Words For SSC Exams -8

ABERRATION        DWINDLE         DORMANT 
REVERE      ERUDITE       GRATING        CAPRICIOUS
  LASSITUDE         ALLURE           CONDONE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

ABERRATION (N)

Meaning:-

• a fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual, and that may be unacceptable
• a disorder in one's mental state       

Mind Tricks:-

As Ab means away and rational means reasonable, so something away from rational or acceptable is aberration.

Usages:-

1. Abortion is an aberration act.
2. Snow rain is an aberration in summer season.

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DWINDLE  (V)

Meaning:-

• to become gradually less or smaller
• decrease in size, extent, or range

Mind Tricks:-

Dwindle from D + wind + le(Decrease by Wind to less). When something gradually Decrease by Wind, it dwindles or become gradually less or smaller.

Usages:-

1. Moon dwindled as time passed.
2. Her savings dwindle down.

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DORMANT (Adj.)

Meaning:-

• not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future
• in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Mind Tricks:-

Dormant looks like Door Man. Generally, a Door Man is very dormant or less active.

Usages:-

1. The volcano is in dormant state.
2. Having done lots of work, he gets in dormant position.

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REVERE (V)

Meaning:-

• love unquestioningly and uncritically 
• to feel great respect or admiration for somebody
• idolize

                                                                                     

Mind Tricks:-

Revere sounds like River. Indian people Revere (love unquestioningly, to feel great respect) River Ganga.

Severe means to punish or to harsh and Revere means to love or to respect. Revere is Anto. of Severe.

Usages:-

1. Cows are revered in India.
2. He is revered as a national hero.

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ERUDITE (Adj.)

Meaning:-

• having or showing great knowledge that is gained from academic study

     

Mind Tricks:-

Erudite comes from E and Rude. As rude means uneducated or impolite, when Rude people get educated, they become Erudite.

Usages:-

1. We have an Erudite professor.
2. There are so many erudite people in the USA.

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GRATING (N, Adj.)

Meaning:-

• (of a sound or somebody's voice) unpleasant to listen to (Adj.)
• a flat frame with metal bars across it, used to cover a window, a hole in the ground, etc. (N)
• to cut food into very small pieces by rubbing it agiant a special tool

Mind Tricks:-

Grill acts like Grating.

Usages:-

1. Train sounds are very grating.
2. We should fix some grating in our house.

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CAPRICIOUS (Ad.)

Meaning:-

• unpredictable, changeable
• showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour

                                                                                       

Mind Tricks:-

Capricious sounds like car price. Car Price is very capricious or unpredictable.

Usages:-

1. Earthquakes are of very capricious.
2. Her behaviour is capricious.

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LASSITUDE (N)

Meaning:-

• a state of feeling very tired in mind or body
• lack of energy
• a feeling of lack of interest or energy

Mind Tricks:-

Lassitude looks like Lost-Attitude , as Attitude means a position of the body. When you lost attitude, a position of your body, means you have lack of energy; finally, you feel Lassitude.

Usages:-

1. I feel lassitude.
2. Symptoms of the disease include paleness and lassitude.

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ALLURE (N,V)

Meaning:-

• the quality of being attractive and exciting
• incline or entice to

                                                                                 

Mind Tricks:-

Allure looks like ALL Uyou Rare Eexciting. If you say to someone "All you are exciting" that means they have the quality of being attractive and exciting.

As the word Lure means the attractive qualities of something; same way, Allure means the quality of being attractive and exciting.

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Usages:-

1. Girls have a natural allure quality.
2. Tigers are the most allure animals in the jungle.

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CONDONE (V)

Meaning:-

• to accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious
• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

Mind Tricks:-

Condone is Antonym of Condemn.

Condemn means to express very strong disapproval of somebody or something, and Condone means to express acceptance of somebody or something.

Condone sounds like Can Done.Illegal work can be done, i will excuse or Condone you.

Usages:-

1. Judges condone the murder.
2. Mother condone her son.

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