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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

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

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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...

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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

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

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read it as pentant.. rhymes with repentant

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

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

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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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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

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use pen on bra to take the partial shadow of breast

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Nimbus clouds create shaddows.

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

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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

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

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

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penniless

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

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

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

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

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PEN UR EHW your pen is so cheap shows your poverty

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penury = live in manure

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

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

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

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doesnt have any peny!!

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

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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

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

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

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people serve on somebody are called peon

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Minion is a servile job and phrases with Peon

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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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perceptive

Perfectly Observative

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

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