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innovation

Short Definition : change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative

Definition
(noun) a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
Synonyms : invention
Definition
(noun) the creation of something in the mind Definition
(noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Example Sentence
  • she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
  • the foundation of a new scientific society

innuendo

Short Definition : indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo

Definition
(noun) an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
Synonyms : insinuation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for innuendo

INN(loopala)ENDO UNDI...hint lies inside something

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"The salesman was making innuendos towards our 16 year old daughter" is salesman ne ladki chhedi, INNU UNDE(eggs) maaro.....

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ok this is poor but does the job....you go for a stay in an INN but U END up washing kitchen utensils...what does it imply? you had no money to pay!!

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INN(inside)ENDO(inside)something is there inside..usually hint lies inside something

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another one...in the song IN THE END by Linkin Park, it implies that he has lost something which he had tried so hard to get

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innuendo -> i + knew + end... how does one manage to guess the end result?? from the "hints" provided.. thus innuendo means hints..

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in(to, toward) + nuere[to nod.] An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression

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IN the END u get Offended

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INN(shirt ki inn)+U+ENDO....you end doing inn of your shirt because soon you are going to be a beggar...It,s a kind of remark or hint....

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in+nuen+do--- IN church NUN(nuen) gave me a HINT to DO work(eg: start singing the prayer , ring the bells)

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inopportune

Short Definition : untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen

Definition
(adj) not opportune
Example Sentence
  • arrived at a most inopportune hour
  • an inopportune visit
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inopportune

though i was offered free coaching for GRE from my university in FE i didnt opt for it bcoz though the OPPORTUNITY was good but it was UNTIMELY..INOPPORTUNE..:)

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opportunity @ appropriate time Inopportune @ inappropriate time

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inopportune=inconvenient, unfortunate, inappropriate, unsuitable, untimely, unfavourable, mistimed, inauspicious, ill-timed, ill-chosen, unseasonable, unpropitious, malapropos....... The dismissals came at an inopportune time...:)

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inordinate

Short Definition : beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands

Definition
(adj) beyond normal limits
Example Sentence
  • excessive charges
  • a book of inordinate length
  • his dress stops just short of undue elegance
  • unreasonable demands
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inordinate

you are in ordinate(y-axis) and y axis goes upwards without limit

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split it as in+ord+din+ate... remember it as IN DIN(ner) he ORD(ered) and ATE EXCESSIVELY.

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in+ordinary = inordinate means unrestrained.

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inordinate:in (not) +ordinate(ordinary)-so not ordinary which is beyond the normal

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inordinate.split it in(not),ordinate(order),when some body is not in order with higer authority or they r free to do whatever they want.so they become UNRESTRINED.

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inquisitive

Short Definition : eager for knowledge; unduly curious

Definition
(adj) showing curiosity
Example Sentence
  • if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
  • raised a speculative eyebrow
Definition
(adj) inquiring or appearing to inquire
Example Sentence
  • an inquiring look
  • the police are proverbially inquisitive
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inquisitive

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IN+QUIZ+itive, contestents IN a QUIZ are eager for knowledge.

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Curiously (INQUI-sitive) Inquiring and (in-QUIS-itive) Questioning

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inquisitor

Short Definition : questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition

Definition
(noun) a questioner who is excessively harsh
Synonyms : interrogator
Definition
(noun) an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inquisitor

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INQUISITOR - sounds like in-quiz-itor, so someone in a quiz who asks questions, is a questioner.

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INQUISOTOR-one who is INQUISitive, always asks questions , he is a QUESTIONER.

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The later part rhymes as visitor, usually tend to be harsh & questions a lot in school and colleges hence called 'investigator'.

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poppy

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inroad

Short Definition : hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; Ex. The long illness made serious inroads on his savings; CF. raid

Definition
(noun) an encroachment or intrusion
Example Sentence
  • they made inroads in the United States market
Definition
(noun) an invasion or hostile attack
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inroad

in road ... road par log encroachment karte hain ...

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insalubrious

Short Definition : unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place

Definition
(adj) detrimental to health
Synonyms : unhealthful unhealthy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for insalubrious

salu = healthy (salu for salman khan is very healthy)... insalubrious = not friend of salu... not healthy

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salu for salman khan is VERY HEALTHY... in(NOT)salubrious who doesn’t have health as that of SALMAN...IS NOT HEALTHY

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compare it to 'Saloon' which is an unhealthy place.

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insALUbrious - rememeber alu (potato).. eating aloo everyday is not good for health

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using Saulab Sauchalya(public toilet) is not healthy.. hope u get it !!

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insatiable

Short Definition : not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite

Definition
(adj) impossible to satisfy
Synonyms : insatiate unsatiable
Example Sentence
  • an insatiate appetite
  • an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore
  • his passion for work was unsatiable
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for insatiable

in(means not)+satia(ble).satiSFIED..SO someone who is NOT satisfied.

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sate or satiate means to satisfy; therefore IN SATIATE means that can NOT be satisfied!

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inscrutable

Short Definition : difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

Definition
(adj) of an obscure nature
Example Sentence
  • the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
  • a deep dark secret
  • the inscrutable workings of Providence
  • in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
  • rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inscrutable

you cant SCRU(screw) a TABLE b'coz you can't have a penetration... may b b'coz it doesn't have a hole(a place to peek into)

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IN(not)+SCRUTINY(critical observation or examination)....a thing that cannot be examined or understood is inscrutable.....

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in[not]+screw+table...a table which cannot be screwd is impenetrable and we dont readily understand why cant we screw it which is mysterious

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That cannot be scrutinized

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It was a mystery what was behind the wall, so Ebenezer SCROOGE INserted his drill INto the wall and SCREWED IN a hole so he could peep INto it.

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To screw a girl in a table is mysterious for virgin boys.:p

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scrutiny is to examine closely. Inscrutable whereas means something that can not be examined closely as it is not understood in the first place.

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Read it as Inscru Table... Have you heard of this type of table anywhere ? ? .. Hence it is " impossible to understand / interpret "

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