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pending

Short Definition : not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return

Definition
(adj) awaiting conclusion or confirmation
Example Sentence
  • business still pending

pendulous

Short Definition : hanging; suspended

Definition
(adj) having branches or flower heads that bend downward
Example Sentence
  • nodding daffodils
  • the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
  • lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pendulous

remember a pendulum, hangs downward

aaavu penda veyagane kinda padtundi...hehe....lol

penetrate

Short Definition : enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand

Definition
(verb) pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Synonyms : perforate
Example Sentence
  • The bullet penetrated her chest
Definition
(verb) come to understand
Synonyms : bottom fathom
Definition
(verb) become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Example Sentence
  • It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
  • she was penetrated with sorrow
Definition
(verb) enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
Synonyms : infiltrate
Example Sentence
  • The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
Definition
(verb) make one's way deeper into or through
Example Sentence
  • The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest
Definition
(verb) insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
Example Sentence
  • Did the molester penetrate the child?
Definition
(verb) spread or diffuse through
Example Sentence
  • An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
  • music penetrated the entire building
  • His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for penetrate

penetrate: pen + enter (sound like) . means enter in something...

penitent

Short Definition : repentant; N.

Definition
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) Definition
(adj) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
Synonyms : repentant
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for penitent

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inside a tent if you do some thing wrong with a girl by giving penni(money) you will repent it later.

read it as pentant.. rhymes with repentant

penniless:: if u become penniless u repent ur deeds.

he invested his peni in the tents,then booom,he lost all...

penology

Short Definition : study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation

Definition
(noun) the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
Synonyms : poenology
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for penology

"penology" is the study of people who have been "penalized" .. and penalized people are kept in the prison..

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pen is a place whr animals are kept.. a prison is like that only.. so penology is the study of prisons

imgaine India's most wanted host who is behind bars; Pen =Pen = journalist = the guy i mentioned

pensive

Short Definition : dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over

Definition
(adj) deeply or seriously thoughtful
Example Sentence
  • Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
Definition
(adj) showing pensive sadness
Synonyms : wistful
Example Sentence
  • the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pensive

With a pen in your mouth, you are always indulged in somekind of thought.

pensieve is a word in harry potter which is collection of thoughts. so it is like indulging in thoughts.

PENSIVE=PEN+SAVE....with a PEN in your mouth you are dreaming about your SAVIngs(SIVE)

pensive means become "pen mouth mein rakh kar" sochna.

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ex-pensive=when u wana buy something but it is too costly , u must b too sad.pensive means too sad.

keeping the PEN in mouth and SIVEing(chewing) so u are dreaming and thinking something instead of writing : hence contemplative

Pensive = Pen+Sive with a pen anyone can be dreamily thoughful in writing.

pain + sive >> when we are in pain especially given some loved one then we are always in PAINFUL THOUGHTS...

pensive = pen + si(si=silicon) + ve(about); When you are writing about the properities of silicon you are always serious so that donot mix property with germanium.

penumbra

Short Definition : partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow

Definition
(noun) a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for penumbra

pen under an umbrella will be invisble unders umbrella's shadow

use pen on bra to take the partial shadow of breast

Nimbus clouds create shaddows.

when you use umbrella there is shadow ,not the direct rays.

penury

Short Definition : extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy

Definition
(noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Example Sentence
  • their indigence appalled him
  • a general state of need exists among the homeless
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for penury

pen+ru(pee).........no rupee to buy a pen

pen (penny) + ury (uri means ud gayi in hindi) means penny penny ud gayi matlab poverty

in telugu ury means hanging urself,so no mny to buy a pen also so ury veskunadu

penniless

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penury sounds like pisinari in telugu language which means very stingy to spend money or even poor

Imagine a poor person dropping all his PENNIES in a men's bathroom and some of them roll into the URNAL.

Penury-Consider the person who puts Urine in pen istead of ink beacause of his poverty

pen + udhaari.. so much poverty that one has to take pen on "udhaar"

PEN UR EHW your pen is so cheap shows your poverty

penury = live in manure

penury-pe(e)+noorie ,because you nooiri is ver poor

pen + ury(sounds noorie) >>> noorie doesn have money to buy a pen also.. she is that poor...

penury -peon which is the low post holder in the office ,so has to spend his life in the poverty

doesnt have any peny!!

pe is a rich person who usually "pe" on nooriie who belongs to poor family

peon

Short Definition : landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage

Definition
(noun) a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for peon

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it can be breaked into pee + on ground.As servents r uneducated mostly,so they pee on the ground on side of roads.

eon is knowledge and power... if you do not possess eon, you become a peon....

people serve on somebody are called peon

Minion is a servile job and phrases with Peon

perceptive

Short Definition : insightful; showing a good ability at perceiving and understanding; aware; wise; of perception

Definition
(adj) of or relating to perception
Example Sentence
  • perceptive faculties
Definition
(adj) having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
Example Sentence
  • a perceptive eye
  • a perceptive observation
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Perfectly Observative

Having full Perception - perception is knowledge/ thinking of a person based on his experience ..

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