Memory Tricks For Vocabulary Learning

ACCLAIM ABROGATE ABRIDGE BACCHANALIAN BALMY BARRAGE CAMOUFLAGE CANDID DEBAUCHED DEBONAIR
DEADPAN
COROLLARY BENEVOLENT ARCANE

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ACCLAIM (V/N)
Meaning-

to praise or welcome somebody publicly
praise, acclamation

Mind Tricks-

Acclaim from Latin 'acclamare' as ad means "to" and clamare means "to shout".

A claim is made(claiming he is my brother) to praise somebody.

(Accl+aim) when you accomplish aim you will be praised (acclaimed).

If you keep Claiming more money, people acclaim you.

ABROGATE (V)
Meaning-

to officially end a law, an agreement, etc

Mind Tricks-

Abrogate from Latin "abrogare" as prefix ab means " away from " and rogare means "propose a law".

A brogue(heavy shoe) is abolished(abrogate) for army.

Ab Ro GATE ka exam government ne abolished, cancel kar diya (abrogate).(hindi)

ABRIDGE (V)
Meaning-

to make something shorter by leaving part out such as a book, play, movie, etc..
reduce something while retaining essential elements.

Mind Trick-

A bridge is being made to shorten the

distance.

BACCHANALIAN (Adj.) [bak-uh-ney-lee-uhn]
Meaning-

wild and involving large amounts of alcohol in a party, etc.

Mind Tricks-

Bacchanalian from the Greek god Bacchus, the god of wine and wild enjoyment.

(Amitabh bachchan)Bacchan and Alian gets bacchanalaian after drinking wine.

COROLLARY (N)
Meaning-

natural consequence of something else
a practical consequence that follows naturally
something that incidentally or naturally accompanies

Mind Trick-

(corollary)Natural consequence of crore money is always good.

BALMY (Adj)
Meaning-

mild, soft, pleasant
warm and pleasant (air, weather)

Mind Tricks-

(bal is hindi of hair)Bal ! My bal is soft and pleasant. (hindi)

(a great Indian poet)Balmiki was a Balmy poet.

Balm is very warm and pleasant to my body.

BARRAGE (N)
Meaning-

the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction
a large number of somethings coming from

Mind Tricks-

When Beers Rage, they attack continuously on somebody.

Continuous firing(barrage) form enemy side on our barrack.

CAMOUFLAGE (N/V)
Meaning-

a way of hiding soldiers and military equipment, using paint, leaves or nets so that they look like part of their
surroundings (N)
to hide somebody or something making them or it look like the things around, or like something else(V)

Mind Tricks-

Camouflage from Italian camuffare means deceive.

Come Under flag to hide yourself.

DEBAUCHED (Adj.)
Meaning-

a person who is immoral in their behaviour, drinks a lot of alcohol, takes drugs, etc.

Mind Tricks-

Debauched are those men who are not be watached by their parents.

Dev ko watched nahi kiya to wo bhi debauched ban jayega. (hindi)

DEBONAIR (Adj.)
Meaning-

fashionable and confident

Mind Tricks-

Word Debonair comes from Old French debonaire, from de bon' aire meaning "of good race".

Bebo and Nayar looks very fashionable and confident. (Debonair sounds like 'Bebo and Nayar' , a name)

Dev nayar is very fashinable man.

DEADPAN (Adj.)
Meaning-

someone who has no expression when speaking or joking
without any expression or emotion

Mind Trick-

Deadpan is like deadman

BENEVOLENT (Adj.)
Meaning-

generous in helping to others
kind, helpful and generous

Mind Tricks-

Benevolent from "bene" + "velle", bene means well and velle means to wish.

Always remember bene which means 'good'.

ARCANE (Adj.)
Meaning-

secret and mysterious therefore difficult to understand

Mind Tricks-

Word Arcane from Latin arcanus "secret, hidden, private, concealed," from arcere "close up, enclose, contain.

Where Are Canes(A stiff switch used to hit students as punishment) kept secretly?

A crane is kept secretly (arcane).

CANDID (Adj.)
Meaning-

not hiding your thoughts
saying what you think openly and honestly

Mind Tricks-

Word Candid comes form Latin candidus means "white".

Candidates should be candid at the time of interview.

Just Remind

What is the meaning ACCLAIM ?
What is the meaning ABROGATE
What is the meaning ABRIDGE
What is the meaning BACCHANALIAN
What is the meaning BALMY
What is the meaning BARRAGE
What is the meaning CAMOUFLAGE
What is the meaning CANDID
What is the meaning DEBAUCHED
What is the meaning DEBONAIR
What is the meaning DEADPAN
What is the meaning COROLLARY
What is the meaning BENEVOLENT
What is the meaning ARCANE

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