MNEMONICS

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What is the best way to learn thousands of words u got to know for CAT?? Well, mugging certainly isnt the way to go.. There have been informative articles regarding this section and i think the best way to go would be through memory association.

Mnemonics is one memory aid we can think of. U would have to describe some memory aids for a word. It can be anything, anyway, with which u are comfortable with and can associate the word.

eg.

FRUITION - fulfillment, realization, accomplishment; satisfaction achieved through realization of a dream or goal; bearing of fruit

It can be easily remembered as the fruit of something.... and fruit gives lot of satisfaction.

This way u can give the mnemonics for whichever word u like.

p.s. write the word in BOLD so that it becomes easy to recognise while browsing.

 

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facade - Front of the building, illusion, deceptive appearance

Fac ade can be seen as face which is always in the front. Another meaning is deception or illusion. It can be seen from fac (read fake) which is nothing but illusion or deception which would fade away after some time.
 

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grandiloquent - pompous, excessively eloquent

very simple to remember. Break grand and eloquent which is the grand or mega way of expressing something i.e. pompus
 

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inane - silly, foolish, lacking sense; empty, void

Remember the word insane. Insane person doesnt have a mind to think and understand and hence he is void.
 

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Chary - careful, cautious, wary
this is very close to the word charred, which means burnt. When a person is hurt or has been subjected to harassment (i.e. he is burned or charred) he/she becomes careful.
 

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SPAT - SPAT is very close to spurt... We know spurt means a sudden outburst.. or forcible gush which indicates something unpleasant/violence. Hence SPAT means a minor dispute.
 

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pugilist.. Concentrate on the word.. pug.. which rhymes with hug, which means bodily contact. Now pug is also related to punch... with the "pu" common in both. So... someone who punches.. i.e. a boxer!
 

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vilify - slander, defame
It comes close to wile which means cunning or trickster. So a wile person would vilify or defame u if u're not careful.
 

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rebuttal - refutation, contradiction, opposition
Look for the word rebel in it. A rebel is a person who contradicts or is in opposition.
 

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protégé - a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person.

Remember it like pro-t-age which means a person being guided by a pro having more age than him. (it is not about the pro)
 

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agnostic - one who is unsure whether or not God exists; person who refuses to declare belief in the existence or nonexistence of God

This word can be remembered from ego. One who has ego would always consider himself superior and would belittle or deny the existence of others. U can also think of it like a-gon-estic (phonetically) which is like anti god (gon and god rhyme)
 

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ulterior - remote, situated outside of a particular location or realm; subsequent, occurring later

Remember it from exterior, which is remote or outside. Something which would occur later on is also outside the scope of the current time frame.
 

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mellifluous - sweetly flowing, pleasing to the tongue or ear, sweet as with honey


Remember it from malleable flow which means flexible flow. A person which is easily flowing or easily going, would be very sweet too!
 

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mercurial - of or in the metal mercury; fluid, quick; changeable

Condiser the metal mercury... It easily becomes liquid or fluid and is ever changing its position, quickly. Think of the mercury in the thermometer. Hence mercurial refers to someone who is quick or something which is changeable!
 

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potpourri... heterogeneous mixture...

Imagine a pot in which u are making a puri.... u put all kinds of stuff in it to make a puri... so that the mixture is a heterogeneous one! hence potpurri..
 

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dowdy - sloppy, untidy, slovenly; old-fashioned, out of style

This word can be remembered from the word down or one is a low creature... which can be related to that he is dirty or untidy (dowdy and dirty have a 'd' common)

eg. u see a beggar.. he is down, he is low... or he is dirty..
 

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braggart - arrogant boaster, show off

It is a simple word which can be remembered from the word bragging... or boasting
 

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exacerbate - worsen, intensify, aggravate

This word can be remembered from exa which means extra or more and acerbate which is derieved from acerbic which means bitter...
Hence it means something which is extra bitter or worsened
 

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Privy - lavatory, crude outdoor toilet, outhouse (when used as a noun)

- confidential, secret; clandestine, covert; private, intended only for a particular individual (when used as an adjective)


The word can be easily remembered from 'private' and hence the adjective can be remembered. It is also related to someone's private work.. usually associated with loo :becky: and any comments on someone's private parts is crude.. So the word can be understood.
 

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peccadillo - minor sin, minor transgression

I know it was dealt in the 1st post.. i thought of another way to remember it.. break it phonetically.. peck-a-dil and translate it in hindi.. peck (pluck or in hindi todna) and dil means heart.. It is a sin to break someone's heart.. hence it can be remember as a minor sin
 
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