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phlegmatic

Definition
(adj) showing little emotion
Synonyms : phlegmatical
Example Sentence
  • a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for phlegmatic

phlegmatic -> plleg (flag) when we hoist a FLAG we have the AUTOMATIC reaction be calm and unexcited.

Sounds like PRAGMATIC(practical) --> practical people think with logic and show little emotion.

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If u have lots of phlegm due to cold then u would unresponsive or impassive due to tiredness.

we can't pull his leg as he is calm & composed.

when u hoist a flag u have a lot of passion. phlegmatic is the opposite of that

A child sleeps soundly on Ma's leg .. as he is not easily disturbed

phlegm is caused due to coldness. therefore, a cool person (a calm person) is phlegmatic

philips k leg static..so coz of shock he is static..no emotions

Cold with phlegm makes a person too ill and unemotional...he becomes a phlegmatic person

put leg on mat and then not easily dirsurbed..

leg + mati(soil) >>> when soil gets stuck to our leg, without any reaction or emotion we jst wipe it off...

piebald

Definition
(adj) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Example Sentence
  • a jester dressed in motley
  • the painted desert
  • a particolored dress
  • a piebald horse
  • pied daisies
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for piebald

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piebald -> remember pie chart which is generally of different colors

Imagine an apple pie on a baldheaded. Obviously, it will give a spotty look on a clear shiny and sparkling bald head.

Piebald = Pie + Bald. Bald means hairless head > That bald-headed oldman always wears shirts of different colors.

try remembering the DALMATIANS.. they are all black & white spotted(mottled)

piebald - remember pied piper , the multicoloured piper, now the pied ball...a multicolour ball .. the black and white piebald ball was very attractive to the dalmatian.

pilfer

Definition
(verb) make off with belongings of others
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pilfer

Pills le kar farar ho gaya.

Ur pill get lost in fur. It seems like fur steal ur pill

Imagine stealing wafer biscuits

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the cunning thief made u take sleeping pills n got furer.

pillage

Definition
(noun) goods or money obtained illegally Definition
(noun) the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Synonyms : pillaging plundering
Example Sentence
  • the plundering of the Parthenon
  • his plundering of the great authors
Definition
(verb) steal goods; take as spoils
Example Sentence
  • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pillage

Pirate+Village=Pillage

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PILLAGE SOUNDS LIKE VILLAGE.. many villages were plundered during the Gujarat riots.

pillage sounds pirates and pirates LOOT the money or goods....

a PILL plunders a disease-causing germs

pill(peel)+age, peel-to take off the skin, Latin. agere(age)-to do, similar to taking off the goods by force

in village the the militant came and steal things from villagers voilently

pillory

Definition
(noun) a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn Definition
(verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn
Synonyms : gibbet
Definition
(verb) punish by putting in a pillory Definition
(verb) criticize harshly or violently
Synonyms : blast crucify savage
Example Sentence
  • The press savaged the new President
  • The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pillory

Pillory: The word pillor stands out. Visualise a person being tied to a pillar as a punishment.

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Pillar. Pillar mein bandh ke pelna(beating).

Pill+Orgy.if u r caught in a orgy having pills you will be punished and harshly rebuked.

heheh pills that u take to criticize those deadly virus..

Pillory sounds like Allari..pillalu allari chesthe punishment untundi. :)

pinion

Definition
(noun) a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack Definition
(noun) any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Definition
(noun) wing of a bird
Synonyms : pennon
Definition
(verb) bind the arms of
Synonyms : shackle
Definition
(verb) cut the wings off (of birds)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pinion

PINION ~ PIN+ON; when we PIN something, it will hold it and thereby prevent it from flying away .. (bind the arms of something)

sounds like pigeon

Think of PIN, Pinning sth to the ground so that it can not move->restrain

piquant

Definition
(adj) having an agreeably pungent taste
Synonyms : savory savoury spicy zesty
Definition
(adj) engagingly stimulating or provocative
Synonyms : salty
Example Sentence
  • a piquant wit
  • salty language
Definition
(adj) attracting or delighting
Synonyms : engaging
Example Sentence
  • an engaging frankness
  • a piquant face with large appealing eyes
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for piquant

PI+QUANT Quant in GRE is more attracting and delighting than Verbal

PIC+WANT - u WANT to see delightful PIC.

Piquant: As attractive as peacock (1)

PICK+U+AUNTy....when aunty picks you and takes you to her home...it's appetizing(in another sense)........

sounds like PICKLE...pickle is having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour

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PIQUANT -> PECAN. Pecan Pie is delightfully tasty.

After u drink (i.e daru pee ke[hindi]) u lick some1s cunt(genitals) that wil be spicy ;)

piQUANT,quanta questions are interesting and exciting to solve at.

Gerard Pique has an awesome stimulating personality

pique

Definition
(noun) tightly woven fabric with raised cords Definition
(noun) a sudden outburst of anger
Synonyms : irritation temper
Example Sentence
  • his temper sparked like damp firewood
Definition
(verb) cause to feel resentment or indignation
Synonyms : offend
Example Sentence
  • Her tactless remark offended me
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pique

pique can be split as pi+que.. so imagine you are standing in a QUE(ue) in a Pie shop (cake) for a long time you get ANNOYED ,IRRITATED and you tend to show RESENTMENT

pique - sounding like pic ! if some 1 takes ur pic secretly . you wuld b annoyed , irritated....

"sir,whats the formula for area of circle?"...."its pi *r*r"..."sir ..pi que?kuch aur symbol kyu nahi?"......now that shall IRRITATE any professor...as if that girl is trying to PROVOCATE and ANNOY the professor....:D

Prick. If you prick someone with a needle, he/she will get piqued

Pique(Barcelona Defender):He is so good that all the teams get IRRITATED with him. Thus the meaning IRRITATION.

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An annoyed wife asks her drunkard husband : pi + kyun ?

if someone pique(spits in hindi) pan in stairs or around you, you will get IRRITATED and ANNOYED

pique=peek if someone peeks at you secretly you will get annoyed and he will hurt your pride too

pique sounds like "pick". if someone always picks at you, u get irritated

pique be pronounced as pic if you take the pic of a girl it arouses anger

pique = puke, wen someone pukes we get very angry and irritated

sounds like peak. you are at your peak of anger.

you get drunk and misbehave, hav a sudden outburst of anger,fight with everyone... your friends ask you in the mornig..itne PEE QUE ?now you regret it, are resentful and you feel indignity with respect to yourself..

agar kisi pe peek(hindi me socho) maroge toh woh irrited aur annoyed toh ho hi jaayega

piscatorial

Definition
(adj) relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
Synonyms : piscatory
Example Sentence
  • a piscatory life
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for piscatorial

'pisces' means fish .. so piscatorial is sth related to fishing

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pisCATorial Cat,obviously is good at fishing

CAT - ORAL ,cats in US are delighted when they get A FISH to eat..

fish katori mein daalo

see all zodiac signs in that pisces is represented by fish...sp pisces is related to fish

IS-a-CAT's-TUTORIAL: cat teach us how to catch fish

pithy

Definition
(adj) concise and full of meaning
Synonyms : sententious
Example Sentence
  • welcomed her pithy comments
  • the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pithy

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pi-thy: the math symbol pi is concise and has great meaning

pithy : pithaj+y=pithaji,he should be very precise and brief

Pithy saying is concise and meaningful saying

PIThy -as pit (you dig a pit on the road with very concise measurements so tha that you do minimum damagge to the alignment of the road) if you speak telugu it can be pronounced as pit thiyyi(dig in english)

Think pithy of the smithy... and in fantasy books Dwarves are smithys, they are always brief and concise.

Pi- thy .Pi has great conciseness and substance.And then so ,the "pithy" means full of pith the real substance.

Customers who go to twenty second street to see the Smithy, Never pay a visit to his toilet that is not pithy, For the smell of that room is always quite iffy.

Father is PITH of the family and speaks PITHY

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