Barron's 1100 Words: Week 2

Nahid Sultana S.
Barron's 1100 Words: Week 2
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  1. laconic
    brief and to the point
    LAC..LACK, SO LACK OF WORDS in her speech, specify that she used very few words to portray her ideas.
  2. throng
    a large gathering of people
    this word sounds like THRONE...so when a king sits on the throne...CROWD gathers at that time.
  3. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    Trepid is fearful-in(not)-trepid (fearful)- fearless ...
  4. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
    accost ~ sounds like at any cost. I will approach and speak to her at any cost.
  5. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
    REHTA+SHANT....shant rehne waala i.e a person who doesn't talk or who is reserved in speech....
  6. furtive
    secret and sly
    One who is FARTive has to expel farts stealthily.
  7. felon
    someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
    Felon ~ fulon devi who was a notorious bandit and involved in many crimes.
  8. plethora
    extreme excess
    like if you go home after many days, your mother will insist that you eat more. What she will say is "Pe Le + Thoda Aur Le" ultimately, aisai lene se, it will become an excess at the end. You will be full :)
  9. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
    relate it to helpless
  10. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
    IRATE rhymes with "eye red". When does your eye become red? When you are ANGRY.
  11. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
    'pretext', replace 'x' by 'n' => pretend.
  12. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components
    i ATE FABRIC..do u believe..i suppose no...!!!
  13. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
    adroit ~ a + draw it : sounds like draw. for drawing something you must be skillful.
  14. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
    'articulate' in the form of 'gestures'
  15. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
    vigil (is to watch carefully)+ ant. One who watches carefully.
  16. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
    a person is always eager to be in avid(a video)
  17. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    Remember, our bollywood actress, KAJOL, she is one of the most talkative, candid and energetic actresses we have in the industry...why is she portraying that image??? Probably she is doing this to bag a film or two from KARAN JOHAR!!!
  18. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
    sedimentary=rudimentary.....sedimentary rock are used in the base or foundation of a building...hence rudimentary means basic or fundamental !!!!!!!
  19. enhance
    increase
  20. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
    nuance = new + ounce.. and ounce is a very small unit for weight.. hence a very small difference..
Created on Tue Aug 13 06:37:30 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Aug 13 07:31:32 EDT 2013)

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