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pulsate

Short Definition : throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly

Definition
(verb) expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
Synonyms : pulse throb
Example Sentence
  • The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Definition
(verb) move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Synonyms : beat quiver
Example Sentence
  • the city pulsated with music and excitement
Definition
(verb) produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
Synonyms : pulse
Example Sentence
  • pulse waves
  • a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pulsate

remember "pulse" which beats regularly...

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pulse rate....

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pulse

Short Definition : rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate

Definition
(noun) (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
Example Sentence
  • the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
Definition
(noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Synonyms : beat heartbeat pulsation
Example Sentence
  • he could feel the beat of her heart
Definition
(noun) the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
Synonyms : heart rate pulse rate
Definition
(noun) edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) Definition
(verb) expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
Synonyms : pulsate throb
Example Sentence
  • The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Definition
(verb) produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
Synonyms : pulsate
Example Sentence
  • pulse waves
  • a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube
Definition
(verb) drive by or as if by pulsation
Example Sentence
  • A soft breeze pulsed the air

pulverize

Short Definition : crush or grind into very small particles

Definition
(verb) make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
Example Sentence
  • pulverize the grains
Definition
(verb) destroy completely
Synonyms : demolish pulverise
Example Sentence
  • the wrecking ball demolished the building
  • demolish your enemies
  • pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
Definition
(verb) become powder or dust
Example Sentence
  • When it was blown up, the building powderized
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pulverize

it sounds like powderize and so it means

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PULVERIZE = POWDERIZE

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Pulav banane ke liye masale peesna

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remember pul sounds like phal(fruit) which u crush and GRIND DOWN INTO PIECES

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pummel

Short Definition : pommel; beat or pound with fists

Definition
(verb) strike, usually with the fist
Synonyms : biff pommel
Example Sentence
  • The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pummel

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imagine yourself BEATING PUMMELa Anderson Boobs WITH YOUR FISTS.Pummel=punch+pamela.

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punctilious

Short Definition : minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail

Definition
(adj) marked by precise accordance with details
Synonyms : meticulous
Example Sentence
  • meticulous research
  • punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for punctilious

it is very close to word PUNCTUAL...and you pay attention to even a person who is 1 second late, that shows that you care for even very minute things too.

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punctilious is a person paying attention to small punctuation mistakes in a essay(or writings)

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relate with punctual. You are so much punctual that you pay attention to even 1 minute and never get late. So you are minute(ly) attentive.

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pundit

Short Definition : authority on a subject; expert; learned person

Definition
(noun) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pundit

A pandit is scholar

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in gujarati pundit means scholar person

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My panda is a pundit of fresh fruit

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pungent

Short Definition : stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; (of speech or writing) caustic; N. pungency

Definition
(adj) strong and sharp
Synonyms : acrid
Example Sentence
  • the pungent taste of radishes
  • the acrid smell of burning rubber
Definition
(adj) capable of wounding
Example Sentence
  • a barbed compliment
  • a biting aphorism
  • pungent satire
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pungent

remember pug dog of vodafone. It's very stingy.

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pun + (negli)gent : As you know punning means playing with words. So if we pun negligently on others it may hurt/wound them.

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pun-punch+agent ,punch a agent he is strong and sharp

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Pungent: pun-gent: (pun) rhymes with (non) and (gent) rhymes with gentle. It means not gentle or sharp/strong: pungent criticism; pungent cheese.

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punitive

Short Definition : punishing; Ex. punitive measures

Definition
(adj) inflicting punishment
Synonyms : punitory
Example Sentence
  • punitive justice
  • punitive damages
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for punitive

pun, if misinterpreted, can lead to punishment

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PUNITive = Punish + It

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punitive : pee in small units which will be a severe punishment

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puny

Short Definition : tiny; weak; insignificant

Definition
(adj) inferior in strength or significance
Example Sentence
  • a puny physique
  • puny excuses
Definition
(adj) (used especially of persons) of inferior size
Synonyms : runty shrimpy
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for puny

remember "pony" tail which is small and tiny.

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Remember "pony" which is a small horse likewise "puny" means tiny.

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rooney is puny when compared with messi

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purchase

Short Definition : secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing

Definition
(noun) the acquisition of something for payment
Example Sentence
  • they closed the purchase with a handshake
Definition
(noun) something acquired by purchase Definition
(noun) a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
Example Sentence
  • he could get no purchase on the situation
Definition
(noun) the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever
Synonyms : leverage
Definition
(verb) obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
Synonyms : buy
Example Sentence
  • The family purchased a new car
  • The conglomerate acquired a new company
  • She buys for the big department store
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for purchase

when you purchase something, that thing becomes forever yours and you have "a firm grasp or footing" on that thing.

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Somebody is gaining advantage while chasing you for the purse you purchased from the mall and you should maintain a firm grasp on it

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In a purse chase, the theif should have a proper purchase on the stolen purse.

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