Wednesday 9 August 2017

THE HINDU VOCABS WITH MNEMONICS PART-24

1) DISTRAIT (adjective) (असावधानबेपरवाह)
Meaning: distracted or absentminded
Key word: Di + Straight (Strait)
Mnemonics: Di was going Straight and did not noticed that there was a pole and
she impinged with that.
Synonyms: Inattentive, Incautious, Perfunctory, Distracted
Antonyms: Attentive, Alert, Heedful
Use: I am talking to you but you are looking distraited today.

2) MISCREANT (noun) (नीचपाखंडी)
Meaning: a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.
Key word: Misuse Of Creation
Mnemonics: It’s illegal to Misuse of any Creation.
Synonyms: Criminal, Offender, Malefactor
Antonyms: Innocent, Saint
Use: He supports tough penalties against corporate miscreants.
  
3) COUP (noun) (तख़्ता पलटआकस्मिक राज्य परिवर्तन))
Meaning: a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
Key word: Soup and Couch
Mnemonics: when my brother went to make Soup I sat on his Couch it’s called Coup.
Synonyms: Takeover, Seizure of power
Antonyms: Failure, Election
Use: Victory of BJP in elections was the political coup.

 4) AFFABLE (adjective) (मिलनसार)
Meaning: friendly, good natured or easy to talk to
Key word: AFF = BFF (Best Friends Forever)
Mnemonics: My BFF’s (AFF) are very friendly and Affable.
Synonyms: Amiable, Cordial, Congenial
Antonyms: Irritable, Discourteous, Impolite

 5) PLUMMET (verb) (तेज़ी से गिरना)
Meaning: let or make (something) fall vertically; to fall rapidly
Key word: Plum + Met
Mnemonics: Plum tree se tezi se gira Dusre Plum se Milne (Met) k liye.
Plum Plummeted from tree to meet another Plum which is already fell down.
Synonyms: Drop, Fall, Descend
Antonyms: Rise, Increase, Grow up

 6) PHLEGMATIC (adjective) (आलसीसुस्त)
Meaning: (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
Key word: Phleg sounds like Flag + Mat
Mnemonics: Ravis’s friend is emotionless who, threw his Flag on Mat but Ravi reacted Phlegmatically.
Synonyms: Cold-blooded, Cool, Calm
Antonyms: Emotional, Hot-blooded, Passionate

 7) APPROBATION (noun) (समर्थनप्रशंसा)
Meaning: praise or approval
Key word: Approve + Promotion
Mnemonics: My promotion is approved.
Synonyms: Acceptance, Approval, Appreciation
Antonyms: Denial, Disfavor
Use: Still, the approbation for the bill was not universal.

 8) ABSTINENCE (noun) (परहेज़)
Meaning: the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol.
Key word: Abs
Mnemonics: If you want 6 pack Abs then you’ll have to control your daily diet and be an Abstemious.
Synonyms: Teetotalism, Abstemiousness
Antonyms; Drunkenness, Intoxication
Use: I started drinking again after six years of abstinence.

 9) CHASTEN (verb) (सज़ा देना)
Key word: Hasten
Mnemonics: Traffic police should Punish them who drives Hastily
Synonyms: Penalized, Reprimand
Antonyms: Encourage, Reward
Use: the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops.

 10) VANTAGE (noun) (लाभसहूलियत)
Meaning: a place or position affording a good view of something.
Key word: Advantage
Synonyms: Convenience, Facility
Antonyms: Disfavor, Inconvenience, Hindrance



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