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abase

Definition
(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Example Sentence
  • He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abase

abase-abe(a slang used to degrade acvv person)+shhh(se)usually an attempt to degrade a person's opinion..ovral goes to humiliate a person....

Abase > to bring someone down back to A BASE level.

a= no, negative, less & base = base, position, grade.. combinedly lessen the position/grade

abash

Definition
(verb) cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Synonyms : embarrass
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abash

A=ALWAYS B=BRINGS a S=SHAME

Ab for abraham (john abraham)and ash for aishwarya roy .when they come close,abhishek get abashed

What happens when u get a bash? (bashing)....u get embarrassed.

abate

Definition
(verb) make less active or intense
Synonyms : slack slake
Definition
(verb) become less in amount or intensity
Example Sentence
  • The storm abated
  • The rain let up after a few hours
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abate

rebate means discount... i.e reducing the price.. abate and rebate are rhyming words

(Tag : ) abate which is rhyming with debate.Debate means raising(actually in discussion imagine that in every thing) just opposite to debate consider abate that is reduction in nature

ab ate mat karo abate your weight

aberrant

Definition
(noun) one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group Definition
(adj) markedly different from an accepted norm
Synonyms : deviant deviate
Example Sentence
  • aberrant behavior
  • deviant ideas
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for aberrant

(Tag: Global) ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focus on ERR and ANT. Ants normally move together in a queue. imagine all these ants moving randomly like a group of honey bees. That would be abnormal behaviour.

(beer+ant)...ant drank beer and walking abnormal..

ab (away) + err (error) + ant : focus on ERR and ANT, usually an ant follows a path ... so moving away from (root ab means away from) that path means, error in regular path and hence deviating from normal path...or behaviour

abeyance

Definition
(noun) temporary cessation or suspension
Synonyms : suspension
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abeyance

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a+beyance .. here concentrate on beyance.. it sounds like buoyancy which which suspends objects above the ground level..

remember "abey" in hindi... abey mat karo... do it later!

Interpret it as opposite of obey+ance -- not obeying the given orders and suspend the work (action)

abhor

Definition
(verb) find repugnant
Example Sentence
  • I loathe that man
  • She abhors cats
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abhor

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abhor sounds like "a whore" and we generally hate a whore....so to hate someone is abhoring that person

ab + hor (horror) -- that means we should always hate the horror.

Abhor - The last part sounds like HORror ppl hate horror films, they detest them. i.e they dont test them.

abject

Definition
(adj) of the most contemptible kind
Example Sentence
  • abject cowardice
  • a low stunt to pull
  • a low-down sneak
  • his miserable treatment of his family
  • You miserable skunk!
  • a scummy rabble
  • a scurvy trick
Definition
(adj) most unfortunate or miserable
Example Sentence
  • the most abject slaves joined in the revolt
  • abject poverty
Definition
(adj) showing utter resignation or hopelessness
Synonyms : unhopeful
Example Sentence
  • abject surrender
Definition
(adj) showing humiliation or submissiveness
Example Sentence
  • an abject apology
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abject

Abject sounds like REJECT. Poor people are like REJECTED (Abject) people in the society. poor people or people lacking pride (abject people) are rejected in society

abject sounds like reject if any person is rejected in job he/she will feel hopless and wil be in miserable condition

Abject sounds like Reject...hopeless person is always rejected

abjure

Definition
(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Example Sentence
  • He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
  • She abjured her beliefs
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abjure

Abjure think it like injure. so once you are injured you will give up. so abjure means give up

ab+jure...jure- jor (in Hindi) Jor lagaao chodoo mat....(Don't Give up) (this mnemonic is in Hindi Language)

abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away from) her earlier statements in front of jury.

abode

Definition
(noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
Synonyms : residence
Example Sentence
  • a person can have several residences
Definition
(noun) housing that someone is living in
Example Sentence
  • he built a modest dwelling near the pond
  • they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abode

abode sounds jus like aboard= a+board... boarding refers to living room or place

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a-bode(body) ......a body needs a dwelling place/home

Children use Adobe software to make abode(houses) in pictures

abrogate

Definition
(verb) revoke formally
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abrogate

Imagine a boy is making sighs to a girl standing in front of her GATE,seeing that ,her BRO comes & get rid of the boy (abolish)

ab (now) + rog (disease) + ate (eat) so, eat the disease and abolish it now.

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rogam-disease need to b abolished

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