1.Anarchy(noun) Elaborated meaning : a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems Synonyms: turmoil, disregard Antonyms : organization, system Example :Able to dispense instant sentencing, Judges are the one thing preventing total anarchy. Trick : Anarchy - An + archery (Using An Archery for killing wild animals is an ILLEGAL thing) |
2. Calibrated (verb) Elaborated meaning : mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings Synonyms: registered, measured Antonyms : indefinite, uncertain Example :In the same manner the potentiometer may be used to calibrate a voltmeter by the aid of a divided resistance of known value Trick : Calibrated - CALulating something LIBERALLY with accuracy |
3. Consensus (noun) Elaborated meaning : a general agreement Synonyms: accord, harmony Antonyms : refusal, discord Example :It is not strange that there is a growing consensus of opinion that Paul is the author Trick : Coordinating for something with SENSE among US(agreement) |
4.Discomfited (verb) Elaborated meaning : make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed Synonyms: confound, baffle Antonyms : encourage, yeild Example :And so well did he face it, that at the end of half an hour the wolves drew back discomfited. Trick : Discomfited - Dis + comforted |
5.Disparate (adjective) Elaborated meaning : essentially different in kind, not able to be compared Synonyms: contrasting, divergent Antonyms : similar, uniform Example :Everyone in the book club has disparate ideas on what we have read, but that’s what makes every discussion so interesting Trick : Disperate - DO + SEPARATE (separate him from ordinary people because he has extra ordinary talent) |
6. Restraint (noun) Elaborated meaning : a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control Synonyms: restriction, curtailment Antonyms : assistance, arousal Example :One who is entirely dependent upon the manual alphabet has always a sense of restraint, of narrowness. Trick : Restraint- Resist everything |
7. Rationale (noun) Elaborated meaning : a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief Synonyms: motive, theory Antonyms : discouragement, reality Example :It is the mode, or rationale, of all progress from the lower to the highest unity or identification. Trick : Rationale -makin Ratio's PERFECTLY |
8.Disingenuous (adjective) Elaborated meaning : not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does Synonyms: deceitful, crooked Antonyms : honest, ingenuous Example :That's as clear an admission as one could hope for that the entire exercise is disingenuous . Trick : DISINGENUOUS - DIS + INGENUOUS (lack of brilliance) |
9.Isolation (noun) Elaborated meaning : the process or fact of isolating or being isolated Synonyms: desolation, solitude Antonyms : socialite , socializer Example :My mother hated the isolation and would have sold it when husband number two died, but I wouldn’t let her. Trick : Isolation - I + solo + action (doing any thing single) |
10.Impasse (noun) Elaborated meaning : a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement, a deadlock Synonyms: cessation, plight Antonyms : solution, agreement Example :This is the solution to the impasse. Trick : Impasse - I AM PASS in this WAY |
Imp Word : Appendage Elaborated meaning : Added to something more important Synonyms: attachment, option Antonyms : essential, necessity Example :The powers of the Vice President are mere appendages to the powers of the President Trick : Appendage = APPEND at the EDGE (To make it more powerful) |
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