Zealot

Zealot

<zel-lot>

fanatic; ardent; extremist

A person who gives complete support to an idea or a thing.

He is a football zealot. All he wants to do is watch football.

Zeal reminds us of zeal or gusto- being excited about something.

Lot reminds us of a lot or a great amount.

Remember - has a lot of zeal

Zealots were a radical sect in ancient Judea known for their undying commitment to fighting the Romans who ruled them.

Used at work:

He is a computer zealot. He knows everything about software.

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Arcane

Arcane

Adjective.

<ahr-kane>

Puzzling; hidden; secret

Math is an arcane topic for me.

I was perplexed by the arcane magic tricks.

Memory trick 1
Arc reminds of the arch of a large door.
Imagine a large door to an old castle.
An old castle holds secrets.

Memory trick 2
Think of "Are Canny".
Secretive people are canny.





Canny means shrewd and clever.

Use it at work:
Your instructions are arcane and no one can understand them.



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ADDLE

ADDLE

Ah-del

Puzzle; baffle; muddle;

Confused.

The puzzle will addle me because I cannot figure it out.

Add - le

Add (Reminds) Add

Le (Reminds) Less

It adds up less when we are confused.

ADD LESS



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FRUCTIFY

FRUCTIFY

Frook-tee-feye

Pollinate; fertilize; impregnate;

Bearing fruit.

The bee will fructify the flowers when it pollinates them.

A bee will fructify flowers by carrying pollen to other flowers. Flowers use bees to multiply.

Fruc - tify

Fruc (Reminds) Fruit

Tify (Reminds) Multiply

Fruit multiplies.

FRUIT MULTIPLY



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CAPACIOUS

CAPACIOUS

Ca-pay-she-us

Roomy; large; ample;

Being big and spacious.

Our new house is capacious and we have ample space.

His hat is capacious because it is very big.

Cap - p - acious

Cap (Reminds) Cap or hat

Acious (Reminds) Spacious or big

The place where we lay our cap is spacious.

CAP SPACIOUS



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ASSUAGE

I see you found a way to assuage your chills.

ASSUAGE

Ah-swayge

Abate; relieve; soothe;

Making something milder.

It will assuage your chill and warm you.

Ass - uage

Ass (Reminds) Assist

Uage (Rhymes) Away

Assist your troubles away.

ASSIST AWAY


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