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paranoia

Short Definition : psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac

Definition
(noun) a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for paranoia

para+NOIa; NOI in tamil means some disease,and para means beyond or forethought. hence this can be considered as "some disease of thinking urself a grandeur"

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paranoia some what sounds like paranoid (people suffering from psychological disorder are considered as paranoid)

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In greek Para = out , Noia = Mind so mental disorder, Psychosis

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They are no actual.

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PARANOIA = PARA + NOKIA(NOIA): Imagine NOKIA is paranoiac about iPhone.

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para means out and nokia means an automobile which effects mind when overly usedso out of mind...

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paraphernalia

Short Definition : equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry

Definition
(noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Synonyms : appurtenance gear
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for paraphernalia

You remember this word by peripheral,means extra equipments..

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parap(her)(nalia) : here nalia in hindi means to take bath,so gals taking bath require a lot of extra stuff.

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second part of the word sounds like furniture...which reminds us of equipment

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paraphernalia= parapher (fera far = marriage kar)+ n (and) + alia (giving equipments)= the people giving lots of dowry / gifts and equipments for the marriage

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(para+pherna+lia)imagine u r going for a theft(dhoom 2)u r asking ur partner did u take (PARAchute+PHERna ka(magnetic substance which rotates(pherna) and attracts guns+LIYA(did u take)

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sound of "funnel" in between ....equipments

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निजी सामग्री गहना (m) वस्त्र (m) साज साज-सामान (m)

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paraphrase

Short Definition : restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words

Definition
(noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification
Synonyms : paraphrasis
Definition
(verb) express the same message in different words
Synonyms : rephrase reword
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for paraphrase

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Para+phrase. (convert paragraph to a phrase..ie translation)

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its like paragraph written using our own phrases

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PARAI+PHRASE- to put something PARARI(belonging to others) in ur words/PHRASE. PHRASE PARAI things

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parasite

Short Definition : animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside

Definition
(noun) an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host Definition
(noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Synonyms : leech sponge sponger
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for parasite

para (Skt) means other. Site means place to build home. <br> Parasite means: insect living on other person's body.

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parched

Short Definition : extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)

Definition
(adj) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
Example Sentence
  • a vast desert all adust
  • land lying baked in the heat
  • parched soil
  • the earth was scorched and bare
  • sunbaked salt flats
Definition
(adj) toasted or roasted slightly
Example Sentence
  • parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for parched

if you parked the car in open, then due to sunlight and greenhouse effect it will become hot or dry

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parched = P (police) after + marched (parade)= they become dry and thirsty

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parked the car because of thirsty .so u need to drink cool drink

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In March (and April) the summer is at its peak in places like delhi,nagpur,mumbai ... the climate becomes extremely dry and hence you are extremely thirsty

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Parched!! ..Pls try the word preched instead for remembering. Think about the story of thirsty crow perched on a tree which put stones so that it can drink water from pot.

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if you are left in a car PARKED in sunlight ..then after sometime you will become THIRSTY...

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if u march[walk] in march you will be thirsty[parched]

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after marching in parade or pocession you feel dry and thirsty

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I "marched" in the parade thats y m feeling thirsty

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Yeo(GEO)man = earth man means FARMER.....!!!!

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parchment

Short Definition : writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat

Definition
(noun) a superior paper resembling sheepskin Definition
(noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
Synonyms : lambskin sheepskin
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for parchment

parch => dry (something dried) ment => an advantage

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In olden days marching Sheeps and Goats were killed to make INK out of them

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parch rhymes with march and it is meant for writing.parchment is maent for writing words on them that ia paper prepared from sheep or goat

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pare

Short Definition : cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses

Definition
(verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit
Synonyms : pare down
Definition
(verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from
Synonyms : whittle
Example Sentence
  • whittle a piece of wood
Definition
(verb) strip the skin off
Synonyms : peel skin
Example Sentence
  • pare apples
Definition
(verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Synonyms : trim
Example Sentence
  • pare one's fingernails
  • trim the photograph
  • trim lumber
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pare

for pare,we can remember spare,"we generally say spare a little bit for us also". Pare can be referred to a bit.

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You PARE your food when you eat SPARINGLY.

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sounds like PAIR...pair means two..so when you become two i.e when you get a girl friend, your money from the wallet gets PARED day by day....

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pare rhymes with tear

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i wont spare u wait iam cmg to pare ur skin.idiot

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pariah

Short Definition : social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah

Definition
(noun) a person who is rejected (from society or home)
Synonyms : castaway ishmael outcast
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pariah

consider it as paraya.. which in Hindi means stranger.. hence it could be an outcast..

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paria(fairy) are different from us and cannot be taken into our society, outcast

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Pariah: Pari->Sari. If Someone discomfits a woman anyway by pulling her sari, he will definitely be SOCIAL OUTCAST. (Any way pls don't mind)

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Pariah was an outcast in the choir because her voice didn't sound like Mariah's.

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pariah :: Pare Ho : As is said in local hindi language pare ho (go away), so a Pariah is someone who is rejected from society and is ordered to stay away

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parish

Short Definition : area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church

Definition
(noun) a local church community Definition
(noun) the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for parish

pa + rish = my dad(pa) is rishi munni(priest)

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parish sounds p-ri-sh-t.

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IN INDIA WE HAVE "PARSH-AD WHO IS INCHARGE OF SMALL SEGMENT OF DISTRIST,,

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Parish people (church community) consider themselves to be 'PARI's

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parity

Short Definition : equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate

Definition
(noun) (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
Synonyms : para
Example Sentence
  • the parity of the mother must be considered
  • a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children
Definition
(noun) (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
Example Sentence
  • parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data
Definition
(noun) (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
Synonyms : check bit parity bit
Definition
(noun) (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system Definition
(noun) functional equality
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for parity

parity.......divide it like pari(pair)...pairs always exhibit equality in their choices.

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parity...sounds like PARTY.....party is given to people of EQUAL status..

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well another could be in medical science..wher parity means how many times a lady give births...so there is A CLOSE RESEMBLANCE....in her children.

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parity...in maths..parity means to find the EQUALITY BETWEEN TWO numbers whether the number is EVEN OR ODD.

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parity rhyme with DisPARITY WHICH IS DIS(NOT)+PARITY(EQUALITY)= INEQUALTIY

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purchasing power parity (PPP)... WE DAILY COME through it..means an indication of the way, the exchange rate EQUALIZE THE PURCHASING POWER OF different currencies.

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Remember the most common word social disparity which means social ineuality dis means not parity means equality

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Parity comes from "par". Live below and above par, when it is at par- equal, it is parity, equality or close.

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