by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Petrify has the following meanings:- 1. To change into stone or a stony substance: “The angry face of the teacher frightened the students so much that they used to petrify with fear.” 2. To confound with amazement or fear: “Watching of a horror film...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Persecute has the following meanings:- 1.To constantly annoy, to harass, to afflict, or to bother someone: “Ever since the news of their break-up appeared in a newspaper, the reporters of other newspapers were after them to persecute them with odd...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Perpetual has the following meanings:- 1. Lasting forever, eternal; serving in a position or office for an indefinite time: “I remained a perpetual contact with my friend till he died last year.” 2. Continuous, blooming through every season: “His...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Penance has the following meanings:- 1. Actions or behaviours that suggest sorrow or regret for a serious transgression: “Every religion promises the sinners a bright and happy future if they do penance for their evil deeds.” 2. A sacramental rite...
by Wordpandit | Jun 12, 2012 | Usage Tips |
Pedant has the following meanings:- 1. An individual who approaches teaching in a formal and often unimaginative manner: “A teacher of literature can touch the inner of the student only if he is imaginative, not just a pedant.” 2. An individual who flaunts...
