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baleful

Short Definition : evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look

Definition
(adj) deadly or sinister
Synonyms : baneful
Example Sentence
  • the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look
Definition
(adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example Sentence
  • a baleful look
  • forbidding thunderclouds
  • his tone became menacing
  • ominous rumblings of discontent
  • sinister storm clouds
  • a sinister smile
  • his threatening behavior
  • ugly black clouds
  • the situation became ugly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for baleful

when we pronounce this word this word sounds simillar to word painful........and anything painful is always a result of an evil act

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BALEFUL.....remind yourself of christian bale.....in The Dark Knight.....the movie immediately reminds you of Joker....the BALEFUL joker!!

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Baleful ~ bail+ful; when any dangerous convict gets out of jail taking bail, he could be threatening

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balk

Short Definition : stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate

Definition
(noun) the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
Synonyms : baulk
Example Sentence
  • a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
Definition
(noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Definition
(noun) one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
Synonyms : baulk rafter
Definition
(noun) an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base Definition
(verb) refuse to comply
Synonyms : baulk jib resist
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for balk

sound close to bulk...when u see a bulky thing on ur way u refuse to go ahead

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When a dog barks, you balk.

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balk sounds like a dog's bark; if you see a dog barking, you refuse to go ahead. hence, dog acts as obstacle (hindrance) in your walk.

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ballast

Short Definition : heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast

Definition
(noun) any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship Definition
(noun) coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads Definition
(noun) an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings Definition
(noun) a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) Definition
(noun) an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
Synonyms : light ballast
Definition
(verb) make steady with a ballast
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ballast

ballast -- balance -- you are adding something to balance it or make it stable ( just as in weighing balance)

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Divide it like--Bal(Balance)+Last(last long), adding weight to bring balance to something(as in weighing balance) or to make it stable that last long.

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ballast = ball(imagine a heavy iron ball) + st(ability)

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balm

Short Definition : something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees

Definition
(noun) any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing Definition
(noun) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for balm

Just think of medicine Zandu (balm),which relieves pain

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Balmy-balm- I don't like the fragrance of Iodex balm.

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balmy

Short Definition : soft and mild (of air); fragrant

Definition
(adj) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Example Sentence
  • it used to drive my husband balmy
Definition
(adj) mild and pleasant
Synonyms : mild soft
Example Sentence
  • balmy days and nights
  • the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth
  • a soft breeze
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for balmy

BALMs are used to make us feel good, mild when we are having headache or tension. hence balmy means mild, pleasant

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I don't like the fragrant of Iodex balm

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Balmy sounds like Bama who is krishna’s wife and she is very pleasant.

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banal

Short Definition : hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed

Definition
(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example Sentence
  • bromidic sermons
  • his remarks were trite and commonplace
  • hackneyed phrases
  • a stock answer
  • repeating threadbare jokes
  • parroting some timeworn axiom
  • the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for banal

abey nal to roz hi kholte hain...

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SPLIT INTO ba-nal ba-BAR - COMMONPLACE FOR MEN TO MEET & NAL(HINDI - TAP) - COMMON PLACE FOR WOMEN TO MEET.

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'ban + al' --> 'ban all' those directors whose movies are 'banal' (the same old story lines are repeated ; (another meaning) dull and unoriginal(dubbed))

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bandy

Short Definition : discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with

Definition
(verb) toss or strike a ball back and forth Definition
(verb) exchange blows Definition
(verb) discuss lightly
Synonyms : kick around
Example Sentence
  • We bandied around these difficult questions
Definition
(adj) have legs that curve outward at the knees
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bandy

bandy sounds like brandy--When people drink brandy, they exchange heated words in a light and glib way.

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in hindi u call ur GF ur BANDI, so u share, discuss, have light arguments with ur bandi...

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Bandy--sounds like "Band" which means close . so close the room and talk else somebody will listen

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bane

Short Definition : posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous

Definition
(noun) something causing misery or death
Synonyms : curse nemesis scourge
Example Sentence
  • the bane of my life
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bane

Modern technology is BOON OR BANE. Boon is useful and BANE is Something causing misery or death

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ban+e -- Things which are harmful or poisonous (can make your life misery) are always banned by government.

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sounds like CANE which CAUSES MISERY

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bank

Short Definition : heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning

Definition
(noun) sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
Example Sentence
  • they pulled the canoe up on the bank
  • he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents
Definition
(noun) a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
Example Sentence
  • he cashed a check at the bank
  • that bank holds the mortgage on my home
Definition
(noun) a long ridge or pile
Example Sentence
  • a huge bank of earth
Definition
(noun) an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
Example Sentence
  • he operated a bank of switches
Definition
(noun) a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) Definition
(noun) the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
Example Sentence
  • he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo
Definition
(noun) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
Synonyms : camber cant
Definition
(noun) a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
Example Sentence
  • the coin bank was empty
Definition
(noun) a building in which the business of banking transacted
Synonyms : bank building
Example Sentence
  • the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
Definition
(noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
Example Sentence
  • the plane went into a steep bank
Definition
(verb) tip laterally
Example Sentence
  • the pilot had to bank the aircraft
Definition
(verb) enclose with a bank
Example Sentence
  • bank roads
Definition
(verb) do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
Example Sentence
  • Where do you bank in this town?
Definition
(verb) act as the banker in a game or in gambling Definition
(verb) be in the banking business Definition
(verb) put into a bank account
Synonyms : deposit
Example Sentence
  • She deposits her paycheck every month
Definition
(verb) cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
Example Sentence
  • bank a fire
Definition
(verb) have confidence or faith in
Synonyms : rely swear trust
Example Sentence
  • We can trust in God
  • Rely on your friends
  • bank on your good education
  • I swear by my grandmother's recipes

bantering

Short Definition : joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter

Definition
(adj) cleverly amusing in tone
Example Sentence
  • a bantering tone
  • facetious remarks
  • tongue-in-cheek advice
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bantering

Bantering -- bante + ring; bante - remember Banta Singh -- we read so many silly jokes on him. we can figure out Banta Singh as a funny person or a person who always does joking talks.

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bantering=ban+tearing i.e ban tears and to ban tears we crack jokes and do joyful talks.

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you can percieve it like banta(e)-(r)sing...which is good natured ridiculing..!!

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