Imbue

Pronounced:
< imm-b-you >

It means: 
To make someone have a good opinion.   Inspire.

Daily use: 
A good teacher will imbue a love of learning in a student.

Memory trick: 

imbue

im (reminds of)  =  IM or Instant Message or message

bue (reminds of)  =  beau or a loved one

A message that is loved

This message is loved by me, so I will take it into my mind

Listen: Imbue

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Jocularity

Pronounced:
<jock-u-la-rit-tee>

Fun with humor.  Merriment.

My use:
The jocularity in this room is amazing.  It's nice to see people having fun.

Literary use:
By Fitzgerald
He must have lightened the way with true clerical jocularity. Looking back, as he wrote, the little ordinary incidents of an ordinary journey were quickened into events of a most exquisite humor.

Memory trick:
joc . u . larity

joc (reminds of) = joke
u (reminds of) you
larity (reminds of) clarity or easy to understand
joke you with clarity

Listen: Jocularity

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Loquacious

Pronounced < low-qway-she-youse >

It means:  Talking too much or too freely.

Daily use:  Thanks for sending your loquacious email. It took two hours to read.

Memory trick: 

Loquacious

Lo (reminds of)  =  Lo and behold (or Hey!)

qua (reminds of)  =  aqua or water

 cious (reminds of) = she us

Lo and behold. Like water,  her words flow from she to us.

Listen: Loquacious

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Lachrymose

Pronounced:
<Lack-ra-mowse>

Given to crying easy.  Easily brought to tears.

My use:
I was feeling lachrymose until you gave me those beautiful flowers.  Thank you very much!

Literary use:
Lacrimosa is a movement of Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, known as the last piece of music he ever wrote.

Memory trick:
La . chry . mose

La (reminds of) = the
chry (reminds of) = cry
mose (reminds of) = much
the - cry - much

Listen: Lachrymose

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Munificence

 

Pronounced:
< mune-nif-it-sents >

 

It means: 
Very generous.  To give a lot.

Daily use: 
Your munificence impresses me. You spent a lot of money on us.

Memory trick: 

munificence

muni (reminds of) = money
cence (reminds of) = cents
money to you is just cents

Listen: Munificence

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Multifarious

Pronounced:
< mult-tah-fair-ee-us >

It means: 
Having many different parts.  Diverse.

Daily use: 
Companies are multifarious. They have many different departments.

Memory trick: 

multifarious

multi (reminds of)  =  multiple or many

farious (rhymes with)  =  various

many and various

multifarious means many and various

Note:  ious means "full of"

Listen: Multifarious

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