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hideous

Short Definition : repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream

Definition
(adj) grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
Example Sentence
  • subjected to outrageous cruelty
  • a hideous pattern of injustice
  • horrific conditions in the mining industry
Definition
(adj) so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
Synonyms : repulsive
Example Sentence
  • a hideous scar
  • a repulsive mask
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hideous

write it like hide+ous.and ous sounds simillar to "us"...and when do we hide ourselves ? Its when we see something ugly and unpleasant.

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wen u look ugly, u tend to hide i.e. HIDE .. US .. ( urselves)

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hierarchy

Short Definition : arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority

Definition
(noun) a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
Example Sentence
  • put honesty first in her hierarchy of values
Definition
(noun) the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hierarchy

hierarchy: we can memorize as, high + rank i.e. ranking high to low

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hieroglyphic

Short Definition : picture writing; ADJ.

Definition
(noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
Synonyms : hieroglyph
Definition
(noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
Synonyms : hieroglyph
Definition
(adj) resembling hieroglyphic writing
Synonyms : hieroglyphical
Definition
(adj) written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
Synonyms : hieroglyphical
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hieroglyphic

hieroglyPhIC...observer PIC in the word...easy to remember..

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here(heiro) we are writing(graphic) about pictures(phic)

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HIGHER OGEL(LOOKING)PIC(TURE)..will be a special piucture

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high-flown

Short Definition : highly pretentious or inflated

Definition
(adj) pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
Synonyms : high-sounding inflated
Example Sentence
  • high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
  • a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
Definition
(adj) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Example Sentence
  • an exalted ideal
  • argue in terms of high-flown ideals
  • a noble and lofty concept
  • a grand purpose
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for high-flown

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an INFLATED baloon will FLOW HIGH ..

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hilarity

Short Definition : boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter

Definition
(noun) great merriment
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hilarity

hilari..hilari(american president candidate).....she laughed loudly when she come to know about her selection as president.

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hilarious... means laughing boisterously

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hilarious crime >>> funny crime stories.. making the crime funny to the looking people..

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hindmost

Short Definition : furthest behind; farthest to the rear

Definition
(adj) located farthest to the rear
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hindmost

hind=behind.. hind most.. most behind or furthest behind..

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split it as HIND(I)+MOST....hindi is de most hated subject in school....al de students used to go furthest behind in class

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Hindustan is hindmost in most of the games.

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hindrance

Short Definition : block; obstacle; V. hinder

Definition
(noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Definition
(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome Definition
(noun) the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hindrance

hindrance...HIDE-ENTRANCE....which means obstructing..obstacle or block

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hindsight

Short Definition : understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened

Definition
(noun) understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
Example Sentence
  • hindsight is always better than foresight
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hindsight

Its can be remembered as sight to see behind in time to understand what has actually happened ....

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see it as beHINDSIGHT.. foresight- seeing before occuring and Hindsight- seeing after occuring.

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hind+ sight : hind means delay, so delay in sight , so delay in understanding the events

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word starting with hind are actually starting with behind. example - hindmost, hindsight

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u are able to identify a car only when u see it form the backside...i.e u get to know abt sth only when it has passed..

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hindsight=hind(back)+sight(to observe) means to observe, analyse and understand after things happened

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hireling

Short Definition : one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician

Definition
(noun) a person who works only for money
Synonyms : pensionary
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hireling

When you hire a person, he works only for money.

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hirsute

Short Definition : hairy; having a lot of hair

Definition
(adj) having or covered with hair
Synonyms : haired hairy
Example Sentence
  • Jacob was a hairy man
  • a hairy caterpillar
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hirsute

some one who wears a hir(hair)+sute(suit)....so someone who wears a suit of hairs to look like jamvant( a hindu mythological character)...who was very hairy)...

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hirsute : hair suit...natural hair suit by body hair.(hairy)

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when he took off HER(girlfreind's) SUIT... he was shocked to see her body was covered with hairs... and ran away LOL...

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Choti's hirsute tummy at friends wedding compelled me to msg her askin her to shave it off

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Almost sounds like hippies who have lots of shaggy hair.

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