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visage

Short Definition : face; appearance

Definition
(noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) Definition
(noun) the appearance conveyed by a person's face
Synonyms : countenance
Example Sentence
  • a pleasant countenance
  • a stern visage
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for visage

VISion of AGE. How can you visualise someone's age? By his/her face.

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VISA-AGE - your VISA has everything,your photo(FACE), your AGE... all the details.

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Visage and mirage - an image

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visage..vi(WE)+sage...we consider somebody to b a sage by looking at his FACE N APPEARANCE..

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Nivea "Visage" cream (if u remember the ad)makes your "face" look beautiful.

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visceral

Short Definition : felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate

Definition
(adj) relating to or affecting the viscera
Synonyms : splanchnic
Example Sentence
  • visceral bleeding
  • a splanchnic nerve
Definition
(adj) obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
Synonyms : intuitive nonrational
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for visceral

Visceral = wise cereal, which is good for health and internal organs.

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divide it like visce+ral.focus..on viscuS...VISCUS...mean heart..so you felt something in your heart.

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He got so used to eating cereal in the morning that it became a visceral desicion. It was an instinct instead of intellectual. So, basically he WISHed for CEREAL (VISCERAL)

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Visceral means gut or gut instinct.

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Visceral sounds like" ghisela" which means a person with problems with internal organs.This way it can be remembered

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Visceral and internal are similar and mean - inside.

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viscid

Short Definition : adhesive; gluey

Definition
(adj) having the sticky properties of an adhesive
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for viscid

viscous + liquid = viscid

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whisky ,once if we addicted to it,it is adhesive and gluey .we cannot leave it

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A jumble of the word is "vicks|" which is very sticky.

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Viscid - a sticky liquid.

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VISCID=VIS(WISE)+CID....one of the WISE(VIS) CID members applied an ADHESIVE to the handle of the locker so that when the thief tries to break open it his palms get stuck to it................:D

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almost like Viscous(honey, glue...) they're sticky as well

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viscid sounds like viscous..viscous fluids are thick n sticky in general..like oil,glue etc

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viscous

Short Definition : (of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency

Definition
(adj) having a relatively high resistance to flow
Synonyms : syrupy
Definition
(adj) having the sticky properties of an adhesive
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for viscous

Viscous is like mucus - both mean something sticky or gooey.

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realate to vicks...vicks is sticky

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vise

Short Definition : vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device

Definition
(noun) a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
Synonyms : bench vise
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vise

We know that a "vice" is a "device" - a tool.

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vice->we + seige -> clamping tool

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vision

Short Definition : eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural

Definition
(noun) a vivid mental image
Example Sentence
  • he had a vision of his own death
Definition
(noun) the ability to see; the visual faculty Definition
(noun) the perceptual experience of seeing
Synonyms : visual sensation
Example Sentence
  • the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision
  • he had a visual sensation of intense light
Definition
(noun) the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
Example Sentence
  • popular imagination created a world of demons
  • imagination reveals what the world could be
Definition
(noun) a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
Example Sentence
  • he had a vision of the Virgin Mary
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vision

Vision (sight) is similar to optician, a person who checks the sight.

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Bijan(proper N) have a good vision

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visionary

Short Definition : produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas

Definition
(noun) a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible Definition
(noun) a person with unusual powers of foresight
Synonyms : illusionist seer
Definition
(adj) not practical or realizable; speculative
Example Sentence
  • airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
  • visionary schemes for getting rich
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for visionary

Visionary and imaginary sound alike and they both mean - something that is conceived, imagined.

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vital

Short Definition : full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize

Definition
(adj) urgently needed; absolutely necessary
Synonyms : critical
Example Sentence
  • a critical element of the plan
  • critical medical supplies
  • vital for a healthy society
  • of vital interest
Definition
(adj) performing an essential function in the living body
Synonyms : life-sustaining
Example Sentence
  • vital organs
  • blood and other vital fluids
  • the loss of vital heat in shock
  • a vital spot
  • life-giving love and praise
Definition
(adj) full of spirit
Synonyms : full of life lively
Example Sentence
  • a dynamic full of life woman
  • a vital and charismatic leader
  • this whole lively world
Definition
(adj) manifesting or characteristic of life
Example Sentence
  • a vital, living organism
  • vital signs
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vital

when U take reVITAL ( produced by Ran Baxy) U will b full of life,,

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Vital is the same as essential - something important.

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vitiate

Short Definition : spoil the effect of; make inoperative; corrupt morally

Definition
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example Sentence
  • debauch the young people with wine and women
  • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  • Do school counselors subvert young children?
  • corrupt the morals
Definition
(verb) make imperfect
Synonyms : deflower impair mar spoil
Example Sentence
  • nothing marred her beauty
Definition
(verb) take away the legal force of or render ineffective
Synonyms : invalidate void
Example Sentence
  • invalidate a contract
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vitiate

vitiate is vish + ate, vish in the hindi language means poison..if you make anyone eat poison it's an IMMORAL ACT and the person will be in an IMPERFECT condition.

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Sounds like ""mitigate" which means nearly the same.

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The "fish he ate" was spoiled and made him sick.

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Vitiate is similar to contaminate and they both mean - to spoil, to pollute.

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viti+ate = ate away the wits of a person to render him "imperfect"

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vitiate...viti(girl name) ate the cake...and spoiled my party ..so simple

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Vitiate: "Wheat" + "Ate" - Noble people do eat wheat because it is eaten by common people hence will make them impure.

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vitiate is vish + ate, If someone eat food adulterated by vish(poison) effectiveness of food will be reduced

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Vitiate : We ate public money, means to corrupt

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vitiate= victimate= corrupted

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: vish+ate--- if you ATE VISH, you are SPOILING yourself and IMPAIRING THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY of yourself

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vitreous

Short Definition : of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify

Definition
(adj) of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
Example Sentence
  • the vitreous chamber
Definition
(adj) relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
Example Sentence
  • vitreous rocks
  • vitreous silica
Definition
(adj) (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
Synonyms : glassy vitrified
Example Sentence
  • glazed pottery
  • glassy porcelain
  • hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vitreous

Remember the Ad of Kajaria VITRIFIED tiles - These tiles look GLASSY and decorative

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after (vitre) a victory(ous) you get a prize of glasses.

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Remember "Cera-vitreous".. the famous glass ware for wash basins and toilets.India's most selling.

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Remember WHITE glass is usually white coloured so vitreous

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Vitreous and vaporous have opposite meanings. Vitreous stands for something that is crystal clear, while vaporous is something that is hazy, unclear.

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vish+rous = poison ka juice hamesha glass mai milta hai..

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Vitreous=we (vi) +t(see) re(again) us(urdself).WHere?In the mirror.

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vitreous - vit(vitta - leaving it. in tamil) glass will break

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vish + rous = poison ka juice hamesha glass mai milta hai..

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remember vitreous humour, aqueous humour in eyes...10th std biology...it was a transparent liquid..i hope it helps

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