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25 Advanced Vocabulary Words to Learn in a Fun Way

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) An ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person, especially one who
has recently acquired wealth or social status
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How to memorize - Arriviste sounds like "Hairy Beast," so you'll be
using that
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(Imagine silly as possible)

Whenever you see the word Arriviste, you'll automatically think of
"Hairy Beast
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) Extremely stupid or foolish
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How to memorize - Asinine sounds like "Acid 9", so you'll be using
that to memorize
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Number 9 hears all
of this and gets angry with smoke coming out of its ears and starts
throwing bottles of acid at its classmates, chasing them out of the
classroom
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" Then you'll remember the story that accompanies it, causing you to
think of the definition for Asinine as Extremely stupid or foolish
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Aspersions (Noun)

Definition
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Example
They hurled aspersions as she came along
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Imagine a surgeon operating on a stuffed teddy bear trying to sow its
stuffing back in the stomach area
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The surgeon then packed his
belonging, wanting to go home, but as soon as the surgeon stepped
outside, they were hurled with insults from other teddy bears, saying,
"You're the worst doctor ever!" and "You said you were going to save
teddy, but you didn't!" (All of these statements were meant to attack the
reputation and integrity of the surgeon
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(Imagine as silly as possible)

Whenever you see the word Aspersion, you'll automatically think of "A
Surgeon
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) The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from
them)
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Example
You can smell chicanery from a dishonest politician
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Imagine a baby chick walking down a wedding hall with a cane about to
get married; then, as soon as the baby chick gets in front of their spouse,
they do a magic trick with a deck of cards and then snatched their
spouse's purse or wallet and jumped out the window
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" Then you'll remember the story that
accompanies it, causing you to think of the definition of Chicanery as
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from
them)

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) To look down on others in a superior way
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How to memorize - Condescending sounds like "Gun Descending", so
you'll be using that
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(Imagine as
silly as possible)

Whenever you see the word Condescending, you'll automatically think
of "Gun Descending
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(Used of behavior or attitude)

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); Support (n
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Examples
Facial expression or face: "his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable
Countenance give little away
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Approve or tolerate: "he was reluctant to Countenance the use of
force
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Facial expression or face: Imagine the different continents with different
facial expressions
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(Imagine as silly as possible)
Approve or tolerate: Imagine the continents arguing and then agreeing,
approving, and tolerating something
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" Then you'll remember the stories that accompany the
following definitions
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Culpability (Noun)

Definition
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Example
Accepting culpability for what he did wrong, the defendant pleaded
guilty and apologized for his crimes
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Imagine you were so thirsty on a hot summer day walking with your
tongue out like a dog, and while walking, you see a plastic pool full of
water, so you then decided to pick up the pool with one hand and drink
out all the water from it
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You
started to feel guilty, so you decided to squeeze your stomach and squirt
out all of the water you drank from the pool into the empty plastic pool,
and the kids became happy and started to play in the pool
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" Then you'll remember the story that accompanies it,
causing you to think of the definition for Culpability as a state of guilt
or responsibility
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Cupidity (Noun)

Definition
(n
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How to memorize - Cupidity is closely sounded too "Cupid," so we
will be using that
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" Then you'll remember the story that accompanies it, causing
you to think of the definition for Cupidity as Greed for money or
possessions
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Despot (Noun)

Definition
(n
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How to memorize - Despot sounds like "Desk Spit," so you'll be using
that
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" (Imagine silly as possible)

Whenever you see the word Despot, you'll automatically think of "Desk
Spit
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) to make something worse
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Example
If you do not take your medicine, your condition will exacerbate, and
you will feel worse
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Imagine you seen a walking rain drop strolling along the sidewalk on a
sunny day, but it then started to evaporate, you wanted to save it by
blowing air on it, but it made the situation worse
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) Requiring Immediate attention
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Example
The show's run was cut short by an exigent lack of funds
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Imagine you were watching a movie, and in the middle of it, you sensed
that the president was choking on popcorn, so you then stopped the
movie and flew over to them and save them
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) an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its
originator; a blunder
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How to memorize - Gaffe sounds like "giraffe," so you will use that
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When it gets
up it's embarrassed because everyone is laughing at it
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) To teach through frequent instruction
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How to memorize - Inculcate sounds like "Colgate"(toothpaste), so
you will be using that
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(Imagine as silly as possible)

Whenever you see the word Inculcate, you'll automatically think of
"Colgate" Then you'll remember the story that accompanies it, causing
you to think of the definition for Inculcate as To teach through
frequent ins

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