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serendipity

Short Definition : gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip

Definition
(noun) good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for serendipity

if a DEITY shows PITY on you, you are LUCKY and you can DISCOVER GREAT THINGS.Serendipity=sudden+pity(divine)

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Watch Serendipity movie & you will always remember this word.

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SERENDIPITY is the PROSPERITY gained by the fortunate occurence of events by coincidence or chance.

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the word sounds like as if u r hit on ur head.On newton's head apple fell n he discovered gravity.serendipity

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SEREN (sharan in hindi means take the help of god) and then he shows pity on us... then we would have luck in every aspect... SEREN-di-pity

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serenity

Short Definition : calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene

Definition
(noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion Definition
(noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for serenity

if u maintain serenity(CALMNESS)...ull have serendipity...!!!

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serendipity~serene:CLEAR AND FINE when one is clear about his things he will be CALM AAND PEACEFUL

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renity--> in the rainy season if it rains well, the farmers released from stress.

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SERENITY or INEXCITABILITY - to be serene and calm, peaceful.

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you go out side, shout loudly SERE and NITY >>> Everyone looks at u and for a moment it's clam arround u

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serentity = super fast running anxiety

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serpentine

Short Definition : winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake

Definition
(adj) resembling a serpent in form
Synonyms : snakelike snaky
Example Sentence
  • a serpentine wall
  • snaky ridges in the sand
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for serpentine

A serpent is a snake - a snake has a twisting and winding movement instead of a straight one and therefore such a movement is termed as serpintine .

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As A serpent is a snake,people having serpentine attitude spreading poison to environment.

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serrated

Short Definition : having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf

Definition
(adj) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for serrated

'serr.. serr.. serr...' sounds like carpenter's work using the saw..

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SERRATED or SERRATE and DENTATE which are rhyming words, mean, a series of small saw-like projections, toothed or notched.

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Grated. A serrated knife will make a grated noise.

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Picture a Leaf-boy who has a leaf instead of a head .. We will be astonished to see that his SER(Head) is gRATED .. That is it is SERRATED ..

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servile

Short Definition : slavish; cringing; N. servility

Definition
(adj) submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
Example Sentence
  • spoke in a servile tone
  • the incurably servile housekeeper
  • servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work
Definition
(adj) relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants
Example Sentence
  • Brown's attempt at servile insurrection
  • the servile wars of Sicily
  • servile work
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for servile

sounds like "SERVE" while serving you have to be submissive, or keep your head down.

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servent like......easy?

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servants should be SERVILE else they will be out of their job. servile= to be servable, submissive , patient even when put into humiliation

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SERVILE and DOCILE which are rhyming words also have the same meaning. The words refer to someone who is excessively submissive.

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servitude

Short Definition : slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment

Definition
(noun) state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
Example Sentence
  • penal servitude
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for servitude

SERVitude -->So remember it with a person who is kept for serving people at a party, at dinner or lunch.. He is a slave, a labourer.

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Serve+attitude--> a person wth serving attitude

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SERVITUDE - a multitude of servers (slaves) were brought into America from Africa as bonded labourers.

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sever

Short Definition : separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position

Definition
(verb) set or keep apart
Synonyms : break up
Example Sentence
  • sever a relationship
Definition
(verb) cut off from a whole
Synonyms : discerp lop
Example Sentence
  • His head was severed from his body
  • The soul discerped from the body
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sever

SEVER:If you have Fever, you will be separated or SEVERED from the group.

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Sever, in tamil means WALL.

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sever sounds like "see ver"-so can be related as you need to see from where you should escape as there is a wall in front of u.

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He served the company for a while and then severed the relationship.

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SEVER or SEPERATE is to SEGREGATE or slit apart into two parts.

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severity

Short Definition : harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense

Definition
(noun) used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
Synonyms : badness severeness
Definition
(noun) something hard to endure
Example Sentence
  • the asperity of northern winters
Definition
(noun) extreme plainness
Synonyms : austereness severeness
Definition
(noun) excessive sternness
Example Sentence
  • severity of character
  • the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
  • the rigors of boot camp
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for severity

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SEVERE-ity...very severe...!!!

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sounds like "see ver it is"-inorder to see wer it is you no need to find with extreme intensity,austerity,sternness,harshness

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sextant

Short Definition : navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)

Definition
(noun) a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees Definition
(noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sextant

For proper sex, you have to be in proper longitude and latitude to each other..(Sorry for scurrilous mnemonic)

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SE(see)+EXTANT...tosee the extent of latitude and longitude

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The captain used a sextant to know to what extent the ship has travelled.

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A SEXTANT is an INSTRUMENT for finding one's position by measuring the height of the sun etc (basically a navigation tool).

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shack

Short Definition : crude cabin

Definition
(noun) small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Synonyms : hovel hut hutch shanty
Definition
(verb) make one's home in a particular place or community
Example Sentence
  • may parents reside in Florida
Definition
(verb) move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
Synonyms : trail
Example Sentence
  • John trailed behind his class mates
  • The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for shack

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shack=s ( secret ) + hack.hackers do hacking from a secret palce or crude cabin

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shack-> sounds like sack ... a small place to live

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The wicked shackled the hero in his own shack and ransacked it.

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SHACK and CHALET both of which are cabins are totally different from each other. A Shack is a roughly built hut while a Chalet is a Swiss cottage or cabin in a holiday camp.

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