unbridled - bridle is hand gear of horse...imagine if horse is unbridled... it is violent.........
(unbridled ~ un + bride) focus on bride; a bride should be in a husband's control, if not then she is UNBRIDLED (not in control)
unbridle - u can quickly remember bridal or bride and so you think about marriage and barat (where the relatives dance) ... every body was drunk and hence the situation became voilent and uncontrollable..
UN(not)+BRIDEled(bride means girl on her marriage day)...people who don't have brides are uncontrolled....
Some say that even a uncontrollable and violent person will turn to be good once he gets married with bride
COUTH sounds like COURT so a court always supports ethic. So a person is said UNCOUTH if he does UNETHICAL things something like SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE THINGS
un mouth... (speech - mouth)
sounds like UNCOUCH..a person who doesn't(un) sit on the couch is uncultured..
un-COW-th
youth herding cows n buffaloes, lives in village hence outlandish, ill mannered
Uncouth...uncouth + youth... the uncouth youth, an unrefined, boorish young man.
un mouth ~ jo apna moo na band rakh sakey ~ boorish
UN(not) wearing cloth(COUTH) means lacks culture
un mouth -> opened the mouth and gave vulgar & clumsy talk.
unction
Definition (noun) excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
unctuous -> functuous -> party like ... in parties girls do a lot of oily makeup and try to appear and behave sauve but in my opinion they look and behave in a bland way.
UN CUTE
(UNCLE CHIPS r UNCTUOUS)
untukodam...sticky, oily...!!!
My UNCLE is unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech TO US.
Unctous and sanctimonous are similar in sound and they mean, hypocritical, insincere.
Word Root:Unctuosus means greasy
un+ctu+ous= un sit ous -> undress made sit ous for oil massage and flatter the angry customer.
his unctuous behaviour makes me anxious
unkempt
Definition (adj) not neatly combed
Example Sentence
wild unkempt hair
Definition (adj) not properly maintained or cared for
Example Sentence
an unkempt garden
native vistas and unkempt rambling paths
an ukempt appearance
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for unkempt
Drop the 'm' from unkempt. It becomes 'UNKEPT'...UN+KEPT, something not kept properly or maintained like hair. or someone who is dowdy, untamed.
upBRAID. Relate BRAID with BRIDE. When you catch up a bride who's eloped, you scold her severly and reprimand her.
Upbraid and Deprecate have somewhat similar meanings. The words mean, express disapproval of, reprimand.
A BRAID(plait) is a pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibres, wire, or human hair so u r asking a girl to lift her braid (upbraid)tie up over n ask her to walk mean(criticize
give up bribe above the bike openly so policeman severely scolded him
UPper class people often faces RAIDS....
Up(coming) + raid ; If someone comes to raid ur house, you will first try to scold or Critize him, to woo him off..
urbane
Definition (adj) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
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