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distend

Short Definition : expand; swell out

Definition
(verb) become wider
Synonyms : dilate
Example Sentence
  • His pupils were dilated
Definition
(verb) cause to expand as it by internal pressure
Example Sentence
  • The gas distended the animal's body
Definition
(verb) swell from or as if from internal pressure
Example Sentence
  • The distended bellies of the starving cows
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distend

try to relate it with dis means distance and extend means to expand.

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This(DIS) Tent(TEND) can expand easily

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dis(apart) + tend(stretch) So distend means to stretch apart or expand.

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stend- take it as stem. stem generally expands or swell out ,wen there is a clot of water ..

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Imagine DISTance from an END ->Extend;Wider;swell out

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TENDancy to DISassociate=DISTEND

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Distend-or this tond(belly) has expanded

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close to distance...reserved people stay at a distance (secondary meaning of distant is reserved or aloof)

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Tendentiousness (tend) towards distant (dis); Therefore reach the distant.

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distill

Short Definition : refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew

Definition
(verb) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
Example Sentence
  • purify the water
Definition
(verb) undergo the process of distillation
Synonyms : distil
Definition
(verb) extract by the process of distillation
Synonyms : distil extract
Example Sentence
  • distill the essence of this compound
Definition
(verb) undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
Synonyms : condense distil
Example Sentence
  • water condenses
  • The acid distills at a specific temperature
Definition
(verb) give off (a liquid)
Synonyms : distil
Example Sentence
  • The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distill

distilled water...distilleries...

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a fat person stay STILL to (dis->)avoid from sweating

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distinct

Short Definition : clearly different; clearly noticed

Definition
(adj) (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
Synonyms : distinguishable
Example Sentence
  • plants of several distinct types
  • the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses
  • gold is distinct from iron
  • a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech
  • management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees
Definition
(adj) easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
Example Sentence
  • a distinct flavor
  • a distinct odor of turpentine
  • a distinct outline
  • the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
  • distinct fingerprints
Definition
(adj) constituting a separate entity or part
Synonyms : discrete
Example Sentence
  • a government with three discrete divisions
  • on two distinct occasions
Definition
(adj) recognizable; marked
Synonyms : decided
Example Sentence
  • noticed a distinct improvement
  • at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
Definition
(adj) clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Synonyms : clear-cut trenchant
Example Sentence
  • clear-cut evidence of tampering
  • Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest
  • trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distinct

distinct species..species,that can u cleary identified or seperated.

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distinction

Short Definition : honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction

Definition
(noun) a discrimination between things as different and distinct
Synonyms : differentiation
Example Sentence
  • it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
Definition
(noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority
Example Sentence
  • a scholar of great eminence
Definition
(noun) a distinguishing quality
Example Sentence
  • it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town
Definition
(noun) a distinguishing difference
Example Sentence
  • he learned the distinction between gold and lead

distinctive

Short Definition : clearly different from others of the same kind

Definition
(adj) of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
Synonyms : typical
Example Sentence
  • Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor
  • that is typical of you!
Definition
(adj) capable of being classified
Synonyms : classifiable

distort

Short Definition : twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion

Definition
(verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Synonyms : falsify garble warp
Definition
(verb) form into a spiral shape
Synonyms : twine twist
Example Sentence
  • The cord is all twisted
Definition
(verb) twist and press out of shape
Synonyms : contort deform wring
Definition
(verb) affect as in thought or feeling
Synonyms : color colour tinge
Example Sentence
  • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
  • The sadness tinged his life
Definition
(verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress
Synonyms : deform strain
Example Sentence
  • His body was deformed by leprosy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distort

the root word here is tort( turn..), hence we can derive words like: dis + tort- disfigure, Con + tort - twist one's face...

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dis + tort. 'tort' is from 'torque' which means 'twist'. So twisting changes the shape.

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ifu can remember the word distortion, that brings to the meaning twist..

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distract

Short Definition : take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted

Definition
(verb) draw someone's attention away from something
Synonyms : deflect
Example Sentence
  • The thief distracted the bystanders
  • He deflected his competitors
Definition
(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Example Sentence
  • She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distract

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distrait

Short Definition : absentminded; distracted

Definition
(adj) having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
Synonyms : distracted
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distrait

distrait:not straiGht.. someone who is not straightthinking is distracted and hence ABSSENT MINDED .

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the TRAIT of DIStraction

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distrait - sounds like distracted - someone who is distracted by everything is absentminded in main task

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dis-trait= dis=traitor and traitor are absent minded, distracted people..

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DIS + TAIT.....australian cricketer shaun tait had to retire because he was absentminded these days after loosing the worldcup

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sounds dis + straight >>> one who does not luk straight and is distracted from him main aim.

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distraught

Short Definition : upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry

Definition
(adj) deeply agitated especially from emotion
Synonyms : overwrought
Example Sentence
  • distraught with grief
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distraught

This year because of drought people were upset and anxious

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its like...dis(not)+traught(thought)....so he did "not thought" of his failure in exam....so he is upset

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distraught spells like past tense of distrait(not looking straight ie, not attentive).

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distorted signal on tv makes us upset and anxious

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DIS(T) dRAUGHT is making leaders very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness;

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diurnal

Short Definition : daily; occurring during the daytime

Definition
(adj) of or belonging to or active during the day
Example Sentence
  • diurnal animals are active during the day
  • diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night
  • diurnal and nocturnal offices
Definition
(adj) having a daily cycle or occurring every day
Example Sentence
  • diurnal rotation of the heavens
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for diurnal

u have to visit the urinal everyday!!

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DIA jalana AUR NAL chalana roj ke kam hai

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Nocturnal means active in the Night and Diurnal means active in Day

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Diary+journal= diurnal to record the events of your day.

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