ABSTEMIOUS

Meaning- moderate in appetite or not allowing yourself to do things that are enjoyable.

Mnemonic trick- abstem in word abstemious, sounds like abstain. Therefore, abstemious means abstain from pleasures of life.

Synonym- SELF-DENYING, SELF-DISCIPLINED, SOBERED

Uses-

•         I always try to be an abstemious eater, but it is difficult to abstain from junk food.
•          It was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
•          He was a man of abstemious habits, charitable disposition, and impressive eloquence.
•          Priests live an abstemious lifestyle. They abstain from alcohol and marriage.

                        ABSTAIN (Verb)

Meaning- 1) Choosing not to do or to have something.

                       2) Choosing not to use a vote, either in favor of or against something.

Mnemonic trick- The word abstain contains word ‘abs’ and ‘stain’. Stain sounds similar to strain. ‘After getting strain in abs’ we abstain from playing or we sometimes abstain from playing because of fear of stains. Therefore, abstain means choosing not to do or to have something.

Synonym- REFRAIN

Uses-

• ·         Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained.
• ·         After attending a workshop on ill-effects of alcohol, he decided to abstain from drinking.
• ·         Members of the sports team were instructed to abstain from all drugs.

                        ABERRANT (OR ANOMALOUS) (Adj.)

Meaning- deviation from usual or natural type

Synonym- ERRANT

Uses-

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• ·         Driving on the wrong side of the road is considered an aberrant driving practice and may result in a traffic accident.
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• ·         Drought or aberrant monsoons both will lead to higher food and vegetable prices, fueling inflation once again.

                                         ABATE (Verb)

Meaning- to become weaker or to decrease in strength.

Mnemonic trick- The word abate contains word ‘bate’. ‘bate’ sounds similar to wait. We generally wait until the rain abates or when there is a problem we can’ t do our work until the problem abates. Therefore, abate means to become weaker or to decrease in strength.

Synonym- DIMINISH, LESSEN, SLACKEN, SUBSIDE, WANE

Uses-

• ·         In an hour or so storm would abate and they could leave.
• ·         Problems of people would abate and normalcy will return.
• ·         It is hoped that wind will abate after the storm.
• ·         It was raining cats and dogs, Rahul and his wife decided to wait until the storm abated before going on their hike.

·         ABATE

·         ABERRANT & ANOMALOUS

·         ABSTAIN

·         ABSTEMIOUS

·         ACROPHOBIA, AGORAPHOBIA, CLAUSTROPHOBIA, NYCTOPHOBIA

·         ADVOCATE

·         AFICIONADO

·         AGGRANDIZE

·         ABEYANCE

·         ABROGATE

·         ABLAZE

·         ABOMINABLE (OR HORRENDOUS OR DREADFUL OR LOATHSOME OR ODIOUS)

·         ALLEVIATE

·         ABDUCT

·         AMAZON

·         AMELIORATE

·         ANACHRONISM

·         ASCETIC

·         APPEASE, SOOTHE, ASSUAGE, MOLLIFY

·         APOSTATE

·         ARBITRATE

·         ABANDON

·         ABDICATE

·         ARTICULATE

·         AESTHETIC

·         AUDACIOUS

·         AUSTERE

·         AVARICIOUS

·         BANAL

·         BOHEMIAN

·         BOMBASTIC

·         BRAGGADOCIO

·         CACOPHONY

·         CANDID

·         CAPITULATE & RECAPITULATE

·         CAPRICIOUS

·         CAPTIOUS

·         CARNAGE

·         CASTIGATE

·         CAVEAT

·         CHARISMATIC

·         CHICANERY (OR TRICKERY OR DECEPTION OR SUBTERFUGE)

·         COGENT

·         COGNIZANT

·         COMPLACENT & COMPLAISANT

·         CONDONE

·         CONVOLUTED

·         CORROBORATE

·         CREDULOUS

·         CRESCENDO

·         CYNICAL

·         DEBACLE

·         DEFERENCE

·         DEMAGOGUE & PEDAGOGUE

·         DERIDE

·         DESICCATE

·         DESPOT (OR TYRANT)

·         DIATRIBE

·         DIFFIDENT

·         DILATE & DILATORY

·         DILETTANTE (OR DABBLER)

·         DIRGE

·         DISABUSE

·         DISCERN

·         DISPARATE

·         DISSEMBLE

·         DISSONANCE

·         DOGMATIC

·         ECLECTIC

·         EFFICACY

·         EMBROIL

·         EMULATE

·         ENCROACH

·         ENERVATE

·         ENGENDER

·         SPECIOUS

·         ENIGMA (OR CONUNDRUM)

·         ENUMERATE

·         EPIPHANY

·         EPHEMERAL

·         EPICURE

·         EQUIVOCATE

·         ERRATIC

·         ERUDITE

·         ESOTERIC

·         EULOGY & ELEGY

·         EUPHEMISM

·         EUPHORIA

·         EXACERBATE

·         EXIGENCY

·         EXONERATE

·         EXPLICIT

·         FANATICAL

·         FERVID

·         FLAGRANT

·         FLORID

·         FOMENT

·         FRUGAL

·         GARRULOUS

·         GREGARIOUS

·         ICONOCLAST

·         IMBROGLIO

·         IMPERTURBABLE

·         IMPETUOUS

·         IMPERVIOUS

·         IMPLACABLE

·         IMPUDENT

·         INCHOATE

·         INDEFATIGABLE

·         INDELIBLE

·         INEFFABLE

·         INEVITABLE

·         INGENIOUS & INGENUOUS

·         INNOCUOUS

·         INSIPID

·         INTRANSIGENT

·         INTROVERT, EXTROVERT & AMBIVERT

·         INUNDATE

·         IRASCIBLE

·         LACONIC

·         LAMENT

·         LAVISH

·         LETHARGIC

·         LUCID

·         LUMINUOUS

·         MALINGER

·         MELLIFLUOUS

·         MEGALOMANIA & MONOMANIA

·         METAPHOR

·         METICULOUS & PUNCTILIOUS

·         MISANTHROPIST & PHILANTHROPIST

·         MITIGATE

·         MOLLIFY

·         NAÏVE

·         OBDURATE

·         OBLIVION

·         OBSEQUIOUS

·         OBVIATE

·         OCCLUDE

·         OMNISCIENT, OMNIPRESENT, OMNIPOTENT

·         ONEROUS

·         OPPROBRIUM

·         OSTENTATION

·         PANACEA

·         PARADOX

·         PARAGON

·         PARANOIA

·         PAROCHIAL

·         PARSIMONIOUS

·         PARVENU

·         PEDANT

·         PERFIDIOUS

·         PERFUNCTORY

·         PLETHORA

·         PRAGMATIC

·         PREROGATIVE

·         PRESUMPTUOUS

·         PREVARICATE

·         PRISTINE

·         PRODIGAL

·         PROFOUND

·         PROLIFERATE

·         PROPITIATE

·         PROPRIETY

·         PROSELYTIZE

·         PROTAGONIST & ANTAGONIST

·         PROTOCOL

·         PRUDENT

·         PUNGENT

·         PUSILLANIMOUS

·         QUISCENT

·         QUIXOTIC

·         RAMPANT

·         RATIONALIZE

·         REPUDIATE

·         RETICENT

·         RHETORIC

·         LOQUACIOUS, ELOQUENT, SOMNOLOQUIST

·         APATHETIC, PATHEETIC, ANTIPATHETIC, EMPATHETIC

·         SACRILEGE

·         SADISTIC

·         SATIATE

·         SATURNINE

·         SERAPHIC

·         SINISTER

·         SPORIFIC

·         STIGMA

·         STOLID

·         SUBLIME

·         SUPINE

·         TEMERITY

·         TIRADE

·         VACILLATE

·         VENERATE

·         VERACITY

·         VERBOSE

·         VEX

·         VICARIOUSLY

·         VULNERABLE

·         WAVER

·         WHIMSICAL

·         WINSOME

·         ZEAL