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Wednesday, 9 March 2011

word list 3 .


1.REMISSION 
(noun) the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
synonyms : absolution , remission of sin , remittal
(noun) (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
synonyms : remit , remitment
"A remission is at the discretion of the court staff"

Mnemonics for remission
The intermission in a Balayya movie is just a remission, the headache would start again soon. [;)]

 2. abode
dwelling place; home
(noun) housing that someone is living in
"he built a modest dwelling near the pond", "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
synonyms : domicile , dwelling , dwelling house , habitation , home
I welcome you all to my humble abode. Please make yourselves at home.
I wanna build my dream abode in san francisco!

 Mnemonic for abode
abode : some people get bored (from bode) staying in home.

3.abscond
depart secretly and hide
(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

"The thief made off with our silver", "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
synonyms : absquatulate , bolt , decamp , go off , make off , run off
anderson absconded from india after bhopal gas tragedy .

Mnemonic for abscond
 abs + cond (condition) : Rahul should have six pack abs is an important condition before Arti can abscond with him.

 4.abstain
refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote;
choose not to consume
"I abstain from alcohol"
synonyms : desist , refrain
"You have to refrain from smoking" .

Mnemonic for abstain
 ab (meaning away) + stain : we generally tend to stay away from stain (dirt, dust etc).

abs + tain (train - trainer) : my abs trainer (in aimk gym) advised me to abstain from alcohol and oily stuffs.

4.abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
(adj.) sparing in consumption of especially food and drink

"the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"
Being so abstemious, he never had any likes or preferences when it came to food.
Meena was xtremely abstemious as she wanted to bcome a supermodel!

 mnemonic for abstemious
abs (abs) + stemious (stamina): To build stamina or six pack abs, Dhirender have to eat and drink carefully.

5.abrasive
rubbing away; tending to grind down
(noun) a substance that abrades or wears down
synonyms : abradant , abrasive material
It is not advisable to use an abrasive like sandpaper to polish the kitchen tiles.

Mnemonics for abrasive
abrasive : ab-Erasive:which means rubbing away.
or
 A+BRA+sive.. it is very harsh behaviour if you touches a women's bra.. which is not good...
for this session good bye .see you soon ...

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