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libido

Short Definition : psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire

Definition
(noun) (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for libido

sounds like Dildo, hence the mnemonic

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pay attention on"bid" people who are very rich and lustful have this habbit of bidding on even the unnecessary things.

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libi do.. 2 libi (girl's name)..mmm boner ~ lol just to remember

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libretto

Short Definition : text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book

Definition
(noun) the words of an opera or musical play
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for libretto

LI-Lee, BRETTO-Bret: we know that Bret Lee is member of a band also, so imagine Li Bretto singing in an opera house...

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library(lib) se opera ki text ki book le ke rato(mugging up)(retto)

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here retto in the word sounds like retro music which instantly reminds u of music so remeber opera

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for writing the text of an opera you have to RATTO(cram) the whole LIB(rary)

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As in we have to ratto (to cram) the Library books....

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lib + ratto : if your teacher asks you to write an essay on opera then you'll go to lib and rattafy the libretto

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license

Short Definition : official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.

Definition
(noun) a legal document giving official permission to do something
Synonyms : licence permit
Definition
(noun) freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
Synonyms : licence
Definition
(noun) excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
Synonyms : licence
Example Sentence
  • when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near
  • the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum
Definition
(noun) the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Synonyms : permission permit
Definition
(verb) authorize officially
Synonyms : certify licence
Example Sentence
  • I am licensed to practice law in this state

licentious

Short Definition : amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

Definition
(adj) lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
Example Sentence
  • coarse and licentious men
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for licentious

Licentious = "like sensuous" which relates to lustfulness ie lewd and lascivious well as amoral.

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licent(license)+ous....well some bollywood celebrities have got the LICENSE OF indulging into amoral ACTIVITIES.

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i hate those kind of ppl who make girlsfriend and on the first day think.. ab to LICENSE mil gaya hai jitna mar gi kiss karo &#%^ karo <--- lusty assholes

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a prostitute gives LICENSE TO US to do anything with them against money.. they are morally low and unrestrained for sex..

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what happens giving license to an ASS to wander in people

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licentious means giving licence to all...think of such a lady...isn't she lustful...???

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cent is money in America and money attracts you so do licentious stories that are lewd or obscene

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red light areas have no license

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lie (শোয়া) + cent + use -> lie with any woman for cents and use as you wish

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lien

Short Definition : legal claim or right on a property

Definition
(noun) the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged Definition
(noun) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
Synonyms : spleen
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lien

when you have to show your right on your property you say 'this property "lie in" my name.

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sounds like lion.. a lion is the king of the jungle and can thus legally claim any part of the jungle!!

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A(not)-lien(right on property).

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I will "Lie in" your property if you do not fullfil your obligations.

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Lien=Legal claim.

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Because of lien, bank took the property beyond the line.

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ligneous

Short Definition : like wood

Definition
(adj) consisting of or containing lignin or xylem
Example Sentence
  • ligneous (or woody) tissue
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ligneous

recall what we all learned in school:::lignite- is primitive coal in which wood structure is easily seen.

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igneous : rock ligneous: wood

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its like LOGneous...we say LOG of wood...!!!

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lign...sounds like lignin...a part of wood..

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this is very close to ignite ... we always need wood to ignite fire

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lilliputian

Short Definition : extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels

Definition
(noun) a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) Definition
(noun) a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift Definition
(adj) tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
Example Sentence
  • the Lilliputian population
Definition
(adj) very small
Example Sentence
  • diminutive in stature
  • a lilliputian chest of drawers
  • her petite figure
  • tiny feet
  • the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
Definition
(adj) (informal) small and of little importance
Example Sentence
  • a fiddling sum of money
  • a footling gesture
  • our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
  • a little (or small) matter
  • a dispute over niggling details
  • limited to petty enterprises
  • piffling efforts
  • giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for lilliputian

lilliputian is a also a brand of clothes for small childrens.

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How I Met Your Mother-- Character LILY.. remember she's small in ht and puts on extremely small issues before Marshall

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limber

Short Definition : flexible; supple; pliable; V.

Definition
(noun) a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson Definition
(verb) attach the limber
Synonyms : limber up
Example Sentence
  • limber a cannon
Definition
(verb) cause to become limber
Example Sentence
  • The violist limbered her wrists before the concert
Definition
(adj) (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
Synonyms : supple
Example Sentence
  • a supple mind
  • a limber imagination
Definition
(adj) (used of artifacts) easily bent Definition
(adj) (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
Synonyms : supple
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for limber

limber.......divide it like LIMB+ER......and a limb is an arm or leg(in human)...a wing in animal and birds..and a branch in case of plants....but what is the MOST COMMON THING IN all of these...they are all are flexible.

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LIMBER- it sounds like CLIMBER.. a CLIMBER is FLEXIBLE

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SHIVER(flex) ME TIMBER...arrrrggggg

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limb+ERROR=if u have error in your limb(if it is fractured )then it will be flexible

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when you can move your limbs in all directions...signifying suppleness

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limber= li(lithium) mber(bar) is always soft.

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LIMBER...TIMBER means wood and wood is not flexible so opposite of TIMBER so it becomes LIMBER

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limbo

Short Definition : region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo

Definition
(noun) the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Synonyms : oblivion
Definition
(noun) an imaginary place for lost or neglected things Definition
(noun) (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for limbo

if you drive your LIMO too fast your soul will reach LIMBO

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when a person dies it's soul is taken first to a place of LAMBODAR(= lord Ganesha) near heaven or may b hell and then relocated to appropriate place according to his/her deeds

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limbo sounds like bimbo - when a bimbo dies , god takes some time to chk whether she was a bimbo by choice or by fate ... and decide where to place her ... hell or heaven .. in the mean time she is kept in a LIMBO !

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limbo=limbu....actually all the atmas(SPIRITS) are JAILED in limbu(lemon)...and hence we cut the limbu while doing the black magic..so that all the atmas get liberated and haunt the person on whom we are doing the magic..!:)

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limbo sounds like nimbu(lemon).in evil magic people will place dead soul in a mosaic of nimbus and talk to them.

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Lamboo is not well, the project is in limbo.

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limn

Short Definition : draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?

Definition
(verb) trace the shape of
Synonyms : delineate outline
Definition
(verb) make a portrait of
Synonyms : depict portray
Example Sentence
  • Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for limn

limn: Think of 'Film' i.e. Picture, Drawing.

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limn--lime..imagine u r tracing the shape of or drawing the picture of lime tree.

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limn ... m out --- lin (e)

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limn--Slim..imagine you are drawing an OUTLINE of a slim gal

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Remember in hindi we had Nimnalikhit

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LIMN=ILLUMINATE. The root of LIMN is "luminare"=illuminate. LIMN means to illuminate through illustration.

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LIMN means to delineate or outline. To remember, spell both words like this: deLIMNeate and outLIMN.

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