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lax

Short Definition : careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service

Definition
(adj) lacking in rigor or strictness
Synonyms : slack
Example Sentence
  • such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
  • lax in attending classes
  • slack in maintaining discipline
Definition
(adj) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') Definition
(adj) lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Example Sentence
  • a lax rope
  • a limp handshake
Definition
(adj) emptying easily or excessively
Synonyms : loose
Example Sentence
  • loose bowels
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lax

LAX - reLAX - careless

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lax sounds similar to tax ; dont be lax while submitting tax proofs every financial year end.

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Remember it as LACK,then one who lacks, is not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour

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LAXman is a CARELESS batsman... tats y he s not selected for ODI's

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LAX is pronounced "lacks" which is an anagram for "slack".. i.e. careless/ not strict.. Hence LAX = not stringent.

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lax seems like lacks which can be relate in the clasroom when we lack concentration

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layman

Short Definition : man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional

Definition
(noun) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Synonyms : layperson secular
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for layman

lay+man: lay -sleep so sleep man so he is not a worker(cleric)

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leash

Short Definition : restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it); Ex. a dog on a leash

Definition
(noun) restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
Synonyms : lead tether
Definition
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Definition
(noun) a figurative restraint
Synonyms : collar
Example Sentence
  • asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market
  • kept a tight leash on his emotions
  • he's always gotten a long leash
Definition
(verb) fasten with a rope
Synonyms : rope
Example Sentence
  • rope the bag securely
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for leash

WWE LOVERssss ... Batista --> unleash the beast !! bole toh open the chains and ropes of the beast and let it do the damage !!!

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Leash is the opposite of unleash...which is to let go of ur self.

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it sounds like lease which means control over a particular thing by giving money.

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remember in the movie MUMMY "those who UNLEASH the spa will go through the swift wings od dead" leash means tied up something, restrained. unleash is the opposite. the persons who unleashed the spa were killed by the creature :-)

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leave-taking

Short Definition : farewell or departure

Definition
(noun) the act of departing politely
Synonyms : farewell leave parting
Example Sentence
  • he disliked long farewells
  • he took his leave
  • parting is such sweet sorrow

leaven

Short Definition : add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens

Definition
(noun) a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
Synonyms : leavening
Definition
(noun) an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
Synonyms : leavening
Example Sentence
  • his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
Definition
(verb) cause to puff up with a leaven
Synonyms : prove raise
Example Sentence
  • unleavened bread
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for leaven

Lift up to the hEAVEN...tht is rise u ll rise up to heaven only when u grow lighter(in wt.)

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(its bit vague) Think of Balloon : LEAVE aNd it will go up, therefore cause to rise or grow lighter

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when you LEAVE anything in oVEN it will puff up and grow lighter

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LEAVEs

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leaven=11....experts say you need to punch the dough of pizza 11 times as it CAUSES TO RISE OR GROW LIGHTER...and then put it in the oven..:)

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lechery

Short Definition : gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man

Definition
(noun) unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lechery

lechery==imagine in a pub a pole dancer with lots of cherries clipped on her body....and she comes to you and says.."LE CHERRY kha..."..at dat point all the lustfulness/gross lewdness gets activated..:)

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think of LEACH and u ll feel disgusted , so people like LEACH : gross lewdness;; lustful

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Bleach - lechers usually bleach their hairs .

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lechery==imagine in a pub a pole dancer with lots of cherries clipped on her body....and she comes to you and says.."LE CHERRY kha..."..at dat point all the lustfulness/gross lewdness gets activated..:)

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hmm lichi...how often hav we seen a movie in which girls are feeding lichis to the guy in a sensual manner

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lecher = "lick her"

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Lecher de Luchun(way of living) change nahin honde

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sounds like treachery...you'll be treacherous when filled with too much lust

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le cherry...ag agl giving cherry with her tongue,ur lustful desires gt activated..

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lectern

Short Definition : reading desk or stand for a public speaker

Definition
(noun) desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
Synonyms : reading desk
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lectern

"Lectern" is a place for giving a "lecture"

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Lectern resembles "lecture" and is where you put the notes to read during your lecture.

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Lectern is sounds like lantern, a lantern is placed in the desk for readin

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The LECTURER prepares for the LECTURE at the LECTERN.

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leery

Short Definition : (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious

Definition
(adj) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for leery

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leery >when u are travelling in train and someone asks u to eat something then they say "leh ri" then u get suspicious at his offering..

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rhymes with Wary so when u r leery u r wary .

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leery-compare with jerry tom is always cautious and suspicious that jerry is around

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rhymes with eerie... On viewing eerie things we get suspicious

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Sounds like jerry...tom is always suspicious and cautious about jerry..

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Beware of the pace of Brett Lee

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BBC TV, Hard Talk presenter Leery King always suspicious

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Bruce Lee has a typical shine in his eye. He is always LEE-ry, i.e. cautious and distrustful, in case anyone attacks him suddenly.

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After King Lear got betrayed so many times by his daughters, he must have been very suspicious of everything.

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The word leer means a lustful or wanton look.....So you become leery(cautious) of people who leer at you.

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BBC presenter Leery King always

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leeway

Short Definition : room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline

Definition
(noun) (of a ship or plane) sideways drift Definition
(noun) a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for leeway

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when u LEave a WAY (a space or margin) then its called LEEWAY

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bowls of (brett)LEE moves with LEEWAY

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lee(bruce ) could make a leeway among deadliest of enemies .

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you bought LEE jeans and its fly was not working and left some WAY..leeway

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when brett LEE bowls, batsmen get no ROOM TO MOVE thats the LEEWAY of bowling

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When there are 50% discount offers in Levis, then there will be little leeway.

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u brought lee jeans n it was so tight dat it didnt offer any leeway i.e any freedom to move beyond limit

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give me a Little Way to pass

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legacy

Short Definition : gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

Definition
(noun) (law) a gift of personal property by will
Synonyms : bequest
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for legacy

(sounds like legally ) gift obtained legally

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legal >> i have got my fathers property through his will legally... i consider it as his gift by his will..

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