Barron's 1100 Words: Week 4

Nahid Sultana S.
Barron's 1100 Words: Week 4
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  1. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
    alacrity sounds like AT+LAST+IN+CITY..a person who is first time in a big city is excited n eager to c da city...
  2. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    Dis+dain= not+dainty (dainty means which is tasteful) so disdain mean not pretty and tasteful..
  3. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    Just relate it wid another GRE word-- BELLICOSE
  4. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
    in+timid(..fearful)+ate... when we are in fear we get FRIGHTENED..
  5. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
    Relate it to the word feign which means to deceive
  6. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
    pug sounds like thug! - thugs are violent and aggresive
  7. promulgate
    state or announce
    Prom (promote)+ul+gate. So promoting something out of the gate, i.e. to make known by opening the gate (or opening declaration) to everyone out there.
  8. brash
    offensively bold
    brash resolve it as b+rash. brad behaves rash.
  9. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
    SCOFF rhymes with cough. If someone coughs in the class we MOCK at them.
  10. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
    be+little-->if u tell someone to 'be little',it is like deprecating them to be only 'small'
  11. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  12. laceration
    the act of tearing irregularly
    sounds like laSeration...that is use of laser...so using a laser can cause a torn wound on your skin
  13. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
    cast+i+hate - if you hate caste, you criticize it..
  14. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
    (SORDID)SORry I DID this FILTHY, VILE thing.
  15. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  16. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
    when balm solve (SOL) my head ache (ACE) , I will feel comfort.
  17. aspirant
    an ambitious young person
  18. dregs
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    sounds like drugs...they are worthless residues and are not to be taken
  19. frenzy
    state of violent mental agitation
    rhymes wid crazy nd has similar meaning!!
  20. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
    if any one puts sCURRY(any dish)lous(LESS) u make INDECENT remarks about them
Created on Tue Aug 13 06:44:56 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Aug 13 08:25:42 EDT 2013)

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