basicaly it is taken from Latin manumittere,manumit when divide it forms... manus (means..hand (any work is generally done by hand)+ mittere means..to let go, send ..so send somebody without working for u..leting somebody to go without working anythi
manumit=man u mit
ie man and u are now mit [(mitra),friends]
Imagine you are cindrella ... and "The man you meet" (The man ~ prince, ur future boy friend) is going to free you from da clutches of your evil aunt
manumit...sounds like (in hindi..MANMIT..WIFE GENERALLY)..and imagine a HUSBAND WHO TREATED HIS WIFE like a slave...SO TODAY HE IS letting her to go, and do what she wants to do...
man+u+mit......man u quit i.e. free from bondage
MANU +MIT = the fottball player playing for MANU got a chance to get admitted at MIT.SO for that MIT ADMINISTRATOR FREED THE PLAYER FROM ALL BONDS OF MANU.
manumit = man + u + might; man you might go.
Man + emit
martinet
Definition (noun) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
martinet could rhyme with matron.. whose job is also to keep discipline..
Ever since Martin joined the army, he's bcome a strict disciplinarian, a Martinet.
martin was a naughty boy one got stuck in net and became disciplined. Now all villagers call that net of discipline as martinet
sounds like marionette, as in puppets - martinets expect their followers to be disciplined and follow as easy as puppets
You catch a tiny green man with your MARTIAN-NET he then points his mind-control ray-gun at you and commands, in explicit detail, that you to take him to your leader . . which of course you do but your boss is a micro-manager too.
suppose your sport teacher who is very strict said u "if you will not be strict and net me tumhe marunga(means punish)."
in a MART all the things are placed in strict discipline.....so that things can be easily picked up
Martinat is smeone who always insists to go/follow according to the rules.. other wise MARTHI(beat in hindi) NAITHO (orelse)..
martinet:(martin luther king) martin luther king was such a strict person, who demands the people of his kingdom to follow the rules strictly in a discipline manner.
martinee drink is used for slimming up the figure... so one who is very disciplined about her figure, dringks lots of martinee drink, though it may be harmful to health...
mom wraning her child that "marti agar thu net use karetho"
masochist
Definition (noun) someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for masochist
mars+own+chest....
one who mars(beats or disfigures) his own chest is a masochist :)
the word was coined after a person named John MASOCH who used to derive pleasure by inflicting pain to himself.....so people like MASOCH were called masochists....and hence masochist means person who enjoys his own pain
Hit my own chest.
masochist sounds like massagist.....during massage u feel little pain...but also enjoy the pleasure in it....so masochist is a person who enjoys his own pain...
focus on masq.
MASK is used for disguise
so can try to remember like masquerade = Pretend to be someone or something that you are not.
Since homosexuals are treated with contemp many of them wear MASKS n take part in any PARADE supporting homosexuality
The "querade" sounds like charac. Masquerade means to mask one's character.
StalaCtite has a "c" for "ceiling".
StalaGmite has a "g" for "ground".
Stalactite is stretched "tite" (tight) by hanging from the ceiling.
Stalagmite pushes up with all its "mite" (might) from the floor.
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masquerade = sounds like mask your head i.e making disguise.
masticate
Definition (verb) grind and knead
Example Sentence
masticate rubber
Definition (verb) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Definition (noun) an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
Definition (adj) independent in behavior or thought
ur mouth is ful of meals because of which ur speech is ambiguous n u r nt able to speak properly
i remember my dcs viva, maybe u can relate. mealy moore machines are stateless/ stateful machines. something like that. so when my teacher asked me this in my viva i got confused and indirectly implied the meaning hence mealymouth
Mel = Latin for honey. Those who are mealymouthed are trying to sugar coat the truth.
meander
Definition (noun) a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
Definition (noun) an aimless amble on a winding course
when pronounced GIVE THE sounds OF meAN+wANDER.....SO A MEAN PERSON always WANDER aimlessly.
meander...it sounds like Menderes a River in turkey....and a river changes its direction according to the wind direction....or turn its course along the winding path....
Road meanders when we go to vaishno Devi mandir.
me + under + me : turn
meek
Definition (adj) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
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