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misnomer

Short Definition : wrong or improper name; incorrect designation

Definition
(noun) an incorrect or unsuitable name
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for misnomer

mis+name= misnomer

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nome in french is name, so mis + nome, wrong + name

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fraught sounds like tots and tots are FULL OF potatoes and potatoes can be LOADED WITH stuff.

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misogamy

Short Definition : hatred of marriage

Definition
(noun) hatred of marriage
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for misogamy

When i found out i could not marry Miss amy i started to hate marriages

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-gamy is related to the word marriage..and misogamy is the hatred of marriage.

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misogynist

Short Definition : hater of woman; CF. misogyny

Definition
(noun) a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
Synonyms : woman hater
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for misogynist

mis=to hate, and gyne=female as in gyneocologist

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gyna is related to women...just like gynocologist...."gyna" is formed from "vagina". i suppose

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gynist is related to gynoecium the female part of the flower... thus misogynist = anti-female..

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misogynist sounds like misanthropist; misanthropist is one who hates humans..and gy + ist ~= gynist sounds like gynecologist(for women)..-> one who hates women in particular

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missile

Short Definition : object to be thrown or projected

Definition
(noun) a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control Definition
(noun) a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
Synonyms : projectile

missive

Short Definition : letter; written statement; CF. sent

Definition
(noun) a written message addressed to a person or organization
Synonyms : letter
Example Sentence
  • mailed an indignant letter to the editor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for missive

in olden days .. if you "missed" someone.. you wrote "letters" to them...

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miss+give....give this letter to the miss

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MISSIVE sounds like MISS+EVE(occasion)...i.e when u miss someone on a eve,u write a LETTER to convey(ur love).

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missiLe is for a Villain and missiVe is for a Lover.. Now note the letters in caps(L and V) alone.. Just interchanged :) missiLe->Villain and missiVe->Lover.!!

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MISS+U....when you miss your girlfriend...what will you do???....you will write a love LETTER.....

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elaborating on Ani's mnemonic : if you want your miss to give you something, she asks you to get a letter from your parents

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missile...we just throw love letters to someone like a missile..

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think of the adjective "Submissive" which means obedient,u give all ur MISSIVEs to sb who is SUBMISSIVE to read them to u

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mite

Short Definition : very small object or insect-like creature; small coin

Definition
(noun) a slight but appreciable amount
Example Sentence
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
Definition
(noun) any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mite

remember terMITE. They are TINY creatures.

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MIT is the biggest thing and mite is the smallest thing :) Furthermore, mighty is also large thing.

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mite: mice...small creature

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mite soundz like lite/slight >>SLight amount

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bite..by biting, dogs make things into small pieces....

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mitigate

Short Definition : appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity

Definition
(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Synonyms : extenuate palliate
Example Sentence
  • The circumstances extenuate the crime
Definition
(verb) make less severe or harsh
Example Sentence
  • mitigating circumstances
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mitigate

Mitigate > "Gate pe kutte ki potty pe mitti daal do" why? so that the intensity of bad odour will lessen.

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think of MITIGATE as COLGATE(toothpaste).Use of COLGATE lessen or try to lessen the extent of germs in our teeth. Use of MITIGATE will also lessen or try lessen the extent of [depends on your usage :)}]

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mitigate -> MIT + i + gate... when you reach the gates of MIT.. your tensions about PG admissions will be appeased/mitigated!!

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there should me less "mitti" on gate,so mitigate means -to lessen

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some how sounds to me like midget.. i.e. small person and can be considered to have less strength (force)...

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to lessen "mitti" in our house,"mitti" "gate" ke bahar kar do. Therefore MITIGATE - to lessen MITTI by throwing it out of GATE.

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The opposition layer was mitigating the evidence. The chances of winning the case was lessen.

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if u r preparing for gate exam and feeling tensed..to make your tension eat some meeti like cadbury to REDUCE(MAKE LESS SEVERE) the tension..mitigate..!!

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Mitti ke gate par bike takrane se gate kamjor ho gaya

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money has been vanishing slowly but constantly(DECREASING) who's PURSE of guy, having shopping with his girlfriend, decreasing = MITIGATING = reducing slowly

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MINI GATE - only smaller, less intense things can pass through

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Mit-Mighti.e,Harshness Gate-To stop, TO stop harshness and to easen one's pain

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Sodium ChlorATE (bleach) will mitigATE a stain on clothes

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mitigate = he is atanding in the gate with miti i.e is sweet to make leesen the quarrel between us.

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gate ke andhar mitti nahi hona chahiye

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mnemonic

Short Definition : pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid

Definition
(noun) a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall Definition
(adj) of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory
Example Sentence
  • mnemonic device
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mnemonic

How can you not know this ...

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remember the website! that does it all!!!

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You better look up at 90 degree and spit if you dont know d meaning! hehe :p

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Trust me Forget writing GRE if u r looking at this...

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lolzzz

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Still looking at this??!?!?!!!

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better leave this site now--if u don't know wats mnemonic

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You must be insane.Forget GRE

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in the house, up the stairs

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d

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U kidding me...

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in the house, up the stairs

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in the house, up the stairs

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in the house, up the stairs

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in the house up the stairs

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in the house up the stairs

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in the house, up the stairs

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in the house up the stairs

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in the house up the stairs

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My Next Entrance May Obligate New Ideas and Complications

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in the house up the stairs

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mobile

Short Definition : movable; not fixed; N. mobility

Definition
(noun) a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
Synonyms : mobile river
Definition
(noun) a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay Definition
(noun) sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents Definition
(adj) migratory
Example Sentence
  • a restless mobile society
  • the nomadic habits of the Bedouins
  • believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
  • wandering tribes
Definition
(adj) moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
Example Sentence
  • a mobile missile system
  • the tongue is...the most mobile articulator
Definition
(adj) having transportation available Definition
(adj) capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another
Example Sentence
  • a highly mobile face
Definition
(adj) affording change (especially in social status)
Synonyms : fluid
Example Sentence
  • Britain is not a truly fluid society
  • upwardly mobile

mock

Short Definition : ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision

Definition
(noun) the act of mocking or ridiculing
Example Sentence
  • they made a mock of him
Definition
(verb) treat with contempt
Synonyms : bemock
Example Sentence
  • The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
Definition
(verb) imitate with mockery and derision
Example Sentence
  • The children mocked their handicapped classmate
Definition
(adj) constituting a copy or imitation of something
Example Sentence
  • boys in mock battle
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mock

U give mock test.That is not all that serious. opposite of serious is ridiculous which is the meaning of mock

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