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prescience

Short Definition : ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient

Definition
(noun) the power to foresee the future
Synonyms : prevision
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prescience

pre(before)+science(..knowledge)..i.e. having the knowledge to TELL THE FUTURE BEFORE TIME...

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PRE(before)SCIENCE we had prophets to know the future

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prescience=portend = presage=premonoitor

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presentiment

Short Definition : premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear

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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for presentiment

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sentiment means feeling or perciving. presentiment means feeling before hand about the future.

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present + mint: when evil comes in(present) the movies the temperature falls and every thing gets cold...mint Take example of dementors in harry potter, Blackheart in Ghostrider

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prestige

Short Definition : respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige

Definition
(noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
Synonyms : prestigiousness
Example Sentence
  • he wanted to achieve power and prestige

presume

Short Definition : take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption

Definition
(verb) take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
Example Sentence
  • I assume his train was late
Definition
(verb) take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
Synonyms : dare make bold
Example Sentence
  • How dare you call my lawyer?
Definition
(verb) constitute reasonable evidence for
Example Sentence
  • A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food
Definition
(verb) take liberties or act with too much confidence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for presume

pRESUME.... if you have a good RESUME with Good Academics, then you can take Admission in a good University for Granted.

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when iam peeing if there is no tissue paper I just use my resume bcz iam OVER CONFIDENT that i vl get a job even without resume

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presumptuous

Short Definition : going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties

Definition
(adj) excessively forward
Synonyms : assuming assumptive
Example Sentence
  • an assumptive person
  • on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide
  • the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for presumptuous

Focus on "Presum" (Presume)--> To overstep your boundaries by boldly PRESUMing/assuming something.

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Consider the word in bracket only : pre(sum )ptuous We can relate sum with Money or hafta vasooli. The ppl doing hafta vasooli are ARROGANT and taking LIBERTY of our silence

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one who pre-assume things is a forward, bold and arrogant person

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Pre+assuming something means you are overly forward and arrogant..in thinking this way

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pre + sumptuous = thinking u r sumptuous from before is a conceit act

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presumptuous like assuming means haughty

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pre(prior)+sumptuous(i.e. temptuous)..thus the one who is temptuous prior to coming here..i.e.haughty, arrogant

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Pre assuming thu(throw) us,he is preassuming that he can throw us,shows his ignorance n overconfidence

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pretend

Short Definition : feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense

Definition
(noun) the enactment of a pretense
Synonyms : make-believe
Example Sentence
  • it was just pretend
Definition
(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive
Synonyms : affect dissemble feign sham
Example Sentence
  • He feigned that he was ill
  • He shammed a headache
Definition
(verb) behave unnaturally or affectedly
Synonyms : act dissemble
Example Sentence
  • She's just acting
Definition
(verb) put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Example Sentence
  • pretend the title of King
Definition
(verb) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Synonyms : guess hazard venture
Example Sentence
  • I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
  • I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
Definition
(verb) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Synonyms : make make believe
Example Sentence
  • She makes like an actress
Definition
(verb) state insincerely
Synonyms : profess
Example Sentence
  • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
  • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
  • She pretends to be an expert on wine
Definition
(adj) imagined as in a play
Synonyms : make-believe
Example Sentence
  • the make-believe world of theater
  • play money
  • dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pretend

pretend

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pretension

Short Definition : pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.

Definition
(noun) a false or unsupportable quality
Synonyms : pretence pretense
Definition
(noun) the advancing of a claim
Example Sentence
  • his pretension to the crown
  • the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
Definition
(noun) the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pretension

When can u give tension to ppl?? when u Pretend --> u can succeed or are imp. or have higher value

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pretentious

Short Definition : ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art

Definition
(adj) making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Example Sentence
  • a pretentious country house
  • a pretentious fraud
  • a pretentious scholarly edition
Definition
(adj) intended to attract notice and impress others
Synonyms : ostentatious
Example Sentence
  • an ostentatious sable coat
Definition
(adj) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Synonyms : ostentatious
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pretentious

Pretentious is someone who is Pretending

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PRETENTIOUS = ATTENTION-ous

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She is pretending to be rich to gain everyone's attention.

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pretentious sounds similar to ostentatious 2 pretentious = pre + tentious (tension) she is pretending to be in tension of being kissed by her boyfriend but inside she is happy she is showing and gaing attension JAI SHRI RAM

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preternatural

Short Definition : beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces

Definition
(adj) surpassing the ordinary or normal
Synonyms : uncanny
Example Sentence
  • Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel
  • his uncanny sense of direction
Definition
(adj) existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
Example Sentence
  • find transcendental motives for sublunary action
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for preternatural

preter+natural. i.e. remember Spider man(PETER) who had super normal power.

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preter+natural sounds like deter from being natural or not existing in accordance with nature...

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pretext

Short Definition : excuse

Definition
(noun) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
Synonyms : stalking-horse
Definition
(noun) an artful or simulated semblance
Synonyms : guise pretence pretense
Example Sentence
  • under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pretext

preTEXT... when your teacher asks for an explanation for your low marks, you try to find an EXCUSE that you donot have a TEXTbook

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pehley se soch lo text na pade ka kyaa bahaana maarna hai

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'pretext', replace 'x' by 'n' => pretend.

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rashmita is sick of all the lame pretexts that rasika gives while going pubbing

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