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mendacious

Short Definition : lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity

Definition
(adj) given to lying
Example Sentence
  • a mendacious child
Definition
(adj) intentionally untrue
Example Sentence
  • a mendacious statement
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mendacious = requiring mending (correction)

A mendicant (beggar) is usually a mendacious person. i.e. given to lying; habitually dishonest.

mendacious= men + audacious. men who are audacious can LIE easily.

all men are liars

Sanskrit where the word mindā means a kind of physical defect .........SO A MENDACIOUS PERSON ALWAYS MAKE FAULTS...he lies....beggars are mendacios..because they are dishonest ..and cheaters..

Mendacious - Men are dying for women... so they c an do anything to get her including lying....

mendacious....look for the word menda..means fault; similar to Latin word mendax which means lying,and word mendicus means beggar, and perhaps we can also relate to this the mother of all langueges Sanskrit where the word mindā means a kind of p

MEN+DACIOUS(mosquito)....men are dacious(mosquito like)....this statement is false

mendacious= men+date+suck. Dating men is suck; they are a bunch of liars.

mendicant

Short Definition : beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar

Definition
(noun) a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Synonyms : friar
Definition
(noun) a pauper who lives by begging
Synonyms : beggar
Definition
(adj) practicing beggary
Example Sentence
  • mendicant friars
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mendicant

Mandi me chant karta hua bhikhari

Men+die+cant= men die because they can't work so they beg to survive

mendicant ~ Men + d I + Can t : men who say I can't, they don't like to work and sometimes start practising beggary

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sounds like "mendi-coat" a local name for some game of cards. Can you remember some other card game "bhikari" or "beggar"

mendicant= men + dicant(empty something)...men with no money..beggar

mending + can't ~those who are unable to mend easil;y start begging

MENDICANT=MAN+DECANT. When you see the MAN on the street corner, you should DECANT the money from your pocket into his cup.

MEND+I+CANT:MEND rhymes like SPEND ,so the word becomes SPEND I CANT .the beggar says SPEND I CANT

One who can't be mended i.e., a perfect person who doesn't indulge in material affairs to earn food.

mend+cant: one who cant mend his clothes begs for help

break it in punjabi as( money d katt) that is lack of money

mendi+cant...railway cant par beggar rehte hai

Mendicant = Mandi (A shopping place from hindi) + cant(Etymology - Is to sing).. (Singing in Mandi) Is a begger right ?

MENDel CAN't work because he learns in kollel so his family are beggars

menial

Short Definition : suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)

Definition
(noun) a domestic servant Definition
(adj) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Synonyms : humble lowly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for menial

MEN In A Low level are MENIAL

menial sounds like manual. and the electronic goods which donot hv MANUAL r of low category.

mentor

Short Definition : counselor; teacher

Definition
(noun) a wise and trusted guide and advisor
Synonyms : wise man
Definition
(verb) serve as a teacher or trusted counselor
Example Sentence
  • The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school
  • She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mentor

link it with mentos.. DIMAG KI BATTI JALA DE.. Mentor is the one jiski batti already jali hui hai..

mercantile

Short Definition : concerning trade or merchants

Definition
(adj) of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
Example Sentence
  • mercantile theories
  • mercantile system
Definition
(adj) profit oriented
Synonyms : mercenary moneymaking
Example Sentence
  • a commercial book
  • preached a mercantile and militant patriotism
  • a mercenary enterprise
  • a moneymaking business
Definition
(adj) relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
Example Sentence
  • the mercantile North was forging ahead
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mercantile

MERCANTILE sounds similar to MERCHANT+ile..so a merchant is RELATED TO TRADE

mercenary

Short Definition : motivated solely by money or gain; N.

Definition
(noun) a person hired to fight for another country than their own
Synonyms : soldier of fortune
Definition
(adj) marked by materialism Definition
(adj) serving for wages in a foreign army
Synonyms : free-lance freelance
Example Sentence
  • mercenary killers
Definition
(adj) profit oriented
Synonyms : mercantile moneymaking
Example Sentence
  • a commercial book
  • preached a mercantile and militant patriotism
  • a mercenary enterprise
  • a moneymaking business
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mercenary

merce - mercy + na - no; no mercy.He can kill anybody for money or gain

MERCENARY -> MERCHANT is related with money making person and mercenary is the person who do only for money

mark henry(wresler) is from kenya but fight in USA to make money

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dont show any MERCY to this NARI ,as she is a prostitute, a girl MOTIVATED SOLELY BY MONEY..................;)

mercenary (merce - mercy + na - no; no mercy) = Judge should now show mercy to someone who killed his father just for money.

My scenery is soo much beautiful thrfr it is profit oriented....

MERC-enary...gotta be motivated solely by money to buy a merc!

mera motive sirf money money

mere(mer) + se(ce) + nary(female in hindi)............mere se naary par koi dhyan nahi hai.....mujhe to CENT(money) par dhyan rakhna hai

mercenary = merce(mercy) + na (not) + ry(to friend); no mercy is there so america hire force from france tofight agaist Iraq.

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

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

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...

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

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its not Merit, its mere tric(k)

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

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

meretricious actually has no merit.

mere+precious it looks attractive but its merely precious.

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

His merit is suspicious

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

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

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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