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pernicious

Short Definition : very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia

Definition
(adj) exceedingly harmful
Synonyms : baneful deadly pestilent
Definition
(adj) working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
Synonyms : insidious subtle
Example Sentence
  • glaucoma is an insidious disease
  • a subtle poison
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word can be divided like per+nicious..nicious when pronounced sounds like noxious...so noxious.. ..so something harmful.....

it has root nec/nox..in it....means to harm..so per(PERTAINING TO)+nIC/NEC..MEANS HARM..SOMETHING PERTAINING TO HARM U.

Pernicious sounds like vicious in the end which means very harmful

sounds like perish- something that is very destructive will make you perish

Kitna samjhaya is ladke ko PER ye NI(nahi) CIOUS(serious) hota hai...Its harmful for him

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pernicious:it sounds like punish us..means it punish us..so it is very harmful..

Something pern-icious is vi-cious and can do-you-harm...

PREjudicial + vICIOUS = PERNICIOUS.

<B>Pernicious anemia</B> is a form of anemia that was, for a long time, always extremely harmful and most of the time fatal.

[my GRE book defined this as "extremely harmful; potentially causing death" So my mnemonic is: PERhaps we should not picNIC next to PERN's noxIOUS thread. -- ref. to Anne McCathy's Dragon Series.

Ne +Sus :Negative Sauce,so negative sauce has a harmful effect on our health

PER NIC(nikki)thO US(our) friend hai.how can he b so harmful

pern rhymes with fern which is harmful and can cause death!

peroration

Short Definition : conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length

Definition
(noun) a flowery and highly rhetorical oration Definition
(noun) (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
Example Sentence
  • he summarized his main points in his peroration
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for peroration

Per+oration--Part after ORATION = PERORATION, that is the concluding section of an oration.

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PER(periphery)+ORATION. It means periphery of an oration i.e edge/conclusion of the oration

Oration per (par/upar/vishe) bolvu. You can speak on a certain oration only after you have heard it, so it has to be at an end of an oration.

perpetrate

Short Definition : commit an offense; do (something wrong)

Definition
(verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Synonyms : commit pull
Example Sentence
  • perpetrate a crime
  • pull a bank robbery
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perpetrate

per+pet+r+ate--person eating pet animal is doing wrong

divide it as per+pet+rate. Pets are to be loved and they should not be tortured by breeding them in puppy mills and selling them as "per pet rate is 5000" this is a crime.

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per + pate + rate -> govt increased the per pate (stomach) rate increased, means rates of everything has been increased, it's a crime in the eyes of us which perpetrate.

perpetual

Short Definition : everlasting

Definition
(adj) continuing forever or indefinitely
Example Sentence
  • the ageless themes of love and revenge
  • eternal truths
  • life everlasting
  • hell's perpetual fires
  • the unending bliss of heaven
Definition
(adj) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
Example Sentence
  • the ceaseless thunder of surf
  • in constant pain
  • night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
  • the never-ending search for happiness
  • the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
  • man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
  • unremitting demands of hunger
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perpetual

rhyme with rituals...rituals are everlasting

Perpetual > per + PETU + al > concentrate on "PETU". We call a person petu when he can eat 'everlastingly' !

its per+pet i.e. per every pet(animal etc.) so tht this can be linked to word as pet will last in every stage of our life i.e. per every stage.

remember TIMEX PERPETUAL calender watch.....we need not set the date after every month or after the leap years.....hope it works

perpetuate

Short Definition : make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity

Definition
(verb) cause to continue or prevail
Example Sentence
  • perpetuate a myth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perpetuate

PAR PE CHUA (touched feet) - if you touch feet of old ppl they say "may you perpetuate"

once ur addicted to something(e.g smoking,gambling etc) it becomes a perpetuate(CAUSE TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY) habit.

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Same "PETU" funda the one used for perpetual! :D

per pet u ate 1 slap frm ur mom so that she allows the pets to be with you. ie prevail with you. :-)

sounds like 'Habituate'

to make something PERmanent i PET U as you ATE

remember TIMEX PERPETUAL calender watch.....we need not set the date after every month or after the leap years.....hope it helps .....

persevere

Short Definition : continue steadily in spite of difficulties

Definition
(verb) be persistent, refuse to stop
Example Sentence
  • he persisted to call me every night
  • The child persisted and kept asking questions
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persevere=persistent+severe,he is very severely persistent.

per+severe.. sachin tendulkar was severely injured but he still CONTINUED to play the match.

persist

Short Definition : continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent

Definition
(verb) continue to exist
Synonyms : die hard endure prevail run
Example Sentence
  • These stories die hard
  • The legend of Elvis endures
Definition
(verb) be persistent, refuse to stop
Example Sentence
  • he persisted to call me every night
  • The child persisted and kept asking questions
Definition
(verb) stay behind
Synonyms : remain stay
Example Sentence
  • The smell stayed in the room
  • The hostility remained long after they made up

personable

Short Definition : attractive (in personality or appearance)

Definition
(adj) (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for personable

it can be person+able.i.e.person who is able to do something should be attractive.

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per often means to complete or completely.. and sona in punjabi means attractive and beautiful.. hence completely attractive..

PERSONABLE - PERSON + ABLE ...a PERSON who is ABLE to attract is sure to have a good RESONALITY and APPEARANCE.

personable--> persona i.e personality which is attractive.in short, personable is with attractive personality

People have the tendency to make things personal that are personable.

personify

Short Definition : represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification

Definition
(verb) invest with or as with a body; give body to
Synonyms : body
Definition
(verb) represent, as of a character on stage
Synonyms : be embody
Example Sentence
  • Derek Jacobi was Hamlet
Definition
(verb) attribute human qualities to something
Synonyms : personate
Example Sentence
  • The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous
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person+infy(infosys):infosys recruit only quality people

person+ify--- means to reperest ans a PERSON--

perspicacious

Short Definition : (of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute

Definition
(adj) acutely insightful and wise
Synonyms : sagacious sapient
Example Sentence
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument
  • observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions
  • a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators
Definition
(adj) mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
Example Sentence
  • too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow
  • chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership
  • much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for perspicacious

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pervade+specacaious=perspicacious

sounds like perspective or perceptive which are related.

per-speak-aces every time she spoke (so insightful that it was like she was serving) aces

per = completely.. and the 2nd part rhymes with inspect.. hence having an insight..

perspicacious: Perspi=precisely ; Cacious=cautious means quick in noticing.

PURSE-PICK-ASHES:the purse is filled with the ashes of wisdom: from the PURSE one PICKS ASHES of wisdom.

Having a spaCIOUS PERspective that includes fine attention to detail...

When you're curious try clear eyes (ben stein commercial)-WOW

PERSpiCACious: percipitattion+cactus. percipitation is related to water. CACTUS is "WISE" to live widout WATER in deserts

the Athenian Statesman PERICLES was one PERSPICACIOUS dude.

perspi =perspective cacious= cautious perspicacious = cautious in forming a perspective

Your head is a BOOKCASE full of books, and you are PERSPIRING because it is a lot of work carrying that around on your neck. Your head is a PERSPIRING CASE

PERSistent PICA(sso) CIOUS :-| life picasso, that's it.

sounds like REVOLVE . so while revolving.. u move from one place to another.. or "transferring"

Per +Pic +sious=Perfect Peek Of Situation;meaning perfect understanding of situation,so keen mental perception n understanding

pers (PURSE) + picacious (relate to PEEK) : Just looking at a PURSE, without PEEKing inside, she can tell how much money it has . How insightful/penetrating sight !!

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