Learn English Words With Mind Tricks (04)

ACME   ACCOST         ADULATION       BARD             BAIT BOWDLERIZE          BRAWN          BRISK           CRESCENDO              CREVICE           CULMINATION CYNOSURE            DUMBFOUNDED          DULCET   DOOM
                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                       

          ACME (N)
Meaning-

• the highest stage of development, the most excellent example of something

Mind Trick-

Acme sounds like the beauty product Lakme.  Lakme is the most excellent(Acme) beauty product.  

          ACCOST (V)
Meaning-

• to go up to somebody and speak to them in a rude or threatening way

Mind Trick-

Accost sounds like A cost. At a cost of Heroine life, hero approached villain and asked him to release his heroine in threatening way.

          ADULATION (N) [aj-uh-ley-shuhn]
Meaning-

• unnecessary admiration and praise, exaggerated and hypocritical praise

Mind Trick-

Adulation sounds like Education. Most of the students adulate(unnecessary admiration and praise) teachers for better education: "sir you are great , sire you are best, you are my best teacher etc...... "

So always remember Adulation for better Education.

          BARD (N)
Meaning-

• a person who writes poems

Mind Trick-

Bard sounds like ward. A new ward( a person under another custody) is very good bard and he keeps writing poem. 

          BAIT (N/V)
Meaning-

• thing that is used to catch somebody
• to place food on a hook in order to catch animal or fish

Mind Trick-

Bait sounds like cricket Bat, so cricket Bat and ball is used to catch(bait) some cricket players on the ground. "Hey boys ! I have a bat, who wants to play cricket": Here bat is using as baiting for playing cricket.

Always remember bat as bait for playing cricket.

          BOWDLERIZE (V)  [bohd-luh-rahyz]
Meaning-

• to remove the parts of a book, play etc that look offend and abusive, editing in order to correct

Mind Trick-
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          BRAWN (N)
Meaning-

• physical strength

Mind Trick-

Brawn sounds like Brown. We all know that brown people has more physical strength(brawn)  than white.

Brawn sounds like prawn(fish). Want to be a brawn, eat the prawns.

So always try to remember Brawn, Prawn.

          BRISK (Adj.)
Meaning-

• quick , busy, quick and energetic

Mind Trick-

Brisk is a type of cold drink which provides quick energy.

Brisk looks like B and Risk here B for "Big" and Risk. Things, which are quick and energetic(brisk), can be Big risk.
Always remember Brisk things Would be Big Risk just like a rocket.

          CRESCENDO (N/Adj./V) [kri-shen-doh]
Meaning-

• a gradual increase in sound, grow louder
• an action which becomes bigger and bigger until it reaches a peak.

Mind Trick-

 Crescendo looks like Krish, Sen do (Krish , Sen- a name): Krish and Sen do something with drums that results a tremendous crescendo of noise.

          CREVICE (N) [krev-is]
Meaning-

• a narrow and deep crack in a rock or wall

Mind Trick-

Crevice looks like Cre + Vice and "Cre" for cricket and "vice" for vice captain, Cricket vice captain of India lives in crevice of rock.

          CULMINATION (N) [kuhl-muh-ney-shuhn]
Meaning-

• the highest or final point of something, usually happening after a long time

Mind Trick-

Culmination sounds like termination but termination is for down falling and culmination is for up moving.

Culmination sounds like Kal(tomorrow in English) my nation; Kal(tomorrow) my nation will be on top or on culmination. (Hindi)

          CYNOSURE (N)  [sahy-nuh-shoor]
Meaning-

• a person or thing that is the centre of attention, something that strongly attracts attention

Mind Trick-

Cynosure sounds like Dinosaur, Dinosaur is the centre of attention in the park.

          DUMBFOUNDED (Adj.)  [duhm-found]
Meaning-

• unable to speak because of surprise

Mind Trick-

Dumbfounded sounds like Bomb Founded.  Minister gets dumbfounded when bomb is founded  by the army. (Don't confused with "ed" in found)

So try to remember Dumbfounded = Bomb found  

          DULCET (Adj.) [duhl-sit] 
Meaning-

• sounding sweet and pleasant

Mind Trick-

Dulcet sounds like Dil Set Or Dil Suit so Dil set or suit means somethings sweet and pleasant. ( Hindi )

Dulcet sounds like dual set. Dual set of sound box producing very sweet sound.

          DOOM (N/V)
Meaning-

• destruction, any terrible event that can't be avoid

Mind Trick-

We all know about dooms day that responsible for destruction and death.

Just Remind

What is the meaning of ACME ?
What is the meaning of ACCOST ?        
What is the meaning of ADULATION  ?
What is the meaning of BARD ?       
What is the meaning of BAIT ?
What is the meaning of BOWDLERIZE ?         
What is the meaning of BRAWN ?         
What is the meaning of BRISK ?        
What is the meaning of CRESCENDO  ?      
What is the meaning of CREVICE ?        
What is the meaning of CULMINATION ?
What is the meaning of CYNOSURE ?            
What is the meaning of DUMBFOUNDED ?       
What is the meaning of DULCET ?  
What is the meaning of DOOM ?

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