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panegyric

Short Definition : formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.

Definition
(noun) a formal expression of praise
Synonyms : encomium eulogy paean pean
Definition
(adj) formally expressing praise
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for panegyric

pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means expression of praise

pane(pain)+gyric(lyrics)=if someone takes pain and writes lyrics then he will get <b>PRAISED</b>!!!

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panehyric:gyric sounnds like "lyric".so if any song has a good lyric then everybody praise it...in invites appreciation and praises..

it sounds like eugyric which also means praise

Pen + jerry = When Jerry helps Tom from Owner. Tom offers pen to Jerry and say go i.e. formal praise.

If the lyrics of the songs are good then the lyricist will get PRAISEd

pan+e+gyric~juric= i told to jury of india that we need a facility to apply pan cards through E~electonically ie, Online. And ther judge/Jury praised me for this idea.

Looking through a window pane at the formal wear makes me want to express praise, not jeers (gyric)

opposite of pan is panegyrc

sounds like panipuri.. you praise sb if they get you panipuri

PANEGYRIC= PANIGRAHANAM, when panigrahanam happens others praise through manthras

pang

Short Definition : sudden sharp feeling of pain

Definition
(noun) a sudden sharp feeling
Synonyms : stab twinge
Example Sentence
  • pangs of regret
  • she felt a stab of excitement
  • twinges of conscience
Definition
(noun) a mental pain or distress
Synonyms : sting
Example Sentence
  • a pang of conscience
Definition
(noun) a sharp spasm of pain
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pang

If something bangs me, I feel a pang.

Rhymes with FANG, when fang bites there's PAIN

if someone takes panga(hindi), it is because he is in sharp mental pain

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Poke+Sting=Sharp Pain.

panoramic

Short Definition : denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area

Definition
(adj) as from an altitude or distance
Synonyms : bird's-eye
Example Sentence
  • a bird's-eye survey
  • a panoramic view
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for panoramic

horama in Greek means: sight. pan + orama = total view.

there is a book named panorama..which contains the information of everything...

concentrate on d word mic.....mics are used to send sound to distant palces nd usuallly is at some altitude...

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I can capture panoramic view with my sony ericsom mobile

(nora)h jones with stand with a mic at such a place where she will get a pa(noramic) view.

i can use a mic to communicate over great distances

ramember movie "PA".the word is pallet sound like pa let means pa is resting,where?on the bad.but bad is too poor

pan means all and oramic means oracle.its a computer language.how can we go on with computer language just by practicing on comp by seeing with eyes.

we capture some pictures which have wide angle or widespread picture to capture in continuous frame.. ie COMPREHENSIVE OR UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW.

panoramic -seems like ramadhiya place which you like to see without any obstruction , with unbroken view

pantomime

Short Definition : acting without dialogue; V.

Definition
(noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words
Synonyms : dumb show mime
Definition
(verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
Synonyms : mime
Example Sentence
  • The acting students mimed eating an apple
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pantomime

panto+mime mime means acting without word.i.e. we can get mime in PANTO movie.

Pant of mine is gone, can't talk because of embarrassment.

rember a frnd pinto who cnt speak so he acts without dialogie.....:)

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tushaar kapoor performs a pantomime in golmaal movies

pant+o+mime...when you talk a lot you tend to pant so mime(act) without panting(talking).

Mr.Bean's pantomime was the best(both by meaning of pantomime and the concept)

pant + of + mine >>> In bheja fry 2 when monkey takes away KK Menon's pant, Bhushan does an actions just like a monkey which were without words and gets the pants back from monkey..

papyrus

Short Definition : ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant

Definition
(noun) paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans Definition
(noun) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times Definition
(noun) a document written on papyrus
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for papyrus

papyrus: sounds like paper thing

parable

Short Definition : short simple story teaching a moral

Definition
(noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters)
Synonyms : allegory apologue fable
Definition
(noun) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
Example Sentence
  • the parable of the prodigal son
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for parable

para+able.. is a small PARAgraph that makes u able.. (i.e. gives morals)

Is sounds like para+ fable .. fable expressed in one para(short)

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It sounds like fable (moral story)

whatever ends in ABLE is a story... para means SHORT...

parable = para + able; This para of the story is able to give the complete description of the story.

paradigm

Short Definition : model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word

Definition
(noun) systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word Definition
(noun) a standard or typical example
Synonyms : epitome image prototype
Example Sentence
  • he is the prototype of good breeding
  • he provided America with an image of the good father
Definition
(noun) the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
Synonyms : substitution class
Definition
(noun) the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
Example Sentence
  • he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for paradigm

HERE DIVIDE AS PARA+DIGM--- DIGM=DIAGRAM SO DIAGRAM SERVES AS MODEL,EXAMPLE,PATTERN FOR A PROTOTYPE

divide it like parad+igm.....now focus on PARADE....parade is done DURING PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS LIKE INDEPENDENCE DAY, REPUBLIC DAY..just to SHOW OR EXHIBIT THE strength of nation, SO watching a parade is A EXAMPLE OR MODAL for other countries to IDENT

para+digm--- para(pehla) digm(diagram)--- is a PATTERN, or a MODEL or an EXAMPLE to plan something

SO watching a parade is A EXAMPLE OR MODAL for other countries to IDENTIFY ABOUT india's strenth in millitary power.

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basically it is derived from latin parádeigma..where deigma is taken from deikma..which means to show....paradigm means to show a pattern to people about something.

paradise is always a standard example.

PARAyoko Mind mae DIG karna jub wo kuch model hothehae ya kuch example

Split as Para and Digm. To explain any PARAgraph easily we need Diagram (Digm)

PARIS DINING is the standard for a gourmet

paradigm -discovery of the new metal radium by the cury models that human beings are borned for innovation

paradox

Short Definition : something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct

Definition
(noun) (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Example Sentence
  • `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for paradox

looks like parad(parade) of ox. which is contradict in nature but can be true.

you are unique but "everybody is unique" .this is a paradox

paradox sounds like hoax (afwaah) >> may b true may b not

imagine a para having two(dox) or in hindi do(2) meaning.would be contradictory.

"All husbands are not married" is a paradox

paragon

Short Definition : model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue

Definition
(noun) an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept Definition
(noun) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for paragon

paragon which is a slipper brand makes products which are models for perfection

ARAGON in the movie Lord of the Rings was a perfect soldier

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paragon = para-'related to' + -gon'figure has many angles'. If a polygon has infinity angles, it becomes circle. Circle is perfect

Think problem-gone = perfection!

remember PARAGON slippers ..they r standard model of perfection

Remember the paragon slipper ad ???

think of Paragon office chappals >>> ideal thing to be worn in office...

parallel

Short Definition : similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parall

Definition
(noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else
Synonyms : analog analogue
Definition
(noun) an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator Definition
(noun) (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
Example Sentence
  • parallels never meet
Definition
(verb) be parallel to
Example Sentence
  • Their roles are paralleled by ours
Definition
(verb) make or place parallel to something
Synonyms : collimate
Example Sentence
  • They paralleled the ditch to the highway
Definition
(verb) duplicate or match
Synonyms : duplicate twin
Example Sentence
  • The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
Definition
(adj) being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
Example Sentence
  • parallel lines never converge
  • concentric circles are parallel
  • dancers in two parallel rows
Definition
(adj) of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
Example Sentence
  • parallel processing
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