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agog

Definition
(adj) highly excited
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Remember the song of Anil Kapoor: AG OG yeh bhi sunogi,kehta hu mai jo woh tum bhi sunoji..1 2 ka 4 4 2 ka 1, My name is lakhan.. ;) He is too excited in that song, and is curious to tell his story to everyone...

a gog sounds like a dog(may be silly but helps) dog always barks.u shout wen ur excited.

agog ~ a goggle : Just imagine someone who got a new goggle as gift from someone on his birthday and is very excited to wear it while riding bike.

alacrity

Definition
(noun) liveliness and eagerness
Synonyms : briskness smartness
Example Sentence
  • he accepted with alacrity
  • the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for alacrity

take the suffix crity we can link it with creativity.creative people are so eager to learn n create things differently.

alacrity sounds like AT+LAST+IN+CITY..a person who is first time in a big city is excited n eager to c da city...

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remember it as a la carte.. which means selecting food from the menu.. usually when ppl go to restaurants they are "eager" to get food!!

alimony

Definition
(noun) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
Synonyms : maintenance
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Ali+mony mony==All I need is Money and not my husband.

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Its opposite to matriminy.Alimonmy=money for seperation.

Ali(name of the person) + mony(money), Imagine, Ali giving money to his ex- wife every month.

allay

Definition
(verb) lessen the intensity of or calm
Synonyms : ease relieve still
Example Sentence
  • The news eased my conscience
  • still the fears
Definition
(verb) satisfy (thirst)
Synonyms : assuage quench slake
Example Sentence
  • The cold water quenched his thirst
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for allay

allay allay allay rote nhi chup ho jaao

ALL- LAY- lay down and calm down..

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Allay = Alleviate

allegiance

Definition
(noun) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Example Sentence
  • his long commitment to public service
  • they felt no loyalty to a losing team
Definition
(noun) the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Synonyms : fealty
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for allegiance

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We have heard the fancy stories of ALI and his GIN... his gin is COMMITTED and LOYAL to him.. hence ALLE + GI(A)N + CE...

sound like reliance. so, when will u rely on anyone, simply if he is loyal to u. :)

allegiance = alleg + ia + nce..read it as allege n..alag nahi (in Hindi)..and hence loyal or binded.

alleviate

Definition
(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain
Synonyms : assuage palliate relieve
Example Sentence
  • This pill will relieve your headaches
Definition
(verb) make easier
Synonyms : ease facilitate
Example Sentence
  • you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for alleviate

ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (has been eaten up) so hence you are relieved of the pain and you feel relief

alleviate ~ elevator: It sounds like elevator and elevator helps us reduce leg pain while walking or climbing stairs.

alleviate= ALL+LEVIS+ATE , people of old age r wearing dhoti while they ate as it gives relieve to them,bt nowadays ALL youngsters r wearing LEVIS JEANS while they ATE n r saying that it gives us RELIEVE while we eat.

aloof

Definition
(adj) remote in manner
Synonyms : distant upstage
Example Sentence
  • stood apart with aloof dignity
  • a distant smile
  • he was upstage with strangers
Definition
(adv) in an aloof manner
Example Sentence
  • the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for aloof

aloof:aloo(potato)+f..u like aloo so mom keeps it "apart" for u..it is "reserved" for u

Aloof (ALOne in the rOOF), when some is alone in the roof, he is at distance from other members of house.

aloof~ a roof; Alone on roof top !!

altercation

Definition
(noun) noisy quarrel
Synonyms : affray fracas
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for altercation

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A little bit of basic chemistry understanding is needed for this : Alter + cation : if you alter (change) cation, it will become anion... and there is always a dispute between cation and anion. (Both are of opposite nature)

When taken alteration of physical things like, cutting of clothes,marble,wood(by carpenter) there is always lots of noise. Isn't it?

altered ~ alter (means to change); When things are altered without telling the elders, then there may arise a noisy quarrel.

altruistic

Definition
(adj) showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Synonyms : selfless
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for altruistic

al+tru.. someone who is always true i.e. somelike Gandhiji.. unselfish concern for welfare of others

all tru(i)st. i.e. all trust to such a person who is unselfish or selfless

altruistic ~ all + true; a person with true heart for others is altruistic.

ameliorate

Definition
(verb) to make better
Example Sentence
  • The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Definition
(verb) get better
Synonyms : better improve meliorate
Example Sentence
  • The weather improved toward evening
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ameliorate

Ameli (Imli) improves the taste of food.

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In movie Amelie, Amelie tries to improve other's life.

Take the suffix 'rate'. With the increase in product rate it's quality will also improve.

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