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belligerent

Definition
(noun) someone who fights (or is fighting) Definition
(adj) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Synonyms : aggressive
Example Sentence
  • aggressive acts against another country
  • a belligerent tone
Definition
(adj) engaged in war
Example Sentence
  • belligerent (or warring) nations
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belli (TOM) and gerry always quarrel in TOM and GERRY cartoon.

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Just relate it wid another GRE word-- BELLICOSE

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Just remember Bully from the word belligerent...the character of a bully is to be harsh and aggressive.

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BELI/BEL MEANS FIGHT.QUARREL .+gerenT(generation)....THE LAST TWO GENERATION of this family have been QUARRELSOME

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belligeren = belly, the belly of a girl always cause the fight or may be war

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children FOUGHT with one another for jelly BELLY chocalate :p

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In TOM&GERRY story gerry always knocks the doorbell and make tom aggressive which leads to war

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bemoan

Definition
(verb) regret strongly
Synonyms : bewail deplore lament
Example Sentence
  • I deplore this hostile action
  • we lamented the loss of benefits
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bemoan... look at moan..means cryin,..whn does one cry when dey loose something..when one looses something they express disapproval..

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bemoan -- be mourn means express mourn -- express sadness

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be+moan--moon->in olden days mothers used to show their kids the moon and used to tell some stories and feed them.now most of them are living in apartments, where there is no scope of showing moon and feed them, so they beat them

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be+moan--moan sounds like maun(hindi word)(few minute silence in remembrance of someone.) in order to express our grief when someone dies we keep maun for few minutes.

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BEAM+ON...the meaning is lament.....I didn't switch on the beam(light) of my car and because of that I had an accident hence I LAMENT...

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they have to feel sorry for their kids.as they r failed to do that

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bemoan has moan in it which means "A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain"

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bemused

Definition
(adj) deeply absorbed in thought
Example Sentence
  • as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
  • lost in thought
  • a preoccupied frown
Definition
(adj) perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Example Sentence
  • obviously bemused by his questions
  • bewildered and confused
  • a cloudy and confounded philosopher
  • just a mixed-up kid
  • she felt lost on the first day of school
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bemused

Be mouse(think,muse) for one day. confused or bemused?

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Not a mnemonic:Amuse=make someone laugh. Bemuse=make confusion. Muse=ponder. Think,confuse,laugh.

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split the word bemused into be + amused, when u are amused you are in a state of surprise or confusion

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be+m+used--- we are always CONFUSED to buy a BE-USED (previously used) product(car/bike/electronics)

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'bemuse' sounds like 'demused' which can be split into De(without/bereft)+Mused(Muse=inspiration/mentor);thus,somebody who has lost his/her Muse is 'confused' and doesn't know what to do next

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bemused ~ be confused + used; he is thinking a lot to convert his invention into useful commercial product.

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be+amused = bemused

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A-muse is laugh laugh laugh. B(e) muse is confusion confusion confusion

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benign

Definition
(adj) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor) Definition
(adj) pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
Synonyms : benignant
Example Sentence
  • a benign smile
  • the benign sky
  • the benign influence of pure air
Definition
(adj) kindness of disposition or manner
Example Sentence
  • the benign ruler of millions
  • benign intentions
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for benign

benign- bene(good) + sign

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opposite of malign

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Cloud number nine (BY Bryan adams) . so nign or nine is good. Benign is to be pleasant, good etc.

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Benign sounds like B9 ~ BNice .. Therefore kind

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read it as BEGIN: u begin something when its favorable/good..or when a tumor is in the beginning stage, its not dangerous

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rhymes after Quinine--the panacea for Malaria-->+ve in all sense

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to BE on cloud NINE, we have to be gentle and kind with everyone

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benign sounds like begin; this kind of beginning is favorable and beneficial for our all future projects.

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benign * malign

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its always better if beginning should be favorable to us

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lets break it this way be+nice which is kind

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berate

Definition
(verb) censure severely or angrily
Example Sentence
  • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for berate

his friends berated(criticized) him for showing them b-rated movie..

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brate - b + rate : So if you will watch B RATing movie you will be scolded

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be+rate ~ he was RATEd BElow expectations and hence forth scolded.

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berate- berry + ate He scolded me strongly as i ate his berry

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BElow+RATEd=BERATE

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lets break Be+Rate. when we go to something as we see different rates in different shops..and we scold them as aBEy RATE kya re......

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DErate(not to rete someone is also a kind of scolding)....when you berate someone, you derate him.....

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The servant failed to get the Basmati rice at the desired RATE, therefore the owner scolded him severely.

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when girl came to know she was be..rated by others she scolded them strongly(berated )

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berserk

Definition
(noun) one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury
Synonyms : berserker
Definition
(adj) frenzied as if possessed by a demon
Example Sentence
  • the soldier was completely amuck
  • berserk with grief
  • a berserk worker smashing windows
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for berserk

ye to BER ber hi kiye ja raha hai. lagta hai dimag SARAK gaya hai iska

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divide it like --ber+serk-->serak..if someone gets madly EXCITED about something..we say..SARAK GAYA YE TO....

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erk- this word,in he word berserk resembles the meaning erked,that means somthing mad about or violent.

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ber + serk(shark) ....shark is angry and out of control

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Berserk resembles the hindi word Besabar.. someone who's madly excited about something..

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Berserk resembles the hindi word Besabar.. someone who's madly excited about something..

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berserk == ber (bar) + serk (shirk) when the manager saw the bartender is shirk, he became angry(berserk).

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Berserk : Ransack!

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be+risk if someone is more angry he is at risk

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when we are mad or voilent anger....and somebody not giving the way for us then we shall say" abey sarak "

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beer peke insan ka dimag kharab hojata hai aur woh wild hojata hai

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beer se dimag sarka hain

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remember the movie shrek...where the main charecter always gets in to anger..

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BELKUL(Hindi) + SARAK(Mad - Hindi)

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 Bark + shirk : when a person is mad in anger, he barks like a dog and bitse like a shark

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beher sarkho we will say this when we are very angery on someone

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besiege

Definition
(verb) surround so as to force to give up
Example Sentence
  • The Turks besieged Vienna
Definition
(verb) cause to feel distressed or worried
Example Sentence
  • She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
Definition
(verb) harass, as with questions or requests
Example Sentence
  • The press photographers besieged the movie star
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for besiege

divide it like-->be+siege(seize)-- Indian army has seized the line of control, and now the whole area is surrounded by armed forces.

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be + seize = u are seized by armed forces / by some1 who is continiously annoying u ..!!

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besmirch

Definition
(verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Example Sentence
  • The journalists have defamed me!
  • The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Definition
(verb) smear so as to make dirty or stained
Synonyms : smirch
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for besmirch

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Besmirch= kisi ki achi reputation ko mirche lga ke bigadna

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Besmirch = Bees + Mirch (In Hindi language Bees means twenty and Mirch means pepper) So,if you will add twenty pepper, you will definitely spoil the food.

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besMIRCH-ifu chk the word mirch,it calls to our mind chilli's .chillis grown on soil,so is to meaning.

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mirch -> mirchi fm. hearing mirchi fm before exam will spoil the exam

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BE (meaning throughout) + MIRE (to sully, dirty, muddy)= to fully ruin a reputation

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bees bees mirchi dalega to khana to spoil hona hi hain

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kisike base pe mirch lagana matlam usko maign kar dena

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smirch sounds like smirk. His SMIRK left a STAIN in my mind

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bilious

Definition
(adj) relating to or containing bile
Synonyms : biliary
Definition
(adj) suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
Synonyms : liverish livery
Definition
(adj) irritable as if suffering from indigestion
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bilious

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bili-ili-ill..so it resembles ill in bile,ie stomach.

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Note that many of the words with roots from body organs mean irritable. Examples: splenetic, spleen, bilious, atrabilious, dyspeptic, livery, and liverish.

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remeber it from biles which is disease of liver; so a person having biles will always be irritated.

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bilious can be compared with bile which is produced by liver.

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BILE juice is used for digestion...

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LIOUS and be compared to LIVER.means leaver problem,indigestion.

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bivouac

Definition
(noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
Example Sentence
  • wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
Definition
(noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent Definition
(verb) live in or as if in a tent
Synonyms : camp camp out encamp tent
Example Sentence
  • Can we go camping again this summer?
  • The circus tented near the town
  • The houseguests had to camp in the living room
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bivouac

when u vomit (sound we make while vomiting - VOUAC) suddenly amidst a journey we look for some temporary halting place

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wen der was no bused..i used to go "BYWALK" to college.. ofocz dats temporary

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While I was in Bivouac, I used to vomit a lot.

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BIVOUAC- A Building WACKy used to make a temporary shelter. THis is not a good mnemonic. But i couldnt find any better

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temporary orrented house.Ifwe livein temporary or rented house(bai=kam-wali bhi bhowk(bark) ke jaati hai

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bi+vouac--vouac sounds like Walk-->you are walking towards an temporary camps or tents.

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by walking building= temperory encampment

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Be in a vua(not worthy) camp.

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biwi ne ghar evacuate karaya so had to live in bivouac

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Be walking in this Bivouac of life

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