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hearsay

Definition
(noun) gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
Synonyms : rumor rumour
Definition
(adj) heard through another rather than directly
Example Sentence
  • hearsay information
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hearsay

HEARSAY=HEAR+SAY,so when u say something without hearing,the information ll NOT be DEPENDABLE

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HEARSAY=HEAR+SAY...so just hear and pass it on by saying to another.....

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heckler

Definition
(noun) someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
Synonyms : badgerer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for heckler

rhymes with Hitler...so the meaning goes as one who verbally assaults Jews

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generally a abusive person shouts at most of the people "WHAT THE HECK?" so a person who is abusive uses this statement, hence a HECKLER!

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Mr. Heckles of FRIENDS always harasses everyone verbally.

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"Hakle" are often hecklers ..... no offense guys....just a mnemonic...

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paresh rawal in judaai movie was a heckler :D

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a heckler should become hackla( in hindi a person who can't speak fluently)

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hedonist

Definition
(noun) someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
Synonyms : pagan pleasure seeker
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hedonist

hey..don... is.. hedonist...don enjoys all the pleasures of life so he believes in pleasure as the aim of life

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hedonist="He"(reference to God)+"Don't" +"Exist"->someone who doesn't believe in the existence of God and is only interested in the pleasures as the sole aimof life

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I dont heed GOd.

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hedonist = head + on + his; i.e. some one taking pleasure by putting head on his arm.

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hegemony

Definition
(noun) the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
Example Sentence
  • the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation
  • to say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony
  • the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hegemony

hegemony:he's got money,so he's domineering in the society and he control others.

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hegemony sounds like he-germany. Germany's hegemony over Belgium was the spark of the WWI

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hege(to have in punjabi)+ mony(sounds like MONEY)....a nation which has money is powerful and wealthy nations always dominate the poorer nations.

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can b taken as "huge money".if someone has huge money they ll naturally dominate others..

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HUGE+MONEY....countries having huge money always dominate

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Hegemony - 'he' who has 'gem'(gems, jewels)and mony (money) has 'dominance' over others

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h-ege(egg)-mony(money)-if u hav an egg n lots of money in front of you n u r told to choose one...definitely u'll take money...so money dominates the egg...

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hegemony - heg (beg) mony (money) ... when a poor country begs for money to a rich country ... the rich country starts dominating w.r.t terms, relations and other issues ,on the poor country ...

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hegemony~he+germany(gemony)..the person who came from germany will try to dominate the indians..

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Some rowdy asking hey ji Money kahan hai??

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HEGEMONY = he + ge + mony; he is the ge (general electric) money so he dominates other ppls in the company.

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Age + money - Normally, rich & elderly people will possess leadership and dominance over their group & family

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hiatus

Definition
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Definition
(noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) Definition
(noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
Synonyms : foramen
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hiatus

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split it as HI+AT+US.....if anyone says 'Hi' on the way, we will definitely stop for a while.

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anyone who says HI AT US its definately after a long gap...and we pause to meet dat person..

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Hi + at + us >>> if someone says Hi to us, then we take a gap from our work and chat with that person...

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Hiatus = we had taken a break at hiat hotel.

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hirsute

Definition
(adj) having or covered with hair
Synonyms : haired hairy
Example Sentence
  • Jacob was a hairy man
  • a hairy caterpillar
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hirsute

some one who wears a hir(hair)+sute(suit)....so someone who wears a suit of hairs to look like jamvant( a hindu mythological character)...who was very hairy)...

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hirsute : hair suit...natural hair suit by body hair.(hairy)

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when he took off HER(girlfreind's) SUIT... he was shocked to see her body was covered with hairs... and ran away LOL...

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Choti's hirsute tummy at friends wedding compelled me to msg her askin her to shave it off

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Almost sounds like hippies who have lots of shaggy hair.

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hoary

Definition
(adj) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Example Sentence
  • whose beard with age is hoar
  • nodded his hoary head
Definition
(adj) ancient
Synonyms : rusty
Example Sentence
  • hoary jokes
Definition
(adj) covered with fine whitish hairs or down
Synonyms : canescent
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hoary

Hoary or Hairy (white here).

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since old, obviously old with white hair; white with age

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"hoary" "hoary" -- like the hindu old men pray "hori hori" -- their hair become white with age ,,

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tumhare hair white ho-rai(hoary) hai due to old age... use L'Oreal...

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HOARY -> HAIRY -> grey HAIR = OLD.

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Read it as "whory" they are horny and hairy :-/

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Hoary = Old Harry

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Hoary = hoa (becomes) + r (red) + y (yellow); becomes red & yellow i.e gray like color.

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hortatory

Definition
(adj) giving strong encouragement
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hortatory

While ploughing farms with bullocks, farmers say "HUR HUR ;HORT HORT" to encourage bullocks to move ahead. This is HORTATORY.

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HORTatory and exHORTive both mean encouraging...

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A hot(HORT) gal looking for a hot guy( means encouraging him to accompany her)

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heart+atory =encouraging

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hortatory sounds somewhat like arbitrary ; sentence - No body encourages you to take arbitrary decisions..but asks to think twice before taking a decision !

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sounds like rotatory as is go on rotating the wheel of enthusiasm to produce result

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hortatory- sounds like "whore", so if u see a whore u r obviously URGED and ENCOURAGED!! ;)

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hortatory

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Hurt at every sec !!! so need encouragement

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Help Or Run Teach A Teacher Or Recognize yourself.

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hubris

Definition
(noun) overbearing pride or presumption
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for hubris

HUB+RIS(RAISE)--A person RAISEd in a HUB(city centre),will be arrogant and conceited towards villagers and others.

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look for the word hub(HUBBY)...so just think if your hubby is excessively arogant or has too much of self confidence..or overbearing pride....can you stay with him...no......never........so a hub(by)ris.........arrogant in nature........

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sounds like iblish(devil) who has excessive pride of its own

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a girl talking in a pompous way - my hubby rich (hub-ris) is arrogant.

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Hebroo lang vale bahot arrogant log hote hain.. (no offense please)

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humdrum

Definition
(noun) the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
Synonyms : monotony sameness
Example Sentence
  • he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
  • he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
  • he hated the sameness of the food the college served
Definition
(adj) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
Example Sentence
  • an unglamorous job greasing engines
Definition
(adj) tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
Synonyms : monotonous
Example Sentence
  • a humdrum existence; all work and no play
  • nothing is so monotonous as the sea
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for humdrum

one movie named HUMDUM (a bollywoodmovie) was released which was dull & boring..

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hum(human)+drum..so a human being beating the drum in a monotonus way.

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human+drum= means a human who is a drum(dho; in hindi),wo insan jo ek ek khali dhol hai wo dull hai..

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IF U DONT HAVE A HUMDUM UR LIFE WILL BE BORING and MONOTONOUS ie. DOING THE SAME WORK EVERYDAY..

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hum drum = human drum = human dhol = dholu insaan. dholu is very boring

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Humdrum:reduplication of hum......Monotonous and boring.

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Humdrum is Humdum...dull fim Drone is Drona...dull film

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when ppl hum(means us) & the rum we r becomes idle sleepy mode..

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