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prosperous

Short Definition : successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off

Definition
(adj) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
Example Sentence
  • they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
  • easy living
  • a prosperous family
  • his family is well-situated financially
  • well-to-do members of the community
Definition
(adj) very lively and profitable
Example Sentence
  • flourishing businesses
  • a palmy time for stockbrokers
  • a prosperous new business
  • doing a roaring trade
  • a thriving tourist center
  • did a thriving business in orchids
Definition
(adj) marked by peace and prosperity
Synonyms : golden halcyon
Example Sentence
  • a golden era
  • the halcyon days of the clipper trade
Definition
(adj) presaging or likely to bring good luck
Example Sentence
  • a favorable time to ask for a raise
  • lucky stars
  • a prosperous moment to make a decision

prostrate

Short Definition : stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength

Definition
(verb) get into a prostrate position, as in submission
Synonyms : bow down
Definition
(verb) render helpless or defenseless
Example Sentence
  • They prostrated the enemy
Definition
(verb) throw down flat, as on the ground
Example Sentence
  • She prostrated herself with frustration
Definition
(adj) stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
Synonyms : flat
Example Sentence
  • found himself lying flat on the floor
Definition
(adj) lying face downward
Synonyms : prone
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for prostrate

pro+strate...lay straight on the ground If prostrate glands are removed, male will be enervated. just to remember

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Prostrate can be broken into PRO(Forward) + STRATE( sounds Straight)...i.e. stretch forward.

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Pro+STRATE== Pro means in favour of and one who is in favour of STREIGHT WAR will be laid down

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NFS prostrate where our car eneravtes and streches 2 ground

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Remember this way..Prostrate cancer is not curable, so doctors are exhausted finding cure and are rendering their helplessness.

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protagonist

Short Definition : leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story

Definition
(noun) a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
Example Sentence
  • all their supporters came out for the game
  • they are friends of the library
Definition
(noun) the principal character in a work of fiction
Synonyms : agonist
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for protagonist

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protagonist->sounds similar to protest _ ist. Some one who protests, a leader in such movement..

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Protagonist X Antagonist

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pro(minent) + tag + onist (rhymes like artist). So artist having prominent role.

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pre(in front of)+tiger+least=in front of a tiger but the fear is the least =hero

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protean

Short Definition : able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will

Definition
(adj) taking on different forms
Example Sentence
  • eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for protean

If you eat proteins rather than carbohydrates you will be strong and flexible(versatile) rather than fat.

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'protean' -- > sounds like protein as sm1 above had already said and we all have learnt in organic chemistry that this protiens "can take many forms".

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imagine the proteas( SAF cricket team as they are called).. the are so flexible

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Pro (like a) tean (a teen: variable, not stable, ever changing)

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protean - protein........the requirement of proteins varies from person to person...

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TEENS need lots of PROTEIN because their bodies are going through a lot of growth and constant change.

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PROTEAN can be thought of as a "PRO" in a TEAM(TEAN).. a pro is usually versatile

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pro(b4)+tean(teen)every child are versatile;able to change to any form.

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amoeba ate protein to vary shape

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protocol

Short Definition : diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.

Definition
(noun) (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data Definition
(noun) forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state Definition
(noun) code of correct conduct
Example Sentence
  • safety protocols
  • academic protocol
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for protocol

If it's "PRO" people are for it. If it's "TOTAL" everyone is for it. And if people want it, they will CALL for it. So if its a manner of behavior that people want, we have PRO-TOTAL-CALL.

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prototype

Short Definition : original work used as a model by others

Definition
(noun) a standard or typical example
Synonyms : epitome image paradigm
Example Sentence
  • he is the prototype of good breeding
  • he provided America with an image of the good father

protract

Short Definition : prolong; lengthen in time; draw out

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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protrude

Short Definition : stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth

Definition
(verb) extend out or project in space
Example Sentence
  • His sharp nose jutted out
  • A single rock sticks out from the cliff
Definition
(verb) bulge outward
Example Sentence
  • His eyes popped
Definition
(verb) swell or protrude outwards
Synonyms : bulge pouch
Example Sentence
  • His stomach bulged after the huge meal
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for protrude

intrude: coming in protrude: bulging out

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protuberance

Short Definition : protrusion; swelling; bulge

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

Short Definition : place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come

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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