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summation

Short Definition : act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial)

Definition
(noun) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
Synonyms : rundown summing up
Definition
(noun) (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce Definition
(noun) the final aggregate
Synonyms : sum sum total
Example Sentence
  • the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered
Definition
(noun) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
Synonyms : addition plus
Example Sentence
  • the summation of four and three gives seven
  • four plus three equals seven

sumptuous

Short Definition : grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast

Definition
(adj) rich and superior in quality
Example Sentence
  • a princely sum
  • gilded dining rooms
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sumptuous

divide it like sumptu+ous;just focus on the SUMPT+U,SOUNDS LIKE SAMPAT(I)(IN HINDI..DHAN SAMPATI)SO SAMPATI MEANS MONEY,well if you have a lot of sumpati or money, you will spend it LAVISHLY,you will be able to buy all luxury.

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just focus on SUM(means whole amount)+ptuous.....well you have decided to spend whole amount of yours ( around a crore )on your wedding..so you are trying to be sumptuous.

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akin to consumption, presumption, assumption. <br>consumption = take in <br>presumption = taken, before hand <br>assumption = taken as sumptuous = something that takes a lot.

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A rich, SUMPTUOUS meal is also SCRUMPTIOUS(delicious).

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basically it taken from sumptus...means expense..so someone suggesting grand expense on things...

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sunder

Short Definition : separate; part; CF. asunder

Definition
(verb) break apart or in two, using violence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sunder

Sundar ladkiyan kya karti hain,doston ke beech mein lad aai karwa deti hain,dost alag ho jaate hain,physical violance bhi possible hai

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Think about THUNDER which separate the big tree in two parts.

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sunder sunder girls were sundered among the friends

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sunder girls can divide best friends(boys)

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sunder - to break aside violently giving "dur"

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sundry

Short Definition : miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items

Definition
(adj) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Example Sentence
  • an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
  • assorted sizes
  • miscellaneous accessories
  • a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
  • a motley crew
  • sundry sciences commonly known as social
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SUNDARI (beautiful girl) ke peeche SEVERAL boys pade hai :P

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when you SUNDRY .. you expose yourself to MISCELLANEOUS radiations

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Imagine yourself lying on seashore enjoying the SUN. Now imagine a picture of SUN (obviously a round circle with lots of lines coming out of it).. Every line represent VARIOUS rays emerging out of the SUN (could be ULTRAVIOLET or INFRARED). In short

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it is sunday you can do various things !!

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SEVERAL fruits are SUN-DRIED to turn them into dry fruits...

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Mothers SUN DRY their family's SUNDRY clothing items and then sort them out after they DRY.

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SUNDRY(beautiful girl).....there are VARIOUS KINDS of beautiful girls....SEVERAL.....

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SUN can DRY different kinds of wet stuff :)

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my launDRY consists of a sunDRY of clothes

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usually we make a SEVERAL VARIETY of clothes to dry in sun

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wheN we asunder something we get sundry of that thing

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'several'wet clothes were put out for sun-dry ing

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Many things can be SUNDRIED. So, Sundry means various;several.

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superannuated

Short Definition : retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete

Definition
(adj) too old to be useful
Example Sentence
  • He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders
Definition
(adj) old; no longer valid or fashionable
Synonyms : out-of-date outdated
Example Sentence
  • obsolete words
  • an obsolete locomotive
  • outdated equipment
  • superannuated laws
  • out-of-date ideas
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for superannuated

super = greater annual = pertaining to year <br>superannuated = great many years i.e., too aged.

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superannuated=super(extreme)+ annuated(annul= cancel and end from work )= retired, too old to work

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Super + Annuated- Suggests about Anal- Anal sex- Retired or old people find it diffcult to try anal sex .. just a mnemonic

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Superman was superb earlier. Now he is superannuated.

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supercilious

Short Definition : haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium

Definition
(adj) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Example Sentence
  • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
  • haughty aristocrats
  • his lordly manners were offensive
  • walked with a prideful swagger
  • very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
  • his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
  • a more swaggering mood than usual
Definition
(adj) expressive of contempt
Synonyms : sneering snide
Example Sentence
  • curled his lip in a supercilious smile
  • spoke in a sneering jeering manner
  • makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for supercilious

split it like SUPER+CILI(sounds like SILLY)+o+US......now think of our SUPER SENIORs in our college . ..who were very ARROGANT IN NATURE..and were very keen to exhibit their superiority over us hence treated us in a very silly way..

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but basically this word is taken from latin supercilium...which when splited means super + cilium means eyelid.....so moving your eyelid in a way which exhibit your pride......and arrogance...

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SUPER+FEELious....whenyou feel that you are superior, you become showy,pompous ......

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Supercilious = Super + chilly(ous) i.e. when we eat food with a Super amount (a lot of) of chilly we express contempt towards the person who cooked it.

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Arrogant people think rest of the world is "super silly".

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split the word super+cilia+ ous: Cilia means hair.so supercilia can assumed to mean someone with lots of hair,long haired,john abraham wannabe's.These guy usually come of as arrogant.

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super-chilli-ous chilli means hot and can also be related to arrogant

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super(above)+ cilia (hair): Think of a person's condescending, patronizing expression where he/she lifts one eyebrow up.

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super+cilia. Cilia are TINY hairlike function of a cell, so if there is a SUPER CILIA in the group, he (cilia) will be haughty and mighty among others.

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Supercilious : just a "Super- Silly-Ass " person...

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iam SUPER...u are SILLY :P

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supercilious = super + cili (silly) + ous; i.e making unnecessary things.

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You Wanna remember, use this-- "super silly ass " and you'll remember the basic sense of supercilious.

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supererogatory

Short Definition : superfluous; more than needed or demanded

Definition
(adj) more than is needed, desired, or required
Example Sentence
  • trying to lose excess weight
  • found some extra change lying on the dresser
  • yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
  • skills made redundant by technological advance
  • sleeping in the spare room
  • supernumerary ornamentation
  • it was supererogatory of her to gloat
  • delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
  • extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
  • surplus cheese distributed to the needy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for supererogatory

sounds like super+repository. A repository is a storage of information. super repository will have 'EXCESSIVE' information.

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super+interrogate...when you super interrogate a person,he will give excess info

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super(er-this is not required)ogatory--

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superficial

Short Definition : of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge

Definition
(adj) concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
Example Sentence
  • superficial similarities
  • a superficial mind
  • his thinking was superficial and fuzzy
  • superficial knowledge
  • the superficial report didn't give the true picture
  • only superficial differences
Definition
(adj) of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
Example Sentence
  • superficial measurements
  • the superficial area of the wall
  • a superficial wound
Definition
(adj) of little substance or significance
Synonyms : trivial
Example Sentence
  • a few superficial editorial changes
  • only trivial objections
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for superficial

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seeming like "upper face" so no deep interst or knowledge & knowing only wt is apparent(hawa me udana)

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superficial--super fish---imagine an idiot(not thorough)fish swimming on the surface of lake because water is shallow.

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super+facial..whenever you go for a facial,d surface of the face is only affected with the creams..

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superfluous

Short Definition : excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity

Definition
(adj) serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Example Sentence
  • otiose lines in a play
  • advice is wasted words
  • a pointless remark
  • a life essentially purposeless
  • senseless violence
Definition
(adj) more than is needed, desired, or required
Example Sentence
  • trying to lose excess weight
  • found some extra change lying on the dresser
  • yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
  • skills made redundant by technological advance
  • sleeping in the spare room
  • supernumerary ornamentation
  • it was supererogatory of her to gloat
  • delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
  • extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
  • surplus cheese distributed to the needy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for superfluous

divide it as super+flow.. when there is large(super) flow of water, it becomes EXCESSIVE / OVERABUNDANCE of water..

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sounds like surplus - you have more than you need when there is a surplus of it

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super flow of water in the jar;why?because it is excess n more than required in the jar

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superimpose

Short Definition : place over something else

Definition
(verb) place on top of
Synonyms : lay over superpose
Example Sentence
  • can you superimpose the two images?
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