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pervert

Short Definition : corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural

Definition
(noun) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Definition
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example Sentence
  • debauch the young people with wine and women
  • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  • Do school counselors subvert young children?
  • corrupt the morals
Definition
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Example Sentence
  • Don't twist my words
Definition
(verb) change the inherent purpose or function of something
Synonyms : abuse misuse
Example Sentence
  • Don't abuse the system
  • The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pervert

"(per)vert" sounds like "(di)vert". so diverting from norms.

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vert means to turn.....so per+vert=turning from wright to wrong

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Parivartan karna (for misuse, or corruption)

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pessimism

Short Definition : belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic

Definition
(noun) the feeling that things will turn out badly Definition
(noun) a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pessimism

opposite of OPTIMISM

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pessimist,everyone knows who a pessimist is..a pessimist always has the feeling that bad things will happen and that it will not be successful; the tendency to have this feeling

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pestle

Short Definition : tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar

Definition
(noun) machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
Synonyms : stamp
Definition
(noun) a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
Synonyms : muller pounder
Definition
(noun) a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar Definition
(verb) grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
Example Sentence
  • pestle the garlic
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pestle

Pestle to grind and then form paste.

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this tool takes something as input and grinds it down and says PASTE + LEY (PASTLE)....

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piso aur jyada piso.pestle aur pestle

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pest is an insect the moment u see one u get a feeling to crush it coz it does some harm u grind it to pieces with a club shaped mortar

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A mortar and a pestle are used for grinding something.

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snds like pistol.... pistol-used to crush smeone; pestle-used to crush smething in bowl

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sounds like paste all…to paste all we hav to use grind things which is done using pestel..

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petrify

Short Definition : turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze

Definition
(verb) cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
Example Sentence
  • The horror petrified his feelings
  • Fear petrified her thinking
Definition
(verb) change into stone
Synonyms : lapidify
Example Sentence
  • the wood petrified with time
Definition
(verb) make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
Synonyms : ossify rigidify
Example Sentence
  • rigidify the training schedule
  • ossified teaching methods
  • slogans petrify our thinking
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for petrify

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sounds like PATHARify (hindi pathar-stone)hence, the word.

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killing a pet with a riffle (by being STONE hearted)

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petrify sounds like stupefy remember harrypotter

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patri(stone)..the disease of stone in hindi is called PATRI which is nothing but a stone

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petIFY -> ossIFY

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petty

Short Definition : trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded

Definition
(noun) larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) Definition
(adj) inferior in rank or status
Example Sentence
  • the junior faculty
  • a lowly corporal
  • petty officialdom
  • a subordinate functionary
Definition
(adj) (informal) small and of little importance
Example Sentence
  • a fiddling sum of money
  • a footling gesture
  • our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
  • a little (or small) matter
  • a dispute over niggling details
  • limited to petty enterprises
  • piffling efforts
  • giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
Definition
(adj) contemptibly narrow in outlook
Synonyms : small-minded
Example Sentence
  • petty little comments
  • disgusted with their small-minded pettiness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for petty

girls use petty coats inside dress which r very small than the dress they wear

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opp to pretty(large)

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it rhymes with 'betty' who was always secondary or unimportant to archie as compared to veronica.

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petulant

Short Definition : touchy; peevish; ill-tempered

Definition
(adj) easily irritated or annoyed
Example Sentence
  • an incorrigibly fractious young man
  • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for petulant

The pet - u - lent me is getting me irritated

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If somebody peet you(hindi of hitting somebody)or beat you up, you will become irritable and annoyed.

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remember aunt PETUNIA in harry potter?she is very ILL TEMPERED and always ANNOYED on poor harry

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PETU(bhadakna like petrol or gas)....hence petulant is a person jo baat baat pe bhadak jata hain....

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if somebody calls you petu(a person with tummy in hindi), you will get annoyed!

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pest u lent

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phalanx

Short Definition : formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)

Definition
(noun) any of the bones of the fingers or toes Definition
(noun) any closely ranked crowd of people Definition
(noun) a body of troops in close array
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for phalanx

Remeber Gerard Butler's movie.. 300. The way those 300 sartans fought is Phalanx. Hoo Hoo Hoooooo

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Remeber Gerard Butler's movie.. 300. The way those 300 sartans fought is Phalanx. Hoo Hoo Hoooooo

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phalanx~feelings.. so people in a thick group lose their feelings and fall on anyone who is around them..!

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pharisaical

Short Definition : pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical

Definition
(adj) excessively or hypocritically pious
Example Sentence
  • a sickening sanctimonious smile
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pharisaical

Pharisaical contains HARI and SAI all GOD name so Pharisaical means pious

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phari+saical . If you think of egyptian Pharaohs from 'phari', they were self-righteous and followed their traditions. 'saical' sounds like cycles meaning loops. One confined to one's cycle or loop of beliefs and traditions.

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Parsees (hindi mein pharsi) are very traditional and self righteous

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Phari(fully) + sai(shirdi sai).hypocritical excessive self righteous.

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sai baba

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PHARI(fairy)-SAICAL meaning "like a fairy"-very devotional to god

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Pharis--Parish So a person believing in parishes is hypocritically pious

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pharisee

Short Definition : Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person

Definition
(noun) a self-righteous or sanctimonious person Definition
(noun) a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
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pharisee yane, papa + haree so traditional way of purgative,exoneration.

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in hindi "farsee=nakli"i.e.not original.sorry if anybody is hurt.

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philanderer

Short Definition : faithless lover; flirt

Definition
(noun) a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
Synonyms : womaniser womanizer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for philanderer

PHILANDERER - PHIR HE LANDED ON HER. A womaniser cannot keep himself away from women.

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Phil + Wanderer = philanderer. Phil means love or attraction. so a philanderer wanders and loves everywhere.

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FEEL+UNDER....when you have constant feelings under your clothes, you become a philanderer....

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break into - Female + Plunderer......one sleeps wiith many females

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