426.

static

Nothing has changed in our country; things are static here; no progress at all.

Trick to Remember: When someone or something remains in a constant state (root of static), it’s static.

(ADJ.) Fixed, not moving or changing; lacking development.

427.

potentate

In Pakistan, almost all potentate has faced imprisonment; it’s very embarrassing for us.

Trick to Remember: It shares roots from potential or power; when someone has great potential to influence his hold on others, he’s potentate.

(NOUN) sovereign; ruler; person of great power.

428.

eclipse

The new Karachi Stock Market high eclipsed the previous record set in 2005.

Trick to Remember: During a solar eclipse, the moon eclipses the Sun.

(ADJ.) darken; extinguish; outshine.

429.

monotony

He took a clerical job, but soon grew to hate the monotony of his daily routine.

Trick to Remember: monotony = mono (single) + tony (derived from tone, belongs to sound); so when there is same repeated frequency of sound, it’s monotony.

(ADJ.) sameness leading to boredom; lack of variation; repletion in sound.

430.

abrasive

Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener’s patience.

Trick to Remember: It sounds like embarrassive; so when your remarks are so embarrassing, it must be abrasive remarks.

(ADJ.) rubbing away; causing irritation or annoyance.

431.

subside

The government ha ensured the the flood would soon subside and people will able to settle to their home safely soon.

Trick to Remember: subside = sub (total) + side (take aside); e.g., it is wise to take emotions aside while making decisions specially in court of law; so subside must be something to less or moderate.

(ADJ.) moderate; sink to a lower level; become less active.

432.

lavish

Although her rich banker boyfriend lavished gifts on her, she didn’t want to be with someone she didn’t really love.

Trick to Remember: It sounds like lovish; when someone has lovish characteristics, he is generous, hence he is lavish.

(NOUN) liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great.

433.

landmark

The Civil Right Act of 1964 was a landmark in the battle for equality..

Trick to Remember: Landmark = land (area) + mark (spot); a spotted or marked area or even is landmark; it’s something marked by the most significant.

(ADJ.) Object that stands out; very important place or event.

434.

obsolete

Accustomed to editing his papers on word processors, Ahmed thought typewriters were too obsoleted for him to use.

Trick to Remember: obsolete = ab sale it, meaning now sale it; when something is worthless for you you sale it on olx.

(ADJ.) old-fashioned; outdated; no longer used; outmoded.

435.

juncture

At this critical juncture of our country, let us think carefully before determining the course we shall follow.

Trick to Remember: Junction is the act of joining, or a place where two things meet, esp. railroad lines or roads. Also a junction is a point that needs extra care while driving a car or train, so juncture is also a critical point.

(NOUN) crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining.

436.

juncture

At this critical juncture of our country, let us think carefully before determining the course we shall follow.

Trick to Remember: Junction is the act of joining, or a place where two things meet, esp. railroad lines or roads. Also a junction is a point that needs extra care while driving a car or train, so juncture is also a critical point.

(ADJ.) crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining.

437.

scant

Imran Khan said in press conference that food is in scant supply in KPK province of Pakistan, during war against terrorists; It’s price increase significantly.

Trick to Remember: When a tangent is drawn to the circle, and the distance from its radius to the line (hypotenuse) is given, It’s enough information to solve the question; while when a secant(close to scant) is drawn to a circle, and the distance of the point to the radius of circle is given, here information is not sufficient to answer the question. Also it’s very close to sikka (sharp area of a pencil) which is of very small.

(NOUN) inadequate; insufficient; not enough; very small in size or amount.

438.

novel

The computer is no longer a novelty around the office.

Trick to Remember: It’s famous dialogue in punjabi movies, “navan aya e sonya”. It’s newness or original uprising like a hero; so novel means newness.

(NOUN) New, fresh, original.

439.

abdicate

When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.

Trick to Remember: abdicate = ab (away) + dictatorship (status to rule on a nation); so when someone give away his position as a dictatorship, that shows he’s abdicate.

(ADJ.) give up some position or status.

440.

estimable

As the first black president of Harvard Law Review, Barack Obama presented an estimable reuse when he ran for President in 2008.

Trick to Remember: It has derived from esteem (self-esteem = self-respect); also it has roots with estimate which means calculate.

(ADJ.) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate.

441.

saturate

I simply cannot dissolve any more sugar into this iced tea–it’s saturated
rick to Remember: It’s come from the root ‘satus’ which has derived from satisfy. So when something is soaked completely it’s saturate; similarly in chemistry we used this word many times; a saturated solution of salt and water has no further capacity to solve further salt, because it’s fully satisfied.

(NOUN) soak thoroughly; imbue; charge; fill to capacity.

442.

exacting

Day-by-day, electricity is exacting in Pakistan, specially in summer season; because it’s consumption is very high in summer; people start using Air Conditioners that consume lots of power.

Trick to Remember: It has derived from exactly, which means absolutely or completely; when you demand something, you want to get it 100%, without any compromise.

(VERB) extremely demanding; requiring precious attention..

443.

nevertheless / nonetheless

We are not at all prepared to climb this mountain K2, nonetheless we are going to try.

Trick to Remember: nonetheless = none-the-less; break this word up to examine its meaning: None-the-less means that the statement you’ve just made does not diminish or make less what comes next.

(VERB) despite of; inspite of.

444.

explicit

Don’t just hint around that you’re dissatisfied: be explicit about what’s bugging you.

Trick to Remember: Explicit = explain clearly; when someone says something explicitly, he is speaking free from emotions or ambiguity.

(ADJ.) totally clear; definite; outspoken; fully revealed; direct in speech.

445.

erroneous

I thought my answer was correct, but it was erroneous; it’s usually in case of tricky questions.

Trick to Remember: It has clearly derived from ‘error’ which means ‘mistake’.

(NOUN) Mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect.

446.

erratic

Investors become anxious when the Karachi Stock Market appears erratic; they want a consistent progressive return on their investment.

Trick to Remember: It has derived from error; when there is no consistency in the performance, it’s erratic or waving, due to some error or perhaps blunders. Please don’t confuse this with ‘erotic’, which means ‘passionate love’ or ‘sexual love’.

(VERB) Inconsistent, wandering, having no fixed course; odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable.

447.

refute

The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony of the prosecution’s only witness.

Trick to Remember: It’s sound like refuse which means ‘rejects’. When someone refute some arguments or judgement, he is going to reject it.

(VERB) Prove to be false; disprove; prove to be false.

448.

supplicate

For letter of recommendation, students supplicate their professors to recommend them for carry-on their higher studies in the relevant field.

Trick to Remember: During matric or intermediate, few students do Supplementary exams on the subjects in which they fail; this supplementary exam is only possible after sending a form containing humble request to grant a chance.

(VERB) Beg, ask or seek in humble way; humble request to grant a favor.

449.

fanciful

For many people, Kala Bagh dam is a fanciful scheme because it does not consider the facts,e.g, lot of people are against this.

Trick to Remember: It has derived from fancy, which is mostly use in women clothing or fabrics; e.g., a fancy design or style; so it’s some kind of imaginative, like fantastic, that is, exactly what was imagined.

(ADJ.) Imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality.

450.

enumerate

You’ll not have enough time to enumerate all the steps involving in solving the math questions during GAT exam; so practice is essential to get answer accurately without enumerating the each steps and skip time-wasting steps to find the answer speedily but accurately.

Trick to Remember: Don’t confuse skeptical and cynical. In GAT Reading Comprehension passage, an author might be skeptical (a very appropriate attitude for a scientist, for instance), but would never be cynical.

(ADJ.) list; mention one by one.