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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

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

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

A mulct will be imposed for littering on the mulch.

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

Got mulct? The bank?

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

mulct - MULC(society)ka Traitor

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

Malkit Singh mulct people of our mulk.

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

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

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

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Multi Facets

in a fun FAIR variety of people come

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

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

monday, tuesday, wednesday....everyday

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

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

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....

There is nothing quite as mundane as MONDAY morning.

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

munificent

Short Definition : very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience

Definition
(adj) very generous
Example Sentence
  • distributed gifts with a lavish hand
  • the critics were lavish in their praise
  • a munificent gift
  • his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
  • prodigal praise
  • unsparing generosity
  • his unstinted devotion
  • called for unstinting aid to Britain
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for munificent

by muni - you think of rishi - muni (sages), who are always generous in giving, will give you whatever you want....tathastu :-)

money+sufficient-when a person has sufficient money he is generous

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Remember Hindi Song "munni badnam hui.." she is badnam because she is very generous in exposing/giving.

Munificent gifts can lead to magnificent results! (also, connect MUNI to "money")

I'll give you the MOON IF I SCENT your perfume.

think of munni(friom dabbang).. she is sufFICiENT and is very generous.. she'll give what you want..

mural

Short Definition : wall painting

Definition
(noun) a painting that is applied to a wall surface
Synonyms : wall painting
Definition
(adj) of or relating to walls
Example Sentence
  • mural painting
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mural

We hang the paintings of "Murali" Krishna in almost all the houses. "Mural" is wall painting.

Murals to express good morals such as cough etiquette.

murky

Short Definition : dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom

Definition
(adj) (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
Synonyms : cloudy mirky muddy turbid
Example Sentence
  • a cloudy liquid
  • muddy coffee
  • murky waters
Definition
(adj) dark or gloomy
Synonyms : mirky
Example Sentence
  • a murky dungeon
  • murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for murky

in telugu "murki" means dirty,so dirty is obviously dark

look for the hindi word mur..murtyu..means death ..so when someone who is on his /her death bed..to him/her life will appear DARK AND GLOOMY. ..as there all means of living have ended. basically taken from myrkr means dark, darkness

murky - Nurky i.e. like a nurk (hell)

Murky > Murgi? Murgi bhaag gayi, couldn't catch it because it was > Dark, gloomy, vague, thick with fog! Actually visibility kum the yaar!

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sounds like "darky"

murky = mu(munsoon)+r(rainy)+ ky (sky) = which is dark and gloomy

sounds like nark(hell)-dark n gloomy

murky=mur+ky -mud+key...if key of ur bike falls in mud n u lose it then it is definitely going depress u.

sound like dirty and blurry, which it is!

murky-> murgi, if you murgi dies you will be gloomy.

sounds milky .. which is hazy, unclear or vague

murky - if some1 in ure lie dies, ure life becomes dark and gloomy

u generally lurk in dark places

murmur

Short Definition : low, indistinct, continuous sound; V. CF. mumble

Definition
(noun) a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech Definition
(noun) a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
Synonyms : murmur vowel
Definition
(noun) an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves Definition
(noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Definition
(verb) speak softly or indistinctly
Example Sentence
  • She murmured softly to the baby in her arms
Definition
(verb) make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
Synonyms : croak gnarl grumble mutter
Example Sentence
  • she grumbles when she feels overworked
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