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magniloquent

Short Definition : boastful; pompous

Definition
(adj) lofty in style
Synonyms : grandiloquent tall
Example Sentence
  • he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for magniloquent

magni(means large, big, a lot of(especially of showing)) + eloquent (some one who can speak well)....people who try to show off verbally are very pompous people.

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"loqu" refers to speaking e.g., grandiloquous, magniloquous, loqacious etc.,

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MAGNIFIED(MAGNIFIED) + LOQUACIOUS (LOQUENT).it means the person who is LOQUACIOUS,says the story in MAGNIFIED & POMPOUS/BOASTFUL way.

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magni + loquent(speaking) >>> jo badi badi baatein karna..

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magnitude

Short Definition : greatness (in size or extent); extent

Definition
(noun) the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
Example Sentence
  • they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion
  • about the magnitude of a small pea
Definition
(noun) a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
Synonyms : order of magnitude
Definition
(noun) relative importance
Example Sentence
  • a problem of the first magnitude

maim

Short Definition : mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life

Definition
(verb) injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
Example Sentence
  • people were maimed by the explosion
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for maim

sounds like 'MAYHEM' which means violence.

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sound like" my aim"......an accident happened when i was driving my car but believe me my aim was not to maim her......i did not do it intensionally to her ...i never wanted to disable her.

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my aim is to help disable and crippled people

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in Miami they fight with guns ..

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ma(mother)+im(something bad) . so some injury that happend to ur mother.

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mayam(telugu)=become invisible..

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makeshift

Short Definition : temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter

Definition
(noun) something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
Synonyms : make-do stopgap
Definition
(adj) done or made using whatever is available
Synonyms : improvised jury-rigged
Example Sentence
  • crossed the river on improvised bridges
  • the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
  • the rock served as a makeshift hammer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for makeshift

make+shift....and when do u shift people in your office ,its when you need them urgently as a substitute in place of other employee

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When u dont have shift in d factory(emergency), u make it,i.e TEMPORARILY arrange it. Makeshift

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maladroit

Short Definition : clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

Definition
(adj) not adroit
Example Sentence
  • a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve
  • a maladroit translation
  • maladroit propaganda
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for maladroit

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mal(means bad at doing something)+adroit(it means skillful ).......and someone who is bad at skills in his known area ,considered a maladroit person

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maladroit== mal (bad) + adroit(skillful) therefore maladroit means person having no skill, he musta be clumsy.

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this mnemonic is in hindi....as this word sound like..mala+ad(aaj)+roi+t........mala aaj roi thi because her boss scolded her for not working skillfully and carefully

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mala +droit( its a french word for right hand ...)and right hand people are considered as skillful and clever........so mala is droit girl.

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ADROIT means skilful but if a person is not skilled he is a MALADROIT.

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mal(means bad at doing something)+adroit(means skilled) = Not skilled.

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malady

Short Definition : illness

Definition
(noun) any unwholesome or desperate condition
Example Sentence
  • what maladies afflict our nation?
Definition
(noun) impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malady

mala D is a pill ( contraceptive ):: and you take pills when you become ill.

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Malaria is a type of malady

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sounds like mal +lady...........mal(means not in good state or in bad condition)+lady...........means.a lady who is ill

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It denotes a girl with a defect in reproduction.

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Malady rhymes with Melody, the chocolate. Excessive consumption of chocolate will make you fall ill

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malady - MALA D tablets - illness (i hope everybody will get this)

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when ur in malady, hear melody songs...!!!

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What to call her a maal or a lady was a malady!

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my lady has become ILL....

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Mal(bad)+ Body; so illness

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malaise

Short Definition : uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)

Definition
(noun) physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
Synonyms : unease uneasiness
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mal(means bad, not good (of condition)+aise(sounds like ease)....and someone who is not at ease is one who is feeling ill

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Think of malaria

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mal hai tu... always making me uneasy. Mal hai tu!!!

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I ate a jar of MAYONNAISE. Now I feel sick.

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Malai - se; you go to a function and eat a lot of malai dar things and then u feel uneasiness and vague feeling of ill health!

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Malaise in mind when wearing maile(dirty) se clothes.

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Malaise- AALAS aalas lagta hai means dull dul whn some one is feel ill. so malaise = uneasiness or vague feeling of ill health.

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malapropism

Short Definition : comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop

Definition
(noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Synonyms : malaprop
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malapropism

mal (negative) + prop (proper usage) .. improper usage of words

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Mrs Malaprop was a very famous character of an english play "The Rivals" where she misuses words, creating a comical effect.

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malapropos

Short Definition : inappropriate; ADV.

Definition
(adj) of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature Definition
(adv) at an inconvenient time
Synonyms : inopportunely
Example Sentence
  • he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner
  • she answered malapropos
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malapropos

a PROPOSal to a girl(named MALA) must always be at APPROPIATE TIME, AND IN APPROPRIATE MANNER/NATURE....tus malapropos meaning can b understood

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(mal)means bad..and (apro)apropriate=not apropriate or inapropriate

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again the same thing,as she always used the word which conveyed a different meaning. Obviously anything which is not spoken correctly is always inappropriate

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mal+appropriate

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malcontent

Short Definition : person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

Definition
(noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted Definition
(adj) discontented as toward authority
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malcontent

mal(means not in good state)+content(means satisfied)........iif you are not in a good state you cannot be satisfied.

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mal(not ,bad)+content with(satisfied with)

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Malcontent: With "Maal" (in Hindi means Goods) "Content" inside gifts nobody seems satisfied, so malcontent means dissatisfied or displeased person.

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