So, something virulent is viral and poisonous
29 Viscuous thick
 relating to or resembling or derived from
30 Vitreous or containing glass Remember the Ad of Kajaria VITRIFIED tiles - These tiles look GLASSY and decorative
31 Vitriol abusive or venomous language vitriol is an acid..which is simply the meaning of the adverb also...acid like...
Remember the 'IT' (telephone) operator we always abuse and scold, for the internet
32 Vituperative marked by harshly abusive criticism connection being so slow
33 Vociferous conspicuously and offensively loud VOICE + FURIOUS = noisy
Remember "violation". It means "act of not complying to one's will" (e.g., harassment etc.,).
34 Volition the act of making a choice "volition" sounds pretty much like that but, opposite in meaning.
Remember "volume" in TV controls. It's related to sound. This voluble is also related to
35 Voluble marked by a ready flow of speech speaking.
36 Voluminous large in number or quantity
devouring or craving food in great
37 Voracious quantities remember carniVORES ,herbiVORES...So "VORE" tells sumthing about eating.
38 Vulnerable capable of being wounded or hurt
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 waft be driven or carried along, as by the air waft == raft--raft floats/moves in water and
Tag could be used with wag, as in...The stray dog tagged along with us wagging its excited
2 wag move from side to side tail.
3 waive forego, dispense with sounds like wave - when do u wave a white flag? when you Give up temporarily.
an indolent or clumsy rolling about; delight
4 wallow greatly in Wild Buffalo: A wild buffalo like to wallow itself in mud.
wander(moving from place to place)+lust(a desire for something)....when you have a desire
for wandering to places ,it means, you love to travel ,so you can be refered to as a
5 wanderlust very strong or irresistible impulse to travel wanderlust
a gradual decline (in size or strength or
6 wane power or number) wain = = gain. wane is opposite of gain.
someone who dissipates resources self-
7 wastrel indulgently A wastrel is a person who wastes money on self-indulgence, is a profligate.
8 waver he act of moving back and forth Like a sea WAVE going UP and DOWN in taking decision
be immersed in; a confused multitude of Welter is like helter-skelter. Welter means a state of turmoil, while helter-skelter means, in a
9 welter things disorderly haste...thereby showing a confusion.
influence or urge by gentle urging, wheedle..wheed(SOUNDS LIKE NEED)...when we NEED something very urgently we try to
10 wheedle caressing, or flattering obtain it in whatever way possible, be it by flattery or deception.
11 whet make keen or more acute; stimulate

determined by chance or impulse or whim

12 whimsical rather than by necessity or reason
13 whittle cut small bits or pare shavings from whit = small... whittle is to make things smaller by cutting
14 willful done by design; intentional wil+ful... full of will to do something..something intentional (done purposely).
15 wily marked by skill in deception WILY=WILling to trick people what anyone wants to have
16 winnow blow away or off with a current of air WINd + NOW = WINNOW so, the blowing wind helps to separate the CHAFF.
17 winsome charming in a childlike or naive way winsome: you can win some one only if you are charming and attractive..
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from elate it to the word WISE... think of a lady who has gained wisdom as she has aged and
18 wizened age or illness grown old and shriveled up.
19 wont an established custom What won't leave is habit or wont
20 wraith a visible spirit. those who hae faith , dont believe in wraith
a serious accident; smash or break
21 wreck forcefully
a legal document issued by a court or
22 writ judicial officer
Wry is like cry because they both give your face a contorted look of disgust or
23 wry humorously sarcastic or mocking disappointment.
a legal document issued by a court or
24 Writ judicial officer
25 Wry humorously sarcastic or mocking
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

Break it like X +ENO +Phobia . ENO stands for English national opera.. Phobia means an
extreme fear of a particular thing or situation. Means one who hates ENO (foreign culture).
1 Xenophobia a fear of foreigners or strangers means dislike or fear of foreigners
an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures,
2 Xenophylic or customs.
3 Xylophone a musical instrument
5 Xerothermic characterised by heat and dryness
Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic

1 Yearn have a desire for something You must earn if you yearn for a mercedes
a connection usually between cows on a
2 Yoke farm
Yore is similar to lore. Yore means, a long time ago and lore means a body of traditions...
3 Yore time long past traditions that have come down through time.
4 Yeoman farmer who owns and works his land
Yield sounds similar to field. A field is an area where crop is grown, and yield is the amount of
5 Yield bear, produce or provide crop produced in it as an outcome of one's effort.

6 Yokel simple-minded country person; bumpkin link to 'Yoke'

Sl. No. Word Meaning Mnemonic
 Zany sounds like Fany, Goa's famous liquor which when drunk in excess ,can drive you crazy
1 Zany ludicrous, foolish so that you start behaving like an incompetent fool..
a fervent and even militant proponent of
2 Zealot something zealot -- zeal + lot a person possessing a lot of zeal
Zenith, is the opposite of beneath which means something below, while zenith means the
3 Zenith highest point; apex highest point or pinnacle beneath refers to something on the ground
Zephyr is like respire...Zephyr means air and respire means to breathe, therefore you
4 Zephyr a slight wind breathe in the air..hence relating the words to each other
5 Zest great enjoyment or excitement; gusto You feel zest at a college fest
6 Zoology study of animals A Zoologist goes to a Zoo to study animals