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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

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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

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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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 :-)

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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.

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

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

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

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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

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

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Murals to express good morals such as cough etiquette.

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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

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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

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

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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"

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

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sounds like nark(hell)-dark n gloomy

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

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sound like dirty and blurry, which it is!

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

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sounds milky .. which is hazy, unclear or vague

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

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u generally lurk in dark places

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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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