take it as PUSSY + ANIMAL = a pussy will always be dumb and cowardly, will always lack courage.
pussillanimous --> PUSSY with ANIMUS(enemy). So, someone who behaves like a pussy cat with his enemies is coward and also remember PUISSANT means powerful and strong
if someone is coward,they call him 'pussy,u r no man'
The belief that men shouldn't be pussies (wimps) is nearly unanimous
pussy is a silly animal...coz it is cowardly (pussy+silly+animus)...!!!
pusill-petty, very small; anim-spirit. Petty spirit == timid, cowardly.
putative
Definition (adj) purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
Example Sentence
the foundling's putative father
the putative author of the book
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for putative
divide it like put-a-ti(tea)..so we are PRESUPPOSED to put tea on the table not on the floor
remember "reputive". Reputive gods are commonly blieved and regarded.
RE-PUTATIVE i.e. reputative or reputed...!!!
putative=put forth tentatively.
focus on the PUT in putative....
"About nine months after putting out, the PUTative father PUT out his arm, demanding a blood test to PUT to rest the question of paternity."
sounds like mutative(mutated). It is SUPPOSED(commonly put forth) that we mutated from chimpanzee... Hope it helps!!!
basically this word is derived from latin putre....means to think.......so you think ..you sUPPOSE...YOU CONSIDER something reputed..you regard something highly....you assume that something exist in this world
changumangu's potatoes are supposed to be reputed. go figure!
A burglary case and a file of known criminals .. You PUT-A-TICK (putative) to the name which you suppose is reputed in this crime case ..
(put+at+live):put TV at live which is always recommended
PUTATIVE IS PUT-AT=EVE...U WILL PUT SOMETHIN NLY IF U THNK ITS APPRPPRIATE..OR REPUTATED
putative - he is putative to be a putalian, a reputed putalian
putrid
Definition (adj) of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
Example Sentence
putrid decomposition
Definition (adj) in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
Example Sentence
horrible like raw and putrid flesh
Definition (adj) morally corrupt or evil
Example Sentence
the putrid atmosphere of the court
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for putrid
put+rid...anything that is rotten and foul smelling, we would want to get rid of immediately...
pyro+maniac...pyro sounds similar to pyre(pile of wood on which cremation of dead is done)...so a maniac who sets everything to fire and perform their funeral rites...
pyre means "fire" and maniac means mental disorder. One who has a disorder of setting things on fire.
pyro means fire...hence fire i head....i.e fire-o-maniac
bf to gf:"agar tum mere PYAR ko tukraogi toh mein khudko aur tumko, dono ko jala dalunga...hahaha"
gf(in mind)"SHIT he is a PYROMANIAC"...................:D
quaff
Definition (noun) a hearty draft
Definition (verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
Take into consideration the First three words QUAgmire. The words resemble earth QUAKE. So earth quake is an awkward predicament, where soil sinks under your feet.
quagmire think it like this quag is sound of frog and mire can be changed with hire so where frog hire of course in quagmire
add A to it.. AQUA+MIRE == aqua means water .. hence wetland
remember family guy-quagmire!
quagmire(quake-earthquake) when earthquake occurs it makes the sitution dangerous by devastating the houses and so on
QUA(ck)+gmire;quack reminds u of ducks and ducks generally live in marshy areas :)
remember tom cruise in Jerry MAGUIRE?
In the movie he opposes his boss...eventually landing in a difficult situation
Take into consideration the First three words QUAgmire. The words resemble earth QUAKE. So earth quake is an awkward predicament, where soil sink under your feet
quag=big:mire=mine: dangerous
If you know mire, you can relate, quag, mire, quagmire all mean the same
quaint
Definition (adj) strange in an interesting or pleasing way
Example Sentence
quaint dialect words
quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
Definition (adj) very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
Example Sentence
the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name
came forth a quaint and fearful sight
a quaint sense of humor
Definition (adj) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
If you know someone already, you call them ac + quaint. That is because, they are already known to you (old).
quaint can be closely related with the word "FAINT" where you need to take the meaning as faint colors which are ODD,OLD FASHIONED.
gre bigbook QUANT'S questions are old fashioned
If you PAINT that house, you will destroy its old fashioned charm.
quaint rhymes with PAINT..something is good to paint implies it's picturesque,attractive,charming
and if i want to paint something unpleasant/ugly ,im an ECCENTRIC,weird,bizarre person
quandary
Definition (noun) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
quantary relates to quantum physics,which is so complex that it leaves you in DILEMMA about the UNCERTAINITY of photon
this word quandary sounds like wandering so if you are in a DILEMMA you wander all around the streets.....
I was in dilemma whether I give my cloths to laundry or wash them at home
Quandry=quants+vocabulary .wat to study for gre.confusion and dilemma.
In a QUANDARY about whether to suicide in QUAN (well) or DARYa (river)
kon + da + (ko)ri
sounds like Q(why)+ DARI(fear).....when we r in dilemma we become frightened so people ask us why r u in fear??
QUAN(KAUN) bolega DARY(route or way) i am in a dilemma...
Quandary - Foundary - Legendary .. Whether this foundry has been built by the legendary Casanova, Barney Stinson, or not is still a mystery.
quandary: i am in dilemma, whom(Quan) of these 2 girls are "dar rahi" (dary)
i am in dilemma ki wo mujhse q (qua)+ dary(dar rahi) hai
remeber QUESTION!
quarantine
Definition (noun) enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
Definition (noun) isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
Definition (verb) place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
Example Sentence
My dog was quarantined before he could live in England
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quarantine
quarantine is pretty familiar in case of antivirus softwares you can quarantine the virus affected files which means to ISOLATE THEM...
quara+ntine....quara..sounds like KUWARA..AND a kuwara person is always seen isolated..in family functions.
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