Mnemonic Vocabulary

Guys I feel this is the best way to improve your vocab. So each one of you please post atleast 1 mnemonic for the day so that we can cover ample number of words by cat … lets start 1. coquette --_ remember shriman shrimati ji … usme *kok…

Guys I feel this is the best way to improve your vocab. So each one of you please post atleast 1 mnemonic for the day so that we can cover ample number of words by cat .. lets start

1. coquette -- remember shriman shrimati ji .. usme koki ji thi jinke saath unka neighbour flirt karta tha
coquette ( ) n. A woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt

2. plethora -- plate mei thoda nhi rhega .. ye india hai .. you will get plethora of dishes

plethora/pleTHr/
Noun:
  1. An excess of.
  2. An excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.



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kernel -- we all know colonel (kernel) is the most important part of army unit



kernel -- central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
kindle -- rhymes with candle



kindle --

(verb) cause to start burning

(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity", "raise a smile", "evoke sympathy"

bestride -- to be the best rider you have to bestride the horse first

bestride -- Get up on the back of

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catena -- cat har saal hota hai ye yaad rakkho bas..so it is a series of events

catena -- A chain of connected ideas, passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members

salacious....it means lustful ; lechorous
it gives the hint of the hindi word 'sali'....so can be remebered as a "a characterless jeeja who is salacious for his sali"...

shrew...it means a bad tempered female....one of the like who is always nagging...So
split shrew:sounds like 'She+screwed'...
a girl who screws you is always bad tempered and not very well behaved...hence the meaning

articulate : "Artist + Late ( Aaram se kaam karega) => Absolute, Good work"

1) adj. --> Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language: an articulate speaker
2) vb. --> To express in coherent verbal form; give words to: couldn't articulate my fears

Note: Its good if we give eg also.
And useful links.

Reference : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/articulate

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expropriate -- it actually means ex-property
expropriate -- Deprive of possessions
"The Communist government expropriated the landowners"

restitution -- after some hard work we REST(itute) to regain energy
restitution/restt(y)ooSHn/
Noun:

  1. The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
  2. Recompense for injury or loss.

modicum:it sounds like 'kam'...so its sth that is less in quantity or not up tp the required amount...very small in quantity or number

cerebrate: (Not celebrate) : "cerebrum" is part of brain.(U must have learned in school).
So related to thinking.

cerebrate - use or exercise the mind OR one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments;
(Entire reasoning is based on CEREBRATING)

Synonyms: cogitate, think

eg. As they surveyed the damage, Jonathan did not ask his father how he would fix the tree house, instead allowing him stare and cerebrate in silence.

mickle -- michael had a mickle of fans

mickle -- in great numbers

catastrophe - what if "CAT STOP" ---Disaster (Term CAT here used is Common Aptitude Test)

catastrophe
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; notable disaster or misfortune; OR
A complete failure; a fiasco:
Eg: The food was cold, the guests quarreledthe whole dinner was a catastrophe.

Related word :

cataclysm - a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

subterfuge -- sab taraf fuse udd gya .. and i couldn't recognise the thief

subterfuge -- Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

"he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"

quarry -- kuwari ladki ko raat ko akele mat bhejo .. there are many anti social elements waiting out there to make her their quarry

quarry -- A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.

"he fell quarry to muggers"

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dexterity : remember dexter from cartoon network how skilled he was at his experiments and innovation.


dexterity(noun): skill in using your hands or mind.

mental/verbal dexterity

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