askance.. reminds u of the word GLANCE..so when u want to glance at someone , u look SIDEWAYS or give a INDIRECT LOOK..
When you want to take a girl out for a date and are very hesitant to ask her about it, then you make up your mind and ASK her with a glANCE..i.e not looking directly into her eyes...hence ASKANCE is looking sideways or indirectly.
ASKew + glANCE
ASKANCE = ASKEW
ask+an(ANN)+ce(SE) ...if something happens..and u suspect ann....but since you are angry on her ,you dont want to talk and look at her ,so u take your friend help .you say him"ask ann se bhai" kahi usne to nahi kiya ye sab.
u r viewing her with suspicion
so here u are indirectly...looking at her or in other u are viewing
when u dont know an answer in exam u look here n der to ask someone...ASKance
Sounds like ass-person, if you defame someone you make them look like an ass.
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Make a person look like an ass by defaming them.
As + persion ~ Ass + person; calling someone As(s)pers[i]on means passing slanderous remark
assiduous+ass+in+the+dust.a donkey working hard in the dust.meaning hard working or industrious or diligent
if u get "assi" i.e 80%, u sure r a hardworkin nd ASSIduous :P
as+Siduo+us: If you know the meaning of Sedulous, which means diligentm, hardworking. One can find the same word in Assiduous too. AS+SEDUOL+OUS.
ASS is also a trigger, Hardworking as an ASS or a donkey
an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for astute
A(MEANS NOT)+STU(STUPID)..well think of someone who is NOT STUPID,MEANS he is very WISE ,AND INTELLIGENT.
Sounds like statue. some politicians are wise and shrewd to built their own statues. they clearly see the advantage.
It an also b remembered by ACUTE, that has the same meaning, sharp,shrewd.
US+TUTE(teach)...when you ask someone to teach you, that person must be ASTUTE i.e having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage...
astute=ASs+CHUT
someone who uses both efficiently is an astute
at+own(one) - he realised his mistake 'at' his 'own' and wanted to make amends for it..
remember in the movie "king" brahmanandam scolds trisha AH TONE enti,later he AMENDS his words after nagarjuna beats him up!
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don't give mnemonics using stupid tamil (or what so ever those may be ) movies !!
atone ~ at stone; imagine someone throws a stone on (at)someone else and then realizes his mistake. So, he atones.
When u use harsh words for ur girl ,later u REPENT for that before her with A TONE that sounds pleasing
A TONE- u gotta make amends in ur eating habits to tone up ur body..if u are fat
He ATTAINED moxa by leaving his sins
AT-ON(c)E, your boyfriend is ready to "pay for" you.
Also, AT-ON(c)E, u realize your mistakes & "make amendments for" it.
at+one(once) he realized his mistake n wanted to ammend for the same
One puts all the blames AT ONE
attenuate
Definition (verb) weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
attenuate...A+tenu(TEND)+ate(past form of eat,eaten(P.P))..well if bacteria TEND TO EAT (degrade)your body,that is A indication of your weak IMMUNE SYSTEM.
attenuate ~ at ten + you + ate; if you will eat only at 10 PM (once in a day), you will attenuate.
attenuate=attention+u+(h)ate ==>> if nobody give attention to you and every body hates you, you'll be weakened
audacious
Definition (adj) invulnerable to fear or intimidation
audacious..auda(AUDIBLE)....IF YOU WANT to be audible to millions of people you have to be very daring and bold ,to go to the stage and deliver your message.
it sounds like "how dare she is(audacious)"i.e au(how)da(dare)c(she)ious(is)..so it is daring
when you go for some audition you need to be bold and daring.
When someone 'has the audacity' to do something, they have the nerve aka courage
There is audition going on for India Idol 4 in Delhi, versatile judges will select you so you shud have enough courage to face them at audition (audacious)
he heard (aud - from audio) that it would be viscous so he came quickly
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