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proclivity

Definition
(noun) a natural inclination
Synonyms : leaning propensity
Example Sentence
  • he has a proclivity for exaggeration
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Acclivity- an upward slope; Declivity --a downward slope; Proclivity -- a natural inclination

pro(forward) + clivity( think of cliff or high slope, prone to slipping towards it), so a strong predispostion/inclination to... something

Pro (for) + Clivity = inclination. An inclination for something

procrastinate

Definition
(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing
Example Sentence
  • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
Definition
(verb) postpone or delay needlessly
Example Sentence
  • He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for procrastinate

Pro-cras-ti-nate: In Latin, Pro(forward) and Cras (tomorrow). Looking forward to do work tomorrow is called postpone or delay.

PRO cas 3 ate = Person ka kaam 3 din late

p+roc+rast+inate--- ROC(stop in hindi) RASTA(way in hindi)—stopping in way, means DELAY,

pro+crash+tin+ate- my PROfessor told me to CRASH the TIN and EAT it(as a punishment) but i POSTPONED it...!!!

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As this word is consisted of 13 letters, it will kill time to write it down.

crast (crust) study of earth crust has been postponed due to lack of money

PROCRASTINATE; PRO GRASS IN NIGHT:its like when u smoke grass, u end up postponing things the next day

He was in favor of putting it off until tomorrow and getting some sleep tonight, so he was PRO CRASHING (going to sleep)TO NIGHT: PRO CRASHING TO NIGHT

[party-crasher-ate-late] Due to the party crasher's drama the dinner was served late and we all ate in hurry.

procrastinate sounds forecasting is ate. ate always sybols of something lessen; therefore forecasting is going to late or delay.

procrastination

Definition
(noun) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time Definition
(noun) slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
Synonyms : dilatoriness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for procrastination

i think, after a crash to the system, we have to postpone going to our destination.

prodigal

Definition
(noun) a recklessly extravagant consumer
Synonyms : profligate squanderer
Definition
(adj) recklessly wasteful
Example Sentence
  • prodigal in their expenditures
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prodigal

prod(rodies) +gals(girls)=extravagance. If you are with girls of rodies then you have to be extravagant..

prodigal = prodi (proud )+ gal (girl)= the girls who is having excessive proud is always wasteful or divide prodigal as PRO+DI+GAL, => PRODUCERS and DIRECTORS r using gals for sex.it means they are PROFLIGATE.

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PRO with GAL: to become a pro (casanova) among gals you will have to waste money

i show rod to my girl when she was wasting my money

prodigal = pro + dig 'digger'. A super digger dig his farmland. What a wasteful!

prod (poke) a girl: you r trying to hook up with a girl by prodding her waist, and she ignores you. therefore, all that you tried to do was lavish, extravagant.

PROs (in sports) lavish their GALs with extravagant things

Learn two synonyms! Pro-d-igal: one who has PROfuse Dollars to spend is a SPENDTHRIFT/PROfligate!

prodigal-pradeep sir and gals imagine pradeep sir has become extravagant and is hovering around girls

Prod(Prada)+Gal(girl).Girl buying prada is waste of money.

prod(proud)+gal(girl) will always wastes money

prodigious

Definition
(adj) so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Synonyms : colossal stupendous
Example Sentence
  • colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
  • has a colossal nerve
  • a prodigious storm
  • a stupendous field of grass
  • stupendous demand
Definition
(adj) of momentous or ominous significance
Synonyms : portentous
Example Sentence
  • such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity
  • a prodigious vision
Definition
(adj) far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Example Sentence
  • a night of exceeding darkness
  • an exceptional memory
  • olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
  • the young Mozart's prodigious talents
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prodigious

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The root PRO- means 'in favor of'.The root DIGI- (e.g., digit) refers to numbers or quantity. So, PRODIGIOUS refers to a favorable (or great) number.

pro+Dj=> professional DJ is extra ordinary

Pro+Digious= Professional Diggaj

prod refers to production and gious sounds as genious so someone genious in production we say him as marvelous, great.

Asadharan

prodigy is very talent person, so prodigious means talented person who is GREAT IN SIZE

Think PROfessional/DIGger=HUGE amount. A PRO DIGGER--with his fancy digging uniform and silver shovel--digs such HUGE quantities of dirt that he's able to completely fill in the ocean.

Like Prodigy - Huge or just gifted.

we fight about prodigious dirty dishes

if we dig something we can get amazing, awesome diamonds, jewellery.

prodigy

Definition
(noun) an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
Example Sentence
  • she is a chess prodigy
Definition
(noun) a sign of something about to happen
Example Sentence
  • he looked for an omen before going into battle
Definition
(noun) an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
Example Sentence
  • the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prodigy

Person with exceptional talents is proud ji(prodigy)

A person with gifted talent is always PRO \m/.

profligate

Definition
(noun) a dissolute man in fashionable society
Synonyms : blood rake rakehell rip roue
Definition
(noun) a recklessly extravagant consumer
Synonyms : prodigal squanderer
Definition
(adj) recklessly wasteful
Example Sentence
  • prodigal in their expenditures
Definition
(adj) unrestrained by convention or morality
Example Sentence
  • Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
  • deplorably dissipated and degraded
  • riotous living
  • fast women
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for profligate

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Profligate= spend Profusely like bill Gates

split it like prof(professor)+li(lee)+g+ate(past f. of eat).. your Professor whose son Lee spent all of his father's money .. eating at all five stars hotels...what a wasteful use of your Professor's money....

PROperty FLy through GATE - because you spend like crazy

profli(profli)+gate...so think f candidate whose profile reveals about his hand in some immoral activities..such a candidate is even not allowed to even enter to the GATE OF some colleges and organizations....

PROFLIGATE: DIVIDE IT INTO 3 PARTS, PROF+LEE+GATE. think that PROFessor had thrown LEE out of GATE bcoz he was extravagant.

Pro fil(fli) gate .. The proletarians filed the gate of their boss with sweets just before the appraisal day .. Wasteful and def wildly immoral

this word is taken from phlibein means to squeeze ..so think of a prodigal..or profligate son..who has squeezed his fathers pocket in doing all wasteful activities

Because of his immoral behavior his PROFITS were all LITIGATED

Due to the Profligate use of assets by PROFessionals IGATE company got dissolved.

<B>Flagrantly Prodigal</B>.

who earns PROFit at good rATE spends a LOT

(also means corrupt): he is PRO FLoggIng people at the GATE of the city

Profligate = His job PROFile in resume is so wasteful and lack of planning, that the manager thrown it out of the gate.

spell lyk pro(professional)+fli(FLY)+gate(Jet)...--->there r so many low cost airlines still professional travel through JET airways and "WASTE their MONEY"....

fli + gate... fly through gate. implies wasteful thing.. and we throw wasteful things

"prof" -professor "fli" -flew or spent "gate" -all his money building college gate...

all high-profiled ppl are mostly spendthrifts.

pROFLigate: When you tell Professor Flagrant that he is being wasteful and should be ashamed, he just ROFLS (rolls on the floor laughing)!!!

PROFuse and LIberal spending w/o GATE (thoughts or constraint). Profuse = extravagance.

pro+fly+gate....why to fly over the college gate on some plane, when we can walk and go through without wasting money...

pro+fli+gate, imagine a fly (fli) crosses the gate of ur house to buy a choclate which is a waste expenditure for it... this seems to be a stupid mnemonic but give it a try... u will remember it for sure :))

pro+fly+gate = pro things fly over the gate therefore lessen or worsen things are there.

progenitor

Definition
(noun) an ancestor in the direct line
Synonyms : primogenitor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for progenitor

Pro + Genesis

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Pro + Genes >> the genes before us.. our ancestors..

Progeny is children. Progenitor is the ancestor.

progeny producer...progeny=children

prognosis

Definition
(noun) a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
Synonyms : forecast
Definition
(noun) a prediction of the course of a disease
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prognosis

prognosis = pro+diagnosis, pro= think forward, diagnosis = cause of disease, it means to predict the features of a disease before the disease itself.

PROGNO(PREGNANT)SIS(SISTER)-> how can we PREDICT that..by seeing her vomiting or stomach :)

prognosticate

Definition
(verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance
Example Sentence
  • Call the outcome of an election
Definition
(verb) indicate by signs
Example Sentence
  • These signs bode bad news
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prognosticate

PROgKNOWsticate. a PRO KNOWS enough to make a prediction

It sounds like prog(program)+nosticate(no ticket)-we can predict that there are no more tickets left for the program

Root Word:prognosticus Means See

It can be thought of as prognosis which means to predict..

Pro - diagnosticate , predict features of disease b4 disease itself.

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Resembles to Diagnostic so foretell

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