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arboretum

Short Definition : place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited

Definition
(noun) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
Synonyms : botanical garden
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just remember ARBOREAL : which means living in trees. so arboretum means something pertaining to trees

AR=agricultural + BORETUM = boredum...so imagine how u get BORED in STUDIES.hence ARBORETUM is agricultural boredum.

ARBO(root word :tree)-REAL:living in tree;RATUM:place where there are studied

arcade

Short Definition : a covered passageway usually lined with shops

Definition
(noun) a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side Definition
(noun) a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
Synonyms : colonnade
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Remember Delhi's palika bazar where you can buy arcade games

arcede games are generally indoor which means under roof or a passage under roof

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the arch provided shade

arcane

Short Definition : esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener

Definition
(adj) requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
Example Sentence
  • the arcane science of dowsing
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improvising the first mnemonic.., Ar + Kane - Kane's face always remains secret, as he uses a mask.

Arcane=ar+cane(Kane).... this is for WWF watchers...Kane (undertaker brother) he has really mysterious behavior....as he many times fought with his brother also.

To change a sugarCANE into ARC needs a mysterious knowledge.

archaeology

Short Definition : study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

Definition
(noun) the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Synonyms : archeology
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Arch -> A prefix meaning first or foremost.

archaic

Short Definition : antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N.

Definition
(adj) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Example Sentence
  • a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
  • antediluvian ideas
  • archaic laws
Definition
(adj) little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Synonyms : primitive
Example Sentence
  • archaic forms of life
  • primitive mammals
  • the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for archaic

Archealogy - study of old things.. Archaic - The old things on which we study..

The word resembles like archies ...the old archies card are kept with us.

Remember with Archive. As we keep very old thing in archive- Archaic is related something very old.

archetype

Short Definition : prototype; primitive pattern

Definition
(noun) something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Synonyms : original pilot
Example Sentence
  • this painting is a copy of the original
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for archetype

arch + type - so a model for architecture

arch(means old)+type......so something of old type orof primitive pattern

ARCH+E(exact)+TYPE....an arch that is too exact to what is expected is ORIGINAL......

archipelago

Short Definition : group of closely located islands

Definition
(noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water
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archipelago Read it as Arey+ship+pe+lejaoo (Hindi .. which translates to take me there via ship)... And we travel to islands via a ship.

Consider the "CHIP" in the word.It sounds like SHIP..we use ships to travel to islands..So archipelago refers to a group of islands.

Age of Empires map type.

archives

Short Definition : public records; place where public records are kept

Definition
(noun) collection of records especially about an institution
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archives : spell it as archies ..it is a famous gift where collection of different gifts are there so it is a collection of many things in short storage place

sounds like archies, which is a collection of greeting cards, which is also a collection of records

ardor

Short Definition : heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent

Definition
(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
Synonyms : ardour elan zeal
Example Sentence
  • they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
  • he felt a kind of religious zeal
Definition
(noun) intense feeling of love
Synonyms : ardour
Definition
(noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity
Example Sentence
  • he spoke with great ardor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ardor

Our-"darr" is of falling in intense love!!

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sounds like harder-while doing sex. A dat time ppl feel heat, passion.. srry for using --- words

ardor= arey zor sey means passion.

arduous

Short Definition : hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work

Definition
(adj) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Example Sentence
  • worked their arduous way up the mining valley
  • a grueling campaign
  • hard labor
  • heavy work
  • heavy going
  • spent many laborious hours on the project
  • set a punishing pace
Definition
(adj) taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
Synonyms : straining strenuous
Example Sentence
  • his final, straining burst of speed
  • a strenuous task
  • your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here
Definition
(adj) difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill
Example Sentence
  • the arduous work of preparing a dictionary
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arduous = read it as: "hard to do for us"

(h)ard + u (you) + ous (we); This work is very difficult and required full of hard work from us and your side.

aath(8)+dus(10):lot of hard work so v require 8 or ten ppl

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