1. Abase: Meaning: lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self respect
Mnemonics: : abase-abe(a slang used to degrade a person)+shhh(se)usually anö attempt to degrade a person's opinion..overall goes to humiliate a person....
Mnemonics: : abase-abe(a slang used to degrade a person)+shhh(se)usually anö attempt to degrade a person's opinion..overall goes to humiliate a person....
2. Abash: Meaning: embarrass Mnemonics: : What happens when u get a bash? (bashing)....u get embarrassed.
3. Abate: Meaning: To reduce in amount; Put an end to; subside or moderate
Mnemonics: : ab+ate , conc on ate, if u ate (spent) all ur money , ur property comes to an end (abate)
Mnemonics: : ab+ate , conc on ate, if u ate (spent) all ur money , ur property comes to an end (abate)
4. Abbreviate: Meaning: shorten Mnemonics: : abbreviate has root brev (brief) in it; brev (brief) means in short. Hence meaning of abbreviate is to shorten something.
5. Abdicate Meaning: renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
Mnemonics: : ab (root ab means away as in abandon) + dic (dictatorship) + ate (to eat and hence reduce) : means to give away (or reduce) dictatorship and hence to give-up power.
Mnemonics: : ab (root ab means away as in abandon) + dic (dictatorship) + ate (to eat and hence reduce) : means to give away (or reduce) dictatorship and hence to give-up power.
6. Aberrant: Meaning: abnormal or deviant
Mnemonics: : ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focus on ERR and ANT. Ants normally move together in a queue. imagine all these ants moving randomly like a group of honey bees. That would be abnormal behaviour.
Mnemonics: : ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focus on ERR and ANT. Ants normally move together in a queue. imagine all these ants moving randomly like a group of honey bees. That would be abnormal behaviour.
7. Aberration: Meaning: deviation from the normal; mental disorder Mnemonics: : sounds like abortion which is not normal delivery.
8. Abet: Meaning: assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Mnemonics: : a+bet a bet generally assists you to do something wrong
Mnemonics: : a+bet a bet generally assists you to do something wrong
9. Abeyance: Meaning: suspended action
Mnemonics: : it seemingly sounds like ab+yawns.... so, think of something like 'students started yawning and so the teacher gave them 5 mins break' i.e. temporary suspension...
Mnemonics: : it seemingly sounds like ab+yawns.... so, think of something like 'students started yawning and so the teacher gave them 5 mins break' i.e. temporary suspension...
10. Abhor: Meaning: detest; hate Mnemonics: : abhor sounds like "a whore" and we generally hate a whore....so to hate someone is abhoring that person1
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