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Populace means the people, the masses in a location: "John won the elections because of the support of the populace of the area." Populous means having a large number of individuals living in the same location; densely inhabited; crowded: "New York is one of the most...

Pommel has the following meanings:- 1. To beat; to pummel: "When the police men tried to pommel the rowdy crowd they were attacked with brick bats and stones." 2. The high, round part on the upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow: "I could not drive the cycle...

Plum has the following meanings:- 1. The fruit from one of several trees which is smooth skinned and with a large seed or pit in the middle: " I avoid eating plum fruit fearing that it may spoil my throat." 2. A color that is dark reddish or purple in tone: "Her coat...

Plait has the following meanings:- 1. A braid or pigtail: "Her thick and long plait of dark black hair made her look very charming." 2. To braid: "The classical dancer preferred to plait her hair with colorful flowers." Plate has the following meanings:- 1. A flat and...

Piteous is something which elicits a strong sense of sympathy or compassion: "One is filled with piteous emotions on seeing hungry and naked children begging at public places." Pitiable means wretched, paltry, lamentable: "As an actor, the son could not match the...

Pidgin is a simplified form of speech that is usually a mixture of two or more languages, has a rudimentary grammar and vocabulary, is used for communication between groups speaking different languages, and is not spoken as a first or native language: "The English...

Phenomenon means a fact of scientific interest that can be scientifically described, appraised, or explained: "The geography teacher explained the phenomenon of the earth's movement around the sun with the help of aids." Phenomena is occasionally used as the singular...

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 late at night b...

Perspicacious has the following meanings:- 1. Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted: "The judge was perspicacious enough to find out that the witness had been tutored." 2. Having or showing an ability to notice and to understand things that...

Perspective has the following meanings:- 1. The process of being able to see or understand a situation in its true or relative importance: "Different suggestions given by the members of the general house changed the perspective of the governing body regarding the...