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duplicity

Short Definition : double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous

Definition
(noun) a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
Synonyms : fraudulence
Definition
(noun) acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
Synonyms : double-dealing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for duplicity

duplicity== making two faces(duplicate).. one who makes two faces is a fraud..

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like in the 2009 movie "DUPLICITY" where double dealing happens..

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original+duplicate=2

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duration

Short Definition : length of time something lasts

Definition
(noun) the period of time during which something continues
Synonyms : continuance
Definition
(noun) the property of enduring or continuing in time
Synonyms : continuance
Definition
(noun) continuance in time
Synonyms : length
Example Sentence
  • the ceremony was of short duration
  • he complained about the length of time required

duress

Short Definition : forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress

Definition
(noun) compulsory force or threat
Example Sentence
  • confessed under duress
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for duress

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u + dress; that is u enforce your wife to put on a particular dress.

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Remember "durex". U r forced and restrained to use a condom to safeguard urself from STDs

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UNDUE STRESS

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dure means hard like in endure.. so duress also means hard condition thats forcible..

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Duress rhymes with 'stress'

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DURess(logon se dur)..when you are away rom people, you are in duress

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duress - darr se

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DUring REStraint->DURESS:when u say somebody did something under DURESS u mean that they did it during a period of restraint and thus, were forced to do it

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do+stress = duress

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Duress= Do + rest..> Your boss got a job of completing 10 files and he threats you by saying I will do one, you do the rest.

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He put her under DURESS to DO LESS Curse

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dwindle

Short Definition : shrink; reduce gradually

Definition
(verb) become smaller or lose substance
Example Sentence
  • Her savings dwindled down
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dwindle

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if a swindler swindles you then your savings dwindle.

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sounds like wind+dull�u say wind is dull when it is reduced gradually�.

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The wind is reduced because some windows are closed.

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SAB PLANE MEIN BAITHE THE AUR EK WINDOW TOOT GAYI,,, TEZZ WIND PLANE KE ANDAR AANE LAGI,, SAB DWINDLE KARNE LAGE

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Bundle is formed by dwinddling something

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wind shrinks the amount of money kept on table

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the wind le, hawa kam ho rahi hain

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dynamic

Short Definition : energetic; vigorously active

Definition
(noun) an efficient incentive
Synonyms : moral force
Example Sentence
  • they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches
Definition
(adj) characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
Synonyms : dynamical
Example Sentence
  • a dynamic market
  • a dynamic speaker
  • the dynamic president of the firm
Definition
(adj) of or relating to dynamics Definition
(adj) (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
Synonyms : active
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dynamic

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Dynamo (kind of generator) produces power and dynamic people invented dynamo.

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dynamo

Short Definition : generator for producing electricity; energetic person

Definition
(noun) generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature

dysentery

Short Definition : inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract

Definition
(noun) an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dysentery

dysentery(digestion + center) so is intestine... infection in intestine.. tried my best to remember :p

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dyslexia

Short Definition : word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read

Definition
(noun) impaired ability to learn to read
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dyslexia

if u see dysexia insteAad of dyslexia. either u r word blind or u r perverted :P

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tare zamin par mvi is based on dis disability

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dys(unable to)+ lexia==>lexicon==>related to words(dictionary)

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dyspeptic

Short Definition : suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food

Definition
(noun) a person suffering from indigestion Definition
(adj) suffering from dyspepsia Definition
(adj) irritable as if suffering from indigestion
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dyspeptic

dys (means not functioning properly) + peptic.. pepsin..is an ENZYME...WHICH BREAKS DOWN THE FOOD PARTICLES AND HELPS IN DIGESTION,...SO if this enzyme stops functioning..then the problem of INDIGESTION occures.

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sounds like THIS PEPSI...I wont drink this pepsi because it may create indigestion to me.

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Note that many of the words with roots from body organs mean irritable. Examples: splenetic, spleen, bilious, dyspeptic, livery, and liverish.

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dyspeptic = dys + peptic; dys ( means not) + peptic ( pepsin enzyme to help indigestion.

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dy( dye= color filling) peptic= pepsi, U drank that dye pepsi, as a result u are suffering from indigestion.

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earmark

Short Definition : set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose

Definition
(noun) identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal Definition
(noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute Definition
(verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Example Sentence
  • I will earmark this money for your research
  • She sets aside time for meditation every day
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for earmark

earmark..let break it as ear + mark -'ear' is on the side of the face. Something is placed or kept aside and we -'mark' it means something particular or extraordinary.So ..'something is kept aside for a particular purpose'

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earm...very close to earn.....so what ever you are earning you are keeping it aside because soon you want to start your own buisness.

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BOOK MARK !!!!

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Earmark is to mark the ear of the pig, sheep.....to regonise the ownership

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