Wordlist #1
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
an attempt to degrade a person's opinion..ovral 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)
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.
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.
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
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...
10. Abhor:
Meaning: detest; hate
Mnemonics: abhor sounds like "a whore" and we generally hate a whore....so to
hate someone is abhoring that person
11. Abide:
, Meaning: dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate;
Mnemonics: bide in abide sounds like bind(something that binds you).....so abide
means that fails to bind you from your heart..but you merely have to tolerate
12. Abject:
Meaning: (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble;
showing lack of self-respect;
Mnemonics: Abject sounds like REJECT. Poor people are like REJECTED (Abject)
people in the society.
13. Abjure:
Meaning: renounce upon oath
Mnemonics: abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away
from) her earlier statements in front of jury.
14. Ablution:
Meaning: washing
Mnemonics: ablution ~ a + blue + solution; just imagine some blue color solution
used for washing clothes.
15. Abnegation:
Meaning: renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
Mnemonics: Ab-negate ~ relate negate to negative and ab to away. It implies
subtracting something. Renouncing some important aspect of your life means
sacrificing something.
16. Abode:
Meaning: dwelling place; home
Mnemonics: abode sounds jus like aboard= a+board... boarding refers to living
, room or place
17. Abolish:
Meaning: cancel; put an end to, get rid of.
Mnemonics: a + polish (bolish): a polish puts an end to the dullness of shoes.
18. Abominable:
Meaning: detestable; extremely unpleasant
Mnemonics: AVOMIN "(pretty famous drug) given wen u feel a vomiting
Sensation (which is an unpleasant feeling)..Associate avomin to abomin...
19. Abominate:
Meaning: loathe; hate
Mnemonics: omi here sounds like omit, we omit the things we hate
20. Aboriginal:
Meaning: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N.
aborigine
Mnemonics: A+B+Origin+all : A-B are origin(initials) of all English alphabets. i.e.
first of its kind
21. Abortive:
Meaning: unsuccessful; fruitless
Mnemonics: Relate it to abort..things usually gets aborted when it seems that it
would be unsuccessful or fruitless
22. Abrasive:
Meaning: rubbing away; tending to grind down, harsh
Mnemonics: abrasive..it sounds like aggressive,which means harsh behavior
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
an attempt to degrade a person's opinion..ovral 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)
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.
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.
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
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...
10. Abhor:
Meaning: detest; hate
Mnemonics: abhor sounds like "a whore" and we generally hate a whore....so to
hate someone is abhoring that person
11. Abide:
, Meaning: dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate;
Mnemonics: bide in abide sounds like bind(something that binds you).....so abide
means that fails to bind you from your heart..but you merely have to tolerate
12. Abject:
Meaning: (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble;
showing lack of self-respect;
Mnemonics: Abject sounds like REJECT. Poor people are like REJECTED (Abject)
people in the society.
13. Abjure:
Meaning: renounce upon oath
Mnemonics: abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away
from) her earlier statements in front of jury.
14. Ablution:
Meaning: washing
Mnemonics: ablution ~ a + blue + solution; just imagine some blue color solution
used for washing clothes.
15. Abnegation:
Meaning: renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
Mnemonics: Ab-negate ~ relate negate to negative and ab to away. It implies
subtracting something. Renouncing some important aspect of your life means
sacrificing something.
16. Abode:
Meaning: dwelling place; home
Mnemonics: abode sounds jus like aboard= a+board... boarding refers to living
, room or place
17. Abolish:
Meaning: cancel; put an end to, get rid of.
Mnemonics: a + polish (bolish): a polish puts an end to the dullness of shoes.
18. Abominable:
Meaning: detestable; extremely unpleasant
Mnemonics: AVOMIN "(pretty famous drug) given wen u feel a vomiting
Sensation (which is an unpleasant feeling)..Associate avomin to abomin...
19. Abominate:
Meaning: loathe; hate
Mnemonics: omi here sounds like omit, we omit the things we hate
20. Aboriginal:
Meaning: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N.
aborigine
Mnemonics: A+B+Origin+all : A-B are origin(initials) of all English alphabets. i.e.
first of its kind
21. Abortive:
Meaning: unsuccessful; fruitless
Mnemonics: Relate it to abort..things usually gets aborted when it seems that it
would be unsuccessful or fruitless
22. Abrasive:
Meaning: rubbing away; tending to grind down, harsh
Mnemonics: abrasive..it sounds like aggressive,which means harsh behavior
