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epithet

Short Definition : word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)

Definition
(noun) a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Synonyms : name
Definition
(noun) descriptive word or phrase
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for epithet

Concentrate on the latter part of the word, epiTHET (Threat): If someone threatens you, he's going to use abusive words.

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epithet = a + pithet -> a pathetic (person)...pathetic is an adjective.

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E+PIT+HET~>A PET name that HURTS...

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api+thittu (telugu) IF a singer is bad, you api (to stop) and then tittu (scold). you give him an epiteth.

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Concentrate on the word PIT and gives a meaning defamatory.

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A pathetic person hurls insults at others rather than speaks his truth.

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E-PIT(beat)-THAT- that person was pita gaya(beat) and abused too.

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Epi(appy)+thet(theft) - Appy ko theft karne par abusive word

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Epithet

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epitome

Short Definition : perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody

Definition
(noun) a standard or typical example
Synonyms : image paradigm prototype
Example Sentence
  • he is the prototype of good breeding
  • he provided America with an image of the good father
Definition
(noun) a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for epitome

Epi(EPIC)+tome(TOMB)...there is a EPIC about the TOMB of Mumtaz Mahal (TAJ MAHAL) that it takes nearly 200 years to complete that’s why it’s A PERFECT EXAMPLE of MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE

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epitome,at d end it sounds like TOM-remember tom n jerry r d "perfect example" of EPIc.

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e+pi+tome: tome is a book, mathematical pi is concise. So epitome = a concise prologue or epilogue of the book. Also means example

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epi+tomb(tome)...qutubshahi tombs contain dead bodies of emperors therefore these bodies are EMBODIED into them and these tombs are still in a perfect condition hence they ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE

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a happy home is a perfect example for everyone of living life blissfully.

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EPITOME: E+PIT+OME, Don't fall in pit by not doing home work like Rahul(Example)

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A BIT OF ME - epitome: a standard or typical example

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e(he)+ pito(marna) + me(mujhe).. so usne mujhe mara, it is a 'perfect example' that he is a gunda!

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epitome=optimum optimum designs are always epitome

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epoch

Short Definition : period of time

Definition
(noun) a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Synonyms : era
Definition
(noun) (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
Synonyms : date of reference
Definition
(noun) a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for epoch

epics are based on epoch's

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ye pouch(mobile pouch)-it can be used for certain period of time....

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e(a) + poch(porche car) is so expensive it takes a epoch of time just to make and deliver one!

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e+poch : pocha (cleaning) it will tak time for the pocha (cleaning the room)

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Birth of Muhammad was major EPOCH in PAK's History

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The Epoch Times-Its a chinese newspaper Remember time...then you'll get to 'period of time'

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equable

Short Definition : tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform

Definition
(adj) not varying
Example Sentence
  • an equable climate
Definition
(adj) not easily irritated
Example Sentence
  • an equable temper
  • not everyone shared his placid temperament
  • remained placid despite the repeated delays
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for equable

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Equable rhymes like Equally stable, any one who is equally stable is not easily irritated.

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ABLE to take EQUALLY either good or bad

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equanimity

Short Definition : calmness of temperament; composure

Definition
(noun) steadiness of mind under stress
Synonyms : calm calmness composure
Example Sentence
  • he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for equanimity

EQUAL+ENEMY(ity) Seeeing enemy as a friend i.e., with CALMNESS OF TEMPERAMENT.

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equal mind

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When meditating, you find equanimity when you find your EQUILIBRIUM.

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equanimity

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equi + animity >> when one thinks about other creatures as equal to himself, he or she has a great composure of mind and is calm and thoughtful about others..

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equanimity=equal+enmity; when u see your ENEMY u get angry; so it is necessary for u to maintain EQUAL temper and calmness if you are in public to avoid any outroar

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equestrian

Short Definition : rider on horseback; ADJ.

Definition
(noun) a man skilled in equitation Definition
(adj) of or relating to or composed of knights Definition
(adj) of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for equestrian

pedestrian --> a person who travels by foot... Equestrian --> a person who travels on an equine(horse)(relating to the family equidae)

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Horseback riders like to go on quests through the woods.

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e+quest+rian(ryan)....ryan was a boy who questes for knowledge therfore in order to explore the forests he went on a HORSE RIDE

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equal to train in speed as then horse ride

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equilibrium

Short Definition : balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity

Definition
(noun) a stable situation in which forces cancel one another Definition
(noun) a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates Definition
(noun) equality of distribution Definition
(noun) a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head

equine

Short Definition : resembling a horse; Ex. equine face

Definition
(noun) hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
Synonyms : equid
Definition
(adj) resembling a horse Definition
(adj) of or belonging to the family Equidae
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for equine

feline-catlike vulpine-foxlike not wolf lupine-wolflike not lion leonine-lionlike bovine-cowlike equine-horselike

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queen sitting on a horse

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canine...Doglike

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equinox

Short Definition : period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial

Definition
(noun) either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length Definition
(noun) (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
Synonyms : equinoctial point
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for equinox

Equi+ nocturnal.

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eq+inox - when the spring and autumn season appears we are happy to go to INOX for wtching movies

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Equinox ---> Equ- which its latin root is aequus meaning equal and nox which is a latin word meaning night. If these two words get together, the whole word figuratively means equal night. The day and night are equal in equinox

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remember ur geography lectures

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equipoise

Short Definition : balance; balancing force; equilibrium

Definition
(noun) equality of distribution
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for equipoise

equi + pose => If you hold an equal weight in both hands you will have a better pose.

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Equipoise=> Break it as EQUAL +POSITION, i.e a "state of balance."

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Equi+poise is balanced of weight of equal~ POISE( a unit of weight)

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Equipoise=> Break it as EQUAL +POSITION, i.e a "state of balance."

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Ind V Pak match is equally poised.. Ravi Shastri

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