1. Transit (noun) Elaborated meaning : the carrying of people or things from one place to another Synonyms: alteration, traverse Antonyms : hold, stagnation Example :Since then the transit trade has been practically nil. Trick : Transit = first TRANSFER + then SIT |
2. Dynamic(adjective) Elaborated meaning : (of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress Synonyms: influential, strenuous Antonyms : lifeless, passive Example :This self-strained frame is called the dynamic frame of the machine. Trick : My friend always REACTS SPONTANEOUSLY so we called him most DYNAMIC person |
3. Pegged (adjective) Elaborated meaning : fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level. Synonyms: fasten, secure Antonyms : detach, loose Example :Howie visited a suburban home in Orange County, Indiana and pegged the date by an open newspaper. Trick : PEG means NAIL or PIN . we FIX something to the wall with help of PEG (NAIL) |
4.Perquisite (noun) Elaborated meaning : a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one’s job or position Synonyms: dividend, gravy Antonyms : disadvantage, loss Example :Most finished off there by satisfying a perquisite on the educational bill. Trick : PERQUISITE - FREE + REQUEST + SITE (Governor wife is eligible for enjoying FREE honours governor) |
5. Dragnet (noun) Elaborated meaning : a net drawn through a river or across ground to trap fish or game Synonyms: chase, pursuit Antonyms : retreat Example : Our luck is like water in a dragnet: you pull at it and it bulges, but when you’ve drawn it out it’s empty! Trick : dragnet = drag + net (for expansion ) |
6.Acquiescence(noun) Elaborated meaning : the reluctant acceptance of something without protest Synonyms: acceptance, consent Antonyms : refusal, dissent Example :That Israel was the stronger may be suggested by the acquiescence of Judah in the new situation. Trick : Acquiescence = ACQUIRE something with ACCEPTANCE |
7.Sluggish (adjective) Elaborated meaning : slow-moving or inactive Synonyms: lethargic, lumpish Antonyms : alert, lively Example :He guided the horse with his legs, testing its sluggish responsiveness as the attackers prepared to pounce. Trick : moving like a slug (caterpillar(gongali purugu)) |
8. Deportation (noun) Elaborated meaning : the action of deporting a foreigner from a country Synonyms: eviction, exile Antonyms : approval, permission Example :For his detention until deportation should be judged expedient for the state. Trick : DEPARTURE some PORTION permanently |
9.Peculiar (adjective) Elaborated meaning : different to what is normal or expected, strange Synonyms: specific, endemic Antonyms : indefinite, resembling Example :There was something peculiar about it, quite unsoldierly, rather comic, but extremely attractive. Trick : Not PARTICULAR |
10.Tardiness(noun) Elaborated meaning : the quality or fact of being late, lateness Synonyms: delay, detention Example :This tardiness in authorship is a significant fact in his life, in harmony with his tempered wisdom. Trick : TARD means SLOW then TARDINESS means SLOWNESS(making anything slowly) |
Imp Word : overwhelming Elaborated meaning : very great in amount Synonyms: enormous, immense Antonyms : encourage,inspirit,lose Example :These are the things I remember, the times of overwhelming emotion Trick : overwhelming - OVER + WE + WANTING |
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