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Quizlet set 1

WordMeaning Menmonic
Puerile Adj: Childishly silly and immature A puerile arguement Puerile = pure+ child
Conspicuous 1. Clearly visible He is wearing a conspicuous bow 2. Attracting attention or notice He won an award for his conspicuous bravery Can (con) + see (s)+ picture (pic) + ous Cospiracy is something done by hiding Conspicuous is something out in open
Humdrum Adj: boring mundane Noun : boring routine You hum when you are bored of your Routine
Congenial Pleased or liked on account of having similar qualities or interest Suitable for one’s taste Congenial- connected through genes
Cursory Hasty : hence not concentrating on details Cursory - kar sahi : you say it when some one does things quickly
Abound To exist in large amounts or numbers Used with in/with 1. The lakes and rivers of Albania abound in fish 2. Ducks, cranes and other aquatic birds abound in the delta 3. Speculation continued to abound at Bird Song Abound - amounts
Obsequious Excessively obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree Obsessive (obs) + yes (qui) + ous - obsessed for people to say yes
Flout Openly disregard a law/convention etc Flout - flaw + out : make flaws openly
Austere Strict in manner Lack of comforts or luxuries Austere = Aunt’s tears Tears because of aunt. She was very strict
Didactic Instructive ; esp in the ma nee of patronising Didactic rhymes with dictating
Deify Worship or regard as god Dei- deity
Misnomer Wrong or inaccurate name or. Designation Mis (opposite ) + nom (name)
Cerebral Intellectual rather than emotional Cerebral - related to brain
Quixotic Extremely idealistic; impractical and unrealistic Quick + exotic - exotic food takes time to come . If you want exotic food quickly : it is impractical
Created by: sam03029
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