This is second in the series of English vocabulary presentations by Akash Gautam, Top Motivational Speaker in India for Corporate Events & Youth. To know more about him, you may visit: http://www.akashgautam.com/
It contains 20 more awesome memory keys to learn 20 new, difficult words. The words have been done in the most interesting, contemporary, Bollywood style. We guarantee these tips and tricks will help the reader tremendously in improving English Vocabulary, if done right.
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6. 3. HITHERTO
[hith-er-too]Meaning: up
to this time, until now
Key: Ab tak Chappan =
HITHERTO chappan
The facts about Earth-2
were HITHERTO unknown
to mankind.
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7. 4. PROFOUNDLY LOONEY
PROFOUND Meaning: penetrating or entering
deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge
Main Ghani Bawri Ho Gayi
Key: Ghani bawri =
PROFOUNDLY LOONEY
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9. So, sing along –
“Sharma ji ! Main PROFOUNDLY LOONEY ho gayi ”
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10. Remember Anushka’s hit song from PK :-
Tinga Tinga Nanga Punga Dost ?
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11. 5. MIDGET, AU NATUREL
[oh nach-uh-rel] Dost
[mij-it] Meaning: an extremely small
person having normal physical
proportions.
Au Naturel :- Nanga Punga , In
natural State
Key: A MIDGET won’t be able to see
if he stands in the MIDDLE of the
crowd.
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12. And do you remember this one from PK :-
Love is a Bhaste of time !!
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13. 6. INUTILE
[in-yoo-til]Meaning: Of no
use or service
Key: TILL the time you learn
to control your mind,
working hard would be
INUTILE.
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Love is a bhaste of time = Love is INUTILE.
15. 7. CONUNDRUM
Meaning: A riddle. Anything that puzzles
Synonym: QUANDARY
Key:
Ek Paheli Leela = Ek CONUNDRUM Leela
Kya kare, kya naa kare ye kaisi QUANDARY haye!
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17. 9. PULCHRITUDE
[puhl-kri-tyood] Meaning: physical beauty,
comeliness
Key:
The famous song ‘Abhi to Party Shuru Hui hai’ is
from the movie ‘Pulchritude’
Roop tera mastaana =
PULCHRITUDINOUS
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19. 11. CONFLAGRATE
Meaning: to set on fire
Key:
Deggi mirch ka tadka, ang
ang fadka = Deggi mirch ka
tadka, ang ang
CONFLAGRATE hua !!
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21. 12. GAINSAY
Meaning: to deny, dispute,
or contradict.
Usage: There was no
GAINSAYING that she
would have, with her kind
of marks, gotten admission
into any college in India.
NANA PATEKAR =
GAINSAY PATEKAR
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23. 13. UNPREPOSSESSING
Meaning: 'Prepossessing‘ is something that
impresses favorably; engaging or attractive. So,
unprepossessing is the opposite.
Key: His addiction habits make him an
UNPREPOSSESSING person.
No one would want to POSSESS an
UNPREPOSSESSING thing / person.
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24. Meaning: disappointed or
unhappy, and quiet
Key : (Picture)
Pankaj Udhas = Pankaj GLUM
Syns:- MOROSE, WOEBEGONE
14. GLUM
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“Plenty of GLUM faces could be seen after India's
defeat at the hands of Bangladesh.”
25. 15. GINGERLY
[jin-jer-lee]Meaning: with great care / caution,
warily
Key: Ginger ko GINGERLY kaato, nahi toh FINGER
kat jayega!
GINGERLY dekhiye is chehre ko !!
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29. Meaning: duayein, blessings
Babul ki duayein leti ja can
be also be titled as –
Babul ki BENEDICTIONS leti
jaa
Ashish Nehra =
Benediction Nehra
17. BENEDICTION
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30. [fawr-tyoo-i-tuhs] Meaning:
lucky / fortunate
Lucky Ali can be renamed as
FORTUITOUS Ali
Key: Only FORTUITOUS
people get a fortune without
working.
Oye Lucky Lucky Oye= Oye
FORTUITOUS FORTUITOUS Oye
18. FORTUITOUS
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31. [suhk-er] Meaning : Help,
relief, aid, assistance.
KEY:
RAHAT Fateh Ali Khan =
SUCCOR Fateh Ali Khan .
Problem ke waqt SUCCOR
feels like SHAKKAR in your
morning tea
19. SUCCOR
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32. 20. DIABOLIC
Meaning: evil, extremely
cruel.
Key: Think of the DIABOLIC
and the DIABOLIC is here!
An idle mind is a
DIABOLIC’s workshop.
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33. More Memory Keys to drill DIABOLIC into your head
-Nayak nahin Diabolical hoon main....
-Arz kiya hai:-
Bilawal Bhutto ko nahi mila india ka lagaaw..
because he was Diabolic in swabhaw.
-Diabetes is a Diabolic Disease!
-Vikram aur Diabolic.. (Betal)
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