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spoilsport

Short Definition : one who spoils the pleasure of others

Definition
(noun) someone who spoils the pleasure of others

spontaneity

Short Definition : lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned

Definition
(noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint
Synonyms : spontaneousness
Example Sentence
  • the spontaneity of his laughter

spoof

Short Definition : parody

Definition
(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way Definition
(verb) make a parody of
Synonyms : burlesque parody
Example Sentence
  • The students spoofed the teachers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spoof

Remember lampoon and spoof both have repeated letter o and means the same to parody

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to spell SPOON as SPOOF is a kind of parody,hoax or SPOOF....

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Speak of odd fun.

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spoonerism

Short Definition : accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner

Definition
(noun) transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spoonerism

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It is like speaking with a spoon in the mouth - unclear and confused.

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spoon - chamcha... example - chandu ke chacha ne chandu ki chachi ko chandi ke chamche(spoon) se chatni chatai...

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Following sentence is example spoonerism: "She sells sea shells on seashore"...this is a tongue twister u jerk.

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sporadic

Short Definition : occurring irregularly; intermittent

Definition
(adj) recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
Example Sentence
  • a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sporadic

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sporadic== opposite of periodic, we know periodic things occur regularly.

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Take the first half of the word, i.e SPOR which sounds like pores. Pimples which OCCUR IRREGULARLY create pores in the skin.

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sporadic..spora(spores). spores are cells which grow irregulary,like a media plate when exposed to fungi spores ,next day you will see a irregular growth.

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SPORES on DICK occurs occasionally and at scattered instances.

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we can say sporadic as spasmodic.

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sporadic = spores+ periodic we know females perdically discharge sopres but fertilization of these sores and thus pregnancy occurs by chance and thus sporadic = spores being fertilized not periodic and so occurring by chance

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Remember Spores in flower.They are ocasionaly transferred by wind from one flower to another

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today: PORA!! tomorrow: IC!! tu fir aa gya be.. PORA!! hahahahahah.. that means.... hahahah occurring irregularly :P

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She was a POOR RADICal because her demonstrations only occured on occasion and in scattered instances.

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sporadic~spot-radical: something RADICAL can just be SPOTted occasionally. E.g. I.Newton who occasionally SPOTted the falling apple gave birth to the RADICAL theory of gravitation.

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sportive

Short Definition : playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike

Definition
(adj) relating to or interested in sports Definition
(adj) given to merry frolicking
Example Sentence
  • frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes

sprout

Short Definition : begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot

Definition
(noun) any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud Definition
(noun) a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) Definition
(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate
Example Sentence
  • the potatoes sprouted
Definition
(verb) put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
Synonyms : stock
Example Sentence
  • the plant sprouted early this year
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sprout

Spread out. Imagine a hatchery where the fish eggs are hatched. Then they are released in a pond and they spread out.

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spruce

Short Definition : neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.

Definition
(noun) light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork Definition
(noun) any coniferous tree of the genus Picea Definition
(verb) make neat, smart, or trim
Example Sentence
  • Spruce up your house for Spring
  • titivate the child
Definition
(verb) dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
Example Sentence
  • He spruced up for the party
Definition
(adj) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Example Sentence
  • a dapper young man
  • a jaunty red hat
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spruce

SPRUCE rhymes with CRUISE,TOM CRUISE who is NEAT AND TRIM IN APPEARANCE

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++Imajeeth <br> It also sounds like: Bruce (Bruce Willis)

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sounds like BRUCE WAYNE(BATMAN) who is always NEAT AND TRIM IN APPEARANCE when he is not in batman character

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spruce = sp(special) + ruce (russian); special russian people are ways dressed with coat & tie which makes them very smart & aristocrat officers.

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spry

Short Definition : (esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble

Definition
(adj) moving quickly and lightly
Synonyms : agile nimble quick
Example Sentence
  • sleek and agile as a gymnast
  • as nimble as a deer
  • nimble fingers
  • quick of foot
  • the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spry

Spry -- Sprite...and Sprite, the cold drink, can all make you active.

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Spry sounds like SPY, person to collect secret information about another country, organization or person,

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Remember when you press the spray bottle, how liquid comes out of the nozzle. Its very fast, active, agile, nimble...

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SPRYte piyo, active raho

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Spry ~ fry ; If you eat too much of fried food , then you won't be agile,nimble,vigourously active !

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spry - when you are nimble that you spring and fly up and down, then you are a spry person

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Sprite bottle opened too soon

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spurious

Short Definition : false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments

Definition
(adj) plausible but false
Synonyms : specious
Example Sentence
  • a specious claim
  • spurious inferences
Definition
(adj) born out of wedlock
Example Sentence
  • the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring
Definition
(adj) intended to deceive
Example Sentence
  • a spurious work of art
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for spurious

s-PURE+ious...pure means true...spurious means the opposite of it..which is FALSE,CONTERFEIT

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Sounds like "furious". You get furious when you hear spurious arguments.

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Read it: s-poor-ious argument.

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s pur ious- sounds like "s its pure lies"

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to "spurn" means to reject. So you SPURn anything that is SPURious (false).

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The polka dotted sponges in the aquarium were not the real, rare ones living in the ocean. They were fake.

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Split "Spurious" into spur+ious, where spur means instantly(spur of the moment). So anything done without much thought and immediately can result in falsehood or may be illogical.

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you get furious when you get spurious (counterfeit)dollar bills

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the fast and the spurious.lol

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