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www.akashgautam.com

is back!!

With double dose of fun & more better ways to learn English.

Something you

Check out the ENGLISH section of Akash's blog for more

awesome ways of learning English!

www.akashgautam.com

By

Motivational Speaker | Corporate

Trainer | Happy Guy

A , he memorized

the entire Oxford dictionary during his

college days.

1. UNCONSUMMATEDMeaning: imperfect, unfinishedKey:Sounds like UNCONSUMED.

The movie:-Hamari Adhuri Kahani = Hamari UNCONSUMMATED Parable .

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Have you seen these movies?

2. PUISSANT[pyoo-uh-suh-nt]Meaning: powerful, mighty, potent

Key:

BAHUBALI = PUISSANTDum laga ke haisha = PUISSANCE laga ke haisha

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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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4. PROFOUNDLY LOONEYPROFOUND 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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4. PROFOUNDLY LOONEYLOONEY - Meaning: lunatic, insane

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So, sing along –

“Sharma ji ! Main PROFOUNDLY LOONEY ho gayi”

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Remember Anushka’s hit song from PK :-Tinga Tinga Nanga Punga Dost ?

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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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And do you remember this one from PK :-Love is a Bhaste of time !!

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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.

7. EK PAHELI LEELA

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7. CONUNDRUMMeaning: A riddle. Anything that puzzles

Synonym: QUANDARY

Key:

Ek Paheli Leela = Ek CONUNDRUM LeelaKya kare, kya naa kare ye kaisi QUANDARY haye!

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8. MALEFACTOR[mal-uh-fak-ter] Meaning:a person who violates the law, criminal

Key:

Ek Villain = Ek MALEFACTOR

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9. PULCHRITUDE[puhl-kri-tyood] Meaning: physical beauty, comelinessKey:The famous song ‘Abhi to Party Shuru Hui hai’ is from the movie ‘Pulchritude’

Roop tera mastaana = PULCHRITUDINOUS

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10. RANCOUR[rang-ker] Meaning:bitter, rankling resentment or ill will

Synonyms: REPRISAL

Key: BADLAPUR = RANCOURpur / REPRISALpur

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11. CONFLAGRATEMeaning: to set on fire

Key:

Deggi mirch ka tadka, angang fadka = Deggi mirch katadka, ang angCONFLAGRATE hua !!

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Meaning: Originator, founder, Pitaaji

KEY: Rishte mein to hum tumhaare PROGENITOR (Baap ) lagte hain....Naam hai Shahenshah

11. PROGENITOR

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12. GAINSAYMeaning: 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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Can you guess the word??

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13. UNPREPOSSESSINGMeaning: '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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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.”

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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Dhyaan se Dekhiye= GINGERLY Dekhiye

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[kuh-los-uh-l]Meaning: Big, gigantic, huge

Key:VIRAT Kohli = COLOSSAL Kohli

Syns:- Gargantuan, Goliath

16. COLOSSAL

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Benediction(Ashish) Nehra

17. BENEDICTION

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Meaning: duayein, blessings

Babul ki duayein leti ja can be also be titled as –Babul ki BENEDICTIONS letijaa

Ashish Nehra =

Benediction Nehra

17. BENEDICTION

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[fawr-tyoo-i-tuhs] Meaning: lucky / fortunate

Lucky Ali can be renamed as FORTUITOUS AliKey: Only FORTUITOUS people get a fortune without working.Oye Lucky Lucky Oye= Oye

FORTUITOUS FORTUITOUS Oye

18. FORTUITOUS

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[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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20. DIABOLICMeaning: 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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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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If you can think of more such awesome memory keys,

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