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augury

Definition
(noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Example Sentence
  • he hoped it was an augury
  • it was a sign from God
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for augury

Augury.... Augur..... Sounds like Eager. We are always eager to know whats written in our future... so...

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augury..think it to be aug(aag i.e fire in HINDI) +u +ary(HARRY)..u got a prophecy that u will b in fire along with harry,,,

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aagey aa rahi events

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AUGury - ETS has given us an AUGury about the GRE pattern changing in AUGust 2011

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augury- its like AUG+gURU-remember it as ...aug is the month of tht event tht guruji pridicted(prophecy) !

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AUGURY sounds like HARRY....we know in harry it ends wit prophecy saying

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AUGURY = SAINT AUGUSTINE. Saints receive signs (auguries) from God.

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aao+ gori aao goriyon tumhara IPL mein as acheerleader selection karna hai indicating ipl is coming soon

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think of it as"aagey kya hoga rey".... augury

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An Ugly Gory( white female) in land of colored people ~bad omen LOL...

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aag on an island ..... which indicates that a person is there

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gury-replace u by o..so gory...gory means somthing ghostly..

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Augury : Aug (August) + ur (your) + y (day); 1st day of coming August some great things will happen.

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Augury: Ogury: OMEN

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VIRAGO

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con (with) tension

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Augury: Ogury: OMEN

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(AUGURY) IMAGINE AN AGORY (DEAD HUMAN FLESH EATER WHO LIVE BY RIVER GANGES)...THINK HIM AS A BAD OMEN...

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whenever i c a gory(cute)i am always sure she is the one :|

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aureole

Definition
(noun) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
Synonyms : corona
Definition
(noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for aureole

aurora+hole,aurora refers to star which is bright and hole refers to round shape,aureole refers t bright hole around a saint

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AUREOLE= OUTER+HOLE so if thr is a hole outside the light comes in think of solar eclipse (Diamond ring)

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air + hole : sun corona rare hole : halo

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think of LORD BUDDHA .. the bright sunlike light behind him is an AUREOLE . ie. the sun's corona

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those who have aura --> there is a hole(circle)ard their head and that is known as auerole

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AUREOLE...think it as OUR HOLE BEING A SOURCE OF LITE..:p

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IN Chemistry AURUM element is nothing but gold.

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austere

Definition
(adj) severely simple
Synonyms : severe stark stern
Example Sentence
  • a stark interior
Definition
(adj) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
Synonyms : stern
Example Sentence
  • an austere expression
  • a stern face
Definition
(adj) practicing great self-denial
Example Sentence
  • Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
  • a desert nomad's austere life
  • a spartan diet
  • a spartan existence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for austere

AUS-australia TERE-tear(sorrow). like the recent beatings of Australians in INDIA. so one should deny oneself from going there

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austere sounds like severe which it means

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remember austin? I mean STONE COLD steve austin. he was harsh , severe and stern

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(in Hindi language) Austere = A(hindi, means NO) + Ustere = A + USTARA(Hindi, Knife) = No+Ustrara => Aaj ke jamane me one without Ustara, it means he is SEVERLY SIMPLE

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auSTERe....connect it with stern

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AUS-australia TERE-tear(sorrow). like the recent beatings of Australians in INDIA. so one should deny oneself from going there

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Austere = I steer away (from)

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Aus=out Tere=tear with strength (not water) Tearing out from your desires-self denials.

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austere ( tear are so simple without any decorations and they are filled with emotion

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Aunts' Tears: When his AUnts saw his rigorously self-disciplined lifestyle, they alll bursted into TEARS.

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a+us+tere—USne TERE pyar ke liye sab chod diya and led a SIMPLE LIFE WITHOUT COMFORTS

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a+us(usne)+tere pyaar me khana pina chod diya hai

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avarice

Definition
(noun) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) Definition
(noun) extreme greed for material wealth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for avarice

avarice- a + very + rich > a strong greed to be 'a very rich' person.

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a+varice..varice...sounds like hindi word waris..and now imagine a greedy member of a family who kills the patriarch for his wealth...so that he can become the family's waris.

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AVA+RICE..here A is coming 2 TIMES....means a person who wants RICE 2 times has GREED.....

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a+varice..varice...sounds like hindi word waris..and now imagine a family where a greedy member of family kills the patriarch to obtain his wealth...so that he can become a waris of family's wealth

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A VAsmati RICE.dnt greed for a meal of VAsmati RICE.have normal rice

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Focus on Rice Part and relate to it the business man who stocks rice for more profit and thus become avarice

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avarice=(ava+rice)if its limited rice then everyone are greedy in sharing rice..

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remember "yava" (greed)in Telugu "rice". yavarice means greed

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aver

Definition
(verb) report or maintain
Synonyms : allege say
Example Sentence
  • He alleged that he was the victim of a crime
  • He said it was too late to intervene in the war
  • The registrar says that I owe the school money
Definition
(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Example Sentence
  • Before God I swear I am innocent
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for aver

A VERy confident statement!

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A(affirmative) version

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aver: I Svear! (I swear)

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AVER : Girl Says To DAD Mujhe Yahi VAR A-Ver(PATI-HUSBAND) Chahiye... So She Asserted or Declared Her Decision.

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AVER: VER in the word comes from the word veracity which means truthfulness..so it also means to state a truth or fact..

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Aver- A Verification... A(to) Ver(verify)

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The woman AVERED that the guy was her VAR(husband)………. consider this situation in daily sops like kyunki ....

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Aver -> Adver -> Advertise. Aver and Advertise both mean to make known or declare.

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its similar to swear so you can relate it to that.........so aver means to promise or to assure or to affirm

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aver == ever(everlasting) .i.e. a fact. asserting a fact!

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ae + var(groom), means ur forcing sumthing ashish_kals: imagine a women calling her var ...idhar aa.....

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ver means groom in hindi . so it like the bride declares him as his true husband

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I'm a know-it-all, and my boyfriend has an aversion to my tendency to aver on things I don't really know.

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aver : sounds like aware..so state something to make everybody aware of it.

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avocation

Definition
(noun) an auxiliary activity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for avocation

AVOCATION-->in a vacation. u do very little /minor work only....hence avocation implies minor occupation

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during vacations we take up part time(secondary----VOCATIONAL) jobs....

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A-V-OCATION ---> A - WORK - DONE OCCASIONALLY...

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a+vocation........(means work which we feel is suitable for us ...but may not be a primary source of earning for us , because we just do it for sake of our inner happiness)

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Vocation is our main job/occupation whereas avocation is asomething we do on the side

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so we don't give much importance to it,so as to make a living we need to concentrate on our work,

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we do not give much importance to it,as to make a living ,we need to concentrate on our work

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persuing a hobby of dancing...is a secondary occupation

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A(not)+VOCATION(regular/suited job/profession)

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AVOCATION : THINK OF A PART TIME ADVOCATE(LAWYER)...BEING AN ADVOCATE IS MY AVOCATION

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Avocation sounds like occupation, so avocation is an occupation which is secondary.

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AVOCATION= NOT VOCATION(JOB). What is not a job. It should be a hobby.

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avuncular

Definition
(adj) resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence Definition
(adj) being or relating to an uncle
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for avuncular

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split the word like av + UNCUL(UNCLE) + AR...SO related to an uncle or suitable to an uncle..avUNCULar..uncle.

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