alms vitiate (verb) corrupt morally, make imperfect The "fish he ate" was spoiled and made m ade him sick
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy
mendicant martinet (noun) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms spelling is very similar to martial
(noun) a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms Men+die+cant= men die because they can't work so they beg to survive
adhere
meretricious
(verb) be compatible or in accordance with, follow through or carry out a plan without deviation Adhere is relating to a adhessive which is used to stick or join two materials
(adj) like or relating to a prostitute, tastelessly showy like a merit (meret) certificate... flashy a nd attractive in a way... but of no REAL value
milieu maudlin (adj) effusively or insincerely emotional Think of maudlin as model is in beauty pageant, All models in pageants keep crying unnecessarily, become effusively sentimental.
maxim A general truth or fundamental principle Maxim= for maximum you will say max.. it is a short rule of saying maximum..
(noun) the environmental condition milieu sounds like MILE + U miles is the term that we use when we travel out somewhere... that is we travel some miles near our SURROUNDINGS OR ENVIRONMENT and we get all excited=Means of expression :)
militate (verb) have force or influence; bring about an effect or change Military action often influences others to argue against the invasion.
trite (adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse trite sounds like tried...when smthng is tried again n again it
platitude (noun) a trite or obvious remark flat + attitude: something flat does not attract us as it is very common. So you will obviously give trite remarks.
inimical (adj) not friendly inimi=enemy, and enemies cause damage. So inimical means something damaging
entangle to involve in difficulties to confuse or perplex
mired (adj) entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire Mired= M+Wired.. when you are wired, you are entangled..!
mirth
myopic
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter: the excitement and mirth of the holiday season. mother at birth of her child is extreemely happy. this is how the word was made. mother at birth = mirth
(adj) unable to see distant objects clearly, lacking foresight or scope
misanthrope (noun) someone who dislikes people in general "misien"in greek means " to hate" and "anthropos" means "mankind" so misanthrope means one who hates mankind
missive (noun) a written message addressed to a person or organization in olden days .. if you "missed" someone.. you wrote "letters" to them
modicum (noun) a small or moderate or token amount MODICUM=MODERATE+INCOME
neologism (noun) a newly invented word or phrase neo' means 'new' and 'logos' means 'word'; so 'neologism' means inventing new word
neophyte (noun) any new participant in some activity (noun) a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously neo+phyte ~ new + fight; A new member or beginner always has to fight to establish his own identity.
nettle (verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations using net where there are lot of mosquito, so disturbing
noisome molt (noun) periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles m + old ~ as you get old, your hair shed
offensive or disgusting, as an odor. noisome sounds somewhat like noise, which is irritating
nominal morose (adj) showing a brooding ill humor My neighbor left her house to buy some MORe ROSES because she is so sad.
generous liberal in giving or sharing
so small to be unimportant
obdurate (adj) showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings durate -duration There will be a period(duration) in everyone's life when we will be very o bdurate(i.e, stubborn ) Think "obstinate" which is stubborn
munificent (adj) very generous money+sufficient-when a person has sufficient money he is generous
oblique (adj) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position Oblique - split it like OB(object) lique(sounds as LIKE). So OBject Like, referring something indirectly.
opine
agitate
(verb) express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation OPINe as in OPINion, to have an opinion.
to move or force into violent to call attention to by speech or writing; discuss; debate;
opprobrium (noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse If you take OPIUM(banned drug) you will be criticized, humiliated & put to shame
orotund (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
ossify (verb) cause to become hard and bony remember it with "fossil"--bodies become hard fossils(bones)
ostensible apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories. People are "tense" when they appear to be something they're not.
conspicuous (adj) obvious to the eye or mind can (con) speak(spicuous) or something which clearly speaks, i.e., which is obvious
ostentatious (adj) intended to attract notice and impress others oSTENTATIOUS... read it as Stuntatious... Stunts... you perform stunts to attract attention, showy.
overwrought (adj) deeply agitated especially from emotion sounds like OVER HOT
