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validate

Short Definition : make valid; confirm; ratify

Definition
(verb) declare or make legally valid
Synonyms : formalise formalize
Definition
(verb) prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something Definition
(verb) give evidence for
Synonyms : corroborate
Definition
(verb) make valid or confirm the validity of
Example Sentence
  • validate a ticket
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for validate

Validate and generate have the same rhyming sound...validate is to check the validity of and generate is, to bring into existence.

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valor

Short Definition : bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave

Definition
(noun) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
Example Sentence
  • he showed great heroism in battle
  • he received a medal for valor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for valor

valor resembles "jailer" who is very brave as he has to deal with notorious criminals. valor==jailer

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valor rhymes with sailor, who are used by kings to fight from sea side & they are very courageous.

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Valor sounds like vellore university.... its really courageous decision to take drop and to study for its entrance.......

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Change valor into vallant. Vallant=Gallant, both meaning courageous, brave.

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valor :: warrior so he must sow bravery

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Seinfeld: Remember when george saved a whales life? just to show that he is marine biologist.... that was vailor or vailant

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Sergeant VALERI of this TV show is a brave woman

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Valor=Rathore.Sounds similar.In Rowdy Rathore Akshay Kumar is BRAVE(VALOR)

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vampire

Short Definition : ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living

Definition
(noun) (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
Synonyms : lamia
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vampire

Sharam nahi aati,mnemonic dhoondte hue!!!Doob Maro.[:P]

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Empire (kingdom) sounds like Vampire (a blood sucking parasite)...a vampire that has a large empire.

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vanguard

Short Definition : forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard

Definition
(noun) the leading units moving at the head of an army
Synonyms : van
Definition
(noun) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
Synonyms : avant-garde new wave van
Definition
(noun) the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
Synonyms : cutting edge forefront
Example Sentence
  • the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England
  • the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vanguard

Maruti A Maruti "VAN" needs to be guarded from the front as it doesnot have a bonnet.

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a guard is coming in a van in front of all the cars

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For DOTA players, Vanguard is the foremost item to be made for heroes like Viper and all.

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vanguard~ one guard which is generally fight before actual war in medieval time~ vanguard also fight before many of other

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take only the word guard. we only guard those things which are in front or important

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When a minister or dignitary person goes out, his VAN is GUARDED by ADVANCE FORCES.

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Vanguard and foreground sound somewhat similar...vanguard is the foremost part of an army...foreground is something that is nearest to the observer...so both terms refer to something closeby

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vantage

Short Definition : position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint

Definition
(noun) place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective) Definition
(noun) the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Synonyms : advantage
Example Sentence
  • the experience gave him the advantage over me
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vantage

In the movie "Vantage Point" the hero has an ad-vantage over the villain.

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ad.vantage

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From the movie VANTAGE POINT ... a place from where evrything can be seen...

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van+advantage-van is a great advantage if its raining

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vapid

Short Definition : lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture

Definition
(adj) lacking taste or flavor or tang
Example Sentence
  • a bland diet
  • insipid hospital food
  • flavorless supermarket tomatoes
  • vapid beer
  • vapid tea
Definition
(adj) lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
Example Sentence
  • a vapid conversation
  • a vapid smile
  • a bunch of vapid schoolgirls
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vapid

vapid sounds similar to rapid(~ very rapid)... If you cook in a rapid manner, you may spoil the taste of the food, or say, when you eat rapidly..you may not get the taste of the food.

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Vapid is not Rapid and hence dull.....

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antonym of rapid--vapid

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VAPID....VAPour......vapour are vapid in nature as they does nt have any significance...... vap..VAPPA..WINE...which is insipid in taste,.....

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Vapid sounds like 'Vaaipaadu' in tamil which means Numerical Tables. 5 tables, 6 tables etc. Which are btw boring .

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rapids are not vapid, rapids are bumpy not flat.

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Va-pid :vammo pidasa kattukupoyindiga pappu,Inkatha taste emuntundi.2.alaa pidasa kattukupoyinattuga koorchunnttunnav boring ga

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vaporize

Short Definition : turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)

Definition
(verb) kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting
Synonyms : zap
Example Sentence
  • in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens
Definition
(verb) turn into gas
Synonyms : aerify gasify vaporise
Example Sentence
  • The substance gasified
Definition
(verb) lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
Synonyms : evaporate vaporise
Example Sentence
  • evaporate milk
Definition
(verb) decrease rapidly and disappear
Synonyms : fly vanish
Example Sentence
  • the money vanished in las Vegas
  • all my stock assets have vaporized
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vaporize

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Materialise is the opposite of vaporize. Vaporize is to diappear whereas materialise is to come into existence.

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variegate

Short Definition : change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)

Definition
(verb) change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors Definition
(verb) make something more diverse and varied
Synonyms : motley vary
Example Sentence
  • Vary the menu
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for variegate

variegate: add variety to an object by making it in many colours. variegate==variety

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If we drop the letter 'g' and take the word as varied+ate...they ATE from a VARIED range of foodstuff.

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variety at the gate:i.e changing appearance

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variegated

Short Definition : (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored

Definition
(adj) having a variety of colors
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for variegated

varie(various)-gated(gates)... the gates are of various colors..

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variety+ate=variegated.our meal consists variety[chappatis,vegetables etc]...alll are of different colour

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VARY+ATED...when we eat different type of food,our shit is variegated

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varnish

Short Definition : paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film; glossy coating produced by using this substance; Ex. nail varnish; V.

Definition
(noun) a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface Definition
(verb) cover with varnish
Synonyms : seal
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for varnish

we paint to va(r)nish impurity

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Tarnish is the opposite of Varnish. Varnish gives lustre to something (mainly woodwork) and tarnish (dull) is the lack of lustre.

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garnish means to decorate; varnish means to decorate by POLISHING

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u warnish something thats tarnished

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