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gravity

Short Definition : seriousness; ADJ. grave

Definition
(noun) (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
Example Sentence
  • the more remote the body the less the gravity
  • the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
  • gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love
Definition
(noun) a manner that is serious and solemn Definition
(noun) a solemn and dignified feeling
Synonyms : solemnity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gravity

GRAVES/Death are very serious matters--> GRAVITY.

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graze

Short Definition : (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound

Definition
(noun) a superficial abrasion Definition
(noun) the act of grazing
Synonyms : grazing
Definition
(verb) feed as in a meadow or pasture
Synonyms : browse crop pasture range
Example Sentence
  • the herd was grazing
Definition
(verb) break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
Example Sentence
  • She was grazed by the stray bullet
Definition
(verb) let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
Synonyms : crop pasture
Definition
(verb) scrape gently
Synonyms : crease rake
Example Sentence
  • graze the skin
Definition
(verb) eat lightly, try different dishes
Synonyms : browse
Example Sentence
  • There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for graze

English people are called Angrez because, they have "grazed" all Indian prosperity.

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gregarious

Short Definition : sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group

Definition
(adj) (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
Example Sentence
  • gregarious bird species
Definition
(adj) instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
Example Sentence
  • he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude
Definition
(adj) (of plants) growing in groups that are close together
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for gregarious

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remember AGGREGATION means gathering something together... similarily AGGREGATION -> GREGATION ->GREGARIOUS

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for gre we attend classes in groups

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GRE-garious. GRE is needed to be "SOCIABLE" in USA.

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Picture GREG, GARY, and RUSS all being GREGARIOUS

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Being Gregar-ious is like being hilar-ious with a group-of-friends...

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Gregory Peck , the hollywood actor was a very sociable outgoing person !

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gregarious ~ gregarius ~ greg. The sound "greg, greg" seems like a bird's tone; on the other hand, bird lives in flock, herd => socialble

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gre+garious~various various student tending to form group for GRE preparation

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Gregrarious...sounds like name of a king...kings have to be sociable

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gregar >> sounds huge in number... means formed from number of people or animals or elements...

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GREgarious: remember GRE, when we make mnemonics for GRE words, we like a GROUP of friends of same sort.

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grievance

Short Definition : cause of complaint; complaint

Definition
(noun) a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Synonyms : grudge score
Example Sentence
  • holding a grudge
  • settling a score
Definition
(noun) an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice Definition
(noun) a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for grievance

griev+ance=griev sounds like grief ,, when u are in grief(sorrow) u complain against everything ,,,

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Grie sounds like give and vance sounds like offence . In total give+offence against injustice or give compaint against injustice

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You can complain and protest against injustice caused to you...

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grill

Short Definition : question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars

Definition
(noun) a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
Synonyms : grillroom
Definition
(noun) a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
Synonyms : grille grillwork
Example Sentence
  • he cooked hamburgers on the grill
Definition
(verb) cook over a grill
Example Sentence
  • grill the sausages
Definition
(verb) examine thoroughly
Example Sentence
  • the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for grill

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Remember Grills in Police station. Behind grills..you will be examined thoroughly

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grill is really hot. remember grilling means to bother someone a lot. here it is asking question severely

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to grill means to cook food over a fire.. an analogy is when we grill(pakana) the teacher in the class to annoy him/her by asking lot of questions...

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grim

Short Definition : causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile

Definition
(adj) not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example Sentence
  • grim determination
  • grim necessity
  • Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
  • relentless persecution
  • the stern demands of parenthood
Definition
(adj) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
Example Sentence
  • ghastly wounds
  • the grim aftermath of the bombing
  • the grim task of burying the victims
  • a grisly murder
  • gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
  • macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
  • macabre tortures conceived by madmen
Definition
(adj) harshly ironic or sinister
Synonyms : black mordant
Example Sentence
  • black humor
  • a grim joke
  • grim laughter
  • fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit
Definition
(adj) harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
Synonyms : dour forbidding
Example Sentence
  • a dour, self-sacrificing life
  • a forbidding scowl
  • a grim man loving duty more than humanity
  • undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw
Definition
(adj) filled with melancholy and despondency
Example Sentence
  • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
  • gloomy predictions
  • a gloomy silence
  • took a grim view of the economy
  • the darkening mood
  • lonely and blue in a strange city
  • depressed by the loss of his job
  • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
  • downcast after his defeat
  • feeling discouraged and downhearted
Definition
(adj) causing dejection
Example Sentence
  • a blue day
  • the dark days of the war
  • a week of rainy depressing weather
  • a disconsolate winter landscape
  • the first dismal dispiriting days of November
  • a dark gloomy day
  • grim rainy weather
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for grim

sounds like "dream" which may cause you fear.

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grim(G=ghost,Rim=basketball rim)ghost in basketball rim at 12:pm night cause great fear.

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grim = g(ghost) + rim (rev); ghost speed up i.e dangerous & destroying situation.

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Grim Reaper : angel of death.

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grimace

Short Definition : facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.

Definition
(noun) a contorted facial expression
Synonyms : face
Example Sentence
  • she made a grimace at the prospect
Definition
(verb) contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
Example Sentence
  • He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for grimace

( sounds like himesh rehsamiya..who's songs are such that he always sings wid facial distortions symbolizing pain n angiush..)

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divide it like grim(in a pain ful situation)+ace(Face).....so when you are in a grim or in a painful situation you try to put it across to your family through FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.

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grim means unpleasant.. grimace -> grim + face... a face that shows feeling such as disgust (unpleasant)

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grim + face >> unpleasant expression..

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grisly

Short Definition : ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

Definition
(adj) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
Example Sentence
  • ghastly wounds
  • the grim aftermath of the bombing
  • the grim task of burying the victims
  • a grisly murder
  • gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
  • macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
  • macabre tortures conceived by madmen
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for grisly

sounds like bruce lee..if bruce lee comes infront of u now..it will be shocking!!!

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If a GRIZZLY(grisly) bear suddenly appears behind you, it will surely be a cause of great fear.

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because of too much of GREASE on the road my car met with a hORRIFIC accident

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if sbd had massaged ur face with GREASE u would appear both unpleasent and frightning

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with GREASE on his face his complexion was HORRIFYING…….

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groom

Short Definition : man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)

Definition
(noun) a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
Synonyms : bridegroom
Definition
(noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses Definition
(noun) a man who has recently been married
Synonyms : bridegroom
Definition
(verb) educate for a future role or function
Synonyms : prepare train
Example Sentence
  • He is grooming his son to become his successor
  • The prince was prepared to become King one day
  • They trained him to be a warrior
Definition
(verb) give a neat appearance to
Synonyms : curry dress
Example Sentence
  • groom the dogs
  • dress the horses
Definition
(verb) care for one's external appearance
Synonyms : neaten
Example Sentence
  • He is always well-groomed
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for groom

groom is bridegroom who sits on a mare(female horse) when he is getting married. He has sat there only to take care of the female horse..he he he

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groove

Short Definition : long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record

Definition
(noun) a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Synonyms : channel
Definition
(noun) a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape
Synonyms : rut
Example Sentence
  • they fell into a conversational rut
Definition
(noun) (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
Synonyms : vallecula
Definition
(verb) make a groove in, or provide with a groove
Example Sentence
  • groove a vinyl record
Definition
(verb) hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
Synonyms : furrow rut
Example Sentence
  • furrow soil
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