6-Step Vocabulary card

Whenever you come across a new word, follow the undermentioned steps to remember it and to use it more often:


A. We use plural verbs with ‘a number of’ and singular verbs with ‘the number of’. For example,
1.Write it in your vocabulary notebook.
2.Remember its pronunciation and underline the syllable which has to be given the primary stress.
3.Note its part of speech
4.Jot down its synonym
5.State the meaning of the word that you are learning
6.Write down a sentence in which it is appropriately used
7.Find its opposite if you can

Word:
Pronunciation: Part Of Speech:
Synonyms:
Meanings:
Sample sentence:
Example 1:
Word:  Clemency
Pronunciation:  cle men cy Part Of Speech:  Noun
Synonyms:  mercy, leniency
Meanings:  mildness, kind or lenient act
Sample sentence:  The lawyer was pleased when the case was sent to Judge Smith’s chambers because Mrs. Smith was noted for her clemency toward first offenders.
Example 2:
Word:  Burnish
Pronunciation:  bur nish Part Of Speech:  Verb
Synonyms:  Polish
Meanings:  Make shiny by rubbing
Sample sentence:  I burnish my brass fixtures every fortnight.
Example 3:
Word:  Concomitant
Pronunciation:  con co mi tant Part Of Speech:  Adjective
Synonyms:  Accompanying
Meanings:  In conjunction with, associated with
Sample sentence:  Altruism and scrupulousness are concomitant characteristics.
Example 4:
Word:  Adduce
Pronunciation:  a dduce Part Of Speech:Verb
Synonyms:  Cite
Meanings:  To bring forward or offer as an argument or consideration which bears on a statement or case
Sample sentence:  The Public Attorney adduced the young man’s previously written love letters to the court to refer to his flamboyant image.
Example 5:
Word:  Dissipate
Pronunciation:  di si pate Part Of Speech:  Verb
Synonyms:  Squander
Meanings:  To spend lavishly, to dispel
Sample sentence:  One should not dissipate all the salary that one earns.
Example 6:
Word:  Dissident
Pronunciation:  di si dent Part Of Speech:  Adjective
Synonyms:  Disobedient
Meanings:  Not agreeing or conforming
Sample sentence:  I’d rather work with an obedient but an average performer than a dissident top performer.