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derelict

Short Definition : negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person

Definition
(noun) a person without a home, job, or property Definition
(noun) a ship abandoned on the high seas
Synonyms : abandoned ship
Definition
(adj) worn and broken down by hard use
Example Sentence
  • a creaky shack
  • a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
  • a flea-bitten sofa
  • a run-down neighborhood
  • a woebegone old shack
Definition
(adj) forsaken by owner or inhabitants
Synonyms : abandoned deserted
Example Sentence
  • weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
Definition
(adj) failing in what duty requires
Example Sentence
  • derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
  • neglectful of his duties
  • remiss of you not to pay your bills
Definition
(adj) in deplorable condition
Example Sentence
  • a street of bedraggled tenements
  • a broken-down fence
  • a ramshackle old pier
  • a tumble-down shack
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dairy + licked=> people will tend to abandon/discard a "dairy milk" chocolate that has been licked..

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hey!der...u r negLEGted

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de-relic -> relic. relic and derelict has the same meaning

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derail of train occurs due to negligence of duty

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a person who licks the milk from somewhr,he is without home,job.he don't have money to buy milk..

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de+reli+ct: DEplorable and REaLI CriTical condition

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If someone finds a RELIC he keeps it with him as it is important.. Similarly if something is not important then we abandon it or may say "DELIC it"

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Daily licked by dogs due to poor and abandoned condition

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derelict ->de relation neglected me abandoned

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focus on sound DERAIL..train leaving its RAIL or Abandoning

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Dear (dere) + Left (lict)....

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convert de into duty and r into n and place a g inside to convert relict into neglect. So duty neglect.

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derailed train is abandon

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dereliction

Short Definition : neglect of duty; abandonment

Definition
(noun) a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
Example Sentence
  • he inherited his delinquency from his father
  • his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
  • his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
Definition
(noun) willful negligence
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dereliction rhymes with neglection and has a similar meaning.

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dereliction -> relics = the antiques. de + relic -> you lost the antiques due to negligence

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dereliction => deliberate neglection!

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concentrate on relics... You have left the house and only relics of the house remains

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for de relation neglect the duty and abandoned it

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duty neglect the relics

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deride

Short Definition : ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect

Definition
(verb) treat or speak of with contempt
Example Sentence
  • He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for deride

de -ride -- riding a horse upside down.. ppl will make fun of you ( ridicule)

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RIDE = RIDiculE

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DE(lower)RIDE(ride a cycle) if u ride a cycle of low quality people will REDICULE u

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DE(not)+RIDE....if you are NOT able to RIDE a bicycle, you friends will laugh at you and some may show contempt......

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De-ride - De in Hindi is sister. De ride - Sisters ride. If you ride your sister's pink cycle, people will make fun of you.

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de + ride ( take it for granted to take u 4 a ride...so ridiculing is common in such a case

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derision

Short Definition : ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory

Definition
(noun) contemptuous laughter Definition
(noun) the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Synonyms : ridicule
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Noun form is 'deride' and in high school, if you don't have a car (de ride) that is expensive enough, other kids may mock and ridicule you

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deri se ane wale ki mocking hoti hai

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derision -> der is son (without marrying). A contemptuous act causing a "contemptuous laughter".

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Deri +son -> deri me tera son kaam karta hai shame hai

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<B>Derogatory Provision</B>.

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he got toppled and DERIDED from his new bike and was ridiculed by girls around.

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deer is on, he is running bfr it, people making fun of him

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if u cant write the "deriv"ation then u r ridiculed. derision

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If there is son to unmarried woman ppl will treat her with contempt :(

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if u say something (de)without reason(rision),you are more prone to mockery.

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derivation

Short Definition : deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word

Definition
(noun) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
Example Sentence
  • he prefers shoes of Italian derivation
  • music of Turkish derivation
Definition
(noun) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Synonyms : deriving etymologizing
Definition
(noun) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions Definition
(noun) (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation
Example Sentence
  • `singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations
Definition
(noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline Definition
(noun) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body Definition
(noun) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation Definition
(noun) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

derivative

Short Definition : unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.

Definition
(noun) the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx Definition
(noun) a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound Definition
(noun) a financial instrument whose value is based on another security Definition
(noun) (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
Example Sentence
  • `electricity' is a derivative of `electric'
Definition
(adj) resulting from or employing derivation
Example Sentence
  • a derivative process
  • a highly derivative prose style
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for derivative

Deriv - Drive / ative - Relative Mng:obtaining from the other source.

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DRIVE a RELATIVE from his house to yours.

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dermatologist

Short Definition : one who studies the skin and its diseases

Definition
(noun) a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
Synonyms : skin doctor
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DERMA means skin and LOGY is the science or study of a particular subject. Hence DERMATOLOGY is the study of the skin and a person who studies it is called a DERMATOLOGIST.

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One who studies about ur mat skin

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derogatory

Short Definition : expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage

Definition
(adj) expressive of low opinion
Synonyms : derogative disparaging
Example Sentence
  • derogatory comments
  • disparaging remarks about the new house
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for derogatory

de-erogat-ory = He is Arrogant... so everyone has a low opinion about him

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Daroga(Police) is having low opinion thats y they can accept even 10 bucks.

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de rogue -- you always will have a low opinion of rogues (diseases, rouges is a Hindi word)

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You have so low an opinion of it that you sweep it under DER RUG-atory

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u will definitely have low opinion on daru ke adde ka gate

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do u remember rogue in Xmen charector being arrogant...

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degrade+gate -> rog like gate for that house, having very low opionion

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descry

Short Definition : catch sight of (something distant)

Definition
(verb) catch sight of
Synonyms : espy spot spy
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If 10(DES) people will CRY every body will notice them!!

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sounds like describe. When you DESCRIBE something people will look at it.

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Backward: (y-r-c-s-e-d) - You--really--can't--see--every--detail . . . at first glimpse.

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di-scover by scru-tiny

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descry - at a distance when people cry out loud.. you notice them... so you descry (sight) them

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descry rhymes with discover, to findout another meaning as a verb is to discriminate or discern... so not to respond to Des(i) cry(cries) is to discriminate

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The police asked the witness to describe what he descried

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catch something distant we forget to close the eyes dust will fall and will cry

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descry sounds like describe; You cannot describe a person by descrying; You have to be a friend or alteast be close to him

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evoke means to memorize, rememberance (yaad dilana) like in DABBANG Sallu says kameeney se yaad aaya tumhare bhaiya ji kaise he

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Temporize means avoid commiting oneself, gain time obviously when u r not commited u will save time

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Amnesia means loss of memory.. in Ghajini Aamir loses his memory due to injury

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descry = de + s +cry; to student cry to attract the sight of ppl.

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describe a far cry from here

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desecrate

Short Definition : profane; violate the sanctity of

Definition
(verb) violate the sacred character of a place or language
Synonyms : outrage profane violate
Example Sentence
  • desecrate a cemetery
  • violate the sanctity of the church
  • profane the name of God
Definition
(verb) remove the consecration from a person or an object
Synonyms : deconsecrate unhallow
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for desecrate

pronounce it as de-sacred; i.e; spoiling its sanctity or sacredness.

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split it up as de+secret.So,expose someone of their secrets.!!!

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desecrate and consecrate are opposite......

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ounds like de(means doing the opposite of something)+sacred(means…something which is holy and respectable)……diwali is a very holy festival but some people on that day drink and gamble,and thus they violate the sanctity of the festival

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desecrate(the +secret) Exposing the secret files of railway ministry we know the violation of law and corruption.

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