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opprobrium

Short Definition : infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous

Definition
(noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Synonyms : obloquy
Definition
(noun) a state of extreme dishonor
Synonyms : infamy
Example Sentence
  • a date which will live in infamy
  • the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for opprobrium

If you take OPIUM(banned drug) you will be criticized, humiliated & put to shame.

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oppROBrium..stress on rob..if u rob something ull be dishonoured

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'opprobrium' sounds similar to 'oppressed i am', thus dishonoured

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Sounds similar to "approbation," which is an expression of praise. Opprobrium is the opposite: Disgrace, contempt, scorn.

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Split word like this OPP_ROB_RIUM : if u ROB OPIUM then u will be criticized

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opprobrium = 'Oprah' disgraced' Brian' in the show :)

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op+prob+rium....opprobrium for problem maker

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Opium + Probe + Rob = Defame

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Opprobrium:Opp(Opposite)+Rob(Robbery),Just Imagine u had ROBbed urs neighbors house which which is Opposite to urs House,so ur going to face great disgrace(of arising from shameful conduct) form ur neighbours who r very close to u

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opprobrium: Opium+ Pro a pro who uses opium(drug) should feel ashamed of himself/herself==> public disgrace or reproach

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Think "Opt to be Probed in my Rium" which just sounds disgraceful and like I would hate it.

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split opprobrium as op+probe+xxx probe means to sensors on sea ground,that touch the ground to analyse. So probe menas to touch and approve. Op+probe is not to touch because u dont like it. vilify,infamy.

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optician

Short Definition : maker and seller of eyeglasses

Definition
(noun) a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
Synonyms : lens maker
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for optician

OPTIC refers to the eye or sight, hence an OPTICIAN has something to do with the eye...he is a spectacle (eye glasses) maker.

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optimist

Short Definition : person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism

Definition
(noun) a person disposed to take a favorable view of things

optimum

Short Definition : most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition

Definition
(noun) most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances Definition
(adj) most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
Synonyms : optimal
Example Sentence
  • an optimum return on capital
  • optimal concentration of a drug
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for optimum

optimum = optimistic mum (mummy) or optimistic moment

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optional

Short Definition : not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options

Definition
(adj) possible but not necessary; left to personal choice

optometrist

Short Definition : one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects

Definition
(noun) a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
Synonyms : oculist

opulence

Short Definition : extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant

Definition
(noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for opulence

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OPUL REMENBER OPEL AND LANCE MEANS LANCER CAR PEOPLE THOSE WHI HAS OPEL AND LANCER LIVE IN OPULANCE

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Opulence rhymes with affluence.. which also means rich.. and you can also say that rich people have a lot of influence on people.. which also rhymes with opulence..

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from opulance remember lancer car.only rich and luxiry people can purchase lancer.

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opus

Short Definition : work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera

Definition
(noun) a musical work that has been created
Example Sentence
  • the composition is written in four movements
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for opus

OPUS remember an octopus working on a musical instrument like piano

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A Roman Catholic organisation named OPUS DEI which means "WORK" OF GOD

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opus exactly means work related to music (Barron's) Remember Octopus=oct+opus (8 hands) hands are used for working. Opus means work. This is the root of word opus.

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Opus sounds like office, where we WORK

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something like opera?

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Remember Magnum Opus in tranformers he does alot of work to save the world

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This is our song - a musical composition OP US

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oracular

Short Definition : of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle

Definition
(adj) of or relating to an oracle
Example Sentence
  • able by oracular means to expose a witch
Definition
(adj) obscurely prophetic
Synonyms : delphic
Example Sentence
  • Delphic pronouncements
  • an oracular message
Definition
(adj) resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
Synonyms : enigmatic
Example Sentence
  • the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
  • so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
  • an enigmatic smile
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for oracular

In the Matrix...the Oracle(old woman character ) prophesises that Neo is "the one"

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oracle language is ambigous with lot of confusions

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It rhymes with BINOCULARS, we use binoculars when something is hard to see and we call something ORACULAR when it is hard to interpret....

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think oracle as miracle,,,,,,,,,,,,

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oracular -> oracle command or revelation from God of DB

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Orcale Database: It is mysterious with many hidden shortcuts and database is preferred to remove ambiguity compared to simple files. Oracle is also the authority of DB ( The most selling DB)

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orator

Short Definition : public speaker

Definition
(noun) a person who delivers a speech or oration
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for orator

orator sounds like obama senator , so a senator is a public speaker

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OpeRATOR

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to get a job of operator u must be good in public speaking

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official narrator

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