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expropriate

Short Definition : take possession of (often for public use and without payment)

Definition
(verb) deprive of possessions
Example Sentence
  • The Communist government expropriated the landowners
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for expropriate

ex+propriate; ex+property...so depriving someone of his property

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split the word ex+ propriate EX as in exwife takes property Henc take possesion of

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Same like appropriate.

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hindi)

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EXPROPRIATE=U R A GOOD STUDENT IM GIVING U APPROPRIATE NUMBER.THINK IM DOING THE OPPOSITE.IM DEPRIVING U RYT?

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expunge

Short Definition : cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

Definition
(verb) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Synonyms : excise scratch strike
Example Sentence
  • Please strike this remark from the record
  • scratch that remark
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for expunge

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expunge rhymes with sponge..which is used to remove dirt..

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sounds like ex-PURGE...which is REMOVING OR DELETING i.e. CANCEL OR REMOVE....

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when some PUNCHES u.. he takes u out. REMOVE

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1+sponge eak sponge dena mujhe aapne jootey saaf karney hai

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POONJNA (erase)

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Teacher rubbed off what was written on the black board...expunge=rub off

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expurgate

Short Definition : clean; remove offensive parts of a book

Definition
(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Example Sentence
  • bowdlerize a novel
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for expurgate

Expurgate - divide this word into (expel+ur+gate), you always expel the waste from your gate to make your home 'clean' and 'purified'.

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purge is to cleanse or make pure

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EXPURGATE = EXPEL + PURGE

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To purge: you "X" it out. Expurgate.

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EX-example P-person atUR-your GATE take him in house & rectify yourself u by his good principles

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the word is expergate read it as ex gate pur if any one find his new girl frnd he will close the gate for her ex that means he has strike out her from his life

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agar aapke ex par gate gir jaaega den ull obv "remove" d gate frm over him n "clean" him..lol

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exquisite

Short Definition : delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry

Definition
(adj) intense or sharp
Synonyms : keen
Example Sentence
  • suffered exquisite pain
  • felt exquisite pleasure
Definition
(adj) lavishly elegant and refined
Synonyms : recherche
Definition
(adj) delicately beautiful
Synonyms : dainty
Example Sentence
  • a dainty teacup
  • an exquisite cameo
Definition
(adj) of extreme beauty
Example Sentence
  • her exquisite face
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for exquisite

plz don't "SQUEEZE IT"...it's extremely delicate

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exquisite= ex means cut, qui means question, site means site, i.e cut question from site that is make it beautiful.

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extant

Short Definition : (of something written or painted) still in existence

Definition
(adj) still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
Example Sentence
  • extant manuscripts
  • specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for extant

Opposite of extinct is extant

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Remember it as a short of EXISTANT. Wrong spelling but does the job.

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Extant = ext ( extra) + nt (not); Donot need extra only want how much is available.

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extemporaneous

Short Definition : not planned; impromptu; extempore

Definition
(adj) with little or no preparation or forethought
Example Sentence
  • his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
  • an extemporaneous piano recital
  • an extemporary lecture
  • an extempore skit
  • an impromptu speech
  • offhand excuses
  • trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
  • an off-the-cuff toast
  • a few unrehearsed comments
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for extemporaneous

TEMPORARILY done in haste and so not planned.

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remember an extempore that we did in school which was spontaneous and NOT PLANNED

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my GRE ex attempt was poor b'coz it was not planned...

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EXecuted TEMPORArily...coz its not planned...!!!

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X IS A SHORT TEMPERD MAN,HE GOT ANGRY SUDDENLY & KILLED Y.IT WAS NOT PREPLANED

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EX means "without," and TEMPOR means "time." Thus EX TEMPOR means without time.

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Think of Extempore, where you are given a word and you have to give a small lecture on it.

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extenuate

Short Definition : weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)

Definition
(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Synonyms : mitigate palliate
Example Sentence
  • The circumstances extenuate the crime
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for extenuate

rhymes with attenuate meaning WEAKEN

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ten + ate. eating brunch at ten daily ll make u weak. timely diet shld be followed

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palliATE, mitigATE and extentuATE all mean thin and weak....

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extirpate

Short Definition : root up; uproot; destroy completely

Definition
(verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Example Sentence
  • the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted
  • root out corruption
Definition
(verb) pull up by or as if by the roots
Example Sentence
  • uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
Definition
(verb) surgically remove (an organ)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for extirpate

Lord Rama destroyed Ravana by shooting a tir-teer(arrow) in his pate(belly)....

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Extirpate~~~Exterminate or Extract

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ExtirPate: (Extir+Pate) Extir:Extra & pate:stomach in hindi so extra stomach(belly) is not required, hence to be removed

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e+xtir..stir..+pate...the COMPLETE DESTRUCTION of babri masjid STIRRED THE whole nation.....

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he is expirpating the extra pate

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extirpate -- to remove something unwanted extra + pate (stomach) extra pate is unwanted and needs to be extirpated.

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extirpate = ex-tear-apart

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Extirpate = Ex (cut) + tir (arrow) + pate (stomach); Cut the stomack by entering the arrow.

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extol

Short Definition : praise very highly; glorify

Definition
(verb) praise, glorify, or honor
Synonyms : exalt glorify laud proclaim
Example Sentence
  • extol the virtues of one's children
  • glorify one's spouse's cooking
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for extol

Extol = Ex + Tol. My EX-Girlfriend always praised the 'Tall' guys highly in front of me. And so our relationship ended!

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you pay TOLL tax to cross a glorious praiseworthy Bay bridge in SFO

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extol - exTALL - make somebody TALL with praise.

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think of EXtra TOLl tax collected from u by PRAISING the worli sea link...

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EXALT <> EXOLT

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the minister was EXTOLLED as he masde the TOLL tax EX (past)

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being EXtra TOL(tall) is a matter of PRAISE

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EX (give out, gift) a sTOLe in "praise" of someone.

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extol: ex= extra, tal= talk, talking excess about someone is praising them./ (or) Ex exta, tol = toll fee, you praise a lot the toll gate watchman to let you go with paying a extra penny

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to make sth excel//

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extort

Short Definition : wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant

Definition
(verb) obtain through intimidation Definition
(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation
Synonyms : gouge rack squeeze wring
Example Sentence
  • They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
  • They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
Definition
(verb) get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
Synonyms : wring from
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for extort

EX + TORT relate TORT to TORTURE. Threatening someone to get money out of him is obviously a torture.

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Ex+Tort->his Ex is Torturing him for more alimony

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