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potent

Short Definition : powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential

Definition
(adj) having great influence
Synonyms : powerful
Definition
(adj) having or wielding force or authority
Synonyms : strong
Example Sentence
  • providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
Definition
(adj) having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Synonyms : stiff strong
Example Sentence
  • a potent toxin
  • potent liquor
  • a potent cup of tea
  • a stiff drink
Definition
(adj) (of a male) capable of copulation
Synonyms : virile
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for potent

Remember Impotent? Which means weak and ineffective. Potent which means- powerful and influential, is the antonym of Impotent. As a mnemonics of Impotent we used: a person who is IMPOTENT/Powerless is not treated as IMPORTANT

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He is very POTENTial...means very influential...i.e powerul

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omnipotent(all powerful) so potent is powerful

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potentate

Short Definition : monarch; sovereign

Definition
(noun) a ruler who is unconstrained by law
Synonyms : dictator
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for potentate

Potent enough to pass the rules - a monarch.

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potentate = potent+ate the one who ate the world with his potent is a monarch or dictator

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potentate = potent (powerful) + at + e (Everywhere and everything) = the person who is powerful to do everything is ruler

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pontentate~dominate ; a person who has potent and dominates his nation is a potentate !

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potent + state.

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potent=powerful so a powerful ruler who ate all rules

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potential

Short Definition : expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth

Definition
(noun) the inherent capacity for coming into being
Synonyms : potency potentiality
Definition
(noun) the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts Definition
(adj) existing in possibility
Synonyms : possible
Example Sentence
  • a potential problem
  • possible uses of nuclear power
Definition
(adj) expected to become or be; in prospect
Synonyms : likely
Example Sentence
  • potential clients
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for potential

potential energy that is not taken to action despite kinetic !

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potion

Short Definition : dose (of liquids); liquid dose

Definition
(noun) a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for potion

potion=porson+lotion so liquid dose

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potion sounds like: portion [part or dose]. Think it as dose of medicine.

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here easy one:- PO(take it as Pill)+lotion( Liquid) hence liquid pill

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in hindi we call kuposan.means deficiency of food.so potion means dose.of drink or food.

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potpourri

Short Definition : heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)

Definition
(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Example Sentence
  • a great assortment of cars was on display
  • he had a variety of disorders
  • a veritable smorgasbord of religions
Definition
(noun) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Synonyms : medley pastiche
Definition
(noun) a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for potpourri

imagine a pot in which you are making a puri (Indian dish).... you put all kinds of stuff in it to make a puri... so that the mixture is a heterogeneous one! hence potpurri..

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Remember Pani Puri!

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After POURING 5 different liquids in one POT we make a "PANCHAMRIT"....AS A PRASHAD....

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bhojpuri...mixted of all indian cultural songs

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in india,panipuri is well known dish which is mixture of two types of pani...

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poultice

Short Definition : soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body

Definition
(noun) a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
Synonyms : cataplasm plaster
Definition
(verb) dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
Synonyms : plaster
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for poultice

sounds like put ice!

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poultICE contains word ICE.Ice in itself is a soothing substance which when applied on inflammation alleviates the pain.So poultice is applying ice on inflammation.

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think of this sentence when u see the word POULTICE.....Man i sure would prefer a POULTICE rather than someone POUR-ICE on my body.....poultice is a soothing application.....ICE on the other hand is the opposite...

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if we rub paul's back with tiles, there will be inflamation thus requiring treatment poultice

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if said fast sounds like "pull this"..if you pull a muscle you apply a pouktice

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simple in a poultary farm teh hen is killed and made to chicken but in a poultice farm the hen is treated of injuries and its health improved .....

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poult+ice=put+ice.. so u put ice on the wound

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पाऊल(paul) ला लागले and it get swelled म्हणून त्याला बर्फ (ice)लावा .....

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p (pain) + oult (out) + ice = pain out by ice (which is part of a poultice)

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practicable

Short Definition : feasible

Definition
(adj) usable for a specific purpose
Synonyms : operable
Example Sentence
  • an operable plan
  • a practicable solution
Definition
(adj) capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

practical

Short Definition : based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man

Definition
(adj) concerned with actual use or practice
Example Sentence
  • he is a very practical person
  • the idea had no practical application
  • a practical knowledge of Japanese
  • woodworking is a practical art
Definition
(adj) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example Sentence
  • a hardheaded appraisal of our position
  • a hard-nosed labor leader
  • completely practical in his approach to business
  • not ideology but pragmatic politics
Definition
(adj) being actually such in almost every respect
Synonyms : virtual
Example Sentence
  • a practical failure
  • the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
Definition
(adj) having or put to a practical purpose or use
Example Sentence
  • practical mathematics
  • practical applications of calculus

pragmatic

Short Definition : practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill

Definition
(noun) an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
Synonyms : pragmatic sanction
Definition
(adj) concerned with practical matters
Example Sentence
  • a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
  • a matter-of-fact account of the trip
Definition
(adj) of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
Synonyms : pragmatical
Definition
(adj) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example Sentence
  • a hardheaded appraisal of our position
  • a hard-nosed labor leader
  • completely practical in his approach to business
  • not ideology but pragmatic politics
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pragmatic

PRA + gma + TIC = PRA + c + TIC + al

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Relate it to "PREGNANT-ISM" In order to make a girl pregnant you need to PRACTICALLY do something...by only talking theoretically you can't make her pregnant...

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Sounds like problematic. In such a situation you should be concerned with what is practically reasonable and logical

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remember pragma in C Programming language which practical in certain situations like computing square root of a number.

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Pragmatic = The ppl who have rag is always self confident ppl.

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pragmatist

Short Definition : practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things

Definition
(noun) an adherent of philosophical pragmatism Definition
(noun) a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pragmatist

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PRACTICAL+MATHEMATIST

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Pragmatist uses "practically" viable "methods"

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