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deft

Short Definition : neat; skillful

Definition
(adj) skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
Synonyms : dexterous dextrous
Example Sentence
  • a deft waiter
  • deft fingers massaged her face
  • dexterous of hand and inventive of mind
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Handicapped people (like the deaf) are sometimes skillful in other activities.

deft- sounds like theft , if a theft is to take place, then it should be neat and skillfull,else police will trace it.

Ravi shastri say for Sachin's backside's delicate touch as 'deft touch by Sachin'

Johnny DEPP is the epitome of DEFT acting. Remember Johnny DEFT.

DEFT rhymes with LEFT...lefty people are most of the times skilful,dexterous, or adroit

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sounds like 'Depth'. Dexterous [skillful] people usually have depth to their activities.

def+art=neat, skillful

sounds like "theft" ...so to THEFT a thing you need to be skillful!..

defunct

Short Definition : dead; no longer in use or existence

Definition
(adj) no longer in force or use; inactive
Example Sentence
  • a defunct law
  • a defunct organization
Definition
(adj) having ceased to exist or live
Example Sentence
  • the will of a defunct aunt
  • a defunct Indian tribe
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de (means without) + funct(function)..so something without a functioning is considered DEAD.

DEFUNCT: DE-FUNCT; funky is something which is current trend...defunct is something no longer used, or dead

de functional part dead, no longer in use or existence

degenerate

Short Definition : become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person

Definition
(noun) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Synonyms : deviant deviate pervert
Definition
(verb) grow worse
Synonyms : deteriorate devolve drop
Example Sentence
  • Her condition deteriorated
  • Conditions in the slums degenerated
  • The discussion devolved into a shouting match
Definition
(adj) unrestrained by convention or morality
Example Sentence
  • Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
  • deplorably dissipated and degraded
  • riotous living
  • fast women
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degenerate -> de+generate -> don't generate more products because the quality has decreased and people are not buying it anymore.

if a machine is used in generating to product.. after some years it will degenerate !....

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DE(DECREASE)+GENERATE...decrease in generating capacity......DETERIORATE THE image of a being a leading manufactur company.

Its about sexual behaviour...If you DE(don't) Generate kids after marriage, you wife will get angry and you will degenerate

degradation

Short Definition : humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank

Definition
(noun) changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Synonyms : debasement
Definition
(noun) a low or downcast state
Synonyms : abasement abjection
Example Sentence
  • each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement
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de(means less)+grad...so when you get less GRADS in your exam..you see humiliation from all sides.

dehydrate

Short Definition : remove water from; dry out

Definition
(verb) preserve by removing all water and liquids from
Synonyms : desiccate
Example Sentence
  • carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
Definition
(verb) remove water from
Synonyms : desiccate
Example Sentence
  • All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
Definition
(verb) lose water or moisture
Example Sentence
  • In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

deify

Short Definition : turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity

Definition
(verb) consider as a god or godlike
Example Sentence
  • These young men deify financial success
Definition
(verb) exalt to the position of a God
Example Sentence
  • the people deified their King
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deit(=f)y ... reminds you of God..

Deify sounds like hifi, hifi ppl are treated as god in the restaurants.

deify - day-fy, day-fly - just like the angels treat like a god.

die+fy.. those who dont die are god..

die+defy= whose who defy deadth=god..

dei fly like a god in the sky

দেবতা-fy

Deify means feel as deity. People in India deify Sachin Tendulkar.

deign

Short Definition : condescend; stoop

Definition
(verb) do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Synonyms : condescend descend
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Reign, which shows high dignity, is the opposite of Degin, which shows low dignity.

DEIGN rhymes with dine.so if u dont dine properly,i.e.if u lack table manners ,u r LOWERING YOURSELF

deign sounds like dean. Deans are people with very high posts in the organization and they can't condescend themselves as it's below their dignity.

deign rhymes with reign...when a king reigns he holds supreme power and he never stoops to his enemy.

Look like design –You dress designs which was ramped in lackmi fashion week left DEIGN (consider to below ones dignity, humiliate, self-denial, ABASED) impression on the views comments

SOUNDS LIKE "DOWN"; HE STEPPED DOWN OR HE DEIGNED

deign sounds like dean...so if the dean wants to talk to us,the students he has to get down from his position i.e.stoop frm his position and talk.

Deign sounds like REIGN as a king would REIGN. When the king DEIGNS to endure his subject, he RAINS on the subject's parade: Picture the king RAINING on his subject.

The highly conceited king didn't DEIGN to REIGN over the small land as he used to be the emperor of a much larger country

he stop deign to serve the food to be beneath his dignity.

Hindi word DEIGN meaning low, poor person

Deign sounds like dignity; ppl who advertise there dignity they condemn others;

Deity are always DeignWant (din meas patit) to everyone

delete

Short Definition : erase; strike out

Definition
(verb) remove or make invisible
Synonyms : cancel
Example Sentence
  • Please delete my name from your list
Definition
(verb) wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
Synonyms : erase
Example Sentence
  • Who erased the files form my hard disk?
Definition
(verb) cut or eliminate
Synonyms : blue-pencil edit
Example Sentence
  • she edited the juiciest scenes

deleterious

Short Definition : harmful

Definition
(adj) harmful to living things
Synonyms : hurtful injurious
Example Sentence
  • deleterious chemical additives
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relate it to DELETE...so you DELETE all the spam mails because they may BE HARMFUL to your PC.

Can be related to delete...Harmful substances must be deleted to prevent danger.

most of the VIRUS DELETE files and hence they are HARMFUL i.e DELETERIOUS

If A deletes B then for B, A is harmful (Just imagine)

DELETE the TEARS OF US

delete terrible to us- as in harmful

its sound like "serious"-if any person is serious it is HARMFUL to others..

seriously delete it because this virus is very harmful

anything deleterious is so evil it originally intends to delete you completely off the surface of the earth, but it is not so successful and only brings harm to you

deliberate

Short Definition : consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow

Definition
(verb) think about carefully; weigh
Example Sentence
  • They considered the possibility of a strike
  • Turn the proposal over in your mind
Definition
(verb) discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Synonyms : debate
Definition
(adj) carefully thought out in advance
Synonyms : calculated measured
Example Sentence
  • a calculated insult
  • with measured irony
Definition
(adj) unhurried and with care and dignity
Synonyms : careful measured
Example Sentence
  • walking at the same measured pace
  • with all deliberate speed
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daily + berate => if you get berated(scolded) daily, you need to think it over as to why it happens..

break it as de + liberate. can be taken as not to liberate. Industries have to 'consider' seriously over the issue of liberating toxic products into environment.

deliberate=DEL(H)I+be+RATE thus delhi mein rate itne bad gaye hain ki kuch bi kharidne se pehle sochna padta hai.. thus deliberate is to think over

deliberate- u do things deleberatly,when u think u know it,ie wen u consider it to be known,after doing it,its the common thing,that our mind ponders upon the outcome.

people only think about their daily bread

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stop decreasing labor rate, done consciously and intentionally: "a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict".

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