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stoop

Short Definition : bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying

Definition
(noun) an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward Definition
(noun) basin for holy water
Synonyms : stoup
Definition
(noun) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
Synonyms : stoep
Definition
(verb) bend one's back forward from the waist on down
Synonyms : bend bow crouch
Example Sentence
  • he crouched down
  • She bowed before the Queen
  • The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
Definition
(verb) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
Example Sentence
  • I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
Definition
(verb) descend swiftly, as if on prey
Example Sentence
  • The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
Definition
(verb) sag, bend, bend over or down
Example Sentence
  • the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
Definition
(verb) carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
Example Sentence
  • The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stoop

Sounds like steep. You have to bend forward when you are climbing a steep.

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its very simple yaar. STOOPE = DROOP. droop is to bend or hang down.

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stout

Short Definition : rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter

Definition
(noun) a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops Definition
(noun) a garment size for a large or heavy person Definition
(adj) dependable
Synonyms : stalwart
Example Sentence
  • the stalwart citizens at Lexington
  • a stalwart supporter of the UN
  • stout hearts
Definition
(adj) euphemisms for `fat'
Synonyms : portly
Example Sentence
  • men are portly and women are stout
Definition
(adj) having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
Synonyms : hardy stalwart sturdy
Example Sentence
  • hardy explorers of northern Canada
  • proud of her tall stalwart son
  • stout seamen
  • sturdy young athletes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stout

Strong out(side and also inside).

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st(omach)out

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Fat man shouts in McDonald for another hamburger.

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straggle

Short Definition : stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch

Definition
(noun) a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
Example Sentence
  • a straggle of outbuildings
  • a straggle of followers
Definition
(verb) wander from a direct or straight course
Synonyms : depart digress sidetrack
Definition
(verb) go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
Synonyms : sprawl
Example Sentence
  • Branches straggling out quite far
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for straggle

Straggle is like struggle. <br> i.e., wayward, lagging etc.,

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I told all the people to stand in a queue, which could have a maximum of 50 people, but an EXTRA Girl came and she had to stand outside the queue. She is a straggling.

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Rags are unusual dress. so stRAGgle from your group if your are wearing rags.

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strangle

Short Definition : kill by choking or suffocating; suppress

Definition
(verb) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Synonyms : strangulate throttle
Example Sentence
  • he tried to strangle his opponent
  • A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
Definition
(verb) conceal or hide
Example Sentence
  • smother a yawn
  • muffle one's anger
  • strangle a yawn
Definition
(verb) die from strangulation Definition
(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of
Synonyms : cramp halter hamper
Example Sentence
  • He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
  • the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
Definition
(verb) constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonyms : choke
Definition
(verb) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Synonyms : choke gag suffocate
Example Sentence
  • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for strangle

String(a length of wire or rope)+Gola(neck)=Strangle = Suffocation.

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strangle = struggle

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stratagem

Short Definition : deceptive scheme; clever trick

Definition
(noun) a maneuver in a game or conversation
Synonyms : gambit ploy
Definition
(noun) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Synonyms : contrivance dodge
Example Sentence
  • his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stratagem

strategy to deceive some one

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STRATEGY+GEM(costly stone like diamond)....in order to steal gems, thieves had strategy for gems i.e stratagem....

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strategy by a GEM..!!

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stratge-m , the deceitful strategy of m

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Their STRATEgy of sneaking up on the enemy was a total GEM.

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stratified

Short Definition : divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify

Definition
(adj) arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
Synonyms : graded ranked
Example Sentence
  • stratified areas of the distribution
Definition
(adj) deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
Synonyms : bedded
Example Sentence
  • stratified rock
Definition
(adj) (used of society) socially hierarchical
Synonyms : class-conscious
Example Sentence
  • American society is becoming increasingly stratified
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stratified

Stratified sounds like classified. divided into classes.

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strat(STACK..MEANS ARRANGE)+IFIED...SO arranging something in order...

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stratified in the countryside the houses are made up of straw which are arranged in several layers

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stratum

Short Definition : layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata

Definition
(noun) one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) Definition
(noun) people having the same social, economic, or educational status
Example Sentence
  • the working class
  • an emerging professional class
Definition
(noun) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
Synonyms : layer level
Example Sentence
  • a good actor communicates on several levels
  • a simile has at least two layers of meaning
  • the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stratum

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Stratum ~ stratosphere : A layer of earth !

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Remove the r. Statum= Statue+made. Imagine a statue made by clay or earth.

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strew

Short Definition : spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals

Definition
(verb) spread by scattering (
Synonyms : straw
Example Sentence
  • straw
  • strew toys all over the carpet
Definition
(verb) cover; be dispersed over
Example Sentence
  • Dead bodies strewed the ground
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for strew

strew =screw

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strew sounds like straw.....sugarcane straw were spreaded in the field

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s+trew..tree..tree scatter its seed which are further spreaded to whole area by wind....flowers are spreaded on the field becoz someone has scattered them all over ....

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strew=straw..if you sprinkle water with the straw it wil SPREAD RANDOMLY

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straw : with a straw u sprinkled ur spit all over his face

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strew - that which is strayed is strew

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desperate

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stricture

Short Definition : severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction

Definition
(noun) abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
Synonyms : stenosis
Definition
(noun) severe criticism
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stricture

STRICTURE rhymes with strict sir...so a sir who is always strict CRITICEZES SEVERELY. And also constricts (limits)

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Since structure of the building was somewhat confined the people critised the builder severly

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When a girl has a good STRUCTURE.. every boy will CRITICIZE(Stricture) her(in a good way though).

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Rhymes with scripture - something that never faces stricture.

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strident

Short Definition : loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency

Definition
(adj) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
Example Sentence
  • blatant radios
  • a clamorous uproar
  • strident demands
  • a vociferous mob
Definition
(adj) of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') Definition
(adj) being sharply insistent on being heard
Synonyms : shrill
Example Sentence
  • strident demands
  • shrill criticism
Definition
(adj) unpleasantly loud and harsh
Synonyms : raucous
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for strident

Think of "stree"(wife) + "dant"(tooth). A girl's mouth is always loud and harsh - craving for supremacy or attention :)

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s+TRIDENT= the OBEROI 'n TRIDENT hotel waz occupied by terrorists...'n dey wer loud n harsh der on ppl...hostages

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Very close to 'Student', just ri=u. Anyway primary students are always loud and harsh.

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STrident: STri (Street) DENT (TEETH). STreet Teeth connotes Street talking which is usually noisy or loud. Thus STRIDENT (Street Talk)

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STRINGENT .means strict...strict teachers are always loud and harsh and so they are strident

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S-TRIDENT. Think of Poseidon with his trident, with loud and harsh waves striking against rocks nearby.

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strike+dent---loud noise will be produced

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TRI + DAANT = apne teen daanton ko ek doosre k against rub karo aur dekho kaissee awaaz aati hai :)

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