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peripatetic

Short Definition : walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy

Definition
(noun) a person who walks from place to place Definition
(noun) a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism Definition
(adj) of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
Example Sentence
  • Aristotelean logic
Definition
(adj) traveling especially on foot
Synonyms : wayfaring
Example Sentence
  • peripatetic country preachers
  • a poor wayfaring stranger
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for peripatetic

peripatetic sounds like par pe tic tic....means wandering on legs.

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peri+pat+etic--peri means around, + pat or path means road to walk on, therefore peripatetic means to walk around.

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Pronounced as Peri- Pathetic : To Walk (peri) On path in a pathetic way => Keep walking and walking

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(peri -> with foot) (patetic -> potato) when u kick a potato with foot it wanders here and there

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PED is Latin for foot. It takes a PAIR OF PED to walk the PATH = PAIR OF PED PATH

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There used to be one program on NDTV "Walk the Talk". It was Peripatetic interview program

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think of your periappa ...he travels from place to place

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peripheral

Short Definition : of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest

Definition
(noun) (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer
Example Sentence
  • disk drives and printers are important peripherals
Definition
(adj) on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
Example Sentence
  • Russia's peripheral provinces
  • peripheral suburbs
Definition
(adj) related to the key issue but not of central importance
Example Sentence
  • a peripheral interest
  • energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy
  • peripheral issues
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for peripheral

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Villages on the Periphery of any country are of less importance...i.e peripheral

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Computer Peripherals do not come with the motherboard. eg: keyboard, mouse

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remind from "periphery" which means at the edge of sth

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periphery

Short Definition : outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town

Definition
(noun) the outside boundary or surface of something
Synonyms : fringe outer boundary
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for periphery

PIER-FERRY, takes you along the edge of the shore

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perjury

Short Definition : false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath

Definition
(noun) criminal offense of making false statements under oath
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perjury

per(phir)+jury -> jury ke saamne saach batt sy phir jana

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Perjury sounds like forgery which is a criminal offense.

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jury ke saamne (galat) per (galat) (galat) per (galat) (galat) per (galat)

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purge the correct jur(isdiction) by giving false testimony under oath

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abjure-> renounce adjure-> plead conjure-> conspire; magic related; perjure:lie in court

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Perjury rhyms with: BADJURY==> BADJURY dare dorogh mige

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Perjury sounds like forgery followed by jury -> bad + jury -> false testimony in front of jury or while under oath

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POOR-JURY, feel bad for the jury because they were lied to

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consider it as PER(person) + JURY . This person is giving wrong statements to jury under oath.

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If u have watched GoalMal Returns >> Munni girl frnd of vasoli bhai commits perjury by giving false testymony I was the same girls who enjoyed tht nights with this boy's

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permeable

Short Definition : that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge

Definition
(adj) allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
Example Sentence
  • permeable membranes
  • rock that is permeable by water
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for permeable

Just remember permit permission

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permissive

Short Definition : allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society

Definition
(adj) not preventive Definition
(adj) granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
Example Sentence
  • direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive
  • permissive parents
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for permissive

permissive person tends to give permission to everyone...means lenient

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pernicious

Short Definition : very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia

Definition
(adj) exceedingly harmful
Synonyms : baneful deadly pestilent
Definition
(adj) working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
Synonyms : insidious subtle
Example Sentence
  • glaucoma is an insidious disease
  • a subtle poison
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pernicious

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word can be divided like per+nicious..nicious when pronounced sounds like noxious...so noxious.. ..so something harmful.....

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it has root nec/nox..in it....means to harm..so per(PERTAINING TO)+nIC/NEC..MEANS HARM..SOMETHING PERTAINING TO HARM U.

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Pernicious sounds like vicious in the end which means very harmful

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sounds like perish- something that is very destructive will make you perish

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Kitna samjhaya is ladke ko PER ye NI(nahi) CIOUS(serious) hota hai...Its harmful for him

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pernicious:it sounds like punish us..means it punish us..so it is very harmful..

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Something pern-icious is vi-cious and can do-you-harm...

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PREjudicial + vICIOUS = PERNICIOUS.

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<B>Pernicious anemia</B> is a form of anemia that was, for a long time, always extremely harmful and most of the time fatal.

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[my GRE book defined this as "extremely harmful; potentially causing death" So my mnemonic is: PERhaps we should not picNIC next to PERN's noxIOUS thread. -- ref. to Anne McCathy's Dragon Series.

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Ne +Sus :Negative Sauce,so negative sauce has a harmful effect on our health

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PER NIC(nikki)thO US(our) friend hai.how can he b so harmful

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pern rhymes with fern which is harmful and can cause death!

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peroration

Short Definition : conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length

Definition
(noun) a flowery and highly rhetorical oration Definition
(noun) (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
Example Sentence
  • he summarized his main points in his peroration
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for peroration

Per+oration--Part after ORATION = PERORATION, that is the concluding section of an oration.

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PER(periphery)+ORATION. It means periphery of an oration i.e edge/conclusion of the oration

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Oration per (par/upar/vishe) bolvu. You can speak on a certain oration only after you have heard it, so it has to be at an end of an oration.

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perpetrate

Short Definition : commit an offense; do (something wrong)

Definition
(verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Synonyms : commit pull
Example Sentence
  • perpetrate a crime
  • pull a bank robbery
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perpetrate

per+pet+r+ate--person eating pet animal is doing wrong

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divide it as per+pet+rate. Pets are to be loved and they should not be tortured by breeding them in puppy mills and selling them as "per pet rate is 5000" this is a crime.

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per + pate + rate -> govt increased the per pate (stomach) rate increased, means rates of everything has been increased, it's a crime in the eyes of us which perpetrate.

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perpetual

Short Definition : everlasting

Definition
(adj) continuing forever or indefinitely
Example Sentence
  • the ageless themes of love and revenge
  • eternal truths
  • life everlasting
  • hell's perpetual fires
  • the unending bliss of heaven
Definition
(adj) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
Example Sentence
  • the ceaseless thunder of surf
  • in constant pain
  • night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
  • the never-ending search for happiness
  • the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
  • man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
  • unremitting demands of hunger
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perpetual

rhyme with rituals...rituals are everlasting

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Perpetual > per + PETU + al > concentrate on "PETU". We call a person petu when he can eat 'everlastingly' !

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its per+pet i.e. per every pet(animal etc.) so tht this can be linked to word as pet will last in every stage of our life i.e. per every stage.

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remember TIMEX PERPETUAL calender watch.....we need not set the date after every month or after the leap years.....hope it works

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