Gre Mnemonic Vocabulary List 46ak

GRE Mnemonic Vocabulary List

abase Short Definition : lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect Definition (verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of Synonyms : chagrin , humble , humiliate , mortify Example Sentence 

He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abase Abase > to bring someone down back to A BASE level.

abash Short Definition : embarrass Definition (verb) cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious Synonyms : embarrass

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abash link it to bashful. A=ALWAYS B=BRINGS a S=SHAME ab stands for Abhishek + ash stands for Aishwarya when Abhishek married to Aish Salman gets embarrassed

abate Short Definition : To reduce in amount;Put an end to; subside or moderate Definition (verb) make less active or intense

Synonyms : slack , slake

Definition (verb) become less in amount or intensity Synonyms : die away , let up , slack , slack off Example Sentence 

The storm abated

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The rain let up after a few hours

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abate rebate means discount... i.e reducing the price.. abate and rebate are rhyming words ab ate mat karo abate your weight ABATE=AB+ATE... here "ATE" is the past tense of "eat". So when we eat, the quantity tends to reduce or lessen... the same applies here.. ABATE RHYMES WITH "WAIT". means waiting to get sumthng subsided

abbreviate Short Definition : shorten Definition (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements Synonyms : abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , reduce , shorten Example Sentence 

The manuscript must be shortened

Definition (verb) shorten Example Sentence

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Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abbreviate abbreviate consists of brevity(means brief)..so the meaning would be 'to make brief' Abbreviation = short form of anything so abbreviate means to shorten abbreviate has root brev (brief) in it; brev (brief) means in short. hence meaning of abbreviate is to shorten something

abdicate Short Definition : renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) Definition (verb) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations Synonyms : renounce Example Sentence 

The King abdicated when he married a divorcee

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abdicate ab+dicate dicate sounds like dictator. Dictator is an authoritarian ruler who has lot of power. To better,ab normal is opposite to normal.So,abdicate is opposite to dictator (ie)losing power. 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. "Ab nai dictate" means now u hav to giv up.

aberrant Short Definition : abnormal or deviant Definition (noun) one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

Definition (adj) markedly different from an accepted norm Synonyms : deviant , deviate Example Sentence 

aberrant behavior

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deviant ideas

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for aberrant (Tag: Global) 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. (beer+ant)...ant drank beer and walking abnormal. ab error aa gayi..hence it is no more normal...hence abnormal the term ERR is inside here, how can it be normal then?

aberration Short Definition : deviation from the normal; mental disorder Definition (noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms : aberrance , aberrancy , deviance

Definition (noun) a disorder in one's mental state

Definition (noun) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image Synonyms : distortion , optical aberration

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for aberration sounds like abortion which is not normal delivery ab+err+ation.. in this if we concentrate on err.. which relates to error.. which is deviation from normal. A person who drinks beer acts differently from normal guy.. which is deviating for normal. abe beer kabhi ration ki dukan pe nahi mil sakti...which is a kind of deviation.

abet Short Definition : assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage Definition (verb) assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abet "a"+"bet" Normally in teenage,college students "bet" to their friends that i will make a girl to fall in luv with me n even his fnds s n encourages him. a+bet ; a bet generally assists you to do something wrong

abeyance Short Definition : suspended action Definition (noun) temporary cessation or suspension Synonyms : suspension

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abeyance a+beyance .. here concentrate on beyance.. it sounds like buoyancy which which suspends objects above the ground level.

"abey" in hindi... abey mat karo... do it later!

Interpret it as opposite of obey+ance -- not obeying the given orders and suspend the work (action)

Interpret it as opposite of obey+ance -- not obeying. Not obeying the orders of his Commanding officer resulted in the captain's suspension for 13 days.

abey+dance.. due to delay in dance, audience are angry.. due to abeyance in the show audience are frustrated.

word contains buoyancy >>> its a state of suspension on water.

abhor Short Definition : detest; hate Definition (verb) find repugnant Synonyms : abominate , execrate , loathe Example Sentence  

I loathe that man She abhors cats

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abhor bhor sounds like "a whore" and we generally hate a whore....so to hate someone is abhoring that person

ab + hor (horror) -- that means we should always hate the horror.

a + bhor (bore).. a bore person is always rejected. Many people generally abhor a bore person.

aBhORING , Sounds like a BORING that many would hate . People always hate boring topic . AbhoreBore – Hate

'abhor' sounds similar to 'whore', a prostitute. Imagine a whore hates you more than you hate him when dirty people visit her. One would abhor a whore wouldn’t they?

abide Short Definition : dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people. Definition (verb) dwell Synonyms : bide , stay Example Sentence 

You can stay with me while you are in town

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stay a bit longer--the day is still young

Definition (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant Synonyms : bear , brook , digest , endure , put up , stand , stick out , stomach , suffer , , tolerate Example Sentence 

I cannot bear his constant criticism

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The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks

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he learned to tolerate the heat She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abide a+bride(bide)genrally guyz loose their independence aftr d marriage bcoz f their bride...so as to bear them n their principles...so abide counts to bear sthng or hate sthng.

abi(abhi"name of a person")+the second part sounds like hide(abhi hides from his stupid friends....because he cant tolerate them.

abide : concentrate on bide it sounds like hide,to escape you hide as u can't bear them lik that

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

a + (bide)= bride= wife= tolerate= bear

abject Short Definition : (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology Definition (adj) of the most contemptible kind Synonyms : low , low-down , miserable , scummy , scurvy Example Sentence 

abject cowardice

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a low stunt to pull

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a low-down sneak

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his miserable treatment of his family

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You miserable skunk!

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a scummy rabble a scurvy trick

Definition (adj) most unfortunate or miserable Example Sentence  

the most abject slaves ed in the revolt abject poverty

Definition (adj) showing utter resignation or hopelessness Synonyms : unhopeful Example Sentence 

abject surrender

Definition (adj) showing humiliation or submissiveness Example Sentence 

an abject apology

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abject Abject sounds like REJECT. Poor people are like REJECTED (Abject) people in the society. poor people or people lacking pride (abject people) are rejected in society

abject sounds like reject if any person is rejected in job he/she will feel hopless and wil be in miserable condition

Abject sounds like Reject...hopeless person is always rejected

'Submissive' ppl are treated as mere OBJECTS THAT ARE OWNED (compare object wid ABJECT) and less humane.

abjure Short Definition : renounce upon oath Definition (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure Synonyms : forswear , recant , resile , retract Example Sentence 

He retracted his earlier statements about his religion

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She abjured her beliefs

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abjure Abjure think it like injure. so once you are injured you will give up. so abjure means give up

ab+jure...jure- jor (in Hindi) Jor lagaao chodoo mat....(Don't Give up) (this mnemonic is in Hindi Language)

abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away from) her earlier statements in front of jury.

ab+jaanede+yaar (abjure) am renouncing

ABJURE = the prefix AB- means against. -JURE means rule (like JURY) So, ABJURE means to rule against.

abjure sounds like "object" which both are the same in the meaning to renounce

ablution Short Definition : washing Definition (noun) the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ablution ab+solution sounds like blue solution,means pure water,which is used to wash yourself.

ablution ~ a + blue + solution; just imagine some blue color solution used for washing clothes.

take ablution to remove pollution

abnegation Short Definition : renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation Definition (noun) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief Example Sentence 

abnegation of the Holy Trinity

Definition (noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others Synonyms : denial , self-abnegation , self-denial , self-renunciation

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abnegation abnegate: ab+nahi+get; meaning giving up something

Ab-negate ~ relate negate to negative and ab to away. It implies subtracting something. Subtracting (removing away) some important aspect of your life means sacrificing something.

abnegation=ab+negation. negation part could be considered as saying negative answer. when you say NO to something, you have rejected it or renounced it

ab-negate: ab (now) I negate (nullify) myself.

state of having no ego-abn(o)eg(o)tion- sacrifice state

abode Short Definition : dwelling place; home Definition (noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily Synonyms : residence Example Sentence 

a person can have several residences

Definition (noun) housing that someone is living in Synonyms : domicile , dwelling , dwelling house , habitation , home Example Sentence

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he built a modest dwelling near the pond they raise money to provide homes for the homeless

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abode abode sounds jus like aboard= a+board... boarding refers to living room or place

a-bode(body) ......a body needs a dwelling place/home

Children use Adobe software to make abode(houses) in pictures

Sounds like a boat. Some people live on a boat.

abolish Short Definition : cancel; put an end to Definition (verb) do away with Synonyms : get rid of Example Sentence 

Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abolish sounds sumwhat similar to demolish..which means put an end of sumthing

abolish is similar to abort.Meaning of abort is to stop the development of a baby.Thus the meaning "End something" or "Put to an end".

abolish sounds like a+polish which means it cleans bad....put an end to dust

ab + polish (bolish) : now we have polish our shoes and hence put an end to dirt over it.

abominable Short Definition : detestable; extremely unpleasant Definition (adj) unequivocally detestable Synonyms : detestable , execrable , odious Example Sentence 

abominable treatment of prisoners

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detestable vices

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execrable crimes consequences odious to those you govern

Definition (adj) exceptionally bad or displeasing Synonyms : atrocious , awful , dreadful , painful , terrible , unspeakable Example Sentence 

atrocious taste

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abominable workmanship

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an awful voice

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dreadful manners

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a painful performance

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terrible handwriting an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abominable abo + min + able : this work is not even above (ab) my minimum (min) ability (able) level.. so it's exceptionally bad.

abominable means think as boman irani(vilan in 3idiots)...so he is bad,hated by all,his face was extremely unplesant (in dat picture)

abo=> above min=> minute able => able so hated so can't resist above a minute

ever heard of abominable snowman??...its an apelike wild animal ....so its unpleasant

abominable= a bomb + able: nobody likes what a bomb can do. Its extremely unpleasant

a bomb is dropped so it's very unpleasant.