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moribund

Definition
(adj) not growing or changing; without force or vitality
Synonyms : stagnant
Definition
(adj) being on the point of death; breathing your last
Example Sentence
  • a moribund patient
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for moribund

bund in hindi means "end " or "finish".So thats the end meaning its dying. So "moribund" means "dying

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Moribund is kinda similar to morbid, which refers to things related to death

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sounds close to BOLTI BUND

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this helps if you know hyderabad.. moribund sounds like TANKBUND, where a number of accidents and suicides take place. so it should remind you of death.

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MORI(mine)+BAND(end)....mori saanse band hone lagi hain....I an about to die !!!!!

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meri saans bund ho gyi..I am feeling moribund

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very very simple....MORI(guttar)+ BUND ... so mori mai BUND karna , woh suffocation se mar jayega .....DEAD..

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MORI(hole...here relate with mouths'hole)+BUND(shut)...so if u shut ur mouth for ever and dont eat anything definitely u would be on verge of death.

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Take MORI as BORI... in which wheat and all comes.... So kisi ko BORI me baand karr denge to ...he vl b abt to Die....

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Mori sounds like Nori, a seaweed that is used to wrap sushi. Think of bund as bundle; wrapping seaweed in a bundle around a person like a mummy or someone who is dead.

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"bund" in telugu means metal rod.so when you beat someone with bund he will die...

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Think of it like this..Easy to Remember Two words..!! MORBID means characteristic of a disease,gloomy(MORe+BED) and MORIBUND can be thought as a consequence..He is dying so MORIBUND..!!!

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Muri means Murgi (chicken) Bund means off breathing, that means about to dye

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Moribund when mor(peacock) band.

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In punjabi....mori (Window)....bund (ass)....bund marr ke mori bana di....person will definitely get near death experience

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morose

Definition
(adj) showing a brooding ill humor
Example Sentence
  • a dark scowl
  • the proverbially dour New England Puritan
  • a glum, hopeless shrug
  • he sat in moody silence
  • a morose and unsociable manner
  • a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
  • a sour temper
  • a sullen crowd
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for morose

in hindi it is like MOR(peacock) RO(weep) SA raha hai-means it is in sorrow and hence brooding ill humoured

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A guy gave a crushed(MOroda hua(Hindi)) ROSE to girl as a humor she got pissed on this ill humor at the guy and canceled the plan of party(unsociable)

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MOROSE..ITS LIKE DIS..nOROSE..SO NO ROSE FOR UR GIRLFRIEND SHE LL BE SAD..

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MOROSE ( More + RoRa(crying in hindi)) Deep and long lasting Sadness

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a morone is equipped with morose

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My neighbor left her house to buy some MORe ROSES because she is so sad.

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he dont like rose NO-ROSE-,SO HE IS ILL HUMORED

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Picture a funeral director banging on a cowbell with a drumstick and calling to his assistant "MORE ROSES, MORE ROSES."

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morose rhymes with REMORSE

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mortician

Definition
(noun) one whose business is the management of funerals
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mortician

funeral home is called mortuary.. person working there is called mortician..

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morticain rhymes with politician. Politician= deals with public/people management Mortician= deals with morgue management.

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mort (maut in hindi) means death so who takes care of preceedings after death is a mortician or a undertaker

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Mortal magician, he makes your mortal body dissapear (ie. creamate)

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Mortician spraying mortein in the mortuary.

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mottled

Definition
(adj) having spots or patches of color
Synonyms : dappled
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mottled

MOTE( a speck/spot) + LED = SPOTT + ED

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sometimes BOTTLED water has "patches of color"

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mottled=bottled.....all the colours have been bottled in this bottle...u have to just make a hole in its bottle cap and spray it on the wall.....THATS SPRAY PAINTING......:D

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sounds like molded with different patches of molds

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motted sound like spotted

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Motte in kannada means Egg. Egg os sparrow has many black patches on it.

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Motte mean EGG in kannada. Egg of sparro has many black patches on it.

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mote + LED >>> when we see LED's in a lighting over a house, it looks as if the house has colored spots of the color of LED's..

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mountebank

Definition
(noun) a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
Synonyms : charlatan
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mountebank

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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mulct

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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mundane

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

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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muster

Definition
(noun) a gathering of military personnel for duty
Example Sentence
  • he was thrown in the brig for missing muster
Definition
(noun) compulsory military service Definition
(verb) gather or bring together
Example Sentence
  • muster the courage to do something
  • she rallied her intellect
  • Summon all your courage
Definition
(verb) call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for muster

try rhyming it with "cluster" almost means the same..

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muster : students assemble in class for "MASTER"

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Muster the seeds to get the mustard oil.

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muster - every1 must come ie, gather through order forcefully

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We must muster the courage to speak against the music master.

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mutilate

Definition
(verb) destroy or injure severely
Synonyms : cut up mangle
Example Sentence
  • The madman mutilates art work
Definition
(verb) alter so as to make unrecognizable
Synonyms : mangle murder
Example Sentence
  • The tourists murdered the French language
Definition
(verb) destroy or injure severely
Synonyms : mar
Example Sentence
  • mutilated bodies
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mutilate

late aa vandhaa muttiliya adi vizhum - mutilate

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mutiny is late now.. destroy something completely(to damage severely, especially by violently removing a part) or amputate

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muti(ny)+late was attacked late nite was severely injured

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mutilate - muti(URINE)+late .....will destroy kidney lol.

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LATE resembles death soo body is destroyed ..

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Mutilate sounds like MOTI- लेट...so when a MOTI girl lie (लेट) on smthng..it destroys completely

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He received injuries to the extent that made him mute. He may succummed to injuries and people may put late before his name e.g. late John

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