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antagonism

Short Definition : hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist

Definition
(noun) a state of deep-seated ill-will
Synonyms : enmity hostility
Definition
(noun) the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
Example Sentence
  • the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism
Definition
(noun) an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility Definition
(noun) (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for antagonism

ANTI+GOnism....when you say aunty go, she will show active apposition....every women hates being called as an aunty....

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anta (anti, against) + go + nism; Going against someone is being hostile or opposing to someone.

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Antagonism == Antonym i.e. Opposite, conflict

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ANTAGONISM:ANT(aunt)+AGONI(agony:sever pain)+ism->when u irritate ur AUNT to the state of AGONY she shows u her ANTAGONISM

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ANTI-against GO-tend to NISM-property; a property to go against something

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Antogonist sounds like Antony.Antony went against brutus

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antecede

Short Definition : precede

Definition
(verb) be earlier in time; go back further
Example Sentence
  • Stone tools precede bronze tools
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for antecede

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it sounds like ANTI-CD..try to picture this story...we dont find CDs when we go back in time.

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ANTE-CEDE: imagine it as ANTIQUE; something which is old

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anti + cede; anti of proceed; hence to go backward as proceed means to go forward.

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antediluvian

Short Definition : antiquated; extremely ancient

Definition
(noun) any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge Definition
(noun) a very old person
Synonyms : ancient
Definition
(adj) of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
Synonyms : antediluvial
Example Sentence
  • antediluvian man
Definition
(adj) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Synonyms : antiquated archaic
Example Sentence
  • a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
  • antediluvian ideas
  • archaic laws
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for antediluvian

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Antediluvian = Aunty+de+luv..; Usually, Loving and Caring Aunties are OLD... very Old.. and hence the meaning..

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ANTE== BEFORE DILUVIAN== DILUGE (FLOOD {BIBLICAL})means === extremely old fashioned

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AUNTY+DIE+LAVIAN(apply)...hair die lagane wali aunty to obviously old hogi....

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antediluvian ~ anti (against) + luv (love); If you are against love, you are probably a person with antediluvian thoughts.

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antediluvian=rhymes as: antique+to+everyone

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concentrate on diluvian.it resembles alluvium,takes years to form alluvium deposits.hence ANCIENT and ANTIQUATED

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Anti + di(2) + love = old ppl are against 2 loves.

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ANTE-DIL-UVIAN: ante- against;dil-love;u-you; if ur against love, your propably oldfashioned or antique

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diluvian sounds like dravidian - ancient

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anthem

Short Definition : song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem

Definition
(noun) a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) Definition
(noun) a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Synonyms : hymn
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for anthem

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remember like national anthem JANA GANA MANA

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anthology

Short Definition : book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus

Definition
(noun) a collection of selected literary passages
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for anthology

nth, we say nth term in maths,so N number of writers compiling and publishing there written stories,acc to Oxford: a collection of poems, stories, etc. that have been written by different people and published together in a book

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like ants groups, groups or collections of literacy sections as logy relates to literate sections

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anth(rhymes with granth=book : hindi)log=people =>a book of various people's writings

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Anthology:anthony in AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY movie means amitabh bachhan +logy means study.so anthony brigs many books on cart to study them in church to make impressio on heroin

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ANTHOny+LOGY(ic):he collected poems,stories,etc. of various authors and published a book on his name...

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anthem + logy >> the various anthems of various nations clubbed together in a book..

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(Ant + logy)In childhood we heard a story on ants..cheema cheema enduku kuttav ante naa puttalo velu pedithe kuttanaa..annadi anta..

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this is for those who know antony hopkins...okay i remember this word as ANTHOny hopkins(a actor) has a LOG(remember log reports?) which contains collection of poems writen by his favourite authors.. imagine MR hannibal poetic ;)

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anthology: means where anth i.e end of the events is written over there in form of poem, prose,play, drama etc.

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anthropoid

Short Definition : manlike; resembling a human being; N.

Definition
(noun) person who resembles a nonhuman primate
Synonyms : ape
Definition
(noun) any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids Definition
(adj) resembling apes
Synonyms : anthropoidal apelike
Definition
(adj) resembling human beings
Synonyms : manlike
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for anthropoid

Many of u must be knowing that anthropology is study of human beings. I think anthropoid is the root word for anthropology.

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anthro= human and poloroid photo = exactly similar so anthropoid is exactly similar to humans

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ANTHROPOID<===> मानवकार (pr. \\manavakar \\ )[Adjective] Example:Monkeys are anthoropoid ancestors of modern humans."

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root "anthro" in this word means "human" and hence something resembling human beings.

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Always remember antro- means related to humans.

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anthropologist

Short Definition : student of the history and science of humankind

Definition
(noun) a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
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ANTHROPOLOGIST<===> मानवविज्ञानी (pr. \\manavavijnyani \\ )[Noun] Example:Mr.Patel is an expert anthorpologist.

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anthropomorphic

Short Definition : having human form or characteristics

Definition
(adj) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
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etymologically anthropos means 'mankind' and morph means 'shape or figure'..so anthropomorphic is having human form or figure

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ANTHROPOMORPHIC<===> मानवरूपी (pr. \\manavarupi \\ )[Noun]

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anticlimax

Short Definition : letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting

Definition
(noun) a disappointing decline after a previous rise
Example Sentence
  • the anticlimax of a brilliant career
Definition
(noun) a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
Synonyms : bathos
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for anticlimax

climax of a movie is usually exciting,so anti-climax is unexciting and its dissappointing

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anticlimax ~ anti + cli (climb) + max; suppose you were trying to climb at tree and you reached almost at maximum height but suddenly u fell down (anti)...

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ANTICLIMAX<===> दुखान्त (pr. \\dukhant \\ )[Noun]

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antidote

Short Definition : remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles

Definition
(noun) a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Synonyms : counterpoison
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for antidote

"anti(against) + dote(u find two dots where a snake(poison) bites)" i.e, 'remedy for a poison'

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anti=against,dote = poison,because poison is consumed in small drops,so poison can be dote

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anti + dote ~ against + dots; You have some dots (marks) on your face and you are looking for some antidote to remove them (go against them)

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anti-against, dote-medicine/poison because they are took in dose. dose and dote are alike.

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ANTIDOTE=ANTIVENOM

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ANTIDOTE<===> विष नाशक (pr. \\viSh nashak \\ )[Noun] Example:There is a no antidote for cobras poison.

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