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obsidian

Short Definition : black volcanic rock

Definition
(noun) acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obsidian

obsi(obese)+indian(are dark color):so fat indian looks like black volcanic rock

it can be split into ob(blade like)+sea(which contains valconic mountains in) +indian(black in color). implies black valcanic rock.

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OBSessive DravIDIAN architects built grand temples of black volcanic rock across south india.

obsolete

Short Definition : outmoded; no longer used

Definition
(adj) no longer in use
Synonyms : disused
Example Sentence
  • obsolete words
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obsolete

OB+SO+LETE = obviously so late... Something so late is outmoded

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ob-so-lete/;(sound as "AB so LATE--ab you are SO late, that whatever you have got is of not of any use..

ob+so+lete....abe, so light lelo.....not in use any more

obstetrician

Short Definition : physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife

Definition
(noun) a physician specializing in obstetrics
Synonyms : accoucheur
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obstetrician

obstetrician sounds like OBSTRUCTION. So the an obstetrician helps the pregnant woman to clear the obstruction of the female opening and deliver the baby

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o baby stretch u leg more to take child out.

obstinate

Short Definition : stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy

Definition
(verb) persist stubbornly
Example Sentence
  • he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
Definition
(adj) tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Synonyms : stubborn unregenerate
Definition
(adj) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing Definition
(adj) resistant to guidance or discipline
Example Sentence
  • Mary Mary quite contrary
  • an obstinate child with a violent temper
  • a perverse mood
  • wayward behavior
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obstinate

obs+tin+ate he ate tin so he is stubborn fellow as he is hard to control

ob+stin+ate.. stin means to stand.. and a stubborn person will always stand by his view..

obs+tin(ate), obsessive teens,they are stubborn,hard to control

obstreperous

Short Definition : boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable

Definition
(adj) noisily and stubbornly defiant
Example Sentence
  • obstreperous boys
Definition
(adj) boisterously and noisily aggressive
Example Sentence
  • kept up an obstreperous clamor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obstreperous

the word can be broken into ob+STREET+PERU..streets in peru are very noisy because of traffic.

obstetrician is the one who deliver babies...obstreperous sounds like obste+pair ous so pairing all those obstreticians and delivering the babies all at a time then all the babies after deliever they make a lot of noise....

OBSTRE- word is used for small babies in obstretrician. Small babies are very noisy and bossy(they want things done their way).

obtrude

Short Definition : push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusiv

Definition
(verb) push to thrust outward
Synonyms : push out thrust out
Definition
(verb) thrust oneself in as if by force
Synonyms : intrude
Example Sentence
  • The colors don't intrude on the viewer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obtrude

Obtrude = Obt + Rude. It is 'Rude' to to impose something such as opinions on other people.

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Intrude rhyming for obtrude and intruder is one who enters into middle without permission so interrupt's

obtaining acceptance rude to work on his idea

obtuse

Short Definition : blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding

Definition
(adj) of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees Definition
(adj) (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex Definition
(adj) lacking in insight or discernment
Synonyms : purblind
Example Sentence
  • too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior
  • a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin
Definition
(adj) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Synonyms : dense dim dull dumb slow
Example Sentence
  • so dense he never understands anything I say to him
  • never met anyone quite so dim
  • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
  • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
  • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
  • worked with the slow students
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obtuse

obtuse refers to angles between two lines which is >90 degrees.....the line appears like its leaning towards the wall which is inactive and stupid

imagine a pencil tip...the more obtuse the angle between the two edges of the tip...the more blunt the tip is..

obtuse = big/fat so it means moti buddhi ha ha ha

obviate

Short Definition : make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need

Definition
(verb) do away with
Synonyms : eliminate rid of
Definition
(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Example Sentence
  • Let's avoid a confrontation
  • head off a confrontation
  • avert a strike
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for obviate

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obviate - viate sounds like deviate, deviate yourself from studying(happen something)....

ob+viate .. viate can be rhymed with void.. and making void means removing something.. hence getting rid of..

if it is obvious you can obviate it easily (you can prevent it), obvious and obviate sound similar

Occident

Short Definition : the West

Definition
(noun) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Synonyms : west
Definition
(noun) the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for Occident

lets just assume that there are better cars on the roads in the west... hence they have more accidents taking place.. occident rhymes with accident..

it was by "accident" that Americas were "discovered"

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The OC's show on star world > The west

occlude

Short Definition : shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.

Definition
(verb) block passage through
Example Sentence
  • obstruct the path
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for occlude

when you include someone they are welcome and the gates are always open but when you OCCLUDE(rhymes with EXCLUDE), they are unwelcome and hence the gates are SHUT or CLOSED on them.

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Occlude - sounds like conclude. Means close or shut something...

Harry Potter fans may remember occlumency which is the subject that helps to close one's mind.

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