sounds like impatient, an impatient person will be impetuous
impetuous - imm+pet+u+ous means saying like "you are our pet", so the person will get violent and take hasty decision to beat you.
Impetuous..I am Piitu (Hindi for Beat) uous = use (him)..That means I will beat him...Who says that?? One who is very violent..
IMPETUS = impulse. Impulsive decisions are IMPETUOUS.
IM(not) petuous(pet)...an animal which is not pet is rash...
Impet ~ Impact
uous means "full of"
Full of Impact, very forceful
IMPET--> impatience.. hence violent and rash
ek petu admi ne kaha "I AM NOT PETU".. the way he said is so violent,
IMPetuous -- IMPulse; reacting without thought
impetuous,without thinking for sudden impact of somthing.doing things is rashly way
imponderable
Definition (noun) a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed
Example Sentence
human behavior depends on many imponderables
Definition (adj) difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision
Example Sentence
such imponderable human factors as aesthetic sensibility
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for imponderable
IM + PONDERABLE sounds like IM + POUNDS = w/o pounds = weightless
IM means UN.......
PONDER means THINK......
pondeerable-Capable of being "thought/considered/weighed........
so imponderable means.....
Difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision
imponderable=i+m+pond+erable......."OMG!I M in a pond..and i m floating like a tube as if i am WEIGHTLESS...how cum?"....even experts CANNOT EVALUATE on this magical pond WITH PRECISION..........:)
split it as IM(in)+POND(ER)+ABLE....therefore
IN PONDS u'll be ABLE to find fish which are WEIGHTLESS
u cant calculate the natural value given by a 'pond'. so 'imponderable' is which cant be valued.
Im (not) + portune (fortune). Someone who doesn't have fortune BEGS PERSISTANTLY.
Some countries have great misfortune because they have to beg for everything, such as food,electricity,etc. They have to plead to other countries for their necessities.
Imp+or+tune: Relate the word with IMPLORE. Hence importune is to implore or beg
When you hear the word "IMPORTUNE", think about "INTO TOON"
A kid, that is so into cartoons, begs his mother to let him watch his/her fav show, becoz it's urgent. and won't sleep without watching it.
remember"import"from importune... all countries beg & import petrol from saudi.
IMPORTUNE is to IMPLORE because of bad FORTUNE.
Importune sounds like Important. If the thing is important for you....you might as well beg for it!
Important things are worth nagging and begging for.
unfortunate
IMPORT & TUNE. These days young kids are BEGGING their parents to IMPORT and TUNE MOTORCYCLES.
Think of Chinese people begging to import their stuff to the US
imprecation
Definition (noun) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
im-pregnable = cannot be made pregnant
, In early days there used to be iron clothings around chaste maidens' waste so that they can not be made pregnant by strangers.
thus these women were impregnable= invulnerable
pugn is root word meaning fight...(for eg ..pugnacious means quarrelsome) so impugn means sense of contradicting in order to cause a dispute
im + PUGN ~ pugn looks like pungaa(hindi); NOW think of a person who is habitual of taking PUNGAA, he will always CONTRADICT people, and will always CHALLENGE others (impugn others).
Im (not) pugn (pun). A pun is usually funny, but impugn is the opposite; it means to dispute or contradict; challange.
We know PUGNACITY as "PUNGA CITY" pugn means "attack" ...and impugn means to attack with words or arguments...!
a im"PUG"n cannot attack..so an attack done by him is a false attack.
PEUN(drunken in marathi)..im peun means i m not drunken...you are fighting with your father that you are not drunken..hence proving his allegations false
IMPUGN is the opposite of IMPUNITY.
When you impugn one's integrity, you put them IN POO.
impugn..im-not...'pug'..imagine ur dad promised to present u a pug dog on ur bday..instead he bot some other dog..den wat u wud do..u wud QUESTION ur dad and attak it to be wrong
i am a PUG and can only ataack VERBALLY by barking
Concentrate on PUGNA -- If some one says you look like a PUG (Vodafone Ad dog) -- You ll say NAh!! and contradict him/ attack him saying it is false
impunity
Definition (noun) exemption from punishment or loss
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for impunity
impunity sounds like immunity.
Punitive means punishment
while impunity is freedom from punishment
impunity--im + punity-- so the schools in pune city generally don't punish the students, they give them freedom to do anything..
We are looking for Content Writers (1-2 years experience) for our ed-tech startup based out of Gurgaon. If interested, please reach out to us at career@opencubicles.com
Introducing "Memli" — Our New Vocabulary Building App!
Embark on a journey to expand your vocabulary with "Memli". Whether you're a language learner or simply love words, "Memli" is tailored to enhance your lexicon effectively and engagingly.
Follow us on social media and receive our 'Word of the Day' directly in your feed. Engage, learn, and share your insights with a community of word lovers.