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repudiate

Short Definition : disown; disavow; deny

Definition
(verb) cast off
Synonyms : disown renounce
Example Sentence
  • She renounced her husband
  • The parents repudiated their son
Definition
(verb) refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
Example Sentence
  • The woman repudiated the divorce settlement
Definition
(verb) refuse to recognize or pay
Example Sentence
  • repudiate a debt
Definition
(verb) reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
Example Sentence
  • She repudiated the accusations
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for repudiate

he ate the PUDDING AGAIN.. When his mother asked him if he ate the pudding, he tried to REPUDIATE (deny eating it)... :)

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re(reject....)+pudi...(pudding..a sweet dish given after meal)...ate......past participle of eat.....well anyone who reject to eat a cake pudding

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repud(refused)+iate(to eat) = refused to take anymore or acknowledge

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divide this word into repud(sounds simillar to repute....reputation)+iate....sounds like eat...eaten(past parciple).........eaten...means decrease..in sth.....and when reputation decreases ?when you get invove in doing bad things....so to save your r

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REPUTATION+ATE....in hindi cinema if you marry a girl not belonging to your religion,class,....the father says you ate my reputation and you are not my son from now....hence the father DISOWNS his son....

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i was giving him his reputation, ( repu dia) but he only refused or repudiated !! wat can i do

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Repudiate:Repu(means tomorrow in Telugu)+Diate(Date),so one boy asked the girl weather she comes for the Date(Diate) Tomorrow(Repu),the girl refused to come....she rejected,disclaim,deny,not accepted.....

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The woman refuted the divorce settlement.

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REPUtation + ATE

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refused to ate

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repudiate ~ refuse ~ reject

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REPUdiate here in Telugu REPU means doing tommorrow that means today he is refusing to do the work

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repudiation = reput (reputation) + i + ate; The reputation of family i have ate so nobody will accept me in my family.

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refuse to eat pudding

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REPUDIATE...refused that I ate the pudding..or I repudiated the date proposal of a reputed girl

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repudiate : refuse a hot date because she's not true,reasonable.

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repudiate: re - POOH POOH it as DIEd and done and eaten away

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REPUtationDIviATE - sounds like Reputation+Deviate. to 'deviate' from a shameful fact to save ones 'reputation'.

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Repudiate: Repu(reputation) daav par lag gayi hai uss idiot (diate) ki, jabse usse gharwalo ne disown kiya hai

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(Sound like) Repeat + It... ie rejecting

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re(REFUSED....)+pudi...(PUDDING..)+ate…….he REFUSED/DENIED to eat PUDDING coz of vomiting

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Reputation at stake! Deny all knowledge!

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Think "pew" which in American means to stink

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Repu+De.. apne boss ko Repu de warna he will Reject u or refuse to give u promotion.

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rep..+ate i REfUSE that i ATE the ... =i do not accept

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Repudiate/Re-pyo-diate/ Re-Rejected, pyo-poop, diate-date/ When he saw his blind "date" eating turtle "poop", he "rejected" that disgusting woman.

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repugnance

Short Definition : disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive

Definition
(noun) intense aversion Definition
(noun) the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for repugnance

re and pugna(pugnacious). well pugnacious means war-like. people indulge in war wen they extremesly dislike each other.

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pungent

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RE(again)if u give ur PUG the same FOOD it will HATE DISTATE LOATHE

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repulse

Short Definition : reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $ eq$ cause repulsion

Definition
(noun) an instance of driving away or warding off
Synonyms : rebuff snub
Definition
(verb) force or drive back
Example Sentence
  • repel the attacker
  • fight off the onslaught
  • rebuff the attack
Definition
(verb) be repellent to; cause aversion in
Synonyms : repel
Definition
(verb) cause to move back by force or influence
Example Sentence
  • repel the enemy
  • push back the urge to smoke
  • beat back the invaders

repulsion

Short Definition : distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse')

Definition
(noun) the force by which bodies repel one another
Synonyms : repulsive force
Definition
(noun) intense aversion Definition
(noun) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
Synonyms : standoff
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for repulsion

one North pole has strong hatred (distaste) towards other N-pole therefore they repel each other

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reputable

Short Definition : respectable; having a good reputation

Definition
(adj) having a good reputation
Example Sentence
  • a reputable business
  • a reputable scientist
  • a reputable wine
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for reputable

a candidate will be REPUT to contest in a election next time only if he has won with A RESPECTABLE majoity this time

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requiem

Short Definition : mass for the dead; dirge

Definition
(noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person Definition
(noun) a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead Definition
(noun) a Mass celebrated for the dead
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for requiem

requiem = re (recite) + quie (quiet) + m (man); means recite for a quiet/dead man.

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Requiem for the queen who died in a car accident

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requiem = require + him... On the mass, they are missing the deceased.

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requisite

Short Definition : necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary

Definition
(noun) anything indispensable
Example Sentence
  • food and shelter are necessities of life
  • the essentials of the good life
  • allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
  • a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
Definition
(adj) necessary for relief or supply
Synonyms : needed needful required
Example Sentence
  • provided them with all things needful
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for requisite

required at site: means something necessary

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remember PRE-REQUISITE...u cannot register for a course if u have not done its pre-requisite...so REQUISITE is NECESSARY REQUIREMENT..

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perquisite means any increase above stipulated salary requisite basic salary in order to meet basic necessary requirment

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requisition

Short Definition : formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.

Definition
(noun) the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use Definition
(noun) an official form on which a request in made
Synonyms : requisition form
Example Sentence
  • first you have to fill out the requisition
Definition
(noun) seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
Synonyms : sequestration
Definition
(verb) make a formal request for official services Definition
(verb) demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

requite

Short Definition : make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal

Definition
(verb) make repayment for or return something
Synonyms : repay
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for requite

re+QUITE one would be quiet only after taking his REVENGE.

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when a person is looking quite means he is going to take revenge on his enemy.

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acquit is to pardon, while requite is to take revenge

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NOW NOW ...All of us remember UNREQUITED LOVE ....DONT WE??

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once you borrow, you can only quit from its burden by requiting

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rescind

Short Definition : repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)

Definition
(verb) cancel officially
Example Sentence
  • He revoked the ban on smoking
  • lift an embargo
  • vacate a death sentence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rescind

rescind reminds us of "resign", where resign is to cancel your appointment and rescind is to cancel an agreement.

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chodd na RESEND kon karega cancel kar de

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rescind sounds like resend. So you cancel and an official doc and resend for correction.

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Rescind sounds like RESEND...i.e.when previous file transfer got CANCELED/INVALIDATED we ask to resend.

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resend the ' removed deleted canceled ' files

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ReScind : Scindias still have power to officially cancel contracts ..

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