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solecism

Definition
(noun) a socially awkward or tactless act
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SHOLEYcism...when you think of hindi movie sholay,who comes in your mind???? GABBAR....everytime he used to make mistakes while speaking because of his rustic or wild accent....

look at it .......... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1293/539675960_6a35e68c73.jpg?v=0

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solecism = so less lex - ism. Lexical is related to grammar as also in lexical anaylsis in a computer langauge.. so-less-lex-ism means more grammatical and awkward mistakes

It's a funny one...When someone's shoe sole comes out it is a social blunder...

take the word "sole" from it...now imagine a hot blonde girl sleeping on parks bench alone(sole)..this is an awkward act...so solecism

SOcially or LExICally worthy of critiCISM = SOLECISM.

solecism is like socialism and sole(soul; pronunciation is same)in it.so if u don't live with soul in society it is awkward.

rember the movie shol;ay...in it were many socially awkward acts.so solecicm=sholay+cism

Singing a SOLO when you are a bad singer is socially awkward.

so(l)e(c)ism...interchange l and c...it sounds lyk socialism...but as u have interchanged them...both r opposites...!!!

Among racism and sexism, one of the major problems is lexism: judging people based on grammatical blunders (lexicon: vocabulary). Were you denied work because of your grammar mistakes? That's SO lexism...

so, deserving criticism...because it's wrong/flagrant

(also means grammatical mistake): I got an F on my paper but the professor's SOLE critiCISM was that I made one grammar mistake

solicit

Definition
(verb) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
Synonyms : beg tap
Example Sentence
  • Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
  • My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
Definition
(verb) make amorous advances towards
Synonyms : court romance woo
Example Sentence
  • John is courting Mary
Definition
(verb) approach with an offer of sexual favors
Synonyms : accost hook
Example Sentence
  • he was solicited by a prostitute
  • The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Definition
(verb) incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
Example Sentence
  • He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents
Definition
(verb) make a solicitation or petition for something desired
Example Sentence
  • She is too shy to solicit
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for solicit

so+ let(li)+ me sit(cit)....i requestd my teacher

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solicitous

Definition
(adj) full of anxiety and concern
Example Sentence
  • solicitous parents
  • solicitous about the future
Definition
(adj) showing hovering attentiveness
Example Sentence
  • solicitous about her health
  • made solicitous inquiries about our family
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for solicitous

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Solicit means to request earnestly for something, but if you have to wait for it to happen then you are liable to become solicitous.

soli(solo).if u r doin a work on ur own(solo) then u ll do t wit much eager and care

SOLO+SIT !! QUESTION: WHEN DO YOU SIT ALONE??? ANSWER: WHEN YOU ARE WITH FULL OF "ANXIETY AND CONCERN" ABOUT YOUR CHILD WHO IS IN "US"..SOLICITOUS

one who plays solitaire (SOLIcitous)—shows interest and concern in playing games

solicitor means a lawyer so he always must be attentive and concerned (/solicitous ) towards his cases.

Whenever a guest comes to our house we ask him if he--> Slept well (SO), SITting well (cit) --> we are very concerned

if u sit solo(alone) for plane of USA--u will be attentive all the way.

Being Solicitous causes a fit-in-us because we are con-cerned.

socially conscious someone...

BE+LIE=to contradict The person contradicted his statement because he had lied earlier

sounds like solicitor => many people hang up or shut the door on solicitors, so if you actually give one the time of day they may be very solicitous [eager, anxious, apprehensive]

soliloquy

Definition
(noun) speech you make to yourself
Synonyms : monologue
Definition
(noun) a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for soliloquy

soliloquy….soli(soul)…….loquy(root..loque..means..talk or speech)…now we must have seen in a play or movie….a person talking to his soul……(talking to himself that is audible to everyone of us)

sol(ilo)+ quy = Sole + guy Imagine a Sole(lonely) guy will talk to oneself.

soliloquy = Soli (solitude) + loq (talkative) +u +y; talk a lonely.

somatic

Definition
(adj) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
Example Sentence
  • bodily needs
  • a corporal defect
  • corporeal suffering
  • a somatic symptom or somatic illness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for somatic

etymologically "SOMA" means body...and thus the word SOMATIC

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sumo wrestler...

SOM(MONDAY)+HECTIC because of PHYSICAL work and BODY movements!

soma wrestling!! haiyaaaaa

somatic: of monday(SomVaar Means Monday), & its going involve physical work after lazy sunday. so its all about bodily & physical

SOMA is an intoxicating drink from Hindu scripture considered to be ephedra--which has the SOMATIC effects of weight loss and increased energy & sex drive.

somber

Definition
(adj) lacking brightness or color; dull
Synonyms : drab sober sombre
Example Sentence
  • drab faded curtains
  • sober Puritan grey
  • children in somber brown clothes
Definition
(adj) grave or even gloomy in character
Synonyms : melancholy sombre
Example Sentence
  • solemn and mournful music
  • a suit of somber black
  • a somber mood
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for somber

SOMBER SOUNDS LIKE BOMBER...SO WHEN A BOMBER EXPLODES A BOMB, DARKNESS FALLS AND EVERYONE IS IN A STATE OF GLOOM.

somber sounds like somberi....who is usually gloomy n depressing in character

"somber" - in hindi & bengali it is monday , so its always "gloomy & depressing" to go to office on monday after sunday

I am Sad, I need Some Beer.

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Relate to Zombie

drizzle

somnolent

Definition
(adj) inclined to or marked by drowsiness
Example Sentence
  • slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes
  • `slumbery' is archaic
  • the sound had a somnolent effect
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for somnolent

" somn " is a root which means sleep, so any word having this root is pertaining to sleep...

SOMNUS is a latin root for sleep...hence somnolent is sleepy...

focus on "nolen"the famous directors latest flick is inception which is full of sleep and dreams..

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Mr Som no lent you Chinese tea to drink so you are sleepy now

it can be split into somn(body) +no(not) +lent(leaned).if u sleep without leaning ur back. then u r definitely in a half sleep

if an ENT doctor inserts a nol(=pipe in hindi) into ur ear he will be giving u sedatives nd u will be drowsy. so SOMNOLENT=SOM(root word for sleep)+NOL(PIPE) +ENT

sonorous

Definition
(adj) full and loud and deep
Synonyms : heavy
Example Sentence
  • heavy sounds
  • a herald chosen for his sonorous voice
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sonorous

sonorous voice of sonu nigam (Indian Singer)

SONA+ROJ(evereday)....if you have proper sleep everyday, you are energetic and your voice is sonorous

No...the noise is so..rous[ing]

soothsayer

Definition
(noun) someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for soothsayer

One who soothes you by saying that everything will be fine in the future.

sophist

Definition
(noun) any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects Definition
(noun) someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Synonyms : casuist
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sophist

SO PHI-losoph-IST

Sophist:SO F T and deceiving manner, Remember Soft and wise ways of swindle.

sophist sounds like sophisticated....teachers are highly sophisticated ..especially philosophy teacher

Sophisticated people to maintain their hypocrisy often give fallacious argument.

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