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efface

Short Definition : rub out; remove the surface of

Definition
(verb) remove completely from recognition or memory
Synonyms : obliterate
Example Sentence
  • efface the memory of the time in the camps
Definition
(verb) make inconspicuous
Example Sentence
  • efface oneself
Definition
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Example Sentence
  • Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for efface

Closely related to "erase"..to rub out or we can think in another way also, we wash our face to remove the dust from the surface of the skin(ef+face)...

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ye-face....dekha hai par yaad nahi hai, its almost erased from my memory..!!!

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e+face=erase the face(memory)

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e+face=erase the face(memory)

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Efface = e+face = erase the face = become inconspicuous Self-effacing = self destroying = self-removing

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well......remember it as the trojans were effaced i.e wiped off the face of the earth.

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erase faces is akin to erasing completely your memory as you cant even remember a person/object face

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efface = effect of ace; i.e the tata ace srtike you & your memory has been lost.

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effective

Short Definition : effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph

Definition
(adj) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
Synonyms : effectual efficacious
Example Sentence
  • an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation
  • effective teaching methods
  • effective steps toward peace
  • made an effective entrance
  • his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action
  • an efficacious law
Definition
(adj) able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
Synonyms : efficient
Example Sentence
  • people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons...
  • effective personnel
  • an efficient secretary
  • the efficient cause of the revolution
Definition
(adj) works well as a means or remedy
Example Sentence
  • an effective reprimand
  • a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat
Definition
(adj) exerting force or influence
Synonyms : good in effect in force
Example Sentence
  • the law is effective immediately
  • a warranty good for two years
  • the law is already in effect (or in force)
Definition
(adj) existing in fact; not theoretical; real
Example Sentence
  • a decline in the effective demand
  • confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done
Definition
(adj) ready for service
Example Sentence
  • the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effective

factual statements are valid and are able to produce a desired effect

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effectual

Short Definition : able to produce a desired effect; valid

Definition
(adj) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
Synonyms : effective efficacious
Example Sentence
  • an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation
  • effective teaching methods
  • effective steps toward peace
  • made an effective entrance
  • his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action
  • an efficacious law
Definition
(adj) having legal efficacy or force
Synonyms : legal sound
Example Sentence
  • a sound title to the property
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effectual

Construct as effective actually.

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effectuate

Short Definition : effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation

Definition
(verb) produce
Synonyms : effect set up
Example Sentence
  • The scientists set up a shock wave
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effectuate

construct as effective + actuate effectively activated means its producing.

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effeminate

Short Definition : having womanly traits

Definition
(adj) having unsuitable feminine qualities
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effeminate

e+FFEMINA+te...focus on the middlie part FEMINA.....you must be knowing about FEMINA MISS INDIA , where the focus is on mainly promoting womanhood.

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remember it as a feminine mate(frnd)....so think of a frnd who has feminine (female) characterstics

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ifu can see the word, then u can get an answer ,ie- effects with respect to feminine(woman).

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effervescence

Short Definition : inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce

Definition
(noun) the process of bubbling as gas escapes Definition
(noun) the property of giving off bubbles
Synonyms : bubbliness frothiness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effervescence

most of u guys might have done ur chemistry labs wer we come across effervescece of various liquids wen heated like how they produce the gas along witht the bubbles

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FREVOR is hot; SCENE sex scene in hollywood movie. VERY EXITING

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In American pie movie my "fevorite scences" are those effervescene scenes

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whenever you see a scene you are excited

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Sounds like fragrance. How do u feel when when a good fragrance is in the ambiance.

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effete

Short Definition : having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted

Definition
(adj) marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
Synonyms : decadent
Example Sentence
  • a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility
  • a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effete

effete...ef+fete..feet...so when you walk for longer distances on your feet, you feel completely worn out......as if you are lacking in power .......

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relate the word with defeat..which means losing ones power

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Ef+FETE.. Concentrate on the secind part, it sounds like Fatigue, which means drained out of energy or exhausted,worn out...!

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power in a person or human is said to be in our feet thumb.And the feet thumb is present in the feet.so if there is an effect ,probly a bad effect to your feet(fete), that means u have lost ur inner or original power and ur feet is worn out and u are

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it sounds like defeat ,if we were defeated we lose power n our power vanishes

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effete...e+fetus, i.e. WORN OUT by bearing young(fetus)

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Eff ete - F it, I give up, gonna go have some shennanigans

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eff-efficiency ete-eat or eaten...

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effete sounds like on feet. If you walk long distances on feet, you will be effete (worn out)

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effete= take effete is the past tense of effect, i.e. a effect has occurred not it is exhausted.

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EFFETE = EFFECT + NAHI = INEFFECTUAL.

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EDACIOUS = EDA+VORACIOUS

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efficacy

Short Definition : power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual

Definition
(noun) capacity or power to produce a desired effect
Synonyms : efficaciousness
Example Sentence
  • concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for efficacy

effic(EFFICIENT)+AC(Y)..so just check out if your AC has the efficiency to PRODUCE DESIRED cooling .

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EFFICACY = EFFI + CACY = EFFEct producing CApaCitY

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efficient+accuracy = efficacy;if sth is efficient and accurate,it does produce desire result

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efficacy==> efficiency :))

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efficacy resmebles or reminds us of the popular word delicacy.A delicacy has a power to produce any desired effects wen u treat them to ur girlfrnd...lol..!!

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peculiar

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pecualiar

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effigy

Short Definition : dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President

Definition
(noun) a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
Synonyms : image simulacrum
Example Sentence
  • the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln
  • the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effigy

a fig(ure) y

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after india knocked out of t20....angry crowd burnt da dummy(effigy) of ms dhoni .....ffig can b thought of figure....

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e+ ffigy --> ye furgy (misrepresented)

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Famous footballer ef"FIGO" do dummy tricks with football...

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efFIGy... when FIGO moved from Braca to Real his dummies were burnt

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hE has the FIGure of a GuY

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effigy = ef (effective) + fig (figure)

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effluvium

Short Definition : noxious(harmful) smell

Definition
(noun) a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for effluvium

the first part of the word is efflu, which means effluents. Effluents as such are harmful and produce a strong noxious smell.

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effluvium....efflu(effluent)+vium....effluent means flow out...or vapourize....and in chemistry lab we must have smelt the obnoxious odour of hydrogen sulfide gas............

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EFFLUENT is discharged fluid waste. EFFLUVIUM is discharged, unpleasant odor

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Because of ef+FLU+vium; area was FOUL SMELLING

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relate efflu to swine flu which is noxious to breathe

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