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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
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ATTA(flour) has very small grains.

Sounds like CHOTA which means small

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

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

Imagine that Iowa (iota) is a small state

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...

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

alms means givings...qualms means misgivings

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

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

When you get irritate, you becoome angry.

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....:)

IRATE=IRRITATED

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

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

Steve Jobs was always angry(iRate) at android.

in kannada . kopa irathe !

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

iris helps us distinguish colours

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

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sounds like radiant

Just remember the Linkin Park song "Iridescent"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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irksome-some one who irritates--annoying

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

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

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

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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.

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...

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

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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