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oaf

Short Definition : stupid awkward person; CF. elf

Definition
(noun) an awkward stupid person
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for oaf

oaf...sounds like uff..and when you see a ugly awkward person..you say..uff ufff..uff kyo mil gaya ye!!1

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An OAF is like a LOAFER (Hindi) an awkward person.

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wolf (oaf)- awkward and stupid person

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old fart

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oaf - like a bread loaf- stupid and dud

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oak..he is so stupid; he is spelling oak wrong

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oath

Short Definition : solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake''

Definition
(noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Example Sentence
  • expletives were deleted
Definition
(noun) a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
Synonyms : swearing
Definition
(noun) a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
Example Sentence
  • they took an oath of allegiance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for oath

Oath - Truth somewhat rhyming...

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Oath = O at hall of ceremony.

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oatmeal

Short Definition : crushed oats used for making porridge

Definition
(noun) porridge made of rolled oats
Synonyms : burgoo
Definition
(noun) meal made from rolled or ground oats
Synonyms : rolled oats
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for oatmeal

Pori Edge lo kurchoni Oatmeal tinipistundi

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obdurate

Short Definition : stubborn; refusing to change one's belief

Definition
(adj) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing Definition
(adj) showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
Synonyms : flint flinty granitic stony
Example Sentence
  • his flinty gaze
  • the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obdurate

OB+DURA(RELATE IT TO WORD DURABILITY)..SO anything which has durability..has the resisting power, and something which can resist, is stubborn.

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OB+DU+RATE realate it as AB(OB) RATE DoUble ho gaya,and the seller was very STUBBORN about that

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durate -duration There will be a period(duration) in everyone's life when we will be very obdurate(i.e, stubborn )..

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Think "obstinate" which is stubborn

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Obdurate - Try reading as "Odd - along - duration" :Means stubborn

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ob = negative durate = through out duration of life

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OBDURATE...CONSIDER DURATE, MEANS DUREX BED,IT IS VERRYY SOFT AND COMFORTABLE AND OBDURATE MEANS HARD...

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OBstinate DURATion = stubborn over time, persistently stubborn

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finance people stubborn to collect the due rate

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A person who is OBDURATE is both OBtuse and DURAble.

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Obdurate means stubborn or 'harden'. See 'duro' in durability. Also the spell Hermione used to harden the tapestry is 'duro'!

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O.B is a tampon brand. So split ob + durability= Ob will absorb all the blood.so long durable

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obdurate

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obeisance

Short Definition : bow (to show respect and obedience)

Definition
(noun) bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
Synonyms : bow bowing
Definition
(noun) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
Synonyms : obedience
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obeisance

divide this word...into .....obei which sounds like obey and+sance which sounds like saints.....and when we obey saints we show them respect.

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obeisance rhymes with obey(obedient) sons...so obedient sons alwaya RESPECT their elders

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OBEISANCE sounds similar to OBESE+HENCE,so im obese and hence i have no way but to BOW in front of others

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On the lines of preetisoni: remember OBEY-STANCE (position) - the position of Obeying is BOWING!

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nuns show obedience to the priest

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OBEISANCE sounds like obedience i.e means respect.

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obelisk

Short Definition : tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid

Definition
(noun) a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top Definition
(noun) a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
Synonyms : dagger
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obelisk

the character Obelix from Asterix and Obelix carried a huge stone obelisk

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oblisk sound like oblique (slanted).... here faces are kept oblique so tht at top tapering ll happen...something like pyramid...

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tall structure near white house is an obelisk..

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oblique+sky,oblique sides facing the sky ,hope it helps

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obelisk - o bell is narrow or tapering end at top.

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Do google image search for this word. you will never forget it.

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obese

Short Definition : excessively fat; N. obesity

Definition
(adj) excessively fat
Synonyms : corpulent rotund weighty
Example Sentence
  • a weighty man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obese

ob+vieously+ese(EASE)..so FAT people are obviously not at ease

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relate it to obesity

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O a big seat - fat

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ob+vieously+ese(EASE)..so FAT people are obviously not at ease

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 Ob + ease ---> off + ease : fat persons are out off ease.

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obfuscate

Short Definition : confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand

Definition
(verb) make obscure or unclear
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obfuscate

ob (ab---now) FUSCATE = fuss + create To deliberately create a fuss about an issue to make it hard to understand and hard to understand.

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obFUScate-- same as conFUSe

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ob(vieously)+fus(fuss).+CATE(CREATE)...protest against the english movie created fuss in theater, as it was unclear to people that the movie will begin or not.

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If you can't solve a confusing problem you say "AHH.. FUCK IT" and move on

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Fuse bulb put you in dark now.

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a confuse create

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OBstruct the VIEWS (fus) from CATE so she becomes confused and distracted.

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Etymologically, Latin obfuscare, from ob- + fuscare (“darken”).

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O is it a fus(fungus) cake, cause confusion

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obituary

Short Definition : death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ.

Definition
(noun) a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
Synonyms : necrology obit
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obituary

ob+to+worry when u see a death notice u worry!!!!

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abe churi(bangles)tod dal because you have seen death notice of your husband in newspaper

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ob + it + u + ary ---> of + it + u + worry --> you worry at somebody’s death news.

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obituary - o pity u r aunty passed away, I saw in news paper.

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objective

Short Definition : not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim

Definition
(noun) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
Synonyms : aim object target
Example Sentence
  • the sole object of her trip was to see her children
Definition
(noun) the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed Definition
(adj) undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
Synonyms : nonsubjective
Example Sentence
  • an objective appraisal
  • objective evidence
Definition
(adj) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
Synonyms : accusative
Example Sentence
  • objective case
  • accusative endings
Definition
(adj) emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation
Synonyms : documentary
Example Sentence
  • objective art
Definition
(adj) belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
Example Sentence
  • objective benefits
  • an objective example
  • there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for objective

u r not influenced by emotions when u need to fulfill ur objective

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