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📚 Vocabulary Made Easy with Memory Tricks! 📚
Post 9 – Learn English Words for CTET & Competitive Exams

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1. ACCLAIM (Verb/Noun)

✅ Meaning: To praise or welcome somebody publicly.
💡 Mind Trick:

· Think of "A Claim" – when you claim something good, people praise you.
· "Accl+aim" – when you accomplish your aim, you get acclaimed.

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2. ABROGATE (Verb)

✅ Meaning: To officially end a law or agreement.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Ab Ro GATE" – सरकार ने गेट का एग्जाम रद्द (abolish) कर दिया।
· A Brogue (shoe) is abolished for the army.

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3. ABRIDGE (Verb)

✅ Meaning: To shorten something (like a book) while keeping main points.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "A Bridge" shortens the distance. Similarly, abridging shortens text.

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4. BACCHANALIAN (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Wild and involving a lot of alcohol (like a party).
💡 Mind Trick:

· From Bacchus – Greek god of wine.
· Bacchan + Ali – after drinking, they become bacchanalian.

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5. COROLLARY (Noun)

✅ Meaning: A natural consequence or result.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Corollary" sounds like "crore" – natural consequence of having crores is happiness!

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6. BALMY (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Mild, soft, pleasant (weather).
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Bal! My hair is soft and pleasant." (Bal = hair in Hindi)
· Balm is warm and pleasant for the body.

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7. BARRAGE (Noun)

✅ Meaning: Continuous firing of guns; a large number of things coming at once.
💡 Mind Trick:

· When "Beers Rage", they attack continuously.
· Continuous firing on a barrack.

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8. CAMOUFLAGE (Noun/Verb)

✅ Meaning: To hide by blending with surroundings.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Come under flag" to hide yourself.
· Used in military to deceive.

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9. DEBAUCHED (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Immoral behavior involving alcohol/drugs.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Debauched" are those not "be-watched" by parents.
· देव (Dev) को watch नहीं किया तो वह भी debauched बन जाएगा।

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10. DEBONAIR (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Fashionable and confident.
💡 Mind Trick:

· Sounds like "Bebo and Nayar" – both look very fashionable.
· Dev Nayar is a very stylish man.

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11. DEADPAN (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Showing no expression when speaking/joking.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Deadpan" = Face like a dead man – no expression.

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12. BENEVOLENT (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Kind, generous, helpful.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Bene" means good (Latin).
· A benevolent person wishes good for others.

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13. ARCANE (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Secret, mysterious, difficult to understand.
💡 Mind Trick:

· "Are Canes" – where are canes kept secretly?
· A crane kept secretly seems mysterious.

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14. CANDID (Adjective)

✅ Meaning: Open, honest, not hiding thoughts.
💡 Mind Trick:

· Candidates in an interview should be candid.
· From Latin candidus = white (pure/honest).

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📌 Tips for Remembering Vocabulary:

1. Create funny/relatable stories with the word.
2. Connect with Hindi words or sounds you already know.
3. Use it in a sentence immediately after learning.
4. Revise with flashcards or sticky notes.

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