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macabre

Short Definition : gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death

Definition
(adj) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
Example Sentence
  • ghastly wounds
  • the grim aftermath of the bombing
  • the grim task of burying the victims
  • a grisly murder
  • gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
  • macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
  • macabre tortures conceived by madmen
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for macabre

sounds like hindi word makbara....and its made over the place where people are either buried or burnt.....and for me its a ghastly place..that I would never like to go to....

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Sounds like massacre..which means "excessive killing of many people"..and which also represents death

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makbara :to move around makbara in night is a horrified act

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Sounds like Nakaab (Mask). So Imagine some one came in front of you wearing a frightening mask, then you will feel gruesome!

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ma+cabre...watching cabre is horrible,gruesome and disgusting.

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Maha + Kabre = Kabbars are gruesome Another mnemonic can be mocambo who gives horrifying deaths to innocents

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MACABRE = Ma went to cabre for money this is a horifying situation abt poverty.

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look like ma + cabret. if you saw your mother doing cabret in old hindi move, it would be "horrifying" and would scar you for life :)

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mace

Short Definition : ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon

Definition
(noun) (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Synonyms : chemical mace
Definition
(noun) an official who carries a mace of office
Synonyms : macebearer macer
Definition
(noun) spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed Definition
(noun) a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mace

don't mess with me otherwise i will hit you with a mace

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sounds like Case- The famous CASE wherein the ceremonial staff of the president killed the latter with a club-like weapon was resolved today.

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suppose a person comes and is greeted by a group of mace who have no other work to do. This person says "kya choohey (MICE) paal rakhey hain"

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mace on face

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macerate

Short Definition : soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper

Definition
(verb) separate into constituents by soaking Definition
(verb) become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
Example Sentence
  • the tissue macerated in the water
Definition
(verb) soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
Example Sentence
  • macerate peaches
  • the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system
Definition
(verb) cause to grow thin or weak
Synonyms : emaciate waste
Example Sentence
  • The treatment emaciated him
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for macerate

macerate sounds like marinate. Marinating chicken or paneer in spices and masala to make them tender. If you over do it , you will end up spoiling it !

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MACERATE is like MASTICATE - we chew food, allow the glands (liquid) to soak the food.

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(Macerate = Mess + rate)Mess food is hard to eat, so mess owners are doing a tact. They are providing the soft food by keeping it in liquid that results in increase of mess rate.

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macerate means mice is soaked in liquid to soften and then sold at a very wasteful(waste away) prices

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macerate badam and pista for making of kheer

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when u beat with mace,u will be weakened.or cut into parts,which is done when soaked..

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MICE ka RATE ghatane ke liye soft paneer lagana padta hai trap mein - sookhi roti se kuch nhi hota !!

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mace(make)+rate......to increase the making rate of rajma, chole we first soft these by soaking in water

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mac + rates...........mac(apple laptop) are just SOAKING my pocket....and also the liquid of my body.

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MASCIRATE = MAS-CI-R-ATE = MASS REDUCED. HOW?? SOAKING OR THROUGH EMASCIATION

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Machiavellian

Short Definition : crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power

Definition
(noun) a follower of Machiavelli's principles Definition
(adj) of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended
Example Sentence
  • Machiavellian thinking
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for Machiavellian

sounds like mafia villain. A villain is always crafty and double dealing.

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this word sounds like "macchi vali" means women who sell fish... and they are very crafty in doing double-dealing with people.

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machilavellian(machia+vel+lian)machia=fish,vel=well,lian=lion. lion is thinking very cunningly to get the fish in the well. machia+vel+lian

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Typical old hindi film 'villain' with a cigarette in his mouth and who demands 'machis' from you !

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madrigal

Short Definition : pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments

Definition
(noun) an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form Definition
(verb) sing madrigals
Example Sentence
  • The group was madrigaling beautifully
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for madrigal

MADRIGAL rhymes with married girl..so a PASTORAL SONG was sung for the married girl.

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Mad girl's will sing a song in regal theater.

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all sisters singing for married girl

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Madrid + gal (Skt) Gal refers to voice/throat. Madrid has a lot of population. So, Madrigal means many people singing together

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Sounds like MARRIAGE GIRL....I wrote a short love poem to my girl and she became a marriage girl

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madrigal: ma + d + ri + ga are swaras in music. so it's related to singing. L stands for a LOT of people. so, its a lot of people singing.

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madrigal = madri (married) + gal (girl); The song sang at marriage of a girl.

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maelstrom

Short Definition : violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream

Definition
(noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
Synonyms : vortex whirlpool
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for maelstrom

mal(= bad) strom (storm) bad storm like a whirpool

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MAEL(MALE)+STROM(MEANS..stromy..violence)..so a male who brings strom into his family

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a "mail storm" shot out of Harry Potters fireplace

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think of a storm(comes along with rain) which destroys everything leaving confusion,destruction making it look violent...so it means a situation in which there is a great confusion,violence and destruction

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mael(male..poerful)trom(storm).....A powerful storm...whirlpool

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maelstorm:(mail+storm): mails coming heavily/continiously like a storm (a flood/whirl/cyclone)

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mael(male..powerful ) strom(storm)...Apowerful storm ..whirlpool

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mayala(telugu) storm

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magisterial

Short Definition : authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner

Definition
(adj) of or relating to a magistrate
Example Sentence
  • official magisterial functions
Definition
(adj) offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Example Sentence
  • an autocratic person
  • autocratic behavior
  • a bossy way of ordering others around
  • a rather aggressive and dominating character
  • managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way
  • a swaggering peremptory manner
Definition
(adj) used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
Example Sentence
  • his distinguished bearing
  • the monarch's imposing presence
  • she reigned in magisterial beauty
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for magisterial

magistrate...!!!

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ma+is++real authority in Family

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magistrate

Short Definition : official with power to administer the law

Definition
(noun) a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for magistrate

Arang and the magistrate -- a good Korean drama

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magnanimity

Short Definition : generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous

Definition
(noun) liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for magnanimity

magNANIMAous, NANI MA in hindi, is always "generous" to us

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"magnanimity" = "magna"(magnet = attract)+"enemity" =those who attracts his enemy too ,,, are "generous , kind"

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MAGNA super market is so "generous" that its raining offers on the customers

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animosity means enemity , And Ma can never show animity , she is always generous

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magnate

Short Definition : person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate

Definition
(noun) a very wealthy or powerful businessman
Example Sentence
  • an oil baron
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for magnate

like a magnet.. attracts people and hence influences..

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People mistake and call this: "business magnet".

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a good business man is a MAGNET for money.

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