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Arresting (uh-RES-ting)

Meaning: Attracting attention or striking.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a fashion police arresting someone for wearing an outfit so striking, it stops traffic!
Sentence: Her arresting beauty captivated everyone in the room.

Chastise (chas-TIZE)

Meaning: Criticize harshly.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a parent chasing their kid around with a stick, saying, “I’ll chastise you for breaking the vase!”
Sentence: The teacher didn’t hesitate to chastise the students for their bad behavior.

Cumbersome (KUM-ber-suhm)

Meaning: Large, heavy, slow, or complicated.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine carrying a giant cucumber so heavy and awkward, it’s cumbersome to hold!
Sentence: The cumbersome luggage made traveling a nightmare.

Economy (ih-KON-uh-mee)

Meaning: Frugal or effective use of resources or words.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a chef using just one carrot to make soup for 10 people, saying, “This is the art of economy!”
Sentence: The speech was praised for its economy of words.

Elementary (el-uh-MEN-tuh-ree)

Meaning: Basic and fundamental.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine Sherlock Holmes saying, “It’s elementary, my dear Watson!” while solving a simple puzzle.
Sentence: The course focused on elementary principles of physics.

Embellish (em-BELL-ish)

Meaning: 1. Make more beautiful or attractive by adding ornamentation.
2. Make something sound or look better than it is in reality.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a fish decorating its scales with glitter, saying, “I need to embellish my appearance!”
Sentence: He embellished the story with unnecessary details to impress his friends.

Make bell attractive.

Euphoric (yoo-FOR-ik)

Meaning: Intensely happy or excited.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine someone winning the lottery, dancing euphorically while screaming, “I’m rich!”
Sentence: She was euphoric after receiving the acceptance letter from her dream university.

Exonerate (ig-ZON-uh-rayt)

Meaning: Clear from accusation or blame.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a judge hitting the gavel and freeing someone, saying, “You’re exonerated!”
Sentence: The evidence served to exonerate the wrongly accused man.

Ex clear my name from blame.

Extrapolate (ik-STRAP-uh-layt)

Meaning: Predict by projecting past experience or data.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a scientist pulling a stretchy line on a graph, yelling, “I’m extrapolating the future!”
Sentence: By studying past trends, we can extrapolate future market behavior.

Falter (FAWL-ter)

Meaning: Weaken or waver, especially in the face of difficulty; hesitate.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine someone walking on a wobbly plank over a canyon, yelling, “Don’t let me falter now!”
Sentence: Her confidence began to falter as the deadline approached.

Fervent (FUR-vuhnt)

Meaning: Exhibiting enthusiasm and zeal.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a fan in a stadium, fervently waving a flag and screaming, “I LOVE THIS TEAM!” so intensely that they light the flag on fire.
Sentence: Her fervent dedication to the cause inspired everyone.

Foment (fo-MENT)

Meaning: Incite or cause troublesome acts; encourage.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine someone stirring a bubbling pot of trouble, shouting, “Let’s foment chaos!”
Sentence: The politician was accused of fomenting unrest among the citizens.

Gaffe (GAFF)

Meaning: A foolish and embarrassing error, especially a public one.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture someone accidentally waving at a mannequin, thinking it’s a person—a classic gaffe!
Sentence: His awkward joke at the meeting was quite the gaffe. Guddadi is foolish

Heterodox (HET-er-uh-doks)

Meaning: Deviating from what is acceptable or commonly believed.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a cow wearing sunglasses and walking backward in a field, completely heterodox from other cows.
Sentence: Her heterodox views on education challenged traditional methods.

Histrionic (his-tree-ON-ik)

Meaning: Overly dramatic or emotional.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine someone crying dramatically over spilled milk, yelling, “THIS IS THE END!” in a histrionic fashion.
Sentence: His histrionic behavior made the argument seem far worse than it was.

History of Nepal Kingdom is dramatic

Implicit (im-PLIS-it)

Meaning: Suggested though not directly expressed.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a teacher winking at the class while holding a pizza box, implicitly suggesting, “There’s pizza for those who ace the test!”
Sentence: Her words carried an implicit promise of support.

Inviolate (in-VAI-uh-late)

Meaning: Not violated; free from hurt of any kind.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a castle surrounded by an unbreakable bubble, remaining inviolate no matter what attacks it.
Sentence: The ancient shrine was preserved, remaining inviolate through the centuries. Not violate

Liability (lie-uh-BIL-uh-tee)

Meaning: Something or someone that creates a risk or disadvantage.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a clumsy person carrying a tray of priceless teacups, yelling, “I’m such a liability!”
Sentence: His lack of experience made him a liability to the team.

Obstinate (OB-stuh-nate)

Meaning: Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or cause.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a donkey sitting stubbornly in the middle of the road, refusing to budge despite being pulled—it’s obstinate!
Sentence: He remained obstinate, refusing to admit he was wrong.

Painstaking (PAYN-stay-king)

Meaning: Done with careful attention to detail.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture someone painstakingly painting each grain of rice, saying, “This must be perfect!”
Sentence: The restoration of the ancient manuscript was a painstaking process.

Detail work is pain staking

Phlegmatic (fleg-MAT-ik)

Meaning: Calm and unemotional in disposition.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a giant frog sipping tea in a chaotic party, completely unbothered and saying, “Ribbit, I’m so phlegmatic.”
Sentence: Despite the tense situation, her phlegmatic nature kept everyone calm. calm flag indicating`phelgmatic

Prodigious (pruh-DIJ-us)

Meaning: Impressively large in size or extent.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a kid eating a pizza the size of a swimming pool, saying, “This is prodigious!”
Sentence: The actor’s prodigious talent earned him an Oscar at a young age.

Propensity (pruh-PEN-si-tee)

Meaning: An inclination or tendency to behave or think in a certain way.
Funny Mnemonic: Think of a cat with a propensity to climb on everything, including the fridge, the curtains, and even your head.
Sentence: She has a propensity for solving problems creatively.

Qualm (kwahm)

Meaning: A feeling of apprehension or doubt.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture someone standing in front of a roller coaster, saying, “I have no qualms about this! Wait… maybe I do!”
Sentence: He had no qualms about confronting his boss. Qatar doubting Nepali

Renege (rih-NIG)

Meaning: Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a knight promising to slay a dragon but running away shouting, “I renege!” when he sees the dragon breathe fire.
Sentence: The contractor reneged on their agreement to finish the project by June. Rin (loan)

Stint (stint)

Meaning: Supply an insufficient amount of something.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a waiter serving a single grain of rice on a plate and saying, “Enjoy your stint of food!”
Sentence: Don’t stint on the decorations for the wedding. stint = steel

Temper (TEM-pur)

Meaning: To moderate or neutralize something.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine a chef adding sugar to overly spicy chili, saying, “Let me temper this heat!”
Sentence: She tempered her criticism with kind words.

Tentative (TEN-tuh-tiv)

Meaning: Uncertain; subject to future change.
Funny Mnemonic: Think of a jellyfish slowly approaching a diver, unsure if it should sting—it’s being tentative.
Sentence: The meeting date is tentative and may be rescheduled.

Unprecedented (un-PRESS-uh-den-ted)

Meaning: Never before seen, done, or experienced.
Funny Mnemonic: Imagine an alien landing on Earth with a big sign saying, “This is an unprecedented visit!”
Sentence: The pandemic created an unprecedented need for remote work.

Vivacious (vi-VAY-shus)

Meaning: Lively and animated in spirit.
Funny Mnemonic: Picture a dancing parrot in a party hat, squawking, “I’m so vivacious!”
Sentence: Her vivacious personality made her the life of the party.