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protract

Definition
(verb) lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Synonyms : draw out extend prolong
Example Sentence
  • We prolonged our stay
  • She extended her visit by another day
  • The meeting was drawn out until midnight
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for protract

remember protractor which we use for problems in geometry. It "extends" from 0 to 180 or 360 degrees.

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you must have heard of company PROTRACT &GAMBLE....WHICH has existed for A PROLONGED TIME PERIOD.

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see if you are attracted to some 1 you will lengthen the time of ure relationship. pro + attract

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protract(v)...protraction(n) which is like opposite of contraction..

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Pro-tract:-it takes PROlonged time to TRACK.

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protuberance

Definition
(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Example Sentence
  • the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
  • the hump of a camel
  • he stood on the rocky prominence
  • the occipital protuberance was well developed
  • the bony excrescence between its horns
Definition
(noun) the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out
Example Sentence
  • the protuberance of his belly
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for protuberance

protuberance as we pump air to tube it protuberances i.e bulges in size

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protuberance pro + tuber + ance tuber sound like tumor means cancer's bulg

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provenance

Definition
(noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
Example Sentence
  • the birthplace of civilization
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for provenance

provenance = province+ance, remember when someone asks you: where do you belong to or to which province do you belong to?..which means whats your origin? Provenance=(Province of oneself )

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divide it like PROVEN+ance..now just focus on PROVEN....so what type of things can be proven......ONLY WHICH HAS ITS ORIGIN FROM SOMEWHERE....which have a source from where they have originated

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Provenance ---> Proven + Ans.....every ans which is proven has a origin or source....which is the meaning...

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basically it is taken from..provenir...which means to come forth...so comefoth and see the ORIGIN AND NATIVITY OF SOmebody or something...

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prOVENance place of orgin of oven was US

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Just take it as prove and sense hence prove how this make sense that you belong to India i.e the place of origin

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A birth certificate is a proof that this 'province' is my 'provenance'.

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provender

Definition
(noun) food for domestic livestock
Synonyms : feed
Definition
(noun) a stock or supply of foods
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for provender

Some vendors sell dry food and hence product sold by a vendor = Provender

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Pro Vendor : A vendor pro in supplying food etc and has stocks of that in his shop...

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In Telugu Enda = Hot. In hot weather generally dry food is available with vendor(merchant, seller).

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In Telugu Enda = Hot. In hot weather generally dry food is available with vendor(merchant, seller).

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to PROViDE for livestock means, first and foremost, to feed them.

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provender=pro+mender(sharpner)

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prowess

Definition
(noun) a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
Synonyms : art artistry
Example Sentence
  • the art of conversation
  • it's quite an art
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prowess

sounds like POWERS

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it is taken from root word prou....word like prow, proud, prowess..all has root prou..means something extraordinary, something superior...

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prowess = sound like purvez mushuruf = pakistani military leader

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prowess....prow-ess..prow..(PROUd....so you are proud OF your SON EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY..his BRAVERY THAT HE SHOWED DURING WAR.

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prudent

Definition
(adj) careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
Example Sentence
  • a prudent manager
  • prudent rulers
  • prudent hesitation
  • more prudent to hide than to fight
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prudent

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sounds like president; a president is always a wise or just person

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we all know ICICI Prudential insurance.. so we can think of thoughtful decision taken by having a insurance policy...

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germs are careful (prudent) of pepsodent(tooth paste)

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sounds like student who should always be cautious about assignments and projects.

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Prude people are very prudent .. They do not want to sound offensive to anybody ..

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A student who is prudent will always be successful.

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prudent sound like pepsodent toothpaste which protect teeth carefully

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prudent sounds like "proud student".... so very wise and caefull

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prudent toothpaste carefully protects the teeth

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prudential sound like credential so when u give ur credential to anyone ur very cautious and careful...

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pepsodant- sensible toothbrush

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prudent-you must choose pepsodent as a toothpaste because your teeths are sensible and u must be careful

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we need a prudent President. _ i.e. someone who show care and thought for our future

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prurient

Definition
(adj) characterized by lust
Example Sentence
  • eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
  • her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
  • prurient literature
  • prurient thoughts
  • a salacious rooster of a little man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prurient

pure i aint

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Prurient--Pure??I am not (ent). pure-eh??-nt

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opposite of being prude

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Puri the ENT doc is more interested in his female patient's boobs .. His eyes always show his lust ..

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poori ant = i will have sex with poori ant. just to learn the word....

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bayezid is a prurient

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having not PURE thoughts...lustful thoughts

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puerile

Definition
(adj) of or characteristic of a child
Example Sentence
  • puerile breathing
Definition
(adj) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example Sentence
  • adolescent insecurity
  • jejune responses to our problems
  • their behavior was juvenile
  • puerile jokes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for puerile

PURE things are always childish and immature.

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PUERILE=PURE+CHILD. A child is always pure so puerile means childish.

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virile is manly n puerile is childish (not manly)

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(Call it pe urine which is a childish thing to do)

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SPECKLE

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puerile sounds like pure as well as peril. pure as a child and peril denotes a negative connotation with this word which must be remembered other wise usage will be completely wrong

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pugilist

Definition
(noun) someone who fights with his fists for sport
Synonyms : boxer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pugilist

pugilist-->pagilipoddi--->boxer ...lolololol @kummav

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punga(panga) lene wala.....pugilist hi ho sakta hai

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Mike Tyson was a PUGILIST(Boxer) and always keeps a PUGs(dogs)+ LIST those he wanted to knock down..

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seen the movie "ugly aur pagli" mallika sherawat always hits ranbir... shes boxes him

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ART- ARTIST....similarly PUGLI(hindi PUGLISM) - PUGLIST(boxers behave like paagal paersons)

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pug + ilist >>> if u see Pug's(a breed of dog) face, it looks like BOXER'S (another breed) face... so remember like this..

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pugnacity

Definition
(noun) a natural disposition to be hostile
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pugnacity

Reverse 'gn' to 'ng' to make- 'punga'-'city' ( quarrelsome place)..

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PUGNACIOUS - a PUG(a breed of dog) who is Vicious.So Pugnacity can be related

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PUGNACITY = PUNGA lainay ki bohat CAPACITY

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pug sounds like thug

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Pug + Nacity = Nash karne ki tendency

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