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quizzical

Definition
(adj) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
Synonyms : mocking teasing
Example Sentence
  • his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
Definition
(adj) perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
Synonyms : questioning
Example Sentence
  • he had a quizzical expression
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quizzical

quizzical =quizz+comical =quizz(curious) in a comical(teasing,mocking) way

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FOCUS ON QUIZZ+ICAL..quizes increase curiosity.

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quizzical =quizz+comical =quizz(curious) in a comical(teasing,mocking) way

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how you feel in a difficult quiz?

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quotidian

Definition
(adj) found in the ordinary course of events
Example Sentence
  • a placid everyday scene
  • it was a routine day
  • there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quotidian

split it as "quote+indian".QUOTE AN INDIAN every day. Newspapers quote opinions of Indians everyday.. so its a DAILY occurence,customary

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akin to quote. A quote is told repeatedly - i.e., a cliche.

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Qoutidian=Quoted every day

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Thought of the day or the quote is a regular mundane thing

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Remember the movie 3 idiots in which the QUOTE OF DEAN is always REPEATING

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A <U>common</U> feature of the Shadowmoon Valley Zone is the continual bombarded by chat messages of what Illidan Stormrage is saying. Think: <B>Quote Illidan</B>.

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quiti (quota) in a day ie daily mundane work

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while dividing we have to take the quotient not the reminder it is customary, daily,

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burgeon

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dian=daily.as there are very few words with Q

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PRATI DIN....

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Quotidian work of wearing coat in the court.

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rabble

Definition
(noun) a disorderly crowd of people
Synonyms : mob rout
Definition
(noun) disparaging terms for the common people
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rabble

babble is related to sound or noise .....hence rabble is a noisy crowd.

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the RABBLE went crazy when they found that the RAFFLE was a scam

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rabble matlab shor sharaba

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during a REBELlion Mob makes a lot of noise.. similarly RABBLE

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RABBLE= rab + able; You are able to rab in between your friends i.e in between crowd you are able to grab the fruit.

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raconteur

Definition
(noun) a person skilled in telling anecdotes
Synonyms : anecdotist
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for raconteur

"reckon" means think. raconteur is one who thinks (writer/storyteller).

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one who recounts

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rekha aunty tear means when rekha aunty tells astory we got tears

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reckon means to imagine......raconteur means a person who make us able to imagine by telling stories

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when we go on a TOUR in a new city, we take some travels bus and the guide tells stories of the city and places skillfully.

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rac(rock)+on+teur(tour).... to rock on tour you should be story-teller.

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divide it like re(means)+conte+ur(sounds like count)..so you are counting in how many minutes you can REmemeber this story again and tell to people.

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Imagine Uncle Remus telling a cartoon RACOoN, "I RECkON I could tell you a story"

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reckon+tour..think about the tour and give an account of it

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sounds like Rekha aunty ...who narrates all juicy and interesting stories..

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ra, go n tell her, you master story teller

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raconteur - r-account-eur = one who gives an account of something - a story teller

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sounds like rack on tour;a person who can say rack is on tour must be a great storyteller

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raiment

Definition
(noun) especially fine or decorative clothing
Synonyms : array regalia
Definition
(verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on
Example Sentence
  • Parents must feed and dress their child
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for raiment

sounds like the Raymond brand which is famous for its garments.

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rai reminds us of aishwarya rai...who wears beautiful clothes..

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raiment sounds lyk raymond,CLOTHING mankind since 1965

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raiment snds like garment....so clothings

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Raiment sounds like Bollywood heroine Raima Sen... She represents lack of clothing.. just the opposite of Raiment

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rakish

Definition
(adj) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Example Sentence
  • a dapper young man
  • a jaunty red hat
Definition
(adj) marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
Synonyms : devil-may-care raffish
Example Sentence
  • a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rakish

rakish=reebok+stylish sporty and stylish

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raki(rakhi)+sh( sawant)

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for "rak" in rakish think of rakesh roshan(hrithik roshan) and for "ish" think of aishwarya rai......both are stylish

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rakish~rekiss suppose man rekiss woman that manner disturb woman hence man is dissolute (rakish) according to woman

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rakesh roshan ka launda hritik roshan bohot style maarta hai

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rak(rake)..and a rake is dissolute person.

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rakesh roshan meeta jaunty rodes roshan....jaunty(animated and carefree).

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jackish shroff.......who is very stylish

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I am stylish like jaunty rhodes, vote for me.

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ramble

Definition
(noun) an aimless amble on a winding course
Synonyms : meander
Definition
(verb) continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
Synonyms : jog ramble on
Example Sentence
  • This novel rambles on and jogs
Definition
(verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example Sentence
  • The gypsies roamed the woods
  • roving vagabonds
  • the wandering Jew
  • The cattle roam across the prairie
  • the laborers drift from one town to the next
  • They rolled from town to town
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ramble

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Ram + amble -- Ram(rambo) ambled (wandered) aimlessly in the jungle.

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ramble(RA+AMBLE)-Amble RAndomly i.e. aimlessly.

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RAM.....shriram going vanvasa.....that is wandering....

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RAMBO wandered aimlessly !

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Remember Gamble. Those who gamble will Ramble

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Rhymes with babble...hence to ramble on means to babble on sth..

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ramble = gamble . when you speak by gamble

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ramification

Definition
(noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches
Synonyms : branching fork forking
Definition
(noun) a part of a forked or branching shape
Synonyms : branch leg
Example Sentence
  • he broke off one of the branches
Definition
(noun) a development that complicates a situation
Synonyms : complication
Example Sentence
  • the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications
Definition
(noun) an arrangement of branching parts
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ramification

Bhagwan Ram and his brothers were subdivided, i.e., two were sent to the jungle and while the other two stayed in the kingdom. So, ramification means subdivision.

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opposite of unification

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politicians divide people on the basis of god...RAMIFICATION means dividing people having Ram as their god from other people

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the consequence of an act of war is that you then have your enemy RAMMING your fort-ICATION

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RAM.....random access memory... we divide RAM of computer to boost the speed...something

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ramification..in mathamatics(geometrical term)..we use this term..where we see that square root function of a complex number can be seen having two branches..and both of them differing in sign....

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When you ram a gate, it divides into branches(pieces) ...battering ram from age of empires ;) RAM THE WALL

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The ramification of fighting with Ram can never be good.

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The ramification of Ram’s study is in the report card.

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ramification-(ram forest)-In ramayan when ram was sent to the forest ,the decision has many complications

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ramshackle

Definition
(adj) in deplorable condition
Example Sentence
  • a street of bedraggled tenements
  • a broken-down fence
  • a ramshackle old pier
  • a tumble-down shack
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ramshackle

Ram+Shakela;If Shakela falls on Ram, it gets destroyed and pieces will fell apart

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LORD RAM constructed bridge is now SHAKing i.e poorly constructed.

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ramshackle is divided as ram+shackle where ram is heavy impact for destruction where as shackle is chained one so DESTRUCT THE CHAINED OR WELL CONSTRUCTED ONE.

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bhagwan Ram ko jo shack(doubt) karega... uska mann tho unstable hi hoga. Ram ko shake karne wale ki situation.- Deplorable

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RAMP+SHACKLE...we had to use shackle for the ramp because the ramp was ramshackle..

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RAMSHACKLE-> Bhagwan Ram ne building ko shackles se baandh diya bcoz the building was "FALLING APART".

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: ram ki shackal poor condition mein hai

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you call your room as room shockly (ramshackle) because it is very old and shock while bus pass around home

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hey ram tumhari shakal(face)....in bad condition

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Shackle sounds like shambles which means dirty. So, ramshackle is in a dirty condition or falling apart.

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ramSHACKle, shacks are huts in beaches which are poorly built..

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RAM is SHAKING the rickety wooden shop which is standing on four wooden support...so, it's like falling apart

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rancid

Definition
(adj) (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
Example Sentence
  • rancid butter
  • rancid bacon
Definition
(adj) smelling of fermentation or staleness
Synonyms : sour
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rancid

ran+acid(acid)...presence of acid(secreted by bacteria during the process of fermentation) in curd makes the curd bitter in taste and bad in smell

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ran+cid..ran(rank)+cid(acid)...rank means bad smell..and a acid which smell bad

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"ranc" sounds like "rank" which also means the same.

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rancid=ran+cid,cid is a police officeer as we know,he ran away because ,he is unable to bear the bad smell

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Rancid : Ran (Rain)+ Cid (Acid).. Acid rain always gives bad smell.

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ran away when i smelt that acid it was so bad...

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Rancid ends with "cid" which could refer to Seed oil,now bad smell of seed oil

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RAIN+SEED..when rain falls on seed, it gets fermented and smells bad

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Rotten+Acid...smells bad

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ran(bhaago)+sid(sada hua)=> bhaago sadi hui badboo(odor) aa rahi hai

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