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Magoosh set CW1

Word MeaningSentence Mnemonic
Ambivalent Confused or conflicting emotions I was ambivalent about buying the velvet T-shirt in market.
Ambi - two Valent - Valentines : you have two valentines . Two people you like . So you have mixed emotions for each other
Galvanise To inspire or excite someone to action Deekshita was very sad about her one side love for Srikar . But the image of her parents galvanised her to score well in the semester . Zinc coating : makes the iron better and inspires it to perform better
Involved Difficult to comprehend . Complicated Akhilesh became so involved that I decided to give up on him You are too involved into something when it is interesting or tough .
Betray 1. Treacherously cheat 2. Reveal something unknown : unintentionally His eyes betrayed his intense love for me . Betray - be + tray = be in tray . Display to everyone . Reveal something
Wanting Lacking Adj I realised i am wanting in public speaking You want something when you lack it
Vindicate Verb: To clear someone of accusation / blame using Proofs or arguements Alibi is the only way out to vindicate the rapists Win declare - you win when yoy are free of Blames
Equivocal Confusing or ambiguous Likhita always makes equivocal statements . Equal voice . So it’s confusing to say whose voice is what
Harangue Long pompous speech or tirade Noun and adjective The team is always ready for their manager’s harangues given his mercurial nature Harangue - her + angry
Mercurial Prone to unexpected changes in mood Deekshita and akhilesh are mercurial Mercury - doesn’t have shape . Short living
Acrimony Bitterness and ill will Acrimony between deeks and anant is never going to end money - always causes fights
Venerate To respect deeply Verb Anant is the venerated among his friends Venerated - when you rate : when you respect them
Extant Still in existence Parents behaviour will be extant in their children’s life Extant - existence
Parsimonious Frugal ; miser Verb Likki is parsimonious Parsimonious = purse + money
Calumny Noun : Making of a False statement meant to damage reputation Harsha was always part of calumny against Sarath during election s Calumny - columns in newspaper write about ppl
Egregious Standing out in a bad way Calling bro and chic is so egregious, yet these boys don’t realise that Egregious- rage always looks negative
Disinterested Unbiased neutral Teacher who are disinterested with their students are the best No interest in anything . So no bias
Qualify Verb : To make less severe or to limit Deekshita qualified her live for Srikar as a first step to get over him
Prodigal Adj : rashly or waste fully extravagant Rich people are generally prodigal in nature Prodigal - proud girl : always spends a lot and shows a lot of attitude
Artful 1. Exhibiting artistic skill 2. Clever in a cunning way Harsha thinks he is very artful when talking with people Artful - skilful = clever
Impertinent Disrespectful; improperly bold Children impertinent towards their parents have to be chastised ‘Imp’ - Improper
Laconic Use less words Lack of words
Parochial Narrow or limited in scope Adjective His parochial thinking qualified his growth Parochial rhymes with narrow
Profligate Spending extravagantly Adj and noun Frugal to profligate, poor to rich is the transformation Fly over gate - when you can walk , y fly ?
Commensurate Adj : To be in right proportions in degree or amounts His hike was commensurate with his grade change Mensurate - maths
Venality Susceptible to bribes Politicians who donot succumb to venality are hard to find Venality - penal code : when someone does crime : bribery is a crime
Demur Show resistance I always demur when my friends make a plan for a trip Demur =
Auspicious Favourable Despite an auspicious beginning , his exam went bad Auspicious - important
Ingenuous Naive and innocent
Aberration To deviate from normal
Innocuous Harmless
Iconoclast Someone who attacks beliefs and institutions
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