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politic

Short Definition : prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised

Definition
(adj) marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
Example Sentence
  • it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
  • a politic decision
  • a politic manager
  • a politic old scoundrel
  • a shrewd and politic reply
Definition
(adj) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
Synonyms : bland smooth suave
Example Sentence
  • he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
  • the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for politic

To enter POLITICs, one has to highly PRACTICAL n they must also have a WELL DEVISED plan to succeed!

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To enter Politics, one has to be Politic

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polity

Short Definition : (particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity

Definition
(noun) the form of government of a social organization
Synonyms : civil order
Definition
(noun) a politically organized unit Definition
(noun) shrewd or crafty management of public affairs
Example Sentence
  • we was innocent of stratagems and polity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for polity

sounds like "policy", every software company has its own policy which states the rules and regulations etc.. governing rules

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sounds similar to POLICY...so POLITY decides POLICY

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polygamist

Short Definition : one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry

Definition
(noun) someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for polygamist

break it into POLY(many)+GAM(e)IST(playing games)...a person playing many games to keep more than one spouse

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polyglot

Short Definition : speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N.

Definition
(noun) a person who speaks more than one language
Synonyms : linguist
Definition
(adj) having a command of or composed in many languages
Example Sentence
  • a polyglot traveler
  • a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for polyglot

poly(many)+glot(glottis=speech organ)= many speech organ = able to speak many language

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poly+glot(remember gala in hindi which is neck). One who has multiple necks(speaks multiple languages).

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pomposity

Short Definition : self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important

Definition
(noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pomposity

"pomposity" == "pompo" rhymed with "impo" ie important == pomposity means self-importance , stuffed shirt

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sounds like bomb-a-city -great vulgar show but it was unneccessary

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pompous

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ponderous

Short Definition : having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing

Definition
(adj) slow and laborious because of weight
Synonyms : heavy lumbering
Example Sentence
  • the heavy tread of tired troops
  • moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
  • ponderous prehistoric beasts
  • a ponderous yawn
Definition
(adj) having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
Example Sentence
  • a ponderous stone
  • a ponderous burden
  • ponderous weapons
Definition
(adj) labored and dull
Example Sentence
  • a ponderous speech
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ponderous

Its simple guys, POUND is a unit of weight , we often calculate weight in pounds! 1 Pound = 480 grams

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Its simple guys, POUND is a unit of weight , we often calculate weight in pounds! 1 Pound = 480 grams

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POND-erou-S: words in CAPS form PONDS (femina PONDS beauty contest, the contestants are sleek and sexy), ERror(someone who is "heavy" auditoned for the contest)

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As big as a POND

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ponderous~pondrus(pronunciation);pond+rus= the juice-can(rus) in my hand is having a large quantity of juice as much as water in a pond, because of its over weight i walked slowly/dull.

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ponderous=full of pounds=heavy,having great effect

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pontifical

Short Definition : pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop

Definition
(noun) the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) Definition
(adj) proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
Example Sentence
  • papal dispensation
Definition
(adj) denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
Synonyms : episcopal
Definition
(adj) puffed up with vanity
Example Sentence
  • a grandiloquent and boastful manner
  • overblown oratory
  • a pompous speech
  • pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pontifical

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remember ponting who behaves like a pope of cricket and rapes the players of other teams.

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Relates to: 1.Ponting :for his pompous behaviour. 2.pontiff:the bishop of church

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pore

Short Definition : study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.

Definition
(noun) any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) Definition
(noun) any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal Definition
(noun) a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
Synonyms : stoma stomate
Definition
(verb) direct one's attention on something
Example Sentence
  • Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pore

school books are a bore....... because we have to pore through them

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reminds of "pores", which is nothing but the same

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sounds like PAD(study)- verb meaning of pore

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When you think, you pause (pore).

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pore means something leak over there..

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p+ore..(u need dig it until u get d metal or scrutinize it)

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porous

Short Definition : full of pores; like a sieve

Definition
(adj) able to absorb fluids
Example Sentence
  • the partly porous walls of our digestive system
  • compacting the soil to make it less porous
Definition
(adj) full of pores or vessels or holes
Synonyms : poriferous
Definition
(adj) allowing passage in and out
Synonyms : holey
Example Sentence
  • our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for porous

pour-(porous)sounds like pour, so to pour we need a hole .................................

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porridge

Short Definition : soft food made by boiling oatmeal

Definition
(noun) soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for porridge

porr(Poor)people will have pooridge

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