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ruminate

Short Definition : chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)

Definition
(verb) chew the cuds
Example Sentence
  • cows ruminate
Definition
(verb) reflect deeply on a subject
Example Sentence
  • I mulled over the events of the afternoon
  • philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
  • The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
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if in ROOMS of hostel there is interNET, we will start to think(mull over)

Roaming-at:means ur mind is roaming. ruminate = roam-in-it. "I just had a wonderful party, but I dont want my mind to roam-in-it for too long, for i have to study for GRE"

my RUMmy ATE my food, u gotta think over what you can do

split it as RUM+I+ATE...si i ate rum and kept PONDERING and BROODING about it

Ruminate and Meditate rhyme.....

RUM+i+ate- so after drinking lots rum and eating most ppl start to ruminate abt there X-gf/bf's

rum+in+ate—when we sin IN RUM(room) alone, we think deeply

rum i ate: u drank rum and ate toasted octopus (which u have to chew over and over again ^^)

sounds like masticate which means chewing

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rummage

Short Definition : ransack; thoroughly search

Definition
(noun) a jumble of things to be given away Definition
(noun) a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
Synonyms : ransacking
Example Sentence
  • he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
Definition
(verb) search haphazardly
Example Sentence
  • We rummaged through the drawers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rummage

if yu drink RUM at small age then definetlty yu loose yur way to home and yu have to SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH now

RUMMAGE rhymes with PILLAGE meaning PLUNDERING and RANSACK

rum+mage.......after driniking RUM....ramiz ransaked the maize field

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In a MAZE U have to Repeatedly thoroughly search for the exit.

The drunkard's last bottle of RUM fell in the GARBAGE, so he rummaged through the garbage to find his bottle. :D

rum+mage.......after driniking RUM....ramiz ransaked the maize field

its like a police rading some underAGE kids, for rum

rummage: Rum+Mate when a guy want to drink rum, he first needs to find a mate, or someone to drinks with him.

run-down

Short Definition : (of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted

Definition
(adj) worn and broken down by hard use
Example Sentence
  • a creaky shack
  • a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
  • a flea-bitten sofa
  • a run-down neighborhood
  • a woebegone old shack
Definition
(adj) having the spring unwound
Example Sentence
  • a run-down watch
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for run-down

when your buisness RUN in a very bad or DOWN CONDITION....your buisness in bad condition...

runic

Short Definition : mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm

Definition
(adj) relating to or consisting of runes
Example Sentence
  • runic inscription
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for runic

in Lab yu have RUINED the IC(integrated chip)..now teachers asks who did this and all keep mysterious faces..hahaha

Run in Munich.U will run in Munich since it is mysterious to u

"rune" means old alphabet. "prune" means cut off. <br> Rune letters are pruned from alphabet.

RUIN-IC.. Imagine going through newly discovered ruins of a civilization, it'll be enchanting and mysterious at the same time.

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think of rubik's cube..originally called magic cube..its a puzzle ,mystery-like..not easy ,perplexing ,magical

Old RUINS have RUNIC inscriptions on them...

runic=mystic(rhyming) just remember that way

pertaining to runes..(heard of them in games?)

ruse

Short Definition : trick to deceive; stratagem

Definition
(noun) a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Synonyms : artifice
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ruse

ruse: re+ use, in a shop the shopkeeper reused the old goods, which is deceptive

His ruse made the opponents lose the match.

(Tag: hindi) subterfuge: 'sub taraf fuse', if you see electrial fuses everywhere its certainly a misrepresentation, and not the true nature of connections---subterfuge. r u fuse?ruse.. both are deceptions.Sounds odd though.

Jese Ladkiyan RUSE laga kar ladko ko trick kar ke thagti hain

RUSE(sullen in marathi)....most of the women pretend to be sullen to gain value and hence it's a kind of deceiving...

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sar pe laal TOPI RUSE(russian)... from the topi a magician does a TRICK

Ruse - Russia (in Hindi) .. It's antics were conceptualized to outsmart/trick USA ..

ruse gaya fuse(Hindi)

rustic

Short Definition : pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person

Definition
(noun) an unsophisticated country person Definition
(adj) characteristic of rural life
Example Sentence
  • countrified clothes
  • rustic awkwardness
Definition
(adj) awkwardly simple and provincial
Example Sentence
  • bumpkinly country boys
  • rustic farmers
  • a hick town
  • the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists
Definition
(adj) characteristic of the fields or country
Synonyms : agrestic
Example Sentence
  • agrestic simplicity
  • rustic stone walls
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rustic

Think of RUST, which reminds us of something which is old or has worn out, hence country people are old fashioned, rural or slightly backwards

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rustic=ruralistic

Picture an old RUSTING tractor.

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rusticate

Short Definition : banish to the country; dwell in the country

Definition
(verb) live in the country and lead a rustic life Definition
(verb) send to the country
Example Sentence
  • He was rusticated for his bad behavior
Definition
(verb) suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
Synonyms : send down
Definition
(verb) give (stone) a rustic look Definition
(verb) lend a rustic character to
Example Sentence
  • rusticate the house in the country
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rusticate

rusticate - made/banished to become rustic

rustle

Short Definition : make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together

Definition
(noun) a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind Definition
(verb) make a dry crackling sound
Example Sentence
  • rustling silk
  • the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze
Definition
(verb) take illegally
Synonyms : lift
Example Sentence
  • rustle cattle
Definition
(verb) forage food
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for rustle

Sounds close to whistle.

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Sounds like WRESTLE .. when fighters wrestle in WWF matches their costumes made of silk rub against each other ...

ruthless

Short Definition : pitiless; merciless; cruel

Definition
(adj) without mercy or pity
Example Sentence
  • an act of ruthless ferocity
  • a monster of remorseless cruelty
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ruthless

RuthLESS is a synonym of relentLESS

saboteur

Short Definition : one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)

Definition
(noun) someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
Synonyms : diversionist wrecker
Definition
(noun) a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Synonyms : fifth columnist
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for saboteur

sab(in hindi we all)+teur..sounds like tear...during the gujrat riots when people were destroying property..people who were eying on tv sets .un.SAB ki aakho me tears aa gaye.

This can be taken as sab-tod(in hindi)means one who destroys things,property etc..

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SABOTEUR a DESTROYER - One who commits sabotage, causes wilful damage to machinery or materials or disruption of work.

it sounds like sabertooth(an ancient tiger specie)which destoys everything...or even u can link saber tooth from Xmen

SABOTEUR = destroyer

SABkO TEaRs dene wal destructor.

saboteur == sab + utar, one who destroys everything definitely he is going to sab utar dey...

sound like "CACTUAR SABOTENDER", a monster from Final Fantasy.

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