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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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for arboretum

just remember ARBOREAL : which means living in trees. so arboretum means something pertaining to trees

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

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

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ARBORE(t)um arboreum.sounds like herbarium.and it is a collection of plants & .all botany students need to prepare herbarium.....the word herb is related with small trees in herbarium you exhibit...all kind of trees and plants.......as a sample.....

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arbor,arboreal,arborize all are related to trees

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arboretum = arbo related to trees n retum sounds like rectum(place where human waste get collected)

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Arboretum: reverse ret to tre and try to realize it as follows: Arbo+tre(e)+um Arbo = Zillion in Hindi ; therefore Arbotreeum means place where are a zillion (arbo) trees .. of different variety.

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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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for arcade

Remember Delhi's palika bazar where you can buy arcade games

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

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the arch provided shade

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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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for arcane

improvising the first mnemonic.., Ar + Kane - Kane's face always remains secret, as he uses a mask.

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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.

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To change a sugarCANE into ARC needs a mysterious knowledge.

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CRANE(Bird) stands on one leg is a mysterious feature

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sugARCANE.....sugarcane fields are always mysterious as you can find any couple doing romance....remember the hindi song Ganne ke khet mein

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Cain's (cane) behavior in killing his brother Abel is a mystery - what drove him to do it? This type of behavior led God to build the ARC and start over.

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hanging Crane in air is mysterious/secret knowledge

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need Indiana Jone's (the ARCheologist) cane to find the secret treasure

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arcane: arc+cane i have cut the cane from the form secretly using an arc(curve shaped weapon)

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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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for archaeology

Arch -> A prefix meaning first or foremost.

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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..

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

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

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Archaic: ARCH comes from the word archaelogy so something related with primitive times;outdated

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archaic : archeological+ick, first word-old second word-express disgust,so outdated..totally it is old and outdated.

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sounds like a cake which is no longer used

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ar(irani)+chai(tea in hindi)~ Irani chai is the no longer in use

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ardor sounds like harder...so FUCK harder..means with passion..

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Root word :ARCH-meaning old.AIC:remeber CIA american force, so AIC is no longer used..its CIA

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ARCHAIC<===> अप्रचलित (pr. \\aprachalit \\ )[Noun]

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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

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

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

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ARCHetype. Think of the Golden Arches (McDonalds) and how it serves as a model for other fast food chains.

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archipelago

Short Definition : group of closely located islands

Definition
(noun) a group of many islands in a large body of water
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for archipelago

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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.

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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.

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Age of Empires map type.

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Think of an ARK filled with PELICANS sailing between the islands = ARK OF PELICANS

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archives

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

Definition
(noun) collection of records especially about an institution
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for archives

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

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

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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

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ardor= arey zor sey means passion.

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ardor-just focus on the word DOR (hindi movie) in which Gul Panag actress was very Passionate about finding the killer of her husband

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ardent supporter = enthusiastic supporter, hence ardent means with zeal, passion, enthusiasm etc. "ardor" is just the noun form of "ardent"

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ardor and eager are rhythmic so it's easy to remember.

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AXE deo spray has an Odor which initiates passion among gals..

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Ador sounds like Adore. We show passion for anything we adore

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normally one works (H)ARD if he is ARDENT about it

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remember of a person who wants to say "order order" in a court;

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ardent ardour and ardor all means the same great emotions. lets hypothetically consider ard as the root. (HIndi) jab dard hota hai then we show great emotions

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sounds like ODOUR: which is due to sweat..when ur working hard,playing or heated up

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ardor ~ our door; please close the door and windows, to prevent the heat from going outside.

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we will adorn persons with ardor

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sound like "order"-we will order biryan eagerly,with love

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ardor- aur-daud(run),If you have HEAT, zeal like an athlete you can run....and run......aur daud

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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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for arduous

arduous = read it as: "hard to do for us"

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

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

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It takes a large amount of effort to maintain a pregnancy, especially when the baby is DUE. It's very arDUous

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Art's climb up the mountain was a duel. Art's climb up the mountain was 'Artduelous'

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