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meager

Short Definition : scanty; inadequate

Definition
(adj) deficient in amount or quality or extent
Example Sentence
  • meager resources
  • meager fare
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for meager

meager = m + eager concentrate on "eager". A person is eager only when he/she is in a desperate need of something inadequate...or scanty in supply.

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relate it to 'beggar'

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mea==mean (fish in tamil) mean karans life is always scanty

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Relate to beggar and miser ; A miser beggar may be very thin because of bad quality and insufficient eating.

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mealymouthed

Short Definition : indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive

Definition
(adj) hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
Synonyms : mealy-mouthed
Example Sentence
  • a mealymouthed politician
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mealymouthed

mealy+mouthed-you have stuffed your mouth with meals ,so speech is not proper

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when you have meal in your mouth you don't speak clearly.:: you are being evasive.

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ur mouth is ful of meals because of which ur speech is ambiguous n u r nt able to speak properly

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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

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Mel = Latin for honey. Those who are mealymouthed are trying to sugar coat the truth.

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meander

Short Definition : wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly

Definition
(noun) a bend or curve, as in a stream or river Definition
(noun) an aimless amble on a winding course
Synonyms : ramble
Definition
(verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Synonyms : thread wander weave wind
Example Sentence
  • the river winds through the hills
  • the path meanders through the vineyards
  • sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for meander

Pronounce it like 'wander'; they are synonymous.

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when pronounced GIVE THE sounds OF meAN+wANDER.....SO A MEAN PERSON always WANDER aimlessly.

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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....

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Road meanders when we go to vaishno Devi mandir.

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me + under + me : turn

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meddlesome

Short Definition : interfering; V. meddle: interfere

Definition
(adj) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Example Sentence
  • an interfering old woman
  • bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
  • busy about other people's business
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for meddlesome

meddle(middle)+some..so when two people are talking WE SHOULD NEVER INTERFARE IN MIDDLE OF THEIR TALKS.

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If you want to get meddle you have to involve in those activities which you have never concerned.

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Do not MEDDLE in SOME affairs because you may land youself in trouble.

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to come someone in middle(meddle)

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mediate

Short Definition : settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire

Definition
(verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Example Sentence
  • He interceded in the family dispute
  • He mediated a settlement
Definition
(verb) occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
Example Sentence
  • mediate between the old and the new
Definition
(adj) acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
Example Sentence
  • the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact
Definition
(adj) being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
Synonyms : in-between middle
Example Sentence
  • adolescence is an awkward in-between age
  • in a mediate position
  • the middle point on a line
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mediate

whenever their is a dispute b/w me and my mom....my mom imMEDIATEly calls my father who acts as a MEDIATOR for us...............:D

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one who come in MIDDLE to solve a dispute;

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mediocre

Short Definition : ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad

Definition
(adj) moderate to inferior in quality
Synonyms : second-rate
Example Sentence
  • they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
Definition
(adj) lacking exceptional quality or ability
Synonyms : average fair middling
Example Sentence
  • a novel of average merit
  • only a fair performance of the sonata
  • in fair health
  • the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
  • the performance was middling at best
Definition
(adj) poor to middling in quality
Example Sentence
  • there have been good and mediocre and bad artists
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mediocre

mediocre sounding lyk medium which means average so a mediocre performance in da sense an average performance

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mediocre~ media+cry media is always crying so it is ordinary thing

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Medio=middle ; so things are in between good and bad ; so it must be of average quality.

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mediocre sounds like medium/middle place...middle will be COMMON point for two places...and common=ordinary..

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meditation

Short Definition : reflection; thought; V. meditate

Definition
(noun) continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
Synonyms : speculation
Example Sentence
  • the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge
Definition
(noun) (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for meditation

when u MEDITATE,it REFLECTS ur THOUGHT

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medium

Short Definition : element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle p

Definition
(noun) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information Definition
(noun) the surrounding environment
Example Sentence
  • fish require an aqueous medium
Definition
(noun) an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication Definition
(noun) (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
Synonyms : culture medium
Definition
(noun) a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter Definition
(noun) (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed Definition
(noun) an intervening substance through which something is achieved
Example Sentence
  • the dissolving medium is called a solvent
Definition
(noun) a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
Example Sentence
  • a happy medium
Definition
(noun) someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
Synonyms : sensitive spiritualist
Example Sentence
  • he consulted several mediums
Definition
(noun) (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
Synonyms : mass medium
Definition
(noun) an occupation for which you are especially well suited
Synonyms : metier
Example Sentence
  • in law he found his true metier
Definition
(adj) around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Synonyms : average intermediate
Example Sentence
  • an orange of average size
  • intermediate capacity
  • medium bombers
Definition
(adj) (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for medium

after studying in english MEDIUM(means of expression) for 12 years , i thought that verbal GRE will be quite easy for me,so that i can do MS IN US IN CS,which i think is the best MEDIUM(appropriate occupation) for me.

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medley

Short Definition : mixture

Definition
(noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Synonyms : pastiche potpourri
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for medley

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Medley sounds like Melody: melody = tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.

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MEDLEY swimming is a mixture of 4 different swimming styles

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meek

Short Definition : submissive; patient and long-suffering

Definition
(adj) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Synonyms : mild modest
Example Sentence
  • meek and self-effacing
Definition
(adj) very docile
Synonyms : tame
Example Sentence
  • tame obedience
  • meek as a mouse
Definition
(adj) evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant
Synonyms : spiritless
Example Sentence
  • compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others
  • a fine fiery blast against meek conformity
  • she looked meek but had the heart of a lion
  • was submissive and subservient
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for meek

MEEK --> WEAK

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meeku..sounds like lil boy's name..n lil boys are submissive

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meek resembles to last name of Barbara Meek an American actress who was very much submissive, humble and patient.

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sounds like sound of a cat..MEOW..word meek has most of the characteristics of a cat

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