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prelude

Short Definition : introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner

Definition
(noun) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Synonyms : overture preliminary
Example Sentence
  • training is a necessary preliminary to employment
  • drinks were the overture to dinner
Definition
(noun) music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera Definition
(verb) serve as a prelude or opening to Definition
(verb) play as a prelude
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prelude

CONCLUDE will be in the end, PRELUDE - beginning / introduction

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PRE + LEADER (runner), forerunner

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prelude = pre + elude; thinking previously.

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premeditate

Short Definition : plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder

Definition
(verb) consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
Example Sentence
  • premeditated murder
Definition
(verb) think or reflect beforehand or in advance
Example Sentence
  • I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for premeditate

pre+meditate = think before planning something.

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pre-before meditate-think over carefully

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premise

Short Definition : assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based

Definition
(noun) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Synonyms : assumption premiss
Example Sentence
  • on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
Definition
(verb) set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
Example Sentence
  • He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
Definition
(verb) furnish with a preface or introduction
Example Sentence
  • She always precedes her lectures with a joke
  • He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
Definition
(verb) take something as preexisting and given
Synonyms : premiss
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for premise

(Pre)- Before + (Mise)- Muse = think. You think something before knowing about that it, means that you are making an ASSUMPTION.

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premise= premiss= PRE(old)+ MISSIVE(letter). hence an old letter is produced in court,ON THE BASIS of which court announced the verdict.

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promise is the basic assumption in praim (love)

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premise = premi (lover) + se... now u can fabricate a host of mnemonics

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pre(before)+mise(wise): so so it means guessing before hand only.

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"Premise" == "promise" you 'assume' that you can keep the promise so you made it ,,, 'assume','postulate'

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premise-> ESIM(sounds like ASUMption)

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promise yaar sahi bol ra hun, go make the argument now

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prepare a miss for the master. i ASSUME he is in a lustful mood

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precise=exact wer as premise=assumption

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premonition

Short Definition : forewarning; presentiment; foreboding

Definition
(noun) a feeling of evil to come
Example Sentence
  • a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
  • the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
Definition
(noun) an early warning about a future event
Synonyms : forewarning
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for premonition

pre(before hand) + monition (remember adMONISH, which means to warn)...so warning which is before hand is premonition

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pre+monition(monitor). Monitor before to give warning in advance

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pre+monitor a monitor warns us if there is a fault

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pre(b4)+moni(who warns about the future)

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premonitory

Short Definition : serving to warn

Definition
(adj) warning of future misfortune
Synonyms : precursory
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for premonitory

pre means at first or in future and monitor can be judge kar lena

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A class monitor, warns people when the misbehave.

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prediction of monitary loss in the future

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preponderance

Short Definition : superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant

Definition
(noun) superiority in power or influence
Example Sentence
  • the preponderance of good over evil
  • the preponderance of wealth and power
Definition
(noun) a superiority in numbers or amount
Synonyms : prevalence
Example Sentence
  • a preponderance of evidence against the defendant
Definition
(noun) exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
Example Sentence
  • the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for preponderance

ponderous means weighty, unwieldy...so preponderance may be remembered as something having heavy weight, quantity or power

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prePONDeRANCe...In monetary value, the POUND is superior to the FRANC.

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pre- pond- e - rance. Consider only pond and d(r)ance .. Earlier times witnessed lot of kings enjoying dance with decorations around ponds and lakes !! So this means superiority of power, quality.

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pre(b4)+ponder(think)= such a heavy or large in no. dat u have to ponder about it before..

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prepossessing

Short Definition : attractive; CF. preoccupying ?

Definition
(adj) creating a favorable impression
Example Sentence
  • strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prepossessing

she posseses all the stuff already that makes her so attractive.

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a prepossessing girl is worth Proposing

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preposterous

Short Definition : absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous

Definition
(adj) incongruous;inviting ridicule
Example Sentence
  • the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
  • that's a cockeyed idea
  • ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
  • a contribution so small as to be laughable
  • it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
  • a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
  • her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for preposterous

PRE means before POST means after but together in a single word pre+post+erous seems ABSURD.

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if u pre post an employment letter for a job that is not opened yet is an ex. of ridiculous activity

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pre - means first very earlier, Post - if you do a post of a letter thinking it will reach first is totally ABSURD

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prerogative

Short Definition : privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before

Definition
(noun) a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
Example Sentence
  • suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prerogative

remember "Interrogative" which means questioning by Investigation officers. So prerogative should be something opposite. so unquestionable

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prerogative:consider 'pre''rogue'..which means before he was a rogue he HAD PRIIVILEGES TO DO ANYTHING

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remember Britney Spear's song: It's my prerogative... she is also like that, and considers herself superior

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prerogative is similar as interrogative and interrogative is used while putting questions to other , if u have the power u can question anyone jai shri ram

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PER RUG = He has the right to walk on the rug (red carpet)

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PREROGATIVE; he is being roga from earlier that is right.

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presage

Short Definition : foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen

Definition
(noun) a foreboding about what is about to happen Definition
(noun) a sign of something about to happen
Example Sentence
  • he looked for an omen before going into battle
Definition
(verb) indicate by signs
Example Sentence
  • These signs bode bad news
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for presage

pre+sage- a SAGE has the power to PRE-tell the future.

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PRESAGE -> PRE-MESSAGE. A message that comes beforehand.

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press+age....In this age press predicts future events also...and without proof publishing also

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Pre(past)+S(Sex)+Age... an old person thinks hw strong he was earlier which indicates him that he is still can do...hahah

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Presage = presays indicating in advance about the warning

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