376.

buttress

Imran used his PhD. in Psychology as a buttress against criticism; He has learned and researched on wide range that how to manage criticism.

Trick to Remember: it derived from butter fly; which helps the enhance the beauty of garden; so buttress means to help or support.

(ADJ.) Support, help or encourage.

377.

peripheral

My main goal is to get into a good grad school; whether i has good fitness facilities is really a peripheral concern.

Trick to Remember: We know peri-meter of a square or rectangle is its out boundary; peri-pheral is that outer boundary or region which is of not primary importance; Peripheral vision is what you can see ‘our of the corner of your eyes’.

(NOUN) making up an outer boundary or region; not of primary importance.

378.

egalitarian

Imran Khan wants egalitarian policies for the equal distribution of wealth among nation.

Trick to Remember: Many people in Pakistan now realising that the Musharraf (whose voting sign is Eagle) was much better than the governments afterwards; because government of eagl(APML) Musharraf has provided more equal rights to the Pakistani than other governments afterward; government of Eagle = egalitarian.

(ADJ.) Related to equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres.

379.

rustic

For their honeymoon, they eschewed fancy hotels and instead chose a rustic cabin in the woods.

Trick to Remember: In rural areas, people usually rests because there is not as such work or job. So rustic belongs to rural life.

(ADJ.) Pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude.

380.

lackluster

We were disappointed by the lackluster performance of our cricket team in world cup semi-final.

Trick to Remember: Lackluster = lacking + luster(shining); when something lacking lister it’s lacklustre, or dull.

(ADJ.) Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly, playful.

381.

candid

The candid attitude of Imran Khan has inspired many young individuals to become like Imran Khan.

Trick to Remember: candid = can + did; ‘yes you can’ is a famous motivational expression used for Pakistani citizens by Faiz Hassan Syal; in short you can grow economically & socially well if you become sincere with yourself, which you ‘can do’. Also when something(e.g. quiz is so simple, everyone can do this.

(ADJ.) Simple, open, sincere or honest.

382.

tacit

It has been a part of business law that a customer negotiates with a retailer on the price; when the both parties finally agreed on some price, then it becomes a tacit agreement, which doesn’t require any written proof.

Trick to Remember: It is related to taciturn, which means not talking much or reserved.

(ADJ.) understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words.

383.

succeeding

Many people believe that Imran Khan will be succeeding the Nawaz Sharif in the next election; Because Imran is now believed to be the future Prime Minister.

Trick to Remember: When a different person successfully elected in the next election, he would be succeeding the current Prime Minister.

(ADJ.) Coming after or following.

384.

corroborate

Unless we find a witness to corroborate your evidence, it will not stand up in court.

Trick to Remember: it close to the word collaborate, which means working together to support each other’s objectives.

(ADJ.) confirm; support; strengthen.

385.

decorous

we were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event.

Trick to Remember: it derived from decorate; when your room is decorated on some wedding, it’s appropriate for wedding.

(ADJ.) Appropriateness in behavior or manner.

386.

haven

The relief workers set up the camp as a haven from persecution.

Trick to Remember: It’s sounds like heaven, which is a most safe and comfort place.

(ADJ.) Harbor; place of refuge; safe place.

387.

hierarchy

It was difficult to step out of one’s place in this hierarchy, because the rules are much strict; if someone want to get out of his place, he needs approval from it’s top hierarchy.

Trick to Remember: We heard this word many times in our work life ‘management hierarchy’; it’s originally the ranked division of some authority.

(NOUN) arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks.

388.

intractable

The horse was intractable and refused to enter the starting gate.

Trick to Remember: Tractor is very hard to manage; when something is tractable by you, it’s manageable; otherwise when it’s intractable, it’s hard to manage.

(NOUN) Difficult to control, manage or manipulate; hard to cure.

389.

disabuse

I will attempt to disabuse you of your impression of my client’s guilt; I know he is innocent.

Trick to Remember: You may heard many times some abusive languages by your employer on your mistake during job. Disabuse is to make something to reverse the abuse.

(ADJ.) Free somebody from erroneous belief.

390.

sacrosanct

In our house, family dinners were sacrosanct–if being in the school play meant you would miss dinner.

Trick to Remember: From the root of ‘sacred’ that also occurs in sanctify (make holy) and sanctuary (sacred place; refuge).

(ADJ.) Sacred, inviolable, above all criticism.

391.

gradation

Manufacturing a car requires to pass it through gradation of different units.

rick to Remember: In the official transcript of graduate student, specific grade is mentioned like A, B+, B etc.

(NOUN) A process taking place gradually, in stages; series of gradual stages.

392.

disingenuous

Although he was young, his remarks indicated that he was disingenuous.

Trick to Remember: disingenuous = dis (not) + ingenuous (in = recently entered + gen = generatio; simple,young or recently acquired wings); anything which is not ingenuous is sophisticated; also as it’s not simple (simple lover is more loyal and sincere) so it is insincere.

(NOUN) Not sincere, not candid; not simple; sophisticated; worldly wise.

393.

jocular

Do not take my jocular remarks seriously; I want to make you cheerful and laughable, so don’t take it seriously.

Trick to Remember: It sounds like jokular which comes from joke, or playful activity.

(VERB) Joking or given to joking all the time; jolly, playful.

394.

daunt

Indian threats can’t daunt Pakistan Army; It is ready to face any kind of secrete attack.

Trick to Remember: We heard many times as a childhood; when you disobey your father or teacher, you face ‘ wo ap ko daunt-ty hair’.

(ADJ.) Discourage; dishearten; frighten

395.

resolution

Given the many areas of conflict still awaiting resolution, the outcome of the peace talks remains problematic.

Trick to Remember: We know very well the resolution of Pakistan (1940); It was presented in front of all participants, who make a unanimous decision to resolve this issue in form of Independant state named as Pakistan.

(NOUN) Quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something.

396.

concede

Despite all the evidence Fatima had assembled, Bilal refused to concede that she was right.

Trick to Remember: concede = con (together) + cede (cession = yield or grant); when someone agree to precede together with you, that means he concedes you.

(VERB) admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant.

397.

synchronous

We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made synchronous discoveries.

Trick to Remember: It comes from the word same + chronicle; so when the events occur at the same rate, it’s synchronous.

(VERB) Happening at the same time.

398.

incentive

Students who dislike school must be given an incentive to learn.

Trick to Remember: We heard this news many times in Pakistan that government has announced to give incentives to flood effected ares in Pakistan every year; so incentive means to give support or encourage to live by providing some incentives.

(VERB) Motive; something which encourages one to greater activity, such as reward.

399.

eccentric

One way to get perfect score in GAT is to make scrupulous look on each questions while attempting it.

Trick to Remember: eccentric = exclude from centric; when something is deviating from centre point, it’s eccentric.

(ADJ.) odd; deviating from normal.

400.

hodgepodge

The exhibition was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art; it was disliked by many visitors.

Trick to Remember: This word itself looks to be jumbled or distorted, it contains different words ho-dge-po-dge; looks to be funny but it’s meaning is the same ‘mixture of different kinds of something’.

(ADJ.) Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble.