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faculty

Short Definition : mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

Definition
(noun) one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Synonyms : mental faculty module
Definition
(noun) the body of teachers and administrators at a school
Synonyms : staff
Example Sentence
  • the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for faculty

After a poor performance in the science fair the FACULTY (teaching staff) have lost their FACULTY (mental powers)! :D Just a mnemonic sir.. hehe

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fake

Short Definition : not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature

Definition
(noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Synonyms : postiche sham
Definition
(noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses Definition
(noun) (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
Synonyms : juke
Definition
(verb) make a copy of with the intent to deceive
Synonyms : counterfeit forge
Example Sentence
  • he faked the signature
  • they counterfeited dollar bills
  • She forged a Green Card
Definition
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception
Example Sentence
  • Fudge the figures
  • cook the books
  • falsify the data
Definition
(verb) speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Example Sentence
  • The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
Definition
(adj) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Synonyms : bastard bogus phoney phony
Definition
(adj) not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
Example Sentence
  • it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur
  • faux pearls
  • false teeth
  • decorated with imitation palm leaves
  • a purse of simulated alligator hide

fallacious

Short Definition : false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument

Definition
(adj) containing or based on a fallacy
Synonyms : unsound
Example Sentence
  • fallacious reasoning
  • an unsound argument
Definition
(adj) intended to deceive
Synonyms : deceitful fraudulent
Example Sentence
  • deceitful advertising
  • fallacious testimony
  • smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice
  • a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
Definition
(adj) based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
Example Sentence
  • fallacious hope
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fallacious

fallacious.split it like fallac+ious...if you just concentrate on fallac..it look like FALSE,......so THINK that SOMETHING is based on a FALSE OR incorrect notion.....

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basically this word is taken from... fallacia..means deceitful......so something which is deceitful is always based on misleading and incorrect notion.

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the root fall means to deceive,if u remember this root it will in other words like infallible-not prone to error falsify-lie

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It sounds like malicious ,,, malicious software "misleads" us , its "harmful"

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fall ante padesdhi so some thing harmful

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fal(falthu in hindi) =>means waste which is not correct(lie)

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fallacious - misleading and fall from height.(false,misleading)

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fallible

Short Definition : liable to err

Definition
(adj) likely to fail or make errors
Example Sentence
  • everyone is fallible to some degree
Definition
(adj) wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Synonyms : frail imperfect weak
Example Sentence
  • I'm only a fallible human
  • frail humanity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fallible

fall+iblle....think of a person who can FALL FOR anything, hence makes mistakes.

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Fallible may be memorized as "Failable" = Likely to fail.

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a gullible is fallible

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fALLIBLE.. read the capital one..e.i; ALLIBLE... A=not... LLIBLE= liable... so its maens not liable tht means wuld definitely mak some ERROR....

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false bill - > bills liable to make mistake

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fallow

Short Definition : (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated

Definition
(noun) cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons Definition
(adj) left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
Example Sentence
  • fallow farmland
Definition
(adj) undeveloped but potentially useful
Example Sentence
  • a fallow gold market
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fallow

after plowing farmer fallow(fall-low) of money so, he left it without seeding(uncultivated)

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fallow is like "falo" in hindi (fruit/ripe) so khet ko falne foolne ke liye it has to be left uncultivated..

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callow land

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remember seeds are sown in shalow depth pits.. here fallow - F symbolises False/not makin it Fallow i.e plowed bt not sowed.

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if a Tennis player falls low in ranking, sooner he will be unseeded!

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fallow= buffalo, which are used in plowing the soil

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the farmer has alrdy plowed..now he has to FAL LOW to sow the seeds

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fallow sounds like shallow... shallow water is inactive!

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falsify

Short Definition : make (something written) false by changing

Definition
(verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Synonyms : distort garble warp
Definition
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception
Example Sentence
  • Fudge the figures
  • cook the books
  • falsify the data
Definition
(verb) prove false
Example Sentence
  • Falsify a claim
Definition
(verb) falsify knowingly
Example Sentence
  • She falsified the records
Definition
(verb) insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
Synonyms : alter interpolate

falter

Short Definition : hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.

Definition
(noun) the act of pausing uncertainly
Example Sentence
  • there was a hesitation in his speech
Definition
(verb) be unsure or weak
Synonyms : waver
Example Sentence
  • Their enthusiasm is faltering
Definition
(verb) move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Synonyms : waver
Definition
(verb) walk unsteadily
Synonyms : bumble stumble
Example Sentence
  • The drunk man stumbled about
Definition
(verb) speak haltingly
Synonyms : bumble stammer stutter
Example Sentence
  • The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for falter

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falter is like farter.. who farts a lot.. people hesitate farting in public.. so HESITATE

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FALTER-fall in gutter becoz u feel weak and stumbling while walking

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failing to utter due to hesitation.

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falter sounds like fati(Hindi)jab kisi ki fatti he tab he or she falter.

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a faulty person[falter] always hesitates to avoid further faults

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'Falter' sounds like 'halter' & girls hesitate when they wear halter!

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falt+alter--- we HESITATE to ALTER our FALTS(faults), we are always reluctant to correct some fault which we have done

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"hindi chor ki dadi mein tinka " Defaulter always hesitate

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falter- a person who falls while walking loses his momentum.

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Chelsea falter, United flatter in ECL: http://media.smh.com.au/sport/sports-hq/chelsea-falter-united-flatter-in-ecl-2303077.html

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faltu hindi pe wrong person so generally people who commits sin hesitates more waek in spirit

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Falter sounds like fall..when you fall in front of others you feel hesitated

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f+alter---->focus altering....changing focus continuously...

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fathers hesitate weaken in purpose or action.

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fanaticism

Short Definition : excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic

Definition
(noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views
Synonyms : fanatism zealotry
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fanaticism

it sounds like fantastic . u say fantastic with lot of zeal

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watching movies about FANATIC is full of zeal

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the words is synonym to zealot. zeal is praise so zealot is excessive praise or zeal.

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the fanaticism of aamir khan as a terrorist in movie fanaa

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Fan+ actic= as he is a fan of some phylosophy he is not ready to give up.

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Fanaticism is often zeal without knowledge or without a rational basis. —John Rayoa

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Has fan and ism. Fans have excessive zeal and their policy(ism) is to follow somebody with extreme devotion.

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To provide excessive zeal fanatics books were published for engg. students

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fancied

Short Definition : imagined; unreal

Definition
(adj) formed or conceived by the imagination
Example Sentence
  • a fabricated excuse for his absence
  • a fancied wrong
  • a fictional character
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fancied

imagine fancy dress competition - becoming something that's not you / real ... you can only imagine to be that person !

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fancied is similer to fantacy ..which is ur imagination

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fancier

Short Definition : breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal

Definition
(noun) a person having a strong liking for something
Synonyms : enthusiast
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fancier

fencier (fancier) --> fence + ier --> one who keeps the animals fenced --> breeder of animals

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fancier -> cier -> bear -> deer - > CR (ciyar is a animal) -> pyar (means love) = one who loves animals and plants or has spl intrest to breed them !

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one who wants to wear showy(fancy) clothes and has very keen interest in his looks

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fancier sounds like fancy things. wen we see fancy things we usually get attracted with which we get excited!!!

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fancier = "fancy" fancy dresses are sometimes made from animal skin , they are bought from animal dealer , breeder :)

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Animals are kept inside a fence.

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FAN "cied" are very enthusiastic to meet their idols

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ONE WHO BRINGS FOREIGN CIAR AND BREEDS THEM

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franchiser for faun.animal dealer.

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at a pet shop, owner to a customer pointing at a poodle "Fancy her?"

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FAN-cier if somebody is a fan of something he tries to keep it or breed it

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fancy + ier >>> we make a collection and keep with us.. it may be animals or anything.. one who keeps animals like this is BREEDER..

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