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    abase (v.) - Humiliate, degrade.A Base(military base) A man is court martialed in military base in front of peopleand he is humiliated.

    abate (v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severitya bat(cricket bat) Due to the fear of bowler the bat becomes smaller and smaller.

    abbreviate (v.) - to shorten

    a brave weight A brave body builder picks alot of weight but he shrinks andshorten.

    abduct (v.) - to kidnapa duck A duck is kidnapped and the kidnapper wants a lot of money

    aberration (n.) - a deviation from the expected courseA bear (in) ration Buying a bear when buying the ration for house is a deviationaccording to islamic law

    abhor (v.) - to hateA bore (person) Everyone hates a bore person

    abide (v.) - tolerateA bite You took a big bite of a burger and now your teath are aching an youhave to tolerate it

    abject (adj.) - lacking prideA jet a new jet is made by scientists and they are proud but it falls and isdestroyed which hurts their pride.

    abort (v.) - to give up unfinisheda boat During a boat race the participants give up without finishing therace because their muscles are tired

    abridge (v.) - to shorten

    A bridge A bridge is made to shorten the distance

    abrogate (v.) - to abolishA bro(brother) gate your brother is standing on the gate and he gives orders topolish(abolish) it.

    abscond (v.) - to sneak away and hideabs(abdominal) cold. The abdominal of a person is very cold and he hides in acorner to get warmth

    abundant (adj.) - in great numbersA bun dent there are a lot of dents on the bun

    accede (v.) - to agreeA seed a seed agrees with almost every gardener and it grows

    accentuate (v.) - to highlighta scent chew ate A scent chew a highlighter and ate it and there was colourcomming out of its mouth

    accommodating (adj.) - helpfulA comma date(fruit) A date is in comma in a hospital and people are helping itin giving it food and straightening its legs

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    accost (v.) - to approach or confront aggressivelyHigh cost You become agressive on the shop keeper because of high cost.

    acumen (n.) - keen insight,a cute man A cute man has beautiful eyes and he can even look inside things

    acute (adj.) - sharp,severe.acute angle (triangle) made of three sided blades

    affable (adj.) - friendlya fair(honest) ball A ball which is friendly with every one.

    affluent (adj.) - rich, wealthyI flew went Only rich people can buy aeroplanes

    aggrandize (v.) - to increase,to make greater.a grany(grand mother) dies The number of old dead women increases.Every where oldwomen are dying.

    aghast (adj.) - struck by terrora ghost Terrifying ghost comes in front you and you are terrorised.

    agoraphobia (n.) - an abnormal fear of open or public placesegg are a phobia A person goes to buy eges but the eggs and the people arestaring at you so you run away.

    akimbo (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outwardi came boo i was comming and some one said boo to frighten me .that personwas stading with hands on hips like a chicken

    alacrity (n.) - speed, readiness.all cry tea When the tea arrived all of them drank it with great speed

    algid (adj.) - frigid, cold

    all aged Aged cant move because they are old and they shiver so it seems thatthey are feeling cold.

    allay (v.) - to pacify, assuagea lay(chips) A pack of lay chips which is as high as mountain is eaten by youand you are pacified.

    alleviate (v.) - to relieveallevator the elavator relieves pain of leg because no walking is required

    aloof (adj.) - distant,distance.a loaf(of bread) you are looking through binoculars at the break fast tablebecause the bread is far away

    altercation (n.) - an argument,dispute.alteration (of a car) You have argument with the mechanic that he has not done agood job

    amalgamation (n.) - a uniona mall(shopping centre) game show There is a game show in shopping mall so yourteam should have a good union.

    ambivalent (adj.) - having contradictory feelingsI am buying a volet sometimes i like it but some time i say no.

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    amble (v.) - walk, to stroll.am (paying) bill walking in the line before bank when others are standing still.

    ameliorate (v.) - to improve, to make better.A milo rate Milo improves health.

    amend (v.) - improve, make better.

    a mind Mind of a person improves as he grows.

    amiable (adj.) - friendlyA meow(cat) ball a cat is playing with the ball in a friendly way.She is rollingas well and looking innocent.

    amorous (adj.) - showing lovea more rose rose is the sign of showing love.More roses means more love.

    amorphous (adj.) - without shape or bordersa more faces different faces have different shapes no face can be without shape.

    anomaly (n.) - something that does not fit into the normal order

    normally Abnormally

    antechamber (n.) - a waiting roomAnty chamber.Anty in the chamber waiting for uncle.

    anxiety (n.) - uneasinesseggs and tea There are eggs put in tea and the person who is to drink is uneasywith it and feels like vomiting.

    aphorism (n.) - a short sayinga for apple its a short sentence

    apocalypse (n.) - total devastation, the end of the world

    a pop(corn) collapsed .A big pop corn is rolling and it collapsed all the houses.

    apparitional (adj.) - ghostlyoperational Ghosts in place of doctors doing operation.

    arbitrator (n.) - one who settles controversy between two sidesA big tractor A big tractor is given to the farmer and the farmer who was angrywith government is now happy with them.

    ascetic (n.) - one who practices restraint as a means of self-disciplinea set tick(clock) Its a clock giving azan.You have set it on alarm.Azan remindsus of religion.Religion teaches us restrain.

    assuage (v.) - to ease, pacify.a sewage A sewage should provide an easy way for waste other wise therewill be bad smell if the waste gets stuck

    atone (v.) - to apologizea ton a full ton of things break and the servant apologises

    audacious (adj.) - excessively boldAudition A person is very bold in audition because there are marks for it.

    augment (v.) - to increase, to make larger.

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    argument an argument can be increased as much as you want

    austere (adj.) - very simple, plain.A stair(case) it is very simple and plain

    baleful (adj.) - harmfulbeliful(stomach full) It can be very harmful if you eat a lot of things.

    bard (n.) - a poet, often a singer as wellBird A bird has written its own poem and singing in beautiful voice

    battery (n.) - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use togetherCar battery Except the battery rocket launchers are put in the engine.

    belligerent (adj.) - ready to fight.belli on rent A man has bought a beli on rent to fight with food.

    benevolent (adj.) - kind, good, caring.buy new volet a man has bougt new volet is giving money to everyone and is kind

    benign (adj.) - non-threatening

    banana A banana my not look threatning but if you step and it you willslip and hurt your self

    berate (v.) - to scold severelyBee rat A bee is scolding a rat that why has it enter its house.

    bereft (adj.) - withoutbare foot with out shoes

    bide (v.) - to waitbite A dog bites a person and he waits so someone else comes and seperate them

    bilk (v.) - to cheat, to swindle

    black. If you cheat your face will be black like sinfull people.

    blandish (v.) - to coax through flatteryblind dish A blind person cooks a dish which is not tasty but his friend flatterhim that he has done a good job and asks the secret behind it.

    bloated (adj.) - bigger than desiredblue tedy (bear) A blue teddy drank water and became vry big that it couldn'tfit in the room.

    boisterous (adj.) - loud, energetic.boy is terrace A boy is on terrace and he is shouting loudly calling his friends

    bourgeois (adj.) - middle classbore juice the bore juice or cheap juice is always for middle class and lowerclass

    brash (adj.) - hasty or lacking in sensitivitybrush(tooth brush) brushing quickly because getting late for office

    brazen (adj.) - excessively boldRaisins(dry fruit) A person has filled his pockets with raisens and eating it onthe way.He doesnot worry about people.

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    brumal (adj.) - relating to winter, wintry.bru (coffee) meal After a meal you are having a coffee and sitting near a windowand watch the snow fall.

    brusque (adj.) - shortRusk Due to high prices rusk are so short that they finish in one bite.

    buffet (v.) - to hit or strike.bouquet A person proposed a girl by giving her a bouquet but she hits him onthe face.

    burgeon (v.) - blossom, to come forth.Bore jin A jin is sitting bored and suddenly flowers blossom in front of him andhe comes forth to smell them.

    cacophony (n.) - noisekoo koo(bird) on phone, The bird is making alot of noise and the man on the otherend of the phone is holding his ears.

    cadence (n.) - rhythmcar dance YOur car has started dancing because there is a good song playedin your cars dac.

    cajole (v.) - to urgecar jewel There is a jewel in a car and your friend is urging you to steal it.

    callous (adj.) - harsh, cold , unfeeling.kallis( jack kallis cricketer) He is very harsh, doesn't talk too much doesn'tlaugh too much.

    calumny (n.) - an attempt to defame another s reputationCall many When you want to discuss some ones reputation then you call many people

    camaraderie (n.) - cheerful unity among a groupcamera and diary in my school diary there is a picture in which my friend isholding a camera and taking pictures and all of us are all very cheerful.

    canvas (n.) - a piece of cloth on which an artist paintsCan vase in place of vase there is a can placed and instead of flower there isa cloth used for dusting kept in it.

    capricious (adj.) - impulsivecap pricious. a precious cap is worn by a person and every is impulsive to it andwants it.He cannot predict that for how much time he can save it from people.

    captivate (v.) - to hold the interest of, to gain the attention ofcap weight a person has placed a body building weight in place of cap so he canattract the attention of the people.

    carouse (v.) - to partycar rose a fresh rose is kept in the car which this person will give to hisfriend in the party.

    cavity (n.) - a holecave of tea for us people the mouth( a hole) is really the cave of tea

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    cavort (v.) - jumpscaword When a coward person sees danger he jumps and runs away

    celestial (adj.) - relating to the sky or the heavenssell less shells You have found shells which had fallen from sky so you shallsell them less and less because they will get finished.

    chastise (v.) - to scold

    chest ties a student is wearing a lot of ties on his chest so the principlescolds him.

    choreograph (adj.) - as in dancecover your graph In the graph you made,the x-axis and y-axis are dancing so youhave to cover themto stop them.

    circumlocution (n.) - indirect languagesir come sit on the cushion. This is an indirect way of humiliating yourteacher.No one sits on the cushion.

    circumspect (adj.) - cautious, carefull.sir comes inspects when a sir comes to the class and inspects then you have to

    be cautious.

    clairvoyant (adj.) - able to see things that others cannotclear violent A witch is looking inside the magic ball and sees that in thecomming years there is only going to be voilence in the world.Other people sittingcannot see it.

    claustrophobia (n.) - an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spacesclosed door phobia(fear)

    clich (n.) - overused expressionclean shave People use one blade over and over again.

    coalesce (v.) - to combine into onecolor less when orange red and green color combine, they form white color

    cogent (adj.) - intelligentco- agent I and my co-agent are very intelligent.Together we have solved alot of cases.

    collusion (n.) - a secret agreementcoal lotion The coal company has a secret agreement with the lotion companythat the lotion they will apply to the coal will burn the coal very fast so poplewill buy more coal.

    colossus (n.) - an enormous structure

    coal loss us A person did loss in the coal business so in anger he brought allthe mountain down and destroyed an enormous structure.

    comatose (adj.) - dull, lethargic.Tomatoes Politicians should never be dull when they are deliveringspeeches because there may be tomatoes comming their way.

    commendable (adj.) - worthy of praisecome men table The men have done a great job so their boss is calling them totable to give them dinner and praise them

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    commodious (adj.) - roomyacommodate accomodating somone means giving him a room

    compel (v.) - to forcecome pal a friend of yours asks you to come with him but you say no so he usesforce and grabs your arm and pushes you.

    complicit (adj.) - being an accomplice(partner) in a wrongful act

    come please sit a big criminal comes to your house and you want him to make youhis partner.so u give him alot of respect

    concede (v.) - to give in, to acceptCone seed A cone icecream is given to the farmer to use as seed and the idiotaccepts it.

    conciliatory (adj.) - friendlyCone sell tree A man requests a tree whether he can sell his cone underneathher because of shade.The tree is friendly and agrees

    concoct (v.) - to make up or inventcone cock(chicken) A chicken takes its egg put stick in it and make it like a

    cone icecream.

    conduit (n.) - a pipe, passage, channel.cone duet(song) a huge cone icecream is eaten by two friends who are using pipesinstead of straws

    confluence (n.) - a coming togethercone flew Two cones flew and they came towards each other and got destroyed.

    confound (v.) - to frustratecone(not) found someone has eaten your cone. your cant find it so u get angryand frustrated Because you like icecream.

    connotation (n.) - a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond itsdefinitionconvocation In a convocation the person who gives the awards ask thepeople a difficult word before giving them the award

    contusion (n.) - bruise,injury.cone on tution You were eating cone at the time of tution and you had ruined thecarpet of the teachers house so he smacked you on face and you got a bruise

    convalescence (n.) - the gradual return to health after illnesscone well in senses If you get well then you can have cone icecream but when youget ill you should leave it immediatly

    copious (adj.) - abundant,plentiful.copies there are a lot of things written in copies.

    corpulent (adj.) - very fatcar pull ant you are pulling your car to take it out of the mud but there isa fat ant in it which is making it difficult for you

    cosmopolitan (adj.) - worldly, sophisticatedcause more pollution if you are sophisticated and care about the world then youshould not cause more pollution.

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    credulity (n.) - readiness to believecraddle and tea a baby sitting in craddle and having tea. Is it beleiveable.

    cursory (adj.) - brief to the point of being superficialcar sorry your friend bangs your car and just says sorry.Such a brief word forsuch a big act.

    daunting (adj.) - fearful

    Dawn tang Dawn newspaper showed that tang is a drink that causes cancer sopeople got fearful.

    dearth (n.) - a lack, scarcitythe earth The earth lacks oil resouces

    defame (v.) - to destroy the reputation ofThe fame Evryone wants to destroy the fame of the other.

    deft (adj.) - skilled,adept.deaf( cant hear) Those who are deaf God gives them another skill.

    deleterious (adj.) - harmfuldelete it yes We should delete harmful viruses.

    delude (v.) - to deceive, to mislead.They loot One of the looters deceives the others and runs away with the lootedmoney.

    derelict (adj.) - abandoned, run down.Dairy licked A dairy product is licked by cat.So the household have abandonedit

    desolate (adj.) - lifeless, deserted.they so late The doctors are late and the body becomes lifeless

    despondent (adj.) - hopeless,discourage.The spoon dent There are dents in the spoon and its hopeless to eat with it soyou are depressed.

    destitute (adj.) - impoverishedInstitute In institute the studentsare wearing the clothes of beggers.

    diaphanous (adj.) - airy, transparent, light.die fans A thin(light) person passed some fans and the fans were veryairy and threw the person away and he dies.

    dictate (v.) - command, to prescribe.dictation A teacher commands you to write dictation

    differentiate (v.) - to distinguish, to make differentDifference

    dilapidated (adj.) - in a state of disrepair(neglect)the lap date The lap of a person is full of dates and he can't stand and there isno one to help him so he is sad.

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    diligent (adj.) - careful, showing care.Detergent Nowadays dettergents are very carefull and show care to theclothes.

    diminish (v.) - to decrease or make smallerThe mini The minis are becoming smaller and smaller.

    diminutive (adj.) - miniature, small.

    Amunition YOu have small weapons and guns and you have kept it in aglass.

    discrete (adj.) - separate, distinct, individual.This crate A special crate is placed seperately so people doesn't take it.disparage (v.) - to criticize , degrade, belittlethis porriage Nowadays porrige tastes very bad.So everyone criticises it.

    dissonance (n.) - lack of harmony or agreementhe's so nice One personsays he is so nice the other says hes not nice so theydon,t agree with each other.

    divergent (adj.) - different, deviating, contrarydiver giant A giant diver head over the pool.He looks different than all ofthe divers.

    diverse (adj.) - variedDivorce When wife and husband vary(different) in there thoughts then theytake divorce.

    divisive (adj.) - causing conflict, oppositiondivision division of land causes a lot of conflicts.

    domicile (n.) - a home a residence,domicile certificate There is a house made on it.

    doppelganger (n.) - a ghostly double of a living personDouble hanger A jins clothes are hanging with your clothes in the same hangerwhich has double sides.

    douse (v.) - to drench, saturateHouse Water has entered your house and Water has soaked soffas and carpet.

    dutiful (adj.) - careful to fulfill obligationsduti on duty you have to be careful otherwise you will be fired.

    dynamic (adj.) - characterized by continuous change or activityDynamite dynamites are changing.Every year there are advance dynamites

    produced.

    elocution (n.) - the art of public speakinghello cussion a politician is standing on a cution and saying hello to hispeople.

    elucidate (v.) - to clarifyLOC(line of control) date Pakistan and India should clearify the date of leavingLOC.

    empathetic (adj.) - feeling another s pain as one s own

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    hoemopethic He gives medicine to people to relive pain.

    empathy (n.) - the experience of another s feelings as one s own Sympathy

    enervate (v.) - to weaken , make wearyin her wait As she waited for the guest she got so weak that she slept.

    entity (n.) - something that exists as a discrete unitin tt (pistol) the pistol and the magaine can be seperated.

    entomology (n.) - the study of insectsant more logy(study) As ant is small so it is like insect.

    envy (adj.) - jealousyenemy Your enemy are jealous because of your strength.

    erect (v.) - to construct, to raisea racket A huge racket is made from cement and cars are going over it.

    erroneous (adj.) - mistaken, incorrecterror

    espouse (v.) - to support, or to marrya spouse(wife) You marry a women to be your spouse and she supports you in yourbad times.

    espy (v.) - catch sight of ,glimpsea spy a spy looks at every thing.

    ethereal (adj.) - heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refineda serial A director promised that he will show heavenly things in hisserial.

    euphoric (adj.) - overjoyed, elated,phosphoric(acid) Phosphoric acid fell on you and you are so much happy that youare over joyed.

    exacerbate (v.) - to make more violenteggs to celebrate when you celbrate you throw more and more eggs on one anotherbut if one gets hurt then it becomes violent.

    excursion (n.) - a trip, an outingx cousin Your x-cousin has called you to come to his village on a trip for amonth.

    exemplary (adj.) - serving as an exampleexample

    exigent (adj.) - urgent, criticaleggs for agent the agent wants the eggs urgently for breakfast because he hasto go to work

    existential (adj.) - relating to existenceexistence

    exorbitant (adj.) - excessive

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    eggs in a tent The tent is full of eggs.

    extol (v.) - to praiseeggs tall A person ate eggs and he became very tall and people started likingand praising him.

    extravagant (adj.) - excessive, over-the-topExtra wagon A lot of lugage can be put in the wagon as well as over its

    top.

    fabricate (v.) - to invent, make-up, concoctfabric The scientists have invented a fabric on which you can fly likeAlladin did.

    fabulist (n.) - a liar, a teller of fablesfeb list A student lies to his friends that the list of exam will arrive infebruary.

    facile (adj.) - easyFace oil Pimples form very easily on oily face.

    fallacious (adj.) - incorrect, misleadingfalse

    familial (adj.) - relating to familyfamiliar all your family has familiar faces like you.

    fatuous (adj.) - foolish, silly.fetch us Criminals like fools came to police to catch themor fetch them.fecund (adj.) - fruitful, fertile.fee count you were counting your school fee when a fruit seller passed you andbought all his fruit with that money.

    feign (v.) - to fake or pretend tofan you pretend to a person that you are his fan but you are lieing

    feral (adj.) - wild, savagefearwall In your school farewell wild animals came and ate all your food.

    fetter (v.) - to restrain, chain, tiefatter if you get fatter and fatter then we have to restrain your food andtie your stomach with chains

    fey (adj.) - magicalfee You did a magical spell on your fee challan and the balance got zero.

    fickle (adj.) - characterized by changeablenessfee call You got acall from your school to pay your fee but you changedyour voice and dodge them.

    figurative (adj.) - symbolicfigure relative YOu have made a figure(statue) of your relative and there aresymbols on it.

    firmament (n.) - the heavens, the sky.firm of mint A firm sells mints.The stock of the mint is so much that it istouching the sun.

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    flabbergasted (adj.) - astounded(amazed)fibre ghost you have made a ghost of fibre ghost when someone looks atit they are amazed.

    flaccid (adj.) - droopingfalt sit all the day you sit in the flat and you become so dull that you fall onthe floor.

    flattery (n.) - complimentsflat tree there is a tree in you falt it is very beautiful.Your neighbourscome and compliment you for keeping it well.

    flout (v.) - ignore, show contempt for.float You are floating on water and sharks are swimming with you but they areignoring you

    flux (n.) - a state of constant change or a flowlux (soap) as water flows on it,it starts changing color.

    forage (v.) - graze for food, to rummage, scavenge.

    Porridge Lambs are grazing for porriage.

    forestall (v.) - to delay, impede.four stalls four stalls will take more time than one stall so it ill delayyou.

    forlorn (adj.) - lonely, hopeless.far in the lawn far in the lawn there is a boy sitting sad and lonely

    formidable (adj.) - arousing fear or alarmfarm table In a dairy farm cows are sitting on a table and eating lunch ashumans when you see them you get scared.

    forsake (v.) - forget, to abandon.four cakes YOu bought four birthay cakes from a bakery but you forgot to takethem.

    fortify (v.) - to strengthenforty five you have to eat forty five chickens to get maximum strength.

    fortitude (n.) - strength, bravery.forty two related to forty five above.

    fortuitous (adj.) - lucky, occurring by chance.four tutions you are lucky that you have found four teachers otherwise in examtimes there are no teachers to be found.

    foster (v.) - encourage, to stimulate, promote.faster You encourage your friend to run fast.He runs so fast that he exceeds200km/h

    frenetic (adj.) - emotional, frantic.friend tic(clock) YOu give your friend a clock in gift and he stats crying somuch that the clock is covered with tears.

    gape (v.) - to open the mouth and stare stupidlygap The only thing on our face which gap can be improvd is the mouth.

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    gay (adj.) - happy, cheery, or homosexual.gay A gay is happy and clapping.

    goad (v.) - to urge, to provoke into action.goat A person sits on goat and hit it to make it move.

    gourmand (n.) - one who likes eating and drinkinggovernment Government officials are eating and drinking so much that thesecretariate is filled with tins and burger wrappers.

    grandiose (adj.) - extraordinary, grand in scope.grand cruiser your Grand cruiser is extraordinary because it flies.

    gregarious (adj.) - sociable, outgoinggrey gear yes Your car has a grey gear like a hand.you have to shake handswith it to move it.

    grotto (n.) - a small cave

    grow toe a toe grows and growsand grows and stands like a big cave.

    guile (n.) - deceitful actions or behaviorgirl girls often deceive boys.

    hail (v.) - to come fromhail(snow) comes from sky

    hapless (adj.) - unluckyhelpless a helpless person is always unlucky

    harmony (n.) - agreement, often of sound.harm money a person makes an agreement with theifs that they shouldnot harm his

    money.

    harrowing (adj.) - distressinghe rowwing(sport) he is caught in water and is in distress.

    hedonist (n.) - one whose primary pursuit is pleasurehe a don a don always wants pleasure in life.

    henchman (n.) - a trusted followerinch man a man is only one inch and is following you.

    hiatus (n.) - a break, an interruption in continuityhigh task climbing a high mountain you have to take breaks in between.

    hiemal (adj.) - relating to winterhigh mall A mall is so high that it touches the clouds and it is very cold.

    hierarchy (n.) - a ranking system of groups or individualshigher are keys Keys are placed on at the top of another in the order fromm smallto big.

    histrionic (adj.) - excessively dramatic or emotionalhistory (of pakistan) is very dramatic and emotional.

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    idolatrous (adj.) - worshiping excessively an object or persona dol on terrace the dol is worshiping an idol on terrace.

    illusory (adj.) - deceptive, produced by an illusioni will say sorry but he ran away and deceived you.

    immaculate (adj.) - spotless,impeccably clean.I make you late its not your fault you are spotless I made you late.

    immutable (adj.) - not susceptible to changeim mute able your tv is not mutable and you cant change it because it is yourtv

    impecunious (adj.) - excessively poorimpact unions The impact of economy on poor people is such that they canonly buy onions.

    incessant (adj.) - without interruptionsees ant ant is moving all the time and is not interrupted.

    incisive (adj.) - clearinside a seive you can clearly see the other side.

    inclement (adj.) - stormyin climate. The climate is very stormy and bad.

    inclination (n.) - a tendencyin clean nation In clean nation tendency of desease is very less.

    indictment (n.) - accusation of wrongdoingaddict mint A person is addict of eating mint so people accuse him when hepasses them.

    indignation (n.) - anger due to an unfair situationin dig nation all the nation is digging graves which is unfair to the farmers

    inextricable (adj.) - hopelessly confused or tangledan extra cable(wire) the cable gets twisted and it gets very difficult tostaighten it.

    infuse (v.) - to injectin fuse instead of fuse there is a injection in the circuit

    ingenious (adj.) - marked by special intelligencea geniuos A genious person has a special talent.

    inimical (adj.) - threateningenemy call Enemy calls and threatens.

    iniquity (n.) - a wicked act, a sininn quit You quit an inn because it is a sin.

    innate (adj.) - inborn, native, inherentin net In a bird net a nurse is taking care of new born baby.

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    inquisitor (n.) - someone who asks questions or makes an inquiryin a quiz In a quiz people are asked questions.

    inundate (v.) - to floodin a date water is comming out of a date fruit that it floods.

    invective (n.) - a verbal attack

    infective An infective mosquito is arguing with you that you apply medicinesand donot allow them to attack.

    inveterate (adj.) - habitual, naturalin waiter ate it is the habbit of the waiters that they eat what the guestsleave and it is natural.

    irascible (adj.) - easily angerederasable You erased someones work and you thought you would be happy butthe person got angry.

    jubilant (adj.) - joyful, happyjubilee(chocolate) when you eat jubilee you become happy.

    judicious (adj.) - of sound judgmentjudicial judicial people give judgements.

    juvenile (adj.) - young or immaturejuvalin (throw) is not for young people because they will hurt themselves.

    juxtapose (v.) - to put next to each otherjust oppose Two people sitting back to back

    labyrinthine (adj.) - intricate(difficult to follow or understand)librarian thin A thin librarian is expalining to you how to put the books butyou can't understand him.

    laceration (n.) - a cut, a ripless ration people are getting less and less ration because their salary is cut

    lachrymose (adj.) - tearfullachrymal gland(eyes)

    latent (adj.) - present but hiddenlay tent You have laid a tent for enemy which is hidden but present.

    laud (v.) - to applaud or praiseloud the clapping gets lauder in convocation.

    laudatory (adj.) - admiring, praisingloud entry A person enters the kings palace and praise him loudly.

    lavish (adj.) - extravagantlay wish YOu lay down at night and dream about alot of money falling onyou.

    lethargic (adj.) - sluggish, wearyElergic An elergic person is slow and dull.

    lewd (adj.) - vulgar, offensive, rude

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    lived You lived a life of don who ws vulgur and offensive but now youhave realized and got better.

    libel (n.) - a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of aperson or thinglabel wrong label

    licentious (adj.) - amoral, lawless

    license license is not required in a lawless country.

    limber (adj.) - bending or flexing readily, pliabletimber A board is made of timber it bends like a dancer.

    limpid (adj.) - clear, easily understoodlamp pad WIth the lamp there is pad on which it is written how to use thelamp.which is easily understandable.

    linchpin (n.) - something that holds separate things togetherlunch pin A pin is givn by your mom to you in the lunch to hold your sandwichestogether.

    loquacious (adj.) - talkativeiocations A guide is showing you locations and he is talking so much thatyou got unconscious.

    lull (n.) - a relatively calm interval, as in a stormnull A null is started and you are having a steam bath which has made youvery calm.

    magnanimous (adj.) - generous, noblemega animal A big animal has taken out his volet and giving money to poorpeople.

    malaise (n.) - vague feeling of discomfortmy lace is not tied and people arre looking at me and laughing which is adiscomfort to me.

    malevolent (adj.) - having intent to harm othersmy volet your volet is stolen and you are shouting"my volet!" and youare

    malicious (adj.) - harmfulmalaysians Malaysians are very harmful.If you go to malaysia they willhurt you.

    malign (v.) - to slander, to defame, to speak evil of

    me lying YOu are lying about a friend and defaming him.

    mandatory (adj.) - required, not optionalmonday story The children want to hear a story every monday.YOu have no choicebecause if they don't hear a story they will cry all night.

    manifest (v.) - to show clearlyman fist abodybuilder man is showing his fist which are clearly huge.

    manifold (adj.) - manymany folds

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    masticate (v.) - to chewmy stick ate a dog took your stick and chewd it and ate it

    matrimony (n.) - marriagemy tree money you are giving a tree full of money to your wife as a marriagegift.

    maudlin (adj.) - sentimentalmodeling a model is walking and crying and all her makeup is ruined.

    maxim (n.) - a common saying of advice or virtuemaximum someone advices afridi that he should hit maximum sixes.

    meager (adj.) - lacking in quality staturemaker The maker has made things of very low quality.

    mediate (v.) - to interveneimmediate When two people are fighting one has has to intervene immediatelyto stop them.

    melodramatic (adj.) - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimentalmilo dramatic In a drama the hero is drinking milo and crying so muchthat the milo juice is filled with tears.

    mendacious (adj.) - inclined to lie or misleadmen delicious A person tell some men that he has prepared delicious foodbut when they come there is no food.

    mercurial (adj.) - quick and changeable in temperamentmercury the mercury changes its position with temperature.

    meritorious (adj.) - deserving of praise or meritmerit

    metamorphosis (n.) - a change of form, shape, substancemet more forces The army forces call more forces and makes an olympic sign.

    mimic (v.) - to copymy nick Somebody copied my msn nick.

    misogyny (n.) - hatred of womenmis genie(jin) There is a female jin who hate female students.

    modicum (n.) - a small amount of somethingmadicam you applied a small amopunt of medicam and your teeth got morewhiter than a tube light.

    mollify (v.) - to soften in tempermall fly A fly in a mall is sitting on every persons nose.The nose of thepeople become soft.

    monogamy (n.) - having only one spouse at a timemoon game On the moon your wife will throw things at you and you have to duckand save yourself.

    mores (n.) - moral attitudesmore rays YOur attitude is so good that light rays are comming out of you.

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    morose (adj.) - gloomy or sullenmore rose YOu need more roses to make a sad person happy.

    munificent (adj.) - generousMagnificient A magneficient person is very generous and gives money toeveryone.

    mutability (n.) - capability of changemute The voice of t.v. changes when it is muted.

    myopic (adj.) - short-sightedMy pic(picture) YOu have a very short and smaal picture of yours which you cansee by using a lense.

    myriad (adj.) - consisting of a very great numberMermaid(cartoon) There is no more one mermaid.NOw there are a lot of mermaid.

    narrator (v.) - story tellernew writer A new writer telling a story written by him

    nebulous (adj.) - hazyno ambulance Due to haze ambulance cannot move so the patients are requestedto go tothe hospital by themselves.

    nefarious (adj.) - horribly villainousno fear yes A villain is standing in front of you and you are making facesat him because you have no fear.

    neologism (n.) - the creation of new words, or a new wordnew logy(study) New study brings new words.

    neonate (n.) - a newborn babynew ate Chinese eat new born babies.

    noisome (adj.) - foul,particularly to the sense of smellnoise yum Yummy icecream trolley plays music.you go out to buy icecream butwhen the seller opens the top there are used socks in it and they smell very bad.

    notoriety (n.) - known in bad regardnew territory A new territory is very popular for its bad acts.

    novel (adj.) - unusual, or differentnovel(book) A new book is in market which is well polished and looks differentfrom other books.

    noxious (adj.) - harmful, toxic

    knock shoes There is a boxer who knocks-out people with his shoes which isvery harmful.

    obfuscate (v.) - make obscure or unclear.a fast cat A cat ran so fast that you couldn't see her clearly.

    odious (adj.) - meriting strong displeasureodi's As Indian team did not play ODI's in pakistan so pakistan showedalot of displeasure.

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    officious (adj.) - offering unwanted help or serviceofficial When you go to an office people there come and help you without yourrequest.

    olfactory (adj.) - relating to the sense of smellAll factory There was a bad smell in all the factory so it was closed.

    ominous (adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evilamin us We say amin when the muallim ask God for saving us from the evilin the future.

    oration (n.) - a dignified and formal speechno ration When there is no ration people come out and deliver speeches againstofficial people.

    ostracize (v.) - to exclude from a communityostrich size An ostrich grew so much that she had to be throw out of thecommunity because her features had polluted all the community.

    pacify (v.) - to sooth, ease

    peace If there is peace everyone would be at ease.

    paragon (n.) - model of perfectionpentagon It is made so perfect that even a bird can not fly without beingseen by the security.

    patent (adj.) - clearpatient It is very clear that a person is a patient when he is lying on thestrecher.

    pedagogue (n.) - a schoolteacherpedal gong The school teacher is using the pedal of the bycycle to hit the

    gong which signals recess.

    pellucid (adj.) - clearApple sidra YOu can see through apple sidra bottle because it is clear.

    penchant (n.) - a preferencepent shirt You wear the pent shirt which you prefer.

    peregrinate (v.) - to travel from place to place on footpamagranite A pamagranite is tavelling from one place to another because noone wants to eat it.

    perfunctory (adj.) - showing little enthusiasm, done as duty

    poor factory In a poor factory no one is working hard.They just do thrieduty and thats it.

    permeate (v.) - to spread outpermit You need permit in other countries to spread your business.

    persevere (v.) - remain constantpurse serve A waiter was constantly serving people food in a purse.

    pertinacious (adj.) - holding to a belief or positionparty nation ppp is the biggest party in our nationand is holding the

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    position nowadays

    peruse (v.) - to examine carefullyper use When a doctor uses an injection he examines carefully that it is notused before.

    pervasive (adj.) - to spread throughoutpervaise (musharaf) the pervaise musharaf spread the army throughtout the country

    petulance (n.) - impolitenessPet lence Your pet has taken your lense(glasses). You come and beat it.

    physiognomy (n.) - the art of judging human character from facial featuresPhysio knows me The physio to whom I go for check up knows my facial featureswell.

    pique (v.) - to provoke or to cause indignationPick When you give pick to your car then you make people race with you.

    pittance (n.) - very small amount

    bit tense YOu can be tense in small amount but if the tension is more thenits not good.

    placate (v.) - to sootheplay cat You are playing with your cat, rubbing its fur to sooth her.

    placid (adj.) - calmPlay sit When you play alot then you sit down to calm yourself.

    plethora (n.) - a great number, an abundanceplay tora bora A lot of afghans were playing in tora bora.

    pliable (adj.) - flexible, bendable

    Ply(wood) able A ply is able to bend like a swiming board.

    poach (v.) - to hunt or fish illegallyPouch You have put your pouch on the fish cather head to hunt a fish inillegal sea.

    poised (adj.) - balanced, readiedPoison To balance the effect of poison you have to eat a pill.

    polygamy (n.) - having more than one spouse at a timepolo game Three wives have tied there husband and beating him with polosticks.

    portentous (adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, ominousPoor tent to us The refugees new before that they will be given poor tents.

    portly (adj.) - fat,roundport bruce lee Bruce lee is walking in airport and he is so fat that themanagement tells him that he is not fit for flight.

    precarious (adj.) - dangerously lacking in security or stabilityFree carry us Some people ask the pilot to take them in plane for free sothe pilot tells them that they should enter the plane when there is less security.

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    predestination (n.) - the concept of destiny or fatefree destiny of nation Every nation has its destiny.

    premonition (n.) - a presentiment of the futureFree amunition(weapons) If weapons are free then there will be a lot of evil inthe future.

    preponderance (n.) - a great amount or frequency

    Free pond race A great many people come to swim and race in pond because itis free.

    presage (n.) - an omenFree stage The stage is free because no one is buying it due to bad omen.

    prestidigitation (n.) - a sleight(skill) of handPress at station Press is taking pictures of criminal who was escaping atstation.He has to show skill of hand in hiding his face.

    profane (adj.) - indecentBro(brother) fan YOur brother is a fan of a very indecent actress.

    profuse (adj.) - abundantBro(brother) Your brother was changing a bulb and alot of bulbs were fused andfloor was filled with bulbs before he got it right

    propensity (n.) - a preferenceBro(brother) pen city When your brother comes to city he buys pens because helikes them.He prefers pens than other things.

    propriety (n.) - decency, state of being properproprietor of shop You went to your shop and this time the shop owne was wearingdecent clothes.

    protean (adj.) - readily taking on various shapes or forms

    protein Proteins can be taken in various forms such as fruits and meatetc.

    prudent (adj.) - cautious, carefulBro dent Your brother is very careless and used to drive the car very fastand his car had alot of dents because of accidents.

    puerile (adj.) - immaturePure royal A person is pure royal blood but he acts very immature.

    pugnacious (adj.) - belligerentBug nation If the nation is full of bugs then they will attack humansagressively.

    pulchritude (n.) - physical beautyPull cherry tube You pull the chery tree to get cherries then you put it in atube .You apply this tube on skin and you will become beautiful.

    punctilious (adj.) - eager to follow rulespunctuations In english the punctuation has got very

    pungent (adj.) - having a sharp smellPen agent Agent x takes out his pen.it smells so bad that people run away.

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    purport (v.) - to present an intention that is often FALSEPasport False pasport are made in our country with a bad intention of crime.

    putrid (adj.) - rotten, foulput and rid Get rid of rotten things and put them in the dustbin.

    quaint (adj.) - old-fashionedqueen ant The queen of ants wears the same old clothes all her life.

    quid pro - (n., latin) a mutually beneficial exchangeQuit bro(brother) YOur brother quit exchanging things with you because he isangry and doesnot want to benefit you.

    quotidian (adj.) - daily, everydayquotes of indians There is a dialy column about quotes in indian news papers.

    radiant (adj.) - bright, beamingReady aunt The aunt is ready for the function and she is wearing clothes ofmodels which are so bright,you cant see her.rancid (adj.) - rotten, spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste

    Rain of acid When acid rain falls on fruit it rottens the fruit.

    ratiocinate (v.) - to thinkRatio You have to think before finding the ratio in maths.

    raze (v.) - to demolishRaise YOu raised a house and earthquake demolished(destroyed) it.

    recalcitrant (adj.) - defiantre concentrate. The teacher beats a student with a stick to make himconcentrate on his work but the student catches his stick

    recalibrate (v.) - to readjust or make corrections tore celibrate The celibrations are made again because there were alot oferrors in it.

    recapitulate (v.) - to repeatrecap In a recap the old episode is repeated.

    rectify (v.) - to set right, correctrack to fly If you want a shoe rack to fly you have to make a lot of things

    redact (v.) - to revise, editread act The lawyers read the acts and then changes them to save thecriminal.

    redoubtable (adj.) - commanding respectread out on table at dinner table everyone one is down because one person issaying prayer and others are listening.

    redress (v.) - to set right or remedyred dress There is ared dress who ever weqrs it he gets remedy for hisdesease.

    reel (v.) - to be thrown off balance or feel dizzyreal(camera) A person was taking pictures of water fall suddenly he got off

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    balance and fell in the water and all his real got wet.

    refrain (v.) - to hold oneself backrefree rain In football match in the rain aplayer fought in the rain with refreeand hit him but the refree held himself from fighting.

    reiterate (v.) - to repeatwrite rate A type writer repeats its self after every line at the same rate.

    relish (v.) - to take zestful pleasure in, enjoy the flavor ofredish Bugs bunny eating redish with pleasure.

    remiss (adj.) - negligent, exhibiting carelessnesspromise many people promis but neglect it.

    render (v.) - to say, or to makerain deer you have taught a rain deer to talk and dance.

    renovate (v.) - to restore, return to original staterhino weight A rhino stood on the weighing machine and the machine broke so hequickly restored it before his father came.

    repose (n.) - rest, sleepreal pose The real pose of sleeping was taught to us by the prophet who saidthat one hand should be below the cheek and the other on the thighs.

    repudiate (v.) - to reject, turn downRupee date YOu want to buy a date on one rupee and the shop keeper rejects.

    repulse (v.) - to cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repelpulse rate You are holding your pulse but the heart beat is so strong that thepulse is repelling you strongly

    requisition (n.) - a demand for goods, often by an authorityread the question The teacher has authority over you if he orders you to readthe question then you have to do so.

    restitution (n.) - compensationrest on tution You use to rest in your tutors house now he wants compensationfor that.

    retaliation (n.) - revenge, punishmentrat tell nation A rat tells the nation that as they kill them every day so theywill take their revenge.

    retract (v.) - withdraw

    detrack You detract from a race because you want to withdraw.

    retribution (n.) - vengeance, revenge, paybackRat tree bush A rat is hiding behind the tree,inside a bush to attack itsenemy and take revenge.

    revel (v.) - to enjoylevel You enjoy every new level of game.

    rife (adj.) - abundantRifal You hunt a mouse by firing so much at it that you get covered in

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    many bullets

    ruddy (adj.) - reddish colorreddy

    ruse (n.) - a trickRose A magician shows you a rose and by trick vanishes it.

    rustic (adj.) - relating to country lifeRust Our train tracks have rusted. So country life is slow intravelling.

    saccharine (adj.) - overly sweetsac cherry You eat a sac of cherries which are sweet and get diabetes.

    sacrosanct (adj.) - sacred, holysee cross saint A cross on saints clothes is a holy sign of Christians.

    sagacious (adj.) - showing sound judgmentsay gacious You enter a room and through a

    salient (adj.) - significantSilent If you don't know what to say then silent is verysignificant(important)

    salutation (n.) - a greetingSalute To salute someone is to greet him.

    sanguine (adj.) - cheery, hopefulpanguine Panguine is laughing madly Because he is hopeful that his friendis going to come.

    sate (v.) - to satisfy (an appetite) fully.SAT exam A person in sat exam is so nervous he eats 20 burgers.

    satiate (v.) - to satisfy excessivelysash ate A person was hungry in school so he ate his sash and wassatisfied.

    savor (v.) - to appreciate fully, enjoySave You were drawning and a person saved you so you appretiated him.

    scathing (adj.) - hurtful, criticalsky thing When a thing falls from sky and hit you it is very hurtful

    scourge (n.) - a plaguescotch (bright) A lot of mice died due to the scotch bright and a plague spread

    from them.

    scurrilous (adj.) - crudescrewless When someone uses abusive language we say that his mind hasno screw.

    sedate (v.) - to calm, soothesee date When you see a date tree you become very calm.

    sedentary (adj.) - sittingsad and tree YOu are sad and sitting under a tree.

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    seer (n.) - a fortune tellersee A man who can see whaat will happen to you.

    seminal (adj.) - originalsame in all Original qualities are same in all one kind of things.

    serendipity (n.) - the act of finding things not sought, luck

    sir and pitty A student cried to sir so he would give him more marks but sirslapped him due to his bad luck.

    slander (n.) - a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of anothersea land dirt You are standing on the land in front of the sea and you throwdirt at someones face which damage his reputation.

    sobriety (n.) - moderation from excess, calm, tranquilitysober A sober person is calm and moderate.

    somnolent (adj.) - sleepysomeone no land If someone has no land then where will he sleep.

    soothsayer (n.) - a fortune tellersoot seller A suit seller gave you suit and wrote expiry date on it.

    sordid (adj.) - dirtysaw did I saw that you did a very dirty thing by emptying the dustbin onyour head.

    spectral (adj.) - ghostlyspectra(car) a ghost picture is made in your car to scare people.stagnant (adj.) - still, not flowingstay egg net Big eggs are placed in net so that they stay in place.

    stagnate (v.) - to be stillstay egg and ate An egg was staying in your house and was still and not eatinganything.

    static (adj.) - not moving, being at reststate tic(clock) A clock on state building is not working.

    steadfast (adj.) - fixed or unchangingsteady and fast the car is fast but the is not changing.

    strenuous (adj.) - requiring tremendous strength or energytrain on us A train is coming towards us and we used alot of strength topush it to one side.

    strife (n.) - conflictstrike. When there is a conflict between labor and management then there isa strike.

    stupefy (v.) - to astoundstupid fly Stupid scientist flew and astounded others.

    submissive (adj.) - easily yielding to authoritysubmit save A student submits his assignment late and asks the teacher tosave it but the teacher says no so he takes out a gun and threatens the teacher

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    and the teacher saves it.

    subsist (v.) - to live, existsubway sister Your sister is angry at your parents so she has left the house andis living in a subway.

    succinct (adj.) - marked by compact precisionsuck ink The pen sucks ink.If it is not accurate it will spoil the floor and

    your clothes.

    suffice (v.) - to meet needssurf ice A surf is holding the ice block because it needs a friend.

    supplant (v.) - to displace and substitute for anothersoup plant The plants are erased from vase because it is going to be used forsoup.

    surfeit (n.) - an excess, a surplus, an overabundancesir feet your sir is wearing a lot of boots

    surmise (v.) - to guess, infer, suppose

    sir mise A mice is sitting with your sir and guessing what is the answer to thequestion.

    surreptitious (adj.) - done in a secret, or stealthy waysir reptile YOur sir has hiddena reptile in the lab secretly and is doingexperiment to make him a human.

    swarthy (adj.) - of dark color or complexionsour tea There is atype of sour tea who ever drinks it becomes dark.

    sybarite (n.) - someone devoted to pleasure and luxurysiberia A person is sitting in siberia in a mecedes and having freshjuice.

    sycophant (n.) - a self-serving flattererpsycho fanta A psycho is drinking fanta infront of mirror and is talking goodof himself.

    sympathy (n.) - an expression of pity for anothersim path A sim was crying in the path saying that no one wants to use him soyou felt pity for him.

    synopsis (n.) - a summarysigns of sins A summary of signs is given.if these signs are in a person thenhe is sinful.

    taciturn (adj.) - not inclined to talktaxi turn the taxi driver is taking wrong turns. you ae talking to him buthe is not talking.

    tantamount (adj.) - equivalent in value or significancetent at mount(mountain) a tent is made at the side of the mountain as huge as themountain.

    tedious (adj.) - boring, dulltedi yes If you ask a bored child whether he wants a teddy to play with,he

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    will say yes.

    telepathic (adj.) - capable of reading mindstele phone hoemopathic A hoemopathic reads the minds of the people on the phone.

    tenuous (adj.) - having little substance or strengthten of us ten of us fought with one person but he defeated us because our

    strength was little.

    terrestrial (adj.) - relating to the landterrace tree all In your terrace you have a big land all filled with trees.

    terse (adj.) - short, brieftyres you have put very small and funny tyres to your car.

    timorous (adj.) - fearfultea more us We drank so much tea that our parents got fearful about ourteeth.

    tome (n.) - a large book

    tom(tom and jerry) Tom is reading a large book.

    toothsome (adj.) - delicioustooth some The food was so deliocious that you ate your tooth with it.

    torpid (adj.) - lazy, moving slowlytour paid when the person told you that this tour is not free and you haveto pay so you became lazy and started making excuses.

    torrid (adj.) - giving off intense heattour ride you were riding on a horse on tour and the horse caught fire.

    tortuous (adj.) - winding, twist

    torture YOu twist the hand of a person to torture him.

    tranquil (adj.) - calm,peacefultranquilizer Tranqualizers calms a person

    travesty (n.) - a grossly inferior imitation(copy)travel city A person travels throughout the city and is making faces andmaking people laugh.

    trek (v.) - to walk, travel by foottrack Walking on the race track.

    trite (adj.) - overused

    try it You tried your shave blade so much that it can no more be used.

    truculent (adj.) - eager to fight, violenttruck violent A truck driver is very violent and ready to fight.

    ultimate (n.) - the last part, or a fundamental elementultimatum The last part of warning is ultimatum.

    umbrage (n.) - angerumbrella age An old person got so angry that his head got hot and the umbrellaburned.

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    uncanny (adj.) - of supernatural character or origin.a cane knees A person has fitted cans in his knees so he can jump to theclouds.

    undulate (v.) - to move in a smooth wavelike motionun do late An employ didn't do his work even in late hours so his boss kickedhim and he moved in a wave like motion.

    uniform (adj.) - conforming to one principleuniform(of school) There is one rule for every student that they have to wear theuniform.

    unilateral (adj.) - having only one sideuniversity late If you come late then there is only one more side from whereyou can climb in.

    upbraid (v.) - to criticize, scold, reproachup raid a policeman comes upstairs to your house for araid witout warrant soyou scold him.

    vacillate (v.) - to sway from one side to anotherV C late Mr. V C is late because he didn't sleep well.Now his head is movingfrom one side to another.

    variance (n.) - a difference between what is expected and what actually occursvary

    variegate (v.) - to diversifywear a gate You have wore a gate with different colors.

    vast (adj.) - immensewaste waste is very enormous problem because it is thrown every where.

    veneer (n.) - a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, fa adewe near People were hunting for gold so they went a long way. At last theycame near to a mountain which had golden color but they went furthur they saw thatit was only golden color due to sun light.

    veracious (adj.) - honest, truthfulwear asian (clothes)

    verbose (adj.) - wordywe are boss A boss talks to much and scolds people.

    vicarious (adj.) - experienced through another s actionswe carried ass(donkey) We wanted to experience how a Donkey feels when it carrys

    us so we carried the donkey to experience it.

    vicissitudes (n.) - the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one s lifeV C Attitude The V c certainly became very agressive because of work load.

    vigor (n.) - vitality and energyfigure for a good figure you should lose alot of energy in exercise.

    vim (n.) - and energy.Win To win you require a lot of energy.

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    vivacious (adj.) - lively, spirited, full of lifeWe wish you When you wish someone that person is spirited and full of life.

    vocation (n.) - one s work or professional callingvacation When you go on vacation you leave your work.

    volition (n.) - a conscious choice or decision

    wall lotion You were putting lotion on the wall except paint and people saw youand got unconscious of the smell.

    voluminous (adj.) - large, amplevolumes

    voluptuary (n.) - someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxuryWall up cherry you climbed a wall to get cherries from tree and the cherries wereso tasty and you thought you are sitting in a luxury car.

    wane (v.) - to decrease gradually in size or degreeVain(in the body) The vain in your body became so small that blood coudn'tpassthrough it.so it bursed.

    wax (v.) - to increase gradually in size or degreeWax in ear The wax in your ear increased so much that it could be clearly seen.

    weather (v.) - to withstand or survive a situationweather(climate) The weather at arctic and Artic is very cold and it is hard tosurvive there.

    whet (v.) - to make more keen, stimulateWet You were so much wet in the rain that it slimulated your cough

    winsome (adj.) - charming, attractivewin some When you win you win some attractive prizes.

    Zephyr (n.) - A smooth breeze.zoo fire A fire starts in the zoo but a smooth breeze comes and stops it.