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peevish

bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry DEFINITION: (adj) easily irritated or annoyed SYNOMYM: cranky , fractious , irritable , nettlesome , peckish , pettish , petulant , scratchy , techy , testy , tetchy EXAMPLE: * an incorrigibly fractious young man * not the least nettlesome of his countrymen MNEMONIC: pee+vish( pee means asking forcibly to drink,,, n vish is poison) so irritating easily.. Someone who wishes(~VISHes) to go to the bathroom to PEE but cannot because they is no vacancy will be irritated pee means toilet vish means wish so peeing in any place where u wish is irritable if children PEE on bed its irritable(PEEVISH) If u wish(vish (really want) to pee, then u r easily being annoyed and irritated if u r not allowed to (u r in an exam for eg) Harry Potter fans...Remember Peeves...Very irritating ghost kisi pee(drunken)kar aye hue man ki vish(wish)puri na karo to to wo irritated ho jata hai.

paramour

illicit lover DEFINITION: (noun) a woman's lover SYNOMYM: fancy man DEFINITION: (noun) a woman who cohabits with an important man SYNOMYM: concubine , courtesan , doxy MNEMONIC: Paramour sounds like Paraya mard (in Hindi Language) - indicates some kind of illegal relationship. para (Skt) means: other amorous (Eng) means: desire paramour is: (illicit) desire on others. paramour sounds like PARA(parallel) aMOuR(love)... as in parallel love.. which connotes a secret or illicit love.. lame i accept :D par(per ,.throughly) +amour..means illicit..throughly illicit in behavior and relation ..so a throghly illicit lover.... Also similar to enamour- to love. paramour- to love a paraya

palatial

of or suitable for a palace; magnificent DEFINITION: (adj) relating to or being a palace EXAMPLE: * the palatial residence DEFINITION: (adj) suitable for or like a palace EXAMPLE: * palatial furnishings * a palatial yacht MNEMONIC: Read it: palashial i.e., like a palace. 'palat' in hindi means 'turn' we'l be turning again and again to see a magnificient thing! A glacier is magnificent. Imagine a palace on top of a glacier. That would be palatial in hindi palatial (pala- shi -el)palat ke dekhshe is so beautiful ie magnificent) Think that: Shial (Fox) was pala (pet) in an ancient palace.

pacifist

one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes DEFINITION: (noun) someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes SYNOMYM: disarmer , pacificist DEFINITION: (adj) opposed to war SYNOMYM: dovish , pacifistic MNEMONIC: pacify means to make calm or soothe.. and a person who pacifies.. is opposed to war and force.. One who wants Peace(paci)+first(fist) pacifist is one who denies to use his fist so antimilitarist. a pacifier is a baby's dummy or teething ring..which soothes him..just like that a pacifist is a person who soothes you Pacifist.....Pac(Peace) from Fist(Fight)..who seek peace from fight is ANTI-MILITARIST.

peer

one who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress DEFINITION: (noun) a person who is of equal standing with another in a group SYNOMYM: compeer , equal , match DEFINITION: (noun) a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage DEFINITION: (verb) look searchingly EXAMPLE: * We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around MNEMONIC: rhymes beer drink a beer with an equal person peer rhymes with near and dear = people of equal status(peers) are usually near and dear to each other. peer to peer data transfer is like pc to pc which are of same kind ...!

pejorative

(of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it pa DEFINITION: (adj) expressing disapproval SYNOMYM: dislogistic , dyslogistic EXAMPLE: * dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag' MNEMONIC: Pejorative = Pig + Orative, a pig will certainly have bad connotations Owner of a Mitsubishi PAJERO belittles everyone on the road. Pejorative meaning is to disparage or belittle; of negative connotation : Relate to Pejor (means to hate in latin) "majority" wala group doosre group ka effect khatam kar deta hai...causing a belittling effect.. pee + orative... u make some one feel like shit by being orative about his dick People call Bajarba ivanoda only when they consider him of little value To disapprove something jore pe jore lagao(Hindi) its like pejor is opposite to cajole so wen cajole is to flatter some one pejore is to hate or loathe some one peevish+"jorse orative",a person who is peevish doent approve a thing,a nd orative in nature is derived from a root called orator means speaker PE+JORative...is word pe jor dena padega coz this word has become depreciatory.... Nobody has the prerogative ( basic right ) to use pejorative (/ criticizing ) words against anybody other... If you have a PIG JURY, things don't look too good for you, brother. word prepare if a jury declares a man guilty they are showing dissaproval towards whatever h did A Hero in a Pajero, when drives past you has a "belittling effect" In Punjabi..PE JOR tay kar dayy disapprove PJ + Orative ... one who always ortaes a PJ will have an belittling effect from others.

pantomime

acting without dialogue; V. DEFINITION: (noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words SYNOMYM: dumb show , mime DEFINITION: (verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only SYNOMYM: mime EXAMPLE: * The acting students mimed eating an apple MNEMONIC: panto+mime mime means acting without word.i.e. we can get mime in PANTO movie. Pant of mine is gone, can't talk because of embarrassment. rember a frnd pinto who cnt speak so he acts without dialogie.....:) tushaar kapoor performs a pantomime in golmaal movies pant+o+mime...when you talk a lot you tend to pant so mime(act) without panting(talking). Mr.Bean's pantomime was the best(both by meaning of pantomime and the concept) pant + of + mine >>> In bheja fry 2 when monkey takes away KK Menon's pant, Bhushan does an actions just like a monkey which were without words and gets the pants back from monkey..

palatable

agreeable; pleasing to the taste DEFINITION: (adj) acceptable to the taste or mind SYNOMYM: toothsome EXAMPLE: * palatable food * a palatable solution to the problem MNEMONIC: PAL+AT+TABLE - u nd ur PALs At Table......obviously food is gonna very tasty... PALATABLE sounds similar to Palak (Spinach) on the table. So the palak on the table is very pleasing in taste. its easy - plate - able - only tasty food hi rakhte hain Anything which the palate can take in is palatable sounds like placate which means to pacify someone or make him agreeable PLATE n TABLE. so u are having plate on table

pedigree

ancestry; lineage DEFINITION: (noun) the descendants of one individual SYNOMYM: ancestry , blood , blood line , bloodline , descent , line , line of descent , lineage , origin , parentage , stemma , stock EXAMPLE: * his entire lineage has been warriors DEFINITION: (noun) line of descent of a purebred animal DEFINITION: (noun) ancestry of a purebred animal SYNOMYM: bloodline DEFINITION: (adj) having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal SYNOMYM: pedigreed , pureblood , pureblooded , thoroughbred MNEMONIC: remember pedigree(food 4 dogs) its packety has dogs pic ie its ancestors pic ;p sounds like PAER(feet)+GIRI(fall)--so you touch feet of ur elders or ancestors. Pod hoite grihito dhuli.. Amra ancestorder pododhuli nei.

papyrus

ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant DEFINITION: (noun) paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans DEFINITION: (noun) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times SYNOMYM: cyperus papyrus , egyptian paper reed , egyptian paper rush , paper plant , paper rush DEFINITION: (noun) a document written on papyrus MNEMONIC: papyrus: sounds like paper thing

parasite

animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside DEFINITION: (noun) an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host DEFINITION: (noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage SYNOMYM: leech , sponge , sponger MNEMONIC: para (Skt) means other. Site means place to build home. Parasite means: insect living on other person's body.

parish

area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church DEFINITION: (noun) a local church community DEFINITION: (noun) the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor MNEMONIC: pa + rish = my dad(pa) is rishi munni(priest) parish sounds p-ri-sh-t. IN INDIA WE HAVE "PARSH-AD WHO IS INCHARGE OF SMALL SEGMENT OF DISTRIST,, Parish people (church community) consider themselves to be 'PARI's

patriarch

father and ruler of a family or tribe DEFINITION: (noun) title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) DEFINITION: (noun) the male head of family or tribe SYNOMYM: paterfamilias DEFINITION: (noun) any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race DEFINITION: (noun) a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself MNEMONIC: partri+arch patri=father......hence partiarch is father of family or tribe just as MONARCH means ruler, patriarch is ruler of a family or tribe pati+arch.......so arch means a single ruler and that person is pati i.e. father of family patriarch -patri means father and arch means the ruler and patriarch society means the society dominated by the male

pall

become boring; grow tiresome DEFINITION: (noun) a sudden numbing dread SYNOMYM: chill DEFINITION: (noun) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped SYNOMYM: cerement , shroud , winding-clothes , winding-sheet DEFINITION: (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) SYNOMYM: curtain , drape , drapery , mantle DEFINITION: (verb) become less interesting or attractive SYNOMYM: dull DEFINITION: (verb) cause to lose courage SYNOMYM: dash , daunt , frighten away , frighten off , scare , scare away , scare off EXAMPLE: * dashed by the refusal DEFINITION: (verb) cover with a pall DEFINITION: (verb) cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing SYNOMYM: cloy EXAMPLE: * Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite DEFINITION: (verb) cause to become flat EXAMPLE: * pall the beer DEFINITION: (verb) lose sparkle or bouquet SYNOMYM: become flat , die EXAMPLE: * wine and beer can pall DEFINITION: (verb) lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to) EXAMPLE: * the course palled on her DEFINITION: (verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody SYNOMYM: fatigue , jade , tire , weary EXAMPLE: * I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food MNEMONIC: A Song from Lage Raho Munna Bhai "Pall Pall Pall Pall Har pal Har Pal Kaise katega pal" If you are bored then you say "Kaise Katega Pall Har Pall" Appall::- one is appalled by boring things. pal+l...so your pals are becoming boring day per day. Alsoe Pale :: as something becomes plae after much use, a jocke beacomes Boring after u have heard it many times. tahts the meaning:: to become less interesting pall = poll = the thing like indian election poll = boring and tiresome when modern people listen to Pop Jon PALL's religious speech ,they get bored. in appall we can see pall that means we get shocked by the news and daunt ourselves pall -means time and actually time becomes noticeable and lengthy when you are bored

palette

board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters) DEFINITION: (noun) the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art SYNOMYM: pallet DEFINITION: (noun) board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used SYNOMYM: pallet DEFINITION: (noun) one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor SYNOMYM: pallette MNEMONIC: sounds like plate...the plate on which painters mix paints... to paint something painter ko sabse pehle lette banani padti hai...so palette palATE -> roof of the mouth palETTE ->board on which painter mixes pigments palLET -> small,poor bed

pedantic

bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry DEFINITION: (adj) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects SYNOMYM: academic , donnish MNEMONIC: Can u smell the word 'PANDIT'( "Scholar" in english) from "Pedantic"? PANDITs are usually very strict about the bookish stuff. pedantic sounds like VEDANTIC. Any body who follows Vedas is usually a v. conservative and bookish person. rhymes pendant. pendant is a small thing but when it is lost you are damn worried. so worrried about small things we distribute PEDAS when we want to SHOW OFF OUR LEARNING after exam results!! lol ped - to do with a child; pedantic = ped + anti + c; therefore not childlike; showing off bookish learning ped(tree) + ant >>> we see ants crawling on tree.. they are considered to follow their trivial tendency of walking in line.. same is here.. someone following his trivial knowledge.. think "frantic-antic" or doing something with urgency... similar to pandit and tantric...having the traits of both. PEN FRANTIC - the teacher is writing too much on the board you can't copy fast enough padha aatt taak

pander

cater to (the low desires of others) DEFINITION: (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) SYNOMYM: fancy man , pandar , panderer , pimp , ponce , procurer DEFINITION: (verb) yield (to); give satisfaction to SYNOMYM: gratify , indulge DEFINITION: (verb) arrange for sexual partners for others SYNOMYM: pimp , procure MNEMONIC: p(pant)+ander(inside)....pant k ander vale ko girlzz chahiye....needs some1 to arrange girlss....call pander...he ll do somethin.... pander - pan(porn) and pander sounds like render...one who renders (give or cater) something porn...make your mnemonic with these words MAHESH BHATT HAS PANDERED BRINGING IN A KISSING BANDER ( IMRAN HASHMI) Pander: Porn + Render. Renderer/Provider/Caterer of porn stuffs sounds like Pan+Vendor. That Pan vendor is a pander by evening.or just think of vendor....anyone who is catering to the needs of to whom he is supplying Reminds of Pandher ( Maninder Singh Pandher) found convict in Nithari killing case (as of today-14th feb-09) Have to edit blames from 'Mr.Pandher' now (13/09/09) Try to relate with pamper.Pander pampers his clients with whatever they want. PANTER.....pant means trousers.....a person who always plays with his and other people's pants is PANDER pander: pan+Dar: I know it takes long time to get a pan card if i apply it my self, so i gave it to a BROKER as its very urgent to me,and now i need not to fear about its process,he will get my pan card in 1 day.BROKER pander sounds like"Bandar"(hindi for monkey)....so for people into the act of pandering i.e. arranging for sexual partners for others...we dont hold them in high regards and call them names like bandar.... out of der(fear in hindi) serving with a pan(meetapan in hindi) to one which is satisfying a low desire of that someone noun कुटना दलाल (m) verb कुटनाई करना दलाली करना बढ़ावा देना pander(panther) =panther used for vulgar desire

pathetic

causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching DEFINITION: (adj) deserving or inciting pity SYNOMYM: hapless , miserable , misfortunate , piteous , pitiable , pitiful , poor , wretched EXAMPLE: * a hapless victim * miserable victims of war * the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic * piteous appeals for help * pitiable homeless children * a pitiful fate * Oh, you poor thing * his poor distorted limbs * a wretched life DEFINITION: (adj) inspiring mixed contempt and pity SYNOMYM: pitiable , pitiful EXAMPLE: * their efforts were pathetic * pitiable lack of character * pitiful exhibition of cowardice DEFINITION: (adj) inspiring scornful pity SYNOMYM: ridiculous , silly EXAMPLE: * how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years MNEMONIC: divide into PATH + HECTIC...If you have to travel a hectic path then you feel sad. if there is not path to proceed then you feel sad PAT with HATE - patting but showing scorn/hate

padre

chaplain (in the armed forces) DEFINITION: (noun) a chaplain in one of the military services SYNOMYM: holy joe , military chaplain , sky pilot DEFINITION: (noun) `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military SYNOMYM: father MNEMONIC: padh-re padh-re mainly done by all the fathers in home padre sounds like "Father" - in fact, it is father in Spanish and Italian. Father is the military chaplain of a home :) (Mallus)Pathiri Malayalam word for Priest comes from Padre speak the way Russians do.. it sounds like father

palm

conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir DEFINITION: (noun) the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers SYNOMYM: thenar DEFINITION: (noun) a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand DEFINITION: (noun) any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves SYNOMYM: palm tree DEFINITION: (noun) an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event SYNOMYM: decoration , laurel wreath , medal , medallion , ribbon DEFINITION: (verb) touch, lift, or hold with the hands SYNOMYM: handle EXAMPLE: * Don't handle the merchandise MNEMONIC: palm off means...to sell with the intention to deceive....so anything we hold in the palm and cover it, it is meant to deceive people.....

parley

conference (between opponents); CF. speak DEFINITION: (noun) a negotiation between enemies DEFINITION: (verb) discuss, as between enemies MNEMONIC: parley sounds like parliament... where CONFERENCE is held between opponents ... parley reminds us of parle biscuts....when you attend a CONFERENCE bisleri water and PARLE biscuts are served sounds like parlay.biscuit company...so a conferece between parlay and sunfeast biscuit company heads. Parley ~ Miley (Meet in Hindi) ; When people attend a conference, they meet each other par+ley:par means others and ley means lay(calm) down or pacify.so negotiation between enemies. in the movie 'Pirates of Caribbean' ; pirates, in difficult times, use the right of 'parley' which is right of negotiation Pirates of the Carribean .. Remember Jack Sparrow saying PARLEY . a conference with the pirates!! two golfing opponents (enemies) negotiate who will first attempt to make PAR and theres no way in hell (L) it will be EasY (EY) for either of them (LEY so we don't confuse with parLAY) PARTY without all the fun Parley : An negotiation between Enemies Truce : A Tacit Agreement between enemies for not fighting. First they eat Parley - G while negotiating and then they Have Truce (Juice) before agreeing not to fight.

pan

criticize harshly DEFINITION: (noun) cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel SYNOMYM: cooking pan DEFINITION: (noun) (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus SYNOMYM: goat god DEFINITION: (noun) shallow container made of metal DEFINITION: (noun) chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids SYNOMYM: genus pan DEFINITION: (verb) make a sweeping movement EXAMPLE: * The camera panned across the room DEFINITION: (verb) wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals SYNOMYM: pan off , pan out DEFINITION: (verb) express a totally negative opinion of SYNOMYM: tear apart , trash EXAMPLE: * The critics panned the performance MNEMONIC: the way people eat "pan"(hindi) and spit everywhere deserves harsh criticism.. think of the paan(hindi)..anyone who eats PAN excessively is subject to HARSH CRITICISM. PAN means the opposite of PANEGYRIC(praise) The performance of the band was so bad, we threw the PAN at them, even the kitchen sink!! PAN's Labyrinth was so popular that no movie critic dared to PAN about it. PAN sounding similar to BAN.. Which is a way of critisizing harshly Pan ,it is obvious that when you eat pan and spit in the road you will be harshly critized

panacea

cure-all; remedy for all diseases DEFINITION: (noun) (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia DEFINITION: (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists SYNOMYM: catholicon , cure-all , nostrum MNEMONIC: THIS WORD sound like pan of asia,which suggest remedy for all problems occuring in asia. PAIN I'll SEE YA -> its a cure for all ailments so we can say "see ya" to pain and aches!! Panacea Biotec - A Pharma Company - is producing remedy for all diseases. panacea sounds like panasonic.panasonic is a famous company which claims that they are the greatest.So panacea means like greatest of all. i mean something that cures everything pan bana rasvala - aisa karey dhamal ;this pan will solve all issues panacea= Pan(all) + ace = If player is behind in point and he will shoot all ace in tennis match it will cure all pan (all)....

pare

cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses DEFINITION: (verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit SYNOMYM: pare down DEFINITION: (verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from SYNOMYM: whittle EXAMPLE: * whittle a piece of wood DEFINITION: (verb) strip the skin off SYNOMYM: peel , skin EXAMPLE: * pare apples DEFINITION: (verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size SYNOMYM: trim EXAMPLE: * pare one's fingernails * trim the photograph * trim lumber MNEMONIC: for pare,we can remember spare,"we generally say spare a little bit for us also". Pare can be referred to a bit. You PARE your food when you eat SPARINGLY. sounds like PAIR...pair means two..so when you become two i.e when you get a girl friend, your money from the wallet gets PARED day by day.... pare rhymes with tear i wont spare u wait iam cmg to pare ur skin.idiot

panoramic

denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area DEFINITION: (adj) as from an altitude or distance SYNOMYM: bird's-eye EXAMPLE: * a bird's-eye survey * a panoramic view MNEMONIC: horama in Greek means: sight. pan + orama = total view. there is a book named panorama..which contains the information of everything... concentrate on d word mic.....mics are used to send sound to distant palces nd usuallly is at some altitude... I can capture panoramic view with my sony ericsom mobile (nora)h jones with stand with a mic at such a place where she will get a pa(noramic) view. i can use a mic to communicate over great distances ramember movie "PA".the word is pallet sound like pa let means pa is resting,where?on the bad.but bad is too poor pan means all and oramic means oracle.its a computer language.how can we go on with computer language just by practicing on comp by seeing with eyes. we capture some pictures which have wide angle or widespread picture to capture in continuous frame.. ie COMPREHENSIVE OR UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW. panoramic -seems like ramadhiya place which you like to see without any obstruction , with unbroken view

partition

divide into parts DEFINITION: (noun) a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) SYNOMYM: divider DEFINITION: (noun) (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit DEFINITION: (noun) (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism DEFINITION: (noun) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart SYNOMYM: division , partitioning , sectionalisation , sectionalization , segmentation DEFINITION: (verb) divide into parts, pieces, or sections SYNOMYM: partition off EXAMPLE: * The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British DEFINITION: (verb) separate or apportion into sections SYNOMYM: zone EXAMPLE:

pen

fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose DEFINITION: (noun) a writing implement with a point from which ink flows DEFINITION: (noun) an enclosure for confining livestock DEFINITION: (noun) a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play SYNOMYM: playpen DEFINITION: (noun) a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes SYNOMYM: penitentiary DEFINITION: (noun) female swan DEFINITION: (verb) produce a literary work SYNOMYM: compose , indite , write EXAMPLE: * She composed a poem * He wrote four novels MNEMONIC: The refill in the PEN is CONFINED to just some SPACE.Outer covering acts as a FENCED ENCLOSURE so that refill won't come out while writing things down on paper. Pinjor

palliate

ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) DEFINITION: (verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of SYNOMYM: extenuate , mitigate EXAMPLE: * The circumstances extenuate the crime DEFINITION: (verb) provide physical relief, as from pain SYNOMYM: alleviate , assuage , relieve EXAMPLE: * This pill will relieve your headaches MNEMONIC (Memory Aids) for palliate it can be like pale(faint coz of disease)+ate so eating the pain.i.e. reducing it. palliate=alleviate palli+ate.I was hungry,had pain in the stomach,so ate some palli(groundnut).It eased the pain but didn't cure it. a friend = a PAL will ALLEVIATE your pain. PALL+I+ATE..ease pain.. PALL means become borin.. u got bored of the pain..fed up of it..so u ATE it..to ease the pain.. pal(friend) + ate(lessen) >>> a friend always LESSEN OUR PAIN when it grows a lot now here a latin root could help fix few words. Pallere means concealed. cloaked hence something which has become pale . u can find this root in words: palliate: to ease or cloak pain without curing. pall: become pale >less intresting after much Pain+Alleviate->Palliate Pall when sick I ate something and i felt better ... same will happen with you. pallid DEFINITION:: pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion DEFINITION: (adj) abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress SYNOMYM: pale , wan EXAMPLE: * the pallid face of the invalid * her wan face suddenly flushed DEFINITION: (adj) (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble SYNOMYM: pale , sick , wan EXAMPLE: * the pale light of a half moon * a pale sun * the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street * a pallid sky * the pale (or wan) stars * the wan light of dawn DEFINITION: (adj) lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness SYNOMYM: pale EXAMPLE: * a pale rendition of the aria * pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender * a pallid performance MNEMONIC: pallid = pale + lid.(jus take the 1st four letters hence 'pale') PEELI(yellow) Pal( marathi word forreptile found in house)+Id....how is Pal? its yellow.... in pallid u can smell the word id.we all know that in id of our clg or office we look so dull and pallid.

palliate

ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) DEFINITION: (verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of SYNOMYM: extenuate , mitigate EXAMPLE: * The circumstances extenuate the crime DEFINITION: (verb) provide physical relief, as from pain SYNOMYM: alleviate , assuage , relieve EXAMPLE: * This pill will relieve your headaches MNEMONIC: it can be like pale(faint coz of disease)+ate so eating the pain.i.e. reducing it. palliate=alleviate palli+ate.I was hungry,had pain in the stomach,so ate some palli(groundnut).It eased the pain but didn't cure it. a friend = a PAL will ALLEVIATE your pain. PALL+I+ATE..ease pain.. PALL means become borin.. u got bored of the pain..fed up of it..so u ATE it..to ease the pain.. pal(friend) + ate(lessen) >>> a friend always LESSEN OUR PAIN when it grows a lot now here a latin root could help fix few words. Pallere means concealed. cloaked hence something which has become pale . u can find this root in words: palliate: to ease or cloak pain without curing. pall: become pale >less intresting after much Pain+Alleviate->Palliate Pall when sick I ate something and i felt better ... same will happen with you. pal(PALANG)+let(LIE DOWN or latena)...read let as"late" in hindi....so you lie on a bed...But the bed is pallid. Similar to palette. Palette has different colors. A poor bed is made of old clothes and hence is of different colors. Pall means grow tired. Thus after feeling tired one sleeps on a bed. Thus pallet is a small bed. How similar pallet with palonko(in bangla means cot). Pallet is not that much aristocratic like palonko rather poor as SMALL BED My hamster eats pellets (sounds like pallet) and sleeps on straw ( a poor bed). remember the movie "PA".the word is pallet.sounds like pa let.in hindi means pa let ja take rest but where,on a bed.but the bed is too poor.

parity

equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate DEFINITION: (noun) (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered SYNOMYM: para EXAMPLE: * the parity of the mother must be considered * a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children DEFINITION: (noun) (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity EXAMPLE: * parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data DEFINITION: (noun) (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error SYNOMYM: check bit , parity bit DEFINITION: (noun) (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system SYNOMYM: conservation of parity , mirror symmetry , space-reflection symmetry DEFINITION: (noun) functional equality MNEMONIC: parity.......divide it like pari(pair)...pairs always exhibit equality in their choices. parity...sounds like PARTY.....party is given to people of EQUAL status.. well another could be in medical science..wher parity means how many times a lady give births...so there is A CLOSE RESEMBLANCE....in her children. parity...in maths..parity means to find the EQUALITY BETWEEN TWO numbers whether the number is EVEN OR ODD. parity rhyme with DisPARITY WHICH IS DIS(NOT)+PARITY(EQUALITY)= INEQUALTIY purchasing power parity (PPP)... WE DAILY COME through it..means an indication of the way, the exchange rate EQUALIZE THE PURCHASING POWER OF different currencies. Remember the most common word social disparity which means social ineuality dis means not parity means equality Parity comes from "par". Live below and above par, when it is at par- equal, it is parity, equality or close.

paraphernalia

equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry DEFINITION: (noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. SYNOMYM: appurtenance , gear MNEMONIC: You remember this word by peripheral,means extra equipments.. parap(her)(nalia) : here nalia in hindi means to take bath,so gals taking bath require a lot of extra stuff. second part of the word sounds like furniture...which reminds us of equipment paraphernalia= parapher (fera far = marriage kar)+ n (and) + alia (giving equipments)= the people giving lots of dowry / gifts and equipments for the marriage (para+pherna+lia)imagine u r going for a theft(dhoom 2)u r asking ur partner did u take (PARAchute+PHERna ka(magnetic substance which rotates(pherna) and attracts guns+LIYA(did u take) sound of "funnel" in between ....equipments निजी सामग्री गहना (m) वस्त्र (m) साज साज-सामान (m)

parched

extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat) DEFINITION: (adj) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight SYNOMYM: adust , baked , scorched , sunbaked EXAMPLE: * a vast desert all adust * land lying baked in the heat * parched soil * the earth was scorched and bare * sunbaked salt flats DEFINITION: (adj) toasted or roasted slightly EXAMPLE: * parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet MNEMONIC: if you parked the car in open, then due to sunlight and greenhouse effect it will become hot or dry parched = P (police) after + marched (parade)= they become dry and thirsty parked the car because of thirsty .so u need to drink cool drink In March (and April) the summer is at its peak in places like delhi,nagpur,mumbai ... the climate becomes extremely dry and hence you are extremely thirsty Parched!! ..Pls try the word preched instead for remembering. Think about the story of thirsty crow perched on a tree which put stones so that it can drink water from pot. if you are left in a car PARKED in sunlight ..then after sometime you will become THIRSTY... if u march[walk] in march you will be thirsty[parched] after marching in parade or pocession you feel dry and thirsty I "marched" in the parade thats y m feeling thirsty Yeo(GEO)man = earth man means FARMER.....!!!!

paroxysm

fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst DEFINITION: (noun) a sudden uncontrollable attack SYNOMYM: convulsion , fit EXAMPLE: * a paroxysm of giggling * a fit of coughing * convulsions of laughter MNEMONIC: paroxysm sounds like "proxy" when we give proxy in class, we laugh a lot after class if it is successful. But professor may go in a rage if he gets to know about proxy and he may hit and give fit of pain or attack para+OXY+ism .. it is said that excess of oxygen gives people the high that alcohol gives.. and such people can be considered to be in a rage or have a sudden outburst of anger.. Par-OX-ysm : focus on OX, the husband of cow ;) OX, is an attacking animal. Better yet imagine a pair of uncontrollable oxen attacking and the attack IS...UM..very sudden Focus on paROXysm. Imagine you're at a ROCK concert and you have a sudden uncontrollable urge to dance crazily and yell, "THIS ROCKS". when PARO left devdas.. devas had a fit of rage & pain at the same time. paroxysm = par (all) + oxysm ( oxygen)= if u take all oxygen patient have sudden attack of pain Imagine a PAIR OF OX yoked together that hate each other and are in a rage. Sounds like paralysis..

panache

flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; DEFINITION: (noun) distinctive and stylish elegance SYNOMYM: dash , elan , flair , style EXAMPLE: * he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer DEFINITION: (noun) a feathered plume on a helmet MNEMONIC: ir reminds of the movie FASHION.all de top models wer frm panache..therefore u cn relate it to stylish way of dressin panache.. sounds like moustache... ppl grow differnts kinds of moustaches to appear stylish if u have seen the movie "FASHION"... priyanka chopra models for the company PANACHE,,, which shows pryinaka chopra is stylish , energetic, and famboyant people eat PAN to showoff, but they don't know that it will cause ACHE sounds like headache so they can do things with out head ache Problem+Cash. If you have cash.. you'll solve your problem without any difficulty.

parquet

floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece DEFINITION: (noun) a floor made of parquetry SYNOMYM: parquet floor DEFINITION: (noun) seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle MNEMONIC: sounds like carpet. which is made of different design. carpet is cloth flooring.. n parquet is wood flooring.. the spelling is the hardest part imagine playing croquet on a parquet floor P(patterned)+carpet parquet soud like "ped (trree wood) carpet" means wood flooring PAR(feet) + Quetly rakha awaj aye ga kyon k wood ka floor hai na keep ur feet quitely coz it's made of wood and will produce noise

paramount

foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal DEFINITION: (adj) having superior power and influence SYNOMYM: overriding , predominant , predominate , preponderant , preponderating EXAMPLE: * the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism MNEMONIC: paraMOUNT..(MOUNT EVEREST)..IS THE biggest mountain on the earth,so something SUPREME ,and BEYOND OUR REACH(LIKE MOUNT EVEREST) is paraMOUNT. paramount movies is a hollywood movies production house and their movies are considered to the most supreme of all :) hence the meaning Something that is as important (pyaara) as mountain (mount) PARAMOUNT Airways which is SUPREME among all,BEYOND the reach of other companies, and Flies ABOVE it can be remember like this.paramount-mount-amount-money.now everyone knows that money is most important then anything else.we r doing all this painstaking work for money. paramount -my one friend gf reads in paramount boarding school and he place her in the topmost superity than any other thing

panegyric

formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics. DEFINITION: (noun) a formal expression of praise SYNOMYM: encomium , eulogy , paean , pean DEFINITION: (adj) formally expressing praise SYNOMYM: encomiastic , eulogistic , panegyrical MNEMONIC: pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means expression of praise pane(pain)+gyric(lyrics)=if someone takes pain and writes lyrics then he will get PRAISED!!! panehyric:gyric sounnds like "lyric".so if any song has a good lyric then everybody praise it...in invites appreciation and praises.. it sounds like eugyric which also means praise Pen + jerry = When Jerry helps Tom from Owner. Tom offers pen to Jerry and say go i.e. formal praise. If the lyrics of the songs are good then the lyricist will get PRAISEd pan+e+gyric~juric= i told to jury of india that we need a facility to apply pan cards through E~electonically ie, Online. And ther judge/Jury praised me for this idea. Looking through a window pane at the formal wear makes me want to express praise, not jeers (gyric) opposite of pan is panegyrc sounds like panipuri.. you praise sb if they get you panipuri PANEGYRIC= PANIGRAHANAM, when panigrahanam happens others praise through manthras

patina

green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting DEFINITION: (noun) a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal MNEMONIC: Patila(a utensil made of copper) gets rusted and a green layer called patina is formed on it. pudinaa patina sounds like patna where u find green crust on old bronze works A lover gave his girl friend a metal ring but wo PATI NA (she was not flattered) why? because that that ring had patina over it, she was not impressed. paint, put on a layer of green PAINT think of GREEN color bajaj PLATINA Rusting away..... pattina in telugu means something is attached..pakudu pattina..means like algae has been attached..algae=green in colour.. Patina..like Patna... Imagine, you find Statue of Liberty in Patna...Statue of Liberty is green because its made of copper... Just remember...Statue of Liberty in Patna 'gadda patina' refers to top layer copper when gets really old will get converted into a green crusty ISOTOPE of PLATINUM

peerless

having no equal; incomparable DEFINITION: (adj) eminent beyond or above comparison SYNOMYM: matchless , nonpareil , one , one and only , unmatchable , unmatched , unrivaled , unrivalled EXAMPLE: * matchless beauty * the team's nonpareil center fielder * she's one girl in a million * the one and only Muhammad Ali * a peerless scholar * infamy unmatched in the Western world * wrote with unmatchable clarity * unrivaled mastery of her art MNEMONIC: peerless sounds like pair less, i.e. who or what has no pair or equal thing peer+less--- peer means group of equal or matched things, PEERLESS means NOT EQUAL OR UNMATCHED OR MATCHLESS

parody

humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V. DEFINITION: (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way SYNOMYM: burlesque , charade , lampoon , mockery , pasquinade , put-on , sendup , spoof , takeoff , travesty DEFINITION: (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry SYNOMYM: mockery , takeoff DEFINITION: (verb) make a spoof of or make fun of DEFINITION: (verb) make a parody of SYNOMYM: burlesque , spoof EXAMPLE: * The students spoofed the teachers MNEMONIC: parody..parrot..always imitates people often in a humorous way. par+ ody :think of parrot for par n comedy ( humorous )for ody.. parrot imitates in a funny way

pastiche

imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists DEFINITION: (noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources SYNOMYM: medley , potpourri DEFINITION: (noun) a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work MNEMONIC: PASTi+CHE......pasti...PASTE...........we do copy PASTE......while copying we imitate the style of others and paste it where we want paste- we use paste to stick posters of superstars we want to imitate . pastiche=past+stitch,stitch is also a thread art and so it has been of the past,and it has been copied past+iche ITCHING to copy from the PAST Movie songs. Paste + Stitch => Paste & Stiching give a picture of mixture & combining (of ideas & works) u can read it as PAST+CHEAT..so it is a work of art that is a cheat from the past work. PASTICHE -> PASTE + STITCH. PASTing and STITCHing connect disperate objects. PASTICHE connects to a PAST artwork. past se lekar chipkaaya gaya... Copy chesi PASTE chestam, ala paste chesinadaniki STYLE add cheyakapote CHE antaru... Just imagine music composer Deva with the Tooth paste in hand. PAST +PASTE =PASTE PAST WORK =IMITATE PREVIOS WORK Pastiche = Past + i + che, From the past i am watching it. PASTICHE = PASTE + CHEVERAL (SEVERAL) ART WORK

pell-mell

in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell DEFINITION: (adj) with undue hurry and confusion SYNOMYM: helter-skelter EXAMPLE: * a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause * a pell-mell dash for the train DEFINITION: (adv) in a wild or reckless manner SYNOMYM: harum-scarum EXAMPLE: * dashing harum-scarum all over the place * running pell-mell up the stairs MNEMONIC: pelli-malli malli pelli cheskovala vadda ani confusion pell....no..no..no.. I think mell will be right.. but mmmmmm..oh..I am in a great confusion..what should I take????? peheli bar milne pe somtimes confusion hota hai ...if u dnt recognise the other person Sounds like pale-male i.e. if a guy looks pale then he must be experiencing some DISORDER (e.g can be due to disease)...so DISORDERLY or IN CONFUSION pell-mell sounds lik jillmill in d movie barfi...shez a mentally disordered person...always confused

partial

incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something DEFINITION: (noun) the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant SYNOMYM: partial derivative DEFINITION: (noun) a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency SYNOMYM: overtone , partial tone DEFINITION: (adj) being or affecting only a part; not total EXAMPLE: * a partial description of the suspect * partial collapse * a partial eclipse * a partial monopoly * partial immunity DEFINITION: (adj) showing favoritism DEFINITION: (adj) (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for SYNOMYM: fond EXAMPLE: * fond of chocolate

paltry

insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash DEFINITION: (adj) not worth considering SYNOMYM: negligible , trifling EXAMPLE: * he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost * piffling efforts * a trifling matter DEFINITION: (adj) contemptibly small in amount SYNOMYM: measly , miserable EXAMPLE: * the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief * a paltry wage * almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans MNEMONIC (Memory Aids) for paltry pal means moment in hindi,its very small...so can b neglected when we r wasting hrs on facebook:) Relate this word to poultry. If poultry is not kept or stored properly, it will become worthless. (pal+try)Imagine you are advising your friend "hey pal(close friend), don't try it..it's not worth considering this option" Pal + Try. Pal means friend. Since you have very less no of pals/friends you keep on trying to make new ones sounds like POULTRY,that have MISERABLE life its like this PAL(friend)+try(try).....so it goes like this friend try again u made insignificant effort PANTRY car of railways provide PALTRY amount of meal as compared to platform caterers for the tantamount of money. PALTRY rhymes with PAUCITY which means dearth scarcity, paltry means insignificant or small in value hey PAL(friend)TRYeng to impress her is NOT WORTHY as she is already engaged paltry sounds like POULTRY which is INSIGNIFICANT for VEGETARIANS suppose a salesman is trying to persuade to buy sth:"Its really cheap PAL,TRY it!",thus, PALTRY=petty and insignificant amount pal+try = hey pal dont try somethin which is insignificant and trifling chickens are paltry poultry. POULTRY is worthless as we kill chickens to eat....hence PALTRY sounds like POULTRY.... pal (pole) and try(tree)...a pole is very small in comparison to the tree..so paultry- very small value Hey pal try it man...you tel ur pal to try something because its not all that costly, its petty or of insignificant amt sounds lyk pantry.. today our pantry has very less snacks Paltry-remember poultry, poultry is important coz it gives chicken(i like chicken),so paltry is unimportant. poultry - important paltry- unimportant read it as "partly" which means "partial" so adha-adhoora kam has no significance in your path success..... My pals trying to give back borrowed money but he can't cause he's poor. paltry same sound as party(political party),so nowadays political party are becoming insignificant to the peoples.

parlance

language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance DEFINITION: (noun) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language SYNOMYM: idiom MNEMONIC: Focus on PAR(ticular) LAN(guage) So Parlance is a PARticular manner of speaking a LANguage. parlance taken from 'parler' which means to speak. Thus parlance is nothing but a language.

parameter

limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget DEFINITION: (noun) a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves SYNOMYM: parametric quantity DEFINITION: (noun) any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance DEFINITION: (noun) (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program SYNOMYM: argument DEFINITION: (noun) a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data MNEMONIC: parameter means perimeter means its a limit for its shape.

patent

obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N. DEFINITION: (noun) a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention SYNOMYM: patent of invention DEFINITION: (noun) an official document granting a right or privilege SYNOMYM: letters patent DEFINITION: (verb) obtain a patent for EXAMPLE: * Should I patent this invention? DEFINITION: (verb) grant rights to; grant a patent for DEFINITION: (verb) make open to sight or notice EXAMPLE: * His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him DEFINITION: (adj) (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage EXAMPLE: * patent ductus arteriosus DEFINITION: (adj) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment SYNOMYM: apparent , evident , manifest , plain , unmistakable EXAMPLE: * the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields * evident hostility * manifest disapproval * patent advantages * made his meaning plain * it is plain that he is no reactionary * in plain view MNEMONIC: relate it with patient....when you enter a hospital, you can easily judge a patient from the others. Something easily seen. blatant I have the PATENT of my invention. So it's CLEAR to everyone that who is the real inventor. patent ka matlab hi ki pakado tent ka sabhi rights,kyunki tent tumhara hi APPARENTLY we have to PAY for the TENT.. (pa-tent)

patois

local or provincial dialect DEFINITION: (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) SYNOMYM: argot , cant , jargon , lingo , slang , vernacular EXAMPLE: * they don't speak our lingo DEFINITION: (noun) a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard MNEMONIC: (Sounds like potato) Some say patois, some say potato and some say aloo while all seem that round vegetable only difference of language. pato+is...say your friend is saying you to "pataoo(flirt) isko (that girl)..by talking in her own patois. Patois - 'pat'a nahi k'onsi' bhasha bol raha hai its origin from french..where patois means to handle something very clumsily.so illetrate people basically handle situation very clumsily while communicating so they don't give much importance to what they are saying hence use dilects.which are genar haven't u heard the phrase - "pataeto potaeto" means two ways of saying potato, different dialects will have different ways Split like PATO+IS.. PATO IS a brazillan player who speaks in his local brazillan language. focus on PAT ..means..exactly suited to the situation....so the DILECTS WHICH are said by particular group of people , are SITUATION BASED, OR SPOKEN DURING a particular SITUATION. The spelling is a hard part OIS stands for Other Interpretations of Sentences patois is pronounced as "pathwa" which is similar to "Fatwa" which is given by the regional Muslim leader. Speech by regional muslim clergy. ...yeah,well no one cares what jargon muslim clergy uses ragra paetis..maharashtran jargon and substandard one at that..perfect mnemonic patois is pronounced as "patwa" from this pronouncing one could remember that each country read it in their own ways.. because difference in their accent. Example:Bhojpuri dialect 土话

paragon

model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue DEFINITION: (noun) an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept SYNOMYM: beau ideal , idol , perfection DEFINITION: (noun) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal SYNOMYM: apotheosis , ideal , nonesuch , nonpareil , nonsuch , saint MNEMONIC: paragon which is a slipper brand makes products which are models for perfection ARAGON in the movie Lord of the Rings was a perfect soldier paragon = para-'related to' + -gon'figure has many angles'. If a polygon has infinity angles, it becomes circle. Circle is perfect Think problem-gone = perfection! remember PARAGON slippers ..they r standard model of perfection Remember the paragon slipper ad ??? think of Paragon office chappals >>> ideal thing to be worn in office...

paradigm

model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word DEFINITION: (noun) systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word DEFINITION: (noun) a standard or typical example SYNOMYM: epitome , image , prototype EXAMPLE: * he is the prototype of good breeding * he provided America with an image of the good father DEFINITION: (noun) the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) SYNOMYM: substitution class DEFINITION: (noun) the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time EXAMPLE: * he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm MNEMONIC: HERE DIVIDE AS PARA+DIGM--- DIGM=DIAGRAM SO DIAGRAM SERVES AS MODEL,EXAMPLE,PATTERN FOR A PROTOTYPE divide it like parad+igm.....now focus on PARADE....parade is done DURING PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS LIKE INDEPENDENCE DAY, REPUBLIC DAY..just to SHOW OR EXHIBIT THE strength of nation, SO watching a parade is A EXAMPLE OR MODAL for other countries to IDENT para+digm--- para(pehla) digm(diagram)--- is a PATTERN, or a MODEL or an EXAMPLE to plan something SO watching a parade is A EXAMPLE OR MODAL for other countries to IDENTIFY ABOUT india's strenth in millitary power. basically it is derived from latin parádeigma..where deigma is taken from deikma..which means to show....paradigm means to show a pattern to people about something. paradise is always a standard example. PARAyoko Mind mae DIG karna jub wo kuch model hothehae ya kuch example Split as Para and Digm. To explain any PARAgraph easily we need Diagram (Digm) PARIS DINING is the standard for a gourmet paradigm -discovery of the new metal radium by the cury models that human beings are borned for innovation

parochial

narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes DEFINITION: (adj) relating to or supported by or located in a parish EXAMPLE: * parochial schools DEFINITION: (adj) narrowly restricted in outlook or scope SYNOMYM: insular EXAMPLE: * little sympathy with parochial mentality * insular attitudes toward foreigners MNEMONIC: link this with paro....(of devdas)...whose parents were narrow in their outlook for devdas family , so they married her to someone else. Having PARTIAL vision This word is derived from 'parish' i.e. which means "local".parochial outlook is local,"restrained" link this ti par(foot in english),par are at the bottom of body so parochial is linked to something down in vision or outlook the inhabitant of parish are narrow minded 1. परिमित 2. संकीर्ण 3. सीमित 4. घिरा हुआ

patrician

noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian DEFINITION: (noun) a person of refined upbringing and manners DEFINITION: (noun) a member of the aristocracy SYNOMYM: aristocrat , blue blood DEFINITION: (adj) befitting a person of noble origin EXAMPLE: * a patrician nose DEFINITION: (adj) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy SYNOMYM: aristocratic , aristocratical , blue , blue-blooded , gentle EXAMPLE: * an aristocratic family * aristocratic Bostonians * aristocratic government * a blue family * blue blood * the blue-blooded aristocracy * of gentle blood * patrician landholders of the American South * aristocratic bearing * aristocratic features * patrician tastes MNEMONIC: consider ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL those who study in that school are noble pater = father, patres = fatehrs in Latin. So, anything with "patr" in the beginning will refer to father(ly figures). Imagine a girl named Patricia with gowns and aristocratic dress patri=pati, i want my pati to be noble a member of a PATRIARCHY. Patrician The father of nation. patrician~britan; They are very critical about their behaviour in public as they think they are noble and aristocratic! PA(papa)+TRICIan(tricky)...so a father playing tricky games is an aristocrat a person who is having patriotic feeling over his country is considered to be a noblest person

passive

not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance DEFINITION: (noun) the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb SYNOMYM: passive voice EXAMPLE: * `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice * `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive DEFINITION: (adj) lacking in energy or will SYNOMYM: inactive EXAMPLE: * Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself DEFINITION: (adj) peacefully resistant in response to injustice SYNOMYM: peaceful EXAMPLE: * passive resistance DEFINITION: (adj) expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb EXAMPLE:

partisan

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla DEFINITION: (noun) a fervent and even militant proponent of something SYNOMYM: drumbeater , zealot DEFINITION: (noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity SYNOMYM: enthusiast , partizan DEFINITION: (noun) a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries SYNOMYM: partizan DEFINITION: (adj) devoted to a cause or party SYNOMYM: partizan MNEMONIC: parti(think of a political party)+san(son)...so a father who is favouring his son's political party, instead of a good party. A partisan says, 'my party is my SON, my daughter, my mom & my dad' just d way civism is being a good citizen, partism (reminds of partisan) is being a good(ardent) supporter of a party/group/person/activity PARTison -> taking a PART or side Partisan almost sounds like "party-fan".. Someone who strongly supports partying it up :)

pedestrian

ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N. DEFINITION: (noun) a person who travels by foot SYNOMYM: footer , walker DEFINITION: (adj) lacking wit or imagination SYNOMYM: earthbound , prosaic , prosy EXAMPLE: * a pedestrian movie plot MNEMONIC: ped means foot pedestrian means one who walks on foot is obviously ordinary pedestrian -it seems like paidal which means walking on foot pede+strian=pede(poor)+strain(nervous)..poor people feel nervous becoz they walk ..talking about them feels like boring ,unintersting The ppl who always walks on foot in the road without car or bike is always ordinary ppl. tonsure heads need a Tonic for Sure

palimpsest

parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased DEFINITION: (noun) a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible MNEMONIC: sounds like pamphlet , and a palimpsest is a sort of pamphlet . limp + sets -> sets of paper that has gone limp due to erasing and rewriting. you wrote a phone number on your palm and after an hour you wrote address on same palm with previous no. slightly visible... palm(or phamplet)gone limp by rewriting and rubbing... my midget PAL was a victim of incest, wait, cross out n and c and change that to iMPSest Pa(piece)+limp(about to erased or vanished )+set=piece is used for set which is about to erase or vanish

pastry

paste of flour and water (eaten when baked) DEFINITION: (noun) a dough of flour and water and shortening SYNOMYM: pastry dough DEFINITION:

pathological

pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease DEFINITION: (adj) of or relating to the practice of pathology SYNOMYM: pathologic EXAMPLE: * pathological laboratory DEFINITION: (adj) caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition EXAMPLE: * a pathological liar * a pathological urge to succeed DEFINITION: (adj) caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology SYNOMYM: diseased , morbid , pathologic EXAMPLE: * diseased tonsils * a morbid growth * pathologic tissue * pathological bodily processes MNEMONIC: This PATH of LOGICAL behaviour of the Harmon’s will lead to new breakthrough of the disease a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR has a lying addiction/disease. pathology link this with the other common words which you have already heard like osteopathy , pathogen and recall that it is related to the disease

pecuniary

pertaining to money DEFINITION: (adj) relating to or involving money SYNOMYM: monetary EXAMPLE: * monetary rewards * he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services MNEMONIC: One NAARY(woman) after PE-KAY(drinking)was lying on the ground beggind for money sounds like "penny" which is money. well PECUNIARY sounds similar to "penury" which means extreme poverty.. which is something related to MONEY.. Pecuniary: PECU + Niary. We are all very much peculiar when we are involved in a money matter. peculiar + nari = a peculiar nari who doesnt like spending...weird right? pecu = money pecuniary = relatted to money

pediatrician

physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics DEFINITION: (noun) a specialist in the care of babies SYNOMYM: baby doctor , paediatrician , pediatrist MNEMONIC: remember the add pedia sure which is provided as a nourishment to children

patrimony

property inherited from a father DEFINITION: (noun) a church endowment DEFINITION: (noun) an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) SYNOMYM: birthright MNEMONIC: patrimony sounds like part money..part of money...so a son gets a PART OF MONEY FROM HIS FATHER. Patri-> Paternal. Mony-> Money. Parimony = Paternal (Father) Money

paranoia

psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac DEFINITION: (noun) a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur MNEMONIC: para+NOIa; NOI in tamil means some disease,and para means beyond or forethought. hence this can be considered as "some disease of thinking urself a grandeur" paranoia some what sounds like paranoid (people suffering from psychological disorder are considered as paranoid) In greek Para = out , Noia = Mind so mental disorder, Psychosis They are no actual. PARANOIA = PARA + NOKIA(NOIA): Imagine NOKIA is paranoiac about iPhone. para means out and nokia means an automobile which effects mind when overly usedso out of mind...

paraphrase

restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words DEFINITION: (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification SYNOMYM: paraphrasis DEFINITION: (verb) express the same message in different words SYNOMYM: rephrase , reword MNEMONIC: Para+phrase. (convert paragraph to a phrase..ie translation) its like paragraph written using our own phrases PARAI+PHRASE- to put something PARARI(belonging to others) in ur words/PHRASE. PHRASE PARAI things

palate

roof of the mouth; sense of the taste DEFINITION: (noun) the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities SYNOMYM: roof of the mouth MNEMONIC: remember PAL+ATE, ur pal eats everything u hav cooked it means he has good sense of taste Remember Plateau - Roof of the mountain palate seems like plate and the endoupper surface of you mouth is like the plate

pastoral

rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor DEFINITION: (noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life SYNOMYM: idyl , idyll , pastorale DEFINITION: (noun) a letter from a pastor to the congregation DEFINITION: (noun) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) DEFINITION: (adj) of or relating to a pastor EXAMPLE: * pastoral work * a pastoral letter DEFINITION: (adj) relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle SYNOMYM: bucolic EXAMPLE: * pastoral seminomadic people * pastoral land * a pastoral economy DEFINITION: (adj) (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic SYNOMYM: arcadian , bucolic EXAMPLE: * a country life of arcadian contentment * a pleasant bucolic scene * charming in its pastoral setting * rustic tranquility MNEMONIC: past(history)+oral---We believe that in the past people were of rural kind and we only study them orally in books.. PASTURE+ALL - Pastures are found in rural areas! pastoral = past + oral; At past oral exam has been taken by school teachers at villages.

paucity

scarcity; dearth DEFINITION: (noun) an insufficient quantity or number SYNOMYM: dearth MNEMONIC: pau - paav as in paav bhaji and only one "paav" for the whole city...so obviously it will be scarce take it as somebody saying about a city as pau;in hindi PAU(pao-a small weght)i.e "ek pau ki to city hai" paucity=scarcity....these two words rhyme.... pa+city works has been PAused in CITY bcoz of SCARICITY pau+city=in bangla pau means to get(pawa)In city it is very difficult to get (city te pawa khub kothin) Paw+City, Just replace PAU/W with SCAR/E. If animals attack with their PAWs, it leaves SCARs and we get SCAREd. In a "city", there is a "scarcity" of many things Beautiful City called PAU (parries) is very small and scarcity of cold of minus degree temperature. paucity: pav means a low money in telugu......so by this scarcity comes PAUper - Poor individual PAUcity - poor state of affairs "pau"(bread)+"city" ---> sohore pauruti nai +cityâ€"the city in whch only paav are available LACKS in vegetables a city where anything is not sufficient....

pedant

scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities DEFINITION: (noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit SYNOMYM: bookworm , scholastic MNEMONIC: Pedant rhymes with PATENT. Usually those students get PATENT who do research. Since they do research they must be scholar. (ped + ant)remember as padaai karne wali cheeti(ant).ie scholar pedant rhymes with student. Think of a special kind of student. "pendant of books" har waqt books latkake ghoomta rehta hai... "kitaabi keeda" rhyme with VED+AANTH ..jo Veda ko aanth tak padhta ho matlab ki SCHOLAR,kitabi keera "DANT" SCOLDING PADTI HAI AAMIR KHAN KO 3 IDIOTS MEIN BECAUZE WOH BOOK "PE" DI HUI DEFINITION OF MCHINE NAHIN BOLTA HAI = PE+DANT Pedant:Ped(Pedda=Big)+Ant,so lets suppose think like this as small ants have little knowledge and big have high knowledge because they are Pedda,since who learned much(shows off Learning) Pedant:Ped(Pedda=Big)+Ant,so a person who sees smallthings(Ants) as a big one(Pedda),chinna vatinikuda peddadiga chesi chustadu,because he is found of knowledge(who shows off learning) remeber pendant- it is small but also if lost you will worry about it. hence the meaning rhymes with VEDAANT(hindi)..jo jo vaada aanth tak padhe i.e. scholar,kitabi keera pedant the ppl who gives you peda i.e. rule you they always follows formal rules. pedant=ped(legs) + ant (aunty): If aunty has to strong his ped(legs) she has to study.. ped (read as pad in hindi) + ant (small) -> so the one who is very small in "padai" so who is not very much capable of teaching on his own, so gives emphasis on book learning.

penance

self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent DEFINITION: (noun) remorse for your past conduct SYNOMYM: penitence , repentance DEFINITION: (noun) a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution DEFINITION: (noun) voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing SYNOMYM: self-abasement , self-mortification MNEMONIC: 'penance' can be read as 'pain on us' what we take as a punishment on ourself for our sins. penanace is similar to penalty wich is given for wrong activities Big punishment if you are asked to write answer without a pen that is without a pen..answer! imagine if you go without PENIS for a week. big punishment Penance = Pin in Ass. One can only do that if really repentant or Penitence. writing answer in a pen(animals place) is a punishment penance = pen + ance; with pen write you confession.

parable

short simple story teaching a moral DEFINITION: (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) SYNOMYM: allegory , apologue , fable DEFINITION: (noun) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message EXAMPLE: * the parable of the prodigal son MNEMONIC: para+able.. is a small PARAgraph that makes u able.. (i.e. gives morals) Is sounds like para+ fable .. fable expressed in one para(short) It sounds like fable (moral story) whatever ends in ABLE is a story... para means SHORT... parable = para + able; This para of the story is able to give the complete description of the story.

parallel

similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parall DEFINITION: (noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else SYNOMYM: analog , analogue DEFINITION: (noun) an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator SYNOMYM: latitude , line of latitude , parallel of latitude DEFINITION: (noun) (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes) EXAMPLE: * parallels never meet DEFINITION: (verb) be parallel to EXAMPLE: * Their roles are paralleled by ours DEFINITION: (verb) make or place parallel to something SYNOMYM: collimate EXAMPLE: * They paralleled the ditch to the highway DEFINITION: (verb) duplicate or match SYNOMYM: duplicate , twin EXAMPLE: * The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse DEFINITION: (adj) being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting EXAMPLE: * parallel lines never converge * concentric circles are parallel * dancers in two parallel rows DEFINITION: (adj) of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations EXAMPLE: * parallel processing MNEMONIC:

pedagogue

teacher; CF. child leader DEFINITION: (noun) someone who educates young people SYNOMYM: educator , pedagog MNEMONIC: ped normally means for a child.. and -agogue means a leader.. hence pedegogue.. PEDA(a sweet)+GOt...student GOT a PEDA from TEACHER ped+agog+ue--- pedantic means who is inclided towards academic learning, and agog means exicted, so pedagogue means a WHO TEACHES, as teacher are always excited to TEACH split as ped(tree) + ago + gue(give) >> Trees teach us the 'value of giving' right from the time of youth. So trees are pedagogue pedagogue-pedos means child and agogue means the leader ,hence it means the child teahcer or instructor

peccadillo

slight offense or fault; CF. sin DEFINITION: (noun) a petty misdeed SYNOMYM: indiscretion MNEMONIC: "pecc" (actually, pecado) refers to "mistake" as in impeccable. pecking others etc., So, peccadillo means small mistake. no one is PUKKA . we tend to do small and petty mistakes If you watch American pie 3 movie you can easily remember this word in this movie the heroin have this peccadillo ( penis shape dildo ) which girls use for the small offense or sexual satisfaction pecc(mistake) + dillo(dhila)means loose,so small mistake.. peccadillo=penis-ca-dhorlo(bangla)..it means to hold penis..you can say it as handling..it is not a serious offense pecca means drink beer and dillo means looseness so peeke offence kar diya peccadillo=peca +adi+l(light)+o(lo(tesko))..playing cards is a minor offence sound like BACARDI LAO(bring)...you are asking your friend to bring bacardi....and drinking bacardi is a minor crime(morally)..... peccadillo sounds like -- puchka dhil marlo -- which is slight offence pakka di low blow = petty act the armaDILLO PECked my arm but I considered this only a minor offense because he could have bit my arm off pe+ca+dil+lo....so ek person pe ke dil lo-dil lo bol rha hai....means it is a slight offense Peccadillo means Pecca Dil Lo yani ladki ka Dil pakka lo aur "make small mistake" yani thodi galti karo Pecca Dil Lo aur this surely will be your petty mistake in life. pecca (playing card) + dil (deal) + lo (low offense)….

pallet

small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet DEFINITION: (noun) the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art SYNOMYM: palette DEFINITION: (noun) a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it DEFINITION: (noun) a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay DEFINITION: (noun) a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed DEFINITION: (noun) board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used SYNOMYM: palette MNEMONIC: pal(PALANG)+let(LIE DOWN or latena)...read let as"late" in hindi....so you lie on a bed...But the bed is pallid. Similar to palette. Palette has different colors. A poor bed is made of old clothes and hence is of different colors. Pall means grow tired. Thus after feeling tired one sleeps on a bed. Thus pallet is a small bed. How similar pallet with palonko(in bangla means cot). Pallet is not that much aristocratic like palonko rather poor as SMALL BED My hamster eats pellets (sounds like pallet) and sleeps on straw ( a poor bed). remember the movie "PA".the word is pallet.sounds like pa let.in hindi means pa let ja take rest but where,on a bed.but the bed is too poor.

paste

smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste DEFINITION: (noun) any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency DEFINITION: (noun) a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry DEFINITION: (noun) an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard SYNOMYM: library paste DEFINITION: (noun) a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes SYNOMYM: spread DEFINITION: (verb) join or attach with or as if with glue SYNOMYM: glue EXAMPLE: * paste the sign on the wall * cut and paste the sentence in the text DEFINITION: (verb) hit with the fists EXAMPLE: * He pasted his opponent DEFINITION: (verb) cover the surface of EXAMPLE:

pariah

social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah DEFINITION: (noun) a person who is rejected (from society or home) SYNOMYM: castaway , ishmael , outcast MNEMONIC: consider it as paraya.. which in Hindi means stranger.. hence it could be an outcast.. paria(fairy) are different from us and cannot be taken into our society, outcast Pariah: Pari->Sari. If Someone discomfits a woman anyway by pulling her sari, he will definitely be SOCIAL OUTCAST. (Any way pls don't mind) Pariah was an outcast in the choir because her voice didn't sound like Mariah's. pariah :: Pare Ho : As is said in local hindi language pare ho (go away), so a Pariah is someone who is rejected from society and is ordered to stay away

paradox

something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct DEFINITION: (noun) (logic) a statement that contradicts itself EXAMPLE: * `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false MNEMONIC: looks like parad(parade) of ox. which is contradict in nature but can be true. you are unique but "everybody is unique" .this is a paradox paradox sounds like hoax (afwaah) >> may b true may b not imagine a para having two(dox) or in hindi do(2) meaning.would be contradictory. "All husbands are not married" is a paradox

paean

song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory DEFINITION: (noun) a formal expression of praise SYNOMYM: encomium , eulogy , panegyric , pean DEFINITION: (noun) (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) SYNOMYM: pean MNEMONIC: it is pronounced exactly as P.N. remember it by 'Priase Number'=praise song. Paean sounds like "pian+o" which is used in praise songs (paean sounds like pain) If you take pains and achieve something, then you will hear paeans about you. Pagan worship(Worshipping natural forces) involve Paen(songs) take it as peon....he always praises paEAn...EA sports have taken lots of PAIN to make comp games...hence ppl paean them for that..........love playing cricket and fifa..EA SPORTS paean is pronounced like pee-un == unpee.. you are not going to pee ... on da contrary, you'd praise them... so paean = praise/ eulogy PAEAN = PA + EAN ;PA means personal assistant always wants to earn praise from bosses. peon ban gaya G.M. so gane laga paean PAAN SINGH TOMAR movie: their PAAN SINGH did the work with gr8 effort, so their was a song of praise for him in the movie

pacify

soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to DEFINITION: (verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of SYNOMYM: appease , assuage , conciliate , gentle , gruntle , lenify , mollify , placate EXAMPLE: * She managed to mollify the angry customer DEFINITION: (verb) fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location) EXAMPLE: * The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia MNEMONIC: pacific ocean is calm in its way....=pacify =calm or quiet a passive person is always calm,so calm down

parallelism

state of being parallel; similarity; analogy DEFINITION: (noun) similarity by virtue of corresponding SYNOMYM:

partiality

state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference DEFINITION: (noun) a predisposition to like something SYNOMYM: fancy , fondness EXAMPLE: * he had a fondness for whiskey DEFINITION: (noun) an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives SYNOMYM:

parsimony

stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious DEFINITION: (noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily SYNOMYM: parsimoniousness , penny-pinching , thrift DEFINITION: (noun) extreme stinginess SYNOMYM: closeness , meanness , minginess , niggardliness , niggardness , parsimoniousness , tightfistedness , tightness MNEMONIC: parsi-purse,,,mony-money....one who will not take money from his purse - a greedy person..... this mnemonic requires understanding of hindi..parsi(parsii..a kind of community) mony sound like "money" now imagine a parsii man who has got lot of money but still he is frugal..he doesnt want to spend...so he is parsimonious . parsimoney means "purse mein money".... miser always have money in purse which he does not take out. sparse + money = one who takes money rarely. parsimony: partial money - spends money very partially or scarcely Parsi =Purse Seal,mony=money,so a purse with money but sealed,why bcuz unwilling to spend money PASS SOME MONEY parsimony:parse+money: parsing the money again and again means counting/looking/thinking again and again would be usually a stingy guy. parsi oldman having money a cynic person acts like a sink , he just want to see dirty things imagin sm1 whose purse has been stealed,so he will take very good care in spending the small money he had

penchant

strong inclination; strong liking (esp. for something that is disapproved of by other people); Ex. penchant for fast cars DEFINITION: (noun) a strong liking SYNOMYM: predilection , preference , taste EXAMPLE: * my own preference is for good literature * the Irish have a penchant for blarney MNEMONIC: p+enchant- something that enchants you, you have a strong liking for that. chant- verses are chanted by sages because they have a strong inclination towards spiritualiism. Some fool is chanting his pen because he likes it so much. think of a pendant that you wear and love very much penchant sounds like pention............generally retired people have strong liking towards pention PEN(pen frnd) chant(chatting) some one chatting wit pen frnd will have strong inclination in chatting I remembered this word by the following mnemonic and neva 4 got the meaning.. : PEANUT CHAT - every loves peanut chat , hav a strong inclination over it..affinity, fondness, passion... ;) A new parker PEN comes in the mkt and you have a strong desire for it and hence you CHANT about it where ever you go.. a PENDULUM has a penchant to swing back and forth. in hindi.. chant is a person who will go for what he likes and take risks even if its disapproved.. especially in the context of getting dates... rhymes with pungent which also means taste or smell

paleontology

study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents DEFINITION: (noun) the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains SYNOMYM: fossilology , palaeontology MNEMONIC: paleonto(get the feeling of word plant and pale..so plant(and animals too) when it dies becomes pale and the remains of it are known as fossils,+logy(means study)..so study of fossils known as paleontology. paleontology = pale (dull) + eon (age) + to + logy(study) = dull age means prehistoric life's study ROSS IS a PALEONTOLOGIST,Always talks about dinosours ,fossils,blah blah blah pehle(pele) ki padai(logy). paleontology -imagine that pele has died and buried and his fossil has formed which people are studying

pang

sudden sharp feeling of pain DEFINITION: (noun) a sudden sharp feeling SYNOMYM: stab , twinge EXAMPLE: * pangs of regret * she felt a stab of excitement * twinges of conscience DEFINITION: (noun) a mental pain or distress SYNOMYM: sting EXAMPLE: * a pang of conscience DEFINITION: (noun) a sharp spasm of pain MNEMONIC: If something bangs me, I feel a pang. Rhymes with FANG, when fang bites there's PAIN if someone takes panga(hindi), it is because he is in sharp mental pain Poke+Sting=Sharp Pain.

pedestal

support or base as for a pillar or statue DEFINITION: (noun) a support or foundation SYNOMYM: base , stand EXAMPLE: * the base of the lamp DEFINITION: (noun) a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority) EXAMPLE: * they put him on a pedestal DEFINITION: (noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) SYNOMYM: footstall , plinth MNEMONIC: ped(foot) + stall . So a place to place the foot. hence a support or base.

patronize

support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott DEFINITION: (verb) assume sponsorship of SYNOMYM: patronise , sponsor DEFINITION: (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of SYNOMYM: buy at , frequent , patronise , shop , shop at , sponsor DEFINITION: (verb) treat condescendingly SYNOMYM: condescend , patronise DEFINITION: (verb) be a regular customer or client of SYNOMYM: keep going , patronage , patronise , support EXAMPLE: * We patronize this store * Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could MNEMONIC: PATRO(father)+NIZE(nice)....we get NICE SUPPORT from our FATHER If u remember Patronus--from latin it will give u a lot of words like patriarch (Patri+ arch: ruled by father or eldest male) well you father is giving u regular pat (encouragement)

painstaking

taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through DEFINITION: (adj) characterized by extreme care and great effort SYNOMYM: conscientious , scrupulous EXAMPLE: * conscientious application to the work at hand * painstaking research * scrupulous attention to details MNEMONIC: ohh..pretty easy...divide it like..pain+s+taking....so someone WHO is TAKING A LOT OF PAIN to complete his work. Divide this way "King" takes great care of his kingdom by taking pain as well. o no preeti it also means being careful. some suggest a mnemonic for that PAINSTAKING = My backborn feeling pain due to hard work done for stacking of bricks.

palpable

tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder DEFINITION: (adj) capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt SYNOMYM: tangible EXAMPLE: * a barely palpable dust * felt sudden anger in a palpable wave * the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton * a palpable lie DEFINITION: (adj) can be felt by palpation EXAMPLE: * a palpable tumor MNEMONIC: palpable..divide it like..PALP(SOUNDS LIKE PULP)+ABLE.....after touching the PULP of fruit ITS OBVIOUS THAT every one would be ABLE TO PERCEIVE whether THE FRUIT is fresh or not. PAL means a close friend....now PALPABLE...means we r able to touch or feel our pal even when he is not present palm:: so palpable means sth u can touch by palm. word is taken from Latin palpare means to stroke in the feeling of love ...so..if someone touch you, it will be PERCEPTIBLE OR TANGIBLE to you whether he is touching you in feeling of love or hatred. when your girlfriend "PAL" sits on your lap you feel something.. pal pey bal...or pal pey balwaan. if some balwaan was sitting on ure pal, his pain would be tangible to you

pedagogy

teaching; art of education DEFINITION: (noun) the principles and methods of instruction SYNOMYM: pedagogics , teaching method DEFINITION: (noun) the profession of a teacher SYNOMYM: instruction , teaching EXAMPLE: * he prepared for teaching while still in college * pedagogy is recognized as an important profession DEFINITION: (noun) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill SYNOMYM: didactics , education , educational activity , instruction , teaching EXAMPLE: * he received no formal education * our instruction was carefully programmed * good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded MNEMONIC: PEDA(a sweet)+GeolOGY(a subject)...a teacher teaching GEOLOGY tells to student that those who will study well will get a PEDA. remember ENCYCLO-PEDIAGOGY. Encylopedias teach and educate about biolOGY, geolOGY, and psycholOGY. Remember PEDophile someone who has lust for children of the opposite gender...so pedo is related to children...similary teaching, too, is related to children !! p.e. is a subject taught by "da=the" "yogi=enlightened Indian" sound like pundit padent >> all words related with education

pathos

tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel DEFINITION: (noun) a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) SYNOMYM: poignancy EXAMPLE: * the film captured all the pathos of their situation DEFINITION: (noun) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others SYNOMYM: commiseration , pity , ruth EXAMPLE: * the blind are too often objects of pity DEFINITION: (noun) a style that has the power to evoke feelings MNEMONIC: PATHos.. is a part of the word symPATHy.. and you have sympathy for the people for whom you feel pity or who are in sorrow.. pathology is study of disease. this means pathos is related to disease. and you feel pity for the diseased path is the root word for feeling... when we say "oh", its sound like something sad.... so pathos means a feeling that is sad... so sorrow We Feel Sorry for the Poor whom we see on our PATH when we see poor people on our PATH we feel O SORRY(PATHOS) for them PATH O(f ) S(ympaty) Pathos -when you see someone in the pathetic situation then the feeling of pity automatically arouse upon you Pathos = path + os; got the path to execute the os means operating system so we are in delight.

pachyderm

thick-skinned animal DEFINITION: (noun) any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus MNEMONIC: derm means skin(dermatologist is a skin specialist) and eg for pachderm animals are elephants,hippopotomus,etc ..the word pachy sounds like pack.. so the skin is so packed that is becomes thick.. thus pachyderm is thick-skinned PAKKI(strong)+derm(skin) Pachy(Paanch,5) + Derm(Skin)...Five layers of Skin...thick skinned Packed derm(skin)...hence thick skinned animals. pachy a greek root means thick + dermwich means skin pachyderm-derm means skin and pachy means hardly packed like the skin of the elephant,hippopotamus

palpitate

throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate. DEFINITION: (verb) cause to throb or beat rapidly EXAMPLE: * Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart DEFINITION: (verb) shake with fast, tremulous movements SYNOMYM: quake , quiver EXAMPLE: * His nostrils palpitated DEFINITION: (verb) beat rapidly SYNOMYM: flutter EXAMPLE: * His heart palpitated MNEMONIC: palpitate-split it as pal+pit...my pal(frnd) fell on a pit, as a result of which my heart started to BEAT RAPIDLY palpitate = pulse + agitate.. generally heart beat faster in fear split it into palpi ->PAAPI and tate ->australian bowler shaun TATE. as tate delivers a ball at a very high pace so the batsman aginst him starts palpitating as of fear. palpitation..you may have often heard doctors..cardiologists using this word in case of heart attacks patients.. when my turn came to address the gathering from PULPIT, my heart BEAT IRREGULARLY because of FEAR, or ANXIETY. PAL(friend/dost) + PIT(mar khana in hindi) gaya so watching him ur heart THROBBED. therefore PALPITATE= THROB or FLUTTER. kinda sounds like Pulse Per Iteration->Pulse per second->Beating of the heart in each iteration(each heart beat) How do u create PULP(palp).. by beating wood hardly... PALPIATE- pulp- he -ate of fruit , good for heart, heart started to THROB after he took pulp, because that gives instant energy palpitate and sound similar to heartbeated means heart beat.when you get excited ur heart get bea erraticlly.

pellucid

transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand DEFINITION: (adj) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity SYNOMYM: crystal clear , crystalline , limpid , lucid , transparent EXAMPLE: * the cold crystalline water of melted snow * crystal clear skies * could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool * lucid air * a pellucid brook * transparent crystal DEFINITION: (adj) (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable SYNOMYM: crystal clear , limpid , lucid , luculent , perspicuous EXAMPLE: * writes in a limpid style * lucid directions * a luculent oration * pellucid prose * a crystal clear explanation * a perspicuous argument MNEMONIC: PEL+LUCID...LUCID..MEANS CLEAR ....SO CLEAR IN MEANING. a PELican flew over the LUCID water. pellucid means TRANSPARENTLY CLEAR...so break it as PALE+ LUCID..PALE(which is close to transparency when u imply to vision)...n lucid means clear...so PALE+LUCID means transparently clear :) Remember that lucid means clear/ And that pellucid is just an alternative/ Word that is so very near/ In meaning and use as an adjective pellucid

peddle

travel about selling (wares); CF. foot DEFINITION: (verb) sell or offer for sale from place to place SYNOMYM: hawk , huckster , monger , pitch , vend MNEMONIC: Peddle ~ try to thnik of cycle paddle,a person paddles his cycle to move around streets and sell the toys. Just remember drug peddlers

parvenu

upstart; newly rich person DEFINITION: (noun) a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class SYNOMYM: arriviste , nouveau-riche , upstart DEFINITION: (adj) characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position SYNOMYM: nouveau-riche , parvenue , upstart DEFINITION: (adj) of or characteristic of a parvenu SYNOMYM: parvenue MNEMONIC: think of praveen(of indian crkt team)who has just entered into team and nw earnng a lot.....so is a newly rich person par(paar) means dur in hindi and venur means place.the one who has moves 'dur' from his place to a high level is parvenue parv+enu(sounds like NEW)...SO something that has been newly started. parvenu=parar hogaya venu,he took all the money from every body and went,he gained economic status helpful 4 mallus. Tell "paavam aayirunnu" in malabar dialect. It sounds like "paaveynu" which is similar to "Parvenu". Which means he "was poor". Has the similar meaning Break the word into UPPAR meaning upper or higher class in HINDI. and then VENUE of english. So it's a hinglish word meaning a higher standard or position venu ke par lag gaye Think of happy gilmore! A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course! PAR for golf, which he is V (the) NEWcomer newly up to par Farmer become rick when his nadi par venue property rose in price but he was still rustic in manners.

pauper

very poor person DEFINITION: (noun) a person who is very poor MNEMONIC: Person jisko "pau"(bread) "per" jina padata hai use poor person kahete hai Imagine a poor person,he does not even have proper clothes to wear.so PAUPER can be remembered from PROPER. pauper sounds like PAPPAD, jisko jine ke leye pappad belne padte hain,the extremely poor person Poor Person in 'accent will be pronounced as Pau(poor)-Per(son) Jo apne "pau per(on his feet)" khara nahi hoga wo garib hoga A "very poor person" does not have enough money to buy slippers so uske PAU(feet) PAR chaale ho gaye h if you see a poor person begging then you say paupam dabbulu levu antam pau(poor) Per(son) pauper:one who doesnt have proper supper, is poor. PAU(paused)+PER(person)....remember like a very poor person is like a paused person remember paper for pauper. without the most valuable paper (money)everyone is pauper pauper= pavla(0.25 rs in telugu)+ person

parry

ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. DEFINITION: (noun) (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword DEFINITION: (noun) a return punch (especially by a boxer) SYNOMYM: counter , counterpunch DEFINITION: (verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) SYNOMYM: block , deflect EXAMPLE: * block an attack DEFINITION: (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) SYNOMYM: circumvent , dodge , duck , elude , evade , fudge , hedge , put off , sidestep , skirt EXAMPLE: * He dodged the issue * she skirted the problem * They tend to evade their responsibilities * he evaded the questions skillfully MNEMONIC: sounds like "Harry" Potter who wards off the curse from Voldemort.. pari- imagine a pari(angel) warding off difficulties . When somebody harries you , you need to parry the coming blows and you cant be tarry about that! to manage cleverly to avoid dealing with a difficult question or some criticism (pari ) parry- sparring ^.^ parry.in hindi sounds like paro(legs),so in fight using ur legs u can defend ur self also u can deflect ur opponent.which is second meaning of the word. 1. टाल-मटोल (f) 2. बचाव (m) 3. वार बचाना parry(pairry~pairy): these days if the male of a pair punches the female, she inturn punching the guy. like boxers a reverse blow/punch to the first blow given. A fielder can carry/parry the ball. Good luck if you can deflect a blow from the Refrigerator Parry Parry means I have shown that I can do it by hitting the my enemy. khaalla maar PARat kaRY (read in marathi)

pandemic

widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people DEFINITION: (noun) an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world DEFINITION: (adj) epidemic over a wide geographical area EXAMPLE: * a pandemic outbreak of malaria DEFINITION: (adj) existing everywhere EXAMPLE: * pandemic fear of nuclear war MNEMONIC: Just to remind you: demos = people epi = top pan = all So, epidemic means spread in a small area. Pandemic means spread in across countries etc., Further epidemic is any undesirable thing where pandemic is used only in sounds like "epidemic" which also means widespread pandemic,epidemic,endemic....say pandemic is whole world,epidemic whole country and endemic is for a city or particular in a community the end "demic" also fits for epidemic.. and it is a synonym for pandemic.. Epidemic is confined to a small grp of people... epidemic diseases might to confined to a country... whereas pandemic is widespread...NOT confined.. like H1N1 virus PAN+epidemicâ€"habit of eating PAN is WIDESPREAD in a pan(frying) every liquid gets spread , so pandemic is sth wide spread, a widespread disease .

Pandemonium

wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost DEFINITION: (noun) a state of extreme confusion and disorder SYNOMYM: bedlam , chaos , topsy-turvydom , topsy-turvyness MNEMONIC: sounds like harmonium(musical instrument)...a harmonium gone out of array creates noisy disorder...commotion Pan (all) + Demon (devil) + ium (like) = like full of devils (wild place). pan+DEMON+ium.. it also means hell.. that is a very noisy and disordered place.. and demon dwells in hell.. hence pandemonium means hell.. PAN+DEMON....if we start making pan cards for demon in India there will be utter confusion because there are very few good people this is from movie Dabang of salmankhan he was named pandey n he was very wild n noisy All are watching Kung fu panda and suddenly PANDA(e) has bcum DEMON...so all of them wer alarmed, shocked and CONFUSED. Dam.. inside a pen making wild noise. कोलाहल (m) à¤à¤¾à¤°à¥€ गड़बड़ी à¤à¥‚तपिशाच का निवास स्थान All the pandit and muni with harmonium created pandemonium Sounds like Ande moni hum ... We teased our friend moni throwing eggs .. So there was noise and chaos as people ran here and there to hide frm her

parchment

writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat DEFINITION: (noun) a superior paper resembling sheepskin (noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on SYNOMYM: lambskin , sheepskin MNEMONIC (Memory Aids) for parchment parch => dry (something dried) ment => an advantage In olden days marching Sheeps and Goats were killed to make INK out of them parch rhymes with march and it is meant for writing.parchment is maent for writing words on them that ia paper prepared from sheep or goat