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potpourri

Short Definition : heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)

Definition
(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Example Sentence
  • a great assortment of cars was on display
  • he had a variety of disorders
  • a veritable smorgasbord of religions
Definition
(noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Synonyms : medley pastiche
Definition
(noun) a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
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imagine a pot in which you are making a puri (Indian dish).... you put all kinds of stuff in it to make a puri... so that the mixture is a heterogeneous one! hence potpurri..

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Remember Pani Puri!

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After POURING 5 different liquids in one POT we make a "PANCHAMRIT"....AS A PRASHAD....

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bhojpuri...mixted of all indian cultural songs

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in india,panipuri is well known dish which is mixture of two types of pani...

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poultice

Short Definition : soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body

Definition
(noun) a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
Synonyms : cataplasm plaster
Definition
(verb) dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
Synonyms : plaster
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for poultice

sounds like put ice!

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poultICE contains word ICE.Ice in itself is a soothing substance which when applied on inflammation alleviates the pain.So poultice is applying ice on inflammation.

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think of this sentence when u see the word POULTICE.....Man i sure would prefer a POULTICE rather than someone POUR-ICE on my body.....poultice is a soothing application.....ICE on the other hand is the opposite...

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if we rub paul's back with tiles, there will be inflamation thus requiring treatment poultice

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if said fast sounds like "pull this"..if you pull a muscle you apply a pouktice

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simple in a poultary farm teh hen is killed and made to chicken but in a poultice farm the hen is treated of injuries and its health improved .....

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poult+ice=put+ice.. so u put ice on the wound

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पाऊल(paul) ला लागले and it get swelled म्हणून त्याला बर्फ (ice)लावा .....

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p (pain) + oult (out) + ice = pain out by ice (which is part of a poultice)

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practicable

Short Definition : feasible

Definition
(adj) usable for a specific purpose
Synonyms : operable
Example Sentence
  • an operable plan
  • a practicable solution
Definition
(adj) capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

practical

Short Definition : based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man

Definition
(adj) concerned with actual use or practice
Example Sentence
  • he is a very practical person
  • the idea had no practical application
  • a practical knowledge of Japanese
  • woodworking is a practical art
Definition
(adj) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example Sentence
  • a hardheaded appraisal of our position
  • a hard-nosed labor leader
  • completely practical in his approach to business
  • not ideology but pragmatic politics
Definition
(adj) being actually such in almost every respect
Synonyms : virtual
Example Sentence
  • a practical failure
  • the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
Definition
(adj) having or put to a practical purpose or use
Example Sentence
  • practical mathematics
  • practical applications of calculus

pragmatic

Short Definition : practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill

Definition
(noun) an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
Synonyms : pragmatic sanction
Definition
(adj) concerned with practical matters
Example Sentence
  • a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
  • a matter-of-fact account of the trip
Definition
(adj) of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
Synonyms : pragmatical
Definition
(adj) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example Sentence
  • a hardheaded appraisal of our position
  • a hard-nosed labor leader
  • completely practical in his approach to business
  • not ideology but pragmatic politics
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PRA + gma + TIC = PRA + c + TIC + al

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Relate it to "PREGNANT-ISM" In order to make a girl pregnant you need to PRACTICALLY do something...by only talking theoretically you can't make her pregnant...

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Sounds like problematic. In such a situation you should be concerned with what is practically reasonable and logical

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remember pragma in C Programming language which practical in certain situations like computing square root of a number.

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Pragmatic = The ppl who have rag is always self confident ppl.

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pragmatist

Short Definition : practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things

Definition
(noun) an adherent of philosophical pragmatism Definition
(noun) a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pragmatist

PRACTICAL+MATHEMATIST

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Pragmatist uses "practically" viable "methods"

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prance

Short Definition : move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)

Definition
(noun) a proud stiff pompous gait
Synonyms : strut swagger
Definition
(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
Example Sentence
  • He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Definition
(verb) spring forward on the hind legs
Example Sentence
  • The young horse was prancing in the meadow
Definition
(verb) cause (a horse) to bound spring forward Definition
(verb) ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prance

When you are in France you prance around (move about in a spirited manner).

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people of france like leonardo da vinci was very confident and proud about their work, culture and monuments they have in france

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Princes have lost their kingdoms...what they can have now is just prance

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PRoud stANCE

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prank

Short Definition : mischievous trick

Definition
(noun) acting like a clown or buffoon Definition
(noun) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Synonyms : antic caper joke put-on trick
Definition
(verb) dress or decorate showily or gaudily
Example Sentence
  • Roses were pranking the lawn
Definition
(verb) dress up showily
Example Sentence
  • He pranked himself out in his best clothes
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it sounds like priyanka chopra . As in collg she is quite pranky

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prate

Short Definition : talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly

Definition
(noun) idle or foolish and irrelevant talk Definition
(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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prate: pee-rate, some guys were talking about the rate at which they pee *such a foolish talk, these people are really idle.

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remember pirate and now remember pirates of the carribean which is a comedy movie as everyone in the movie talks foolishly.

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talking like a parrot.

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prate in Hindi means bhut...jab koi bhut ki baate karta hai to log kahte hai bakwaas mat kar

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P(i)RATE JACK SPARROW speaks foolishly in P(i)RATES of CARRIBEAN

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prattle

Short Definition : talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate

Definition
(noun) idle or foolish and irrelevant talk Definition
(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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Remember stone cold steve austin who is also called "Rattle snake".. who comes, always drinks beer and talks...

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prattle- think of cattle, they walk around aimlessly, with no meaning. -meaning less.

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P+rat+le=parrot ki tarah rat le remember 3-idiot "chamatkaar bhashan" nonsence & irrelivent

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Prattle.......... In battle there will be no prattle and everything is done with hand signaling only :)

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prattle chatter tittle tattle (rhyming does help memory and it help w/the def.)

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