Definition (noun) any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pachyderm
derm means skin(dermatologist is a skin specialist) and eg for pachderm animals are elephants,hippopotomus,etc ..the word pachy sounds like pack.. so the skin is so packed that is becomes thick.. thus pachyderm is thick-skinned
PAKKI(strong)+derm(skin)
Pachy(Paanch,5) + Derm(Skin)...Five layers of Skin...thick skinned
Packed derm(skin)...hence thick skinned animals.
pachy a greek root means thick + dermwich means skin
it can be like pale(faint coz of disease)+ate so eating the pain.i.e. reducing it.
palliate=alleviate
palli+ate.I was hungry,had pain in the stomach,so ate some palli(groundnut).It eased the pain but didn't cure it.
a friend = a PAL will ALLEVIATE your pain.
PALL+I+ATE..ease pain..
PALL means become borin..
u got bored of the pain..fed up of it..so u ATE it..to ease the pain..
pal(friend) + ate(lessen) >>> a friend always LESSEN OUR PAIN when it grows a lot
now here a latin root could help fix few words.
Pallere means concealed. cloaked hence something which has become pale .
u can find this root in words:
palliate: to ease or cloak pain without curing.
pall: become pale >less intresting after much
Pain+Alleviate->Palliate
Pall when sick I ate something and i felt better ... same will happen with you.
palpable
Definition (adj) capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
palpable..divide it like..PALP(SOUNDS LIKE PULP)+ABLE.....after touching the PULP of fruit ITS OBVIOUS THAT every one would be ABLE TO PERCEIVE whether THE FRUIT is fresh or not.
PAL means a close friend....now PALPABLE...means we r able to touch or feel our pal even when he is not present
palm::
so palpable means sth u can touch by palm.
word is taken from Latin palpare means to stroke in the feeling of love ...so..if someone touch you, it will be PERCEPTIBLE OR TANGIBLE to you whether he is touching you in feeling of love or hatred.
palpitate-split it as pal+pit...my pal(frnd) fell on a pit, as a result of which my heart started to BEAT RAPIDLY
palpitate = pulse + agitate.. generally heart beat faster in fear
split it into palpi ->PAAPI and tate ->australian bowler shaun TATE. as tate delivers a ball at a very high pace so the batsman aginst him starts palpitating as of fear.
pal means moment in hindi,its very small...so can b neglected when we r wasting hrs on facebook:)
Relate this word to poultry. If poultry is not kept or stored properly, it will become worthless.
(pal+try)Imagine you are advising your friend "hey pal(close friend), don't try it..it's not worth considering this option"
Pal + Try. Pal means friend. Since you have very less no of pals/friends you keep on trying to make new ones
sounds like POULTRY,that have MISERABLE life
its like this PAL(friend)+try(try).....so it goes like this friend try again u made insignificant effort
PALTRY rhymes with PAUCITY which means dearth scarcity, paltry means insignificant or small in value
PANTRY car of railways provide PALTRY amount of meal as compared to platform caterers for the tantamount of money.
suppose a salesman is trying to persuade to buy sth:"Its really cheap PAL,TRY it!",thus, PALTRY=petty and insignificant amount
paltry sounds like POULTRY which is INSIGNIFICANT for VEGETARIANS
hey PAL(friend)TRYeng to impress her is NOT WORTHY as she is already engaged
chickens are paltry poultry.
POULTRY is worthless as we kill chickens to eat....hence PALTRY sounds like POULTRY....
pal+try = hey pal dont try somethin which is insignificant and trifling
pal (pole) and try(tree)...a pole is very small in comparison to the tree..so paultry- very small value
Hey pal try it man...you tel ur pal to try something because its not all that costly, its petty or of insignificant amt
sounds lyk pantry.. today our pantry has very less snacks
My pals trying to give back borrowed money but he can't cause he's poor.
paltry same sound as party(political party),so nowadays political party are becoming insignificant to the peoples.
read it as "partly" which means "partial" so adha-adhoora kam has no significance in your path success.....
Paltry-remember poultry,
poultry is important coz it gives chicken(i like chicken),so paltry is unimportant. poultry - important
paltry- unimportant
panacea
Definition (noun) (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
Definition (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
panacea sounds like panasonic.panasonic is a famous company which claims that they are the greatest.So panacea means like greatest of all. i mean something that cures everything
pan bana rasvala - aisa karey dhamal ;this pan will solve all issues
panacea= Pan(all) + ace = If player is behind in point and he will shoot all ace in tennis match it will cure all
pan (all)....
panache
Definition (noun) distinctive and stylish elegance
if u have seen the movie "FASHION"... priyanka chopra models for the company PANACHE,,, which shows pryinaka chopra is stylish , energetic, and famboyant
people eat PAN to showoff, but they don't know that it will cause ACHE
sounds like headache so they can do things with out head ache
Problem+Cash. If you have cash.. you'll solve your problem without any difficulty.
pane sounds like paean means praise and gyric sounds like lyric, so panegyric means expression of praise
pane(pain)+gyric(lyrics)=if someone takes pain and writes lyrics then he will get <b>PRAISED</b>!!!
panehyric:gyric sounnds like "lyric".so if any song has a good lyric then everybody praise it...in invites appreciation and praises..
it sounds like eugyric which also means praise
Pen + jerry = When Jerry helps Tom from Owner. Tom offers pen to Jerry and say go i.e. formal praise.
If the lyrics of the songs are good then the lyricist will get PRAISEd
pan+e+gyric~juric= i told to jury of india that we need a facility to apply pan cards through E~electonically ie, Online. And ther judge/Jury praised me for this idea.
Looking through a window pane at the formal wear makes me want to express praise, not jeers (gyric)
opposite of pan is panegyrc
sounds like panipuri..
you praise sb if they get you panipuri
PANEGYRIC= PANIGRAHANAM, when panigrahanam happens others praise through manthras
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