ABSOLVE

Meaning-to state formally that somebody is not guilty or responsible for something.

Mnemonic trick- Case is solved now, absolve the prisoner. Therefore, absolve means to state formally that somebody is not guilty or responsible.

Synonym- REMIT, EXCUSE, FORGIVE, PARDON

Uses- 

• ·         That still does not absolve me from feeling like bastard.
• ·         No amount of remorse will absolve ISIS militants, who committed heinous crimes.
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                               ABSCOND (Verb)

Meaning- leave hurriedly and secretly generally to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

Mnemonic trick- The word abscond contains word ‘cond’.’cond’ contains word ‘KAND’. ‘KAND’ karne ke baad to bhaagna hi padega. Therefore, abscond means to leave hurriedly and secretly generally to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

Synonym- ESCAPE, FLEE, RUN AWAY                        

Uses-

•          He absconded with the company funds.
•          The boy absconded from children’ s home.
•          Manager embezzled company’ s funds and absconded.
•          Several prisoners absconded from jail on the occasion of Diwali.

                        ABROGATE (Verb)

Meaning- 1) to end or cancel (something) in a formal and official way.

                       2) to fail to do what is required by (something such as responsibility).

Mnemonic trick- The word abrogate contains word gate. Gate sounds similar to hate. If we hate something we abrogate or cancel it.  Bad should be given up. Therefore, abrogate means to end or cancel (something) in a formal and official way.

Synonym- RESCIND, ANNUL, ABOLISH, QUASH, RETRACT, REVOKE

Uses-

•          The company’ s directors are accused of abrogating their responsibilities.
•          You are not allowed to abrogate old treaties that are unfair to you.

ABOMINABLE (OR HORRENDOUS OR DREADFUL OR LOATHSOME OR ODIOUS)

Meaning- very bad or unpleasant or Worthy of disgust or hatred.  

Synonym- OBNOXIOUS, ABHORRENT

Uses- 

•  It was one of the most odious crimes of recent history.
• I had the abominable habit of chewing my fingernails in the public.
• Abominable, unnatural as Rahul's conduct to his unhappy and innocent son undoubtedly was, there is no reason to suppose that he ever regretted it.
• Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.
• Child trafficking an abominable crime: Amitabh bachchan.

                                              

                       ABLAZE (Adjective or Adverb)

Meaning- 1) In the process of burning.

                       2) glowing with light, color or emotion.

Uses-

•          Suddenly, the room was ablaze with light.
•          Her lips were ablaze with red lipstick.
•          The judge chose to show clemency to the truly repentant embezzler.
•          The school was set ablaze by unknown miscreants.

                               ABHOR (Verb)

Meaning- to hate (someone or something) very much.

Mnemonic trick- The word abhor contains word bhor. Hindi word ‘bhor’ means morning. I abhor getting up early in the morning. Therefore, abhor means hate.

Synonym- ABOMINATE, DESPISE, DETEST, EXECRATE, LOATHE

Uses-         I abhor the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park.

•          I abhor this type of insulting behavior.
•         If you abhor racism, you can make a difference.
•          He abhors trolling.

                 

                                             

                                                      ABEYANCE (Noun)

Meaning- (1) Suspended actions.

(2) Condition in which legal ownership of an estate has not been established.

Uses of first meaning-

•          The sentence was held in abeyance until more proof could be obtained.
•          Mark was told that the building project would be held in abeyance until spring.

Uses of Second meaning-

•          The uncertain abeyance of her father ‘s property caused a great deal of anxiety for him; so, the decision of the judge is considered to be important.

                           ABDUCT (Verb)

Meaning- to kidnap or to take (someone) away from a place by force.

Synonym- KIDNAP

Uses-

•          Abducting anyone is against the law and is severely punishable.
•          His wife and his children were abducted from their home.
•          Sheena was wondering what would happen if the man abducted the puppy without getting permission.
•          The gangsters planned to abduct the politician’ s young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family.

                                                ABDICATE (OR ABNEGATE)

 Meaning- To give up a position, right or power ( त्यागना)

Synonym- RENOUNCE, RELINQUISH

Uses

•          I will abdicate my contract with the company because I do not agree to new terms and conditions.
•          The outraged citizen forced the mayor to abdicate.
•          Government both central and state, seem to abdicate their responsibility to provide good education and health services to citizens.
•          To abdicate from responsibility by doing nothing can be viewed as sin.

                                            ABANDON (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) to leave and never return to (someone).

                        2) to leave and never return to (something).

Mnemonic trick- The word abandon contains word ‘ban’. when something gets banned we abandon that thing. Therefore, abandon means to leave and never return to something.

Synonym- LEAVE, DESERT

Uses-

•          Alex did n’ t abandon Tessy when she needed him most.
•          But that does n’ t mean I have to abandon them.
•          It was mandatory for them to abandon their native language.
•          The smart thing would be to abandon weak allies.
•          When it is obvious that your goals can’ t be reached, don’t abandon your goals. Change your steps.

                                                          

                                AVARICE (Noun)

Meaning- A strong desire to have or get money.

Mnemonic trick- The word avarice sounds similar to ‘our rise’. In spite of having good family business and money, our family want to rise above and we want to expand our business. We have avarice for rising above in life. Therefore, avarice means strong desire to have or get money.

Synonym- ACQUISITIVENESS, GREED, COVETOUSNESS, RAPACITY, AVIDITY

Uses-

·         Avarice is the most marked characteristics of Tibetans.

·         Don’ t let avarice for riches control you.

                                                           AVARICIOUS (Adj.)

Meaning- Characterized by an extremely strong desire for accumulating property and to keep material wealth.

Synonym- ACQUISITIVE, GREEDY, COVETOUS, MERCENARY, RAPACIOUS, AVID

Synonym explanation- Avaricious, Acquisitive, greedy, covetous mean having or showing a strong desire for, especially material possessions. There is a small difference between their meanings.

Avaricious implies a desire for money and suggests stinginess. Greedy suggests a lack of restraint in desire. Covetous implies strong desire especially for something belonging to someone else. Acquisitive implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep.

Avid implies enthusiasm or willingness to work hard and desire to the point of greed.

Mercenary gives reference to a person who cares only about making money especially a soldier who got hired by a foreign country to fight in its army.

Uses-

•          The avaricious nature of the miser was revealed when someone saw him counting his large amount of money.
•          The young man seemed motivated by an avaricious desire to please people for the sake of the material rewards he would receive.
•          He blames all his problems on avaricious lawyers.
•          Avaricious developers are trying to tear down the historical monument and build a hotel.

                                            AUSTERE (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) Simple and suggesting strict self-denial.

                        2) rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent.

                        3) Severely plain in design or lines, without distractions or decoration.

                        4) Suggesting physical hardship in order to get profit.

Mnemonic trick- The word abandon contains word ‘ban’. when something gets banned we abandon that thing. Therefore, abandon means to leave and never return to something.

Synonym- STRICT, STERN, SEVERE

Uses-

•          Greece is being forced to establish more austere expenditures because of their monetary debts.
•          Harry was an austere man with a rigidly strict lifestyle.
•          Some austere people are very self-controlled and serious or even sad and gloomy.
•          They live an austere quality of life in the convent.

                                            AUDACIOUS (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) bold, daring or fearless especially in challenging conditions.

                        2) recklessly defiant of convention, propriety, law etc.

                        3) showing lack of respect.

Mnemonic trick- The Word Audacious can be memorized by relating it with the automobile company ‘audi’. Whenever a person sits in a car manufactured by ‘audi’, he automatically becomes bold and brave. Therefore, audacious means bold and brave.

Synonym- BRAZEN, IMPUDENT, INSOLENT, BOLD, BRASH

Uses-

•          The soldier was an audacious warrior when he fought the enemy in order to save his country.
•          Christina’ s father was an audacious explorer in the Canadian north.
•          Prime ministerial candidate had an audacious vision of the country’ s future.
•          Joy’ s behavior during the demonstration resulted in his being arrested by the police.
•          The student made an audacious remark to the teacher when he was told to quit talking.

                               ASCETIC (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) The practice of self-denial or severe self-discipline for religious reasons.

                        2) A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline; especially, as an act of religious devotion.

Mnemonic trick- The word ascetic contains word ‘scet’. ’scet’ sounds similar to saint. Saint lives abstemious lifestyle or lifestyle of self-discipline. They renounce material comforts. Therefore, ascetic means practice of self-denial or severe self-discipline for religious reasons.

Synonym- ABSTEMIOUS, ABSTINENT, ABSTENTIOUS, SELF-ABNEGATING, AUSTERE, SPARTAN

Uses-

• ·         Historians report that many of the early Christian leaders were extreme ascetics who denied themselves normal physical pleasures and dedicated their lives to serving god.
• ·         There have been ascetics who have devoted their lives to god with prayer, fasting and solemn commitment to helping those who were in need of spiritual and physical help.

• ·         The monks lived a very ascetic life.

                                            ARTICULATE (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) A reference to the ability of a person to express ideas clearly or effectively in speech or writing.

                        2) something clearly expressed and easily understood.

Mnemonic trick- The word articulate contains word ‘arti’. ’arti’ sounds similar to artist. All artists are articulate. They clearly articulate ‘aarti’ for us. Therefore, articulate (adj.) gives reference to the ability of a person to express ideas clearly and articulate (verb) means to express (something, such as an idea) in words.

Synonym- ELOQUENT, FLUENT

Uses-

•          Alex did n’ t abandon Tessy when she needed him most.
•          But that does n’ t mean I have to abandon them.
•          It was mandatory for them to abandon their native language.
•          The smart thing would be to abandon weak allies.
•          When it is obvious that your goals can’ t be reached, don’t abandon your goals. Change your steps.

                                            ARTICULATE (Verb)

Meaning- 1) to express (something, such as an idea) in words.

                        2) to connect with a joint or something that is like a joint.

Synonym- ENUNCIATE

Uses-

•          He had some trouble articulating his thoughts.
•          The joints articulate, by uniting or connecting in order to allow movements of the hands, fingers, arms, toes, legs, etc.

       APOSTATE (OR DESERTER OR RENEGADE) (Noun)

Meaning- 1) a person whose beliefs have changed and who no longer belongs to a religious or political group.

Synonym- DEFECTOR, RECREANT

Uses-

• ·         An apostate from one political party later became one of its harshest critics.
• ·         Social renegades gave rise to revolution against the government.
• ·         These renegades have rebelled against and rejected heaven, so they must, in turn, be denied life.
• ·         The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man who wishes to remain faithful must take himself perpetually unfaithful to all the continual, successive, indefatigable errors.

                              ARBITRATE (Verb)

Meaning-  to settle an argument between two people or groups after hearing the opinions and ideas of both.

Mnemonic trick- The word arbitrate contains word ‘bit’. ‘bit’ sounds similar to ‘beat’. Arbiter (or arbitrator or judge) beats the hammer on the table. Therefore, arbitrate means to settle an argument between two people or groups and arbitrator (or arbiter) means a person who is chosen to settle a disagreement between people or groups. 

Synonym- JUDGE, SETTLE

Uses-

•          Kate will arbitrate the dispute between her son and daughter as to which one will get the last piece of cake.
•          It’s the objective of the united nation to stop the war and to arbitrate the dispute between two nations.
•          The teacher’ s union agreed to arbitrate its pay difference with the school board.
•          Management and labor union agreed to arbitrate their remaining differences.

    APPEASE (OR SOOTHE OR ASSUAGE OR MOLLIFY) (Verb)

Meaning- 1) to make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired.

                       2) to make (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe etc.

Synonym- PLACATE, CONCILIATE, QUELL, PACIFY

Uses-

• ·         The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
• ·         Amendments have been added to the bill to appease the opposition.
• ·         We give to charity because it appeases our guilt.

                         ANACHRONISM (Noun)

Meaning- 1) Anything done or existing out of date: hence, anything that was proper to a former age, but is, or, if it existed, would be, out of harmony with the present.

                        2) Something (such as a word, an object, or an event) that is not in its chronological or historical order.

Mnemonic trick- a/an is a root word for not and chon is a root word for time. Therefore, anachronism means something that is mistakenly placed with respect to time in a story, movie etc. or something that is not in its chronological or historical order.

Synonym- INCONGRUOUS

Uses-

•          The novel is full of anachronisms.
•          He is good in acting but he is old-fashioned. He is seen by many of his colleagues as an anachronism.
•          This video will show ten biggest anachronisms in Hollywood movies.

              AMELIORATE (OR MELIORATE) (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) to make (something, such as a problem) better, less painful, etc.

                        2) to raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition.

Mnemonic trick- Ameliorate sounds like Hindi word ‘Amul ka rate’. Amul’ s rates are increasing because they are trying to improve its quality. Therefore, ameliorate means to improve or to make (something, such as a problem) better, less painful, etc.

Synonym- IMPROVE, AMEND, ENHANCE, ENRICH

Uses-

• ·         I won a lottery that ameliorated my financial condition considerably.
• ·         He wants to know if the company has a suggestion on how to ameliorate this problem.
• ·         Foreign aid is definitely needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.
• ·         By switching on to non-conventional energy sources, we can ameliorate the conditions of our planet.

                                  AMAZON (Noun)

Meaning- tall and masculine kind of woman

Mnemonic trick- Amazon contains word amma. She turned from amazon into amma. Therefore, amazon means tall, strong and masculine type of woman.

Uses-

• ·         Actress Connie Nielson resembles an Amazon because she is tall and physically powerful.
• ·         I felt dwarfed, standing beside this redheaded amazon.

                                 AFICIONADO (Noun)

Meaning- 1) An enthusiastic admirer or follower.

                        2) A fan.

Mnemonic trick- The word aficionado contains word ‘aficion’. ‘aficion’ sounds similar to affection. The word aficionado is used for someone who has a strong affection for something. Therefore, aficionado means an enthusiastic admirer or follower or fan.

Synonym- ENTHUSIAST, FANATIC, DEVOTEE

Uses-

• ·         An aficionado of the old Bollywood movies who has seen all the old Bollywood movies several times.
• ·         Classical music aficionados can’ t wait for the concert of a veteran classical musician.

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                                AESTHETIC (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) A reference to the sensitivity and appreciation for art and beauty.

                        2) A reference to something beautiful or attractive.

Mnemonic trick- The word aesthetic contains word ‘aes’. ‘aes’ sounds similar to ‘ash’. ‘ash’ is the nickname of actress Aishwarya Rai. Aishwarya Rai is most beautiful or aesthetic lady. Therefore, aesthetic gives reference to something beautiful or attractive or it gives reference to the sensitivity and appreciation for art and beauty.

Synonym- LOVELY, LOVESOME, PRETTY, ATTRACTIVE, RAVISHING

Uses-

• ·         There are economical as well as aesthetic reasons for making kitchen gardens at home.
• ·         The Taj Mahal show the aesthetic concepts that the ancient artists created.
• ·         The aesthetic gemstones alone have a special beauty which is extended in the jewelry which incorporates them.

                                AESTHETIC (Noun)

Meaning- 1) The artistic or beautiful qualities of something.

                        2) A set of ideas or opinions about beauty or art.

Synonym- BEAUTY

Uses-

• ·         The aesthetics of the gemstones.
• ·         Sometimes an ascetic person can develop an acetic personality which spoils the aesthetics of the individual.

   ADVOCATE (Noun) and ADVOCATE (Verb)

ADVOCATE (Noun)

Meaning- 1) a person who argues for or supports a cause or policy.

                        2) an individual with legal training who supports or fights for other people.

Synonym- APOSTLE, SUPPORTER

Uses-

• ·         Sheena has been a supporter, a defender, and an advocate of civil rights for many years and her husband has also been a tireless advocate of social reform.
• ·         The advocate who Tom hired to fight her case in the traffic court was successful and so he did n’ t have to pay a large fine.

ADVOCATE (Verb)

Meaning- 1) to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.)

Synonym- SUPPORT, PATRONIZE

Uses-

• ·         I advocate modern teaching methods.
• ·         In court, NDA’ s spokesperson and advocate Nalin Kohli advocated against triple talaaq.

ACROPHOBIA, AGORAPHOBIA, CLAUSTROPHOBIA AND NYCTOPHOBIA

ACROPHOBIA

Meaning- Fear of being at great heights; such as elevators, climbing ladders, flying in airplanes etc.

AGORAPHOBIA

Meaning- Fear of being in open or public places. It is the fear of leaving the sheltering protection of homes, friends etc.

CLAUSTROPHOBIA

Meaning- fear of being in closed spaces.

NYCTOPHOBIA

Meaning- fear of being in darkness.