Barron's 1100 Words: Week 3

Nahid Sultana S.
Barron's 1100 Words: Week 3
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  1. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
    Loa-the can be related as Low thought...So having a low thought of someone else implies hate or detest
  2. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    Rep+rimand(Remand) when police take remand of someone,,they Scold them harshly (Strong rebuke)
  3. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
    Lack+Luster; if anything(like gold,silver,diamond,steel,etc)lack luster(shine) they appear to be dull.
  4. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
    caustic soda is very common and its "harmful " for health if taken in large quantity....therefore caustic means harmful or burning. Since its a soda its somehow related with chemistry as well..
  5. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
    wrest originates from the root word, wrestling ...everyone knows the meaning of wrestling.
  6. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
    IN + FAMOUS (well known)...famous for his notoriety.
  7. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
    remember it from shahruk's movie: JOSH, in that movie the scorpion and eagle gang kept on bumping each other
  8. dupe
    fool or hoax
    duplicates(in movies) are used to fool people....
  9. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
    inci(INITIAL)+pie(nt)(PAYment)...wen only d initial payment is given, ur house wil be partially constructed!!
  10. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
    Inadvertent - not known in advance, hence unexpected.
  11. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    ominous..oh+minus(-)..oh god everything negative..something bad is going to occur..its threatening
  12. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
    TREMble+nervOUS-->Tremulous is trembling in nervousness or fear
  13. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
    he ate the PUDDING AGAIN.. When his mother asked him if he ate the pudding, he tried to REPUDIATE (deny eating it)... :)
  14. cessation
    a stopping
  15. bristle
    a stiff hair
    One use his 'Pistol' to express his 'Bristle'.
  16. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
    Assuming: females are milder than males as they are more emotionally inclined. It reads like E(xpress) U(yourself) Phemism(like feminism).
  17. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
    Mundane sounds like Monday. After an exciting weekend, Monday is just another mundane day.
  18. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
    in + congruence...wen 2 things are in congruence they are in harmony so in+congruence means lack of harmony
  19. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  20. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
    staple+it-- Staple the documents, so that it GUARANTEES that they stay together permanently!
Created on Tue Aug 13 06:40:43 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Aug 13 08:01:49 EDT 2013)

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