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mode

Short Definition : prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life

Definition
(noun) how something is done or how it happens
Synonyms : fashion manner style way
Example Sentence
  • her dignified manner
  • his rapid manner of talking
  • their nomadic mode of existence
  • in the characteristic New York style
  • a lonely way of life
  • in an abrasive fashion
Definition
(noun) a particular functioning condition or arrangement
Example Sentence
  • switched from keyboard to voice mode
Definition
(noun) a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
Synonyms : modality
Definition
(noun) verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Synonyms : modality mood
Definition
(noun) any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Synonyms : musical mode
Definition
(noun) the most frequent value of a random variable
Synonyms : modal value
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mode

models follow style

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modicum

Short Definition : limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate

Definition
(noun) a small or moderate or token amount
Example Sentence
  • England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for modicum

MODICUM=MODERATE+INCOME

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modicum and moderate had "mode" in common...and "cum" means small in hindi.

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Modicum sounds like (bahuut hi Kum) that is very little or small in quantity

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MODICUM=MODI+CUM(come)...so whenever Narendra MODI COMES to the hotel he is served only LIMITED QUANTITY of food...no offence pls

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Narender Modi is sooo old,,, so when he cums (u knw wat it means),,, the ejaculation is soo small in amount,,, i knw its sick

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modicum=modi+cum=more to come=>v r having sumthng in smal or moderate amount..so we look 4 more.

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modi cum ... come to modi if have scarcity (cum .. less)

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sounds like MODest sUM

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MODICUM => BOHOT HI KAM

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modish

Short Definition : fashionable; conforming to the current fashion

Definition
(adj) in the current fashion or style
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for modish

modish = mode (style) + ish.. thats is extremely stylish.. hence very fashionable..

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Just like GIRLISH is very girl like, MODISH can be related to MODEL LIKE...very fashonable!

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MODEls wear the most fashionable clothes

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modish-modern so fashionable

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modulate

Short Definition : tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G

Definition
(verb) change the key of, in music
Example Sentence
  • modulate the melody
Definition
(verb) vary the pitch of one's speech
Synonyms : inflect tone
Definition
(verb) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
Synonyms : regulate
Example Sentence
  • regulate the temperature
  • modulate the pitch
Definition
(verb) adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of Definition
(verb) vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for modulate

MODEM: a device used to connect to the internet, it is made up of words MOdulator - DEModulator ; i.e it CONVERTS/ADJUSTS(modulates) computer signals into telephone signals and demodulates(the opposite)

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regulate

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mogul

Short Definition : powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian

Definition
(noun) a bump on a ski slope Definition
(noun) a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
Synonyms : moghul
Definition
(noun) a very wealthy or powerful businessman
Example Sentence
  • an oil baron
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mogul

sounds like MUGAL empire (in hstory) in which akbar was a powerful man.

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You got two mnemonics for this one:- 1.MUGHAL, 2.MOGLI > both simili to powerful person!

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MOGUL is a super-hero from Dragonball-Z (japanese anime).

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molecule

Short Definition : the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance

Definition
(noun) (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound Definition
(noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

mollify

Short Definition : soothe an angry person

Definition
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Example Sentence
  • She managed to mollify the angry customer
Definition
(verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
Synonyms : season temper
Example Sentence
  • she tempered her criticism
Definition
(verb) make less rigid or softer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mollify

mollify sounds like nullify...so just think of nullifying something...nullifying your temper

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mollify molly + fy Molly is a girl (sounds like a proper name). A girl is soft!

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(HOPE IT HELPS) MOLLIFY can be remembered from PACIFY.. They mean the same..

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It is from sanskrit,mollify=mridu(soft)+fy(to make)

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mollify is opposite of molest (which is to beat up).

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Mollify --> (Mooli + Fry), by frying mooli(Raddish) it becomes soft. By frying anything hard vegetables tend to get soft.

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if you remember emollient (a substance that softens or soothes) derive mollify

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convert hard rock to MOLTEN lava...mollify

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remember star plus serial .......and the role kMOLIca.........she always soothed her angry husband.....janu shant ho jaoo main kar dungi tumhara kaam

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mollycoddle

Short Definition : pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively

Definition
(noun) a pampered darling; an effeminate man Definition
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence
Example Sentence
  • grandparents often pamper the children
  • Let's not mollycoddle our students!
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mollycoddle

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coddle sounds like cuddle which also means showing love.. so Molly ko cuddle kiya

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split it as molly+coddle...molly means child(in malayalam) and coddle rhymes with cuddle....so parents cuddle their children,pamper

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molly=to calm down/pacify...coddle=to treat with tenderness/care... mollycoddle= treat with excessive care

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molten

Short Definition : melted; Ex. molten lava

Definition
(adj) reduced to liquid form by heating
Synonyms : liquefied liquified
Example Sentence
  • a mass of molten rock
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for molten

'molt' sounds like 'melt', you melted iron and liquefied it.

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momentous

Short Definition : very important; N. moment; CF. momentary

Definition
(adj) of very great significance
Example Sentence
  • deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision
  • a momentous event
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for momentous

momento+ous....momento or memento are the objects which are gifted to us by someone special which reminds us of the past and that person and which are of great significance and value to us, cards and gifts are given as momento which are momentous to

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MOMENTOUS sounds similar to momentary,meaning for a short duration...so something which is of short duration is of GREATER SIGNIFICANCE than the one which lasts for a long time

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Momentous= Moment Remain on us ; Moments that have great importance and significance on us

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