ACCOLADE STARK ASSIDUOUS PREDILECTION LACONIC DISDAIN NASCENT INCITE WRITHE TYRANNY OBDURATE CHARISMATIC
Meanings:
ACCOLADE (N)
- praise or an award for an achievement that people admire
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Link the word Accolade with cola , a company. Cola has won so many awards (accolade) for their best service.
- She has been winning accolades for her performances in small plays.
STARK (Adj./Adv.)
Meanings:- having a very plain and empty appearance, without any colour or decoration
- unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience; real, and impossible to avoid
- clear, very obvious; very plain and easy to see
- complete and total
- completely or fully (Adv.)
Mind Tricks:
Relate the word Stark with Star. Now, a star(sun) has no colour; you can't avoid a star; Stars are very clear and easy to see.
ASSIDUOUS (Adj.)
Meanings:- working very hard and taking great care that every thing is done as will as it can be
Mind Tricks:
Usages:The first word in Assiduous is Ass, a hard working animal, as is well known. You work like an Ass -you are an Assiduous.
- He is assiduous in her duties.
- The project required some assiduous planning.
PREDILECTION (N)
Meanings:- liking, preference
- a natural liking for something
Mind Tricks:
Usages:As the word suggests pre means before and dilection = Selection. If you have selected something before seeing or getting it, you have predilection for it.
- She followed her own predilections.
- He has a predilection for drinks.
Laconic (Adj.)
Meanings:- effectively cut short; brief and to the point
- using only a few words to say something
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Lack of words means Laconic.
- A good writer has laconic style of writing.
- Replying in only yes or no is laconic.
DISDAIN (N/V)
Meanings:- a feeling of strong dislike of someone of something you think does not deserve respect
- to think that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect
- to refuse to so something because you think that you are too important to do it
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Disdain = Dislike
- He disdained to bring a glass of water.
- He turned his head away in disdain.
NASCENT (Adj.)
Meanings:- beginning to exit; not yet fully developed
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Nascent sounds like Nasa sent. Nasa sent a plane on Mars to begin a new civilization there.
- A nascent planet has been seen in our galaxy.
- The actress is now focusing on her nascent singing career.
INCITE (V)
Meanings:- to encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially by making them angry or excited
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Incite means to excite; only is the difference to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant.
- The leaders incite the attackers.
- He incited the workforce to come out on strike.
WRITHE (V)
Meanings:- to twist or move your body without stopping because of great pain
- to twist your body from side to side
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Writhe sounds like Wrath, which means extreme anger. Your wrath makes your body to writhe.
Writhe looks like Write. Writing may make your finger twisted.
- She lay on the floor, writhing pain.
- The snake writhed and hissed.
TYRANNY (N)
Meanings:- unfair or cruel use of power or authority
- a government in which all power belongs to one person
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Relate the word Tyranny to Tyrannosaurus Rex.
In the Jurassic period, Tyrannosaurus Rex used its power to kill other tiny animals; and it dominated the large area.
- A nation ruled by tyranny
- The tyrannies of Nazi rule
OBDURATE (Adj.)
Meanings:- stubborn
- refusing to change your mind
- not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something
Mind tricks:
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- He has an obdurate attitude.
- My dog is very obdurate.
CHARISMATIC (Adj.)
Meanings:- having great charm or appeal
- having charisma
Mind Tricks:
Usages:Charismatic is taken from the Hindi word- Charisma, which means charm.
- He is a charismatic leader
- Rakhi has very charismatic smile.
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