Tag: Mnemonic Device

Word: Ablution


Word: Bauble


Word: Asperity


Word: Bandy


Word: Badinage

Read “Badinage” as “Bad + In + Age”. Imagine yourself making a bad joke regarding the age of a friend in a harmless yet refined way. The friend does not mind the banter and laughs with you at the suggestion. Remember thus.

Word: Dabble

Imagine yourself throwing a flat pebble on water to make it skip. You just do it casually to have fun. You are serious about it! The word “Dabble” should remind you of that “Pebble”. When you take part in any activity in a casual or superficial way, that would mean that you are dabbling. Remember thus.

Word: Dawdle

The word “Dawdle” should remind you of someone who is not doing anything serious but is busy daydreaming and doodling, i.e., scribbling absent-mindedly. Dawdle, Doodle! Remember thus. (Psst! Nowadays, even doodling can be serious business.)