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Cajole

Cajole

Some people are really good at convincing people by any means even if they have to flatter them. And that is

how the world works in a way, doesnt it? Well, most of it. Cajole is a verb and its first usage dates back to

1635-45.

Pronunciation: kuh-johl

Meanings of Cajole

1) To convince/persuade someone with flattery or subtle coaxing

Masters Tip to learn Cajole

Cajole can be learnt by associating it with the word Kajal, which also means Kohl pencil specially designed to

beautify womens eyes. Kajal and cajole sounds similar.

Cajole & Console: Further, Cajole also rhyme with the word console, but cajole and console have differentmeanings. Console means to comfort someone emotionally, to give moral or emotional strength to be precise.

Sentence Examples for Cajole

1) He cajoled her into signing the divorce papers. (Verb)

2) He has a voracious appetite for cajoling; still he does no work for anyone. (Verb)3) Being insolent and cajoler at the same time does not work in his favour at all. (Noun)

4) He cajolingly improved his forlorn attitude. (Adverb)
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Deride

Deride

Oh! How you must hate the feeling of being laughed at even when in hearts of hearts you know that its youwho will have the last laugh! It is never a pleasant feeling to be derided or to be hated. And it is never a

pleasant act to deride someone (that is pretty mean actually). Deride is this mean act of hurting others.

Origin: Its first usage dates back to 1520-30 and has originated from a Latin word deridere, which means to

mock. Its a verb.

Pronunciation: dih-rahyd

Meanings of Deride1) To laugh at someone with contempt/hatred

2) To mock someone

Masters tip to learn deride

Deride can easily be learnt by imagining a situation where you sit on that mechanical bull ride and everyone

is mocking you or making fun of you. So, you sit on a ride and you are de-rided for it.

Sentence examples for Deride

1) You have no right to deride my viewpoints. (Verb)

2) He is a derider for his friends too and he happens to derive lot of fun out f it. (Noun)

3) He deridingly looks down upon his juniors in office. (Adverb)
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Fretful

Fretful

In an irritated state?

Unable to great a grip of things because you are constantly complaining and irritated and peeved at things?

Well, dont be. You are only burning your own gas. A fretful soul is constantly on the boil, on the verge of

exploding, one filled with that itchy excitement.

Pronunciation: Fret-fuhl

The Dictionary Definitions of Fretful are as follows1. Unable to relax or be still

2. Itchy for excitement

3. Irritable or peevish.

4. Habitually complaining

5. Disposed or quick to fret

Master Tip to Learn FretfulThink of a child who is irritating his mom at night, and is not sleeping. That is a FULL OF FRET kid. Fret

means to be agitated or irritated, and hence the meaning of the word fretful is a direct derivation from it.

Sentence Examples for Fretful

1. Don't assume your baby automatically needs feeding if she's fretful.

2. There is an uneasy balance, a fretful stability in bottom.

3. Moreover, there was little for them to eat, and as the officers became hungry they became fretful.
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Precocious

Precocious

You see when you call someone a child prodig, he or she might be a precocious child. And, when you say that

a woman is mature beyond her age, then too precociousness might be the case.

Pronunciation: pri-koh-shuhs

Meanings of Precocious

1) Advanced development especially in the matters of the mind

2) Untimely/advanced development of mind and other abilities

Masters tip to learn Precocious

Precocious ca b easily learnt by associating it with the word precious, as these words not only sound alike to

some extent, but also have similar spellings, just a bit of difference here and there. Also, precociousness that

makes you a prodigy is always precious.

Sentence Examples for Precocious

1) He is precocious man. (Adjective)

2) She is gifted with a precocious mind. (Adjective)

3) She is precociously mature for her age. (Adverb)

4) Her musical talent was precociously developed due to her hard work. (Adverb)
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Recoil

Recoil

Recoil is to move backward because of fear. Many a times we face some situations that lead to our

backward action, because we are not strong enough to face it. It is possible that a person who creates such a

situation is in superior position to us, and has the power to influence us in one way or the other. Mostly this

kind of situations are spontaneous, and occur during conflicts, in which the weaker person weather mentally

or physically is forced to move back, because the stronger one overwhelms the other. It is also related to

disapproval of idea, because of strong disgust.

Pronunciation: ree-koil

Meanings of Recoil1. To move back because of fear or disgust

2. To refuse to accept an idea or principle

3. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance4. To jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust

5. To go wrong, esp. so as to hurt the perpetrator

Masters Tip to Learn RecoilYou had many ideas in the past, and most of them were just ideas, you never thought of execution, and the

few, which you had thought of execution, you might have presented to someone, and that might had faced

sharp disapproval.
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Vapid

Vapid

Vapid is a state where a person goes through humdrum and lacks in intelligence. It is a dormant state of mindwhere mind is not able to produce new ideas, and lives with the same routine, and takes what it comes. Somepeople lives with the same monotonous routine and very few try to change it and succeed, whereas the former

ones are not able to lead a happy life and feel lethargic and enervate throughout the day, whereas the latter one

make their surrounding their happy place live.

Pronunciation: vap-id

Meanings of Vapid:1. Bereft of strength, sharpness, flavor, etc.; flat

2. Boring or dull; lifeless

3. Lacking intelligence or imagination

4. Lacking taste or flavor or tang5. Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest

Master tip to learn Vapid:

Some people on job are working on the same work without any job rotation in their life, this basically is

prevalent in traditional companies, where they are not allowed to be a part of the strategic decisions, and are

suppressed when they try to raise their voice. This is all because the top management of the company resists

changing, that ultimately affects the work life of the employee, thus he/she has goes through humdrum.
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Work Out Zone

Work Out 1: Match the following words with their respective meanings or synonyms.

Word Meaning or Synonym

1 Cajole A backfire

2 Anorexia B ridicule3 Deride C boring

4 Fretful D gifted

5 Recoil E impatient

6 Precocious F persuade

7 Vapid G undernourishment

Work Out 2: Did you really understand the word?

1. He cajoled her to accept the proposal. yes no

2. The fat guy looked like he was suffering from anorexia yes no

3. People hate him because of his deriding nature yes no

4. The fretful nature of the child pleased everyone. yes no

5. The gun recoiled tremendously on firing yes no

6. The precocious child failed in all his exams yes no

7. The speech was so vapid that I couldnt bear to listen the whole of it yes no


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Answers: Work Out Zone

Work Out 1

1-F, 2-G, 3-B, 4-E, 5-A, 6-D, 7-C

Work Out 2

1-yes, 2-no, 3-yes, 4-no, 5-yes, 6-no, 7-yes


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