to "spurn" means to reject. So you SPURn anything that is SPURious (false).
The polka dotted sponges in the aquarium were not the real, rare ones living in the ocean. They were fake.
Split "Spurious" into spur+ious, where spur means instantly(spur of the moment). So anything done without much thought and immediately can result in falsehood or may be illogical.
you get furious when you get spurious (counterfeit)dollar bills
squalor~parlour; Girls wil never go to a parlour that is squalor (that is in neglected state, leftover hairs,used wax,spilled sticky facial mask spread in the floor -> looks like filth !)
squal = sucking quality
Squalor rhymes with COLLAR which gets dirt soon.And Whilw washing its in NEGLECTED STATE
a sailor on SHIP since 90 days will be squalor
People living in a small SQUARE in the street. They live in SQUALOR, misery and poverty.
Sounds like "squack." We could tell by the chicken's constant squacking that it was in a state of squalor: dirty and starving
SCALE is a dirty substance formed in a boiler or heat exchanger.....Hence Squalor(SCALER) means dirty....
squalor >>distorted form of scholar >> dirty >>sordid dirtines / squalidness
SQUANDER rhymes with WANDER....so if you keep wandering, you are ultimately wasting time in life. gud
squan = sucking quantity i.e., spending too much quantity.
SQUAttER oN Dope. If you exchange 2 leTTers in SQUAttERs with oN Dope, you can explain how they became that way: they waste their money by spending irresponsibly on dope. (no offence intended to responsible smokers!)
SQUANDER more like Spender. One who spends a lot
squat
Definition (noun) exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
Staid--sounds like "STAYED"--Imagine you have always maintained your dignity and propriety in the place where you have stayed for so many years!
STAID rhymes with MAID.think that a maid is RESPECTFUL,its a rarity
Remember as ' Rahul Dravid stayed(staid) on the pitch for long time' relate Dravid maintaining dignity of the country.
Stay with dignity=staid
the batsman STAID (stayed)in the crease for the whole day and scored only 20 odd runs,we call it a STAID knock,meaning UNENTERPRISING AND UNINTERESTING
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