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patrimony

Short Definition : property inherited from a father

Definition
(noun) a church endowment Definition
(noun) an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
Synonyms : birthright
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for patrimony

patrimony sounds like part money..part of money...so a son gets a PART OF MONEY FROM HIS FATHER.

Patri-> Paternal. Mony-> Money. Parimony = Paternal (Father) Money

patronize

Short Definition : support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott

Definition
(verb) assume sponsorship of
Synonyms : patronise sponsor
Definition
(verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of Definition
(verb) treat condescendingly
Synonyms : condescend patronise
Definition
(verb) be a regular customer or client of
Example Sentence
  • We patronize this store
  • Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for patronize

PATRO(father)+NIZE(nice)....we get NICE SUPPORT from our FATHER

If u remember Patronus--from latin it will give u a lot of words like patriarch (Patri+ arch: ruled by father or eldest male) well you father is giving u regular pat (encouragement)

paucity

Short Definition : scarcity; dearth

Definition
(noun) an insufficient quantity or number
Synonyms : dearth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for paucity

pau - paav as in paav bhaji and only one "paav" for the whole city...so obviously it will be scarce

take it as somebody saying about a city as pau;in hindi PAU(pao-a small weght)i.e "ek pau ki to city hai"

paucity=scarcity....these two words rhyme....

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pa+city works has been PAused in CITY bcoz of SCARICITY

pau+city=in bangla pau means to get(pawa)In city it is very difficult to get (city te pawa khub kothin)

Paw+City, Just replace PAU/W with SCAR/E. If animals attack with their PAWs, it leaves SCARs and we get SCAREd.

In a "city", there is a "scarcity" of many things

Beautiful City called PAU (parries) is very small and scarcity of cold of minus degree temperature.

paucity: pav means a low money in telugu......so by this scarcity comes

PAUper - Poor individual PAUcity - poor state of affairs

"pau"(bread)+"city" ---> sohore pauruti nai

+city—the city in whch only paav are available LACKS in vegetables

a city where anything is not sufficient....

pauper

Short Definition : very poor person

Definition
(noun) a person who is very poor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pauper

Person jisko "pau"(bread) "per" jina padata hai use poor person kahete hai

Imagine a poor person,he does not even have proper clothes to wear.so PAUPER can be remembered from PROPER.

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pauper sounds like PAPPAD, jisko jine ke leye pappad belne padte hain,the extremely poor person

Poor Person in 'accent will be pronounced as Pau(poor)-Per(son)

Jo apne "pau per(on his feet)" khara nahi hoga wo garib hoga

A "very poor person" does not have enough money to buy slippers so uske PAU(feet) PAR chaale ho gaye h

if you see a poor person begging then you say paupam dabbulu levu antam

pau(poor) Per(son)

pauper:one who doesnt have proper supper, is poor.

PAU(paused)+PER(person)....remember like a very poor person is like a paused person

remember paper for pauper. without the most valuable paper (money)everyone is pauper

pauper= pavla(0.25 rs in telugu)+ person

peccadillo

Short Definition : slight offense or fault; CF. sin

Definition
(noun) a petty misdeed
Synonyms : indiscretion
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for peccadillo

"pecc" (actually, pecado) refers to "mistake" as in impeccable. pecking others etc., So, peccadillo means small mistake.

no one is PUKKA . we tend to do small and petty mistakes

If you watch American pie 3 movie you can easily remember this word in this movie the heroin have this peccadillo ( penis shape dildo ) which girls use for the small offense or sexual satisfaction

pecc(mistake) + dillo(dhila)means loose,so small mistake..

peccadillo=penis-ca-dhorlo(bangla)..it means to hold penis..you can say it as handling..it is not a serious offense

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pecca means drink beer and dillo means looseness so peeke offence kar diya

peccadillo=peca +adi+l(light)+o(lo(tesko))..playing cards is a minor offence

sound like BACARDI LAO(bring)...you are asking your friend to bring bacardi....and drinking bacardi is a minor crime(morally).....

peccadillo sounds like -- puchka dhil marlo -- which is slight offence

pakka di low blow = petty act

the armaDILLO PECked my arm but I considered this only a minor offense because he could have bit my arm off

pe+ca+dil+lo....so ek person pe ke dil lo-dil lo bol rha hai....means it is a slight offense

Peccadillo means Pecca Dil Lo yani ladki ka Dil pakka lo aur "make small mistake" yani thodi galti karo

Pecca Dil Lo aur this surely will be your petty mistake in life.

pecca (playing card) + dil (deal) + lo (low offense)….

pecuniary

Short Definition : pertaining to money

Definition
(adj) relating to or involving money
Synonyms : monetary
Example Sentence
  • monetary rewards
  • he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pecuniary

One NAARY(woman) after PE-KAY(drinking)was lying on the ground beggind for money

sounds like "penny" which is money.

well PECUNIARY sounds similar to "penury" which means extreme poverty.. which is something related to MONEY..

Pecuniary: PECU + Niary. We are all very much peculiar when we are involved in a money matter.

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peculiar + nari = a peculiar nari who doesnt like spending...weird right?

pecu = money pecuniary = relatted to money

pedagogue

Short Definition : teacher; CF. child leader

Definition
(noun) someone who educates young people
Synonyms : educator pedagog
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedagogue

ped normally means for a child.. and -agogue means a leader.. hence pedegogue..

PEDA(a sweet)+GOt...student GOT a PEDA from TEACHER

ped+agog+ue--- pedantic means who is inclided towards academic learning, and agog means exicted, so pedagogue means a WHO TEACHES, as teacher are always excited to TEACH

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split as ped(tree) + ago + gue(give) >> Trees teach us the 'value of giving' right from the time of youth. So trees are pedagogue

pedagogue-pedos means child and agogue means the leader ,hence it means the child teahcer or instructor

pedagogy

Short Definition : teaching; art of education

Definition
(noun) the principles and methods of instruction Definition
(noun) the profession of a teacher
Synonyms : instruction teaching
Example Sentence
  • he prepared for teaching while still in college
  • pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
Definition
(noun) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
Example Sentence
  • he received no formal education
  • our instruction was carefully programmed
  • good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedagogy

PEDA(a sweet)+GeolOGY(a subject)...a teacher teaching GEOLOGY tells to student that those who will study well will get a PEDA.

remember ENCYCLO-PEDIAGOGY. Encylopedias teach and educate about biolOGY, geolOGY, and psycholOGY.

Remember PEDophile someone who has lust for children of the opposite gender...so pedo is related to children...similary teaching, too, is related to children !!

p.e. is a subject taught by "da=the" "yogi=enlightened Indian"

sound like pundit padent >> all words related with education

pedant

Short Definition : scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities

Definition
(noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
Synonyms : bookworm scholastic
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedant

Pedant rhymes with PATENT. Usually those students get PATENT who do research. Since they do research they must be scholar.

(ped + ant)remember as padaai karne wali cheeti(ant).ie scholar

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pedant rhymes with student. Think of a special kind of student.

"pendant of books" har waqt books latkake ghoomta rehta hai... "kitaabi keeda"

rhyme with VED+AANTH ..jo Veda ko aanth tak padhta ho matlab ki SCHOLAR,kitabi keera

"DANT" SCOLDING PADTI HAI AAMIR KHAN KO 3 IDIOTS MEIN BECAUZE WOH BOOK "PE" DI HUI DEFINITION OF MCHINE NAHIN BOLTA HAI = PE+DANT

Pedant:Ped(Pedda=Big)+Ant,so lets suppose think like this as small ants have little knowledge and big have high knowledge because they are Pedda,since who learned much(shows off Learning)

Pedant:Ped(Pedda=Big)+Ant,so a person who sees smallthings(Ants) as a big one(Pedda),chinna vatinikuda peddadiga chesi chustadu,because he is found of knowledge(who shows off learning)

remeber pendant- it is small but also if lost you will worry about it. hence the meaning

rhymes with VEDAANT(hindi)..jo jo vaada aanth tak padhe i.e. scholar,kitabi keera

pedant the ppl who gives you peda i.e. rule you they always follows formal rules.

pedant=ped(legs) + ant (aunty): If aunty has to strong his ped(legs) she has to study..

ped (read as pad in hindi) + ant (small) -> so the one who is very small in "padai" so who is not very much capable of teaching on his own, so gives emphasis on book learning.

pedantic

Short Definition : bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry

Definition
(adj) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Synonyms : academic donnish
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedantic

Can u smell the word <b>'PANDIT'</b>( "Scholar" in english) from "Pedantic"? PANDITs are usually very strict about the bookish stuff.

pedantic sounds like VEDANTIC. Any body who follows Vedas is usually a v. conservative and bookish person.

rhymes pendant. pendant is a small thing but when it is lost you are damn worried. so worrried about small things

we distribute PEDAS when we want to SHOW OFF OUR LEARNING after exam results!! lol

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ped - to do with a child; pedantic = ped + anti + c; therefore not childlike; showing off bookish learning

ped(tree) + ant >>> we see ants crawling on tree.. they are considered to follow their trivial tendency of walking in line.. same is here.. someone following his trivial knowledge..

think "frantic-antic" or doing something with urgency...

similar to pandit and tantric...having the traits of both.

PEN FRANTIC - the teacher is writing too much on the board you can't copy fast enough

padha aatt taak

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