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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

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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perpetuate

Short Definition : make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity

Definition
(verb) cause to continue or prevail
Example Sentence
  • perpetuate a myth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perpetuate

PAR PE CHUA (touched feet) - if you touch feet of old ppl they say "may you perpetuate"

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once ur addicted to something(e.g smoking,gambling etc) it becomes a perpetuate(CAUSE TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY) habit.

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Same "PETU" funda the one used for perpetual! :D

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per pet u ate 1 slap frm ur mom so that she allows the pets to be with you. ie prevail with you. :-)

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sounds like 'Habituate'

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to make something PERmanent i PET U as you ATE

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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 helps .....

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persevere

Short Definition : continue steadily in spite of difficulties

Definition
(verb) be persistent, refuse to stop
Example Sentence
  • he persisted to call me every night
  • The child persisted and kept asking questions
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for persevere

persevere=persistent+severe,he is very severely persistent.

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per+severe.. sachin tendulkar was severely injured but he still CONTINUED to play the match.

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persist

Short Definition : continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent

Definition
(verb) continue to exist
Synonyms : die hard endure prevail run
Example Sentence
  • These stories die hard
  • The legend of Elvis endures
Definition
(verb) be persistent, refuse to stop
Example Sentence
  • he persisted to call me every night
  • The child persisted and kept asking questions
Definition
(verb) stay behind
Synonyms : remain stay
Example Sentence
  • The smell stayed in the room
  • The hostility remained long after they made up

personable

Short Definition : attractive (in personality or appearance)

Definition
(adj) (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for personable

it can be person+able.i.e.person who is able to do something should be attractive.

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per often means to complete or completely.. and sona in punjabi means attractive and beautiful.. hence completely attractive..

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PERSONABLE - PERSON + ABLE ...a PERSON who is ABLE to attract is sure to have a good RESONALITY and APPEARANCE.

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personable--> persona i.e personality which is attractive.in short, personable is with attractive personality

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People have the tendency to make things personal that are personable.

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personify

Short Definition : represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification

Definition
(verb) invest with or as with a body; give body to
Synonyms : body
Definition
(verb) represent, as of a character on stage
Synonyms : be embody
Example Sentence
  • Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
Definition
(verb) attribute human qualities to something
Synonyms : personate
Example Sentence
  • The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for personify

person+infy(infosys):infosys recruit only quality people

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person+ify--- means to reperest ans a PERSON--

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perspicacious

Short Definition : (of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute

Definition
(adj) acutely insightful and wise
Synonyms : sagacious sapient
Example Sentence
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
  • observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
  • a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
Definition
(adj) mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Example Sentence
  • too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
  • chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perspicacious

pervade+specacaious=perspicacious

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sounds like perspective or perceptive which are related.

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per-speak-aces every time she spoke (so insightful that it was like she was serving) aces

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per = completely.. and the 2nd part rhymes with inspect.. hence having an insight..

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perspicacious: Perspi=precisely ; Cacious=cautious means quick in noticing.

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PURSE-PICK-ASHES:the purse is filled with the ashes of wisdom: from the PURSE one PICKS ASHES of wisdom.

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Having a spaCIOUS PERspective that includes fine attention to detail...

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When you're curious try clear eyes (ben stein commercial)-WOW

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PERSpiCACious: percipitattion+cactus. percipitation is related to water. CACTUS is "WISE" to live widout WATER in deserts

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the Athenian Statesman PERICLES was one PERSPICACIOUS dude.

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perspi =perspective cacious= cautious perspicacious = cautious in forming a perspective

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Your head is a BOOKCASE full of books, and you are PERSPIRING because it is a lot of work carrying that around on your neck. Your head is a PERSPIRING CASE

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PERSistent PICA(sso) CIOUS :-| life picasso, that's it.

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sounds like REVOLVE . so while revolving.. u move from one place to another.. or "transferring"

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Per +Pic +sious=Perfect Peek Of Situation;meaning perfect understanding of situation,so keen mental perception n understanding

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pers (PURSE) + picacious (relate to PEEK) : Just looking at a PURSE, without PEEKing inside, she can tell how much money it has . How insightful/penetrating sight !!

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