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belated

Short Definition : delayed

Definition
(adj) after the expected or usual time; delayed
Synonyms : late tardy
Example Sentence
  • a belated birthday card
  • I'm late for the plane
  • the train is late
  • tardy children are sent to the principal
  • always tardy in making dental appointments
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for belated

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Divide it like--be+lated ~ belated is being late or delayed.

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we says belated happy b'day on next day means delayed

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beleaguer

Short Definition : besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset

Definition
(verb) annoy persistently
Synonyms : badger bug pester tease
Example Sentence
  • The children teased the boy because of his stammer
Definition
(verb) surround so as to force to give up
Example Sentence
  • The Turks besieged Vienna
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for beleaguer

not able to withstand the HARASSMENT of the senior players the new player opted to BE out of the LEAGUE

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The opponent team attacked Dhanraj Pille to keep him out of the premier hockey LEAGUE

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rem as bully-ger...we all are aware of bullies in school...the strong boys who pester and terrorize others..

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be+league+r -- focus on league ~ The opponent team harassed Dhanraj Pille to keep him out of the premier hockey LEAGUE.

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BE +League= In rugBY LEAGUE ,opponents attack each other.(give stress on last 2 word of rugBY,it soungs like BE,and in totality :rug By(BE)league)

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the australians beleaguered harbhajan singh.

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beleaguer== in barclays premier league man utd. harass everyone.

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BELEAGUER(Pronounce as bullyger)bully + german -- german was bullying other countries during hitlers dictatorship..

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Be an Awami leaguer and attack people, harass girls.

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BE+LEAGUEer....my senior warned me to be in his league lest he would harass me

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BEsiege + pLAGUE = BELEAGUER

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be+league--- someone forcefully says BE in LEAGUE, so PUTTING IN DIFFICULT SITUATION

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boys parents where training him so that he should BE selected in the LEAGUE

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belie

Short Definition : contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.

Definition
(verb) be in contradiction with
Synonyms : contradict negate
Definition
(verb) represent falsely
Synonyms : misrepresent
Example Sentence
  • This statement misrepresents my intentions
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belie has lie.

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belie ~ lie means something false.

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be(make) lie. IF you make lies you will negate (or misrepresent) the truth.

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belies - what lies behind is something false, than what appears on the outlook.

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read as be + lier

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BELIE means to try to convince someone to BELIEve a LIE.

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be-lie = Below lies something else, you have a false impression

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if someone belies the facts , he is presenting a LIE BEfore you

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The "Bee" "lied" that he doesn't sting people when he has killed over 1 million people.

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Lie about someone's being - belie

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belittle

Short Definition : disparage; depreciate

Definition
(verb) cause to seem less serious; play down
Example Sentence
  • Don't belittle his influence
Definition
(verb) express a negative opinion of
Synonyms : disparage pick at
Example Sentence
  • She disparaged her student's efforts
Definition
(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
Synonyms : diminish
Example Sentence
  • don't belittle your colleagues
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for belittle

be+little-->if u tell someone to 'be little',it is like deprecating them to be only 'small'

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be+little -- be little in value, depreciate ~ In recent days the value of dollar has depreciated a lot.

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belittle: in tamil its like saying ADANGURIYA !!!! so be little.. so ur disparaging them

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bellicose

Short Definition : warlike

Definition
(adj) having or showing a ready disposition to fight
Synonyms : battleful combative
Example Sentence
  • bellicose young officers
  • a combative impulse
  • a contentious nature
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bellicose

lets break bellicose as belli + cose ...belli we can remember as sumo's with huge bellis will fight (wrestleling) each other.....so belli-cose means a warlike

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BELLY+CAUSE....if you are not able to get food to eat you will fight for your belly and you will be bellicose

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Belli ~ Billi (cat); two Billi (cats) very close about to attack : billi-close::bellicose

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A hill between between two countries has a holy bell on top of it. The constant fights across the border as to who should own the BELL is the CAUSE of warlike situation.

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bellicose = belly+cause, if you see belly of any girl it can be a cause for warlike situation between you and her bf

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remember the movie kungfu panda in which the panda uses his belly to FIGHT. :)

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Bellicose sounds like varicose. Varicose veins are enlarged and tortuous vein. Your veins get large and tortuous when you're ready to fight.

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Bellicose ~ Glucose , Two child are about to fight for glucose.

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BELLY full of gluCOSE!! full of glucose; you are energetic,,,,want to fight!!!!!!!!!!

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belli+cose ~ cose sounds like cause, a small fight can become a cause of warlike situation...

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belligerent

Short Definition : quarrelsome

Definition
(noun) someone who fights (or is fighting) Definition
(adj) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Synonyms : aggressive
Example Sentence
  • aggressive acts against another country
  • a belligerent tone
Definition
(adj) engaged in war
Example Sentence
  • belligerent (or warring) nations
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for belligerent

belli (TOM) and gerry always quarrel in TOM and GERRY cartoon.

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Just relate it wid another GRE word-- BELLICOSE

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Just remember Bully from the word belligerent...the character of a bully is to be harsh and aggressive.

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BELI/BEL MEANS FIGHT.QUARREL .+gerenT(generation)....THE LAST TWO GENERATION of this family have been QUARRELSOME

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belligeren = belly, the belly of a girl always cause the fight or may be war

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children FOUGHT with one another for jelly BELLY chocalate :p

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In TOM&GERRY story gerry always knocks the doorbell and make tom aggressive which leads to war

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bemoan

Short Definition : lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of

Definition
(verb) regret strongly
Synonyms : bewail deplore lament
Example Sentence
  • I deplore this hostile action
  • we lamented the loss of benefits
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bemoan

bemoan... look at moan..means cryin,..whn does one cry when dey loose something..when one looses something they express disapproval..

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bemoan -- be mourn means express mourn -- express sadness

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be+moan--moon->in olden days mothers used to show their kids the moon and used to tell some stories and feed them.now most of them are living in apartments, where there is no scope of showing moon and feed them, so they beat them

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be+moan--moan sounds like maun(hindi word)(few minute silence in remembrance of someone.) in order to express our grief when someone dies we keep maun for few minutes.

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BEAM+ON...the meaning is lament.....I didn't switch on the beam(light) of my car and because of that I had an accident hence I LAMENT...

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they have to feel sorry for their kids.as they r failed to do that

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bemoan has moan in it which means "A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain"

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bemused

Short Definition : confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

Definition
(adj) deeply absorbed in thought
Example Sentence
  • as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
  • lost in thought
  • a preoccupied frown
Definition
(adj) perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Example Sentence
  • obviously bemused by his questions
  • bewildered and confused
  • a cloudy and confounded philosopher
  • just a mixed-up kid
  • she felt lost on the first day of school
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bemused

Be mouse(think,muse) for one day. confused or bemused?

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Not a mnemonic:Amuse=make someone laugh. Bemuse=make confusion. Muse=ponder. Think,confuse,laugh.

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split the word bemused into be + amused, when u are amused you are in a state of surprise or confusion

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be+m+used--- we are always CONFUSED to buy a BE-USED (previously used) product(car/bike/electronics)

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'bemuse' sounds like 'demused' which can be split into De(without/bereft)+Mused(Muse=inspiration/mentor);thus,somebody who has lost his/her Muse is 'confused' and doesn't know what to do next

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bemused ~ be confused + used; he is thinking a lot to convert his invention into useful commercial product.

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be+amused = bemused

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A-muse is laugh laugh laugh. B(e) muse is confusion confusion confusion

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benediction

Short Definition : blessing

Definition
(noun) the act of praying for divine protection
Synonyms : blessing
Definition
(noun) a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
Synonyms : blessing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for benediction

saint BENEDICT always used to bless people...

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u know Pope Benedict...pope gives BLESSINGS

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bene+diction—bene is the rot with means good i.e., all words starting with bene will means good, so benediction means BLESSING i.e., something good

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relate with wrds- benifit, benefactor

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benefactor

Short Definition : gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose

Definition
(noun) a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
Synonyms : helper
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for benefactor

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not a mnemonic but a root..bene is the root word and it stands for GOOD

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divide it like BENEFACT+or--focus on benefit, we are always benefited by generous people or gift givers.

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bene is a root word which means good.. bene+factor i.e some good factors like money, help.

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benef+actor -- some actors gives benefits to person and cause in form of money Benef+ factor--- who have factors of giving benefits

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