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migratory

Short Definition : wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another

Definition
(adj) used of animals that move seasonally
Example Sentence
  • migratory birds
Definition
(adj) habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Synonyms : migrant
Example Sentence
  • appalled by the social conditions of migrant life
  • migratory workers

milieu

Short Definition : social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.

Definition
(noun) the environmental condition
Synonyms : surroundings
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for milieu

milieu sounds like: "maa illu" in Telugu - i.e., my home. Everyone wants a good home and hence good milieu (environment) My illam in tamil..

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milieu sounds like MILE + U .. miles is the term that we use when we travel out somewhere .. that is we travel some miles near our SURROUNDINGS OR ENVIRONMENT and we get all excited=Means of expression :)

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TO MEET U(WHEN I MEET U I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING.IE. means of expression)

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lieu means locus means place.. hence environment

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in LIEU of = in place of. MILIEU = place/environment/location

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lieu is french for place.. so milieu=environment

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mile+Eu(Europe) :miles(distance) surrounding the Europe;that illustrates surrounding and environment

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in swedish language miljö (milyo) means environment.

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meri loo .. sab taraf ganda environment kar deti hai

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milieu mein mil aaun?

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sounds like MILE + U .. when some loveable person is miles apart 4m u in a worst environment, u miss him n cares a lot which is a means of expression

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a good place with million residents

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militant

Short Definition : combative; bellicose; N.

Definition
(noun) a militant reformer
Synonyms : activist
Definition
(adj) disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
Synonyms : hawkish warlike
Example Sentence
  • militant nations
  • hawkish congressman
  • warlike policies
Definition
(adj) showing a fighting disposition
Synonyms : competitive
Example Sentence
  • highly competitive sales representative
  • militant in fighting for better wages for workers
  • his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy
Definition
(adj) engaged in war
Example Sentence
  • belligerent (or warring) nations

militate

Short Definition : work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier

Definition
(verb) have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
Example Sentence
  • Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for militate

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Military action often influences others to argue against the invasion.

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Military action always takes place when someone work against the other

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one never gets satisfied by what it gets(MILI hui chiz) for ATE(eating)

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militate - in pakistan military has many time ceased control by working against the government

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militia

Short Definition : army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers

Definition
(noun) civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Synonyms : reserves
Definition
(noun) the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service
Example Sentence
  • their troops were untrained militia
  • Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for militia

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not in military.. militia -> have other jobs as well..

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mili means low common people .. tea pila kar ladne bhej diya

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military amateur

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millennium

Short Definition : thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity

Definition
(noun) a span of 1000 years
Synonyms : millenary
Definition
(noun) (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness Definition
(noun) the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Synonyms : millenary

mime

Short Definition : pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime

Definition
(noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression Definition
(noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words
Synonyms : dumb show pantomime
Definition
(verb) imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
Synonyms : mimic
Example Sentence
  • The actor mimicked the President very accurately
Definition
(verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
Synonyms : pantomime
Example Sentence
  • The acting students mimed eating an apple
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mime

consider 'mime' as short-form of mimicry without words

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mime means MUTE ...

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mimicry

Short Definition : imitation

Definition
(noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
Synonyms : apery
Definition
(noun) the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators

minatory

Short Definition : menacing; threatening

Definition
(adj) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example Sentence
  • a baleful look
  • forbidding thunderclouds
  • his tone became menacing
  • ominous rumblings of discontent
  • sinister storm clouds
  • a sinister smile
  • his threatening behavior
  • ugly black clouds
  • the situation became ugly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for minatory

Minatory sounds like military--military people are very threatening most of the times.

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minator + y first part sounds like minotaur-the mythical beast you could associate menacing and threatening with and thus minatory = menacing

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minatory ~ min (men) + atory (eater) = A maneater is considered as dangerous or threatening to human beings.

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Minority Parties always threaten for QUOTA

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MINEatory.....mines are always threatening because lot's of people can die because of suffocation or poisonous gases present in mines....

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Meena is not teri she is meri, he gave a minatory statement

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Sounds like 'Minotaur'[half bull half man creature in greek myth] so minator|y means like a 'minotaur'[evil!]

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Even a MINor TeraORY breach can be threatening

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Min + ate + ory sounds like hate in between, hate is an expression shown by one who is threatening or forbidding .....

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Minatory = mina + at + worry; i.e mina feeling fear.

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mincing

Short Definition : affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stag

Definition
(adj) affectedly dainty or refined
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mincing

mincing cud be minimum thing which means to cut into small pieces

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Mincing can be broken into Men + Seeing ...means when girls get aware that men are watching them, they show artificial behaviour in talk or speech(i.e AFFECTEDLY NICE or ELEGANT IN SPEECH,WALK or BEHAVIOUR)

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mini singh walk affectedly has his hair was cut off (hence the name mini)

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Just like "mince meat" means meat cut into small pieces. Mincing means taking small steps. So the keyword here is "small (whatever)"

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mincing sounds a bit like mixing..,so cut into small pieces..

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mincing sounds lyk MISS MIN SINGH...n shes got a refined taste

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mint+ing. mint, which refreshes ourselve & give a elegant attitude.

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Every girl after watching Singh is King said:: "That SINGH(Akshay) is MINE because hi is so mincing (refined) (Thus MINCING = Mine + Singh)

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