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purveyor

Definition
(noun) someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for purveyor

remember conveyor which means supplying something..purveyor= person+ conveyor. A person who does a job of conveyor by supplying something to others.

purveyor = puri vendor

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person+conveyer = purveyer extremely good pallavi...

pusillanimous

Definition
(adj) lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
Synonyms : poor-spirited unmanly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pusillanimous

take it as PUSSY + ANIMAL = a pussy will always be dumb and cowardly, will always lack courage.

pussillanimous --> PUSSY with ANIMUS(enemy). So, someone who behaves like a pussy cat with his enemies is coward and also remember PUISSANT means powerful and strong

if someone is coward,they call him 'pussy,u r no man'

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The belief that men shouldn't be pussies (wimps) is nearly unanimous

pussy is a silly animal...coz it is cowardly (pussy+silly+animus)...!!!

pusill-petty, very small; anim-spirit. Petty spirit == timid, cowardly.

putative

Definition
(adj) purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
Example Sentence
  • the foundling's putative father
  • the putative author of the book
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divide it like put-a-ti(tea)..so we are PRESUPPOSED to put tea on the table not on the floor

remember "reputive". Reputive gods are commonly blieved and regarded.

RE-PUTATIVE i.e. reputative or reputed...!!!

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putative=put forth tentatively.

focus on the PUT in putative.... "About nine months after putting out, the PUTative father PUT out his arm, demanding a blood test to PUT to rest the question of paternity."

sounds like mutative(mutated). It is SUPPOSED(commonly put forth) that we mutated from chimpanzee... Hope it helps!!!

basically this word is derived from latin putre....means to think.......so you think ..you sUPPOSE...YOU CONSIDER something reputed..you regard something highly....you assume that something exist in this world

changumangu's potatoes are supposed to be reputed. go figure!

A burglary case and a file of known criminals .. You PUT-A-TICK (putative) to the name which you suppose is reputed in this crime case ..

(put+at+live):put TV at live which is always recommended

PUTATIVE IS PUT-AT=EVE...U WILL PUT SOMETHIN NLY IF U THNK ITS APPRPPRIATE..OR REPUTATED

putative - he is putative to be a putalian, a reputed putalian

putrid

Definition
(adj) of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
Example Sentence
  • putrid decomposition
Definition
(adj) in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
Example Sentence
  • horrible like raw and putrid flesh
Definition
(adj) morally corrupt or evil
Example Sentence
  • the putrid atmosphere of the court
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for putrid

put+rid...anything that is rotten and foul smelling, we would want to get rid of immediately...

before putting in the mouth get rid of it

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puke...rotten and foulsmelling

pyromaniac

Definition
(noun) a person with a mania for setting things on fire
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pyromaniac

pyro+maniac...pyro sounds similar to pyre(pile of wood on which cremation of dead is done)...so a maniac who sets everything to fire and perform their funeral rites...

pyre means "fire" and maniac means mental disorder. One who has a disorder of setting things on fire.

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pyro means fire...hence fire i head....i.e fire-o-maniac

bf to gf:"agar tum mere PYAR ko tukraogi toh mein khudko aur tumko, dono ko jala dalunga...hahaha" gf(in mind)"SHIT he is a PYROMANIAC"...................:D

quaff

Definition
(noun) a hearty draft Definition
(verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
Synonyms : gulp swig
Example Sentence
  • The men gulped down their beers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quaff

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sounds like cough. When we have a cough, we DRINK cough syrup which is quite tasty actually.

You cough when you quaff a liquid too quickly.

quaff sounds like coffee...usually ppl relish n sip their coffee...

I put the coffee that I cannot quaff into the carafe.

In the movie "RAAVAN"-by mani rathnam, the hero's name is VERA (VERACITY) who ll be TRUTHFUL AND HONEST.

in the house,up the stairs

QUENCH the thirst quickly!

onomatopoeia- say it. You open your mouth, just as you would when QUAFFING a dish of om noms.

having a qauter(quaff) brandy with hearty enjoyment.

quagmire

Definition
(noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Synonyms : mire morass quag slack
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quagmire

Take into consideration the First three words QUAgmire. The words resemble earth QUAKE. So earth quake is an awkward predicament, where soil sinks under your feet.

quag(Kauwa)...mire(Marr)....kauwa DALDAL mein phaske margaya

quagmire think it like this quag is sound of frog and mire can be changed with hire so where frog hire of course in quagmire

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add A to it.. AQUA+MIRE == aqua means water .. hence wetland

remember family guy-quagmire!

quagmire(quake-earthquake) when earthquake occurs it makes the sitution dangerous by devastating the houses and so on

QUA(ck)+gmire;quack reminds u of ducks and ducks generally live in marshy areas :)

remember tom cruise in Jerry MAGUIRE? In the movie he opposes his boss...eventually landing in a difficult situation

Take into consideration the First three words QUAgmire. The words resemble earth QUAKE. So earth quake is an awkward predicament, where soil sink under your feet

quag=big:mire=mine: dangerous

If you know mire, you can relate, quag, mire, quagmire all mean the same

quaint

Definition
(adj) strange in an interesting or pleasing way
Example Sentence
  • quaint dialect words
  • quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
Definition
(adj) very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
Example Sentence
  • the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name
  • came forth a quaint and fearful sight
  • a quaint sense of humor
Definition
(adj) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
Synonyms : old-time olde worlde
Example Sentence
  • houses with quaint thatched roofs
  • a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quaint

If you know someone already, you call them ac + quaint. That is because, they are already known to you (old).

quaint can be closely related with the word "FAINT" where you need to take the meaning as faint colors which are ODD,OLD FASHIONED.

gre bigbook QUANT'S questions are old fashioned

If you PAINT that house, you will destroy its old fashioned charm.

quaint rhymes with PAINT..something is good to paint implies it's picturesque,attractive,charming and if i want to paint something unpleasant/ugly ,im an ECCENTRIC,weird,bizarre person

quandary

Definition
(noun) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Synonyms : plight predicament
Example Sentence
  • finds himself in a most awkward predicament
  • the woeful plight of homeless people
Definition
(noun) state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
Synonyms : dilemma
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quandary

quantary relates to quantum physics,which is so complex that it leaves you in DILEMMA about the UNCERTAINITY of photon

this word quandary sounds like wandering so if you are in a DILEMMA you wander all around the streets.....

I was in dilemma whether I give my cloths to laundry or wash them at home

Quandry=quants+vocabulary .wat to study for gre.confusion and dilemma.

In a QUANDARY about whether to suicide in QUAN (well) or DARYa (river)

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kon + da + (ko)ri

sounds like Q(why)+ DARI(fear).....when we r in dilemma we become frightened so people ask us why r u in fear??

QUAN(KAUN) bolega DARY(route or way) i am in a dilemma...

Quandary - Foundary - Legendary .. Whether this foundry has been built by the legendary Casanova, Barney Stinson, or not is still a mystery.

quandary: i am in dilemma, whom(Quan) of these 2 girls are "dar rahi" (dary)

i am in dilemma ki wo mujhse q (qua)+ dary(dar rahi) hai

remeber QUESTION!

quarantine

Definition
(noun) enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease Definition
(noun) isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease Definition
(verb) place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
Example Sentence
  • My dog was quarantined before he could live in England
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for quarantine

quarantine is pretty familiar in case of antivirus softwares you can quarantine the virus affected files which means to ISOLATE THEM...

quara+ntine....quara..sounds like KUWARA..AND a kuwara person is always seen isolated..in family functions.

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