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motto

Short Definition : brief statement used to express a principle

Definition
(noun) a favorite saying of a sect or political group

mountebank

Short Definition : charlatan; boastful pretender

Definition
(noun) a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
Synonyms : charlatan
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mountebank can be broken as mouth+bank=person whose mouth is a bank of words....who is extremely boastful and pretentious...

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"I have a bank built over on a mountain" "what a mountebank"

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when u read bank.. think of a bank robbery.. n to carry out a robbery need to disguise as a quack (charlatan)

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person who BOASTS that he has been to MOUNTains and BANKs of many rivers etc.

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person who says he owns a bank on a distant mountain is obviously montebanking

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U.S. BANKS swindled and deceived the world into buying worthless, mortgage-backed securities. Then they went to Capitol HILL (like MOUNTain) to get a $700 Billion bailout.

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votebank politics means complete deception, as we see these days.. mountebank is similar

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MOUNTEBANK-MOUNT+BANK PERSONS WHO DECEIVES SAYING THAT MOUNTAIN(MOUNT) IS FULL OF MONEY(BANK)

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Mountebank was a quack doctor who used to mount a Bank (Bench in past) and sell his magical medicines.

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muddle

Short Definition : confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion

Definition
(noun) a confused multitude of things Definition
(noun) informal terms for a difficult situation
Example Sentence
  • he got into a terrible fix
  • he made a muddle of his marriage
Definition
(verb) make into a puddle
Synonyms : puddle
Example Sentence
  • puddled mire
Definition
(verb) mix up or confuse
Synonyms : addle puddle
Example Sentence
  • He muddled the issues
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for muddle

sounds like addle, puddle, fuddle which means be confused or make confused.

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It is very difficult to walk through MUD- Muddle like walking through mud

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muggy

Short Definition : (of weather) warm and damp

Definition
(adj) hot or warm and humid
Synonyms : steamy sticky
Example Sentence
  • muggy weather
  • the steamy tropics
  • sticky weather
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for muggy

like MAGGY noodles which are WARM and DAMP when prepared.

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maggipovaDam in Telugu means "burn/scorch"

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muggy=muddy..i.e damp;close & sticky.

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When u drink sth like coffee, tea, etc. from a MUG, it is usually warm and damp

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mulct

Short Definition : defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy

Definition
(noun) money extracted as a penalty
Synonyms : amercement fine
Definition
(verb) deprive of by deceit
Example Sentence
  • He swindled me out of my inheritance
  • She defrauded the customers who trusted her
  • the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
Definition
(verb) impose a fine on
Example Sentence
  • he was fined for littering
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mulct

abe HULCT kisi aur ko ch*tiya banana :)

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to mulct someone...semiliar to mug someone

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mal+ act >>> -ve act...

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MU (mujhe)L (License ka)C (Chalaan)T (Thok Diya)

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A mulct will be imposed for littering on the mulch.

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"first I was mulct(ed), then i was mocked."

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Got mulct? The bank?

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mulct : maal-lekar-cut kar ( take the maal and cut their money )

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mulct - MULC(society)ka Traitor

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Mul (مال)+C(کسی)+T(تصرف)->MULCT=مال کسی را تصرف کردن

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Malkit Singh mulct people of our mulk.

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multifarious

Short Definition : varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities

Definition
(adj) having many aspects
Example Sentence
  • a many-sided subject
  • a multifaceted undertaking
  • multifarious interests
  • the multifarious noise of a great city
  • a miscellaneous crowd
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for multifarious

MULTIFARIOUS=MULTI+FARIOUS,farious rhymes with various...so both multi and various means de same...VARIED and GREATLY DIVERSIFIED

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MULTI(many) + FAR + US = when MANY people come from FAR away to the US, the population gets GREATLY DIVERSIFIED

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multi+farious(rhymes with facious) means having multi faces so variety

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Multi Facets

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in a fun FAIR variety of people come

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multiform

Short Definition : having many forms

Definition
(adj) occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances
Example Sentence
  • the multiform universe of nature and man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for multiform

inkle uniform.... and relate it

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multilingual

Short Definition : having many languages; fluent in several languages

Definition
(adj) using or knowing more than one language
Example Sentence
  • a multilingual translator
  • a multilingual nation

multiplicity

Short Definition : state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element

Definition
(noun) the property of being multiple Definition
(noun) a large number

mundane

Short Definition : worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world

Definition
(adj) found in the ordinary course of events
Example Sentence
  • a placid everyday scene
  • it was a routine day
  • there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
Definition
(adj) concerned with the world or worldly matters
Synonyms : terrestrial
Example Sentence
  • mundane affairs
  • he developed an immense terrestrial practicality
Definition
(adj) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
Synonyms : terrene
Example Sentence
  • not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind
  • so terrene a being as himself
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mundane

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monday, tuesday, wednesday....everyday

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Mundane sounds like Monday. After an exciting weekend, Monday is just another mundane day.

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mundane=(monday) sunday is intresting but monday is "unintresting and dull"

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u can raed this as "Munda ka din (dane)" was ordinary or pretty boring........

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MUNDAN in marathi or hindi means remove hairs from head and become bald...when someone dies, we go bald....and that day we LACK EXCITEMENT AND BECOME DULL....

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There is nothing quite as mundane as MONDAY morning.

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The MONDAY morning window PANE- which represent the dull daily routine.

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