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iota

Short Definition : very small quantity

Definition
(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount Definition
(noun) the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for iota

ATTA(flour) has very small grains.

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Sounds like CHOTA which means small

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sounds like A LOTA -> can contain small quantity of water...

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iota sounds exactly the same as AORTA - valve in heart. it is very small valve

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Imagine that Iowa (iota) is a small state

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irascible

Short Definition : irritable; easily angered

Definition
(adj) quickly aroused to anger
Example Sentence
  • a hotheaded commander
Definition
(adj) characterized by anger
Synonyms : choleric
Example Sentence
  • a choleric outburst
  • an irascible response
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for irascible

concentrate on rasc- a rascal is one who is irritable, choleric, shor-tempered & hotheaded

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rascible sounds like "racist able". so, making racist remark can easily anger anyone...

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IRASCIBLE > Ira + scrible on the black board, for which the 'irascible'(easily angered, irritable) teacher hit her!

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"Ira" is the same root as irate, which means angry or enraged, and "ible," is from the root "able." So an irascible person is easily ABLE to become IRATE.

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Concentrate on the first 3 letters IRA- it is the tax department in US. They irritate you by sending letter with heavy penalty stating you have not filed your taxes. SO it gives anger and irritation

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The easily "erase-ible" ink made me easily angered. :)

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If u r often harassed by ur friends, then it may mean dat u hav tendency of getting anger easily.

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The IRA has made a SCIence of causing people to be irritaBLE and throw temper tantrums.

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alms means givings...qualms means misgivings

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irate

Short Definition : angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath

Definition
(adj) feeling or showing extreme anger
Synonyms : ireful
Example Sentence
  • irate protesters
  • ireful words
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for irate

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IRATE rhymes with "eye red". When does your eye become red? When you are ANGRY.

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When you get irritate, you becoome angry.

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Pirate = P + irate; Pirates are always irate in nature...

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when i rated/rate her beauty as 2/10 she got ANGRY on me....:)

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IRATE=IRRITATED

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irate seems like irritation when u r in irritation u r often in angry mood

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Who do you think you're talking to? I RATE better than this.

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Steve Jobs was always angry(iRate) at android.

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in kannada . kopa irathe !

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iridescent

Short Definition : exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence

Definition
(adj) varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Example Sentence
  • changeable taffeta
  • chatoyant (or shot) silk
  • a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Definition
(adj) having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
Example Sentence
  • an iridescent oil slick
  • nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
  • a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for iridescent

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iris helps us distinguish colours

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get RID of DECENT colours...show me some rainbow colours !

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sounds like radiant

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Just remember the Linkin Park song "Iridescent"

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Think about a rainbow bridge, you -ride- on it. And the rainbow has a good scent. (Just think of those fairy tales)

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iridescent sounds like iru dozen. what is iru dozen? colours. two dozen colors.

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irksome

Short Definition : annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy

Definition
(adj) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example Sentence
  • a boring evening with uninteresting people
  • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
  • a dull play
  • his competent but dull performance
  • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
  • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
  • tedious days on the train
  • the tiresome chirping of a cricket
  • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for irksome

irksome=trksome=teri kasam....so a person who in every sentence says "yaar teri kasam"...is an irksome person

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memorizing all the word list is an irksome job. its is tedious and boring

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irk== kirk(small pebbles which come sumtimes while eating food)......so if irk comes its very annoying at that point of time while eating food

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sounds like errison...sony errison! Answering my phone is burden,tedious

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irksome-some one who irritates--annoying

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ir(iritate) + some >>> some what irritating..

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irksome sounds like work ....working all the time makes u feel saturated u hav SOME space in ur head

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ironic

Short Definition : expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner

Definition
(adj) humorously sarcastic or mocking
Synonyms : dry ironical wry
Example Sentence
  • dry humor
  • an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
  • an ironic novel
  • an ironical smile
  • with a wry Scottish wit
Definition
(adj) characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
Synonyms : ironical
Example Sentence
  • madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker
  • it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ironic

Remember Ironic as Iron. Imagine that people were mining a new place in that place they were amazed that unexpectedly they found Iron but no one were sure either it was Iron or not. So it was contrary outcome.

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irony

Short Definition : hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

Definition
(noun) witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Example Sentence
  • he used sarcasm to upset his opponent
  • irony is wasted on the stupid
  • Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own
Definition
(noun) incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
Example Sentence
  • the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated
Definition
(noun) a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

irreconcilable

Short Definition : impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved

Definition
(adj) impossible to reconcile
Synonyms : unreconcilable
Example Sentence
  • irreconcilable differences
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for irreconcilable

arre yeh kon si chai le aye... its not compatible with my choice...

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irrefutable

Short Definition : indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

Definition
(adj) impossible to deny or disprove
Example Sentence
  • incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence
  • proof positive
  • an irrefutable argument
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for irrefutable

not refusable

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irrelevant

Short Definition : not applicable; unrelated

Definition
(adj) having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
Example Sentence
  • an irrelevant comment
  • irrelevant allegations
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