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stringent

Short Definition : (of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions

Definition
(adj) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Synonyms : rigorous tight
Example Sentence
  • rigorous discipline
  • tight security
  • stringent safety measures
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STRI(Lady) N GENT are binded together- both have to follow some rules when they are together

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STRINGENT <> STRIct + GENTleman

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astringent causes contraction stringent is opp which is rigid

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Definition: Harshly restrictive. Imagine you and your friend are robbing a gentleman with a bowler hat, monocle, and handle bar mustache. You say to your accomplice, "Take that STRING and tie-up the GENT. A STRING GENT

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stringent-stringent seems itself like the strict

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stringent-stringent seems itself like the strict

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strut

Short Definition : supporting bar; CF. airplane wing building support

Definition
(noun) a proud stiff pompous gait
Synonyms : prance swagger
Definition
(noun) brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression Definition
(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
Example Sentence
  • He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for strut

rhymes with SLUT - imagine the way she walks...pompous, with head erect and chest thrown out.

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Rhymes with straight. For something to be straight, you need a support.

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m not spamming guys, its a video on how you strut ure ass. Watch these 2 minutes and enjoy the memory aid

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Imagine a SLUT on the podium of pole dance...how she walks POMPOUS(shaking her ass) And she dances with the help of STRUT(Supportive bar)

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strut=pompous walk by a slut..... also,besides slut's house generally there is a supportive bar for providing drinks. so strut = supportive bar

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sounds like STUD: one who shows off to impress others

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there is struts framework in Java, it provides SUPPORT n help to programmers to program with quality.. relate this.

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studied

Short Definition : carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark

Definition
(adj) produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
Example Sentence
  • a studied smile
  • a note of biting irony and studied insult
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for studied

Studied->DIED, we are always unspontaneous to thought about died

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studious

Short Definition : given to diligent study

Definition
(adj) marked by care and effort
Example Sentence
  • made a studious attempt to fix the television set
Definition
(adj) characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading
Synonyms : bookish
Example Sentence
  • a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket
  • a quiet studious child

stultify

Short Definition : make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression

Definition
(verb) prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
Example Sentence
  • nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself
Definition
(verb) cause to appear foolish
Example Sentence
  • He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent
Definition
(verb) deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
Synonyms : cripple
Example Sentence
  • This measure crippled our efforts
  • Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stultify

Stultify sounds like STUNT+IFY. When one guy who tries to be a stunt man and fails then he looks stupid.Stultify=stunt+failed.

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Stultify rhymes with NULLIFY which is easy 2 remember.. u can remember the meaning like this.. Stultify means to NULLIFY your efforts (or) make it useless!!!

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stultify - stupidify

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ultify = makes u do ulti

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Add 'in' to the word...it becomes kinda 'insultify'..meaning to be insulting or ridiculing.

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stumble

Short Definition : trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.

Definition
(noun) an unsteady uneven gait
Synonyms : lurch stagger
Definition
(noun) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Synonyms : misstep trip trip-up
Example Sentence
  • he recited the whole poem without a single trip
  • he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
  • confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
Definition
(verb) walk unsteadily
Synonyms : bumble falter
Example Sentence
  • The drunk man stumbled about
Definition
(verb) miss a step and fall or nearly fall
Synonyms : trip
Example Sentence
  • She stumbled over the tree root
Definition
(verb) encounter by chance
Synonyms : hit
Example Sentence
  • I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
Definition
(verb) make an error
Synonyms : slip up trip up
Example Sentence
  • She slipped up and revealed the name
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stumble

stumble:- making a stair fumble(missing a step)

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(Think of STABLE): After drinking, his walk was not STABLE, so missed a step and fell.

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STep on a ball(BLE) and fall.

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stump

Short Definition : base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle

Definition
(noun) the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
Synonyms : tree stump
Definition
(noun) the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed Definition
(noun) (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket Definition
(noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it Definition
(verb) cause to be perplexed or confounded
Synonyms : mix up
Example Sentence
  • This problem stumped her
Definition
(verb) walk heavily
Synonyms : stamp stomp
Example Sentence
  • The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
Definition
(verb) travel through a district and make political speeches
Example Sentence
  • the candidate stumped the Northeast
Definition
(verb) remove tree stumps from
Example Sentence
  • stump a field
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stump

<br>A cricket stump is basically like a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut. <br>After a batsman is stumped, he walks to pavillion in a heavy manner. <br>If a bowler has to stump, he needs to puzzle/confuse the batsman.

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stun

Short Definition : make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound

Definition
(verb) make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
Synonyms : stupefy
Example Sentence
  • stun fish
Definition
(verb) hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
Synonyms : sandbag
Definition
(verb) overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
Synonyms : bedaze daze
Example Sentence
  • The news stunned her
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stun

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stun(t)=amazing

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remember 3 idiots movie

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stupefy

Short Definition : stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze

Definition
(verb) make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
Synonyms : besot
Definition
(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to
Example Sentence
  • This beats me!
  • Got me--I don't know the answer!
  • a vexing problem
  • This question really stuck me
Definition
(verb) make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
Synonyms : stun
Example Sentence
  • stun fish
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stupefy

remember it like stupidify..

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remember d spell STUPEFY

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remember by STUPefy....U know about sanchi stoop, big monument that doesnt move...so when one is unable to move due to fear, he is stoop-e-fied

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stupefy:Sem Topper if I......

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From latin stupefecere means stuck somewhere, so stupefy means the one who is stucked in his one senses & unable to think clearly...means senseless..

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stupefy:to make someone stupid

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stupor

Short Definition : state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness

Definition
(noun) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
Synonyms : daze shock
Example Sentence
  • his mother's death left him in a daze
  • he was numb with shock
Definition
(noun) marginal consciousness
Example Sentence
  • his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows
  • someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stupor

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If u have STOPPER on ur mind then u will be unaware abt things.

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stupid whore

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Stupor(Stoop on her),on seeing he lost all his senses and he stooped on her

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Stupor X Super

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If U have STUPID ideas in ur mind,u will grow LACK OF AWARENESS for important things.

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