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facetious

Definition
(adj) cleverly amusing in tone
Example Sentence
  • a bantering tone
  • facetious remarks
  • tongue-in-cheek advice
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for facetious

someone who makes funny faces Facetious>>>Face is not Serious

Face-tease, tease by making funny faces

FACE....SO THINK OF someone who never give serious look on his face.

factotum

Definition
(noun) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for factotum

focus on totum : total meaning all

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The Servant who does one job- just fucked partially. The servant who has to do all the JOBS- Fucked Totally- FACTOTUM

Factotum=Fact + totum = factory + total - We can remember it like doing all(total) the work in the factory

fallible

Definition
(adj) likely to fail or make errors
Example Sentence
  • everyone is fallible to some degree
Definition
(adj) wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Synonyms : frail imperfect weak
Example Sentence
  • I'm only a fallible human
  • frail humanity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fallible

fall+iblle....think of a person who can FALL FOR anything, hence makes mistakes.

Fallible may be memorized as "Failable" = Likely to fail.

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a gullible is fallible

falter

Definition
(noun) the act of pausing uncertainly
Example Sentence
  • there was a hesitation in his speech
Definition
(verb) be unsure or weak
Synonyms : waver
Example Sentence
  • Their enthusiasm is faltering
Definition
(verb) move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Synonyms : waver
Definition
(verb) walk unsteadily
Synonyms : bumble stumble
Example Sentence
  • The drunk man stumbled about
Definition
(verb) speak haltingly
Synonyms : bumble stammer stutter
Example Sentence
  • The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for falter

falter is like farter.. who farts a lot.. people hesitate farting in public.. so HESITATE

FALTER-fall in gutter becoz u feel weak and stumbling while walking

famished

Definition
(adj) extremely hungry
Example Sentence
  • they were tired and famished for food and sleep
  • a ravenous boy
  • the family was starved and ragged
  • fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for famished

FAMine+shed-You shed lot of weight in FAMINE due to unsatisfied hunger.

famished is very close to word finished ...think of the time when you are EXTREMELY HUNGRY AND the food gets finished ...

to gain FAME u have to SHED weight for which u have eat little which will make u xtremely hungry = FAMISHED :) easy na!!

farce

Definition
(noun) a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
Synonyms : farce comedy travesty
Definition
(noun) mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
Synonyms : forcemeat
Definition
(verb) fill with a stuffing while cooking
Synonyms : stuff
Example Sentence
  • Have you stuffed the turkey yet?
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for farce

sounds like FARTS....what a comedy show in which FARTS and farting was basic knack/talent to be shown.

guys used to say in hindi-PHAAD(FARCE) COMEDY THI YAAR...

farce -- face Think of the face of d clown... connect it with comedy and mockery...

fastidious

Definition
(adj) giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
Example Sentence
  • a fastidious and incisive intellect
  • fastidious about personal cleanliness
Definition
(adj) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
Synonyms : exacting
Example Sentence
  • fastidious microorganisms
  • certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fastidious

just like ... If your boss is a demanding person he may not leave to you time to eat.Fasting is tedious. So your boss is fastidious.

fas(ana) is tidious ..means kisi ko fasana bhut tidious hai. (jangal mein kisi shikar ko FASaney ke liye use "please" (by bait) karna padta hai. FASana+TEDIOUS=difficult to please=FASTIDIOUS)

fussy n tedious.

fatuous

Definition
(adj) devoid of intelligence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fatuous

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remembles FAT ASS an ass is considered foolish

focus on 'fat' in this word ..for some foolish people fat people are generally foolish

generally fat people in US are foolish!!

fawning

Definition
(adj) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Definition
(adj) attempting to win favor by flattery
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fawning

relate it with FAN..imagine of a crazy FAN who ALWAYS TRY TO exhibit his affaction....AND COURT A favour to be with you whole day by flattering with you..

fawn~~fauna~~animal ur pet tryin 2 please u 4 u givin it a meal

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FAWNING --- > fa+wning .....We normally use scent "" fa"" to please a woman rite???...to smell good Thus the meaning

feint

Definition
(noun) any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) Definition
(verb) deceive by a mock action
Example Sentence
  • The midfielder feinted to shoot
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for feint

The boxer was faked out by his opponent's feint. He then fainted because the blow he received was very strong.

Relate it to the word feign which means to deceive

David Villa was unable to get a penalty after his pretentious faint during a feint tackle

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