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improvise

Short Definition : compose on the spur of the moment

Definition
(verb) perform without preparation
Example Sentence
  • he extemporized a speech at the wedding
Definition
(verb) manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
Synonyms : extemporize
Example Sentence
  • after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for improvise

I m Pro vise=== I am proved wise as i have done it without actually preparing it before...

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Improvisation - Focus on improve ..you alwyas have to improve, at every moment, as per the need of the moment.

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just 2 days b4 the comman wealth games AR rehman was told to improvise on the CWG theme song...and he did it beautifully...i.e. on the spur of the moment..without any preparation...

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IMPROMPTU - WISE = Improvise

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Im Pro Vise -- Concentrate on Pro (Expert) Vise (Advice) -- Any one who comes to me with a problem, I am PRO at giving adVISE instantly .. impromptu

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imprudent

Short Definition : lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious

Definition
(adj) not prudent or wise
Example Sentence
  • very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas
  • would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy
Definition
(adj) lacking wise self-restraint
Example Sentence
  • an imprudent remark
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for imprudent

im+prudent--Why to invest in Icici Prudential ? To secure and make life stable..and imprudential means careless, not cautious about life.

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impudence

Short Definition : impertinence; insolence

Definition
(noun) an impudent statement
Synonyms : cheek impertinence
Definition
(noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for impudence

Im Pu Dence == if you say I M POOR (Pu) to some one and he DANCEs he is very rude -- Rude, impertenant

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Impudence = Impure + densely = densely impure, very rude

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sounds like impedance...which means resistance..rude or arrogant

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impugn

Short Definition : dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight

Definition
(verb) attack as false or wrong
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for impugn

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pugn is root word meaning fight...(for eg ..pugnacious means quarrelsome) so impugn means sense of contradicting in order to cause a dispute

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im + PUGN ~ pugn looks like pungaa(hindi); NOW think of a person who is habitual of taking PUNGAA, he will always CONTRADICT people, and will always CHALLENGE others (impugn others).

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Im (not) pugn (pun). A pun is usually funny, but impugn is the opposite; it means to dispute or contradict; challange.

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We know PUGNACITY as "PUNGA CITY" pugn means "attack" ...and impugn means to attack with words or arguments...!

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a im"PUG"n cannot attack..so an attack done by him is a false attack.

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PEUN(drunken in marathi)..im peun means i m not drunken...you are fighting with your father that you are not drunken..hence proving his allegations false

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IMPUGN is the opposite of IMPUNITY.

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When you impugn one's integrity, you put them IN POO.

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impugn..im-not...'pug'..imagine ur dad promised to present u a pug dog on ur bday..instead he bot some other dog..den wat u wud do..u wud QUESTION ur dad and attak it to be wrong

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i am a PUG and can only ataack VERBALLY by barking

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Concentrate on PUGNA -- If some one says you look like a PUG (Vodafone Ad dog) -- You ll say NAh!! and contradict him/ attack him saying it is false

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impuissance

Short Definition : powerlessness; feebleness

Definition
(noun) powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
Synonyms : helplessness weakness
Example Sentence
  • in spite of their weakness the group remains active
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for impuissance

Puissant means powerful

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Read Impuissance as Im + pussy , and pussies are generally weak and feeble. So impuissance means feebleness or powerlessness

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im(not) puissance(poisonous) so its powerless.. :)

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Women are powerful & dominative over men, they have pussy, they are puissant. Men are powerless before a pussy so impuissance(no pussy but tendors make us vulnerable and weak).

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impunity

Short Definition : freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish

Definition
(noun) exemption from punishment or loss
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for impunity

impunity sounds like immunity. Punitive means punishment while impunity is freedom from punishment

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impunity--im + punity-- so the schools in pune city generally don't punish the students, they give them freedom to do anything..

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impunity : immunity from penalty.

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importance of unity....one can hardly harm you...so freedom from harm

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im(not)+punity(punish)=not punishing and freedom to do anyhting....simple!

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immunity from punishment = impunity

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impunity - imp-unity..if someone is important and united then no one will punish him

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impute

Short Definition : attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation

Definition
(verb) attribute or credit to
Synonyms : ascribe assign attribute
Example Sentence
  • We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
  • People impute great cleverness to cats
Definition
(verb) attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
Example Sentence
  • The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for impute

im(put)e... put the blame to somebody

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Impute and attribute has the same rhyming ending.

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impute sounds like input....we usually impute/attribute input to output

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"put" the blame on...

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If I am a girl and I am puking most of the people will consider as an outcome of pregnancy...

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IMPlicate + attribUTE = impute

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I'M PUTting it on u->impute

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important use or implication or attribute

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inadvertently

Short Definition : unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

Definition
(adv) without knowledge or intention
Example Sentence
  • he unwittingly deleted the references
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inadvertently

in + advertisements...without getting an idea from the advertisement we end up buying wrong product i.e. inadvertently

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Inadvertently is d opposite of deliberately(intentionally)

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inalienable

Short Definition : not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights

Definition
(adj) incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
Synonyms : unalienable
Example Sentence
  • endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights
Definition
(adj) not subject to forfeiture
Synonyms : unforfeitable
Example Sentence
  • an unforfeitable right
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inalienable

"alien" == like "koi mil gaya" Hrittik Roshan was given power by the alien which was not 'taken away' or not 'transferred',,, it was with him

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focus on alien ::alien cant take away!its non transferable..

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inamorata

Short Definition : woman whom a man loves

Definition
(noun) a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for inamorata

inamorata--remember word enamour(a passionate lover) so enamorata..

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can be remembered from "senorita"...like..."samarita" whom SRK loved in DDLJ

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could be remembered from the word "amorous"

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