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agitate

Short Definition : stir up; disturb

Definition
(verb) try to stir up public opinion
Synonyms : foment stir up
Definition
(verb) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
Example Sentence
  • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
Definition
(verb) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
Example Sentence
  • The liberal party pushed for reforms
  • She is crusading for women's rights
  • The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
Definition
(verb) move very slightly
Synonyms : budge shift stir
Example Sentence
  • He shifted in his seat
Definition
(verb) move or cause to move back and forth
Synonyms : shake
Example Sentence
  • The chemist shook the flask vigorously
  • My hands were shaking
Definition
(verb) change the arrangement or position of
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for agitate

Agitate rhymes with Irritate. You get agitated if somebody constantly irritates you.

agitate - a gitar stir and disturb many people

a "gitar" sound disturbs many people from sleep

agnostic

Short Definition : one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

Definition
(noun) someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
Synonyms : doubter
Definition
(noun) a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist) Definition
(adj) of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism Definition
(adj) uncertain of all claims to knowledge
Synonyms : agnostical
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for agnostic

agnostic:we have nostic...its like nasthik in hindi which means a person who does not belive in god.

a - G - NO - stic => God No => Deny existance of god. But he is not sure. So confused about existance of god.

agnostic-- opposite of diagnostic - diagnose is for learn reality - agnostic is deny reality

agog

Short Definition : highly excited; intensely curious

Definition
(adj) highly excited
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for agog

Remember the song of Anil Kapoor: AG OG yeh bhi sunogi,kehta hu mai jo woh tum bhi sunoji..1 2 ka 4 4 2 ka 1, My name is lakhan.. ;) He is too excited in that song, and is curious to tell his story to everyone...

a gog sounds like a dog(may be silly but helps) dog always barks.u shout wen ur excited.

agog ~ a goggle : Just imagine someone who got a new goggle as gift from someone on his birthday and is very excited to wear it while riding bike.

agrarian

Short Definition : pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform

Definition
(adj) relating to rural matters
Synonyms : agricultural farming
Example Sentence
  • an agrarian (or agricultural) society
  • farming communities
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for agrarian

agrarian = agriculturian related to rural

agra-tkae this as agri. wen its agri,then its somthing related to agriculture.and wr is agriculture done ? Ans- on land. (hehehe-probly a silliy one),but,its gre u c..

root "agr" in this word means related to agriculture clearly indicate the meaning of this word.

airy

Short Definition : of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal

Definition
(adj) open to or abounding in fresh air
Synonyms : aired
Example Sentence
  • airy rooms
Definition
(adj) not practical or realizable; speculative
Example Sentence
  • airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
  • visionary schemes for getting rich
Definition
(adj) having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
Example Sentence
  • airy gauze curtains
Definition
(adj) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Example Sentence
  • figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away
  • aerial fancies
  • an airy apparition
  • physical rather than ethereal forms
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for airy

for the other meanings (impractical, lofty, immaterial, unreal): think airy as HAWA MEIN.. as in hawa mein baat karna.. so immaterial baat karna

air + y; air itself relates to the meaning;

AIRY<===> हवादार (pr. \\havadar \\ )[Adjective] Example:My bosss cabin is well-lighted and airy. AIRY<===> लापरवाह (pr. \\laparavah \\ )[Noun]

alacrity

Short Definition : cheerful promptness without reluctance

Definition
(noun) liveliness and eagerness
Synonyms : briskness smartness
Example Sentence
  • he accepted with alacrity
  • the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for alacrity

take the suffix crity we can link it with creativity.creative people are so eager to learn n create things differently.

alacrity sounds like AT+LAST+IN+CITY..a person who is first time in a big city is excited n eager to c da city...

remember it as a la carte.. which means selecting food from the menu.. usually when ppl go to restaurants they are "eager" to get food!!

alchemy

Short Definition : medieval chemistry

Definition
(noun) the way two individuals relate to each other
Example Sentence
  • their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other
  • a mysterious alchemy brought them together
Definition
(noun) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for alchemy

alchemy ~ ALL + CHEMIcal :related to chemistry

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try to recollect pauolo coelho's book!!! Alchemist

ALCHEMY<===> कीमिया{रसायन विद्या से सम्बंधित} (pr. \\kimiya{rasayan vidya se sambanadhit} \\ )[Noun] Example:My grandfather has the knowledge of alchemy.

alcove

Short Definition : nook; recess

Definition
(noun) a small recess opening off a larger room
Synonyms : bay
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for alcove

all covered just a small space

sorry for bad language here. but this is how i learnt it : aclove : an opening into a wider area sort of like ...a*hole Sentence Close your "asshole" asshole

Aclove- think of a 'clove'. It has a large area over a small one. But here it is A-lcove: 'a' is negative so its the opposite here

alias

Short Definition : an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias

Definition
(noun) a name that has been assumed temporarily Definition
(adv) as known or named at another time or place
Synonyms : a.k.a. also known as
Example Sentence
  • Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for alias

Alias = A LIE AS another person

my friend ALI hAS assumed my name

Ali + As : so you are changing your name Ali to Asif...why?`

alienate

Short Definition : make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of

Definition
(verb) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Synonyms : alien disaffect estrange
Example Sentence
  • She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
Definition
(verb) transfer property or ownership
Synonyms : alien
Example Sentence
  • The will aliened the property to the heirs
Definition
(verb) make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
Example Sentence
  • the boring work alienated his employees
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for alienate

alian+ate...if a alian comes and eat all food on earth .we all become unfriendly and hostile to it.

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Alienate = A + lie + nate; When I tell 'A lie' it 'Alienates' my father.

Alien+ate. treat someone like an alien i.e. being unfriendly or getting separated.

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