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mercurial

Short Definition : capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood

Definition
(adj) liable to sudden unpredictable change
Example Sentence
  • erratic behavior
  • fickle weather
  • mercurial twists of temperament
  • a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
Definition
(adj) relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury
Example Sentence
  • the Mercurial canals
Definition
(adj) relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury
Example Sentence
  • more than Mercurial thievishness
Definition
(adj) relating to or containing or caused by mercury
Example Sentence
  • mercurial preparations
  • mercurial sore mouth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mercurial

mercury level in the blood pressure testing device fickles a lot when measuring b.p

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mercury liquid if left on a surface has high fluidity.. hence quick n fickle Also, mercury is VOLATILE(another synonym of mercurial)

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meretricious

Short Definition : flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute

Definition
(adj) like or relating to a prostitute
Example Sentence
  • meretricious relationships
Definition
(adj) tastelessly showy
Example Sentence
  • a flash car
  • a flashy ring
  • garish colors
  • a gaudy costume
  • loud sport shirts
  • a meretricious yet stylish book
  • tawdry ornaments
Definition
(adj) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Synonyms : gilded specious
Example Sentence
  • the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
  • meretricious praise
  • a meretricious argument
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for meretricious

like a merit (meret) certificate.. flashy and attractive in a way.. but of no REAL value...

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Meretricious = Mere + Tricious. 'Mere' means triffle or something less important.

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its not Merit, its mere tric(k)

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meretricious sounds like marriage or matrimony- clothes worn at marriage ceremonies are very flashy, gaudy

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mere trick us = its a mere trick to show that she is gaudy while she is hollow

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meretricious actually has no merit.

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mere+precious it looks attractive but its merely precious.

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If we get merit by using tricks, then it's only for display[He cant tell anything in interview]

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His merit is suspicious

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merger

Short Definition : combination (of two business corporations); act of merging

Definition
(noun) the combination of two or more commercial companies
Synonyms : amalgamation uniting
Definition
(noun) an occurrence that involves the production of a union
Synonyms : fusion unification
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for merger

MERGE R

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merger sounds like BERGER. do u remember the BERGER(a company of paint) RANGOLI PAINT.here, RANGOLI is a COMBINATION of colors.

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merit

Short Definition : deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise

Definition
(noun) any admirable quality or attribute
Synonyms : virtue
Example Sentence
  • work of great merit
Definition
(noun) the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
Example Sentence
  • there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded
Definition
(verb) be worthy or deserving
Synonyms : deserve
Example Sentence
  • You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for merit

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meri 10th mein merit aayi thi kyunki main deserve karta tha

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mesmerize

Short Definition : hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer

Definition
(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet
Example Sentence
  • She magnetized the audience with her tricks
Definition
(verb) induce hypnosis in
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mesmerize

mess memory

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sounds like memorize—if you memorize all vocab words you can ATTRACT(HYPNOTIZE) any girl with your good communication skills

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miss ko maine hypnotize karke rise kar diya

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metallurgical

Short Definition : pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores

Definition
(adj) of or relating to metallurgy
Synonyms : metallurgic
Example Sentence
  • metallurgical engineer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for metallurgical

metal surgical; do surgery to take metal out from ores.

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metamorphosis

Short Definition : change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis

Definition
(noun) the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
Synonyms : metabolism
Definition
(noun) a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
Synonyms : transfiguration
Example Sentence
  • the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting
Definition
(noun) a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for metamorphosis

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meta ..means many + morp(..derived from morphic)means shape or form..

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metaphor

Short Definition : implied comparison; CF. simile

Definition
(noun) a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

metaphysical

Short Definition : pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality

Definition
(adj) pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics
Example Sentence
  • metaphysical philosophy
Definition
(adj) without material form or substance
Example Sentence
  • metaphysical forces
Definition
(adj) highly abstract and overly theoretical
Example Sentence
  • metaphysical reasoning
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for metaphysical

meta + physics -> suffix 'meta' means change.. so if physics keeps changing, it means the topic is only theoretical and cannot be proved practically..

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meta = data about ~ data about physics? means to understand and study existence of life and nature of reality

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mete

Short Definition : measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment

Definition
(noun) a line that indicates a boundary
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mete

meter is a measure..(think of some device to measure lenth and having a line on it on it's boundary)

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mete sounds close to meetha ( sweets) which are usually distributed for any occassion..!! SO to remember distribute we can think of mete as mithaai..!!

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METE rhymes with meat..meat is never given jus ladat..its always MEASURED and DISTRIBUTED

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sounds like MEAT....imagine a restaurant in which they have two compartments separated by a red line(boundary)....dividing vegetarian and non-vegetarian people

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mete means to distribute or allot, ~ meat = father distributing a piece of meat to his kids after a decent hunt

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it looks silly but easy to remember.think of chess when one opponent MATE the other opponent his the game finish.now the king will get punishment and suffer.

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when some case is ADMINISTERED in ur favor then u DISTRIBUTE meetha- some girls eat MEASURED amount due to diet

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