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juggernaut

Short Definition : irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path

Definition
(noun) a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
Synonyms : steamroller
Definition
(noun) an avatar of Vishnu Definition
(noun) a crude idol of Krishna
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for juggernaut

At the festival, the crowd at Jagannath temple in India is juggernaut. Actually this word came into use from the British rule. On the day of festival a british officer saw the crowd and mispronounced Jagannath as juggernaut.

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Every year there will be a Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri. Once this chariot starts moving, it is not supposed to stop. Whatever comes on the way will be crushed with strong force of people pulling the chariot.

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Remeber the character from X-men Juggernaut ...brother of xavier ...his power used to be this irresistable crushing force !!

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picture a monster JUG OF NUTS rolling down a hill crushing a crowd of people.

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like there was a Jug smashed on a man Nuts .. hence a crashing force :P

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can you remember juggernaut in the game tiberian sun fire storm. nothing could survive in the path of juggernaut.

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Associate to Juggernaut in the game Call of Duty. It takes prolonged blows to kill a juggernaut

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Not a mnemonic..This is all foolish concept of whoever brought this word in english.. It doesn't crush everything but all inauspicious thing.

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remember indian god jagannath and his powers

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jumble

Short Definition : mix in a confused way

Definition
(noun) a confused multitude of things Definition
(noun) small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
Synonyms : jumbal
Definition
(noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
Synonyms : hodgepodge patchwork
Definition
(verb) be all mixed up or jumbled together
Synonyms : mingle
Example Sentence
  • His words jumbled
Definition
(verb) assemble without order or sense
Synonyms : confuse mix up
Example Sentence
  • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
Definition
(verb) bring into random order
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for jumble

JUmbo(anil kumble) mixes his delivery so that batsmen become totally confused .

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juncture

Short Definition : crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining

Definition
(noun) an event that occurs at a critical time
Synonyms : occasion
Example Sentence
  • at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
  • it was needed only on special occasions
Definition
(noun) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
Example Sentence
  • at that juncture he had no idea what to do
  • he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point
Definition
(noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for juncture

sounds very similar to PUNCTURE...well if your tyre gets punctured when you have an important meeting, you find your self IN a HUGE CRISIS.

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from junction which is the meeting point

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junket

Short Definition : trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

Definition
(noun) dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet Definition
(noun) a journey taken for pleasure
Example Sentence
  • many summer excursions to the shore
  • it was merely a pleasure trip
  • after cautious sashays into the field
Definition
(noun) a trip taken by an official at public expense Definition
(verb) go on a pleasure trip
Synonyms : junketeer
Definition
(verb) provide a feast or banquet for
Synonyms : banquet feast
Definition
(verb) partake in a feast or banquet
Synonyms : banquet feast
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for junket

in hindi (jun)ta (ke) paiso se (T)ravel is JUNKET :)

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Jacket - at official trips people specially wears office jacket .

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politicians always do junk work and junkets.

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JUNK politician goes to phuKET (thailand) at public expense.

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JOurney to ranikhet.It is just for pleasure, cos ranikhet is not a special place.

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JUN(Jungle)se KHET(Khet)ki aur chal diye......a pleasure trip

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Junk food at a junket.

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Junket="Jaaannn??!!!"+"Ke"+"Travel" tashrif mibarid ba "Travel"haye Sherkat?!!!

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Our beloved planning comission vice chairman MONTEK singh is a junket

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junta

Short Definition : group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)

Definition
(noun) a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
Synonyms : military junta
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junta ka raj- democracy .

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To overpower government , junta( hindi) has to come together

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junta in telugu means couple..so rem like junta became involved in some cabal

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juridical

Short Definition : of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary

Definition
(adj) of or relating to the law or jurisprudence
Synonyms : juridic
Example Sentence
  • juridical days
Definition
(adj) relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
Synonyms : judicial juridic
Example Sentence
  • judicial system
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for juridical

Think of how a jury helps to administer the law

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jurisdiction

Short Definition : right and power to apply the law; authority

Definition
(noun) (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Synonyms : legal power
Example Sentence
  • courts having jurisdiction in this district
Definition
(noun) in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for jurisdiction

juris = pertaining to law and diction = The manner in which something is expressed in words.

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jurisprudence

Short Definition : science of law

Definition
(noun) the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Synonyms : law legal philosophy
Definition
(noun) the collection of rules imposed by authority
Synonyms : law
Example Sentence
  • civilization presupposes respect for the law
  • the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for jurisprudence

juris = pertaining to law; prudence = intelligence/science

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juris + student = a law student would study the science of law

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juxtapose

Short Definition : place side by side; CF. next

Definition
(verb) place side by side
Example Sentence
  • The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for juxtapose

juxtapose..just next+position..so place something just next to something.

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juxt(just)+a+pose= they stand side by side(even they are enemies) to give JUST A POSE to the photo.

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sounds like "just opposite". If a building is "just opposite" to another, they are almost side by side

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kaleidoscope

Short Definition : tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF.

Definition
(noun) a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes Definition
(noun) an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for kaleidoscope

"kaleidoscope" derives from (kalos)means "beautiful" + (eidos) means" shape"+(skopeô) means "to look at or to examine"; So the total meaning is "observer of beautiful forms.

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relate it to the microscope or telescope , we look through both of them to see things ,, or colors ,,whatever :)

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"collide" oscope We look into the cylinder to see the peices collide together

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