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Abstruse (ab-STROOS)
Meaning: Difficult to comprehend or understand.
Imagine someone with abs, trying to understand truss structure but cannot be
cause he spent studying time in gym.
Mnemonic: Imagine a professor writing abstruse equations on a blackboard that no one gets!
Sentence: His explanation of quantum physics was so abstruse that it left the students baffled.
Auxiliary (awg-ZIL-yuh-ree)
Meaning: Supplementary or additional, often in support.
Mnemonic: Think of an auxiliary power supply kicking in during a blackout.
Sentence: The company hired auxiliary staff to manage the holiday rush.
Caricature (KAR-ih-kuh-cher)
Meaning: Exaggerate features for comedic or satirical effect.
Mnemonic: Picture a cartoonist drawing a caricature with an oversized nose and tiny legs!
Sentence: The editorial cartoon featured a caricature of the politician.
Depravity (dih-PRAV-ih-tee)
Meaning: The state of being morally corrupted.
Imagine some one depraved of love and attention, starting to do moral less activities.
Mnemonic: Imagine a villain reveling in depravity, surrounded by chaos.
Sentence: The novel explored the depravity of unchecked power.
Dilettante (DIL-uh-tahnt)
Meaning: A person with an amateur interest in the arts or a particular field.
Mnemonic: Think of a dilettante dabbling in painting, music, and sculpture without mastering any.
Sentence: As a dilettante, he lacked the depth to understand complex art pieces.
Effrontery (ih-FRUN-tuh-ree)
Meaning: Insolent or bold behavior.
Mnemonic: Picture someone barging into a meeting uninvited, exuding effrontery.
Sentence: His effrontery in questioning the judge’s decision shocked everyone.
Encroach (en-KROHCH)
Meaning: Intrude or trespass, especially on someone’s territory or rights.
Imagine cockroach encroaching our kitchen.
Mnemonic: Imagine weeds encroaching into a beautifully tended garden.
Sentence: The new construction encroached on the public park.
Endow (en-DOW)
Meaning: Enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
Mnemonic: Think of a fairy godmother endowing someone with courage and charm.
Sentence: Nature endowed her with an incredible talent for music.
Entreat (en-TREET)
Meaning: Ask earnestly or anxiously; beg.
Begging for treat? Is not that entreat?
Mnemonic: Picture a child entreating their parent for one more cookie.
Sentence: He entreated the teacher for an extension on the assignment.
Gregarious (grih-GAIR-ee-us)
Meaning: Sociable and enjoying the company of others.
Happy to be together with others studying GRE.
Mnemonic: Think of a gregarious parrot chatting with everyone at a party.
Sentence: As a gregarious person, she thrived in group settings.
Indictment (in-DITE-ment)
Meaning: An official formal accusation for a criminal offense. Sound like verdict.
Mnemonic: Imagine a gavel coming down as the judge reads the indictment.
Sentence: The indictment charged him with multiple counts of fraud.
Indignant (in-DIG-nuhnt)
Meaning: Feeling strong displeasure at something unjust or offensive.
Digging a nut makes me displeased.
Mnemonic: Think of someone indignantly slamming a door, saying, “That’s unfair!”
Sentence: She was indignant at being accused of lying.
Ineluctable (in-uh-LUK-tuh-buhl)
Meaning: Inescapable or inevitable.
Mnemonic: Imagine a powerful current pulling someone toward an ineluctable waterfall.
Sentence: Change is an ineluctable part of life.
Inquisitive (in-KWIZ-uh-tiv)
Meaning: Curious or eager to acquire knowledge.
QUIZ? –> Knowledgable
Mnemonic: Picture an inquisitive cat poking its head into every cupboard.
Sentence: The child’s inquisitive nature led her to ask endless questions.
Latitude (LAT-ih-tood)
Meaning: Scope to do something; relative freedom from restrictions.
Mnemonic: Imagine an artist saying, “I need latitude to explore my creativity!”
Sentence: The manager gave the team latitude in how they approached the project.
Levity (LEV-ih-tee)
Meaning: Humor or lightness, especially when inappropriate.
Imagine Levi’s meeting and you wearing non jeans and cracking humor how jeans are boring.
Mnemonic: Think of someone cracking jokes at a somber meeting, adding levity.
Sentence: His attempt at levity during the serious discussion fell flat.
Malevolent (muh-LEV-uh-lent)
Meaning: Showing ill will or wishing harm to others.
Mnemonic: Imagine a villain with a malevolent grin plotting evil deeds.
Sentence: The malevolent glare from her rival sent shivers down her spine.
Mediate (MEE-dee-ate)
Meaning: Intervene between parties to bring about a resolution.
Mnemonic: Think of a referee mediating a fight between players.
Sentence: She was asked to mediate the dispute between her siblings.
Occlude (uh-KLOOD)
Meaning: Block or stop up; cover.
Mnemonic: Picture a giant cloud occluding the sun, plunging everything into shadow.
Sentence: The dentist warned that plaque could occlude the blood flow to the gums.
Pacify (PAS-uh-fy)
Meaning: Bring peace to or calm someone down.
Mnemonic: Picture a mother pacifying a crying baby with a lullaby.
Sentence: The government attempted to pacify the angry protesters.
Paragon (PAIR-uh-gon)
Meaning: A model of excellence or perfection.
Mnemonic: Think of a knight shining in armor, the paragon of bravery.
Sentence: She was a paragon of patience and kindness.
Patronize (PAY-truh-nize)
Meaning:
- Treat with apparent kindness that is condescending.
- Be a regular customer of an establishment.
Mnemonic: Think of someone saying, “Oh, good job!” in a patronizing tone.
Sentence 1: His patronizing attitude annoyed everyone at the meeting.
Sentence 2: She regularly patronized the local bookstore.
Penurious (puh-NYUR-ee-us)
Meaning: Extremely poor or stingy.
Mnemonic: Picture someone so penurious they reuse paper towels.
Man without penus is poor?
Sentence: The penurious landlord refused to repair the heating system.
Piquant (PEE-kunt)
Meaning: Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming.
A dancing pig.
Mnemonic: Imagine a dish with a piquant flavor making your taste buds dance!
Sentence: The salsa had a piquant kick to it.
Rampant (RAM-puhnt)
Meaning: Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative way.
Mnemonic: Picture weeds growing rampant and overtaking a garden.
Sentence: Corruption was rampant in the organization.
Remote (rih-MOHT)
Meaning: Not likely to happen.
Mnemonic: Think of a remote island as distant and hard to reach, like remote chances.
Sentence: There’s only a remote possibility of rain today.
Reprobate (REP-ruh-bate)
Meaning: A person who is immoral or who lacks principles.
A moralless person is responsible for putting people in bait and decieving them for money.
Mnemonic: Picture a reprobate pirate ignoring all rules.
Sentence: The reprobate refused to apologize for his actions.
Turbid (TUR-bid)
Meaning:
- (Of water) Muddy or opaque due to suspended particles.
- Unclear; confused; obscure.
Mnemonic: Picture a glass of turbid water with dirt swirling in it.
Sentence: The debate became so turbid that no one could follow the arguments.
Turgid (TUR-jid)
Meaning:
- Swollen or bloated.
- Overly complex and difficult to understand.
Mnemonic: Imagine a balloon turgid with too much air, ready to pop!
**Sentence
1**: His turgid writing style made the report unreadable.
Vacuous (VAK-yoo-uhs)
Meaning: Lacking intelligence or thought.
Think mind fill of vacumm.
Mnemonic: Picture a vacuous expression like an empty balloon with no air!
Sentence: The reality show star’s vacuous comments were mocked online.