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hallowed

Short Definition : blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy

Definition
(adj) worthy of religious veneration
Synonyms : sacred
Example Sentence
  • the sacred name of Jesus
  • Jerusalem's hallowed soil
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hallowed

"Halo"wed....Put a "halo" over something - Halo belongs to angels!

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Hallowed place is consecrated, because god himself has said "hello" to the people of that place.

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Everyone of you may have said the prayers in school that starts with "hallowed be thy name, thou kingdom come..i.e..blessed,sacred is your name..

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Hallowed would make you remember the hindi movie "Hello" in whick Katrina Kaif was GOD ....

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Hallowed: rememeber highy allowed. Highly allowed places are sacred places and good places.

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halloween is the festival in which consecration and blessing of people

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halloween is related to witches and bad spirits. So remember hallowed as opposite of halloween i.e., something blessed or consecrated

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Deathly HALLOW in harry potter was sacred too

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In halloween festival people used to get blessing and mercy of god after chasing the evil

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"Halo"wed....Put a "halo" over something - Halo belongs to angels! or The rich charitable person hallowed(blessed) upon the poor children and distributed books for their education..

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hallowed = halo + allowed. I.e. allowed with high veneration.

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hallucination

Short Definition : delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory

Definition
(noun) illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder Definition
(noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Synonyms : delusion
Example Sentence
  • he has delusions of competence
  • his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
Definition
(noun) an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
Example Sentence
  • he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hallucination

Concentrate on 'LLU' which is a part of 'iLLUsion'

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brahmanandam in aarya 2 says hallucination i.e,brama

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halting

Short Definition : hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop

Definition
(adj) disabled in the feet or legs
Synonyms : crippled game gimpy halt lame
Example Sentence
  • a crippled soldier
  • a game leg
Definition
(adj) fragmentary or halting from emotional strain
Example Sentence
  • uttered a few halting words of sorrow
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for halting

halt = stop.. halting = if you are hesitant [halting] about something you will halt and think before you proceed.

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it sounds like HAUNTING so CRIPPLED things often haunts.

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sounds like faltering which means the same

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hamper

Short Definition : obstruct; prevent the free movement of;

Definition
(noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Synonyms : bond shackle trammel
Definition
(noun) a basket usually with a cover Definition
(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of
Synonyms : cramp halter strangle
Example Sentence
  • He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
  • the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
Definition
(verb) put at a disadvantage
Synonyms : handicap hinder
Example Sentence
  • The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hamper

PAMPERS DIAPER for babies .restrict the free movement :-)

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opposite of pamper

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when someone is caught by traffic police and is without license he says... malik HAM PAR daya karo and jaano do aage... remove the obstruction...

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handsome

Short Definition : large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward

Definition
(adj) pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
Example Sentence
  • a fine-looking woman
  • a good-looking man
  • better-looking than her sister
  • very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome
  • our southern women are well-favored
Definition
(adj) given or giving freely
Example Sentence
  • was a big tipper
  • the bounteous goodness of God
  • bountiful compliments
  • a freehanded host
  • a handsome allowance
  • Saturday's child is loving and giving
  • a liberal backer of the arts
  • a munificent gift
  • her fond and openhanded grandfather
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for handsome

handsome - think of someone giving you a HAND full of SOME chocalates...

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Handsome-> Good amount of some quantity

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hap

Short Definition : chance; luck

Definition
(noun) an accidental happening
Example Sentence
  • he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life
Definition
(verb) come to pass
Example Sentence
  • What is happening?
  • The meeting took place off without an incidence
  • Nothing occurred that seemed important
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hap

hap - short for happy....if you have luck/chance you are bound to be happy.

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hap is short for happen: something that just happened by chance !!!

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mishap -> bad luck ; hap -> luck

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Last LAP in race we have a chance or luck to win

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Remember with the word HOP

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haphazard

Short Definition : random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town

Definition
(adj) dependent upon or characterized by chance
Synonyms : hit-or-miss
Example Sentence
  • a haphazard plan of action
  • his judgment is rather hit-or-miss
Definition
(adj) marked by great carelessness
Synonyms : slapdash slipshod sloppy
Example Sentence
  • a most haphazard system of record keeping
  • slapdash work
  • slipshod spelling
  • sloppy workmanship
Definition
(adv) without care; in a slapdash manner
Synonyms : haphazardly
Example Sentence
  • the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for haphazard

HAP + HAZARD where HAZARD means epidemic spread due to great carelessness.

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(half wizard) if u meet half wizard BY CHANCE you will c the thing ae moving in RANDOM or IN UNPLANNED MANNER

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hapless

Short Definition : unfortunate; luckless

Definition
(adj) deserving or inciting pity
Example Sentence
  • a hapless victim
  • miserable victims of war
  • the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
  • piteous appeals for help
  • pitiable homeless children
  • a pitiful fate
  • Oh, you poor thing
  • his poor distorted limbs
  • a wretched life
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hapless

relate it to helpless

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'Hap' – luck …’ hapless’ - unlucky.

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break it to happyness +less so a person who is not happy is unfortunate

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Hapless - Recently there was an earthquake in Haiti which destroyed most of that country so we can say ----> Residents of Haiti were hapless. HA is in Haiti and hapless both

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HAPPY-LESS

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Due to rain race lap is less so no chance or luck of winning

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"oh no, I wish this HAPpened LESS! I'm so unfortunate"

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harangue

Short Definition : long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.

Definition
(noun) a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
Synonyms : rant ranting
Definition
(verb) deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for harangue

HARANGUE can be split as har + ang + u + e....so when YOU are ANGry with HAR(her), she is subjected to a long or intensive verbal attack.

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HAR (her) + ANGUE (anger) = she VERBALLY ATTACKED me because of HER ANGER at me.

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split it to HAR + LANGUE . HAR = harrass and LANG = language .. hence harangue is harassing language

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sounds like HARAYENGE(we will beat them)....Imagine that our leaders are giving earnest speech on how we are going to beat terrorism....

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Har angle se anger hai us harangue bhasan me to.

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it sounds like hang.. when some1 hangs, he/she remains in the same state for long..

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HAR - RANG ... her angry voice RANG in my ears.

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Harangue like an Orang-it-ange while giving a pompous speech.

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its sounds like,her ring.imagine u in a gathering and u r expressing ur feelings and emotions loudly and boldly to ur gf.

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usne itna lamba speech diya ki mai HARANGUE(amazed) ho gaya.

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harangue = har (her) + angue(angry); when she is in angry mode scroll everyone harshly.

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harass

Short Definition : annoy by repeated attacks

Definition
(verb) annoy continually or chronically
Example Sentence
  • He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
  • This man harasses his female co-workers
Definition
(verb) exhaust by attacking repeatedly
Example Sentence
  • harass the enemy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for harass

the girl was harassed because her ass was huge

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