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tarnish

Short Definition : make or become dull or discolored; N.

Definition
(noun) discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation Definition
(verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Synonyms : defile maculate stain sully
Example Sentence
  • The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
  • Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tarnish

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its opposite of garnish..simple

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opposite to varnish(A coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface)

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Tarnish and Polish are rhyming words and one helps to remove the other. If you apply polish to a rusted metal, it will help remove the tarnish.

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tarnish,tardy,mundane, sluggish,slack,shoddy:all these means DULL.......!:)

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Tarnish and Polish are rhyming opposite words, and one helps to remove the other. If you tarnish a polished metal surface/ or a person’s reputation you damage it/him.

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tarry

Short Definition : linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle

Definition
(verb) be about
Example Sentence
  • The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
  • Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
Definition
(verb) leave slowly and hesitantly
Synonyms : linger
Definition
(adj) having the characteristics of pitch or tar
Synonyms : pitchy resinous resiny
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tarry

like when Tar gets stuck to your boot, it leaves the boot slowly....

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tarry sounds like the hindi word deri.....so a delay in doing something..

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consider the word TARIFF which means paying taxes.. So the merchants will attempt to TARRY the TARIFF

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tarry sounds like tardy,so if you tarry, you will be tardy.

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tarry sounds like hu(a)rry..hurry is the antonym of tarry

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ataTARI chala ...khup late zalele ahe......

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Tarry can be thought when a girl says "aa rahi hun"..which means to delay..

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boss: y r u late? me: taarey gin ra tha :P

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After consuming tarry(tarry in bengali language means wine) you are walking slowly & in curved way

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Tarry and Early have a similar sound but they have opposite meanings. Tarry is to dwadle and get late whereas early means, to be punctual or be somewhere before the scheduled time.

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john terry always comes late on the football field

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tart

Short Definition : sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply

Definition
(noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money Definition
(noun) a small open pie with a fruit filling Definition
(noun) a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust Definition
(adj) tasting sour like a lemon Definition
(adj) harsh
Synonyms : sharp sharp-worded
Example Sentence
  • sharp criticism
  • a sharp-worded exchange
  • a tart remark
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tart

TART..try to recollect TARTaric acid. You can hence say in this context, that acid is SHARP and PUNGENT in CHARACTER and therefore it is Tart.

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Tart think of Fart.

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TART..try to recollect tartaric acid,so any acid is SHARP and PUNGENT in CHARACTER

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tart: S-TART ....WE SHOULD S-TART TO OFFICE BY 8 :O COCK SHARPLY.......

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like fart is very pungent/sharp to smell,TART is sharp to taste....

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tatter

Short Definition : torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes

Definition
(noun) a small piece of cloth or paper
Synonyms : rag shred tag tag end
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tatter

tatter rhymes very near to torture...and think of physically tortured or student in college whose all clothes are torn into pieces.....

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agar kapde k kisi part pe tatti gir jaeygi to hum us part ko faadh dengey

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sounds like "futt er" means torn cloth.

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Tatter and Batter (to bash up or be bashed) are rhyming words. The thief's clothes were absolutely tattered because the policemen had battered him up very badly.

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remember TATOO... to apply a tatoo ,u need to tatter ur clothes.

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tatter sounds like scatter PIECES OF CLOTH OR PAPER

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in hindi it sounds like "tittar-bhittar" means destroyed completely into pieces

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Think superlative degree of tato is tatter a sticker.

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taunt

Short Definition : deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.

Definition
(noun) aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
Synonyms : taunting twit
Definition
(verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping
Example Sentence
  • The children teased the new teacher
  • Don't ride me so hard over my failure
  • His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for taunt

t+aunt.....so your aunt provoked you against your parents.

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Taunt and Flaunt are rhyming words but have totally different meanings. The rich are always taunting the poor by flaunting (making a show of) their money at them.

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taut

Short Definition : tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack

Definition
(adj) pulled or drawn tight
Synonyms : tight
Example Sentence
  • taut sails
  • a tight drumhead
  • a tight rope
Definition
(adj) subjected to great tension; stretched tight
Example Sentence
  • the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
  • her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for taut

taut sounds like taught.. and if all the teachers want to taught(teach) lessons at the same period it will be tight..

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Teacher needs to be tight to teach (taut)

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Taut sounds like Got. My muscles got taut (strained) after all that strenuous exercise.

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like TIGHT

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taut sounds like taught...you were taught a lesson last night n were asked to write a test but u forgot.....so you are TENSED........

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Tauta (totta) means Maal(sexy looking girl), and tauta tightens few muscles.. tauta means maal then taut can be considered as muscular male who is tight and ready

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taut = tota (hindi word for maal ladki) so a <br> 1. tota is always neat and trim <br> 2. and when taut comes around you, you become nervous and stressed

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Picture tater [tot]s tightly packed together in a fast food restaurant. :)

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Think=Thought; Tight=Taut

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tautological

Short Definition : needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true

Definition
(adj) repetition of same sense in different words
Example Sentence
  • `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
  • the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
  • at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tautological

tota (parrot) repeats what u say !!

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TAU+TAU+logical....tau is coming twice at different places...

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(for biological students)Remember tautonomy= practice of naming animal having same Genus and species name. ex: spotted deer=Axis axis

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Tautology and Monotony have somewhat similar sounds, but they have the same meaning i.e to happen repeatedly.

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For computer students, discrete mathematics contains step to prove one equation is same as other.

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Addition to Userdce's mnemonic...... Tau + Tau + Logic - Repeating the same logic using different repeated words

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Thatha in tamil means grandfather.. old people repeat the what they say all the time

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Tauto - Logical-- Taut students logically, don't repeat the chapter every time.

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strut- truck

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what do u find looking at the mnemonics stated for this wors...? mr.sravan unnecessarily repeating the same thing..

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tawdry

Short Definition : cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry

Definition
(adj) tastelessly showy
Example Sentence
  • a flash car
  • a flashy ring
  • garish colors
  • a gaudy costume
  • loud sport shirts
  • a meretricious yet stylish book
  • tawdry ornaments
Definition
(adj) cheap and shoddy
Synonyms : cheapjack shoddy
Example Sentence
  • cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tawdry

TOWEL+DRY......In a public locker room, a person who dries his body with a towel in front of everybody is vulgar and gaudy.

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I AM WRITING AN ANECDOTE BELOW, FROM WHICH YOU WILL REM THE WORD FOREVER: ORIGINALLY THE WORD IS DERIVED FROM AUDRYLACE,A PLACE IN BRITAIN WHERE CHEAP AND SHOWY LACE(PROB OF SHOES) WERE SOLD,SO THE WORD MEANS GAUDY,GARISH,CHEAP AND SHOWY. NICE

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taw - Toy which is cheap and Dry - Means it is dry showy - Not proper elegence.

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tawdry sounds like rowdy..a cheap person indeed!!

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Tawdry sounds like Laundry -> clothes -> gaudy/showy/cheaply shining clothes

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Sounds like Taadi in marathi..taadi are cheap alcohol shops

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any1 who asks dowry from their bahus is a <b>fucking</b> tawdry

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sounds like toddy.. toddy shops are cheap liquor shops.. hence the meaning cheap gaudy..

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TAWDRY = TAsteless + gAUDY.

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Sounds like "To Oddly Dry" yourself in a way that others can see your body (It could be both Showy and Immoral)

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Tawdry is Vulgarity - to be showy, garish or flashy - something that is unpresentable and ungraceful.

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Dry lands r cheap so tawdry means cheap

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TAWDRY sounds like "TODDY" means white water it is very cheap compare to all wines....

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tawny

Short Definition : brownish yellow

Definition
(adj) of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
Synonyms : tawny-brown
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tawny

like BROWNY

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tanned ......... tanny ... tawny

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Tawny or Fawny (fawn) or Creamy (cream)or Sandy (colour of sand), are all shades of yellow ochre (brownish yellow).

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after TAN we are TAWNY

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taxonomist

Short Definition : specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification

Definition
(noun) a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior
Synonyms : systematist taxonomer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for taxonomist

taxo(classifying into different catagories or arranging in an order...) + nomist(one who names the things....)

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TAXO+NOMIST...imagine urself in a moving TAXI and and u are giving names NAMEIST[ (classifying)...people passing by

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a Person who (TAX)Stacks into Groups

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Taxonomy is a Methodology of classifying animals into groups.

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Imagine a tax guy, high on something. He sees animals around him, and classifies them.

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TAXI's are now -a -days classified into various CAB's...and dey r used to carry da SOCIAL ANIMALS(us guyzzz n galzzz)

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