Vocabulary mnemonics

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2. A great vocabulary is essential for a
powerful writing and speaking as
well. It helps you choose the right
word for every job and avoid
ambiguous words that don’t give
others a good sense of your
meaning.
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3. What is a Mnemonic?
 A mnemonic, also known as a memory aid, is a
tool that helps you remember an idea or phrase
with a pattern of letters, numbers, or relatable
associations.
 Mnemonic devices include special rhymes and
poems, acronyms, images, songs, outlines, and
other tools.
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4. Learn in a Fun Way:
SEVEN WAYS
 Working over your vocabulary is one of the effective ways
to enhance your writing and make any communicating
tasks in that language much easier, as you will have
multiple meaning for the same word in your arsenal.
 .In fact, learning new words is a fun activity. All you need
to follow the simple vocabulary building tips given below.
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5. Making Mnemonics Even More Powerful
 Memory research has shown that there are certain things we can do
to make memories stronger, and we can use these in our mnemonics
to super power them.
 Use emotion
 Emotions make things stick in our heads. So add in emotion to your
images. Make them funny, scary, sad. Include people you love or
hate.
 Make them personal
 We remember things that have more significance to us.
 Make it ridiculous
 The more ridiculous or nonsensical the image the better.
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6. 1.Order of Math Operations
 Let's move onto math. When working out equations, there's an order of operations
to follow:
 parentheses
 exponents
 multiplication
 division
 addition
 subtraction
 To remember this order, try:
PEMDAS: Please excuse my dear aunt Sally.
PEMDAS is a common mnemonic for remembering order of operations in pre-
algebra meaning: Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, adding, and
subtraction.
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7. 2Vocabulary Mnemonics: Trick to
Learn Words
Capacious
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8. 3. Examples of Acronym Mnemonics
 Acronyms are short words formed by a series of letters. Typically, they're the first letter
of each word in a phrase.
 The Spectrum of Colors
 The spectrum of colors are as follows:
 Violet
 Indigo
 Blue
 Green
 Yellow
 Orange
 red
 They can be remembered using this acronym:
 VIBGYOR
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9. 4. Order of the Planets
 Let's return to science. Do you know the order of the planets (from closest to furthest from the
sun)? They are:
 Mercury
 Venus
 Earth
 Mars
 Jupiter
 Saturn
 Uranus
 Neptune
 Pluto
 To help you remember the order, try this:
 My very excited mother just served us nine pies.
 Since Pluto has been removed from planet status, there's a new mnemonic device in town that
doesn't include it:
 My very educated mother just served us noodles.
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10. 5. Coordinating Conjunctions
 Have you studied Coordinating Conjunctions yet? They're the most popular form
of conjunctions. They join ideas together with words like:
 for
 and
 nor
 but
 or
 yet
 so
 To remember these words, think of a crowd of boys at a rock concert, otherwise
known as:
 FANBOYS
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11. 6. Process -Treating a Sprain
 If you sprain your ankle (or any other body part),
there's a specific order for treating the injury. It is:
 Rest the injured area.
 Ice the sprain.
 Compress with a wrap or bandage.
 Elevate the injured area.
 When the time comes, don't panic. Just remember the
following mnemonic:
RICE
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12. 7. Examples of Order Mnemonics
The Order of Taxonomy
 In science, species are organized under a number of categories. The order, from largest to most
specific, is as follows:
 kingdom
 phylum
 class
 order
 family
 genus
 species
 To help students remember the order of taxonomy, the following sentence is often used:
 Kids prefer cheese over fried green spinach.
 The first letter of each word in the sentence represents the category. So, "kids" represents
"kingdom," "prefer" represents "phylum," "cheese" represents "class," and so on.
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13. Vocab Quiz 13
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14. Vocab Quiz 14
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15. Vocab Quiz 15
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16. Vocab Quiz 16
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17. Vocab Quiz 17
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18. Vocab Quiz 18
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19. Vocab Quiz Answers
A- Pedantic
B. Heed
C. Ingenuous
D. Mainstay
E. Descant
F. Inveterate
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20. Mnemonic Madness
 Aren't mnemonics fun? They
can help you remember so
many things in life.
 Whether it's history, math,
science, biology, geography,
spelling, or generally
accepted truths about life, a
good mnemonic device can
help you remember
absolutely anything .
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21. THANK YOU
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