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infamous

Short Definition : notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation

Definition
(adj) known widely and usually unfavorably
Synonyms : ill-famed notorious
Example Sentence
  • a notorious gangster
  • the tenderloin district was notorious for vice
  • the infamous Benedict Arnold
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infamous

IN + FAMOUS (well known)...famous for his noteriety.

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in(NOT GOOD OR BAD) +famous...FAMOUS for BEING NOT GOOD or NOTORIOUS

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infantile

Short Definition : childish; infantlike

Definition
(adj) indicating a lack of maturity
Synonyms : childish
Example Sentence
  • childish tantrums
  • infantile behavior
Definition
(adj) of or relating to infants or infancy
Example Sentence
  • infantile paralysis
Definition
(adj) being or befitting or characteristic of an infant
Example Sentence
  • infantile games
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infantile

very easy, look at the word INFANT....A NEW BORN BABY...SO SOMEONE behaving like an infant...is infantile. Be careful not to confuse with "infantry" - (ground troops, soldiers who fight on foot)

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infer

Short Definition : deduce; conclude; N. inference

Definition
(verb) reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Synonyms : deduce deduct derive
Definition
(verb) draw from specific cases for more general cases Definition
(verb) conclude by reasoning; in logic
Synonyms : deduce
Definition
(verb) guess correctly; solve by guessing
Synonyms : guess
Example Sentence
  • He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize
Definition
(verb) believe to be the case
Synonyms : understand
Example Sentence
  • I understand you have no previous experience?
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infer

in-fer is like re-fer(send for making decision) and infer is making decision

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infer = draw inference from any meeting.

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infernal

Short Definition : pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction

Definition
(noun) an inhabitant of Hell
Example Sentence
  • his roar made the infernals quake
Definition
(adj) characteristic of or resembling Hell
Example Sentence
  • infernal noise
  • infernal punishment
Definition
(adj) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Example Sentence
  • something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
  • fires lit up a diabolic scene
  • diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
  • a fiendish despot
  • hellish torture
  • infernal instruments of war
  • satanic cruelty
  • unholy grimaces
Definition
(adj) expletives used informally as intensifiers
Example Sentence
  • he's a blasted idiot
  • it's a blamed shame
  • a blame cold winter
  • not a blessed dime
  • I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
  • he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
  • a deuced idiot
  • an infernal nuisance
Definition
(adj) of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire
Example Sentence
  • infernal heat
Definition
(adj) being of the underworld
Example Sentence
  • infernal regions
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infernal

Rhymes as IN+Funeral, someone who is always in funeral could be 'devilish'.

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infernal - in + fern (fernace ~ furnace) + al (all) ; so putting all people in the furnace is a devilish or cruel activity; these things are generally conducted in hell.

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suppose u went went to funeral ceremony of a DON.who was very annoying and took many inocent life.so ppl said he will definately go to HELL.this covers both the meaning

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eternal means heaven, infernal means hell.

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infest

Short Definition : inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful; Ex. Mice infested the house; Ex. shark-infested waters

Definition
(verb) invade in great numbers
Synonyms : overrun
Example Sentence
  • the roaches infested our kitchen
Definition
(verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Synonyms : invade overrun
Example Sentence
  • the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
Definition
(verb) live on or in a host, as of parasites
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infest

a place full of ... PEST

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IN+FESTival....In Rangpanchami festival roads are INFESTED because of huge traffic on roads and most of them are drunken...

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infidel

Short Definition : unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)

Definition
(noun) a person who does not acknowledge your god
Synonyms : gentile heathen pagan
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infidel

Infy+Dell : NO ONE will BELIEVE if someone says infy and dell merged.

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bhagav.phani what the hell r u trying to say in your blank mnemonic?????????????

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infidel(ity) :fidelity means faithfulness so infidel is one who has no failth or belief

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in-fidel: fidel castro is a pious man,has belief in god..so infidel means no belief in god; fidelity-means belief

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in(not)fido infidel is not believing in god(trust) s

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infiltrate

Short Definition : pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator

Definition
(verb) cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices Definition
(verb) enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
Synonyms : penetrate
Example Sentence
  • The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
Definition
(verb) pass into or through by filtering or permeating
Example Sentence
  • the substance infiltrated the material
Definition
(verb) pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
Synonyms : pass through
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infiltrate

IN+FILTER(water filter)....In filters water INFILTRATES through porous membrane so that the impurities are removed....

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When an object is able to filter something, some part will stay in it and other part will 'PASS THROUGH' it. Imagine you are filtering your morning 'TEA'.

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infiltrate:in(not)+filtrate(filter)-so if you are not filtering anything then it means you allow it to pass through.

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infinitesimal

Short Definition : very small

Definition
(noun) (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit Definition
(adj) infinitely or immeasurably small
Synonyms : minute
Example Sentence
  • two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm
  • reduced to a microscopic scale
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infinitesimal

Read it as infinitely small

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infinite simal ~(small)

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infirmity

Short Definition : weakness

Definition
(noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for infirmity

in-firm= not firm = weak= weakness

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inflated

Short Definition : exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)

Definition
(adj) enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
Synonyms : hyperbolic
Example Sentence
  • a hyperbolic style
Definition
(adj) pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
Example Sentence
  • high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
  • a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inflated

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In+flat, so when u buy new good tier for ur car but it gets flat (burst), it means good company tire it was pompous and pretentious

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if u are FLAT(like someone so much) to someone then you will exaggerate and talk about them...

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