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occult

Definition
(noun) supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
Synonyms : supernatural
Example Sentence
  • She doesn't believe in the supernatural
Definition
(noun) supernatural practices and techniques
Synonyms : occult arts
Example Sentence
  • he is a student of the occult
Definition
(verb) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
Synonyms : eclipse
Example Sentence
  • The Sun eclipses the moon today
  • Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies
Definition
(verb) become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
Example Sentence
  • The beam of light occults every so often
Definition
(verb) hide from view
Example Sentence
  • The lids were occulting her eyes
Definition
(adj) hidden and difficult to see
Example Sentence
  • an occult fracture
  • occult blood in the stool
Definition
(adj) having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
Example Sentence
  • mysterious symbols
  • the mystical style of Blake
  • occult lore
  • the secret learning of the ancients
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for occult

diffiCULT to understand

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in slang.. cult means to flick.. or rob.. and the person who cults is always mysterious, secret..

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The occult is of the supernatural, which is always hard to understand or see.

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can be related to CULTs - which believe in strange supernaturals

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Occult is the past tense of occur, so the ugly things which happens in the longest past is always darken in memory no body favor it to remind.

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our culture is secret and mysterious.

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occult (questions with no result) (occur no result)

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odious

Definition
(adj) unequivocally detestable
Example Sentence
  • abominable treatment of prisoners
  • detestable vices
  • execrable crimes
  • consequences odious to those you govern
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for odious

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hate people with bad odour(odious) and high audio(odious)

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the word reminds us of ODOUR, when we get bad odour from someone ...we tend to DISLIKE or DEVELOP AN AVERSION for that person..

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originally it is taken from latin word odisse means to HATE....ODIOUS MEANS something detestable, hatful...abhorrent

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remember garfield and odi...?? garfield HATES odi. so anything with the prefix odi+ is detestable

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ODI+oUS ....ODI MATCHES.afterTHE test match in aus...BUCKNER IS-the most HATED umpire among indians...so we dont want to see him DOING UMPIRING IN ODI matches ..so a strong feeling of HATRED against BUCKNER in US.

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after the arrival of T-20...everybody hated ODI now...!!!

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Kannada: Odi => Run ... U run away from what u hate!.

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ODIOUS rhymes with adieu(which means goodbye)..Everyone loves "hellos" and everyone hates "goodbyes"...so odious=hateful

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odious -> odi( ran in tamil) ous(lovers) are arousing strong dislike; hateful by parents

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odi-us is like odor-us because-you-stink!

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You hate(odious) to do 'odd' jobs.

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odium

Definition
(noun) state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior Definition
(noun) hate coupled with disgust
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for odium

ODIUM rhymes with PODIUM. Podium means stage and I have a stage fear and therefore I detest going on the stage.

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odium sounds very close to podium(a stage type of thing)-well standing on podium when politician delivers speech against their opponents ..it fills us with odium.

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if we take "opium" people will hate us and look at us with disgust

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od+i+u +(m)...i dislike you as you as your thoughts are very odd.

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we say "odi-yamma" in hatred...!!!

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odium sounds lyk odion theatre in hyderabd...afta the bomb blast in dat theatre its reputation has been lost hence disrepute

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Odium, sounds like "Odu". In tamil language "Odu" means "Run". So we run away from things we detest

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odi( ran in tamil) um(lovers) are arousing strong dislike; hateful by parents

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bad odor from a person will make u hate him and be disgusted by the smell

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officious

Definition
(adj) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Example Sentence
  • an interfering old woman
  • bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
  • busy about other people's business
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for officious

OFFICIOUS,the first part of the word sounds similar to office. Imagine a government office where people poke their nose in other's affairs, they are INTERFERING.

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Offi(in offices)+cious(curious).. in offices ppl vl be curious for promotions so they vil be pushy in offering services

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excessive eagerness to do OFFicial work of OFFering service or advice..

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In an office, people are always poking into (meddling with) others affairs, in a irritating manner.

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Imagine a police OFFICER that was so OFFICIOUS on the highway he made a car stop for several hours

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Off-ish in the office = because they're pushy with their services to get a promotion

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read off as offering and cious as service so one hu offer his service

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inclined towards making our mood off - OFFIng eaCh and every 1 Of US

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oligarchy

Definition
(noun) a political system governed by a few people
Example Sentence
  • one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy
  • the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for oligarchy

oligo basically means a few people.. as used in oligopoly..

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In line with Anarchy Monarchy and Oligoarchy (Oligo means few), matriarchy(run by a women) and patriarchy(run by a man)

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like anarchy...run by few people

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Because an oligarchy is usually corrupt and operates in the dark, we could say it was OILY-DARKLY

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it sounds like ONLY archy...means only e few...!!!

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Kraft food makes olios(cookies) which are so popular, the cookie family was elected to rule canada.

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oligo = 0 log = 0 people or a few

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monarchy and oligarchy,archy is common in same so easy to remember.

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oligarchy - oli(lean in tamil) will control small group.

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ominous

Definition
(adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example Sentence
  • a baleful look
  • forbidding thunderclouds
  • his tone became menacing
  • ominous rumblings of discontent
  • sinister storm clouds
  • a sinister smile
  • his threatening behavior
  • ugly black clouds
  • the situation became ugly
Definition
(adj) presaging ill fortune
Synonyms : ill inauspicious
Example Sentence
  • ill omens
  • ill predictions
  • my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven
  • a dead and ominous silence prevailed
  • a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ominous

maruti OMNI.....it is a threating car usually used by kidnappers.

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"omen+ious", Remember the movie "omen" the horror movie

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ominous..oh+minus(-)..oh god everything negative..something bad is going to occur..its threatening

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Think O(all)+Minous(minus)=everything is being minus,,,its dangerous!!

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Ominous feeling that he will score in minus

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omni bus will make ous unpleasant in travel and feel bad about road accidents.

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"Ominous" slightly rhymes with "menace". Both have the same meaning: "threatening"

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onerous

Definition
(adj) not easily borne; wearing
Synonyms : burdensome taxing
Example Sentence
  • the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return
  • my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests
  • a taxing schedule
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for onerous

it sounds like on+er+us..that is ONUS.. when something is ON US ..we feel burdensome

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Onerous= one+rous. If u assign much work on ONE person it will be ONErous for him

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onerous....can be associated wid owners on us...who r trouble some

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onerous = sound like owner = when they come to collect the rent you feel always burdensome.

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one-rassi.. a lot of things hanging from one string.. so becomes burdensome..

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This sounds like generous.... Which is not easy!!!

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The asses complain: "Our OWNER always put burden on US."

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OWNED US - like losing badly in a game of basketball

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Owner are burden Us

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one-rous in hindi one is 'ek' rous sounds like rasta i.e a path.. so dere is only " ek rasta" means one way out of difficult situation and it requires lot of effort bcoz its very tough....

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The burden is tied ON OUR ASS.

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Owner(PM) will be on us if we dont complete the assigned task in time. We may nt have completed bcoz it requires much effort and is difficult.

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think as owner.. becoming an owner is a difficult task and involves more effort

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onomatopoeia

Definition
(noun) using words that imitate the sound they denote
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for onomatopoeia

oh no maa! top(cannon in hindi) fire aaya : dishdhambush

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oh no maa...mei top aaya..."yahoo" "hurray" "yipee"...!!!

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On+mat+o+piepe and saying yahooo

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onslaught

Definition
(noun) a sudden and severe onset of trouble Definition
(noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Synonyms : attack onrush onset
Example Sentence
  • the attack began at dawn
Definition
(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Example Sentence
  • a barrage of questions
  • a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for onslaught

onslaught...divide it like..on+slaught(ER)...SO if you slaughter somebody or something on the spot..YOU ARE FIERCELY ATTCKING THEM.

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it is taken from..on+slaught...is derived from slēan means to strike ..so strike sombody with a knife...means to kill or fiercely atcking.

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If u have played unreal 2004 u would know it has a gametype ONSLAUGHT meaning a violent attack

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Onslaught of a slaughterer

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onus

Definition
(noun) an onerous or difficult concern
Example Sentence
  • the burden of responsibility
  • that's a load off my mind
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for onus

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ON-US you are ON US ie. you are a BURDEN on me.

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The patient cut his nas, onus is on the nurse

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Onus also means "blame". Remember whatever wrong happens in this world the BLAME GOES ON U.S(United States). Blame = onUS(onus)

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onus sounds like owner.. he is always responsible

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